2023 Big Ten football schedule by team: Key games, dates in final season for divisions ahead of expansion

The Big Ten released its full slate for the 2023 college football season on Wednesday

The Big Ten unveiled its 2023 football schedule Wednesday, giving fans a preview of the final season for the league under its current 14-team, divisional format before USC and UCLA join the conference ahead of the 2024 season. 2023 will be the final season of East-West divisions before the league configures a new model upon the arrival of the Trojans and Bruins, according to a report published this week at The Athletic.

Though the Big Ten's scheduling structure will remain the same for one last campaign, the 2023 season will feature a significant change from a television standpoint. As the Big Ten's blockbuster media rights deal goes into effect, CBS Sports will televise seven Big Ten games in 2023 in various windows before moving to a full schedule from 2024-29 where the league will be showcased in the exclusive 3:30 p.m. ET slot. Per usual, the league's nine-game conference slate features plenty of highlights, including three Week 1 games. Then it's mostly nonconference play throughout the next couple of weeks before things heat up again in late September.

Among the highlights are Nebraska opening the season at Minnesota on Thursday, Aug. 31 and a tricky cross-division game for Ohio State at Purdue on Oct. 14. The Boilermakers also play Michigan next season as part of a tough cross-division draw. The 2023 Big Ten Championship Game will be held Saturday, Dec. 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

We're in the midst of the 2022 season, but it's never too early to start looking ahead. Here's a look at the 2023 team-by-team schedule for each Big Ten program.

2023 Big Ten football schedule

Illinois

• Sept. 2 -- Toledo
• Sept. 9 -- at Kansas
• Sept. 16 -- Penn State
• Sept. 23 -- Florida Atlantic
• Sept. 30 -- at Purdue
• Oct. 7 -- Nebraska
• Oct. 14 -- at Maryland
• Oct. 21 -- Wisconsin
• Nov. 4 -- at Minnesota
• Nov. 11 -- Indiana
• Nov. 18 -- at Iowa
  
• Nov. 25 -- Northwestern

Indiana

• Sept. 2 -- Ohio State
• Sept. 9 -- Indiana State
• Sept. 16 -- Louisville (Indianapolis)
• Sept. 23 -- Akron
• Sept. 30 -- at Maryland
• Oct. 14 -- at Michigan
• Oct. 21 --  Rutgers
• Oct. 28 -- at Penn State
• Nov. 4 -- Wisconsin
• Nov. 11 -- at Illinois
• Nov. 18 -- Michigan State
  
• Nov. 25 -- at Purdue

Iowa

• Sept. 2 -- Utah State
• Sept. 9 -- at Iowa State
• Sept. 16 -- Western Michigan
• Sept. 23 -- at Penn State
• Sept. 30 -- Michigan State
• Oct. 7 -- Purdue
• Oct. 14 -- at Wisconsin
• Oct. 21 -- Minnesota
• Nov. 4 -- at Northwestern
• Nov. 11 -- Rutgers
• Nov. 18 -- Illinois
  
• Nov. 24 -- at Nebraska

Maryland

• Sept. 2 -- Towson
• Sept. 9 -- Charlotte
• Sept. 16 -- Virginia
• Sept. 23 -- at Michigan State
• Sept. 30 -- Indiana
• Oct. 7 -- at Ohio State
• Oct. 14 -- Illinois
• Oct. 28 -- at Northwestern
• Nov. 4 -- Penn State
• Nov. 11 -- at Nebraska
• Nov. 18 -- Michigan 
  
• Nov. 25 -- at Rutgers

Michigan

• Sept. 2 -- East Carolina
• Sept. 9 -- UNLV
• Sept. 16 -- Bowling Green
• Sept. 23 -- Rutgers
• Sept. 30 -- at Nebraska
• Oct. 7 -- at Minnesota
• Oct. 14 -- Indiana
• Oct. 21 -- at Michigan State
• Nov. 4 -- Purdue
• Nov. 11 -- at Penn State
• Nov. 18 -- at Maryland
  
• Nov. 25 -- Ohio State

Michigan State

• Sept. 2 -- Central Michigan
• Sept. 9 -- Richmond
• Sept. 16 -- Washington
• Sept. 23 -- Maryland
• Sept. 30 -- at Iowa
• Oct. 14 -- at Rutgers
• Oct. 21 -- Michigan
• Oct. 28 -- at Minnesota
• Nov. 4 -- Nebraska
• Nov. 11 -- at Ohio State
• Nov. 18 -- at Indiana
  
• Nov. 25 -- Penn Sate

Minnesota

• Aug. 31 -- Nebraska
• Sept. 9 -- Eastern Michigan
• Sept. 16 -- at North Carolina
• Sept. 23 -- at Northwestern
• Sept. 30 -- Louisiana
• Oct. 7 -- Michigan
• Oct. 21 -- at Iowa
• Oct. 28 -- Michigan State
• Nov. 4 -- Illinois
• Nov. 11 -- at Purdue
• Nov. 18 -- at Ohio State
  
• Nov. 25 -- Wisconsin

Nebraska

• Aug. 31 -- at Minnesota
• Sept. 9 -- at Colorado
• Sept. 16 -- Northern Illinois
• Sept. 23 -- Louisiana Tech
• Sept. 30 -- Michigan
• Oct. 7 -- at Illinois
• Oct. 21 -- Northwestern
• Oct. 28 -- Purdue
• Nov. 4 -- at Michigan State
• Nov. 11 -- Maryland
• Nov. 18 -- at Wisconsin
  
• Nov. 24 -- Iowa

Northwestern

• Sept. 2 -- at Rutgers
• Sept. 9 -- UTEP
• Sept. 16 -- at Duke
• Sept. 23 -- Minnesota
• Sept. 30 -- Penn State
• Oct. 7 -- Howard
• Oct. 21 -- at Nebraska
• Oct. 28 -- Maryland
• Nov. 4 -- Iowa
• Nov. 11 -- at Wisconsin
• Nov. 18 -- Purdue
  
• Nov. 25 -- at Illinois

Ohio State

• Sept. 2 -- at Indiana
• Sept. 9 -- Youngstown State
• Sept. 16 -- Western Kentucky
• Sept. 23 -- at Notre Dame
• Oct. 7 -- Maryland
• Oct. 14 -- at Purdue
• Oct. 21 -- Penn State
• Oct. 28 -- at Wisconsin
• Nov. 4 -- at Rutgers
• Nov. 11 -- Michigan State
• Nov. 18 -- Minnesota
  
• Nov. 25 -- at Michigan

Penn State

• Sept. 2 -- West Virginia
• Sept. 9 -- Delaware
• Sept. 16 -- at Illinois
• Sept. 23 -- Iowa
• Sept. 30 -- at Northwestern
• Oct. 14 -- UMass
• Oct. 21 -- at Ohio State
• Oct. 28 -- Indiana
• Nov. 4 -- at Maryland
• Nov. 11 -- Michigan
• Nov. 18 -- Rutgers
  
• Nov. 25 -- Michigan State

Purdue

• Sept. 2 -- Fresno State
• Sept. 9 -- at Virginia Tech
• Sept. 16 -- Syracuse
• Sept. 23 -- Wisconsin
• Sept. 30 -- Illinois
• Oct. 7 -- at Iowa
• Oct. 14 -- Ohio State
• Oct. 28 -- at Nebraska
• Nov. 4 -- at Michigan
• Nov. 11 -- Minnesota
• Nov. 18 -- at Northwestern
  
• Nov. 25 -- Indiana

Rutgers

• Sept. 2 -- Northwestern
• Sept. 9 -- Temple
• Sept. 16 -- Virginia Tech
• Sept. 23 -- at Michigan
• Sept. 30 -- Wagner
• Oct. 7 -- at Wisconsin
• Oct. 14 -- Michigan State
• Oct. 21 -- at Indiana
• Nov. 4 -- Ohio State
• Nov. 11 -- at Iowa
• Nov. 18 -- at Penn State
  
• Nov. 25 -- Maryland

Wisconsin

• Sept. 2 -- Buffalo
• Sept. 9 -- at Washington
• Sept. 16 -- Georgia Southern
• Sept. 23 -- at Purdue
• Oct. 7 -- Rutgers
• Oct. 14 -- Iowa
• Oct. 21 -- at Illinois
• Oct. 28 -- Ohio State
• Nov. 4 -- at Indiana
• Nov. 11 -- Northwestern
• Nov. 18 -- Nebraska
  
• Nov. 25 -- at Minnesota