Mars Hill Lions
South AtlanticMars Hill, NCMeares Stadium
2026: 5–2 (4–2 South Atlantic). Last: lost to Newberry 20–7 at home. Next: at UVA Wise, Saturday, Oct 31, 2 p.m. ET.
- W 17–0at Winston-Salem State
- W 22–16Catawba
- W 15–7at Lenoir Rhyne
- W 10–6at Carson Newman
- W 42–40Tusculum
- L 9–17at Emory & Henry
- L 7–20Newberry
- Oct 31at UVA Wise
- Nov 7at Anderson (SC)
- Nov 14Wingate
Mars Hill has played football since at least 1967 and is 39–38–1 in the 78 games on record. This season, they’re 5–2.
On this date in 2024Mars Hill beat Tusculum 30–3 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 39–38–1 .506; 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
- 1217
- Seasons
- 21 since 1967, 78 games
2026 season 5–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atWinston-Salem State | W 17–0 | 48% |
| Sep 12 | vsCatawba | W 22–16 | 59% |
| Sep 19 | atLenoir Rhyne | W 15–7 | 34% |
| Sep 26 | atCarson Newman | W 10–6 | 33% |
| Oct 3 | vsTusculum | W 42–40 | 81% |
| Oct 10 | atEmory & Henry | L 9–17 | 51% |
| Oct 17 | vsNewberry | L 7–20 | 53% |
| Oct 31 | atUVA Wise | Preview | 73% |
| Nov 7 | atAnderson (SC) | Preview | 51% |
| Nov 14 | vsWingate | Preview | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1967
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Tusculum
5–2 in 7
Won the last three.
- Carson Newman
5–1 in 6
Won the last two.
- Newberry
3–3 in 6
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | MHU record |
|---|---|---|
| Tusculum | 7 | 5–2 |
| Carson Newman | 6 | 5–1 |
| Newberry | 6 | 3–3 |
| UVA Wise | 6 | 5–1 |
| Western Carolina | 5 | 0–5 |
| Limestone | 5 | 2–3 |
| Emory & Henry | 5 | 3–2 |
| Catawba | 5 | 4–1 |
Every opponent (28)
Every program Mars Hill has played, A to Z, with Mars Hill’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Anderson (SC) 2–0
- App State 0–1
- Barton 3–0
- Carson Newman 5–1
- Catawba 4–1
- Charleston Southern 0–1
- Chattanooga 0–1
- Chowan 0–1
- Delta State 0–1
- East Tennessee State 0–2
- Emory & Henry 3–2
- Erskine 2–0
- Furman 0–2
- Gardner-Webb 0–1
- Lenoir Rhyne 1–3
- Limestone 2–3
- Mary Hardin Baylor 1–0
- Newberry 3–3
- North Carolina A&T 0–1
- Samford 0–1
- Southeast Missouri State 0–1
- Tusculum 5–2
- UVA Wise 5–1
- Virginia Lynchburg 1–0
- VMI 0–1
- Western Carolina 0–5
- Wingate 1–2–1
- Winston-Salem State 1–1
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 2 since 2003
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1217 | ||||
| 2025 | 5–6 | 4–5 | 1172 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–4–1 | 5–3–1 | 1284 | ||||
| 2023 | 8–2 | 8–2 | 1310 | ||||
| 2022 | 7–3 | 7–2 | 1291 | ||||
| 2021 | 8–3 | 6–2 | 1237 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–2 | 1077 | |||||
| 2019 | 0–1 | 1099 | |||||
| 2018 | 0–1 | 1116 | |||||
| 2017 | 0–1 | 1125 | |||||
| 2016 | 0–1 | 1125 | |||||
| 2015 | 0–2 | 1132 | |||||
| 2013 | 0–1 | 1128 | |||||
| 2012 | 0–2 | 1119 | |||||
| 2011 | 0–1 | 1147 | |||||
| 2010 | 0–1 | 1156 | |||||
| 2009 | 0–1 | 1153 | |||||
| 2008 | 0–1 | 1160 | |||||
| 2006 | 0–1 | 1162 | |||||
| 2005 | 0–1 | 1155 | |||||
| 1967 | 0–1 | 1156 |
No season on file for 1968–2004, 2007, 2014: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 21 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.