2026 Big 12 Conference football season

2026 Big 12 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS football season
Sportfootball
DurationAugust 29, 2026
January 2027
Teams16
TV partner(s)ESPN (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, Big 12 Now)
Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, FS2)
TNT Sports (TNT, HBO Max)
2027 NFL draft
Regular season
Championship Game
DateDecember 4, 2026
VenueAT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
2026 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arizona State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Baylor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
BYU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cincinnati   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Houston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
TCU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCF   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Utah   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 4, 2026
As of March 25, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Big 12 Conference football season will be the 31st season of the Big 12 Conference football taking place during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

The 2026 Big 12 Championship Game will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on December 4, 2026. The two top teams will play for the conference's automatic berth into the 2026–27 College Football Playoff.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National rankings
Team ESPN[1] 24/7[2] On3 recruits[3] Total signees
Arizona 40 37 41 21
Arizona State 41 41 36 19
Baylor 71 82 64 12
BYU 21 21 25 22
Cincinnati 60 57 61 23
Colorado 73 64 55 14
Houston 33 42 40 19
Iowa State − 60 66 21
Kansas 52 58 53 17
Kansas State 49 50 44 22
Oklahoma State − 88 76 16
TCU 48 38 39 22
Texas Tech 17 18 20 21
UCF − 63 62 15
Utah 38 36 38 17
West Virginia 24 26 21 49

Big 12 media days

The 2026 Big 12 media days will be held on July 7–8, 2026 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.[4]

School Date Head Coach Players
Arizona July Brent Brennan
Arizona State July Kenny Dillingham
Baylor July Dave Aranda
BYU July Kalani Sitake
Cincinnati July Scott Satterfield
Colorado July Deion Sanders
Houston July Willie Fritz
Iowa State July Jimmy Rogers
Kansas July Lance Leipold
Kansas State July Collin Klein
Oklahoma State July Eric Morris
TCU July Sonny Dykes
Texas Tech July Joey McGuire
UCF July Scott Frost
Utah July Morgan Scalley
West Virginia July Rich Rodriguez

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

Player AP 1st Team AS 1st Team AS 2nd Team AS 3rd Team AS 4th Team WCFF 1st Team WCFF 2nd Team ESPN CBS 1st Team CBS 2nd Team CFN 1st Team CFN 2nd Team PFF 1st Team SN 1st Team SN 2nd Team SI 1st Team SI 2nd Team USAT 1st Team USAT 2nd Team
Player

Individual awards

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

2026 Preseason All-Big 12

Source:

  • Offensive Player of the Year:
  • Defensive Player of the Year:
  • Newcomer of the Year:

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There were four coaching changes before the 2026 season. On November 25, 2025, Eric Morris was hired out of North Texas as the 25th head coach at Oklahoma State to replace Mike Gundy who was fired.[5] On December 4, 2025 Texas A&M offensive coordinator Collin Klein was named the 36th head coach at Kansas State to replace Chris Klieman who retired.[6] On December 5, 2025, Jimmy Rogers was named the 34th head football coach at Iowa State following former coach Matt Campbell who accepted the head coaching position at Penn State.[7] On December 13, 2025, Utah offensive coordinator Morgan Scalley was promoted to head coach following Kyle Whittingham stepping down and then later accepting the head coaching position at Michigan.[8]

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2025 season

Team Head coach Year at school Overall record Record at school Big 12 record Conference Championships
Arizona Brent Brennan 3 47–60 13–12 8–10 0
Arizona State Kenny Dillingham 4 22–17 22–17 13–5 1
Baylor Dave Aranda 7 36–37 36–37 24–30 1
BYU Kalani Sitake 11 84–45 84–45 17–10 0
Cincinnati Scott Satterfield 4 91–70 15–22 9–18 0
Colorado Deion Sanders 4 43–27 16–21 8–10 0
Houston Willie Fritz 3 222–127 14–11 9–9 0
Iowa State Jimmy Rogers 1 33–9 0–0 0–0 0
Kansas Lance Leipold 6 173–74 27–35 16–29 0
Kansas State Collin Klein 1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1
Oklahoma State Eric Morris 1 46–34 0–0 0–0 0
TCU Sonny Dykes 5 107–80 36–17 23–13 0
Texas Tech Joey McGuire 5 35–18 35–18 24–12 1
UCF Scott Frost 4 40–45 24–14 2–7 0
Utah Morgan Scalley 1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0
West Virginia Rich Rodriguez 9 194–136–2 64–34 2–7 0

Notes:

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big 12 member won
Big 12 member lost
Big 12 teams in bold

All times Central time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for weeks 1 through 9. Rankings from Week 10 until the end of the Season reflect those of the College Football Playoff Rankings.

Regular season

Source:[9][10]

Week Zero

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 29 TBD North Carolina TCU Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic) TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 3 TBD Idaho Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Northern Arizona Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Morgan State Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Auburn Baylor Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Aflac Kickoff Game) TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Utah Tech BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Boston College Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Colorado Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Oregon State Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Southeast Missouri Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA TBD  –  
September 5 TBD LIU Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Nicholls Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Oklahoma State Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Abilene Christian Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Bethune-Cookman UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL TBD  –  
September 5 TBD Coastal Carolina West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
September 5 TCU

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 12 TBD Arizona BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Arizona State Texas A&M Kyle Field • College Station, TX TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Prairie View A&M Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Western Carolina Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Weber State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Southern Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Iowa State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Missouri Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Border War) TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Washington State Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Oregon Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Grambling State TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Texas Tech Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR TBD  –  
September 12 TBD UCF Pitt Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA TBD  –  
September 12 TBD Arkansas Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT TBD  –  
September 12 TBD UT Martin West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 19 TBD Northern Illinois Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Arizona State Kansas Wembley Stadium • London, England (Union Jack Classic) TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Louisiana Tech Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Miami (OH) Cincinnati Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell) TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Colorado Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Houston Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Bowling Green Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Tulane Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Murray State Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Arkansas State TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Georgia State UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Utah State Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Battle of the Brothers) TBD  –  
September 19 TBD Virginia West Virginia Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 26 TBD Arizona Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA TBD  –  
September 26 TBD Colorado Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX TBD  –  
September 26 TBD Kansas State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH TBD  –  
September 26 TBD Houston Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA TBD  –  
September 26 TBD Utah Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA TBD  –  
September 26 TBD Oklahoma State West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV TBD  –  
September 26 TBD TCU UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL TBD  –  
September 26 TBD Sam Houston Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
September 26 Arizona State BYU Kansas

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 3 TBD Cincinnati Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ TBD  –  
October 3 TBD Baylor Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ TBD  –  
October 3 TBD BYU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX TBD  –  
October 3 TBD Texas Tech Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO TBD  –  
October 3 TBD UCF Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX TBD  –  
October 3 TBD West Virginia Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA TBD  –  
October 3 TBD Middle Tennessee Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
October 3 Kansas State Oklahoma State Utah

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 10 TBD Arizona West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV TBD  –  
October 10 TBD Hawaii Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ TBD  –  
October 10 TBD Iowa State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
October 10 TBD Houston Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS TBD  –  
October 10 TBD Kansas Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT TBD  –  
October 10 TBD UCF Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
October 10 Baylor Cincinnati Colorado TCU Texas Tech

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 17 TBD Arizona State Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX TBD  –  
October 17 TBD TCU Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (Bluebonnet Battle) TBD  –  
October 17 TBD Notre Dame BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
October 17 TBD Cincinnati West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (rivalry) TBD  –  
October 17 TBD Utah Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) TBD  –  
October 17 TBD Oklahoma State Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX TBD  –  
October 17 TBD Kansas Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown) TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
October 17 Arizona Iowa State UCF

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 24 TBD Iowa State Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ TBD  –  
October 24 TBD Kansas State Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ TBD  –  
October 24 TBD Baylor Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS TBD  –  
October 24 TBD BYU UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL TBD  –  
October 24 TBD Texas Tech Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH TBD  –  
October 24 TBD Colorado Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK TBD  –  
October 24 TBD Houston Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT TBD  –  
October 24 TBD West Virginia TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 31 TBD Arizona Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX TBD  –  
October 31 TBD Arizona State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
October 31 TBD Baylor UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL TBD  –  
October 31 TBD Utah Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH TBD  –  
October 31 TBD Kansas State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (rivalry) TBD  –  
October 31 TBD Oklahoma State Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA TBD  –  
October 31 TBD Kansas TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX TBD  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Date Bye Week
October 31 Houston West Virginia

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 7 TBD TCU Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ TBD  –  
November 7 TBD Colorado Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ TBD  –  
November 7 TBD Baylor Iowa State McLane Stadium • Waco, TX TBD  –  
November 7 TBD BYU Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) TBD  –  
November 7 TBD Cincinnati Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX TBD  –  
November 7 TBD UCF Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS TBD  –  
November 7 TBD Oklahoma State Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS TBD  –  
November 7 TBD West Virginia Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX TBD  –  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 14 TBD Utah Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ TBD  –  
November 14 TBD Arizona State UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL TBD  –  
November 14 TBD Baylor BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
November 14 TBD Cincinnati Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA TBD  –  
November 14 TBD Houston Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO TBD  –  
November 14 TBD Kansas West Virgina Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV TBD  –  
November 14 TBD Kansas State TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX TBD  –  
November 14 TBD Texas Tech Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK TBD  –  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 21 TBD Arizona Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS TBD  –  
November 21 TBD Oklahoma State Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ TBD  –  
November 21 TBD Texas Tech Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX (rivalry) TBD  –  
November 21 TBD Kansas BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
November 21 TBD Colorado Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH TBD  –  
November 21 TBD Houston West Virgina Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV TBD  –  
November 21 TBD Iowa State UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL TBD  –  
November 21 TBD Utah TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX TBD  –  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Week Thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 28 TBD Arizona State Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Duel in the Desert) TBD  –  
November 28 TBD Baylor Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) TBD  –  
November 28 TBD Cincinnati BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT TBD  –  
November 28 TBD UCF Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO TBD  –  
November 28 TBD Kansas State Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Farmageddon) TBD  –  
November 28 TBD Kansas Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK TBD  –  
November 28 TBD TCU Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) TBD  –  
November 28 TBD West Virginia Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT TBD  –  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 4 7:00 p.m. TBD TBD AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas ABC  –  
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
  Big 12 win
  Big 12 loss


Bowl game Date Site Time (CST) Television Big 12 team Opponent Score Attendance Conference Bowl Record
TBD • TBD TBD TBD − −
College Football Playoff bowl games
TBD TBD • TBD TBD ESPN − −

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big-12 teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

  • Bowl eligible (0):
  • Bowl-ineligible (0):

Head to head matchups

Source: [1]

  Arizona Arizona
State 		Baylor BYU Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa
State 		Kansas Kansas
State 		Oklahoma
State 		TCU Texas
Tech 		UCF Utah West
Virginia
vs. Arizona — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Arizona State 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Baylor 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. BYU 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Cincinnati 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Colorado 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Houston 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Iowa State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Kansas 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Kansas State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Oklahoma State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. TCU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Texas Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0
vs. UCF 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 —
vs. Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 0–0
vs. West Virginia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 —
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Updated thru Week 0.

Big 12 vs. other conferences

Big 12 vs. Power 4 matchups

This is a list of the Power Four conferences teams (ACC, Big Ten, Notre Dame and SEC).


Date Big 12 Team Opponent Conference Location Result
August 29 TCU† North Carolina ACC Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland –
September 5 Baylor† Auburn SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA –
September 5 Cincinnati Boston College ACC Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH –
September 5 Colorado Georgia Tech ACC Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA –
September 12 Arizona State Texas A&M SEC Kyle Field • College Station, TX –
September 12 Iowa State Iowa Big Ten Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA –
September 12 Kansas Missouri SEC David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS –
September 12 Oklahoma State Oregon Big Ten Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK –
September 12 UCF Pitt ACC Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA –
September 12 Utah Arkansas SEC Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT –
September 19 Colorado Northwestern Big Ten Ryan Field • Evanston, IL –
September 19 West Virginia† Virginia ACC Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC –
TBD BYU Notre Dame Independent LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT –

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

Big 12 vs. Group of Five matchups

The following games include Big 12 teams competing against teams from The American, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.


Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 5 Pac-12 Oregon State Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX –
September 5 Sun Belt Coastal Carolina West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
September 12 Pac-12 Washington State Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS
September 12 Pac-12 Oregon State Texas Tech Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR –
September 19 MAC Northern Illinois Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ –
September 19 CUSA Louisiana Tech Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX –
September 19 MAC Miami (OH) Cincinnati Paycor Stadium • Cincinnati, OH –
September 19 MAC Bowling Green Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA –
September 19 CUSA Middle Tennessee Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS –
September 19 American Tulane Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS –
September 19 Sun Belt Arkansas State TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX –
September 19 Sun Belt Georgia State UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL –
September 19 Pac-12 Utah State Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT –
September 26 Pac-12 Washington State Arizona Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA –
September 26 Sun Belt Georgia Southern Houston Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA –
September 26 CUSA Sam Houston Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX –

Big 12 vs. FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.


Date Conference Visitor Home Site Score
September 3 Big Sky Idaho Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT –
September 5 MEAC Morgan State Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ –
September 5 Big Sky Northern Arizona Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, AZ –
September 5 SWAC Bethune-Cookman UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL –
September 5 UAC Utah Tech BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT –
September 5 OVC–Big South Southeast Missouri Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA –
September 5 NEC LIU Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS –
September 5 Southland Nicholls Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS –
September 5 UAC Abilene Christian Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX –
September 12 So−Con Western Carolina Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH –
September 12 SWAC Grambling State TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX –
September 12 Big Sky Weber State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO –
September 12 OVC–Big South UT Martin West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV –
September 12 SWAC Prairie View A&M Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX –
September 12 SWAC Southern Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX –
September 19 Missouri Valley Murray State Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK –

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

Record vs. other conferences

Television Selections

The Big 12 Conference has television contracts with ESPN and FOX, which allow games to be broadcast across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and FS2 and TNT Sports. Streaming broadcasts for games under Big 12 control are streamed on ESPN+. Games under the control of other conferences fall under the contracts of the opposing conference.

Network Wk 0 Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 C Bowls NCG Totals
ABC – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ESPN – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ESPN2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ESPNU – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
FOX – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
FS1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
CBS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
The CW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
CBS Sports Network – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
SEC Network – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
TNT – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
ESPN+/TNT Max(streaming) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Platform Games
Broadcast 0
Cable 0
Streaming 0

Awards and honors

Players of the week

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman Offensive Line Defensive Line
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Team
Week 0
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14

Totals per school

School Total
Arizona 0
Arizona State 0
Baylor 0
BYU 0
Cincinnati 0
Colorado 0
Houston 0
Iowa State 0
Kansas 0
Kansas State 0
Oklahoma State 0
TCU 0
Texas Tech 0
UCF 0
Utah 0
West Virginia 0

Big 12 individual awards

For the complete All-Big 12 Awards, see Big 12 Conference football individual awards.

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big 12 Conference coaches at the end of the season.

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Special Teams Player of the Year
Offensive Freshman of the Year
Offensive Lineman of the Year
Defensive Freshman of the Year
Defensive Lineman of the Year
Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Defensive Newcomer of the Year
Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year
# - Unanimous choice

All-Americans

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[11][12]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Third Team All-Americans\

List of All American Teams

  • 2026 AFCA All-America Team
  • 2026 Associated Press All-America Team
  • 2026 FWAA All-America Team
  • Sporting News 2026 College Football All-America Team
  • Walter Camp Football Foundation 2026 All-America Team
  • 2026 The Athletic All-America Team
  • 2026 Athlon Sports College Football's Postseason All-America Team
  • 2026 CBS Sports All-America Team
  • 2026 College Football News
  • 2026 ESPN All-America Team
  • 2026 Fox Sports All-America Team
  • 2026 PFF College All-America team
  • 2026 Phil Steele's Postseason All-America Team
  • Sports Illustrated 2026 All-America Team
  • USA Today 2026 All-America Team

All-conference teams

The following players earned All-Big 12 honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Big 12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.

Source:

Notes:

  • RS = Return Specialist
  • AP/ST = All-Purpose/Special Teams Player (not a kicker or returner)
  • † Two-time first team selection;
  • ‡ Three-time first team selection

Honorable mentions

  • Arizona:
  • Arizona State:
  • Baylor:
  • BYU:
  • Cincinnati:
  • Colorado:
  • Houston:
  • Iowa State:
  • Kansas:
  • Kansas State:
  • Oklahoma State:
  • TCU:
  • Texas Tech:
  • UCF:
  • Utah:
  • West Virginia:

National award winners

2026 College Football Award Winners

Award Player School

Rankings

Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Final
Arizona AP
C
CFP Not released
Arizona State AP
C
CFP Not released
Baylor AP
C
CFP Not released
BYU AP
C
CFP Not released
Cincinnati AP
C
CFP Not released
Colorado AP
C
CFP Not released
Houston AP
C
CFP Not released
Iowa State AP
C
CFP Not released
Kansas AP
C
CFP Not released
Kansas State AP
C
CFP Not released
Oklahoma State AP
C
CFP Not released
TCU AP
C
CFP Not released
Texas Tech AP
C
CFP Not released
UCF AP
C
CFP Not released
Utah AP
C
CFP Not released
West Virginia AP
C
CFP Not released

Home game announced attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of capacity
Arizona Casino Del Sol Stadium 50,782 0.0%
Arizona State Mountain America Stadium 53,599 0.0%
Baylor McLane Stadium 45,140 0.0%
BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium 62,073 0.0%
Cincinnati Nippert Stadium 38,088 0.0%
Colorado Folsom Field 50,183 0.0%
Houston TDECU Stadium 40,000 0.0%
Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium 61,500 0.0%
Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium 41,525 0.0%
Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium 50,000 0.0%
Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium 52,305 0.0%
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium 47,000 0.0%
Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium 60,229 0.0%
UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium 44,206 0.0%
Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium 51,444 0.0%
West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium 60,000 0.0%
Total 50,505 0.0%

Bold – at or exceeded capacity
† Season high
‡ Record stadium Attendance


References

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  2. ^ "2026 Recruit Football Team Rankings".
  3. ^ "2026 Industry Top Football Recruits".
  4. ^ "Big 12 Announces Attendees for Football Media Days Powered by Microsoft Copilot".
  5. ^ Kalland, Robby (November 25, 2025). "Oklahoma State hires North Texas' Eric Morris as next coach". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  6. ^ "One of the greatest players in school history has returned to lead the Wildcats on the sidelines".
  7. ^ "Iowa State Names Jimmy Rogers Head Football Coach".
  8. ^ "Morgan Scalley Promoted".
  9. ^ "Composite Schedule".
  10. ^ "2026 Big 12 Football Schedule".
  11. ^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team
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