FBS

Texas

Longhorns · SEC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#12

Among 138 teams · ▲7 since Week 7

Record

5-2

5-2 vs. FBS

Power rating

+16.59

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+12.93

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Texas is 5-2 and ranks No. 12 of 138 FBS teams, up 7 spots from Week 7. Its +16.6 power rating is 5.8 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FBS, 1st by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 3.7 wins against it; Texas is 1.3 ahead, 11th in résumé rank.

Best win: 24–23 over Ohio State. Worst loss: 24–27 to Oklahoma as an 84% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 5, after Week 5.

Next: at home against Mississippi State on Sat, Oct 31. Texas is a 15.1-point favorite with a 79% chance to win.

Next game

Texas by 15.1

Texas 79% · Mississippi State 21%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 8 after Week 1 to No. 12 after Week 8.151015202530Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#12
Week 8: No. 12 · +16.59 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 18+9.04
Week 227+10.44
Week 37+16.08
Week 46+19.81
Week 55+19.54
Week 616+16.56
Week 719+15.47
Week 812+16.59

Game results

7 games · 2026
Texas results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W34–2755%+15.35
L24–27Upset70%+13.10
vs. Oklahoma #39
Neutral site
L24–27Upset84%+9.56
at Tennessee #16
W20–1742%+15.53
UTSA #42
W30–670%+9.15
W24–23—+20.53
W59–7—+6.98
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

SEC
SEC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
2up 16-2
+21.67
#21+8.72+24.1
5unchanged6-2
+19.82
#7+10.97+17.0
7unchanged6-1
+18.30
#20+5.46+27.1
12up 75-2
+16.59
#11+12.93+11.6
15up 37-1
+15.79
#1+10.53+8.1
16down 46-2
+15.53
#23+7.08+16.0
18down 35-2
+15.35
#15+9.74+10.7
24unchanged5-2
+13.10
#19+10.66+11.3
25unchanged5-2
+12.67
#26+7.29+11.6
32up 74-3
+11.31
#42+10.01+10.9
39up 164-3
+9.56
#34+9.84+3.9
41unchanged4-4
+9.20
#63+8.51+9.4
44down 64-3
+8.58
#37+10.55+1.3
45down 54-3
+8.54
#36+10.33+2.3
79down 33-4
+3.48
#71+9.71-5.7
96down 13-5
−0.02
#96+8.82-7.5