Big Ten Football 2024: Average Ticket Prices, Most Expensive Games & Cheapest Games To Attend

Sportscasting.com has analyzed the ticket price data on the secondary market for the 2024 Big Ten football season.

Key Highlights:

• Northwestern ($225) has the most expensive Big Ten football tickets on average, 39% higher than any other team
• Average Big Ten football ticket price is $73.78 in 2024
• The most expensive Big Ten football game is Texas @ Michigan ($441) on September 7th
• Illinois has the cheapest average tickets with a get-in price of just $10
• Oregon’s home game against Ohio State has a get-in price of $367, which is 263% more expensive than its next most expensive game

Average Get-In Ticket Price For Home Games For Each Big Ten Team

Team Average Get-In Price

Northwestern $225

Michigan $162

USC $114

Ohio State $104

Oregon $97

UCLA $94

Penn State $74

Michigan State $64

Washington $64

Wisconsin $59

Iowa $59

Minnesota $45

Nebraska $44

Rutgers $30

Purdue $28

Indiana $28

Maryland $27

Illinois $10

Average Big Ten Ticket Price $73.78

Northwestern Has The Most Expensive Average Football Tickets In The Big Ten

How does a Northwestern University team that finished with a 5-4 conference record last season have an average ticket price that is $63 higher than any other team in the Big Ten?

Renovations to the home field of the Wildcats are forcing them to play away from their familiar grounds for the 2024 season, with “home” games being played both at Wrigley Field and at Martin Stadium. The latter of the two locations is Northwestern’s usual home for soccer and lacrosse, and has a limited number of seats in comparison to the football stadium.

This has caused ticket prices to skyrocket, with all of Northwestern’s home games costing north of $136. Four of the seven have get-in prices of over $200, including a $376 price tag for their game against Wisconsin.

Most Expensive Big Ten Football Games In 2024

Date Matchup Get-In Price

September 7th Texas @ Michigan $441

November 30th Michigan @ Ohio State $389

October 19th Wisconsin @ Northwestern $374

October 12th Ohio State @ Oregon $367

October 5th Indiana @ Northwestern $278

Michigan will play in the two priciest games in the Big Ten this season. Their home date against Texas in Week 2 comes in at $441, over $50 more expensive than the next highest. That designation belongs to the November 30th matchup between the Wolverines and their rival Ohio State, with a get-in price of $389.

Oregon will be hosting the 4th-most expensive game on the Big Ten schedule this coming season, as the get-in price for their matchup with Ohio State on October 12th is set at $367. It is the marquee game on the home schedule for the Ducks, as the next-highest priced ticket is $101 (Nov. 30th vs. Washington).

Illinois Games Have An Average Get-In Price Of Just $10

Date Matchup Get-In Price

September 14th Central Michigan @ Illinois $3

August 31st Indiana State @ Purdue $3

August 29th Eastern Illinois @ Illinois $4

October 12th Purdue @ Illinois $5

November 2nd Minnesota @ Illinois $5

Maryland and Indiana have some of the cheapest tickets in the Big Ten this season, but they might be considered expensive in comparison to Illinois. The priciest home game on the schedule for the Fighting Illini is $41, which is nearly 500% more expensive than their next-highest.

Every other game on the schedule for Illinois is priced at $7 or less, and they own four of the five least-expensive games on the schedule.

Maryland, Indiana, Purdue, and Rutgers all have an average ticket price of $30 or less, as well.