College Team Captains · 2026

College Football Team Captains

73 programs with season captains · 370 captains · 51 game-by-game · 11 not announced · 2 other · updated Oct 10

Every team’s chosen leaders. See who’s wearing the C in college football, backed by team announcements and reporting. Where a team names captains game by game, or hasn’t named any, that’s what we show.

NFL32 teams

College138 programs

Game-by-game teams show their policy, not a weekly list.

SEC

16 programs · 7 season lists · 8 game-by-game · 1 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

AlabamaCrimson Tide3 SEASON CAPTAINS

Ryan Coleman-WilliamsWR · Jr.2

Zabien BrownCB · Jr.18

Bray HubbardS · Sr.

REPORTED · SEP 4On3

ArkansasRazorbacks3 SEASON CAPTAINS

KJ JacksonQB 52

Caden KitlerC 7

Bradley ShawLB

REPORTED · AUG 31The Jonesboro Sun

AuburnTigersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Golesh: no permanent captains in 2026; five captains picked each week. Vanderbilt-game captains: Byrum Brown, Elijah Melendez, Cole Best, Cody Sigler, Sylvester Smith-Reed

REPORTED · AUG 31AL.com

FloridaGatorsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official notes list game captains; no season captain announcement found. Week 1 vs FAU game captains: DL Brendan Bett, K Patrick Durkin, OL Knijeah Harris, S Bryce Thornton

GAME NOTESFlorida game notes

GeorgiaBulldogsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains named each week. Week 5 vs Vanderbilt (Oct 3): RB Chauncey Bowens, S Khalil Barnes, DL Jordan Hall, OL Dontrell Glover

REPORTEDSaturday Down South

KentuckyWildcatsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains named per game. Game 1 (Sep 4 post): RB CJ Baxter, LB Grant Godfrey, DL Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace, TE Willie Rodriguez. Herald-Leader (July) described QB Kenny Minchey as a captain - not confirmed by an announcement

REPORTEDSaturday Down South

LSUTigersNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found; official 2026 roster data flags no captains (checked Oct 9). Whit Weeks was a 2025 permanent captain; search summaries naming 2026 LSU captains could not be verified | 2026-10-10: LSU Reveille column calls Whit Weeks and Trey'Dez Green "LSU's team captains"; no official confirmation (official No. 7 release does not call them 2026 captains). LSU X posted only Week 1 guest captains. Not recorded

TEAM SITELSU Athletics

Mississippi StateBulldogsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Program posts "Game ___ Captains". Game 5 vs Alabama (Oct 2): CB Jett Jefferson, EDGE Amaree Williams, OL DJ Chester

REPORTEDSaturday Down South

MissouriTigers6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Cayden GreenOT 56

Dominick GiudiceC · 5th-yr 5

Nicholas RodriguezLB 20

Jamal RobertsRB 15

Santana BannerS · Sr.19

Blake CraigK

REPORTED · AUG 29KOMU

OklahomaSooners9 SEASON CAPTAINS

John MateerQB 56

Michael FasusiOL 55

Eddy Pierre-LouisOL 69

REPORTED · AUG 25Sooners Wire

Ole MissRebelsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official postgame notes list game captains per game. vs Louisville: Will Echoles, Horatio Fields, Patrick Kutas, Keaton Thomas; vs Charlotte: Deuce Alexander, Lucas Carneiro, Kam Franklin, Jehiem Oatis

GAME NOTESOle Miss game notes

South CarolinaGamecocks6 SEASON CAPTAINS

LaNorris SellersQB · Jr.87

Brady HuntTE · Sr.0

Fred JohnsonLB · Jr.7

Shawn MurphyLB · Sr.1

Gerald KilgoreDB · Sr.31

Peyton WilliamsDB · Sr.

REPORTED · SEP 3Saturday Down South

TennesseeVolunteersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains named weekly. at Arkansas (Oct 10): LS Bennett Brady, DL Xavier Gilliam, WR Mike Matthews, S TJ Metcalf

FAN SITERocky Top Insider

TexasLonghornsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Sarkisian names captains throughout the season. at Tennessee (Sep 26) game captains: QB Arch Manning, OL Trevor Goosby, DE Colin Simmons, DB Jelani McDonald

GAME NOTESTexas game notes

Texas A&MAggies5 SEASON CAPTAINS

REPORTED · APR 17Aggies Wire

VanderbiltCommodores4 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 29Vanderbilt Athletics

Big Ten

18 programs · 11 season lists · 6 game-by-game · 1 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

IllinoisFighting Illini6 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 19Illinois Athletics

IndianaHoosiersDOES NOT NAME CAPTAINS

Cignetti does not name team captains (first time in 73 years IU has none)

REPORTEDThe Daily Hoosier

IowaHawkeyesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains named each week. Same four for Games 1-2 (NIU, Iowa State): LB Jayden Montgomery, TE Addison Ostrenga, DB Zach Lutmer, DB Deshaun Lee

REPORTEDHawkeyes Wire

MarylandTerrapinsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Program posted "Our Week 1 captains" (Sep 1): QB Malik Washington, LB Daniel Wingate, P Bryce McFerson

REPORTEDSports Illustrated

MichiganWolverines4 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 17Michigan Athletics

Michigan StateSpartans6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Rhys DakinP · Jr.63

Trent FraleyC · 5th-yr 5

Jordan HallLB · Sr.21

Nikai MartinezS · 5th-yr 11

Alessio MilivojevicQB · R-So.1

Kenny Soares Jr.Rush end · 5th-yr

TEAM SITE · AUG 24Michigan State Athletics

MinnesotaGolden Gophers10 SEASON CAPTAINS

Drake LindseyQB 1

Darius TaylorRB 0

Anthony SmithDE 6

Maverick BaranowskiLB 8

REPORTED · JUL 29On3

NebraskaCornhuskersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Rhule: rotating game captains, no permanent captains named for 2026 (may change later)

REPORTED247Sports

NorthwesternWildcats6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Braydon BrusLB 65

Jackson CarselloOL 0

Aidan ChilesQB 6

Robert FitzgeraldDB 6

Joseph Himon IIRB 17

Griffin WildeWR

TEAM SITE · AUG 25Northwestern Athletics

Ohio StateBuckeyes7 SEASON CAPTAINS

Brandon InnissWR 2

Kenyatta Jackson Jr.DE 8

TEAM SITE · AUG 22Ohio State Athletics

OregonDucksGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official game notes list game captains. Game 1 vs Boise State: Devon Jackson, Laloulu, Stewart, Tuioti (surnames as printed). Official roster flags no captains

GAME NOTESOregon game notes

Penn StateNittany LionsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Campbell using game-by-game captains; permanent captains may come later. vs Northwestern (Oct 2 post): Rocco Becht, Anthony Donkoh, Kooper Ebel, Siale Taupaki

STUDENT MEDIAOnward State

PurdueBoilermakers6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Ryan BrowneQB 72

Jude McCoskeyOL 8

De'Nylon MorrissetteWR 5

Charles CorreaLB 4

Hudauri HinesDB 92

Curt NealDL

REPORTED · SEP 1Sports Illustrated

RutgersScarlet Knights5 SEASON CAPTAINS

KJ DuffWR 69

Kwabena AsamoahOL 41

Sean AllisonLB 16

Jesse OfurieDB/STUD 58

Michael O'ConnorLS

REPORTED · SEP 2On3

UCLABruins2 SEASON CAPTAINS

Nico IamaleavaQB 10

Sammy OmosighoLB

REPORTED · SEP 3UCLA Wire

USCTrojans5 SEASON CAPTAINS

REPORTED · SEP 1Trojans Wire

WashingtonHuskies7 SEASON CAPTAINS

Alex McLaughlinS —DWDemond Williams Jr.QB

REPORTED · AUG 26Sports Illustrated

WisconsinBadgersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Fickell: no season-long captains; new game captains picked each week from ~14-player leadership group

REPORTEDSports Illustrated

Big 12

16 programs · 9 season lists · 5 game-by-game · 2 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

ArizonaWildcatsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official postgame notes list game captains that change weekly. Game 5 vs Cincinnati: QB Noah Fifita, TE Tyler Powell, WR Tre Spivey, DL Tre Smith, LB Taye Brown, CB Jay'Vion Cole

GAME NOTESArizona game notes

BYUCougars8 SEASON CAPTAINS

Bear BachmeierQB · So.4

LJ MartinRB · Sr.63

Bruce MitchellC · Sr.2

Roger Saleapaga IITE · Jr.16

Isaiah GlaskerLB · Sr.4

Cade UluaveLB · Sr.0

Evan JohnsonCB · Sr.57

Keanu TanuvasaDT · Sr.

TEAM SITE · AUG 31BYU Athletics

BaylorBears6 SEASON CAPTAINS

DJ LagwayQB 10

Kyland ReedLB 40

Kyler JordanDE 85

Matt KlopfensteinTE 99

Jamaal Whyce Jr.DL 30

Michael AllenS

TEAM SITE · AUG 31Baylor Athletics

CincinnatiBearcatsNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found in official media center or coverage as of Oct 9 | 2026-10-10: Official roster data re-checked: no captain flags. Search summaries claiming Wikipedia names captains were wrong (page shows only the legend)

TEAM SITECincinnati Athletics

ColoradoBuffaloesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official notes list per-game captains; no season announcement found. vs Baylor: DeAndre Moore, Damon Greaves, Tyler Martinez, Gideon Lampron

GAME NOTESColorado game notes

HoustonCougarsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains change weekly. Opener vs Oregon State: Conner Weigman, Kentrell Webb, Alvin Ebosele, Sione Fotu; vs Georgia Southern: Anthony Boswell, Brandon Mack II, Myles Parker, Re'Shaun Sanford II

GAME NOTESHouston game notes

Iowa StateCyclones6 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 15Iowa State Athletics

KansasJayhawks5 SEASON CAPTAINS

Cole BallardQB 75

Calvin ClementsOL 94

Blake HeroldDT —TLTrey LathanLB 39

Rino MonteforteLS

REPORTED · AUG 26On3

Kansas StateWildcats6 SEASON CAPTAINS

REPORTED · AUG 26The Mercury

Oklahoma StateCowboys7 SEASON CAPTAINS

Drew MestemakerQB 24

Caleb HawkinsRB 79

Jacob SextonOL 7

Quinton HammondsDB 32

Ethan WesloskiLB 95

Jaleel JohnsonDE 37

Lachie PozzobonP

FAN SITE · AUG 29Pistols Firing

TCUHorned Frogs5 SEASON CAPTAINS

Jaden CraigQB · Gr.2

Jamel JohnsonS · Sr.37

Hudson HooperLB 92

Ansel Din-MbuhDL 56

Ben Taylor-WhitfieldOL

SOCIAL POST · AUG 27@TCUFootball on X

Texas TechRed Raiders2 SEASON CAPTAINS

Ben RobertsLB 72

Sheridan WilsonC

REPORTED · MAR 10On3

UCFKnightsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Frost (Sep 1): "We have trouble identifying captains this year because there's too many guys that qualify." No season captains found; specific 2026 game captains not located

REPORTEDOn3

UtahUtes6 SEASON CAPTAINS

REPORTED · AUG 25KSL Sports

West VirginiaMountaineersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official flip card: "Game captains will be" named per game. A LinkedIn post by Tyler Stolsky (Sep 14) says he was named a captain - unverified by an official source

GAME NOTESWest Virginia game notes

Arizona StateSun DevilsLEADERSHIP COUNCIL · 10

Khamari AndersonTE 22

Pat Tillman Leadership Council, recorded as a council (the Giants treatment): official @ASUFootball "Your 2026 Pat Tillman Leadership Council" graphic (Sep 5). SI says the council "essentially serves as Dillingham's means of naming captains"; the State Press (Oct 1) calls them captains. Added 2026-10-10 from the Grok audit.

SOCIAL POST · SEP 5@ASUFootball on X

ACC

17 programs · 8 season lists · 8 game-by-game · 1 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

Boston CollegeEagles5 SEASON CAPTAINS

FAN SITE · AUG 30BC Interruption

CaliforniaGolden BearsSEASON STATUS UNCONFIRMED

Jaron-Keawe SagapoluteleQB 24

Adam MohammedRB 1

Ricky FletcherCB

Same three listed as "Cal Captains" in official postgame notes vs Syracuse (Sep 12) and Wagner (Sep 19); no season-captain announcement found | 2026-10-10: Official @CalFootball "Game three/four/five captains" graphics (Sep 19, Sep 26, Oct 3) list the same three, labeled game captains; still no season announcement

GAME NOTESCalifornia game notes

ClemsonTigersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains named per game (Clemson traditionally names season captains after the season). vs LSU: Chris Vizzina, Harris Sewell, Ashton Hampton, Will Heldt

FAN SITEThe Clemson Insider

DukeBlue DevilsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @DukeFOOTBALL posts six "Game Captains" for each game (Games 1-5); groups rotate. Matt Craycraft (OL), Jeremiah Hasley (TE) and Nick Morris Jr. (LB) were game captains in all five games. Official W&M notes call Morris Jr. "a team captain for 2026", but no season-captain list exists; the "six captains" in Duke Wire matches the six weekly game captains. Reclassified from season to weekly 2026-10-10

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Florida StateSeminolesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official in-game notes list game captains. vs Virginia (Oct 3): QB Ashton Daniels, WR Duce Robinson, C Bradyn Welch-Joiner, DT Daniel Lyons

GAME NOTESFlorida State game notes

Georgia TechYellow Jackets3 SEASON CAPTAINS

Aidan BirrK 1

Trelain MaddoxRB 10

Jordan WalkerDE

REPORTED · AUG 25Sports Illustrated

LouisvilleCardinalsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @LouisvilleFB posts "Game N Captains" each week with different players (Game 5: Kaleb Beasley, Jaleel Skinner; Game 6: Lawayne McCoy, Clev Lubin, Tre Richardson). Verified 2026-10-10

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MiamiHurricanesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Week-by-week captains announced (Week 1 vs Stanford)

REPORTEDRoundtable

NC StateWolfpack5 SEASON CAPTAINS

CJ BaileyQB 1DSDuke ScottRB 0

Popo AguirreLB 15

AJ RichardsonLB 7

Brian Nelson IICB

TEAM SITE · AUG 18NC State Athletics

North CarolinaTar Heels7 SEASON CAPTAINS

Benjamin HallRB 56

Christo KellyOL 1

Jordan ShippWR 9

Melkart Abou-JaoudeDE 2

Kaleb CostDB 0

Isaiah JohnsonDL 15

Derek McDonaldLB

REPORTED · AUG 24Yahoo Sports

PittsburghPanthers4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Mason HeintschelQB · So.70

Ryan BaerOL · 5th-yr 0

Braylan LovelaceLB · Sr.12

Cruce BrookinsDB · Sr.

TEAM SITE · AUG 28Pittsburgh Athletics

SMUMustangs7 SEASON CAPTAINS

Brandon BookerMLB 23

Alexander KilgoreWLB 7

Kevin JenningsQB 8

Yamir KnightWR 29

Brandon MiyazonoMLB 7

Ahmaad MosesDB 59

PJ WilliamsLT

REPORTED · SEP 4On3

StanfordCardinalGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Weekly game captains under Pritchard. vs Duke: RB Micah Ford, DL Ernest Cooper, LB/ST Zach Johnson

REPORTEDRoundtable

SyracuseOrangeGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official game notes list "Game Captains": Oluwafunto Akinshilo, Joe Cruz, Josh Kubala, Ted Olsen (same four across notes checked). No season-captain announcement found

GAME NOTESSyracuse game notes

VirginiaCavaliersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Different game captains each week (2025 permanent captains were elected in-season). vs NC State: Beau Pribula, Marcellus Maddox, Monroe Mills, Jason Hammond

GAME NOTESVirginia game notes

Virginia TechHokies6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Ethan GrunkemeyerQB 82

REPORTED · AUG 23WSLS

Wake ForestDemon Deacons6 SEASON CAPTAINS

REPORTED · AUG 23On3

American Athletic

14 programs · 7 season lists · 7 game-by-game

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

ArmyBlack Knights3 SEASON CAPTAINS

Stephen NnadozieS · Sr.51

Brady SmallC · Sr.55

Owen WalterLS · Sr.

TEAM SITE · APR 25Army Athletics

Charlotte49ers6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Cole GonzalesQB 15

Conner HarrellQB 17

Gus McGeeTE 19

Kadin SchmitzLB —GWGavin WillisLB 3

Dy'Lon WomackS

TEAM SITE · SEP 1Charlotte Athletics

East CarolinaPiratesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official postgame notes list different gameday captains each game. vs App State (Sep 6): Preston Carr, Kanen Hamlett, Jackson Barker, Brandon Best; vs N.C. Central (Sep 26): Kendrick DuJour, Gage Reale, Andrew Conrad, Tre Hardison

GAME NOTESEast Carolina game notes

Florida AtlanticOwls6 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 5Florida Atlantic Athletics

MemphisTigersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official postgame notes list game captains. vs Arkansas State: Chauncey Logan Jr., Ahmere Foster, Phillip Gray, Maarten Woudsma. No season announcement found

GAME NOTESMemphis game notes

NavyMidshipmen2 SEASON CAPTAINS

Giuseppe SessiS 5

Braxton WoodsonQB

TEAM SITE · APR 26Navy Athletics

North TexasMean GreenGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official notes list game captains per game; Zakye Barker captain in all five games (Indiana, UNLV, Texas State, HCU, Tulsa)

GAME NOTESNorth Texas game notes

RiceOwls4 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 14Rice Athletics

South FloridaBulls6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Michael Van Buren Jr.QB 78

TEAM SITE · AUG 30South Florida Athletics

TempleOwlsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official notes captain table rotates by game (e.g., Rhode Island: Atton, Chase, Clarke, Stuart; Penn State: Clarke, Karriem, Mains, Stuart); 17-member leadership council

GAME NOTESTemple game notes

TulaneGreen WaveGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @GreenWaveFB posts "Game 1" through "Game 5" captains each week (Sep 5-Oct 10). No season captains announced. Verified 2026-10-10

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TulsaGolden Hurricane5 SEASON CAPTAINS

Baylor HayesQB 28

Sevion MorrisonRB 6

Chris Thompson Jr.LB 11

Jaylen GeorgeDL 50

Malachi PreciadoOL

TEAM SITE · AUG 15Tulsa Athletics

UABBlazersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official notes "Team Captain Tracker" lists per-game captains. at Illinois (Sep 3): R. Burton, A. Lepkowski, J. Jordan, I. Esonwune; vs ULM: B. McReynolds, A. Ferguson, M. Dean, J. Delange

GAME NOTESUAB game notes

UTSARoadrunnersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @UTSAFTBL posts game captains each week ("Today's captains", "Our Game 6 Captains"). The six "210" jersey leaders are not called captains. Verified 2026-10-10

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Sun Belt

14 programs · 5 season lists · 6 game-by-game · 3 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

App StateMountaineers3 SEASON CAPTAINS

Malachi SingletonQB · Sr.10

Colton PharesLB · Sr.25

Ahmad RobinsonDB · 5th-yr

REPORTED · AUG 5Watauga Democrat

Arkansas StateRed WolvesNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found; official roster shows no captain markers (Oct 9). Wikipedia lists Drew Dickey as (C) - unverified

TEAM SITEArkansas State Athletics

Coastal CarolinaChanticleersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains selected per game; no season announcement found

GAME NOTESCoastal Carolina game notes

Georgia SouthernEagles4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Brandon TysonILB · 5th Year 7

Max JohnsonQB · 7th Year 19

Josh DallasWR · 5th Year 31

Chance GambleDB · 6th Year

SOCIAL POST · AUG 27@GSAthletics_FB on X

Georgia StatePanthersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @GeorgiaStateFB posts "This Week's Game Captains" each week; groups rotate (vs NC A&T: Kelan Butler, Tyhler Williams, Coby Owens, Dennis Murray Jr.; vs Old Dominion: Gage Stanaland, Coby Owens, Xavier Esquillion, Cameran Brown). Verified 2026-10-10

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James MadisonDukesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Weekly captains (four per game) under Napier; e.g., LB Nakian Jackson, WR Jayden Mines, Edge Amar Thomas, OL Zach Greenberg

GAME NOTESJames Madison game notes

LouisianaRagin' CajunsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @RaginCajunsFB posts per-game captains (e.g., at UCLA Sep 12: OL Matthew Broussard, DL Fitzgerald West Jr., S Kerry Wilson). Verified 2026-10-10

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Louisiana TechBulldogsNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found; game notes do not list captains

GAME NOTESLouisiana Tech game notes

MarshallThundering Herd5 SEASON CAPTAINS

Toby PayneTE 70

Jalen SlappyOL 7

Carlos Del Rio-WilsonQB 17

Daytione SmithS 58

Braydin WardDL

SOCIAL POST · AUG 30@HerdFB on X

Old DominionMonarchs4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Koa NaotalaLB · Sr.10

Quinn HenicleQB 3

Mario EasterlyS 50

Brayden WalkerC

FAN SITE · AUG 20ODU Monarchists

South AlabamaJaguarsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains listed vs Kentucky: DB Hasaan Sykes, DE Tyler Thomas, OL Tegra Tshabola, WR DJ Miller. No season announcement found

GAME NOTESSouth Alabama game notes

Southern MissGolden EaglesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official postgame notes list different captains each game (Alcorn State: Landon Sylvie, Dusty Zimmer, Joe Rounds; Auburn: Nasim Cairo, Steven Robinson, Kolby Peavy)

GAME NOTESSouthern Miss game notes

TroyTrojans4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Goose CrowderQB · Sr.22

Donnie SmithBandit LB · Sr.11

Ty ClemonsDT 51

Luke PetitLG

TEAM SITE · AUGTroy Athletics

UL MonroeWarhawksNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found

TEAM SITEUL Monroe Athletics

Mid-American

13 programs · 7 season lists · 3 game-by-game · 3 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

AkronZips3 SEASON CAPTAINS

—CDCyrus DurhamDL 1

Jordan GantRB 72

Colin LyonsOL

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Ball StateCardinalsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official notes carry a "2026 Game Captains" table by opponent (e.g., at Ohio State: DB Stu Smith, DE Ben Marsh,...)

GAME NOTESBall State game notes

Bowling GreenFalcons6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Dorian PringleLB · So.4

Kade KostusDT · R-Sr.5

Eriq GeorgeDT · Sr.6

Sanders EllisLB · Jr.54

Brody BolynOT · Jr.89

Blane CleaverTE · Gr.

SOCIAL POST · AUG 25@BG_Football on X

BuffaloBullsNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found (only spring-game honorary captains)

TEAM SITEBuffalo Athletics

Central MichiganChippewas4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Angel FloresQB · Sr.76

Martin KoivistoOL · 5th —LLLangston LewisWR · 5th 4

Jaion JacksonDB · Jr.

SOCIAL POST · SEP 4@CMU_Football on X

Eastern MichiganEagles5 SEASON CAPTAINS

Nicholas GallegosOL 5

TEAM SITE · MAY 19Eastern Michigan Athletics

Kent StateGolden FlashesGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @KentStFootball posts "Game N Captains" each week; groups rotate (Game 6: OL Dustyn Morell, DL Mohammed Kazime, DB Tyler Bivens). Verified 2026-10-10

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MassachusettsMinutemen4 SEASON CAPTAINS

SOCIAL POST · AUG 29@UMassFootball on X

Miami (OH)RedHawksNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found; official game notes list none

GAME NOTESMiami (OH) game notes

OhioBobcats4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Nick PoulosQB 2

DJ WalkerS 27

Jack FriesLB —DBDuncan BruneRB

TEAM SITE · AUG 26Ohio Athletics

Sacramento StateHornetsNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found

TEAM SITESacramento State Athletics

ToledoRockets4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Julian FoxLB · Jr.6

John Alan RichterQB 8

Connor WalendzakRB · Sr.0

Andrew ZockDE · Jr.

TEAM SITE · AUG 29Toledo Athletics

Western MichiganBroncosGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @WMU_Football posts "Bronco CAPTAINS for Game N" each week; groups rotate between games. Verified 2026-10-10

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Conference USA

10 programs · 5 season lists · 3 game-by-game · 2 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

DelawareBlue Hens5 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 24Delaware Athletics

Florida InternationalPanthersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @FIUFootball posts per-game captains (vs LIU Sep 26, vs New Mexico State Oct 7); groups rotate. Wikipedia names remain unverified. Verified 2026-10-10

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Jacksonville StateGamecocksGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official recaps list different captains each game (EKU: Tre'Quon Fegans, Jonavan Carr, Lucas Mrachkovskly; Middle Tennessee: Dylan Gentry, Lance Johnson, Caleb Nix)

TEAM SITEJacksonville State Athletics

Kennesaw StateOwlsNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found; official notes list none

GAME NOTESKennesaw State game notes

LibertyFlames4 SEASON CAPTAINS

SOCIAL POST · AUG 31@LibertyFootball on X

Middle TennesseeBlue Raiders6 SEASON CAPTAINS

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Missouri StateBears7 SEASON CAPTAINS

—JAJeron AskrenTE · Jr.22

Ramone Green Jr.RB 40

Connor LairFB 0

Jared LloydLB 9

Skyler LocklearQB —JOJ.J. O'NealS 72

Isaiah VillanuevaOL

SOCIAL POST · AUG 27@MoStateFootball on X

New Mexico StateAggies6 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 24New Mexico State Athletics

Sam HoustonBearkatsNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 captain announcement found. Search summaries say the roster marks CB Justin Cottrell, CB Caesar Magee (and Sam Carpenter) as captains, but the roster data checked Oct 9 carries no captain flags | 2026-10-10: Official @BearkatsFB "Your Captains" (Sep 5) shows Game 1 captains from behind (jerseys 8, 8, 22, 21) without names. Not recorded

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Western KentuckyHilltoppersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Game captains change weekly (at Georgia: Ajay Allen, Rylen Su'a-Filo, Justin Brown; vs Missouri State: Jonathan Stafford Jr., Zsacari Minnis, Karl Campbell)

GAME NOTESWestern Kentucky game notes

Mountain West

10 programs · 5 season lists · 5 game-by-game

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

Air ForceFalconsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official postgame notes list game captains. vs North Dakota State: LB Blake Fletcher, LB Dallas Daley, QB Liam Szarka, OL Luke Vonderhaar

GAME NOTESAir Force game notes

Hawai'iRainbow Warriors4 SEASON CAPTAINS

REPORTED · AUG 28Honolulu Star-Advertiser

NevadaWolf Pack2 SEASON CAPTAINS

Dylan LaBarberaDE —JFJack FosterOT

REPORTED · AUG 10Nevada Sports Net

New MexicoLobosGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @UNMLoboFB posts per-game captains that rotate: at New Mexico State - Malik Aliane, Jaxton Eck, Frankie Edwards III, Tavian Combs, Toa Fa'avae; vs UTEP - Malik Aliane, Jaxton Eck, Toa Fa'avae, Xavier Slayton. Aliane and Eck recur; Booker and Brawley (opener captains per MWC Connection) were not in either group. Reclassified from season-status-unconfirmed to weekly 2026-10-10

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North Dakota StateBison6 SEASON CAPTAINS

SOCIAL POST · AUG 21@NDSUfootball on X

Northern IllinoisHuskies3 SEASON CAPTAINS

Liam LindoCB · R-Sr.—DRDeAree RogersWR · R-Sr.63

Landon HronOL · R-Jr.

SOCIAL POST · SEP 3@NIU_Football on X

San José StateSpartans3 SEASON CAPTAINS

Luke WeaverQB 3

Naseri DanielsonILB 49

Trent CarrizosaP

SOCIAL POST · AUG 21@SanJoseStateFB on X

UNLVRebelsGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @unlvfootball posts "Our game N captains" with different players each week (Games 4, 5, 6 all different). Verified 2026-10-10

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UTEPMinersGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Official @UTEPFB posts per-game "Game Captains" graphics; groups rotate. Verified 2026-10-10

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WyomingCowboysGAME-BY-GAME CAPTAINS

Policy source dated Feb 12, 2025: Sawvel ended year-long captain votes and names four new captains each game. No 2026-specific confirmation found

FAN SITE7220 Sports

Pac-12

8 programs · 7 season lists · 0 game-by-game · 1 other

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

Boise StateBroncos3 SEASON CAPTAINS

Roger CarreonRG · 5th-yr Sr.4

Maddux MadsenQB · 5th-yr Sr.5

Jayden Virgin-MorganEdge · 5th-yr Sr.

REPORTED · AUG 25Sports Illustrated

Colorado StateRamsNOT ANNOUNCED

No 2026 announcement found under first-year coach Jim Mora; the linked page is the 2025 list, for reference only

TEAM SITEColorado State Athletics

Fresno StateBulldogs6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Simeon HarrisNickel · Sr.6

Jahzon JacksDL 1

K'vion ThunderbirdLB · Jr.71

Rolan FullwoodOL 2

Rayshon LukeRB 5

Josiah FreemanWR

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Oregon StateBeavers6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Sailasa Vadrawale IIIDB

REPORTED · AUG 26247Sports

San Diego StateAztecs5 SEASON CAPTAINS

TEAM SITE · AUG 24San Diego State Athletics

Texas StateBobcats8 SEASON CAPTAINS

Brad JacksonQB 11

Beau SparksWR 1

Chris Dawn Jr.WR 68

Sully BurnsLT —RNRyan NolanS 16

Terrence Cooks IIMLB 44

Phillip BradfordDT 6

Jo'Laison LandryDE

TEAM SITETexas State Athletics

Utah StateAggies6 SEASON CAPTAINS

Harrison TaggartLB · Sr.4

Brevin HamblinS · Sr.28

Carson TujagueDT · So.2

McCae HillsteadQB · Jr.72

George MaileOL · Grad. Sr.7

Eli WoodWR · Grad. Sr.

REPORTED · AUG 27The Herald Journal

Washington StateCougars6 SEASON CAPTAINS

—TFTony FreemanWR 71

Ashton TrippLT —KBKeith BrownLB 6

Linus ZunkDE 52

Kaden BeattyDT 28

Jack PedersenTE

STUDENT MEDIA · AUG 24The Daily Evergreen

FBS Independents

2 programs · 2 season lists · 0 game-by-game

ProgramCaptainsEstablished by

Notre DameFighting Irish4 SEASON CAPTAINS

FAN SITE · AUG 28One Foot Down

UConnHuskies4 SEASON CAPTAINS

Ty ChanOL · 5th-yr 11

Avery DunnDL 0

K'Von ShermanLB 44

John ListaLB

SOCIAL POST · SEP 1UConn Athletics

Captains are listed as each team announced or as reported. Game-by-game captains change weekly and aren’t listed as captains. “Not announced” means no 2026 season-captain list was found as of Oct 10; it doesn’t mean the team has no leaders. Fan-site, student-media and social-post sources are labeled as such.