TicketsCINCINNATI – The Cincinnati athletics department announced on Tuesday the official themes for all six home games for the upcoming 2026 football season.
Cincinnati’s slate is highlighted by an Oct. 24 matchup vs. Texas Tech during the University’s 100th Homecoming celebration. That game will also serve as a celebration of the 50th James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame class, which will be inducted the night before.
UC opens the year at home vs. Boston College on Sept. 5 at 3:30 p.m on FOX, and follows that up with a “Nippert at Night” contest on Sept. 12 vs. Western Carolina. Cincinnati’s Big 12 home opener is set for Sept. 26 vs. Kansas State, and conference foes Utah (Oct. 31) and Colorado (Nov. 21) come to Nippert Stadium as well.
The full list of home gameday themes with suggested colors for fans to wear are below:
Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. Boston College – Wear White
- Home Opener
- Spirit Day – open to kids who would like to participate in cheer and dance, featuring a special halftime routine.
Saturday, Sept. 12 vs. Western Carolina – Wear Black
- Junior Bearcat Appreciation – Registration for 2026-27 Junior Bearcat Kids Club will be available soon!
Saturday, Sept. 26 vs. Kansas State – Stripeout (Wear Red and Black)
- Youth Teams Day
- Stripe the Stadium!
- Mental Health Awareness
Saturday, Oct. 24 vs. Texas Tech – Wear Red
- 100th Homecoming
- Cincinnati will honor the 50th James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame class, which includes former football star Connor Barwin, men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins, track and field All-Americans Loretta Blaut and Wayne Mason, baseball career batting average leader Mike Kinnett, and women’s soccer record-setting goalkeeper Christy Hoffman.
Saturday, Oct. 31 vs. Utah – Wear Black
- Breast Cancer Awareness
- Children are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes to the game, but no masks will be allowed.
Saturday, Nov. 21 vs. Colorado – Wear Red
- Military Appreciation - Recognizing the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Force with military displays and special military integrations into gameday.
- Senior Night – Honoring our 2026 seniors playing their final game at Nippert Stadium.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Season ticket packages start as low as $300 and represent one of the best values for family entertainment in Cincinnati this fall. Season parking can be purchased for $100 at Eden Garage here.
Single-game tickets and Homecoming bundles are also on sale now! At this time, the only way to guarantee a ticket to the Texas Tech Homecoming game on Oct. 24 is to purchase tickets from one of the bundle options below:
Option 1: UC vs. Texas Tech and UC vs. Western Carolina (as low as $85)
Option 2: UC vs. Texas Tech and one additional game: any remaining Big 12 home game or Boston College (as low as $120)
Spend your Saturdays with the Bearcats this fall. Purchase tickets and use Ticketmaster's interactive Nippert Stadium map to select your seats.
Ticketmaster’s Step-By-Step Guide to purchasing tickets is available, as well.
For information, visit GoBearcats.com/tickets, call 1-877-228-7849 or email uc.tickets@uc.edu