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2025 Denison

6–⁠4 (5–⁠2 North Coast Conference).

Schedule and results

Denison in 2025, game by game: won at Allegheny 35–24; lost at Alma 27–53; lost at Wabash 0–36; won vs. Ohio Wesleyan 35–20; won at Wooster 28–7; won at Wittenberg 43–40; lost vs. DePauw 28–35; won vs. Oberlin 62–9; won at Kenyon 33–18; lost vs. John Carroll 21–48+53−36Won 35–24 at Allegheny+11AlleghenyLost 27–53 at Alma-26AlmaLost 0–36 at Wabash-36WabashWon 35–20 vs. Ohio Wesleyan+15Ohio WesleyanWon 28–7 at Wooster+21WoosterWon 43–40 at Wittenberg+3WittenbergLost 28–35 vs. DePauw-7DePauwWon 62–9 vs. Oberlin+53OberlinWon 33–18 at Kenyon+15KenyonLost 21–48 vs. John Carroll-27John Carroll
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atAlleghenyW 35–⁠2472%
Sep 13atAlmaL 27–⁠5336%
Sep 27atWabashL 0–⁠3628%
Oct 4vsOhio WesleyanW 35–⁠2072%
Oct 11atWoosterW 28–⁠760%
Oct 18atWittenbergW 43–⁠4054%
Oct 25vsDePauwL 28–⁠3536%
Nov 1vsOberlinW 62–⁠994%
Nov 8atKenyonW 33–⁠1877%
Nov 15vsJohn CarrollL 21–⁠4837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to John Carroll 48–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the North Coast Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in North Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
312–⁠290
Coach
—
Elo
1106 +1 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2025 North Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
DePauw7–⁠010–⁠2
Wabash6–⁠19–⁠2
Denison5–⁠26–⁠4
Wooster4–⁠35–⁠5
Wittenberg3–⁠44–⁠6
Ohio Wesleyan2–⁠53–⁠7
Kenyon1–⁠61–⁠9
Oberlin0–⁠70–⁠10

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