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Sat. 08/13/16 at Clemson (Exh.) 7:00 p.m. CT
Tue. 08/16/16 vs. AUM (Exh.) 7:00 p.m. CT
Sat. 08/20/16 vs. Louisville (Exh.) 5:00 p.m. CT
Fri. 08/26/16 vs. Memphis 7:00 p.m. CT
Sun. 08/28/16 vs. Xavier 6:00 p.m. CT
Fri. 09/02/16 at UNC Greensboro 6:00 p.m. CT
Mon. 09/05/16 at Coastal Carolina 6:00 p.m. CT
Fri. 09/09/16 vs. Tulsa 7:00 p.m. CT (UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic)
Sun. 09/11/16 vs. Rhode Island 2:30 p.m. CT (UAB Soccer For A Cure Classic)
Sat. 09/17/16 vs. Marshall * 7:00 p.m. CT
Sat. 09/24/16 vs. Old Dominion * 7:00 p.m. CT
Tue. 09/27/16 vs. Howard 7:00 p.m. CT
Sat. 10/01/16 at Florida Atlantic * 7:00 p.m. CT
Tue. 10/04/16 vs. Santa Clara 7:00 p.m. CT
Sat. 10/08/16 vs. Kentucky * 7:00 p.m. CT
Tue. 10/11/16 at Lipscomb 7:00 p.m. CT
Sat. 10/15/16 at South Carolina * 6:00 p.m. CT
Sat. 10/22/16 at Charlotte * 6:00 p.m. CT
Wed. 10/26/16 vs. New Mexico * 7:00 p.m. CT
Sat. 11/05/16 at FIU * 6:00 p.m. CT
Wed. 11/09/16 Conference USA Tournament TBA (Huntington, WV)

As usual, looks difficult.

Clemson finished 3rd last season. Just an exhibition game against them.

Louisville finished 24th, but also an exhibition game.

I have never understood the concept of three exhibition games. Lots of chances for injuries before the real games even start.

UAB went 5-11 last season, and were ranked 126th. I can't remember when UAB soccer struggled that much.

Exhibitions or scrimmages can be valuable to see how your team performs against an opponent that you haven't practiced against.

Yes, there is a chance for injuries but you can play a variety of players & experiment with a variety of lineups.

Sometimes it is hard to have enough players to try and scrimmage within just the team.

(just my observations as an assistant coach for 3 seasons for my daughter's soccer team)

Still can question the 3 exhibition games versus 2 games though. Seems like 2 would be sufficient.

Clemson has become an annual, home & home exhibition opponent.