Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9
Schedule and results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf | Top performers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 3 | Bluffton | W 68-9 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Sep 12 | John Carroll | L 7-44 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @DePauw | L 21-56 | 1-2 | 0-1 | |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @Denison | L 14-21 | 1-3 | 0-2 | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | Wooster | W 14-0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | |
| 6 | Bye week | |||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Wittenberg | W 21-6 | 3-3 | 2-2 | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Oberlin | W 70-7 | 4-3 | 3-2 | |
| 9 | Oct 31 | Wabash | W 35-28 | 5-3 | 4-2 | |
| 10 | Nov 7 | Washington St. Louis | 1 pm ET18% to win | |||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Kenyon | 1 pm ET68% to win | |||
How to read this table
Win chances are our model for Ohio Wesleyan, 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
Ohio Wesleyan has won four of its last five.
6-4 over the last 10, and won the last four.
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Worth watching
What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-3
Measured from 8 games · ranks are among North Coast teams the same season
Team story
The Battling Bishops of Delaware, Ohio, who have played football since 1875 and now compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference — a liberal-arts program whose tradition reaches back to the sport's earliest decades.
Game day
The Battling Bishops of Delaware, Ohio, who have played football since 1875 and now compete in the North Coast Athletic Conference — a liberal-arts program whose tradition reaches back to the sport's earliest decades.
Playoff path
Ohio Wesleyan sits 4th in the North Coast Conference and 105th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington St. Louis | 6-0 | 8-0 | 75.2 |
| 2 | DePauw | 5-1 | 7-1 | 69.3 |
| 3 | Denison | 5-2 | 5-3 | 57.2 |
| 4 | Ohio Wesleyan | 4-2 | 5-3 | 53.3 |
| 5 | Wabash | 3-3 | 4-4 | 52.1 |
| 6 | Wooster | 3-3 | 3-5 | 43.2 |
| 7 | Kenyon | 2-4 | 3-5 | 47.1 |
| 8 | Wittenberg | 0-6 | 0-8 | 34.6 |
Win the North Coast 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 70-7 over Oberlin; toughest day 7-44 against John Carroll.