Bluffton Beavers

HeartlandBluffton, OHAlumni Field (OH)

2026: 2–⁠4 (2–⁠1 Heartland). Last: lost at Mount St Joseph 54–⁠23. Next: Franklin, Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 p.m. ET.

  1. L 9–⁠68at Ohio Wesleyan
  2. L 18–⁠27Madonna
  3. L 7–⁠59Trine
  4. W 36–⁠12Anderson (IN)
  5. W 37–⁠13at Manchester
  6. L 23–⁠54at Mount St Joseph
  7. Oct 24Franklin
  8. Oct 31at Hanover
  9. Nov 7Ohio Northern
  10. Nov 14Rose Hulman

Bluffton has played football since at least 2020 and is 19–⁠34 in the 53 games on record. This season, they’re 2–⁠4.

Résumé

Record on file
19–⁠34 .358; 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
915
Best season by Elo
2020 rated 989
Seasons
6 since 2020, 53 games

2026 season 2–⁠4

RosterFull 2026 season

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Bluffton’s Elo through 2026: 954 going into the opener, 915 after the latest game.875900925950Elo 954 going in; lost to Ohio Wesleyan 68–9Elo 923 going in; lost to Madonna 27–18Elo 912 going in; lost to Trine 59–7Elo 882 going in; beat Anderson (IN) 36–12Elo 902 going in; beat Manchester 37–13Elo 925 going in; lost to Mount St Joseph 54–23Now: Elo 915 after the latest game915
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Program strength since 2020

Best seasons ever
Bluffton end-of-season Elo from 2020 to 2026, best in 2020 at 989.1300150017001900202020252020 peak: Elo 989
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesBLF record
Manchester66–⁠0
Anderson (IN)66–⁠0
Mount St Joseph60–⁠6
Rose Hulman51–⁠4
Franklin51–⁠4
Hanover50–⁠5
Every opponent (15)

Every program Bluffton has played, A to Z, with Bluffton’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20262–⁠42–⁠1915
20255–⁠53–⁠3931
20243–⁠73–⁠3901
20234–⁠63–⁠4950
20222–⁠82–⁠5889
20203–⁠4989

No season on file for 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing it.

All 6 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.