Via Kansas Athletics
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas football is nearing the 2025 season with kickoff just 86 days away, and the Big 12 Conference announced four of Kansas’ game times and tv designations on Thursday.
Kansas will host the grand opening of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on national television on Saturday, August 23 in week 0 as the Jayhawks host the Fresno State Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. CT on FOX. The season opener will be Kansas’ first game played in the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and will kick off the 134th season of Kansas football.
Following the season opener, Kansas will host the Wagner Seahawks on Friday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
The Jayhawks will then reignite one of college football’s oldest rivalries when Kansas travels to Columbia, Missouri to take on Missouri on September 6 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The rivalry between Kansas and Missouri has been played 120 times dating back to 1891, which is tied for the 10th-most played rivalry in all of college football. The meeting will be the first since 2011 and the first to be played on either campus since 2006.
Kansas will finish off its regular season on Friday, November 28 at 11 a.m. CT when the Jayhawks welcome Big 12 opponent Utah to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The game will air on ABC or ESPN. It will be the first meeting between the two teams as members of the Big 12 Conference, while Kansas and Utah last met in 1996. The series history between the Jayhawks and the Utes dates back to 1950, in a series that is tied 2-2 all-time.
Game times and television designations for the remainder of the schedule will be announced in-season.
Fans looking to purchase season tickets can do so by calling the Kansas Athletics ticket office at 785-864-3141. Single game tickets for the 2025 season will go on sale at a later date.
Week 0
Saturday, Aug. 23
Kansas vs. Fresno State, 5:30 p.m., FOX
Week 1
Friday, Aug. 29
Kansas vs. Wagner, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Week 2
Saturday, Sept. 6
Kansas at Missouri, 2:30 p.m., ESPN2
Week 14
Friday, Nov. 28
Kansas vs. Utah, 11 a.m., ABC or ESPN
