With the 2025 college football season looming, anticipation is growing in Provo. The BYU Cougars have released a schedule full of exciting matchups. But with the matchup, it also rises to the renewed rivalries and chances to make a big splash in the Big 12 Conference.
With a mix of tough opponents and strategic home games, fans are left to wonder: How far can the Cougars go this season?
2025 BYU Cougars Football Schedule
Bold indicates home game | * indicates Big 12 game
- 8/30: vs. Portland State
- 9/6: vs. Stanford
- 9/20: at East Carolina
- 9/27: at Colorado*
- 10/3: vs. West Virginia*
- 10/11: at Arizona*
- 10/18: vs. Utah*
- 10/25: at Iowa State*
- 11/8: at Texas Tech*
- 11/15: vs. TCU*
- 11/22: at Cincinnati*
- 11/29: vs. UCF*
Breaking Down the Schedule of Non-Conference Games
The Cougars will begin their season at LaVell Edwards Stadium against Portland State on August 30. The game is supposed to be tuned up against a less difficult opponent before more challenging games. Right after that, the next week, BYU welcomes Stanford on Sept 6 — a game moved from its originally scheduled 2031 date.
The game will be an early-season test against an ACC foe. Wrapping up their non-conference schedule, the Cougars head to Greenville to meet East Carolina on Sept. 20. They will wrap up a four-game series with the Pirates.
Conference Play
Coming into Big 12 play, BYU has a tough slate. The conference opener is a road game against Colorado on Sept. 27, a reprise of the Alamo Bowl from last year in which BYU won.
West Virginia comes to Provo on Oct. 3, the Mountaineers’ first visit ever to the city. Arizona is next on the road on Oct. 11 before a highly anticipated Homecoming game with in-state foe Utah on Oct. 18.
The second half of the season consists of road games against Iowa State (Oct. 25), Texas Tech (Nov. 8), and Cincinnati (Nov. 22).
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Home games during this portion involve contests against TCU on Nov. 15 and UCF on Nov. 29, giving them chances to clinch their position within the conference.
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