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2026 Texas

4–⁠2 (1–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Steve Sarkisian. The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠1, over five games to the six on file here.

Schedule and results

Texas in 2026, game by game: won vs. Texas State 59–7; won vs. No. 1 Ohio State 24–23; won vs. UTSA 30–6; won at No. 14 Tennessee 20–17; lost vs. Oklahoma 24–27; lost vs. Florida 24–27+52−3Won 59–7 vs. Texas State+52Texas StateWon 24–23 vs. No. 1 Ohio State+1No. 1 Ohio StateWon 30–6 vs. UTSA+24UTSAWon 20–17 at No. 14 Tennessee+3No. 14 TennesseeLost 24–27 vs. Oklahoma-3OklahomaLost 24–27 vs. Florida-3Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsTexas StateW 59–⁠774%
Sep 12vs1Ohio StateW 24–⁠2352%
Sep 19vsUTSAW 30–⁠672%
Sep 26at14TennesseeW 20–⁠1753%
Oct 10vsOklahomaL 24–⁠2767%
Oct 17vsFloridaL 24–⁠2779%
Oct 24vsOle MissPreview51%
Oct 31vsMississippi StatePreview77%
Nov 7atMissouriPreview50%
Nov 14atLSUPreview47%
Nov 21vsArkansasPreview82%
Nov 27atTexas A&MPreview56%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 4
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 7
Record
4–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 11th in Southeastern Conference
AP now
No. 7 in the week 7 poll; peak No. 1
Points
181–⁠107
Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Elo
1681 +11 this season
SP+ rating
24.4 No. 6 of 138; offense No. 16, defense No. 2, special teams No. 9
SRS
20.3 No. 8 of 138 in FBS
Returning
72% of last season’s EPA, No. 19 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 7 roster talent No. 2 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Kyle Flood and A.J. Milwee
Defensive coordinator
Will Muschamp
Offense
Pro-style spread

How good, play by play

  • Offense92nd of 138
  • Defense19th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted60th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted10th of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0543%1.1892nd of 138
Defense-0.0235%1.0119th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.00 def		44% off
35% def		—60th off
10th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense47%8.3 yds12%2.9018%
Defense37%7.4 yds10%2.8019%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.4own 3018% allowed
Defense2.6own 2820% caused

CORE rating 12.2, 24th of 138 (offense 0.0, defense -12.2).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsArch Manning QB1,298 yds
Passing touchdownsArch Manning QB11 TD
Rushing yardsHollywood Smothers RB289 yds
Rushing touchdownsRaleek Brown RB5 TD
Receiving yardsRyan Wingo WR345 yds
Receiving touchdownsCam Coleman WR6 TD
TacklesRasheem Biles LB49 tkl
SacksColin Simmons DE10 sacks
InterceptionsRasheem Biles LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Dia Bell QB★★★★★No. 18
John Meredith III CB★★★★★No. 20
Tyler Atkinson LB★★★★★No. 31
Richard Wesley DE★★★★★No. 32
Jermaine Bishop ATH★★★★No. 58
Jamarion Carlton DL★★★★No. 64
John Turntine III OT★★★★No. 83
James Johnson DL★★★★No. 105

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.990
Running backs23.50.915
Receivers24.00.906
Offensive line33.70.917
Defensive line63.80.926
Linebackers24.50.942
Defensive backs44.00.927
Athletes and specialists63.30.867
Whole class263.80.913

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 111

The 2026 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 52 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 22

The 2026 portal
Cam Coleman WR★★★★★from Auburn
Hollywood Smothers RB★★★★from NC State
Melvin Siani OT★★★★from Wake Forest
Rasheem Biles LB★★★★from Pittsburgh
Ian Geffrard DL★★★★from Arkansas
Raleek Brown RB★★★★from Arizona State
Bo Mascoe CB★★★★from Rutgers
Sterling Berkhalter WR★★★★from Wake Forest
Jonte Newman OT★★★from Texas A&M
Justin Cryer LB★★★from Florida State
Laurence Seymore III OL★★★from Western Kentucky
Dylan Sikorski OL★★★from Oregon State

And 10 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 28

DeAndre Moore Jr. WR★★★★to Colorado
Tre Wisner RB★★★★to Florida State
Nick Brooks OL★★★★to Alabama
Parker Livingstone WR★★★★to Oklahoma
Elijah Barnes LB★★★★to Kentucky
Liona Lefau LB★★★★to Colorado
C.J. Baxter Jr. RB★★★to Kentucky
Christian Clark RB★★★to South Carolina
Jerrick Gibson RB★★★to Purdue
Jordan Washington TE★★★to North Carolina
Lavon Johnson DL★★★to Maryland
Connor Stroh OL★★★to Kansas

And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠16–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠15–⁠1
Florida3–⁠25–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠2
LSU2–⁠25–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠25–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠24–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠24–⁠2
Texas1–⁠24–⁠2
Oklahoma1–⁠23–⁠3
Texas A&M1–⁠34–⁠3
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠3
Arkansas1–⁠33–⁠4
Vanderbilt0–⁠43–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.