Hardin-Simmons University
2-0American Southwest · Shelton Stadium · 4,000
LastW 28–20 at Wisconsin La Crosse · Sat Sep 12
Nextvs UFTL · Sat Oct 3 · 2 pm ET · Shelton Stadium
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #429 | #483 | — | Chapman | W 44–24 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #429 | #431 | — | @Wisconsin La Crosse | W 28–20 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 5 | Oct 3 | UFTL | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @McMurry | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | East Texas Baptist | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | @Nelson (TX) | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Howard Payne | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Schreiner | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Mary Hardin Baylor |
Approaching
18 days
until kickoff · vs UFTL · Sat Oct 3 · 2 pm ET
Hardin-Simmons is the West Texas Baptist football power that has won three consecutive ASC titles (2023–2025) and rebuilt into a championship contender.
Fans here believe no chip — Hardin-Simmons is playing with the pride of a winning program and wants to stay on top.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 9-2 · last season
✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among American Southwest teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Hardin-Simmons University has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 8-2 over the last 10, and won the last two.
Next Oct 3
vs UFTL · at home
Outcome band · Hardin-Simmons University · 2026
Outcome band · Hardin-Simmons University · 2026Hardin-Simmons University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
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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Game day
Hardin-Simmons is the West Texas Baptist football power that has won three consecutive ASC titles (2023–2025) and rebuilt into a championship contender.
Playoff path
Hardin-Simmons University sits 3rd in the American Southwest Conference and 56th of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — on the at-large bubble — the conference title is the surer route.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Hardin Baylor | 0-0 | 2-0 | 74.8 |
| 2 | Howard Payne | 0-0 | 1-0 | 65.5 |
| 3 | Hardin Simmons | 0-0 | 2-0 | 62.0 |
| 4 | East Texas Baptist | 0-0 | 1-1 | 55.9 |
| 5 | McMurry | 0-0 | 1-1 | 51.0 |
Win the American Southwest Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Recruiting buzz
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.