The American Conference football schedule format and opponents have been set for the 2026 season, the conference announced Tuesday.
The 2026 season will be the third for the American in its current 14-team configuration. The complete American roster includes Army, Charlotte, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Memphis, Navy, North Texas, Rice, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UAB, USF, and UTSA.
Each American team will continue to play an eight-game conference schedule with four non-conference opponents. The American competes in one division and the top two teams in the final regular-season standings will advance to the American Football Championship Game.
The scheduling format fulfills a number of strategic and practical objectives set by the conference. There are no repeat matchups played at the same site from 2025 to 2026, and no team will avoid a particular opponent in consecutive years. Each team will play at least one road game in the Eastern and Central time zones and will have at least one road game in the state of Texas in a two-year span.
Listed below is the list of opponents for each American team for the 2026 season. The complete American football schedule for 2026 will be announced in February.
2026 American Football Opponents
ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS
Home: East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, South Florida, Tulane
Away: Memphis, Rice Temple, Tulsa
CHARLOTTE 49ERS
Home: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, Tulane
Away: UAB, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa
EAST CAROLINA PIRATES
Home: Florida Atlantic, Rice, South Florida, Temple
Away: UAB, Army, Charlotte, Memphis
FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS
Home: Navy, Rice, South Florida, UTSA
Away: Army, East Carolina, North Texas, Tulsa
MEMPHIS TIGERS
Home: UAB, Army, East Carolina, Temple
Away: Charlotte, Navy, South Florida, Tulane
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN
Home: Memphis, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa
Away: UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTSA
NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN
Home: UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Rice
Away: Navy, Tulane, Tulsa, UTSA
RICE OWLS
Home: Army, Tulane, Tulsa, UTSA
Away: East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Temple
TEMPLE OWLS
Home: UAB, Army, Charlotte, Rice
Away: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, South Florida
TULANE GREEN WAVE
Home: Memphis, North Texas, Tulsa, UTSA
Away: Army, Charlotte, Rice, South Florida
TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE
Home: Army, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas
Away: Navy, Rice, Tulane, UTSA
UAB BLAZERS
Home: Charlotte, East Carolina, Navy, UTSA
Away: Memphis, North Texas, South Florida, Temple
USF BULLS
Home: UAB, Memphis, Temple, Tulane
Away: Army, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, UTSA
UTSA ROADRUNNERS
Home: Navy, North Texas, South Florida, Tulsa
Away: UAB, Florida Atlantic, Rice, Tulane