The Northern Illinois University football team will travel to Boulder, Colorado to take on the Colorado Buffaloes in 2027, as the Huskies announced the latest addition to their future non-conference schedules on Tuesday.

The Huskies and Buffaloes will meet for the first time on September 18, 2027, at Folsom Field in Boulder. NIU will face a team from Colorado for the first time in its history as a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) program.

In September, NIU announced future games at North Carolina State in 2024 and at Ohio State in 2028. The Huskies’ 2024 schedule opens versus in-state foe Western Illinois in Huskie Stadium on August 31. NIU travels to South Bend, Indiana to face Notre Dame on September 7. The NIU-N.C. State game is on September 28 and the Huskies will play host to Massachusetts on October 7.

NIU arrived in Montgomery, Alabama on Tuesday in advance of its Camellia Bowl matchup versus Arkansas State on Saturday, December 23. Kickoff is at 11 a.m. (CT) on ESPN. Follow coverage of the Huskies’ bowl trip on NIU’s social media platforms (listed below) and for more information, visit Camellia Bowl Central on NIUHuskies.com.