The Big Ten Conference on Friday revealed the football lineup for the first-ever Big TenRivalry Series presented by Venmo, spanning football, men’s and women’s basketball during the 2025-26 season.
The Rivalry Series will kick off on Saturday, September 27, in State College when No. 3 Penn State welcomes No. 6 Oregon to Beaver Stadium. The football slate will feature 17 games involving all 18 Big Ten schools, with eight different long-standing rivalry trophies contested including the Old Brass Spittoon (Michigan State at Indiana; Oct.18), Floyd of Rosedale (Minnesota at Iowa; Oct. 25) and Victory Bell (UCLA atUSC; Nov. 29).
The series also will shine a spotlight on some of college football’s biggest matchups like Michigan at Michigan State (Oct. 25), Penn State’s visit to Ohio State (Nov. 1) and Oregon’s season-ending clash with Washington (Nov. 29). A complete schedule is below.
Men’s and women’s basketball games included in the Big Ten Rivalry Series presented by Venmo will be announced at a later date.
2025 Big Ten Football Rivalry Series presented by Venmo
Saturday, September 27 Oregon at Penn State
Saturday, October 18 Michigan State at Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon)
Saturday, October 18 Purdue at Northwestern
Saturday, October 18 Ohio State at Wisconsin
Saturday, October 25 Minnesota at Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)
Saturday, October 25 Michigan at Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
Saturday, November 1 Penn State at Ohio State
Saturday, November 8 Maryland at Rutgers
Saturday, November 15 Penn State at Michigan State (Land-Grant Trophy)
Saturday, November 22 Michigan at Maryland
Saturday, November 22 Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday, November 22 USC at Oregon
Friday, November 28 Iowa at Nebraska (Heroes Trophy)
Friday, November 28 Indiana at Purdue (Old Oaken Bucket)
Saturday, November 29 Northwestern at Illinois (Land ofLincoln Trophy)
Saturday, November 29 UCLA at USC (Victory Bell)
Saturday, November 29 Oregon at Washington
