Texas at Missouri 2026: Kickoff Time, TV Channel & Preview
Two former Big 12 rivals meet for the first time as SEC opponents, fifteen years after they last shared a regular-season field.
Texas travels to Faurot Field on Saturday, November 7, 2026, in an early window between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. CT, with the network still to be confirmed. It is the first of three November road games and the start of the stretch that will define the Longhorns' season.
Quick Facts
| Matchup | Texas Longhorns at Missouri Tigers |
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| Date | Saturday, November 7, 2026 |
| Kickoff | Early start: 11 a.m.–12 p.m. CT |
| Venue | Faurot Field, Columbia, Missouri |
| TV | Network not yet assigned |
| All-time series | Texas leads 18-6 |
| Last meeting | 2017 Texas Bowl — Texas 33, Missouri 16 |
| Significance | First meeting as SEC opponents |
| Context | First of three November road games |
Why This Texas Football Game Matters
For sixteen seasons Texas and Missouri played every year in the Big 12. Then Missouri left for the SEC in 2012, Texas followed twelve years later, and the two somehow still have not met in the league. The nine-game conference schedule finally fixes that.
What makes this date matter is not the history, though. It is the position on the calendar. Texas closes the season with Missouri away, LSU away, Arkansas at home and the Lone Star Showdown away — four weeks that will decide whether the Longhorns reach Atlanta and the playoff. Missouri is the most winnable of the road trips, which is precisely why dropping it would be so costly.
There is also the small matter of climate. Texas will have played its opening eight games in Texas, Tennessee and Mississippi. Columbia in November is a different sport.
Series History: Texas Leads 18-6
The series is long and mostly one-sided. Texas holds an 18-6 advantage built largely during the Big 12 years, when the fixture was an annual event rather than a novelty.
Missouri's most memorable result came in 2011, its final season in the conference, when the Tigers beat a ranked Texas side 17-5 in Columbia. The programmes met once more after that, in the 2017 Texas Bowl, where Texas won 33-16. Nothing since.
That means almost nobody in either stadium will have watched these two play a regular-season game. For a fixture with twenty-four previous meetings, it will feel oddly like a first.
Key Matchups
Old Big 12 rivals in a new league
These two played annually for sixteen years in the Big 12 before Missouri left in 2011. Most of the shared history predates everyone on either roster, but the coaching staffs know the fixture well.
November football in Columbia
This is a genuine change of climate for a team that has played its previous eight games in Texas, Tennessee and Mississippi. Early November in mid-Missouri can be cold and wet in a way Austin simply is not.
Opening a three-road-game stretch
Missouri, then LSU, with Arkansas at home in between and Texas A&M to finish. The Longhorns' season is decided across these four weeks, and this is the one that looks most manageable on paper.
Faurot Field's rock M and the student end
Missouri's home crowd is smaller than the venues Texas has visited earlier in the season, but Faurot gets loud in November when the Tigers are in contention. An upset here would be the kind Missouri built its recent reputation on.
Prediction
No line this far out. Expect Texas to be favoured on the road, with the margin depending heavily on where both teams sit in the standings by early November.
Texas by two scores
The talent gap should tell across four quarters, and Texas has the better roster in most phases. The variables are weather and timing — a cold, wet afternoon in Columbia at the start of a four-week run-in is the sort of game good teams sleepwalk through for a half before pulling clear.
Odds move all week. Check a current sportsbook before kickoff. Please gamble responsibly. Nothing on this page is betting advice.
How to Watch and What to Know
The early window is set between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. CT; the network is unassigned and typically lands about six days out once the SEC and its broadcast partners see how the standings look.
For travelling supporters, this is one of the more manageable road trips on the schedule — Columbia is a smaller city with a compact campus, and visiting allocations go through the Texas ticket office. Pack for genuine cold.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Texas at Missouri in 2026?
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Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri. The SEC has placed it in an early window between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. CT, with the exact time confirmed nearer the date.
What channel is Texas vs. Missouri on?
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Not yet assigned. SEC games run across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and SEC Network, with networks usually confirmed about six days ahead of kickoff.
Have Texas and Missouri played before?
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Many times. They were Big 12 rivals from 1996 until Missouri left for the SEC after the 2011 season, and the series dates back well beyond that. This is the 25th meeting and the first as conference opponents in the SEC.
Who leads the all-time series?
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Texas leads 18-6.
When did they last play?
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The 2017 Texas Bowl, which Texas won 33-16. Before that, the most recent regular-season meeting came in 2011, Missouri's final year in the Big 12, when the Tigers beat a ranked Texas team 17-5 in Columbia.
Is this Texas's first trip to Columbia in the SEC era?
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Yes. Missouri is one of three new conference opponents on the 2026 schedule, along with Tennessee and LSU, as the SEC rotates its teams through the expanded nine-game format.
Why do Texas and Missouri only play now?
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Missouri joined the SEC in 2012 and Texas in 2024, so the programmes spent twelve years in different leagues. Under the new nine-game conference schedule every SEC team visits every other more regularly.
Who does Texas play before and after Missouri?
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Mississippi State at home on October 31 comes first. Afterwards it is LSU away on November 14, Arkansas at home on November 21 and Texas A&M away on November 27.
What is the weather like in Columbia in November?
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Cold by Texas standards. Early November in mid-Missouri regularly means temperatures in the forties and fifties, and rain or wind is common. Dress for considerably worse than an Austin home game.
How do visiting fans get tickets?
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Visiting allocations for SEC road games are limited and distributed through the Texas ticket office first. Resale is the practical route for most travelling supporters.