ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big 10 announced they’ll pay a 10-game conference only schedule for the 2020.
The University of Minnesota is slated to begin the year in East Lansing, Michigan against Michigan State over Labor Day weekend.
Gophers Schedule
9/5 @ MSU
9/12 vs. Michigan
9/19 vs. Iowa
9/26 @ Wisconsin
10/3 @ Nebraska
10/10 vs. Indiana
10/24 vs. Purdue
10/31 @ Illinois
11/14 vs. Northwestern
11/21 @ Maryland
Schedule breakdown via the Big 10 Conference
- The plan is for Big Ten institutions to play a 10-game Conference-only schedule including the nine current opponents and one additional cross-division game
- The schedule starts as early as the weekend of Sept. 5 with final games slated for Nov. 21 to align with academic calendars
- The 10 games would be played over at least 12 weeks with each team having two open dates
- The schedule is structured to maximize flexibility:
- Games can be collapsed into bye weeks
- Uniform bye week on Nov. 28
- Cross-division games are currently scheduled for all schools in Week 1 (Sept. 5) and Week 12 (Nov. 21)
- Schedule constructed in a way that allows season to start as early as the weekend of Sept. 5, but also provides the ability to move the start of the season back to Sept. 12, 19 or 26 through strategic sequencing that allows games to be moved to a latter part of the schedule
- Big Ten Football Championship Game remains scheduled for Dec. 5 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, though it could be moved as late as Dec. 19
- Teams can begin preseason practices on Friday, Aug. 7, or earlier if permitted under NCAA guidelines related to first dates of scheduled competition
2020 SCHEDULE RELEASE
Plan accordingly, @B1GFootball fans. The 10-game regular season looks like this: pic.twitter.com/nlh7ET4FOv
– Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) August 5, 2020
