UCLA football learns Big Ten opponents through 2028 schedule
UCLA football is gearing up for the move to the Big Ten beginning in the 2024 season. That will mark the first occurrence of the 18-team conference with the Bruins accompanied by Oregon, Washington and USC in the move.
After the Huskies and the Ducks made the announcement this summer, the Big Ten needed to re-work its schedule, which the league announced on Thursday. The new schedule includes Big Ten opponents from 2024-28.
The Big Ten is including selected annual rivalry games on the Flex Protect XVIII scheduling model. UCLA’s crosstown rivalry with USC. The Bruins and Trojans are on the list of the B1G’s 12 protected annual matchups. In addition to USC, UCLA will also play a couple of other familiar Pac-12 programs and make 3 trips east in its first B1G season.
Here are the Big Ten opponents for UCLA from 2024 through 2028:
2024
- Away games: Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers, Washington
- Home games: Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Oregon, USC
2025
- Away games: Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, USC
- Home games: Maryland, Nebraska, Penn State, Washington
2026
- Away games: Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon
- Home games: Illinois, Michigan State, Purdue, USC, Wisconsin
2027
- Away games: Illinois, Iowa, Purdue, USC, Wisconsin
- Home games: Michigan, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers
2028
- Away games: Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers, Washington
- Home games: Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio State, USC