Magnolia Started 1-4. It Has Won Two Straight and Sits Fourth in Its District With Three Games Left.
By The Magnolia Standard · October 16, 2026
Every game since September 11 has been a district game, and in October the Bulldogs started winning them. They get this Friday off. The Mustangs do not.
Five games into the season, Magnolia was 1-4. The one win was the 55-7 Magnolia Bowl over Magnolia West on September 11. The four losses were a 38-0 shutout at Willis, a 30-27 loss to College Station, a 42-35 loss to Klein Collins and a 28-21 loss to Klein.
Then October. The Bulldogs beat Klein Oak 17-7 on October 2 and Tomball Memorial 45-21 on October 9.
That makes them 3-4 overall. The overall record is the less important of the two numbers. In District 15-6A, Magnolia is 3-2, and as of Friday morning that put it fourth, behind Tomball at 3-1 and ahead of Klein Oak at 2-2, according to the standings MaxPreps publishes as the UIL's statistics partner.
Why fourth matters
The UIL sends four teams from each 6A district to the playoffs. A district record is what gets a team in. Two of the three games Magnolia lost by a touchdown or less were district games, and so were both October wins.
Magnolia is off this week. Three games are left:
- Friday, October 23: Klein Forest
- Thursday, October 29: Klein Cain
- Friday, November 6: Tomball
The last one is against the team directly above them in the table.
Magnolia West plays tonight
The Mustangs started the other way. They opened 2-0, beating Bryan 56-24 and Cypress Creek 31-17, and came into the Magnolia Bowl unbeaten. Since then they are 0-4, all in district play: the 55-7 loss to Magnolia, a 43-42 loss to Klein Forest decided by a single point, a 58-7 loss to Klein Cain and a 37-0 loss to Tomball.
They play Klein Collins tonight, Friday, at 7 p.m. The rest of their schedule:
- Thursday, October 22: Klein
- Friday, October 30: Klein Oak
- Friday, November 6: Tomball Memorial
Both schools close the regular season the same night, November 6. If you were at either of the October wins, or you are going tonight, send us what you saw.
Sources: 2026 schedules, scores and records for Magnolia and Magnolia West, and the District 15-6A standings, as published on MaxPreps and last updated October 16, 2026. Our September 18 report on the Magnolia Bowl has that night's details. Kickoff times can change; check with the district before you drive. Corrections to editor@themagnoliastandard.news.