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