Denison vs. Wooster

Denison and Wooster first met in 2022 and have played 5 times; Denison leads the series 5–⁠0. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Denison 5–⁠0, and Denison has won the last 5. The winner takes home the Old Red Lantern. Denison holds it.

Denison wins
5
Wooster wins
0
Ties
0
First meeting
2022
Longest streak
5 Denison
Current streak
5 Denison
Last 10 meetings
Denison 5–⁠0
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s5–⁠0
Average margin
19 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Denison
1–⁠0 Denison’s record at home
At Wooster
0–⁠4 Wooster’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Old Red Lantern

Played for since
—
Held by
Denison

Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games (CC BY-SA).

Games that tell the story

  1. Denison’s biggest win2026: Denison 38, Wooster 0by 38 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Denison and Wooster, 2022 on1300150017002025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 19, 2026Denison 38, Wooster 0at Wooster
Oct 11, 2025Denison 28, Wooster 7at Wooster
Oct 12, 2024Denison 48, Wooster 30at Wooster
Oct 21, 2023Denison 35, Wooster 31at Denison
Nov 5, 2022Denison 28, Wooster 14at Wooster

Every game is listed as played on the field.