Capital Crusaders

Schedule

Overall record: 3-7 - Conference: 3-6
* Conference; • D-III opponent

All times Eastern
9/5 vs. Wittenberg • L, 38-27 BX P
9/19 at Wilmington * • W, 49-27 BX P P
9/26 vs. Muskingum * • W, 34-31 BX P
10/3 at Mount Union * • L, 62-7 BX P P P
10/10 vs. Otterbein * • L, 49-34 BX P
10/17 at Ohio Northern * • L, 52-31 BX P
10/24 vs. John Carroll * • L, 48-0 BX P
10/31 at Baldwin Wallace * • L, 56-20 BX P
11/7 at Heidelberg * • L, 45-30 BX RC P
11/14 vs. Marietta * • W, 28-21 BX P
Overall record: 3-7 - Conference: 3-6
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • In-region)
9/19 at Wilmington * • W, 49-27 BX P P
9/26 vs. Muskingum * • W, 34-31 BX P
10/3 at Mount Union * • L, 62-7 BX P P P
10/10 vs. Otterbein * • L, 49-34 BX P
10/17 at Ohio Northern * • L, 52-31 BX P
10/24 vs. John Carroll * • L, 48-0 BX P
10/31 at Baldwin Wallace * • L, 56-20 BX P
11/7 at Heidelberg * • L, 45-30 BX RC P
11/14 vs. Marietta * • W, 28-21 BX P

2015

Schools Conf All
Mount Union 9-0 15-0
John Carroll 7-2 8-2
Ohio Northern 7-2 9-3
Baldwin Wallace 7-2 7-3
Heidelberg 5-4 5-5
Otterbein 4-5 4-6
Capital 3-6 3-7
Marietta 2-7 2-8
Muskingum 1-8 1-9
Wilmington 0-9 1-9

Previous seasons

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

Team Info

Capital

Comets

Coach: Craig Candeto (Naval Academy '04)
Conference: OAC
Enrollment: 1664
Location: Columbus, OH
Colors: Purple, White
Stadium: Bernlohr Stadium (3000)
Surface: Turf
Link to official site

News Releases

January 9, 2024 OAC, PAC, NCAC, HCAC going bowling Four Division III football conferences are joining the ever-growing number of leagues sponsoring postgame bowls, as the Ohio Athletic Conference, Presidents' Athletic Conference, North Coast Athletic Conference and Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference will square off this November in Canton.
November 23, 2021 Collins comes home to D-III Jim Collins, a Wittenberg alumnus who coached Capital to prominence in the late '00s, will be returning to Division III to coach his alma mater.
September 2, 2021 Capital grabs first win in 1,027 days At last! A 41-7 thumping of visiting Defiance College vaulted the Capital University football team to its first win in 1,027 days. November 10, 2018 marked the last time the Purple and White rang the Victory Bell at the corner of Pleasant Ridge and East Mound Street and soaked in the glory of victory. 
December 9, 2020 Cap hires alum of crosstown rival An Amherst alum coaching at Williams? Hampden-Sydney hiring a Randolph-Macon grad? That hardly seems possible. But at Capital, let's just say coach Brian Foos will know the Otterbein rivalry really well.
April 9, 2020 Capital's David Barnett to Pursue Professional Football Career with Opportunity in Germany Read more about how Capital record-setting wide receiver David Barnett has signed an agreement to play professional football in the German Football League this summer.
October 27, 2018 Another Wild One in Westerville, Cap Football Makes Final Stand in Thrilling Victory The fourth quarter provided more theatrics than a Broadway musical, but the tune of Pride of the Purple rang out at Memorial Stadium when the Crusaders defeated archival Otterbein, 23-19.
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