Fort Hays State

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Mid America · Lewis Field Stadium · 6,362

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Pittsburg State · our model 69% Fort Hays State · a number, not a pick

LastL 17–35 vs CSU Pueblo · Thu Sep 3

Nextvs Pittsburg State · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Lewis Field Stadium · series 0-5, lost the last 5

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1

Fort Hays State · 2026 schedule & results1-1
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 28#305#354@Angelo StateW 35–141-00-0
1Sep 4#305#277CSU PuebloL 17–351-10-0
3Sep 20#306#294Pittsburg State
4Sep 27#309#372@Missouri Western
5Oct 4Missouri Southern State
6Oct 11@Central Oklahoma
7Oct 18Northwest Missouri State
8Oct 24Washburn
9Oct 31@Central Missouri
10Nov 7@Nebraska Kearney
11Nov 14Emporia State

Game Week

5d 0h

until kickoff · vs Pittsburg State · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Fort Hays State is the Tiger program climbing back from recent heartbreak — a program in Chris Brown's 14th year, hunting for the playoff breakthrough that has eluded three near-misses.

Title DroughtSince 2015 · 11 yrs

The chip is the selection committee — the Tigers play hard and win games, but the bracket doesn't fall their way. Fort Hays believes they deserve an invite, and doesn't get one.

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The season in chapters

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

Game feel43rock fightscombined pts / game10th highest-scoring of 10 in the Mid America
Heart rate5-2white-knucklein one-score games (7 of 11)1st most one-score games of 10 in the Mid America
Margin-4.7competitiveavg scoring margin7th 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

Fort Hays State has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 5-5 over the last 10, and lost the last one.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5
The forecast

Next Sep 20

vs Pittsburg State · at home

Outcome band · Fort Hays State · 2026

Fort Hays State's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base1-11Mid-table finish.
Ceiling4-8Conference 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

Fort Hays State is the Tiger program climbing back from recent heartbreak — a program in Chris Brown's 14th year, hunting for the playoff breakthrough that has eluded three near-misses.

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.

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