Ohio Otterbein

Record2-6through 8 games
Nextat MuskingumSat Nov 7 · 1:30 pm ET
The model#205 among Division III teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Otterbein · 2026 schedule and results2-6Hard slateAverage opponent win rate 60%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5CalvinL 21-530-10-0
2Sep 12HeidelbergL 0-380-20-1
3Sep 19@Wilmington (OH)W 35-141-21-1
4Sep 26MariettaL 7-421-31-2
5Oct 3ManchesterW 36-352-31-2
6Bye week
7Oct 17@Ohio NorthernL 24-622-41-3
8Oct 24@Baldwin WallaceL 16-632-51-4
9Oct 31CapitalL 30-352-61-5
10Nov 7@Muskingum1:30 pm ET54% to win
11Nov 14Mount Union1:30 pm ET2% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Otterbein, 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 forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Muskingumat Muskingum · on the road

Recent form · last 10 games

Otterbein has won one of its last five.

2-8 over the last 10, and lost the last three.

Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8

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Worth watchingGames average 64 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-6

Game feel64even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 10 in the Ohio
Heart rate1-1some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)4th most one-score games of 10 in the Ohio
Margin−21.6competitiveavg scoring margin8th best margin of 10 in the Ohio

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Otterbein is 2-6 and plays at Muskingum next.

Standard GapAn OAC member that has not had a winning season in eight years vs the…
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Otterbein is 2-6 and plays at Muskingum next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Otterbein sits 7th in the Ohio Conference and 168th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

Ohio · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Baldwin Wallace6-08-074.1
2Mount Union5-16-263.6
3Heidelberg4-26-263.7
4Marietta4-35-358.4
5Ohio Northern4-34-451.7
6Capital3-35-355.3
7Otterbein1-52-643.9
8Wilmington (OH)1-52-642.1
43.9 CFB Zeitgeist#168 of 245 D356.8 strength of schedule

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 2-6
L 21-53 vs Calvin · Wk 1−32CalvinL 0-38 vs Heidelberg · Wk 2−38HeidelbeW 35-14 at Wilmington (OH) · Wk 3+21WilmingtL 7-42 vs Marietta · Wk 4−35MariettaW 36-35 vs Manchester · Wk 5+1ManchestL 24-62 at Ohio Northern · Wk 7−38Ohio NorL 16-63 at Baldwin Wallace · Wk 8−47Baldwin L 30-35 vs Capital · Wk 9−5Capital

Signature win 35-14 over Wilmington (OH); toughest day 16-63 against Baldwin Wallace.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Cardinals.”
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