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Take a look at BYU's upcoming 2026 football schedule and opponents PROVO, Utah — BYU had its second practice of fall camp on Thursday as the 2026 season is less than a month away with a Sept. 5 kickoff vs. Utah Tech. As the Cougars start their first week of fall camp, fans can take a look at BYU's schedule and get to know the opponents for the upcoming season. Single-game tickets on sale now . Home & Away BYU's 2026 slate includes seven home games, including welcoming Notre Dame to Provo on Oct. 17 for a mid-season nonconference matchup in LaVell Edwards Stadium. The home schedule kicks off the season with the opener against in-state foe Utah Tech (Sept. 5) followed by an early season Big 12 matchup hosting Arizona (Sept. 12). Other featured home games include dates with Iowa State (Oct. 9), Arizona State (Oct. 31), Baylor (Nov. 14) and Cincinnati (Nov. 28) in the regular-season finale. The Cougars will play five away contests in 2026, facing Colorado State, (Sept. 19), TCU (Oct. 3), UCF (Oct. 24), Utah (Nov. 7) and Kansas (Nov. 21) on the road. The 2026 season is based on a 13 week calendar with one open week during the 12-game schedule. BYU's bye week takes place at the end of September with no game scheduled on Sept. 26. Strong Slate Three of BYU's 2026 opponents finished the past season ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 with Notre Dame at No. 10, Utah at No. 14 and TCU at No. 25, while Arizona received votes listed 30th just outside the poll. Overall, the Cougars will face seven teams that qualified for a bowl game in 2025, with Arizona, Arizona State, Cincinnati, TCU and Utah all coming off bowl appearances while Notre Dame and Iowa State both qualifyied but didn't accept bowl invitations. Utah (11-2) and Notre Dame (10-2) are both coming off double-digit victory seasons while Arizona and TCU each won nine games and Arizona State and Iowa State both achieve eight wins last year. For the third straight season, the Cougars face 10 power-conference level opponents in its 12-game regular season. The nonconference slate for BYU includes independent power Notre Dame, Colorado State from the Pac-12 Conference and FCS opponent Utah Tech of the Big Sky Conference. Utah Tech and Colorado State are both entering their new leagues in 2026. BYU's 11 FBS opponents enter the 2026 season after posting a combined overall record of 84-54 last season to boast a .609 winning percentage. League Breakdowns BYU will play nine conference games in the Big 12, with five at LaVell Edwards Stadium and four on the road in 2026. Six Big 12 opponents repeat on the league slate from last season, while three conference schools are new to BYU's schedule in 2026. The Cougars get back-to-back games against Arizona, Cincinnati, Iowa State, TCU, UCF and Utah, while Arizona State, Baylor and Kansas are the Big 12 teams on the schedule that BYU didn't see in 2025. This year, BYU does not face Colorado, Kansas State, Houston, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech or West Virgnia in the regular season. The Big 12 Championship game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. CT on ABC AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, launching a new Friday-Saturday rotation that enhances national exposure. Single-game tickets for BYU's 2026 slate are on sale now . Games Played: 1 Overall Series: 1-0 at BYU: 1-0 at Utah Tech: - Neutral: - Last game: 2022 (BYU won 52-26 in Provo) The Utah Tech Trailblazers make their second visit to LaVell Edwards Stadium in the season opener on Saturday, September 5. The two schools previously met in 2022 and BYU won 52-26 behind a career-high 456 passing yards and six total touchdowns (5 passing, 1 rushing) from quarterback Jaren Hall. Keanu Hill had six receptions for 137 yards and three touchdowns in the game while Jakob Robinson had an interception to lead the defense. Utah Tech, from the Football Championship Subdivision, went 2-10 last season, including a 1-7 mark in the United Athletic Conference. The Trailblazers are heading into the Big Sky Conference in 2026. Head coach Lance Anderson will be entering his 3rd year as the head coach of Utah Tech. Anderson has been coaching since 1997, spending 2007-2022 at Stanford, including nine seasons as defensive coordinator and five as associate head coach. Games Played: 27 Overall Series: 14-12-1 at BYU: 5-3-0 at Arizona: 7-8-1 Neutral: 2-1-0 Last game: 2025 (BYU won 33-27 2OT at Arizona) Arizona visits Provo for an early Big 12 Conference matchup on Sept. 12. The two schools previously met last season in an overtime classic, with BYU coming back from down 10 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Quarterback Bear Bachmeier rushed it in from two yards out to score in the final minute of regulation before a field goal in the first overtime set up another Bachmeier touchdown to go ahead. BYU’s defense held to secure the 33-27 double-overtime win in Tucson. Parker Kingston had 117 receiving yards and running back LJ Martin ran for 162 and a score. Linebacker Siale Esera had a career-best 16 tackles in the win. Arizona went 9-4 last season and finished tied for the third-best record in the Big 12 at 6-3. The Wildcats return quarterback Noah Fifita for his senior season after being selected All-Big 12 First Team in 2025. Head coach Brent Brennan returns for his third season leading the Arizona program. Brennan also spent time as the head coach at San Jose State for seven seasons before taking over in Tucson. Games Played: 69 Overall Series: 39-27-3 at BYU: 21-12-0 at Colorado State: 17-15-3 Neutral: 1-0-0 Last game: 2010 (BYU won 49-10 in Fort Collins) BYU plays its first road game Sept. 19 at Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colorado. Most recently, the two schools spent the 1999-2010 seasons in the Mountain West Conference together, along with previous stints together in the WAC, Rocky Mountain and Mountain States conferences dating back to the first matchup in 1922. The last time the two schools played was in 2010 in Fort Collins when BYU won big, 49-10 behind 526 yards of total offense. Wideout Luke Ashworth scored four touchdowns in the win. The Rams had a down year in 2025, going 2-10 and 1-7 in their final year in the Mountain West Conference before moving to the remade Pac-12 in 2026. Colorado State hired Jim Mora Jr. as its new head coach for the 2026 season. Mora has been coaching football for more than four decades, including serving as a head coach in the NFL for the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks, along with college head coaching gigs at UCLA and UConn. Games Played: 13 Overall Series: 6-7 at BYU: 4-2 at TCU: 2-4 Neutral: 0-1 Last game: 2025 (BYU won 44-13 in Provo) After its lone bye week of the 2026 season, BYU travels to Fort Worth October 3 to take on the Horned Frogs of TCU at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Last year, BYU played arguably its best game of the season against TCU in Provo with a 44-13 bounce-back victory after losing to Texas Tech the week prior. The Cougar defense held star TCU quarterback Josh Hoover to just 10 of 23 passing for 183 yards, intercepting him twice and sacking him a season-high four times. The Horned Frogs went just 1 of 10 on third down and Faletau Satuala and Tanner Wall each had interceptions, including a 68-yard pick-six from Wall. TCU finished 2025 with a 9-4 overall record, 5-4 in the Big 12 and after losing BYU, closed out its season with three consecutive wins, including a 30-27 overtime win against USC in the Alamo Bowl. Sonny Dykes returns to TCU for his fifth season leading the Horned Frogs, earning a 36-17 record at TCU. He is 107-80 overall as a head coach with stints at TCU, SMU, Cal and Louisiana Tech. Games Played: 6 Overall Series: 1-5 at BYU: 0-3 at Iowa State: 1-2 Neutral: - Last game: 2025 (BYU won 41-27 in Ames) BYU returns to LaVell Edwards Stadium to host Iowa State for a Friday night game on October 9. Last year the Cougars got their first win over the Cyclones in a dominant comeback effort. After going down 24-10 in the second quarter, BYU rallied with a 31-3 run to close out the game and get a road win in Ames. Iowa State finished the year 8-4 and with a coaching change opted not to pursue any postseason opportunities. The Cyclones hired Jimmy Rogers to lead the program in his first season in 2026. Rogers was most recently at Washington State for one season as the head man after coming over from South Dakota State for two seasons. He led the Washington State Cougars to 6-6 in 2025 after a successful run with the Jackrabbits, including a perfect 15-0 season and FCS title in 2023. Games Played: 9 Overall Series: 2-7 at BYU: 1-1 at Notre Dame: 1-5 Neutral: 0-1 Last game: 2022 (Notre Dame won 28-20 in Las Vegas) In a much-anticipated matchup, BYU welcomes the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to Provo on October 17.