2025 Big 12 Conference football season

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2025 Big 12 Conference football season
Big 12 Conference (cropped) logo.svg
League NCAA Division I FBS football season
Sport football
DurationAugust 23, 2025
January 2026
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)ESPN (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, Big 12 Now)
Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, FS2)
TNT Sports (TNT, HBO Max)
2026 NFL draft
Championship Game
DateDecember 6, 2025
Venue AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Seasons
←  2024
2026  →
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Iowa State  1 –0   3 –0  
BYU  0 –0   2 –0  
Houston  0 –0   2 –0  
No. 24 Texas Tech  0 –0   2 –0  
UCF  0 –0   2 –0  
No. 25 Utah  0 –0   2 –0  
Arizona  0 –0   1 –0  
TCU  0 –0   1 –0  
Kansas  0 –0   2 –1  
No. 12 Arizona State  0 –0   1 –1  
Baylor  0 –0   1 –1  
Cincinnati  0 –0   1 –1  
Colorado  0 –0   1 –1  
Oklahoma State  0 –0   1 –1  
West Virginia  0 –0   1 –1  
Kansas State  0 –1   1 –2  
Championship: December 6, 2025
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of September 7, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Big 12 Conference football season will be the 30th season of the Big 12 Conference football taking place during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

Contents

The 2025 Big 12 Championship Game will be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on December 6, 2025. The two top teams will play for the conferences automatic berth into the 2025–26 College Football Playoff.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National rankings
TeamESPN [1] Rivals [2] 24/7 [3] On3 recruits [4] Total signees
Arizona6142494824
Arizona State4240434628
Baylor3833374021
BYU6349555923
Cincinnati6967616519
Colorado3452383514
Houston5951525220
Iowa State6455545819
Kansas6071737015
Kansas State3243353725
Oklahoma State5345534121
TCU2126242632
Texas Tech5162474318
UCF6270796215
Utah3345423825
West Virginia4044514228

Big 12 media days

The 2025 Big 12 media days were held on July 8–9, 2025 at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. [5]

SchoolDateHead CoachPlayers
ArizonaJuly 9 Brent Brennan Noah Fifita Rhino Tapa'atoutaiTre Smith Treydan Stukes Dalton JohnsonGenesis Smith
Arizona StateJuly 8 Kenny Dillingham Sam Leavitt Jordyn Tyson Ben Coleman C.J. Fite Clayton Smith Xavion Alford
BaylorJuly 8 Dave Aranda Sawyer Robertson Josh Cameron Omar AigbedionJackie Marshall Keaton Thomas Devyn Bobby
BYUJuly 8 Kalani Sitake LJ Martin Chase Roberts Jack Kelly Isaiah Glasker Keanu Tanuvasa
CincinnatiJuly 8 Scott Satterfield Brendan Sorsby Joe Royer Gavin Gerhardt Dontay Corleone
ColoradoJuly 9 Deion Sanders Julian Lewis Kaidon Salter Jordan Seaton DJ McKinney Alejandro Mata
HoustonJuly 9 Willie Fritz Mekhi Mews Stephon JohnsonCarlos Allen Jr.Latrell McCutchin Sr.
Iowa StateJuly 8 Matt Campbell Rocco Becht Tyler Miller Domonique Orange Jeremiah Cooper Jontez Williams
KansasJuly 9 Lance Leipold Jalon Daniels Bryce Foster Dean MillerD.J. Withers
Kansas StateJuly 8 Chris Klieman Avery Johnson Taylor PoitierCody StufflebeanDes PurnellVJ Payne
Oklahoma StateJuly 9 Mike Gundy Josh FordIman OatesCam Smith
TCUJuly 9 Sonny Dykes Josh Hoover Eric McAlister Coltin DeeryDevean DealNamdi Obiazor Bud Clark
Texas TechJuly 8 Joey McGuire Behren Morton Caleb Douglas Romello Height Lee Hunter Jacob Rodriguez Cole Wisniewski
UCFJuly 8 Scott Frost Myles MontgomeryPaul RubeltNyjalik KellyKeli Lawson
UtahJuly 9 Kyle Whittingham Devon Dampier Spencer Fano Smith Snowden Lander Barton
West VirginiaJuly 9 Rich Rodriguez Jaden BrayLanden LivingstonEdward Vesterinen

Preseason awards

All−American Teams

PlayerAP 1st Team [6] AS 1st Team [7] AS 2nd TeamAS 3rd TeamAS 4th TeamWCFF 1st Team [8] WCFF 2nd Team [8] ESPN [9] CBS 1st Team [10] CBS 2nd TeamCFN 1st Team [11] CFN 2nd Team [11] PFF 1st Team [12] SN 1st Team [13] SN 2nd TeamSI 1st Team [14] SI 2nd TeamUSAT 1st Team [15] USAT 2nd Team [15]
Josh Cameron Green check.svg
Dontay Corleone Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Spencer Fano Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Dylan Edwards Green check.svg
Will FerrinGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Parker Kingston Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Tanner Koziol Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Sam Leavitt Green check.svg
Caleb Lomu Green check.svg
Domonique Orange Green check.svg
Jacob Rodriguez Green check.svg
Austin Romaine Green check.svg
Jordan Seaton Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Keaton Thomas Green check.svg
Jordyn Tyson Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Bryson Washington Green check.svg
Jahiem White Green check.svg
Palmer WilliamsGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg

Individual awards

Preseason All-Big 12 teams

2025 Preseason All-Big 12

Source: [40]

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There were two coaching changes before the 2025 season. On December 1, 2024 Neal Brown was fired as head coach of West Virginia. [41] On December 12, 2024 West Virginia announced the return of former head coach Rich Rodriguez, the 36th head coach in school history. [42] On December 2, 2024 Gus Malzahn announced he was leaving as head coach of UCF and accepting the offensive coordinator position at Florida State. [43] On December 7, 2024 UCF announced the return of former head coach Scott Frost. [44]

Coaches

Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2024 season

TeamHead coachYear at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolBig 12 recordConference Championships
Arizona Brent Brennan 238–564–82–70
Arizona State Kenny Dillingham 314–1214–127–21
Baylor Dave Aranda 631–3031–3021–241
BYU Kalani Sitake 1072–4372–439–90
Cincinnati Scott Satterfield 384–645–164–140
Colorado Deion Sanders 340–1813–127–20
Houston Willie Fritz 2212–1244–83–60
Iowa State Matt Campbell 1099–6664–5145–360
Kansas Lance Leipold 5168–6722–2813–230
Kansas State Chris Klieman 7120–4148–2831–231
Oklahoma State Mike Gundy 21169–88169–88102–721
TCU Sonny Dykes 498–7627–1318–90
Texas Tech Joey McGuire 423–1623–1616–110
UCF Scott Frost 335–3819–70–00
Utah Kyle Whittingham 21167–86167–862–70
West Virginia Rich Rodriguez 8190–129–260–260–00

Notes:

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big 12 member won
Big 12 member lost
Big 12 teams in bold

All times Central time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for weeks 1 through 9. Rankings from Week 10 until the end of the Season reflect those of the College Football Playoff Rankings.

Regular season

Source: [45]

Week Zero

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 2311:00 a.m.No. 22  Iowa State No. 17  Kansas State Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic / Farmageddon) ESPN  ISU 24–21  47,221
August 235:30 p.m. Fresno State Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FOX W 31–7  41,525
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week One

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 286:00 p.m Jacksonville State UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL ESPN+ W 17–10  43,043
August 286:30 p.m UT Martin Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK ESPN+W 27–7  44,809
August 287:00 p.m.No. 23 (FCS)  Stephen F. Austin Houston Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN+W 27–0  28,150
August 288:00 p.m. Nebraska Cincinnati Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO ESPNL 17–20  72,884
August 296:30 p.m. Wagner KansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KSESPN+W 46–7  39,129
August 297:00 p.m. Auburn Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FOXL 24–38  45,233
August 297:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ESPNL 20–27  52,868
August 301:00 p.m. Robert Morris West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV ESPN+W 45–3  57,093
August 302:30 p.m.No. 4 (FCS)  South Dakota No. 22 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA FOXW 55–7  61,500
August 306:00 p.m. North Dakota No. 17 Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS ESPN+W 38–35  51,927
August 306:30 p.m Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 23  Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX ESPN+W 67–7  60,229
August 307:00 p.m. Portland State BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ESPN+W 69–0  64,494
August 309:00 p.m.No. 19 (FCS)  Northern Arizona No. 11  Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN+W 38–19  56,759
August 309:30 p.m. Hawaii Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ TNT W 40–6  42,423
August 3010:00 p.m. Utah UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FOXW 43–10  35,032
September 17:00 p.m. TCU North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPNW 48–14  50,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 611:00 a.m.BaylorNo. 17  SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX The CW W 48–45 2OT 34,852
September 611:00 a.mNo. 16  Iowa Iowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy, Big Noon Kickoff)FOXW 16–13  61,500
September 611:00 a.m. Kent State No. 24 Texas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TXTNTW 62–14  60,229
September 62:30 p.m. Bowling Green Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPN+W 34–20  35,421
September 62:30 p.m. Delaware ColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COFOXW 31–7  50,341
September 62:30 p.m.Kansas Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Border War) ESPN2 L 31–42  57,321
September 62:30 p.m.Oklahoma StateNo. 6  Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR CBS L 3–69  57,266
September 63:00 p.m.West Virginia Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH ESPNU L 10–17  26,740
September 65:00 p.m. Cal Poly No. 25 Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT ESPN+W 63–9  51,463
September 66:00 p.m.Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)ESPN+W 35–9  30,116
September 66:00 p.m. Army Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS ESPN+L 21–24  52,723
September 66:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T UCFAcrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FLESPN+W 68–7  44,009
September 66:30 p.m.No. 12 Arizona State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS ESPN2L 20–24  50,808
September 69:00 p.m. Weber State ArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZESPN+ –  
September 69:15 p.m. Stanford BYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTESPNW 27–3  64,692
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 6TCU

Week Three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 126:30 p.m.ColoradoHoustonSpace City Financial Stadium • Houston, TXESPN –  
September 128:00 p.m.Kansas State [a] ArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZFOX –  
September 1311:00 a.m. Samford BaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TXESPN+ –  
September 132:30 p.m. Northwestern State CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHESPN+ –  
September 132:30 p.m. Oregon State Texas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TXFOX –  
September 132:30 p.m. Pittsburgh West VirginiaMilan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)ESPN –  
September 133:00 p.m.Iowa State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR ESPN2 –  
September 137:00 p.m. Abilene Christian TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX ESPN –  
September 137:00 p.m.Utah Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY CBSSN  –  
September 139:30 p.m. Texas State Arizona StateMountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ TNT  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Notes: ‡ game is being played as a non-conference game and will not count towards conference standings [46]

DateBye Week
September 13BYUKansasOklahoma StateUCF

Week Four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 196:00 p.m Tulsa Oklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)ESPN –  
September 20TBDArizona StateBaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TX –  
September 20TBDBYU East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC  –  
September 20TBD Wyoming ColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, CO –  
September 20TBDWest VirginiaKansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS –  
September 20TBD SMU TCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) –  
September 20TBD North Carolina UCFAcrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL –  
September 20TBDTexas TechUtahRice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 20ArizonaCincinnatiHoustonIowa StateKansas State

Week Five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 268:00 p.m.TCUArizona StateMountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZFOX –  
September 269:30 p.m.Houston Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR ESPN –  
September 279:15 p.m.BYUColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COESPN –  
September 27TBDArizonaIowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA –  
September 27TBDBaylorOklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK –  
September 27TBDCincinnatiKansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS –  
September 27TBDUCFKansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS –  
September 27TBDUtahWest VirginiaMilan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
September 27Texas Tech

Week Six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 38:30 p.m.West VirginiaBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTESPN –  
October 4TBDOklahoma StateArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ –  
October 4TBDKansas StateBaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TX –  
October 4TBDKansasUCFAcrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL –  
October 4TBDIowa StateCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH –  
October 4TBDColoradoTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX –  
October 4TBDTexas TechHoustonSpace City Financial Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 4Arizona StateUtah

Week Seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 11TBDBYUArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ –  
October 11TBDArizona StateUtahRice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT –  
October 11TBDUCFCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry) –  
October 11TBDColoradoIowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA –  
October 11TBDHoustonOklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK –  
October 11TBDKansasTexas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX –  
October 11TBDTCUKansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 11BaylorWest Virginia

Week Eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 18TBDArizonaHoustonSpace City Financial Stadium • Houston, TX –  
October 18TBDTexas TechArizona StateMountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ –  
October 18TBDBaylorTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) –  
October 18TBDUtahBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War) –  
October 18TBDCincinnatiOklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK –  
October 18TBDWest VirginiaUCFAcrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 18ColoradoIowa StateKansasKansas State

Week Nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 25TBDHoustonArizona StateMountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ –  
October 25TBDBaylorCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH –  
October 25TBDBYUIowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA –  
October 25TBDColoradoUtahRice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies) –  
October 25TBDKansas StateKansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown) –  
October 25TBDTCUWest VirginiaMilan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV –  
October 25TBDOklahoma StateTexas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
October 25ArizonaUCF

Week Ten

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 1TBDArizonaColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, CO –  
November 1TBDArizona StateIowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA –  
November 1TBDUCFBaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TX –  
November 1TBDCincinnatiUtahRice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT –  
November 1TBDWest ViriginaHoustonSpace City Financial Stadium • Houston, TX –  
November 1TBDOklahoma StateKansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS –  
November 1TBDTexas TechKansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
November 1BYUTCU

Week Eleven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 7TBDHoustonUCFAcrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FLFS1   
November 8TBDKansasArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ –  
November 8TBDBYUTexas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX –  
November 8TBDColoradoWest VirginiaMilan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV –  
November 8TBDIowa StateTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
November 8Arizona StateBaylorCincinnatiKansas StateOklahoma StateUtah

Week Twelve

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 15TBDArizonaCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH –  
November 15TBDWest VirginiaArizona StateMountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ –  
November 15TBDUtahBaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TX –  
November 15TBDTCUBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT –  
November 15TBDKansas StateOklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK –  
November 15TBDUCFTexas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
November 15ColoradoHoustonIowa StateKansas

Week Thirteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 22TBDBaylorArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ –  
November 22TBDArizona StateColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, CO –  
November 22TBDBYUCincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH –  
November 22TBDTCUHoustonSpace City Financial Stadium • Houston, TX –  
November 22TBDKansasIowa StateJack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA –  
November 22TBDKansas StateUtahRice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT –  
November 22TBDOklahoma StateUCFAcrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
DateBye Week
November 22Texas TechWest Virginia

Week Fourteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 2811:00 a.m.UtahKansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ABC/ESPN –  
November 28TBDArizonaArizona StateMountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)FOX -  
November 29TBDHoustonBaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TX (rivalry) –  
November 29TBDUCFBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT –  
November 29TBDCincinnatiTCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX –  
November 29TBDColoradoKansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS (rivalry) –  
November 29TBDIowa StateOklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK –  
November 29TBDTexas TechWest VirginiaMilan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 6TBDTBDTBD AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas ABC –  <
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Central Time.
  1. ↑ Although both Arizona and Kansas State are in the Big 12, this game will not count in conference standings due to the game being scheduled before Arizona joined the Big 12.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 Big 12 win
 Big 12 loss

The four former Pac-12 Conference teams: Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado & Utah will have previous conference tie-ins to the Alamo Bowl, Independence Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, LA Bowl and Sun Bowl. [47]

Bowl gameDateSiteTime (CST)TelevisionBig 12 teamOpponentScoreAttendance
TBDTBD•
College Football Playoff bowl games
TBDTBD•

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Central Time Zone. Big-12 teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

Head to head matchups

Source:

 ArizonaArizona
State		BaylorBYUCincinnatiColoradoHoustonIowa
State		KansasKansas
State		Oklahoma
State		TCUTexas
Tech		UCFUtahWest
Virginia
vs. Arizona—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Arizona State0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Baylor0–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. BYU0–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Cincinnati0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Colorado0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Houston0–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Iowa State0–00–00–00–0—0–00–10–00–0
vs. Kansas0–00–00–0—0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Kansas State0–00–01–00–0—0–00–00–00–0
vs. Oklahoma State0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–0
vs. TCU0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
vs. Texas Tech0–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–00–00–0
vs. UCF0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
vs. Utah0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—0–0
vs. West Virginia0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0—
Total0–00–00–00–00–00–00–01–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–0

Updated thru Week 0, 2025 Season.

Does not include Non-Conference matchups between Arizona vs. Kansas State


Big 12 vs. other conferences

Big 12 vs. Power 4 matchups

This is a list of the Power Four conferences teams (ACC, Big Ten, Notre Dame and SEC).


DateBig 12 TeamOpponentConferenceLocationResult
August 29 Cincinnati † Nebraska Big Ten Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO L 17–20
Baylor Auburn SEC McLane Stadium • Waco, TX L 24–38
Colorado Georgia Tech ACC Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 20–27
August 30 Utah UCLA Big Ten Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 43–10
September 1 TCU North Carolina ACC Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 48–14
September 6BaylorNo. 17 SMU ACC Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX W 48–452OT
September 6No. 16 Iowa State Iowa Big Ten Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA W 16–13
September 6 Kansas Missouri SEC Faurot Field • Columbia, MO (Border War)L 31–42
September 6 Oklahoma State No. 6 Oregon Big Ten Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 3–69
September 6No. 12 Arizona State Mississippi State SEC Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS L 20–24
September 6 BYU Stanford ACC LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT W 27–3
September 13 Pittsburgh West Virginia ACC Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)
September 20SMUTCUACC Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
September 20 North Carolina UCF ACC Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FL

Big 12 vs. Group of Five matchups

The following games include Big 12 teams competing against teams from The American, CUSA, MAC, Mountain West, Pac-12 or Sun Belt.


DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 23 Mountain West Fresno State Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS W 31–7
August 28 CUSA Jacksonville State UCFAcrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FLW 17–10
August 30Mountain West Hawaii Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 40–6
September 6 MAC Kent State No. 24 Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX W 62–14
September 6MAC Bowling Green Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 34–20
September 6CUSA Delaware Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 31–7
September 6MACWest Virginia Ohio Peden Stadium • Athens, OH L 10–17
September 6 The American Rice Houston Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)W 35–9
September 6The American Army Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KS L 21–24
September 13 Pac-12 Oregon State Texas TechJones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX
September 13Mountain WestUtah Wyoming War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY
September 13 Sun Belt Iowa State Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR
September 13Sun Belt Texas State Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ
September 19The American Tulsa Oklahoma StateBoone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)
September 20The AmericanBYU East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
September 20Mountain WestWyomingColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, CO
September 26Pac-12Houston Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

Big 12 vs. FCS matchups

The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.


DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 28 OVC–Big South UT Martin Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK W 27–7
Southland No. 23 Stephen F. Austin Houston Space City Financial Stadium • Houston, TXW 27–0
August 29 Northeast Wagner KansasDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KSW 46–7
August 30 Robert Morris West VirginiaMilan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WVW 45–3
Missouri Valley No. 4 South Dakota No. 22 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IAW 55–7
North Dakota No. 17 Kansas StateBill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan, KSW 38–35
SWAC Arkansas–Pine Bluff No. 23 Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TXW 67–7
Big Sky Portland State BYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UTW 69–0
No. 19 Northern Arizona No. 11 Arizona StateMountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZW 38–19
September 6Big Sky Cal Poly No. 25 Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 63–9
September 6Big Sky North Carolina A&T UCF Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, FLW 68–7
September 6Big Sky Weber State ArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
September 12 SoCon Samford BaylorMcLane Stadium • Waco, TX
September 13Southland Northwestern State CincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH
September 13 UAC Abilene Christian TCUAmon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game

Record vs. other conferences

Television Selections

The Big 12 Conference has television contracts with ESPN and FOX, which allow games to be broadcast across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and FS2 and TNT Sports. Streaming broadcasts for games under Big 12 control are streamed on ESPN+. Games under the control of other conferences fall under the contracts of the opposing conference.

NetworkWk 0Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14CBowlsNCGTotals
ABC–––––––––––––––11–2
ESPN1322121–––––––––––12
ESPN2––21––––––––––––––3
ESPNU––1–––––––––––––––1
FOX1321–1––––––––1-––9
FS1–––––––––––1––––––1
FS2–––––––––––––––––––
CBS––1–––––––––––––––1
NBC–––––––––––––––––––
The CW––1–––––––––––––––1
CBS Sports Network–––1-–––––––––––––1
SEC Network––––––––––––––––––1
TNT–111–––––––––––––-3
ESPN+/TNT Max(streaming)–953–––––––––––––-17
PlatformGames
Broadcast23
Cable17
Streaming16

Awards and honors

Players of the week

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial TeamsFreshmanOffensive LineDefensive Line
PlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionPlayerTeamPositionTeam
Week 0 [48] Jalon Daniels KansasQBMarcus Neal Jr.Iowa StateDBAiden FloraIowa StatePRDominic OverbyIowa StateWRKansasIowa State
Week 1 [49] Rocco Becht
Devon Dampier 		Iowa State
Utah		QB Bud Clark
Jake Golday		TCU
Cincinnati		DB
LB		Kanyon Floyd
Kyle Konrardy 		Arizona State
Iowa State		P
K		 Bear Bachmeier BYUQBUtah
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14

Totals per school

SchoolTotal
Iowa State6
Utah3
Kansas2
Arizona State1
BYU1
Cincinnati1
TCU1
Arizona0
Baylor0
Colorado0
Houston0
Kansas State0
Oklahoma State0
Texas Tech0
UCF0
West Virginia0

Rankings

Legend
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 No change in ranking from previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol
 PreWk
1		Wk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Final
ArizonaAP
C
CFPNot released
Arizona StateAP1112
C1110
CFPNot released
BaylorAPRVRV
CRV
CFPNot released
BYUAPRVRV
C2225
CFPNot released
CincinnatiAP
CRV
CFPNot released
ColoradoAPRV
CRV
CFPNot released
HoustonAP
C
CFPNot released
Iowa StateAP2216
C21т18
CFPNot released
KansasAP
CRVRV
CFPNot released
Kansas StateAP17RV
C20RV
CFPNot released
Oklahoma StateAP
C
CFPNot released
TCUAPRVRV
CRVRV
CFPNot released
Texas TechAP2324
C2423
CFPNot released
UCFAP
C
CFPNot released
UtahAPRV25
CRVRV
CFPNot released
West VirginiaAP
C
CFPNot released

Home game announced attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of capacity
Arizona Arizona Stadium 50,78242,423†42,42342,42383.53%
Arizona State Mountain America Stadium 53,59956,759†56,75956,759105.89%
Baylor McLane Stadium 45,14045,233†45,23345,233100.20%
BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium 62,07364,49464,692†129,18664,593104.05%
Cincinnati Nippert Stadium 38,08835,421†35,42135,42192.99%
Colorado Folsom Field 50,18352,868†50,341103,02751,514102.65%
Houston TDECU Stadium 40,00028,150†28,15028,15070.37%
Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium 61,50061,500†61,500†123,00061,5000100.00%
Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium 41,52541,525†39,12980,65440,32797.11%
Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium 50,00051,92752,723†104,65052,325104.65%
Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium 52,30544,809†44,80944,80985.66%
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium 47,000
Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium 60,22960,229†60,229†120,45860,229100.00%
UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium 44,20643,04344,009†87,05243,52698.36%
Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium 51,44451,463†51,46351,463100.03%
West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium 60,00057,093†57,09357,09395.15%
Total50,5051,106,83050,31099.61%

Bold – at or exceeded capacity
† Season high
‡ Record stadium Attendance


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