Nelson (TX) Lions

2026: 0–⁠1. Last: lost at Howard Payne 44–⁠16. Next: Hardin Simmons, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.

  1. L 16–⁠44at Howard Payne
  2. Oct 24Hardin Simmons

Nelson (TX) has played football since at least 2023 and is 1–⁠3 in the 4 games on record. This season, they’re 0–⁠1.

Résumé

Record on file
1–⁠3 .250; how we count
Postseason
0–⁠0 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 0 ranked
Elo now
1142
Best season by Elo
2024 rated 1185
Seasons
4 since 2023, 4 games

2026 season 0–⁠1

RosterFull 2026 season
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atHoward PayneL 16–⁠4456%
Oct 24vsHardin SimmonsPreview36%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Program strength since 2023

Best seasons ever
Nelson (TX) end-of-season Elo from 2023 to 2026, best in 2024 at 1185.130015001700190020252024 peak: Elo 1185
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Most-played series

All rivalries
Every opponent (2)

Every program Nelson (TX) has played, A to Z, with Nelson (TX)‘s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20260–⁠11142
20250–⁠11170
20241–⁠01185
20230–⁠11168

All 4 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.