Schedule set for 2025 football season
Vs. Miami (Ohio) - August. 30
Wisconsin will open the 2025 season by hosting the Miami (Ohio) RedHawks. The Badgers will meet Miami for the second time after welcoming the RedHawks to Camp Randall in 2015. Wisconsin won, 58-0.
The Badgers have won 27 straight non-conference home openers since 1995.
Vs. Middle Tennessee - Sept. 6
Wisconsin will meet Middle Tennessee State for the first time ever on Sept. 6, 2025. The Badgers will take on a Conference USA opponent for the first time since 2018. That season, Wisconsin beat Western Kentucky in the opener, 34-3.
At Alabama - Sept. 13
After hosting the Crimson Tide in Madison during the 2024 season, Wisconsin will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to wrap up the non-conference slate. Wisconsin will play its first road game on an SEC campus since a trip to LSU in 1972.
Wisconsin holds a 1-2 all-time record versus Alabama and could secure its first win in the series since 1928.
Vs. Maryland - Sept. 20
The Badgers host Maryland to open the Big Ten slate on Sept. 20. Wisconsin holds a perfect 4-0 record versus the Terrapins and last hosted Maryland at Camp Randall in 2022. Wisconsin has outscored Maryland 144-54 across its four meetings.
At Michigan - Oct. 4
After the season's first bye week, the Badgers head to Ann Arbor, Mich., for their first Big Ten road test of the 2025 season. The Badgers visit the Big House for the first time since 2020. Wisconsin scored a 49-11 win in that meeting and have won seven of the last 12 meetings with the Wolverines.
Michigan claimed the programs' last meeting in 2021. The Badgers have not lost back-to-back games in the series since 2002.
Vs. Iowa - Oct. 11
Wisconsin and Iowa will renew their rivalry and the battle for the Heartland Trophy in Madison next fall. Wisconsin holds a 29-20-1 edge in games played in Madison in the all-time series.
The Badgers will search for their first win in the series since taking down No. 9 Iowa at Camp Randall in 2021.
Vs. Ohio State - Oct. 18
Wisconsin will welcome Ohio State back to Camp Randall on Oct. 18. After last visiting Madison in 2016, Ohio State will have made the trip to Camp Randall in both 2023 and 2025. Wisconsin will eye its first win over the Buckeyes since taking down No. 1 Ohio State in Madison in 2010.
At Oregon - Oct. 25
After hosting Oregon in Madison in 2024, the Badgers head west to Eugene, Ore., to take on the Ducks. Oregon took a 4-3 edge in the all-time series after a close win in 2024, and the Badgers will look for their first win in Eugene since 1977 - the first meeting between the teams.
Vs. Washington - Nov. 8
After the season's second bye week, the Badgers will return home for a key November stretch run. The Badgers will host Washington for the second time ever and will look for their first win in the all-time series. The Huskies hold a 4-0 edge and the teams have not met since 1992.
At Indiana - Nov. 15
Wisconsin will head to Bloomington, Ind., for the second time in three seasons. After 10-straight Badger wins in the series, Indiana has won each of the last two meetings. The Badgers hold an 18-10-1 edge on the road in the all-time series.
Vs. Illinois - Nov. 22
After squaring off in 13-consecutive seasons between 2011-23, Wisconsin will meet Illinois after not matching up in 2024. Wisconsin has won 16 of the last 19 meetings.
At Minnesota - Nov. 29
For the 12th straight season, Wisconsin will close the regular season with a battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe. The Badgers will travel to Minneapolis looking for their second-straight road win in the series. Neither side has won consecutive games in the series since Wisconsin won both the 2019 and 2020 meetings.
