THE RFC MYC: Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)-(NCAA Division III)

Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC)-(NCAA Division III)

Overview: The University of Mount Union Purple Raiders added yet another Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) championship to what's surely an already-crowded trophy case, as they also cruised through another undefeated regular season at 10-0 overall. After finishing unbeaten at 9-0 in OAC action, Mount Union has now won 32 conference titles, to go with their 13 national championships all-time, which dates back to the first-ever title the Purple Raiders won in 1993.

In the NCAA Division III playoffs, Mount Union crushed Washington & Lee 52-0 in the first round, outlasted Johns Hopkins 45-35 in the second round, and rallied to beat Muhlenberg 35-29 in overtime in the quarterfinals, before falling to then-defending national champion turned eventual national runner-up North Central in the national semifnals to finish their fall 2021 season at 13-1 overall. 

Looking ahead to 2022, expect Mount Union to try to win its 33rd conference championship, as well as put themselves in the conversation for that elusive 14th national championship in program history. However, expect the three teams that finished 2021 in a three-way tie for second place in the OAC at 7-2 in Baldwin-Wallace (8-2 overall in 2021), Heidelberg (8-2), and John Carroll (7-3) to have a say in who might dethrone the Purple Raiders this fall.

2021 (Fall) Ohio Athletic Conference Football Final Standings

2022 Schedules (Teams are listed in alphabetical order, click the links below to access to find the schedules)

NOTE: If the link to the team's schedule is not highlighted, it means that the team has not submitted its schedule for the 2022 season. When the team's schedule is submitted, the link (s) will appear in each blog post. Also, please visit the RFC blog at realfootballcentral.blogspot.com for schedules, schedule updates, preseason previews, and much more.

Baldwin-Wallace

Capital

Heidelberg

John Carroll

Marietta

Mount Union

Muskingum

Ohio Northern

Otterbein

Wilmington

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