Gophers release finalized 2025 football schedule

Minnesota will have a couple of tough road tests next season.

Oct 5, 2024; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck looks on during the second half against the USC Trojans at Huntington Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Krohn-Imagn Images / Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

The Big Ten has officially announced its 2025 schedule, which means that Minnesota's 2025 football schedule has been finalized with dates and opponents.

Gophers Football 2025 Schedule

Week	Opponent	Date	Location
1	Buffalo	Aug. 28 (Thursday)	Home
2	Northwestern State	Sept. 6	Home
3	California	Sept. 13	Away
4	BYE	BYE	BYE
5	Rutgers	Sept. 27	Home
6	Ohio State	Oct. 4	Away
7	Purdue	Oct. 11	Home
8	Nebraska	Oct. 18	Home
9	Iowa	Oct. 25	Away
10	Michigan State	Nov. 1	Home
11	BYE	BYE	BYE
12	Oregon	Nov. 15	Away
13	Northwestern	Nov. 22	Wrigley Field
14	Wisconsin	Nov. 29	Home

Reaction/Notes:

It's worth noting that the Big Ten announced every conference game as a Saturday kickoff, but some games will be moved to Friday for some programs. FOX began a Friday night package in 2024, which is expected to continue in 2025. Most of the league’s schools can appear in up to one home game and one road game on Fridays each year, but the date for those announcements is unknown.

Minnesota's Week 13 game against Northwestern will be played at Wrigley Field. The Wildcats are still in the process of building a new stadium, but that game will be played at the Chicago Cubs' home ballpark, instead of Northwestern's temporary field near Lake Michigan.

All five of the Gophers' away games will have interesting narratives. A nonconference game at Cal, a rivalry game against Iowa, two marquee conference games against Ohio State and Oregon, and then finally a game against Northwestern at a baseball stadium. As for marquee home games, the schedule is a bit lacking. Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Michigan State are the biggest names who will come to Minneapolis this season.

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