Mary Hardin-Baylor University

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American Southwest · Crusader Stadium · 7,671

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Endicott · our model 66% Mary Hardin-Baylor University · a number, not a pick

LastW 29–6 at Pacific Lutheran · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Endicott · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET · Crusader Stadium

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Mary Hardin-Baylor University · 2026 schedule & results2-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Sep 4#433#506@RowanW 35–141-00-0
2Sep 12#433#473@Pacific LutheranW 29–62-00-0
3Sep 19#435#436Endicott
5Oct 3Keystone
6Oct 10Howard Payne
7Oct 17@Texas Wesleyan
8Oct 24@McMurry
9Oct 31Schreiner
10Nov 7@East Texas Baptist
11Nov 14Hardin Simmons

Game Week

4d 17h

until kickoff · vs Endicott · Sat Sep 19 · 1 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Mary Hardin-Baylor is the Texas Division III dynasty that won national championships in 2018 and 2021, cementing itself as a title contender every year.

Title DroughtSince 2021 · 5 yrs

Fans here believe no chip — Mary Hardin-Baylor plays with the confidence of a proven champion.

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The season in chapters

Weeks 1–22-0, all on the roadW 29–6 at Pacific Lutheran · Sat Sep 12
Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Endicottvs Endicott · at home

What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-3 · last season

Game feel52rock fightscombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 4 in the American Southwest
Heart rate2-0rarely closein one-score games (2 of 10)4th most one-score games of 4 in the American Southwest
Margin+10.1competitiveavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 4 in the American Southwest

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among American Southwest teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Mary Hardin-Baylor University has won five straight.

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

Streak W7Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 8-2
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Endicott · at home

Outcome band · Mary Hardin-Baylor University · 2026

Mary Hardin-Baylor University's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.

Floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base2-10Mid-table finish.
Ceiling5-7Conference 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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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Mary Hardin-Baylor is the Texas Division III dynasty that won national championships in 2018 and 2021, cementing itself as a title contender every year.

Playoff pathWhere this team sits in the D3 bracket race.
DIVISION III · THE PATH TO THE STAGG BOWL

Mary Hardin-Baylor University sits 1st in the American Southwest Conference and 3rd of 229 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.

American Southwest · 2026
TeamConfOverallIndex
1Mary Hardin Baylor0-02-074.8
2Howard Payne0-01-065.5
3Hardin Simmons0-02-062.0
4East Texas Baptist0-01-155.9
5McMurry0-01-151.0
74.8 CFB Zeitgeist#3 of 229 D351.3 strength of schedule

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
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 Crusaders.”
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