2025 Hanover

9–⁠3 (6–⁠0 Heartland Conference).

Schedule and results

Hanover in 2025, game by game: lost at Centre 15–23; lost vs. Butler 7–16; won at Alma 24–23; won at Rose Hulman 44–10; won at Mount St Joseph 45–21; won vs. Anderson (IN) 58–0; won vs. Manchester 76–7; won at Bluffton 48–0; won vs. Otterbein 49–8; won vs. Franklin 51–18; won vs. Grove City 23–15; lost at North Central College 6–38+69−32Lost 15–23 at Centre-8CentreLost 7–16 vs. Butler-9ButlerWon 24–23 at Alma+1AlmaWon 44–10 at Rose Hulman+34Rose HulmanWon 45–21 at Mount St Joseph+24Mount St JosephWon 58–0 vs. Anderson (IN)+58Anderson (IN)Won 76–7 vs. Manchester+69ManchesterWon 48–0 at Bluffton+48BlufftonWon 49–8 vs. Otterbein+41OtterbeinWon 51–18 vs. Franklin+33FranklinWon 23–15 vs. Grove City+8Grove CityLost 6–38 at North Central College-32North Central C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atCentreL 15–⁠2339%
Sep 13vsButlerL 7–⁠1625%
Sep 20atAlmaW 24–⁠2327%
Oct 4atRose HulmanW 44–⁠1055%
Oct 11atMount St JosephW 45–⁠2142%
Oct 18vsAnderson (IN)W 58–⁠091%
Oct 25vsManchesterW 76–⁠795%
Nov 1atBlufftonW 48–⁠067%
Nov 8vsOtterbeinW 49–⁠893%
Nov 15vsFranklinW 51–⁠1882%
Nov 22vsGrove CityDivision III Championship – First RoundW 23–⁠1551%
Nov 29atNorth Central CollegeDivision III Championship – Second RoundL 6–⁠3817%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Central College 38–⁠6 in the Division III Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Heartland Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Heartland Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
446–⁠179
Coach
—
Elo
1204 +115 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2025 Heartland Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hanover6–⁠09–⁠3
Mount St Joseph5–⁠16–⁠5
Franklin3–⁠35–⁠5
Bluffton3–⁠35–⁠5
Rose Hulman3–⁠33–⁠7
Anderson (IN)1–⁠52–⁠8
Manchester0–⁠60–⁠10

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