Howard Payne University
1-0American Southwest · Gordon Wood Stadium · 7,500
LastW 49–0 at Pacific (OR) · Fri Sep 4
Nextat Wayland Baptist · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET · series 0-1
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 1
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #460 | #540 | — | @Pacific (OR) | W 49–0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #460 | @Wayland Baptist | |||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #460 | #576 | @Simpson (IA) | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Nelson (TX) | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @Mary Hardin Baylor | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Schreiner | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | Hardin Simmons | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @McMurry | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | East Texas Baptist |
Game Week
4d 23h
until kickoff · at Wayland Baptist · Sat Sep 19 · 7 pm ET
Howard Payne is the Brownwood, Texas Baptist college competing in Division III, navigating a transition year after coaching change with local pride intact.
Fans here believe no chip — Howard Payne plays for the institution and the city.
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2025 · 4-6 · last season
✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among American Southwest teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Howard Payne University has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 4-6 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Wayland Baptist · away
Outcome band · Howard Payne University · 2026
Outcome band · Howard Payne University · 2026Howard Payne University's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.
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
Howard Payne is the Brownwood, Texas Baptist college competing in Division III, navigating a transition year after coaching change with local pride intact.
Playoff path
Howard Payne University sits 2nd in the American Southwest Conference and 41st 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.