Adrian Bulldogs
MichiganAdrian, MIDocking Stadium
2026: 2–4 (0–3 Michigan). Last: lost at Hope 24–22. Next: Trine, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 17–10Ohio Northern
- W 48–7at Thiel
- L 24–35at Mount St Joseph
- L 24–27at Alma
- L 12–17Calvin
- L 22–24at Hope
- Oct 24Trine
- Oct 31at Olivet
- Nov 7at Albion
- Nov 14Kalamazoo
Adrian has played football since at least 1894 and is 25–33 in the 58 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Adrian. This season, they’re 2–4.
On this date in 2024Adrian beat Calvin 30–10 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 25–33 .431; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1089
- Seasons
- 13 since 1894, 58 games
2026 season 2–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsOhio Northern | W 17–10 | 60% |
| Sep 12 | atThiel | W 48–7 | 79% |
| Sep 19 | atMount St Joseph | L 24–35 | 44% |
| Sep 26 | atAlma | L 24–27 | 47% |
| Oct 3 | vsCalvin | L 12–17 | 55% |
| Oct 17 | atHope | L 22–24 | 21% |
| Oct 24 | vsTrine | Preview | 51% |
| Oct 31 | atOlivet | Preview | 68% |
| Nov 7 | atAlbion | Preview | 71% |
| Nov 14 | vsKalamazoo | Preview | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Adrian.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1894
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Alma
1–5 in 6
Lost the last five.
- Trine
1–4 in 5
Won the last one.
Next: Oct 24
- Olivet
4–1 in 5
Won the last two.
Next: Oct 31
| Opponent | Games | ADR record |
|---|---|---|
| Alma | 6 | 1–5 |
| Trine | 5 | 1–4 |
| Olivet | 5 | 4–1 |
| Albion | 5 | 1–4 |
| Hope | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (26)
Every program Adrian has played, A to Z, with Adrian’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Albion 1–4
- Alma 1–5
- Bluffton 2–0
- Calvin 2–1
- Carnegie Mellon 0–1
- Defiance College 0–1
- Detroit Mercy 0–2
- Elmhurst 1–1
- Finlandia University 1–0
- Franklin 1–0
- Greenville 0–1
- Hanover 1–0
- Heidelberg 0–1
- Hope 1–4
- Kalamazoo 3–1
- Madonna University (Mich.) 1–0
- Manchester 1–0
- Michigan 0–1
- Michigan State 0–3
- Mount St Joseph 0–1
- Nebraska 0–1
- Ohio Northern 1–0
- Olivet 4–1
- Thiel 2–0
- Trine 1–4
- Valparaiso 1–0
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 1973 | Johnny Maulbetsch RB |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1089 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–2 | 5–2 | 1176 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 1024 | ||||
| 2023 | 1–9 | 0–6 | 910 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–4 | 3–3 | 1141 | ||||
| 2020 | 2–2 | 1141 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1166 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1157 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1155 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–2 | 1176 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1 | 1186 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1894few games on file | 0–1 | 1194 |
No season on file for 1895–1911, 1913–24, 1928, 1931–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 13 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.