Findlay Oilers football

Findlay Oilers football
Findlay Oilers football
First season	1892; 134 years ago
Head coach	Tyler Johns; 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Location	Findlay, Ohio
Stadium	Donnell Stadium; (capacity: 8,200)
NCAA division	Division II
Conference	G-MAC
Colors	Black and orange;
NAIA national championships
	NAIA: 1997NAIA Division II: 1979, 1992, 1995
Website	findlayoilers.com

First season1892; 134 years ago^[1]

Head coachTyler Johns
1st season, 0–0 (–)

StadiumDonnell Stadium
(capacity: 8,200)

The Findlay Oilers football team represents University of Findlay, located in Findlay, Ohio, in NCAA Division II college football.

The Oilers, who began playing football in 1892, compete as members of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference.

Findlay have won four national championships, all as members of the NAIA.

Year	Association	Division	Head coach	Record	Opponent	Result
1979	NAIA (4)	Division II (3)	Dick Strahm (4)	10–1–1 (7–1 H-BC)	Northwestern (IA)	W, 51–6
1992				12–1	Linfield	W, 26–13
1995				10–1–2 (4–1 MSFA)	Central Washington	T, 21–21
1997		Single (1)		14–0 (6–0 MSFA)	Willamette	W, 14–7

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round Second Round	Shepherd Assumption	W, 29–17 L, 26–45
2021	First Round	Shepherd	L, 31–38
2025	First Round	Minnesota State	L, 14–37

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1964	Semifinals	Sam Houston State	L, 12–32
1978	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Tarleton State Missouri Valley Concordia Moorhead	W, 13–6 W, 27–9 L, 0–7
1979	Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Jamestown Pacific Lutheran Northwestern (IA)	W, 41–15 W, 9–0 W, 51–6
1983	Quarterfinals	Westminster (PA)	L, 0–28
1984	Quarterfinals	Hanover	L, 17–18
1985	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Saint Ambrose Pacific Lutheran	W, 7–0 L, 29–40
1991	First Round Quarterfinals	Westminster (PA) Georgetown (KY)	W, 9–8 L, 19–37
1992	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Georgetown (KY) Westminster (PA) Benedictine (KS) Linfield	W, 32–14 W, 13–7 W, 27–24 W, 26–13
1993	First Round Quarterfinals	Tiffin Westminster (PA)	W, 28–14 L, 0–24
1994	First Round	Westminster (PA)	L, 30–41
1995	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Pacific Lutheran Malone Lambuth Central Washington	W, 21–7 W, 15–7 W, 63–13 T, 21–21
1996	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Geneva Westminster (PA) Western Washington	W, 38–13 W, 28–9 L, 21–28
1997	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship	Westminster (PA) Geneva Doane Willamette	W, 40–0 W, 28–7 W, 26–25 W, 14–7

v t e Findlay Oilers football
Venues	Donnell Stadium
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900–1901 1902 1903 1904–1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championship seasons in bold

Conferences

Findlay Oilers football
First season	1892; 134 years ago (1892)^[1]
Head coach	Tyler Johns 1st season, 0–0 (–)
Location	Findlay, Ohio
Stadium	Donnell Stadium (capacity: 8,200)
NCAA division	Division II
Conference	G-MAC
Colors	Black and orange^[2]
NAIA national championships
NAIA: 1997 NAIA Division II: 1979, 1992, 1995
Website	findlayoilers.com