Northeastern State University football is set to return to the field at home. Tropical Storm Isaias canceled the RiverHawks showdown with West Florida and gave the team an unexpected bye week. Darrin Chiaverini’s squad returns to the field Saturday, Oct. 17, at home vs. the William Jewell Cardinals. After three straight losses, the RiverHawks got the bye week at a time when they are trying to ...

Northeastern State University football had its homecoming game spoiled by the University of Texas-Permian Basin. For the first time in over a month, NSU played at home on its new turf Saturday. Senior quarterback Donnie Smith threw four second-half interceptions, leading the Falcons to the 38-27 win over NSU. The Falcons forced an interception in the first half but came alive after halftime. ...

After four games and nearly a month, Northeastern State University football is set to return home. The RiverHawks take on the Texas Permian Basin Falcons at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at home at the newly renovated Doc Wadley Field. NSU is looking to get back in the win column after back-to-back losses vs. D1 foes ended a 10-game winning streak dating back to last year and a three-game streak ...

Northeastern State University’s 2-0 start is the first since 2002, but they’re tracing a streak that dates further back. Hitting the road to face off at Truman State, Saturday, Sept. 12, the RiverHawks are looking to start the season with three straight wins for the first time since 1991. The road game is the second in a four game stretch away from Tahlequah. The 2-0 start has been turning ...

In the first game of the season, the Northeastern State University RiverHawks trotted out a championship-level defense. Head coach Darrin Chiaverini said so himself in the post-game huddle. While still early, the No. 18 RiverHawks’ defense came out and made a statement to take down Delta State 52-0 Friday, Aug. 28. Besides the shutout, the RiverHawks only allowed 69 yards — the least allowed ...

A touchdown on the first play of the season set the pace for Northeastern State University football. No. 23 NSU opened the year with a statement when senior quarterback Donnie Smith dumped a touch pass to Cam Johnson, who went on to take it 75 yards to the house. They scored on the first three drives of the game to take a 52-0 win over Delta State University, Friday, Aug. 28. That wild run up ...

After a strong 2025, Northeastern State University football starts the season ranked 23rd, but the players don’t really care. “To be honest, we don’t really get into or focus on that,” quarterback Donnie Smith said. “We just want to go out there and play our hardest and win. That’s just a preseason thing; I am just focused on doing my best every day, getting the team into the playoffs and ...