University of Findlay
10-2 2025 finalFindlay is the historic NAIA powerhouse that transitioned to NCAA Division II and is reclaiming its place atop the G-MAC, a program built on the Dick Strahm legacy of excellence.
The Oilers hold the line.
Findlay is the historic NAIA powerhouse that transitioned to NCAA Division II and is reclaiming its place atop the G-MAC, a program built on the Dick Strahm legacy of excellence.
Findlay enters 2026 as a co-defending G-MAC champion after going 10-2 in 2025 and sharing the conference title. The program made NCAA Division II history in 2025 by hosting its first home playoff game, a landmark moment in the tra…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on University of Findlay
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · University of Findlay
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
University of Findlay · 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
Fanbase Health Index · University of Findlay · low confidence
Growing (76)
Home-Field Advantage · University of Findlay · 2018-present
Soft
70% home win rate vs 73% on the road. margin runs -7.4 weaker 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.
Great Midwest Athletic Standing · 2025
1st in the Great Midwest Athletic
University of Findlay sits at the top of the Great Midwest Athletic at 10-2. Everyone else is chasing.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Findlay | 10-2 |
| 2 | Ashland | 10-3 |
| 3 | Northwood (MI) | 9-3 |
| 4 | Tiffin | 7-4 |
| 5 | Walsh | 6-5 |
| 6 | Hillsdale | 6-6 |
| 7 | Ohio Dominican | 5-5 |
| 8 | Lake Erie | 2-9 |
| 9 | Thomas More College | 1-10 |
| 10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 0-11 |
Schedule Strength · University of Findlay · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 46% across 12 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.
D2 → NFL Pipeline
2024–2024Emerging
1 picks last 5 cycles. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.
Moment of the Year · University of Findlay · 2025
Postseason · Lost 14-37 vs Minnesota State Mankato
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2025): 0-1
Most recent: 2025 — loss 14-37 (home). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.
From the Archive — University of Findlay
2025: Won 14-3 at Ashland
In 2025, the program won 14-3 at Ashland — a tight road result that left the 11-point margin on the books.
Go Oilers.