2025 Big 12 football schedule breakdown: Predicting the first loss for all 16 conference teams

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark has all but guaranteed multiple playoff bids from his conference during the 2025 season. And now, it’s up to the half-dozen or so teams capable of being in the mix to show it on the field.

Following Arizona State’s debut run to a playoff bid last fall and Texas Tech’s extremely loud offseason with roster enhancements, this could be the year the Big 12 flexes a couple true contenders near the top of the national rankings if the league’s able to escape a few notable nonconference showdowns early.

We’ve picked through every team’s schedule and projected the first loss for each. Sorry, Big 12 faithful — we’re not expecting any unbeaten entries in the league championship game in December. These predictions coincide with our post-spring bowl projections ahead of the 2025 campaign and how we see it all shaking out.

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First loss: Kansas State, Sept. 12

These programs met for the first time since 1978 last season in a game that was never competitive. Kansas…

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Author : Brad Crawford

Publish date : 2025-08-13 18:30:00

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