A tough schedule for Husker wrestling will also feature hosting the conference’s biggest event.
Nebraska released the 2021-22 schedule Wednesday, where the Huskers will face eight of the top-25 finishers from last season’s NCAA Championships. Lincoln will play host to the Big Ten Championships.
The season kicks off with the Nebraska Duals November 11 against Nebraska-Kearney and Chadron State. The Huskers host North Carolina a week later.
Conference competition will feature eight duals, four home and four away. The first is at home against Purdue on January 7.
Two big conference matches are against Penn State and Iowa. The match with the Nittany Lions will be in University Park either February 6 or 11. A dual with the Hawkeyes in Lincoln will close the regular season February 20.
The Big Ten Championships will take place March 5-6 at Pinnacle Bank Arena before the NCAA Championships in Detroit, Michigan March 17-19.
The full season schedule is below.
2021-22 Nebraska Wrestling Schedule (all times central)
Thursday, Nov. 11 – Nebraska Duals in Lincoln, Neb.
Thursday, Nov. 18 – North Carolina in Lincoln, Neb.
Sunday, Nov. 21 – at Daktronics Open in Brookings, S.D.
Friday, Dec. 3 – Saturday, Dec. 4 – at Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas, Nev.
Saturday, Dec. 18 – South Dakota State in Lincoln, Neb.
Friday, January 7 – Purdue in Lincoln, Neb.*
Friday, January 14 – at Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn.*
Friday, January 21 – at Wisconsin in Madison, Wisc.*
Sunday, January 23 – at Northwestern in Evanston, Ill.*
Friday, February 4 – Michigan in Lincoln, Neb.*
Sunday, February 6 or Friday, February 11 – at Penn State in University Park, Pa.*
Sunday, February 13 – Illinois in Lincoln, Neb.*
Sunday, February 20 – Iowa in Lincoln, Neb.*
Saturday, March 5 – Sunday, March 6: Big Ten Championships – Lincoln, Neb.
Thursday, March 17 – Saturday, March 19: NCAA Championships – Detroit, Mich.
* – denotes Big Ten duals