The Stetson Hatters have announced their 2026 football schedule, featuring five home games and six road contests.
Stetson opens the season with a visit from NAIA Webber International University to Spec Martin Memorial Stadium in DeLand, Fla., on Saturday, Sept. 5, which was previously unannounced. Back-to-back road games follow, with a trip to Bethune-Cookman on Sept. 12, also a newly revealed matchup, and a visit to UC Davis of the Big Sky Conference on Sept. 19.
Marist then visits to kick off Pioneer Football League (PFL) play on Oct. 3 following a bye week for the Hatters. Stetson then visits St. Thomas on Oct. 10, with Presbyterian coming to DeLand on Oct. 17. The Hatters hit the road to Morehead State on Oct. 24 before hosting Dayton on Halloween.
Road contests open and close November for Stetson, with a Nov. 7 visit to Davidson and a season-closing tilt-San Diego on Nov. 21. Valparaiso visits Stetson on Nov. 14 to wind down the home schedule.
Below is Stetson’s complete schedule for the 2026 season, plus a link to their schedule page which will be updated with kickoff times and TV as they are announced:
2026 Stetson Football Schedule
09/05 – Webber International
09/12 –-Bethune-Cookman
09/19 –-UC Davis
09/26 – OFF
10/03 – Marist*
10/10 –-St. Thomas*
10/17 – Presbyterian*
10/24 –-Morehead State*
10/31 – Dayton*
11/07 –-Davidson*
11/14 – Valparaiso*
11/21 –-San Diego*
* PFL contest.
The Hatters finished the 2025 season 3-9 and 2-6 in PFL play. Stetson is guided by coach Michael Jasper, who is entering his second year-the university.
No 12th game
That’s weak
This 12th game is optional and the Ivy is still playing 10. If an individual school does not elect to play that game, I can hardly see how anyone can find fault with that, and there are several that are making the choice not to.
If FBS can play 12 so can FCS.
It’s not just the 12th game that is the issue. Remember that the FCS starts play on the weekend of 8/29 while the FBS doesn’t officially open until 9/5. The Big Sky (for one) has 12 of their 13 teams opening with a conference game, so by expanding to 9 conference games, they actually pull away almost 10% of the openings for the week of 8/29.
It has very little to do with whether the teams are capable of playing a 12th game, it is more a matter of whether a lot of the non-scholarship teams find it financially advantageous.