Widener Pride

Schedule

Overall record: 9-2 - Conference: 8-2
* Conference; • D-III opponent

All times Eastern
9/12 at Wilkes * • W, 20-13
9/19 vs. FDU-Florham * • W, 30-8
9/26 vs. Lebanon Valley * • W, 43-0
10/3 at Juniata * • W, 47-7
10/10 at Moravian * • W, 45-13
10/17 vs. Albright * • W, 33-0
10/24 vs. Lycoming * • L, 15-13
10/31 at King's * • W, 41-20
11/7 at Delaware Valley * • W, 38-19
11/14 vs. Susquehanna * • L, 28-24
11/21 vs. Montclair State W, 15-7
Overall record: 9-2 - Conference: 8-2
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • In-region)
9/12 at Wilkes * • W, 20-13
9/19 vs. FDU-Florham * • W, 30-8
9/26 vs. Lebanon Valley * • W, 43-0
10/3 at Juniata * • W, 47-7
10/10 at Moravian * • W, 45-13
10/17 vs. Albright * • W, 33-0
10/24 vs. Lycoming * • L, 15-13
10/31 at King's * • W, 41-20
11/7 at Delaware Valley * • W, 38-19
11/14 vs. Susquehanna * • L, 28-24

1998

Schools Conf All
Lycoming 9-0 10-1
Widener 8-2 9-2
Susquehanna 5-2 6-3
Juniata 5-3 5-5
Wilkes 3-2 5-4
Albright 4-4 4-6
FDU-Florham 2-5 2-8
King's 2-6 3-7
Moravian 1-5 3-7
Lebanon Valley 1-5 1-9
Delaware Valley 1-7 3-7

Previous seasons

loki/standings
Year Overall Conf
2026 0-0, 0-0 MAC
2025 4-6, 3-6 MAC
2024 5-6, 5-4 MAC
2023 7-4, 6-3 MAC
2022 3-7, 2-6 MAC
2021 7-4, 5-3 MAC
2020 0-0, 0-0 MAC
2019 5-5, 4-4 MAC
2018 4-6, 4-4 MAC
2017 7-4, 7-2 MAC
2016 6-4, 6-3 MAC
2015 6-4, 6-3 MAC
2014 12-1, 9-0 MAC
2013 6-4, 6-3 MAC
2012 11-1, 8-0 MAC
2011 9-2, 6-2 MAC
2010 5-5, 4-3 MAC
2009 3-7, 1-6 MAC
2008 4-6, 2-5 MAC
2007 8-3, 7-0 MAC
2006 7-4, 6-3 MAC
2005 8-3, 6-3 MAC
2004 6-4, 5-4 MAC
2003 5-5, 4-5 MAC
2002 9-1, 8-1 MAC
2001 12-1, 10-0 MAC
2000 12-2, 9-0 MAC
1999 6-5, 6-4 MAC
1998 9-2, 8-2 MAC

Team Info

Widener

Pride

Coach: Bill Zwaan
Conference: MAC
Enrollment: 2582
Location: Chester, PA
Colors: Widener Blue, Gold
Stadium: Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium (4000)
Surface: Turf
Link to official site

News Releases

September 9, 2025 Still on the sideline: Hall of Fame coaches keep going Bill Manlove and Ad Rutschman, verifiable college football coaching legends, are still coaching into their 90s as assistants at Division III schools. Long past their head coaching days and Hall of Fame inductions, their deep-seated love for the sport continues to inspire a new generation of players. Glen Crevier has more in a D3football.com feature.
September 15, 2021 Eastern to add football Division III football took a big hit over the past 18 months, dropping to 239 programs, but No. 240 is on the way, and hails from the Middle Atlantic Conference.
December 14, 2018 Kelly out at Widener The Widener athletic department announced Friday that head football coach Mike Kelly is no longer employed at the university. Kelly posted a record of 4-6 in 2018.
October 28, 2017 Tickets punched for Week 11 and beyond Monmouth and St. Norbert claimed spots in the MWC title game, while Chapman clinched a return to the playoffs. Plus, Eureka stands one step away and Widener reached a milestone. More in the national roundup.
October 26, 2017 Pride returning at Widener ahead of schedule After a couple of years outside of the playoffs or bowl game picture, Widener controls its own destiny here in the final three weeks of the season. And for a young team, sometimes that's all you can ask. More in Around the East.
October 5, 2016 Alvernia adding football Alvernia University, a Division III school in Reading, Pa., has announced it is joining the ranks of Division III football-sponsoring programs starting in the fall of 2018. Barring other changes, that would bring the number of schools sponsoring Division III football that year to 251.
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