Saturday's contest is the eighth game overall and the final home game of the 2018 season for Ohio Northern. It is also Homecoming and Senior Day for the Polar Bears. ONU is 536-494-36 in 124 seasons of play, a winning percentage of .518. ONU is fifth in the 10-team OAC with a 4-2 league record, while MtU is atop the OAC with a 6-0 mark.

ONU Head Coach Dean Paul is 1-13 vs. Mount Union. He is in his 15th season at ONU with a 101-50 record, a winning percentage of .669. Paul is ONU's all-time winningest coach in ONU football history.