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June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Sul Ross State

0-10 2025 final

Sul Ross State is the Alpine Lobos—a small, proudly independent Big Bend program that plays football for love of the game, knowing that every win, every season, every student who wears the name is the real victory.

Lobos country waits.

Record
0-10
win% .000
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — diagnostic
The Long Wait·Offseason

Sul Ross State is the Alpine Lobos—a small, proudly independent Big Bend program that plays football for love of the game, knowing that every win, every season, every student who wears the name is the real victory.

Title DroughtSince 1997 · 28 yrs

Sul Ross went 0–11 in 2025, a winless season that tested the program's faith. But the hire of Lee Hays—a hard-nosed coach with FBS experience at Texas Tech and Lubbock Cooper—suggests the university is serious about a rebuild. The…

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Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Sul Ross State

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
Lobos country waits.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Lobos." — Sul Ross State fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Sul Ross State

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

Sul Ross State · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base0-12Mid-table finish.
ceiling3-9Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

D2 Program Prestige · Sul Ross State

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Sul Ross State · low confidence

Stable (30)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 0-10 (0% win rate)30

Home-Field Advantage · Sul Ross State · 2018-present

Elite

50% home win rate vs 8% on the road. margin runs +12.9 better at home.

Home9-9Away2-21
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Hibernating

Zero of five. Reset territory.

Streak L10Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 0-10

Lone Star Standing · 2025

11th in the Lone Star

Sul Ross State is 11th of 11 in the Lone Star at 0-10. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1UT Permian Basin11-3
2Central Washington10-2
3Western Oregon8-3
4West Texas A&M8-4
5Angelo State5-5
6Texas A&M-Kingsville5-6
7Eastern New Mexico3-8
8Midwestern State3-8
9Western New Mexico2-9
10Simon Fraser0-0
11Sul Ross State0-10

Schedule Strength · Sul Ross State · 2025

Hard

Average opponent win rate 57% across 10 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.

Opp Win %0.573

From the Archive — Sul Ross State

2025: Lost 0-66 at UT Rio Grande Valley

In 2025, the program lost 0-66 at UT Rio Grande Valley — a stinging road result, 66 points either way.

Go Lobos.