Shepherd Rams
Pennsylvania State AthleticShepherdstown, WVRam Stadium (WV)
2026: 5–2 (4–2 Pennsylvania State Athletic). Last: lost to Bloomsburg 27–21 at home. Next: at East Stroudsburg, Saturday, Oct 24, 1:05 p.m. ET.
- W 34–26Frostburg State
- W 45–28Gannon
- W 28–7California (PA)
- L 18–28at Kutztown
- W 35–7Millersville
- W 28–14at West Chester
- L 21–27Bloomsburg
- Oct 24at East Stroudsburg
- Oct 31at Shippensburg
- Nov 7Lackawanna
- Nov 14at IU Pennsylvania
Shepherd has played football since at least 1934 and is 55–20 in the 75 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Shepherd. This season, they’re 5–2.
On this date in 2024Shepherd beat Millersville 35–21 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 55–20 .733; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–2 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1263
- Seasons
- 10 since 1934, 75 games
2026 season 5–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsFrostburg State | W 34–26 | 52% |
| Sep 12 | vsGannon | W 45–28 | 83% |
| Sep 19 | vsCalifornia (PA) | W 28–7 | 53% |
| Sep 26 | atKutztown | L 18–28 | 26% |
| Oct 3 | vsMillersville | W 35–7 | 91% |
| Oct 10 | atWest Chester | W 28–14 | 61% |
| Oct 17 | vsBloomsburg | L 21–27 | 75% |
| Oct 24 | atEast Stroudsburg | Preview | 35% |
| Oct 31 | atShippensburg | Preview | 72% |
| Nov 7 | vsLackawanna | Preview | 84% |
| Nov 14 | atIU Pennsylvania | Preview | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1934
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Kutztown
2–5 in 7
Lost the last four.
- West Chester
5–1 in 6
Won the last two.
- Millersville
6–0 in 6
Won the last six.
| Opponent | Games | SHEP record |
|---|---|---|
| Kutztown | 7 | 2–5 |
| West Chester | 6 | 5–1 |
| Millersville | 6 | 6–0 |
| Bloomsburg | 6 | 3–3 |
| East Stroudsburg | 5 | 4–1 |
| Shippensburg | 5 | 5–0 |
| Lock Haven | 5 | 5–0 |
Every opponent (27)
Every program Shepherd has played, A to Z, with Shepherd’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Bloomsburg 3–3
- California (PA) 3–0
- Clarion 2–1
- Colorado School of Mines 0–1
- East Stroudsburg 4–1
- Edinboro 2–0
- Ferris State 0–1
- Findlay 1–0
- Frostburg State 1–1
- Gannon 2–0
- George Washington 0–1
- IU Pennsylvania 2–0
- Kutztown 2–5
- Lenoir Rhyne 0–1
- Lock Haven 5–0
- Mercyhurst 3–0
- Millersville 6–0
- New Haven 1–0
- Northwest Missouri State 0–1
- Notre Dame College 1–0
- Ohio Dominican 1–0
- Seton Hill 2–0
- Shippensburg 5–0
- Slippery Rock 1–2
- Southern Connecticut State 3–0
- Washington and Lee 0–1
- West Chester 5–1
Conferences
- Mountain East Conference 2014–2018
- Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference since 2019
Shepherd’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2023 | Monte Cater coach, career 1981–2017 |
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 1263 | ||||
| 2025 | 7–4 | 7–3 | 1259 | ||||
| 2024 | 6–5 | 5–5 | 1218 | ||||
| 2023 | 9–3 | 8–2 | 1342 | ||||
| 2022 | 14–1 | 10–0 | 1458 | ||||
| 2021 | 13–2 | 9–1 | 1369 | ||||
| 2020 | 1–0 | 1179 | |||||
| 2015 | 0–1 | 1155 | |||||
| 1953 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1934 | 0–1 | 1183 |
No season on file for 1935–52, 1954–2014, 2016–19: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 10 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.