Sports season
The 2024 Big Ten Conference football season is the 129th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This is the Big Ten's first season with 18 teams with the additions of UCLA , USC , Oregon , and Washington , and its first season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.
Michigan won the East Division championship, with the Wolverines making their third consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game . In the West Division, Iowa won the division title and made their third championship game appearance. In that championship game, Michigan defeated Iowa 26–0 to win the Big Ten championship. With that win, the Wolverines landed a spot in the 2023–24 College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed and ultimately won the national championship. The Wolverines defeated Alabama in the Rose Bowl in the semifinals of the playoffs and then defeated Washington in the CFP National Championship Game.
Besides Michigan, eight other Big Ten football teams qualified for bowl games: Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin. The Big Ten overall went 6–4 in postseason games in the 2023 season.
The Big Ten saw six head coaching changes for the 2024 season.
On July 10, 2023, Northwestern announced it was parting ways with head coach Pat Fitzgerald after allegations surrounding hazing within the Wildcat football program.[ 1] David Braun the interim coach for the 2023 season, and named him the permanent head coach on November 15, 2023.[ 2]
On September 10, 2023, Michigan State coach Mel Tucker was suspended as part of an investigation into a sexual harassment claim. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett served as interim coach while the case was being sorted out during the 2023 season.[ 3] Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith as its next head coach.[ 4]
On November 26, 2023, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers completed a third consecutive losing season.[ 5] Curt Cignetti as its new head coach, having previously served as head coach at James Madison .[ 6]
In January 2024, Kalen DeBoer left Washington to replace the retiring Nick Saban at Alabama , and was replaced by Jedd Fisch , previously head coach at Arizona .
On January 24, 2024, Jim Harbaugh left the Michigan Wolverines to return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers .[ 7] Sherrone Moore , who had served as acting head coach for four games in 2023 from which Harbaugh had been suspended, as Harbaugh's successor.[ 8]
On February 9, 2024, Chip Kelly announced his resignation as head coach at UCLA to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.[ 9] DeShaun Foster as its next head coach.[ 10]
Rankings
Team
Rivals[ 11]
Scout & 24/7[ 12]
On3 Recruits[ 13]
Signees
USC
18
17
18
22
The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.[ 14]
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
1
Ohio State over Oregon
24
2
Oregon over Ohio State
6
3
Ohio State over Penn State
2
4
Ohio State over Michigan
1
Predicted Big Ten Champion
Rank
Team
Votes
1
Ohio State
27
2
Oregon
6
Preseason Player of the Year [ edit ] Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.[ 15] [ 16]
Pre
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Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Final
Illinois
AP
RV
24
19
24
23
22
20
C
RV
RV
21
25
23
21
21
CFP
Not released
Indiana AP
RV
RV
23
18
16
13
8
C
RV
RV
RV
24
20
18
13
10
CFP
Not released
8
Iowa
AP
25
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
25
21
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Maryland
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Michigan
AP
9
10
17
18
12
10
24
24
C
8 (1)
9
16
17
12
10
21
22
CFP
Not released
Michigan State
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Minnesota
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Nebraska
AP
RV
RV
23
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
24
22
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
CFP
Not released
Northwestern
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Ohio State
AP
2 (15)
2 (5)
3 (5)
3 (5)
3 (5)
3 (4)
2 (9)
4
4
3
C
2 (7)
2 (3)
2 (3)
3 (3)
3 (2)
3 (7)
2 (11)
5
4
3
CFP
Not released
2
Oregon
AP
3 (1)
7
9
9
8
6
3
2 (6)
1 (59)
1 (62)
C
3
6
6
6
7
6
3
2 (2)
1 (51)
1 (53)
CFP
Not released
1
Penn State
AP
8
8
8
10
9
7
4
3
3
6
C
9
8
7
8
8
7
5
3
3
7
CFP
Not released
6
Purdue
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Rutgers
AP
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
UCLA
AP
C
CFP
Not released
USC
AP
23
13
11
11
12
11
RV
C
23
14
11
12
16
15
RV
CFP
Not released
Washington
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
25
22
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Wisconsin
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
No change in ranking from previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold
Regular season schedule [ edit ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
August 29
6:00 PM
Howard
Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
W 44–7 47,803
August 29
9:00 PM
North Carolina
Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
FOX
L 17–19 50,805
August 29
9:00 PM
Eastern Illinois
Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
W 45–0 43,849
August 30
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
W 16–10 70,271
August 30
9:00 PM
Western Michigan
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
FS1
W 28–14 75,158
August 31
12:00 PM
No. 8 Penn State
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
FOX
W 34–12 62,084
August 31
12:00 PM
UConn
Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
FS1
W 50–7 35,421
August 31
12:00 PM
Indiana State
Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
W 49–0 59,488
August 31
12:00 PM
No. 19 (FCS ) Illinois State
No. 25 Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
BTN
W 40–0 69,250
August 31
3:30 PM
UTEP
Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FOX
W 40–7 86,072
August 31
3:30 PM
Akron
No. 2 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
CBS
W 52–6 102,011
August 31
3:30 PM
FIU
Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 31–7 44,150
August 31
3:30 PM
Miami (OH)
Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
BTN
W 13–6 12,023
August 31
7:30 PM
Fresno State
No. 9 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
NBC
W 30–10 110,665
August 31
7:30 PM
No. 7 (FCS ) Idaho
No. 3 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
BTN
W 24–14 57,435
August 31
7:30 PM
UCLA Hawaii
Ching Complex • Honolulu, HI
CBS
W 16–13 15,194
August 31
11:00 PM
No. 22 (FCS ) Weber State
Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
BTN
W 35–3 66,984
September 1
7:30 PM
No. 13 LSU
No. 23 USC
Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Vegas Kickoff Classic )
ABC
W 27–20 63,969
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 6
7:00 PM
Western Illinois
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 77–3 39,082
September 6
9:00 PM
Duke
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
FS1
L 20–26 2OT 11,062
September 7
12:00 PM
No. 3 Texas
No. 10 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Big Noon Kickoff )
FOX
L 12–31 111,170
September 7
12:00 PM
Rhode Island
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
Peacock
W 48–0 41,006
September 7
12:00 PM
Bowling Green
No. 8 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
BTN
W 34–27 103,861
September 7
12:00 PM
Akron
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
W 49–17 41,021
September 7
3:30 PM
Iowa State
No. 21 Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy )
CBS
L 19–20 69,250
September 7
3:30 PM
No. 6 (FCS ) South Dakota
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
FS1
W 27–13 76,069
September 7
3:30 PM
Michigan State
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
MSU 27–24
34,819
September 7
3:30 PM
Eastern Michigan
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
BTN
W 30–9 64,222
September 7
7:00 PM
No. 19 Kansas
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
FS1
W 23–17 60,670
September 7
7:30 PM
Colorado
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
NBC
W 28–10 86,906
September 7
7:30 PM
Western Michigan
No. 2 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
W 56–0 102,665
September 7
10:00 PM
Boise State
No. 7 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
Peacock
W 37–34 58,134
September 7
11:00 PM
Utah State
No. 13 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
BTN
W 48–0 68,110
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 7
Purdue
UCLA
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 14
12:00 PM
No. 4 Alabama
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Big Noon Kickoff)
FOX
L 10–42 76,323
September 14†
12:00 PM
Central Michigan
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
Peacock
W 30–9 51,498
September 14†
12:00 PM
Arkansas State
No. 17 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
BTN
W 28–18 110,250
September 14
3:30 PM
No. 9 Oregon
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Rivalry )
FOX
W 49–14 38,419
September 14
3:30 PM
No. 18 Notre Dame
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
CBS
L 7–66 61,441
September 14
3:30 PM
Washington State
Washington
Lumen Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup )
Peacock
L 19–24 57,567
September 14
3:30 PM
Prairie View A&M
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
W 40–0 70,066
September 14
3:30 PM
Nevada
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
W 27–0 44,534
September 14
4:00 PM
Troy
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
FS1
W 38–21 69,250
September 14
7:30 PM
Indiana
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
NBC
IU 42–13
47,811
September 14
7:30 PM
No. 21 (FCS ) Northern Iowa
No. 23 Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
BTN
W 34–3 86,546
September 14
7:30 PM
Eastern Illinois
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
BTN
W 31–7 10,631
September 14
8:00 PM
Maryland
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN
W 27–13 41,352
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 14
#3 Ohio State
#8 Penn State
Rutgers
#11 USC
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 20
8:00 PM
No. 24 Illinois
No. 22 Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FOX
ILL 31–24 OT
86,936
September 21
12:00 PM
Marshall
No. 3 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
W 49–14 103,871
September 21
12:00 PM
Charlotte
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 52–14 43,109
September 21
12:00 PM
No. 5 (FCS ) Villanova
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
W 38–20 38,006
September 21
3:30 PM
No. 11 USC
No. 18 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
CBS
MICH 27–24
110,702
September 21
3:30 PM
Kent State
No. 10 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
BTN
W 56–0 109,526
September 21
3:30 PM
Rutgers
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
W 26–23 65,632
September 21
3:30 PM
UCLA
No. 16 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ABC
L 17–34 100,315
September 21
7:00 PM
Northwestern
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
FS1
WASH 24–5
69,788
September 21
7:30 PM
Iowa
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale )
NBC
IOWA 31–14
52,048
September 21
8:00 PM
Michigan State
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN
L 19–23 44,500
September 21
8:30 PM
Purdue
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
The CW
L 21–38 34,340
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 21
#9 Oregon
Wisconsin
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 27
8:00 PM
Washington
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
FOX
RUT 21–18
54,079
September 28
12:00 PM
Minnesota
No. 12 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
FOX
MICH 27–24
110,340
September 28
12:00 PM
Maryland
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
IU 42–28
48,323
September 28†
12:00 PM
Nebraska
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
Peacock
NEB 28–10
61,441
September 28
3:30 PM
Wisconsin
No. 13 USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
CBS
USC 38–21
74,118
September 28
7:30 PM
No. 3 Ohio State
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
Peacock
OSU 38–7
71,114
September 28†
7:30 PM
No. 19 Illinois
No. 9 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
NBC
PSU 21–7
109,911
September 28
11:00 PM
No. 8 Oregon
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
FOX
ORE 34–13
43,051
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 28
Iowa
Northwestern
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 4
9:00 PM
Michigan State
No. 6 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
FOX
ORE 31–10
59,802
October 5
12:00 PM
UCLA
No. 7 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
FOX
PSU 27–11
110,047
October 5†
12:00 PM
Purdue
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
BTN
WIS 52–6
76,091
October 5
3:30 PM
Iowa
No. 3 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
CBS
OSU 35–7
105,135
October 5
3:30 PM
No. 23 Indiana
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
BTN
IU 41–24
12,023
October 5
4:00 PM
Rutgers
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FS1
NEB 14–7
87,464
October 5
7:30 PM
No. 10 Michigan
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
NBC
WASH 27–17
72,132
October 5
7:30 PM
No. 11 USC
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
MIN 24–17
50,913
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 5
#24 Illinois
Maryland
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 11
8:00 PM
Northwestern
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
FS1
NU 37–10
39,371
October 12
12:00 PM
Washington
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
FOX
IOWA 40–16
69,250
October 12
12:00 PM
Wisconsin
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
WIS 42–7
50,111
October 12
3:30 PM
No. 4 Penn State
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
CBS
PSU 33–30 OT
75,250
October 12
3:30 PM
Purdue
No. 23 Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
FS1
ILL 50–49 OT
55,815
October 12
7:30 PM
No. 2 Ohio State
No. 3 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (College GameDay
NBC
ORE 32–31
60,129
October 12
9:00 PM
Minnesota
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
BTN
MIN 21–17
42,012
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 12
No. 18 Indiana
No. 24 Michigan
Michigan State
Nebraska
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 18
8:00 PM
No. 2 Oregon
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
FOX
ORE 35–0
57,463
October 19†
12:00 PM
Nebraska
No. 16 Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
FOX
IU 56–7
53,082
October 19†
12:00 PM
UCLA
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
FS1
UCLA 35–32
53,726
October 19
12:00 PM
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
BTN
WIS 23–3
12,023
October 19
3:30 PM
No. 24 Michigan
No. 22 Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
CBS
ILL 21–7
60,670
October 19†
4:00 PM
USC
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
FS1
MD 29–28
43,013
October 19†
7:30 PM
Iowa
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
NBC
MSU 32-20
69,682
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 19
Minnesota
No. 4 Ohio State
No. 3 Penn State
Washington
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 25
11:00 PM
Rutgers
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
FOX
USC 42–20
63,404
October 26†
12:00 PM
Nebraska
No. 4 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
OSU 21–17
104,830
October 26
12:00 PM
Washington
No. 13 Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (College GameDay
BTN
IU 31–17
53,082
October 26†
3:30 PM
No. 20 Illinois
No. 1 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
CBS
ORE 38–9
59,830
October 26†
3:30 PM
Maryland
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
FS1
MIN 48–23
48,696
October 26†
3:30 PM
Northwestern
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
BTN
IA 40–14
69,250
October 26†
7:30 PM
No. 3 Penn State
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
NBC
PSU 28–13
76,403
October 26
7:30 PM
Michigan State
Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry )
BTN
MICH 24–17
110,849
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 26
Purdue
UCLA
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 2
12:00 PM
No. 4 Ohio State
No. 3 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry /College GameDay
FOX
OSU 20–13
111,030
November 2
12:00 PM
Minnesota
No. 24 Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
FS1
MINN 25–17
58,088
November 2
12:00 PM
Northwestern
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
NU 26–20OT
61,141
November 2
3:30 PM
No. 1 Oregon
Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
CBS
ORE 38–17
110,576
November 2
3:30 PM
No. 13 Indiana
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
Peacock
IU 47–10
68,423
November 2
3:30 PM
UCLA
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
BTN
UCLA 27–20
87,453
November 2
7:30 PM
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
NBC
IOWA 42–10
69,250
November 2†
7:30 PM
USC
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
BTN
WASH 26–21
71,251
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 2
Maryland
Rutgers
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 8†
9:00 PM
Iowa
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
FOX
UCLA 20–17
53,467
November 9
12:00 PM
Purdue
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
November 9
12:00 PM
Minnesota
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
NBC
November 9
3:30 PM
Michigan
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
CBS
November 9
7:00 PM
Maryland
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
BTN
November 9
8:00 PM
Washington
Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
Peacock
PSU 35–6
110,233
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 9
Illinois
Michigan State
Nebraska
Northwestern
USC
Wisconsin
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 15
9:00 PM
UCLA
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
FOX
November 16†
12:00 PM
Ohio State
Northwestern
Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL
BTN
November 16
2:30 PM
Michigan State
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
FS1
November 16
3:30 PM
Penn State
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
CBS
November 16†
4:00 PM
Nebraska
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
FOX
November 16
6:00 PM
Rutgers
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
FS1
November 16
7:30 PM
Oregon
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
NBC
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 16
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 22
8:00 PM
Purdue
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
FOX
November 23
Northwestern
Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
November 23
Illinois
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
November 23
Indiana
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
November 23
Iowa
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
November 23
Penn State
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
November 23
USC
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
November 23
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 23
Oregon
Washington
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 29
12:00 PM
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe )
CBS
November 29
7:30 PM
Nebraska
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
NBC
November 30
Fresno State
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
November 30
12:00 PM
Michigan
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game / Big Noon Kickoff)
FOX
November 30
Illinois
Northwestern
Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL
November 30
Maryland
Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
November 30
Purdue
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket )
November 30
Rutgers
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
November 30
Washington
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 30
Notre Dame
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Big Ten Championship Game [ edit ] For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten is scheduled to annually have eight appearances in the following bowls: Rose Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Pac-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl , Rate Bowl (formerly the Guaranteed Rate Bowl), Las Vegas Bowl , Music City Bowl , Pinstripe Bowl , GameAbove Sports Bowl (formerly the Quick Lane Bowl), and ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly the Outback Bowl). The Big Ten teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big Ten champion is also eligible for the College Football Playoff if it's among the qualifying teams in the final CFP ranking.
Big Ten records vs other conferences [ edit ] 2024–2025 records against non-conference foes
Player of the Week Honors [ edit ] Big Ten individual awards [ edit ] All-Conference teams [ edit ]
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
43,849
60,670†
51,498
55,815
60,670
58,088
330,590
55,098
90.8%
Indiana
Memorial Stadium
52,626
44,150
39,082
48,323
53,082†
53,082
237,719
47,544
90.3%
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
69,250
69,250†
69,250
69,250
69,250
69,250
69,250
415,500
69,250
100.0%
Maryland
SECU Stadium
51,802
35,421
34,819
39,371
39,371
43,013†
191,995
38,399
74.1%
Michigan
Michigan Stadium
107,601
110,665
111,170†
110,250
110,340
110,849
110,576
663,850
110,642
102.8%
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
75,005
70,271
70,066
71,114 †
69,682
68,423
349,556
69,911
93.2%
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium
50,805
50,805
41,006
44,534
52,048 †
50,913
48,696
288,002
48,000
94.5%
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium
85,458
86,072
86,906
86,546
87,464 †
87,453
434,441
86,888
101.7%
Northwestern
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium[ a]
12,000[ 27]
12,023 †
11,062
10,631
12,023
12,023
[ b] [ b]
45,739
11,435
95.1%
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
102,780
102,011
102,665
105,135 †
104,830
414,641
103,660
100.9%
Oregon
Autzen Stadium
54,000
57,435
58,134
59,802
60,129†
59,830
295,330
59,066
109.4%
Penn State
Beaver Stadium
106,572
103,861
109,526
109,911
110,047
111,030†
110,233
564,644
107,333
101.7%
Purdue
Ross–Ade Stadium
61,441
59,488
61,441†
61,441
57,463
61,141
300,974
60,195
98.0%
Rutgers
SHI Stadium
52,454
47,803
41,021
54,079 †
50,111
53,726
246,740
49,348
94.1%
UCLA
Rose Bowl
80,816
47,811†
43,051
42,012
132,874
44,291
54.8%
USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
77,500
68,110
74,118†
72,250
63,404
277,882
69,471
89.6%
Washington
Husky Stadium
70,138
66,984
64,222
72,132 †
71,251
274,589
68,647
97.9%
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
76,057[ 28]
75,158
76,069
76,323†
76,091
76,403 †
380,044
76,009
99.9%
Bold – At or Exceed capacity
^ Temporary stadium to be used during the construction of the new Ryan Field, set to open in 2026.
^ a b Game to be played at Wrigley Field . Its listed capacity for baseball is 41,649, but does not reflect changes for football.
The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft
Player
Position
School
Draft
Round
Overall
Team
Current through November 2, 2024 games
^ 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.
^ Seth Wallace served as interim head coach for the 2024 season opener against Illinois State as head coach Kirk Ferentz served a one-game suspension.[ 29]
^ Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[ 30]
^ Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[ 31]
^ David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[ 32]
^ 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.[ 33]
^ 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.
^ 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
^ Thamel, Pete (July 10, 2023). "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald" . ESPN . Retrieved January 12, 2023 . ^ Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach ^ Mel Tucker suspended amid investigation into sexual harassment of rape survivor ^ Jonathan Smith Named Michigan State University Head Football Coach ^ Indiana coach Tom Allen fired, owed $20.8M buyout ^ Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University ^ Jim Harbaugh accepts head coaching job with Chargers ^ Michigan tabs Sherrone Moore to replace Harbaugh as head coach. ^ Ohio State hires UCLA's Chip Kelly to replace Bill O'Brien as OC ^ UCLA names former Bruins RB DeShaun Foster new coach. ^ "2024 All Teams Football Recruiting Team Rankings" . Rivals.com . April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings" . 247Sports.com . April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "2024 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings" . On3.com . April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll" . July 22, 2024.^ "Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll" . Cleveland.com . July 22, 2024.^ "Big Ten preseason poll puts Nebraska in middle of the pack, mentions Dylan Raiola" . Omaha.com . July 22, 2024.^ "USC, Penn State, UCLA, Michigan and Nebraska Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024 .^ "Rutgers, Illinois, Oregon, and Michigan State Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024 .^ "Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, and Minnesota Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024 .^ "Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024 .^ "Michigan, Oregon, Penn State and Ohio State Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. September 30, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2024 .^ "Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024 .^ "Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern, Oregon and Penn State Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024 .^ "Illinois, Michigan State and UCLA Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. October 21, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2024 .^ "Indiana, Iowa and Minnesota Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. October 28, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024 .^ "Iowa, Minnesota, UCLA and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. November 4, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024 .^ McKessy, Jack (August 28, 2024). "How Northwestern turned lacrosse field into unique 12,000-seat, lakeside football stadium" . USA Today . Retrieved September 3, 2024 . ^ "Camp Randall Stadium" (PDF) . Wisconsin Football: 2024 Fact Book . Wisconsin Badgers. August 19, 2024. p. 245. Retrieved September 8, 2024 .^ Schultz, Brad (August 22, 2024). "Iowa football's Kirk Ferentz addresses his one-game suspension amid NCAA Level II recruiting violation" . The Daily Iowan . ^ "OC Mike Locksley named interim head coach at Maryland" . RSN . October 11, 2015.^ "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald' . ESPN . July 10, 2023.^ Thamel, Pete (July 14, 2023). "Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach' . ESPN . ^ Allen, Paul Myerberg and Kevin (August 22, 2018). "Ohio State suspends football coach Urban Meyer three games: 'I want to apologize' . USA TODAY .
Current teams Championships & awards Seasons
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans
