Stetson Hatters

PioneerDeLand, FLSpec Martin Municipal Stadium

2026: 1–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Pioneer). Last: lost to Presbyterian 47–⁠43 at home. Next: at Morehead State, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.

  1. L 7–⁠70at South Dakota State
  2. W 45–⁠10Webber International
  3. L 18–⁠43at Bethune-Cookman
  4. L 7–⁠45at UC Davis
  5. L 14–⁠28Marist
  6. L 21–⁠64at St. Thomas (MN)
  7. L 43–⁠47Presbyterian
  8. Oct 24at Morehead State
  9. Oct 31Dayton
  10. Nov 7at Davidson
  11. Nov 14Valparaiso
  12. Nov 21at San Diego

Stetson has played football since 1901 and is officially 206–⁠215–⁠27; 189 of its 448 games are in our file. This season, they’re 1–⁠6.

Résumé

All-time record
206–⁠215–⁠27 official; 57–⁠130–⁠2 on file; how we count
Postseason
1–⁠0 matches the official bowl record
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 0 ranked
Elo now
1101
Computer rankings
Massey No. 128 · Composite No. 125 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
Best season by Elo
2018 rated 1270
Seasons
41 since 1911, 189 games

2026 season 1–⁠6

RosterFull 2026 season

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Stetson’s Elo through 2026: 1143 going into the opener, 1101 after the latest game.1100112511501175Elo 1143 going in; lost to South Dakota State 70–7Elo 1133 going in; beat Webber International 45–10Elo 1171 going in; lost to Bethune-Cookman 43–18Elo 1152 going in; lost to UC Davis 45–7Elo 1145 going in; lost to Marist 28–14Elo 1123 going in; lost to St. Thomas (MN) 64–21Elo 1110 going in; lost to Presbyterian 47–43Now: Elo 1101 after the latest game1101
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

On the 2026 team

Program strength since 1911

Best seasons ever
Stetson end-of-season Elo from 1911 to 2026, best in 2018 at 1270.13001500170019001920194019601980200020202018 peak: Elo 1270
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesSTET record
Davidson177–⁠10
Florida151–⁠14
Marist132–⁠11
San Diego120–⁠11–⁠1
Morehead State84–⁠4
Drake82–⁠6
Valparaiso82–⁠5–⁠1
Mercer81–⁠7

Rivals the program names: Mercer.

Every opponent (49)

Every program Stetson has played, A to Z, with Stetson’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Conferences

  1. Independent 1901–⁠1916, 1919–⁠1925, 1932 and 1941–⁠1947
  2. Dixie Conference 1948–⁠1949
  3. Independent 1950–⁠1956
  4. Pioneer Conference since 2013
  • 2013Joined the Pioneer Conference from the No team in football. Source

Stetson’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20261–⁠60–⁠31101
20253–⁠92–⁠61064
20242–⁠9–⁠10–⁠7–⁠11050
20233–⁠81–⁠71094
20224–⁠6–⁠12–⁠5–⁠11163
20214–⁠72–⁠61142
20200–⁠41168
20197–⁠44–⁠41265
20188–⁠26–⁠21270
20172–⁠91–⁠71096
20164–⁠72–⁠61163
20153–⁠81–⁠71133
20145–⁠63–⁠41123
20132–⁠91–⁠71036
19560–⁠31063
19550–⁠11091
19540–⁠21104
19530–⁠21131
19521–⁠21167
19513–⁠01153
19400–⁠10–⁠11081
19390–⁠11089
19381–⁠01092
19370–⁠20–⁠11050
19360–⁠30–⁠11048
Every season back to 1911 (16 more)
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
19350–⁠11083
19340–⁠31080
19330–⁠11102
19310–⁠11110
19300–⁠11121
19271–⁠01151
19260–⁠10–⁠11112
19250–⁠11126
19241–⁠01151
19230–⁠11080
19210–⁠21077
19200–⁠31103
1919few games on file0–⁠11137
1913few games on file1–⁠01173
1912few games on file1–⁠21143
1911few games on file0–⁠11084

Officially 206–⁠215–⁠27 since 1901 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 57–⁠130–⁠2 (189 of its 448 games are on file). Our file starts in 1911; the program began in 1901. Some games are missing from our source.

No season on file for 1914–⁠18, 1922, 1928–⁠29, 1932, 1941–⁠50, 1957–⁠2012: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

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.