2023 Big Ten Conference football season

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2023 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2023
through January 1, 2024
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox/FS1, Big Ten Network), CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
2024 NFL draft
Top draft pickMarvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
Picked byArizona Cardinals, 4th overall
Regular season
Season MVPMarvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State[a]
East Division championsMichigan
West Division championsIowa
Championship Game
ChampionsMichigan
  Runners-upIowa
Finals MVPMike Sainristil
Football seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^   9 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 10 Ohio State   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 13 Penn State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 6     7 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 8     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy   7 – 2     10 – 4  
Northwestern   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Nebraska   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Purdue   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Big Ten Conference football season was the 128th season of college football played for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's tenth season with 14 teams, and its thirteenth and final season with a divisional scheduling format. Next season the league will expand to 18 with the additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington. This was the first year of the Big Ten's new media deal and thus its first year of no games airing on ABC Sports properties and first year of games airing on NBC Sports and CBS Sports properties. This was also the final year Northwestern played in the original Ryan Field before its demolition.

The 2023 season saw the Michigan Wolverines win the College Football Playoff and the national championship.

Previous season[edit]

Michigan won the East Division championship, with the Wolverines making their second consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game. In the West Division, Purdue won the division title and made their first championship game appearance. In that championship game, Michigan defeated Purdue 43–22 to win the Big Ten championship. With that win, the Wolverines landed a spot in the 2022–23 College Football Playoff as the No. 2 seed. The Wolverines lost in the semifinal game of the playoffs to third-seeded TCU 51–45 in the Fiesta Bowl. Along with Michigan, the Big Ten placed a second team into the College Football Playoff as Ohio State earned the #4 seed, but fell to the top-seed and eventual national champion Georgia in the Peach Bowl, 42–41.

Besides Michigan and Ohio State, seven other Big Ten football teams qualified for bowl games: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin. The Big Ten overall went 5–4 in postseason games in the 2022 season.

Coaching changes[edit]

There are four head coaching changes in the Big Ten for the 2023 season. Nebraska hired Matt Rhule to replace Scott Frost. Rhule most recently coached in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.

Purdue hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters to replace Jeff Brohm, who left for the head coaching job at his alma mater of Louisville.

Wisconsin released Paul Chryst and replaced him with Luke Fickell, who had been serving as the head coach at Cincinnati.

On July 10, 2023, Northwestern announced they were parting ways with head coach Pat Fitzgerald after allegations surrounding hazing within the Wildcat football program.[1] On July 14, 2023, Northwestern named defensive coordinator David Braun the interim coach for the 2023 season.[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 will serve as interim coach while the case is being sorted out.[3] Tucker was officially fired on September 27.

On November 26, 2023, following the conclusion of the regular season, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers had completed a third consecutive losing season.[4]

Preseason[edit]

Recruiting classes[edit]

Rankings
Team Rivals[5] Scout & 24/7[6] On3 Recruits[7] Signees
Illinois 35 42 40 23
Indiana 62 69 61 16
Iowa 31 39 39 22
Maryland 48 36 48 25
Michigan 18 17 18 25
Michigan State 36 23 22 16
Minnesota 38 44 47 21
Nebraska 25 24 29 28
Northwestern 45 47 44 19
Ohio State 4 5 4 20
Penn State 15 13 14 23
Purdue 67 67 58 18
Rutgers 65 57 60 19
Wisconsin 58 58 43 15

Big Ten Media Days[edit]

The teams, representatives and times(CT) in respective order were as follows:

Media Day Schedule
Team Head coach Time Players
Wednesday, July 26
Illinois Bret Bielema 11:00 a.m. Jer’Zhan Newton (DL), Keith Randolph Jr (DL), Isaiah Williams (WR)
Rutgers Greg Schiano 11:15 a.m. Deion Jennings (LB), Johnny Langan (TE), Aaron Lewis (DL)
Michigan State Mel Tucker 11:30 a.m. J.D. Duplain (G), Cal Haladay (LB),Tre Mosley (WR)
Northwestern David Braun 11:45 a.m. –
Penn State James Franklin 12:00 p.m. Keaton Ellis (S), Olumuyiwa Fashanu (OL), Adisa Isaac (DE)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 12:15 p.m. Cooper DeJean (DB), Jay Higgins (LB), Luke Lachey (TE)
Ohio State Ryan Day 12:30 p.m. Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR), Cade Stover (TE), J. T. Tuimoloau (DE)
Thursday, July 27
Indiana Tom Allen 11:00 a.m. Aaron Casey (LB), Jaylin Lucas (RB/RS), Noah Pierre (DB)
Maryland Mike Locksley 11:15 a.m. Roman Hemby (RB), Tarheeb Still (DB), Taulia Tagovailoa (QB)
Minnesota P. J. Fleck 11:30 a.m. Chris Autman-Bell (WR), Tyler Nubin (DB), Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE)
Purdue Ryan Walters 11:45 a.m. Hudson Card (QB), Sanoussi Kane (DB), TJ Sheffield (WR)
Nebraska Matt Rhule 12:00 p.m. Ethan Piper (G), Luke Reimer (LB), Jeff Sims (G)
Wisconsin Luke Fickell 12:15 p.m. Braelon Allen (RB), Tanner Mordecai (QB), Maema Njongmeta (LB)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 12:30 p.m. Blake Corum (RB), Kris Jenkins (DT), Mike Sainristil (CB)

Notes:[8]

  • Northwestern players opted out of the media day due to Northwestern hazing scandal.[9]

Preseason Media Poll[edit]

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.[10]

East
Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Michigan 248 (27)
2 Ohio State 226 (8)
3 Penn State 192 (2)
4 Maryland 143
5 Michigan State 105
6 Rutgers 74
7 Indiana 48
West
Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Wisconsin 233 (20)
2 Iowa 232 (16)
3 Minnesota 176 (1)
4 Illinois 152
5 Nebraska 116
6 Purdue 89
7 Northwestern 38
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1 Michigan over Wisconsin 15
2 Michigan over Iowa 11
T3 Ohio State over Iowa 4
T3 Ohio State over Wisconsin 4
T5 Michigan over Minnesota 1
T5 Penn State over Iowa 1
T5 Penn State over Wisconsin 1

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.[11][12]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State 94 (27)
2 Blake Corum RB Michigan 56 (4)
3 J. J. McCarthy QB 27 (5)
4 Braelon Allen RB Wisconsin 21
T5 Nick Singleton RB Penn State 6
Taulia Tagovailoa QB Maryland
7 Kyle McCord QB Ohio State 5
T8 Olu Fashanu OT Penn State 2
TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State
Donovan Edwards RB Michigan
11 Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio State 1
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Cooper DeJean DB Iowa 42 (6)
2 Jer’Zhan Newton DT Illinois 41 (7)
3 Tommy Eichenberg LB Ohio State 29 (6)
4 J. T. Tuimoloau DE 28 (5)
5 Kalen King DB Penn State 22 (1)
6 Abdul Carter LB 20 (5)
7 Chop Robinson DE 13 (3)
8 Denzel Burke DB Ohio State 7( 1)
T9 Junior Colson LB Michigan 5 (1)
Will Johnson DB
11 Michael Hall Jr. DT Ohio State 3 (1)
T12 Cal Haladay LB Michigan State 2
Jack Sawyer DE Ohio State
T14 Maema Njongmeta LB Wisconsin 1
Tyler Nubin DB Minnesota
Nic Scourton LB Purdue

Individual awards[edit]

All−American Teams[edit]

Sources: [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

AP 1st Team AP 2nd Team AS 1st Team AS 2nd Team AS 3rd Team AS 4th Team WCFF 1st Team WCFF 2nd Team ESPN CBS 1st Team CBS 2nd Team CFN 1st Team CFN 2nd Team PFF 1st Team PFF 2nd Team PFF 3rd Team SN 1st Team SN 2nd Team
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Abdul Carter Green tickY
Connor Colby Green tickY
Junior Colson Green tickY
Blake Corum Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Cooper DeJean Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Donovan Edwards Green tickY
Tommy Eichenberg Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Emeka Egbuka Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Brevyn Spann-Ford Green tickY Green tickY
Marvin Harrison Jr. Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
TreVeyon Henderson Green tickY
Donovan Jackson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Kris Jenkins Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Will Johnson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Matthew Jones Green tickY
Kalen King Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Jaylin Lucas Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Rod Moore Green tickY Green tickY
Jer'Zhan Newton Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Tyler Nubin Green tickY
Drake Nugent Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Keith Randolph Jr. Green tickY
Lathan Ransom Green tickY
Chop Robinson Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Nicholas Singleton Green tickY Green tickY
Tory Taylor Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
J. T. Tuimoloau Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Zak Zinter Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

Rankings[edit]

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Schedule[edit]

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

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Regular season schedule[edit]

Week 1[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 8:00 p.m. Nebraska Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) FOX  MIN 13–10   53,629
September 1 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 W 31–7   73,216
September 2 12:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Peacock W 30–3   109,480
September 2 12:00 p.m. Utah State No. 25 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1 W 24–14   69,250
September 2 12:00 p.m. Fresno State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 35–39   54,898
September 2 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN CBS  OSU 23–3   50,050
September 2 3:30 p.m. Buffalo No. 19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 W 38–17   76,224
September 2 3:30 p.m. Towson Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 38–6   37,241
September 2 7:30 p.m. Toledo Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 30–28   48,898
September 2 7:30 p.m. West Virginia No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (PSU-WVU rivalry) NBC W 38–15   110,747
September 3 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ CBS  RUT 24–7   53,026
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 7:00 p.m. Indiana State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 41–7   42,775
September 8 7:30 p.m. Illinois Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ESPN2 L 23–34   45,809
September 9 12:00 p.m. No. 25 (FCS) Youngstown State No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 35–7   102,897
September 9 12:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 22 Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (CU-NU rivalry) FOX L 14–36   53,241
September 9 12:00 p.m. Purdue Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 W 24–17   65,632
September 9 12:00 p.m. No. 19 (FCS) Delaware No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA Peacock W 63–7   108,575
September 9 3:30 p.m. UNLV No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI CBS W 35–7   109,482
September 9 3:30 p.m. Richmond Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 45–14   70,049
September 9 3:30 p.m. UTEP Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 38–7   14,851
September 9 3:30 p.m. Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Series) FOX W 20–13   61,500
September 9 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 25–6   48,101
September 9 7:30 p.m. Temple Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 36–7   45,317
September 9 7:30 p.m. No. 19 Wisconsin Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA ABC L 22–31   33,024
September 9 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD NBC W 38–20   32,804
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 15 7:00 p.m. Virginia Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-UVA rivalry) FS1 W 42–14   37,041
September 16 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Penn State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FOX  PSU 30–13   49,099
September 16 12:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 35–14   75,610
September 16 12:00 p.m. Indiana Louisville Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN BTN L 14–21    
September 16 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan No. 25 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 41–10   69,250
September 16 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 35–16   52,657
September 16 3:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 20 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN L 13–31   45,151
September 16 3:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 21 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN L 14–38   18,141
September 16 4:00 p.m. Western Kentucky No. 6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX W 63–10   100,217
September 16 5:00 p.m. No. 8 Washington Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI Peacock L 7–41   70,528
September 16 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1 W 35–11   86,875
September 16 7:30 p.m. Syracuse Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN NBC L 20–35   61,441
September 16 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 31–6   109,955
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 22 7:00 p.m. Wisconsin Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN FS1  WIS 38–17   55,529
September 23† 12:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN  MICH 31–7   109,756
September 23† 3:30 p.m. Maryland Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI NBC  MD 31–9   70,131
September 23 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 23–17   53,512
September 23 3:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 28–14   87,115
September 23 7:30 p.m. No. 24 Iowa No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA CBS  PSU 31–0   110,830
September 23 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State No. 9 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC W 17–14   77,622
September 23 7:30 p.m. Akron Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 29–27 4OT  44,968
September 23 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 37–34 OT  20,148
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Penn State Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  PSU 41–13   25,064
September 30† 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 35–24   46,843
September 30† 3:30 p.m. Illinois Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) Peacock  PUR 44–19   59,510
September 30 3:30 p.m. Indiana Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MD 44–17   38,181
September 30 3:30 p.m. Wagner Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 52–3   40,165
September 30 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Michigan Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX  MICH 45–7   87,134
September 30 7:30 p.m. Michigan State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA NBC  IA 26–16   69,250
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 30 No. 4 Ohio State Wisconsin

Week 6[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 6 8:00 p.m. Nebraska Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1  NEB 20–7   46,703
October 7† 12:00 p.m. Maryland No. 4 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX  OSU 37–17   104,974
October 7† 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI Peacock  WIS 24–13   74,885
October 7† 3:00 p.m. Howard Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 23–20   22,160
October 7† 3:30 p.m. Purdue Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA Peacock  IA 20–14   69,250
October 7 7:30 p.m. No. 2 Michigan Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) NBC  MICH 52–10   52,179
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 7 Indiana Michigan State No. 6 Penn State

Week 7[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 14 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN Peacock  OSU 41–7   57,319
October 14 12:00 p.m. Indiana No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FOX  MICH 52–7   110,264
October 14† 12:00 p.m. Michigan State Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  RUT 27–24   52,879
October 14† 3:30 p.m. Illinois Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD NBC  ILL 27–24   35,580
October 14† 3:30 p.m. Massachusetts No. 6 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 63–0   105,533
October 14 4:00 p.m. Iowa Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy) FOX  IA 15–6   76,205
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 14 Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern

Week 8[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 21 12:00 PM No. 7 Penn State No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry) FOX  OSU 20–12   105,506
October 21† 12:00 PM Rutgers Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  RUT 31–14   43,611
October 21 3:30 PM Minnesota No. 24 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) NBC  MIN 12–10   69,250
October 21† 3:30 PM Wisconsin Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1  WIS 25–21   54,205
October 21 3:30 PM Northwestern Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NEB 17–9   86,769
October 21 7:30 PM No. 2 Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) NBC  MICH 49–0   74,206
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 21 Maryland Purdue

Week 9[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 28 12:00 PM Indiana No. 10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA CBS  PSU 33–24   107,209
October 28 12:00 PM Maryland Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 33–27   19,286
October 28† 3:30 PM Purdue Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1  NEB 31–14   86,709
October 28 3:30 PM Michigan State Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MIN 27–12   47,392
October 28 7:30 PM No. 3 Ohio State Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI NBC  OSU 24–10   76,453
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 28 Illinois Iowa #2 Michigan Rutgers

Week 10[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 4 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ CBS  OSU 35–16   53,703
November 4 12:00 p.m. Nebraska Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1  MSU 20–17   63,134
November 4 12:00 p.m. Wisconsin Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  IU 20–14   45,466
November 4 3:30 p.m. No. 9 Penn State Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU rivalry) FOX  PSU 51–15   51,802
November 4 3:30 p.m. Iowa Northwestern Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL Peacock  IA 10–7   –
November 4 3:30 p.m. Illinois Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  ILL 27–26   42,906
November 4 7:30 p.m. Purdue No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI NBC  MICH 41–13   110,245
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Michigan No. 10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FOX  MICH 24–15   110,856
November 11 12:00 p.m. Maryland Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE Peacock  MD 13–10   86,830
November 11 12:00 p.m. Indiana Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  ILL 48–45 OT  53,157
November 11 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN NBC  PUR 49–30   59,049
November 11 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1  NW 24–10   76,124
November 11 3:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 22 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN  IA 22–0   69,250
November 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 1 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH NBC  OSU 38–3   105,137
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 18 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1  PSU 27–6   105,114
November 18 12:00 p.m. Michigan Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD FOX  MICH 31–24   49,546
November 18 12:00 p.m. Michigan State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) BTN  MSU 24–21   40,666
November 18 12:00 p.m. Purdue Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 23–15   23,291
November 18 3:30 p.m. Illinois Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1  IA 15–13   69,250
November 18 4:00 p.m. Minnesota Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN  OSU 37–3   104,019
November 18 7:30 p.m. Nebraska Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy) NBC  WIS 24–17 OT  72,237
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 24 12:00 p.m. No. 20 Iowa Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game) CBS  IA 13–10   86,183
November 24 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Penn State Michigan State Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Land Grant Trophy) NBC  PSU 42–0   51,927
November 25 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State No. 3 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) FOX  MICH 30–24   110,615
November 25 12:00 p.m. Indiana Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) BTN  PUR 35–31   59,993
November 25 3:30 p.m. Maryland Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  MD 42–24   47,012
November 25 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) BTN  NW 45–43   42,310
November 25 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) FS1  WIS 28–14   48,119
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 2 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Michigan No. 16 Iowa Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game) FOX  MICH 26–0   67,842
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason[edit]

Bowl games[edit]

See also: 2023–24 NCAA football bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten will have annually 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, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Music City Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, and 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 is among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Legend
  Big Ten win
  Big Ten loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance
Las Vegas Bowl December 23, 2023 Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV ABC 7:30 PM Northwestern Utah 14–7 20,897
Quick Lane Bowl December 26, 2023 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 2:00 PM Minnesota Bowling Green 30–24 28,521
Pinstripe Bowl December 28, 2023 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY ESPN 2:15 PM Rutgers Miami (FL) 31–24 35,314
Music City Bowl December 30, 2023 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ABC 2:00 PM Maryland Auburn 31–13 50,088
ReliaQuest Bowl January 1, 2024 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 12:00 PM Wisconsin #13 LSU 31–35 31,424
Citrus Bowl January 1, 2024 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC 1:00 PM #17 Iowa #21 Tennessee 0–35 43,861
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl December 29, 2023 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 7:00 PM #7 Ohio State #9 Missouri 3–14 70,114
Peach Bowl December 30, 2023 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN 12:00 PM #10 Penn State #11 Mississippi 25–38 71,230
College Football Playoff
Rose Bowl (semifinal) January 1, 2024 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN 5:00 PM #1 Michigan #4 Alabama 27–20 (OT) 96,371
CFP National Championship Game January 8, 2024 NRG Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN 7:30 PM #1 Michigan #2 Washington 34–13 72,808

Rankings are from College Football Playoff Rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Big Ten records vs other conferences[edit]

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes

Awards and honors[edit]

Player of the week honors[edit]

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (Sept. 5) [32] Drew Allar QB PSU Miles Scott DB ILL Dragan Kesich K MINN Dillon Thieneman DB PUR
Tyler Nubin S MINN
Week 2 (Sept. 11) [33] Noah Kim QB MSU Sebastian Castro DB IA Jai Patel K RUT Darius Taylor RB MINN
Week 3 (Sept. 18) [34] Kyle Monangai RB RUT Hunter Wohler S WIS Braedan Wisloski WR MD Darius Taylor RB MINN
Week 4 (Sept. 25) [35] Bryce Kirtz WR NW Lathan Ransom S OSU Nathanial Vakos K WIS Darius Taylor RB MINN
Week 5 (Oct. 2) [36] Taulia Tagovailoa QB MD Nick Jackson LB IA Cooper DeJean DB IA Zach Evans RB MINN
Josaiah Stewart DE MICH
Week 6 (Oct. 9) [37] Marvin Harrison Jr. WR OSU Josh Proctor S OSU Tory Taylor P IA Dillon Thieneman DB PUR
Week 7 (Oct. 16) [38] J. J. McCarthy QB MICH Seth Coleman LB ILL Tory Taylor P IA Kaden Feagin RB ILL
Daequan Hardy CB PSU
Week 8 (Oct. 23) [39] J. J. McCarthy QB MICH Tyler Nubin S MIN Dragan Kesich K MIN Braedyn Locke QB WIS
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR OSU
Week 9 (Oct. 30) [40] Jordan Nubin RB MIN Aidan Hubbard DL NW Quinton Newsome CB NEB Dillon Thieneman DB PUR
Week 10 (Nov. 6) [41] Isaiah Williams WR ILL Aaron Casey LB IU Drew Stevens K IA Kaden Feagin RB ILL
Week 11 (Nov. 13) [42] John Paddock QB ILL Tarheeb Still DB MD Jack Howes K MD Dillon Thieneman DB PUR
Week 12 (Nov. 20) [43] Maliq Carr TE MSU Mike Sainristil DB MICH Tory Taylor P IA Katin Houser QB MSU
Week 13 (Nov. 27) [44] Taulia Tagovailoa QB MD Aaron Casey LB IU James Turner K MICH Dillon Thieneman DB PUR

Big Ten individual awards[edit]

See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards

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

Award Player School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year J. J. McCarthy Michigan
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Blake Corum Michigan
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Cade Stover Ohio State
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Olumuyiwa Fashanu Penn State
Nagurski-Wooden Defensive Player of the Year Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Tommy Eichenberg Ohio State
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Cooper DeJean Iowa
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Dillon Thieneman Purdue
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Dragan Kesich Minnesota
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Tory Taylor Iowa
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Cooper DeJean Iowa
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Coaches) David Braun Northwestern
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Media) David Braun Northwestern
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Dick Butkus Illinois
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Richard Coachys Indiana

All-Conference Teams[edit]

Main article: 2023 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2023 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards[45]

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Isaiah Adams, Julian Pearl, Josh Gesky, Josh Kreutz, Kaden Feagin, John Paddock, Caleb Griffin, Xavier Scott, Dylan Rosiek, Seth Coleman, Keith Randolph Jr.; INDIANA: Zach Carpenter, Donaven McCulley, Jaylin Lucas, James Evans, Andre Carter; IOWA: Mason Richman, Rusty Feth, Erick All, Leshon Williams, Sebastian Castro, Quinn Schulte, Nick Jackson, Logan Lee, Joe Evans, Yahya Black; MARYLAND: Corey Bullock, Roman Hemby, Kaden Prather, Jeshaun Jones, Beau Brade, Ja'Quan Sheppard, Jaishawn Barham, Quashon Fuller; MICHIGAN : A.J. Barner, Semaj Morgan, Makari Paige, Josh Wallace, Braiden McGregor, Josaiah Stewart, Jaylen Harrell, Derrick Moore; MICHIGAN STATE: J.D. Duplain, Nick Samac, Nathan Carter, Jonathan Kim, Jaden Mangham, Cal Haladay, Simeon Barrow; MINNESOTA: Quinn Carroll, Nathan Boe, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Darius Taylor, Justin Walley; NEBRASKA: Isaac Gifford, Quinton Newsome, Tommi Hill, Omar Brown, Nash Hutmacher, Ty Robinson; NORTHWESTERN: A.J. Henning, Jack Olsen, Rod Heard, Xander Mueller; OHIO STATE: Davison Igbinosun, Josh Proctor, Lathan Ransom, Sonny Styles, Steele Chambers, Ty Hamilton; PENN STATE: Caedan Wallace, JB Nelson, Sal Wormley, Theo Johnson, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton, Riley Thompson, Jaylen Reed, Kevin Winston Jr., Kobe King, Curtis Jacobs; PURDUE: Gus Hartwig, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Mockobee, Sanoussi Kane, Kydran Jenkins, Isaiah Nihols; RUTGERS: Hollin Pierce, Jai Patel, Max Melton, Mohamed Toure, Aaron Lewis; WISCONSIN: Tanor Bortolini, Ricardo Hallman.

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Isaiah Adams, Josh Gesky, Josh Kreutz, Julian Pearl, Zy Crisler, Dylan Rosiek, Seth Coleman, Xavier Scott, Caleb Griffin, Hugh Robertson; INDIANA: Donaven McCulley, Zach Carpenter, Andre Carter, Kobee Minor; IOWA: Gennings Dunker, Leshon Williams, Logan Jones, Mason Richman, Nick DeJong, Rusty Feth, Deontae Craig, Logan Lee, Quinn Schulte, Yahya Black, Drew Stevens; MARYLAND: Corey Bullock, Gottlieb Ayedze, Kaden Prather, Beau Brade, Ruben Hyppolite II, Braeden Wisloski; MICHIGAN: AJ Barner, Cornelius Johnson, Braiden McGregor, Derrick Moore, Jaylen Harrell, Josh Wallace, Michael Barrett, Rod Moore, James Turner, Semaj Morgan, Tommy Doman; MICHIGAN STATE: J.D. Duplain, Nathan Carter, Nick Samac, Aaron Brule, Cal Haladay, Jaden Mangham, Simeon Barrow, Jonathan Kim; MINNESOTA: Brevyn Spann-Ford, Darius Taylor, Quinn Carroll, Danny Striggow, Jah Joyner, Justin Walley, Kyler Baugh, Mark Crawford; NEBRASKA: Ben Scott, Bryce Benhart, Isaac Gifford, Jimari Butler, Luke Reimer, Nash Hutmacher, Omar Brown, Quinton Newsome, Tommi Hill, Ty Robinson; NORTHWESTERN: A. J. Henning, Bryce Kirt, Aidan Hubbard, Coco Azema, Rod Heard, Jack Olsen; OHIO STATE: Emeka Egbuka, Davison Igbinosun, Lathan Ransom, Michael Hall Jr., Sonny Styles, Jayden Fielding; PENN STATE: Caedan Wallace, Drew Allar, JB Nelson, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Olaivavega Ioane, Sal Wormley, Theo Johnson, Tyler Warren, Daequan Hardy, Dani Dennis-Sutton, Dvon Ellies, Jaylen Reed, Johnny Dixon, Kevin Winston Jr., Kobe King, Zane Durant, Nicholas Singleton, Riley Thompson; PURDUE: Deion Burks, Devin Mockobee, Gus Hartwig, Hudson Card, Marcus Mbow, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Kydran Jenkins, Sanoussi Kane; RUTGERS: Bryan Felter, Gus Zilinskas, Hollin Pierce, Johnny Langan, Aaron Lewis, Deion Jennings, Flip Dixon, Max Melton, Mayan Ahanotu, Mohamed Toure, Robert Longerbeam; WISCONSIN: Will Pauling, Nathanial Vakos.

Home attendance[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 48,898 49,099† 53,512 46,703 54,205 53,157 42,310 – 347,884 49,698 81.9%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,626 50,050† 42,775 44,968 43,611 45,466 40,666 – – 267,536 44,589 84.7%
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 51,802 37,241 32,804 37,041 38,181 35,580 51,802† 49,546 – 282,195 40,314 77.8%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 109,480 109,482 109,955 109,756 110,264 110,245 110,615† – 769,797 109,971 102.2%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 73,216 70,049 70,528 70,131 74,206† 63,134 – – 421,264 70,211 93.6%
Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium 50,805 53,629† 48,101 46,843 52,179 47,392 42,906 48,119 – 339,169 48,453 95.4%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 86,875 87,115 87,134† 86,769 86,709 86,830 86,183 – 607,615 86,802 101.6%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 14,851 20,148 25,064 22,160 19,286 23,291 – – 124,800 20,800 44.1%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,780 102,897 100,217 104,974 105,506† 105,137 105,114 – – 623,845 103,974 101.2%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 110,747 108,575 110,830 105,533 107,209 110,856† 105,114 – 758,864 108,409 101.7%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 61,441 54,898 61,441† 55,529 59,510 57,319 59,049 59,993 – 407,739 58,248 94.8%
Rutgers SHI Stadium 52,454 53,026 45,317 52,657 40,165 52,879 53,703† 47,012 – 344,759 49,251 93.9%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 76,224† 75,610 74,885 76,205 76,453 76,124 72,237 – 527,738 75,391 93.9%

Bold – At or Exceed capacity
†Season High

2024 NFL Draft[edit]

Main article: 2024 NFL draft
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Illinois – 1 2 – – – – 3
Indiana – – – – – – – –
Iowa – 1 – – – – – 1
Maryland – – 1 – – – – 1
Michigan 1 2 4 – – – – 7
Michigan State – – – – – – – –
Minnesota – 1 – – – – – 1
Nebraska – – – – – – – –
Northwestern – – – – – – – –
Ohio State 1 1 – – – – – 2
Penn State 2 – 2 – – – – 4
Purdue – – – – – – – –
Rutgers – 1 – – – – – 1
Wisconsin – – – – – – – –

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2024 NFL draft

* compensatory selection
× 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 4 Arizona Cardinals Marvin Harrison Jr.  WR Ohio State Big Ten
1 10 Minnesota Vikings J. J. McCarthy  QB Michigan Big Ten
from NY Jets
1 11 New York Jets Olu Fashanu  OT Penn State Big Ten
from Minnesota
1 21 Miami Dolphins Chop Robinson  DE Penn State Big Ten
2 36 Washington Commanders Jer'Zhan Newton  DT Illinois Big Ten
2 40 Philadelphia Eagles Cooper DeJean  CB Iowa Big Ten
from Chicago via Washington[R2 - 1]
2 43 Arizona Cardinals Max Melton  CB Rutgers Big Ten
from Atlanta
2 47 New York Giants Tyler Nubin  S Minnesota Big Ten
from Seattle[R2 - 2]
2 49 Cincinnati Bengals Kris Jenkins  DT Michigan Big Ten
2 50 Washington Commanders Mike Sainristil  CB Michigan Big Ten
from New Orleans via Philadelphia[R2 - 3]
2 54 Cleveland Browns Michael Hall Jr.  DT Ohio State Big Ten
3 68 New England Patriots Caedan Wallace  OT Penn State Big Ten
3 69 Los Angeles Chargers Junior Colson  LB Michigan Big Ten
3 71 Arizona Cardinals Isaiah Adams  OT Illinois Big Ten probowl= }}
3 77 Las Vegas Raiders Delmar Glaze  OT Maryland Big Ten
3 82 Arizona Cardinals Tip Reiman  TE Illinois Big Ten
from Indianapolis
3 83 Los Angeles Rams Blake Corum  RB Michigan Big Ten
3 84 Pittsburgh Steelers Roman Wilson  WR Michigan Big Ten
3 85 Cleveland Browns Zak Zinter  OG Michigan Big Ten
3 93 Baltimore Ravens Adisa Isaac  DE Penn State Big Ten

Trades In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2022 draft.

  1. ^ No. 71: Tennessee → Arizona (PD). Tennessee traded a 2024 third-round selection (71st), and 2023 second and third-round selections (41st and 72nd) to Arizona in exchange for 2023 second and third-round selections (33rd and 81st) [Trade 4]
  1. ^ No. 40: Chicago → Washington (PD). Chicago traded a second-round selection to Washington in exchange for defensive end Montez Sweat.[Trade 1]
  2. ^ No. 47: Seattle → NY Giants (PD). Seattle traded a second-round selection and a 2025 fifth-round selection to New York in exchange for defensive tackle Leonard Williams.[Trade 2]
  3. ^ No. 50: New Orleans → Philadelphia (PD). New Orleans traded a second-round selection, 2022 first, third, and seventh-round selections (18th, 101st, and 237th overall), and a 2023 first-round selection (10th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for two 2022 first-round selections (16th and 19th overall) and a 2023 sixth-round selection (194th overall).[Trade 3]
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Head coaches[edit]

Through games of Jan. 8, 2024

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Bret Bielema[b] 3 115–77 (.599) 18–19 (.486) 49–34 (.590)
Indiana Tom Allen[c] 7 33–49 (.402) 33–49 (.402) 18–43 (.295)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 25 208–140 (.598) 196–119 (.622) 122–85 (.589)
Maryland Mike Locksley[d] 5 31–59 (.344) 29–33 (.468) 15–32 (.319)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 9 141–52 (.731) 83–25 (.769) 57–17 (.770)
Michigan Jesse Minter (interim)[e] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Michigan Jay Harbaugh (interim)[f] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Michigan Mike Hart (interim)[g] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Michigan Sherrone Moore (interim)[h] [i] 1 4–0 (1.000) 4–0 (1.000) 3–0 (1.000)
Michigan State Mel Tucker 4 25–21 (.543) 20–14 (.588) 12–13 (.480)
Michigan State Harlon Barnett (interim)[j][k] 1 2–8 (.200) 2–8 (.200) 2–7 (.222)
Minnesota P. J. Fleck 7 80–56 (.588) 50–34 (.595) 29–32 (.475)
Nebraska Matt Rhule 1 52–50 (.510) 5–7 (.417) 3–6 (.333)
Northwestern David Braun (interim)[l][m] 1 8–5 (.615) 8–5 (.615) 5–4 (.556)
Ohio State Ryan Day[n] 5 56–8 (.875) 56–8 (.875) 39–3 (.929)
Penn State James Franklin 10 112–54 (.675) 88–39 (.693) 56–32 (.636)
Purdue Ryan Walters 1 4–8 (.333) 4–8 (.333) 3–6 (.333)
Rutgers Greg Schiano[o] 15 87–95 (.478) 87–95 (.478) 9–27 (.250)
Wisconsin Luke Fickell[p] 1 71–31 (.696) 8–6 (.571) 8–9 (.471)
  1. ^ Also named the Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game, going 0–1.
  4. ^ Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[46]
  5. ^ Jesse Minter served as interim head coach at Michigan for the first game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[47]
  6. ^ Jay Harbaugh served as interim head coach at Michigan for the first half of the second game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[48]
  7. ^ Jay Harbaugh served as interim head coach at Michigan for the second half of the second game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[48]
  8. ^ Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach at Michigan for the third game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[48]
  9. ^ Moore also served as interim coach after Jim Harbaugh was suspended from the sidelines by the Big Ten for a sign stealing scandal.[49]
  10. ^ Mel Tucker was relieved as head coach on September 10, 2023, under investigation for sexual misconduct.[50]
  11. ^ Harlon Bennett was named interim head coach on September 10, 2023.[51]
  12. ^ Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[52]
  13. ^ David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[53]
  14. ^ 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.[54]
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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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  4. ^ Indiana coach Tom Allen fired, owed $20.8M buyout
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