The Big Ten on Thursday announced starting times for six of the Gophers football team's 2025 games, and two of those — at home against Nebraska on Oct. 17 and at Oregon on Nov. 14 — have been shifted to Friday nights.

Minnesota, coming off an 8-5 season that included a win in the Duke's Mayo Bowl, opens its season with a traditional Thursday game, 7 p.m., Aug. 28 against Buffalo at Huntington Bank Stadium. Nonconference play resumes Sept. 6 with an 11 a.m. home game against Northwestern (La.) State and finishes Sept. 13 with a 9:30 p.m. game at California.

Homecoming will be Oct. 11 vs. Purdue, with either a 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. kickoff. The Gophers will host Nebraska at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17 on Fox. Minnesota makes its first visit to Oregon at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14 on Fox.

The remaining six game times on the Gophers' schedule will be announced at a later date.

Gophers 2025 schedule

Aug. 28 (Thursday) vs. Buffalo, 7 p.m., FS1

Sept. 6 vs. Northwestern (La.) State, 11 a.m., Big Ten Network

Sept. 13 at California, 9:30 p.m., ESPN

Sept. 27 vs. Rutgers, TBD

Oct. 4 at Ohio State, TBD

Oct. 11 vs. Purdue (homecoming), 6 or 6:30 p.m., TV TBD

Oct. 17 (Friday) vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m., Fox

Oct. 25 at Iowa, TBD

Nov. 1 vs. Michigan State, TBD

Nov. 14 (Friday) at Oregon, 8 p.m., Fox

Nov. 22 vs. Northwestern at Wrigley Field, TBD

Nov. 29 vs. Wisconsin, TBD