2025 in American football

This article lists the American football events for 2025.

Club competitions

Professional football

National Football League

• February 2: 2025 Pro Bowl Games in Orlando, Florida
  • National Football Conference defeated American Football Conference, 76–63
• February 9: Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans
  • Philadelphia Eagles defeated Kansas City Chiefs, 40–22
• April 24–26: 2025 NFL draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • #1 pick: Cam Ward
• September 4, 2025 – January 4, 2026: 2025 NFL season

United Football League

• March 28 – June 1: 2025 UFL season
• June 14: 2025 UFL championship game in St. Louis
  • DC Defenders defeated Michigan Panthers, 58–34
• TBD: 2025 UFL draft

Indoor American football

• Indoor Football League
  • March 21 – August 23: 2025 Indoor Football League season
  • August 23: 2025 IFL National Championship in Tucson, Arizona
    • Vegas Knight Hawks defeated Green Bay Blizzard, 64–61
• National Arena League
  • 2025 National Arena League season
  • 2025 NAL Championship Game in Beaumont, Texas
    • Beaumont Renegades defeated Omaha Beef, 37–29
• The Arena League
  • May 30 – August 9: 2025 The Arena League season
  • August 9: ArenaMania II in Duluth, Minnesota
    • Duluth Harbor Monsters defeated Hot Springs Wiseguys, 56–27

European League of Football

• May 17 – September 7: 2025 European League of Football season
• September 7: 2025 ELF Championship in Stuttgart
  • Stuttgart Surge defeated Vienna Vikings, 24–17

College football

2024–25 NCAA football bowl games

• January 1–2: College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
  • 2025 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California
    • The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Oregon Ducks, 41–21
  • 2025 Peach Bowl in Atlanta
    • The Texas Longhorns defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils, 39–31
  • 2025 Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
    • The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Georgia Bulldogs, 23–10
• January 9–10: College Football Playoff Semifinals
  • 2025 Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida
    • The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions, 27–24
  • 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas
    • The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Texas Longhorns, 28–14
• January 20: 2025 CFP National Championship in Atlanta
  • The Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 34–23

2025–26 NCAA football bowl games

• December 31: College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
  • 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas

2025 college football seasons

• 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2025 NCAA Division II football season
• 2025 NCAA Division III football season
• 2025 NAIA football season
• 2025 NAIA flag football season
• 2025 junior college football season

International competitions

National team tournaments

• World Games (August 14–17): Mexico defeated United States, 26–21
• European Championship of American football (October 12, 2024 – October 26, 2025): Austria defeated Finland, 27–0
• IFAF World Championship (TBD):