Hillsdale Chargers
Great Midwest AthleticHillsdale, MIFrank “Muddy” Waters Stadium
2026: 5–2 (3–2 Great Midwest Athletic). Last: lost to Findlay 22–19 at home. Next: Tiffin, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 55–24McKendree
- W 49–0Wayne State (MI)
- L 7–10at Northwood
- W 38–7Thomas More
- W 29–9at Lake Erie
- W 42–27Walsh
- L 19–22Findlay
- Oct 24Tiffin
- Oct 31at Kentucky Wesleyan
- Nov 7Ashland
- Nov 14at Ohio Dominican
Hillsdale has played football since at least 1899 and is 37–37 in the 74 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 3 coaches from Hillsdale. This season, they’re 5–2.
On this date in 2024Hillsdale beat Lake Erie 28–10 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 37–37 .500; 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
- 1233
- Seasons
- 14 since 1899, 74 games
2026 season 5–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsMcKendree | W 55–24 | 72% |
| Sep 12 | vsWayne State (MI) | W 49–0 | 83% |
| Sep 19 | atNorthwood | L 7–10 | 34% |
| Sep 26 | vsThomas More | W 38–7 | 79% |
| Oct 3 | atLake Erie | W 29–9 | 64% |
| Oct 10 | vsWalsh | W 42–27 | 64% |
| Oct 17 | vsFindlay | L 19–22 | 48% |
| Oct 24 | vsTiffin | Preview | 48% |
| Oct 31 | atKentucky Wesleyan | Preview | 86% |
| Nov 7 | vsAshland | Preview | 59% |
| Nov 14 | atOhio Dominican | Preview | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1899
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Findlay
1–6 in 7
Lost the last five.
- Walsh
6–1 in 7
Won the last two.
- Tiffin
2–4 in 6
Lost the last one.
Next: Oct 24
| Opponent | Games | HLDL record |
|---|---|---|
| Findlay | 7 | 1–6 |
| Walsh | 7 | 6–1 |
| Tiffin | 6 | 2–4 |
| Lake Erie | 6 | 5–1 |
| Ohio Dominican | 6 | 5–1 |
| Michigan Tech | 5 | 0–5 |
| Ashland | 5 | 1–4 |
| Northwood | 5 | 3–2 |
Every opponent (20)
Every program Hillsdale has played, A to Z, with Hillsdale’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Ashland 1–4
- Chicago 1–1
- Detroit Mercy 0–2
- Findlay 1–6
- Indianapolis 0–3
- Kentucky Wesleyan 4–1
- Lake Erie 5–1
- McKendree 2–0
- Michigan 0–2
- Michigan State 0–1
- Michigan Tech 0–5
- Missouri S&T 2–0
- Northwood 3–2
- Ohio Dominican 5–1
- Thomas More 4–0
- Tiffin 2–4
- Truman State 0–2
- Upper Iowa 0–1
- Walsh 6–1
- Wayne State (MI) 1–0
Conferences
- GLIAC 2014–2016
- Great Midwest Athletic Conference since 2017
Hillsdale’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 3
| 2000 | Muddy Waters coach, career 1954–1982 |
| 1987 | David M. Nelson coach, career 1946–1965 |
| 1978 | Charlie Bachman coach, career 1919–1953 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 4 since 1958
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 1233 | ||||
| 2025 | 6–6 | 5–4 | 1183 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–5 | 6–3 | 1223 | ||||
| 2023 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1187 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–6 | 4–4 | 1146 | ||||
| 2021 | 6–5 | 5–2 | 1188 | ||||
| 2020 | 2–2 | 1186 | |||||
| 1950 | 0–1 | 1201 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1215 | |||||
| 1931 | 1–0 | 1232 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1188 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–1 | 1194 | |||||
| 1899few games on file | 0–1 | 1197 |
No season on file for 1901–17, 1919–29, 1932–36, 1938–49, 1951–2019: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 14 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.