Southern football schedule 2026

Every game Southern teams play this season, the non-conference ones included, week by week: results once they are in, start times (Eastern) before. Pick a game for its page.

Week 1 Aug 27 – Sep 6

Thu, Aug 27	Chattanooga24	24–10Final	@West Georgia10
	Anderson (SC)3	3–20Final	@Furman20
Sat, Aug 29	Campbell49	49–37Final	@East Tennessee St37
	Virginia Military10	10–38Final	@Idaho St.38
	Citadel14	14–42Final	@Wofford42
	Monmouth14	14–38Final	@Tennessee Tech38
	Eastern Kentucky21	21–45Final	@Western Carolina45
	Samford10	10–22Final	@North Alabama22
	East Texas A&M15	15–23Final	@Mercer23
Thu, Sep 3	Southern Illinois22	22–18Final	@Samford18
Sat, Sep 5	Gardner-Webb13	13–17Final	@Wofford17
	Furman9	9–56Final	@Tennessee56
	Citadel43	43–41Final 3OT3OT	@Charlotte41
	Tusculum14	14–48Final	@East Tennessee St48
	Tennessee Tech24	24–9Final	@Chattanooga9
	Presbyterian3	3–62Final	@Mercer62
	Virginia Military3	3–73Final	@Virginia Tech73
Sun, Sep 6	Western Carolina19	19–28Final	@Campbell28

Week 2 Sep 12

Sat, Sep 12	East Tennessee St3	3–35Final	@North Carolina35
	Wofford15	15–36Final	@Kent State36
	Bucknell14	14–3Final	@Virginia Military3
	Chattanooga17	17–22Final	@Eastern Kentucky22
	Charleston So.26	26–20Final 2OT2OT	@Citadel20
	Furman20	20–13Final	@Mercer13
	Western Carolina10	10–62Final	@Cincinnati62
	Samford19	19–45Final	@Tennessee Tech45

Week 3 Sep 19

Sat, Sep 19	Mercer11	11–44Final	@Georgia Tech44
	West Georgia27	27–35Final	@East Tennessee St35
	Virginia Military24	24–27Final OTOT	@Davidson27
	Presbyterian14	14–58Final	@Western Carolina58
	Wofford7	7–41Final	@Chattanooga41
	S. Carolina St.20	20–17Final	@Furman17

Week 4 Sep 26

Sat, Sep 26	Tennessee Tech42	42–38Final	@Wofford38
	Chattanooga27	27–8Final	@Citadel8
	Furman9	9–13Final	@Richmond13
	Western Carolina31	31–58Final	@East Tennessee St58
	Virginia Military7	7–45Final	@Samford45
	Mercer34	34–17Final	@Abilene Christian17

Week 5 Oct 3

Sat, Oct 3	Mercer54	54–3Final	@Virginia Military3
	Wofford32	32–25Final	@Furman25
	Citadel34	34–31Final	@S. Carolina St.31
	Samford14	14–33Final	@UAB33
	Chattanooga3	3–14Final	@East Tennessee St14
	Tennessee Tech20	20–44Final	@Western Carolina44

Week 6 Oct 10

Sat, Oct 10	East Tennessee St34	34–16Final	@Citadel16
	Samford3	3–19Final	@Chattanooga19
	Wofford16	16–0Final	@Elon0
	Western Carolina14	14–17Final	@Mercer17
	Furman15	15–20Final	@Tennessee Tech20

Week 7 Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17	Citadel	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@Texas A&M
	Virginia Military	1:30 PM1:30 PM	@Wofford
	Eastern Kentucky	2:30 PM2:30 PM	@Tennessee Tech
	Mercer	7:00 PM7:00 PM	@Samford

Week 8 Oct 24

Sat, Oct 24	East Tennessee St	1:30 PM1:30 PM	@Virginia Military
	Tennessee Tech	2:00 PM2:00 PM	@Citadel
	Samford	2:00 PM2:00 PM	@Furman
	Chattanooga	2:30 PM2:30 PM	@Western Carolina

Week 9 Oct 31

Sat, Oct 31	Virginia Military	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@Chattanooga
	Western Carolina	2:00 PM2:00 PM	@Furman
	Citadel	3:00 PM3:00 PM	@Mercer
	Tennessee Tech	3:30 PM3:30 PM	@East Tennessee St
	Wofford	7:00 PM7:00 PM	@Samford

Week 10 Nov 7

Sat, Nov 7	Samford	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@East Tennessee St
	Mercer	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@Chattanooga
	Wofford	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@Western Carolina
	Furman	2:00 PM2:00 PM	@Citadel
	Virginia Military	2:30 PM2:30 PM	@Tennessee Tech

Week 11 Nov 14

Sat, Nov 14	Chattanooga	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@Furman
	East Tennessee St	1:30 PM1:30 PM	@Wofford
	Mercer	2:30 PM2:30 PM	@Tennessee Tech
	Citadel	TBDTBD	@Virginia Military
	Western Carolina	3:30 PM3:30 PM	@Samford

Week 12 Nov 21

Sat, Nov 21	Wofford	12:00 PM12:00 PM	@Mississippi
	Tennessee Tech	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@Mississippi State
	Citadel	1:00 PM1:00 PM	@Western Carolina
	Chattanooga	2:00 PM2:00 PM	@Alabama
	Furman	TBDTBD	@Virginia Military
	East Tennessee St	3:00 PM3:00 PM	@Mercer
	Samford	3:30 PM3:30 PM	@Auburn