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Nebraska Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Nebraska football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Nebraska football schedule 2022: Who does Nebraska miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Nebraska Football Schedule 2022

Aug 27 Northwestern (Dublin, Ireland)

Sept 3 North Dakota

Sept 10 Georgia Southern

Sept 17 Oklahoma

Sept 24 OPEN DATE

Oct 1 Indiana

Oct 8 at Rutgers

Oct 15 at Purdue

Oct 22 OPEN DATE

Oct 29 Illinois

Nov 5 Minnesota

Nov 12 at Michigan

Nov 19 Wisconsin

Nov 25 at Iowa

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Nebraska Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Cornhuskers miss from the Big Ten East Division?

What else could you possibly ask for, Nebraska?

Okay, maybe playing Maryland instead of Michigan – and dealing with the Wolverines on the road stinks – but Indiana and Rutgers?

The Huskers get the break of playing the should-be two lightest teams from the East, which means they miss Ohio State, Penn State, and Michigan State along with Maryland.

It’s almost as good when it comes to their own division. They have to finish up the regular season at Iowa, but get Minnesota and Wisconsin at home in November.

Nebraska Football Schedule What To Know: There’s one LONG road trip, and then …

And it’s not even technically a road game in Dublin, Ireland against Northwestern to kickoff the Big Ten season. After that, there’s no leaving Lincoln until October 8th with all of September and the early October game against Indiana at home.

Even after that there’s a break. At Rutgers and at Purdue isn’t that bad, but November is a bear. Beating Illinois at home could be a must to finally get to six wins or else there’s a big, big problem with at Michigan, Wisconsin, and at Iowa to close.

Nebraska Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s really not that bad. Depending on how good Michigan is, there isn’t a game on the slate the Huskers can’t win.

The home game against Oklahoma, the road games at Michigan, Purdue, and Iowa, and the Big Ten showdowns against Minnesota and Wisconsin. If Nebraska is any good, it should easily blow past six wins if it can win just two of those six games.

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Minnesota Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Minnesota football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Minnesota football schedule 2022: Who does Minnesota miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Minnesota Football Schedule 2022

Sept 1 New Mexico State

Sept 10 Western Illinois

Sept 17 Colorado

Sept 24 at Michigan State

Oct 1 Purdue

Oct 8 OPEN DATE

Oct 15 at Illinois

Oct 22 at Penn State

Oct 29 Rutgers

Nov 5 at Nebraska

Nov 12 Northwestern

Nov 19 Iowa

Nov 26 at Wisconsin

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Minnesota Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Golden Gophers miss from the Big Ten East Division?

The Golden Gophers don’t have to face Ohio State or Michigan. That’s good, and not having to play Maryland isn’t that bad. They miss Indiana, though, which means it’s on against Penn State and Michigan State.

Not only do that have to deal with those two – along with the home game against Rutgers – but they have to do on the road against both of those.

Combine that with a road trip to Wisconsin from the West, and there aren’t a ton of big breaks in conference play. Iowa and Purdue have to come to Minneapolis, though.

Minnesota Football Schedule What To Know: It’s Minnesota, so …

It’s not exactly putting its foot on the non-conference schedule gas.

It did have to go to Colorado last year – and dominated – and now it plays host after a nicely spread out start against New Mexico State and Western Illinois to tune up.

Beat Colorado, and that’s a 3-0 start before going to Michigan State. That hot start is a must because …

Minnesota Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s a schedule built for at least seven wins, but it’s going to be sneaky-hard to make a huge push for the West with four Big Ten road games in the middle of the season.

Going to Michigan State is hard enough, but after the week off it’s at Illinois, at Penn State, Rutgers, at Nebraska in a four-week run, and there’s still the date against the Badgers to close.

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Iowa Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

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Iowa football schedule 2022: Who does Iowa miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Iowa Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 South Dakota

Sept 10 Iowa State

Sept 17 Nevada

Sept 24 at Rutgers

Oct 1 Michigan

Oct 8 at Illinois

Oct 15 OPEN DATE

Oct 22 at Ohio State

Oct 29 Northwestern

Nov 5 at Purdue

Nov 12 Wisconsin

Nov 19 at Minnesota

Nov 25 Nebraska

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Iowa Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Hawkeyes miss from the Big Ten East Division?

Yuck.

Every Big Ten team plays three teams from the other division. Playing Rutgers helps, but that’s offset by having to go to Ohio State and having to play Michigan. On the plus side, the Rutgers game is on the road – if you have to play a Big Ten road game, that’s not bad – and the date in Columbus is after the off-week.

Also on the plus side, the Hawkeyes miss Penn State and Michigan State, and not dealing with Maryland might not be so bad. They also miss Indiana.

In the West, they get Wisconsin at home but have to go to Minnesota for the Floyd of Rosedale showdown. Traveling to Purdue isn’t a plus, but Nebraska has to come to Iowa City.

Iowa Football Schedule What To Know: Just beat Iowa State again

There’s a shot at a really, really big start as long as Iowa can take care of home in non-conference play.

South Dakota, Iowa State, Nevada. All will require effort in their own way, but as long as the Hawkeyes can beat the Cyclones, they’ll probably be 4-0 before Michigan comes to town for the rematch of the Big Ten Championship. Win that, and all that’s in the way of a possible 6-0 start is a trip to Illinois.

Iowa Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

There might be some bad breaks – going to Ohio State is the one – but Iowa only has to leave the state once before October 8th, and that’s the Rutgers trip.

There are two road games in a row and three in four dates, but there’s a key week off before Illinois and Ohio State. It’s all leading up to November, and Iowa will be right in the mix for the West title in the final month. Win those four games, and it’ll almost certainly be back in the Big Ten Championship.

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Rutgers Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Rutgers football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Rutgers football schedule 2022: Who does Rutgers miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Rutgers Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 at Boston College

Sept 10 Wagner

Sept 17 at Temple

Sept 24 Iowa

Oct 1 at Ohio State

Oct 8 Nebraska

Oct 15 OPEN DATE

Oct 22 Indiana

Oct 29 at Minnesota

Nov 5 Michigan

Nov 12 at Michigan State

Nov 19 Penn State

Nov 26 at Maryland

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Rutgers Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Scarlet Knights miss from the Big Ten West Division?

There aren’t any layup games for Rutgers, but missing Wisconsin and Purdue is a good thing. However, not getting Illinois or Northwestern – two teams that didn’t go bowling last year – doesn’t help.

The Scarlet Knights get Iowa and Nebraska at home, and have to go on the road to Minnesota in late October, not late November. That’s not all that bad.

In the East, they have to go on the road to face Ohio State and Michigan State, but they get Penn State and Michigan at home. The problem is November with rapid-fire big games against Michigan, at Michigan State, and Penn State.

Rutgers Football Schedule What To Know: Two non-conference games doesn’t help

There aren’t any killer games before the Big Ten season, but two of the three are on the road. If Rutgers has any dream of going bowling, it has to take down Temple on the road and enjoy the two-foot putt against Wagner.

If it can beat Boston College on the road to start the season, it should be a 3-0 start with two wins on the road to tighten the team up for what’s coming.

Rutgers Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s going to take a few road upsets to get to six wins and bowling, but it’s a manageable enough slate to get those.

The timing of the games aren’t all that bad. It would’ve been nice to start out the season with more home date instead of going to Boston College and Temple, but that’s nitpicking a bit.

There aren’t two road games in a row, and there’s a good midsection of Nebraska and Indiana at home around an open date in a make-or-break moment for the season – the Scarlet Knights have to win those two.

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Illinois Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Illinois football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Illinois football schedule 2022: Who does Illinois miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Illinois Football Schedule 2022

Aug 27 Wyoming

Sept 3 at Indiana

Sept 10 Virginia

Sept 17 OPEN DATE

Sept 24 Chattanooga

Oct 1 at Wisconsin

Oct 8 Iowa

Oct 15 Minnesota

Oct 22 OPEN DATE

Oct 29 at Nebraska

Nov 5 Michigan State

Nov 12 Purdue

Nov 19 at Michigan

Nov 26 at Northwestern

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Illinois Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Fighting Illini miss from the Big Ten East Division?

How many of the big four from the East do you miss? The Illini don’t have to deal with Ohio State or Penn State – no recreating the multi-overtime two-point fest of last year – but they get Michigan and Michigan State in November. They’re on the road to play the Wolverines, and at home to deal with the Spartans.

They also play Indiana – if you’re going to play a Big Ten game on the road, it might as well be against the Hoosiers.

In the West, it’s not all that bad. Going to Wisconsin isn’t fun, but the road game at Nebraska is coming off a two week break and the Purdue, Iowa, and Minnesota games are in Champaign.

Illinois Football Schedule What To Know: The non-conference games are quirky, but …

Illinois doesn’t have to do much traveling in September.

The Big Ten opener at Indiana is just down the road, and the three non-conference games against Wyoming, Virginia, and Chattanooga are all winnable.

It’ll be a new-look Cowboy team in Week 0, Virginia will have a high-powered offense, and Chattanooga is a focus game before going Wisconsin.

Illinois Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

The Illini won’t be favored in too many Big Ten games, but overall it’s as good a slate as they could’ve asked for.

There might be five Big Ten road games, but Indiana, Nebraska, and Northwestern aren’t all that bad. There’s no run of three road games in four, and the Week 0 game means the slate is stretched out with two off weeks and that date with Chattanooga to ease things up.

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Penn State Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

Penn State football schedule. The 2022 schedule with 3 things to know

Penn State football schedule 2022: Who does Penn State miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Penn State Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 at Purdue

Sept 10 Ohio

Sept 17 at Auburn

Sept 24 Central Michigan

Oct 1 Northwestern

Oct 8 OPEN DATE

Oct 15 at Michigan

Oct 22 Minnesota

Oct 29 Ohio State

Nov 5 at Indiana

Nov 12 Maryland

Nov 19 at Rutgers

Nov 26 Michigan State

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Penn State Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Nittany Lions miss from the Big Ten West Division?

The Nittany Lions don’t have to play Wisconsin or Iowa. Start with that, and everything else in interdivisional play is gravy. Considering they lost to Illinois, that’s a nice miss, too, and not playing Nebraska this season isn’t a bad thing.

However, Minnesota and Purdue will be tough outs – the Nittany Lions get the Gophers at home and start the season on the road at Purdue – and Northwestern at home needs to be a must win.

In the East, Ohio State and Michigan State are home games, and the Michigan game is on the road coming off a two week break.

Penn State Football Schedule What To Know: War Eagle

It’s not a layup of a start, but if the Nittany Lions can get by Purdue on the road to kick things off, realistically, all that stands in the way of a 5-0 start is the trip to Auburn. That’s the statement moment for the season. Lose that, and with the big boys from the East coming up, the pressure will be on.

Ohio and Central Michigan at home shouldn’t be an issue in the other two non-conference games.

Penn State Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s not bad, all things considered.

If Penn State really is good enough to be any sort of a player in the Big Ten and College Football Playoff races, it can’t ask for much more than two of the biggest games – Ohio State, Michigan State – and home along with the breaks against the West.

Again, it’s all about Auburn. Pull that off in mid-September, and the buzz will be there up until the showdown in Ann Arbor.

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Michigan State Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

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Michigan State football schedule 2022: Who does Michigan State miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Michigan State Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 Western Michigan

Sept 10 Akron

Sept 17 at Washington

Sept 24 Minnesota

Oct 1 at Maryland

Oct 8 Ohio State

Oct 15 Wisconsin

Oct 22 OPEN DATE

Oct 29 at Michigan

Nov 5 at Illinois

Nov 12 Rutgers

Nov 19 Indiana

Nov 26 at Penn State

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Michigan State Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Spartans miss from the Big Ten West Division?

It would’ve been nice to not have to deal with Wisconsin or Minnesota, but both of them are home games and dealing with Illinois isn’t anything to get into a twist over.

Not getting Northwestern from the West hurts, but missing Iowa and – after last year – Purdue isn’t bad. Not getting Nebraska this Time around might be a bit of a break.

In the East, there’s almost nothing positive outside of getting Ohio State in East Lansing. Playing Rutgers and Indiana home – in theory – should mean

Michigan State Football Schedule What To Know: Just how good is Washington?

Last year, the Michigan showdown against Washington was supposed to be one of the best non-conference games of the season. As it turned out, Washington wasn’t any good and the Wolverine win wasn’t that big a deal.

This time around, it’s Michigan State playing the Huskies, and it’s on the road against a new team with a new coaching staff and a new style.

With Western Michigan and Akron to start the year, and with winnable games against Minnesota and at Maryland, the Spartans can crank up a big early record if they come out of Seattle with a win.

Michigan State Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s not all that bad a slate considering the key early games at home. Beating Ohio State and Wisconsin isn’t a given, but those are the make-or-break games. Lose both of those, and with three road games in the final five, and with two of those against Michigan and Penn State, there might be work to do.

Whatever – Michigan State didn’t buckle last year, and there’s no hiding ever from big games against the Big Ten East. The first part of the slate is just good enough to get going and build a base on the way to what should be a strong season.

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Indiana Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

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Indiana football schedule 2022: Who does Indiana miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Indiana Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 Illinois

Sept 10 Idaho

Sept 17 WKU

Sept 24 at Cincinnati

Oct 1 at Nebraska

Oct 8 Michigan

Oct 15 Maryland

Oct 22 at Rutgers

Oct 29 OPEN DATE

Nov 5 Penn State

Nov 12 at Ohio State

Nov 19 at Michigan State

Nov 26 Purdue

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Indiana Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Hoosiers miss from the Big Ten West Division?

It’s about as nice as could be asked for.

There’s no Northwestern from the West, but missing Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota is fantastic. There’s always the rivalry date against Purdue, and going to Nebraska won’t be easy, but kicking the season off at home against Illinois is solid.

Against the East, Michigan is coming to Bloomington, and the Penn State game is at home coming off a week off, but the date with The Nittany Lions is followed up by road games against Ohio State and Michigan State.

Indiana Football Schedule What To Know: No, the Hoosiers aren’t playing a Power Five team with the non-conference schedule, but …

In general, it’s not right to play a non-conference schedule without a game against another Power Five program, but in this case Indiana is given a pass.

No, home games against Idaho and WKU shouldn’t be taxing, but having to go to Cincinnati – even if this won’t be the Bearcat team of last year – makes up for it.

Indiana Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

Considering how bad Indiana was last year, it can’t take anything for granted and can’t get too excited quite yet, but the schedule has enough winnable dates to get over 2021 and push for at least six wins.

Beat Illinois at home, and it should be a 3-0 start before everything starts to get tough. November is a bear, so most of the work has to be done before late October off week – beating Maryland and home and winning on the road at Rutgers could be a must.

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Maryland Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

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Maryland football schedule 2022: Who does Maryland miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Maryland Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 Buffalo

Sept 10 at Charlotte

Sept 17 South Alabama

Sept 24 at Michigan

Oct 1 Michigan State

Oct 8 Purdue

Oct 15 at Indiana

Oct 22 Northwestern

Oct 29 OPEN DATE

Nov 5 at Wisconsin

Nov 12 at Penn State

Nov 19 Ohio State

Nov 26 Rutgers

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Maryland Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Terrapins miss from the Big Ten West Division?

The Terps don’t get Iowa, Minnesota, or Nebraska, but missing Illinois isn’t necessarily going to help. They have to go to Wisconsin, but Purdue and Northwestern are winnable games at home.

It’s not like there are a ton of breaks against the East, but Ohio State and Michigan State have to come to College Park and closing with Rutgers at home should help the cause.

Maryland Football Schedule What To Know: The Terps are easing their way into the season

In general, a Power Five program should face at least one other Power Five team in non-conference play. Maryland, though, has built its slate to get to 3-0 with a nice base of wins – Buffalo, at Charlotte, South Alabama – before kicking off the Big Ten season at Michigan.

Maryland Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

It’s a good schedule overall with enough built in winnable games to get to at least six wins and a bowl.

Take care of home against Rutgers and Northwestern, win the three non-conference games, and pull off a victory somewhere else against a Purdue or even a Michigan State at home – or Indiana on the road – and it’ll be a good year.

With a late run of three road games in four dates, though, before dealing with Ohio State, winning early is a must.

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Michigan Football Schedule 2022: 3 Things To Know

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Michigan football schedule 2022: Who does Michigan miss on the Big Ten schedule and what are 3 things to know?

Michigan Football Schedule 2022

Sept 3 Colorado State

Sept 10 Hawaii

Sept 17 UConn

Sept 24 Maryland

Oct 1 at Iowa

Oct 8 at Indiana

Oct 15 Penn State

Oct 22 OPEN DATE

Oct 29 Michigan State

Nov 5 at Rutgers

Nov 12 Nebraska

Nov 19 Illinois

Nov 26 at Ohio State

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Michigan Football Schedule What To Know: Who do the Wolverines miss from the Big Ten West Division?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, going to Iowa is never easy for anyone in the midst of the season, and yeah, yeah, yeah, Nebraska should be better – it gave the Wolverines a fight last year – and Illinois should be a tough out, but missing Purdue, Minnesota, and Wisconsin is big break. They also miss Northwestern from the West.

The Ohio State game is in Columbus, but in division play, Michigan State has to come down the road and Penn State is a home game. Both are sandwiched around a well-time late October week off.

Michigan Football Schedule What To Know: If it seems like Michigan is never on the road, there’s a reason

It’s not.

The first four games of the year are in Ann Arbor, giving everyone time to get back up to speed before a two game road stretch at Iowa and Indiana.

The only other road game before the regular season finale against Ohio State is at Rutgers. That’s coming off the Penn State and Michigan State game, but … it’s Rutgers.

That means Michigan has just one road game from October 8th through November 26th.

Michigan Football Schedule What To Know: What does it all really mean?

While other Big Ten teams have to gear up for Notre Dame (Ohio State), Oklahoma (Nebraska), Virginia (Illinois), Washington State (Wisconsin), Washington (Michigan State), Auburn (Penn State), and Colorado (Minnesota) in non-conference play, Michigan gets … Colorado State, Hawaii, and UConn.

The general fair rule of thumb is that every Power Five team should play at least one other Power Five non-conference team – this isn’t right, but it’ll certainly be a huge help.

As long as the Wolverines can take care of home against Penn State and Michigan State, anything less than 10-1 before going to Ohio State won’t be okay.

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