Wisner-Pilger W52-22, Perkins County W58-6, Sandy Creek L24-44
Weeping Water L22-42
Clarkson/Leigh W45-12, Weeping Water W67-36, Lourdes Central Catholic W58-51, Hitchcock County W56-20, Howells-Dodge L12-42
Clarkson/Leigh W56-6, Cambridge W54-16, Elm Creek W62-6, Burwell L36-37
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge W60-26, Bruning-Davenport-Shickley W20-6, Tri County W26-12, Osceola-High Plains Community L30-34
Cross County
Cougars · Nebraska high school football · Class D1
Record4-3W4 streak
NSAA wildcard rank#19 of 40NSAA, Oct 16 11:07 am CDTPower Index61.9#14 in Class D1Season profile · Class D1
- Power Index
- 61.9 (#14 of 40)
- Points for / against
- 262 / 205
- Strength of schedule
- 59% (opponents 32-22)
Player stats arrive with box scores. How the Power Index works
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 20250NONE LISTED
RUNNER-UP · THROUGH 20251D1/2021
PLAYOFF TRIPS16THROUGH 2024
PLAYOFF RECORD15-16FROM LISTED RESULTS
- Most Touchdowns, Game
5, Nolan Baker, Arcadia/Loup City vs. Cross County, 2017
- Most Return Touchdowns, Career
Class C-2: 10 Toby Ball, Stromsburg/Cross County, 1999-2002 (2 KO, 8 punt)
- Most Kick-Return Touchdowns, Career
Class C-2: 10. Toby Ball, Stromsburg/Cross County, 1999-02 (2 KO, 8 punt)
- Most Punt-Return Touchdowns, Career
8, Toby Ball, Stromsburg/Cross County, 1999-02
- Passing Touchdown · Longest Punt
Class C-2: 84, Trig Lindsley, Cross County, 2009
2026 schedule
- · Wk 9 · Class D1Time TBA
Cross County4-3
Cedar Bluffs1-6 - · Wk 8 · Class D1W 34-12
Nebraska Christian5-212Cross County4-334 - · Wk 7 · Class D1W 74-14
Twin River0-714Cross County4-374 - · Wk 6 · Class D1W 54-0Cross County4-354
David City1-60 - · Wk 5 · Class D1W 14-6Cross County4-314
Tekamah-Herman2-56
Earlier games (4 more)
Add to calendar · Full schedule · Dates, home/away: NSAA schedule export.
Cross County football at a glance
Cross County football at a glance
Cross County (Cougars) is 5-3 in Class D1 this season. Most recently, the Cougars beat Nebraska Christian 34-12 at home on Fri., Oct. 16, extending a four-game winning streak. Next up: at Cedar Bluffs on Fri., Oct. 23. In NSAA wildcard points (as of Oct. 16), Cross County is 19th of 40 Class D1 teams with a 38.86 average, 0.71 points behind the last projected playoff spot, though it is a district co-leader, tied (projected), decided by Nebraska Christian at Cross County, Oct 16. The school is in Stromsburg (Polk County), and the program has 16 playoff appearances on record, the latest in 2023.
