The Big Ten released the 2020 and 2021 football schedules on Tuesday, filling up the Gophers’ five-year plan. There are four open nonconference dates to be filled, but here’s a look at the four seasons following the current 2017 season:
2018 season
Thurs., Aug. 30 New Mexico State
Sat., Sept. 8 Fresno State
Sat., Sept. 15 Miami (Ohio)
Sat., Sept. 22 at Maryland
Sat., Oct. 6 Iowa
Sat., Oct. 13 at Ohio State
Sat., Oct. 20 at Nebraska
Sat., Oct. 27 Indiana
Sat., Nov. 3 at Illinois
Sat., Nov. 10 Purdue
Sat., Nov. 17 Northwestern
Sat., Nov. 24 at Wisconsin
2019 season
Thurs.., Aug. 29 South Dakota State
Sat., Sept. 7 at Fresno State
Sat., Sept. 14 Georgia Southern
Sat., Sept. 28 at Purdue
Sat., Oct. 05 Illinois
Sat., Oct. 12 Nebraska
Sat., Oct. 19 at Rutgers
Sat., Oct. 26 Maryland
Sat., Nov. 09 Penn State
Sat., Nov. 16 at Iowa
Sat., Nov. 23 at Northwestern
Sat., Nov. 30 Wisconsin
2020 season
(Week 1 Open, nonconference)
(Week 2 Open, nonconference)
Sat., Sept. 19 Iowa
Sat., Sept. 26 BYU
Sat., Oct. 3 at Maryland
Sat., Oct. 10 at Wisconsin
Sat., Oct. 17 Michigan
Sat., Oct. 24 at Illinois
Sat., Oct. 31 at Michigan State
Sat., Nov. 7 Purdue
Sat., Nov. 21 Northwestern
Sat., Nov. 28 at Nebraska
2021 season
Sat., Sept. 4 Ohio State
(Week 2 Open, nonconference)
Sat., Sept. 18 at Colorado
(Week 4 Open, nonconference)
Sat., Oct. 2 at Purdue
Sat., Oct. 9 Wisconsin
Sat., Oct. 23 at Northwestern
Sat., Oct. 30 Maryland
Sat., Nov. 6 Illinois
Sat., Nov. 13 at Iowa
Sat., Nov. 20 at Indiana
Sat., Nov. 27 Nebraska