Kentucky Wesleyan University

0-9

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1907

Football Begins

Kentucky Wesleyan University starts its football program as a Methodist college

1930

The 53-Year Discontinuation

Financial constraints force the discontinuation of football for over half a century

Wound

1983

The Restart

Kentucky Wesleyan resurrects football, joining the Mid-South Football Conference and beginning the modern era

Miracle

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Great Midwest Athletic standing · 2026

11th in the Great Midwest Athletic

Kentucky Wesleyan University is 11th of 11 in the Great Midwest Athletic at 0-7. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Northwood7-0
2Findlay6-1
3Tiffin5-2
4Hillsdale4-3
5Ashland3-4
6Ohio Dominican3-4
7Walsh3-4
8Lake Erie2-5
9Thomas More2-5
–Malone0-0
11Kentucky Wesleyan0-7
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
CFB Zeitgeist “Go Panthers.”
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