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Kent State football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 5 at home and 7 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 24. 8 in the MAC. Next up: away at South Carolina on Sep 5.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at South Carolina | |
| Sep 12 | vs Wofford | |
| Sep 19 | at Ohio State | |
| Sep 26 | vs Ball State | TBC |
October 2026 5 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Ohio | TBC |
| Oct 10 | at Western Michigan | TBC |
| Oct 17 | at South Florida | TBC |
| Oct 24 | vs Akron | TBC |
| Oct 30 | at Sacramento State |
November 2026 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | at Bowling Green | |
| Nov 17 | vs Miami (OH) | |
| Nov 24 | at Eastern Michigan |
Kent State's 2026 season
Kent State plays 12 regular-season games in 2026, 5 at home at Dix Stadium and 7 away, opening on Sep 5 and finishing on Nov 24. 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 26 to Oct 3; the longest run on the road is 2, from Oct 10 to Oct 17.
The non-conference games are against South Carolina on Sep 5, Wofford on Sep 12, Ohio State on Sep 19, South Florida on Oct 17. 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. 5 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Kent State'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 Kent State play next?
Kent State's next game is away at South Carolina on Sep 5. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Kent State play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 5 at home at Dix Stadium and 7 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 24. 8 are against MAC opponents and 4 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Kent State play outside the MAC in 2026?
4 games: South Carolina on Sep 5, Wofford on Sep 12, Ohio State on Sep 19, South Florida on Oct 17. 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 Kent State's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 5 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.
What time do Kent State'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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