The BGSU men’s soccer team has revealed its schedule for the 2026 fall season, which includes three scrimmages, seven home games and 10 away matches.
Bowling Green begin the fall with a scrimmage against Detroit Mercy in Cochrane Stadium on Aug. 7.
This is followed by two scrimmages against teams in the state of Indiana, facing off against the Hoosiers in Bloomington on Aug. 10 and Purdue Fort Wayne on Aug. 14.
The Orange and Brown start the regular season with a home matchup against rivals Wright State in the I-75 Cup on Aug 20.
The team then has a two-game away stretch against Duquesne on Aug. 23 and IU Indy on Aug. 28.
Bowling Green stays in the state of Ohio for three straight matches next, with home games against Wake Forest and DePaul on Aug. 31 and Sep. 11, and a game in Cincinnati against Xavier on Sep. 4.
The Falcons’ last games before conference play are matchups against Milwaukee and Mercyhurst on Sep. 15 and Sep. 19. Both of those are away matches.
The team also has three non-conference games placed throughout the rest of the season. Those being Northern Kentucky, Oakland, and Wilmington on Sep. 29, Oct. 20, and Oct. 28, respectively.
The only game played at Cochrane Stadium is the Oct. 28 matchup against Wilmington.
Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play begins with a matchup against Western Michigan at Cochrane Stadium on Sep. 25. The Orange and Brown bounce back and forth between home and away matchups for MVC play of all six matches in the conference.
The Falcons will be on the road for matchups against Bradley, Evansville, and UIC. Those matches are set for Oct. 3, Oct. 17, and Nov. 4, respectively. The last two matches played at Cochrane Stadium are set for Oct. 10 and Oct. 25, against Drake and Belmont.
Bowling Green finished the 2025 season with a 5-8-3 overall record and a 1-4-2 record in MVC play.
BGSU MEN’S SOCCER – FALL 2026 SCHEDULE
Date Opponent
AUGUST
Fri., 7 DETROIT MERCY #
Mon., 10 at Indiana #
Fri., 14 at Purdue Fort Wayne #
Thu., 20 WRIGHT STATE
Sun., 23 at Duquesne
Fri., 28 at IU Indianapolis
Mon., 31 WAKE FOREST
SEPTEMBER
Fri., 4 at Xavier
Fri., 11 DePAUL
Tue., 15 at Milwaukee
Sat., 19 at Mercyhurst
Fri., 25 WESTERN MICHIGAN *
Tue., 29 at Northern Kentucky
OCTOBER
Sat., 3 at Bradley *
Sat., 10 DRAKE *
Sat,. 17 at Evansville *
Tue., 20 at Oakland
Sun., 25 BELMONT *
Wed., 28 WILMINGTON
NOVEMBER
Wed., 4 at UIC *
* MVC match
# Scrimmage
HOME matches at Cochrane Stadium
Falcon Media Sports Network will have updates and results of the BGSU men’s soccer team all season long on bgfalconmedia.com.
