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Sacramento State football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 6 at home and 6 away, from Aug 29 to Nov 28. 8 in the MAC. Next up: away at Bowling Green on Oct 10.
August 2026 1 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at Eastern Michigan 17-28 |
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Mississippi Valley State 52-0 | |
| Sep 12 | at Fresno State 3-49 | |
| Sep 19 | vs North Dakota State 10-31 | |
| Sep 26 | vs Massachusetts 6-35 |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | at Bowling Green | |
| Oct 17 | vs Ohio | |
| Oct 24 | at Ball State | TBC |
| Oct 30 | vs Kent State |
November 2026 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | vs Toledo | TBC |
| Nov 11 | at Central Michigan | TBC |
| Nov 28 | at Hawai'i |
Sacramento State's 2026 season
The season finishes away at Hawai'i on Nov 28. The tightest turnaround is 2 games in seven days, from Oct 24 to Oct 30.
The non-conference games are against Mississippi Valley State on Sep 5, Fresno State on Sep 12, North Dakota State on Sep 19, Hawai'i on Nov 28. 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento State play next?
Sacramento State's next game is away at Bowling Green on Oct 10. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Sacramento State play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 6 at home at Hornet Stadium and 6 away, from Aug 29 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 Sacramento State play outside the MAC in 2026?
4 games: Mississippi Valley State on Sep 5, Fresno State on Sep 12, North Dakota State on Sep 19, Hawai'i on Nov 28. 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 Sacramento State'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 Sacramento 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
Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Massachusetts Miami (OH) Ohio Toledo Western Michigan