Future Football Schedules

[ST_Lawson]

We've added a home game in 2026 against Morehead State: https://fbschedules.com/western-illinoi ... -schedule/
That's a nice matchup because:

1. It's against another FCS team
2. It's a school we're familiar with, since they play all their other sports in the OVC with us.
3. Unless we still absolutely suck, we should have a decent chance of a win, since they play football in the Pioneer League and are non-scholarship.

So, it's like a matchup with Valpo, Drake, or Butler, except we actually play them in all our other sports too.

[jtrinaldi]

Anyone know how much the payout from Indiana will be ? didnt see it listed here https://herosports.com/2024-fcs-vs-fbs-payouts-bzbz/

 

Payout at Indiana is $450,000. Hopefully we can add another buy game for next year to minimize the damage of paying Hendrickson for the next two years 

[Necks90]

We have a 2nd money game this fall at NIU. Who said we're paying Hendrickson for two years???

[ST_Lawson]

Couple of quick updates to the schedule. EKU has released their 2025 schedule and we are no longer on it.
Currently we're listed for a game at U of Illinois (went 9-3 this year) on 8/30 and at Eastern Washington (4-8 this year) on 9/20.
It looks like 2025 should also be a 12-game season, since there are 13 weekends from 8/30 to the Saturday before Thanksgiving (11/22). So, one bye week, 12 games.

[jtrinaldi]

Couple of quick updates to the schedule. EKU has released their 2025 schedule and we are no longer on it.
Currently we're listed for a game at U of Illinois (went 9-3 this year) on 8/30 and at Eastern Washington (4-8 this year) on 9/20.
It looks like 2025 should also be a 12-game season, since there are 13 weekends from 8/30 to the Saturday before Thanksgiving (11/22). So, one bye week, 12 games.

 

Hopefully we can get another buy game with a low level D1 team and then a game vs an fcs team at home. Assuming we should have the schedule soon? 

[leatherneckcountry]

Hopefully that will open a date for ISU to come here 

[ST_Lawson]

Hopefully that will open a date for ISU to come here 

Unlikely. ISU has already released their 2025 schedule and we're not on it. They have games already scheduled during our open weekends.


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[Leatherneck57]

We have Northwestern next year too. That game is the week after the Illinois game. 

Payout for both games is 1 million dollars I hear.

[ST_Lawson]

We have Northwestern next year too. That game is the week after the Illinois game. 

Payout for both games is 1 million dollars I hear.

 

That's great to hear. I haven't seen it posted anywhere yet.

As long as I don't have anything going on, I should be able to go to both of them.

[Necks2003]

I thought I had heard rumors Northwestern backed out of the game and was just planning to pay whatever the buyout was. That said, I am glad to see the game is going to happen. Their temporary stadium is actually really nice and right off Lake Michigan and on campus.