Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024-28
The Big Ten Conference today announced league football opponents for the 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 football seasons
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Future B1G schedule for 24, 25, 26, 27
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Well I guess getting rid of the divisions won’t help us. I see why we got out of the Louisville deal.
Keeping the 9 BiG Game Format. Need 3 cupcakes … On average, the schedule looks harder to me
The Hoosiers home and away opponents will be as follows (listed alphabetically):
2024 Home: Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue, Washington
2024 Away: Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA
2025 Home: Illinois, Michigan State, UCLA, Wisconsin
2025 Away: Iowa, Maryland, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue
2026 Home: Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, USC
2026 Away: Michigan, Nebraska, Rutgers, Washington
2027 Home: Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Rutgers
2027 Away: Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, USC
2028 Home: Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
2028 Away: Northwestern, Penn State, UCLA, Wisconsin
https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/10/5/big-ten-football-schedule-2024-2028
The Hoosiers home and away opponents will be as follows (listed alphabetically):
2024 Home: Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue, Washington
2024 Away: Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, UCLA
2025 Home: Illinois, Michigan State, UCLA, Wisconsin
2025 Away: Iowa, Maryland, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue
2026 Home: Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, USC
2026 Away: Michigan, Nebraska, Rutgers, Washington
2027 Home: Iowa, Michigan, Penn State, Rutgers
2027 Away: Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, USC
2028 Home: Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, Purdue, Washington
2028 Away: Northwestern, Penn State, UCLA, Wisconsin
https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2023/10/5/big-ten-football-schedule-2024-2028
We only play OSU twice in 5 years. I think it has helped.
Of course, the schedule may change during that time if more teams get added. Although seems unlikely that would have us playing them.
Illinois 3 games
Iowa. 2
Maryland 3
Michigan 3
Minn 2
MSU 3
Neb 2
NW 3
Oregon 2
OSU 2
Pedo St 3
Purdue 5
Rutgers 2
UCLA 3
USC 2
Washington 3
Wisconsin 2
Iowa. 2
Maryland 3
Michigan 3
Minn 2
MSU 3
Neb 2
NW 3
Oregon 2
OSU 2
Pedo St 3
Purdue 5
Rutgers 2
UCLA 3
USC 2
Washington 3
Wisconsin 2
That 2025 away schedule is brutal. Only 1 reasonable day-trip game from Indiana. Everything else will be some expensive hotel time plus a flight if you're crazy enough to try and make 'em all.
Iowa, Maryland, Oregon, & PSU. Coast-to-Coast baby!
I'm thinking a trip to the Rose Bowl next year could be fun though with a bunch of day-trip away games besides.
Iowa, Maryland, Oregon, & PSU. Coast-to-Coast baby!
I'm thinking a trip to the Rose Bowl next year could be fun though with a bunch of day-trip away games besides.
Got to. That's big money. If they can squeeze an extra dime out of anything you better believe they're going to do it
Agreed.
But has anyone seen news on how they’re going to do it?
I assume it’ll be like how they picked conference champ in the old days, but pick top two to play for it vs one?
Edit: yep. Found it. Like the old way x2
Big Ten Conference Announces Future Football Schedule Formats for 2024-28
The Big Ten Conference today announced league football opponents for the 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 and 2028 football seasons
bigten.org
It will be #1 v #2 in terms of conference wins with overall record as the tiebreaker.
Going to be very convoluted if you get 4 teams tied in the overall record with one or two of the teams having not played any of the other in the group.
Yeah. I suspect strength of schedule may be brought into play as well. Or they go back 50 years to the "you played in this last year so now it's this teams chance" that they did for deciding the Rose Bowl.
It sounds more daunting then it is. While we're adding good programs on the schedule.......10 games v. Oregon, UCLA, Washington, and USC....we are dropping 11 games v. OSU, Michigan, PSU, and MSU.
Also, we only have e games each against OSU, Oregon & USC.
So it's a poor excuse for dumbing down our OOC schedule, but will be used as an excuse for doing so.
In the big 2 little 8 era, when OSU and Michigan dropped off the schedule … They weren’t replaced with top 25 names. (UCLA is top 30 today … may finish higher. Wash., Ore, USC are 7-9) … The reprieve is 3 top 25 teams instead of 4 … (discounting Iowa). Every year will be a challenge.
Like the old days, where if Indiana is going to get in it, they'll quickly hold a closed door meeting and declare one of the powers to be in on a double secret tiebreaker.
Say, Let’s trade more games v. WI and IA for UDub, Ducks, Trojans, and Bruins
From AP Week 7 poll:
Current B1G
#2 Michigan
#3 Ohio State
#6 Penn State
Future B1G
#7 Washington
#8 Oregon
#10 USC
#18 UCLA
Receiving Votes
#29 Wisconsin
#33 Maryland
#34 Iowa
From AP Week 7 poll:
Current B1G
#2 Michigan
#3 Ohio State
#6 Penn State
Future B1G
#7 Washington
#8 Oregon
#10 USC
#18 UCLA
Receiving Votes
#29 Wisconsin
#33 Maryland
#34 Iowa
