The 2026 football schedules for Las Cruces Public Schools teams have been released. Las Cruces will aim for another 6A state championship game appearance under coach Mark Lopez after narrowly falling in it last season to Cleveland.
Team Schedules
Las Cruces, Organ Mountain, and Centennial are in District 2-6A this year with Carlsbad, Clovis, Eldorado, Hobbs, and Volcano Vista. Mayfield is in District 2-5A alongside Alamogordo, Artesia, Chaparral, Deming, Gadsden, Goddard, and Roswell.
Las Cruces will play a neutral-site game against Dumas at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. Their schedule includes:
- Aug. 13: Scrimmage vs. Artesia
- Aug. 21: at Rio Rancho
- Aug. 28: Dumas (TX) at ENMU in Portales
- Sept. 4: vs. Mayfield
- Sept. 11: at Hobbs*
- Sept. 18: at Organ Mountain*
- Sept. 24: vs. Eldorado*
- Oct. 8: vs. Clovis*
- Oct. 16: at Volcano Vista*
- Oct. 23: vs. Carlsbad*
- Oct. 30: at Centennial*
Mayfield’s schedule includes:
- Aug. 21: vs. Los Lunas
- Aug. 28: vs. Organ Mountain
- Sept. 4: at Las Cruces
- Sept. 11: at Gadsden*
- Sept. 18: at Chaparral*
- Sept. 25: vs. Deming*
- Oct. 2: at Alamogordo*
- Oct. 16: at Goddard*
- Oct. 24: vs. Roswell*
- Oct. 31: vs. Artesia*
Organ Mountain’s schedule includes:
- Aug. 21: at Deming
- Aug. 28: at Mayfield
- Sept. 5: vs. Alamogordo
- Sept. 12: vs. Eldorado*
- Sept. 18: vs. Las Cruces*
- Sept. 25: at Hobbs*
- Oct. 9: vs. Centennial*
- Oct. 16: at Carlsbad*
- Oct. 22: vs. Volcano Vista*
- Oct. 30: at Clovis*
Centennial’s schedule includes:
- Aug. 12: Scrimmage at Ruidoso
- Aug. 21: at Cleveland
- Aug. 28: at El Paso Andress
- Sept. 3: vs. Artesia
- Sept. 11: vs. Carlsbad*
- Sept. 18: at Clovis*
- Sept. 26: at Volcano Vista*
- Oct. 9: at Organ Mountain*
- Oct. 16: vs. Hobbs*
- Oct. 23: at Eldorado*
- Oct. 30: vs. Las Cruces*
Original reporting: Las Cruces Sun News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
