EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE men's soccer Head Coach Cale Wassermann has announced his schedule for the 2026 season.

The Cougars will play two preseason contests and seven nonconference games before embarking on their 10-game Ohio Valley Conference schedule.

SIUE will play host to Iowa Western (Aug. 10) in their lone home exhibition game. They'll face Louisville on the road (Aug. 15) to close out the preseason.

A three-game August road stretch opens the regular season beginning at Kansas City (Aug. 20) and continuing at Michigan State (Aug. 27) and Michigan (Aug. 30). SIUE also will travel to Loyola Chicago (Sep. 10).

Highlighted by the return of the Bronze Boot game to Edwardsville, the Cougars will have eight regular season home games at Ralph Korte Stadium.

The Bronze Boot game against Saint Louis (Sep. 6) kicks off the home season. It is the first time the game has been on campus since the 2022 season. The Cougars also will face Bradley (Sep. 16) and Webster (Sep. 20) in Edwardsville.

The OVC schedule opens with Southern Indiana (Sep. 26) at Korte Stadium for the annual Homecoming game.

SIUE also will play host to Western Illinois (Oct. 1), Lindenwood (Oct. 15), league-newcomers URTGV (Oct. 18) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 1).

The Cougars will travel for conference games at Eastern Illinois (Oct. 4), Incarnate Word (Oct. 8), Houston Christian (Oct. 11), Southern Indiana (Oct. 24) and Western Illinois (Oct. 29).

The OVC Championship takes place at Lindenwood beginning Nov. 8.