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Rich Rodriguez's second stint in Morgantown opened clean: a 31-24 win over Coastal Carolina, then a 52-7 rout of UT Martin. Next up, No. 25 Virginia in Charlotte.
Tony Gibson's Herd opened at Penn State and hosted Middle Tennessee in the first home game of the rebuilt roster. Full recaps land once the film's in.
The Mountain East Conference — real D2 football, all in-state or next door — opens its slate Sept. 19. Defending co-champ Frostburg State is the team to beat.
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The Mountain East Conference starts its 2026 slate on Saturday, Sept. 19, with an eight-game conference schedule — every team gets four home and four away dates.
Results from the non-conference stretch, as they've come in:
| Team | Result |
|---|---|
| Frostburg State | W 24-19 vs. Assumption |
| Fairmont State | L 43-20 at Dayton, W 34-30 vs. Bloomsburg, L 37-17 at Findlay (1-2) |
| Charleston | L 42-31 at North Greenville |
| West Liberty | W 35-14 vs. Post |
| Wheeling | L 23-7 vs. Lake Erie |
| WV Wesleyan | L 24-14 vs. Shippensburg |
| Concord | Bye this week — opened W 26-22 vs. Bluefield State on Aug. 5 |
Davis & Elkins, Glenville State, Point Park, and West Virginia State results still being confirmed.
The league is also adding a 12th member, Shawnee State, joining officially in July 2027 with football starting no later than 2028.
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