The Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets have a history of excellence, and the 2025 football season will be no different. After a 7-3 finish to the 2024 season that earned the Yellow Jackets third place in the highly competitive Ohio Athletic Conference, they’re looking to use that experience to propel themselves forward. 

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Returning several starters, including quarterback Charlie Bubonics, the Yellow Jackets are in great shape to have another year of excellence and compete for the OAC championship. As a sophomore, he threw for 2,146 yards and 25 touchdowns, running for another three scores. Not only is Bubonics returning, but the top two running backs, George Linberger and Tyrone Singleton are set to have big junior seasons. 

Not only do they have returning experience on the ground, but in the air, with Tim Conwell and Connor Awad returning at receiver, two of Bubonics’ top targets in 2024. The two combined for 795 yards and 12 touchdowns. 

The defense is also full of returning players, with top tackler Dom Troba returning for his senior season at linebacker. Troba led the team in tackles with 59, had 3.5 tackles for loss, half a sack and forced and recovered three fumbles. Troba will be surrounded by veterans on the defensive line and in the secondary, setting the Yellow Jackets up for success on both sides of the ball.

With head coach Jim Hilvert going into his ninth season at the helm of Baldwin Wallace, he holds a 56-26 overall record and was named OAC Coach of the Year, but is still chasing one thing, an OAC Championship.

This season, Baldwin Wallace seems to have everything it needs to win the OAC, a solid group of returning players on both sides of the ball and an established coaching staff, but it has to face the giants of Mount Union and Marietta. 

Strong competition is one upside of being in the OAC, and this year, Baldwin Wallace is looking to end Mount Union’s reign as OAC Champion, looking to be the first team to do so since 2016. 

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Baldwin Wallace Football 2025 Schedule

Sep 6 at Wittenberg - 3:00 PM 

Sep 13 vs Wilmington - 1:30 PM FloCollege*

Sep 20 at Capital - FloCollege*

Sep 27 vs Mount Union - 2:30 PM FloCollege*

Oct 11 at Otterbein - FloCollege*

Oct 18 vs Rose-Hulman - 2:30 FloCollege

Oct 25 vs Marietta - 3:00 PM FloCollege*

Nov 1 at Muskingum - 2:30 PM FloCollege*

Nov 8 at Ohio Northern - 2:30 PM FloCollege*

Nov 15 vs Heidelberg -  2:30 PM FloCollege

2024 Baldwin Wallace Football Record

Sep 7 vs Wittenberg - W 24-14

Sep 14 at Wilmington - W 42-7*

Sep 21 at Capital - W 55-21*

Sep 28 vs Mount Union - L 52-14*

Oct 12 vs Otterbein - W 36-7*

Oct 19 at John Carroll - L 20-16*

Oct 26 at Marietta - L 47-7*

Nov 2 vs Muskingum - W 54-17*

Nov 9 vs Ohio Northern - W 26-27*

Nov 16 at Heidelberg - W 14-10* 

When Do The 2025 NCAA Division III College Football Playoffs Start?

The first round of the 2025 NCAA Division III Playoffs will be Nov. 22.

The 2025 Division III Football Championship title game will be played Jan. 10, 2026, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.

College Football Rankings 2024 – Final AFCA Division III Coaches Poll

End Of 2024 Season

1. North Central (Ill.) (43) 15-0
2. Mount Union (Ohio) 14-1
3. Johns Hopkins (Md.) 12-2
4. Susquehanna (Pa.) 12-2
5. Salisbury (Md.) 12-1
6. Springfield (Mass.) 12-1
7. St. John’s (Minn.) 11-1
8. Cortland (N.Y.) 11-1
9. DePauw (Ind.) 11-1
10. Bethel (Minn.) 11-3
11. Mary Hardin-Baylor (Tex.) 8-4
12. Wartburg (Iowa) 10-2
13. Hope (Mich.) 11-1
14. Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) 10-2
15. Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) 10-1
16. Linfield (Ore.) 10-2
17. Wisconsin-Platteville 9-2
18. Randolph-Macon (Va.) 10-2
19. Endicott (Mass.) 10-2
20. Grove City (Pa.) 9-2
21. Wisconsin-La Crosse 8-4
22. Aurora (Ill.) 9-2
23. Whitworth (Wash.) 10-2
24. Washington & Jefferson (Pa.) 9-2
25. Coe (Iowa) 9-2

Others Receiving Votes: Hobart (N.Y.), 80; Lake Forest (Ill.), 49; John Carroll (Ohio), 42; Trinity (Tex.), 37; Wheaton (Ill.), 26; Wisconsin-River Falls, 24; King’s (Pa.), 15; Centre (Ky.), 11; Maryville (Tenn.), 10; Massachusetts-Dartmouth, 5; Texas Lutheran, 5; Ursinus (Pa.), 3; Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2; Alma (Mich.), 1.

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