Marietta
1-1Ohio · Don Drumm Stadium · 5,000
LastL 13–20 vs Ohio Northern · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Capital · Sat Sep 19 · 1:30 pm ET · Don Drumm Stadium · series 4-0, won the last 4
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | #513 | #493 | — | Westminster (PA) | W 34–24 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #517 | #511 | — | Ohio Northern | L 13–20 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #522 | #600 | Capital | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #522 | #654 | @Otterbein | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Mount Union | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Baldwin Wallace | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Muskingum | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Heidelberg | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Wilmington (OH) | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Mount St Joseph |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs Capital · Sat Sep 19 · 1:30 pm ET
Marietta is the OAC competitor placing its faith in new coach Tom Hinkle — the Pioneers went 5-5 in 2025 under Tom Kaufman, then promoted Hinkle in December 2025 to lead the next chapter.
Mount Union and Baldwin Wallace are not blue bloods, but they function like gatekeepers. Marietta has the talent to compete, but the narrative always puts them behind.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-5 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Marietta has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 4-6 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Capital · at home
Outcome band · Marietta · 2026
Outcome band · Marietta · 2026Marietta's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Game day
Marietta is the OAC competitor placing its faith in new coach Tom Hinkle — the Pioneers went 5-5 in 2025 under Tom Kaufman, then promoted Hinkle in December 2025 to lead the next chapter.
Playoff path
Marietta sits 8th in the Ohio Conference and 142nd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Capital | 1-0 | 2-0 | 71.4 |
| 2 | Heidelberg | 1-0 | 2-0 | 62.4 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern | 1-0 | 1-1 | 56.6 |
| 4 | John Carroll | 0-0 | 2-0 | 74.6 |
| 5 | Baldwin Wallace | 0-0 | 1-0 | 67.5 |
| 6 | Wilmington (OH) | 0-1 | 1-1 | 60.1 |
| 7 | Mount Union | 0-0 | 1-1 | 49.0 |
| 8 | Marietta | 0-1 | 1-1 | 43.9 |
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.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.