Big Ten Launches New Rivalry Series Presented By Venmo

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference on Friday revealed the football lineup for the first-ever Big Ten Rivalry Series presented by Venmo, spanning football, men’s and women’s basketball during the 2025-26 season.

The Rivalry Series will kick off on Saturday, September 27, in State College when No. 3 Penn State welcomes No. 6 Oregon to Beaver Stadium. The football slate will feature 17 games involving all 18 Big Ten schools, with eight different long-standing rivalry trophies contested including the Old Brass Spittoon (Michigan State at Indiana; Oct. 18), Floyd of Rosedale (Minnesota at Iowa; Oct. 25) and Victory Bell (UCLA at USC; Nov. 29).

The series also will shine a spotlight on some of college football’s biggest matchups like Michigan at Michigan State (Oct. 25), Penn State’s visit to Ohio State (Nov. 1) and Oregon’s season-ending clash with Washington (Nov. 29). A complete schedule is below.

Men’s and women’s basketball games included in the Big Ten Rivalry Series presented by Venmo will be announced at a later date.

2025 Big Ten Football Rivalry Series presented by Venmo
Saturday, September 27        Oregon at Penn State
Saturday, October 18               Michigan State at Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon)
Saturday, October 18               Purdue at Northwestern
Saturday, October 18               Ohio State at Wisconsin
Saturday, October 25               Minnesota at Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)
Saturday, October 25               Michigan at Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
Saturday, November 1             Penn State at Ohio State
Saturday, November 8             Maryland at Rutgers
Saturday, November 15          Penn State at Michigan State (Land-Grant Trophy)
Saturday, November 22          Michigan at Maryland
Saturday, November 22          Illinois at Wisconsin
Saturday, November 22          USC at Oregon
Friday, November 28                Iowa at Nebraska (Heroes Trophy)
Friday, November 28                Indiana at Purdue (Old Oaken Bucket)
Saturday, November 29          Northwestern at Illinois (Land of Lincoln Trophy)
Saturday, November 29          UCLA at USC (Victory Bell)
Saturday, November 29          Oregon at Washington

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About Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is an association of world-class universities whose member institutions share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. Founded in 1896, the Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics in the lives of students competing in intercollegiate athletics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness. The Big Ten Conference sponsors 28 official sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, and the broad-based programs of the 18 Big Ten institutions provide direct financial support for more than 14,000 student-athletes. For more information, visit  www.bigten.org .