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Cody-Kilgore vs Hay Springs preview: Week 8 2026 Nebraska football
Cody-Kilgore visits Hay Springs on Thu, Oct 15. Records, wildcard standing, district picture and results from NSAA data. Kickoff time TBA.
Cody-Kilgore (3-3) travels to Hay Springs (3-3) on Thursday, Oct. 15, in a Class D6 game. NSAA has not posted a kickoff time, so it is listed here as Time TBA (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026).
In the NSAA wildcard point standings, Cody-Kilgore is No. 16 of 41 Class D6 teams with a 39.0000 average, tied with Mead for 16th, the last spot (projected), and Hay Springs is No. 14 with 39.5000, tied (projected) with Meridian (NSAA wildcard points, Class D6, last updated 13 Oct 2026 5:09:02 am CDT). Hay Springs is inside the top 16 by point average. Seeds and the field are set by the NSAA after Week 9, so any playoff position here is a projection.
Neither team is in the top 10 of the Hurrdat Sports Class D6 coaches poll released Oct. 11, 2026 (Hurrdat Sports coaches poll, Oct. 11, 2026).
Cody-Kilgore is 2-1 in District D6-7 play and Hay Springs is 3-0 in District D6-7 (NSAA district standings, updated Oct. 12, 2026, 10:42 p.m. CDT). Class D6 qualifies its 16 playoff teams by point average alone, so district standing does not award a playoff spot.
Cody-Kilgore results so far: Aug 28: at Arthur County L 14-70; Sep 4: at Stuart L 12-62; Sep 11: vs. Santee W 77-12; Sep 25: vs. Minatare W 78-13; Oct 1: at Morrill W 54-6; Oct 9: vs. Crawford L 20-29 (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026).
Hay Springs results so far: Aug 27: at Garden County L 0-57; Sep 3: vs. Wallace L 22-50; Sep 10: vs. Stuart L 14-48; Sep 25: vs. Morrill W 60-38; Oct 2: at Sioux County W 1-0; Oct 8: at Minatare W 64-6 (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026).
Common opponents: Minatare: Cody-Kilgore W 78-13, Hay Springs W 64-6; Morrill: Cody-Kilgore W 54-6, Hay Springs W 60-38; Stuart: Cody-Kilgore L 12-62, Hay Springs L 14-48 (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026).
Points for and against in NSAA-recorded games: Cody-Kilgore 255-192, Hay Springs 161-199 (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026). Forfeit results are listed by NSAA as 1-0 and are counted that way here.
What to watch: with two regular-season weeks left, a win adds to the winner's average, and the loser can be passed by teams just below it in the Class D6 standings. Check the Class D6 projected bracket and the Cody-Kilgore and Hay Springs team pages for updates.
Sources
- NSAA schedule/results export, Class D6 (2026-10-13)
- NSAA wildcard point standings, Class D6 (2026-10-13)
- NSAA district standings (2026-10-12)
- Hurrdat Sports coaches poll (2026-10-11)
DRAFT for review (week8-20261013). Not yet fact-checked by Research.
