Hiram College3-7The Terriers of tiny Hiram College in rural Ohio — the school once led by future president James A. Garfield — playing scrappy small-college football in the North Coast.
Hiram is a 200-student-class college that suits up for football anyway — and nobody outside the village of Hiram, Ohio knows the Terriers exist.
The Terriers bide their time.
Hiram College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Hiram College · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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.
Opens Sep 5
vs Oberlin · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Oberlin · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The Terriers of tiny Hiram College in rural Ohio — the school once led by future president James A. Garfield — playing scrappy small-college football in the North Coast.
Hiram College sits 8th in the Presidents' Conference and 193rd of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington & Jefferson | 8-0 | 8-3 | 60.4 |
| 2 | Grove City | 7-1 | 8-3 | 62.1 |
| 3 | Westminster (PA) | 6-2 | 8-3 | 58.4 |
| 4 | Geneva | 6-2 | 6-5 | 50.6 |
| 5 | Case Western Reserve | 4-4 | 4-5 | 47.8 |
| 6 | Waynesburg | 4-4 | 4-6 | 44.9 |
| 7 | Allegheny | 4-4 | 4-6 | 43.8 |
| 8 | Hiram | 2-6 | 3-7 | 39.7 |
Win the Presidents' 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 58-21 over Oberlin; toughest day 0-76 against Westminster (PA).
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Hiram College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 4 | — | — | — | @Heidelberg | L 27–65 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #582 | #616 | — | Oberlin | W 58–21 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #610 | #589 | — | @Waynesburg | L 27–35 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #625 | #637 | — | @Saint Vincent | W 40–38 | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #620 | #498 | — | Washington & Jefferson | L 13–70 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #623 | #658 | — | @Bethany (WV) | W 42–21 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #608 | #622 | — | Allegheny | L 13–28 | 3-4 | 2-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #617 | #661 | — | Thiel | L 20–48 | 3-5 | 2-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #630 | #509 | — | @Westminster (PA) | L 0–76 | 3-6 | 2-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #631 | #470 | — | Grove City | L 14–63 | 3-7 | 2-6 |
Home-Field Advantage · Hiram College · 2018-present
Above-Average
21% home win rate vs 15% on the road. margin runs +2.7 better at home. Charles A. Henry Field seats 2,500.
64°F average kickoff temp; 40% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 5 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
7-33-1
since 1906 · 5 seasons · .170 win rate
Moment of the Year · Hiram College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Hiram College · 2025Won 58-21 vs Oberlin
Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.