{"id":652046,"date":"2026-03-13T06:21:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/652046\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T06:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T06:21:13","slug":"2026-cusa-football-schedule-announced-includes-louisiana-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/652046\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 CUSA football schedule announced, includes Louisiana Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Conference USA football schedule has been released<\/a>, and it features a program whose future in the league remains unsettled.<\/p>\n

Conference USA was expected to drop to 10 members in 2026 following the planned departures of two schools. One of those moves is confirmed: UTEP is headed to the Mountain West. The status of the second program, Louisiana Tech, is far less certain.<\/p>\n

Louisiana Tech announced last year that it would join the Sun Belt Conference \u201cno later than July 1, 2027,\u201d but the school has been working to accelerate that transition to 2026. The Bulldogs have already begun adjusting their non\u2011conference slate in anticipation of an earlier move.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the Louisiana Tech and Conference USA are mired in two separate lawsuits over the move, both of which to date are unresolved.<\/p>\n

Despite that effort, the 2026 schedule released today still lists Louisiana Tech as a Conference USA member. That inclusion could change depending on the outcome of ongoing legal negotiations. A comparable scenario played out in 2022, when CUSA initially released a schedule<\/a> featuring Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, only to later revise<\/a> it once their departures were finalized.<\/p>\n

Returning CUSA members include Delaware, FIU, Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State, New Mexico State, Sam Houston, and WKU.<\/p>\n

Top non-conference games for each CUSA team in 2026 include Delaware at Vanderbilt, FIU at USF, Georgia Southern at Jacksonville State, Kennesaw State at Tennessee, Liberty at James Madison, Louisiana Tech at LSU, Middle Tennessee at Kansas, Missouri State at Texas A&M, New Mexico State at Florida State, Sam Houston at Texas Tech, and WKU at Georgia.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Conference USA Championship Game will be played on Friday, Dec. 4 and will be televised by CBS Sports Network (CBSSN).<\/p>\n

All 2026 game dates are subject to change. The Conference USA TV schedule for the 2026 season will be announced later this spring.<\/p>\n

2026 CUSA FOOTBALL SCHEDULES<\/strong><\/p>\n

2026 Conference USA Football Schedule<\/p>\n

Saturday, Aug. 29<\/strong>
Jax State at North Dakota State
NM State at Florida State<\/p>\n

Thursday, Sept. 3<\/strong>
Merrimack at Delaware
West Georgia at Kennesaw State<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 5<\/strong>
FIU at South Florida
Eastern Kentucky at Jax State
Liberty at James Madison
Northwestern State at LA Tech
Murray State at MTSU
Missouri State at Texas A&M
Mercyhurst at NM State
Sam Houston at Troy
WKU at Nevada<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 12<\/strong>
Delaware at Vanderbilt
Buffalo at FIU
Jax State at Ohio
Georgia State at Kennesaw State
Gardner-Webb at Liberty
LA Tech at LSU
MTSU at Marshall
Lindenwood at Missouri State
NM State at Hawaii
Tulsa at Sam Houston
WKU at Georgia<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 19<\/strong>
Coastal Carolina at Delaware
FIU at Florida Atlantic
Georgia Southern at Jax State
Kennesaw State at Tennessee
Ball State at Liberty
LA Tech at Baylor
Nevada at MTSU
Marshall at Missouri State
Nicholls at Sam Houston
WKU at Indiana<\/p>\n

Thursday, Sept. 24<\/strong>
Liberty at Coastal Carolina<\/p>\n

Saturday, Sept. 26<\/strong>
Delaware at Virginia
Long Island at FIU
Kennesaw State at Arkansas State
MTSU at LA Tech
Missouri State at SMU
New Mexico at NM State
Sam Houston at Texas Tech
Mercyhurst at WKU<\/p>\n

Thursday, Oct. 1<\/strong>
FIU at Jax State
NM State at Sam Houston<\/p>\n

Friday, Oct. 2<\/strong>
Liberty at Delaware
Missouri State at WKU<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 3<\/strong>
Army at LA Tech
MTSU at Kansas<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 7<\/strong>
Delaware at Missouri State
Jax State at Kennesaw State
WKU at NM State<\/p>\n

Thursday, Oct. 8<\/strong>
LA Tech at FIU
Sam Houston at Liberty<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Oct. 13<\/strong>
NM State at Delaware
Kennesaw State at MTSU<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 14<\/strong>
Liberty at WKU
Missouri State at LA Tech<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Oct. 20<\/strong>
Delaware at Kennesaw State
MTSU at FIU
Sam Houston at Missouri State<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 21<\/strong>
Jax State at NM State
LA Tech at Liberty<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Oct. 27<\/strong>
NM State at MTSU
WKU at Sam Houston<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Oct. 28<\/strong>
Missouri State at Jax State
Kennesaw State at LA Tech<\/p>\n

Saturday, Oct. 31<\/strong>
FIU at Liberty<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 7<\/strong>
Delaware at MTSU
Sam Houston at FIU
LA Tech at Jax State
WKU at Kennesaw State
Liberty at NM State<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 14<\/strong>
FIU at Delaware
Jax State at WKU
Kennesaw State at Sam Houston
MTSU at Liberty
NM State at Missouri State<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 21<\/strong>
Delaware at LA Tech
FIU at NM State
Sam Houston at Jax State
Kennesaw State at Missouri State
WKU at MTSU<\/p>\n

Saturday, Nov. 28<\/strong>
Jax State at Delaware
Missouri State at FIU
Jax State at Delaware
Liberty at Kennesaw State
LA Tech at WKU
MTSU at Sam Houston<\/p>\n

Friday, Dec. 4<\/strong>
CUSA Championship (CBSSN)<\/p>\n

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In a likely preemptive move, CUSA relases its 2026 football schedule with Louisiana Tech on it. Sun Belt was reported to be releasing its own version Friday. pic.twitter.com\/FrmPwRUAAW<\/a><\/p>\n

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