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Big 12 Football 2025 Team-By-Team Miles Traveled: BYU Tops List

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The 16-team Big 12 begins its second season in 2025. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, and Utah all joined the conference last year. 

Newcomer Arizona State was the biggest surprise of the college football season. The Sun Devils won the Big 12 Conference title game before losing to Texas 39-31 in double-OT in the College Football Playoff. The Sun Devils rolled against the spread. going 12-2 on the line. 

But the BYU Cougars will travel the most of any college football team the 16-school conference in 2025. BYU is scheduled to travel 13,528.60 linear miles, as measured from stadium to stadium by bookies.com via Google Earth. Kansas State is a close No. 2 the Big 12 Miles Traveled list. The Wildcats are set to travel 13,389.52 miles. 

Baylor travels the fewest miles of any Big 12 football team this season. The Bears travel 6,029.27 miles in five road trips. 


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Kansas State and Iowa State open the college football season on August 23 in Dublin, Ireland. That round trip covers 7759.86 miles for Iowa State and 8254.16 miles for K-State. Within the Continental U.S., the longes road trip by a Big 12 team has UCF visiting BYU on November 29. The Golden Knights travel 3801.66 miles round-trip. 

The shortest journey for any Big 12 team has Houston visiting Rice - a round-trip of just 7.28 miles. That's the shortest campus-to-campus trip in all of Division I college football this season. 

Overall Miles Traveled In Big 12 - Teams Ranked

Here is the team-by-team ranking of linear miles traveled by each football team in the Big 12, as measured by Google Earth from stadium-to-stadium compiled by bookies.com. Teams are listed by total miles traveled, along with the average mileage of each road trip, the total number of time zones crossed (zones), and the longest and shortest road trips. 

Big 12 Travel Rankings 2025

Big 12 Travel Rankings – 2025 Season

Team Total Miles Zones Longest Trip Shortest Trip
BYUBYU 13,528.60 14 3768.58 1351.24
Kansas StateKansas State 13,389.52 18 8254.16 148.26
Iowa StateIowa State 13,190.80 16 7759.86 892.88
West VirginiaWest Virginia 12,592.50 12 3632.38 233.54
UCFUCF 12,075.14 4 3801.66 1502.98
Arizona StateArizona State 8,909.68 16 2662.60 1013.4
HoustonHouston 8,642.10 8 3668.46 7.28
TCUTCU 9,256.76 10 2161.02 476.82
ArizonaArizona 8,744.92 16 3098.42 202.54
CincinnatiCincinnati 8,233.34 12 2892.62 1068.62
Oklahoma StateOklahoma State 7,825.40 10 2943.72 439.84
UtahUtah 8,039.31 10 3350.96 72.38
Texas TechTexas Tech 7,109.28 8 2563.48 933.04
ColoradoColorado 7,454.34 10 2677.5 700.32
KansasKansas 5,956.68 6 2152.18 313.08
BaylorBaylor 6,029.27 6 3521.8 90.53

Until the end of Daylight Savings Time on Nov. 2, the Big 12 will cover all four time zones in the Continental U.S. DST is not observed in much of Arizona. Technically, the state remains in the Mountain Time Zone. But until the end of DST, Tempe and Tucson are three hours behind their counterparts in the Eastern Time Zone. The time zones noted in our chart reflect the change at the time of the game. 

Team-By-Team Miles Traveled In Big 12

Here is the team-by-team breakdown of linear miles traveled by each football team in the Big 12, as measured by Google Earth from stadium-to-stadium compiled by bookies.com. Teams are listed by alphabetical order, along with the opponent and mileage of each road trip, and number of time zones crossed. 

The Big 12 joined the ACC, Big Ten, and SEC as one of college football’s new “Power Four” conferences following the demise of the OG Pac-12 last season. 

Each Big 12 team will have either five or six road trips. There are no divisions within the conference. The top two teams with the best conference record will advance to the Big 12 Championship game on Dec. 6. Conference play begins on Friday, Sept, 12, when Colorado visits Houston. 

Arizona State 2025 Travel
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2025 Arizona Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 27 Iowa State Iowa State 2326.14 4
Oct. 18 Houston Houston 1873.98 4
Nov. 1 Colorado Colorado 1243.84 2
Nov. 15 Cincinnati Cincinnati 3098.42 6
Nov. 28 Arizona State ASU 202.54 0
TOTALS 8744.92 16
AVERAGE TRIP: 1748.98 miles
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2025 ASU Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 6 Mississippi State Mississippi State 2662.6 4
Sept. 20 Baylor Baylor 1744.62 4
Oct. 11 Utah Utah 1013.4 2
Nov. 1 Iowa State Iowa State 2318.24 4
Nov. 22 Colorado Colorado 1170.82 2
TOTALS 8909.68 16
AVERAGE TRIP: 1781.936 miles
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2025 Baylor Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 6 SMU SMU 90.53 0
Sept. 27 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St. 630.88 0
Oct. 18 TCU TCU 161.54 0
Oct. 25 Cincinnati Cincinnati 3521.8 2
Nov. 22 Arizona Arizona 1624.52 4
TOTAL 6029.27 6
AVERAGE TRIP: 1205.854 miles
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BYU 2025 Football Travel

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 20 East Carolina East Carolina 3768.58 4
Sept. 27 Colorado Colorado 1351.24 0
Oct. 11 Arizona Arizona 2224.48 2
Oct. 25 Iowa State Iowa State 1887.4 2
Nov. 8 Texas Tech Texas Tech 1418.36 2
Nov. 22 Cincinnati Cincinnati 2878.54 4
TOTAL 13528.6 14
AVERAGE TRIP: 2254.76 miles
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2025 Cincinnati Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Aug. 29 Nebraska Nebraska (KC) 1068.62 2
Sept. 27 Kansas Kansas 1151.12 2
Oct. 19 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St. 1433.56 2
Nov. 1 Utah Utah 2892.62 4
Nov. 29 TCU TCU 1687.42 2
TOTAL 8233.34 12
AVERAGE TRIP: 1646.668 miles
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2025 Colorado Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 12 Houston Houston 1809.98 2
Oct. 4 TCU TCU 1336.84 2
Oct. 25 Utah Utah 700.32 0
Nov. 8 West Virginia West Virginia 2677.5 4
Nov. 29 Kansas State Kansas State 929.7 2
TOTAL 7454.34 10
AVERAGE TRIP: 1490.868 miles
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2025 Houston Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 6 Rice Rice 7.28 0
Sept. 26 Oregon State Oregon St. 3668.46 4
Oct. 11 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St. 907.04 0
Oct. 25 Arizona State Arizona St. 2015.88 2
Nov. 7 UCF UCF 1714.04 2
Nov. 29 Baylor Baylor 329.4 0
TOTAL 8642.1 8
AVERAGE TRIP: 1440.35 miles
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2025 Iowa St. Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Aug. 23 Kansas State Kansas St. (Dublin) 7759.86 12
Sept. 13 Arkansas State Arkansas St. 909.58 0
Oct. 4 Cincinnati Cincinnati 1036.36 2
Oct. 11 Colorado Colorado 1242.98 2
Nov. 8 TCU TCU 1349.14 0
Nov. 29 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St. 892.88 0
TOTAL 13190.8 16
AVERAGE TRIP: 2198.46 miles
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2025 Kansas Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 6 Missouri Missouri 313.08 0
Oct. 4 UCF UCF 2152.18 2
Oct. 11 Texas Tech Texas Tech 1046.3 0
Nov. 8 Arizona Arizona 1990.82 4
Nov. 22 Iowa State Iowa St. 454.3 0
TOTAL 5956.68 6
AVERAGE TRIP: 1191.336 miles
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2025 Kansas St. Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Aug. 23 Iowa State Iowa St. (Dublin) 8254.16 12
Sept. 12 Arizona Arizona 1873.44 4
Oct. 4 Baylor Baylor 1057.92 0
Oct. 25 Kansas Kansas 148.26 0
Nov. 15 Oklahoma State Oklahoma St. 428.26 0
Nov. 22 Utah Utah 1627.48 2
TOTAL 13389.52 18
AVERAGE TRIP: 2231.586 miles
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2025 Oklahoma St. Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 6 Oregon Oregon 2943.72 4
Oct. 4 Arizona Arizona 1674.08 4
Oct. 25 Texas Tech Texas Tech 647.7 0
Nov. 1 Kansas Kansas 439.84 0
Nov. 22 UCF UCF 2120.06 2
TOTAL 7825.4 10
AVERAGE TRIP: 1565.08 miles
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2025 TCU Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 1 North Carolina North Carolina 2133.88 2
Sept. 26 Arizona Arizona 1688.16 4
Oct. 11 Kansas State Kansas St. 901.32 0
Oct. 25 West Virginia West Virginia 2161.02 2
Nov. 15 BYU BYU 1895.56 2
Nov. 22 Houston Houston 476.82 0
TOTAL 9256.76 10
AVERAGE TRIP: 1542.79 miles
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2025 Texas Tech Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 20 Utah Utah 1479.46 2
Oct. 4 Houston Houston 933.04 0
Oct. 18 Arizona State Arizona St. 1159.66 4
Nov. 1 Kansas State Kansas St. 973.64 0
Nov. 29 West Virginia West Virginia 2563.48 2
TOTAL 7109.28 8
AVERAGE TRIP: 1421.856 miles
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2025 UCF Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Sept. 27 Kansas State Kansas St. 2288.28 2
Oct. 11 Cincinnati Cincinnati 1502.98 0
Nov. 1 Baylor Baylor 1945.18 2
Nov. 15 Texas Tech Texas Tech 2537.04 2
Nov. 29 BYU BYU 3801.66 4
TOTAL 12075.14 4
AVERAGE TRIP: 2415.028 miles
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2025 Utah Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Aug. 30 UCLA UCLA 1144.66 2
Sept. 13 Wyoming Wyoming 658.92 0
Sept. 27 West Virginia West Virginia 3350.96 4
Oct. 18 BYU BYU 72.38 0
Nov. 15 Baylor Baylor 1036.65 2
Nov. 28 Kansas Kansas 1775.74 2
TOTAL 8039.31 10
AVERAGE TRIP: 1339.885 miles
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2025 West Virginia Football Miles Traveled

Date Road Opponent Miles Time Zones
Aug. 30 Ohio Ohio 233.54 0
Sept. 20 Kansas Kansas 1635.78 2
Oct. 3 BYU BYU 3340.94 4
Oct. 18 UCF UCF 1532.36 0
Nov. 1 Houston Houston 2217.5 0
Nov. 15 Arizona State Arizona St. 3632.38 6
TOTAL 12592.5 12
AVERAGE TRIP: 2098.75 miles

Team-By-Team Odds To Win Big 12

Big 12 Football 2025 Team-By-Team Miles Traveled: BYU Tops List 1

Here’s a breakdown of the odds each Big 12 team has to win the conference championship via BetMGM.

Big 12 Championship Odds

Odds to Win the Big 12 – 2025 Season

Team Odds
Kansas State+300
Utah+350
Arizona+500
Texas Tech+750
TCU+800
Kansas+1200
UCF+1500
Iowa State+1800
Colorado+2000
Oklahoma State+2500
Cincinnati+3000
BYU+3500
Baylor+4000
Houston+4500
Arizona State+5000
West Virginia+6000

 

 

 

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Bill Speros for Bookies.com
Bill Speros
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