SALISBURY, Md. – The Salisbury University football program has announced the 2026 football schedule, featuring six games at Sea Gull Stadium and another full slate of New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) action. The schedule includes three non-conference contests to open the season before Salisbury begins its pursuit of its 11th overall Conference Title and seventh NJAC Championship.
The Sea Gulls will open the 2026 campaign at home for the first time since 2024, welcoming McDaniel College to Sea Gull Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12, for the annual Gold Rush game. Salisbury remains home the following two weeks, hosting Washington and Lee on Sept. 19 before taking on Catholic University for Youth Day on Sept. 26.
The Washington and Lee weekend will play host to the The Joe Rotellini Era Reunion while the Catholic weekend will be the 40th Anniversary of the 1986 Football Team.
Conference play begins on the road as Salisbury travels to The College of New Jersey on Oct. 3 before returning home for Homecoming against Rowan on Oct. 10.
The Sea Gulls continue NJAC action with a trip to Vermont State Castleton on Oct. 17 before returning to Sea Gull Stadium for Senior Day against Montclair State on Oct. 24.
Salisbury closes out its road schedule with consecutive trips to William Paterson on Oct. 31 and Kean on Nov. 7 before wrapping up the regular season at home against Christopher Newport University on Nov. 14th with a game time to be announced. Every other home game is set for 1 p.m.
Suite rentals are now available for home games played at Sea Gull Stadium. To request a reservation, email Jess Stoltz at jrstoltz@salisbury.edu with the sport and date of contest, along with the number of people in your party. Your request will be reviewed in the order it was received. Suite rentals for the 2026 football contests are $600.00 per suite, per contest. Game tickets can be found here.
The Sea Gulls finished the 2025 season 10-2 with back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and Third Round appearances.
Salisbury University is a proud member of NCAA Division III with primary membership in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, along with affiliate membership in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (football, men's & women's swimming), Coastal Lacrosse Conference (men's lacrosse), State University of New York Athletic Conference (field hockey), and Colonial Women's Golf Conference (women's golf). With over 500 student-athletes in 23 varsity sports, SU is recognized as one of the nation's most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs regardless of division, featuring dedicated coaches and staff that foster excellence on and off the field. The Sea Gulls have won a combined 23 team national championships, 26 individual national championships, and 211 conference championships, and have produced 54 Academic All-Americans.
To Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University, and learn more about Sea Gull Athletics' tradition of excellence, visit SUSeaGulls.com or follow on social media @SUSeaGulls.
