NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt soccer’s 2026 schedule was unveiled on Wednesday, with the season set to kick off at home on August 12 against SMU.
The 2025 SEC Tournament champions will face eight teams from last season’s NCAA Tournament, including three in nonconference play. The Commodores return 83 percent of their goal production – led by SEC leader Sydney Watts’ 15 goals – from the first NCAA quarterfinals squad in program history. Season tickets can be purchased HERE; single-game tickets will go on sale at a later date.
Following the season opener against the Mustangs, Vanderbilt will host two in-state schools in ETSU (Aug. 16) and Memphis (Aug. 21). Following six days off, they will spend a weekend in Space City taking on Rice (Aug. 27) and Houston (Aug. 30).
The non-conference slate will conclude with two consecutive home games against OVC champions Tennessee Tech (Sept. 3) and Big East champions Xavier (Sept. 6). SEC play will begin for the Dores in Athens, Georgia, on Sept. 11 before the conference home opener against Texas A&M on Sept. 18.
After a pair of road games at Ole Miss (Sept. 24) and Tennessee (Sept. 27), Vanderbilt will alternate home and away matches throughout October. They will host Kentucky on October 2 before traveling to Missouri on Oct. 9, and a home contest with Florida on Oct. 15 will precede a battle with Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Oct. 18.
The regular season will conclude with a two-game homestand against Texas (Oct. 23) and South Carolina (Nov. 1). The SEC Tournament will begin on Nov. 8 and conclude on Nov. 15 in Pensacola, Florida.
Official kick-off times and SEC Network designations will be announced by the SEC at a later date.