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Indiana To Open 2020 Season on Friday Night

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana will open the 2020 football season at Wisconsin on Friday, Sept. 4. The game time and broadcast network will be determined at a later date.

IU will face a Big Ten opponent to start the season for the first time since 2017 (No. 2 Ohio State) and for the first time on the road since 1981 (Northwestern).

The Hoosiers and the Badgers last met in 2017. They have met in a season opener on two occasions - in Madison in 1948 and in Bloomington in 1977.

Indiana kicks off its home schedule the following weekend against Western Kentucky (Sept.