Lone Star
11 current members, 10 former. Our membership records under this name start in 1932. 2019 champion: Tarleton State.
2026 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington | 5–0 | 5–2 | 1341 | WWWWW | vs. UT Permian Basin Oct 24 | ||
| UT Permian Basin | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1297 | WWWWL | at Central Washington Oct 24 | ||
| Midwestern State | 4–1 | 5–2 | 1174 | WWWLW | vs. Sul Ross State Oct 24 | ||
| Texas A&M–Kingsville | 4–1 | 4–3 | 1193 | WWWWL | at Angelo State Oct 24 | ||
| West Texas | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1138 | WLLLW | vs. Western New Mexico Oct 24 | ||
| Angelo State | 2–3 | 2–5 | 1133 | LWLWL | vs. Texas A&M–Kingsville Oct 24 | ||
| Western New Mexico | 1–3 | 2–4 | 969 | LLLLW | at West Texas Oct 24 | ||
| Sul Ross State | 1–3 | 2–4 | 941 | WLLWL | at Midwestern State Oct 24 | ||
| Western Oregon | 1–4 | 3–4 | 1237 | LLLLW | vs. Eastern New Mexico Oct 24 | ||
| Eastern New Mexico | 0–5 | 0–7 | 935 | LLLLL | at Western Oregon Oct 24 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, week 7. Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 2026
Lone Star teams are 6–14 outside the conference so far.
- Rocky Mountain Conference3–5
- GLIAC0–4
- Mid America Conference1–2
- Others1–1
- Big Sky0–1
- Independent DII1–0
- Southland Conference0–1
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
Champions
Most titles
| Texas State | 9 | last 1983 |
| North Texas | 7 | last 1947 |
| Tarleton State | 5 | last 2019 |
| East Texas A&M | 5 | last 2016 |
| Abilene Christian | 2 | last 2010 |
By year
| 2019 | Tarleton State |
| 2018 | Tarleton State |
| 2016 | East Texas A&M |
| 2015 | East Texas A&M |
| 2014 | East Texas A&M |
| 2013 | Tarleton State |
| 2010 | Abilene Christian |
| 2009 | Tarleton State |
| 2008 | Abilene Christian |
| 2001 | Tarleton State |
| 1990 | East Texas A&M |
| 1983 | East Texas A&M, Texas State (shared) |
15 earlier seasons, back to 1935
| 1982 | Texas State |
| 1981 | Texas State |
| 1980 | Texas State |
| 1971 | Texas State |
| 1963 | Texas State |
| 1955 | Texas State |
| 1954 | Texas State |
| 1948 | Texas State |
| 1947 | North Texas |
| 1946 | North Texas |
| 1941 | North Texas |
| 1940 | North Texas |
| 1939 | North Texas |
| 1936 | North Texas |
| 1935 | North Texas |
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Members
Every school and its years (21)
Members now
- Angelo State 2014 on
- Eastern New Mexico 2014 on
- Midwestern State 2014 on
- Texas A&M–Kingsville 2014 on
- UT Permian Basin 2014 on
- West Texas 2014 on
- Western New Mexico 2016 on
- Central Washington 2022 on
- Simon Fraser 2022 on
- Western Oregon 2022 on
- Sul Ross State 2024 on
Former members
- East Texas A&M 1982–2019, 2021
- Tarleton State 1995–2019
- McMurry 2014
- Abilene Christian 1982–2012
- Incarnate Word 2010–2012
- Sam Houston 1982–1983
- Stephen F. Austin 1982–1983
- Texas State 1932–1942, 1946–1983
- Houston 1946–1948
- North Texas 1932–1942, 1946–1948
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1932; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | East Texas A&M | Left for Southland Conference | September 28, 2021 | |
| 2020 | Tarleton State | Left to play as an independent (football only) | November 12, 2019 | |
| 2013 | Abilene Christian | Left to play as an independent (football only) | Source | |
| 2013 | Incarnate Word | Left to play as an independent (football only) | August 20, 2012 | |
| 1986 † | West Texas | Joined from MVC | Source |
Football moves from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the season is the first one played in the new conference, and the date the one the lists or their sources give for the announcement. † Our membership records (CollegeFootballData.com) date the move to another season, or don’t show it. SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 276 team-seasons from 1932. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.