The Big Ten on Thursday announced starting times for six of the Gophers football team’s 2025 games, and two of those — at home against Nebraska on Oct. 17 and at Oregon on Nov. 14 — have been shifted to Friday nights.
Minnesota, coming off an 8-5 season that included a win in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, opens its season with a traditional Thursday game, 7 p.m., Aug. 28 against Buffalo at Huntington Bank Stadium. Nonconference play resumes Sept. 6 with an 11 a.m. home game against Northwestern (La.) State and finishes Sept. 13 with a 9:30 p.m. game at California.
Homecoming will be Oct. 11 vs. Purdue, with either a 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. kickoff. The Gophers will host Nebraska at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17 on Fox. Minnesota makes its first visit to Oregon at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 on Fox.
The remaining six game times on the Gophers’ schedule will be announced at a later date.
Gophers 2025 schedule
Aug. 28 (Thursday) vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m., FS1
Sept. 6 vs. Northwestern (La.) State, 11 a.m., Big Ten Network
Sept. 13 at California, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
