Evan Marinofsky | NCAA.com | September 13, 2021

2021 Big Ten football schedule: Games, dates & matchups

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Here is the 2021 Big Ten college football schedule, which began Saturday, Aug. 28, when Illinois beat Nebraska. In Week 1, Ohio State outscored Minnesota, 45-31.

Here is the full schedule for the Big Ten.

2021 Big Ten football schedule: Dates, times, TV channels

All times ET. Click or tap here for a live scoreboard and all final scores.

Week 3

Friday, Sept. 17

Maryland at Illinois | 9 p.m. | FS1

Saturday, Sept. 18

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Week 4 — Saturday, Sept. 25

Bowling Green at Minnesota | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Wisconsin at Notre Dame | 12 p.m. | FOX
Rutgers at Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ABC or ESPN
Indiana at Western Kentucky | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Illinois at Purdue | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Colorado State at Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Nebraska at Michigan State | 7 p.m. | FS1
Ohio at Northwestern | 12 p.m. | FOX
Kent State at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Akron at Ohio State | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Villanova at Penn State | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Week 5

Friday, Oct. 1

Iowa at Maryland | 8 p.m. | FS1

Saturday, Oct. 2

Minnesota at Purdue | 12 p.m. | TBA
Northwestern at Nebraska | 7:30 p.m. | TBA
Western Kentucky at Michigan State | 7:30 p.m. | TBA
Charlotte at Illinois
Michigan at Wisconsin
Indiana at Penn State
Ohio State at Rutgers

Week 6 — Saturday, Oct. 9

Maryland at Ohio State | 12 p.m. | TBA
Michigan State at Rutgers | 12 p.m. | TBA
Wisconsin at Illinois | 3:30/4 p.m. | TBA
Penn State at Iowa | TBA | Fox or FS1
Michigan at Nebraska

Week 7 — Saturday, Oct. 16

Rutgers at Northwestern | 12 p.m. | TBA
Michigan State at Indiana | 12 p.m. | TBA
Purdue at Iowa | 3:30 p.m. | TBA
Nebraska at Minnesota
Army at Wisconsin

Week 8 — Saturday, Oct. 23

Illinois at Penn State | 12 p.m. | TBA
Maryland at Minnesota
Northwestern at Michigan
Wisconsin at Purdue
Ohio State at Indiana

Week 9 — Saturday, Oct. 30

Iowa at Wisconsin | 12 p.m. | TBA
Rutgers at Illinois
Minnesota at Northwestern
Purdue at Nebraska
Indiana at Maryland
Michigan at Michigan State
Penn State at Ohio State

Week 10 — Saturday, Nov. 6

Illinois at Minnesota
Iowa at Northwestern
Ohio State at Nebraska
Michigan State at Purdue
Wisconsin at Rutgers
Indiana at Michigan
Penn State at Maryland

Week 11 — Saturday, Nov. 13

Minnesota at Iowa
Northwestern at Wisconsin
Purdue at Ohio State
Rutgers at Indiana
Maryland at Michigan State
Michigan at Penn State

Week 12 — Saturday, Nov. 20

Illinois at Iowa
Minnesota at Indiana
Nebraska at Wisconsin
Purdue at Northwestern
Michigan at Maryland
Michigan State at Ohio State
Rutgers at Penn State

Week 13

Friday, Nov. 26

Iowa at Nebraska | 1:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network

Saturday, Nov. 27

Ohio State at Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX
Iowa at Nebraska | 1:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
Northwestern at Illinois
Wisconsin at Minnesota
Indiana at Purdue
Maryland at Rutgers
Penn State at Michigan State

Week 0

Saturday, Aug. 28

Illinois 30, Nebraska 22

Week 1

Thursday, Sept. 2

No. 4 Ohio State 45, Minnesota 31

Friday, Sept. 3

Michigan State 38, Northwestern 21

Saturday, Sept. 4

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Week 2 — Saturday, Sept. 11

2021 Big Ten college football schedule: Team-by-team

Illinois

Aug. 28: vs. Nebraska
Sept. 4: vs. UTSA
Sept. 11: at Virginia
Sept. 17: vs Maryland
Sept. 25: at Purdue
Oct. 2: vs. Charlotte
Oct. 9: vs Wisconsin
Oct. 23: at Penn State
Oct. 30: vs. Rutgers
Nov. 6: at Minnesota
Nov. 20: at Iowa
Nov. 27: vs. Northwestern

Indiana

Sept. 4: at No. 18 Iowa
Sept. 11: vs. Idaho
Sept. 18: vs Cincinnati
Sept. 25: at Western Kentucky
Oct. 2: at Penn State
Oct. 16: vs. Michigan State
Oct. 23: vs. Ohio State
Oct. 30: at Maryland
Nov. 6: at Michigan
Nov. 13: vs Rutgers
Nov. 20: vs Minnesota
Nov. 27: at Purdue

Iowa

Sept. 4: vs. No. 17 Indiana
Sept. 11: at No. 9 Iowa State
Sept. 18: vs. Kent State
Sept. 25: vs. Colorado State
Oct. 1: at Maryland
Oct. 9: vs. Penn State
Oct. 16: vs. Purdue
Oct. 30: at Wisconsin
Nov. 6: at Northwestern
Nov. 13: vs. Minnesota
Nov. 20: vs. Illinois
Nov. 26: at Nebraska

Maryland

Sept. 4: vs. West Virginia
Sept. 11: vs. Howard
Sept. 17: at Illinois
Sept. 25: vs. Kent State
Oct. 1: vs. Iowa
Oct. 9: at Ohio State
Oct. 23: at Minnesota
Oct. 30: vs. Indiana
Nov. 6: vs. Penn State
Nov. 13: at Michigan State
Nov. 20: vs. Michigan
Nov. 27: at Rutgers

Michigan

Sept. 4: vs. Western Michigan
Sept. 11: vs. Washington
Sept. 18: vs. Northern Illinois
Sept. 25: vs. Rutgers
Oct. 2: at Wisconsin
Oct. 9: at Nebraska
Oct. 23: vs. Northwestern
Oct. 30: at Michigan State
Nov. 6: vs. Indiana
Nov. 13: at Penn State
Nov. 20: at Maryland
Nov. 27: vs. Ohio State

Michigan State

Sept. 3: at Northwestern
Sept. 11: vs. Youngstown State
Sept. 18: at Miami
Sept. 25: vs. Nebraska
Oct. 2: vs. Western Kentucky
Oct. 9: at Rutgers
Oct. 16: at Indiana
Oct. 30: vs. Michigan
Nov. 6: at Purdue
Nov. 13: vs. Maryland
Nov. 20: at Ohio State
Nov. 27: vs. Penn State

Minnesota

Sept. 2: vs. No. 4 Ohio State
Sept. 11: vs. Miami (OH)
Sept. 18: at Colorado
Sept. 25: vs. Bowling Green
Oct. 2: at Purdue
Oct. 16: vs. Nebraska
Oct. 23: vs. Maryland
Oct. 30: at Northwestern
Nov. 6: vs. Illinois
Nov. 13: at Iowa
Nov. 20: at Indiana
Nov. 27: vs. Wisconsin

Nebraska

Aug. 28: at Illinois
Sept. 4: vs. Fordham
Sept. 11: vs. Buffalo
Sept. 18: at Oklahoma
Sept. 25: at Michigan State
Oct. 2: vs. Northwestern
Oct. 9: vs. Michigan
Oct. 16: at Minnesota
Oct. 30: vs. Purdue
Nov. 6: vs. Ohio State
Nov. 20: at Wisconsin
Nov. 26: vs. Iowa

Northwestern

Sept. 3: vs. Michigan State
Sept. 11: vs. Indiana State
Sept. 18: at Duke
Sept. 25: vs. Ohio
Oct. 2: at Nebraska
Oct. 16: vs. Rutgers
Oct. 23: at Michigan
Oct. 30: vs. Minnesota
Nov. 6: vs. Iowa
Nov. 13: at Wisconsin
Nov. 20: vs. Purdue
Nov. 27: at Illinois

Ohio State

Sept. 2: at Minnesota
Sept. 11: vs. No. 12 Oregon
Sept. 18: vs. Tulsa
Sept. 25: vs. Akron
Oct. 2: at Rutgers
Oct. 9: vs. Maryland
Oct. 23: at Indiana
Oct. 30: vs. Penn State
Nov. 6: at Nebraska
Nov. 13: vs. Purdue
Nov. 20: vs. Michigan State
Nov. 27: vs. Michigan

Penn State

Sept. 4: at No. 12 Wisconsin
Sept. 11: vs. Ball State
Sept. 18: vs. Auburn
Sept. 25: vs. Villanova
Oct. 2: vs. Indiana
Oct. 9: at Iowa
Oct. 23: vs. Illinois
Oct. 30: at Ohio State
Nov. 6: at Maryland
Nov. 13: vs. Michigan
Nov. 20: vs. Rutgers
Nov. 27: at Michigan State

Purdue

Sept. 4: vs. Oregon State
Sept. 11: at UConn
Sept. 18: at Notre Dame
Sept. 25: vs. Illinois
Oct. 2: vs. Minnesota
Oct. 16: at Iowa
Oct. 23: vs. Wisconsin
Oct. 30: at Nebraska
Nov. 6: vs. Michigan State
Nov. 13: at Ohio State
Nov. 20: at Northwestern
Nov. 27: vs. Indiana

Rutgers

Sept. 2: vs. Temple
Sept. 11: at Syracuse
Sept. 18: vs. Delaware
Sept. 25: at Rutgers
Oct. 2: vs. Ohio State
Oct. 9: vs. Michigan State
Oct. 16: at Northwestern
Oct. 30: at Illinois
Nov. 6: vs. Wisconsin
Nov. 13: at Indiana
Nov. 20: at Penn State
Nov. 27: vs. Maryland

Wisconsin

Sept. 4: vs. No. 19 Penn State
Sept. 11: vs. Eastern Michigan
Sept. 25: at Notre Dame
Oct. 2: vs. Michigan
Oct. 9: at Illinois
Oct. 16: vs. Army
Oct. 23: at Purdue
Oct. 30: vs. Iowa
Nov. 6: at Rutgers
Nov. 13: vs. Northwestern
Nov. 20: vs. Nebraska
Nov. 27: at Minnesota

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