Hamline University1-9The Pipers of Saint Paul, Minnesota, who played the first intercollegiate football game in state history in 1882 and helped found the MIAC in 1920 — a program whose tradition runs deeper than its modern record.
Hamline played the first intercollegiate football game in Minnesota and founded the MIAC, yet the modern story is written by the league's powers, not the Pipers.
Quiet weeks in Pipers country.
Hamline University · Next-Season Outcome Band
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Opens Sep 5
vs Crown · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Crown · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The Pipers of Saint Paul, Minnesota, who played the first intercollegiate football game in state history in 1882 and helped found the MIAC in 1920 — a program whose tradition runs deeper than its modern record.
Hamline University sits 10th in the Minnesota Conference and 209th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethel (MN) | 9-0 | 12-1 | 73.6 |
| 2 | Saint John's (MN) | 8-1 | 10-2 | 66.0 |
| 3 | Concordia (MN) | 6-3 | 7-3 | 58.6 |
| 4 | Carleton | 6-3 | 6-4 | 55.4 |
| 5 | Gustavus Adolphus | 5-4 | 5-5 | 52.3 |
| 6 | Augsburg | 4-5 | 4-6 | 49.3 |
| 7 | St. Olaf | 3-6 | 4-6 | 46.4 |
| 10 | Hamline | 0-9 | 1-9 | 36.5 |
Win the Minnesota 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.
Signature win 28-21 over Crown; toughest day 0-58 against Saint John's (MN).
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What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Crown | W 28–21 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #647 | #457 | — | Saint John's (MN) | L 0–58 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #627 | #460 | — | Bethel (MN) | L 12–62 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| 6 | Oct 5 | #621 | #639 | — | @Macalester | L 0–29 | 1-3 | 0-3 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #638 | #448 | — | Concordia (MN) | L 12–58 | 1-4 | 0-4 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #656 | #483 | — | @Carleton | L 14–63 | 1-5 | 0-5 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #653 | #516 | — | Gustavus Adolphus | L 9–63 | 1-6 | 0-6 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #654 | #638 | — | @St. Scholastica | L 18–49 | 1-7 | 0-7 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #661 | #606 | — | @St. Olaf | L 34–41 | 1-8 | 0-8 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #654 | #592 | — | @Augsburg | L 3–43 | 1-9 | 0-9 |
Home-Field Advantage · Hamline University · 2018-present
Average
25% home win rate vs 26% on the road. margin runs -5.6 weaker at home. Klas Field seats 2,000.
68°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
10-32
since 1893 · 7 seasons · .238 win rate
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023): 0-1
Most recent: 2023 — loss 7-28 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.