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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Nelson
Lions
SAC (NAIA)
13
11% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Hardin-Simmons
Cowboys
American Southwest (D3)
47
89% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Hardin-Simmons by 33.5
TOTAL POINTS
60
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
*Ratings are relative to Division (FBS, FCS, D2, D3, NAIA)
Nelson
Hardin-Simmons
|
70
D+
|
Overall |
95
A
|
|
66
D
|
Power |
97
A
|
|
65
D
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
66
D
|
Defensive |
95
A
|
|
79
C+
|
SoS (Current) |
83
B-
|
|
79
C+
|
SoS (Future) |
83
B-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Nelson
Hardin-Simmons
| 650 | Overall | 209 |
| 682 | Power | 375 |
| 670 | Offensive | 331 |
| 691 | Defensive | 421 |
| 559 | SoS (Current) | 497 |
| 559 | SoS (Future) | 497 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Nelson
Hardin-Simmons
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
3-7 (30%) |
Overall |
9-2 (81.8%) |
|
2-2 (50%) |
Home |
6-0 (100%) |
|
1-5 (16.7%) |
Away |
3-2 (60%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus Own Division Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-6 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
3-1 (75%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
2-3 (40%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Nelson
Hardin-Simmons
| #612 Langston | Best Win | #241 Mary Hardin-Baylor |
| #648 OK Panhandle St | Worst Loss | #241 Mary Hardin-Baylor |
| 19 pts vs #700 Arkansas Baptist | Largest MOV | 55 pts vs #491 Howard Payne |
| 54 pts vs #209 Hardin-Simmons | Largest MOD | 10 pts vs #187 Trinity TX |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Nelson
Hardin-Simmons
| 23.8 | Points per Game | 43.3 |
| 39.8 | Points Against | 19.1 |
| 26.5 | Home PPG | 51.7 |
| 34 | Home PA | 14.2 |
| 22 | Away PPG | 33.2 |
| 43.7 | Away PA | 25 |
| 54-48 | Opponent Record | 66-49 |
| 482.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 412.4 |
| L 5 | Longest Streak | W 8 |
| W 2 | Current Streak | L 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Nelson
Hardin-Simmons
| Nov 15 vs Texas College (1-8) W 26-21 | Nov 29 at Trinity TX (10-2) L 24-34 |
| Nov 8 vs Langston (3-7) W 52-50 | Nov 15 vs East Texas Baptist (4-6) W 63-14 |
| Nov 1 at Wayland Baptist (6-3) L 27-45 | Nov 8 at Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-3) L 17-21 |
| Oct 25 at Hardin-Simmons (9-2) L 14-68 | Nov 1 at Howard Payne (4-6) W 54-24 |
| Oct 18 at Louisiana Christian (8-3) L 6-38 | Oct 25 vs Nelson TX (3-7) W 68-14 |
| Oct 11 at OK Panhandle St (3-7) L 13-34 | Oct 18 at East Texas Baptist (4-6) W 34-16 |
| Sep 27 vs Texas Wesleyan (7-5) L 21-37 | Oct 11 vs Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-3) W 34-7 |
| Sep 20 at Arkansas Baptist (2-8) W 59-40 | Oct 4 vs Howard Payne (4-6) W 69-14 |
| Sep 13 vs Ottawa AZ (8-1) L 7-28 | Sep 20 vs Louisiana Christian (8-3) W 52-17 |
| Aug 28 at MidAmerica Nazarene (7-4) L 13-37 | Sep 13 vs McMurry (6-4) W 24-19 |