Collinsville sets state title as next goal after third-round playoff loss to Lindsay
Coach Garrett Patterson told KXII a championship is the Pirates' next objective, as UIL realignment keeps Lindsay and Era in Collinsville's district and moves two-time champion Muenster to Division I.
Collinsville head coach Garrett Patterson has named a state football championship as the Pirates' next objective, he told KXII in an August preseason interview. The goal follows a 2025 season that ended in the third round of the playoffs, when Lindsay beat Collinsville 29–23, according to UIL's official bracket.
The Pirates will pursue that title in a reshaped district. Under UIL's 2026–28 alignment, Lindsay and Era stay on Collinsville's district schedule. Muenster, winner of the Class 2A Division II state championship in 2024 and 2025, moves to Division I. UIL awards separate state titles in each division, so Muenster and Collinsville will now play for different championships.
Patterson described a title as the step beyond the program's earlier trips to the third and fourth rounds. Senior Caysen Schafer told KXII his own goals were to win district and reach state.
The roster carries familiarity on one side of the ball and change on the other. Patterson said Collinsville is in its fifth year running the same offensive system while it puts in a new defensive scheme. Offensive lineman Noe Cantu told the station he is the only returning starter on the line.
Before the loss to Lindsay last fall, Collinsville won earlier playoff games against Roscoe Collegiate and Wheeler, the UIL bracket shows. The program's recent postseason runs have tended to end against the same few opponents. Albany eliminated the Pirates in the fourth round in 2022 and again in 2023, and Muenster stopped them at that stage in 2024, according to UIL season records.
| Season | Eliminated by | Round | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Albany | Fourth | 66–34 |
| 2023 | Albany | Fourth | 52–14 |
| 2024 | Muenster | Fourth | 54–14 |
| 2025 | Lindsay | Third | 29–23 |
Muenster also beat Collinsville during the regular season in both 2024 and 2025, UIL records show, and it defeated Shiner in each of its two state title games. In 2025, Muenster ended Lindsay's season one round after Lindsay eliminated Collinsville.
During the 2024–26 cycle, Collinsville played in District 8 with Chico, Era, Lindsay, Muenster and Santo. The new alignment places the Pirates in Region III's District 9 with Celeste, Cumby, Era, Lindsay and Quinlan Boles. Albany remains in Region II.
Collinsville's district, old and new
District 8
Chico, Era, Lindsay, Muenster and Santo
2024–26
Region III, District 9
Celeste, Cumby, Era, Lindsay and Quinlan Boles
2026–28
UIL's enrollment figures for the new cycle list Muenster slightly larger than Collinsville and Lindsay, which both stay in Division II.
| School | Enrollment (2026–28) | Football division |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Muenster | 180 | I |
| Collinsville | 167 | II |
| Lindsay | 145 | II |
Under UIL's postseason rules, the top four finishers in each Class 2A district advance to the playoffs.
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