The Illinois State football program will face a Football Bowl Subdivision program in each of the next six seasons — including five from the Power Four conferences, three of which are in the Big Ten.
“We always know we are going to get a great game when we face off against a Big Ten opponent,” ISU coach Brock Spack said in a release, “and the upcoming games with Illinois, Wisconsin and Northwestern will be no different.”
Here is a look at each of the road games, when they are scheduled and the Redbirds‘ history against each school:
Oklahoma
ISU will face the Southeastern Conference opponent on Aug. 30, 2025, in Norman, Oklahoma. This is the first meeting between the programs and ISU’s first game against a member of the SEC.
Northern Illinois
ISU will face NIU on Sept. 12, 2026, in DeKalb, Illinois. The programs are tied exactly in 57 meetings, at 24-24-9. They last met in 2019, a 24-10 victory for NIU. The Huskies have won five in a row and will be a member of the Mountain West Conference when this game happens.
Missouri
ISU will face Mizzou of the SEC on Sept. 4, 2027, in Columbia, Missouri. The programs have met once before, a 38-17 victory for Missouri on Sept. 22, 2007.
Illinois
ISU will face the Fighting Illini on Sept. 9, 2028, in Champaign, Illinois. This will be the fourth meeting between the in-state programs. Illinois is 3-0 with wins in 2009 (45-17), 2003 (49-22) and 1944 (79-6).
Wisconsin
ISU will face the Badgers on Sept. 8, 2029, in Madison, Wisconsin. The programs have met once before, a 38-0 victory for Wisconsin on Sept. 3, 2022.
Northwestern
ISU will face the Big Ten Conference opponent on August 31, 2030, in Evanston at the new Ryan Field. ISU is 1-1 all-time against Northwestern, with a 9-7 victory in 2016 and a 37-3 loss in 2010.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Illinois State football: List of Power Four teams on schedule from 2026 to 2030
The Illinois State football program will face a Football Bowl Subdivision program in each of the next six seasons — including five from the Power Four conferences, three of which are in the Big Ten.
“We always know we are going to get a great game when we face off against a Big Ten opponent,” ISU coach Brock Spack said in a release, “and the upcoming games with Illinois, Wisconsin and Northwestern will be no different.”
Here is a look at each of the road games, when they are scheduled and the Redbirds‘ history against each school:
Oklahoma
ISU will face the Southeastern Conference opponent on Aug. 30, 2025, in Norman, Oklahoma. This is the first meeting between the programs and ISU’s first game against a member of the SEC.
Northern Illinois
ISU will face NIU on Sept. 12, 2026, in DeKalb, Illinois. The programs are tied exactly in 57 meetings, at 24-24-9. They last met in 2019, a 24-10 victory for NIU. The Huskies have won five in a row and will be a member of the Mountain West Conference when this game happens.
Missouri
ISU will face Mizzou of the SEC on Sept. 4, 2027, in Columbia, Missouri. The programs have met once before, a 38-17 victory for Missouri on Sept. 22, 2007.
Illinois
ISU will face the Fighting Illini on Sept. 9, 2028, in Champaign, Illinois. This will be the fourth meeting between the in-state programs. Illinois is 3-0 with wins in 2009 (45-17), 2003 (49-22) and 1944 (79-6).
Wisconsin
ISU will face the Badgers on Sept. 8, 2029, in Madison, Wisconsin. The programs have met once before, a 38-0 victory for Wisconsin on Sept. 3, 2022.
Northwestern
ISU will face the Big Ten Conference opponent on August 31, 2030, in Evanston at the new Ryan Field. ISU is 1-1 all-time against Northwestern, with a 9-7 victory in 2016 and a 37-3 loss in 2010.
This article originally appeared on Journal Star: Illinois State football: List of Power Four teams on schedule from 2026 to 2030
