Welcome to the original 2021 Big Ten Football Schedule Grid. A convenient, one page Big Ten football schedule for all the Big Ten Conference schools that we put together each year for the upcoming football season.
The 2021 Big Ten football season kicks off on Saturday, August 28th when the Illinois Fighting Illini play host to the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The B1G football season then shifts into high gear the next week on September 2nd with two Thursday night games and then seven Big Ten matchups on Saturday, September 4th.
Get the dates for all the games – each out of conference and conference matchups – on this one page Big Ten football schedule. Each B1G school plays twelve games with one open date during the 2021 regular season – nine games are Big Ten Conference games and three games feature out of conference foes. View our 2021 Big Ten Football Composite and Team by Team Schedules.
The Big Ten Championship Game will be played on December 4, 2021 at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Rose Bowl is on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2022. *Denotes Thursday/Friday game or neutral field.
| 2021 Big Ten Schedule | Aug28 | Sept4 | Sept11 | Sept18 | Sept25 | Oct2 | Oct9 | Oct16 | Oct23 | Oct30 | Nov6 | Nov13 | Nov20 | Nov27 |
| Illinois | NEB | UTSA | @Virginia | MARY* | @PUR | Char | WISC | OPEN | @PSU | RUT | @MINN | OPEN | IOWA | NW |
| Indiana | @IOWA | Idaho | Cincy | WKU | @PSU | OPEN | MSU | OSU | @MARY* | @MICH | RUT | MINN | @PUR | |
| Iowa | IND | @IowaSt | KentSt | ColoSt | MARY | PSU | PUR | OPEN | @NW | @WISC | MINN | ILL | @NEB | |
| Maryland | WVU | Howard | @ILL* | KentSt | IOWA* | @OSU | OPEN | @MINN | IND | PSU | @MSU | MICH | @RUT | |
| Michigan | WMU | UWash | NIU | RUT | @WISC | @NEB | OPEN | NW | @MSU | IND | @PSU | @MARY | OSU | |
| Michigan St | @NW* | YSU | @Miami | NEB | WKU | @RUT | @IND | OPEN | MICH | @PUR | MARY | @OSU | PSU | |
| Minnesota | OSU* | MiamiO | @Colo | BGU | @PUR | OPEN | NEB | MARY | @NW | ILL | @IOWA | @IND | WISC | |
| Nebraska | @ILL | Fordham | Buffalo | @Okla | @MSU | NW | MICH | @MINN | OPEN | PUR | OSU | OPEN | @WISC | IOWA |
| Northwestern | MSU* | IndianaSt | @Duke | OhioU | @NEB | OPEN | RUT | @MICH | MINN | IOWA | @WISC | PUR* | @ILL | |
| Ohio St | @MINN* | Oregon | Tulsa | Akron | @RUT | MARY | OPEN | @IND | PSU | @NEB | PUR | MSU | @MICH | |
| Penn St | @WISC | BallSt | Auburn | Villanova | IND | @IOWA | OPEN | ILL | @OSU | @MARY | MICH | RUT | @MSU | |
| Purdue | OregonSt | @UConn | @NDame | Ill | MINN | OPEN | @IOWA | WISC | @NEB | MSU | @OSU | @NW* | IND | |
| Rutgers | Temple* | @Cuse | UDel | @MICH | OSU | MSU | @NW | OPEN | @ILL | WISC | @IND | @PSU | MARY | |
| Wisconsin | PSU | EMU | OPEN | NDame* | MICH | @ILL | Army | @PUR | IOWA | @RUT | NW | NEB | @MINN |
2021 Big Ten Football Schedule Grid
Feel free to download the 2021 Big Ten Football Schedule Grid artwork just below. Print it out, laminate it and hang it the wall for a beautiful Big Ten football schedule. You can even mint it as an NFT or use it to promote your NIL!
Keep up with all the B1G action on the gridiron this season. Click on any of the games for updated ticket information. Let’s get ready for some football and stay safe out there!
