Merrill Bluejays

Varsity Football

Merrill, WIGreat Northern

Season: 2024-25
Overall: 5–5L1
Conference: 3–44th of 8
Division: 3
Enrollment: 762WIAA

Last gameAway game

Merrill#26D35–58

FinalLost

Onalaska#13D37–413

Game details →

ES Power Rating

Statewide rankings →

51.3±350 = average Wisconsin team

State: #197 of 412▼2
Division 3: #26
Peak: #182
Schedule: 51.4
Quality wins: 0
Bad losses: 0

Each game against what the ratings expected
Wk	Opponent	Opp ES	Result	vs exp.
1	Osceola	48.4	W 34–14	+17
2	Crandon	45.7	W 22–18	-3
3	Mosinee	61.1	L 13–28	-6
4	Medford	69.3	L 0–40	-11
5	Antigo	40.7	W 31–0	+17
6	Lakeland	46.7	W 18–12	-0
7	Wausau East	49.3	L 14–16	-3
8	Tomahawk	47.9	L 11–17	-11
9	Rhinelander	45.7	W 30–18	+7
10	Onalaska	59.3	L 8–13	+5

Best win: Osceola (48.4) · Worst loss: Tomahawk (47.9) · How it works

Overall

5–5

.500 win pct

Conference

3–4

4th of 8 ·

Home: 2–2
Away: 3–3

PF: 181
PA: 176
Streak: L1

Schedule & results

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Football 2024-25

5-5 in listed games

All times Central · opponent divisions and records are this season’s

Fri, Aug 237:00 PM CDTat OsceolaD42–7W 34–14
Thu, Aug 297:00 PM CDTvs CrandonD64–6W 22–18
Fri, Sep 67:00 PM CDTvs MosineeD46–4ConfL 13–28
Fri, Sep 137:00 PM CDTat MedfordD310–2ConfL 0–40
Fri, Sep 207:00 PM CDTat AntigoD44–5ConfW 31–0
Sat, Sep 281:30 PM CDTvs LakelandD35–5ConfW 18–12
Sat, Oct 512:00 AM CDTat Wausau EastD36–4ConfL 14–16
Sat, Oct 121:30 PM CDTvs TomahawkD53–6ConfL 11–17
Fri, Oct 187:00 PM CDTat RhinelanderD33–6ConfW 30–18
Fri, Oct 25at OnalaskaD37–4L 8–13

Great Northern

2024-25

Great Northern standings, 2024-25
Team	W	L	PCT	OVR
Medford	7	0	1.000	10–2
Mosinee	5	2	.714	6–4
Wausau East	5	2	.714	6–4
Lakeland	3	4	.429	5–5
Merrill	3	4	.429	5–5
Antigo	2	5	.286	4–5
Tomahawk	2	5	.286	3–6
Rhinelander	1	6	.143	3–6

Conference games only in W, L and PCT, counted from reported results. Members as listed on each team’s WIAA page.

Football history

35–61 in 11 seasons

Season	Record	Conf.	PF	PA	Games
2026-27	2–2	1–1	85	108	4
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	5–4	4–1	223	207	9

Football varsity results the archive holds — 96 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 those tagged as conference fixtures between two members.

About these records

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