NCAA FCS Southland

UT Rio Grande Valley football predictions & picks

Southland

2026 record: 5-5
Southland: 4th
PPG: 26.6
Streak: W1
Last 5: Won 13–3 vs SE Louisiana · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 16–41 at Incarnate Word · Sat, Oct 17 Won 30–27 OT at Central Arkansas · Sat, Oct 24 Lost 23–52 vs Lamar · Fri, Oct 30 Won 52–7 at Northwestern State · Sat, Nov 7

UT Rio Grande Valley next game

Wk 11

UTRGV vs6:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 SF Austin

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

UT Rio Grande Valley 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 vsUT Permian Basin UT Permian W44–0 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @UTSA UTSA L16–45 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Nicholls Nicholls L28–31 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs McNeese McNeese W27–10 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @East Texas A&M East Texas A&M L17–20 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs SE Louisiana SE Louisiana W13–3 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @Incarnate Word Incarnate Word L16–41 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Central Arkansas C Arkansas W30–27 OT —

Wk 9Fri, Oct 30Oct 30 vs Lamar Lamar L23–52 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Northwestern State N'Western St W52–7 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Stephen F. Austin SF Austin 6:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Houston Christian Hou Christian 4:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

UT Rio Grande Valley team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 27.0/ game 47th

Total yards 406.0/ game 26th

Passing yards 248.0/ game 25th

Rushing yards 158.0/ game 49th

Third-down conversions 42.2% 39th

Giveaways 1.8/ game 102nd

Time of possession 30:28 49th

Defense

Points allowed 20.4/ game 17th

Yards allowed 332.1/ game 26th

Passing yards allowed 197.3/ game 40th

Rushing yards allowed 134.8/ game 38th

Takeaways 2.1/ game 3rd

Penalties 8.0/ game 111th

UT Rio Grande Valley leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Aidan Jakobsohn 1,425yds 11 TD · 8 INT · 57.8% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Brennan Carroll 374yds 2 TD · 5.8 per carry · 8 games

Receiving Kyran Lee 633yds 46 catches · 6 TD · 9 games

Tackles Jaiden Haygood 93 9 games

Sacks Nathan Huerta 5 8 games

Interceptions TJ Neal 4 3 passes defended · 9 games

Southland standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Stephen F. Austin SF Austin 910 9-1 .900 396166 +230 L1

2 Lamar Lamar 820 8-2 .800 343231 +112 W3

3 Incarnate Word Incarnate Word 640 6-4 .600 385256 +129 W4

4 UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV 550 5-5 .500 266236 +30 W1

5 McNeese McNeese 550 5-5 .500 210241 −31 W2

6 Houston Christian Hou Christian 460 4-6 .400 237260 −23 L3

7 SE Louisiana SE Louisiana 460 4-6 .400 246288 −42 L3

8 Nicholls Nicholls 460 4-6 .400 164363 −199 W1

9 East Texas A&M East Texas A&M 370 3-7 .300 188279 −91 L1

10 Northwestern State N'Western St 0100 0-10 .000 181476 −295 L10

UT Rio Grande Valley FAQ

Who does UT Rio Grande Valley play next?

Next up for UT Rio Grande Valley: home against Stephen F. Austin, Saturday, November 14, 6:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is UT Rio Grande Valley’s record this season?

UT Rio Grande Valley is 5-5, 4th in the Southland.

Who leads UT Rio Grande Valley in passing yards?

Aidan Jakobsohn, with 1,425 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (11 TD · 8 INT · 57.8% comp. · 8 games).

Southland rivals

All teams

East Texas A&M Houston Christian Incarnate Word Lamar McNeese Nicholls Northwestern State SE Louisiana Stephen F. Austin

UT Rio Grande Valley this week

UT Rio Grande Valley is 5-5, 3-4 in Southland play. Its last game was a 52–7 win over Northwestern State on November 7. Its offense averages 27.0 points a game (tied for 47th in FCS), and its defense allows 20.4 (17th).

Next up, UT Rio Grande Valley hosts Stephen F. Austin on Saturday, November 14 at 6:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.