Texas A&M opens 2026 with three straight home games at Kyle Field before one of the toughest road slates in the country: trips to LSU, Alabama, and Oklahoma, capped by the Lone Star Showdown against Texas on Black Friday in College Station. Mike Elko’s third Aggies team enters the season off an 11-2 year and the program’s first College Football Playoff appearance, with Marcel Reed back at quarterback.
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
Texas A&M Aggies Football Schedule
SEC · Kyle Field, College Station · Mike Elko, Year 3
Preseason AP Rank
No. 8
Off first CFP berth
2025 Record
11-2
First playoff appearance
Home Games
7
5 road trips
Circle It
Nov 27
Texas at Kyle Field
Full 2026 Texas A&M Football Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time (ET) / TV |
Result |
| Sat, Sept 5 |
vs Missouri State |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Sept 12 |
vs Arizona State |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Sept 19 |
vs Kentucky |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Sept 26 |
at LSU |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 3 |
vs Arkansas |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 10 |
at Missouri |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 17 |
vs The Citadel |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 24 |
at Alabama |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Oct 31 |
Bye week |
— |
— |
| Sat, Nov 7 |
at South Carolina |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 14 |
vs Tennessee |
TBA |
— |
| Sat, Nov 21 |
at Oklahoma |
TBA |
— |
| Fri, Nov 27 |
vs Texas (Lone Star Showdown) |
7:30 PM · ABC |
— |
Games That Will Decide Texas A&M’s Season
| Game |
Date |
Why It Matters |
| at LSU |
Sept 26 |
First road test — a night in Death Valley against a top-11 team |
| at Alabama |
Oct 24 |
Bryant-Denny trip that historically defines A&M’s ceiling |
| at Oklahoma |
Nov 21 |
Late-November trip to Norman against a top-10 preseason team |
| vs Texas |
Nov 27 |
Black Friday at Kyle Field — A&M looks to flip two straight losses in the rivalry |
Fast Fact
The bye lands October 31 — squarely between the Alabama trip and a three-game November gauntlet of South Carolina, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
Fast Fact
2026 is the third straight year of the renewed Lone Star Showdown — and the first time in this stretch it returns to Kyle Field on Black Friday.
Fast Fact
Under the SEC’s nine-game conference format, A&M’s locked annual opponents are Texas, LSU, and Missouri — all three on this slate.
How the Schedule Sets Up
The September home stand lets A&M build rhythm before the schedule turns ruthless: LSU, Alabama, and Oklahoma all on the road, with Tennessee visiting in between. In a nine-game SEC world, an at-large playoff bid can absorb a loss or two if the wins are heavy enough — here’s how the College Football Playoff works and how selection weighs schedules like this one under the NCAA‘s FBS postseason structure.
The Bottom Line
No contender faces a tougher road map: three of the sport’s loudest stadiums away from home, then Texas with everything on the line. But seven Kyle Field dates and a returning quarterback give the Aggies a real path back to the playoff. Bookmark this page — times, networks, and results are updated throughout the season.
