ATLANTA— Georgia State football announces its full 2026 schedule, followed by the announcement of the conference schedule by the Sun Belt Conference on Friday. 
 
In conjunction with the 2026 schedule release, Georgia State Athletics has also opened season tickets for purchase. Get yours now! Click here or visit gsutix.com to purchase or renew season tickets before they are gone! 
 
Non-Conference Competition: 
The 2026 Non-conference schedule features a mix of home contests, in-state competition and a road test against a Big 12 opponent.

The Panthers will open the season at home with non-conference action on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium against North Carolina A&T, marking the first time the two programs have ever met on the gridiron.

Following the home opener against NCA&T, the Panthers head up I-75 to face Kennesaw State. While this contest marks game one for the home-and-home series, a deal finalized in early 2025, this game marks the second time the two teams have met in program history. The Panthers and Owls have met once time previously, when Georgia State defeated Kennesaw State 24-20 in the 2018 season opener. 

Georgia State will travel to Orlando to face UCF on Sept. 19 before closing out the non-conference slate with a home game against Northern Illinois on Sept. 26. The Panthers will face both UCF and NIU for the first time. 
 

Sun Belt Conference Opponents: 
The Panthers open conference play hosting Old Dominion on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Center Parc Credit Union Stadium. 
 
After taking its bye-week on Oct. 10, Georgia State is set to travel to Harrisonburg, Va. To face James Madison on Saturday, Oct. 17. They will remain on the road the next week, traveling to Jonesboro, Ark. to take on non-divisional conference opponents Arkansas State on Saturday, Oct. 24. 
 
The Panthers will close out October hosting a Halloween contest against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 31. 
 
Georgia State opens November in Boone N. C., facing Appalachian State on Saturday, Nov. 9. 

The Panthers then return home to host in-state rivals Georgia Southern for the third-annual Georgia Grown Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 14. 

Georgia State takes its last road trip of the season to Huntington, W.Va. to face Marshall on Saturday, Nov. 21. 

The Panthers close out the season hosting Louisiana on Saturday, Nov. 28. 
 
Season Tickets for the 2026 football season are on sale for as little as $60. Click here or visit gsutix.com to purchase or renew season tickets now!
 
2026 Georgia State Football Schedule
Sept. 5 — vs. North Carolina A&T
Sept. 12 — at Kennesaw State
Sept. 19 — at UCF
Sept. 26 — vs. Northern Illinois
Oct. 3 — vs. Old Dominion
Oct. 10 — BYE WEEK
Oct. 17 — at James Madison
Oct. 24 — at Arkansas State
Oct. 31 — vs. Coastal Carolina
Nov. 7 — at Appalachian State
Nov. 14 — vs. Georgia Southern
Nov. 21 — at Marshall
Nov. 28 — vs. Louisiana