Oberlin College · Next-Season Outcome Band1892 undefeated season
7-0 record under John Heisman, the pinnacle of Oberlin football
Oberlin College0-10Verdict Begins·Offseason
Oberlin is the program that John Heisman coached (7-0 in 1892), then disappeared into a lost century, a Yeomen rebuild that measures success not by records but by presence and persistence.
Standard GapA historic D3 institution with a John Heisman-coached undefeated season…
Fans here believe there is no chip. Oberlin football is past grievance and into pure survival mode. The program needs to remember how to win.
offseason · quiet
Quiet weeks in Yeomen country.
Oberlin College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 0-12
Base 0-12
Ceiling 3-9
floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base0-12Mid-table finish.
ceiling3-9Conference 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 L10Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 0-10
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Hiram · at home
Game Week
9 days
until kickoff · vs Hiram · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The experience
Oberlin is the program that John Heisman coached (7-0 in 1892), then disappeared into a lost century, a Yeomen rebuild that measures success not by records but by presence and persistence.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL
Oberlin College sits 9th in the North Coast Conference and 227th 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 |
| 9 | Oberlin | 0-7 | 0-10 | 32.3 |
32.3 CFB Zeitgeist#227 of 240 D354.1 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 · 0-10
Signature win 13-42 over Wabash; toughest day 6-88 against Calvin.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Oberlin College
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Quiet weeks in Yeomen country.
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
"Go Oberlin"
— Oberlin College fanbase · recurring line
31 mentions · sample growing
Player stats — 2025 season
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
Oberlin College · 2025 schedule & results0-10Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 54%.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | Calvin | L 6–88 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #616 | #582 | — | @Hiram | L 21–58 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #645 | #463 | — | @John Carroll | L 0–63 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #652 | #586 | — | Wooster | L 0–38 | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #657 | #444 | — | @DePauw | L 0–75 | 0-5 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #656 | #601 | — | Kenyon | L 2–57 | 0-6 | 0-3 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #652 | #512 | — | Wittenberg | L 0–52 | 0-7 | 0-4 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #651 | #494 | — | @Denison | L 9–62 | 0-8 | 0-5 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #652 | #465 | — | Wabash | L 13–42 | 0-9 | 0-6 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #646 | #575 | — | @Ohio Wesleyan | L 0–35 | 0-10 | 0-7 |
Home-Field Advantage · Oberlin College · 2018-present
Strong
10% home win rate vs 0% on the road. margin runs +13.5 better at home. Austin E. Knowlton Athletics Complex seats 3,000.
Home2-18Away0-19
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 10% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 20 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
10-71-2
since 1892 · 35 seasons · .120 win rate
HOME
4-19-2
AWAY
6-51
NEUTRAL
0-1
1890s
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
2020s
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
1921 Ohio State victory
7-6 win over Ohio State, Oberlin's last moment of true relevance
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