Washington State University Athletics
Cougars Add James Madison, Complete 2025 Football Schedule
November 01, 2024 | Football
PULLMAN, Wash. (Nov. 1, 2024) -- Washington State Athletics announced Friday that it has added a road contest at James Madison University to its 2025 football schedule.
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The game at JMU is scheduled for Nov. 22, 2025, at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va, marking the first meeting between the two programs. The addition of James Madison finalizes WSU's 2025 football schedule, which includes six home games and six road contests.
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The 2025 schedule features contests against five autonomous five programs, a home-and-home series against Oregon State, first-time meetings against five opponents, opponents representing 10 different conferences and an Apple Cup matchup in Pullman.
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"We are thrilled to finalize our full football schedule for next season," said WSU Director of Athletics Anne McCoy. "The 2025 season includes contests against new opponents playing in Gesa Field, a September Apple Cup matchup in Pullman, as well as challenging road games against SEC and ACC opponents in Mississippi and Virginia. It's a schedule our fans will be excited for."
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For the second straight season, the Cougars will play three of its first four games at Gesa Field. WSU's home schedule includes contests against Idaho (Aug. 30), San Diego State (Sept. 6) and the Apple Cup against Washington (Sept. 20). Additional games feature first-time opponents to Gesa Field in Toledo (Oct. 25) and Louisiana Tech (Nov. 15) before ending the regular season against Oregon State (Nov. 29).
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WSU's road schedule includes contests at North Texas (Sept. 13) and Colorado State (Sept. 27) before the first of two bye weeks Oct. 4. The following week, the Cougars begin back-to-back weeks back east, traveling to Ole Miss (Oct. 11) before heading to Virginia seven days later to face Virginia (Oct. 18). Both contests mark the first meeting in each series. Nov. 1 sees WSU head to Oregon State for the first of two November meetings between the two programs in 2025, before concluding the road schedule with a final trip to the east coast for a matchup at James Madison (Nov. 22).
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2025 Washington State Football Schedule
Date                  Opponent                                     Location
Sat., Aug. 30        Idaho                                                     Gesa Field
Sat., Sept. 6         San Diego State                                 Gesa Field
Sat., Sept. 13       at North Texas                                    Denton, Texas
Sat., Sept. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Washington (Apple Cup)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gesa Field
Sat., Sept. 27       at Colorado State                              Fort Collins, Colo.
Sat., Oct. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bye Week
Sat., Oct. 11         at Mississippi                                     Oxford, Miss.     Â
Sat., Oct. 18         at Virginia                                             Charlottesville, Va.
Sat., Oct. 25         Toledo                                                   Gesa Field
Sat., Nov. 1          at Oregon State                                  Corvallis, Ore.
Sat., Nov. 8          Bye Week                                           Â
Sat., Nov. 15        Louisiana Tech                                   Gesa Field
Sat., Nov. 22        at James Madison                            Harrisonburg, Va.
Sat., Nov. 29        Oregon State                                      Gesa Field
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The game at JMU is scheduled for Nov. 22, 2025, at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg, Va, marking the first meeting between the two programs. The addition of James Madison finalizes WSU's 2025 football schedule, which includes six home games and six road contests.
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The 2025 schedule features contests against five autonomous five programs, a home-and-home series against Oregon State, first-time meetings against five opponents, opponents representing 10 different conferences and an Apple Cup matchup in Pullman.
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"We are thrilled to finalize our full football schedule for next season," said WSU Director of Athletics Anne McCoy. "The 2025 season includes contests against new opponents playing in Gesa Field, a September Apple Cup matchup in Pullman, as well as challenging road games against SEC and ACC opponents in Mississippi and Virginia. It's a schedule our fans will be excited for."
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For the second straight season, the Cougars will play three of its first four games at Gesa Field. WSU's home schedule includes contests against Idaho (Aug. 30), San Diego State (Sept. 6) and the Apple Cup against Washington (Sept. 20). Additional games feature first-time opponents to Gesa Field in Toledo (Oct. 25) and Louisiana Tech (Nov. 15) before ending the regular season against Oregon State (Nov. 29).
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WSU's road schedule includes contests at North Texas (Sept. 13) and Colorado State (Sept. 27) before the first of two bye weeks Oct. 4. The following week, the Cougars begin back-to-back weeks back east, traveling to Ole Miss (Oct. 11) before heading to Virginia seven days later to face Virginia (Oct. 18). Both contests mark the first meeting in each series. Nov. 1 sees WSU head to Oregon State for the first of two November meetings between the two programs in 2025, before concluding the road schedule with a final trip to the east coast for a matchup at James Madison (Nov. 22).
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2025 Washington State Football Schedule
Date                  Opponent                                     Location
Sat., Aug. 30        Idaho                                                     Gesa Field
Sat., Sept. 6         San Diego State                                 Gesa Field
Sat., Sept. 13       at North Texas                                    Denton, Texas
Sat., Sept. 20Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Washington (Apple Cup)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gesa Field
Sat., Sept. 27       at Colorado State                              Fort Collins, Colo.
Sat., Oct. 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bye Week
Sat., Oct. 11         at Mississippi                                     Oxford, Miss.     Â
Sat., Oct. 18         at Virginia                                             Charlottesville, Va.
Sat., Oct. 25         Toledo                                                   Gesa Field
Sat., Nov. 1          at Oregon State                                  Corvallis, Ore.
Sat., Nov. 8          Bye Week                                           Â
Sat., Nov. 15        Louisiana Tech                                   Gesa Field
Sat., Nov. 22        at James Madison                            Harrisonburg, Va.
Sat., Nov. 29        Oregon State                                      Gesa Field
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