American Conference announces 2026 football schedule for ECU

by | Oct 14, 2025

East Carolina and the rest of the American Conference football teams found out on Wednesday who their league foes will be for the 2026 season.

Below is more information from the American Conference.

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By The American Conference

IRVING, Texas – The American has announced the pairings for the conference’s 2026 football schedule, which were unanimously approved by the league’s athletic directors last week.

The 2026 season will once again see all 14 American teams play eight conference games, with four home games and four road dates for each team.

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.

The American will continue with a single-division format in 2026. The top two teams in the final regular-season standings will qualify for the American Championship Game.

The full 2026 conference schedule will be announced in February.

2026 AMERICAN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE PAIRINGS
UAB
Home: Charlotte, East Carolina, Navy, UTSA
Away: Memphis, North Texas, South Florida, Temple

Army
Home: East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, South Florida, Tulane
Away: Memphis, Rice Temple, Tulsa

Charlotte
Home: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, Tulane
Away: UAB, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa


East Carolina
Home: Florida Atlantic, Rice, South Florida, Temple
Away: UAB, Army, Charlotte, Memphis

Florida Atlantic
Home: Navy, Rice, South Florida, UTSA
Away: Army, East Carolina, North Texas, Tulsa

Memphis
Home: UAB, Army, East Carolina, Temple
Away: Charlotte, Navy, South Florida, Tulane

Navy
Home: Memphis, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa
Away: UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, UTSA

North Texas
Home: UAB, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, Rice
Away: Navy, Tulane, Tulsa, UTSA

Rice
Home: Army, Tulane, Tulsa, UTSA
Away: East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Temple

South Florida
Home: UAB, Memphis, Temple, Tulane
Away: Army, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, UTSA

Temple
Home: UAB, Army, Charlotte, Rice
Away: East Carolina, Memphis, Navy, South Florida

UTSA
Home: Navy, North Texas, South Florida, Tulsa
Away: UAB, Florida Atlantic, Rice, Tulane

Tulane
Home: Memphis, North Texas, Tulsa, UTSA
Away: Army, Charlotte, Rice, South Florida

Tulsa
Home: Army, Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas
Away: Navy, Rice, Tulane, UTSA

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