COCHRAN, Ga. – Coach Scott Henderson is pleased to announce the 2026 Men's Soccer schedule. The Knights will once again take on a strong collection of non-conference competition leading up to Peach Belt Conference play as they will compete in their second season as a NCAA Division II provisional member.
 
The 2026 regular season kicks off on the road on August 28^th with a trip to Florida to face Eckerd College and Florida Southern as two members of the Sunshine State Conference. MGA and Eckerd played to a 0-0 draw last season in St. Petersburg and will be playing Florida Southern for the first time.
 
The Knights will open their home schedule on September 3^rd against West Alabama and Reinhardt University on September 5^th at NeSmith Field on the Cochran campus where they will be scheduled to play a total of nine matches on the season.
 
Middle Georgia will open Peach Belt Conference play on September 9^th as they host Clayton State before taking on Wingate University on September 12^th in another non-conference tilt. The first road conference match takes place on September 16^th with the Knights taking on Georgia Southwestern before hosting USC-Aiken and Lander University. The month of September finishes off with a road match against North Georgia and a home match against Flagler College.
 
MGA plays their final non-conference match on October 3^rd as they head to Newberry College in South Carolina. The Knights play four of their final six conference matches on the road against USC-Aiken, Lander University, Flagler College, and Clayton State with their two home matches taking place against Georgia Southwestern and North Georgia.
 
As provisional members of NCAA Division II, the Knights are ineligible for NCAA postseason but are eligible for Peach Belt Conference postseason. The first round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament begins on October 31^st with the top-4 seeds hosting at their home field.