The Oregon State Beavers have announced their complete 2025 football schedule, which includes seven home contests and 12 games overall.
The 2025 season will be the second for Oregon State as a member of the two-team Pac-12 along with the Washington State Cougars following the departure of 10 teams to other conferences. NCAA bylaws stipulate that conferences must have at least eight members, but they also allow for a two-year grace period if a conference falls below the eight-team threshold.
The Pac-12 has added five teams to its football roster, but that won’t become official until 2026. In the meantime, Oregon State essentially filled out an independent football schedule for the 2025 season.
Oregon State’s schedule in 2025 will open with back-to-back games at home at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Ore., against California on Aug. 30 and Fresno State on Sept. 6. The Beavers will then travel for consecutive games against Texas Tech on Sept. 13 and Oregon on Sept. 20.
The Houston Cougars are slated to visit Reser Stadium on Sept. 27 before the Beavers return to the road for a cross-country visit to face Appalachian State on Oct. 4.
After its first open date of the season, Oregon State welcomes FCS Lafayette to Corvallis on Oct. 18, followed by Wake Forest on Oct. 25.
Oregon State and Washington State will play an in-season home-and-home series in 2025, beginning in Corvallis on Nov. 1 and concluding with the regular-season finale at GESA Field at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Wash., on Nov. 29.
But before that second Washington State contest, Oregon State will host Sam Houston on Nov. 8, visit Tulsa on Nov. 15, and enjoy its second open date on Nov. 22.
Prior to today’s announcement, Oregon State had four schedule openings. Those were filled by the addition of games against Lafayette, Sam Houston, Tulsa, and a second game against Washington State.
“We’re excited to have a second straight year with seven dates at Reser Stadium,” said Scott Barnes, Oregon State’s Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. “We elected to play two games against Washington State in order to maximize the strength of this schedule, which includes intriguing matchups both at home and on the road.”
2024 Oregon State Football Schedule
- 08/30 – California
- 09/06 – Fresno State
- 09/13 – at Texas Tech
- 09/20 – at Oregon
- 09/27 – Houston
- 10/04 – at App State
- 10/11 – OFF
- 10/18 – Lafayette
- 10/25 – Wake Forest
- 11/01 – Washington State
- 11/08 – Sam Houston
- 11/15 – at Tulsa
- 11/22 – BYE
- 11/29 – at Washington State
I buy Oregon State & Washington State playing twice in 25.
Sam Houston and Lafayette will not result in any sellouts or even any interest. It would have been better to try and stay with Mountain West teams.
Oregon State have business to part ways with Mountain West in scheduling & I have zero concerns over it.
Excited to see Oregon State coming to Boone next year! I’ll be there
The last time two schools played each other twice within the same regular season was NMSU-Hawaii who playeda home & home series in 2021 and before that NMSU again with Liberty in 2018.
Curious if anyone has a list of other occurences prior to those instances to confirm just how rare (atleast in the modern era) this arrangement is.
In addition to CFB Dan is a fan of NFL rivalries that meet twice a year like Bears-Cheeseheads, Eagles-Cowboys, Colts-Titans, 49ers-Seahawks & Bills-Dolphins also Bears, Eagles, Colts, 49ers & Bills are My top five NFL teams that I like.
UNC and Wake played in 2019 and 2021:
https://fbschedules.com/unc-wake-forest-schedule-non-conference-football-series/
I think NMSU and Liberty also went h-&-h in 2019.
ND and Michigan did the same in 1888. Games actually played on consecutive days in April.
@Kevin Kelley I don’t believe they ended up actually playing the second game for either of the 2019 or 2021 seasons.
Wake ended up hosting the 2019 and 2021 matchups, Sept 13 for 2019 and Nov 6th for the 2021 games.
@Jesper You’re right NMSU and Liberty had a home and home for 2019 as well
they should have joined the Mountain West. This is a dying program now.
Mountain West will rise again.