Following an undefeated season, Indiana football is 101 days away from kicking off its 2026 season.
On Wednesday, the Hoosiers released kickoff times for the first five games of the season, per a release from Indiana Athletics.
Indiana will begin its season against the University of North Texas at noon on Sept. 5 inside Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington. The game will be televised on FOX.
A week later, the Hoosiers face Howard University at home on Big Ten Network with kickoff set for noon.
To wrap up non-conference play, the Hoosiers play host to Western Kentucky University at 4 p.m. on Sept. 19. The game will be featured on Peacock.
The fourth home game of the year will be six days later against Northwestern on FOX, beginning conference play. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. on Sept. 25.
The following week, the Hoosiers head to Rutgers to battle the Scarlet Knights in their first away game. Kickoff will be at 8 p.m. inside SHI Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey, on Oct. 3. The TV designation is to be determined.
The final seven games of Indiana’s schedule will be released later.
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