Nevada announces football dates for 2025 games — with an asterisk
Nevada announces football dates for 2025 games — with an asterisk
The Nevada football team and the Mountain West Conference have announced the game schedule with dates for the 2025 season.
Still, those dates come with an asterisk. The conference's national television partners, CBS Sports and FOX Sports, will now initiate a selection procedure that will include shifting some games to non-Saturday dates.
Nevada will open Mountain West play Oct. 4 in Fresno, and the Battle for the Fremont Cannon moves back to its traditional Thanksgiving weekend spot at Mackay Stadium in 2025.
Final game dates, kick times and broadcast information will be announced at a future date.
The second season of the Jeff Choate era features nonconference home games Sept. 7 against Sacramento State and Sept. 14 against Middle Tennessee ahead of the 2025 Mountain West campaign.
The conference slate gets underway Oct. 4 in the San Joaquin Valley as the Wolf Pack travels to Fresno State. October action features home contests on Oct. 11 against San Diego State and Oct. 25 with Boise State at Mackay Stadium, with an additional road trip to New Mexico set for Oct. 18.
After a bye over Nevada Day weekend, the Pack prepares for a November featuring road trips to Utah State (Nov. 8) and Wyoming (Nov. 22) with a home game Nov. 15 against San José State before the chance to bring the Fremont Cannon back to Northern Nevada as UNLV comes to Mackay Stadium on Nov. 29.
Season ticket prices for 2025 begin at $99. Season ticket members can renew their tickets online or by calling 775-348-7225.
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Nevada's 2025 football schedule
Sat., Aug. 30 at Penn State
Sat., Sept. 6 vs. Sacramento State
Sat., Sept. 13 vs. Middle Tennessee State
Sat., Sept. 20 at Western Kentucky
Sat., Sept. 27 — bye week
Sat., Oct. 4 at Fresno State
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. San Diego State
Sat., Oct. 18 at New Mexico
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Boise State
Sat., Nov. 1 — bye week
Sat., Nov. 8 at Utah State
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. San José State
Sat., Nov. 22 at Wyoming
Sat., Nov. 29 vs. UNLV
Mountain West in 2024: 5 teams in bowls, 2 in Top 25
During the 2024 season, the Mountain West had five teams play in bowl games, including Boise State earning the No. 3 seed into the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff and participating in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Boise State and UNLV both finished the season in the national rankings, with the Broncos landing ninth in the final US LBM Coaches Poll and eighth in The Associated Press Top 25 and the Rebels finishing No. 24 and No. 23 in those polls, respectively. Boise State was No. 9 in the final CFP rankings and UNLV was No. 24.
The 2025 season will see four MW programs with new head coaches: Fresno State (Matt Entz), New Mexico (Jason Eck), UNLV (Dan Mullen) and Utah State (Bronco Mendenhall).
2025 schedule will play out over 15 weeks, concluding with the Old Trapper Mountain West Football Championship Game on Friday, Dec. 5. The contest will feature the two teams with the highest conference winning percentages. The team with the highest conference winning percentage will host the championship game.
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