SWAC Texas Southern

The rest of the season

Three real tests left: Alabama A&M 7%, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17%, Alabama State 22%

Win out <1% · expect 0.5 of 3 more wins

Texas Southern's chance to win each game left, from our model: Alabama State 22%, Alabama A&M 7%, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Cam'Ron McCoy 1,264 · Rushing Athean Renfro 899 · Receiving Roriyon Richardson 286 All player stats

The model#92 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Texas Southern · 2026 schedule and results3-5Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 43% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29North Carolina CentralW 42-30Texas Southern won 42-30 vs North Carolina Central. Chance to win started at 30%, low 3%, high better than 99%.1-00-0Pass McCoy 185 · Rush Renfro 163 · Rec Mcgee 115
1Sep 6@Prairie View A&ML 14-52Texas Southern lost 14-52 at Prairie View A&M. Chance to win started at 9%, low under 1%, high 11%.1-10-1Pass McCoy 81 · Rush Renfro 85 · Rec Richardson 46
2Sep 12@UTEPL 10-51 116Texas Southern lost 10-51 at UTEP. Chance to win started at 3%, low under 1%, high 10%.1-20-1Pass McCoy 85 · Rush Renfro 45 · Rec Phipps 31
3Bye week
4Sep 26@Alcorn StateL 40-43Texas Southern lost 40-43 at Alcorn State. Chance to win started at 32%, low under 1%, high 70%.1-30-2Pass McCoy 319 · Rush McCoy 86 · Rec Walker 110
5Oct 3@Florida AtlanticL 10-66 125Texas Southern lost 10-66 at Florida Atlantic. Never had a real chance.1-40-2Pass McCoy 158 · Rush Renfro 101 · Rec Richardson 61
6Oct 10Mississippi Valley StateL 34-38Texas Southern lost 34-38 vs Mississippi Valley State. Chance to win started at 87%, low under 1%, high better than 99%.1-50-3Pass McCoy 279 · Rush Renfro 82 · Rec Walker 99
7Bye week
8Oct 24SouthernW 24-21Texas Southern won 24-21 vs Southern. Chance to win started at 59%, low 27%, high better than 99%.2-51-3Pass McCoy 42 · Rush Renfro 135 · Rec Richardson 28
9Oct 31GramblingW 23-20Texas Southern won 23-20 vs Grambling. Chance to win started at 48%, low 13%, high better than 99%.3-52-3Pass McCoy 115 · Rush Renfro 233 · Rec Rodgers 49
10Nov 7Alabama State3 pm ET22% to win
11Nov 14@Alabama A&M3 pm ET7% to win
12Nov 21Arkansas-Pine Bluff4 pm ET17% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Texas Southern, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31GramblingW 23-20———+0.23539.3%1.88Most explosive
Oct 24SouthernW 24-21———+0.21841.5%1.19One-score win
Oct 10Mississippi Valley StateL 34-38———+0.01637.9%1.51One-score loss
Oct 3@Florida AtlanticL 10-66312242:22+0.09436.1%1.15Blowout loss
Sep 26@Alcorn StateL 40-43———+0.31447.1%1.22Defense's roughest night
Sep 12@UTEPL 10-51211236:36−0.01528.1%1.25Blowout loss
Sep 6@Prairie View A&ML 14-52———−0.05634.1%0.98Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29North Carolina CentralW 42-30———+0.47447.3%1.61Season-high EPA/play
Season average (8 games)2622.0+0.16038.9%1.35

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Alabama Statevs Alabama State · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Texas Southern has won two of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and won the last two.

Streak W2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 5-5

Range of outcomes · Texas Southern · 2026

Texas Southern’s most common regular-season record in our model is 3-8. Most outcomes (94%) land from 3-8 to 4-7.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

3 wins 60%; 4 wins 34%; 5 wins 6%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor3-9Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base5-7Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling7-5Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 8 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 65 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 3-5

Game feel65even gamescombined pts / game4th highest-scoring of 12 in the SWAC
Heart rate2-2some dramain one-score games (4 of 8)4th most one-score games of 12 in the SWAC
Margin−15.5outgunnedavg scoring margin11th best margin of 12 in the SWAC
Tempo67average paceoffensive plays / game
Big plays1.35some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)7th most explosive of 12 in the SWAC
Home crowd12,523avg attendance6th biggest crowds of 12 in the SWAC

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among SWAC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind

Texas Southern is 3-5 and hosts Alabama State next.

2026 Record3-5
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Texas Southern is 3-5 and hosts Alabama State next.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Tigers.”
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