Northeastern State University

3-0

Independent DII · Gable Field at Doc Wadley Stadium · 8,300

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Northern Colorado · our model 33% Northeastern State University · a number, not a pick

LastW 31–24 at Truman State · Sat Sep 12

Nextat Northern Colorado · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET · Nottingham Field

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Northeastern State University · 2026 schedule & results3-0
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#291#294Delta StateW 52–01-00-0
1Sep 5#291#298@Missouri S&TW 27–72-00-0
2Sep 12#287#288@Truman StateW 31–243-00-0
3Sep 20#286#251@Northern Colorado
4Sep 26#287#98@Stephen F. Austin
5Oct 3UT Permian Basin
6Oct 10@West Florida
7Oct 17William Jewell
9Oct 31@Langston
10Nov 7@McKendree
11Nov 14West Alabama

Game Week

5d 0h

until kickoff · at Northern Colorado · Sat Sep 19 · 8 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

Northeastern State is the RiverHawk that became an independent in 2024, rekindled the President's Cup rivalry with Central Oklahoma in 2025, and proved Oklahoma's forgotten rival is still formidable.

Title DroughtSince 1994 · 32 yrs

Fans here believe the President's Cup is the chip — 86 years of rivalry, two programs that have been going at it since 1912, and Northeastern State wants to prove the RiverHawks are the state's other…

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The season in chapters

Ahead
Sat Sep 19Next: Northern Coloradoat Northern Colorado · on the road

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

Game feel55even gamescombined pts / game1st highest-scoring of 2 in the Independent DII
Heart rate2-2some dramain one-score games (4 of 10)1st most one-score games of 2 in the Independent DII
Margin+16.8competitiveavg scoring margin1st best margin of 2 in the Independent DII

✓ measured from 10 games · ranks are among Independent DII teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Northeastern State University has won five straight.

Hot. 9-1 over the last 10, and won the last nine.

Streak W9Last 5 · 5-0Last 10 · 9-1
The forecast

Next Sep 20

vs Northern Colorado · away

Outcome band · Northeastern State University · 2026

Northeastern State University'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

Northeastern State is the RiverHawk that became an independent in 2024, rekindled the President's Cup rivalry with Central Oklahoma in 2025, and proved Oklahoma's forgotten rival is still formidable.

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 RiverHawks.”
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