List of Mount Union Purple Raiders football seasons

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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

National champions†Conference champions *Playoff berth ^
SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsPost-season Results
Conference
WonLostTiedWonLostTied
Mount Union Purple Raiders
1893No coachIndependent120———
1894 Herbert C. Davis Independent450———
1895No team
1896 Albert J. Norton Independent341———
1897 Joe L. Stamp Independent241———
1898No team
1899 Melvin L. Battles Independent511———
1900 Wendell H. Phelps Independent141———
1901CampbellIndependent551———
1902 Frank Halliday Independent630———
1903 Pearl Sommerville Independent251———
1904Independent260———
1905 Roy Beechler Independent260———
1906 Harry Pierce Independent251———
1907 E. J. Stewart Independent920———
1908 H. B. Emerson Independent541———
1909 Robert Dawson Independent820———
1910Independent422———
1911Independent720———
1912Independent920———
1913Independent432———
1914 OAC 640410
1915OAC370050
1916OAC820610
1917 George O'Brien OAC260150
1918OAC610510
1919 OAC170050
1920 Eddie Casey OAC630330
1921OAC161051
1922 John M. Thorpe OAC621520
1923OAC540330
1924OAC541431
1925OAC721421
1926OAC630530
1927OAC621520
1928OAC450420
1929OAC531421
1930OAC451330
1931OAC721410
1932 Harry Geltz OAC180160
1933OAC351341
1934OAC440430
1935OAC711611
1936OAC711310
1937OAC333222
1938OAC530420
1939OAC351231
1940OAC081060
1941OAC170050
1942 Pete Pederson OAC160050
1943No Team - World War II
1944No Team - World War II
1945No Team - World War II
1946Pete PedersonOAC711311
1947OAC540320
1948OAC630520
1949OAC360230
1950 Nelson Jones OAC620310
1951OAC341210
1952OAC170140
1953OAC540230
1954OAC270160
1955OAC152151
1956 Duke Barret OAC260250
1957OAC260260
1958OAC360360
1959OAC270260
1960OAC360350
1961OAC360250
1962 Ken Wable OAC360250
1963OAC180150
1964OAC450330
1965OAC720520
1966OAC450330
1967OAC261251
1968OAC540330
1969OAC540330
1970OAC810410
1971OAC720310
1972OAC180050
1973OAC360050
1974OAC720310
1975OAC720220
1976OAC360140
1977OAC450230
1978OAC441230
1979OAC720320
1980OAC540320
1981OAC540410
1982OAC810410
1983OAC630230
1984OAC640530
1985*OAC1110800 NCAA Division III - Second Round^
1986* Larry Kehres OAC1110800NCAA Division III - Second Round^
1987OAC640620
1988OAC631521
1989OAC721611
1990*OAC1010900NCAA Division III - First Round^
1991OAC811711
1992*OAC1210900NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
1993*†OAC1400900National Champions^
1994*OAC1020810NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
1995*OAC121—90—NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
1996*†OAC140—90—National Champions^
1997*†OAC140—90—National Champions^
1998*†OAC140—90—National Champions^
1999*OAC121—90—NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2000*†OAC140—90—National Champions^
2001*†OAC140—90—National Champions^
2002*†OAC140—90—National Champions^
2003*OAC131—90—National Runner-up^
2004*OAC121—90—NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2005*†OAC141—81—National Champions^
2006*†OAC150—90—National Champions^
2007*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2008*†OAC150—90—National Champions^
2009*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2010*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2011*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2012*†OAC150—90—National Champions^
2013* Vince Kehres OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2014*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2015*†OAC150—90—National Champions^
2016OAC122—81—NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2017*†OAC150—90—National Champions^
2018*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2019*OAC111—90—NCAA Division III - Second Round^
2020–21* Geoff Dartt OAC40—40—No playoffs
2021*OAC131—90—NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^
2022*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^
2023*OAC111—90—NCAA Division III - Second Round^

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References

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  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.
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