A road trip to Army in Week 2. A Thursday night road game at UTSA in October. And two more Thursday night matchups scattered through the rest of the season. The USF Football Schedule 2026 delivers an unusually high number of national midweek showcases before the year is out.
USF Football Schedule 2026
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 5 | FIU Panthers | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Sep 12 | at Army Black Knights | Michie Stadium, West Point, NY | 12:00 PM | CBSSN |
| Sat, Sep 19 | Delaware State Hornets | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | 7:00 PM | ESPN+ |
| Sat, Sep 26 | at Bowling Green Falcons | Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, OH | 5:00 PM | TV TBA |
| Sat, Oct 3 | Temple Owls | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | Time TBA | TV TBA |
| Thu, Oct 8 | at UTSA Roadrunners | Alamodome, San Antonio, TX | 7:30 PM | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Oct 17 | Kent State Golden Flashes (Homecoming) | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | Time TBA | TV TBA |
| Sat, Oct 24 | — | OFF | — | — |
| Sat, Oct 31 | UAB Blazers | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | Time TBA | TV TBA |
| Fri, Nov 6 | at East Carolina Pirates | Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC | 7:30 PM | ESPN2 |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Memphis Tigers | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | 8:00 PM | ESPN or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Nov 21 | at Florida Atlantic Owls | Flagler CU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL | Time TBA | TV TBA |
| Sat, Nov 28 | Tulane Green Wave | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL | Time TBA (or Fri., Nov. 27) | — |
| Sat, Dec 5 | American Championship | Site, City TBD | 8:00 PM | ABC |
FIU at Home, Then a Road Trip to Army
USF Football Schedule 2026 opens against FIU before a road trip to Army on September 12, one of the sport’s most historic programs regardless of conference affiliation. Delaware State visits Tampa before a road game at Bowling Green closes out a demanding opening month.
Temple at Home, Then a Thursday Night in San Antonio
Temple visits Raymond James Stadium before the USF AAC schedule 2026 delivers its first short-week test — a Thursday night road trip to UTSA on October 8. Kent State visits Tampa for Homecoming before a bye week on October 24 offers a chance to recover.
UAB at Home, Then a Friday Night at East Carolina
UAB visits Tampa before a Friday night road trip to East Carolina opens November. USF vs Army 2026’s earlier road difficulty is echoed by a Thursday night home game against Memphis just six days later — another short-week turnaround for the Bulls.
Closing at Home Against Tulane
A road trip to Florida Atlantic opens the closing stretch before the regular season wraps at home against Tulane, though the exact date carries some ambiguity in the official release. If USF qualifies for the American Championship, that game lands December 5.
The Bottom Line
Between Army, three separate Thursday/Friday night games, and the closing Florida Atlantic-Tulane stretch, USF faces a schedule that tests conditioning as much as talent. The USF football home games in 2026 offer real support through October, but how the Bulls handle the East Carolina-Memphis short week will decide how the season ends.
FAQ
Q: When does USF football play its first game in 2026?
A: USF opens the USF Football Schedule 2026 at home against FIU on Saturday, September 5, at Raymond James Stadium.
Q: When is USF vs Army 2026?
A: USF vs Army 2026 is set for Saturday, September 12, on the road at Michie Stadium in West Point, kickoff at 12:00 p.m. ET on CBSSN.
Q: How many home games does USF play in 2026?
A: USF has seven USF football home games in 2026 at Raymond James Stadium: FIU, Delaware State, Temple, Kent State, UAB, Memphis, and Tulane.
Q: What is USF’s toughest stretch on the 2026 schedule?
A: The run from East Carolina (road, Friday) through Memphis (home, Thursday) — November 6 and November 12 — is the toughest short-week stretch on the USF AAC schedule 2026, alongside the season-opening trip to Army.
