Slippery Rock football 2026: Schedule, PSAC opponents, season opener, ticket information
Slippery Rock University football is hoping to rebound.
Coming off a 6-4 season, but with a quarterback entering his second season — and still just a redshirt sophomore — and a huge recruiting class, The Rock have reasons for hope.
But SRU, which opens the season with an unusual Thursday night clash against Minnesota-Duluth, will spend much of the early part of the season on the road before basically parking it at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium in the second half.
Slippery Rock is also hoping to improve on a 3-3 PSAC record last year. It begins conference play Sept. 27 at home against preseason No. 8 California (Pa.).
Unlike last year, when it was coming off an NCAA Division II semifinal appearance, SRU is not ranked this preseason.
See the complete schedule below, including kickoff times:
- Aug. 27 (Thu.), 6 p.m. - vs. Minnesota-Duluth
- Sept. 12, 6:35 p.m. - at East Stroudsburg
- Sept. 19, noon - at Millersville
- Sept. 26, noon - at California (Pa.)*
- Oct. 3, 6 p.m. - vs. Gannon*
- Oct. 10, 6 p.m. - vs. Seton Hill*
- Oct. 17, 2 p.m. - vs. IUP*
- Oct. 24, 1 p.m. - vs. Lock Haven*
- Oct. 31, noon - at Clarion*
- Nov. 7, 4 p.m. - vs. Edinboro*
- Nov. 14, 1 p.m. - vs. Lackawanna
* PSAC West Division game
As of July 26, SRU had not announced single game and season ticket information for the 2026 season. This will be updated once information is released.
