Bluffton · Next-Season Outcome Band2025 coaching staff overhaul
Complete new coaching staff hired to reset the program
Miracle
Bluffton5-5Hope-Doping·Offseason
Bluffton is the HCAC program in full rebuild mode — 5-5 in 2025 with a new coaching staff under Chris Hedden, betting on fresh leadership to break through.
Title DroughtSince 1900 · 125 yrs
Fans here believe no chip. Bluffton is starting over and focused on the next step.
low signal
The Beavers hold the line.
Bluffton · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 3-9
Base 5-7
Ceiling 8-4
floor3-9Rebuild year. Below .500.
base5-7Mid-table finish.
ceiling8-4Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Streak L3Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast
Opens Sep 3
vs Ohio Wesleyan · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Ohio Wesleyan · Thu Sep 3 · 23:00 UTC
The experience
Bluffton is the HCAC program in full rebuild mode — 5-5 in 2025 with a new coaching staff under Chris Hedden, betting on fresh leadership to break through.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Bluffton sits 4th in the Heartland Conference and 146th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
Heartland · 2025
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanover | 6-0 | 9-3 | 66.0 |
| 2 | Mount St. Joseph | 5-1 | 6-5 | 52.4 |
| 3 | Franklin | 3-3 | 5-5 | 49.7 |
| 4 | Bluffton | 3-3 | 5-5 | 46.9 |
| 5 | Rose-Hulman | 3-3 | 3-7 | 42.8 |
| 6 | Anderson (IN) | 1-5 | 2-8 | 36.2 |
| 7 | Manchester | 0-6 | 0-10 | 28.5 |
46.9 CFB Zeitgeist#146 of 240 D344.4 strength of schedule
Win the Heartland Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2025 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
THE 2025 SEASON · 5-5
Signature win 49-7 over Anderson (IN); toughest day 0-48 against Hanover.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Bluffton
—
The Beavers hold the line.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Beavers."
— Bluffton fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Bluffton · 2025 schedule & results5-5Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 32%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Kenyon | W 20–17 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #595 | #533 | — | Albion | L 39–45 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #602 | #459 | — | @Olivet | W 37–28 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #615 | #668 | — | Manchester | W 39–23 | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #616 | #661 | — | @Anderson (IN) | W 49–7 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #580 | #519 | — | Mount St. Joseph | L 7–35 | 4-2 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #618 | #595 | — | @Rose-Hulman | W 30–27 | 5-2 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #604 | #426 | — | Hanover | L 0–48 | 5-3 | 3-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #624 | #578 | — | @Franklin | L 57–59 | 5-4 | 3-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #613 | #535 | — | @Marietta | L 14–37 | 5-5 | 3-3 |
Home-Field Advantage · Bluffton · 2018-present
Average
35% home win rate vs 35% on the road. margin runs +0.9 better at home. Alumni Field (OH) seats 2,600.
Home7-13Away7-13
Venue texture
68°F average kickoff temp; 15% of games had measurable precipitation; 10 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
14-26
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .350 win rate
HOME
7-13
AWAY
7-13
NEUTRAL
0-0
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
Moment of the Year · Bluffton · 2025
Moment of the Year · Bluffton · 2025Won 39-23 vs Manchester
Week 6 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
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