List of Big Ten Conference football standings (1896–1958)

See also: List of Big Ten Conference football standings (1959–present)

The Big Ten Conference first sponsored football in 1896. This is an era-list of its annual standings from 1896 to 1958.

Standings

Western Conference era (1896–1916)

1896 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin $ 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2 Chicago 3 – 2 – 0 15 – 2 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Illinois 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Purdue 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1897 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1 Illinois 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1898 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Michigan $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 14 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Illinois 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Minnesota 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Purdue 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 4 – 0 9 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1899 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chicago $ 4 – 0 – 0 16 – 0 – 2 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 6 – 0 Michigan 1 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1 Minnesota 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 2 Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1900 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 2 Iowa + 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Northwestern 2 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 3 Chicago 2 – 3 – 1 9 – 5 – 1 Indiana 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2 Illinois 1 – 3 – 2 7 – 3 – 2 Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1901 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Michigan + 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Wisconsin + 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1 Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Chicago 0 – 4 – 1 8 – 6 – 2 Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1902 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Michigan $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Chicago 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 1 Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0 Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1903 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 14 – 0 – 1 Michigan + 3 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1 Northwestern + 1 – 0 – 2 10 – 1 – 3 Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 12 – 2 – 1 Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 8 – 6 – 0 Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Purdue 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1904 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0 Michigan + 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Chicago 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1 Northwestern 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0 Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Indiana 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1905 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chicago $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0 Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0 Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Purdue 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Indiana 0 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Iowa 0 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1 Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1906 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin + 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0 Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Michigan + 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1 Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 3 – 0 Indiana 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0 Purdue 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1907 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chicago $ 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1 Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0 Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0 Minnesota 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 1 Indiana 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1 Purdue 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1908 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chicago $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 1 Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0 Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Minnesota 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 1 Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1909 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minnesota $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 2 Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1 Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1 Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1910 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Indiana 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0 Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 2 Northwestern 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 3 – 1 Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1911 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minnesota $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1 Chicago 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1912 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Chicago 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1 Illinois 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Iowa 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Indiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1913 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Chicago $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Iowa 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Purdue 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2 Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Ohio State 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1914 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Chicago 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Ohio State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1915 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1 Illinois + 3 – 0 – 2 5 – 0 – 2 Chicago 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Ohio State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 1 Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1916 Western Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ohio State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Northwestern 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Chicago 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0 Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 Purdue 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion

Big Ten era (1917–1958)

1917 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ohio State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1 Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Michigan 0 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Iowa 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1918 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Michigan + 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0 Illinois + 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Purdue + 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Northwestern 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Indiana 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 2 – 0 Ohio State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0 Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1919 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Chicago 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1 Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Indiana 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Purdue 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1920 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Ohio State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Indiana 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Michigan 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Minnesota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1921 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Iowa $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Chicago 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Michigan 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1922 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Iowa + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0 Michigan + 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1 Chicago + 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1 Minnesota 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Ohio State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Indiana 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 4 – 2 Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1 + – Conference co-champions
1923 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Illinois + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Michigan + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 Chicago 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Minnesota 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1 Ohio State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1924 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 11 Chicago $ 3 – 0 – 3 4 – 1 – 3 No. 4 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 No. 6 Iowa 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0 Minnesota 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2 Ohio State 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 3 – 3 Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin 0 – 2 – 2 2 – 3 – 3 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System	1925 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Michigan $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 No. 8 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Ohio State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 10 Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 8 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Purdue 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 No. 10 Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System	1927 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Illinois + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1 No. 3 Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 2 No. 7 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Chicago 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Ohio State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Indiana 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Iowa 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System	1928 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Illinois $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 4 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 6 Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Ohio State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1 Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Purdue $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 No. 5 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Michigan 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Chicago 1 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System	1930 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1 No. 4 Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Purdue 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 2 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System	1931 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Purdue + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 No. 4 Northwestern + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Indiana 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Iowa 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System
1932 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 No. 4 Purdue + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 No. 11 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 No. 6 Ohio State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 3 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Minnesota 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Indiana 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System	1933 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1 No. 3 Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 4 4 – 0 – 4 No. 5 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 10 Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2 Chicago 0 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 2 Indiana 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2 Wisconsin 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System	1934 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 No. 9 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Purdue 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2 Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1 Michigan 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press
1935 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Minnesota + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 No. 5 Ohio State + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Indiana 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 No. 16 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 No. 18 Iowa 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Chicago 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from United Press	1936 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 1 Minnesota 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Indiana 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Iowa 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Wisconsin 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Michigan 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1937 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2 Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0 Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2 No. 17 Northwestern 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 2 – 2 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Ohio State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1 Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1939 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 15 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 No. 9 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 No. 20 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Purdue 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2 Northwestern 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1 Minnesota 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1 Indiana 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 2 Wisconsin 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 Chicago 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1940 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 No. 3 Michigan 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0 No. 8 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Iowa 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0 Indiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0 No. 5 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 No. 13 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1 No. 11 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1 Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1942 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 3 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 No. 9 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 No. 19 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1943 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Purdue + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 No. 3 Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 9 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0 Indiana 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2 Minnesota 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Ohio State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Iowa 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 No. 8 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Purdue 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Indiana 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 15 Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Iowa 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1945 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Indiana $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1 No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 No. 12 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Illinois 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Iowa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1946 Big Nine Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 No. 20 Indiana 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Ohio State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Purdue 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1947 Big Nine Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Indiana 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Ohio State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1948 Big Nine Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0 No. 7 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 No. 16 Minnesota 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1949 Big Nine Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 6 Ohio State + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2 No. 7 Michigan + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 No. 8 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 9 Michigan $ 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 No. 14 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 No. 13 Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1 Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1 Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1951 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 4 Illinois $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1 Purdue 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 No. 8 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Ohio State 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2 Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Iowa 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 2 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1952 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 No. 18 Purdue + 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2 No. 17 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2 Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Northwestern 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1 Iowa 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Michigan State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 7 Illinois + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1 No. 15 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 No. 20 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 No. 9 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1954 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 No. 9 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 15 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1 Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Michigan State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Northwestern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1955 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 5 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 2 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 12 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 Minnesota 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1956 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 3 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 7 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 12 Minnesota 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 No. 9 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 15 Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1 Purdue 1 – 4 – 2 3 – 4 – 2 Illinois 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2 Wisconsin 0 – 4 – 3 1 – 5 – 3 Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1957 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 No. 3 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 No. 19 Wisconsin 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Purdue 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Michigan 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Northwestern 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1958 Big Ten Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T No. 2 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1 No. 7 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 No. 8 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 No. 13 Purdue 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2 Indiana 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1 Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Michigan 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Michigan State 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll