CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The Big Ten announced its 2021 football schedule Friday with changes to the Wisconsin and Penn State dates for Illinois.
vs. Wisconsin » Illinois will host the Badgers Oct. 9 after originally being scheduled for Oct. 23
at Penn State » Illinois will travel to State College Oct. 23 after originally being scheduled for Oct. 16
Bye » Illinois' first bye week has moved one week, to Oct. 16 from Oct. 9
Homecoming, Foundation Weekend, and Dads Day will be set at a later date.
| 2021 Illinois Football Schedule |
| Date |
Opponent |
Location |
| Aug. 28 |
Nebraska |
Dublin, Ireland (Aviva Stadium) |
| Sept. 4 |
UTSA |
Memorial Stadium |
| Sept. 11 |
at Virginia |
Charlottesville, Va. |
| Sept. 18 |
Maryland |
Memorial Stadium |
| Sept. 25 |
at Purdue |
West Lafayette, Ind. |
| Oct. 2 |
Charlotte |
Memorial Stadium |
| Oct. 9 |
Wisconsin |
Memorial Stadium |
| Oct. 16 |
BYE |
|
| Oct. 23 |
at Penn State |
State College, Pa. |
| Oct. 30 |
Rutgers |
Memorial Stadium |
| Nov. 6 |
at Minnesota |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Nov. 13 |
BYE |
|
| Nov. 20 |
at Iowa |
Iowa City, Iowa |
| Nov. 27 |
Northwestern |
Memorial Stadium |
| Dec. 4 |
at Big Ten Championship Game |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
