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Hemingford vs Hitchcock County preview: Week 8 2026 Nebraska football
Hemingford visits Hitchcock County on Fri, Oct 16. Records, wildcard standing, district picture and results from NSAA data. Kickoff time TBA.
Hemingford (5-2) travels to Hitchcock County (5-2) on Friday, Oct. 16, in a Class D2 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, Hemingford is 8th of 36 teams in Class D2 by average (41.0000), and Hitchcock County is 9th of 36 (40.7143), tied (projected) with Creighton (NSAA wildcard points, Class D2, last updated 13 Oct 2026 5:09:01 am CDT). For each team, the path to the playoffs is a district title or an at-large spot (projection, not official). Seeds and the field are set by the NSAA after Week 9.
In the Hurrdat Sports Class D2 coaches poll released Oct. 11, 2026, Hemingford is No. 10; Hitchcock County is not in the top 10 (Hurrdat Sports coaches poll, Oct. 11, 2026).
Hemingford is 2-1 in District D2-6 play and Hitchcock County is 1-2 in District D2-6 (NSAA district standings, updated Oct. 12, 2026, 10:42 p.m. CDT). This is a district game. Each Class D2 district champion gets an automatic playoff spot. No district is clinched yet.
Hemingford results so far: Aug 27: at Bayard W 58-6; Sep 4: vs. Gordon-Rushville W 80-18; Sep 11: at Kimball W 44-14; Sep 18: vs. South Loup L 30-34; Sep 25: at North Platte St. Patrick's L 20-68; Oct 2: at Perkins County W 54-6; Oct 9: vs. Maywood-Hayes Center W 52-12 (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026).
Hitchcock County results so far: Aug 28: vs. Bertrand W 58-14; Sep 4: at Alma W 36-20; Sep 10: vs. Arapahoe W 34-14; Sep 18: at Franklin W 86-38; Sep 25: at Hi-Line W 42-20; Oct 2: vs. North Platte St. Patrick's L 6-55; Oct 9: at Perkins County L 64-76 (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026).
Common opponents: North Platte St. Patrick's: Hemingford L 20-68, Hitchcock County L 6-55; Perkins County: Hemingford W 54-6, Hitchcock County L 64-76 (NSAA schedule export, retrieved Oct. 13, 2026).
Points for and against in NSAA-recorded games: Hemingford 338-158, Hitchcock County 326-237 (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, which matters for an at-large spot, and a district result can change the district title race (projection, not official). Check the Class D2 projected bracket and the Hemingford and Hitchcock County team pages for updates.
Sources
- NSAA schedule/results export, Class D2 (2026-10-13)
- NSAA wildcard point standings, Class D2 (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.
