Memphis football's 2025 schedule includes possible Thanksgiving game vs. Navy: See full dates
The Tigers will host Navy during the final week of the 2025 regular season. That matchup — a rematch of a game the Midshipmen won in Annapolis in 2024 — will take place either on Thanksgiving Day or Black Friday.
The AAC released its full conference schedule on Friday afternoon, and it could include a second consecutive Thanksgiving date for the Tigers. The conference will decide by Oct. 13 if the Memphis-Navy game will be on Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving) or Nov. 28 (Black Friday). Memphis beat Tulane in New Orleans to close last year's regular season on Thanksgiving Day.
The Tigers already knew their opponents, but Friday's announcement crystalized their full 2025 schedule.
The Tigers will host the Green Wave on Nov. 7. That'll be the second straight Friday game for Memphis, which will travel to Rice on Oct. 31.
Memphis will kick off conference play when it travels to Boca Raton, Florida, to face Florida Atlantic on Sept. 27. That'll be the first-ever conference game between the two teams. The Tigers will head to UAB for the "Battle for the Bones" on Oct. 18.
Memphis went 11-2 in 2024, but the Tigers will look considerably different in 2025. There will be very few returning starters on either side of the ball, and Memphis will have a quarterback competition for the first time since 2021.
Those two losses in 2024 came on the road to Navy and UTSA, but the Tigers won't face the Roadrunners in 2025. Navy went 10-3 in 2024 and returns star quarterback Blake Horvath, so the game could have major title implications.
Memphis' quarterback competition likely will dominate preseason storylines, even as Memphis gears up for another run at the AAC title. The Tigers were picked to win the conference before last season but finished fourth behind Army, Tulane and Navy.
The College Football Playoff won't be out of the question, either. Though the Group of Five landscape is constantly shifting, the Tigers will have every opportunity to grab a playoff spot if they work their way into AAC title contention.
Date
Opponent
Saturday, Aug. 30
Chattanooga
Saturday, Sept. 6
at Georgia State
Saturday, Sept. 13
at Troy
Saturday, Sept. 20
Arkansas
Saturday, Sept. 27
at Florida Atlantic*
Saturday, Oct. 4
Tulsa*
Saturday, Oct. 18
at UAB*
Saturday, Oct. 25
South Florida*
Friday, Oct. 31
at Rice*
Friday, Nov. 7
Tulane*
Saturday, Nov. 15
at East Carolina*
Thursday, Nov. 27/Friday, Nov. 28
Navy
*AAC game
Reach sports writer Jonah Dylan at jonah.dylan@commercialappeal.com or on Twitter @thejonahdylan.
This article originally appeared on Memphis Commercial Appeal: Here's Memphis' full 2025 schedule with possible Thanksgiving game
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