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2025 Chadron State

8–⁠4 (8–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

Chadron State in 2025, game by game: lost at Northern Colorado 3–17; lost at Nebraska Kearney 21–41; won vs. Black Hills State 31–28; won at Colorado School of Mines 34–28; won vs. Colorado Mesa 34–27; won at Adams State 45–2; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 37–20; won at Fort Lewis 41–0; won at South Dakota Mines 35–10; won vs. Western Colorado 27–24; lost at CSU Pueblo 27–30; lost at Pittsburg State 17–21+43−20Lost 3–17 at Northern Colorado-14Northern Colora…Lost 21–41 at Nebraska Kearney-20Nebraska KearneyWon 31–28 vs. Black Hills State+3Black Hills Sta…Won 34–28 at Colorado School of Mines+6Colorado School…Won 34–27 vs. Colorado Mesa+7Colorado MesaWon 45–2 at Adams State+43Adams StateWon 37–20 vs. New Mexico Highlands+17New Mexico High…Won 41–0 at Fort Lewis+41Fort LewisWon 35–10 at South Dakota Mines+25South Dakota Mi…Won 27–24 vs. Western Colorado+3Western ColoradoLost 27–30 at CSU Pueblo-3CSU PuebloLost 17–21 at Pittsburg State-4Pittsburg State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atNorthern ColoradoL 3–⁠1736%
Sep 6atNebraska KearneyL 21–⁠4131%
Sep 13vsBlack Hills StateW 31–⁠2846%
Sep 20atColorado School of MinesW 34–⁠2815%
Sep 27vsColorado MesaW 34–⁠2750%
Oct 4atAdams StateW 45–⁠271%
Oct 11vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 37–⁠2071%
Oct 18atFort LewisW 41–⁠064%
Nov 1atSouth Dakota MinesW 35–⁠1056%
Nov 8vsWestern ColoradoW 27–⁠2434%
Nov 15atCSU PuebloL 27–⁠3020%
Nov 22Bowls & playoffatPittsburg StateDivision II Championship – First RoundL 17–⁠2121%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburg State 21–⁠17 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 23 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
8–⁠1 2nd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
352–⁠248
Coach
—
Elo
1225 +135 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2025 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
CSU Pueblo9–⁠010–⁠2
Chadron State8–⁠18–⁠4
Western Colorado7–⁠210–⁠3
Colorado School of Mines5–⁠47–⁠4
Colorado Mesa5–⁠46–⁠5
New Mexico Highlands4–⁠56–⁠5
Black Hills State3–⁠63–⁠8
South Dakota Mines3–⁠63–⁠8
Fort Lewis1–⁠82–⁠9
Adams State0–⁠90–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.