PROVO, Utah — In conjunction with the Big 12 Conference, BYU announced Tuesday its football schedule for the upcoming 2025 season.
| 2025 BYU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE | ||
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| 8/30 | Portland State | Provo, Utah |
| 9/6 | Stanford | Provo, Utah |
| 9/20 | at East Carolina | Greenville, North Carolina |
| 9/27 | at Colorado | Boulder, Colorado |
| 10/3 | West Virginia | Provo, Utah |
| 10/11 | at Arizona | Tucson, Arizona |
| 10/18 (Homecoming) | Utah | Provo, Utah |
| 10/25 | at Iowa State | Ames, Iowa |
| 11/8 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/15 | TCU | Provo, Utah |
| 11/22 | at Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 11/29 | UCF | Provo, Utah |
The Big 12 revealed the 2025 football schedules for all 16 league members, noting that select Saturday games may be adjusted to select Fridays, other special dates, and Black Friday, with game announcements in the coming weeks. Kickoff times and network selections by Big 12 television partners ESPN, FOX and TNT Sports will be announced later in the year.
BYU's 2025 slate includes six home games, beginning with a season opener against Portland State and hosting Stanford at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Other featured home games include the first-ever trip to Provo by the West Virginia Mountaineers in a Friday-night matchup and the season's annual homecoming game, this time against in-state rival Utah. The Cougars also host TCU and UCF to round out the home schedule.
The schedule also features six road contests and two bye weeks (Sept. 13 and Nov. 1) for the second consecutive year. The Cougars play on the road at East Carolina, Colorado, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Arizona and Cincinnati.
Two of BYU's 2025 opponents finished last year ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 with Iowa State at No. 15 and Colorado at No. 25. TCU received votes in the final poll. Overall, the Cougars will face six teams that played in a bowl game in 2024, including 11-game winner Iowa State, who edged out BYU for a place in conference championship game via tiebreaker rules last season. Along with the Cyclones, BYU's 2025 opponents coming off of bowl appearances include East Carolina, TCU, West Virginia, Texas Tech and the Cougars' Alamo Bowl opponent Colorado.
For the second straight season, the Cougars face 10 power-conference opponents in its 12-game regular season. The nonconference slate for BYU includes FCS opponent Portland State of the Big Sky Conference, Stanford from the Atlantic Coast Conference and East Carolina out of American Athletic Conference.
BYU will play nine conference games in the Big 12, with five on the road and four at LaVell Edwards Stadium in 2025. Only four opponents repeat on the league slate from last season, including bowl opponent Colorado this time as a regular-season matchup. BYU also gets repeat games against Arizona, UCF and Utah.
Big 12 teams on the schedule that the Cougars didn't see in 2024 include West Virginia, Iowa State, Texas Tech, TCU and Cincinnati.
The Cougars will see two teams (Colorado and Iowa State) of the three other programs that shared a first-place tie atop the 2024 standings with BYU at 7-2, and two of the three that finished with the next-best record (6-3) in Big 12 play last season in Texas Tech and TCU. The Cougars face three of those opponents on the road (Colorado, Iowa State and Texas Tech).
This year, BYU does not face Arizona State, Baylor, Kansas State, Kansas, Houston or Oklahoma State in the regular season.
The Big 12 Championship game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Season Tickets
Season ticket renewals begin this spring. 2024 season ticket holders will receive a direct communication via email with their designated date and time to renew and purchase 2025 tickets.
Fans interested in purchasing tickets in 2025 who were not a season ticket holder in 2024 should fill out the BYU Season Tickets Interest Form.
Cougar fans interested in supporting BYU Athletics through the Cougar Club can use the following link for information about Cougar Club membership.