Grand Island Lutheran 76, Harvard 20: Week 8 Class D6 final

HARVARD, Neb. — Grand Island Lutheran beat Harvard 76-20 on the road Friday in Class D6 football. Grand Island Lutheran is 4-3 and Harvard is 2-5.

The playoff picture

Grand Island Lutheran was at T-16 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (39.7143); Harvard was at No. 33 of 41 in D6 by NSAA wildcard average (34.4286). Those ranks are from NSAA's wildcard page as of Oct. 17 at 7:42 a.m. CT, which counted this game, and are projections, not seeds. 16 teams qualify in D6. Compared with NSAA's Oct. 16 update at 11:07 a.m., Grand Island Lutheran climbed from T-17 (39.0000) and Harvard held at No. 33 (34.6667).

At the Oct. 17 update, Grand Island Lutheran was right on the No. 16 average (39.7143), and Harvard's 34.4286 average was 5.2857 points below the No. 16 average (39.7143).

Series

NSAA records since 2020 show no earlier regular-season meeting between the two.

Season so far

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Grand Island Lutheran has outscored opponents 296-266, an average margin of +4.3 points a game. Its wins: Santee (72-14), Giltner (62-50), Silver Lake (40-12), Harvard (76-20). Its losses: Riverside (30-71), Lewiston (8-55), High Plains Community (8-44). That is three straight wins.

In seven scored games on NSAA's 2026 schedule, Harvard has been outscored 369-148, an average margin of -31.6 points a game. Its wins: Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (57-25), Santee (47-20). Its losses: Elba (18-59), Silver Lake (0-56), Red Cloud (0-60), Giltner (6-73), Grand Island Lutheran (20-76). That is four straight losses.

The two share three common opponents this season: Giltner (Grand Island Lutheran won 62-50; Harvard lost 73-6); Santee (Grand Island Lutheran won 72-14; Harvard won 47-20); Silver Lake (Grand Island Lutheran won 40-12; Harvard lost 56-0).

Next

Grand Island Lutheran hosts Red Cloud (6-1) on Thu., Oct. 22; Harvard visits High Plains Community (4-3) on Fri., Oct. 23.

Sources: secure.nsaahome.org; secure.nsaahome.org.

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