Pitt and Duquesne are facing one another to kick off their 2025 football seasons
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pitt and Duquesne are kicking off their 2025 seasons with a hometown matchup against one another at Acrisure Stadium.
Both teams announced the newly scheduled contest on Tuesday. The game will be played on Saturday, August 30 at Acrisure Stadium.
The two Pittsburgh-based teams haven't faced one another since 1939. Between 1901 and 1939, the two schools faced one another seven times. Pitt won five of those contests.
Pitt will be entering the 2025 season looking to bounce back from a late-season stumble. The Panthers opened the 2024 season with a 7-0 record, their best start in 41 years. Pitt then lost their last five regular season games and were defeated by Toledo in a six-overtime thriller at the GameAbove Sports Bowl.
Duquesne went 8-3 this past season, losing to Central Connecticut State with a chance for an automatic bid to the NCAA FCS Playoffs.
The kickoff time for The City Game in August will be announced at a later date.
Pitt's 2025 schedule
Dates and times for the full schedule haven't been announced but Pitt will also have home games this coming season against Central Michigan, Notre Dame, Boston College, Louisville, Miami, and NC State.
The Panthers will play road games against West Virginia, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Stanford, and Syracuse.
Duquesne's 2025 schedule
Only three of Duquesne's 2025 opponents have been announced.
Outside of their game against Pitt, the Dukes are slated to host Lehigh and also will travel to face Akron.
