Grinnell

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Midwest · Rosenbloom Field · 1,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches

The marketno line yetat Lake Forest · our model 19% Grinnell · a number, not a pick

LastL 7–42 at Concordia Chicago · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Lake Forest · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Farwell Field · series 0-4, lost the last 4

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

All-time record · Grinnell

Grinnell has won 36% of its games since 1892 — 48% at home, 28% on the road.

109-174-18 all-time · 56 seasons · 1892–2026

Home 60-57-8

Away 49-116-10

Neutral 0-1

47%

1890s

44%

1900s

35%

1910s

41%

1920s

30%

1930s

4 g

1940s

22%

2020s

First game west of the Mississippi (1889)

Grinnell beat Iowa 24-0 in the first intercollegiate football game west of the Mississippi River

1998 perfect season

10-0, Midwest Conference title — Grinnell's first perfect season since 1917

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Coaching historyEvery hire and departure on record, not just the current era.

Coaching history

Mal Elward departs5-11, 2 seasons
Hired Mal Elward1922
William Saunders departs5-8-1, 2 seasons
Hired William Saunders1920

Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.

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