Ripon Red Hawks
MidwestRipon, WIIngalls Field
2026: 1–5 (1–3 Midwest). Last: lost to Lake Forest 45–14 at home. Next: at Luther, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- L 14–38Concordia (WI)
- L 24–25at Wisconsin Lutheran
- W 30–7Knox
- L 7–56at Monmouth (IL)
- L 28–42at Cornell (IA)
- L 14–45Lake Forest
- Oct 24at Luther
- Oct 31at Chicago
- Nov 7Beloit
- Nov 14Lawrence
Ripon has played football since at least 1894 and is 25–45 in the 70 games on record. This season, they’re 1–5.
On this date in 2024Ripon lost to Chicago 30–6 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 25–45 .357; 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
- 935
- Seasons
- 20 since 1894, 70 games
2026 season 1–5
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsConcordia (WI) | L 14–38 | 46% |
| Sep 12 | atWisconsin Lutheran | L 24–25 | 33% |
| Sep 19 | vsKnox | W 30–7 | 68% |
| Sep 26 | atMonmouth (IL) | L 7–56 | 22% |
| Oct 3 | atCornell (IA) | L 28–42 | 49% |
| Oct 10 | vsLake Forest | L 14–45 | 23% |
| Oct 24 | atLuther | Preview | 50% |
| Oct 31 | atChicago | Preview | 19% |
| Nov 7 | vsBeloit | Preview | 74% |
| Nov 14 | vsLawrence | Preview | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1894
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Lake Forest
3–4 in 7
Lost the last three.
- Beloit
4–3 in 7
Won the last four.
Next: Nov 7
- Chicago
1–5 in 6
Lost the last three.
Next: Oct 31
| Opponent | Games | RIP record |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest | 7 | 3–4 |
| Beloit | 7 | 4–3 |
| Chicago | 6 | 1–5 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 0–5 |
| Monmouth (IL) | 5 | 0–5 |
| Lawrence | 5 | 4–1 |
| Knox | 5 | 5–0 |
| Cornell (IA) | 5 | 2–3 |
The trophy it holds: Doehling–Heselton Memorial Trophy (Lawrence, since 2022). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.
Every opponent (20)
Every program Ripon has played, A to Z, with Ripon’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Beloit 4–3
- Bradley 0–2
- Chicago 1–5
- Concordia (WI) 0–2
- Cornell (IA) 2–3
- Grinnell 4–0
- Illinois College 1–3
- Iowa 0–1
- Knox 5–0
- Lake Forest 3–4
- Lawrence 4–1
- Marquette 0–3
- Martin Luther 0–1
- Michigan State 0–1
- Minnesota 0–2
- Monmouth (IL) 0–5
- North Park 0–2
- St. Norbert 1–1
- Wisconsin 0–5
- Wisconsin Lutheran 0–1
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–5 | 1–3 | 935 | ||||
| 2025 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 1009 | ||||
| 2024 | 4–6 | 4–5 | 1027 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–5 | 5–4 | 1129 | ||||
| 2022 | 9–1 | 8–1 | 1236 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–3 | 1082 | |||||
| 1950 | 0–1 | 1151 | |||||
| 1949 | 0–1 | 1153 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–1 | 1169 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–3 | 1157 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–2 | 1168 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–3 | 1169 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–1 | 1171 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1 | 1166 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 0–1 | 1159 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–2 | 1145 | |||||
| 1900few games on file | 0–2 | 1185 | |||||
| 1898few games on file | 0–1 | 1202 | |||||
| 1896few games on file | 1–0 | 1211 | |||||
| 1894few games on file | 0–1 | 1177 |
No season on file for 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901–04, 1906–10, 1912–18, 1920–27, 1932–36, 1938–48, 1951–2019, 2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 20 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.