MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s 2024 season will come with a pair of Friday matchups at Camp Randall Stadium, networks announced Thursday.
The Badgers’ season opens Aug. 30 against Western Michigan with an 8 p.m. kickoff on FS1. Four consecutive Badgers’ seasons from 2017 to 2020 opened with a Friday night matchup.
The Badgers are 5-0 in Friday games since beating Utah State 59-10 in the 2017 opener.
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Wisconsin will close the regular season with another Friday game on Friday, Nov, 29 against rival Minnesota, beginning at 11 a.m. on CBS. It’s the first time the Badgers have played on Black Friday since 2005, when they traveled to Honolulu to take on Hawaii. The Badgers won that game 41-24.
In addition to the Friday games, networks announced the kickoff time for the Sept. 7 matchup with South Dakota. That game will start at 2:30 p.m. on FS1.
Get the full 2024 schedule here.