Howard Payne vs. Texas Lutheran

Howard Payne and Texas Lutheran first met in 2020 and have played 4 times; Howard Payne leads the series 3–⁠1. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Howard Payne 3–⁠1, and Howard Payne has won the last 3.

Howard Payne wins
3
Texas Lutheran wins
1
Ties
0
First meeting
2020
Longest streak
3 Howard Payne
Current streak
3 Howard Payne
Last 10 meetings
Howard Payne 3–⁠1
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s3–⁠1
Average margin
7.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Howard Payne
1–⁠1 Howard Payne’s record at home
At Texas Lutheran
0–⁠2 Texas Lutheran’s record at home

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Howard Payne and Texas Lutheran, 2020 on13001500170020202025

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

Sep 13, 2025Howard Payne 28, Texas Lutheran 18at Texas Lutheran
Oct 28, 2023Howard Payne 31, Texas Lutheran 27at Howard Payne
Sep 3, 2022Howard Payne 59, Texas Lutheran 45at Texas Lutheran
Feb 6, 2021Texas Lutheran 39, Howard Payne 38at Howard Payne

Every game is listed as played on the field.