Big Ten football schedule 2026

Every game Big Ten teams play this season, the non-conference ones included, week by week: results once they are in, start times (Eastern) before. Pick a game for its page.

Week 1 Aug 29 – Sep 6

Sat, Aug 29	San Jose State26	26–42Final	@USC42
Thu, Sep 3	Massachusetts37	37–21Final	@Rutgers21
	Eastern Illinois7	7–59Final	@Minnesota59
	UAB23	23–42Final	@Illinois42
Fri, Sep 4	Indiana State19	19–44Final	@Purdue44
	Toledo20	20–30Final	@Michigan State30
	Fresno State0	0–39Final	@USC39
Sat, Sep 5	Ohio21	21–49Final	@Nebraska49
	North Texas16	16–52Final	@Indiana52
	Ball State3	3–56Final	@Ohio State56
	Marshall0	0–45Final	@Penn State45
	Boise State27	27–34Final	@Oregon34
	Northern Illinois0	0–40Final	@Iowa40
	Western Michigan12	12–13Final	@Michigan13
	Hampton0	0–62Final	@Maryland62
	South Dakota St.18	18–34Final	@Northwestern34
	UCLA45	45–24Final	@California24
Sun, Sep 6	Washington State10	10–24Final	@Washington24
	Wisconsin13	13–41Final	@Notre Dame41

Week 2 Sep 11 – 12

Fri, Sep 11	Rutgers21	21–28Final	@Boston College28
Sat, Sep 12	Penn State27	27–9Final	@Temple9
	Oregon31	31–39Final	@Oklahoma State39
	Howard0	0–55Final	@Indiana55
	Oklahoma10	10–17Final	@Michigan17
	Wake Forest38	38–36Final 2OT2OT	@Purdue36
	Duke31	31–27Final	@Illinois27
	Eastern Michigan7	7–35Final	@Michigan State35
	Mississippi State38	38–13Final	@Minnesota13
	Utah State14	14–16Final	@Washington16
	Maryland38	38–14Final	@Connecticut14
	Bowling Green7	7–56Final	@Nebraska56
	Western Illinois9	9–36Final	@Wisconsin36
	San Diego State10	10–28Final	@UCLA28
	Iowa State13	13–16Final	@Iowa16
	Ohio State23	23–24Final	@Texas24
	Louisiana30	30–49Final	@USC49

Week 3 Sep 18 – 19

Fri, Sep 18	Portland St.0	0–84Final	@Oregon84
Sat, Sep 19	Akron7	7–41Final	@Minnesota41
	Kent State3	3–59Final	@Ohio State59
	Buffalo13	13–55Final	@Penn State55
	Eastern Michigan10	10–54Final	@Wisconsin54
	Southern Illinois10	10–48Final	@Illinois48
	USC42	42–35Final	@Rutgers35
	UTEP17	17–52Final	@Michigan52
	West. Kentucky0	0–38Final	@Indiana38
	Northern Iowa0	0–55Final	@Iowa55
	North Dakota7	7–34Final	@Nebraska34
	Eastern Wash.16	16–48Final	@Washington48
	Virginia Tech35	35–26Final	@Maryland26
	Colorado7	7–41Final	@Northwestern41
	Michigan State10	10–27Final	@Notre Dame27
	Purdue38	38–52Final	@UCLA52

Week 4 Sep 25 – 26

Fri, Sep 25	Howard7	7–58Final	@Rutgers58
	Northwestern23	23–29Final	@Indiana29
Sat, Sep 26	Illinois19	19–42Final	@Ohio State42
	UCLA54	54–3Final	@Maryland3
	Notre Dame49	49–10Final	@Purdue10
	Iowa20	20–19Final	@Michigan19
	Nebraska31	31–13Final	@Michigan State13
	Wisconsin24	24–20Final	@Penn State20
	Oregon41	41–27Final	@USC27
	Minnesota27	27–24Final	@Washington24

Week 5 Oct 2 – 3

Fri, Oct 2	Penn State13	13–34Final	@Northwestern34
Sat, Oct 3	Michigan14	14–20Final	@Minnesota20
	Michigan State3	3–31Final	@Wisconsin31
	Ohio State31	31–14Final	@Iowa14
	Maryland23	23–48Final	@Nebraska48
	Purdue24	24–17Final	@Illinois17
	Washington21	21–25Final	@USC25
	Indiana47	47–15Final	@Rutgers15

Week 6 Oct 9 – 10

Fri, Oct 9	Iowa41	41–24Final	@Washington24
Sat, Oct 10	Indiana20	20–17Final	@Nebraska17
	Ball State14	14–45Final	@Northwestern45
	Illinois38	38–37Final OTOT	@Michigan State37
	UCLA17	17–15Final	@Oregon15
	Maryland16	16–45Final	@Ohio State45
	USC31	31–23Final	@Penn State23
	Minnesota13	13–41Final	@Purdue41

Week 7 Oct 16 – 17

Fri, Oct 16	Washington	8:00 PM8:00 PM	@Purdue
Sat, Oct 17	Ohio State	12:00 PM12:00 PM	@Indiana
	Northwestern	12:00 PM12:00 PM	@Michigan State
	Rutgers	12:30 PM12:30 PM	@Maryland
	Penn State	3:30 PM3:30 PM	@Michigan
	Wisconsin	7:30 PM7:30 PM	@UCLA
	Nebraska	11:00 PM11:00 PM	@Oregon

Week 8 Oct 24

Sat, Oct 24	Indiana	12:00 PM12:00 PM	@Michigan
	Rutgers	12:00 PM12:00 PM	@Northwestern
	Oregon	TBDTBD	@Illinois
	Iowa	TBDTBD	@Minnesota
	Michigan State	TBDTBD	@UCLA
	USC	7:30 PM7:30 PM	@Wisconsin

Week 9 Oct 31

Sat, Oct 31	Illinois	TBDTBD	@Maryland
	Michigan	TBDTBD	@Rutgers
	Washington	TBDTBD	@Nebraska
	Minnesota	TBDTBD	@Indiana
	Wisconsin	TBDTBD	@Iowa
	Purdue	TBDTBD	@Penn State
	Northwestern	TBDTBD	@Oregon
	Ohio State	TBDTBD	@USC
	Nevada	TBDTBD	@UCLA

Week 10 Nov 6 – 7

Fri, Nov 6	Nebraska	8:00 PM8:00 PM	@Illinois
Sat, Nov 7	Michigan State	TBDTBD	@Michigan
	UCLA	TBDTBD	@Minnesota
	Iowa	TBDTBD	@Northwestern
	Oregon	TBDTBD	@Ohio State
	Maryland	TBDTBD	@Purdue
	Rutgers	TBDTBD	@Wisconsin
	Penn State	TBDTBD	@Washington

Week 11 Nov 13 – 14

Fri, Nov 13	Illinois	9:00 PM9:00 PM	@UCLA
Sat, Nov 14	Wisconsin	TBDTBD	@Maryland
	Nebraska	TBDTBD	@Rutgers
	USC	TBDTBD	@Indiana
	Purdue	TBDTBD	@Iowa
	Washington	TBDTBD	@Michigan State
	Northwestern	TBDTBD	@Ohio State
	Minnesota	TBDTBD	@Penn State
	Michigan	TBDTBD	@Oregon

Week 12 Nov 20 – 21

Fri, Nov 20	Oregon	8:00 PM8:00 PM	@Michigan State
Sat, Nov 21	Ohio State	TBDTBD	@Nebraska
	Iowa	TBDTBD	@Illinois
	UCLA	TBDTBD	@Michigan
	Northwestern	TBDTBD	@Minnesota
	Rutgers	TBDTBD	@Penn State
	Wisconsin	TBDTBD	@Purdue
	Maryland	TBDTBD	@USC
	Indiana	TBDTBD	@Washington

Week 13 Nov 27 – 28

Fri, Nov 27	Nebraska	12:00 PM12:00 PM	@Iowa
	Minnesota	7:30 PM7:30 PM	@Wisconsin
Sat, Nov 28	Michigan	12:00 PM12:00 PM	@Ohio State
	Penn State	TBDTBD	@Maryland
	Michigan State	TBDTBD	@Rutgers
	Purdue	TBDTBD	@Indiana
	Illinois	TBDTBD	@Northwestern
	Washington	TBDTBD	@Oregon
	USC	TBDTBD	@UCLA

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