Kenyon College · Next-Season Outcome Band1890 Ohio State victory
Kenyon defeats Ohio State 18-10 in inaugural game, shocking start to program history
Kenyon College1-9Hope-Doping·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…
Fans here believe the chip is against time. Kenyon's best days were the early era—beating Ohio State in 1890, the undefeated 1950 season—and the program carries the weight of history without the resul…
offseason · quiet
The Lords are patient.
Kenyon College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
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.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Hibernating
Zero of five. Reset territory.
Streak L5Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 1-9
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Kalamazoo · away
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · at Kalamazoo · Sat Sep 5 · 17:00 UTC
The experience
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.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Kenyon College sits 7th 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 | Wabash | 6-1 | 9-2 | 64.1 |
| 3 | Denison | 5-2 | 6-4 | 56.5 |
| 4 | Wooster | 4-3 | 5-5 | 49.9 |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 3-4 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 6 | Ohio Wesleyan | 2-5 | 3-7 | 43.7 |
| 7 | Kenyon | 1-6 | 1-9 | 36.3 |
| 8 | Oberlin | 0-7 | 0-10 | 32.3 |
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.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Kenyon College
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The Lords are patient.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Kenyon"
— Kenyon College fanbase · recurring line
8 mentions · awaiting signal
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Kenyon College · 2025 schedule & results1-9Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 51%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @Bluffton | L 17–20 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #576 | #580 | — | Wisconsin Eau Claire | L 6–35 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #612 | #444 | — | @Depauw | L 14–35 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #596 | #474 | — | John Carroll | L 0–52 | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #601 | #656 | — | @Oberlin | W 57–2 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #581 | #464 | — | Wabash | L 12–46 | 1-5 | 1-2 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #594 | #581 | — | Ohio Wesleyan | L 13–55 | 1-6 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #608 | #583 | — | @Wooster | L 6–49 | 1-7 | 1-4 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #621 | #500 | — | Denison | L 18–33 | 1-8 | 1-5 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #622 | #509 | — | @Wittenberg | L 0–35 | 1-9 | 1-6 |
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. McBride Field seats 1,762.
Home6-14Away4-15
Venue texture
67°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 5 mph average wind.
Based on 5 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
10-32
since 1898 · 7 seasons · .238 win rate
HOME
6-14
AWAY
4-18
NEUTRAL
0-0
1890s
1900s
1920s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1950 undefeated season
5-0-1 record, Kenyon's only undefeated season in modern era
Moment of the Year · Kenyon College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Kenyon College · 2025Won 57-2 at Oberlin
Week 7 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
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