PULLMAN, Wash. (Oct. 7, 2024) -- Washington State Athletics announced Monday that it has added the University of Mississippi to its 2025 football schedule. The contract is solely for the 2025 season.
 
Next year's game is scheduled for Oct. 11, 2025, in Oxford, Miss. The game marks the first meeting between the two programs. The last Southeastern Conference school WSU has faced was at Auburn to open the 2013 season.
 
"The opportunity to face the University of Mississippi, with its rich football history, will be one our student-athletes, coaches and fans will certainly enjoy," said WSU Director of Athletics Anne McCoy.
 
While next year's contest at Ole Miss is the first SEC opponent for WSU in 11 seasons, the Cougars previously announced a home-and-home series with SEC-member Mississippi State, travelling to Starkville in 2030 and hosting the Bulldogs the following season.
 
The addition of Mississippi to the 2025 schedule marks the seventh announced opponent for WSU's 2025 schedule. Previously, the Cougars had announced home contests against Idaho, San Diego State, Washington and Oregon State, while WSU will travel to Ole Miss, North Texas and Virginia.