Denison University
6-4 2025 finalThe Big Red of Granville, Ohio, a North Coast Athletic Conference charter member whose football history includes a perfect 1947 season under a young Woody Hayes — a selective liberal-arts school with deep Ohio roots.
Big Red country waits.
The Big Red of Granville, Ohio, a North Coast Athletic Conference charter member whose football history includes a perfect 1947 season under a young Woody Hayes — a selective liberal-arts school with deep Ohio roots.
Climb back to the top of the North Coast Athletic Conference and remind Division III that Big Red football once went undefeated under Woody Hayes.
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
Denison University sits 4th in the North Coast Conference and 71st of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — outside the at-large picture — the path runs through the conference title.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Depauw | 7-0 | 10-2 | 68.8 |
| 2 | Hiram College | 1-0 | 3-7 | 39.7 |
| 3 | Wabash College | 6-1 | 9-2 | 64.1 |
| 4 | Denison University | 5-2 | 6-4 | 56.5 |
| 5 | Wooster | 4-3 | 5-5 | 49.9 |
| 6 | Wittenberg | 3-4 | 4-6 | 48.4 |
| 7 | Ohio Wesleyan | 2-5 | 3-7 | 43.7 |
| 8 | Kenyon | 1-6 | 1-9 | 36.3 |
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 62-9 over Oberlin; toughest day 0-36 against Wabash College.
The Pulse on Denison University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Denison University
The baseline for a successful season.
The primary goal and national bracket path.
One of 32 national tournament entries.
The Division III national championship game.
Denison University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Home-Field Advantage · Denison University · 2018-present
Above-Average
63% home win rate vs 70% on the road. margin runs +4.4 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Mixed
Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.
Schedule Strength · Denison University · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 49% across 10 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
Moment of the Year · Denison University · 2025
Won 35-20 vs Ohio Wesleyan
Week 6 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
From the Archive — Denison University
2024: Lost 34-53 vs Depauw
In 2024, the program lost 34-53 vs Depauw — a one to file away home result, 19 points either way.
Go Big Red.