Big Ten confirms Michigan 2025 football schedule, with dates
The Big Ten confirmed today what we reported Monday — Michigan will play one home game in September, travel to Oklahoma in the second week of the season, and open the Big Ten season at Nebraska Sept. 20. The Wolverines will have two byes on the schedule and play four conference games at home, five on the road.
Michigan football 2025 schedule
Aug. 30 New Mexico
Sept. 6 at Oklahoma
Sept. 13 Central Michigan
Sept. 20 at Nebraska
Sept. 27 BYE
Oct. 4 Wisconsin
Oct. 11 @USC
Oct. 18 Washington
Oct. 25 @Michigan State
Nov. 1 Purdue
Nov. 8 BYE
Nov. 15 @Northwestern
Nov. 22 @Maryland
Nov. 29 Ohio State
EXCLUSIVE: Analysis of Michigan’s 2025 schedule
Of note — the Wolverines traveling to Nebraska for the first conference game in Lincoln is interesting. The Cornhuskers will likely continue to improve, and that’s a tough environment.
That would be U-M’s fourth game of the year, though, and time for Michigan to improve from the opener until then. The first game with New Mexico, Aug. 30, should be a cakewalk, but a game at Oklahoma, head coach Sherrone Moore‘s alma mater, Sept. 6 should tell us a lot about this team. The only September home game, Central Michigan Sept. 13, is another easier one before the conference opener.
Following a bye, Michigan will then host Wisconsin Oct. 4, head to USC Oct. 11, host Washington Oct. 18, and travel to Michigan State Oct. 25 for the October slate. November would start with a Nov. 1 home game with Purdue followed by a second bye … a trip to Northwestern Nov. 15 (likely at Wrigley Field) and to Maryland Nov. 22 will then precede the Nov. 29 finale with Ohio State.
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Initial thoughts — this is a tough, but not overwhelming slate for Michigan. New Mexico, CMU, MSU, Purdue, Northwestern, and Maryland should be six wins off the top, Wisconsin probably seven should Michigan reload in the portal, as expected. Nebraska on the road could be a tough one, but it’s not overwhelming.
Washington could be tricky in year two under Jedd Fisch, and as we’ve said many times, it’s tough to go across the country and win on the coast. USC will be a tough one.
Michigan will finish the 2024 season with a chance to improve to 8-5 with a win over Alabama in the Dec. 31 ReliaQuest Bowl. The Wolverines got there with a 13-10 win over Ohio State in Columbus, their fourth straight victory over their rivals.
Watch for more analysis in the hours to come …
