Army West Point Athletics
2026 Army Football Schedule Set
February 26, 2026 | Football
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army Athletics, in conjunction with the American Conference, announced the full 2026 Army West Point Football schedule on Thursday, as the league unveiled its conference slate.
Army enters its third season participating in the American Conference as a football-only member. Since joining the American, Army has posted an impressive 12-4 conference record and has clinched a bowl berth in each of its two years as a conference member. Two seasons ago, the Black Knights took the conference by storm, going a perfect 8-0 in league play en route to winning the American championship.
The 2026 season will kick off with the grand opening of the Michie Stadium Preservation Project when Army hosts Bryant on Saturday, Sept. 5, marking a new era at historic Michie Stadium.
Army will kick off American Conference play at Michie Stadium in Week 2 as they host South Florida, marking the first time playing the Bulls since joining the conference.
The Black Knights will also be playing Memphis for the first time as a league member, traveling to Memphis, Tennessee, on Halloween, October 31.
Army will play one primetime weeknight game on a Friday night at Tulsa on Oct. 23 that will be broadcast on ESPN platforms. It will mark Army's fourth consecutive season playing a Thursday or Friday night primetime game. Army is 6-2 in Friday games since 2016.
The conference expects to release the second phase of the schedule at the end of May, which will include broadcast and kick-time information for most non-Saturday games and the first three weeks of the season.
It is expected Army will be able to announce its home game kick-off times on CBS Sports Network around this time as well. Army football will continue its TV rights partnership with CBS Sports Network through 2028, as the exclusive home for Army's home game schedule.
Road contest kick-off times and TV Networks for games at Temple, Memphis, and Rice will be announced as part of the 12-day weekly process leading up to those games and not in May.
Ticket Information
New season ticket membership deposits for the 2026 season are now available. Secure your season ticket membership deposits and be set for all six games at Michie Stadium.
The season ticket member renewal process is ongoing by accessing GoArmyWestPoint.com/Tickets and logging into their accounts to complete the renewal process.
2026 Army Football Schedule
Army enters its third season participating in the American Conference as a football-only member. Since joining the American, Army has posted an impressive 12-4 conference record and has clinched a bowl berth in each of its two years as a conference member. Two seasons ago, the Black Knights took the conference by storm, going a perfect 8-0 in league play en route to winning the American championship.
The 2026 season will kick off with the grand opening of the Michie Stadium Preservation Project when Army hosts Bryant on Saturday, Sept. 5, marking a new era at historic Michie Stadium.
Army will kick off American Conference play at Michie Stadium in Week 2 as they host South Florida, marking the first time playing the Bulls since joining the conference.
The Black Knights will also be playing Memphis for the first time as a league member, traveling to Memphis, Tennessee, on Halloween, October 31.
Army will play one primetime weeknight game on a Friday night at Tulsa on Oct. 23 that will be broadcast on ESPN platforms. It will mark Army's fourth consecutive season playing a Thursday or Friday night primetime game. Army is 6-2 in Friday games since 2016.
The conference expects to release the second phase of the schedule at the end of May, which will include broadcast and kick-time information for most non-Saturday games and the first three weeks of the season.
It is expected Army will be able to announce its home game kick-off times on CBS Sports Network around this time as well. Army football will continue its TV rights partnership with CBS Sports Network through 2028, as the exclusive home for Army's home game schedule.
Road contest kick-off times and TV Networks for games at Temple, Memphis, and Rice will be announced as part of the 12-day weekly process leading up to those games and not in May.
Ticket Information
New season ticket membership deposits for the 2026 season are now available. Secure your season ticket membership deposits and be set for all six games at Michie Stadium.
The season ticket member renewal process is ongoing by accessing GoArmyWestPoint.com/Tickets and logging into their accounts to complete the renewal process.
2026 Army Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time / TV |
|---|---|---|
| Sat., Sept. 5 | BRYANT | TBD |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | SOUTH FLORIDA * | TBD |
| Sat., Sept. 19 | Open | |
| Sat., Sept. 26 | at Temple * | TBD |
| Sat., Oct. 3 | at Louisiana Tech | TBD |
| Sat., Oct. 10 | TULANE * | TBD |
| Sat., Oct. 17 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC * | TBD |
| Fri., Oct. 23 | at Tulsa * | TBD / ESPN platforms |
| Sat., Oct. 31 | at Memphis * | TBD |
| Sat., Nov. 7 | AIR FORCE | TBD |
| Sat., Nov. 14 | Open | |
| Sat., Nov. 21 | EAST CAROLINA * | TBD |
| Sat., Nov. 28 | at Rice * | TBD |
| Sat., Dec. 5 | American Championship Game (#1 vs. #2, hosted on #1 seed campus) | TBD / ABC |
| Sat., Dec. 12 | NAVY + | 3 p.m. / CBS |
BOLD CAPS | Home Game at Michie Stadium
* American Conference game
+ 127th Army-Navy Game presented by USAA – MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
Notes on the Opponents
- Bryant — Will mark the first-ever meeting against Bryant and coincide with the grand opening of the Michie Stadium Preservation Project.
- South Florida — Will be Army's first matchup against South Florida as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The schools previously met in 2003 and 2004, with each program earning one win.
- Temple — Will mark the third consecutive season facing Temple. Army has won each of the last two matchups, 42-14 (2024) and 14-13 (2025). The Black Knights are 8-7 all-time against the Owls.
- Louisiana Tech — Army defeated Louisiana Tech, 27-6, in the 2024 Independence Bowl, capping the winningest season in program history.
- Tulane — The Green Wave will travel to West Point in a rematch of the 2024 conference championship game, where Army defeated Tulane, 35-14. It will be the third consecutive meeting between the programs. The Black Knights fell to the Green Wave, 24-17, in New Orleans during the 2024 regular season.
- FAU — In the lone meeting between the programs, Army won at FAU, 24-7, in 2024, its first conference victory as a member of the American Conference.
- Tulsa — Will mark the third consecutive season meeting the Golden Hurricanes. Army defeated Tulsa, 49-7, on the road in 2024 before falling at home, 26-25, in 2025. Tulsa leads the all-time series, 2-1.
- Memphis — Will be Army's first matchup against Memphis as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The teams last met in 2002, and it will mark the Tigers' first trip to West Point since 2000. Army is 1-5 all-time in the series, with its lone win coming in 1985.
- Air Force — Army has won three straight matchups against its service academy rival, marking its first three-game winning streak in the series since 1976-78.
- East Carolina — Will mark the third straight season facing the Pirates, with the home team winning each of the previous two meetings.
- Rice — Army defeated Rice, 37-14, at Michie Stadium in 2022 and enters the matchup riding a four-game winning streak against the Owls dating back to 2016.
- Navy – Army has won six of the last 10 meetings in the Army-Navy Game. The 2026 matchup will be played at MetLife Stadium for just the second time in the series (2021).
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