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2025 Harding

15–⁠1 (11–⁠0 Great American Conference).

Schedule and results

Harding in 2025, game by game: won at Northwestern (OK) 49–7; won vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State 55–0; won at Southern Arkansas 31–12; won vs. Ouachita Baptist 24–7; won vs. East Central 65–0; won at Southeastern Oklahoma State 35–7; won at Henderson State 35–10; won vs. Arkansas Monticello 55–0; won vs. Oklahoma Baptist 69–0; won at Southern Nazarene 52–14; won at Arkansas Tech 47–13; won vs. Northwest Missouri State 38–16; won vs. Pittsburg State 37–21; won vs. UT Permian Basin 34–28; won at Kutztown 49–27; lost vs. Ferris State 21–42+69−21Won 49–7 at Northwestern (OK)+42Northwestern (O…Won 55–0 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State+55Southwestern Ok…Won 31–12 at Southern Arkansas+19Southern Arkans…Won 24–7 vs. Ouachita Baptist+17Ouachita BaptistWon 65–0 vs. East Central+65East CentralWon 35–7 at Southeastern Oklahoma State+28Southeastern Ok…Won 35–10 at Henderson State+25Henderson StateWon 55–0 vs. Arkansas Monticello+55Arkansas Montic…Won 69–0 vs. Oklahoma Baptist+69Oklahoma BaptistWon 52–14 at Southern Nazarene+38Southern Nazare…Won 47–13 at Arkansas Tech+34Arkansas TechWon 38–16 vs. Northwest Missouri State+22Northwest Misso…Won 37–21 vs. Pittsburg State+16Pittsburg StateWon 34–28 vs. UT Permian Basin+6UT Permian BasinWon 49–27 at Kutztown+22KutztownLost 21–42 vs. Ferris State-21Ferris State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atNorthwestern (OK)W 49–⁠788%
Sep 11vsSouthwestern Oklahoma StateW 55–⁠093%
Sep 20atSouthern ArkansasW 31–⁠1257%
Sep 27vsOuachita BaptistW 24–⁠777%
Oct 4vsEast CentralW 65–⁠087%
Oct 9atSoutheastern Oklahoma StateW 35–⁠784%
Oct 18atHenderson StateW 35–⁠1067%
Oct 25vsArkansas MonticelloW 55–⁠095%
Nov 1vsOklahoma BaptistW 69–⁠096%
Nov 8atSouthern NazareneW 52–⁠1494%
Nov 15atArkansas TechW 47–⁠1381%
Nov 22Bowls & playoffvsNorthwest Missouri StateDivision II Championship – First RoundW 38–⁠1676%
Nov 29vsPittsburg StateDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 37–⁠2172%
Dec 6vsUT Permian BasinDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 34–⁠2876%
Dec 13atKutztownDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalW 49–⁠2748%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsFerris StateDivision II ChampionshipL 21–⁠4250%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ferris State 42–⁠21 in the Division II Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Great American Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
15–⁠1
Conference
11–⁠0 first in Great American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
696–⁠204
Coach
—
Elo
1546 +150 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Transfers in 3

The 2025 portal
Kaden Henley LB★★★from Arkansas
Ajani Farmer DEfrom East Carolina
Tristan Wiley WRfrom UL Monroe

Transfers out 1

Tirrell Johnson Jr. DE★★★to South Alabama

2025 Great American Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harding11–⁠015–⁠1
Southern Arkansas8–⁠38–⁠3
Henderson State8–⁠38–⁠3
Ouachita Baptist7–⁠47–⁠4
Arkansas Tech7–⁠47–⁠5
Southwestern Oklahoma State6–⁠56–⁠5
East Central6–⁠56–⁠5
Southeastern Oklahoma State5–⁠65–⁠6
Southern Nazarene2–⁠92–⁠9
Arkansas Monticello2–⁠92–⁠9
Northwestern (OK)2–⁠92–⁠9
Oklahoma Baptist2–⁠92–⁠9

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