The Mizzou Tigers announced their 2026 football schedule on Thursday. (Photo: Ellie Parker)
COLUMBIA, MO — The Southeastern Conference announced the league’s 2026 football schedule, Thursday evening on the SEC Network. The list of games included the University of Missouri’s season slate for next year. The Tigers will play 12 regular season games, highlighted by seven home dates, including five SEC games at Faurot Field.
Missouri will begin the 2026 campaign with a non-conference game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday, September 5. Kickoff times for the 2026 season will be announced at a later date.
Mizzou travels to face former Big 12 foe and longtime rival Kansas on September 12. The Tigers and Jayhawks played for the first time in 14 years in 2025, with the Tigers coming away with a 42-31 victory. The 2026 game in Lawrence will be Missouri’s first visit to Kansas Memorial Stadium since the 2005 season.
The following weekend, Mizzou hosts Troy (September 19), before kicking off SEC play with a road game at Mississippi State on September 26. The Tigers have a 4-2 edge in the series, including a 1-1 record in Starkville.
The month of October opens with back-to-back home games against Florida (October 3) and Texas A&M (October 10). The Florida game will also be Mizzou’s 2026 Homecoming Game. The Tigers will travel to Oxford, Miss., for a showdown with Ole Miss on October 17 at historic Vaught-Hemmingway Stadium.
Following an open date on October 24, Mizzou ventures to Arkansas for the ‘Battle Line Rivalry’ game against the Razorbacks on Saturday, October 31.
The Tigers open the month of November by welcoming Texas to Columbia for this first time since 2011. Missouri travels to Athens, Ga., the following weekend for a showdown with reigning SEC champion Georgia.
Mizzou finishes the 2026 season with back-to-back home games against Kentucky on November 21 and Oklahoma on November 28.
MISSOURI TIGERS 2026 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 (Sat) | TBD | Home | Arkansas – Pine Bluff | Faurot Field |
| September 12 (Sat) | TBD | Away | Kansas | Lawrence, KS |
| September 19 (Sat) | TBD | Home | Troy | Faurot Field |
| September 26 (Sat) | TBD | Away | Mississippi State | Starkville, MS |
| October 3 (Sat) | TBD | Home | Florida | Faurot Field |
| October 10 (Sat) | TBD | Home | Texas A&M | Faurot Field |
| October 17 (Sat) | TBD | Away | Ole Miss | Oxford, MS |
| October 31 (Sat) | TBD | Away | Arkansas | Fayetteville, AR |
| November 7 (Sat) | TBD | Home | Texas | Faurot Field |
| November 14 (Sat) | TBD | Away | Georgia | Athens, GA |
| November 21 (Sat) | TBD | Home | Kentucky | Faurot Field |
| November 28 (Sat) | TBD | Home | Oklahoma | Faurot Field |