Merrill Bluejays

varsity Football

Merrill, WIGreat Northern

Season: 2016-17
Overall: 6–4L1
Conference: 5–11st of 7
Division: —
Enrollment: 852WIAA

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Last gameLevel 1

Merrill#174WI6–40

FinalLostRice Lake

Rice Lake#36WI10–341

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ES Power Rating

Statewide rankings →

53.5

State: #174 of 406▲1
Peak: #150
Schedule: 50.5
Quality wins: 0
Bad losses: 0

Game performance against this week's ratings
Wk	Opponent	Opp ES	Result	vs rating
1	Superior	61.3	L 14–38	-14
2	River Falls	46.8	L 14–21	-14
3	Lakeland	40.2	W 37–14	+8
4	Rhinelander	38.3	W 15–12	-10
5	Medford	58.6	L 0–18	-13
6	Antigo	54.1	W 40–20	+20
7	Ashland	41.9	W 49–13	+19
8	Mosinee	42.0	W 70–24	+25
9	Escanaba, MI	51.8	W 21–20	-1
10Level 1	Rice Lake	70.1	L 0–41	-17

Best win: Antigo (54.1) · Worst loss: River Falls (46.8) · How it works

Overall

6–4

.600 win pct

Conference

5–1

1st of 7 ·

Home: 3–2
Away: 3–2

PF: 260
PA: 221
Streak: L1

Schedule & results

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Football 2016-17

6-4 in listed gamesReached Level 1

All times Central · opponent divisions and records are this season’s · shaded rows are WIAA tournament games

Fri, Aug 197:00 PM CDTat Superior6–4L 14–38
Fri, Aug 267:00 PM CDTvs River Falls2–7L 14–21
Fri, Sep 27:00 PM CDTvs Lakeland2–6ConfW 37–14
Fri, Sep 97:00 PM CDTat Rhinelander2–7ConfW 15–12
Fri, Sep 167:00 PM CDTvs Medford5–4ConfL 0–18
Fri, Sep 237:00 PM CDTat Antigo7–4ConfW 40–20
Fri, Sep 307:00 PM CDTvs Ashland2–6ConfW 49–13
Fri, Oct 77:00 PM CDTat Mosinee2–6ConfW 70–24
Fri, Oct 147:00 PM CDTvs Escanaba, MI0–1W 21–20
Fri, Oct 21at Rice Lake10–3Level 1L 0–41

Great Northern

2016-17

Great Northern standings, 2016-17
Team	W	L	PCT	OVR	PF	PA
Antigo	5	1	.833	7–4	259	248
Merrill	5	1	.833	6–4	260	221
Medford	5	1	.833	5–4	279	221
Ashland	2	4	.333	2–6	157	239
Lakeland	2	4	.333	2–6	103	206
Mosinee	2	4	.333	2–6	132	234
Rhinelander	0	6	.000	2–7	127	255

Conference games only in W, L and PCT, counted from reported results and including tagged crossover games against another conference’s teams, as WIAA counts them. Members as listed on each team’s WIAA page.

Football history

96–108 in 23 seasons

Season	Record	Conf.	PF	PA	Games
2026-27	6–4	5–2	216	218	10
2025-26	7–4	5–2	245	228	11
2024-25	5–5	3–4	181	176	10
2023-24	0–9	0–7	13	213	9
2022-23	5–5	4–3	203	229	10
2021-22	2–7	2–5	81	250	9
2020-21	1–5	1–5	52	199	6
2019-20	2–7	2–4	103	249	9
2018-19	2–7	1–5	124	222	9
2017-18	4–6	3–3	240	220	10
2016-17	6–4	5–1	260	221	10
2015-16	5–2	Unavailable	152	79	7
2014-15	7–2	Unavailable	318	114	9
2013-14	6–3	Unavailable	286	147	9
2012-13	5–3	Unavailable	223	152	8
2011-12	4–5	Unavailable	173	220	9
2010-11	7–2	Unavailable	196	151	9
2009-10	6–1	Unavailable	206	84	7
2008-09	6–3	Unavailable	226	194	9
2007-08	2–6	Unavailable	153	195	8
2006-07	4–5	Unavailable	164	167	9
2005-06	1–8	Unavailable	165	309	9
2004-05	3–5	Unavailable	180	191	8

Football varsity results the archive holds — 204 finished games with a reported score. A season is counted from the games we have, so an unreported result is missing rather than assumed.Conference games are the games tagged as conference fixtures for a resolved member that season, including tagged crossover games against another conference’s teams, as WIAA counts them. Unavailable means membership could not be resolved; it is not a zero record.

Team details & records · 2016-17

Sport	Overall	Conference
Football	6-4	—

About these records

School record sourced from wiaa · view source ↗ · updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026