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. The program has won 13 NCAA Division III Football Championships and eight runner-ups. With more than 800 wins, 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.

Seasons National champions Conference champions *Playoff berth ^

SeasonHead coachConferenceSeason resultsPostseason resultsConferenceWonLostTiedWonLostTied 1893No coachIndependent 1 2 0——— 1894Herbert C. DavisIndependent450———1895No team1896Albert J. NortonIndependent341———1897Joe L. StampIndependent241———1898No team1899Melvin L. BattlesIndependent511———1900Wendell H. PhelpsIndependent141———1901CampbellIndependent551———1902Frank HallidayIndependent630———1903Pearl SommervilleIndependent251———1904Independent260———1905Roy BeechlerIndependent260———1906Harry PierceIndependent251———1907E. J. StewartIndependent920———1908H. B. EmersonIndependent541———1909Robert DawsonIndependent820———1910Independent422———1911Independent720———1912Independent920———1913Independent432———1914OAC6404101915OAC3700501916OAC8206101917George O'BrienOAC2601501918OAC6105101919OAC1700501920Eddie CaseyOAC6303301921OAC1610511922John M. ThorpeOAC6215201923OAC5403301924OAC5414311925OAC7214211926OAC6305301927OAC6215201928OAC4504201929OAC5314211930OAC4513301931OAC7214101932Harry GeltzOAC1801601933OAC3513411934OAC4404301935OAC7116111936OAC7113101937OAC3332221938OAC5304201939OAC3512311940OAC0810601941OAC1700501942Pete PedersonOAC1600501943No Team - World War II1944No Team - World War II1945No Team - World War II1946Pete PedersonOAC7113111947OAC5403201948OAC6305201949OAC3602301950Nelson JonesOAC6203101951OAC3412101952OAC1701401953OAC5402301954OAC2701601955OAC1521511956Duke BarretOAC2602501957OAC2602601958OAC3603601959OAC2702601960OAC3603501961OAC3602501962Ken WableOAC3602501963OAC1801501964OAC4503301965OAC7205201966OAC4503301967OAC2612511968OAC5403301969OAC5403301970OAC8104101971OAC7203101972OAC1800501973OAC3600501974OAC7203101975OAC7202201976OAC3601401977OAC4502301978OAC4412301979OAC7203201980OAC5403201981OAC5404101982OAC8104101983OAC6302301984OAC6405301985*OAC1110800NCAA Division III - Second Round^1986*Larry KehresOAC1110800NCAA Division III - Second Round^1987OAC6406201988OAC6315211989OAC7216111990*OAC1010900NCAA Division III - First Round^1991OAC8117111992*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 KehresOAC141—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 DarttOAC40—40—No playoffs2021*OAC131—90—NCAA Division III - Semifinalist^2022*OAC141—90—National Runner-up^2023* OAC111—90—NCAA Division III - Second Round^2024* OAC141—90—National Runner-up^2025* OAC111—80—NCAA Division III - Third Round^

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