Memphis football schedule: AAC opponents announced through 2026 after expansion

Evan Barnes, Memphis Commercial Appeal
·3 min read

Memphis football will enter a new-look AAC next season and on Wednesday, the Tigers learned who their conference opponents will be through 2026.

The Tigers will host SMU, Tulane, South Florida and Navy next season and travel to North Texas, UAB, Charlotte and Temple. This comes after Memphis finalized its non-conference schedule by moving a home game against Missouri to St. Louis on Sept. 23.

The AAC is adding six schools next season to expand to 14 teams. It will keep an eight-game conference schedule but each team will face the other 13 conference schools at least twice over the next four years.

Each team will also face one opponent in each of the next four seasons. For Memphis, that will be UAB, which renews the "Battle for the Bones" rivalry that started in 1997 but hasn't been played since 2012 when Memphis jumped to AAC the following season.

ELECTION DAY PRACTICE:How Memphis, Tulsa football obtained an NCAA waiver to practice on Election Day

MUST-WIN:Memphis football not feeling pressure that Tulsa is must-win game to save season

GIANNOTTO:Memphis football is in the worst spot it can be with Ryan Silverfield

The Tigers had faced SMU, Navy, Tulane and Houston in every AAC season since 2015. Houston is leaving the conference to join the Big 12 along with Cincinnati and Central Florida.

Memphis will face SMU, Tulane, Temple and UTSA three times over the next four seasons along with two meetings with South Florida, Navy, North Texas, Charlotte, Tulsa, East Carolina, Rice and Florida Atlantic.

Memphis Tigers quarterback Seth Henigan (5) keeps hold of the ball during a Memphis Tigers game against the Temple Owls on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The Tigers defeated the Owls 24-3.
Memphis Tigers quarterback Seth Henigan (5) keeps hold of the ball during a Memphis Tigers game against the Temple Owls on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. The Tigers defeated the Owls 24-3.

In 2024, Memphis will host Tulsa, UAB, Charlotte and Temple and travel to UTSA, Tulane, ECU and Navy. For 2025, the Tigers will host North Texas, UTSA, Rice and FAU and travel to Tulsa, SMU, UAB, South Florida.

Memphis will host SMU, Tulane, UAB and ECU in 2026 and travel to UTSA Rice, FAU and Temple.

With the new scheduling news, Memphis now knows its full opponent slate for 2023 and 2024. The 2023 conference dates will be announced after this season and have previously been unveiled in February.

Future Memphis football schedules

2023: vs. Bethune Cookman (Sept. 2), at Arkansas State (Sept. 9), vs. Missouri (Sept. 23 in St. Louis), vs. Boise State (Sept. 30), vs. SMU, v. Tulane, vs. USF, vs. Navy, at North Texas, at UAB, at Charlotte, at Temple

2024: vs. North Alabama (Aug. 31), vs. Troy (Sept. 7), at Florida State (Sept. 14), vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 28), vs. Tulsa, vs. UAB, vs. Charlotte, vs. Temple, at UTSA, at Tulane, at ECU, at Navy.

2025: at Georgia State (Sept. 6), at Troy (Sept. 13), vs. Arkansas (Sept. 20), vs. North Texas, vs. UTSA, vs. Rice, vs. FAU, at Tulsa, at SMU, at UAB, at USF.

2026: vs. Arkansas State (Sept. 5), at Arkansas (Sept. 19), at Boise State (TBA), vs. SMU, vs. Tulane, vs. UAB, vs. ECU, at UTSA, at Rice, at FAU, at Temple.

2027: at Arkansas State (Sept. 11), at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 25)

2028: vs. Arkansas State (Sept. 2), at Arkansas (Sept. 9), vs. Mississippi State (Sept. 16)

2029: at Arkansas State (Sept. 8), at Mississippi State (Sept. 15)

2030: vs. Boise State (Aug. 31)

2031: at Boise State (Sept. 13)

This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Memphis football schedule: Tigers AAC opponents announced through 2026