Minnesota State Mankato

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Northern Sun · Blakeslee Stadium · 7,000

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Northern State · our model 71% Minnesota State Mankato · a number, not a pick

LastW 30–13 vs Bemidji State · Sat Sep 12

Nextvs Northern State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET · Blakeslee Stadium · series 2-1

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Minnesota State Mankato · 2026 schedule & results3-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 28#283#316@Colorado MesaW 38–141-00-0
1Sep 5#283#387@University of MaryW 48–72-01-0
2Sep 12#279#341Bemidji StateW 30–133-02-0
3Sep 19#282#322Northern State
4Sep 26#281#321@Sioux Falls
5Oct 3Concordia St. Paul
6Oct 10@Winona State
8Oct 24Wayne State (NE)
9Oct 31@Southwest Minnesota State
10Nov 7Augustana (SD)
11Nov 14@Minnesota St Moorhead

Game Week

4d 18h

until kickoff · vs Northern State · Sat Sep 19 · 2 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Minnesota State Mankato is the NSIC contender that has twice reached the Division II national championship game (2014, 2019) but lost both — and uses that championship hunger as fuel for every recruiting class.

Title DroughtSince 2014 · 12 yrs

Fans here believe the chip is the national stage itself — Mankato knows it can compete with anyone, but has to prove it on the biggest stage.

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Northern Statevs Northern State · at home

What fans said

W 48–7 at University of Mary

Minnesota State Mankato fans

Real posts from the day of the game, chosen by community score · usernames not shown

What it is like to watch them2025 · 10-4 · last season

Game feel56even gamescombined pts / game9th highest-scoring of 14 in the Northern Sun
Heart rate1-2rarely closein one-score games (3 of 14)11th most one-score games of 14 in the Northern Sun
Margin+14.1comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 14 in the Northern Sun

✓ measured from 14 games · ranks are among Northern Sun teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Minnesota State Mankato has won four of its last five.

Warming. 7-3 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 7-3
The forecast

Next Sep 19

vs Northern State · at home

Outcome band · Minnesota State Mankato · 2026

Minnesota State Mankato's most likely season is 3-9 — mid-table finish. The floor is 1-11; the ceiling is 6-6.

Floor1-11Rebuild year. Below .500.
Base3-9Mid-table finish.
Ceiling6-6Conference 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

Minnesota State Mankato is the NSIC contender that has twice reached the Division II national championship game (2014, 2019) but lost both — and uses that championship hunger as fuel for every recruiting class.

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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