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2025 Big 12 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS football season
Sportfootball
DurationAugust 29, 2025
January 2026
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, FS2)
ESPN (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPNU, SECN, Big 12 Now)
2026 NFL draft
Championship Game
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona   0 0     0 0  
Arizona State   0 0     0 0  
Baylor   0 0     0 0  
BYU   0 0     0 0  
Cincinnati   0 0     0 0  
Colorado   0 0     0 0  
Houston   0 0     0 0  
Iowa State   0 0     0 0  
Kansas   0 0     0 0  
Kansas State   0 0     0 0  
Oklahoma State   0 0     0 0  
TCU   0 0     0 0  
Texas Tech   0 0     0 0  
UCF   0 0     0 0  
Utah   0 0     0 0  
West Virginia   0 0     0 0  
Championship: 2025 Big 12 Championship Game
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 5, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

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.

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.

Background

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Previous season

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The Arizona State Sun Devils defeated the Iowa State Cyclones 45–19 in the Big 12 championship.

Nine teams participated in bowl games, finishing with a record of 4–5. West Virginia lost to Memphis 37−42 in the Frisco Bowl. Kansas State defeated Rutgers 44−41 in the Rate Bowl. Texas Tech lost to Arkansas 26−39 in the Liberty Bowl. TCU defeated Louisiana 34−3 in the New Mexico Bowl. No. 18 Iowa State defeated No. 13 Miami (FL) 42−41 in the Pop-Tarts Bowl. No. 17 BYU defeated No. 23 Colorado 36−14 in the Alamo Bowl. The Alamo featured two Big 12 teams because of conference realignment and previous bowl tie-ins. Baylor lost to LSU 31−44 in the Texas Bowl. No. 12 Arizona State made the 2025 College Football Playoffs; they lost to No. 3 Texas 31−39 in the Peach Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal).

Preseason

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Recruiting classes

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National rankings
Team ESPN Rivals 24/7 On3 recruits Total signees
Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BYU
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
UCF
Utah
West Virginia

Big 12 media days

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The 2025 Big 12 media days will be held in July, 2025 at a location TBD. July

Preseason poll

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The preseason poll will be released in July, 2025

Big 12
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Arizona
2 Arizona State
3 Baylor
4 BYU
5 Cincinnati
6 Colorado
7 Houston
8 Iowa State
9 Kansas
10 Kansas State
11 Oklahoma State
12 TCU
13 Texas Tech
14 UCF
15 Utah
16 West Virginia
  • First place votes in ()

Preseason awards

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All−American Teams

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AP 1st Team AP 2nd Team' AS 1st Team' AS 2nd Team AS 3rd Team AS 4th Team WCFF 1st Team WCFF 2nd Team ESPN CBS 1st Team CBS 2nd Team CFN 1st Team CFN 2nd Team PFF 1st Team PFF 2nd Team SN 1st Team SN 2nd Team USAT 1st Team USAT 2nd Team SI 1st Team SI 2nd Team
Player

Individual awards

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Preseason All-Big 12 teams

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2025 Preseason All-Big 12

Source:

  • Offensive Player of the Year:
  • Defensive Player of the Year:
  • Newcomer of the Year:

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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There were two coaching changes before the 2025 season. On December 1, 2024 Neal Brown was fired as head coach of West Virginia/[1] On December 12, 2024 West Virginia announced the return of former head coach Rich Rodriguez, the 36th head coach in school history.[2] On December 2, 2024 Gus Malzahn announced he was leaving as head coach of UCF and accepting the offensive coordinator position at Florida State.[3] On December 7, 2024 UCF announced the return of former head coach Scott Frost.[4]

Coaches

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

Team Head coach Year at school Overall record Record at school Big 12 record Conference Championships
Arizona Brent Brennan 2 38–56 4–8 2–7 0
Arizona State Kenny Dillingham 3 14–12 14–12 7–2 1
Baylor Dave Aranda 6 31–30 31–30 21–24 1
BYU Kalani Sitake 10 72–43 72–43 9–9 0
Cincinnati Scott Satterfield 3 84–64 5–16 4–14 0
Colorado Deion Sanders 3 40–18 13–12 7–2 0
Houston Willie Fritz 2 212–124 4–8 3–6 0
Iowa State Matt Campbell 10 99–66 64–51 45–36 0
Kansas Lance Leipold 5 168–67 22–28 13–23 0
Kansas State Chris Klieman 7 120–41 48–28 31–23 1
Oklahoma State Mike Gundy 21 169–88 169–88 102–72 1
TCU Sonny Dykes 4 98–76 27–13 18–9 0
Texas Tech Joey McGuire 4 23–16 23–16 16–11 0
UCF Scott Frost 3 35–38 19–7 0–0 0
Utah Kyle Whittingham 21 167–86 167–86 2–7 0
West Virginia Rich Rodriguez 8 190–129–2 60–26 0–0 0

Notes:

Schedule

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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

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Week Zero

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 23 TBD Iowa State Kansas State Aviva StadiumDublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic / Farmageddon)  –  
August 23 TBD Fresno State Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 28 TBD Nebraska Cincinnati Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO  –  
August 28 TBD Jacksonville State UCF FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando, FL  –  
August 30 TBD Hawaii Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ  –  
August 30 TBD Northern Arizona Arizona State Mountain America StadiumTempe, AZ  –  
August 30 TBD Auburn Baylor McLane StadiumWaco, TX  –  
August 30 TBD Portland State BYU LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT  –  
August 30 TBD Georgia Tech Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO  –  
August 30 TBD Stephen F. Austin Houston TDECU StadiumHouston, TX  –  
August 30 TBD South Dakota Iowa State Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA  –  
August 30 TBD Wagner Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS  –  
August 30 TBD North Dakota Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS  –  
August 30 TBD UT Martin Oklahoma State Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK  –  
August 30 TBD TCU North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC  –  
August 30 TBD Arkansas–Pine Bluff Texas Tech Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX  –  
August 30 TBD Utah UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA  –  
August 30 TBD Robert Morris West Virginia Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 6 TBD Weber State Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ  –  
September 6 TBD Arizona State Mississippi State Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS  –  
September 6 TBD Baylor SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumDallas, TX  –  
September 6 TBD Stanford BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT  –  
September 6 TBD Bowling Green Cincinnati Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH  –  
September 6 TBD Delaware Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO  –  
September 6 TBD Houston Rice Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry)  –  
September 6 TBD Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)  –  
September 6 TBD Kansas Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Border War)  –  
September 6 TBD Army Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Football StadiumManhattan, KS  –  
September 6 TBD Oklahoma State Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR  –  
September 6 TBD Abilene Christian TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX  –  
September 6 TBD Kent State Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX  –  
September 6 TBD North Carolina A&T UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL  –  
September 6 TBD Cal Poly Utah Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT  –  
September 6 TBD Ohio West Virginia Peden StadiumAthens, OH  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 13 TBD Kansas State[a] Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ  –  
September 13 TBD Texas State Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ  –  
September 13 TBD Northwestern State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH  –  
September 13 TBD Iowa State Arkansas State Centennial Bank StadiumJonesboro, AR  –  
September 13 TBD Oregon State Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX  –  
September 13 TBD Utah Wyoming War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY  –  
September 13 TBD Pittsburgh West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (Backyard Brawl)  –  
#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[5]

Date Bye Week
September 13 Baylor BYU Colorado Houston Kansas Oklahoma State TCU UCF

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 20 TBD BYU East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC  –  
September 20 TBD Wyoming Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO  –  
September 20 TBD Tulsa Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK (rivalry)  –  
September 20 TBD SMU TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)  –  
September 20 TBD North Carolina UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 27 TBD Houston Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR  –  
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Championship Game

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December TBD TBD TBD AT&T StadiumArlington, 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

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Bowl games

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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.[6]

Bowl game Date Site Time (CST) Television Big 12 team Opponent Score Attendance
TBD TBD
College Football Playoff bowl games
TBD TBD

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

  • ^1 Although BYU and Colorado are both currently in the Big 12, Colorado secured a spot in the Alamo Bowl based on the bowl's Pac-12 Conference legacy affiliations.

Selection of teams

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  • Bowl eligible ():
  • Bowl-ineligible ():

Head to head matchups

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Source: [1]

  Arizona Arizona
State
Baylor BYU Cincinnati Colorado Houston Iowa
State
Kansas Kansas
State
Oklahoma
State
TCU Texas
Tech
UCF Utah West
Virginia
vs. Arizona 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Arizona State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Baylor 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. BYU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Cincinnati 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Colorado 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Houston 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Iowa State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Kansas 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Kansas State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Oklahoma State 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. TCU 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Texas Tech 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. UCF 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. Utah 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
vs. West Virginia 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0
Total 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0

Updated thru 2025 Season.

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



Big 12 vs other conferences

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Television Selections

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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. 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.

Network Wk 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 C Bowls Totals
ABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
FOX
FS1
FS2
CBS
NBC
The CW
CBS Sports Network
SEC Network
ESPN+ (streaming)
Platform Games
Broadcast 0
Cable 0
Streaming 0

Awards and honors

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Players of the week

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Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Newcomer
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1
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

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School Total
Arizona 0
Arizona State 0
Baylor 0
BYU 0
Cincinnati 0
Colorado 0
Houston 0
Iowa State 0
Kansas 0
Kansas State 0
Oklahoma State 0
TCU 0
Texas Tech 0
UCF 0
Utah 0
West Virginia 0

Big 12 individual awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Big 12 Conference coaches at the end of the season.

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Special Teams Player of the Year
Offensive Freshman of the Year
Offensive Lineman of the Year
Defensive Freshman of the Year
Defensive Lineman of the Year
Offensive Newcomer of the Year
Defensive Newcomer of the Year
Chuck Neinas Coach of the Year
# - Unanimous choice

All-Americans

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Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[7][8]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Second Team All-Americans
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
Third Team All-Americans

List of All American Teams

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  • 2025 AFCA All-America Team
  • 2025 Associated Press All-America Team
  • 2025 FWAA All-America Team
  • Sporting News 2025 College Football All-America Team
  • Walter Camp Football Foundation 2025 All-America Team
  • 2025 The Athletic All-America Team
  • 2025 Athlon Sports College Football's Postseason All-America Team
  • 2025 CBS Sports All-America Team
  • 2025 College Football News
  • 2025 ESPN All-America Team
  • 2025 Fox Sports All-America Team
  • 2025 PFF College All-America team
  • 2025 Phil Steele’s Postseason All-America Team
  • Sports Illustrated 2025 All-America Team
  • USA Today 2025 All-America Team

All-conference teams

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The following players earned All-Big 12 honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Big 12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.

Source:

Notes:

  • RS = Return Specialist
  • AP/ST = All-Purpose/Special Teams Player (not a kicker or returner)
  • † Two-time first team selection;
  • ‡ Three-time first team selection

Honorable mentions

  • Arizona:
  • Arizona State:
  • Baylor:
  • BYU:
  • Cincinnati:
  • Colorado:
  • Houston:
  • Iowa State:
  • Kansas:
  • Kansas State:
  • Oklahoma State:
  • TCU:
  • Texas Tech:
  • UCF:
  • Utah:
  • West Virginia:

All-Academic

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First team

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Second team

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
PK
P
ST

Honorable mentions

  • Arizona:
  • Arizona State:
  • Baylor:
  • BYU:
  • Cincinnati:
  • Colorado:
  • Houston:
  • Iowa State:
  • Kansas:
  • Kansas State:
  • Oklahoma State:
  • TCU:
  • Texas Tech:
  • UCF:
  • Utah:
  • West Virginia:

National award winners

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2025 College Football Award Winners

Award Player School

Rankings

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Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
  Pre Wk
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
Arizona AP
C
CFP Not released
Arizona State AP
C
CFP Not released
Baylor AP
C
CFP Not released
BYU AP
C
CFP Not released
Cincinnati AP
C
CFP Not released
Colorado AP
C
CFP Not released
Houston AP
C
CFP Not released
Iowa State AP
C
CFP Not released
Kansas AP
C
CFP Not released
Kansas State AP
C
CFP Not released
Oklahoma State AP
C
CFP Not released
TCU AP
C
CFP Not released
Texas Tech AP
C
CFP Not released
UCF AP
C
CFP Not released
Utah AP
C
CFP Not released
West Virginia AP
C
CFP Not released

Home game announced attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of capacity
Arizona Arizona Stadium 50,782
Arizona State Mountain America Stadium 53,599
Baylor McLane Stadium 45,140
BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium 62,073
Cincinnati Nippert Stadium 38,088
Colorado Folsom Field 50,183
Houston TDECU Stadium 40,000
Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium 61,500
Kansas David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium TBD
Kansas State Bill Snyder Family Stadium 50,000
Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium 52,305
TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium 47,000
Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium 60,229
UCF FBC Mortgage Stadium 44,206
Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium 51,444
West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium 60,000
Total 52,685

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


References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia fires football coach Neal Brown after 6 seasons".
  2. ^ "Rich Rodriguez returned to West Virginia University as the 36th head football coach on Dec. 12, 2024".
  3. ^ "Florida State Hires Gus Malzahn As Offensive Coordinator".
  4. ^ "ntroductory Press Conference".
  5. ^ "2025 Arizona Football Schedule".
  6. ^ "Pac-12 solidifies bowl lineup for 2024 and 2025 seasons". July 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on August 2, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
  8. ^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team

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