UGA football schedule 2026: Kickoff windows set for remaining games

Last month, ESPN and the SEC announced kickoff times and TV networks for three UGA football games in 2026. On Wednesday, the kickoff windows were announced for Georgia’s remaining SEC-controlled games.

Beginning in 2024, the league began releasing approximate kickoff windows for each game, which are Early, Afternoon, Night, and/or Flex. Games selected for the early window will start from 12:00pm ET to 1:00pm ET, while the afternoon window games will kickoff between 3:30pm ET and 4:30pm ET.

Night games will have kickoff times ranging from 6:00pm ET to 8:00pm ET. Additionally, some contests will be tagged as Flex games and will kickoff in the afternoon or evening window.

One exact kickoff time was announced today for the Georgia Bulldogs. The annual Georgia-Florida game, which will be played in Atlanta, Ga., this season, will kickoff at its normal time of 3:30pm ET and it will be televised by ABC.

One Georgia football game was tagged as an Early game — Vanderbilt at home on October 3 — while one contest was tagged as Afternoon — Auburn at home on October 17.

The Alabama game on the road on October 10 was tagged as a Night game, while all other games without kickoff times specified already were dubbed Flex games.

The Georgia Bulldogs are scheduled to open the 2026 season on Saturday, September 5 against the Tennessee State Tigers at Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. The game will kickoff at 3:00pm ET and will be a streaming-only event on SEC Network+.

The following week on Saturday, September 12, the Bulldogs welcome the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to Sanford Stadium. That game will be televised by the SEC Network at 12:45pm ET.

Georgia opens SEC action on Saturday, September 19 on the road against the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark. The game will kickoff at noon ET and will be televised by ABC.

Here is a look at kickoff times and TV for the UGA football games announced so far (all times ET):

• Sept. 5 – Tennessee St. – 3pm, SECN+/ESPN+
• Sept. 12 – WKU – 12:45pm, SECN
• Sept. 19 – at Arkansas – Noon, ABC
• Sept. 26 – Oklahoma – Flex
• Oct. 3 – Vanderbilt – Early
• Oct. 10 – at Alabama – Night
• Oct. 17 – Auburn – Afternoon
• Oct. 31 – Florida (in Atl) – 3:30pm, ABC
• Nov. 7 – at Ole Miss – Flex
• Nov. 14 – Missouri – Flex
• Nov. 21 – at South Carolina – Flex
• Nov. 28 – Georgia Tech – Flex

UGA Football Schedule