TCU Football to open 2025-2026 season against Bill Belichick's Tar Heels. Here's the full schedule

FORT WORTH, Texas TCU has released its full football schedule for the 2025-26 season, highlighted by a marquee Week 1 matchup against North Carolina and first-year head coach Bill Belichick.

The Horned Frogs open the season on Sept.

1 in Chapel Hill, facing the Tar Heels in a primetime Monday night game at 6:30 p.m.

on ESPN.

The game will mark Belichicks debut as a college head coach, drawing national attention as TCU looks to spoil his opener.

Following this season-opener, the Horned Frogs will host Abilene Christian in their first home game of the year on Sept.

13.

Then, TCU will host cross-town rival SMU in a battle for the Iron Skillet on Sept.

27.

Once non-conference play wraps up, TCU will enter Big-12 play in Tempe against the defending conference champion Arizona State Sun Devils, followed by Deion Sanders' Colorado Buffaloes -- without the highly-touted Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter.

The Horned Frogs will play six home and six road games during the season.

TCU's Full 2025-2026 Season Schedule Games in bold denote home games.

Games with * denote Big 12 game.

Monday, Sept.

1 | at North Carolina - 6:30 p.m.

on ESPN Saturday, Sept.

13 | vs.

Abilene Christian Saturday, Sept.

20 | vs.

SMU Saturday, Sept.

27 | at Arizona State* Saturday, Oct.

4 | vs.

Colorado* Saturday, Oct.

11 | at Kansas State* Saturday, Oct.

18 | vs.

Baylor* Saturday, Oct.

25 | at West Virginia* Saturday, Nov.

8 | vs.

Iowa State* Saturday, Nov.

15 | at BYU* Saturday, Nov.

22 | at Houston* Saturday, Nov.

29 | vs.

Cincinnati * TCU said all kickoff times and TV assignments will be announced at a later date..

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