Merrill Bluejays

varsity Football

Merrill, WIGreat Northern

Season: 2022-23
Overall: 5–5L2
Conference: 4–34th of 9
Division: 3
Enrollment: 786WIAA

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Last gameLevel 1

Merrill#26D35–56

FinalLostRice Lake

Rice Lake#5D39–360

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ES Power Rating

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44.9

State: #237 of 365▼1
Division 3: #26
Peak: #211
Schedule: 46.5
Quality wins: 0
Bad losses: 0

Game performance against this week's ratings
Wk	Opponent	Opp ES	Result	vs rating
1	Northland Pines	29.5	W 43–0	+17
2	CrandonD6	52.6	L 12–30	-10
3	MedfordD3	62.9	L 0–43	-12
4	Antigo	33.9	W 36–0	+19
5	LakelandD3	48.0	L 6–44	-29
6	AshlandD3	38.7	W 28–6	+15
7	Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles	34.5	W 28–6	+7
8	Rhinelander	32.2	W 32–0	+14
9	MosineeD3	64.3	L 12–40	-4
10Level 1	Rice LakeD3	68.2	L 6–60	-10

Best win: AshlandD3 (38.7) · Worst loss: LakelandD3 (48) · How it works

Overall

5–5

.500 win pct

Conference

4–3

4th of 9 ·

Home: 1–3
Away: 4–2

PF: 203
PA: 229
Streak: L2

Schedule & results

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Football 2022-23

5-5 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 Northland Pines2–7W 43–0
Fri, Aug 267:00 PM CDTvs CrandonD66–4L 12–30
Fri, Sep 27:00 PM CDTat MedfordD38–3ConfL 0–43
Fri, Sep 97:00 PM CDTat Antigo2–7ConfW 36–0
Fri, Sep 167:00 PM CDTvs LakelandD35–5ConfL 6–44
Fri, Sep 237:00 PM CDTat AshlandD33–7ConfW 28–6
Sat, Oct 1vs Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles1–8ConfW 28–6
Fri, Oct 77:00 PM CDTat Rhinelander1–8ConfW 32–0
Fri, Oct 147:00 PM CDTvs MosineeD38–2ConfL 12–40
Fri, Oct 21at Rice LakeD39–3Level 1L 6–60

Great Northern

2022-23

Great Northern standings, 2022-23
Team	W	L	PCT	OVR	PF	PA
Mosinee	7	0	1.000	8–2	438	193
Medford	6	1	.857	8–3	432	197
Lakeland	5	2	.714	5–5	247	232
Merrill	4	3	.571	5–5	203	229
Ashland	3	4	.429	3–7	140	327
Antigo	1	6	.143	2–7	103	290
Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles	1	6	.143	1–8	101	246
Rhinelander	1	6	.143	1–8	55	300
Hayward	0	0	—	—	0	0

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 · 2022-23

Sport	Overall	Conference
Football	5-5	—

About these records

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