2024 Big Ten Football Schedule Revealed: Protected Rivalries, Conference Opponents, and More

The 2024 Big Ten Football Schedule has been revealed as they welcome in newcomers USC and UCLA. The new and expanded Big Ten Football Schedule plays host to a plethora of exciting and enticing matchups in 2024.

2024 Big Ten Football Schedule Revealed

In 2024, the Big Ten welcomes two new teams from the Southern California market: USC and UCLA. The additions of the Trojans and Bruins expect the Big Ten to compete with the SEC for conference supremacy.

And the taste of the potential matchups on the future schedule for 2024 has proven that.

Announced first, the “protected rivalry” games that the Big Ten will host. Those protected annual rivalry games will be played every year while every other rivalry game will rotate.

The protected rivalry games are:

Michigan vs. Ohio State (The Game)
Michigan vs. Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
Minnesota vs. Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan’s Axe)
Minnesota vs. Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)
Nebraska vs. Iowa (Heroes Trophy)
Maryland vs. Rutgers
Indiana vs. Purdue (Old Oaken Bucket)
Illinois vs. Purdue (Purdue Cannon)
Illinois vs. Northwestern (Land of Lincoln Trophy)
USC vs. UCLA (Victory Bell)

Such rivalry games like Ohio State vs. Penn State, Michigan State vs. Penn State (Land Grant Trophy), Michigan vs. Minnesota (Little Brown Jug), Indiana vs. Michigan State (Old Brass Spittoon), Iowa vs. Wisconsin (Heartland Trophy), and more are now left to rotate annually, similar to how teams in separate Big Ten divisions treated their rivalry games in the years past.

2024 Big Ten Conference Schedule

The Big Ten announced the following conference opponents for each member team in 2024:

Illinois Fighting Illini

At Michigan State
At Northwestern
At Ohio State
At Rutgers
At USC
vs. Iowa
vs. Maryland
vs. Michigan
vs. Purdue

Indiana Hoosiers

At Michigan State
At Nebraska
At Northwestern
At Wisconsin
vs. Maryland
vs. Minnesota
vs. Penn State
vs. Purdue
vs. UCLA

Iowa Hawkeyes

At Illinois
At Minnesota
At Ohio State
At Rutgers
At USC
vs. Maryland
vs. Nebraska
vs. UCLA
vs. Wisconsin

Maryland Terrapins

At Illinois
At Indiana
At Iowa
At Michigan
vs. Michigan State
vs. Purdue
vs. Rutgers
vs. USC
vs. Wisconsin

Michigan Wolverines

At Illinois
At Ohio State
At Rutgers
vs. Maryland
vs. Michigan State
vs. Minnesota
vs. UCLA
vs. Wisconsin

Michigan State Spartans

At Maryland
At Michigan
At Nebraska
At Penn State
vs. Illinois
vs. Indiana
vs. Ohio State
vs. Purdue
vs. Rutgers

Minnesota Golden Gophers

At Indiana
At Michigan
At Nebraska
At UCLA
At Wisconsin
vs. Iowa
vs. Northwestern
vs. Ohio State
vs. Rutgers

Nebraska Cornhuskers

At Iowa
At Northwestern
At Penn State
At Purdue
At UCLA
vs. Indiana
vs. Michigan State
vs. Minnesota
vs. Wisconsin

Northwestern Wildcats

At Minnesota
At Ohio State
At Penn State
At Purdue
At UCLA
vs. Illinois
vs. Indiana
vs. Nebraska
vs. USC

Ohio State Buckeyes

At Michigan State
At Minnesota
At Penn State
At UCLA
vs. Illinois
vs. Iowa
vs. Michigan
vs. Northwestern
vs. Rutgers

Penn State Nittany Lions

At Indiana
At Purdue
At Rutgers
At Wisconsin
vs. Michigan State
vs. Nebraska
vs. Northwestern
vs. Ohio State
vs. USC

Purdue Boilermakers

At Illinois
At Indiana
At Maryland
At Michigan State
At Wisconsin
vs. Nebraska
vs. Northwestern
vs. Penn State
vs. USC

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

At Maryland
At Michigan State
At Minnesota
At Ohio State
vs. Illinois
vs. Iowa
vs. Michigan
vs. Penn State
vs. UCLA

UCLA Bruins

At Indiana
At Iowa
At Michigan
At Rutgers
vs. Minnesota
vs. Nebraska
vs. Northwestern
vs. Ohio State
vs. USC

USC Trojans

At Maryland
At Northwestern
At Penn State
At Purdue
At UCLA
vs. Illinois
vs. Iowa
vs. Michigan
vs. Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers

At Iowa
At Maryland
At Michigan
At Nebraska
At USC
vs. Indiana
vs. Minnesota
vs. Penn State
vs. Purdue

2025 Big Ten Conference Schedule

The Big Ten also announced the following conference opponents for each member team in 2025: