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Fresno State football schedule 2026
11 regular-season games, 5 at home and 6 away, from Sep 4 to Nov 21. 7 in the Pac-12. Next up: away at USC on Sep 4.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at USC | |
| Sep 12 | vs Sacramento State | |
| Sep 19 | at San José State | |
| Sep 26 | vs Rice |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | at Washington State | |
| Oct 10 | vs Boise State | |
| Oct 17 | at San Diego State | |
| Oct 31 | vs Oregon State | TBC |
November 2026 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | at Utah State | |
| Nov 14 | at Texas State | |
| Nov 21 | vs Colorado State |
Fresno State's 2026 season
Fresno State plays 11 regular-season games in 2026, 5 at home at Valley Children's Stadium and 6 away, opening on Sep 4 and finishing on Nov 21. 7 of them are Pac-12 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 1 games, from Sep 12 to Sep 12; the longest run on the road is 2, from Nov 7 to Nov 14.
The non-conference games are against USC on Sep 4, Sacramento State on Sep 12, San José State on Sep 19, Rice on Sep 26. Those opponents are not in the Pac-12, 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. 1 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Fresno State's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full Pac-12 grid puts all 8 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does Fresno State play next?
Fresno State's next game is away at USC on Sep 4. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does Fresno State play in 2026?
11 regular-season games: 5 at home at Valley Children's Stadium and 6 away, from Sep 4 to Nov 21. 7 are against Pac-12 opponents and 4 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Fresno State play outside the Pac-12 in 2026?
4 games: USC on Sep 4, Sacramento State on Sep 12, San José State on Sep 19, Rice on Sep 26. Those opponents are not in the Pac-12, 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 Fresno State's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 1 of 11 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 Fresno 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.
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