No high school football rivalry is any more revered across the nation than the iconic matchup between Odessa Permian and Midland Lee. Friday night the undefeated Permian Panthers travel to Astound Broadband Stadium for a meeting with the Lee Rebels in the high-stakes, District 2-6A opener. Continue reading “Preview: Permian at Midland Lee”
2026 Game Itinerary
Permian’s 2026 schedule will feature interstate meetings with the Compass Prep Dragons (from Chandler, Arizona), and a Thursday game against The Camden High Panthers. Compass Prep finished 11-0 last season, and Camden won the 2025 New Jersey Group 2 State Championship.
| DATE | OPPONENT | STADIUM | TIME |
| 08/20 | Abilene Cooper Scrimmage | Away | 6:30 |
| 08/28 | Amarillo Tascosa | Home | 38-7 |
| 09/04 | Harker Heights | Away | 45-38 |
| 09/11 | Abilene High | Away | 41-29 |
| 09/18 | El Paso Pebble Hills | Home | 38-24 |
| 09/25 | Compass Prep (AZ)++ | Home | 45-14 |
| 10/01 | Camden High (NJ) | Home | 28-13 |
| 10/09 | Midland Lee* | Away | 7:00 |
| 10/16 | Odessa High* | Home | 7:00 |
| 10/23 | Midland High* | Away | 7:00 |
| 10/30 | Bye | – | – |
| 11/06 | San Angelo Central* | Home | 7:00 |
KEY: *District Game | ++Homecoming
Preview: Camden High at Permian
Thursday night will bring a highly anticipated, cross-country matchup to Ratliff Stadium. As part of a short-week cat fight showdown, undefeated Permian will host Camden High, traveling all the way from Camden, New Jersey. Both team mascots are the Panthers. Continue reading “Preview: Camden High at Permian”
Player Statistics
Stats consist of the player performances during the 2026 season.
OFFENSIVE STATS
| PASSING | ||||||
| PLAYER | GP | C | ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
| K Vickers | 5 | 74 | 112 | 1039 | 7 | 1 |
| A Aguilera | 1 | 3 | 4 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| RUSHING | |||||
| PLAYER | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
| C Taylor | 5 | 61 | 409 | 6.7 | 6 |
| M Herrera | 5 | 38 | 245 | 6.4 | 2 |
| J Curry | 5 | 29 | 186 | 6.4 | 4 |
| J Thompson | 5 | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 1 |
| M Mendoza | 5 | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 2 |
| K Vickers | 5 | 18 | 29 | 1.6 | 1 |
| RECEIVING | |||||
| PLAYER | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
| D McDowell | 5 | 21 | 418 | 19.9 | 5 |
| A Navarrete | 5 | 16 | 225 | 14.1 | 2 |
| M Mendoza | 5 | 10 | 162 | 16.2 | 1 |
| J Thompson | 5 | 11 | 119 | 10.8 | 1 |
| M Herrera | 5 | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 |
| J Curry | 5 | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 |
| Z Mata | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 |
| Z Deleon | 5 | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 |
DEFENSIVE STATS
| TACKLES | |||||
| PLAYER | GP | Solo | Asst | Total | TFL |
| A Medina | 5 | 27 | 11 | 38 | 4.0 |
| Z Deleon | 5 | 25 | 11 | 36 | 4.0 |
| B Gonzales | 5 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 1.0 |
| N Cardoza | 5 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 0.0 |
| E Marquez | 4 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 2.0 |
| J Calicutt | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 1.0 |
| M Sanchez | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0.0 |
| I McCoy | 4 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 |
| M Mendoza | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2.0 |
| A Corrales | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 |
| A McDowell | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1.0 |
| B Kunkel | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 |
| C Stinson | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1.0 |
| M Gant | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 |
| SACKS | |||
| PLAYER | GP | Sacks | Hurries |
| E Marquez | 4 | 3.0 | 9 |
| Z Deleon | 5 | 3.0 | 3 |
| A McDowell | 4 | 1.0 | 3 |
| C Stinson | 4 | 1.0 | 1 |
| K Taylor | 2 | 1.0 | 0 |
| M Gant | 4 | 0.0 | 4 |
| A Corrales | 4 | 0.0 | 2 |
SPECIAL TEAMS
| PUNTING | ||||||
| PLAYER | GP | P | YDS | AVG | LNG | IN 20 |
| I Munoz | 5 | 10 | 461 | 46.1 | 49 | 5 |
| KICKING | |||||||
| PLAYER | GP | PAT | ATT | FG | ATT | LNG | PTS |
| I Munoz | 5 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 35 |
| J Lopez | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 10 |
Sportz Stats compiled by Terry Alan.
Preview: Compass Prep at Permian
Friday night brings a unique, national-level flavor to Ratliff Stadium. As part of the annual Homecoming festivities on September 25, the undefeated Permian Panthers (4-0) will host the Compass Prep Dragons (1-1) traveling all the way from Chandler, Arizona. Continue reading “Preview: Compass Prep at Permian”
Odessa Permian Football Roster
Captains:
Kayden Vickers, Elijah Marquez, and Cayden Taylor Continue reading “Odessa Permian Football Roster”
Coaching Staff
Jeff Ellison
Head Coach
Played college football at McMurry University. Began his coaching career in 2002 as a student assistant for the War Hawks. Ellison spent time at Lubbock Estacado, Breckenridge, and Pilot Point. He also served as offensive line coach at GP North Shore.
Ellison joined the Mojo football coaching staff in 2013.
Tate Smith
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Vance Washington
Defensive Coordinator
Chris Mineo
Offensive Line
Michael Bettenhausen
Defensive Line
Jarryd Garza
Running Backs
Danny Wright
Slot Backs
Sammy Gonzales
Linebackers
Justin Armstrong
Linebackers
Joe Hilliard
Wide Receivers
Raul Sanchez
Defensive Backs