The Big Ten never fails to deliver fascinating challenges for the Washington Huskies (and that’s true in just about every sport, but certainly a fact about the UW football team). In 2025, UW will have a few intriguing road trips that test Jedd Fisch and his Washington Huskies, but the 2025 Washington Husky football schedule’s toughest games might just be at home.
It’s hard to know exactly, but I, for one, am fascinated by the fact that Washington will have two of 2024’s best teams coming to Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium in 2025.
And to be completely honest, there’s an argument to be made that you want your toughest games at home. At least that’s the case for Washington, whose home field advantage seems to give it a true chance of beating just about anyone these days.
We’ll see if that plays out again this season when some fascinating and tough teams come to Seattle to meet up with Washington.
3 toughest home games on the 2025 Washington Huskies football schedule
Here are some of the toughest foes Washington will face this coming season:
Honorable mention: Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Look, Greg Schiano and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights seem to have a formula that will challenge just about anyone and they deserve a ton of credit for playing physical football that wears its opponents out. The Scarlet Knights proved they could beat UW in that 21-18 win in New Jersey and Schiano has rebuilt Rutgers into a respectable, classic Big Ten sort of team.
No. 3: Bret Bielema’s Illinois Fighting Illini
Speaking of classic Big Ten sort of teams, the Illinois Fighting Illini will be in Seattle on October 25 and they’re fresh off a 10-win season. Bret Bielema has done well to elevate the talent level that this team has and has assembled a group that is willing to win by grinding its opponents into dust and chewing up the clock. They managed to beat Michigan, South Carolina, and eight other foes this past year by doing just that.
No. 2: Oregon Ducks end the regular season with a fun rivalry matchup
I’d like to see a bit of revenge for last season’s matchup with the Oregon Ducks. Am I alone in that? Dan Lanning and Oregon are working on replacing some truly talented and dynamic key contributors from last season’s team that pummeled Washington in Eugene. But there’s a ton of talent still present with the Ducks. Can Washington find a way to avenge itself after that 28-point loss last year?
No. 1: For the second season in a row, Washington will host the defending national champs
Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes are (currently) the toughest foe set to come to Husky Stadium in 2025. Washington will get a chance to truly measure itself up against one of the Big Ten’s most dominant programs when these two teams meet towards the end of September.
This could certainly dictate how the rest of Washington’s season goes. An upset win over the likes of Ohio State could propel UW into a thrilling year. A frustrating loss would indicate that there’s still a lot of growth for Fisch’s team. We’ll see how it all pans out.