University of North Texas Athletics
American Announces 2026 UNT Football Opponents
10/14/2025 10:00:00 AM | Football
Mean Green set to play UAB, Charlotte, FAU and Rice at Home - Navy, Tulane, Tulsa and UTSA on the Road
DALLAS – The American has announced the pairings for the conference's 2026 football schedule and the UNT football team now has its opponents for the entirety of the 2026 season.
The Mean Green will play in home games at DATCU Stadium against UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic and Rice. In addition, UNT will go on the road to take on Navy, Tulane, Tulsa and UTSA.
The 2026 season will once again see all 14 American teams play eight conference games, with four home games and four road dates for each team. The conference pairing were unanimously approved by the league's athletic directors last week.
The American scheduling format fulfills a number of strategic and practical objectives set by the conference. There are no repeat matchups played at the same site from 2025 to 2026, and no team will avoid a particular opponent in consecutive years. Each team will play at least one road game in the Eastern and Central time zones and will have at least one road game in the state of Texas in a two-year span.
The American will continue with a single-division format in 2026. The top two teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the American Championship Game.
The full 2026 conference schedule will be announced in February.
The Mean Green will play in home games at DATCU Stadium against UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic and Rice. In addition, UNT will go on the road to take on Navy, Tulane, Tulsa and UTSA.
The 2026 season will once again see all 14 American teams play eight conference games, with four home games and four road dates for each team. The conference pairing were unanimously approved by the league's athletic directors last week.
The American scheduling format fulfills a number of strategic and practical objectives set by the conference. There are no repeat matchups played at the same site from 2025 to 2026, and no team will avoid a particular opponent in consecutive years. Each team will play at least one road game in the Eastern and Central time zones and will have at least one road game in the state of Texas in a two-year span.
The American will continue with a single-division format in 2026. The top two teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the American Championship Game.
The full 2026 conference schedule will be announced in February.
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