WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Kick times for six Purdue Football games, including four TV designations, were unveiled on Thursday afternoon (May 29). For just the second time in history the Old Oaken Bucket will be played on Black Friday when Purdue hosts Indiana on Nov. 28 for a 7:30 p.m. start on NBC.
The Boilermakers received the start times and TV slots for their first three games of the year at home. The Barry Odom era will open on Aug. 30 with a noon kickoff against Ball State on BTN. The two clubs will meet for the first time since 2010 with Purdue winning the previous eight contests.
Purdue will host Southern Illinois for a 7:30 p.m. kick on BTN on Sept. 6. The Boilermakers defeated the Salukis in the lone previous matchup in 2014, 35-13.
For the first time since 1976 and the first time as a member of Big Ten Conference, USC will visit Ross-Ade Stadium on Sept. 13 for a 3:30 p.m. game broadcast on CBS. The Boilermakers have not faced the Trojans since a trip to Los Angeles in 1998.
A pair of Big Ten matchups received start windows with TV slots to be announced later. Purdue will head to Minnesota on Oct. 11 for a 7 or 7:30 p.m. kick, while the Oct. 25 Homecoming Game against Rutgers will start at noon.
Purdue and Indiana played on Friday just one time before in the 126-game rivalry. The Boilermakers downed the Hoosiers 51-14 at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 24, 1995. The 2025 edition will mark Purdue's 16th game played on Friday night and the fourth played at Ross-Ade Stadium.
Thursday's release gives Purdue start times for seven games in 2025, after CBS announced Shillelagh Trophy Game at Notre Dame on Sept. 20 will kick off at 3:30 p.m.
UPDATED 2025 PURDUE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Saturday, Aug. 30 - Ball State (Noon ET, BTN)
Saturday, Sept. 6 - Southern Illinois (7:30 p.m. ET, BTN)
Saturday, Sept 13 - USC (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Saturday, Sept. 20 – Notre Dame (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS)
Saturday, Oct. 4 – Illinois
Saturday, Oct. 11 – Minnesota (7 or 7:30 p.m. ET, TBA)
Saturday, Oct. 18 – Northwestern
Saturday, Oct. 25 – Rutgers (Noon, TBA)
Saturday, Nov. 1 – Michigan
Saturday, Nov. 8 – Ohio State
Saturday, Nov. 15 – Washington
Friday, Nov. 28 – Indiana (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC)