Football to open 124th season on Sept. 1 under the lights against Adrian (Mich.) at Dial-Roberson Stadium

Football to open 124th season on Sept. 1 under the lights against Adrian (Mich.) at Dial-Roberson Stadium
March 22, 2018

By Tim Glon

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ADA — The Ohio Northern football team will open its 124th year of competition on Sept. 1 with a night game against Adrian (Mich.) at Dial-Roberson Stadium under 15th-year head coach Dean Paul.

The Polar Bears will open the season with three consecutive home games for the second time in three seasons.

After the game with Adrian, ONU will host Muskingum on Sept. 8 and Wilmington on Sept. 15 before playing back-to-back road games at Otterbein and Marietta to close out the month of September.

Northern will have its bye week on Oct. 6 and will host John Carroll on Oct. 13, travel to Capital on Oct. 20 and host Mount Union on Oct. 27 on Homecoming Weekend.

ONU will wrap up its regular season with November road games at Baldwin Wallace and Heidelberg on Nov. 3 and 10, respectively.

The Polar Bears were 7-3 overall in 2017 and posted its 21st upper division finish in the OAC in the last 22 seasons, tying for second place in the 10-team league with a 6-3 record.