June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Kenyon College

1-9 2025 final

Kenyon is the historic program that played Ohio State and beat it in 1890, then lived with that glory—the Owls now rebuild with academic pride and the hope that stability can return.

The Lords are patient.

Record

1-9

win% .100

Conference

8th of 9

North Coast · 1-6

Index Rating

36.3

D3 #211 of 240

Playoff Path

Win the league

Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic

The Long Wait·Offseason

Kenyon is the historic program that played Ohio State and beat it in 1890, then lived with that glory—the Owls now rebuild with academic pride and the hope that stability can return.

Standard GapA program with 358 all-time wins, an 1890 victory over Ohio State, and a…

Kenyon went 1-9 in 2025 (1-7 NCAC), finishing in last place for the second consecutive season. Ian Good, in his fourth season as head coach, has a 9-31 record at Kenyon (9 wins in four years). The Owls lost 35-0 to Wittenberg in t…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Kenyon College sits 8th in the North Coast Conference and 211th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.

North Coast · 2025

	Team	Conf	Overall	Index
1	Depauw	7-0	10-2	68.8
2	Hiram College	1-0	3-7	39.7
3	Wabash College	6-1	9-2	64.1
4	Denison University	5-2	6-4	56.5
5	Wooster	4-3	5-5	49.9
6	Wittenberg	3-4	4-6	48.4
7	Ohio Wesleyan	2-5	3-7	43.7
8	Kenyon	1-6	1-9	36.3

36.3 CFB Zeitgeist#211 of 240 D353.1 strength of schedule

Win the North Coast 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 · 1-9

Signature win 57-2 over Oberlin; toughest day 0-52 against John Carroll University.

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The Lords are patient.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —

Camp Fall camp ~40 days out

"Go Lords." — Kenyon College fanbase · recurring line

3 mentions · awaiting signal

Winning record—

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title—

The primary goal and national bracket path.

32-team bracket qualifierLocked—

One of 32 national tournament entries.

Stagg BowlLocked—

The Division III national championship game.

Floor 0-12

Base 1-11

Ceiling 4-8

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.

base1-11Mid-table finish.

ceiling4-8Conference 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.

Act II

Who We Are

Home-Field Advantage · Kenyon College · 2018-present

Above-Average

30% home win rate vs 21% on the road. margin runs -2.4 weaker at home.

Home6-14Away4-15

Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Hibernating

Zero of five. Reset territory.

Streak L5Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 1-9

Schedule Strength · Kenyon College · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 51% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.511

Moment of the Year · Kenyon College · 2025

Won 57-2 at Oberlin

Week 7 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Kenyon College

2024: Lost 0-14 at Denison University

In 2024, the program lost 0-14 at Denison University — a one to file away road result, 14 points either way.

Go Lords.