HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
High School football season is less than three weeks away. Below is a partial schedule of high school and college games of interest in the area.
BECKY BURCH/Bartlesville Area Sports
By Mike Tupa
Aug. 13, 2025
BARTLESVILLE AREA SPORTS REPORT
Countdown month has begun.
Within less than three weeks from now high school and college football will have snapped into action.
The wait is almost through.
High school gridirons will turn on the Friday night lights on August 29 with a full slate of area OSSAA games.
Bartlesville will play host to Newcastle in a non-district collision at Custer Stadium.
The Bruins will look to avenge last year’s 49-24 loss at Newcastle.
In addition, Bartlesville will be fighting to avoid three-straight season opening losses, which would tie the school record.
Dewey also will be home on August 29. The Bulldoggers will look to knock off Locust Grove.
Two rivalry matchups will brighten the area schedule on August 29 — Caney Valley at Barnsdall and Nowata at Pawhuska.
In eight-man action, Copan will host Midway while Wesleyan Christian will travel to Yale.
Oklahoma Union also will board the bus, bound for Colcord.
Five of the 10 area teams will be led by new head coaches — Fabian Quiroz at Wesleyan Christian, Trenton Kallenberger at Copan, Scott Sapulpa at Dewey, Bruce Munden at Oklahoma Union and Derrick Hammer at Caney Valley.
Head coaches returning to lead the same programs are Harry Wright at Bartlesville, Criss Davis at Caney Valley (Kan.), Matt Hennesy at Pawhuska, Kylee Sweeney at Barnsdall and Chance Juby at Nowata,
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AREA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE WEEK BY WEEK
(Note: Games are set for 7 p.m. Not all the full schedules are yet available. Days and times are subject to change.)
AUGUST 29
Newcastle at Bartlesville
Locust Grove at Dewey
Wesleyan Christian at Yale
Midway at Copan
Caney Valley (Okla.) at Barnsdall
Nowata at Pawhuska
Oklahoma Union at Colcord
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SEPTEMBER 5
Claremore at Bartlesville
Dewey at Perkins-Tryon
Copan at Foyil
Hulbert at Caney Valley (Okla.)
Warner at Nowata
Barnsdall at Oklahoma Union
Humboldt at Caney Valley (Kan.)
Wesleyan Christian, NA
Pawhuska, bye
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SEPTEMBER 12
Dewey at Checotah
Wesleyan Christian at Keota
Copan at Depew
Chelsea at Nowata
Pawhuska at Hominy
Commerce at Oklahoma Union
Caney Valley (Kan.) at Erie (Kan.)
Caney Valley (Okla.), NA
Barnsdall, NA
Bartlesville, bye
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SEPTEMBER 19
Bartlesville at Collinsville
Claremore Christian at Wesleyan Christian
Bluejacket at Copan
Nowata at Barnsdall
Woodland at Pawhuska
Neodesha (Kan.) at Caney Valley (Kan.)
Oklahoma Union, NA
Caney Valley (Okla.), NA
Dewey, bye
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SEPTEMBER 26
Sand Springs at Bartlesville
Dewey at Metro Christian
Foyil at Wesleyan Christian
South Coffeyville at Copan
Caney Valley (Okla.) at Nowata
Pawhuska at Oklahoma Union
Fairland at Barnsdall
Christ Prep (Kan.) Academy at Caney Valley (Kan.)
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OCTOBER 3
Bartlesville at Sapulpa
Tahlequah-Sequoyah at Dewey
Tonkawa at Caney Valley (Okla.)
Wesleyan Christian at Wetumka
Nowata at Quapaw
Barnsdall at Woodland
Caney Valley (Kan.) at Cherryvale (Kan.)
Pawhuska, NA
Oklahoma Union, NA
Copan, NA
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OCTOBER 10
Muskogee at Bartlesville
Dewey at Westville
Wesleyan Christian at Copan
Caney Valley (Okla.) at Pawnee
Ketchum at Barnsdall
Morrison at Nowata
Pawhuska at Tonkawa
Quapaw at Oklahoma Union
Caney Valley (Kan.) at Fredonia (Kan.)
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OCTOBER 16-17
Bartlesville at Putnam City North (Oct. 16)
Tulsa Webster at Dewey (Oct. 16)
Webbers Falls at Wesleyan Christian (Oct. 16)
Copan at Gans (Oct. 16)
Barnsdall at Summit Christian (Oct. 16)
Oklahoma Union at Caney Valley (Okla.)
Galena (Kan.) at Caney Valley (Kan.)
Pawhuska, NA
Nowata, bye
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OCTOBER 24
Ponca City at Bartlesville
Dewey at Sperry
Wesleyan Christian at Arkoma
Copan at Webbers Falls
Quapaw at Pawhuska
Pawnee at Nowata
Barnsdall at Afton
Caney Valley (Kan.) at Riverton (Kan.)
Oklahoma Union, NA
Caney Valley (Okla.), NA
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OCTOBER 30-31
Nowata at Oklahoma Union (Oct. 30)
Hominy at Barnsdall (Oct. 30)
Bartlesville at Putnam City West
Tulsa Central at Dewey
Gans at Wesleyan Christian
Pawhuska at Caney Valley (Okla.)
Copan at Wilson-Henryetta
Caney Valley (Kan.), TBA
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NOVEMBER 7
Bartlesville at Capital Hill
Chandler at Dewey
Wilson-Henryetta at Wesleyan Christian
Arkoma at Copan
Quapaw at Caney Valley (Okla.)
Barnsdall at Porter
Nowata at Tonkawa
Caney Valley (Kan.), TBA
Pawhuska, NA
Oklahoma Union, NA
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COLLEGE
Meanwhile, college football kicks off on August 23 with a select slate of games, three of them involving Big 12 teams — Iowa State at Kansas State (11 a.m.) and Fresno State at Kansas (5:30 p.m.).
Oklahoma State kicks off on August 28 by hosting UT Martin at 6:30 p.m.
A plethora of other contests are set for August 28. Some of those that might have greater local interest might include: Central Arkansas at Missouri (6:30 p.m.), S.F. Austin at Houston (7 p.m.), and Nebraska at Cincinnati (8 p.m.).
Some of the offerings on August 29 include Wagner at Kansas (6:30 p.m.), Auburn at Baylor (7 p.m.) and Georgia Tech at Colorado (7 p.m.).
Oklahoma charges into the season on August 30 by hosting Illinois State at 5 p.m. Tulsa opens up on August 30 by hosting Abilene Christian (7 p.m.).
The first full Saturday (August 30) of college football will feature a mixture of few gems with some Big 12 play. Some of the games will include: Texas at Ohio State 11 a.m.), Alabama at Florida State (2:30 p.m.), South Dakota at Iowa State (2:30 p.m.), Alabama A&M at Arkansas (3:15 p.m.), North Dakota at Kansas State (6 p.m.), Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Tech (6:30 p.m.), Portland State at BYU (7 p.m.), Northern Arizona at Arizona State (9 p.m.), Hawaii at Arizona (9:30 p.m.) and Utah at UCLA (10 p.m.).
Following is a week-by-week look of Tulsa, Big 12 and SEC games:
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AUGUST 23 — Saturday
Iowa State at Kansas State, 11 a.m.
Fresno State at Kansas
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AUGUST 28 — Thursday
Jacksonville State at UCF, 6 p.m.
UT Martin at Oklahoma State, 6:30 p.m.
Central Arkansas at Missouri, 6:30 p.m.
S.F. Austin at Houston, 7 p.m.
Nebraska at Cincinnati, 8 p.m.
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AUGUST 29 — Friday
Wagner at Kansas, 6:30 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Auburn at Baylor, 7 p.m.
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AUGUST 30 — Saturday
Texas at Ohio State, 11 a.m.
Southern Miss at Mississippi State, 11 a.m.
Syracuse at Tennessee, 11 a.m.
Toledo at Kentucky, 11:45 a.m.
Robert Morris at West Virginia, 1 p.m.
South Dakota at Iowa State, 2:30 p.m.
Marshall at Georgia, 2:30 p.m.
Alabama at Florida State, 2:30 p.m.
Alabama A&M at Arkansas, 3:15 p.m.
Illinois State at Oklahoma, 5 p.m.
Long Island University at Florida, 6 p.m.
UTSA at Texas A&M, 6 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Charleston Southern, 6 p.m.
LSU at Clemson, 6:30 p.m.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Texas Tech, 6:30 p.m.
Georgia State at Ole Miss, 6:45 p.m.
Abilene Christian vs. Tulsa, 7 p.m.
Portland State at BYU, 7 p.m.
North Dakota at Kansas State, 9 p.m.
Northern Arizona at Arizona State, 9 p.m.
Hawaii at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.
Utah at UCLA, 10 p.m.
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AUGUST 31
Virginia Tech at South Carolina, 2 p.m.
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SEPTEMBER 1 — Monday
TCU at North Carolina, 7 p.m.
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SEPTEMBER 6 — Saturday
San Jose State at Texas, 11 a.m.
Baylor at SMU, 11 a.m.
Iowa at Iowa State, 11 a.m.
Kent State at Texas Tech, 11 a.m.
Utah State at Texas A&M, 11:45 a.m.
Oklahoma State at Oregon, 2:30 p.m.
Kansas at Missouri, 2:30 p.m.
Delaware at Colorado, 2:30 p.m.
Austin Peay at Georgia, 2:30 p.m.
Ole Miss at Kentucky, 2:30 p.m.
East Tennessee at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m.
Bowling Green at Cincinnati, 2:30 p.m.
West Virginia at Ohio, 3 p.m.
South Florida at Florida, 3:15 p.m.
Arkansas State at Arkansas, 4 p.m.
Cal Poly at Utah, 5 p.m.
Army at Kansas State 6 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at UCF, 6 p.m.
South Carolina State at South Carolina, 6 p.m.
Houston at Rice, 6 p.m.
Michigan at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m.
Arizona State at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m.
Louisiana Tech at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech, 6:30 p.m.
Ball State at Auburn, 6:30 p.m.
UL Monroe at Alabama, 6:45 p.m.
Tulsa at New Mexico State, 8 p.m.
Weber State at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Stanford at BYU, 9:15 p.m.
Byes: TCU
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SEPTEMBER 12 — Friday
Colorado at Houston, 6:30 p.m.
Kansas State at Arizona, 8 p.m.
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SEPTEMBER 13 — Saturday
Oklahoma at Temple, 11 a.m.
Samford at Baylor, 11 a.m.
Wisconsin at Alabama, 11 a.m.
South Alabama at Auburn, 11:45 a.m.
Northwestern State at Cincinnati, 2:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at West Virginia, 2:30 p.m.
Georgia at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m.
Iowa State at Arkansas State, 3 p.m.
Louisiana at Missouri, 3 p.m.
UTEP at Texas, 3:15 p.m.
Alcorn State at Mississippi State, 5 p.m.
Florida at LSU, 6:30 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m.
Texas A&M at Notre Dame, 6:30 p.m.
Navy at Tulsa, 7 p.m.
Utah at Wyoming, 7 p.m.
Abilene Christian at TCU, 7 p.m.
Texas State at Arizona State, 9:30 p.m.
Oregon State at Texas Tech
Vanderbilt at South Carolina
Arkansas at Ole Miss
Byes: Oklahoma State, Kansas, BYU, UCF
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SEPTEMBER 19 — Friday
Tulsa at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.
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SEPTEMBER 20 — Saturday
UAB at Tennessee, 11:45 a.m.
Northern Illinois at Mississippi State, 5 p.m.
Georgia State at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m.
S.E. Louisiana at LSU, 6:45 p.m.
Sam Houston at Texas, 7 p.m.
Auburn at Oklahoma
West Virginia at Kansas
Arkansas at Memphis
BYU at East Carolina
Arizona State at Baylor
Texas Tech at Utah
Wyoming at Colorado
North Carolina at UCF
SMU at TCU
Florida at Miami
South Carolina at Missouri
Tulane at Ole Miss
Byes: Kansas State, Cincinnati, Houston, Arizona, Iowa State, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Tulsa
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SEPTEMBER 26 — Friday
TCU at Arizona State, 8 p.m.
Houston at Oregon State, 9:30 p.m.
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SEPTEMBER 27 — Saturday
Notre Dame at Arkansas, 11 a.m.
Utah State at Vanderbilt, 11:45 a.m.
Alabama at Georgia, 6:30 p.m.
BYU at Colorado, 9:15 p.m.
Baylor at Oklahoma State
Tulane at Tulsa
UCF at Kansas State
Cincinnati at Kansas
Utah at West Virginia
Arizona at Iowa State
Auburn at Texas A&M
Kentucky at South Carolina
LSU at Ole Miss
Tennessee at Mississippi State
Massachusetts at Missouri
Byes: Oklahoma, Texas, Florida, Texas Tech
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OCTOBER 3 — Friday
West Virginia at BYU, 9:30 p.m.
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OCTOBER 4 — Saturday
Kentucky at Georgia, 11 a.m.
Kent State at Oklahoma, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Arizona
Tulsa at Memphis
Kansas State at Baylor
Kansas at UCF
Texas at Florida
Texas Tech at Houston
Colorado at TCU
Iowa State at Cincinnati
Vanderbilt at Alabama
Mississippi State at Texas A&M
Byes: Arkansas, Arizona State, Utah, Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee
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OCTOBER 11 — Saturday
Alabama at Missouri, 11 a.m.
Washington State at Ole Miss, 11:45 a.m.
Texas vs. Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m.
Houston at Oklahoma State
TCU at Kansas State
Kansas at Texas Tech
Arkansas at Tennessee
BYU at Arizona
Arizona State at Utah
Iowa State at Colorado
UCF at Cincinnati
Georgia at Auburn
Florida at Texas A&M
South Carolina at LSU
Byes: Baylor, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt
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OCTOBER 16
Tulsa at East Carolina, 6:30 p.m.
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OCTOBER 18 — Saturday
Oklahoma at South Carolina
Cincinnati at Oklahoma State
Texas Tech at Arizona State
Texas A&M at Arkansas
Texas at Kentucky
Utah at BYU
Baylor at TCU
West Virginia at UCF
Arizona at Houston
Tennessee at Alabama
Missouri at Auburn
Mississippi State at Florida
Ole Miss at Georgia
LSU at Vanderbilt
Byes: Kansas State, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa State
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OCTOBER 25 — Saturday
Ole Miss at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State at Texas Tech
Temple at Tulsa
Kansas State at Kansas
Auburn at Arkansas
Texas at Mississippi State
BYU at Iowa State
Houston at Arizona State
Colorado at Utah
Baylor at Cincinnati
TCU at West Virginia
Alabama at South Carolina
Tennessee at Kentucky
Texas A&M at LSU
Missouri at Vanderbilt
Byes: Arizona, Florida, Georgia
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NOVEMBER 1 — Saturday
Vanderbilt at Texas, 11 a.m.
Georgia vs. Florida, 2:30 p.m.
Oklahoma at Tennessee
Oklahoma State at Kansas
Texas Tech at Kansas State
Mississippi State at Arkansas
Arizona State at Iowa State
Arizona at Colorado
Cincinnati at Utah
UCF at Baylor
West Virginia at Houston
Kentucky at Auburn
South Caroline at Ole Miss
Byes: BYU, TCU, Alabama, LSU, Missouri, Texas A&M, Tulsa
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NOVEMBER 7 — Friday
Houston at UCF
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NOVEMBER 8 — Saturday
Georgia at Mississippi State, 11 a.m.
Kansas at Arizona