DAVIS, Calif. — The UC Davis men's soccer team will host seven regular-season matches at Aggie Soccer Field in 2026, including five Mountain West Conference contests, as the Aggies begin play in the league's inaugural men's soccer season. Head coach Dwayne Shaffer's squad opens the home schedule Aug. 23 against Cal Poly.

UC Davis joins Air Force, Grand Canyon, San Jose State, UNLV and Utah Tech in the six-team league, as the Mountain West becomes the first NCAA Division I conference to add men's soccer since 2023. Each member will play a home-and-away round robin for a 10-match conference slate, with all six schools opening league play Sept. 26. The Aggies arrive in the Mountain West after winning Big West Tournament championships in 2019 and 2024, the latter earning the program's most recent NCAA Tournament berth.

The Aggies open the year with a pair of home exhibitions, welcoming Cal on Aug. 13 before hosting Chico State on Aug. 16. The regular season begins Aug. 20 at Causeway rival Sacramento State, and UC Davis returns home three days later to face Cal Poly in a Sunday night home opener.

UC Davis closes August with road matches at Pacific (Aug. 27) and Stanford (Aug. 30), then makes a two-match trip to Seattle to open September, visiting Seattle University on Sept. 3 and Washington on Sept. 5. The Aggies return to Aggie Soccer Field to host San Francisco on Sept. 12 before wrapping up nonconference play Sept. 19 at Saint Mary's.

Mountain West play opens Sept. 26 at San Jose State, and the Aggies host their first conference match in program history four days later when Air Force visits Davis on Sept. 30. UC Davis then travels to Utah Tech on Oct. 4 before returning home to face Grand Canyon on Oct. 10.

A two-match road swing follows at UNLV (Oct. 14) and Air Force (Oct. 18), after which the Aggies play three of their final four at home. UC Davis hosts Utah Tech on Oct. 23 and UNLV on Oct. 28, visits Grand Canyon on Nov. 1, then closes the regular season Nov. 6 against San Jose State at Aggie Soccer Field.

The inaugural Mountain West Men's Soccer Championship runs Nov. 8-14, while the NCAA Tournament begins Nov. 19 and concludes with the College Cup on Dec. 14.

2026 UC Davis Men's Soccer Schedule

• Thu., Aug. 13 (7 p.m.): CAL (Exhibition)
• Sun., Aug. 16 (5 p.m.): CHICO STATE (Exhibition)
• Thu., Aug. 20 (5 p.m.): at Sacramento State (Sacramento, Calif.)
• Sun., Aug. 23 (7 p.m.): CAL POLY
• Thu., Aug. 27 (7 p.m.): at Pacific (Stockton, Calif.)
• Sun., Aug. 30 (7 p.m.): at Stanford (Stanford, Calif.)
• Thu., Sept. 3 (7 p.m.): at Seattle U (Seattle, Wash.)
• Sat., Sept. 5 (7:30 p.m.): at Washington (Seattle, Wash.)
• Sat., Sept. 12 (7 p.m.): SAN FRANCISCO
• Sat., Sept. 19 (1 p.m.): at Saint Mary's (Moraga, Calif.)
• Sat., Sept. 26 (7 p.m.): at San Jose State (San Jose, Calif.)*
• Wed., Sept. 30 (7 p.m.): AIR FORCE*
• Sun., Oct. 4 (2 p.m.): at Utah Tech (St. George, Utah)*
• Sat., Oct. 10 (6 p.m.): GRAND CANYON*
• Wed., Oct. 14 (7 p.m.): at UNLV (Las Vegas, Nev.)*
• Sun., Oct. 18 (1 p.m.): at Air Force (U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.)*
• Fri., Oct. 23 (6 p.m.): UTAH TECH*
• Wed., Oct. 28 (6 p.m.): UNLV*
• Sun., Nov. 1 (7 p.m.): at Grand Canyon (Phoenix, Ariz.)*
• Fri., Nov. 6 (6 p.m.): SAN JOSE STATE*
• Nov. 8-14: Mountain West Men's Soccer Championship
• Nov. 19-Dec. 14: NCAA Tournament

Home matches in BOLD at Aggie Soccer Field
*Denotes Mountain West Conference match

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS
UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026-27.

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/.