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Wisconsin football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 6 at home and 6 away, from Sep 6 to Nov 27. 9 in the Big Ten. Next up: away at UCLA on Oct 17.
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at Notre Dame 13-41 | |
| Sep 12 | vs Western Illinois 36-9 | |
| Sep 19 | vs Eastern Michigan 54-10 | |
| Sep 26 | at Penn State 24-20 |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Michigan State 31-3 | |
| Oct 17 | at UCLA | TBC |
| Oct 24 | vs USC | TBC |
| Oct 31 | at Iowa | TBC |
November 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 | vs Rutgers | TBC |
| Nov 14 | at Maryland | TBC |
| Nov 21 | at Purdue | TBC |
| Nov 27 | vs Minnesota |
Wisconsin's 2026 season
The season finishes at home against Minnesota on Nov 27. The tightest turnaround is 2 games in seven days, from Sep 6 to Sep 12.
The non-conference games are against Notre Dame on Sep 6, Western Illinois on Sep 12, Eastern Michigan on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the Big Ten, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 6 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how Wisconsin's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full Big Ten grid puts all 18 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does Wisconsin play next?
Wisconsin's next game is away at UCLA on Oct 17. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone. The kick-off time for that game has not been fixed yet.
How many games does Wisconsin play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 6 at home at Camp Randall Stadium and 6 away, from Sep 6 to Nov 27. 9 are against Big Ten opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does Wisconsin play outside the Big Ten in 2026?
3 games: Notre Dame on Sep 6, Western Illinois on Sep 12, Eastern Michigan on Sep 19. Those opponents are not in the Big Ten, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
Why do some of Wisconsin's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 6 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.
Does Wisconsin play at a neutral site in 2026?
Yes — one game: Lambeau Field on Sep 6. A neutral venue shows no stadium clock in the game details, because its timezone is not the home team's.
What time do Wisconsin's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
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