NORMAL, Ill. – As the 2024 Redbird football team takes a much-needed bye week, the program has announced its full 2025 schedule which begins with an August 30 contest at perennial powerhouse Oklahoma.
After the lid-lifter against the Sooners, the Redbirds will return home to host Morehead State on September 6, before continuing the Mid-America Classic rivalry with in-state foe Eastern Illinois on September 13 in Charleston. Following a bye week on Sept. 20, ISU will host North Alabama at Hancock Stadium as part of Family Weekend festivities on September 27.
Missouri Valley Football Conference action will begin the following week, when North Dakota State returns to Hancock Stadium for the second year in a row to face the Redbirds on October 4.