2026 Football Schedules

[ccbulldog]

can someone post Meridian Schedule

[maroontide06]

18 hours ago, ccbulldog said:

can someone post Meridian Schedule

It’s on the Hudl fan app.  I’ll try to get it posted later.

[maroontide06]

Meridian Wildcats 2026 Football 

8/21 @ Louisville (Jamboree)

8/27 @ Ocean Springs (Thursday)

9/4 @ Neshoba Central

9/11 @ Starkville

9/18 vs. Columbus

9/25 vs. Hattiesburg 

10/9 @ Pearl

10/16 @ Oak Grove

10/23 vs. Northwest Rankin

10/30 @ Petal

11/5 vs. Brandon (Thursday)

[ccbulldog]

4 hours ago, maroontide06 said:

Meridian Wildcats 2026 Football 

8/21 @ Louisville (Jamboree)

8/27 @ Ocean Springs (Thursday)

9/4 @ Neshoba Central

9/11 @ Starkville

9/18 vs. Columbus

9/25 vs. Hattiesburg 

10/9 @ Pearl

10/16 @ Oak Grove

10/23 vs. Northwest Rankin

10/30 @ Petal

11/5 vs. Brandon (Thursday)

That's terrible, first 3 on the road and only 4 home games.

[maroontide06]

9 hours ago, ccbulldog said:

That's terrible, first 3 on the road and only 4 home games.

We only had 4 home games last year as well.  One year you'll travel a bunch and the next you'll have a good bit at home.  Two years ago we had double digit (10) home games.  That'll get you spoiled real quick LOL.

[Dubaction]

11 hours ago, ccbulldog said:

That's terrible, first 3 on the road and only 4 home games.

Which would mean you had a hell of a favorable schedule last season. 

[Bulldogs4]

I am not sure how the 6-4/4-6 split happened with Meridian.
Hopefully, they can reset that to 5-5 in 2027. 
Possibly, it was just one of those things that Cheyenne was not able to balance out prior to the 2025 schedule. I know there are a lot of moving parts when you are putting together a football schedule. 

[cstevens4]

2026 MAIS Master Football Schedule

 

https://www.capitalsportsms.com/capital_sports/football/2026-mais-master-football-schedule/article_5266ed6a-1e06-4500-9214-42a0cc39e78d.html

Edited 6 hours ago by cstevens4

[cstevens4]

[Vott]

On 6/27/2026 at 11:18 AM, Bulldogs4 said:

I am not sure how the 6-4/4-6 split happened with Meridian.
Hopefully, they can reset that to 5-5 in 2027. 
Possibly, it was just one of those things that Cheyenne was not able to balance out prior to the 2025 schedule. I know there are a lot of moving parts when you are putting together a football schedule. 

It had to be on the non region part of the schedule. With five region games you will always have the 3/2 2/3 split. Looks like last season Meridian had the 3/2 split with region home games they also had the 3/2 split  with the non region games as well which reversed the schedule this yr making it 2/3 and 2/3

[Bulldogs4]

3 hours ago, Vott said:

It had to be on the non region part of the schedule. With five region games you will always have the 3/2 2/3 split. Looks like last season Meridian had the 3/2 split with region home games they also had the 3/2 split  with the non region games as well which reversed the schedule this yr making it 2/3 and 2/3

Yep. As I mentioned hopefully he will be able to reset that after this year’s rotation is complete. 
That will make for a tough schedule this year but with Coach Tony Vance, I believe the team will be much better disciplined wise, organizationally, fundamentally etc. on the field this year. I don’t really care about wins/losses this year, I just want to see a functional team on the field. 
 

And only three Friday night home games as well. The last home game is on a Thursday night. 

[Vott]

11 minutes ago, Bulldogs4 said:

Yep. As I mentioned hopefully he will be able to reset that after this year’s rotation is complete. 
That will make for a tough schedule this year but with Coach Tony Vance, I believe the team will be much better disciplined wise, organizationally, fundamentally etc. on the field this year. I don’t really care about wins/losses this year, I just want to see a functional team on the field. 
 

And only three Friday night home games as well. The last home game is on a Thursday night. 

Hopefully it will work out so you can get 5 home and 5 away. Realignment could come into play to schedule non region games next season. Some have speculated that Meridian could be 6a next season and in 2028. That would probably have them in the region with Hattiesburg and that would open up an opponent for non region play.

[Rebel Bert]

5 minutes ago, Vott said:

Hopefully it will work out so you can get 5 home and 5 away. Realignment could come into play to schedule non region games next season. Some have speculated that Meridian could be 6a next season and in 2028. That would probably have them in the region with Hattiesburg and that would open up an opponent for non region play.

October 2025 #'s 8th-10th grades

7A

#24 Horn Lake 988

6A

#1 Meridian 958

#2 Pearl 922

#5 Terry 871

#14 West Jones 765

#15 Hattiesburg 762

#16 Forest Hill 758

#19 Jim Hill 742

So 3 of the 7, JIm Hill, Pearl, and Meridian are located north of I-20. I believe Jim Hill will go region 2 but you never know if Canton, Ridgeland,  Callaway,  Murrah, Warren Central just might get Meridian and not Jim Hill or eveb Pearl.