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Amarillo ISD, Canyon ISD, and WTAMU — each team in its own card. Print one roster or the whole board. Sources: TPSN / KFDA June 2026 releases; WTAMU Athletics.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | 7:00 p.m. | Palo Duro | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/4 | 7:00 p.m. | Cleveland (N.M.) | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/11 | 7:00 p.m. | Midland High | Midland TX |
| 9/18 | — | Open date | — |
| 9/25 | 7:00 p.m. | Frenship Memorial | Wolfforth TX |
| 10/2 | 7:00 p.m. | Tascosa | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/8 | 7:00 p.m. | Monterey | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/16 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene High | Abilene TX |
| 10/22 | 7:00 p.m. | Frenship | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/30 | 7:00 p.m. | Lubbock High | Lubbock TX |
| 11/6 | 7:00 p.m. | Caprock | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | 7:00 p.m. | Amarillo High | Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/3 | 7:00 p.m. | Caprock | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/11 | 7:00 p.m. | Tascosa | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/18 | 7:00 p.m. | Dumas | Dumas TX |
| 9/25 | 7:00 p.m. | WF Legacy | Wichita Falls TX |
| 10/1 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Cooper | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/8 | 7:00 p.m. | Coronado | Lubbock TX |
| 10/17 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene Wylie | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/23 | 7:00 p.m. | WF Memorial | Wichita Falls TX |
| 10/30 | — | Open date | — |
| 11/5 | 7:00 p.m. | Lubbock-Cooper | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | 7:00 p.m. | Pampa | Pampa TX |
| 9/3 | 7:00 p.m. | Palo Duro | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/10 | 7:00 p.m. | Canyon | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/18 | — | Open date | — |
| 9/25 | 7:00 p.m. | Monterey | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/2 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene High | Abilene TX |
| 10/9 | 7:00 p.m. | Frenship | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/15 | 7:00 p.m. | Lubbock High | Lubbock TX |
| 10/23 | 7:00 p.m. | Tascosa | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/29 | 7:00 p.m. | Frenship Memorial | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 11/6 | 7:00 p.m. | Amarillo High | Dick Bivins Stadium |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | 7:00 p.m. | Permian | Odessa TX |
| 9/4 | 7:00 p.m. | Canyon | Canyon TX |
| 9/11 | 7:00 p.m. | Palo Duro | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/18 | — | Open date | — |
| 9/24 | 7:00 p.m. | Frenship | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/2 | 7:00 p.m. | Amarillo High | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/9 | 7:00 p.m. | Lubbock High | Lubbock TX |
| 10/15 | 7:00 p.m. | Monterey | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/23 | 7:00 p.m. | Caprock | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 10/30 | 7:00 p.m. | Abilene High | HOME · Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 11/6 | 7:00 p.m. | Frenship Memorial | Wolfforth TX |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | 7:00 p.m. | Snyder | Snyder TX |
| 9/4 | 7:00 p.m. | Tascosa | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 9/10 | 7:00 p.m. | Caprock | Dick Bivins Stadium |
| 9/17 | 7:00 p.m. | Lubbock-Cooper | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 9/24 | 7:00 p.m. | Sanger | Vernon TX |
| 10/2 | — | Open date | — |
| 10/9 | 7:00 p.m. | Hereford | Hereford TX |
| 10/16 | 7:00 p.m. | West Plains | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 10/23 | 7:00 p.m. | Randall | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 10/30 | 7:00 p.m. | Pampa | Pampa TX |
| 11/6 | 7:00 p.m. | Dumas | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | 7:00 p.m. | Roswell | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 9/4 | 7:00 p.m. | WF Memorial | Wichita Falls TX |
| 9/11 | 7:00 p.m. | Borger | Borger TX |
| 9/18 | 7:00 p.m. | Canadian | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 9/24 | 7:00 p.m. | Waco University | Burkburnett TX |
| 10/2 | — | Open date | — |
| 10/9 | 7:00 p.m. | Pampa | Pampa TX |
| 10/15 | 7:00 p.m. | Dumas | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 10/23 | 7:00 p.m. | Canyon | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 10/30 | 7:00 p.m. | West Plains | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 11/6 | 7:00 p.m. | Hereford | Hereford TX |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/28 | 7:00 p.m. | Wall | Wall TX |
| 9/3 | 7:00 p.m. | Frenship Memorial | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 9/11 | 7:00 p.m. | Seminole | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 9/18 | 4:00 p.m. | Lubbock-Cooper Liberty | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 9/25 | 7:00 p.m. | Stephenville | Lubbock-Cooper |
| 10/2 | — | Open date | — |
| 10/9 | 7:00 p.m. | Dumas | Dumas TX |
| 10/16 | 7:00 p.m. | Canyon | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 10/23 | 7:00 p.m. | Hereford | Hereford TX |
| 10/30 | 7:00 p.m. | Randall | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
| 11/5 | 7:00 p.m. | Pampa | HOME · HSB / Kimbrough |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/27 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Colorado | HOME · Canyon (home) |
| 9/3 | 6:00 p.m. CT | Grand Valley State | Allendale, Mich. |
| 9/19 | TBA | Angelo State | San Angelo TX |
| 9/26 | TBA | Midwestern State | HOME · Canyon (home) |
| 10/3 | TBA | Texas A&M–Kingsville | Kingsville TX |
| 10/10 | TBA | UT Permian Basin | HOME · Canyon (home) |
| 10/17 | TBA | Eastern New Mexico | Portales NM (Wagon Wheel) |
| 10/24 | TBA | Western New Mexico | HOME · Canyon (Homecoming) |
| 10/31 | TBA | Sul Ross State | Alpine TX |
| 11/7 | TBA | Western Oregon | Monmouth OR |
| 11/14 | TBA | Central Washington | HOME · Canyon (home) |
HOME rows play at the school’s home stadium night. Confirm kick times before you leave — weather & UIL can move games.
Inkwell Amarillo desk. Not affiliated with AISD, Canyon ISD, or WTAMU. Always recheck school athletics / Rank One before gameday.
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