JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville University Men's Soccer and the ASUN Conference have announced the 2026 conference schedule, which features four home matches and four road contests for the Dolphins.
The conference slate opens with one of the biggest matches on the calendar, as Jacksonville welcomes rival North Florida to Southern Oak Stadium on Sept. 5. The Ospreys claimed both meetings a season ago, with the Dolphins eager to reverse the result in the latest chapter of the River City Rumble.
Jacksonville then heads to Charlotte on Sept. 12 to face Queens. The matchup will be just the fourth all-time meeting between the programs, with the Royals holding a 2-0-1 advantage. The teams last met during the 2024 season.
The Dolphins return home on Sept. 19 to host Lipscomb in the 31st all-time meeting between the two longtime ASUN rivals. Lipscomb owns a narrow 15-14-1 edge in the series, but Jacksonville enters having won each of the last two matchups, including a victory in the opening round of the 2025 ASUN Championship. The Dolphins also won the last time the Bisons visited Southern Oak Stadium.
A trip to Conway, Arkansas awaits on Sept. 26 as Jacksonville takes on Central Arkansas. The Dolphins hold a 2-1-1 advantage in the all-time series and have won each of the last two meetings, including victories in both Jacksonville and Conway.
After an open week of potential out of conference play, Jacksonville resumes conference play on Oct. 10 at Stetson. The Hatters and Dolphins have met 27 times previously, with the all-time series deadlocked at 10-10-7. The two tied in their first match in 2025, with JU winning 2-0 on Senior Night.
The Dolphins return home on Oct. 17 to face Bellarmine in a rematch of last season's ASUN Semifinal. Jacksonville's 2025 campaign came to an end in dramatic fashion as the Knights advanced on penalty kicks, 4-3, following a tightly contested postseason battle. Bellarmine enters 2026 under new leadership following the departure of longtime head coach Tim Chastonay. The Knights hold a slight 2-1-2 advantage in the all-time series.
Jacksonville will then make the trip to Pensacola on Oct. 24 for its first-ever meeting with West Florida. The Argonauts join the ASUN after capturing the Gulf South Conference Championship last season, setting up a highly anticipated inaugural matchup between the two programs.
The conference regular season concludes on Halloween night, Oct. 31, when Florida Gulf Coast visits Southern Oak Stadium. FGCU holds a 14-6-3 advantage in the all-time series, but the Dolphins earned a memorable 2-1 victory in Fort Myers last season for their first win over the Eagles since 2021, and the last game of the regular season.
The full 2026 Jacksonville Men's Soccer schedule, including non-conference opponents and match times, will be announced later this summer.
2026 ASUN Conference Schedule
Sept. 5 – vs. North Florida
Sept. 12 – at Queens
Sept. 19 – vs. Lipscomb
Sept. 26 – at Central Arkansas
Oct. 10 – at Stetson
Oct. 17 – vs. Bellarmine
Oct. 24 – at West Florida
Oct. 31 – vs. FGCU
