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Liberty football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 6 at home and 6 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 8 in the Conference USA. Next up: away at James Madison on Sep 5.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at James Madison | |
| Sep 12 | vs Gardner-Webb | |
| Sep 19 | vs Ball State | |
| Sep 24 | at Coastal Carolina |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Delaware | |
| Oct 8 | vs Sam Houston | |
| Oct 22 | at Kennesaw State | |
| Oct 31 | vs Florida International |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | at New Mexico State | |
| Nov 14 | vs Middle Tennessee | |
| Nov 21 | vs Western Kentucky | |
| Nov 28 | at Missouri State |
Liberty's 2026 season
Liberty plays 12 regular-season games in 2026, 6 at home at Williams Stadium (VA) and 6 away, opening on Sep 5 and finishing on Nov 28. 8 of them are Conference USA games and 4 are not — which is the shape of a college season: a short non-conference run, most of it early, and then two months inside the conference. The longest run at home is 2 games, from Sep 12 to Sep 19; the longest run on the road is 2, from Sep 24 to Oct 2.
The non-conference games are against James Madison on Sep 5, Gardner-Webb on Sep 12, Ball State on Sep 19, Coastal Carolina on Sep 24. Those opponents are not in the Conference USA, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. To see how Liberty's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full Conference USA grid puts all 10 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does Liberty play next?
Liberty's next game is away at James Madison on Sep 5. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Liberty play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 6 at home at Williams Stadium (VA) and 6 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 8 are against Conference USA opponents and 4 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Liberty play outside the Conference USA in 2026?
4 games: James Madison on Sep 5, Gardner-Webb on Sep 12, Ball State on Sep 19, Coastal Carolina on Sep 24. Those opponents are not in the Conference USA, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
What time do Liberty's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
Other Conference USA teams
Delaware Florida International Jacksonville State Kennesaw State Middle Tennessee Missouri State New Mexico State Sam Houston Western Kentucky