List of Mount Union Purple Raiders football seasons

The Mount Union Purple Raiders football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in Division III, representing the University of Mount Union in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). Mount Union plays their home games at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance, Ohio since 1913.[1] The program has won 13 NCAA Division III Football Championships [2] and eight runner-ups. With more than 800 wins,[3] the Purple Raiders rank in the top 20 in most wins in NCAA history, and the most of any team in Division III. From 1893 until 1913, Mount Union played as an independent, then joining the OAC in 1914, has remained their ever since. From October 22, 2005 until December 12, 2016, the Purple Raiders won 112 consecutive games, the most in NCAA History.[4]

Seasons

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National champions Conference champions * Playoff berth ^
Season Head coach Conference Season results Post-season Results
Conference
Won Lost Tied Won Lost Tied
Mount Union Purple Raiders
1893 No coach Independent 1 2 0
1894 Herbert C. Davis Independent 4 5 0
1895 No team
1896 Albert J. Norton Independent 3 4 1
1897 Joe L. Stamp Independent 2 4 1
1898 No team
1899 Melvin L. Battles Independent 5 1 1
1900 Wendell H. Phelps Independent 1 4 1
1901 Campbell Independent 5 5 1
1902 Frank Halliday Independent 6 3 0
1903 Pearl Sommerville Independent 2 5 1
1904 Independent 2 6 0
1905 Roy Beechler Independent 2 6 0
1906 Harry Pierce Independent 2 5 1
1907 E. J. Stewart Independent 9 2 0
1908 H. B. Emerson Independent 5 4 1
1909 Robert Dawson Independent 8 2 0
1910 Independent 4 2 2
1911 Independent 7 2 0
1912 Independent 9 2 0
1913 Independent 4 3 2
1914 OAC 6 4 0 4 1 0
1915 OAC 3 7 0 0 5 0
1916 OAC 8 2 0 6 1 0
1917 George O'Brien OAC 2 6 0 1 5 0
1918 OAC 6 1 0 5 1 0
1919 OAC 1 7 0 0 5 0
1920 Eddie Casey OAC 6 3 0 3 3 0
1921 OAC 1 6 1 0 5 1
1922 John M. Thorpe OAC 6 2 1 5 2 0
1923 OAC 5 4 0 3 3 0
1924 OAC 5 4 1 4 3 1
1925 OAC 7 2 1 4 2 1
1926 OAC 6 3 0 5 3 0
1927 OAC 6 2 1 5 2 0
1928 OAC 4 5 0 4 2 0
1929 OAC 5 3 1 4 2 1
1930 OAC 4 5 1 3 3 0
1931 OAC 7 2 1 4 1 0
1932 Harry Geltz OAC 1 8 0 1 6 0
1933 OAC 3 5 1 3 4 1
1934 OAC 4 4 0 4 3 0
1935 OAC 7 1 1 6 1 1
1936 OAC 7 1 1 3 1 0
1937 OAC 3 3 3 2 2 2
1938 OAC 5 3 0 4 2 0
1939 OAC 3 5 1 2 3 1
1940 OAC 0 8 1 0 6 0
1941 OAC 1 7 0 0 5 0
1942 Pete Pederson OAC 1 6 0 0 5 0
1943 No Team - World War II
1944 No Team - World War II
1945 No Team - World War II
1946 Pete Pederson OAC 7 1 1 3 1 1
1947 OAC 5 4 0 3 2 0
1948 OAC 6 3 0 5 2 0
1949 OAC 3 6 0 2 3 0
1950 Nelson Jones OAC 6 2 0 3 1 0
1951 OAC 3 4 1 2 1 0
1952 OAC 1 7 0 1 4 0
1953 OAC 5 4 0 2 3 0
1954 OAC 2 7 0 1 6 0
1955 OAC 1 5 2 1 5 1
1956 Duke Barret OAC 2 6 0 2 5 0
1957 OAC 2 6 0 2 6 0
1958 OAC 3 6 0 3 6 0
1959 OAC 2 7 0 2 6 0
1960 OAC 3 6 0 3 5 0
1961 OAC 3 6 0 2 5 0
1962 Ken Wable OAC 3 6 0 2 5 0
1963 OAC 1 8 0 1 5 0
1964 OAC 4 5 0 3 3 0
1965 OAC 7 2 0 5 2 0
1966 OAC 4 5 0 3 3 0
1967 OAC 2 6 1 2 5 1
1968 OAC 5 4 0 3 3 0
1969 OAC 5 4 0 3 3 0
1970 OAC 8 1 0 4 1 0
1971 OAC 7 2 0 3 1 0
1972 OAC 1 8 0 0 5 0
1973 OAC 3 6 0 0 5 0
1974 OAC 7 2 0 3 1 0
1975 OAC 7 2 0 2 2 0
1976 OAC 3 6 0 1 4 0
1977 OAC 4 5 0 2 3 0
1978 OAC 4 4 1 2 3 0
1979 OAC 7 2 0 3 2 0
1980 OAC 5 4 0 3 2 0
1981 OAC 5 4 0 4 1 0
1982 OAC 8 1 0 4 1 0
1983 OAC 6 3 0 2 3 0
1984 OAC 6 4 0 5 3 0
1985* OAC 11 1 0 8 0 0 NCAA Division III - Second Round^
1986* Larry Kehres OAC 11 1 0 8 0 0 NCAA Division III - Second Round^
1987 OAC 6 4 0 6 2 0
1988 OAC 6 3 1 5 2 1
1989 OAC 7 2 1 6 1 1
1990* OAC 10 1 0 9 0 0 NCAA Division III - First Round^
1991 OAC 8 1 1 7 1 1
1992* OAC 12 1 0 9 0 0 NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
1993*† OAC 14 0 0 9 0 0 National Champions^
1994* OAC 10 2 0 8 1 0 NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
1995* OAC 12 1 9 0 NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
1996*† OAC 14 0 9 0 National Champions^
1997*† OAC 14 0 9 0 National Champions^
1998*† OAC 14 0 9 0 National Champions^
1999* OAC 12 1 9 0 NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2000*† OAC 14 0 9 0 National Champions^
2001*† OAC 14 0 9 0 National Champions^
2002*† OAC 14 0 9 0 National Champions^
2003* OAC 13 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2004* OAC 12 1 9 0 NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2005*† OAC 14 1 8 1 National Champions^
2006*† OAC 15 0 9 0 National Champions^
2007* OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2008*† OAC 15 0 9 0 National Champions^
2009* OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2010* OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2011* OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2012*† OAC 15 0 9 0 National Champions^
2013* Vince Kehres OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2014* OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2015*† OAC 15 0 9 0 National Champions^
2016 OAC 12 2 8 1 NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2017*† OAC 15 0 9 0 National Champions^
2018* OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2019* OAC 11 1 9 0 NCAA Division III - Second Round^
2020–21* Geoff Dartt OAC 4 0 4 0 No playoffs
2021* OAC 13 1 9 0 NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2022* OAC 14 1 9 0 National Runner-up^
2023* OAC 11 1 9 0 NCAA Division III - Second Round^

References

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  1. ^ "Mount Union Stadium". Mount Union. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mount Union National Championship Football Teams". Mount Union. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Mount Union". Mount Union. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mount Union's record 112-game win streak snapped". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. Retrieved November 26, 2019.