Maryville Rebels Football 2026: Full Schedule, Opener Recap, and How to Plan Around It
Maryville High School football just played its 2026 opener — a double-overtime loss to Alcoa, 43-42 on Friday night — and the season is now in full swing. If you want the whole schedule before the fall gets away from you, here's every Rebel game, with what I think actually matters when you're planning around them.
The 2026 Maryville Rebels football schedule
All games are 7:00 PM kickoff. Home games are at Maryville High School Stadium (400 W. Main Ave, Maryville).
- Fri, Aug 21 — vs. Alcoa: L 43-42 (2OT) — the opener went to double overtime. Tough way to start, but 43 points against a ranked Tornado offense says the offense can hang.
- Fri, Aug 28 — at West Knoxville — first road test of the year
- Fri, Sep 4 — vs. Bearden (district) — first district game, and it's a big one. Bearden is one of the strongest programs in the area
- Fri, Sep 11 — vs. Cleveland (rivalry, district)
- Fri, Sep 18 — at Farragut (district)
- Fri, Sep 25 — vs. Hardin Valley Academy (district)
- Fri, Oct 2 — vs. Cookeville
- Fri, Oct 16 — at Science Hill
- Fri, Oct 23 — at Bradley Central (rivalry, district)
- Thu, Oct 29 — at Oak Ridge (rivalry Thursday) — season finale, and it's the classic Knoxville-area rivalry Thursday
What the opener actually told us
Maryville scored 42 points against Alcoa, a team that walks into the season ranked #1 in the state's polls, and had the game in hand long enough to play two extra periods before settling for a 43-42 loss. That's a narrow spot for a first game of the year. The honest read: the offense is real, and now the season is a series of one-game swings.
How to plan around it
- Home games are free. You don't need tickets for the Maryville home dates — bring a blanket, arrive early for the best lot, and plan on being there for the pregame noise.
- District play starts Sep 4. That's the first game that counts toward the district standings, and Bearden is at home for it. If you've never been to a Maryville home game in September, this is the one.
- Two rivalry nights matter most to the local crowd: Sep 11 (Cleveland, home) and Oct 29 (Oak Ridge, the season finale on a Thursday). Mark both now — Thursday games surprise parents who planned the week around a normal school day.
- Friday night traffic. When Maryville is at home, the lots around the stadium fill fast on the west side of town. If you have little ones, plan to park a few blocks away and walk — strollers get rough on the gravel lots.
Where to follow
- Score and schedule updates: the MaxPreps Maryville page and CoachT.com both update results within minutes of final whistle. I check CoachT first because it lists the full season on one page.
- Replays: NFHS Network carries the games; MaxPreps links to each replay on its game page, so you can catch the ones you missed.
A double-overtime loss in week one is a great setup for a season story. The next three home dates — Bearden (Sep 4), Cleveland (Sep 11), and Hardin Valley (Sep 25) — give you every opportunity to see how this team settles in.
Schedule and result verified against CoachT.com and MaxPreps on Aug 23, 2026. Times can shift for TV or weather — confirm kickoff before you load up the car.