Emporia State

3-0

Mid America · Francis G. Welch Stadium · 10,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Nebraska Kearney · our model 76% Emporia State · a number, not a pick

LastW 34–20 vs Michigan Tech · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Nebraska Kearney · Sat Sep 19 · 5 pm ET · Francis G. Welch Stadium · series 3-2, last win 2024

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Emporia State · 2026 schedule & results3-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 27#296#331@Minot StateW 36–301-00-0
1Sep 6#296#292@Pittsburg StateW 21–102-01-0
2Sep 12#296#304Michigan TechW 34–203-01-0
3Sep 19#296#351Nebraska Kearney
5Oct 3Missouri Western
6Oct 10@Missouri Southern State
7Oct 17Central Oklahoma
8Oct 25Central Missouri
9Oct 31@Northwest Missouri State
10Nov 7Washburn
11Nov 14@Fort Hays

Game Week

4d 21h

until kickoff · vs Nebraska Kearney · Sat Sep 19 · 5 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Emporia State enters the 2026 season at 3-0.

2026 Record3-0
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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Nebraska Kearneyvs Nebraska Kearney · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 5-6 · last season

Game feel56even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 10 in the Mid America
Heart rate2-1some dramain one-score games (3 of 11)8th most one-score games of 10 in the Mid America
Margin-1.8competitiveavg scoring margin6th best margin of 10 in the Mid America

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among Mid America teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Emporia State has won four of its last five.

Warming. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Nebraska Kearney · at home

Outcome band · Emporia State · 2026

Emporia State's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.

Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base3-9Mid-table finish.
Ceiling6-6Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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The experience

Emporia State is the Mid America program known for the hornets.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

CFB Zeitgeist · team-pages synth v1.0 “Go Hornets.”
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