Denison Big Red
North CoastGranville, OHDeeds Field-Piper Stadium
2026: 4–2 (4–1 North Coast). Last: lost at DePauw 62–14. Next: Kenyon, Saturday, Oct 24, 4 p.m. ET.
- L 14–28Hope
- W 50–0Oberlin
- W 38–0at Wooster
- W 21–14Ohio Wesleyan
- W 24–23Wabash
- L 14–62at DePauw
- Oct 24Kenyon
- Oct 31at Washington St. Louis
- Nov 7Wittenberg
- Nov 14at John Carroll
Denison has played football since at least 1904 and is 32–25 in the 57 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Denison. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 2024Denison lost to DePauw 53–34 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 32–25 .561; 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
- 1090
- Seasons
- 16 since 1904, 57 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsHope | L 14–28 | 40% |
| Sep 10 | vsOberlin | W 50–0 | 88% |
| Sep 19 | atWooster | W 38–0 | 53% |
| Sep 26 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 21–14 | 73% |
| Oct 3 | vsWabash | W 24–23 | 45% |
| Oct 17 | atDePauw | L 14–62 | 28% |
| Oct 24 | vsKenyon | Preview | 80% |
| Oct 31 | atWashington St. Louis | Preview | 24% |
| Nov 7 | vsWittenberg | Preview | 77% |
| Nov 14 | atJohn Carroll | Preview | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1904
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Ohio Wesleyan
5–1 in 6
Won the last four.
- Wooster
5–0 in 5
Won the last five; holds the Old Red Lantern.
- Ohio State
0–5 in 5
Lost the last five.
| Opponent | Games | DSN record |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio Wesleyan | 6 | 5–1 |
| Wooster | 5 | 5–0 |
| Ohio State | 5 | 0–5 |
| Oberlin | 5 | 5–0 |
| Wabash | 5 | 3–2 |
| DePauw | 5 | 0–5 |
The trophy it holds: Old Red Lantern (Wooster). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (19)
Every program Denison has played, A to Z, with Denison’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Allegheny 1–0
- Alma 0–2
- Capital 2–0
- DePauw 0–5
- Hilbert 1–0
- Hiram 3–0
- Hope 0–1
- John Carroll 0–1
- Kenyon 4–0
- Linfield 0–2
- Michigan 0–1
- Navy 0–1
- Oberlin 5–0
- Ohio State 0–5
- Ohio Wesleyan 5–1
- Wabash 3–2
- Washington & Jefferson 0–3
- Wittenberg 3–1
- Wooster 5–0
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 1983 | Woody Hayes coach, career 1946–1978 |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1090 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 1106 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 1157 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3 | 6–2 | 1192 | ||||
| 2022 | 8–2 | 7–2 | 1239 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–0 | 1195 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1183 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–1 | 1183 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–1 | 1180 |
No season on file for 1905, 1907, 1910–16, 1919–22, 1924–26, 1928, 1931–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 16 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.