Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | Maryville (TN) | W 40-14 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Otterbein | W 38-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @Mount Union | W 37-34 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Muskingum | W 56-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Baldwin Wallace | L 26-41 | 4-1 | 3-1 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Rose Hulman | W 42-13 | 5-1 | 3-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | Ohio Northern | W 34-3 | 6-1 | 4-1 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Marietta | L 13-24 | 6-2 | 4-2 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Capital | 1:30 pm ET84% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Wilmington (OH) | 1:30 pm ET97% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Heidelberg, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.
Ahead
The games that decide the season
The games that decide the season
Recent form · last 10 games
Heidelberg has won three of its last five.
7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 6-2
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season
Team story
Heidelberg is the OAC middle-class contender — a small German-heritage school that finished 6-4 in 2025 and is content with steady winning in one of D3's toughest leagues.
Game day
Heidelberg is the OAC middle-class contender — a small German-heritage school that finished 6-4 in 2025 and is content with steady winning in one of D3's toughest leagues.
Playoff path
Heidelberg sits 3rd in the Ohio Conference and 41st of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baldwin Wallace | 6-0 | 8-0 | 74.1 |
| 2 | Mount Union | 5-1 | 6-2 | 63.6 |
| 3 | Heidelberg | 4-2 | 6-2 | 63.7 |
| 4 | Marietta | 4-3 | 5-3 | 58.4 |
| 5 | Ohio Northern | 4-3 | 4-4 | 51.7 |
| 6 | Capital | 3-3 | 5-3 | 55.3 |
| 7 | Otterbein | 1-5 | 2-6 | 43.9 |
| 8 | Wilmington (OH) | 1-5 | 2-6 | 42.1 |
Win the Ohio Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 56-0 over Muskingum; toughest day 26-41 against Baldwin Wallace.