2022 Big Ten Football Composite Schedule

The 2022 Big Ten Football Composite Schedule features 14 action packed fall weekends of fantastic Big Ten football games. The week by week 2022 B1G football schedule features out-of-conference games with schools from the Pac-12, AAC, ACC, CUSA, MAC, SEC and Big 12 conferences.

For a concise, one-page Big Ten Football Schedule, please check out our handy 2022 Big Ten Football Schedule Grid and the 2022 Big Ten Football Helmet Schedule.

Each Big Ten Conference school plays 12 games total and has one open date this season. All schools play three non-conference games and nine conference games. Of the conference games, six are divisional games, two are rotating inter-divisional games and one is an inter-divisional permanent rivalry game.
2022 Big Ten Football Schedule
Below is the 2022 Big Ten Football Composite Schedule by week followed by our 2022 Big Ten Football Schedule by school:

2022 Big Ten Football Composite Schedule

All Times Eastern
SATURDAY, AUG. 27
Nebraska vs. Northwestern [1] 12:30 p.m. FOX
Wyoming at Illinois 4 p.m. BTN

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1
Penn State at Purdue 8 p.m. FOX
New Mexico State at Minnesota 9 p.m. BTN

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2

Western Michigan at Michigan State 7 p.m. ESPN
Illinois at Indiana 8 p.m. FS1

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3
South Dakota State at Iowa 12 p.m. FS1
Buffalo at Maryland 12 p.m. BTN
Colorado State at Michigan 12 p.m. ABC
Rutgers at Boston College 12 p.m. ACC Network
North Dakota at Nebraska 3:30 p.m. BTN
Illinois State at Wisconsin 7 p.m. FS1
Notre Dame at Ohio State 7:30 p.m. ABC

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
Western Illinois at Minnesota 12 p.m. BTN
Duke at Northwestern 12 p.m. FS1
Arkansas State at Ohio State 12 p.m. BTN
Ohio at Penn State 12 p.m. ABC
Maryland at Charlotte 3:30 p.m. Stadium
Washington State at Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. FOX
Virginia at Illinois 4 p.m. ESPNU
Iowa State at Iowa 4 p.m. BTN
Akron at Michigan State 4 p.m. BTN
Indiana State at Purdue 4 p.m. BTN
Wagner at Rutgers 4 p.m. BTN
Georgia Southern at Nebraska 7:30 p.m. FS1
Idaho at Indiana 8 p.m. BTN
Hawaii at Michigan 8 p.m. BTN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
Western Kentucky at Indiana 12 p.m. BTN
UConn at Michigan 12 p.m. ABC
Oklahoma at Nebraska 12 p.m. FOX
SIU at Northwestern 12 p.m. BTN
Purdue at Syracuse 12 p.m. ESPN2
Colorado at Minnesota 3:30 p.m. ESPN2
Penn State at Auburn 3:30 p.m. CBS
New Mexico State at Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. BTN
Toledo at Ohio State 7 p.m. FOX
Nevada at Iowa 7:30 p.m. BTN
SMU at Maryland 7:30 p.m. FS1
Michigan State at Washington 7:30 p.m. ABC
Rutgers at Temple TBD ESPN+

THURSDAY, SEPT. 22
Chattanooga at Illinois 8:30 p.m. BTN

SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Maryland at Michigan (HC) 12 p.m. FOX or FS1
FAU at Purdue (HC) 7:30 p.m. BTN
Miami (OH) at Northwestern TBD BTN
Wisconsin at Ohio State TBD ABC
Central Michigan at Penn State TBD BTN
Indiana at Cincinnati
Iowa at Rutgers
Minnesota at Michigan State

SATURDAY, OCT. 1
Purdue at Minnesota (HC) 12 p.m. TBD
Rutgers at Ohio State (HC) 3:30 p.m. TBD
Indiana at Nebraska (HC) 7 or 7:30 p.m. TBD
Northwestern at Penn State TBD ESPN Network TBD
Michigan at Iowa
Michigan State at Maryland
Illinois at Wisconsin

FRIDAY, OCT. 7
Nebraska at Rutgers 7 p.m. FS1

SATURDAY, OCT. 8
Michigan at Indiana (HC) 12 p.m. TBD
Wisconsin at Northwestern (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. TBD
Iowa at Illinois
Purdue at Maryland
Ohio State at Michigan State

SATURDAY, OCT. 15
Minnesota at Illinois (HC) 12 p.m. TBD
Wisconsin at Michigan State (HC) 3:30 or 4 p.m. TBD
Maryland at Indiana
Penn State at Michigan
Nebraska at Purdue

SATURDAY, OCT. 22
Indiana at Rutgers (HC) 12 p.m. TBD
Northwestern at Maryland (HC) 3:30 p.m. TBD
Purdue at Wisconsin (HC) 3:30 p.m. TBD
Minnesota at Penn State (HC) 7:30 p.m. TBD
Iowa at Ohio State

SATURDAY, OCT. 29
Northwestern at Iowa (HC) 3 or 3:30 p.m. TBD
Illinois at Nebraska
Michigan State at Michigan
Rutgers at Minnesota
Ohio State at Penn State

SATURDAY, NOV. 5
Michigan State at Illinois
Penn State at Indiana
Minnesota at Nebraska
Ohio State at Northwestern
Iowa at Purdue
Michigan at Rutgers
Maryland at Wisconsin

SATURDAY, NOV. 12
Purdue at Illinois
Wisconsin at Iowa
Nebraska at Michigan
Rutgers at Michigan State
Northwestern at Minnesota
Indiana at Ohio State
Maryland at Penn State

SATURDAY, NOV. 19
Ohio State at Maryland
Illinois at Michigan
Indiana at Michigan State
Iowa at Minnesota
Wisconsin at Nebraska
Northwestern at Purdue
Penn State at Rutgers

FRIDAY, NOV. 25
Nebraska at Iowa 4 p.m. BTN

SATURDAY, NOV. 26
Michigan at Ohio State 12 p.m. FOX
Purdue at Indiana
Rutgers at Maryland
Illinois at Northwestern
Michigan State at Penn State
Minnesota at Wisconsin

SATURDAY, DEC. 3

Big Ten Football Championship Game [2] 8 p.m. FOX

[1] Dublin, Ireland
[2] Lucas Oil Stadium
(HC) Homecoming

2022 Big Ten Football Team by Team Schedule

2022 Illinois Football Schedule

Aug 27 Wyoming
Sept 2 at Indiana
Sept 10 Virginia
Sept 17 OPEN DATE
Sept 22 Chattanooga
Oct 1 at Wisconsin
Oct 8 Iowa
Oct 15 Minnesota
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 at Nebraska
Nov 5 Michigan State
Nov 12 Purdue
Nov 19 at Michigan
Nov 26 at Northwestern

2022 Indiana Football Schedule

Sept 2 Illinois
Sept 10 Idaho
Sept 17 WKU
Sept 24 at Cincinnati
Oct 1 at Nebraska
Oct 8 Michigan
Oct 15 Maryland
Oct 22 at Rutgers
Oct 29 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 Penn State
Nov 12 at Ohio State
Nov 19 at Michigan State
Nov 26 Purdue

2022 Iowa Football Schedule

Sept 3 South Dakota
Sept 10 Iowa State
Sept 17 Nevada
Sept 24 at Rutgers
Oct 1 Michigan
Oct 8 at Illinois
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 22 at Ohio State
Oct 29 Northwestern
Nov 5 at Purdue
Nov 12 Wisconsin
Nov 19 at Minnesota
Nov 25 Nebraska

2022 Maryland Football Schedule

Sept 3 Buffalo
Sept 10 at Charlotte
Sept 17 South Alabama
Sept 24 at Michigan
Oct 1 Michigan State
Oct 8 Purdue
Oct 15 at Indiana
Oct 22 Northwestern
Oct 29 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 at Wisconsin
Nov 12 at Penn State
Nov 19 Ohio State
Nov 26 Rutgers

Michigan Wolverines 2022 Schedule

Date: Opponent (Location)
Sept. 3: vs. Colorado State Rams (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 12 p.m. ET on ABC
Sept. 10: vs. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 8 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network
Sept. 17: vs. UConn Huskies (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 12 p.m. ET on ABC
Sept. 24: vs. Maryland Terrapins (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 12 p.m. ET on FOX or FS1
Oct. 1: at Iowa Hawkeyes (Iowa City, Iowa)
Oct. 8: at Indiana Hoosiers (Bloomington, Ind.), 12 p.m. ET on TBA
Oct. 15: vs. Penn State Nittany Lions (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Oct. 29: vs. Michigan State Spartans (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Nov. 5: at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Piscataway, N.J.)
Nov. 12: vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Nov. 19: vs. Illinois Fighting Illini (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Nov. 26: at Ohio State Buckeyes (Columbus, Ohio), 12 p.m. ET on FOX

2022 Michigan State Football Schedule

Sept 2 Western Michigan
Sept 10 Akron
Sept 17 at Washington
Sept 24 Minnesota
Oct 1 at Maryland
Oct 8 Ohio State
Oct 15 Wisconsin
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 at Michigan
Nov 5 at Illinois
Nov 12 Rutgers
Nov 19 Indiana
Nov 26 at Penn State

2022 Minnesota Football Schedule

Sept 1 New Mexico State
Sept 10 Western Illinois
Sept 17 Colorado
Sept 24 at Michigan State
Oct 1 Purdue
Oct 8 OPEN DATE
Oct 15 at Illinois
Oct 22 at Penn State
Oct 29 Rutgers
Nov 5 at Nebraska
Nov 12 Northwestern
Nov 19 Iowa
Nov 26 at Wisconsin

2022 Nebraska Football Schedule

Aug 27 Northwestern (Dublin, Ireland)
Sept 3 North Dakota
Sept 10 Georgia Southern
Sept 17 Oklahoma
Sept 24 OPEN DATE
Oct 1 Indiana
Oct 7 at Rutgers
Oct 15 at Purdue
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 Illinois
Nov 5 Minnesota
Nov 12 at Michigan
Nov 19 Wisconsin
Nov 25 at Iowa

2022 Northwestern Football Schedule

Aug 27 Nebraska (Dublin, Ireland)
Sept 3 OPEN DATE
Sept 10 Duke
Sept 17 Southern Illinois
Sept 24 Miami University
Oct 1 at Penn State
Oct 8 Wisconsin
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 22 at Maryland
Oct 29 at Iowa
Nov 5 Ohio State
Nov 12 at Minnesota
Nov 19 at Purdue
Nov 26 Illinois

Ohio State Buckeyes 2022 Schedule

Date: Opponent (Location)
Sept. 3: vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (Columbus, Ohio), 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC
Sept. 10: vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (Columbus, Ohio), 12 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network
Sept. 17: vs. Toledo Rockets (Columbus, Ohio), 7 p.m. ET on FOX
Sept. 24: vs. Wisconsin Badgers (Columbus, Ohio)
Oct. 1: vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Columbus, Ohio), 3:30 p.m. ET on TBA
Oct. 8: at Michigan State Spartans (East Lansing, Mich.)
Oct. 22: vs. Iowa Hawkeyes (Columbus, Ohio)
Oct. 29: at Penn State Nittany Lions (University Park, Pa.)
Nov. 5: at Northwestern Wildcats (Evanston, Ill.)
Nov. 12: vs. Indiana Hoosiers (Columbus, Ohio)
Nov. 19: at Maryland Terrapins (College Park, Md.)
Nov. 26: vs. Michigan Wolverines (Columbus, Ohio), 12 p.m. ET on FOX

Penn State Nittany Lions 2022 Schedule

Date: Opponent (Location)
Sept. 1: at Purdue Boilermakers (West Lafayette, Ind.), 8 p.m. ET on FOX
Sept. 10: vs. Ohio Bobcats (University Park, Pa.), 12 p.m. ET on ABC
Sept. 17: at Auburn Tigers (Auburn, Ala.), 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS
Sept. 24: vs. Central Michigan Chippewas (University Park, Pa.)
Oct. 1: vs. Northwestern Wildcats (University Park, Pa.)
Oct. 15: at Michigan Wolverines (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Oct. 22: vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (University Park, Pa.), 7:30 p.m. ET on TBA
Oct. 29: vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (University Park, Pa.)
Nov. 5: at Indiana Hoosiers (Bloomington, Ind.)
Nov. 12: vs. Maryland Terrapins (University Park, Pa.)
Nov. 19: at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (Piscataway, N.J.)
Nov. 26: vs. Michigan State Spartans (University Park, Pa.)

2022 Purdue Football Schedule

Sept 3 Penn State
Sept 10 Indiana State
Sept 17 at Syracuse
Sept 24 Florida Atlantic
Oct 1 at Minnesota
Oct 8 Maryland
Oct 15 Nebraska
Oct 22 at Wisconsin
Oct 29 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 Iowa
Nov 12 at Illinois
Nov 19 Northwestern
Nov 26 at Indiana

2022 Rutgers Football Schedule

Sept 3 at Boston College
Sept 10 Wagner
Sept 17 at Temple
Sept 24 Iowa
Oct 1 at Ohio State
Oct 7 Nebraska
Oct 15 OPEN DATE
Oct 22 Indiana
Oct 29 at Minnesota
Nov 5 Michigan
Nov 12 at Michigan State
Nov 19 Penn State
Nov 26 at Maryland

2022 Wisconsin Football Schedule

Sept 3 Illinois State
Sept 10 Washington State
Sept 17 New Mexico State
Sept 24 at Ohio State
Oct 1 Illinois
Oct 8 at Northwestern
Oct 15 at Michigan State
Oct 22 Purdue
Oct 29 OPEN DATE
Nov 5 Maryland
Nov 12 at Iowa
Nov 19 at Nebraska
Nov 26 Minnesota