2026 Big Ten schedule: Indiana and Ohio State to meet in Week 7 before Hoosiers visit Michigan in Week 8

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Indiana and Ohio State will meet for a third straight season in October 2026.

The Big Ten released its 2026 football schedule Wednesday, and the defending national champions will host the team that won the national title after the 2024 season in Week 7 on Saturday, Oct. 17. Indiana played at Ohio State in 2024 before the two teams met in the Big Ten title game at the end of the 2025 regular season. Indiana won that game 13-10, and the Hoosiers went on to cap a 16-0 season with a win over Miami in the national championship game.

Indiana plays Ohio State, Michigan and USC over a four-game stretch this fall. After hosting the Buckeyes, the Hoosiers visit Michigan in Week 8. Following a game against Minnesota in Week 9 and a bye in Week 10, Indiana hosts USC in Week 11 before ending the season with a road trip to Washington and its annual rivalry game with Purdue.

There are more games among the top teams in the Big Ten across the 2026 season. Oregon plays USC, Ohio State and Michigan, in addition to its rivalry game with Washington, and USC hosts Ohio State in Week 9. Penn State appears to have the best schedule rotation of the traditional Big Ten powers; the Nittany Lions avoid games against Indiana, Ohio State and Oregon.

There is still one game that needs to be figured out for every team’s schedule to be complete, however. Since USC and Notre Dame are not playing in 2026, the Trojans have an opening in Week 0. USC has off weeks in Week 7 and Week 10 and is scheduled to play a yet-to-be-named team at the end of August.

Here’s the complete Big Ten schedule for the upcoming season. Northwestern plays nine straight games to end the season after a bye in Week 2, while Indiana and USC have the latest bye weeks.

  • Eastern Illinois at Minnesota

  • UMass at Rutgers

  • UCLA at Cal

  • UAB at Illinois

  • North Texas at Indiana

  • Northern Illinois at Iowa

  • Howard at Maryland

  • Western Michigan at Maryland

  • Toledo at Michigan State

  • Ohio at Nebraska

  • South Dakota State at Northwestern

  • Ball State at Ohio State

  • Boise State at Oregon

  • Marshall at Penn State

  • Indiana State at Penn State

  • Fresno State at USC

  • Washington State at Washington

  • Notre Dame at Wisconsin

  • Rutgers at Boston College

  • Mississippi State at Minnesota

  • Oklahoma at Michigan

  • Ohio State at Texas

  • Oregon at Oklahoma State

  • Iowa State at Iowa

  • Duke at Illinois

  • Wake Forest at Purdue

  • Eastern Michigan at Michigan State

  • Bowling Green at Nebraska

  • Penn State at Temple

  • San Diego State at UCLA

  • Maryland at UConn

  • Louisiana at USC

  • Utah State at Washington

  • Western Illinois at Wisconsin

  • Colorado at Northwestern

  • Virginia Tech at Maryland

  • Southern Illinois at Illinois

  • Western Kentucky at Indiana

  • Northern Iowa at Iowa

  • UTEP at Michigan

  • Akron at Minnesota

  • North Dakota at Nebraska

  • Michigan State at Notre Dame

  • Kent State at Ohio State

  • Portland State at Oregon

  • Buffalo at Penn State

  • USC at Rutgers

  • Purdue at UCLA

  • Eastern Washington at Washington

  • Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin

  • Northwestern at Indiana

  • UCLA at Maryland

  • Iowa at Michigan

  • Nebraska at Michigan State

  • Illinois at Ohio State

  • Wisconsin at Penn State

  • Notre Dame at Purdue

  • Howard at Rutgers

  • Oregon at USC

  • Minnesota at Washington

  • Purdue at Illinois

  • Ohio State at Iowa

  • Michigan at Minnesota

  • Maryland at Nebraska

  • Penn State at Northwestern

  • Indiana at Rutgers

  • Washington at USC

  • Michigan State at Wisconsin

  • Illinois at Michigan State

  • Indiana at Nebraska

  • Ball State at Northwestern

  • Maryland at Ohio State

  • UCLA at Oregon

  • USC at Penn State

  • Minnesota at Purdue

  • Iowa at Washington

  • Ohio State at Indiana

  • Rutgers at Maryland

  • Penn State at Michigan

  • Northwestern at Michigan State

  • Nebraska at Oregon

  • Washington at Purdue

  • Wisconsin at UCLA

  • Oregon at Illinois

  • Indiana at Michigan

  • Iowa at Minnesota

  • Rutgers at Northwestern

  • Michigan State at UCLA

  • USC at Wisconsin

  • Minnesota at Indiana

  • Wisconsin at Iowa

  • Illinois at Maryland

  • Washington at Nebraska

  • Northwestern at Oregon

  • Purdue at Penn State

  • Michigan at Rutgers

  • Nevada at UCLA

  • Ohio State at USC

  • Nebraska at Illinois

  • Michigan State at Michigan

  • UCLA at Minnesota

  • Iowa at Northwestern

  • Oregon at Ohio State

  • Maryland at Purdue

  • Penn State at Washington

  • Rutgers at Wisconsin

  • USC at Indiana

  • Purdue at Iowa

  • Wisconsin at Maryland

  • Washington at Michigan State

  • Northwestern at Ohio State

  • Michigan at Oregon

  • Minnesota at Penn State

  • Nebraska at Rutgers

  • Illinois at UCLA

  • Iowa at Illinois

  • UCLA at Michigan

  • Oregon at Michigan State

  • Northwestern at Minnesota

  • Ohio State at Nebraska

  • Rutgers at Penn State

  • Wisconsin at Purdue

  • Maryland at USC

  • Indiana at Washington

  • Nebraska at Iowa

  • Northwestern at Illinois

  • Purdue at Indiana

  • Penn State at Maryland

  • Michigan at Ohio State

  • Washington at Oregon

  • Michigan State at Rutgers

  • USC at UCLA

  • Minnesota at Wisconsin

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