Texas 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 6-2

Final result In-progress

AP final #10 post-bowls

SP+ +12.6 last-week

Era The Sarkisian Restoration

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Arch ManningQB1,730 passing yards
Raleek BrownRB452 rushing yards
Daylan SmothersRB283 rushing yards
Ryan WingoWR470 receiving yards
Emmett Mosley VWR419 receiving yards
Cam ColemanWR395 receiving yards
Jelani McDonaldDB63 tackles
Rasheem BilesLB61 tackles
Justin CryerLB46 tackles
Colin SimmonsEDGE10 sacks
Maraad WatsonDL3 sacks
Zina UmeozuluEDGE2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Texas 59, Texas State 7. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Texas 24, Oklahoma 27. A 3-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Texas Fight."

— Texas fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Texas — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.