Big Ten, FOX Announce 2026 Friday Night Football Lineup
Hoosiers open B1G title defense vs. Northwestern on Friday, September 25
ROSEMONT, Illinois - In partnership with FOX, the Big Ten Conference on Friday announced the slate of FOX College Football Friday games for the upcoming 2026 season:
Friday, September 4: Fresno State at USC (9pm ET, FOX)
Friday, September 25: Northwestern at Indiana (8pm ET, FOX)
Friday, October 2: Penn State at Northwestern (8pm ET, FOX)
Friday, October 9: Iowa at Washington (9pm ET, FOX or FS1*)
Friday, October 16: Washington at Purdue (8pm ET, FOX)
Friday, November 6: Nebraska at Illinois (8pm ET, FOX)
Friday, November 13: Illinois at UCLA (9pm ET, FOX)
Friday, November 20: Oregon at Michigan State (8pm ET, FOX)
*TBD pending MLB Postseason.
Additional information regarding game times and network designations for early-season contests and Homecoming dates will be announced later this month.
Big Ten institutions have captured each of the last three College Football Playoff Championships (Indiana 2026, Ohio State ’25, Michigan ’24), and this spring led all conferences with ten first-round selections in the 2026 National Football League Draft.