GUELPH, Ont. – Season tickets, as well as individual game tickets, are now
available for purchase online for the Guelph Gryphons 2026 football season.
The Gryphon football team will host a total of four regular season home games in 2026, with the home opener set for Labour Day Weekend (Sunday, Sept. 6 versus McMaster, 1pm). The Gryphons will then welcome the Carleton Ravens to Alumni Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 12 (1pm). The University of Guelph's annual homecoming football game will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26 when the Gryphons host the Waterloo Warriors. While the Windsor Lancers visit Guelph on Saturday, October 24 for the final home game of the 2026 regular season schedule.
The Gryphons will enter the 2026 football season in pursuit of the fifth Yates Cup title in program history, with U of G previously claiming conference titles in 2015, 1996, 1992 and 1984, with the lone national title in program history seeing the Gryphons hoist the Vanier Cup in 1984. 11 universities from across the province will compete for OUA bragging rights in 2026, with the Canadian university football season culminating on November 28, 2028 at TELUS-Université Laval Stadium, with Laval University set to serve as host of the 2026 Vanier Cup. The Gryphons are coming off a strong 2025 season in which they knocked off the Western Mustangs in the OUA quarterfinals in London before falling just short to Laurier in the OUA semifinals.
Ticket prices for 2026 Gryphon football home games are listed below, with current University of Guelph students getting into regular season games
free when securing their ticket online (gryphons.ca/tickets), with the exception of Homecoming on September 26 versus Waterloo.
2026 Gryphon Football Regular Season Game Ticket Prices:
- Adult $20
- Faculty/Staff $10
- U of G Student $0 (when ticket secured online)
- Youth (4-17) $10
2026 Gryphon Football Homecoming Ticket Prices (Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 | 1pm vs Waterloo):
- Adult $25
- U of G Faculty/Staff $25
- U of G Student $20
- Youth (4-17) $20
2026 Gryphon Football Home Schedule
Home game #1: Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026 | 1pm vs McMaster Marauders *** O-Week ***
Home game #2: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026 | 1pm vs Carleton Ravens *** Community Day, in support of United Way ***
Home game #3: Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 | 1pm vs Waterloo Warriors *** Homecoming ***
Home game #4: Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 | 1pm vs Windsor Lancers *** Senior Day / Think Pink ***
