By Danielle Daniels
Ohio State will play seven games in Ohio Stadium, highlighted by dates vs. Texas, UCLA & Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Big Ten Conference officially announced its 2025 football team’s schedules on Wednesday. Coupled with three non-conference games in Ohio Stadium, Ohio State is scheduled to play seven home games next fall, highlighted by a season-opening game vs. Texas along with Ohio Stadium visits from Grambling, Ohio, Minnesota, Penn State, UCLA and Rutgers.
The 2025 season marks the second in a new, expanded 18-team Big Ten. Of the four west coast teams, Ohio State plays two of them – at Washington (Sept. 27) and home vs. UCLA (Nov. 15). The trip to Seattle will be Ohio State’s first since 2007.
Schedules are arranged so that each of the 18 Big Ten Conference teams will continue to play nine intraconference games per season, and teams will play every other conference opponent at least twice, and not more than three times, in a five-year period.
In addition to Texas, which is making its second trek to Columbus (2005), the non-conference portion of the schedule features a first-ever meeting against prominent FBS program Grambling State University and the first meeting since 2010 with Ohio University, the 2024 Mid American Conference champion.
Ohio State’s game at Illinois will mark its first trip to Champaign, Ill. in 10 years, since a 28-3 win on Nov. 14, 2015. The Buckeyes have visited their other three conference road sites for next year – at Purdue, Wisconsin and Michigan – as recently as the 2024 season.
Like this season, there will be two off weeks: Sept. 20 (after the Game 3 home game vs. Ohio) and Oct. 25, following Ohio State’s road game at Wisconsin on Oct. 18.
The 18 conference teams will be vying to compete in the 2025 Big Ten championship game Dec. 6 at Lucas Oil Stadium with the winner claiming the league’s automatic entry into the College Football Playoffs.
2025 Season Ticket Information
Ohio State season ticket holders for the 2024 season were sent renewal information in November and can renew their seats anytime until March 1. Those interested in becoming season ticket holders or learning more about other ticket packages for the 2025 season should visit https://go.osu.edu/fbtix.
2025 Ohio State Football Schedule
Aug. 30 – Texas
Sept. 6 – Grambling
Sept. 13 – Ohio
Sept. 20 – Off
Sept. 27 – at Washington
Oct. 4 – Minnesota
Oct. 11 – at Illinois
Oct. 18 – at Wisconsin
Oct. 25 – Off
Nov. 1 – Penn State
Nov. 8 – at Purdue
Nov. 15 – UCLA
Nov. 22 – Rutgers
Nov. 29 – at Michigan
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