Hillsdale Chargers football, 2010–2019

The Hillsale Chargers football program, 2010–2019 represented Hillsdale College during the 2010s in NCAA Division II college football. They were a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) from 2010 to 2016 and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) from 2017 to 2019. The team was led by head coach Keith Otterbein who held the post for 22 years from 2002 to 2023. Highlights of the decade included:

• The 2010 Hillsdale Chargers football team compiled a 9–3 record, tied for the GLIAC North Division championship, and advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs.
• The 2011 Hillsdale Chargers football team compiled an 8–3 record, won the GLIAC championship. Running back Joe Glendening rushed for 1,604 yards, was selected as the GLIAC player of the year and was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy.
• The 2012 Hillsdale Chargers football team compiled a 7–4 record and tied for the GLIAC North co-championship.
• In 2017, Hillsdale left the GLIAC and joined the G-MAC.
• The 2018 Hillsdale Chargers football team compiled a 10–3 record, won the G-MAC championship, and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.

2010–2019 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (2002–2023)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2021 →

The team played its home games at Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium in Hillsdale, Michigan.

2010

2010 Hillsdale Chargers football
NCAA Division II first round, L 28-42 vs. St. Cloud State
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	South Division
Record	9–3 (8–2 GLIAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (1st season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2009 2011 →

2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
No. 10 Grand Valley State $^		9	–	1					11	–	2
No. 25 Michigan Tech		8	–	2					8	–	2
Indianapolis		5	–	5					6	–	5
Ferris State		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northwood		5	–	5					5	–	6
Saginaw Valley State		4	–	6					4	–	7
South
No. 21 Wayne State (MI)		8	–	2					9	–	2
No. 16 Hillsdale ^		8	–	2					9	–	3
Ashland		7	–	3					8	–	3
Lake Erie		3	–	7					3	–	8
Ohio Dominican *		2	–	8					2	–	8
Findlay		1	–	9					1	–	10
Tiffin		0	–	10					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2010 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2010 NCAA Division II football season. In their ninth year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 9–3 record (8–2 in conference games), tied for the GLIAC North Division championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 304 to 188.^[1] They advanced to the Division II playoffs,^[2] losing to St. Cloud State in the first round.

In a pre-season coaches poll, Hillsdale was picked to finish second in the conference. The return of quarterback Troy Weatherhead wide receiver Andre Holmes, and defensive back Nick Hixson were cited as reasons for the high expectations.^[3]

Senior quarterback Troy Weatherhead completed 220 of 283 passes (77.74%) for 2,484 yards, 20 touchdowns, and four interceptions. His 171.59 efficiency rating was the best in the country, and he was named GLIAC player of the year for 2010. He left Hillsdale with the school's career records in passing yards (9,144) and touchdown passes (63).^[4]

Other key players included:

• Running back Joe Glendening gained 1,259 rushing yards on 276 carries for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. Glendening also led the team in scoring with 72 points on 12 touchdowns.^[1]
• Wide receiver Andre Holmes caught 82 passes for 1,095 yards.^[1]
• Kicker Colin McGreevy converted 40 of 40 extra points and six of ten field goals for a total of 58 points.^[1]
• Defensive back Nick Hixson led the team with 74 total tackles.^[1]
• David Baker led the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Ferris State*	No. 16	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 35–17	2,977	[5][6][7]
September 11	at No. 1 Grand Valley State	No. 11	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 41–44	11,637	[8][9]
September 18	at Ashland	No. 13	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	W 27–17	4,874
September 25	Lake Erie	No. 12	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 42–37	1,312	[10]
October 2	Saginaw Valley State	No. 11	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 35–21	1,279	[11]
October 9	at Ohio Dominican	No. 9	Panther Field Columbus, OH	W 35–10	1,587
October 16	Michigan Tech	No. 8	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 24–17	2,117	[12]
October 23	at Wayne State	No. 6	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 9–14	2,720	[13]
October 30	at Northwood	No. 17	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 35–28	1,573	[14]
November 6	Findlay	No. 17	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 31–3	2,229
November 14	Tiffin	No. 13	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 31–24	903
November 20	at No. 15 St. Cloud State*	No. 10	Husky Stadium St. Cloud, MN (NCAA Division II first round)	L 28–42	1,064	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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2011

2011 Hillsdale Chargers football
GLIAC champion
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	South Division
Record	8–3 (8–2 GLIAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (2nd season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Grand Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State ^		7	–	3					7	–	4
Indianapolis		6	–	4					7	–	4
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ferris State		5	–	5					6	–	5
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northwood		1	–	9					2	–	9
South
Hillsdale $		8	–	2					8	–	3
No. 2 Wayne State (MI) ^		7	–	3					12	–	4
Ohio Dominican		6	–	4					7	–	4
Ashland		6	–	4					6	–	5
Findlay		6	–	4					6	–	5
Lake Erie		2	–	8					3	–	8
Tiffin		0	–	10					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2011 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. In their tenth year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 8–3 record (8–2 in conference games), won the GLIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 331 to 232.^[16] Despite winning the GLIAC championship, Hillsdale was not invited to play in the Division II playoffs; two other GLIAC teams who finished below Hillsdale in the standings (Wayne State and Saginaw Valley State) were invited.^[17]

Despite missing one game and part of another after suffering a concussion, running back Joe Glendening, nicknamed "Joe the Show",^[18] set Hillsdale's single-season records with 1,604 rushing yards, 27 rushing touchdowns, and 325 rushing attempts.^[19][20] He also led the team in scoring with 180 points on 30 total touchdowns.^[16] Glendening received Division II All-America honors,^[21] was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy,^[22][23] and was selected as the GLIAC player of the year for 2011.^[19]

Other key players included:

• Quarterback Anthony Misfud completed 190 of 288 passes (65.97%) for 2,363 yards, 15 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 148.61 efficiency rating.^[16]
• Andrew Mott had 39 pass receptions for 587 yards.^[16]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Ferris State	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	L 17–20	3,453	[24]
September 10	Grand Valley State	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 34–31	2,887	[25][26]
September 17	Ashland	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 40–34 3OT	1,738	[27]
September 24	at Lake Erie	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	W 35–26	2,452
October 1	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium Allendale, MI	W 38–35	6,984	[28]
October 8	Ohio Dominican	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 42–43	2,663
October 15	at Michigan Tech	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	W 13–7	1,658
October 22	Wayne State (MI)	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 24–27 2OT	2,076	[29]
October 29	Northwood	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 14–10	938	[30]
November 5	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	W 49–19	1,180	[31]
November 12	at Tiffin	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	W 42–0	702

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2012

2012 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	North Division
Record	7–4 (7–3 GLIAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (3rd season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
Grand Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Saginaw Valley State		7	–	3					8	–	3
Michigan Tech		7	–	3					7	–	3
Hillsdale		7	–	3					7	–	4
Ferris State		6	–	4					7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		5	–	5					5	–	5
Northwood		4	–	6					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		4	–	6					5	–	6
South
No. 9 Ashland $^		10	–	0					11	–	1
Ohio Dominican		7	–	3					8	–	3
Findlay		7	–	3					7	–	3
Lake Erie		3	–	7					3	–	8
Notre Dame (OH)		2	–	8					3	–	8
Tiffin		2	–	8					3	–	8
Walsh *		2	–	8					3	–	8
Malone *		1	–	9					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant * – Provisional Division II member Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2012 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2012 NCAA Division II football season. In their 11th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 7–4 record (7–3 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for the GLIAC North Division championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 330 to 228.^[32]

Other key players included:

• Running back Joe Glendening gained 1,517 rushing yards on 301 carries for an average of 5.0 yards per carry. He also led the team in scoring with 96 points on 16 touchdowns.^[32]
• Quarterback Anthony Mifsud completed 179 of 278 passes for 2,108 yards, 18 touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 143.69 efficiency rating. He also ranked second on the team with 305 rushing yards.^[32]
• Andrew Mott was the team's leading receiver with 40 catches for 457 yards.^[32]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	5:00 p.m.	at No. 11 California (PA)*	No. 17	Roadman Park California, PA	L 22–30	4,236
September 8	7:00 p.m.	Ohio Dominican	No. 25	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 38–20	2,317
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Malone		Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 27–10	1,566
September 22	1:00 p.m.	at Notre Dame (OH)		Korb Field Lyndhurst, OH	W 63–14	1,224
September 29	1:30 p.m.	Northern Michigan		Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 44–6	1,362
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Wayne State (MI)		Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 21–24	3,219
October 13	2:00 p.m.	at Ferris State		Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI	W 30–20	2,973
October 20	1:30 p.m.	No. 15 Saginaw Valley State		Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 34–17	1,713
October 27	2:30 p.m.	No. 23 Grand Valley State	No. 24	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 23–42	2,878
November 3	1:00 p.m.	at Michigan Tech		Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 14–42	1,662
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Northwood		Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 14–3	1,339
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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2013

2013 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Division	North Division
Record	5–6 (5–4 GLIAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (4th season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North
No. 22 Saginaw Valley State ^		9	–	1					9	–	3
Ferris State		8	–	2					8	–	3
No. 3 Grand Valley State ^		7	–	2					12	–	3
Michigan Tech		6	–	4					6	–	4
Hillsdale		5	–	4					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	7
Wayne State (MI)		3	–	7					3	–	8
Northwood		1	–	8					2	–	9
South
No. 12 Ohio Dominican $^		9	–	0					10	–	1
Findlay		6	–	3					8	–	3
Ashland		5	–	4					5	–	5
Lake Erie		3	–	6					4	–	7
Walsh		3	–	6					3	–	8
Malone		1	–	8					2	–	9
Tiffin		1	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2013 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season. In their 12th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 5–6 record (5–4 in conference games), finished in fifth place in the GLIAC's North Division, and outscored opponents by a total of 307 to 271.^[33]

Key players included Sam Landry (2,514 passing yrards), Isaac Spence (388 rushing yards), Andrew Mott (390 receiving yards), and kicker Steven Mette (67 points scored).^[33]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	California (PA)*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 19–22	2,518
September 14	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Field Columbus, OH	L 20–37	1,548
September 21	at Malone	Fawcett Stadium Canton, OH	W 41–16	1,000
September 28	Indianapolis*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 14–17	2,476
October 5	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 27–17	1,704
October 12	Wayne State (MI)	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 35–16	1,178
October 19	Ferris State	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 45–38	1,303
October 26	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, Michigan	L 34–47	3,100
November 2	at Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 21–31	8,129	[34]
November 9	Michigan Tech	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 27–23	1,007
November 16	Northwood	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 24–7	1,045
*Non-conference game

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2014

2014 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	4–7 (4–6 GLIAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (5th season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Ferris State $^		10	–	0					11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio Dominican ^		9	–	1					11	–	2
No. 21 Michigan Tech ^		9	–	1					9	–	2
Ashland		8	–	2					8	–	2
Wayne State (MI)		6	–	4					7	–	4
Grand Valley State		6	–	4					6	–	5
Findlay		4	–	6					5	–	6
Northwood		4	–	6					5	–	6
Tiffin		4	–	6					5	–	6
Hillsdale		4	–	6					4	–	7
Lake Erie		3	–	7					4	–	7
Walsh		3	–	7					4	–	7
Northern Michigan		2	–	8					3	–	8
Saginaw Valley State		2	–	8					2	–	9
Malone		1	–	9					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2014 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2014 NCAA Division II football season. In their 13th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 4–7 record (4–6 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for seventh place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 271 to 234.^[35]

The team's statistical leaders included: Mark LaPrairie (1,990 passing yards); Bennett Lewis (598 rushing yards); John Haley (643 receiving yards); and kicker Steven Mette (66 points scored).^[35]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 38–46	2,104
September 13	at Lake Erie	Jack Britt Memorial Stadium Painesville, OH	W 48–41	732
September 20	Northern Michigan	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 13–10	2,017
September 27	at Indianapolis	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 19–24	9,236
October 4	Grand Valley State	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 21–42	1,966
October 11	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 3–9	1,267
October 18	Ashland	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 7–17	1,219
October 25	at Tiffin	Frost Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 24–31	967
November 1	Saginaw Valley State	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 24–17	906
November 8	Northwood	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 24–14	919
November 15	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 13–20	1,619

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2015

2015 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–6 (5–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (6th season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Ferris State +^		10	–	0					11	–	1
No. 10 Ashland +^		10	–	0					10	–	1
No. 4 Grand Valley State ^		8	–	2					12	–	3
Ohio Dominican		7	–	3					8	–	3
Michigan Tech		7	–	3					7	–	3
Findlay		5	–	5					6	–	5
Wayne State (MI)		5	–	5					6	–	5
Hillsdale		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northwood		5	–	5					5	–	6
Northern Michigan		4	–	6					5	–	6
Tiffin		4	–	6					5	–	6
Walsh		2	–	8					2	–	8
Lake Erie		2	–	8					2	–	9
Saginaw Valley State		1	–	9					1	–	10
Malone		0	–	10					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2015 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2015 NCAA Division II football season. In their 14th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 5–6 record (5–5 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for sixth place in the GLIAC, and were outscored by a total of 338 to 304.

The team's statistical leaders included Chance Stewart (1,235 passing yards), Joe Reverman (1,083 rushing yards), Trey Brock (26 receptions, 483 yards), and kicker Steven Mette (70 points scored).^[36]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Findlay	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 34–45	2,276
September 12	Lake Erie	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 52–29	1,196
September 19	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	L 24–32	4,289
September 26	Indianapolis*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 7–38	1,262
October 3	at Grand Valley State	Lubbers Stadium Allendale, MI	L 14–46	12,552
October 10	Ohio Dominican	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 29–34	1,497
October 17	at Ashland	Jack Miller Stadium Ashland, OH	L 21–52	3,133
October 24	Tiffin	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 38–24	2,026
October 31	at Saginaw Valley State	Wickes Stadium University Center, MI	W 26–0	1,012	[37]
November 7	at Northwood	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 28–14	1,611
November 14	Wayne State (MI)	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 31–24	1,278
*Non-conference game

2016

2016 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (4–5 GLIAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (7th season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Grand Valley State $^		10	–	0					12	–	1
No. 5 Ferris State ^		9	–	2					12	–	3
No. 19 Ashland		7	–	2					9	–	2
Tiffin		7	–	3					8	–	3
Ohio Dominican		7	–	4					7	–	4
Wayne State (MI)		7	–	4					7	–	4
Findlay		6	–	5					6	–	5
Saginaw Valley State		5	–	5					5	–	5
Hillsdale		4	–	5					5	–	5
Michigan Tech		4	–	6					4	–	6
Northern Michigan		3	–	7					3	–	8
Northwood		3	–	8					3	–	8
Walsh		0	–	10					1	–	10
Lake Erie		0	–	11					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2016 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. In their 15th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 5–5 record (4–5 in conference games), finished in ninth place in the GLIAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 307 to 306.^[38]

The team's statistical leaders included: Chance Stewart (2,546 passing yards); Trey Brock (77 receptions, 1,322 yars); Joe Reverman (895 rushing yards, 78 points scored).^[38]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Indianapolis*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 30–24	2,209
September 10	Walsh	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 28–10	1,774
September 17	at Tiffin	Frost Kannow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 20–37	2,250
September 24	Michigan Tech	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 51–24	2,176
October 1	at Wayne State (MI)	Tom Adams Field Detroit, MI	L 30–41	3,749
October 15	at Findlay	Donnell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 28–46	1,734
October 22	Grand Valley State	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 17–35	1,887
October 29	at Northern Michigan	Superior Dome Marquette, MI	W 41–38	1,295
November 5	Ferris State	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 20–41	1,376
November 12	Lake Erie	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 42–10	803
*Non-conference game

2017

2017 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 G-MAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (8th season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Ohio Dominican $		7	–	0					7	–	3
No. 22 Findlay ^		6	–	1					10	–	3
Hillsdale		5	–	2					7	–	4
Walsh		4	–	3					4	–	7
Alderson Broaddus		2	–	5					3	–	8
Lake Erie		2	–	5					2	–	8
Kentucky Wesleyan		1	–	6					2	–	8
Malone		1	–	6					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2017 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. After the 2016 season, Hillsdale left the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and joined the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (GMAC) for the 2017 season. In their 16th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 in conference games), finished third in the G-MAC,^[39] and outscored opponents by a total of 379 to 216.^[40]

The team's statistical leaders included Chance Stewart (2,695 passing yards), David Graham (1,050 rushing yards, 114 points scored), and Trey Brock (74 receptions, 1,174 yards).^[40]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Mercyhurst*	Tullio Field Erie, PA	W 19–11	1,382
September 9	Michigan Tech*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 31–27	2,371
September 16	McKendree*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 21–24	2,045
September 23	at Indianapolis*	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 38–45	5,834
September 30	Kentucky Wesleyan	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 56–0	2,677
October 7	at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	L 27–41	1,932
October 14	Findlay	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 13–31	1,138
October 21	Walsh	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 38–0	1,519
October 28	at Alderson Broaddus	Multi-Sport Philippi, WV	W 37–31	967
November 4	Malone	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 45–7	963
November 11	at Lake Erie	Jack Britt Stadium Painesville, OH	W 54–0	443
*Non-conference game

2018

2018 Hillsdale Chargers football
G-MAC champion
NCAA Division II second round, L 14–19 at Notre Dame (OH)
Conference	Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Record	10–3 (8–0 G-MAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (9th season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Hillsdale $^		8	–	0					10	–	3
Ohio Dominican		6	–	2					9	–	2
Tiffin		6	–	2					9	–	2
Findlay		6	–	2					8	–	3
Walsh		4	–	4					4	–	6
Alderson Broaddus		3	–	5					4	–	7
Kentucky Wesleyan		2	–	6					3	–	7
Malone		1	–	7					2	–	8
Lake Erie		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2018 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. In their 17th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 10–3 record (8–0 in conference games), won the G-MAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 417 to 255. They advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, defeating Kutztown in the first round, then losing to the Notre Dame Falcons in the second round.^[41]

Key players included:

• Quarterback Chance Stewart completed 245 of 396 passes (61.87%) for 3,588 yards, 28 touchdowns, eight interceptions, and a 157.27 efficiency rating. Stewart also ranked second on the team with 211 rushing yards.^[41]
• David Graham tallied 939 rushing yards on 217 carries for an average of 4.3 yards per carry. He ranked second on the team with 96 points scored on 16 touchdowns.^[41]
• Trey Brock led the team with 79 receptions for 1,422 yards and 17 touchdowns. He led the team in scoring with 102 points scored.^[41]
• Linebacker Jay Rose led the team with 113 total tackles and 13 tackles for loss.^[41]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Mercyhurst*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 14–9	1,963	[42]
September 8		at Michigan Tech*	Sherman Field Houghton, MI	L 30–31 OT	2,814
September 15		at Ohio Dominican	Panther Stadium Columbus, OH	W 34–18	1,635
September 22		Lake Erie	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 41–7	2,280
September 29		at Malone	Benson Stadium Canton, OH	W 45–35	2,045
October 6		at Findlay	Donnel Stadium Findlay, OH	W 20–17	1,856
October 13		Alderson Broaddus	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 45–24	1,277
October 20		at Walsh	Tom Benson Stadium Canton, OH	W 28–9	117
October 27		Kentucky Wesleyan	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 34–0	716
November 3		Tiffin	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 48–26	1,634
November 10		at Indianapolis*	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 24–34	4,357
November 17		at Kutztown*	Andre Reed Stadium Kutztown, PA (NCAA Division II first round)	W 40–26	2,762	[43]
November 24		at Notre Dame (OH)*	Mueller Field South Euclid, OH (NCAA Division II second round)	L 14–19	1,800	[44]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

2019

2019 Hillsdale Chargers football
Conference	Great Midwest Athletic Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 G-MAC)
Head coach	Keith Otterbein (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Nate Shreffler (10th season)
Home stadium	Frank "Muddy" Waters Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Great Midwest Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 23 Tiffin $^		7	–	0					9	–	2
Ohio Dominican #		6	–	1					7	–	3
Findlay		5	–	2					7	–	4
Hillsdale		4	–	3					6	–	5
Lake Erie		2	–	5					3	–	8
Walsh		2	–	5					3	–	8
Alderson Broaddus		1	–	6					1	–	9
Kentucky Wesleyan		1	–	6					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant # – America's Crossroads Bowl participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2019 Hillsdale Chargers football team represented Hillsdale College as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. In their 17th year under head coach Keith Otterbein, the Chargers compiled a 6–5 record (4–3 in conference games), finished fourth in the G-MAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 318 to 263.^[45]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Luke Keller (2,113 passing yards), tailback David Graham (1,049 rushing yards, 104 points scored), and Konnor Maloney (47 receptions, 851 yards).^[45]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	Michigan Tech*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 14–29	2,078
September 14	at Indianapolis*	Key Stadium Indianapolis, IN	L 21–48	6,723
September 21	Lake Erie	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 34–14	2,297
September 28	Walsh	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 30–0	639
October 5	Concord*	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 38–14	889
October 12	at Northwood*	Hantz Stadium Midland, MI	W 37–30	1,112
October 19	at Findlay	Donell Stadium Findlay, OH	L 16–41	902
October 26	Kentucky Wesleyan	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	W 41–14	688
November 2	at Alderson Broaddus	MSPS Philippi, WV	W 56–21	674
November 9	at Tiffin	Frost-Kalnow Stadium Tiffin, OH	L 24–35	2,125
November 16	Ohio Dominican	Muddy Waters Stadium Hillsdale, MI	L 7–17	680
*Non-conference game