Howard Payne
Relegated
2023 League Coefficient
2023 · 0-9 · Season Progression
Standings Journey
Tier bands stack T1 (top) through T4 (bottom). Within each band the team's vertical position is its conference rank that week — a team relegated from T1 9th doesn't jump to T2 1st on the chart, it drops down into the next band.
2023 · Schedule & Results
| Wk | Type | Opponent | Conf | Score | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Non-conf | vs | Houston Christian | L3 Sub-Regional A | 7–49 | L |
| 2 | Non-conf | vs | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | L1 Sub-Regional B | 20–38 | L |
| 3 | Non-conf | vs | Nebraska-Kearney | L1 Sub-Regional A | 0–53 | L |
| 4 | Conf | @ | Abilene Christian | L3 Sub-Regional B | 8–43 | L |
| 5 | Conf | @ | Western New Mexico | L3 Sub-Regional B | 22–25 | L |
| 6 | Conf | @ | Tulsa | L3 Sub-Regional B | 0–58 | L |
| 7 | Conf | vs | Alcorn St | L3 Sub-Regional B | 7–55 | L |
| 8 | Conf | vs | McNeese St | L3 Sub-Regional B | 22–44 | L |
| 9 | Conf | vs | Sam Houston St | L3 Sub-Regional B | 14–57 | L |
| 10 | Conf | vs | Southern U. | L3 Sub-Regional B | 4–40 | L |
| 11 | Conf | vs | Northwestern St | L3 Sub-Regional B | 9–26 | L |
| 12 | Conf | vs | East Texas A&M | L3 Sub-Regional B | 4–34 | L |
Why Howard Payne was relegated
Howard Payne finished 10th in L3 Sub-Regional B (0-9), relegated from T3 to T4.
- Slipped from 1st to 9th in Week 4.
- Worst loss: 0-58 to Tulsa in Week 6 (margin 58).
Season History
| Season | League | Conference | Tier | W | L | PD | Conf. Rank | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Central | L3 Local F (F) | T4 | 6 | 3 | -2 | 4 | relegated |
| 2023 | South Central | L3 Sub-Regional B (B) | T3 | 0 | 9 | -292 | 10 | promoted |
| 2022 | South Central | L3 Local F (F) | T4 | 9 | 0 | +194 | 1 | unchanged |
| 2021 | South Central | L3 Local F (F) | T4 | 7 | 2 | +141 | 3 | unchanged |
| 2020 | South Central | L3 Local F (F) | T4 | 5 | 4 | -5 | 5 | unchanged |
| 2019 | South Central | L3 Local F (F) | T4 | 5 | 4 | -50 | 5 | unchanged |
| 2018 | South Central | L3 Local F (F) | T4 | 6 | 3 | -74 | 4 | new |