Wabash College9-2One of the last all-male colleges in America, where "Wabash Always Fights" is a creed and the Monon Bell game against DePauw — a 300-pound locomotive bell contested since 1890 — is the biggest day on the Indiana football calendar.
Critics call an all-male college a relic; Wabash answers with one of the most-played rivalries in college football and a brotherhood that shows up 300 strong for the Bell.
The Little Giants bide their time.
Wabash College · Next-Season Outcome Band
Wabash College · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
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
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 5
vs Hampden Sydney · at home
Game Week
11 days
until kickoff · vs Hampden Sydney · Sat Sep 5 · 16:00 UTC
One of the last all-male colleges in America, where "Wabash Always Fights" is a creed and the Monon Bell game against DePauw — a 300-pound locomotive bell contested since 1890 — is the biggest day on the Indiana football calendar.
Wabash College sits 2nd in the North Coast Conference and 30th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — inside the projected 40-team field on the at-large math.
| 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 |
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.
Signature win 36-0 over Denison; toughest day 20-41 against Depauw.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Wabash College
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
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| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 6 | — | — | — | @St. Norbert | W 55–21 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #453 | #503 | — | Case Western Reserve | W 38–28 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #469 | #576 | — | @Wooster | W 34–7 | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| 5 | Sep 27 | #468 | #490 | — | Denison | W 36–0 | 4-0 | 2-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #465 | #469 | — | @John Carroll | L 28–31 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #462 | #571 | — | Ohio Wesleyan | W 44–27 | 5-1 | 3-0 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #464 | #581 | — | @Kenyon | W 46–12 | 6-1 | 4-0 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #464 | #510 | — | Wittenberg | W 28–21 | 7-1 | 5-0 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #465 | #652 | — | @Oberlin | W 42–13 | 8-1 | 6-0 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #467 | #447 | — | Depauw | L 20–41 | 8-2 | 6-1 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #477 | #498 | — | Ohio Northern (N) | W 32–31 | 9-2 | 6-1 |
Home-Field Advantage · Wabash College · 2018-present
Above-Average
78% home win rate vs 70% on the road. margin runs +0.2 better at home. Little Giant Stadium seats 3,500.
68°F average kickoff temp; 0% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 19 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
53-65-3
since 1892 · 41 seasons · .438 win rate
Moment of the Year · Wabash College · 2025
Moment of the Year · Wabash College · 2025Won 55-21 at St. Norbert
Week 2 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
The Monon Bell Classic
Wabash College leads the all-time series 63-58-9 through 2025.
Played since 1890. They play for the Monon Bell — a 300-pound locomotive bell, the biggest prize in Indiana college football.
Most recently, Wabash College fell to Depauw 20-41 in 2025.