UNK Football 2026

[loper legionnaire]

From Lopers.com: Eagles Hold Off the Lopers, 24-21, to Take the 75th Meeting Between the Two - https://lopers.com/news/2026/9/3/foo...n-the-two.aspx

From KRVN: Eagles hold off Lopers on Thursday night (with full radio replay and post game interview): https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/eag...s-on-thursday/

[Predatory Primates]

The whole damn league is average to below average. The good news for your being 0-2, these non-cons really don’t mean ****. If they get it together for conference games the season is salvageable.

Conf is definitely down the last few years.

[RollChos]

Conf is definitely down the last few years.

Take note everyone! Old ass PP has agreed with me for once!

[loper legionnaire]

From the Doug and Daddy Show (Coach Held's weekly segment): https://open.spotify.com/episode/317...=1NXw7cGlSiSyL

From KRVN: UNK football looks to regroup this week with a bye - https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/unk...ek-with-a-bye/

[loper legionnaire]

From the Doug and Daddy Show (Coach Held's weekly segment): https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Ph...=3e3Qggl8SF6_X

From KRVN: UNK Coming Off Bye To Take On Emporia State | Loper Football Show - https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/unk...football-show/

[loper legionnaire]

From Lopers.com: Game 3 Preview: Lopers Come Off Bye Week to Visit #17 Hornets - https://lopers.com/news/2026/9/18/fo...7-hornets.aspx

[loper legionnaire]

ESU 19, UNK 9

Three losses by a combined 14 points. The Lopers have been competitive but unable to get over the hump. Slow starts have been a killer. 12-0 to Wayne. 10-0 (later 24-7) to Chadron. 16-0 to Emporia. It's not a team that can afford to keep falling behind by two scores before figuring things out.

In the preseason, Held said scoring 28 points per game would make a difference in taking the next step as a team. He was right, but the problem is that they're averaging under 17 ppg. To be fair, UNK has been forced to lean on a new quarterback and third string running back. It was good to have Harris get back on the field a bit yesterday, but he's still going to need some time to get to peak game ability. And who knows if he'll even be able to get back to his pre-injury form? Tate also got injured in the 4th quarter, and if he misses any time moving forward, we'll be down to our 3rd string QB - a scary thought for an already struggling offense.

Next week at home against Washburn is a big game. Lose that one to fall to 0-4, and the season could spiral out of control quickly.

From Lopers.com: #17 Hornets Buzz Early to Hold Off the Lopers, 19-9 - https://lopers.com/news/2026/9/19/fo...pers-19-9.aspx

From KRVN (full radio broadcast replay with postgame comments from Held): UNK loses defensive battle to 17th ranked Hornets - https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/unk...anked-hornets/

[Magic Man]

Without Tate they really stand little chance of scoring enough points to have a lot of success. That defense looked like it's old self yesterday which was a good sign.
Might be a tough year in Kearney.

[loper legionnaire]

From the Doug and Daddy Show (Coach Held's weekly segment): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wf...=hZyBo-VaRwmoy

From KRVN: UNK Back At Home Looking For First Win | Loper Football Show - https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/unk...football-show/

[loper legionnaire]

From Lopers.com: Game 4 Preview: UNK Begins Home Stretch with the Ichabods - https://lopers.com/news/2026/9/25/fo...-ichabods.aspx

[loper legionnaire]

WU 42, UNK 7

Winless season incoming? Washburn outscored the Lopers 28-0 in the second half to win going away.

UNK only managed a pick-6, as the injury-riddled offense did nothing. The Lopers rotated between 3rd and 4th string QBs, started and featured a freshman 4th string RB and had a WR corps that is down 6 players from the start of the season. All of that resulted in an abysmal 112 yards on 56 plays... 2 yards per play.

Pitt State comes to town next week for homecoming in a battle of 0-4 teams.

[RollChos]

Winless season incoming? Washburn outscored the Lopers 28-0 in the second half to win going away.

Ouch, that Washburn team isn’t that good. UNK struggling for sure.

[loper legionnaire]

Ouch, that Washburn team isn’t that good. UNK struggling for sure.

Our offense is among the worst in the country. Our defense is going to start to wear down if they don't get more help. It was so bad today that our play by play guy said something along the lines of, you get the feeling that if the Lopers fall behind by 14, it's over. After today we're averaging just over 14 points per game, and that includes 2 defensive touchdowns. Things are not good right now.

[BurlingameRoad]

Other than that specific UCO fan’s regularly scheduled and bizarre washburn hate post, this is a solid WU team but I didn’t see this type of outcome at all. I thought UNK’s defense was good early but they couldn’t stop WU at all after half. That kearney offense though, woof.

[loper legionnaire]

From Lopers.com: Washburn Uses Big Second Half to Pull Away from the Lopers - https://lopers.com/news/2026/9/26/fo...he-lopers.aspx

From KRVN (full radio broadcast replay): Washburn pulls away from UNK in second half - https://ruralradio.com/krvn/news/was...n-second-half/

From NTV: UNK Drops First of Four Home Games in the Next Five Weeks - https://nebraska.tv/sports/unk-drops...ext-five-weeks

From NTV: Isaiah Harris makes return to the gridiron; played in first game back at home on Saturday - https://nebraska.tv/sports/isaiah-ha...me-on-saturday

From KSNB: UNK Football: Washburn scores 28 in the 2nd half to beat banged up Lopers - https://www.ksnblocal4.com/video/202...ged-up-lopers/