Complete 2026 Big Ten Football Schedule By Team, Opponents, Games Dates

2026 Big Ten football schedule by team: dates, full slate for all 18 conference teams

The 2026 Big Ten football schedule delivered both big-time matchups and logistical nightmares. The conference released the full slate for all 18 teams on Tuesday. The headline game features national champion Indiana hosting Ohio State on Oct. 17. This sets an early bar for a conference seeking a fourth consecutive playoff title.

The depth of the league was on full display. Traditional powers like Michigan and Ohio State face early non-conference tests. Michigan against Oklahoma and Ohio State at Texas before settling into a grueling nine-game Big Ten slate.

Oregon, in its third Big Ten season, travels to USC and hosts UCLA while mixing in trips to Nebraska and Ohio State. The Ducks close the regular season at Washington, a matchup that could help determine divisional pecking order in the West and potentially shape College Football Playoff resumes.

Fans across the Big Ten now have a full roadmap to what figures to be a thrilling, unpredictable season. With every team set to play at least 12 games — and many facing top-25 competition — the 2026 Big Ten race may well go down to the final week before the conference championship game on Dec. 5.

Complete 2026 Big Ten Football Schedule Team By Team, Dates.

Illinois Fighting Illini

Sept. 5: vs. UAB

Sept. 12: vs. Duke

Sept. 19: vs. SIU

Sept. 26: at Ohio State

Oct. 3: vs. Purdue

Oct. 10: at Michigan State

Oct. 24: vs. Oregon

Oct. 31: at Maryland

Nov. 7: vs. Nebraska

Nov. 14: at UCLA

Nov. 21: vs. Iowa

Nov. 28: vs. Northwestern

Indiana Hoosiers

Sept. 5: vs. North Texas

Sept. 12: vs. Howard

Sept. 19: vs. Western Kentucky

Sept. 26: vs. Northwestern

Oct. 3: at Rutgers

Oct. 10: at Nebraska

Oct. 17: vs. Ohio State

Oct. 24: at Michigan

Oct. 31: vs. Minnesota

Nov. 14: vs. USC

Nov. 21: at Washington

Nov. 28: vs. Purdue

Iowa Hawkeyes

Sept. 5: vs. Northern Illinois

Sept. 12: vs. Iowa State

Sept. 29: vs. Northern Iowa

Sept. 26: at Michigan

Oct. 3: vs. Ohio State

Oct. 10: at Washington

Oct. 24: at Minnesota

Oct. 31: vs. Wisconsin

Nov. 7: at Northwestern

Nov. 14: vs. Purdue

Nov. 21: at Illinois

Nov. 27: vs. Nebraska

Maryland Terrapins

Sept. 5: vs. Howard

Sept. 12: at UConn

Sept. 19: vs. Virginia Tech

Sept. 26: vs. UCLA

Oct. 3: at Nebraska

Oct. 10: at Ohio State

Oct. 17: vs. Rutgers

Oct. 31: vs. Illinois

Nov. 7: at Purdue

Nov. 14: vs. Wisconsin

Nov. 21: at USC

Nov. 28: vs. Penn State

Michigan Wolverines

Sept. 5: vs. Western Michigan

Sept. 12: vs. Oklahoma

Sept. 19: vs. UTEP

Sept. 26: vs. Iowa

Oct. 3: at Minnesota

Oct. 17: vs. Penn State

Oct. 24: vs. Indiana

Oct. 31: at Rutgers

Nov. 7: vs. Michigan State

Nov. 14: at Oregon

Nov. 21: vs. UCLA

Nov. 28: at Ohio State

Michigan State Spartans

Sept. 5: vs. Toledo

Sept. 12: vs. Eastern Michigan

Sept. 19: at Notre Dame

Sept. 26: vs. Nebraska

Oct. 3: at Wisconsin

Oct. 10: vs. Illinois

Oct. 17: vs. Northwestern

Oct. 24: at UCLA

Nov. 7: at Michigan

Nov. 14: vs. Washington

Nov. 21: vs. Oregon

Nov. 28: at Rutgers

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Sept. 3: vs. Eastern Illinois

Sept. 12: vs. Mississippi State

Sept. 19: vs. Akron

Sept. 26: at Washington

Oct. 3: vs. Michigan

Oct. 10: at Purdue

Oct. 24: vs. Iowa

Oct. 31: at Indiana

Nov. 7: vs. UCLA

Nov. 14: at Penn State

Nov. 21: vs. Northwestern

Nov. 28: at Wisconsin

Nebraska Cornhuskers

Sept. 5: vs. Ohio

Sept. 12: vs. Bowling Green

Sept. 19: vs. North Dakota

Sept. 26: at Michigan State

Oct. 3: vs. Maryland

Oct. 10: vs. Indiana

Oct. 17: at Oregon

Oct. 31: vs. Washington

Nov. 7: at Illinois

Nov. 14: at Rutgers

Nov. 21: vs. Ohio State

Nov. 27: at Iowa

Northwestern Wildcats

Sept. 5: vs. South Dakota State

Sept. 19: vs. Colorado

Sept. 26: at Indiana

Oct. 3: vs. Penn State

Oct. 10: vs. Ball State

Oct. 17: at Michigan State

Oct. 24: vs. Rutgers

Oct. 31: at Oregon

Nov. 7: vs. Iowa

Nov. 14: at Ohio State

Nov. 21: at Minnesota

Nov. 28: vs. Illinois

Ohio State Buckeyes

Sept. 5: vs. Ball State

Sept. 12: at Texas

Sept. 19: vs. Kent State

Sept. 26: vs. Illinois

Oct. 3: at Iowa

Oct. 10: vs. Maryland

Oct. 17: at Indiana

Oct. 31: at USC

Nov. 7: vs. Oregon

Nov. 14: vs. Northwestern

Nov. 21: at Nebraska

Nov. 28: vs. Michigan

Oregon Ducks

Sept. 5: vs. Boise State

Sept. 12: at Oklahoma State

Sept. 19: vs. Portland State

Sept. 26: at USC

Oct. 10: vs. UCLA

Oct. 17: vs. Nebraska

Oct. 24: at Illinois

Oct. 31: vs. Northwestern

Nov. 7: at Ohio State

Nov. 14: vs. Michigan

Nov. 21: at Michigan State

Nov. 28: vs. Washington

Penn State Nittany Lions

Sept. 5: vs. Marshall

Sept. 12: at Temple

Sept. 19: vs. Buffalo

Sept. 26: vs. Wisconsin

Oct. 3: at Northwestern

Oct. 10: vs. USC

Oct. 17: at Michigan

Oct. 31: vs. Purdue

Nov. 7: at Washington

Nov. 14: vs. Minnesota

Nov. 21: vs. Rutgers

Nov. 28: at Maryland

Purdue Boilermakers

Sept. 5: vs. Indiana State

Sept. 12: vs. Wake Forest

Sept. 19: at UCLA

Sept. 26: vs. Notre Dame

Oct. 3: at Illinois

Oct. 10: vs. Minnesota

Oct. 17: vs. Washington

Oct. 31: at Penn State

Nov. 7: vs. Maryland

Nov. 14: at Iowa

Nov. 21: vs. Wisconsin

Nov. 28: at Indiana

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Sept. 3: vs. UMass

Sept. 11: at Boston College

Sept. 19: vs. USC

Sept. 26: vs. Howard

Oct. 3: vs. Indiana

Oct. 17: at Maryland

Oct. 24: at Northwestern

Oct. 31: vs. Michigan

Nov. 7: at Wisconsin

Nov. 14: vs. Nebraska

Nov. 21: at Penn State

Nov. 28: vs. Michigan State

UCLA Bruins

Sept. 5: at Cal

Sept. 12: vs. San Diego State

Sept. 19: vs. Purdue

Sept. 26: at Maryland

Oct. 10: at Oregon

Oct. 17: vs. Wisconsin

Oct. 24: vs. Michigan State

Oct. 31: vs. Nevada

Nov. 7: at Minnesota

Nov. 14: vs. Illinois

Nov. 21: at Michigan

Nov. 28: vs. USC

USC Trojans

Sept. 5: vs. Fresno State

Sept. 12: vs. Louisiana

Sept. 19: at Rutgers

Sept. 26: vs. Oregon

Oct. 3: vs. Washington

Oct. 10: at Penn State

Oct. 24: at Wisconsin

Oct. 31: vs. Ohio State

Nov. 14: at Indiana

Nov. 21: vs. Maryland

Nov. 28: at UCLA

Washington Huskies

Sept. 5: vs. Washington State

Sept. 12: vs. Utah State

Sept. 19: vs. Eastern Washington

Sept. 26: vs. Minnesota

Oct. 3: at USC

Oct. 10: vs. Iowa

Oct. 17: at Purdue

Oct. 31: at Nebraska

Nov. 7: vs. Penn State

Nov. 14: at Michigan State

Nov. 21: vs. Indiana

Nov. 28: at Oregon

Wisconsin Badgers

Sept. 6: vs. Notre Dame*

Sept. 12: vs. Western Illinois

Sept. 19: vs. Eastern Michigan

Sept. 26: at Penn State

Oct. 3: vs. Michigan State

Oct. 17: at UCLA

Oct. 24: vs. USC

Oct. 31: at Iowa

Nov. 7: vs. Rutgers

Nov. 14: at Maryland

Nov. 21: at Purdue

Nov. 28: vs. Minnesota

*Played at a neutral site  

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