Hardin-Simmons Cowboys

Schedule

Overall record: 9-2 - Conference: 6-0
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • D-III opponent)
9/1 vs. Albright W, 47-3 BX
9/9 at UW-La Crosse W, 28-21 BX RC P
9/22 at Endicott L, 37-10 BX RC
9/30 vs. Howard Payne * • W, 40-33 BX RC
10/7 at McMurry * • W, 19-16 BX
10/14 vs. Texas Lutheran * • W, 27-22 BX
10/21 at Sul Ross State W, 55-7 BX
10/28 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor * • W, 24-14 BX RC
11/4 at Austin * • W, 59-19 BX
11/11 at East Texas Baptist * • W, 42-27 BX
11/18 at Trinity (Texas) L, 20-6 BX
Overall record: 9-2 - Conference: 6-0
All times Eastern   (* Conference; • In-region)
9/30 vs. Howard Payne * • W, 40-33 BX RC
10/7 at McMurry * • W, 19-16 BX
10/14 vs. Texas Lutheran * • W, 27-22 BX
10/28 vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor * • W, 24-14 BX RC
11/4 at Austin * • W, 59-19 BX
11/11 at East Texas Baptist * • W, 42-27 BX

2023

Schools Conf All
Hardin-Simmons 6-0 9-2
Mary Hardin-Baylor 5-1 6-4
Howard Payne 3-3 6-4
McMurry 3-3 6-4
East Texas Baptist 3-3 5-5
Texas Lutheran 1-5 2-8
Sul Ross State 0-0 4-6
Austin 0-6 1-9

Previous seasons

loki/standings
Year Overall Conf
2024 0-0, 0-0 ASC
2023 9-2, 6-0 ASC
2022 9-2, 7-1 ASC
2021 9-1, 8-1 ASC
2020 4-1, 4-0 ASC
2019 8-2, 7-2 ASC
2018 9-2, 8-1 ASC
2017 9-2, 8-1 ASC
2016 9-2, 5-1 ASC
2015 9-2, 4-1 ASC
2014 6-3, 3-2 ASC
2013 4-6, 2-4 ASC
2012 6-4, 5-2 ASC
2011 6-4, 4-4 ASC
2010 8-2, 6-2 ASC
2009 6-4, 5-3 ASC
2008 9-2, 7-1 ASC
2007 6-4, 6-2 ASC
2006 8-2, 6-1 ASC
2005 8-2, 7-2 ASC
2004 10-1, 9-0 ASC
2003 8-2, 8-1 ASC
2002 8-2, 7-2 ASC
2001 8-2, 8-0 ASC
2000 12-1, 9-0 ASC
1999 12-1, 7-0 ASC
1998 9-1, 7-0 ASC

Team Info

Hardin-Simmons

Cowboys

Coach: Jesse Burleson (Hardin-Simmons)
Conference: ASC
Enrollment: 1411
Location: Abilene, TX
Colors: Purple, Gold
Stadium: Shelton Stadium (4000)
Surface: Turf

News Releases

November 1, 2024 Cowboys Move To 8-0 With Win Over Howard Payne Hardin-Simmons' football team started the unchartered part of its round-robin American Southwest Conference schedule with a 44-17 win over Howard Payne on Friday night at Shelton Stadium.
October 3, 2024 No. 7 Hardin-Simmons vs. No. 12 Endicott, the rematch A year ago, Endicott struck a blow for Division III football in New England with a resounding win against visiting Hardin-Simmons. The return game is this weekend, and Greg Thomas dives into these teams, their trajectory in the 53 weeks since they last met, and how important games like this are in the D-III landscape.
October 28, 2023 Cowboys Put The Clamp On Cru
September 30, 2023 HSU Swats Away Pesky Yellow Jackets Hardin-Simmons’ football team overcame a slew of injuries and found a way to come up with a hard-fought 40-33 win in a pivotal American Southwest Conference game against Howard Payne on Saturday afternoon at Shelton Stadium.
September 17, 2022 Top 25: Loras, Ursinus provide early upsets Loras picked up its first win of the season in an unexpected place, Hardin-Simmons made Platteville look like a short-term member of the Top 25 and Ursinus knocked off Muhlenberg for the second year in a row in Saturday's Top 25 play.
August 22, 2022 In camp and ready to rock Veteran teams hit the ground running in camp all over Division III football, and that's definitely true for Hardin-Simmons and Bethel. We talk to the two teams who had diverging destinies on Selection Sunday last year about their motivations for 2022 and more in our latest podcast.