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The Big Ten Conference 2025 football schedule marks the second season with 18 teams, no divisional format and the use of the Flex Protect XVIII model.
Ohio State, which won the 2024 season National Championship by defeating Notre Dame 34-23, opens August 30th in the Horseshoe against Texas. The two teams met in the semifinals in the Cotton Bowl with the Buckeyes prevailing 28-14.
Ohio State, naturally, topped the Final 2024 Congrove Computer Rankings while Notre Dame finished 3rd and Texas wound up at No. 4.
Oregon was 2nd in the final poll, finishing just 3/10ths of a ratings point behind the Buckeyes after a 13-1 campaign in which the Ducks split a pair of games with Ohio State. In the first game, Oregon won 32-31 in Corvallis on October 12 in a regular season contest, but Ohio State easily eliminated Oregon from the playoffs by rolling to a 41-21 victory in a quarterfinal game at the Rose Bowl.
Penn State (13-3) was 5th after falling 27-24 to the Irish in the semifinal game in the Orange Bowl.
Meanwhile, Indiana went 11-2 and was ranked 8th after losing 27-17 at Notre Dame in the first round of the playoffs. It was the first 10-win season in history for the Hoosiers as they managed that feat in Curt Cignetti's first season in Bloomington after he moved over from James Madison..
Illinois was No. 22 after a 10-3 season that closed with a 21-17 win over South Carolina in the Cheez-It Bowl.
The model features a combination of protected opponents and rotating opponents for universities. Each member institution will continue to play nine intraconference games per season, and teams 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.
The 2025 season will conclude with the annual Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium, which will feature the top two teams in the overall conference standings at the end of the regular season, with the winner earning the Big Ten Championship.
Selected Saturday games in the 2025 season may be adjusted to select Fridays and other special dates, including Labor Day Sunday and Black Friday. The 2026 football schedule will be announced in the future.
The conference announced on February 21 that it will hold its football Media Days from July 22-24 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Indianapolis will still host a conference championship game, but the league is among many who are looking at the sense of staging such contests going forward when they can easily force the ouster of the loser from the bigger picture, which is the college football playoff.
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
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
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
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: Michigan State (at Detroit, Ford Field)
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
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: Maryland (at Detroit, Ford Field)
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
Aug. 30: vs. Cincinnati (at Kansas City, Arrowhead)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Aug. 28: 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