American Announces 2026 Football Schedule Pairings

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