Millard West W21-7, Bellevue West W30-7, Millard South L14-49
Grand Island L19-29
Millard South L21-35
Elkhorn South L20-35
Lincoln Northeast W46-6, Gretna W30-28, Bellevue West W41-40(OT), Elkhorn South L3-10
Kearney
Bearcats · Nebraska high school football · Class A
Season profile · Class A
- Power Index
- 65.2 (#10 of 36)
- Points for / against
- 167 / 122
- Strength of schedule
- 55% (opponents 26-21)
Player stats arrive with box scores. How the Power Index works
Kearney news
- Wildcard WatchWildcard Watch: Nebraska high school football playoff projections before Week 8
- PreviewCreighton Prep at Kearney preview: what's at stake in Week 8
- Top-10 roundupNebraska top-10 high school football scores Week 7: how ranked teams fared
- RecapKearney edges Lincoln Standing Bear 10-3 in Week 7
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 20251A/2006
RUNNER-UP · THROUGH 20251A/2017
PLAYOFF TRIPS30THROUGH 2024
PLAYOFF RECORD25-29FROM LISTED RESULTS
- Most Times In Playoffs
Kearney, 30
- Most Times In Playoffs
Kearney Catholic, 26
- Consecutive Years In Playoffs
Kearney, 15, (2010-present)
- Consecutive Years In Playoffs
Kearney Catholic, 13, (2002-2014)
- Rushing Yards · Single Game Team Records , Team
C1-558, Cozad, 2005 (vs. Kearney Catholic)
2026 schedule
- · Wk 8 · Class A7:00 PM CT
Creighton Preparatory School3-4
Kearney5-2 - · Wk 9 · Class ATime TBAKearney5-2
Grand Island1-6 - · Wk 7 · Class AW 10-3Kearney5-210
Lincoln Standing Bear4-33 - · Wk 6 · Class AL 23-27
Bennington7-027Kearney5-223 - · Wk 5 · Class AW 20-10Kearney5-220
Lincoln East0-810
Earlier games (4 more)
Add to calendar · Full schedule · Dates, home/away: NSAA schedule export.
Kearney football at a glance
Kearney football at a glance
Kearney (Bearcats) is 5-2 in Class A this season and ranks No. 10 in the Week 7 coaches poll. Most recently, the Bearcats beat Lincoln Standing Bear 10-3 on the road on Fri., Oct. 9. Next up: home against Creighton Preparatory School (No. 9 in Class A) on Fri., Oct. 16. In NSAA wildcard points (as of Oct. 16), Kearney is 7th of 36 Class A teams with a 41.71 average, good for the No. 7 seed in our projected bracket. The school is in Kearney (Buffalo County), and the program has 30 playoff appearances on record, the latest in 2024.
