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While we wait for the rest of the 2025 schedule, SMU completed its 2026 OOC schedule.

"One week later on Saturday, Sept. 12, UC Davis will travel to face the SMU Mustangs of the ACC at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two schools in football." https://fbschedules.com/uc-davis-to-pla ... o-in-2026/

2026
09/12 - UC Davis
09/19 - at Baylor
09/26 - Missouri State
TBA - at Notre Dame
https://fbschedules.com/ncaa/smu/

You can blame TCU for that one. That was supposed to be their game.

Northwestern has 3 non-conference home games scheduled in 2026 but an open date on 9/5. Maybe we could invite them to open 2026 at Ford and schedule home/home games with them. That would give us 7 home games in 2026 and help fill a future non-conference schedule as well.

Charleston Pony wrote:Northwestern has 3 non-conference home games scheduled in 2026 but an open date on 9/5. Maybe we could invite them to open 2026 at Ford and schedule home/home games with them. That would give us 7 home games in 2026 and help fill a future non-conference schedule as well.

Assuming Preston plays for the Wildcats in 2025, will he still have eligibility in 2026? If so, I don't think any of us want to see him back in Ford, but in purple.

We can only have 4 non-conference games (unless we play at Hawaii). So, we are already maxxed out on 2026 OOC games. We'd have to cancel Baylor or ND which I don't see happening.

EastStang wrote:We can only have 4 non-conference games (unless we play at Hawaii). So, we are already maxxed out on 2026 OOC games. We'd have to cancel Baylor or ND which I don't see happening.

Forgot that Notre Dame counts as a non-conference game. They already have a game on 9/5 so we'll have to open against an ACC opponent. Hopefully that will be part of a high profile nationally televised ACC game

After a quick look ahead, it looks like we have Florida State on our 2026 schedule and both teams have that 9/5 date open at this point. ESPN looking ahead to Jennings' SR season and an opening game vs FSU?

Charleston Pony wrote:After a quick look ahead, it looks like we have Florida State on our 2026 schedule and both teams have that 9/5 date open at this point. ESPN looking ahead to Jennings' SR season and an opening game vs FSU?

That should be interesting. I presume the game will be in Tallahassee?