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Missouri State football to open 2026 season at Texas A&M
Missouri State football will open the 2026 regular season at Texas A&M, the two schools announced on Friday afternoon.
The game will be played on Sept. 5, 2026, in College Station, Texas. It replaces a previous date the Bears had with Kansas State, which Missouri State paid around $50,000 to cancel.
The game will take place two weeks before the Bears host Marshall and then travel to SMU on the back end of their home-and-home contracts that will begin this upcoming season.
Missouri State is likely to fill one more 2026 date with an FCS opponent.
The Bears’ game against the Aggies, an SEC member, will be the first between the two. It will be played at Kyle Field.
Missouri State is entering its first football season as an FBS and Conference USA member. It will kick off this season at USC on Aug. 30. The Bears will receive $1.15 million for the game.
Missouri State football 2026 schedule
- Sept. 5 — @ Texas A&M
- Sept. 19 — Marshall
- Sept. 26 — @ SMU