Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | @Adrian | L 10-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | @Marietta | W 20-13 | 1-1 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | Muskingum | W 41-13 | 2-1 | 2-0 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | Wilmington (OH) | W 42-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | |
| 5 | Bye week | |||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Baldwin Wallace | L 10-38 | 3-2 | 3-1 | |
| 7 | Oct 17 | Otterbein | W 62-24 | 4-2 | 4-1 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Heidelberg | L 3-34 | 4-3 | 4-2 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Mount Union | L 14-58 | 4-4 | 4-3 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Bluffton | 12 pm ET79% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Capital | 1:30 pm ET48% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Ohio Northern, 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.
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Ohio Northern has won two of its last five.
5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
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Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season
Team story
Ohio Northern is the OAC Cinderella story — picked fifth in the preseason polls, the Polar Bears went 8-2 with a 7-1 OAC record and won the Coach of the Year under Andy Fries.
Game day
Ohio Northern is the OAC Cinderella story — picked fifth in the preseason polls, the Polar Bears went 8-2 with a 7-1 OAC record and won the Coach of the Year under Andy Fries.
Playoff path
Ohio Northern sits 5th in the Ohio Conference and 117th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| 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 42-0 over Wilmington (OH); toughest day 14-58 against Mount Union.