As fans prepare for postseason college football, they can also begin looking ahead. The 2025 Big Ten college football schedule was unveiled on Wednesday.
The 2025 schedule marks the second season with 18 teams and no divisional format.
The Big Ten’s new scheduling model was announced last year and it dictates that teams will play a nine-game conference schedule and three non-conference opponents. Under the new scheduling model, each team will play every other conference opponent at least twice — once home and once away — and will play rotating opponents no more than three times in a five-year period.
Conference play begins on Saturday, September 13. The 2025 season will conclude with the annual Big ten Championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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This year’s Big Ten champion, Oregon, will open conference competition on the road vs. Northwestern on September 13 before traveling to Happy Valley two weeks later to take on Penn State in a rematch of this year’s conference championship game. The Ducks will not play Michigan or Ohio State next season after playing both schools during the 2024 campaign.
Michigan, which avoided traveling to Southern California this past season, will play on the road vs. USC on October 11. The Wolverines will also play road games against Nebraska, Michigan State, Northwestern and Maryland. As is tradition, Michigan will play Ohio State in the final week of the regular season on November 29.
Indiana, which delivered a breakthrough 11-1 season under first-year head coach Curt Cignetti in 2024, will face a difficult road back to the College Football Playoff next season. The Hoosiers will play Iowa, Penn State and Oregon on the road and host Michigan State, UCLA and Wisconsin in Big Ten play.
Notable non-conference matchups to watch include Ohio State facing SEC’s newest addition in the Texas Longhorns and Michigan playing Oklahoma in Week 2.
Below is a complete list of the 2025 Big Ten football schedule.
2025 Big Ten schedule
Illinois
- Aug. 30: vs. Western Illinois
- Sept. 6: at Duke
- Sept. 13: vs. Western Michigan
- Sept. 20: at Indiana
- Sept. 27: vs. USC
- Oct. 4: at Purdue
- Oct. 11: vs. Ohio State
- Oct. 25: at Washington
- Nov. 1: vs. Rutgers
- Nov. 15: vs. Maryland
- Nov. 22: at Wisconsin
- Nov. 29: vs. Northwestern
Indiana
- Aug. 30: vs. Old Dominion
- Sept. 6: vs. Kennesaw State
- Sept. 13: vs. Indiana State
- Sept. 20: vs. Illinois
- Sept. 27: at Iowa
- Oct. 11: at Oregon
- Oct. 18: vs. Michigan State
- Oct. 25: vs. UCLA
- Nov. 1: at Maryland
- Nov. 8: at Penn State
- Nov. 15: vs. Wisconsin
- Nov. 29: at Purdue
Iowa
- Aug. 30: vs. Albany
- Sept. 6: at Iowa State
- Sept. 13: vs. UMass
- Sept. 20: at Rutgers
- Sept. 27: vs. Indiana
- Oct. 11: at Wisconsin
- Oct. 18: vs. Penn State
- Oct. 25: vs. Minnesota
- Nov. 8: vs. Oregon
- Nov. 15: at USC
- Nov. 22: vs. Michigan State
- Nov. 28: at Nebraska
Maryland
- Aug. 30: vs. Florida Atlantic
- Sept. 6: vs. Northern Illinois
- Sept. 13: vs. Towson
- Sept. 20: at Wisconsin
- Oct. 4: vs. Washington
- Oct. 11: vs. Nebraska
- Oct. 18: at UCLA
- Nov. 1: vs. Indiana
- Nov. 8: at Rutgers
- Nov. 15: at Illinois
- Nov. 22: vs. Michigan
- Nov. 29: at Michigan State
Michigan
- Aug. 30: vs. New Mexico
- Sept. 6: at Oklahoma
- Sept. 13: vs. Central Michigan
- Sept. 20: at Nebraska
- Oct. 4: vs. Wisconsin
- Oct. 11: at USC
- Oct. 18: vs. Washington
- Oct. 25: at MSU
- Nov. 1: vs. Purdue
- Nov. 15: at Northwestern
- Nov. 22: at Maryland
- Nov. 29: vs. Ohio State
Michigan State
- Aug. 30: vs. Western Michigan
- Sept. 6: vs. Boston College
- Sept. 13: vs. Youngstown State
- Sept. 20: at USC
- Oct. 4: at Nebraska
- Oct. 11: vs. UCLA
- Oct. 18: at Indiana
- Oct. 25: vs. Michigan
- Nov. 1: at Minnesota
- Nov. 15: vs. Penn State
- Nov. 22: at Iowa
- Nov. 29: vs. Maryland
Minnesota
- Aug. 28: vs. Buffalo
- Sept. 6: vs. Northwestern State
- Sept. 13: vs. Ohio
- Sept. 20: vs. Nebraska
- Oct. 4: vs. Purdue
- Oct. 11: at Indiana
- Oct. 18: vs. Wisconsin
- Oct. 25: vs. Michigan
- Nov. 1: at Iowa
- Nov. 8: at Illinois
- Nov. 15: at Maryland
- Nov. 22: at Purdue
Nebraska
- Aug. 30: vs. Cincinnati
- Sept. 6: vs. Akron
- Sept. 13: vs. Houston Christian
- Sept. 20: vs. Michigan
- Oct. 4: vs. Michigan State
- Oct. 11: at Maryland
- Oct. 18: at Minnesota
- Oct. 25: vs. Northwestern
- Nov. 1: vs. USC
- Nov. 8: at UCLA
- Nov. 22: at Penn State
- Nov. 28: vs. Iowa
Northwestern
- Aug. 30: at Tulane
- Sept. 6: vs. Western Illinois
- Sept. 13: vs. Oregon
- Sept. 27: vs. UCLA
- Oct. 4: vs. ULM
- Oct. 11: at Penn State
- Oct. 18: vs. Purdue
- Oct. 25: at Nebraska
- Nov. 8: at USC
- Nov. 15: vs. Michigan (Wrigley Field)
- Nov. 22: vs. Minnesota (Wrigley Field)
- Nov. 29: at Illinois
Ohio State
- Aug. 30: vs. Texas
- Sept. 6: vs. Grambling
- Sept. 13: vs. Ohio
- Sept. 27: at Washington
- Oct. 4: vs. Minnesota
- Oct. 11: at Illinois
- Oct. 18: at Wisconsin
- Nov. 1: vs. Penn State
- Nov. 8: at Purdue
- Nov. 15: vs. UCLA
- Nov. 22: vs. Rutgers
- Nov. 29: at Michigan
Oregon
- Aug. 30: vs. Montana State
- Sept. 6: vs. Oklahoma State
- Sept. 13: at Northwestern
- Sept. 20: vs. Oregon State
- Sept. 27: at Penn State
- Oct. 11: vs. Indiana
- Oct. 18: at Rutgers
- Oct. 25: vs. Wisconsin
- Nov. 8: at Iowa
- Nov. 15: vs. Minnesota
- Nov. 22: vs. USC
- Nov. 29: at Washington
Penn State
- Aug. 31: at West Virginia
- Sept. 7: vs. Bowling Green
- Sept. 14: vs. Kent State
- Sept. 28: vs. Illinois
- Oct. 5: vs. UCLA
- Oct. 12: at USC
- Oct. 26: at Wisconsin
- Nov. 1: vs. Ohio State
- Nov. 8: vs. Indiana
- Nov. 15: at Michigan State
- Nov. 22: vs. Nebraska
- Nov. 29: at Rutgers
Purdue
- Aug. 30: vs. Ball State
- Sept. 6: vs. Southern Illinois
- Sept. 13: vs. USC
- Sept. 20: at Notre Dame
- Oct. 4: vs. Illinois
- Oct. 11: at Minnesota
- Oct. 18: at Northwestern
- Oct. 25: vs. Rutgers
- Nov. 1: at Michigan
- Nov. 8: vs. Ohio State
- Nov. 15: at Washington
- Nov. 29: vs. Indiana
Rutgers
- Aug. 30: vs. Ohio
- Sept. 6: vs. Miami (Ohio)
- Sept. 13: vs. Norfolk State
- Sept. 20: vs. Iowa
- Sept. 27: at Minnesota
- Oct. 11: at Washington
- Oct. 18: vs. Oregon
- Oct. 25: at Purdue
- Nov. 1: at Illinois
- Nov. 8: vs. Maryland
- Nov. 22: at Ohio State
- Nov. 29: vs. Penn State
UCLA
- Sept. 6: at UNLV
- Sept. 13: vs. New Mexico
- Sept. 27: at Northwestern
- Oct. 4: vs. Penn State
- Oct. 11: at Michigan State
- Oct. 18: vs. Maryland
- Oct. 25: at Indiana
- Nov. 8: vs. Nebraska
- Nov. 15: at Ohio State
- Nov. 22: vs. Washington
- Nov. 29: at USC
USC
- Aug. 30: vs. Missouri State
- Sept. 6: vs. Georgia Southern
- Sept. 13: vs. Purdue
- Sept. 20: vs. Michigan State
- Sept. 27: at Illinois
- Oct. 11: vs. Michigan
- Oct. 18: at Notre Dame
- Nov. 1: at Nebraska
- Nov. 8: vs. Northwestern
- Nov. 15: vs. Iowa
Washington
- Aug. 30: vs. Colorado State
- Sept. 6: vs. UC Davis
- Sept. 13: at Washington State
- Sept. 20: vs. Ohio State
- Sept. 27: at Maryland
- Oct. 4: vs. Rutgers
- Oct. 11: vs. Michigan
- Oct. 18: at Illinois
- Oct. 25: vs. Wisconsin
- Nov. 8: vs. Purdue
- Nov. 15: at UCLA
- Nov. 22: at Oregon
- Nov. 29: vs. USC
Wisconsin
- Aug. 30: vs. Miami (Ohio)
- Sept. 6: vs. Middle Tennessee
- Sept. 13: at Alabama
- Sept. 20: vs. Maryland
- Oct. 4: at Michigan
- Oct. 11: vs. Iowa
- Oct. 18: vs. Ohio State
- Oct. 25: at Oregon
- Nov. 8: vs. Washington
- Nov. 15: at Indiana
- Nov. 22: vs. Illinois
- Nov. 29: at Minnesota
