The Big Ten Conference announced Wednesday that the date for Nebraska’s 2016 football game at Northwestern has been changed.

The teams will now meet in Evanston, Ill., on Sept. 24, 2016. The game had previously been scheduled for Oct. 8, 2016.

The Huskers’ trip to Northwestern will be the 2016 Big Ten opener for both teams. Nebraska opens the season with non-conference home games against Fresno State, Wyoming and Oregon. Nebraska returns home to face Illinois on Oct. 1, 2016, and will now have an open date on Oct. 8, 2016.

The 2016 season is the first year for nine-game Big Ten Conference schedules. The Huskers have four Big Ten home games in 2016, along with five road league contests.

2016 Nebraska Football Schedule (updated Oct. 8, 2014)

Sept. 3                  Fresno State

Sept. 10                Wyoming

Sept. 17                Oregon

Sept. 24                at Northwestern

Oct. 1                    Illinois

Oct. 15                  at Indiana

Oct. 22                  Purdue

Oct. 29                  at Wisconsin

Nov. 5                   at Ohio State

Nov. 12                 Minnesota

Nov. 19                 Maryland

Nov. 25                 at Iowa