Big Ten Announces Revised Michigan 2021 Football Schedule
02/02/2021 13:05:00 PM
// Dave Ablauf, Chad Shepard
Rosemont, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Friday (February 5) the revised football schedules for all 14 teams during the 2021 season. The review was necessary due to adjustments made last season to the Big Ten schedules during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The first five games on the Wolverines’ calendar will remain unchanged. The University of Michigan will open the season with four consecutive home matches, hosting non-conference clashes against Western Michigan (September 4), Washington (September 11) and Northern Illinois (September 18) at Michigan Stadium. The Wolverines will open the Big Ten season against Rutgers at the Big House (September 25) before traveling to Wisconsin for their first road game on October 2.
The next four games of the conference were reorganized to balance the middle part of the schedule and to redefine the location of Indiana and Michigan games based on the changes made in 2020. The Wolverines will travel to Nebraska on October 9 and return home to a clash with Northwestern at Michigan Stadium on October 23. Michigan State and Indiana games were changed later in the lineup, with the Wolverines traveling to East Lansing on October 30 and hosting Indiana on November 6. Michigan’s farewell weekend changed from October 23 to October 16.
The final three games remain unchanged, as Michigan will play matches on Penn State (Nov. 13) and Maryland (Nov. 20), before hosting rival Ohio State (Nov. 27) at Michigan Stadium.
Following is the 2021 Wolverines schedule with the dates of the previous games in parentheses:
September 4th vs. Western Michigan
September 11 against Washington
September 18th vs. Northern Illinois
September 25 vs. Rutgers *
October 2 in Wisconsin *
October 9 in Nebraska * (it was October 30)
October 23 vs. Northwestern * (it was November 6)
October 30 in Michigan * (it was on October 16)
November 6 vs. Indiana * (it was on October 9)
November 13 at Penn State *
November 20 in Maryland *
November 27 vs. Ohio State *
December 4 in the Big Ten Championship Game
Homemade games (bold) at Michigan Stadium; * Big Ten Conference games