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SWAC Announces 2026 SWAC TV Football Schedule

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2026 SWAC TV Football schedule featuring 50 regular season contests set to be broadcast live on the league’s free digital platform throughout the upcoming season.
 
The 2026 slate will provide fans with extensive coverage of SWAC football action beginning on Saturday, August 29 and continuing through Thanksgiving Day. The schedule includes several highly anticipated non-conference matchups, conference contests, Classic games, and Homecoming events involving all 12 SWAC member institutions.
 
The season opens with four games on August 29, highlighted by Clark Atlanta traveling to Grambling State, Albany State visiting Florida A&M, Morehouse facing Arkansas-Pine Bluff in a Classic matchup, and Miles taking on Alcorn State.
 
The schedule continues with a full slate of contests throughout September and October, including Stephen F. Austin at Prairie View A&M, Tuskegee at Jackson State, Texas Southern at Alcorn State, Alabama A&M at Florida A&M, Southern at Prairie View A&M, and Southern at Texas Southern.
 
Several Homecoming contests are also slated to air on SWAC TV, including Virginia Lynchburg at Bethune-Cookman, Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern, Alcorn State at Grambling State, Arkansas Baptist at Alcorn State, Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi Valley State, and Alabama State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
 
November coverage will feature key conference matchups with potential postseason implications as teams battle for positioning in the race to the 2026 SWAC Football Championship Game.
 
The regular season schedule concludes on Thursday, November 26, when Alabama State hosts Tuskegee in a Thanksgiving Day Classic matchup.
 
Date Matchup Platform
Sat, Aug 29 Clark Atlanta at Grambling State SWAC TV
Sat, Aug 29 Albany State at Florida A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Aug 29 Morehouse vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC TV
Sat, Aug 29 Miles at Alcorn State SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 5 Miles at Alabama A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 5 Lane at Alabama State SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 5 Central State at Grambling State SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 5 Kentucky State at Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 12 Tennessee State at Alabama A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 12 Lincoln vs. Mississippi Valley State SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 12 Stetson at Bethune-Cookman SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 19 Stephen F. Austin at Prairie View A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 19 Bowie State at Alabama A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 19 Tuskegee at Jackson State SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 19 Delta State at Mississippi Valley State SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 19 Louisiana Christian at Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 19 Virginia Lynchburg at Bethune-Cookman SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 19 Central State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 26 Texas Southern at Alcorn State SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 26 Alabama A&M at Florida A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Sep 26 Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 3 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 3 Alcorn State at Grambling State SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 3 Alabama State at Bethune-Cookman SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 3 Prairie View A&M at Mississippi Valley State SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 3 Jackson State vs. Alabama A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 10 Bethune-Cookman at Alabama A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 10 Southern at Prairie View A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 10 Arkansas Baptist at Alcorn State SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 10 Mississippi Valley State at Texas Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 10 Jackson State at Grambling State SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 17 Southern at Texas Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 17 Bethune-Cookman at Mississippi Valley State SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 17 Alabama State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 17 Grambling State at Alabama A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 24 Jackson State at Bethune-Cookman SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 31 Bethune-Cookman at Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 31 Alcorn State at Mississippi Valley State SWAC TV
Sat, Oct 31 Grambling State at Texas Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 7 Bethune-Cookman at Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 7 Alabama A&M at Prairie View A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 7 Alabama State at Texas Southern SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 7 Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Grambling State SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 7 Florida A&M at Alcorn State SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 14 Grambling State at Bethune- Cookman SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 14 Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 14 Mississippi Valley State at Florida A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 14 Texas Southern at Alabama A&M SWAC TV
Sat, Nov 21 Alabama A&M at Mississippi Valley State SWAC TV
Thurs, Nov 26 Tuskegee at Alabama State SWAC TV
 
About SWAC TV
SWAC TV is the exclusive sports streaming platform of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, serving students, alumni, and fans in the U.S. with exclusive access to live league sports events each year, an unmatched library of on-demand replays and acclaimed original content, along with premium postseason events. Fans can download SWAC TV for free on Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Google Play, and Android TV. SWAC TV is also available online at SWAC TV.
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
Follow the SWAC
For complete coverage of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, please follow the SWAC on social media at @TheSWAC (Twitter), @TheSWAC (Facebook), and @TheSWAC (Instagram) or visit the official home of the Southwestern Athletic Conference at www.swac.org.