The 2025 college football season is ticking along nicely, with a stacked Week 7 slate the latest edition this weekend. However, the deeper we get into the season, the more teams are missing from action as bye weeks decimate the number of games. Which college football teams are on a bye this week? Let’s find out.
Miami Hurricanes
The Miami Hurricanes are the highest-ranked college football team on a bye in Week 7, taking a well-deserved break from taking the Florida State Seminoles to task at the weekend. The next time we’ll see Mario Cristobal’s second-ranked ACC frontrunners is a Friday night clash against the Louisville Cardinals, a potential banana skin currently slated for ESPN2.
Vanderbilt Commodores
The Diego Pavia-led Vanderbilt Commodores came up short against the Alabama Crimson Tide and will now have a week to either stew over the result or plan their bounce-back. Head coach Clark Lea is still bullish over the program’s College Football Playoff chances, and according to the PFSN College Football Playoff meter (FPM), the ‘Dores have a 20.6% chance of making the postseason tournament.
Memphis Tigers
After trouncing the Tulsa Golden Hurricane last Saturday, the Memphis Tigers head into their Week 7 college football bye as the Group of Five frontrunner to reach the playoff. The 23rd-ranked American Conference outfit will face the UAB Blazers off the bye week in an easily winnable game, but then have the USF Bulls, Tulane Green Wave, and Navy Midshipmen down the stretch.
Virginia Cavaliers
Quote possibly the surprise team of the 2025 college football season so far, the Virginia Cavaliers have a Week 7 bye that arrives at just the right time. Quarterback Chandler Morris was banged up on the second-to-last play of the overtime win over Louisville, the program’s consecutive week with a game that went beyond regulation time.
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A breather before taking on the Washington State Cougars gives Morris time to heal his battered body, then the rest of the ACC slate is very winnable.
Full List of Teams With a College Football Bye in Week 7
- Memphis Tigers
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- Miami Hurricanes
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Louisville Cardinals
- Duke Blue Devils
- California Golden Bears
- Syracuse Orange
- North Carolina Tar Heels
- Baylor Bears
- West Virginia Mountaineers
- Delaware Blue Hens
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
- New Mexico State Aggies
- Florida International Panthers
- UConn Huskies
- Buffalo Bulls
- Central Michigan Chippewas
- Ohio Bobcats
- Vanderbilt Commodores
- Mississippi State Bulldogs
- South Alabama Jaguars
- Arkansas State Red Wolves
