Big 12 Releases Football Schedules from 2004 to 2007

Lincoln  -- The Big 12 Conference has released the league portions of the football schedule for the years 2004 through 2007. The Nebraska series' with Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas Tech are renewed in 2004 and 2005, while the series' with Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State are discontinued for the same two-year period. Per the scheduling format established when the Big 12 Conference was formed in 1996, Nebraska will continue to play each of the five schools in the Big 12 North Division (Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State and Missouri) on an annual basis. The Nebraska - Colorado series will continue to be played on Thanksgiving weekend, a tradition that began the first year of the Big 12. The actual date will be determined by television prior to the season.

Nebraska still has several non-conference holes to fill in those years, including one on its 2004 schedule. Athletic Director Steve Pederson said filling those games are a priority, but it is apparent with the tough league schedule in place, that Husker fans can look forward to great competition in Memorial Stadium over the next five years.

"I think that Nebraska fans will look at these schedules and see some tremendous football coming to Memorial Stadium and a great challenge overall," Pederson said, "When you play in the best league in the country, every week you line up against the finest competition."

Head Football Coach Frank Solich said, "No matter how you draw it up, the Big 12 is a strong, competitive league. Even if you sat down and tried to arrange it in your favor, you would be hard-pressed to do so, as every Big 12 team presents challenges."

2003
Aug. 30 Oklahoma State
Sept. 6 Utah State
Sept. 13 Penn State
Sept. 25 at Southern Mississippi (ESPN, 6:30 p.m. Central)
Oct. 4 Troy State
Oct. 11 at Missouri
Oct. 18 Texas A&M (Homecoming)
Oct. 25 Iowa State
Nov. 1 at Texas
Nov. 8 at Kansas
Nov. 15 Kansas State
Nov. 28 at Colorado (ABC, 11 a.m. Central)
Dec. 6 Big 12 Championship Game @ Kansas City

2004
TBA TBA
Sept. 11 Southern Mississippi
Sept. 18 at Pittsburgh
Oct. 2 Kansas
Oct. 9 at Texas Tech
Oct. 16 Baylor
Oct. 23 at Kansas State
Oct. 30 Missouri
Nov. 6 at Iowa State
Nov. 13 at Oklahoma
Nov. 26/27 Colorado

2005
TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Sept. 17 Pittsburgh
Oct. 1 Iowa State
Oct. 8 Texas Tech
Oct. 15 at Baylor
Oct. 22 at Missouri
Oct. 29 Oklahoma
Nov. 5 at Kansas
Nov. 12 Kansas State
Nov. 25/26 at Colorado

2006
TBA TBA
Sept. 16 at USC
TBA TBA
Sept. 30 Kansas
Oct. 7 at Iowa State
Oct. 14 at Kansas State
Oct. 21 Texas
Oct. 28 at Oklahoma State
Nov. 4 Missouri
Nov. 11 at Texas A&M
Nov. 24/25 Colorado

2007
TBA TBA
Sept. 15 USC
TBA TBA
Sept. 29 Iowa State
Oct. 6 at Missouri
Oct. 13 Oklahoma State
Oct. 20 Texas A&M
Oct. 27 at Texas
Nov. 3 at Kansas
Nov. 10 Kansas State
Nov. 23/24 at Colorado