2026 Oklahoma vs 2026 Texas

Oklahoma
3–2 · 12.2 (30th of 138)
vs
Texas
4–1 · SP+ 24.4 (6th of 138)

Hypothetical

Texas by 4.7

63% to win

High confidence — 5 games in — see our accuracy

Hypothetical forecast · SBR sbr-2r

Why this number

OklahomaPreseason baseline +21.6In-season results −1.6
TexasPreseason baseline +20.9In-season results +3.8
Neutral site

How they're built

0–100 percentile · higher is stronger

Compare the whole profile, then explore each dimension.

2026 Oklahoma Offense · SP+ 2026: 25.6, 39th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Oklahoma Defense · SP+ 2026: 13.6, 95th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Oklahoma Special teams · SP+ 2026: 0.2, 69th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Oklahoma Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 252.6 pts, 90th percentile (2026 signing class)2026 Oklahoma Experience · returning production 2026: 63% returning, 73rd percentile (2026 roster)2026 Texas Offense · SP+ 2026: 36.4, 89th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Texas Defense · SP+ 2026: 12.2, 99th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Texas Special teams · SP+ 2026: 0.3, 80th percentile (2026 season to date)2026 Texas Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 291.2 pts, 96th percentile (2026 signing class)2026 Texas Experience · returning production 2026: 72% returning, 86th percentile (2026 roster)0100Offense · SP+ 2026Defense · SP+ 2026Special teams · SP+ 2026Recruiting · 2026 signing classExperience · returning production 2026
  • 2026 Oklahoma Offense · SP+ 2026: 25.6, 39th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Texas Offense · SP+ 2026: 36.4, 89th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Oklahoma Defense · SP+ 2026: 13.6, 95th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Texas Defense · SP+ 2026: 12.2, 99th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Oklahoma Special teams · SP+ 2026: 0.2, 69th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Texas Special teams · SP+ 2026: 0.3, 80th percentile (2026 season to date)
  • 2026 Oklahoma Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 252.6 pts, 90th percentile (2026 signing class)
  • 2026 Texas Recruiting · 2026 signing class: 291.2 pts, 96th percentile (2026 signing class)
  • 2026 Oklahoma Experience · returning production 2026: 63% returning, 73rd percentile (2026 roster)
  • 2026 Texas Experience · returning production 2026: 72% returning, 86th percentile (2026 roster)
Emphasize a team

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

Measure2026 Oklahoma2026 Texas
Offensive / play−0.047th percentile0.0831st percentile
PPA allowed / play−0.1699th percentile−0.0582nd percentile
Points per game23.026th percentile5 games31.458th percentile5 games
per game17.680th percentile5 games16.085th percentile5 games

Programs don't stand still

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

2026 Oklahoma2026 Texas
Oklahoma 2026: 79th percentileTexas 2026: 96th percentile2000200520102015202020250255075100

Momentum

Oklahoma→ steady (+4 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 Oklahoma
Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026
93rd percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026
79th percentile
Underperforming its talent (−14)
2026 Texas
Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026
98th percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026
96th percentile
Matching its talent (−1)

Campus distance

340 miles apart

There's more to the matchup.

Supporting context, ready when you want it.

In the trenches · both directions
MatchupO-lineD-line
2026 Oklahoma OL vs 2026 Texas DL318.6 lbs294.4 lbs
2026 Texas OL vs 2026 Oklahoma DL319.4 lbs277.9 lbs

2026 Oklahoma line yards 2.43 · 2026 Texas stuff rate 22.6%

2026 Texas line yards 2.89 · 2026 Oklahoma stuff rate 18.9%

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 · Oklahoma leads 18–10 since 2000

Oklahoma has won 1 straight

SeasonScoreVenue
2026Oklahoma 27–24 TexasNeutral site
2025Oklahoma 6–23 TexasNeutral site
2024Oklahoma 3–34 TexasNeutral site
2023Oklahoma 34–30 TexasNeutral site
2022Oklahoma 0–49 TexasNeutral site
2021Oklahoma 55–48 TexasNeutral site
2020Oklahoma 53–45 TexasNeutral site
2019Oklahoma 34–27 TexasNeutral site
2018Oklahoma 39–27 TexasNeutral site
2018Oklahoma 45–48 TexasNeutral site
2017Oklahoma 29–24 TexasNeutral site
2016Oklahoma 45–40 TexasNeutral site
2015Oklahoma 17–24 TexasNeutral site
2014Oklahoma 31–26 TexasNeutral site
2013Oklahoma 20–36 TexasNeutral site
2012Oklahoma 63–21 TexasNeutral site
2011Oklahoma 55–17 TexasNeutral site
2010Oklahoma 28–20 TexasNeutral site
2009Oklahoma 13–16 TexasNeutral site
2008Oklahoma 35–45 TexasNeutral site
2007Oklahoma 28–21 TexasTexas home
2006Oklahoma 10–28 TexasOklahoma home
2005Oklahoma 12–45 TexasTexas home
2004Oklahoma 12–0 TexasMemorial Stadium (Norman, OK) · Oklahoma home
2003Oklahoma 65–13 TexasTexas home
2002Oklahoma 35–24 TexasOklahoma home
2001Oklahoma 14–3 TexasTexas home
2000Oklahoma 63–14 TexasOklahoma home
Coaching & program context
2026 Oklahoma

HC

  • Brent Venables

OC

  • Ben Arbuckle

career average +31.6 SP+ offense

Scheme: Spread / air raid (listed on Wikipedia)

Style: Balanced, grind-it-out (threw on 45% of its run–pass plays, 45th percentile of 2026 FBS; 62.8 plays a game, 18th percentile)

DC

  • Todd Bates

career average +19.9 SP+ defense

Scheme: Multiple 4–2–5 (listed on Wikipedia)

2026 Texas

HC

  • Steve Sarkisian

OC

  • 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)

DC

  • 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.

Scouting reports

No upcoming game between these teams is on the schedule.

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