The 2025 FCS football season may have just wrapped up in North Carolina a few weeks ago, but the look ahead to 2026 is already underway.
The Coastal Athletic Association released its 2026 football schedules on Tuesday, revealing the full slate for its three North Carolina programs — Campbell, Elon and North Carolina A&T — along with several notable nonconference matchups and in-state showdowns.
Here are some highlights:
Games against FBS opponents
- North Carolina A&T at Georgia State, Sept. 5
- Campbell at Florida, Sept. 12
- Elon at Stanford, Oct. 17
Season Openers
- Campbell: at East Tennessee State, Aug. 29
- Elon: at Davidson, Sept. 5
- North Carolina A&T: vs. Morgan State, Aug. 29
Home Openers
- Campbell: Western Carolina, Sept. 5
- Elon: Sacred Heart, Sept. 19
- North Carolina A&T: Morgan State, Aug. 29
Non-Conference Opponents
Campbell will face an SEC opponent for the first time. Elon only has three non-conference opponents scheduled, giving the Phoenix room to add one more game either on Aug. 29 or Oct. 24 to get to a 12-game slate if they choose. Elon has played Duke in season openers the past two years.
- Campbell: at ETSU (Aug. 29), Western Carolina (Sept. 5), at Florida (Sept. 12), at North Carolina Central (Oct. 3)
- Elon: at Davidson (Sept. 5), Wofford (Oct. 10), at Stanford (Oct. 17)
- North Carolina A&T: Morgan State (Aug. 29), at Georgia State (Sept. 5), at North Carolina Central (Sept. 12), Norfolk State (Oct. 17).
North Carolina vs. North Carolina Games
- Western Carolina at Campbell (Sept. 5)
- Elon at Davidson (Sept. 5)
- North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central (Sept. 12)
- North Carolina A&T at Campbell (Sept. 19)
- Campbell at North Carolina Central (Oct. 3)
- Elon at North Carolina A&T (Oct. 31)
- Campbell at Elon (Nov. 14)
Complete 2026 Football Schedules
Campbell Camels 2026
Aug. 29 at ETSU
Sept. 5 vs. Western Carolina
Sept. 12 at Florida
Sept. 19 vs. North Carolina A&T *
Sept. 26 at Hampton *
Oct. 3 at North Carolina Central
Oct. 17 vs. Towson *
Oct. 24 at Maine *
Oct. 31 at UAlbany *
Nov. 7 vs. Stony Brook *
Nov. 14 at Elon *
Nov. 21 vs. Monmouth *
* CAA game
Elon Phoenix 2026
Aug. 29 Bye
Sept. 5 at Davidson
Sept. 12 at Rhode Island
Sept. 19 vs. Sacred Heart
Sept. 26 vs. Maine (Family Weekend)
Oct. 3 at New Hampshire
Oct. 10 vs. Wofford (Homecoming)
Oct. 17 at Stanford
Oct. 24 Bye
Oct. 31 at North Carolina A&T
Nov. 7 vs. Hampton
Nov. 14 vs. Campbell
Nov. 21 at Towson
* CAA game
North Carolina A&T Aggies 2026
Aug. 29 Morgan State
Sept. 5 at Georgia State
Sept. 12 at North Carolina Central
Sept. 19 at Campbell*
Sept. 26 Rhode Island*
Oct. 3 at Bryant*
Oct. 10 New Hampshire*
Oct. 17 Norfolk State
Oct. 24 Bye
Oct. 31 Elon* (homecoming)
Nov. 7 at Monmouth*
Nov. 14 at Hampton*
Nov. 21 UAlbany*
* CAA game
Dates subject to change. Kickoff times will be announced at a later time.
Complete 2026 CAA Football Schedule
The conference slate includes four home games and four road contests for all 13 teams. When building the schedule, pairing teams within the same geographic area was taken into consideration as well as preserving rivalry games. Limiting air travel to reduce costs was a priority.
There is at least one conference game during all 13 weeks of the schedule, starting with Maine at Towson on Thursday, August 27 and UAlbany hosting New Hampshire on Friday, August 28. CAA Football newcomer Sacred Heart plays its first conference game at Monmouth on Saturday, September 5.
The non-conference schedule features 15 games against FBS opponents, with eight on September 5 and five on September 12. CAA teams will meet three foes from the ACC (Boston College, Stanford, Syracuse), two from the SEC (Florida, South Carolina), one from the Big Ten (Maryland) and three from the American (Army, Navy, Temple).
Three CAA Football teams earned FCS playoff berths in 2025, marking the 18th time in the past 20 years that the conference has had at least three teams selected. The conference has had at least one team advance to the semifinals in 10 of the last 12 years and has had a team reach the national championship game 11 times since 2003.
Every game on the 2026 #CAAFB Schedule ⬇️
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Thursday, August 27
- *Maine at Towson
- Stony Brook at Delaware State
Friday, August 28
- *New Hampshire at UAlbany
- Rhode Island at Merrimack
Saturday, August 29
- Bryant at Stonehill
- Campbell at ETSU
- Monmouth at Tennessee Tech
- Morgan State at North Carolina A&T
Thursday, September 3
- Lindenwood at Stony Brook
- UAlbany at Buffalo
Saturday, September 5
- *Sacred Heart at Monmouth
- Bryant at Army
- Western Carolina at Campbell
- Elon at Davidson
- Hampton at Maryland
- Maine at Appalachian State
- New Hampshire at Syracuse
- North Carolina A&T at Georgia State
- Rhode Island at Temple
- Towson at Navy
Saturday, September 12
- *Bryant at Hampton
- *Elon at Rhode Island
- UAlbany at LIU
- Campbell at Florida
- Merrimack at Maine
- Monmouth at Western Michigan
- Stonehill at New Hampshire
- North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central
- Sacred Heart at UMass
- Stony Brook at Ball State
- Towson at South Carolina
Saturday, September 19
- *Monmouth at UAlbany
- *North Carolina A&T at Campbell
- *Sacred Heart at Elon
- *Rhode Island at Stony Brook
- Princeton at Bryant
- Hampton at Norfolk State
- Maine at Boston College
- Harvard at New Hampshire
- Morgan State at Towson
Saturday, September 26
- *Campbell at Hampton
- *Maine at Elon
- *New Hampshire at Sacred Heart
- *Rhode Island at North Carolina A&T
- UAlbany at Princeton
- Monmouth at Dartmouth
- Stony Brook at Fordham
- Towson at Delaware State
Saturday, October 3
- *North Carolina A&T at Bryant
- *Elon at New Hampshire
- *Sacred Heart at Maine
- *Towson at Monmouth
- Brown at Rhode Island
- Campbell at North Carolina Central
- Delaware State at UAlbany
- Howard at Hampton (Audi Field/Washington, D.C.)
Saturday, October 10
- *New Hampshire at North Carolina A&T
- *Stony Brook at Towson
- Bryant at Brown
- Wofford at Elon
- Stonehill at Sacred Heart
Saturday, October 17
- *UAlbany at Stony Brook
- *Bryant at Maine
- *Towson at Campbell
- *Hampton at Sacred Heart
- *Monmouth at New Hampshire
- Elon at Stanford
- Norfolk State at North Carolina A&T
- Rhode Island at Yale
Saturday, October 24
- *UAlbany at Rhode Island
- *Stony Brook at Bryant
- *Campbell at Maine
- *Monmouth at Hampton
- New Hampshire at Merrimack
Saturday, October 31
- *Campbell at UAlbany
- *Bryant at Monmouth
- *Elon at North Carolina A&T
- *Hampton at Towson
- *Maine at Rhode Island
- *Sacred Heart at Stony Brook
Saturday, November 7
- *UAlbany at Bryant
- *Stony Brook at Campbell
- *Hampton at Elon
- *North Carolina A&T at Monmouth
- *Rhode Island at New Hampshire
- *Towson at Sacred Heart
- Sacramento State at Maine
Saturday, November 14
- *Maine at UAlbany
- *Bryant at Sacred Heart
- *Campbell at Elon
- *North Carolina A&T at Hampton
- *Stony Brook at New Hampshire
- *Towson at Rhode Island
- Merrimack at Monmouth
Saturday, November 21
- *UAlbany at North Carolina A&T
- *Rhode Island at Bryant
- *Monmouth at Campbell
- *Elon at Towson
- *Hampton at Stony Brook
- *New Hampshire at Maine
- Sacred Heart at Merrimack
*Denotes CAA Football game
