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Central Michigan football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 6 at home and 6 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 8 in the MAC. Next up: away at New Mexico on Sep 5.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at New Mexico | |
| Sep 12 | vs Colgate | |
| Sep 19 | vs Wyoming | |
| Sep 26 | at Miami |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Akron | TBC |
| Oct 10 | at Ohio | TBC |
| Oct 17 | vs Western Michigan | TBC |
| Oct 24 | vs Miami (OH) | TBC |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | at Eastern Michigan | TBC |
| Nov 11 | vs Sacramento State | TBC |
| Nov 18 | at Buffalo | TBC |
| Nov 28 | at Ball State |
Central Michigan's 2026 season
Central Michigan plays 12 regular-season games in 2026, 6 at home at Kelly/Shorts Stadium and 6 away, opening on Sep 5 and finishing on Nov 28. 8 of them are MAC 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 Nov 18 to Nov 28.
The non-conference games are against New Mexico on Sep 5, Colgate on Sep 12, Wyoming on Sep 19, Miami on Sep 26. Those opponents are not in the MAC, 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. 7 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Central Michigan's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full MAC grid puts all 13 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does Central Michigan play next?
Central Michigan's next game is away at New Mexico on Sep 5. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Central Michigan play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 6 at home at Kelly/Shorts Stadium and 6 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 8 are against MAC opponents and 4 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Central Michigan play outside the MAC in 2026?
4 games: New Mexico on Sep 5, Colgate on Sep 12, Wyoming on Sep 19, Miami on Sep 26. Those opponents are not in the MAC, 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.
Why do some of Central Michigan's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 7 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.
Does Central Michigan play at a neutral site in 2026?
Yes — one game: Ford Field on Nov 4. A neutral venue shows no stadium clock in the game details, because its timezone is not the home team's.
What time do Central Michigan'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 MAC teams
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