Air Force football will play on three Fridays in a 2026 season that will have half the games kick off at 5 p.m. or later and two more in the morning hours.

The Mountain West released its full schedule Wednesday after networks had their picks of the matchups. The Falcons had 10 games picked up for broadcast, headlined by the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy games against Navy (10 a.m., Oct. 3) and at Army (5:30 p.m, Nov. 7) that will again be carried by CBS.

The Mountain West opener against conference newcomer North Dakota State will be carried by FS1 and start at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Falcon Stadium.

The games not picked up by a conference network partner were the opener against Duquesne and the Halloween nonconference game vs. UConn. Both games will be shown on the new subscription-based MW+.

The Friday matchups are at Wyoming (7 p.m., Oct. 23), vs. UTEP (6 p.m., Nov. 20) and the day after Thanksgiving at New Mexico (2:30 p.m., Nov. 27).

2026 Air Force football schedule

Date       Time       Opponent (TV)

Sept. 5          11 a.m.         Duquesne (MW+)

Sept. 12        8 p.m.           North Dakota State* (FS1)

Sept. 26        TBA               at Nevada* (Fox Networks)

Oct. 3            10 a.m.         Navy (CBS)

Oct. 10         5:30 p.m.     at NIU* (CBSSN)

Oct. 17         1:30 p.m.     UNLV* (CBSSN)

Oct. 23         7 p.m.           at Wyoming* (CW)

Oct. 31         1 p.m.           UConn (MW+)

Nov. 7           5:30 p.m.     at Army (CBS)

Nov. 14         5 p.m.           San Jose State* (CBSSN)

Nov. 20         6 p.m.           UTEP* (CW)

Nov. 27         2:30 p.m.     at New Mexico* (CW)

*Mountain West contest