Muskingum University4-6The Fighting Muskies of New Concord, John Glenn's hometown school, with four perfect seasons in its early history and an OAC football tradition that long predates the Mount Union era.
Muskingum has four perfect seasons in the books, and in the modern OAC the whole conversation is about getting past Mount Union just to matter.
The Muskies keep the faith.
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Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Opens Sep 5
vs Mount St Joseph · away
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · at Mount St Joseph · Sat Sep 5 · 23:00 UTC
The Fighting Muskies of New Concord, John Glenn's hometown school, with four perfect seasons in its early history and an OAC football tradition that long predates the Mount Union era.
Muskingum University sits 6th in the Ohio Conference and 139th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Carroll | 1-0 | 12-2 | 74.2 |
| 2 | Mount Union | 8-1 | 11-1 | 74.0 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern | 7-1 | 8-3 | 60.5 |
| 4 | Baldwin Wallace | 6-2 | 8-2 | 62.2 |
| 5 | Heidelberg | 5-3 | 6-4 | 54.2 |
| 6 | Muskingum | 4-4 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Marietta | 3-5 | 5-5 | 51.8 |
| 8 | Wilmington (OH) | 1-7 | 3-7 | 43.2 |
Win the Ohio 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 37-13 over Otterbein; toughest day 7-51 against Mount Union.
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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 | — | — | — | Mount St Joseph | L 27–33 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #537 | #600 | — | Wilmington (OH) | W 56–49 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #573 | #623 | — | @Otterbein | W 37–13 | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #566 | #573 | — | Franklin | L 33–34 | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #568 | #528 | — | Ohio Northern | L 16–54 | 2-3 | 2-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #589 | #543 | — | @Marietta | W 35–31 | 3-3 | 3-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #570 | #560 | — | Heidelberg | L 14–27 | 3-4 | 3-2 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #588 | #478 | — | Baldwin Wallace | L 28–35 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #575 | #600 | — | @Capital | W 7–3 | 4-5 | 4-3 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #572 | #440 | — | @Mount Union | L 7–51 | 4-6 | 4-4 |
Home-Field Advantage · Muskingum University · 2018-present
Reversed (worse at home)
33% home win rate vs 57% on the road. margin runs -3.3 weaker at home. Sherman Field at McConagha Stadium seats 2,500.
68°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 4 mph average wind.
Based on 21 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
18-27
since 1904 · 9 seasons · .400 win rate
Moment of the Year · Muskingum University · 2025
Moment of the Year · Muskingum University · 2025Won 37-13 at Otterbein
Week 5 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.