Wabash Little Giants
North CoastCrawfordsville, INLittle Giant Stadium
2026: 4–2 (3–1 North Coast). Last: lost at John Carroll 24–17. Next: Washington St. Louis, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 29–20Hampden Sydney
- W 31–0Wittenberg
- W 34–7at Oberlin
- W 34–7Wooster
- L 23–24at Denison
- L 17–24at John Carroll
- Oct 24Washington St. Louis
- Oct 31at Ohio Wesleyan
- Nov 7Kenyon
- Nov 14vs. DePauw
Wabash has played football since at least 1892 and is 57–67–3 in the 127 games on record. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player from Wabash. The most-played rival is Purdue: 26 meetings, Purdue leads 16–8–2. This season, they’re 4–2.
On this date in 2024Wabash beat Hiram 56–7 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 57–67–3 .461; 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
- 1172
- Seasons
- 42 since 1892, 127 games
2026 season 4–2
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vsHampden Sydney | W 29–20 | 63% |
| Sep 12 | vsWittenberg | W 31–0 | 76% |
| Sep 19 | atOberlin | W 34–7 | 90% |
| Sep 26 | vsWooster | W 34–7 | 84% |
| Oct 3 | atDenison | L 23–24 | 55% |
| Oct 17 | atJohn Carroll | L 17–24 | 33% |
| Oct 24 | vsWashington St. Louis | Preview | 49% |
| Oct 31 | atOhio Wesleyan | Preview | 65% |
| Nov 7 | vsKenyon | Preview | 87% |
| Nov 14 | vsDePauw | Preview | 41% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Wabash.
Program strength since 1892
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Purdue
8–16–2 in 26
- 1917 L 0–28
- 1918 L 6–53
- 1920 L 14–19
- 1921 W 9–0
- 1922 W 7–6
- 1923 T 7–7
- 1924 L 7–21
- 1925 W 13–7
- 1926 L 14–21
- 1928 L 0–14
Lost the last two.
- Indiana
2–11 in 13
- 1904 L 0–4
- 1905 L 0–40
- 1906 L 5–12
- 1917 L 0–51
- 1919 L 7–20
- 1923 W 29–6
- 1924 L 7–21
- 1928 L 0–14
- 1929 L 2–19
- 1943 L 0–52
Lost the last four.
- Illinois
0–7–1 in 8
Lost the last two.
| Opponent | Games | WAB record |
|---|---|---|
| Purdue | 26 | 8–16–2 |
| Indiana | 13 | 2–11 |
| Illinois | 8 | 0–7–1 |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 1–4 |
| Wooster | 5 | 5–0 |
| Oberlin | 5 | 5–0 |
| Wittenberg | 5 | 5–0 |
| Denison | 5 | 2–3 |
Every opponent (35)
Every program Wabash has played, A to Z, with Wabash’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Butler 3–1
- Case Western Reserve 1–0
- Chicago 0–3
- Colgate 1–1
- Denison 2–3
- DePauw 1–4
- Earlham 2–0
- Hampden Sydney 3–0
- Hiram 3–0
- Illinois 0–7–1
- Indiana 2–11
- Indianapolis 1–0
- Iowa 0–2
- John Carroll 0–2
- Kenyon 3–0
- Knox 1–0
- Lake Forest 1–1
- Michigan 0–1
- Minnesota 0–2
- Nebraska 0–1
- North Central College 0–1
- Northwestern 0–2
- Notre Dame 1–4
- Oberlin 5–0
- Ohio Northern 1–0
- Ohio Wesleyan 4–0
- Purdue 8–16–2
- Saint Louis 1–1
- St. Norbert 2–0
- Texas 0–1
- Washington & Jefferson 0–1
- Washington St. Louis 1–1
- Wisconsin Platteville 0–1
- Wittenberg 5–0
- Wooster 5–0
Conferences
- Independent 1904–1905
- North Coast Conference since 2014
Wabash’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
- 1
- Coaches
- 0
| 1977 | Century Milstead OT |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1982
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1172 | ||||
| 2025 | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1219 | ||||
| 2024 | 8–2 | 7–1 | 1204 | ||||
| 2023 | 7–3 | 6–2 | 1215 | ||||
| 2022 | 6–3 | 5–2 | 1221 | ||||
| 1943 | 0–1 | 1188 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–1 | 1193 | |||||
| 1934 | 0–1 | 1210 | |||||
| 1933 | 1–0 | 1237 | |||||
| 1932 | 1–0 | 1214 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–2 | 1194 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–3 | 1212 | |||||
| 1927 | 1–1 | 1242 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–3 | 1208 | |||||
| 1925 | 1–3 | 1240 | |||||
| 1924 | 0–3 | 1226 | |||||
| 1923 | 1–0–1 | 1279 | |||||
| 1922 | 1–1 | 1227 | |||||
| 1921 | 1–0 | 1228 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–2 | 1176 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 0–1 | 1180 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–2 | 1180 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–2 | 1195 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–2 | 1227 | |||||
| 1915few games on file | 1–0–1 | 1257 |
Every season back to 1892 (17 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914few games on file | 0–2 | 1218 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | 1241 | |||||
| 1911few games on file | 1–0 | 1275 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 1–0 | 1277 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 1–0 | 1280 | |||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–2 | 1304 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 2–1 | 1379 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 1–1–1 | 1455 | |||||
| 1905 | 4–5 | 1389 | |||||
| 1904 | 4–4 | 1262 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 1–1 | 1197 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | 1155 | |||||
| 1901few games on file | 0–2 | 1141 | |||||
| 1895few games on file | 0–2 | 1129 | |||||
| 1894few games on file | 0–2 | 1163 | |||||
| 1893few games on file | 0–2 | 1179 | |||||
| 1892few games on file | 0–1 | 1187 |
No season on file for 1896–1900, 1912, 1930–31, 1935–38, 1940–42, 1944–2021: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 42 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.