CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ---- Chattanooga Mocs soccer fans, the 2026 season is just over three months away. Now is the time to mark your calendars and make plans to follow the Mocs!
Head coach
Gavin McKinney announced the 2026 schedule. The preseason begins in early August. Dalton State will come to visit Finley Stadium on the sixth and then the Mocs will travel to Carrollton, Ga., to take on West Georgia in the final exhibition match of the preseason.
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The regular season begins at home against system-foe UT Martin on August 12. Other home games include Austin Peay on the 23
rd and Eastern Kentucky on the 30
th. UTC will host The Citadel in Southern Conference action on September 20. In October, Chattanooga will host Western Carolina (4), Samford (15), UNC Greensboro (23) and East Tennessee State (29) in the regular season finale.
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Road matches begin at Winthrop on August 16
th followed by a trip to Nashville to take on Belmont on the 20
th and Lipscomb one week later. September begins Labor Day weekend in Kentucky against Morehead State on the 6
th. Followed by a journey into Alabama to face North Alabama (10) and the SoCon opener at Tennessee Tech, a newcomer to the league, but a familiar face for Chattanooga.
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The Mocs head to Lexington, Va., to take on VMI on October 1
st then on to South Carolina to take on Wofford on the 9
th in Spartanburg and Furman on the 18
th in Greenville.
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The SoCon Tournament begins with the first round games on November 6 at the higher seed home site. The quarterfinal is on the 8
th, also at the higher seed home sites. The semifinal and final will be played at a neutral site on November 13 and 15.
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Admission to all Chattanooga home games is free and played at Finley Stadium. Gates open one hour prior to kickoff and concessions are available.
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2026 Chattanooga Soccer Schedule
| AUGUST |
| 6 |
Dalton State (EXH) |
Finley Stadium |
11 a.m. |
| 8 |
at West Georgia (EXH) |
Carrollton, Ga. |
12 p.m. |
| 12 |
UT Martin |
Finley Stadium |
7:00 p.m. |
| 16 |
at Winthrop |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
TBA |
| 20 |
at Belmont |
Nashville, Tenn. |
TBA |
| 23 |
Austin Peay |
Finley Stadium |
1:00 p.m. |
| 27 |
at Lipscomb |
Nashville, Tenn. |
TBA |
| 30 |
Eastern Kentucky |
Finley Stadium |
1:00 p.m. |
| SEPTEMBER |
| 6 |
at Morehead State |
Morehead, Ky. |
TBA |
| 10 |
at North Alabama |
Florence, Ala. |
7:00 p.m. |
| 17 |
• at Tennessee Tech |
Cookeville, Tenn. |
TBA |
| 20 |
• The Citadel |
Finley Stadium |
1:00 p.m. |
| OCTOBER |
| 1 |
• at VMI |
Lexington, Va. |
TBA |
| 4 |
• Western Carolina |
Finley Stadium |
1:00 p.m. |
| 9 |
• at Wofford |
Spartanburg, S.C. |
TBA |
| 15 |
• Samford |
Finley Stadium |
6:00 p.m. |
| 18 |
• at Furman |
Greenville, S.C. |
TBA |
| 23 |
• UNC Greensboro |
Finley Stadium |
5:00 p.m. |
| 29 |
• East Tennessee State |
Finley Stadium |
TBD |
| NOVEMBER |
| 6 |
# SoCon First Round |
Home Sites |
TBD |
| 8 |
# SoCon Quarterfinal |
Home Sites |
TBD |
| 13 |
# SoCon Semifinal |
Neutral Site |
TBD |
| 15 |
# SoCon Final |
Neutral Site |
TBD |
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Schedule is tentative and subject to change. All times Eastern. All home games played at Finley Stadium. • Denotes Southern Conference opponent. # Denotes Southern Conference Tournament.
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