Mount Union holds the NCAA record for the most consecutive wins by a football team with 55. From September 2, 2000 to December 13, 2003, the Purple Raiders didn't lose a football game, breaking their own record of 54 games. During the stretch of consecutive games, the Purple Raiders won three National Championships, four Ohio Athletic Conference Championships and 15 NCAA Division III Playoff games. Purple Raider opponents were outscored 2,552 to 641 in the stretch (an average final score of 46.4 to 11.7). Mount Union surrendered 21 points or less in 47 of the games with 11 shutouts, and managed a turnover ratio of +43.
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Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
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Season Record
|
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1.
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Sep. 2, 2000
|
A
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Allegheny
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48-21
|
1-0
|
|
2.
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Sep. 16, 2000
|
A
|
Otterbein*
|
37-14
|
2-0 (1-0)
|
|
3.
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Sep. 23, 2000
|
H
|
John Carroll*
|
41-31
|
3-0 (2-0)
|
|
4.
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Sep. 30, 2000
|
A
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Ohio Northern*
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48-24
|
4-0 (3-0)
|
|
5.
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Oct. 7, 2000
|
H
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Marietta*
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54-14
|
5-0 (4-0)
|
|
6.
|
Oct. 14, 2000
|
H
|
Wilmington*
|
42-7
|
6-0 (5-0)
|
|
7.
|
Oct. 21, 2000
|
A
|
Capital*
|
58-17
|
7-0 (6-0)
|
|
8.
|
Oct. 28, 2000
|
H
|
Muskingum*
|
62-7
|
8-0 (7-0)
|
|
9.
|
Nov. 4, 2000
|
A
|
Baldwin-Wallace*
|
41-0
|
9-0 (8-0)
|
|
10.
|
Nov. 11, 2000
|
H
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Heidelberg*
|
60-7
|
10-0 (9-0)
|
|
11.
|
Nov. 25, 2000
|
H
|
Ohio Northern (2nd Rd)
|
59-28
|
11-0
|
|
12.
|
Dec. 2, 2000
|
H
|
Wittenberg (QF)
|
32-15
|
12-0
|
|
13.
|
Dec. 9, 2000
|
H
|
Widener (SF)
|
70-30
|
13-0
|
|
14.
|
Dec. 16, 2000
|
NS
|
St. John's (Stagg Bowl)
|
10-7
|
14-0
|
|
15.
|
Sep. 1, 2001
|
H
|
Allegheny
|
52-7
|
1-0
|
|
16.
|
Sep. 15, 2001
|
H
|
Otterbein*
|
48-10
|
2-0 (1-0)
|
|
17.
|
Sep. 22, 2001
|
A
|
John Carroll*
|
33-30
|
3-0 (2-0)
|
|
18.
|
Sep. 29, 2001
|
H
|
Ohio Northern*
|
31-3
|
4-0 (3-0)
|
|
19.
|
Oct. 6, 2001
|
A
|
Marietta*
|
47-0
|
5-0 (4-0)
|
|
20.
|
Oct. 13, 2001
|
A
|
Wilmington*
|
54-6
|
6-0 (5-0)
|
|
21.
|
Oct. 20, 2001
|
H
|
Capital*
|
52-13
|
7-0 (6-0)
|
|
22.
|
Oct. 27, 2001
|
A
|
Muskingum*
|
48-7
|
8-0 (7-0)
|
|
23.
|
Nov. 3, 2001
|
H
|
Baldwin-Wallace*
|
17-3
|
9-0 (8-0)
|
|
24.
|
Nov. 10, 2001
|
A
|
Heidelberg*
|
54-7
|
10-0 (9-0)
|
|
25.
|
Nov. 24, 2001
|
H
|
Augustana (2nd Rd)
|
32-7
|
11-0
|
|
26.
|
Dec. 1, 2001
|
H
|
Wittenberg (QF)
|
49-21
|
12-0
|
|
27.
|
Dec. 8, 2001
|
H
|
St. John's (SF)
|
35-14
|
13-0
|
|
28.
|
Dec. 15, 2001
|
NS
|
Bridgewater (Stagg Bowl)
|
30-27
|
14-0
|
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29.
|
Sep. 7, 2002
|
A
|
Wis-Whitewater
|
44-21
|
1-0
|
|
30.
|
Sep. 21, 2002
|
A
|
Baldwin-Wallace*
|
28-21
|
2-0 (1-0)
|
|
31.
|
Sep. 28, 2002
|
H
|
Muskingum*
|
49-3
|
3-0 (2-0)
|
|
32.
|
Oct. 5, 2002
|
A
|
Otterbein*
|
55-0
|
4-0 (3-0)
|
|
33.
|
Oct. 12, 2002
|
H
|
Heidelberg*
|
61-0
|
5-0 (4-0)
|
|
34.
|
Oct. 19, 2002
|
H
|
John Carroll*
|
35-16
|
6-0 (5-0)
|
|
35.
|
Oct. 26, 2002
|
A
|
Capital*
|
38-22
|
7-0 (6-0)
|
|
36.
|
Nov. 2, 2002
|
H
|
Marietta*
|
56-10
|
8-0 (7-0)
|
|
37.
|
Nov. 9, 2002
|
A
|
Ohio Northern*
|
34-24
|
9-0 (8-0)
|
|
38.
|
Nov. 16, 2002
|
H
|
Wilmington*
|
62-0
|
10-0 (9-0)
|
|
39.
|
Nov. 30, 2002
|
H
|
Wheaton (2nd Rd)
|
42-21
|
11-0
|
|
40.
|
Dec. 7, 2002
|
H
|
Wabash (QF)
|
45-16
|
12-0
|
|
41.
|
Dec. 14, 2002
|
H
|
John Carroll (SF)
|
57-19
|
13-0
|
|
42.
|
Dec. 21, 2002
|
NS
|
Trinity (Stagg Bowl)
|
48-7
|
14-0
|
|
43.
|
Sep. 6, 2003
|
H
|
Wis-Whitewater
|
40-17
|
1-0
|
|
44.
|
Sep. 20, 2003
|
H
|
Baldwin-Wallace*
|
24-0
|
2-0 (1-0)
|
|
45.
|
Sep. 27, 2003
|
A
|
Muskingum*
|
58-0
|
3-0 (2-0)
|
|
46.
|
Oct. 4, 2003
|
H
|
Otterbein*
|
66-0
|
4-0 (3-0)
|
|
47.
|
Oct. 11, 2003
|
A
|
Heidelberg*
|
68-13
|
5-0 (4-0)
|
|
48.
|
Oct. 18, 2003
|
A
|
John Carroll*
|
34-16
|
6-0 (5-0)
|
|
49.
|
Oct. 25, 2003
|
H
|
Capital*
|
35-7
|
7-0 (6-0)
|
|
50.
|
Nov. 1, 2003
|
A
|
Marietta*
|
55-0
|
8-0 (7-0)
|
|
51.
|
Nov. 8, 2003
|
H
|
Ohio Northern*
|
55-7
|
9-0 (8-0)
|
|
52.
|
Nov. 15, 2003
|
A
|
Wilmington*
|
58-0
|
10-0 (9-0)
|
|
53.
|
Nov. 29, 2003
|
H
|
Wis-La Crosse (2nd Rd)
|
39-14
|
11-0
|
|
54.
|
Dec. 6, 2003
|
H
|
Wheaton (QF)
|
56-10
|
12-0
|
|
55.
|
Dec. 13, 2003
|
H
|
Bridgewater (SF)
|
66-0
|
13-0
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