Class C1 football: Week 8 roundup

NSAA has scored two Class C1 Week 8 games so far, and more results post overnight. Ranks here are NSAA wildcard projections from Oct. 16 at 11:07 a.m. CT. That update already counted Thursday's games and NSAA's 1-0 results but not Friday's scored games, and the ranks are not seeds. The 6 district champions and the 10 teams with the highest regular-season point average that did not finish as district champions = 16. Ashland-Greenwood (7-0) led C1 at that update, 1st of 30 by average (44.0000).

Results

No. 9 Syracuse, No. 9 in the Hurrdat poll, beat No. 14 Auburn 34-6 at home Friday, moving to 6-2 while Auburn fell to 4-4. Going in, Syracuse's 41.2857 average was 3.5714 points above the No. 16 average (37.7143). Syracuse has outscored opponents 231-143 in eight scored games. Auburn has been outscored 191-160 in eight scored games.

Syracuse was 1-3 against Auburn in NSAA regular-season meetings since 2020 before this one. The two share four common opponents this season: Ashland-Greenwood (Syracuse lost 41-7; Auburn lost 35-14); Boys Town (Syracuse lost 40-7; Auburn lost 55-7); Lincoln Christian (Syracuse won 21-14; Auburn lost 27-8); Milford (Syracuse won 35-7; Auburn won 40-6).

No. 11 O'Neill beat No. 19 Broken Bow 42-0 at home Friday, moving to 5-3 while Broken Bow fell to 2-6. Going in, O'Neill's 39.7143 average was 2.0000 points above the No. 16 average (37.7143). O'Neill has outscored opponents 166-98 in eight scored games. Broken Bow has been outscored 243-94 in eight scored games. O'Neill was 0-4 against Broken Bow in NSAA regular-season meetings since 2020 before this one. The two share two common opponents this season: Chadron (O'Neill lost 16-0; Broken Bow lost 41-0); Kearney Catholic (O'Neill won 14-0; Broken Bow won 27-20).

The wider race

At NSAA's 11:07 a.m. update, the top five in C1 by average were Ashland-Greenwood (7-0, 44.0000), Sidney (7-0, 43.8571), Chadron (6-1, 43.2857), Boys Town (7-0, 43.1429), Pierce (7-0, 42.7143). The last projected spot belonged to Central City (3-4) at 37.7143, and 14 of the class's 30 teams sat outside the top 16. Week 8 results will change those averages in NSAA's next update.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org; hurrdatsports.com.

Nebraska football scores and schedules → · Football playoff tracker →

Result note: a 1–0 entry is shown as listed by NSAA. It is not treated as evidence of an on-field score or a confirmed forfeit.