Northwestern football released its 2026 schedule on Tuesday, outlining Big Ten game locations and updates

The Big Ten released its 2026 football schedule, and defending national champion Indiana will play Ohio State and Michigan back to back.

Northwestern’s 2026 football schedule was released with the rest of the Big Ten’s on Tuesday, and boy, is it a doozy. A grueling road slate plus questions about when the new Ryan Field will be ready to host home games will make for a challenging 2026 for a Wildcat team looking to make a second straight bowl game.

Colorado won’t get a chance to play in Northwestern’s renovated stadium this year. On Tuesday, Northwestern announced that its first two home games of the 2026 season, including Sept. 19 against the Buffaloes, will be played at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium, its temporary home for the past two years in Evanston, Illinois.