Oklahoma’s 2026 schedule doesn’t ease anyone in: a Friday night opener against UTEP, then straight to the Big House to face Michigan in week two, with a trip to Georgia waiting before the bye. Brent Venables enters year five in Norman with a top-10 preseason team and a slate that runs through the Red River Rivalry, home dates with Ole Miss and Texas A&M, and a Black Friday weekend finish at Missouri.
Kickoff times for most SEC games are announced 6-12 days out, so check back weekly — this page is updated as times, networks, and results come in.
2026 Team Schedule
Oklahoma Sooners Football Schedule
SEC · Memorial Stadium, Norman · Brent Venables, Year 5
Preseason AP Rank
No. 10
Back-to-back top-10 starts
Home Games
6
Plus Texas in Dallas
Season Opener
Sept 4
Friday vs UTEP, 8 PM ET
Circle It
Oct 10
Red River Rivalry, 122nd meeting
Full 2026 Oklahoma Football Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time (ET) / TV |
Result |
| Fri, Sept 4 |
vs UTEP |
8:00 PM · SECN+ |
— |
| Sat, Sept 12 |
at Michigan |
12:00 PM · FOX |
— |
| Sat, Sept 19 |
vs New Mexico |
7:30 PM · ESPN2 |
— |
| Sat, Sept 26 |
at Georgia |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 3 |
Bye week |
— |
— |
| Sat, Oct 10 |
vs Texas (Cotton Bowl, Dallas) |
3:30 PM |
— |
| Sat, Oct 17 |
vs Kentucky |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 24 |
at Mississippi State |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 31 |
vs South Carolina |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 7 |
at Florida |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 14 |
vs Ole Miss |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 21 |
vs Texas A&M |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 28 |
at Missouri |
TBA |
— |
Games That Will Decide Oklahoma’s Season
| Game |
Date |
Why It Matters |
| at Michigan |
Sept 12 |
Big Noon at the Big House — a top-15 nonconference measuring stick in week two |
| at Georgia |
Sept 26 |
First-ever Sooners trip to Athens as SEC foes, against a top-3 team |
| vs Texas |
Oct 10 |
The 122nd Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl, fresh off the bye |
| vs Texas A&M |
Nov 21 |
Top-10 clash in Norman that could carry playoff seeding weight |
Fast Fact
2026 is the SEC’s first nine-game conference season. Oklahoma’s locked annual opponents are Texas, Missouri, and Ole Miss.
Fast Fact
The Michigan trip satisfies the SEC’s new requirement of an extra Power 4 nonconference game — and it’s a return leg, with the Wolverines due in Norman down the road.
Fast Fact
November brings Ole Miss and Texas A&M to Norman in back-to-back home games — likely two ranked opponents at Memorial Stadium in eight days.
How the Schedule Sets Up
The front-loaded tests — Michigan and Georgia before October — mean Oklahoma’s playoff resume takes shape early. Survive those at 1-1 or better, and the bye-then-Texas pivot sets up a season where nearly every remaining loss is survivable and every win is heavy. That’s exactly the kind of schedule the selection committee rewards — here’s how the College Football Playoff works and how strength of schedule factors in under the NCAA‘s FBS postseason structure.
The Bottom Line
Oklahoma may play the hardest schedule of any top-10 team: Michigan, Georgia, and Texas in a six-week opening act, then a November with Ole Miss and A&M at home and Missouri on the road. It’s brutal — and it’s also a resume machine. Bookmark this page — times, networks, and results are updated throughout the season.
