Who plays who in the 2026 Central Ozark Conference high school football slate

Missouri high school football is right around the corner. With official practice coming in the next few weeks, southwest Missouri teams will be gearing up for another great season of action.

The Central Ozark Conference continues to be one of the toughest leagues in the entire state. Here is the 2026 schedule for every team in the conference.

Central Ozark Conference Schedule

Carthage

• at Nixa, Aug. 28
• Lebanon, Sept. 4
• at Kickapoo, Sept. 11
• Glendale, Sept. 18
• Joplin, Sept. 25
• at Webb City, Oct. 2
• Willard, Oct. 9
• at Republic, Oct. 16
• Neosho, Oct. 23

Glendale

• Webb City, Aug. 28
• at Neosho, Sept. 4
• Willard, Sept. 11
• at Carthage, Sept. 18
• Waynesville, Sept. 25
• at Lebanon, Oct. 2
• Kickapoo, Oct. 8
• at Ozark, Oct. 16
• Nixa, Oct. 22

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Joplin

• at Kickapoo, Aug. 28
• Nixa, Sept. 4
• at Lebanon, Sept. 11
• Waynesville, Sept. 18
• at Carthage, Sept. 25
• Republic, Oct. 2
• at Neosho, Oct. 9
• at Willard, Oct. 16
• Webb City, Oct. 23

Kickapoo

• Joplin, Aug. 28
• at Republic, Sept. 4
• Carthage, Sept. 11
• at Willard, Sept. 18
• Lebanon, Sept. 25
• at Nixa, Oct. 1
• at Glendale, Oct. 8
• Waynesville, Oct. 16
• Ozark, Oct. 23

Lebanon

• Republic, Aug. 28
• at Carthage, Sept. 4
• Joplin, Sept. 11
• at Neosho, Sept. 18
• at Kickapoo, Sept. 25
• Glendale, Oct. 2
• at Ozark, Oct. 9
• Nixa, Oct. 16
• at Waynesville, Oct. 23

Neosho

• at Ozark, Aug. 28
• Glendale, Sept. 4
• at Waynesville, Sept. 11
• Lebanon, Sept. 18
• at Republic, Sept. 25
• Willard, Oct. 2
• Joplin, Oct. 9
• at Webb City, Oct. 16
• at Carthage, Oct. 23

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Nixa

• Carthage, Aug. 28
• at Joplin, Sept. 4
• Republic, Sept. 11
• at Webb City, Sept. 18
• at Ozark, Sept. 25
• Kickapoo, Oct. 1
• Waynesville, Oct. 9
• at Lebanon, Oct. 16
• at Glendale, Oct. 22

Ozark

• Neosho, Aug. 28
• at Willard, Sept. 4
• Webb City, Sept. 11
• at Republic, Sept. 18
• Nixa, Sept. 25
• at Waynesville, Oct. 2
• Lebanon, Oct. 9
• Glendale, Oct. 16
• at Kickapoo, Oct. 23

Republic

• at Lebanon, Aug. 28
• Kickapoo, Sept. 4
• at Nixa, Sept. 11
• Ozark, Sept. 18
• Neosho, Sept. 25
• at Joplin, Oct. 2
• Webb City, Oct. 9
• Carthage, Oct. 16
• at Willard, Oct. 23

Waynesville

• Willard, Aug. 28
• at Webb City, Sept. 4
• Neosho, Sept. 11
• at Joplin, Sept. 18
• at Glendale, Sept. 25
• Ozark, Oct. 2
• at Nixa, Oct. 9
• at Kickapoo, Oct. 16
• Lebanon, Oct. 23

Webb City

• at Glendale, Aug. 28
• Waynesville, Sept. 4
• at Ozark, Sept. 11
• Nixa, Sept. 18
• at Willard, Sept. 25
• Carthage, Oct. 2
• at Republic, Oct. 9
• Neosho, Oct. 16
• at Joplin, Oct. 23

Willard

• at Waynesville, Aug. 28
• Ozark, Sept. 4
• at Glendale, Sept. 11
• Kickapoo, Sept. 18
• Webb City, Sept. 25
• at Neosho, Oct. 2
• at Carthage, Oct. 9
• Joplin, Oct. 16
• Republic, Oct. 23

Liam Keating covers high school sports and Missouri State athletics for The Springfield News-Leader. Send stats or information to him at [e-mail]

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