Big Ten releases full 2024 football schedule
Less than a month after releasing the full list of 2024 conference opponents for what is soon to be all 18 Big Ten teams, the conference rolled out the full 2024 schedule with game dates on Thursday. As expected, the schedule includes eight home games and four road games for Michigan.
U-M will begin its season on Saturday, Aug. 31 at home against Fresno State. However, to keep the tradition of playing the Michigan-Ohio State game two days after Thanksgiving, the Wolverines will enjoy two bye weeks in 2024.
Below is the full schedule:
Aug. 31 vs. Fresno State
Sept. 7 vs. Texas
Sept. 14 vs. Arkansas State
Sept. 21 vs. USC
Sept. 28 vs. Minnesota
Oct. 5 at Washington
BYE
Oct. 19 at Illinois
Oct. 26 vs. Michigan State
Nov. 2 vs. Oregon
Nov. 9 at Indiana
BYE
Nov. 23 vs. Northwestern
Nov. 30 at Ohio State
Dec. 7 Big Ten Championship Game
Michigan won't leave Ann Arbor for the first five weeks of the season as fans will get to witness home games against blue blood programs Texas and USC.
The Wolverines will then make a trip out west to visit Washington, before returning home for the bye week. According to a press release, it'll be the Wolverines' first trip to Seattle since 2001, and just the fifth all-time. Michigan holds a 2-2 record against Washington in Seattle.
With Washington's move to the Big Ten, the Huskies and Wolverines have mutually agreed to cancel the 2028 game of the home-and-home series, which was rescheduled from the 2020 COVID season.
Notably, Michigan has a bye week just two weeks before its annual regular-season-ending clash with Ohio State.
---
Discuss this article with our community on our premium message boards
Not a subscriber to Maize & Blue Review? Sign up today to gain access to all the latest Michigan intel M&BR has to offer
Follow our staff on Twitter: @JoshHenschke, @Berry_Seth14, @TrevorMcCue, @DennisFithian, @BrockHeilig, @JimScarcelli, @lucasreimink
Subscribe to our podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify
Check out Maize & Blue Review's video content on YouTube
Follow Maize & Blue Review on social media: Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram