Big Ten football calendar 2021 – Important dates and clashes

The Big Ten has released its schedule for the 2021 college football season, so it’s time to start dividing your team and projecting wins and losses.

Can the state of Ohio make it to the College Football Playoff again? And, after extending coach Jim Harbaugh’s contract, what will Michigan face this season? Let’s take a look.

Jump to a team: Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Maryland | Michigan State | Michigan | Minnesota | Nebraska | Northwestern | Ohio State | Penn State | Purdue | Rutgers | Wisconsin

Illinois Fighting Illini

August 28: vs. Nebraska (Dublin, Ireland)

September 4: vs. UTSA

September 11th: in virginia

September 18: vs. Maryland

September 25: in Purdue

October 2: vs Charlotte

October 9: vs. Wisconsin

October 16: Bye week

October, 23: in Penn State

October 30: vs. Rutgers

November 6: in Minnesota

November 13: Bye week

November 20: Iowa

November 27: Northwest

Indiana Hoosiers

September 4: in Iowa

September 11th: vs. Idaho

September 18: vs. Cincinnati

September 25: in Western Kentucky

October 2: in Penn State

October 9: Bye week

October 16: x Michigan State

October, 23: x Ohio State

October 30: in Maryland

November 6: in Michigan

November 13: vs. Rutgers

November 20: vs. Minnesota

November 27: in Purdue

Iowa Hawkeyes

September 4: vs. Indiana

September 11th: in the state of Iowa

September 18: x Kent State

September 25: Colorado State

October 2: vs. Maryland

October 9: vs. Penn State

October 16: vs. Purdue

October, 23: Bye week

October 30: in Northwestern

November 6: in Wisconsin

November 13: vs. Minnesota

November 20: vs. Illinois

November 27: in Nebraska

Maryland Terrapins

September 4: vs. West Virginia

September 11th: vs. Howard

September 18: in Illinois

September 25: x Kent State

October 2: vs. Iowa

October 9: in the state of Ohio

October 16: Bye week

October, 23: in Minnesota

October 30: vs. Indiana

November 6: vs. Penn State

November 13: in the state of Michigan

November 20: vs. Michigan

November 27: at Rutgers

Michigan State Spartans

September 4: in Northwestern

September 11th: vs. Youngstown State

September 18: in Miami

September 25: vs. Nebraska

October 2: vs. Western Kentucky

October 9: at Rutgers

October 16: in Indiana

October, 23: Bye week

October 30: vs. Michigan

November 6: in Purdue

November 13: vs. Maryland

November 20: in the state of Ohio

November 27: vs. Penn State

Michigan Wolverines

September 4: vs. Western Michigan

September 11th: vs. Washington

September 18: vs. Northern Illinois

September 25: vs. Rutgers

October 2: in Wisconsin

October 9: in Nebraska

October 16: Bye week

October, 23: vs. Northwestern

October 30: in the state of Michigan

November 6: vs. Indiana

November 13: in Penn State

November 20: in Maryland

November 27: x Ohio State

Minnesota Golden Gophers

September 4: x Ohio State

September 11th: vs. Miami (Ohio)

September 18: in Colorado

September 25: vs. Bowling Green

October 2: in Purdue

October 9: Bye week

October 16: vs. Nebraska

October, 23: vs. Maryland

October 30: in Northwestern

November 6: vs. Illinois

November 13: in Iowa

November 20: in Indiana

November 27: vs. Wisconsin

Nebraska Cornhuskers

August 28: vs. Illinois (Dublin, Ireland)

September 4: Bye week

September 11th: vs. Buffalo

September 18: in oklahoma

September 25: in the state of Michigan

October 2: vs. Northwestern

October 9: vs. Michigan

October 16: in Minnesota

October, 23: Bye week

October 30: vs. Purdue

November 6: x Ohio State

November 20: in Wisconsin

November 27: vs. Iowa

Northwest Wildcats

September 4: x Michigan State

September 11th: vs. Indiana State

September 18: in Duke

September 25: vs. Ohio

October 2: in Michigan

October 9: Bye week

October 16: vs. Rutgers

October, 23: in Michigan

October 30: Minnesota

November 6: Iowa

November 13: in Wisconsin

November 20: vs. Purdue

November 27: in Illinois

Ohio State Buckeyes

September 2nd: in Minnesota

September 11th: vs. Oregon

September 18: vs. Tulsa

September 25: vs. Akron

October 2: at Rutgers

October 9: vs. Maryland

October 16: Bye week

October, 23: in Indiana

October 30: vs. Penn State

November 6: in Nebraska

November 13: vs. Purdue

November 20: x Michigan State

November 27: in Michigan

Penn State Lions Nittany

September 4: in Wisconsin

September 11th: vs. Ball Status

September 18: vs. Auburn

September 25: vs. Villanova

October 2: vs. Indiana

October 9: in Iowa

October 16: Bye week

October, 23: vs. Illinois

October 30: in the state of Ohio

November 6: in Maryland

November 13: vs. Michigan

November 20: vs. Rutgers

November 27: in the state of Michigan

Purdue Boilermakers

September 4: vs. Oregon State

September 11th: at UConn

September 18: in Notre Dame

September 25: vs. Illinois

October 2: vs. Minnesota

October 9: Bye week

October 16: in Iowa

October, 23: vs. Wisconsin

October 30: in Nebraska

November 6: x Michigan State

November 13: in the state of Ohio

November 20: in Northwestern

November 27: vs. Indiana

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

September 4: vs. Temple

September 11th: in Syracuse

September 18: vs. Delaware

September 25: in Michigan

October 2: x Ohio State

October 9: x Michigan State

October 16: in Northwestern

October, 23: Bye week

October 30: in Illinois

November 6: vs. Wisconsin

November 13: in Indiana

November 20: in Penn State

November 27: vs. Maryland

Wisconsin Badgers

September 4: vs. Penn State

September 11th: vs. Eastern Michigan

September 18: Bye week

September 25: vs. Notre Dame (at Soldier Field)

October 2: vs. Michigan

October 9: in Illinois

October 16: against army

October, 23: in Purdue

October 30: vs. Iowa

November 6: at Rutgers

November 13: vs. Northwestern

November 20: vs. Nebraska

November 27: in Minnesota

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