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Future Schedules
Page Posted
7/1/05;
Updated
11/3/23
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Future
Wildcat Football Schedules
Games listed in red are not confirmed. Dates printed in red do not yet have a confirmed date and,
therefore, are not necessarily listed in the correct order.
The most recent update to
this information was made on Nov. 3:
The Big Ten released the dates for the 2024 conference games. NU will
provide the University of Washington with its Big Ten debut game on
September 21. The 'Cats will play OSU and Michigan back-to-back in
November.
Previous update:
The Big Ten Announced Matchups for 2024 Through 2028 (Oct. 6)
As
expected, the addition of USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington to the
conference in 2024 has invalidated the Big Ten's previously announced
schedules for the 2024 and '25 seasons. The conference announced on
October 4 a list of new matchups for the next four years. Here are some
of the highlights:
- The Big Ten will no longer have its East / West divisions.
This is not a surprise; the divisions were expected to be scrapped.
Still, this is a disappointment. The Big Ten West, besides containing
all of Northwestern's traditional and historical rivalries, was a
delightfully crazy division.
- The schedules now adhere to a set of rules called the "Flex Protext XVIII"
model, which-- unlike what you might be thinking-- is not a new birth
control product but the guidelines for conference scheduling. The model
is supposed to make sure that B1G teams play every opponent at lease
once at home and once on the road during any five-year stretch, while
not playing (most) opponents more than three times during that period.
There are 12 protected matchups that must be played annually, including
NU vs. Illinois.
- None of the Big Ten matchups yet have dates. There are no schedules yet for conference games, even for the 2024 games!
If we look at all Big Ten teams by NU schedule with them during the next five seasons, the grid looks like this:
...Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue,
Washington, and Wisconsin all play the maximum three games vs. NU
during this period. Iowa, MSU, Minnesota, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers,
UCLA, and USC play only two games vs. NU during these seasons. It's a
minor point, but it would be better for NU's traditions and rivalries
to swap Washington and Maryland's three games with Iowa and Minnesota's
two.
The two-year gaps NU now faces in its schedules vs. Iowa (2027-'28),
Minny (2027-'28), and Wisconsin (2025-'26) are the longest such
stretches NU has gone without facing these historic rivals since:
- Iowa: 2003-'04
- Minnesota: 2005-'06
- Wisconsin: 2007-'08
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2024 Schedule
B1G dates confirmed
all home game venues TBA
H
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Miami (O)
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Aug 31 |
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Duke
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Sep 7
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Non-Conf TBA
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A
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Washington
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Sep 21
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H
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Indiana
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Oct 5
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| A
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Maryland
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Oct 12
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H
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Wisconsin |
Oct 19
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A
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Iowa
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Oct 26
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A
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Purdue |
Nov 2
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H
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Ohio State
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Nov 16
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A
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Michigan
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Nov 23
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H
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Illinois |
Nov 30
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2025 Schedule
All B1G games are yet to be scheduled
all home game venues TBA
| A |
Tulane
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Aug 30 |
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Non-Conf TBA
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Non-Conf TBA
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| H |
Michigan
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| H |
Minnesota |
--- |
| H |
Oregon |
---
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| H |
Purdue |
--- |
| H
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UCLA |
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A
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Illinois |
---
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| A
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Nebraska |
--- |
| A
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Penn State
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| A
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USC |
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2026 Schedule
All B1G games are yet to be scheduled
all home game venues TBA
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S. Dakota St.
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Sep 12 |
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Colorado
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Sep 19
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Non-Conf TBA
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| H |
Illinois
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| H |
Iowa |
--- |
| H |
Penn State
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| H |
Rutgers |
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| A
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Indiana |
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A
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Michigan State
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| A
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Minnesota |
--- |
| A
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Ohio State
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| A
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Oregon |
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2027 Schedule
All B1G games are yet to be scheduled
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Colorado
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Sep 11 |
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Non-Conf TBA
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| -
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Non-Conf TBA
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Maryland
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| H |
Michigan State
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| H |
Nebraska |
---
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| H |
Ohio State
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| H
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Washington |
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A
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Illinois |
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| A
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Rutgers |
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| A
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UCLA |
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| A
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Wisconsin |
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2028 Schedule
All B1G games are yet to be scheduled
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Non-Conf TBA
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Non-Conf TBA
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Non-Conf TBA
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| H |
Illinois
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| H |
Indiana |
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| H |
USC |
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| H |
Wisconsin |
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| A
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Maryland |
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A
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Michigan |
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| A
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Nebraska |
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| A
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Purdue |
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Washington |
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2029:
@ Rice, Sep 8
2030:
None yet announced
2031:
Rice @ NU, Sep 6
2032:
None yet announced
2033:
@ UCLA, Sep 10
game had been slated before UCLA
joined B1G; game likely changed
2034:
UCLA @ NU, Sep 9
game likely changed
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