Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops
North CoastDelaware, OHSelby Stadium
2026: 3–3 (2–2 North Coast). Last: beat Wittenberg 21–6 at home. Next: at Oberlin, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 68–9Bluffton
- L 7–44John Carroll
- L 21–56at DePauw
- L 14–21at Denison
- W 14–0Wooster
- W 21–6Wittenberg
- Oct 24at Oberlin
- Oct 31Wabash
- Nov 7Washington St. Louis
- Nov 14at Kenyon
Ohio Wesleyan has played football since at least 1897 and is 25–58–3 in the 86 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Ohio Wesleyan. This season, they’re 3–3.
On this date in 2024Ohio Wesleyan beat Wooster 34–22 on the road.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 25–58–3 .308; 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
- 1007
- Seasons
- 35 since 1897, 86 games
2026 season 3–3
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vsBluffton | W 68–9 | 61% |
| Sep 12 | vsJohn Carroll | L 7–44 | 25% |
| Sep 19 | atDePauw | L 21–56 | 19% |
| Sep 26 | atDenison | L 14–21 | 27% |
| Oct 3 | vsWooster | W 14–0 | 62% |
| Oct 17 | vsWittenberg | W 21–6 | 62% |
| Oct 24 | atOberlin | Preview | 79% |
| Oct 31 | vsWabash | Preview | 35% |
| Nov 7 | vsWashington St. Louis | Preview | 27% |
| Nov 14 | atKenyon | Preview | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1897
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Ohio State
0–15 in 15
- 1918 L 0–41
- 1919 L 0–38
- 1920 L 0–55
- 1921 L 0–28
- 1922 L 0–5
- 1923 L 7–24
- 1924 L 0–10
- 1925 L 3–10
- 1926 L 0–47
- 1932 L 7–34
Lost the last 10.
- Syracuse
2–4–2 in 8
Lost the last three.
- DePauw
0–6 in 6
Lost the last six.
| Opponent | Games | OWU record |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 15 | 0–15 |
| Syracuse | 8 | 2–4–2 |
| DePauw | 6 | 0–6 |
| Denison | 6 | 1–5 |
| Wooster | 6 | 5–1 |
| Wittenberg | 5 | 2–3 |
Every opponent (26)
Every program Ohio Wesleyan has played, A to Z, with Ohio Wesleyan’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Army 0–1
- Bluffton 1–0
- Brown 0–1
- Colgate 0–2
- Denison 1–5
- DePauw 0–6
- Franklin 0–1
- Hiram 3–0
- Illinois Wesleyan 0–1
- John Carroll 0–2
- Kenyon 3–1
- Maryville (TN) 0–1
- Michigan 1–2–1
- Michigan State 0–1
- Oberlin 4–0
- Ohio State 0–15
- Otterbein 3–1
- Pittsburgh 0–2
- Rutgers 0–1
- Syracuse 2–4–2
- Wabash 0–4
- West Virginia 0–1
- William & Mary 0–1
- Wisconsin River Falls 0–1
- Wittenberg 2–3
- Wooster 5–1
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 1951 | Fielding H. Yost coach, career 1898–1926 |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1007 | ||||
| 2025 | 3–7 | 2–5 | 962 | ||||
| 2024 | 4–6 | 3–5 | 1004 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–5 | 4–4 | 1086 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 1214 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–2 | 1184 | |||||
| 1970 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1956 | 0–1 | 1183 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–1 | 1193 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1197 | |||||
| 1936 | 0–1 | 1200 | |||||
| 1935 | 0–1 | 1205 | |||||
| 1934 | 0–1 | 1212 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1228 | |||||
| 1932 | 1–1 | 1257 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–2 | 1224 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1258 | |||||
| 1928 | 2–0 | 1294 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–1–1 | 1197 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1187 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–1–1 | 1192 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–1 | 1182 | |||||
| 1923 | 0–2 | 1179 | |||||
| 1922 | 0–1 | 1186 | |||||
| 1921 | 0–1 | 1182 |
Every season back to 1897 (10 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–2 | 1176 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–1 | 1172 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1167 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–1 | 1157 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–2 | 1146 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | 1144 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–1 | 1203 | |||||
| 1897few games on file | 0–0–1 | 1209 |
No season on file for 1898–1904, 1906–12, 1930, 1938–40, 1942–55, 1957–69, 1971–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 35 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.