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Massachusetts football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 6 at home and 6 away, from Sep 3 to Nov 28. 8 in the MAC. Next up: at home against Miami (OH) on Oct 10.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Rutgers 37-21 | |
| Sep 12 | vs Sacred Heart 37-10 | |
| Sep 19 | vs Stonehill 36-14 | |
| Sep 26 | at Sacramento State 35-6 |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Eastern Michigan 14-38 | |
| Oct 10 | vs Miami (OH) | |
| Oct 17 | at Buffalo | |
| Oct 23 | at UConn |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs Ball State | TBC |
| Nov 11 | at Toledo | TBC |
| Nov 18 | vs Akron | TBC |
| Nov 28 | at Bowling Green |
Massachusetts's 2026 season
The season finishes away at Bowling Green on Nov 28. The tightest turnaround is 2 games in seven days, from Oct 17 to Oct 23.
The non-conference games are against Rutgers on Sep 3, Sacred Heart on Sep 12, Stonehill on Sep 19, UConn on Oct 23. 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. 3 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Massachusetts'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 Massachusetts play next?
Massachusetts's next game is at home against Miami (OH) on Oct 10. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Massachusetts play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 6 at home at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium and 6 away, from Sep 3 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 Massachusetts play outside the MAC in 2026?
4 games: Rutgers on Sep 3, Sacred Heart on Sep 12, Stonehill on Sep 19, UConn on Oct 23. 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 Massachusetts's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 3 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 Massachusetts'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
Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Miami (OH) Ohio Sacramento State Toledo Western Michigan