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2026 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n For the second time in the past five seasons, the Hillsdale College football team is the best in the nation in earning spots in the prestigious National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.<\/p>\n The NFF inducted 17 Chargers from the 2025 squad into the Hampshire Honor Society on Wednesday afternoon, the organization announced on Wednesday.\u00a0\u00a0The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA and sprint football who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.<\/p>\n This class, the 20th in the history of the Hampshire Honor Society, includes a record-setting 2,596 players from 365 schools, and brings the total number of student-athletes honored by the program to 23,568 since 2007.<\/p>\n “Twenty years ago, college coaches around the country came to the National Football Foundation asking us to recognize not just their top student-athlete, but the numerous student-athletes on their teams who were also excelling at the highest levels in the classroom,” said NFF President & CEO\u00a0Steve Hatchell. “Their voices led to the creation of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, and two decades later, the results speak for themselves. Year after year, we continue to see remarkable academic achievements across college football.”<\/p>\n Hillsdale’s total of 17 was the most among all NCAA DII institutions and also the largest number of honorees for the Chargers in program history, surpassing the previous high total of 15 honorees in 2022, when Hillsdale also led all of NCAA DII in terms of recognized student-athletes.
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\n“To see this program reach 20 years with a record number of honorees is really special,” said NFF Chairman\u00a0Archie Manning. “As the world of college football faces an era of transition, one thing remains the same: the game’s ability to develop well-rounded student-athletes committed to excellence in the classroom as well as on the field. The NFF Hampshire Honor Society provides an important platform for us to recognize the value of the game in developing leaders while shining a light on their individual accomplishments.” 2026\u00a0Hillsdale College National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society Inductees<\/p>\n
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\n\tCompleted their final year of playing eligibility in Fall 2025;
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\n\tAttained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale);
\n\tMet all NCAA\/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements; and
\n\tBeen starters or significant contributors throughout the 2025\u00a0season
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