Varsity football · UIL 5A Division II
Yellow Jackets
1–1 · vs Frisco Memorial
7:00 p.m.kickoff
2026 slate
Schedule
Two non-district games, then eight in District 4-5A Division II. Open date the week of Oct. 30. Times 7 p.m. unless noted.
From the desk
Football news
Analyzing the Enemy
Richland is 2–0 and averaging 56. District starts in their building.
Kenneth Gilchrist’s second-year Raiders beat Aubrey and Heritage in track meets. Thursday at Children’s Health Stadium is Denison’s first district snap.
Final
Fourth down. Thirty-seven seconds. 44–40.
Decatur 44, Denison 40. Colton Braziel’s wildcat run in the last minute ends it at Eagle Stadium. The Jackets are 1–1.
Final
The Ax stays. Lilly opens with 50.
Denison 50, Sherman 19. Brian Lilly’s first Friday night at Munson, and the 128th Battle of the Ax does not leave town.
Gameday
The Ax comes out tonight
The 128th Battle of the Ax. First snap of the Brian Lilly era. Sherman at Munson, 7 p.m. Tickets are gone.
Football
A Jacket comes home to open the season
Brian Lilly played here, left, built a program in Nashville, and took the Denison job in April. Friday is the first snap.
District
A Frisco-heavy district, and no soft weeks after Labor Day
District 4-5A Division II has nine teams, five of them Frisco. Denison’s first district snap is Sept. 10 at Prosper Richland.
The File
Four wins, a coaching change, and the Ax stayed here
The 2025 Jackets went 4–5, beat Sherman, and said goodbye to Brent Whitson in February.