2025 Big Ten Conference football season

2025 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 28, 2025
through January 2026
Teams18
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, Big Ten Network)
CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+)
NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
Championship Game
DateDecember 6, 2025
VenueLucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsIndiana
  Runners-upOhio State
Finals MVPFernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Indiana y$^   9 – 0     13 – 0  
No. 2 Ohio State y^   9 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 5 Oregon ^   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 16 USC   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 18 Michigan   7 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 23 Iowa   6 – 3     8 – 4  
Washington   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 4  
Minnesota   5 – 4     7 – 5  
Nebraska   4 – 5     7 – 5  
Northwestern   4 – 5     6 – 6  
UCLA   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Penn State   3 – 6     6 – 6  
Wisconsin   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Michigan State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 23, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Big Ten Conference football season is the 130th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is the Big Ten's second season with 18 teams and its second season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.

Coaching changes

The Big Ten saw one head coaching change for the 2025 season.

On December 1, 2024, Purdue announced it was parting ways with head coach Ryan Walters after going 5–19 in two seasons, including 1–11 in 2024.[1]

One week later, on December 8, 2024, Purdue announced the hiring of Barry Odom as the next head coach, having spent the previous season coaching at UNLV.[2]

Three weeks into the 2025 season, UCLA fired DeShaun Foster after an 0–3 start for the Bruins. Tim Skipper will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season.

On October 12, 2025, following the week 7 games, Penn State announced that they had fired James Franklin after three consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern. Terry Smith was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[3]

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team Rivals[4] Scout & 24/7[5] On3 Recruits[6] Signees
Illinois 11 12 12 22
Indiana 13 14 16 23
Iowa 15 11 11 16
Maryland 9 8 10 21
Michigan 3 3 3 24
Michigan State 14 16 14 18
Minnesota 16 15 15 22
Nebraska 6 6 6 20
Northwestern 16 17 17 20
Ohio State 1 1 2 26
Oregon 2 2 1 20
Penn State 5 5 4 27
Purdue 18 18 18 14
Rutgers 10 10 9 27
UCLA 12 13 13 19
USC 4 4 5 24
Washington 8 7 7 28
Wisconsin 7 9 8 23

Big Ten Media Days

  • July 22–24, 2025 – Media Days, Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay)

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.[7]

Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Penn State 435 (11)
2 Ohio State 431 (10)
3 Oregon 405 (2)
4 Illinois 353
5 Michigan 346 (1)
6 Indiana 305
7 Iowa 287
8 Nebraska 277
9 USC 269
10 Washington 216
11 Minnesota 192
12 Wisconsin 159
T-13 Michigan State 135
T-13 Rutgers 135
15 UCLA 134
16 Maryland 91
17 Northwestern 65
18 Purdue 39
Predicted Big Ten Champion
Rank Team Votes
1 Ohio State 13
2 Penn State 12

Preseason Player of the Year

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Jeremiah Smith WR Ohio State 66 (21)
2 Drew Allar QB Penn State 38 (4)
3 Nicholas Singleton RB 15
4 Makhi Hughes RB Oregon 5
5 Kaytron Allen RB Penn State 4
6 Luke Altmyer QB Illinois 3
T-7 Dante Moore QB Oregon 2
T-7 Mark Gronowski QB Iowa 2
T-7 Elijah Sarratt WR Indiana 2
T-7 Julian Sayin QB Ohio State 2
T-7 Justice Haynes RB Michigan 2
T-12 Logan Jones C Iowa 1
T-12 Denzel Boston WR Washington 1
T-12 Fernando Mendoza QB Indiana 1
T-12 Jonah Coleman RB Washington 1
T-12 Nico Iamaleava QB UCLA 1
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Caleb Downs S Ohio State 72 (22)
2 Dani Dennis-Sutton DE Penn State 17 (1)
3 Dillon Thieneman S Oregon 15 (1)
4 Matayo Uiagalelei DE 14
5 Mikail Kamara DE Indiana 12 (2)
6 Gabe Jacas LB Illinois 8
7 Koi Perich S Minnesota 5
8 Sonny Styles LB Ohio State 4
T-9 Zane Durant DT Penn State 2
T-9 Jaishawn Barham LB Michigan 2
T-11 Aiden Fisher LB Indiana 1
T-11 Ernest Hausmann LB Michigan 1
Preseason Coach of the Year
Rank Coach Team Votes
1 James Franklin Penn State 10
2 Bret Bielema Illinois 9
3 Ryan Day Ohio State 3
4 Sherrone Moore Michigan 2
5 Dan Lanning Oregon 1

All-American Teams

Player AP[8] AS[9] WCFF[10] ESPN[11] CBS[12] CFN[13] PFF[14] SN[15] SI[16] USAT[17]
Drew Allar 1st team
Kaytron Allen 2nd team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
Bryce Boettcher 3rd team
Denzel Boston 4th team
Caden Chittenden 2nd team
Jonah Coleman 3rd team
Rhys Dakin 2nd team
Nick Dawkins 2nd team
Ryan Day (Coach) 2nd team
Dani Dennis-Sutton 2nd team
Caleb Downs 1st team 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team 1st team
Gennings Dunker 3rd team 2nd team
Zane Durant 1st team 3rd team 1st team 1st team Team 2nd team 1st team 1st team
Ryan Eckley 2nd team 4th team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
Aiden Fisher 2nd team 3rd team 1st team 2nd team
A.J. Harris 4th team
Makhi Hughes 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team
Vega Ioane 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team 1st team 2nd team 1st team
Gabe Jacas 3rd team Team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team
Logan Jones 2nd team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
Mikail Kamara 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 1st team
Max Klare 2nd team 4th team 2nd team 2nd team
Iapani Laloulu 3rd team 2nd team
Makai Lemon 3rd team 1st team
Riley Mahlman 4th team
Derrick Moore 4th team
Koi Perich 2nd team 3rd team 2nd team 2nd team Team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
D'Angelo Ponds 2nd team 2nd team 1st team Team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team
Emmanuel Pregnon 4th team
Elijah Sarratt 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team
Xavier Scott 4th team 2nd team
Nicholas Singleton 1st team 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team 2nd team 1st team 1st team
Jeremiah Smith 1st team 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team 1st team
Sonny Styles 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
Carnell Tate 2nd team 2nd team
Darius Taylor 4th team
Dillon Thieneman 1st team 1st team 2nd team 1st team 1st team 1st team 1st team
Matayo Uiagalelei 2nd team 2nd team 2nd team 1st team 2nd team
Kaden Wetjen 2nd & 3rd team 2nd team
Zakee Wheatley 4th team
Isaiah World 2nd team
Dominic Zvada 1st team 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team Team 1st team 1st team 1st team

Rankings

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Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

Regular season schedule

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 28 6:00 p.m. Ohio Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 34–31   46,907
August 28 8:00 p.m. Buffalo Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN FS1 W 23–10   47,774
August 28 9:00 p.m. Nebraska Cincinnati Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO ESPN W 20–17   72,884
August 28 9:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 17–0   65,952
August 29 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 W 23–6   71,657
August 29 7:30 p.m. Western Illinois No. 12 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL Peacock W 52–3   56,040
August 30 12:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 39–7   35,067
August 30 12:00 p.m. Ball State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 31–0   53,994
August 30 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPNU L 3–23   22,103
August 30 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Texas No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (College GameDay/Big Noon Kickoff) FOX W 14–7   107,524
August 30 2:30 p.m. Old Dominion No. 20 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN FS1 W 27–14   47,109
August 30 3:30 p.m. Nevada No. 2 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA CBS W 46–11   106,915
August 30 4:00 p.m. No. 2 (FCS) Montana State No. 7 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR BTN W 59–13   57,257
August 30 6:00 p.m. Albany Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1 W 34–7   69,250 [18]
August 30 7:30 p.m. Missouri State USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA BTN W 73–13   62,841
August 30 7:30 p.m. New Mexico No. 14 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI NBC W 34–17   110,648
August 30 11:00 p.m. Utah UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FOX L 10–43   35,032
August 30 11:00 p.m. Colorado State Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA BTN W 38–21   67,778
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 5 7:30 p.m. Northern Illinois Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 20–9   35,331
September 5 7:30 p.m. Western Illinois Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN W 42–7   9,647
September 6 12:00 p.m. Iowa No. 16 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) FOX L 13–16   61,500 [19]
September 6 12:00 p.m. Kennesaw State No. 23 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN FS1 W 56–9   43,801
September 6 12:00 p.m. Florida International No. 2 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 34–0   103,817
September 6 12:00 p.m. Northwestern State Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 66–0   42,447
September 6 12:00 p.m. No. 11 Illinois Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN W 45–19   23,893
September 6 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma State No. 6 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR CBS W 69–3   57,266
September 6 3:30 p.m. Grambling No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 70–0   100,624
September 6 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ Peacock W 45–17   45,981
September 6 4:00 p.m. Middle Tennessee Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 W 42–10   70,368
September 6 7:30 p.m. Boston College Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI NBC W 42–40 2OT  70,510
September 6 7:30 p.m. Georgia Southern USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FS1 W 59–20   66,514
September 6 7:30 p.m. Akron Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 68–0   86,439
September 6 7:30 p.m. No. 14 (FCS) Southern Illinois Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 34–17   54,663
September 6 7:30 p.m. No. 15 Michigan No. 18 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK ABC L 13–24   84,107
September 6 8:00 p.m. UCLA UNLV Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV CBSSN L 23–30   36,117
September 6 11:00 p.m. No. 8 (FCS) UC Davis Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA BTN W 70–10   65,421
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 12 6:30 p.m. Indiana State No. 22 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 73–0   46,219
September 12 10:00 p.m. New Mexico UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA BTN L 10–35   36,117
September 13 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Oregon Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL FOX  ORE 34–14   12,023
September 13 12:00 p.m. Houston Christian Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1 W 59–7   86,292
September 13 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan No. 23 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 63–3   110,740
September 13 12:00 p.m. Towson Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD Peacock W 44–17   36,780
September 13 12:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 19 Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL ABC L 14–38   100,077
September 13 3:30 p.m.[a] USC Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN CBS  USC 33–17   58,065
September 13 3:30 p.m. No. 11 (FCS) Villanova No. 2 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1 W 52–6   109,516
September 13 3:30 p.m. Norfolk State Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 60–10   41,011
September 13 3:30 p.m. Youngstown State Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 41–24   71,301
September 13 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan No. 9 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1 W 38–0   60,670
September 13 7:00 p.m. Ohio No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH Peacock W 37–9   105,765
September 13 7:30 p.m. Massachusetts Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 47–7   69,250 [20]
September 13 10:30 p.m. Minnesota California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ESPN L 14–27   38,556
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 13 Washington

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 19 8:00 p.m. Iowa Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ FOX  IOWA 38–28   55,942 [21]
September 20 12:00 p.m. Maryland Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI NBC  MARY 27–10   68,547
September 20 3:00 p.m. Oregon State No. 6 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Platypus Trophy) BTN W 41–7   58,571
September 20 3:30 p.m. Purdue No. 24 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) NBC L 30–56   77,622
September 20 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Michigan Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE CBS  MICH 30–27   87,278
September 20 7:30 p.m. Washington Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) CBS W 59–24   32,952
September 20 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Illinois No. 19 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (rivalry) NBC  IU 63–10   56,088
September 20 11:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 25 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FOX  USC 45–31   67,614
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 20 Minnesota Northwestern #1 Ohio State #2 Penn State UCLA

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 27 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MINN 31–28   46,234
September 27† 12:00 p.m. No. 21 USC No. 23 Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FOX  ILL 34–32   60,670
September 27† 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Indiana Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA Peacock  IU 20–15   69,250 [22]
September 27 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA CBS  OSU 24–6   72,485
September 27 3:30 p.m. UCLA Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 17–14   12,023
September 27 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Oregon No. 3 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA NBC  ORE 30–24 2OT  111,015
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 27 Maryland #19 Michigan Michigan State Nebraska Purdue Wisconsin

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 4† 12:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 20 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FOX  MICH 24–10   111,070
October 4 12:00 p.m. No. 22 Illinois Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) BTN  ILL 43–27   56,551
October 4 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Penn State UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA CBS  UCLA 42–37   39,256
October 4 3:30 p.m. Washington Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  WASH 24–20   46,185
October 4† 3:30 p.m. Louisiana–Monroe Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN W 42–7   12,023
October 4† 4:00 p.m. Michigan State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1  NEB 38–27   86,496
October 4† 7:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH NBC  OSU 42–3   105,114
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 4 #8 Indiana Iowa #2 Oregon Rutgers USC

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 10† 9:00 p.m. Rutgers Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FS1  WASH 38–19   63,743
October 11 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State No. 17 Illinois Gies Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck) FOX  OSU 34–16   60,670
October 11† 12:00 p.m. UCLA Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN  UCLA 38–13   72,109
October 11 3:30 p.m. No. 7 Indiana No. 3 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR CBS  IND 30–20   59,625
October 11† 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1  NW 22–21   108,121
October 11 3:30 p.m. Nebraska Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  NEB 34–31   39,623
October 11† 7:00 p.m. Iowa Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy) FS1  IOWA 37–0   76,064 [23]
October 11 7:30 p.m. No. 15 Michigan USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA NBC  USC 31–13   75,500
October 11† 7:30 p.m. Purdue Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MINN 27–20   49,254
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 17 8:00 p.m. No. 25 Nebraska Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) FOX  MINN 24–6   48,549
October 18 12:00 p.m. Washington Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FOX  MICH 24–7   110,701
October 18 3:00 p.m. Purdue Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 19–0   12,023
October 18 3:30 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI CBS  OSU 34–0   72,795
October 18† 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 3 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) Peacock  IU 38–13   55,165
October 18† 6:30 p.m. No. 8 Oregon Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  ORE 56–10   53,127
October 18 7:00 p.m. Penn State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA Peacock  IOWA 25–24   69,250 [24]
October 18† 7:00 p.m. Maryland UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FS1  UCLA 20–17   35,561
October 18† 7:30 p.m. No. 20 USC No. 13 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) NBC L 24–34   77,622
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 18 Illinois

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 25 12:00 p.m. UCLA No. 2 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN FOX  IU 56–6   54,867
October 25 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1  NEB 28–21   86,401
October 25† 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  RUT 27–24   55,289
October 25 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) CBS  IA 41–3   69,250 [25]
October 25 3:30 p.m. No. 23 Illinois Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA BTN  WASH 42–25   68,630
October 25† 7:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 6 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR FS1  ORE 21–7   58,940
October 25 7:30 p.m. No. 25 Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) NBC  MICH 31–20   75,085
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 25 Maryland No. 1 Ohio State Penn State USC

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 1 12:00 p.m. Penn State No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry) FOX  OSU 38—14   105,517
November 1 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL NBC  ILL 35–13   60,670
November 1† 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Indiana Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD CBS  IU 55–10   46,185
November 1 3:30 p.m. Michigan State Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MINN 23–20 OT  45,339
November 1 7:00 p.m. Purdue No. 21 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN  MICH 21–16   110,527
November 1 7:30 p.m. No. 23 USC Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE NBC  USC 21–17   86,529
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 1 Iowa Northwestern No. 6 Oregon UCLA Washington Wisconsin

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 7 9:00 p.m. Northwestern No. 19 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FOX  USC 38–17   67,179
November 8 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Indiana Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FOX  IU 27–24   105,231
November 8 1:00 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  OSU 34–10   57,701
November 8 2:30 p.m. Maryland Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ FS1  RUTG 35–20   41,032
November 8 3:30 p.m. No. 9 Oregon No. 20 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA CBS  ORE 18–16   69,250 [26]
November 8 4:30 p.m. No. 23 Washington Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN  WISC 13–10   71,217
November 8 9:00 p.m. Nebraska UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FOX  NEB 28–21   44,481
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 8 Illinois No. 21 Michigan Michigan State Minnesota

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 14 9:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 7 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR FOX  ORE 42–13   58,830
November 15 12:00 p.m. No. 18 Michigan Northwestern Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL (George Jewett Trophy) FOX  MICH 24–22   38,223
November 15 12:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 2 Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  IU 31–7   55,042
November 15† 3:30 p.m. Iowa No. 17 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA BTN  USC 26–21   65,216 [27]
November 15 3:30 p.m. Penn State Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) CBS  PSU 28–10   61,671
November 15 3:30 p.m. Maryland Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1  ILL 24–6   56,416
November 15 7:00 p.m. Purdue Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FS1  WASH 49–13   67,229
November 15 7:30 p.m. UCLA No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH NBC  OSU 48–10   104,168
†Homecoming. #Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 15 Nebraska Rutgers

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 22 12:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX  OSU 42–9   100,023
November 22 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Northwestern Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL BTN  NW 38–35   15,323
November 22 3:30 p.m. Michigan State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1  IA 20–17   69,250 [28]
November 22 3:30 p.m. No. 16 USC No. 6 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR CBS  ORE 42–27   59,588
November 22 4:00 p.m. No. 18 Michigan Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MICH 45–20   46,185
November 22 7:00 p.m. Nebraska Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA NBC  PSU 37–10   105,038
November 22 7:30 p.m. Illinois Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN  WIS 27–10   67,876
November 22 10:30 p.m. Washington UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA NBC  WASH 48–14   38,201
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
November 22 No. 2 Indiana Purdue

Week 14

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 28 12:00 p.m. Iowa Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game) CBS  IA 40–16   86,410 [29]
November 28 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Indiana Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) NBC  IU 56–3   59,807 [30]
November 29 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Ohio State No. 15 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) FOX  OSU 27–9   111,373 [31]
November 29 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) FS1  MIN 17–7   46,038 [32]
November 29 3:30 p.m. Penn State Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  PSU 40–36   55,212 [33]
November 29 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Oregon Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Oregon–Washington Rivalry) CBS  ORE 26–14   72,376 [34]
November 29 7:00 p.m. Maryland Michigan State Ford Field • Detroit, MI FS1  MSU 38–28   30,317 [35]
November 29 7:30 p.m. Northwestern Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) FOX  ILL 20–13   53,317 [36]
November 29 7:30 p.m. UCLA No. 19 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) NBC  USC 29–10   69,614 [37]
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 6 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Indiana No. 1 Ohio State Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game) FOX  IU 13-10   68,214
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2025–26 NCAA football bowl games
Legend
  Big Ten win
  Big Ten loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance Ref.
LA Bowl December 13, 2025 SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA ABC 8:00 PM Washington Boise State W 38–10 23,269 –
GameAbove Sports Bowl December 26, 2025 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 1:00 PM Northwestern Central Michigan
Rate Bowl December 26, 2025 Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ ESPN 4:30 PM Minnesota New Mexico
Pinstripe Bowl December 27, 2025 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY ESPN 12:00 PM Penn State Clemson
Music City Bowl December 30, 2025 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN 5:30 PM Illinois Tennessee
Alamo Bowl December 30, 2025 Alamodome • San Antonio, TX ESPN 9:00 PM USC TCU
ReliaQuest Bowl December 31, 2025 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN 12:00 PM Iowa Vanderbilt
Citrus Bowl December 31, 2025 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC 3:00 PM Michigan Texas
Las Vegas Bowl December 31, 2025 Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV ESPN 3:30 PM Nebraska Utah
College Football Playoff - First Round
College Football Playoff December 20, 2025 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR TNT 7:30 PM No. 5 Oregon No. 12 James Madison W 51–34 55,125
College Football Playoff - Quarterfinals
Cotton Bowl December 31, 2025 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 7:30 PM No. 2 Ohio State No. 10 Miami (FL)
Orange Bowl January 1, 2026 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 12:00 PM No. 5 Oregon No. 4 Texas Tech
Rose Bowl January 1, 2026 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN 4:00 PM No. 1 Indiana No. 9 Alabama

Big Ten records vs other conferences

Through December 20, 2025

2025–2026 records against non-conference foes

Awards and honors

Player of the Week Honors

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (September 1) [38] Jayden Maiava QB USC Preston Zachman S WIS Hank Beatty WR/PR ILL Malik Washington QB MD
Jonah Coleman RB WAS
Week 2 (September 8) [39] Aidan Chiles QB MSU Jordan Hall LB MSU Spencer Porath K PUR Julian Sayin QB OSU
Jonah Coleman (2) RB WAS
Week 3 (September 15) [40] Omar Cooper Jr. WR IU Jerry Mixon LB ORE Kaden Wetjen WR IA Bryce Underwood QB MICH
Week 4 (September 22) [41] Fernando Mendoza QB IU Daniel Wingate LB MD Kaden Wetjen (2) WR IA Malik Washington (2) QB MD
Demond Williams Jr. QB WASH Dominic Zvada K MICH
Week 5 (September 29) [42] Luke Altmyer QB ILL Caden Curry DE OSU David Olano K ILL Drake Lindsey QB MIN
Dante Moore QB ORE
Week 6 (October 6) [43] Nico Iamaleava QB UCLA DeShon Singleton S NEB David Olano (2) K ILL Julian Sayin (2) QB OSU
Week 7 (October 13) [44] Demond Williams Jr. (2) QB WASH Aiden Fisher LB IU Jack Olsen K NW King Miller RB USC
Week 8 (October 20) [45] Julian Sayin QB OSU Xavier Nwankpa DB IA Mateen Bhaghani K UCLA Julian Sayin (3) QB OSU
Week 9 (October 27) [46] Justice Haynes RB MICH Jimmy Rolder LB MICH Kenneth Williams KR Nebraska Jordon Davison RB ORE
Denzel Boston WR WASH Jai Patel K RUT
Week 10 (November 3) [47] Luke Altmyer (2) QB ILL Arvell Reese LB OSU Ryon Sayeri K USC Julian Sayin (4) QB OSU
Jordan Marshall RB MICH
Week 11 (November 10) [48] Emmett Johnson RB NEB Cooper Catalano LB WIS Atticus Sappington K ORE TJ Lateef QB NEB
Mason Posa LB WIS
Week 12 (November 17) [49] Fernando Mendoza (2) QB IU Dani Dennis-Sutton DE PSU Ryon Sayeri (2) K USC Andrew Marsh WR MICH
Kaytron Allen RB PSU
Week 13 (November 24) [50] Preston Stone QB NW Darryl Peterson DL WIS Kaden Wetjen (3) PR IA Bo Jackson RB OSU
Kaytron Allen (2) RB PSU
Week 14 (December 1) [51] Kaytron Allen (3) RB PSU John Nestor DB MIN Alante Brown KR/WR MSU Alessio Milivojevic QB MSU
Atticus Sappington (2) K ORE

Big Ten individual awards

See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards and Chicago Tribune Silver Football

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:

Award Player School
Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza Indiana
Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year Fernando Mendoza Indiana
Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year Jeremiah Smith Ohio State
Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year Emmett Johnson Nebraska
Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year Kenyon Sadiq Oregon
Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Carter Smith Indiana
Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Caleb Downs Ohio State
Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Kayden McDonald Ohio State
Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Arvell Reese Ohio State
Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Caleb Downs Ohio State
Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year Julian Sayin Ohio State
Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year Nico Radicic Indiana
Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year Ryan Eckley Michigan State
Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Kaden Wetjen Iowa
Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year Curt Cignetti Indiana
Dave McClain Coach of the Year Curt Cignetti Indiana
Dungy–Thompson Humanitarian Award Will Shields Nebraska
Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award Jack Campbell Iowa

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2025 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2025 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Josh Gesky, Luke Altmyer, Dylan Rosiek, James Thompson Jr., Matthew Bailey, Miles Scott, Tomiwa Durojaiye, Torrie Cox Jr., Hank Beatty; INDIANA: Roman Hemby, Amare Ferrell, Isaiah Jones, Mikail Kamara, Stephen Daley; IOWA: Hayden Large, Kade Pieper, Kamari Moulton, Karson Sharar, Koen Entringer, Max Llewellyn, Drew Stevens; MARYLAND: Alan Herron, Dorian Fleming, Cam Rice, Daniel Wingate, Dontay Joyner, Jamare Glasker, La'khi Roland; MICHIGAN: Andrew Marsh, Andrew Sprague, Jake Guarnera, Marlin Klein, Brandyn Hillman, Ernest Hausmann, Jaishawn Barham, Jyaire Hill, TJ Metcalf, Dominic Zvada; MICHIGAN STATE: Jack Velling, Nick Marsh, Jordan Hall; MINNESOTA: Jameson Geers, Deven Eastern, Kerry Brown, Maverick Baranowski, Tom Weston; NEBRASKA: Luke Lindenmeyer, Rocco Spindler, Andrew Marshall, Ceyair Wright, Dasan McCullough, DeShon Singleton, Javin Wright, Jacory Barney Jr.; NORTHWESTERN: Caleb Komolafe, Evan Beernsten, Ezomo Oratokhai, Hunter Welcing, Josh Fussell, Michael Kilbane, Jack Olsen, Luke Akers; OHIO STATE: Tegra Tshabola, Will Kacmarek, Jaylen McClain, Kenyatta Jackson, Lorenzo Styles, Tywone Malone, Brandon Inniss, Jayden Fielding; OREGON: Alex Harkey, Dakorien Moore, Dante Moore, Isaiah World, Jamari Johnson, Jordon Davison, Noah Whittington, Jadon Canady, Matayo Uiagalalei, Atticus Sappington; PENN STATE: Drew Shelton, Khalil Dinkins, Nolan Rucci, A.J. Harris, Amare Campbell, King Mack, Zakee Wheatley, Zane Durant, Nicholas Singleton, Ryan Barker; PURDUE: Charles Correa, Tahj Ra-El, Spencer Porath; RUTGERS: Ian Strong, Kwabena Asamoah, Bo Mascoe, Jett Elad, Jai Patel; UCLA: Andre Jordan Jr., Gary Smith III, JonJon Vaughns, Will Karoll; USC: Alani Noa, Ja'Kobi Lane, Justin Tauanuu,King Miller, Tobias Raymond, Walker Lyons, Anthony Lucas, Devan Thompkins, Eric Gentry, Kamari Ramsey; WASHINGTON: Carver Willis, Demond Williams Jr., Jonah Coleman, Alex McLaughlin, Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Christian Alliegro, Ricardo Hallman, Vinny Anthony

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Josh Gesky, Dylan Rosiek, James Thompson Jr., Juice Clarke, Matthew Bailey, Miles Scott, Tomiwa Durojaiye, Hank Beatty, Lane Hansen, David Olano; INDIANA: Mikail Kamara, Stephen Daley; IOWA: Hayden Large, Jacob Gill, Kamari Moulton, Trevor Lauck, Deshaun Lee, Jonah Pace, Karson Sharar, Max Llewellyn, Xavier Nwankpa, Rhys Dakin; MARYLAND: Alan Herron, Dorian Fleming, Cam Rice, Daniel Wingate, Dontay Joyner, Jamare Glasker, Sidney Stewart, Zahir Mathis, Ethan Gough; MICHIGAN: Andrew Marsh, Andrew Sprague, Gio El-Hadi, Greg Crippen, Jake Guarnera, Justice Haynes, Marlin Klein, Max Bredeson, Brandyn Hillman, Jaishawn Barham, Jyaire Hill, Trey Pierce; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Gulbin, Nick Marsh, Omari Kelly, Jordan Hall, Wayne Matthews; MINNESOTA: Greg Johnson, Jameson Geers, Kerry Brown, Maverick Baranowski, Alan Soukup; NEBRASKA: Luke Lindenmeyer, Rocco Spindler, Andrew Marshall, Ceyair Wright, DeShon Singleton, Javin Wright; NORTHWESTERN: Caleb Komolafe, Caleb Tiernan, Evan Beernsten, Griffin Wilde, Hunter Welcing, Anto Saka, Braden Turner, Carmine Bastone, Josh Fussell, Michael Kilbane, Luke Akers, Jack Olsen; OHIO STATE: Will Kacmarek, Eddrick Houston, Jermaine Mathews, Kenyatta Jackson, Lorenzo Styles, Payton Pierce, Tywone Malone, Brandon Inniss; OREGON: Alex Harkey, Dakorien Moore, Dave Iuli, Iapani Laloulu, Jamari Johnson, Malik Benson, Noah Whittington, Aaron Flowers, Jadon Canady, Matayo Uiagalalei, Gary Bryant Jr., Luke Basso, Atticus Sappington; PENN STATE: Drew Shelton, Khalil Dinkins, Nicholas Singleton, Nick Dawkins, A.J. Harris, Amare Campbell, Audavion Collins, King Mack, Zakee Wheatley, Zane Durant, Ryan Barker, Gabriel Nwosu, Nicholas Singleton, Tyler Duzansky; PURDUE: Charles Correa, Mani Powell, Tahj Ra-El, Luke Raab, Michael Jackson III, Spencer Porath; RUTGERS: Ian Strong, Kwabena Asamoah, Bo Mascoe, Dariel Djabome, Jakob Anderson; UCLA: Garrett DiGiorgio, Andre Jordan Jr., JonJon Vaughns, Rodrick Pleasant, Salem Abdul-Wahab, Mateen Bhaghani; USC: Alani Noa, Jayden Maiava, Justin Tauanuu, King Miller, Tobias Raymond, Devan Thompkins, Eric Gentry, Kamari Ramsey, Hank Pepper, Ryon Sayeri; WASHINGTON: Carver Willis, John Mills, Jonah Coleman, Alex McLaughlin, Ephesians Prysock, Tacario Davis, Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Joe Brunner, Christian Alliegro, Darryl Peterson, Mason Posa, Mason Reiger, Ricardo Hallman, Vinny Anthony

Home attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of capacity
Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 56,040 60,670† 60,670 60,670 60,670 56,416 53,317 – 408,453 58,350 96.2%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,626 47,109 43,801 46,219 56,088† 55,165 54,867 55,042 – 358,291 51,184 97.3%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 69,250 69,250† 69,250 69,250 69,250 69,250 69,250 69,250 – 484,750 69,250 100.0%
Maryland SECU Stadium 46,185 35,067 35,331 36,780 46,185† 39,623 46,185 46,185 – 285,356 40,765 88.3%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 110,648 110,740 111,070 110,701 110,517 111,373† – – 665,049 110,842 103.0%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 71,657 70,510 71,301 72,109 75,085† 61,671 – – 422,333 70,389 93.8%
Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium 50,805 47,774 42,447 46,234 49,254† 48,549 45,339 46,038 – 325,635 46,519 91.6%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 86,439 86,292 87,278† 86,496 86,401 86,529 86,410 – 605,845 86,549 101.3%
Northwestern Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium[b] 12,000[52] 9,647 12,023† 12,023 12,023 12,023 38,223[c] 15,323[c]
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,780 107,524† 100,624 105,765 105,114 105,517 104,168 100,023 – 728,735 104,105 101.3%
Oregon Autzen Stadium 54,000 57,257 57,266 58,571 59,625† 58,940 58,830 59,588 55,124 465,201 58,150 107.7%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572[53] 106,915 103,817 109,516 111,015† 108,121 105,231 105,038 – 749,653 107,093 100.5%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 61,441 53,984 54,663 58,065 56,551 55,289 57,701 59,807† – 396,060 56,580 92.1%
Rutgers SHI Stadium 52,454 46,907 45,981 41,011 55,942† 53,127 41,032 55,212 – 339,212 48,459 92.4%
UCLA Rose Bowl 80,816 35,032 31,163 39,256 35,561 44,481† 38,201 – – 223,694 37,282 46.1%
USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,500 62,841 66,514 67,614 75,500† 67,179 65,216 69,614 – 474,478 67,783 87.5%
Washington Husky Stadium 70,138 67,778 65,421 72,485† 63,743 68,630 67,229 72,376 – 477,662 68,237 97.3%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 76,057[54] 65,952 70,368 68,547 76,064† 72,795 71,217 67,876 – 492,819 70,403 92.6%

Bold – At or Exceed capacity
†Season High

  1. ^ The game was initially scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST, but was postponed until 6:45 p.m. EST due to thunderstorms.
  2. ^ Temporary stadium to be used during the construction of the new Ryan Field, set to open in 2026.
  3. ^ a b Game played at Wrigley Field. Its listed capacity for baseball is 41,649, but does not reflect changes for football.

2026 NFL draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2026 NFL draft

Player Position School Draft
round 		Round
pick 		Overall
pick 		Team

Head coaches

Through December 20, 2025 games

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Bret Bielema[a] 5 133–84 (.613) 36–26 (.581) 61–41 (.598)
Indiana Curt Cignetti 2 143–36 (.799) 24–2 (.923) 17–1 (.944)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 27 224–149 (.601) 212–128 (.624) 134–91 (.596)
Maryland Mike Locksley[b] 7 39–75 (.342) 37–49 (.430) 17–46 (.270)
Michigan Sherrone Moore 2 16–8 (.667) 16–8 (.667) 11–6 (.647)
Michigan Biff Poggi 1 (interim) 8–16 (.333) 2–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000)
Michigan State Jonathan Smith 2 43–50 (.462) 9–15 (.375) 4–14 (.222)
Minnesota P. J. Fleck 9 95–66 (.590) 65–44 (.596) 39–40 (.494)
Nebraska Matt Rhule 3 66–61 (.520) 19–18 (.514) 10–17 (.370)
Northwestern David Braun[c][d] 3 18–18 (.500) 18–18 (.500) 11–15 (.423)
Ohio State Ryan Day[e] 7 82–11 (.882) 82–11 (.882) 55–5 (.917)
Oregon Dan Lanning 4 47–7 (.870) 47–7 (.870) 16–1 (.941)
Penn State James Franklin 12 128–60 (.681) 104–45 (.698) 64–36 (.640)
Penn State Terry Smith (interim) 1 3–3 (.500) 3–3 (.500) 3–3 (.500)
Purdue Barry Odom 1 46–43 (.517) 2–10 (.167) 0–9 (.000)
Rutgers Greg Schiano[f] 17 99–108 (.478) 99–108 (.478) 14–39 (.264)
UCLA DeShaun Foster 2 5–10 (.333) 5–10 (.333) 3–6 (.333)
UCLA Tim Skipper (interim) 1 10–13 (.435) 3–6 (.333) 3–6 (.333)
USC Lincoln Riley 4 90–27 (.769) 35–17 (.673) 11–7 (.611)
Washington Jedd Fisch 2 32–33 (.492) 15–11 (.577) 9–9 (.500)
Wisconsin Luke Fickell[g] 3 80–46 (.635) 17–21 (.447) 13–22 (.371)
  1. ^ Bret Bielema coached in the Big Ten from 2006 through 2012 at Wisconsin, going 37–19 in Big Ten play and winning three Big Ten championships.
  2. ^ Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[55]
  3. ^ Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[56]
  4. ^ David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[57]
  5. ^ Ryan Day served as interim head coach at Ohio State for the first three games of the 2018 season while Urban Meyer served a three-game suspension and went 3–0.[58]
  6. ^ Greg Schiano served as head coach at Rutgers from 2001 through 2011 then left for the NFL. Following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Schiano returned to Rutgers for his second stint as head coach. The Scarlet Knights competed in the Big East Conference in his previous stay at the school.
  7. ^ Luke Fickell served as interim head coach at Ohio State in 2011, going 6–7 overall and 3–5 in the Big Ten. Fickell took over as coach of Wisconsin for the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl

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