Kansas football’s 2026 schedule is out. Highlights include London game and more
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- Big 12 released Kansas' 2026 football schedule, confirming opponents and dates.
- Kansas opens vs. LIU at Memorial Stadium, hosts Missouri, then travels to London.
- KU has a bye after London, then one nonconference game, then all Big 12 opponents.
It’s a big day for Jayhawks fans everywhere.
The Big 12 released the full football schedules for conference members on Wednesday morning. Kansas now knows both its opponents and dates of play for the 2026 season.
KU announced its schedule on social media, with children of football chief of staff Michael Painter finding clues that revealed the slate of games.
The Jayhawks will begin their season by hosting Long Island University (LIU) at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, which will have limited capacity this fall due to ongoing construction. Following that, KU faces heated rival Missouri at home and then travels all the way to London to face Arizona State in the first-ever Union Jack Classic.
Naturally, KU has a bye week after its London clash. The Jayhawks have one more nonconference game and host Middle Tennessee State on Oct. 3, but after that KU only plays Big 12 opponents.
The Jayhawks (5-7, 3-6 Big 12) are coming an up-and-down season in which KU had a good chance to make a bowl game, but lost its last three contests. KU was given the opportunity to play in a bowl game, but declined.
The 2025 college football season ended Monday evening, with Indiana defeating Miami to win the national championship.
2026 KU football schedule
Game 1: vs. LIU (FCS) | Lawrence | Sept.4 (Friday)
Game 2 (nonconference): vs. Missouri | Lawrence | Sept. 12
Game 3 (Big 12): vs. Arizona State | London | Sept.19
OFF Week: Sept. 26
Game 4: (nonconference): vs. Middle Tennessee State | Lawrence | Oct. 3
Game 5: (Big 12): at Utah | Salt Lake City| Oct. 10
Game 6: (Big 12) at Kansas State | Manhattan| Oct. 17
Game 7: (Big 12) vs. Baylor| Lawrence | Oct. 24
Game 8: (Big 12) vs. TCU | Fort Worth | Oct. 31
Game 9: (Big 12) vs. UCF | Lawrence | Nov. 7
Game 10: (Big 12) at West Virginia | Morgantown | Nov. 14
Game 11: (Big 12): vs. BYU | Lawrence | Nov. 21
Game 12 (Big 12): vs. OSU | Stillwater| Nov. 28
This story was originally published January 21, 2026 at 11:09 AM with the headline "Kansas football’s 2026 schedule is out. Highlights include London game and more."
