UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men’s soccer has announced its 2025 slate of opponents, including 10 conference matchups, and eight games against opponents who made the 2024 NCAA Tournament. All home games will be played at Jeffrey Field.
Penn State opens the fall with a trio of scrimmages at home, first facing off against American, and Harcum College in a Friday and Saturday affair, then taking on Loyola (Md.) on August 15.
A home contest against Stetson on Thursday, August 21 marks the regular season opener for the Nittany Lions before the Blue and White embarks on a road trip of New York, visiting Army West Point on Sunday, August 24 and the 2022 national champion Syracuse on Thursday, August 28.
PSU returns to Jeffrey Field for a Monday matinee on Labor Day against Missouri State, a team that was seeded in the 2024 NCAA soccer tournament. PSU faces Mercyhurst on Friday, September 5 before getting its first taste of conference action.
Big Ten play for Penn State begins on Friday, September 12 when the team travels to Piscataway, New Jersey, to face Rutgers.
A three-home game stand follows, with the Nittany Lions taking on a trio of NCAA tournament teams from last year. Indiana on Friday, September 19, Maryland on Tuesday, September 23, and Robert Morris on Tuesday, September 30 finish out the first two months of play.
To kick off October, Penn State travels to Michigan State on Friday, October 3. The Nittany Lions close out nonconference action against Kings College on Sunday, October 5 for Senior Day.
Penn State travels west to UCLA for the first time since the 2007 season, looking to secure its first win in the all-time series.
PSU returns home to host Northwestern on Friday, October 17 and Washington on Monday, October 20.
The Nittany Lions’ final road games of the regular season come at Wisconsin on Saturday, October 25, and at 2024 College Cup team Ohio State on Friday, October 31.
Penn State concludes the 2025 regular season at home against Michigan on Friday, November 7.