MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Middle Tennessee Soccer and head coach Aston Rhoden have announced the program's 2026 schedule, featuring 17 regular-season matches with nine home contests at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium and an exciting Conference USA slate.

The Blue Raiders will open the fall with a pair of exhibition matches, hosting Southern Miss on August 6 after the annual Blue vs. White scrimmage on Aug. 1.

Middle Tennessee begins regular-season play Aug. 13 at Dean Hayes Stadium against Troy before embarking on a three-match road swing against Southern Indiana (Aug. 16), UT Martin (Aug. 20) and West Georgia (Aug. 23).

The Blue Raiders return home to close out August with matches against Miami (Ohio) on Aug. 27 and Lipscomb on Aug. 30.

September features two home contests, beginning with Purdue on Sept. 3 and Evansville on Sept. 10. Road matches at Alabama A&M (Sept. 6), Tennessee Tech (Sept. 13) and Jackson State (Sept. 20) round out non-conference play before Conference USA action begins.

Middle Tennessee opens league play on the road at Jax State on Sept. 27 before welcoming Liberty to Murfreesboro on October 1 and Sam Houston on Oct. 4.

The Blue Raiders continue conference competition with road trips to Missouri State (Oct. 11), Delaware (Oct. 18) and Kennesaw State (Oct. 25), while hosting New Mexico State on Oct. 22.

The regular season concludes at home as Middle Tennessee hosts WKU on November 1 at Dean A. Hayes Stadium.

The Conference USA Championship is scheduled for Nov. 8-13 at Delaware, where the Blue Raiders will look to secure a conference title.

All home matches will be played at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Stadium. Promotional information will be announced closer to the start of the season.