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2024 Bluffton

3–⁠7 (3–⁠3 Heartland Conference).

Schedule and results

Bluffton in 2024, game by game: lost at Kenyon 6–13; lost at Albion 21–56; lost vs. Trine 20–52; won vs. Anderson (IN) 37–9; won at Manchester 42–10; lost at Mount St Joseph 27–63; lost vs. Rose Hulman 10–52; lost at Hanover 13–49; won vs. Franklin 28–22; lost vs. Defiance College 21–23+32−42Lost 6–13 at Kenyon-7KenyonLost 21–56 at Albion-35AlbionLost 20–52 vs. Trine-32TrineWon 37–9 vs. Anderson (IN)+28Anderson (IN)Won 42–10 at Manchester+32ManchesterLost 27–63 at Mount St Joseph-36Mount St JosephLost 10–52 vs. Rose Hulman-42Rose HulmanLost 13–49 at Hanover-36HanoverWon 28–22 vs. Franklin+6FranklinLost 21–23 vs. Defiance College-2Defiance College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7atKenyonL 6–⁠1346%
Sep 14atAlbionL 21–⁠5620%
Sep 21vsTrineL 20–⁠5238%
Oct 5vsAnderson (IN)W 37–⁠972%
Oct 12atManchesterW 42–⁠1063%
Oct 19atMount St JosephL 27–⁠6318%
Oct 26vsRose HulmanL 10–⁠5246%
Nov 2atHanoverL 13–⁠4920%
Nov 9vsFranklinW 28–⁠2248%
Nov 16vsDefiance CollegeL 21–⁠2355%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Defiance College 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Heartland Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠3 4th in Heartland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠349
Coach
—
Elo
901 −66 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2024 Heartland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mount St Joseph6–⁠08–⁠3
Hanover5–⁠17–⁠3
Rose Hulman4–⁠25–⁠5
Bluffton3–⁠33–⁠7
Franklin2–⁠43–⁠7
Anderson (IN)1–⁠52–⁠8
Manchester0–⁠60–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.