Fort Hays vs. Northwest Missouri State

Fort Hays and Northwest Missouri State first met in 2021 and have played 6 times; Northwest Missouri State leads the series 5–⁠1. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Northwest Missouri State 5–⁠1, and Northwest Missouri State has won the last 3.

Fort Hays wins
1
Northwest Missouri State wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
2021
Longest streak
3 Northwest Missouri State
Current streak
3 Northwest Missouri State
Last 10 meetings
Northwest Missouri State 5–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s1–⁠5
Average margin
15.8 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Fort Hays
1–⁠2 Fort Hays’s record at home
At Northwest Missouri State
3–⁠0 Northwest Missouri State’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Fort Hays’s biggest win2023: Fort Hays 17, Northwest Missouri State 6by 11 points
  2. Northwest Missouri State’s biggest win2025: Northwest Missouri State 52, Fort Hays 3by 49 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Fort Hays and Northwest Missouri State, 2021 on1300150017002025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 17, 2026Northwest Missouri State 24, Fort Hays 23at Fort Hays
Oct 18, 2025Northwest Missouri State 52, Fort Hays 3at Northwest Missouri State
Sep 14, 2024Northwest Missouri State 32, Fort Hays 20at Northwest Missouri State
Sep 16, 2023Fort Hays 17, Northwest Missouri State 6at Fort Hays
Sep 1, 2022Northwest Missouri State 33, Fort Hays 19at Northwest Missouri State
Sep 2, 2021Northwest Missouri State 15, Fort Hays 7at Fort Hays

Every game is listed as played on the field.