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Winona State University

Warriors

On the scoreboard: Winona State

Overall3-6
Northern Sun conference3-5
D2CFB Power Ranking · Week 10No. 46

Division II Northern Sun Super Region 3 D2CFB Power Rankings School website

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Where
Thu Aug 27	at University of St. Thomas	L 9-15	St. Paul, Minn.
Thu Sep 3	at Northern State University	L 16-31	ABERDEEN, S.D., Dacotah Bank Stadium
Sat Sep 12	vs University of Jamestown	W 28-0	Winona, Minn.
Sat Sep 19	at University of Minnesota Duluth	L 6-9	James S. Malosky Stadium, Duluth, MN
Sat Sep 26	vs Augustana University (SD)	W 42-41 OT	Winona, Minn.
Sat Oct 3	at Wayne State College	L 14-17	Wayne, Neb.
Sat Oct 10	vs Minnesota State University, Mankato	L 16-34	Winona, Minn.
Sat Oct 24	at Concordia-St. Paul	W 34-27	Sea Foam Stadium, St. Paul, Minn.
Sat Oct 31	vs University of Sioux Falls (S.D.)	L 14-21	Winona, Minn.
Sat Nov 7	vs University of Mary	1:00 PM CT	Winona, MN
Sat Nov 14	at Southwest Minnesota State University	12:00 PM CT	Marshall, Minn., Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center

Source: each school's published schedule (www.winonastatewarriors.com) and live-stats feed. Scores updated Nov 5, 4:16 AM CT. Schedules checked Nov 5, 4:16 AM CT.

Statistical leaders, 2026

Passing yards

1 Sampson, Jacob 1164
2 Flottmeyer, Jackson 573

Rushing yards

1 Muhammad, Jahmani 523
2 Moore, AJ 359
3 Smith, Noah 203

Receiving yards

1 Schultz, Jake 504
2 Ginskey, Nolan 360
3 Durst, James 264

Total tackles

1 Doucette, Ethan 71.0
2 Schraufnagel, Blake 55.0
3 Curtin, Patrick 54.0

Source: Winona State's cumulative statistics (opens in a new tab). Snapshot fetched Nov 4, 7:36 PM CT.

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History

National titles0
Playoff appearances7
Conference titles18
Division II seasons49

Division II member 1978-2026, per the NCAA records book.

Playoff appearances

Season	Seed	Finish	Games
2022	-	Lost in the first round	First round: L 7-31 vs Bemidji State
2017	-	Lost in the first round	First round: L 6-20 vs East Texas A&M
2007	-	Lost in the first round	First round: L 2-44 vs North Dakota
2006	-	Lost in the first round	First round: L 0-42 vs North Dakota
2004	-	Lost in the first round	First round: L 13-16 vs Grand Valley State
2003	-	Lost in the quarterfinals	First round: W 10-3 vs Emporia State Quarterfinals: L 29-36 vs North Dakota
2001	-	Lost in the first round	First round: L 28-42 vs North Dakota

Conference titles

2007 · Northern Sun
2005 · Northern Sun shared
2004 · Northern Sun
2003 · Northern Sun shared
2001 · Northern Sun
2000 · Northern Sun
1998 · Northern Sun
1997 · Northern Sun
1994 · Northern Sun
1993 · Northern Sun
1983 · Northern Sun
1968 · Northern Sun shared
1964 · Northern Sun
1962 · Northern Sun
1957 · Northern Sun shared
1956 · Northern Sun
1947 · Northern Sun shared
1939 · Northern Sun

Seasons since 2021

Source: results as published by the schools on their season pages, 2021–2025. “vs.” marks a neutral site.

2025 6-5

Date	Opponent	Result
Thu Aug 28	vs. Minnesota Duluth	L 7-35
Sat Sep 6	vs Bemidji State	W 21-17
Sat Sep 13	at Minnesota State Moorhead	L 21-45
Sat Sep 20	vs Minot State	W 35-25
Sat Sep 27	at Augustana	L 26-34
Sat Oct 4	vs Wayne State (NE)	W 21-14
Sat Oct 11	at Minnesota State	L 21-47
Sat Oct 25	vs Concordia-St. Paul	W 24-14
Sat Nov 1	at Sioux Falls	L 24-49
Sat Nov 8	at Mary	W 36-29
Sat Nov 15	vs Southwest Minnesota State	W 30-6

2024 5-6

Date	Opponent	Result
Thu Sep 5	vs Saginaw Valley State	L 14-38
Sat Sep 14	at Concordia-St. Paul	W 31-14
Sat Sep 21	vs Wayne State (NE)	L 21-28
Sat Sep 28	at Northern State	L 24-30
Sat Oct 5	vs Minnesota State Moorhead	W 33-6
Sat Oct 12	vs Mary	W 48-7
Sat Oct 19	at Augustana	L 0-31
Sat Oct 26	vs Bemidji State	W 31-28
Sat Nov 2	vs Minnesota Duluth	L 38-42
Sat Nov 9	at Southwest Minnesota State	W 37-15
Sat Nov 16	at Minot State	L 23-56

2023 5-6

Date	Opponent	Result
Thu Aug 31	at Saginaw Valley State	L 24-34
Sat Sep 9	vs Concordia-St. Paul	W 33-8
Sat Sep 16	at Bemidji State	L 10-36
Sat Sep 23	vs Northern State	W 39-16
Sat Sep 30	at Minnesota Duluth	L 14-38
Sat Oct 7	at Mary	W 17-7
Sat Oct 14	vs Augustana	L 28-48
Sat Oct 21	at Sioux Falls	W 42-35
Sat Oct 28	at Minnesota State Moorhead	L 17-20
Sat Nov 4	vs Minnesota State	L 42-49
Sat Nov 11	vs Minot State	W 13-7

2022 8-4

Date	Opponent	Result
Sat Sep 3	at Minot State	W 24-10
Sat Sep 10	vs Mary	W 25-17
Sat Sep 17	at Bemidji State	L 24-34
Sat Sep 24	vs Minnesota State Moorhead	W 40-7
Sat Oct 1	vs Wayne State (NE)	W 38-14
Sat Oct 8	at Northern State	L 21-42
Sat Oct 15	at Southwest Minnesota State	W 43-7
Sat Oct 22	vs Sioux Falls	W 20-17
Sat Oct 29	vs Augustana	W 24-7
Sat Nov 5	at Upper Iowa	W 45-7
Sat Nov 12	at Minnesota State	L 13-40
Sat Nov 19	at Bemidji State playoff	L 7-31

2021 7-4

Date	Opponent	Result
Thu Sep 2	vs Concordia-St. Paul	W 47-6
Sat Sep 11	at Minnesota State Moorhead	W 27-13
Sat Sep 18	vs Minnesota Duluth	L 23-29
Sat Sep 25	at Mary	W 48-38
Sat Oct 2	at Wayne State (NE)	L 21-38
Sat Oct 9	vs Northern State	L 49-52
Sat Oct 16	vs Southwest Minnesota State	W 26-14
Sat Oct 23	at Sioux Falls	W 14-10
Sat Oct 30	at Augustana	L 20-38
Sat Nov 6	vs Upper Iowa	W 40-12
Sat Nov 13	vs Minnesota State	W 18-16

Source: NCAA conference standings records (Standings.pdf); NCAA Division II championship records (D2champs.pdf), through 2025; NCAA Division II football records book (D2.pdf), through 2025. Loaded Sep 25, 5:21 PM CT. Checked for a newer edition Oct 31, 7:15 AM CT.