Lenoir-Rhyne

2-1

South Atlantic · Helen and Leonard Moretz Stadium · 8,500

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Mars Hill · our model 67% Lenoir-Rhyne · a number, not a pick

LastW 21–14 at Newberry · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Mars Hill · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET · Helen and Leonard Moretz Stadium · series 3-0, won the last 3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

D2 Program Prestige · Lenoir-Rhyne

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

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T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Lenoir-Rhyne

Lenoir-Rhyne has won 53% of its games since 1910 — 65% at home, 46% on the road.

56-48-1 all-time · 37 seasons · 1910–2026

Home 26-14
Away 28-32-1
Neutral 2-2
3 g 1910s
9 g 1920s
2 g 1930s
1 g 1940s
1 g 1950s
1 g 1960s
17% 1970s
2 g 1980s
6 g 2000s
4 g 2010s
73% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1960 NAIA National Championship

Lenoir-Rhyne defeats Humboldt State 15–14 in the Holiday Bowl/NAIA championship game to win the national title

2013 D2 National Championship game

The Bears reach the Division II National Championship game (lost); the only D2 title-game appearance in program history

Wound

Moment of the season — so far · Lenoir-Rhyne · 2026

Won 45-3 vs Virginia Union

Week 1 of 2026. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

D2 → NFL Pipeline

2022–2022

Lenoir-Rhyne has sent 1 player to the NFL Draft since 2022.

Emerging. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.

1 picks · last 5 drafts
#233 Dareke Young Wide Receiver · 2022 · Seattle

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

South Atlantic standing · 2026

3rd in the South Atlantic

Lenoir-Rhyne is 3rd in the South Atlantic at 1-0. 2 teams above — that's the direct path to the title game.

#ProgramRecord
1Anderson (SC)1-0
2Carson Newman1-0
3Lenoir Rhyne1-0
4Mars Hill1-0
5Tusculum1-0
–Limestone0-0
7Catawba0-1
8Emory & Henry0-1
9Newberry0-1
10UVA Wise0-1
11Wingate0-1
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Postseason History

Recent postseason (2023): 3-1

Most recent: 2023 — loss 55-14 (away). Last 5 postseason: 3-1.

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