Nashville first, not Oxford. The 2026 Ole Miss football schedule opens on a Sunday night in Nissan Stadium against a ranked Louisville team, and it doesn’t slow down much from there — LSU visits Oxford by Week 3, and Georgia and Texas both show up before Thanksgiving.
2026 Ole Miss Football Schedule
| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Sep. 6 | vs Louisville Cardinals | Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN | 7:30pm ET | ABC |
| Saturday | Sep. 12 | Charlotte 49ers | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS | 7:45pm ET | ESPN2 or SECN |
| Saturday | Sep. 19 | LSU Tigers | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS | 7:30pm ET | ABC |
| Saturday | Sep. 26 | at Florida Gators | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL | 3:30-8:00pm ET | TV TBA |
| Saturday | Oct. 3 | OFF | |||
| Saturday | Oct. 10 | at Vanderbilt Commodores | FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN | 3:30-8:00pm ET | TV TBA |
| Saturday | Oct. 17 | Missouri Tigers | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS | 3:30-4:30pm ET | TV TBA |
| Saturday | Oct. 24 | at Texas Longhorns | DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX | 3:30-8:00pm ET | TV TBA |
| Saturday | Oct. 31 | Auburn Tigers | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS | 12:00-1:00pm ET | TV TBA |
| Saturday | Nov. 7 | Georgia Bulldogs | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS | 3:30-8:00pm ET | TV TBA |
| Saturday | Nov. 14 | at Oklahoma Sooners | Gaylord Family OK Mem. Stadium, Norman, OK | 3:30-4:30pm ET | TV TBA |
| Saturday | Nov. 21 | Wofford Terriers | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS | 12:00pm ET | SECN+ |
| Friday | Nov. 27 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS | 12:00pm ET | ABC |
| Saturday | Dec. 5 | SEC Championship | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA | 4:00pm ET | ABC |
A Nashville Opener Nobody Would Call Easy
Most teams get a warm-up game in Week 1. Ole Miss gets a ranked Louisville team on a neutral field in Nashville, on a Sunday night no less. Charlotte gives the Rebels their actual home opener and a genuine breather in Week 2. Then LSU rolls into Oxford in Week 3 — ranked, night game, ABC. Three weeks in, and the 2026 Ole Miss football schedule has already served up two ranked opponents and a trip to Florida still on deck.
October Is a Get-Right Month That Isn’t
Florida on the road opens October, then the bye finally arrives — and it’s earned. But the rest doesn’t last. Vanderbilt in Nashville, Missouri at home, then a trip to Austin against a Texas team that opens the year ranked. That road game against the Longhorns might be the single toughest matchup on the entire slate. Auburn closes the month back in Oxford, and by then the Rebels will know a lot more about themselves than they did in September.
Georgia and Oklahoma Headline a Loaded Stretch
Georgia comes to Oxford in November ranked in the top five nationally — as marquee a home date as this program will get all year. And there’s no time to enjoy it. A trip to Norman against Oklahoma follows the very next week. Beat Georgia at home and stumble in Norman? That’s the kind of split that defines a season either way. Wofford and Mississippi State close things out, the latter on a Friday, before Ole Miss finds out whether Atlanta is even a possibility.
The Bottom Line
Louisville, LSU, Texas, Georgia, and Oklahoma — five ranked opponents dot the Ole Miss SEC schedule 2026, and the road slate doesn’t do the Rebels any favors, with Texas and Oklahoma both away from Oxford. Seven Ole Miss football home games in 2026 include LSU and Georgia, which is about as good as a home schedule gets in this league. What happens in Austin and Norman will likely decide how far this team goes.
FAQ
Q: When does Ole Miss football play its first game in 2026?
A: Ole Miss opens the 2026 Ole Miss football schedule against Louisville on Sunday, September 6, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, as part of the Liberty Mutual Music City Kickoff.
Q: When is Ole Miss vs Georgia 2026?
A: Ole Miss vs Georgia 2026 is set for Saturday, November 7, at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, with Georgia entering as the No. 3 team per source rankings.
Q: How many home games does Ole Miss play in 2026?
A: Ole Miss has seven Ole Miss football home games in 2026 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium: Charlotte, LSU, Missouri, Auburn, Georgia, Wofford, and Mississippi State. The Louisville game is a neutral-site matchup in Nashville, not a true home or road game.
Q: What is Ole Miss’s toughest stretch on the 2026 schedule?
A: The back-to-back road trip against Texas (Oct. 24) followed three weeks later by Georgia at home (Nov. 7) and Oklahoma on the road (Nov. 14) is the toughest stretch on the Ole Miss SEC schedule 2026 — three top-15 opponents inside a four-week span.
