The Allan Hancock football program officially announced its 2026 schedule this week.

The Bulldogs are slated to play five home games and five road games that include seven Southern California Football Association Northern League games this upcoming season.

This will be the 18th season Hancock will play in the Northern League.

The Bulldogs will start their journey on Aug. 27 with a road game at LA Valley College marking the first time the two teams will face each other in seven years.

Hancock won the last meeting back on Sept. 14, 2019 with a 70-3 win.

The Bulldogs will then return home with two consecutive games against rival Bakersfield College on Sept. 5 and then Golden West on Sept. 12.

Golden West last season saw a 12-1 record before losing to the College of San Mateo in the CCCAA State Championship game.

Northern League competition will start Sept. 26 against Long Beach City College its bye week the week after.

The league schedule will consist of a road game against Ventura on Oct. 10, a home game against Moorpark on Oct. 17, a quick trip down to Santa Barbara City College on Oct. 24 and senior day on Oct. 31 against Mt. San Antonio.

Hancock will conclude its season on Nov. 7 at Citrus College.

The Bulldogs finished last season 4-6 overall and 3-4 in league play.

Former St. Joseph, Hancock pitcher Omar Reynoso signs with Bismarck State

Bulldogs sophomore pitcher Omar Reynoso signed his letter of intent to play at Bismarck State College next season.

Reynoso came to Hancock this season after transferring from College of San Mateo. Before that he graduated from St. Joseph High School.

This past season he appeared in 14 games, striking out 15 batters in 26.2 innings.

“My time at Hancock was a great experience for me and I was able to meet a lot of new people,” Reynoso said. “The baseball coaches prepared me to be ready for what’s coming at the next level and showed me how important it is to stay locked in.”

Bismarck State, in Bismarck, N.D, is a NAIA school and competes in the Frontier Conference. Last season the Mystics finished 21-27 overall.