Ponca

Indians · Nebraska high school football · Class D1

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NSAA wildcard rank#14 of 40NSAA, Oct 16 11:07 am CDT Power Index61.9#16 in Class D1

Next game · Week 9at PenderFRI OCT 23 · 7:00 PM CT

Season profile · Class D1

Power Index: 61.9 (#16 of 40)
Points for / against: 327 / 258
Strength of schedule: 55% (opponents 27-22)

Player stats arrive with box scores. How the Power Index works

Ponca news

Wildcard WatchWildcard Watch: Nebraska high school football playoff projections before Week 8
Top-10 roundupNebraska top-10 high school football scores Week 7: how ranked teams fared

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 20251C2/2009

RUNNER-UP · THROUGH 20250NONE LISTED

PLAYOFF TRIPS17THROUGH 2024

PLAYOFF RECORD10-16FROM LISTED RESULTS

POSTSEASON TIMELINELATEST 5

2017
Doniphan-Trumbull W44-7, Battle Creek L20-24
2013
Malcolm L14-28
2012
Elmwood-Murdock W18-7, Hartington Cedar Catholic L29-38
2011
Lutheran High Northeast L16-23
2010
Homer L18-34

RECORD BOOK3 MENTIONS

Most Punt-Return Touchdowns, Game
11/Class C: 2, Dick Giles, Table Rock vs. Syracuse, 1949; 2, Dwayne Meier, Randolph vs. Ponca, 1967
Passing Touchdown · Fewest Points Allowed, Season
0, Ponca, 1925 (9 games)
Passing Touchdown · Fewest Points Allowed, Season
0, Ponca, 1962 (8 games)

2026 schedule

Earlier games (4 more)

Add to calendar · Full schedule · Dates, home/away: NSAA schedule export.

Ponca football at a glance

Ponca (Indians) is 5-3 in Class D1 this season and is receiving votes in the Week 7 coaches poll. Most recently, the Indians beat Homer 1-0 on the road on Fri., Oct. 16. Next up: at Pender (No. 10 in Class D1) on Fri., Oct. 23. In NSAA wildcard points (as of Oct. 16), Ponca is 14th of 40 Class D1 teams with a 40.25 average, good for the No. 14 seed in our projected bracket. The school is in Ponca (Dixon County), and the program has 17 playoff appearances on record, the latest in 2017.