FCS

UT Rio Grande Valley

Vaqueros · Southland

2026 season
Updated October 26, 2026 at 6:10 PM ET

FCS rank

#56

Among 128 teams · ▲3 since Week 7

Record

4-4

3-3 vs. FCS

Power rating

−1.65

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−3.07

Weighted average opponent rating

UT Rio Grande Valley is 4-4 and ranks No. 56 of 128 FCS teams, up 3 spots from Week 7. Its −1.6 power rating is 16.0 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 79th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.2 wins against it; UT Rio Grande Valley is 1.2 behind, 60th in résumé rank.

Best win: 44–0 over UT Permian Basin. Worst loss: 17–20 to East Texas A&M as a 71% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 23, after Week 3.

Next: at home against Lamar on Sat, Oct 31. UT Rio Grande Valley is a 7.2-point underdog with a 35% chance to win.

vs. Lamar

Home

Lamar by 7.2

UT Rio Grande Valley 35% · Lamar 65%

Sat, Oct 31 · 8:00 PM ET

Week 8: No. 56 · −1.65 power

FCS rank and power rating by week
Week	Rank	Power rating
Week 1	40	+0.88
Week 2	32	+1.68
Week 3	23	+3.66
Week 4	29	+3.13
Week 5	37	+0.44
Week 6	33	+1.45
Week 7	59	−2.07
Week 8	56	−1.65

UT Rio Grande Valley results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Pregame	Opp. power
Sat, Oct 24	at Central Arkansas #73	W	30–27	47%	−4.92
Sat, Oct 17	at Incarnate Word #20	L	16–41	50%	+5.42
Sat, Oct 10	SE Louisiana #61	W	13–3	66%	−2.13
Sat, Oct 3	at East Texas A&M #102	L	17–20	Upset71%	−8.75
Sat, Sep 19	McNeese #93	W	27–10	66%	−7.34
Sat, Sep 12	at Nicholls #110	L	28–31	47%	−10.16
Sat, Sep 5	at UTSA	L	16–45	—	+9.15
Sat, Aug 29	UT Permian Basin	W	44–0	—	+1.63

Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Southland power rankings for 2026.
Rank	Team	Record	Power	Résumé	Schedule	Margin
1unchanged	Stephen F. Austin Southland	8-0	+14.30	#1	−2.93	+27.0
17up 6	Lamar Southland	6-2	+5.86	#13	−3.19	+8.3
20up 7	Incarnate Word Southland	3-4	+5.42	#44	+2.51	-0.6
56up 3	UT Rio Grande Valley Southland	4-4	−1.65	#60	−3.07	+1.8
61down 3	SE Louisiana Southland	4-4	−2.13	#52	−0.58	-2.5
64down 13	Houston Christian Southland	3-4	−3.01	#57	−1.23	-10.0
93down 11	McNeese Southland	2-5	−7.34	#67	+1.53	-15.1
102down 13	East Texas A&M Southland	2-6	−8.75	#106	−2.09	-11.6
110unchanged	Nicholls Southland	3-5	−10.16	#89	−2.70	-23.4
122unchanged	Northwestern State Southland	0-7	−18.05	#124	−2.98	-27.6

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