Ohio Northern Polar Bears
OhioAda, OHDial-Roberson Stadium
2026: 4–2 (4–1 Ohio). Last: beat Otterbein 62–24 at home. Next: at Heidelberg, Saturday, Oct 24, 1:30 p.m. ET.
- L 10–17at Adrian
- W 20–13at Marietta
- W 41–13Muskingum
- W 42–0Wilmington (OH)
- L 10–38at Baldwin Wallace
- W 62–24Otterbein
- Oct 24at Heidelberg
- Oct 31Mount Union
- Nov 7at Bluffton
- Nov 14at Capital
Ohio Northern has played football since at least 1903 and is 27–40 in the 67 games on record. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 2024Ohio Northern beat Capital 42–41 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 27–40 .403; 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
- 1123
- Seasons
- 19 since 1903, 67 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atAdrian | L 10–17 | 40% |
| Sep 12 | atMarietta | W 20–13 | 42% |
| Sep 19 | vsMuskingum | W 41–13 | 77% |
| Sep 26 | vsWilmington (OH) | W 42–0 | 86% |
| Oct 10 | atBaldwin Wallace | L 10–38 | 33% |
| Oct 17 | vsOtterbein | W 62–24 | 87% |
| Oct 24 | atHeidelberg | Preview | 40% |
| Oct 31 | vsMount Union | Preview | 37% |
| Nov 7 | atBluffton | Preview | 71% |
| Nov 14 | atCapital | Preview | 65% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1903
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Pittsburgh
0–7 in 7
Lost the last seven.
- Otterbein
6–0 in 6
Won the last six.
- Wilmington (OH)
6–0 in 6
Won the last six.
| Opponent | Games | OHNU record |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 0–7 |
| Otterbein | 6 | 6–0 |
| Wilmington (OH) | 6 | 6–0 |
| Marietta | 5 | 2–3 |
| Muskingum | 5 | 3–2 |
| Capital | 5 | 5–0 |
| Heidelberg | 5 | 2–3 |
| Baldwin Wallace | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (21)
Every program Ohio Northern has played, A to Z, with Ohio Northern’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Adrian 0–1
- Alma 0–2
- Army 0–1
- Baldwin Wallace 1–4
- Capital 5–0
- Colgate 0–1
- Franklin 1–1
- Heidelberg 2–3
- John Carroll 0–3
- Marietta 2–3
- Michigan 0–3
- Mount St Joseph 1–0
- Mount Union 0–4
- Muskingum 3–2
- Northwestern 0–1
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Otterbein 6–0
- Pittsburgh 0–7
- Wabash 0–1
- Washington & Jefferson 0–2
- Wilmington (OH) 6–0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1123 | ||||
| 2025 | 8–3 | 7–1 | 1156 | ||||
| 2024 | 5–5 | 4–5 | 1033 | ||||
| 2023 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 1040 | ||||
| 2022 | 3–7 | 3–6 | 1047 | ||||
| 2020 | 3–1 | 1209 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1185 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–2 | 1173 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–1 | 1186 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–1 | 1186 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 0–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–1 | 1184 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 0–2 | 1183 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–2 | 1190 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–1 | 1196 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | 1197 |
No season on file for 1906, 1908, 1914–28, 1930, 1934–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 19 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.