The American Athletic Conference released selected kickoff times and television designations for the 2025 football season on Thursday, including national broadcast details for several key Navy games.
While most matchups will follow the usual 12-day TV selection process, slots for the first three weeks are set, along with several Thursday and Friday night slots throughout the fall.
Navy opens the season at home on Saturday, August 30, hosting VMI at noon ET on CBS Sports Network. That’s one of several games airing on the network that weekend, as CBS Sports Network continues to serve as the primary home for Army and Navy home games.
The Mids then return to CBS Sports Network the following week, kicking off conference play against UAB on Saturday, September 6 at 3:30 p.m. This marks the first American Athletic Conference game of the 2025 season.
Navy’s first road trip of the year lands them in Oklahoma, where they’ll face Tulsa in an 8:00 p.m. ET kickoff on Saturday, September 13. That game will stream exclusively on ESPN+.
The home slate continues on Saturday, September 27, when Navy hosts Rice at 3:30 p.m. ET, again on CBS Sports Network. A month later, Navy welcomes Florida Atlantic to Annapolis for another Saturday afternoon matchup, set for October 25 at 3:30 p.m. ET, also on CBSSN.
The Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy series once again returns to CBS. Navy hosts Air Force on Saturday, October 4 at noon, then travels to South Bend for a marquee primetime matchup with Notre Dame on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. That’s the first Navy-Notre Dame game played under the lights at Notre Dame Stadium, adding another historic layer to the rivalry.
The following week, Navy faces South Florida at home on Saturday, November 15 at noon, airing on an ESPN network to be determined.
Navy closes the regular season with a Thanksgiving night conference matchup at Memphis, scheduled for Thursday, November 27 at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN.
As always, the Army-Navy Game, presented by USAA, will air nationally on CBS. This year’s contest is set for Saturday, December 13 at 3:00 p.m. ET in Baltimore. It will be the second time both academies meet as AAC members.
The American Athletic Conference Championship Game will be played the week prior, airing on Friday, December 5 at 8:00 p.m. on ABC.
Other game times and network assignments will be announced throughout the season. The conference will continue to use its standard 12-day selection window to determine kickoff times for the remaining matchups.
