Big Ten Football Schedule For 2020 Dates For Every Conference Game

The conference-only schedule begins Sept. 3 and concludes with the Big Ten championship game Dec. 5. Each Big Ten team will have two bye weeks built into the schedule to account for possible changes because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  

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The most noticeable item? Michigan will play at Ohio State on Oct. 24 — the eighth week of the proposed schedule. That will be one of the more discussed items if there is a 2020 college football season.  

The Big Ten is the second Power 5 conference to release a full schedule with dates for the 2020 season. Here’s a look.  

2020 Big Ten week-by-week schedule   

Sept. 5 

Ohio State at Illinois (Thursday)   Indiana at Wisconsin (Friday)   Maryland at Iowa   Minnesota at Michigan State   Nebraska at Rutgers   Northwestern at Penn State   Purdue at Michigan  

Sept. 12  

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

Sept. 19  

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

Sept. 26  

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

Oct. 3  

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

Oct. 10 

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

Oct. 17 

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

Oct. 24 

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

Oct. 31  

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

Nov. 7  

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

Nov. 14  

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

Nov. 21 

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

Nov. 28 

Open  

Dec. 5 

Big Ten championship game  

2020 Big Ten team-by-team schedules   

Illinois  

Sept. 3: vs. Ohio State   Sept. 12: at Nebraska   Sept. 19: at Indiana   Sept. 26: vs. Purdue   Oct. 3: Bye   Oct. 10: vs. Iowa   Oct. 17: at Northwestern   Oct. 24: at Wisconsin   Oct. 31: vs. Minnesota   Nov. 7: at Rutgers   Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: vs. Penn State  

Iowa  

Sept. 5: vs. Maryland   Sept. 12: at Purdue   Sept. 19: at Minnesota   Sept. 26: vs. Nebraska   Oct. 3: vs. Northwestern   Oct. 10: at Illinois   Oct. 17: Bye   Oct. 24: at Penn State   Oct. 31: vs. Michigan State   Nov. 7: Bye   Nov. 14: vs. Wisconsin   Nov. 21: at Ohio State  

Indiana  

Sept. 4: at Wisconsin   Sept. 12: vs. Penn State  Sept. 19: vs. Illinois   Sept. 26: at Ohio State   Oct. 3: Bye   Oct. 10: at Minnesota   Oct. 17: vs. Michigan   Oct. 24: vs. Maryland   Oct. 31: at Rutgers   Nov. 7: at Michigan State  Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: vs. Purdue 

Maryland  

Sept. 5: at Iowa   Sept. 12: vs. Michigan State  Sept. 19: vs. Rutgers   Sept. 26: at Northwestern   Oct. 3: vs. Wisconsin   Oct. 10: Bye   Oct. 17: at Penn State   Oct. 24: at Indiana   Oct. 31: vs. Ohio State  Nov. 7: at Michigan  Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: vs. Minnesota  

Michigan 

Sept. 5: vs. Purdue   Sept. 12: at Minnesota   Sept. 19: vs. Penn State   Sept. 26: at Rutgers   Oct. 3: vs. Michigan State   Oct. 10: Bye   Oct. 17: at Indiana   Oct. 24: at Ohio State   Oct. 31: vs. Wisconsin   Nov. 7: vs. Maryland   Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: at Northwestern  

Michigan State 

Sept. 5: vs. Minnesota   Sept. 12: at Maryland   Sept. 19: vs. Northwestern   Sept. 26: at Penn State   Oct. 3: at Michigan   Oct. 10: Bye   Oct. 17: vs. Ohio State   Oct. 24: vs. Rutgers  Oct. 31: at Iowa   Nov. 7: vs. Indiana   Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: at Nebraska 

Minnesota  

Sept. 5: at Michigan State   Sept. 12: vs. Michigan   Sept. 19: vs. Iowa   Sept. 26: at Wisconsin   Oct. 3: at Nebraska  Oct. 10: vs. Indiana   Oct. 17: Bye   Oct. 24: vs. Purdue   Oct. 31: at Illinois   Nov. 7: Bye   Nov. 14: vs. Northwestern  Nov. 21: at Maryland  

Nebraska  

Sept. 5: at Rutgers   Sept. 12: vs. Illinois   Sept. 19: vs. Wisconsin   Sept. 26: at Iowa   Oct. 3: vs. Minnesota   Oct. 10: at Ohio State   Oct. 17: Bye   Oct. 24: at Northwestern   Oct. 31: vs. Penn State   Nov. 7: Bye   Nov. 14: at Purdue   Nov. 21: vs. Michigan State  

Northwestern 

Sept. 5: at Penn State   Sept. 12: vs. Wisconsin   Sept. 19: at Michigan State   Sept. 26: vs. Maryland   Oct. 3: at Iowa   Oct. 10: Bye   Oct. 17: vs. Illinois   Oct. 24: vs. Nebraska   Oct. 31: at Purdue   Nov. 7: Bye   Nov. 14: at Minnesota   Nov. 21: vs. Michigan  

Ohio State 

Sept. 3: at Illinois   Sept. 12: vs. Rutgers   Sept. 19: at Purdue   Sept. 26: vs. Indiana   Oct. 3: Bye   Oct. 10: vs. Nebraska   Oct. 17: at Michigan State   Oct. 24: vs. Michigan   Oct. 31: at Maryland   Nov. 7: at Penn State   Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: vs. Iowa  

Penn State 

Sept. 5: vs. Northwestern   Sept. 12: at Indiana   Sept. 19: at Michigan   Sept. 26: vs. Michigan State   Oct. 3: at Rutgers   Oct. 10: Bye   Oct. 17: vs. Maryland   Oct. 24: Iowa   Oct. 31: at Nebraska   Nov. 7: vs. Ohio State   Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: at Illinois  

Purdue  

Sept. 5: at Michigan   Sept. 12: vs. Iowa   Sept. 19: vs. Ohio State   Sept. 26: at Illinois   Oct. 3: Bye   Oct. 10: at Wisconsin   Oct. 17: vs. Rutgers   Oct. 24: at Minnesota   Oct. 31: vs. Northwestern   Nov. 7: Bye   Nov. 14: vs. Nebraska   Nov. 21: at Indiana  

Rutgers  

Sept. 5: vs. Nebraska   Sept. 12: at Ohio State   Sept. 19: at Maryland   Sept. 26: vs. Michigan   Oct. 3: vs. Penn State   Oct. 10: Bye   Oct. 17: at Purdue   Oct. 24: at Michigan State   Oct. 31: vs. Indiana   Nov. 7: vs. Illinois   Nov. 14: Bye   Nov. 21: at Wisconsin  

Wisconsin 

Sept. 4: vs. Indiana   Sept. 12: at Northwestern   Sept 19: at Nebraska   Sept. 26: vs. Minnesota   Oct. 3: at Maryland   Oct. 10: vs. Purdue   Oct. 17: Bye   Oct. 24: vs. Illinois   Oct. 31: at Michigan   Nov. 7: Bye   Nov. 14: at Iowa   Nov. 21: vs. Rutgers