Hanover Panthers
HeartlandHanover, INAlumni Stadium (IN)
2026: 5–1 (2–0 Heartland). Last: won at Anderson (IN) 44–7. Next: Rose Hulman, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 17–0Centre
- W 43–26at Maryville (TN)
- L 10–27Hope
- W 40–38Mount St Joseph
- W 21–14at Wilmington (OH)
- W 44–7at Anderson (IN)
- Oct 24Rose Hulman
- Oct 31Bluffton
- Nov 7at Manchester
- Nov 14at Franklin
Hanover has played football since at least 1919 and is 37–20 in the 57 games on record. This season, they’re 5–1.
On this date in 2024Hanover beat Anderson (IN) 35–0 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 37–20 .649; how we count
- Postseason
- 1–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1175
- Seasons
- 11 since 1919, 57 games
2026 season 5–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsCentre | W 17–0 | 68% |
| Sep 12 | atMaryville (TN) | W 43–26 | 53% |
| Sep 19 | vsHope | L 10–27 | 52% |
| Oct 3 | vsMount St Joseph | W 40–38 | 57% |
| Oct 10 | atWilmington (OH) | W 21–14 | 81% |
| Oct 17 | atAnderson (IN) | W 44–7 | 87% |
| Oct 24 | vsRose Hulman | Preview | 80% |
| Oct 31 | vsBluffton | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 7 | atManchester | Preview | 91% |
| Nov 14 | atFranklin | Preview | 74% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1919
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Centre
2–4 in 6
Won the last one.
- Butler
0–5 in 5
Lost the last five.
- Anderson (IN)
5–0 in 5
Won the last five.
| Opponent | Games | HNVR record |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 6 | 2–4 |
| Butler | 5 | 0–5 |
| Anderson (IN) | 5 | 5–0 |
| Franklin | 5 | 5–0 |
| Bluffton | 5 | 5–0 |
| Rose Hulman | 5 | 3–2 |
| Mount St Joseph | 5 | 2–3 |
The trophy it holds: Victory Bell (Franklin). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (20)
Every program Hanover has played, A to Z, with Hanover’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Adrian 0–1
- Alma 1–0
- Anderson (IN) 5–0
- Bluffton 5–0
- Butler 0–5
- Centre 2–4
- Defiance College 3–1
- Franklin 5–0
- Grove City 1–0
- Hope 0–1
- Indiana 0–1
- Manchester 4–0
- Maryville (TN) 1–0
- Mount St Joseph 2–3
- North Central College 0–1
- Olivet 2–1
- Otterbein 1–0
- Rose Hulman 3–2
- Trine 1–0
- Wilmington (OH) 1–0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1175 | ||||
| 2025 | 9–3 | 6–0 | 1204 | ||||
| 2024 | 7–3 | 5–1 | 1134 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3 | 4–3 | 1126 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–5 | 5–2 | 1111 | ||||
| 2020 | 4–0 | 1229 | |||||
| 2009 | 0–1 | 1142 | |||||
| 2007 | 0–1 | 1132 | |||||
| 2006 | 0–1 | 1151 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–1 | 1170 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1 | 1171 |
No season on file for 1920–22, 1924–2005, 2008, 2010–19, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 11 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.