Football to Open 2028 Season at Home vs. Bowling Green

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Gamecocks will open the 2028 football season against the Bowling Green Falcons, the two schools announced today. The non-conference game will take place at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia on Saturday, August 26.

This will be the first time the Gamecocks and Falcons have met on the gridiron. Carolina plays fellow Mid-American Conference member Kent State on Sept. 5 to open the 2026 season.

The game against Bowling Green will be the earliest game by day in Williams-Brice Stadium history. Carolina started the 2008 and 2014 seasons at home on August 28 against N.C. State and Texas A&M, respectively.

Carolina will face Bowling Green, Wofford and Clemson in the non-conference portion of the 2028 schedule. The Gamecocks have home conference games against Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky and Oklahoma with road tilts at Florida, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas A&M as part of the nine-game SEC ledger.

Carolina opens the 2026 season against MAC foe Kent State. The game is Saturday, Sept. 5 at 12:45 and will be televised on SEC Network.

EARLIEST GAMES AT WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM
August 26, 2028 – Bowling Green
August 28, 2014 – Texas A&M (L, 28-52); August 28, 2008 – N.C. State (W, 34-0)
August 29, 2013 – North Carolina (W, 27-10)
August 30, 1986  – Miami, Fla. (L, 14-34)
August 31, 2024 – Old Dominion (W, 23-19); August 31, 1985 – The Citadel (W, 56-17)

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