Ohio Northern
1-1Ohio · Dial-Roberson Stadium · 3,500
LastW 20–13 at Marietta · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs Muskingum · Sat Sep 19 · 1:30 pm ET · Dial-Roberson Stadium · series 2-2
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #512 | #468 | — | @Adrian | L 10–17 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #511 | #517 | — | @Marietta | W 20–13 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #512 | #583 | Muskingum | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #510 | #613 | Wilmington (OH) | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Baldwin Wallace | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Otterbein | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Heidelberg | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Mount Union | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Bluffton | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Capital |
Game Week
4d 17h
until kickoff · vs Muskingum · Sat Sep 19 · 1:30 pm ET
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.
Fans here believe the entire OAC preseason establishment doubted the Polar Bears. Ohio Northern climbed over them all.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 8-3 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Ohio Northern has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Muskingum · at home
Outcome band · Ohio Northern · 2026
Outcome band · Ohio Northern · 2026Ohio Northern'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
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 3rd in the Ohio Conference and 76th 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.