As excitement builds for the Ivy League’s historic first appearance in the FCS Playoffs this fall, fans across the nation will get a front-row seat to some of the league’s biggest football matchups. The Ivy League has announced that six of its top games will be broadcast live on ESPNU during the 2025 season — and they include headline clashes between the defending co-champions: Columbia, Dartmouth, and Harvard.
This marks the seventh straight year that all eight Ivy League football programs will be featured in a nationally televised package, highlighting the growing popularity of the league’s competitive brand of football.
📺 2025 Ivy League Football Games on ESPNU
Friday, October 3 – Columbia at Princeton – 7:30 p.m.
Friday, October 10 – Cornell at Harvard – 7 p.m.
Friday, October 24 – Columbia at Dartmouth – 6 p.m.
Friday, October 31 – Brown at Penn – 7 p.m.
Friday, November 7 – Harvard at Columbia – 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 22 – Harvard at Yale – 12 p.m.
The 2024 season ended in dramatic fashion, with Columbia, Dartmouth, and Harvard sharing the Ivy League crown — the second consecutive year and only the sixth time in history that three teams have finished as co-champions.
While these six spotlight games will air on ESPNU, all other Ivy League home games will be available via ESPN+, with some also shown on regional sports networks.
This broadcast schedule continues the Ivy League’s landmark media partnership with ESPN, launched in 2018. The deal brings fans more than 1,400 live events each year, including a minimum of 24 featured events on ESPN’s main TV channels.
🏈 The 2025 Ivy League football season officially kicks off on Friday, September 19.
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