USF Women’s Soccer Announces 2026 Schedule
July 13, 2026 | Women's Soccer
Bulls host defending American Conference Champions UTSA and Rice as well as non-conference foes UCF and Wake Forest
TAMPA, Fla. July 13, 2026 – University of South Florida's women's soccer head Coach Chris Brown announced the Bulls' schedule for the 2026 season on Monday. The fall slate features 17 contests, including 10 conference matchups and nine home dates.
Among the marquee home matches, the Bulls will welcome non-conference foes UCF and Wake Forest to Corbett Stadium as well as defending American Conference Tournament champion UTSA and regular-season champion Memphis.
Start times and streaming arrangements will be available on GoUSFBulls.com. Season tickets for South Florida women's soccer will go on sale before the end of July, with single-game and group tickets becoming available in early August.
USF opens the regular season with a two-match road swing in the Pacific Northwest beginning Wednesday, Aug.12 vs. Gonzaga at 10 p.m. (ET) in Spokane, Wash. South Florida and Gonzaga will meet for just the second time in program history. The two teams last met in 2023, with the Bulls earning a 2-1 victory.
The Bulls will head 75 miles south to Pullman, Wash. to face Washington State on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 10 p.m. (ET). It will be the first matchup between South Florida and Washington State.
South Florida will play its first home match of the 2026 campaign against rival UCF on Sunday, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m. It will mark the 26th all-time meeting between South Florida and UCF.
The Bulls will travel to DeLand, Fla. to face Stetson on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. before hosting a three-match homestand. South Florida leads the series 12-2-2.
The Bulls' run of home games in early September begins with Wake Forest on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. USF and Wake Forest will meet for the third time in program history.
South Florida will then host Youngstown State on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 1 p.m. for Senior Day, before wrapping up the stretch against Mercer on Thursday, Sept.10 at 1 p.m. USF will face Youngstown State for the first time ever and leads the series over Mercer 1-0.
USF begins American Conference play on the road against North Texas on Thursday, Sept. 17. at 8 p.m. (ET). The Bulls hold a 3-1-0 series advantage over the Mean Green.
South Florida returns home on Thursday, Sept. 24 vs. Memphis at 7 p.m. which finished 17-1-3 last season, won the American Conference regular season crown and secured an NCAA Tournament berth.
South Florida begins the month of October on the road with a trip to Boca Raton to face Florida Atlantic on Thursday, Oct.1 at 7 p.m. The Bulls hold an 11-8-4 advantage in the all-time series.
South Florida returns home to host UTSA on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. The reigning 2025 American Athletic Conference Tournament Champions, the Roadrunners secured an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament last season. USF holds a 4-1 series lead over the Roadrunners.
South Florida continues conference play at home on Sunday, Oct. 11 against Temple at 1 p.m., before heading on the road for a matchup at Charlotte on Thursday, Oct. 15 for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Bulls hold a 12-1-0 advantage in the all-time series against Temple and have won each of the last two meetings with the Charlotte 49ers.
South Florida returns home on Thursday, Oct. 22 to face Rice at 7 p.m. in a rematch of last season's American Conference Championship semifinal match that saw Rice advance on penalty kicks. The Bulls hold a 2-1-2 advantage in the all-time series.
The Bulls then travel to face Tulsa on Sunday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. (ET) as conference play continues. South Florida leads the all-time series with Tulsa, 8-1-2.
South Florida hosts its final home match on Friday, Oct. 30 vs. UAB at 7 p.m. The Bulls have won the previous three out of four meetings with the Blazers.
The Bulls close out the regular season on the road against East Carolina on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. South Florida holds a 13-3-2 advantage in the all-time series against East Carolina.
The 2026 American Athletic Conference Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 8-14 at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla.
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About USF Women's Soccer
Chris Brown enters his third season as USF head coach after a record-setting debut in 2024, leading the Bulls to 12 wins and coaching both the American Athletic Conference Midfielder and Goalkeeper of the Year. Brown spent 17 years as associate head coach (2007–2023), helping USF to three American Athletic Conference titles, eight NCAA appearances, and a 10-year streak of 10+ win seasons. He coached USF's first All-American, Evelyne Viens, now a Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist, and has developed multiple American Athletic Conference award winners. Players under his guidance hold most of the program's records.
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