Bennington L7-65
Blair L22-31
McCook L6-17
Elkhorn South W48-21, Aurora W14-13, Gretna W20-15, Elkhorn L17-26
Scottsbluff W42-0, Beatrice W42-27, Aurora W15-12, Elkhorn W34-0
Crete
Cardinals · Nebraska high school football · Class B
Season profile · Class B
- Power Index
- 57.1 (#10 of 23)
- Points for / against
- 153 / 101
- Strength of schedule
- 48% (opponents 19-21)
Player stats arrive with box scores. How the Power Index works
Crete news
Program history · NSAA
NSAA titles and runners-up through 2025; playoff trips and playoff record through 2024. Vacated titles are excluded. Historical schools are not automatically credited to later co-ops.
STATE TITLES · THROUGH 20254B/2010 · B/2007 · B/2006 · B/2000
RUNNER-UP · THROUGH 20253B/2011 · B/2001 · B/1996
PLAYOFF TRIPS23THROUGH 2024
PLAYOFF RECORD30-19FROM LISTED RESULTS
- Most Times In Playoffs
Crete, 23
- Consecutive Years In Playoffs
Crete, 14, (1998-2011)
- Most State Championships
Crete, 4
- Consecutive State Championships
Crete, 2 (2006-07)
- Most Times In Finals
Crete, 7
2026 schedule
- · Wk 8 · Class C1Time TBA
Crete4-3
Lincoln Christian5-2 - · Wk 9 · Class BTime TBACrete4-3
Blair6-1 - · Wk 7 · Class BW 21-14
Platteview5-214Crete4-321 - · Wk 6 · Class BW 42-6
Lexington1-66Crete4-342 - · Wk 5 · Class BW 28-21Crete4-328
Beatrice1-621
Earlier games (4 more)
Add to calendar · Full schedule · Dates, home/away: NSAA schedule export.
Crete football at a glance
Crete football at a glance
Crete (Cardinals) is 4-3 in Class B this season. Most recently, the Cardinals beat Platteview 21-14 at home on Fri., Oct. 9, extending a four-game winning streak. Next up: at Lincoln Christian (No. 10 in Class C1) on Fri., Oct. 16. In NSAA wildcard points (as of Oct. 16), Crete is 11th of 23 Class B teams with a 38.29 average, good for the No. 9 seed in our projected bracket as a projected district leader. The school is in Crete (Saline County), and the program has 23 playoff appearances on record, the latest in 2023.
