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University of New Hampshire Athletics
2026 Football Schedule Announced
12/16/2025 5:11:00 PM | Football
Wildcats Play Six Home Games and Travel to Syracuse
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of New Hampshire football schedule for the 2026 season, which includes six home games and a trip to Syracuse University, was announced Tuesday in conjunction with the release of the 2026 CAA Football schedule.
UNH, which advanced to the NCAA playoffs for the 17th time in 21 years when the Wildcats were awarded an at-large bid to the 2025 FCS Championships, kicks off the 2026 season in Week 0 with a conference game at UAlbany on Friday, Aug. 28 and then the 'Cats travel to play Syracuse on Sept. 5.
The home opener is Sept. 12 against Stonehill College and Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 3 vs. Elon University.
CLICK HERE to view schedule.
Season tickets for the 2026 UNH football season are now available by clicking here and start as low as $132 per ticket. Current season ticket members can renew your seats by clicking here.
Ticket options for groups of 20 will go on sale Wednesday, April 1 at 10 am or can be reserved in advance by clicking here. Single-game tickets and tailgate parking passes will go on sale Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10am at www.unhwildcats.com/buytickets.
For additional questions about UNH football tickets, please reach out to the UNH ticket office at 603-862-4000 or send us an email at unh.tickets@unh.edu.
Game times and a full promotional calendar, including Family Weekend, for the 2026 season will be announced at a later date.
New Hampshire kicks off the 2026 season with a CAA Football conference game at UAlbany on Aug. 28. The previous time the Wildcats played a conference season opener was in 2022, when UNH defeated Monmouth University at Wildcat Stadium.
UNH and Syracuse meet for the first time Sept. 5.
The Wildcats and Stonehill Skyhawks clash for the third time in four years for UNH's home opener Sept. 12. UNH and Harvard square off for only the ninth time in program history Sept. 19 when the Crimson visit Durham for the first time ever; the 2024 matchup was the first between these programs since 1939.
New Hampshire and Sacred Heart meet for the first time on the gridiron when the Wildcats travel for a Sept. 26 game.
Homecoming is Oct. 3 against Elon. The Wildcats face another new opponent when they go to N.C. A&T on Oct. 10, and then the 'Cats are home Oct. 17 to take on Monmouth University.
UNH's shortest road trip of the year is Oct. 24 at Merrimack College, which is the fourth new school on the 2026 schedule.
Following a bye week, the Wildcats play host to the University of Rhode Island (Nov. 7) and Stony Brook University (Nov. 14) in back-to-back weeks.
UNH ends the regular season with the annual Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket – and Border Battle presented by Buffalo Wild Wings – at Maine on Nov. 21.
UNH, which advanced to the NCAA playoffs for the 17th time in 21 years when the Wildcats were awarded an at-large bid to the 2025 FCS Championships, kicks off the 2026 season in Week 0 with a conference game at UAlbany on Friday, Aug. 28 and then the 'Cats travel to play Syracuse on Sept. 5.
The home opener is Sept. 12 against Stonehill College and Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 3 vs. Elon University.
CLICK HERE to view schedule.
Season tickets for the 2026 UNH football season are now available by clicking here and start as low as $132 per ticket. Current season ticket members can renew your seats by clicking here.
Ticket options for groups of 20 will go on sale Wednesday, April 1 at 10 am or can be reserved in advance by clicking here. Single-game tickets and tailgate parking passes will go on sale Monday, June 1, 2026 at 10am at www.unhwildcats.com/buytickets.
For additional questions about UNH football tickets, please reach out to the UNH ticket office at 603-862-4000 or send us an email at unh.tickets@unh.edu.
Game times and a full promotional calendar, including Family Weekend, for the 2026 season will be announced at a later date.
New Hampshire kicks off the 2026 season with a CAA Football conference game at UAlbany on Aug. 28. The previous time the Wildcats played a conference season opener was in 2022, when UNH defeated Monmouth University at Wildcat Stadium.
UNH and Syracuse meet for the first time Sept. 5.
The Wildcats and Stonehill Skyhawks clash for the third time in four years for UNH's home opener Sept. 12. UNH and Harvard square off for only the ninth time in program history Sept. 19 when the Crimson visit Durham for the first time ever; the 2024 matchup was the first between these programs since 1939.
New Hampshire and Sacred Heart meet for the first time on the gridiron when the Wildcats travel for a Sept. 26 game.
Homecoming is Oct. 3 against Elon. The Wildcats face another new opponent when they go to N.C. A&T on Oct. 10, and then the 'Cats are home Oct. 17 to take on Monmouth University.
UNH's shortest road trip of the year is Oct. 24 at Merrimack College, which is the fourth new school on the 2026 schedule.
Following a bye week, the Wildcats play host to the University of Rhode Island (Nov. 7) and Stony Brook University (Nov. 14) in back-to-back weeks.
UNH ends the regular season with the annual Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket – and Border Battle presented by Buffalo Wild Wings – at Maine on Nov. 21.
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