A Division II college football game between Colorado School of Mines and Washburn ended after regulation Saturday due to extreme heat in Kansas.

The heat index before overtime was 107, according to Colorado School of Mines’ release, and that prompted the stoppage of the game.

A lengthy delay reportedly followed, and because it wasn’t scheduled to drop below the required Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association-required 92.1 degrees until the evening, the game ended in a 16-16 tie, according to The Athletic.

Colorado School of Mines Orediggers quarterback Joseph Capra (12) runs the ball during a game against the Washburn Ichabods on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at Yager Stadium. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

The game kicked off at 9:05 a.m. Central time only after a pair of schedule changes, with the game — initially set to start at noon Central time — getting bumped to 7:05 p.m. before the second shift to accommodate the expected heat and the Colorado School of Mines travel plans, according to a release.

But they still couldn’t get the entire game in.

A pair of second-half field goals by Colorado School of Mines kicker Preston Kyle gave the Orediggers a 16-10 lead, but the Ichabods responded in the final minutes when Nathan Lewis Jr. — who finished with 141 receiving yards for the game — scored on a 41-yard touchdown.

Washburn Ichabods fans fill the stands during the game against Colorado School of Mines Orediggers at Yager Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect

The extra point was blocked, though, and Kyle missed a 64-yard field kick at the end of regulation that would’ve won the game, instead prompting Colorado School of Mines’ first tie since 1977.

It wasn’t the only Week 1 game impacted by heat, either, as the final quarter of South Carolina’s game against Kent State was shortened from 15 minutes to 10 minutes — with the temperature 95 degrees at kickoff and 99 at halftime, according to The State.

“I know it was super hot out there,” South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer told reporters, according to The State. “So appreciate the students that stayed down there to the end and the fans that were out there. We saw you, we appreciate you, and I know there’s craziness out there and college athletics, but days like today are what it’s all about.”

Georgia’s kickoff temperature of 100 degrees for its game against Tennessee State reportedly marked the hottest game temperature in the Bulldogs’ history.