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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 

    Saturday, Sept. 18 

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    Week 4 — Saturday, Sept. 25

    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

    Week 1 

    Thursday, Sept. 2

    Friday, Sept. 3 

    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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