CFB Zeitgeist
June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

Southern Nazarene

2-9 2025 final

Southern Nazarene is the Crimson Storm—a small D2 program rooted in the Nazarene faith and the community of Bethany, Oklahoma, where the game matters because the church matters.

The Crimson Storm are patient.

Record
2-9
win% .181
D2 Top 25
Conf Standing
Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-win — basking
The Long Wait·Offseason

Southern Nazarene is the Crimson Storm—a small D2 program rooted in the Nazarene faith and the community of Bethany, Oklahoma, where the game matters because the church matters.

Title DroughtSince 1970 · 55 yrs

Southern Nazarene finished 2-9 in 2025 under fifth-year head coach Dustin Hada. The Crimson Storm have struggled to find winning seasons, but the program continues to operate as an expression of the university's Nazarene values an…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on Southern Nazarene

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
The Crimson Storm are patient.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go Southern Nazarene" — Southern Nazarene fanbase · recurring line
0 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · Southern Nazarene

Winning record

The baseline for a successful season.

Conference title

Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.

Super Region qualifierLocked

Entry into the 32-team national bracket.

McKinney, TXLocked

The Division II national championship game.

Southern Nazarene · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor0-12Rebuild year. Below .500.
base2-10Mid-table finish.
ceiling5-7Conference title race. Bracket qualifier in range.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

D2 Program Prestige · Southern Nazarene

Mid-Major Contender

D2 Playoff Contender — consistent Super Region participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · Southern Nazarene · low confidence

Stable (40)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 2-9 (18% win rate)40

Home-Field Advantage · Southern Nazarene · 2018-present

Reversed (worse at home)

21% home win rate vs 42% on the road. margin runs -1.5 weaker at home.

Home6-22Away11-15
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Cold

One of five. The film room is busy this week.

Streak W1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 2-8

Great American Standing · 2025

12th in the Great American

Southern Nazarene is 12th of 12 in the Great American at 2-9. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Harding University15-1
2Henderson State8-3
3Southern Arkansas8-3
4Ouachita Baptist7-4
5Arkansas Tech7-5
6East Central (OK)6-5
7Southwestern Oklahoma State6-5
8Southeastern Oklahoma State5-6
9Arkansas-Monticello2-9
10Northwestern Oklahoma State2-9
11Oklahoma Baptist2-9
12Southern Nazarene2-9

Schedule Strength · Southern Nazarene · 2025

Balanced

Average opponent win rate 51% across 11 finalized games. Balanced slate across the conference slate.

Opp Win %0.518

Moment of the Year · Southern Nazarene · 2025

Won 49-19 vs Oklahoma Baptist

Week 12 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — Southern Nazarene

2024: Won 49-21 at Oklahoma Baptist

In 2024, the program won 49-21 at Oklahoma Baptist — a blowout road result that left the 28-point margin on the books.

Go Crimson Storm.