DALLAS — Conference USA officially announced its 2026 football broadcast schedule and start times on Wednesday (May 27) with Missouri State featured on at least six national TV broadcasts during the upcoming campaign.
The Bears will open the season on Saturday, Sept. 5 at Texas A&M in a game that will air nationally on ESPN with at 6:00 p.m. (Central) start time from historic Kyle Field in College Station.
Missouri State will have three nationally-televised contests at home this season, starting with a Sept. 19 matchup against Marshall (5:30 p.m.) on CBS Sports Network.
The conference’s “Weekday CUSA” stretch in October will give the Bears two additional home TV opportunities at Plaster Stadium with a Wednesday, Oct. 14 showdown against Kennesaw State at 6:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network, followed by an ESPN2 game against Sam Houston State at home on Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Mo State’s other two nationally-televised contests will be road games in CUSA action, starting at Western Kentucky (6:00 p.m.) on Thursday, Oct. 8 and at Delaware on ESPNU (6:00 p.m., Central) on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Missouri State’s remaining games are included on ESPN Platforms, including ESPN+. All ESPN Platform games are subject to the 12-day selection window with kick times subject to change based upon television placement.
Remaining home game times are as follows:
- Sat., Sept. 12 vs. Lindenwood (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.
- Sat., Nov. 14 vs. New Mexico State (Homecoming / ESPN Platforms) 2:00 p.m.
- Sat., Nov. 28 vs. Liberty (ESPN Platforms) 1:00 p.m.
Remaining road game start times are:
- Sat., Sept. 26 at SMU (ESPN Platforms) Time TBD
- Sat., Nov. 7 at FIU (ESPN Platforms) 3:00 p.m., Central
- Sat., Nov. 21 at Jax State (ESPN Platforms) 1:00 p.m.
The 2026 CUSA Football Championship Game will air Friday, Dec. 4, on CBS Sports Network at 6 p.m., Central.
Additional broadcast selections will be announced throughout the season as they are finalized.
Single-game tickets for all six MSU home games are scheduled to go on sale in early June.
Season tickets for the 2026 football season are available now at the Great Southern Bank Arena box office or by calling (417) 836-7678 during summer box office hours (weekdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.). The online ticketing platform at MissouriStateBears.com/tickets is offline this week during the transition to the new ticketing system.
In addition to the national broadcasts during the season, Conference USA has announced that the 2026 CUSA Football Kickoff and Media Days in Arlington, Texas will feature a live ESPN+ show, hosted by ESPN’s Mike Corey on Monday, July 20 within the Texas Live! Arena.