Mount Union Purple Raiders
OhioAlliance, OHMount Union Stadium
2026: 4–2 (3–1 Ohio). Last: won at Capital 45–23. Next: Wilmington (OH), Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 p.m. ET.
- L 23–24at Wheaton (IL)
- W 21–17Grove City
- L 34–37Heidelberg
- W 65–7at Muskingum
- W 27–21Marietta
- W 45–23at Capital
- Oct 24Wilmington (OH)
- Oct 31at Ohio Northern
- Nov 7Baldwin Wallace
- Nov 14at Otterbein
Mount Union has played football since at least 1905 and is 59–23 in the 82 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 1 coach from Mount Union. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 2024Mount Union beat Heidelberg 52–10 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 59–23 .720; how we count
- Postseason
- 4–5 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1269
- Seasons
- 22 since 1905, 82 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atWheaton (IL) | L 23–24 | 50% |
| Sep 12 | vsGrove City | W 21–17 | 74% |
| Sep 19 | vsHeidelberg | L 34–37 | 78% |
| Oct 3 | atMuskingum | W 65–7 | 81% |
| Oct 10 | vsMarietta | W 27–21 | 76% |
| Oct 17 | atCapital | W 45–23 | 79% |
| Oct 24 | vsWilmington (OH) | Preview | 93% |
| Oct 31 | atOhio Northern | Preview | 63% |
| Nov 7 | vsBaldwin Wallace | Preview | 61% |
| Nov 14 | atOtterbein | Preview | 90% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Mount Union.
Program strength since 1905
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Michigan
0–7 in 7
Lost the last seven.
- Marietta
6–0 in 6
Won the last six.
- John Carroll
5–1 in 6
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | UMU record |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 7 | 0–7 |
| Marietta | 6 | 6–0 |
| John Carroll | 6 | 5–1 |
| Muskingum | 6 | 6–0 |
| Capital | 5 | 5–0 |
| Heidelberg | 5 | 4–1 |
Every opponent (32)
Every program Mount Union has played, A to Z, with Mount Union’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alfred State 1–0
- Alma 0–1
- Baldwin Wallace 4–0
- Capital 5–0
- Carnegie Mellon 1–0
- Defiance College 2–0
- Delaware Valley 1–0
- Ferrum 1–0
- Grove City 2–0
- Heidelberg 4–1
- John Carroll 5–1
- Johns Hopkins 1–0
- Marietta 6–0
- Mary Hardin Baylor 1–1
- Michigan 0–7
- Muhlenberg 1–0
- Muskingum 6–0
- North Central College 0–2
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Ohio Northern 4–0
- Ohio State 0–1
- Otterbein 4–0
- Pittsburgh 0–3
- Salisbury 2–0
- St. Thomas (MN) 1–0
- Syracuse 0–1
- Utica 1–0
- Wartburg 1–0
- Washington & Jefferson 0–2
- Wheaton (IL) 1–1
- Wilmington (OH) 4–0
- Wisconsin Whitewater 0–1
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 1
| 2017 | Larry Kehres coach, career 1986–2012 |
| 2008 | Jim Ballard QB |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 2 since 2008
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1269 | ||||
| 2025 | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1387 | ||||
| 2024 | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1419 | ||||
| 2023 | 11–1 | 9–0 | 1376 | ||||
| 2022 | 14–1 | 9–0 | 1378 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–0 | 1160 | |||||
| 2018 | 0–1 | 1039 | |||||
| 2017 | 1–0 | 1099 | |||||
| 2015 | 1–0 | 1119 | |||||
| 2014 | 0–1 | 1150 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1 | 1181 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–2 | 1178 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–2 | 1182 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–2 | 1183 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–1 | 1189 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–1 | 1192 |
No season on file for 1906–07, 1910–12, 1918, 1920, 1922–28, 1931–2013, 2016, 2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 22 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.