Mustangs Announce 2026 Football Schedule

Via Mustang Wire

CHARLOTTE (SMU/The ACC) – SMU Mustangs Football announced its 2026 schedule on Monday in conjunction with the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Mustangs open the season with a marquee Monday night ACC showdown on Labor Day, traveling to face Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee on Sept. 7. SMU returns home five days later for its home opener at Ford Stadium, hosting UC Davis Aggies on Sept. 12.

September continues with a road conference game at Louisville Cardinals on Sept. 19, followed by a nonconference matchup against the Missouri State Bears in Dallas on Sept. 26.

October keeps SMU home for most of the month, beginning with Boston College Eagles on Oct. 3, before the program’s lone bye week on Oct. 10. Conference play resumes at home versus Virginia Cavaliers on Oct. 17, then California Golden Bears on Oct. 23 or Oct. 24. The Mustangs close October on the road at Syracuse Orange on Oct. 30 or Oct. 31.

November opens with back-to-back home games against Virginia Tech Hokies (Nov. 6 or Nov. 7) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Nov. 14). SMU then heads to South Bend for a highly anticipated matchup with Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Nov. 21, before closing the regular season at Stanford Cardinal on Nov. 28.

The ACC Championship Game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 in Charlotte, with kickoff set for 11 a.m. CT on ABC.

Game times and television designations will be announced at a later date.

2026 SMU Football Schedule

• Mon., Sept. 7 – at Florida State*

• Sat., Sept. 12 – vs. UC Davis

• Sat., Sept. 19 – at Louisville*

• Sat., Sept. 26 – vs. Missouri State

• Sat., Oct. 3 – vs. Boston College*

• Sat., Oct. 10 – OPEN

• Sat., Oct. 17 – vs. Virginia*

• Fri., Oct. 23 or Sat., Oct. 24 – vs. Cal*

• Fri., Oct. 30 or Sat., Oct. 31 – at Syracuse*

• Fri., Nov. 6 or Sat., Nov. 7 – vs. Virginia Tech*

• Sat., Nov. 14 – vs. Wake Forest*

• Sat., Nov. 21 – at Notre Dame

• Sat., Nov. 28 – at Stanford

  
  

*ACC game