The Brevard College football program has announced its schedule for the upcoming 2026 season.
“Now in our tenth year of participating in the USA South Conference, we look forward to another season of success as we strive for continuing excellence,” commented Head Coach Bill Khayat. “With graduation came the departure of many prominent role players, and now is the time for a new wave of contributors to rise to the occasion. Our schedule, which begins with an Ives-Lemel Family Field advantage, includes all the familiar faces with one exception, the Guilford Quakers, an in-state rival from the ODAC.”
The Tornados will compete in an even split of five home and five road contests, with seven games coming against USA South opposition and three non-conference matchups.
Brevard opens the 2026 slate at home on Saturday, September 12, at 1 p.m. against SAA member Sewanee. The Tornados and Tigers met for the first time on the gridiron in 2026, with BC prevailing in Sewanee, Tennessee, 26-10. BC then hits the road for Due West, South Carolina, on Saturday, September 19, to tangle with Erskine. BC and Erskine met at Ives-Lemel Family Field last season for the first time as Brevard used a stellar comeback to defeat the Flying Fleet, 38-34.
The Tornados will then head to Greensboro, North Carolina, for a 6 p.m. kickoff against Guilford on Saturday, September 26. This will mark the first meeting in the sport of football for the Tornados and Quakers.
USA South action begins at home for BC on Saturday, October 3, as Belhaven visits Ives-Lemel Family Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff time. The Blazers hold a 3-1 all-time edge over the Tornados heading into 2026. Brevard will then travel to Buena Vista, Virginia, on Saturday, October 10, at 1 p.m. to face Southern Virginia at Knight Stadium. The Knights and Tornados have squared off nine times, with Brevard taking all nine meetings.
Defending USA South champion LaGrange visits Ives-Lemel Family Field on Saturday, October 17, at 2 p.m. as USA South action rolls on. The Tornados hold a 7-3 all-time record over the Panthers, while LaGrange has claimed the last two matchups. BC will then make the trip to Montgomery, Alabama, on Saturday, October 24 at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT to square off against Huntingdon. The Hawks own an 8-2 all-time record against Brevard heading into 2026.
The 2026 regular season will conclude with three in-state conference foes: at home vs. Greensboro (Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m.), at home vs. Methodist (Saturday, Nov. 7, 12 p.m.), and on the road vs. NC Wesleyan in Rocky Mount, N.C. (Saturday, Nov. 14, 12 p.m.). Historically, Brevard has been dominant against its in-state conference opponents, holding a combined 19-4 record against Greensboro, Methodist, and NC Wesleyan.
BC finished 2025 with six overall wins for the second consecutive season, and the Tornados went 3-0 against in-state opposition in 2025 to secure the inaugural “Spirit of the Old North” trophy with the best record amongst in-state opponents within the USA South Conference.
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