American Southwest Hardin-Simmons University

Record7-0through 7 games
Nextvs SchreinerSat Nov 7 · 2 pm ET
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Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Hardin-Simmons University · 2026 schedule and results7-0Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 38%.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5ChapmanW 44-241-00-0
2Sep 12@Wisconsin La CrosseW 28-202-00-0
3Bye week
4Bye week
5Oct 3UFTLW 58-03-00-0
6Oct 10@McMurryW 48-174-01-0
7Oct 17East Texas BaptistW 63-275-02-0
8Oct 24@Nelson (TX)W 52-06-02-0
9Oct 31@Howard PayneW 23-177-03-0
10Nov 7Schreiner2 pm ET>99% to win
11Nov 14@Mary Hardin Baylor2 pm ET57% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Hardin-Simmons University, through 7 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Schreinervs Schreiner · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Hardin-Simmons University has won seven straight.

8-2 over the last 10, and won the last seven.

Streak W7Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 8-2

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Worth watchingGames average 60 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 7-0

Game feel60even gamescombined pts / game
Heart rate2-0white-knucklein one-score games (2 of 7)
Margin+30.1comfortableavg scoring margin

Measured from 7 games · ranks are among American Southwest teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Hardin-Simmons University is 7-0 and hosts Schreiner next.

Standard GapA small Baptist university in Abilene, Texas with a football program…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Hardin-Simmons University is 7-0 and hosts Schreiner next.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.

Hardin-Simmons University sits 1st in the American Southwest Conference and 6th of 245 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

American Southwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Hardin Simmons3-07-075.4
2Mary Hardin Baylor2-07-168.7
3McMurry1-23-454.0
4Howard Payne0-24-259.5
5East Texas Baptist0-23-548.3
75.4 CFB Zeitgeist#6 of 245 D355.9 strength of schedule3 quality wins

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.

Source: CFB Zeitgeist — conference records + NPI-style rating from 2026 games · the field is 40 teams, NPI-selected
The 2026 season · 7-0
W 44-24 vs Chapman · Wk 1+20ChapmanW 28-20 at Wisconsin La Crosse · Wk 2+8WisconsiW 58-0 vs UFTL · Wk 5+58UFTLW 48-17 at McMurry · Wk 6+31McMurryW 63-27 vs East Texas Baptist · Wk 7+36East TexW 52-0 at Nelson (TX) · Wk 8+52Nelson (W 23-17 at Howard Payne · Wk 9+6Howard P

Signature win 58-0 over UFTL; toughest day 23-17 against Howard Payne.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Cowboys.”
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