The 2024 season will be the first that will feature Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington as Big Ten members in the soon-to-be, 18-team conference. It will also be the first season that will feature no divisional format.

The Big Ten will continue to play nine conference games, which is something that the conference has done since 2016. Today’s announcement also ensured that all 18 schools will play each conference opponent at least twice – one game at home and one on the road – in a five-year cycle.

The conference also announced 12 protected rivalry games that will be played every year in the Big Ten. Minnesota has two protected matchups, as it will continue to play Wisconsin and Iowa every season. The Minnesota-Wisconsin game is the most played game in Big Ten history, while the Minnesota-Iowa game is tied for the fourth-most played game in conference history.

The 2024 season will conclude with the annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, which will feature the top two teams in the overall conference standings at the end of the regular season, with the winner earning the Big Ten Championship. Tiebreaking procedures will be announced later.

The game dates for the 2024 football schedule will be announced later this year.

Minnesota’s Big Ten Opponents in 2024-2028

2024
Home
Iowa
Maryland
Penn State
USC

Away
Illinois
Michigan
Rutgers
UCLA
Wisconsin

2025
Home
Michigan State
Nebraska
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin

Away
Iowa
Northwestern
Ohio State
Oregon

2026
Home
Iowa
Michigan
Northwestern
UCLA

Away
Indiana
Penn State
Purdue
Washington
Wisconsin

2027
Home
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio State
Washington
Wisconsin

Away
Iowa
Maryland
Nebraska
USC

2028
Home
Iowa
Maryland
Nebraska
Oregon

Away
Michigan State
Ohio State
Rutgers
UCLA
Wisconsin