The Keiser football team announced its 2026 schedule on Sunday. This year's slate features 10 games with a seven-game Sun Conference schedule and three non-conference contests. The Seahawks open up on the road versus an NCAA Division II opponent followed by back-to-back games versus the Mid-South Conference. Keiser will then look to claim their eighth consecutive conference crown.
  
Keiser is coming off a 2025 season where their made their fourth straight National Championship appearance, posting a 12-1 overall record. Keiser recorded five all-Americans (NAIA & AP) as well as the AFCA NAIA Assistant Coach of the Year (Peter Davila) and AFCA Region I Coach of the Year Myles Russ. The Seahawks won their seventh straight conference title while producing 13 All-Sun Conference Honorees, including the SUN Offensive Lineman of the Year, SUN Defensive Lineman of the Year, SUN Linebacker of the Year, SUN Defensive Player of the Year, SUN Assistant Coach of the Year, and SUN Coach of the Year. 
 

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• The Seahawks open with first-time opponent Anderson (S.C.) on Sept. 5
• The Trojans will be the fifth NCAA Division II team Keiser has faced in its nine-year history
• Keiser will head to McKenzie, Tennessee, on Saturday Sept. 12 to face the Bethel (Tenn.) Wildcats
• It will be the fifth meeting all-time between the Wildcats and Seahawks as Keiser leads the series 3-1
• The Seahawk's will close out their non-conference portion of the schedule, welcoming the Patriots of Cumberlands (Ky.) to West Palm Beach on Sept. 26
• The Patriots are making the second trip to the Keiser Football Multi-Purpose Field; a rematch of Keiser's first NAIA FCS Playoff Game (Nov. 23, 2019)
• Keiser will open Sun Conference play, traveling to Thomasville, Georgia, to face the Thomas Night Hawks. Keiser enters the 2026 season, 8-0 all-time in conference openers
• The Seahawks next two opponents both hail from Miami Gardens as Keiser hosts Florida Memorial (Oct. 10) and travels to St. Thomas (Oct. 17). Keiser is a combined 14-0 versus both teams
• Keiser heads to Babson Park on Saturday, Oct .24, marking the 10th time the Seahawks and Webber Int'l will face each other. Keiser has more wins versus WIU than any other program in Seahawks history (9-0)
• KU hosts Ave Maria on Halloween, marking the fifth meeting all-time in West Palm Beach between the two programs. The Seahawks are 4-0 all-time versus the Gyrenes at the KU Multi-Purpose Field
• On November 7, Keiser will travel to Lakeland, Florida, to take on the Fire of Southeastern. Last season, the Seahawks faced the Fire twice, including a 41-16 win for KU in the Second Round of the NAIA Football Championship Series
• The 2025 regular season wraps up with Senior Day versus the Warner Royals (Nov. 14). The Seahawks have scored 40-or-more points in seven straight games versus the Royals
• The 2026 NAIA Football Championship Series begins with First Round action on Saturday, Nov. 21. The NAIA Playoffs continue with the Second Round (Nov. 28), Quarterfinals (Dec. 5), and Semifinals (Dec. 12) all hosted on campus sites, leading up to the 71st Annual NAIA National Championship Game on Saturday, Dec. 19 (site TBA). 

 

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Keiser Seahawks 2026 Football Schedule
 

Date	Opponent	Location	Time (ET)
Sept. 5	at Anderson (S.C.)	Anderson, S.C.	TBA
Sept. 12	Bethel (Tenn.)	McKenzie, Tenn.	TBA
Sept. 26	CUMBERLANDS (KY.)	West Palm Beach, Fla.	TBA
Oct. 3	at Thomas (Ga.)*	Thomasville, Ga.	TBA
Oct. 10	FLORIDA MEMORIAL*	West Palm Beach, Fla.	TBA
Oct. 17	at St. Thomas*	Miami Gardens, Fla.	TBA
Oct. 24	at Webber Int'l*	Babson Park, Fla.	TBA
Oct. 31	AVE MARIA*	West Palm Beach, Fla.	TBA
Nov. 7	at Southeastern*	Lakeland, Fla.	TBA
Nov. 14	WARNER*	West Palm Beach, Fla.	TBA

*-Sun Conference Games
All Home Games are played at the Keiser Multi-Purpose Field.
Game dates are subject to change. 
Times and Ticket information will be announced at a later date.
 

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