The Big Ten released the 2020 and 2021 football schedules on Tuesday, filling up the Gophers' five-year plan. There are four open nonconference dates to be filled, but here's a look at the four seasons following the current 2017 season:
Gophers football future schedules: Minnesota's 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 seasons nearly complete
Minnesota's next four football seasons are coming into view.
2018 season
Thurs., Aug. 30New Mexico State
Sat., Sept. 8Fresno State
Sat., Sept. 15Miami (Ohio)
Sat., Sept. 22at Maryland
Sat., Oct. 6Iowa
Sat., Oct. 13at Ohio State
Sat., Oct. 20at Nebraska
Sat., Oct. 27Indiana
Sat., Nov. 3at Illinois
Sat., Nov. 10Purdue
Sat., Nov. 17Northwestern
Sat., Nov. 24at Wisconsin
2019 season
Thurs.., Aug. 29South Dakota State
Sat., Sept. 7at Fresno State
Sat., Sept. 14Georgia Southern
Sat., Sept. 28at Purdue
Sat., Oct. 05Illinois
Sat., Oct. 12Nebraska
Sat., Oct. 19at Rutgers
Sat., Oct. 26Maryland
Sat., Nov. 09Penn State
Sat., Nov. 16at Iowa
Sat., Nov. 23at Northwestern
Sat., Nov. 30Wisconsin
2020 season
(Week 1Open, nonconference)
(Week 2Open, nonconference)
Sat., Sept. 19Iowa
Sat., Sept. 26BYU
Sat., Oct. 3at Maryland
Sat., Oct. 10at Wisconsin
Sat., Oct. 17Michigan
Sat., Oct. 24at Illinois
Sat., Oct. 31at Michigan State
Sat., Nov. 7Purdue
Sat., Nov. 21Northwestern
Sat., Nov. 28at Nebraska
2021 season
Sat., Sept. 4Ohio State
(Week 2Open, nonconference)
Sat., Sept. 18at Colorado
(Week 4Open, nonconference)
Sat., Oct. 2at Purdue
Sat., Oct. 9Wisconsin
Sat., Oct. 23 at Northwestern
Sat., Oct. 30Maryland
Sat., Nov. 6Illinois
Sat., Nov. 13at Iowa
Sat., Nov. 20at Indiana
Sat., Nov. 27Nebraska
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