2026 Florida vs 2026 Texas

Published

Texas by 11.3

79% to win

Published forecast · SBR sbr-2r

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Why this number

FloridaPreseason baseline +14.0In-season results +1.9

TexasPreseason baseline +20.9In-season results +3.8

Texas home field +2.5

How they're built

0–100 percentile · higher is stronger

Compare the whole profile, then explore each dimension.

Offensive production relative to that season’s field. Compare an offense with the opposing defense in the scouting report.

Recruiting and experience add context; the five axes aren't equal weights in the forecast.

The numbers behind the profiles

Measure	2026 Florida	2026 Texas
Offensive / play	0.2883rd percentile	0.0831st percentile
PPA allowed / play	0.0936th percentile	−0.0582nd percentile
Points per game	41.792nd percentile6 games	31.458th percentile5 games
per game	29.018th percentile6 games	16.085th percentile5 games

Programs don't stand still

SP+ percentile among FBS teams, by season. The marked point is each compared season.

2026 Florida2026 Texas

Momentum

Florida→ steady (−9 pctl over 3 seasons)

Texas→ steady (+1 pctl over 3 seasons)

Talent in, results out

Recruiting-class percentile feeding each roster, compared with its SP+ result.

2026 Florida

Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026: 91st percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026: 77th percentile

Underperforming its talent (−15)

2026 Texas

Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026: 98th percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026: 96th percentile

Matching its talent (−1)

Campus distance

920 miles apart

There's more to the matchup.

Supporting context, ready when you want it.

In the trenches · both directions

Matchup	O-line	D-line
2026 Florida OL vs 2026 Texas DL	311.7 lbs	294.4 lbs
2026 Texas OL vs 2026 Florida DL	319.4 lbs	293.9 lbs

2026 Florida line yards 2.93 · 2026 Texas stuff rate 22.6%

2026 Texas line yards 2.89 · 2026 Florida stuff rate 14.5%

Fans swear big lines win games. They're half right — big-line teams do win more, but only because good programs recruit big linemen. Once we account for talent and last season, line size adds nothing to the prediction. Across 11 seasons, no measurable effect on margin.

Roster size is context. It isn't a forecast advantage.

Backtested effect: 0.42 pts at 1σ.

Head-to-head · series tied 1–1 since 2000

Florida has won 1 straight

Season	Score	Venue
2025	Florida 29–21 Texas	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Florida home
2024	Florida 17–49 Texas	DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Texas home

Coaching & program context

2026 Florida

Jon Sumrall (First season as Florida's head coach)

Buster Faulkner

career average +28.2 SP+ offense

Scheme: Pro spread (listed on Wikipedia)

Style: Run-heavy, up-tempo (threw on 43% of its run–pass plays, 31st percentile of 2026 FBS; 71.2 plays a game, 77th percentile)

Brad White

career average +19.2 SP+ defense

Scheme: Multiple (listed on Wikipedia)

2026 Texas

Steve Sarkisian

A. J. Milwee (co-OC)
Kyle Flood

career average +29.3 SP+ offense

Scheme: Pro-style spread (listed on Wikipedia)

Style: Balanced, up-tempo (threw on 45% of its run–pass plays, 42nd percentile of 2026 FBS; 71.0 plays a game, 76th percentile)

Will Muschamp

career average +10.6 SP+ defense

Scheme: no scheme listed

A new coordinator feels like it should swing a game. Across 11 seasons, the change doesn't move the final margin beyond what the roster already tells us. Shown as context, not a factor in our number.

Run-heavy team meets a defense that can't stop the run — feels like extra points waiting. Across 7 seasons the matchup adds nothing beyond what the two ratings already say; if anything the point estimate leans the other way.