FCS

Texas Southern

Tigers · SWAC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#117

Among 128 teams · ▲4 since Week 7

Record

2-5

2-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

−13.56

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−7.86

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Texas Southern is 2-5 and ranks No. 117 of 128 FCS teams, up 4 spots from Week 7. Its −13.6 power rating is 27.9 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played one of the softest schedules in FCS, 121st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.4 wins against it; Texas Southern is 3.4 behind, 114th in résumé rank.

Best win: 24–21 over Southern as a 26% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 74, after Week 1.

Next: at home against Grambling on Sat, Oct 31. Texas Southern is a 13.5-point underdog with a 24% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Grambling
Home

Grambling by 13.5

Texas Southern 24% · Grambling 76%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 74 after Week 1 to No. 117 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#117
Week 8: No. 117 · −13.56 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 174−4.25
Week 2100−10.23
Week 3113−12.20
Week 4108−11.35
Week 5114−13.02
Week 6120−15.44
Week 7121−16.50
Week 8117−13.56

Game results

7 games · 2026
Texas Southern results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W24–21Upset26%−7.05
L34–3864%−15.49
L10–669%+0.51
L40–4325%−6.10
at UTEP
L10–51—−12.15
L14–52—−4.36
W42–30—−8.13
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

SWAC
SWAC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
7unchanged6-2
+9.75
#24−2.92+20.1
22down 86-2
+5.03
#14−1.80+13.6
42up 34-3
+0.42
#43−2.82+1.7
51down 24-3
−0.27
#62−6.65+7.9
55unchanged4-3
−1.63
#36+0.68-2.6
57up 124-3
−1.78
#32−1.44-8.7
70up 144-5
−4.36
#71−3.12-4.1
80down 42-6
−5.29
#88+3.13-13.6
85up 63-4
−6.10
#79−4.81-2.4
90down 92-5
−7.05
#78−0.74-14.7
117up 42-5
−13.56
#114−7.86-18.1
120unchanged3-5
−15.49
#113−7.41-16.4