Hardin-Simmons football headlines

  • Cowboys Move To 8-0 With Win Over Howard Payne
    November 01, 2024
    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.
  • No. 7 Hardin-Simmons vs. No. 12 Endicott, the rematch
    October 03, 2024
    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.
  • Cowboys Put The Clamp On Cru
    October 28, 2023
  • HSU Swats Away Pesky Yellow Jackets
    September 30, 2023
    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.
  • Top 25: Loras, Ursinus provide early upsets
    September 17, 2022
    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.
  • In camp and ready to rock
    August 22, 2022
    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.
  • It's back: Conference teams won't meet in first round
    August 19, 2022
    Originally put in place for the 2019 playoffs, then allowed to expire during the COVID-19 pandemic, it's again official that conference teams will not have to meet in the first round of the NCAA playoffs, regardless of cost.
  • Austin College brings football back to ASC
    August 15, 2020
    After four seasons as an affiliate member of the SAA expires at the end of this academic year, Austin College is coming back to an old home: the American Southwest Conference.
  • Gagliardi Trophy semifinalists announced
    November 26, 2019
    Nearly 30 players were nominated, but only 12 get to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Read up on the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top all-around student-athlete in Division III football.
  • Watch: Gagliardi finalists announcement
    December 06, 2018
    The votes are in, and the 13 semifinalists for the 2018 Gagliardi Trophy will be whittled down to four finalists. Watch at 4 p.m. ET as we reveal those four names.
  • Cowboys saddling back up
    November 14, 2018
    The fourth consecutive trip to the playoffs for Hardin-Simmons will start with a familiar foe, but the Cowboys are hoping some things have changed since they saw Mary Hardin-Baylor six weeks ago. Brian Lester has more in a Road to the Stagg Bowl feature.
  • Year of the one-handed grab
    November 06, 2017
    There have been a ton of one-handed catches this year in Division III, and this catch was the best of the Week 10 bunch. Check out this great reception in the D3football.com Play of the Week.
  • Top 25: Tight finishes for ranked teams
    October 21, 2017
    In three games that all came down to the end within minutes, No. 5 Hardin-Simmons survived on the road, No. 11 Illinois Wesleyan did so at home and No. 15 Washington & Jefferson needed OT to join that group. Plus Linfield clinched its winning season, in the Top 25 wrapup.
  • Hemphill humble after performance for the ages
    October 04, 2017
    When you break school records and tie an NCAA record, it’s pretty amazing. But in typical Hemphill fashion, he is humble in the wake of his almost video-game like success. More in Around the South.
  • Bears end Jays streak, two Titans post wins
    September 30, 2017
    No. 13 Johns Hopkins saw a years-long conference winning streak snapped; a scoring record fell; Illinois Wesleyan picked up a big win; UW-Platteville survived UW-Stout and UW-Oshkosh pulled away from UW-Whitewater in Saturday's Top 25 action.
  • Hemphill Sets 11 Records As Cowboys Roll
    September 30, 2017
    Hardin-Simmons junior running back Jaquan Hemphill ran for a school-record 293 yards and scored eight touchdowns as HSU defeated East Texas Baptist 80-42 in American Southwest Conference action at Ornelas Stadium.
  • Cowboys Roll Past Louisiana College in ASC Opener
    September 16, 2017
    ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons’ football team rolled up 681 yards of offense en route to a 55-10 win over Louisiana College in the American Southwest Conference opener at Shelton Stadium on Saturday.
  • Gagliardi Trophy semifinalists announced
    November 21, 2016
    Many were nominated, but only 10 get to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Read up on the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top overall student-athlete in Division III football.
  • Rematches set for Texas, Illinois
    November 19, 2016
    Mary Hardin-Baylor survived an early scare to advance in the first round, while Linfield won on its second trip to Texas of the season and CCIW foes North Central and Wheaton advanced in easy fashion.
  • Hemphill's Record-Setting Day Helps HSU Retain the Wilford Moore Trophy
    November 12, 2016
    Jaquan Hemphill set school records for all-purpose yardage (344) and touchdowns (6) to help the Hardin-Simmons football team retain the Wilford Moore Trophy with a 47-17 win over crosstown rival McMurry at Shelton Stadium on Saturday.
  • Small-school life suits Centre's star
    November 08, 2016
    Devin Hayes spent his first couple of seasons sitting behind Centre all-time great Heath Haden. Now that Hayes has had a chance to shine, he's taken full advantage of it.
  • Patience the path to peak performance
    November 01, 2016
    Hardin-Simmons quarterback Ryan Breton got the call to step in as a starter midseason last year, and he hasn't looked back since.
  • Watching his family and flooding from afar
    September 27, 2016
    The flood waters that destroyed the Louisiana home of Zac Stuart stood taller than the Rhodes defensive back's shoulders.
  • 10 games to watch for 2016
    August 31, 2016
    Columnist Brian Lester has seen a lot of the nation suit up and battle it out on the gridiron, and he's back for his second year celebrating stars of the South. He gives you a snapshot of 10 games that should be on your radar.
  • Long road to the postseason over for Hardin-Simmons
    November 17, 2015
    Korey Zavala has waited his entire career to play in the postseason and the senior defensive lineman at Hardin-Simmons can’t say enough about what it means to finally have the opportunity to be in the playoffs.
  • Top 25: Cowboys turn heads; Captains end slide
    October 31, 2015
    Hardin-Simmons turned one playoff race on its head after a wild fourth quarter, while St. Thomas remained unbeaten and Christopher Newport played spoiler. More in the Top 25 wrapup.
  • Hardin-Simmons Remains Undefeated With Win Over Mary Hardin-Baylor
    October 31, 2015
    Hardin-Simmons' football team had lost 13 straight games in every way imaginable to Mary Hardin-Baylor over the last 11 years, but the Cowboys came up with a stellar performance and knocked of the No. 2/3 ranked Cru 29-26 on Saturday afternoon in front of a raucous crowd of 3,864 at Shelton Stadium
  • Clash of the Texas titans
    October 29, 2015
    It’s the first time since 2004 that Mary Hardin-Baylor and Hardin-Simmons have met so late in the season and still been undefeated. Ryan Tipps looks at the teams in Around the Nation.
  • Hardin-Simmons Remains Undefeated With Win Over McMurry
    October 10, 2015
    ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' football team retook control of the Wilford Moore Trophy with a 31-13 win over McMurry on Saturday afternoon at Wilford Moore Stadium at McMurry.
  • HSU Routs Wayland Baptist
    September 19, 2015
    ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' football team won the West Texas Baptist bowl with a 49-7 win over Wayland Baptist on Saturday after at Shelton Stadium.
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