MORGANTOWN — The “Backyard Brawl” returns to Morgantown, which also gets a visit from “Coach Prime” this fall, two of the highlights of the 2025 West Virginia University football schedule released Tuesday.
Coach Rich Rodriguez’s return to the Mountaineer sideline also includes a visit to reigning Big 12 champion Arizona State, one of three games WVU plays against teams that finished the season ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. The Sun Devils finished at No. 7, BYU finished at No. 13 and Colorado finished at No. 25.
“This year’s schedule showcases an exciting slate of games for our program and fans,” Rodriguez said in a news release. “The Big 12 is as tough as anywhere in the country. Our players and coaches know we have a lot of work to do in our winter conditioning, spring practices and summer camp to prepare for this year’s season.”
The Mountaineers open the slate Aug. 30 hosting Football Championship Subdivision team Robert Morris, then travels to Ohio University on Sept. 6 for the first of a home-and-home series. Then comes the Panthers’ return to Milan Puskar Stadium on Sept. 13 for the 108th edition of the “Brawl.”
WVU visits Kansas on Sept. 20 and hosts Utah on Sept. 27 before heading out on the road for almost a month. The Mountaineers get a Friday, Oct. 3 game at BYU, followed by an open week, then a visit to UCF on Oct. 18. The next time WVU fans will get to see their team at home comes Oct. 25 against TCU.
The Mountaineers split their time home and away down the middle in November. WVU visits Houston on Nov. 1, then hosts coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes on Nov. 8. West Virginia takes on ASU in Arizona on Nov. 15 before another late open week leads into the regular season finale, at home game against Texas Tech on Nov. 29.
TCU will be WVU’s homecoming game, while Colorado will be the Mountaineers’ Mountaineer Week game. UCF and Texas Tech are the only return opponents from last season, when the Mountaineers finished 6-7 with a Frisco Bowl loss to Memphis.
In all, WVU’s 2025 slate features a pair of conference champions in Arizona State and MAC champ Ohio, three teams who finished with 11 wins in ASU, Ohio and BYU, six bowl teams and 12 teams with an average of 6.8 wins.
“Now that the football schedule has been completed, our fans can finalize their travel plans and make final preparations for Mountaineer football this fall,” WVU Athletic Director Wren Baker said. “When you play in the Big 12, the schedule is always going to provide great competition, and the excitement and anticipation for the season and Coach Rod’s return to the West Virginia sidelines are already in high gear.”
Times for WVU’s games are still to be determined.
— Story by Derek Redd
2025 schedule
Aug. 30 – vs. Robert Morris
Sept. 6 – at Ohio University
Sept. 13 – vs. Pitt
Sept. 20 – at Kansas
Sept. 27 – vs. Utah
Oct. 3 – at BYU
Oct. 18 – at UCF
Oct. 25 – vs. TCU
Nov. 1 – at Houston
Nov. 8 – vs. Colorado
Nov. 15 – at Arizona State
Nov. 29 – vs. Texas Tech
