Big Ten football Week 1, 2026: results and recap

Results

USC beat San José State 42–26 at home, Sat, Aug 29. USC schedule and drought
Rutgers lost to UMass 37–21 at home, Thu, Sep 3. Rutgers schedule and drought
Minnesota beat Eastern Illinois 59–7 at home, Thu, Sep 3. Minnesota schedule and drought
Illinois beat UAB 42–23 at home, Thu, Sep 3. Illinois schedule and drought
Purdue beat Indiana State 44–19 at home, Fri, Sep 4. Purdue schedule and drought
Michigan State beat Toledo 30–20 at home, Fri, Sep 4. Michigan State schedule and drought
USC beat Fresno State 39–0 at home, Fri, Sep 4. USC schedule and drought
Indiana beat North Texas 52–16 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Indiana schedule and drought
Nebraska beat Ohio 49–21 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Nebraska schedule and drought
Ohio State beat Ball State 56–3 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Ohio State schedule and drought
Oregon beat Boise State 34–27 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Oregon schedule and drought
Penn State beat Marshall 45–0 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Penn State schedule and drought
Iowa beat Northern Illinois 40–0 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Iowa schedule and drought
Michigan beat Western Michigan 13–12 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Michigan schedule and drought
Maryland beat Hampton 62–0 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Maryland schedule and drought
Northwestern beat South Dakota State 34–18 at home, Sat, Sep 5. Northwestern schedule and drought
UCLA beat California 45–24 on the road, Sat, Sep 5. UCLA schedule and drought
Washington beat Washington State 24–10 at home, Sun, Sep 6. Washington schedule and drought
Wisconsin lost to No. 4 Notre Dame 41–13 at a neutral site, Sun, Sep 6. Wisconsin schedule and drought