Otterbein
0-2Ohio · Memorial Stadium (Westerville, OH) · 2,400
LastL 0–38 vs Heidelberg · Sat Sep 12
Nextat Wilmington (OH) · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · Wiliams Stadium (OH) · series 0-4, lost the last 4
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #649 | #549 | — | Calvin | L 21–53 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #651 | #529 | — | Heidelberg | L 0–38 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #654 | #614 | @Wilmington (OH) | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #654 | #522 | Marietta | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Manchester | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Ohio Northern | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Baldwin Wallace | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Capital | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Muskingum | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Mount Union |
Game Week
4d 23h
until kickoff · at Wilmington (OH) · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET
Otterbein is the OAC program attempting its first winning season since 2017 — a 1-9 2024 led to hiring Dave Marquis from Valparaiso, betting the FCS coordinator can rebuild the Cardinals.
Fans here believe no chip. Otterbein is climbing out of a hole and focused on the next step.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 1-9 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Ohio teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Otterbein has lost five straight.
Hibernating. 1-9 over the last 10, and lost the last five.
Next Sep 19
vs Wilmington (OH) · away
Outcome band · Otterbein · 2026
Outcome band · Otterbein · 2026Otterbein's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
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
Otterbein is the OAC program attempting its first winning season since 2017 — a 1-9 2024 led to hiring Dave Marquis from Valparaiso, betting the FCS coordinator can rebuild the Cardinals.
Playoff path
Otterbein sits 10th in the Ohio Conference and 182nd 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 |
| 10 | Otterbein | 0-1 | 0-2 | 37.0 |
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.