2024 Big Ten Conference football season

2024 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 24, 2024
through January 1, 2025
Number of teams18
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, Big Ten Network)
CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+)
NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
2025 NFL draft
Regular season
Championship Game
Football seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Indiana   6 – 0     9 – 0  
No. 1 Oregon   6 – 0     9 – 0  
No. 3 Ohio State   4 – 1     7 – 1  
No. 6 Penn State   4 – 1     7 – 1  
Iowa   4 – 2     6 – 3  
Minnesota   4 – 2     6 – 3  
Illinois   3 – 3     6 – 3  
Washington   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Michigan   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Wisconsin   3 – 3     5 – 4  
UCLA   2 – 4     3 – 5  
Nebraska   2 – 4     5 – 4  
Michigan State   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Northwestern   2 – 4     4 – 5  
USC   2 – 5     4 – 5  
Maryland   1 – 4     4 – 4  
Rutgers   1 – 4     4 – 4  
Purdue   0 – 5     1 – 7  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 5, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Previous season

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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.

Coaching changes

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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] On July 14, 2023, Northwestern named defensive coordinator 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] Tucker was officially fired on September 27. On November 25, 2023, Michigan State hired 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] Indiana hired 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] Two days later, Michigan elevated its offensive coordinator 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] On February 12, UCLA announced the hiring of DeShaun Foster as its next head coach.[10]

Preseason

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Recruiting classes

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Rankings
Team Rivals[11] Scout & 24/7[12] On3 Recruits[13] Signees USC 18 17 18 22

Big Ten Media Days

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Preseason Media Poll

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The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.[14]

Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Ohio State 480 (21)
2 Oregon 448 (6)
3 Penn State 418
4 Michigan 411
5 Iowa 363
6 USC 346
7 Wisconsin 313
8 Nebraska 293
9 Rutgers 249
10 Washington 236
11 Maryland 185
12 Minnesota 183
13 Illinois 145
14 Northwestern 138
15 UCLA 124
16 Michigan State 119
17 Indiana 76
18 Purdue 65
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

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Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.[15][16]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Dillon Gabriel QB Oregon 83 (24)
2 Quinshon Judkins RB Ohio State 39 (4)
3 Emeka Egbuka WR Ohio State 27 (5)
T4 Will Howard QB Ohio State 10 (2)
T4 Kyle Monangai RB Rutgers 10 (1)
T4 TreVeyon Henderson RB Ohio State 10 (1)
Others Zachariah Branch WR USC N/A
Others Miller Moss QB USC N/A
Others Tez Johnson WR Oregon N/A
Others Darius Taylor RB Minnesota N/A
Others Nick Singleton RB Penn State N/A
Others Drew Allar QB Penn State N/A
Others Kaytron Allen RB Penn State N/A
Others Dylan Raiola QB Nebraska N/A
Others Colston Loveland TE Michigan N/A
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1 Will Johnson CB Michigan 47 (9)
2 Caleb Downs S Ohio State 30 (4)
3T Mason Graham DT Michigan 25 (7)
3T JT Tuimoloau DE Ohio State 25 (5)
3T Jay Higgins LB Iowa 25 (3)
6 Abdul Carter DE Penn State 17 (2)
Others Jack Sawyer DE Ohio State N/A
Others Sebastian Castro CB Iowa N/A
Others Hunter Wohler S Wisconsin N/A
Others Denzel Burke CB Ohio State N/A
Others Jeffrey Bassa LB Oregon N/A
Others Bear Alexander DT USC N/A
Others Dillon Thieneman S Purdue N/A

Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Illinois AP RV 24 19 24 23 22 20
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Indiana AP RV RV 23 18 16 13 8
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Iowa AP 25 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
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Maryland AP
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Michigan AP 9 10 17 18 12 10 24 24
C 8 (1) 9 16 17 12 10 21 22
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Michigan State AP
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Minnesota AP
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Nebraska AP RV RV 23 22 RV RV RV RV RV
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Northwestern AP
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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
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
Penn State AP 8 8 8 10 9 7 4 3 3 6
C 9 8 7 8 8 7 5 3 3 7
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Purdue AP
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Rutgers AP RV
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UCLA AP
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USC AP 23 13 11 11 12 11 RV
C 23 14 11 12 16 15 RV
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Washington AP RV RV RV RV RV
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Wisconsin AP RV RV RV
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Legend
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

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

Regular season schedule

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Week 1

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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.

Week 2

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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

Week 3

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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

Week 4

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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

Week 5

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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

Week 6

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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

Week 7

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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

Week 8

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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

Week 9

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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

Week 10

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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

Week 11

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 8† 9:00 PM Iowa UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FOX      
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      
#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

Week 12

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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

Week 13

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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

Week 14

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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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 7 8:00 PM TBD TBD Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game) CBS      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

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Bowl games

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See also: 2024–25 NCAA football bowl games

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

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2024–2025 records against non-conference foes

Awards and honors

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Player of the Week Honors

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Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (September 2) [17] Miller Moss QB USC Kevin Winston Jr. S PSU Mateen Bhagani K UCLA Dylan Raiola QB NEB
Dominic Zvada K MICH
Week 2 (September 9)[18] Kyle Monangai QB RUT Xavier Scott DB ILL Tez Johnson WR ORE Nick Marsh WR MSU
Week 3 (September 16)[19] Kurtis Rourke QB IU Dante Trader Jr. DB MD Atticus Sappington K ORE Kerry Brown DB MIN
Week 4 (September 23)[20] Kaleb Johnson RB IA Josaiah Stewart DE MICH Tommy Doman P MICH Khmori House LB WAS
Luke Altmyer QB ILL
Week 5 (September 30)[21] Kalel Mullings RB MICH Abdul Carter DE/LB PSU Dominic Zvada (2) K MICH Jeremiah Smith WR OSU
Tez Johnson WR ORE
Week 6 (October 7)[22] Kurtis Rourke (2) QB IU Jordan Burch DE ORE Brian Buschini P NEB Trech Kekahuna WR WIS
Emeka Egbuka WR OSU
Week 7 (October 14)[23] Dillon Gabriel QB ORE Aaron Graves DL IA Luke Akers K/P NW Ryan Barker K PSU
Tyler Warren TE PSU Koi Perich DB MIN
Week 8 (October 21)[24] Ethan Garbers QB UCLA Gabe Jacas LB ILL Jonathan Kim K/P MSU Nick Marsh (2) WR MSU
Week 9 (October 28)[25] Max Brosmer QB MIN D'Angelo Ponds DB IU Kaden Wetjen PR IA Koi Perich DB MIN
Week 9 (November 4)[26] Kaleb Johnson (2) RB IA Carson Bruener LB WAS Dragan Kesich K MIN Kwazi Gilmer WR UCLA

Big Ten individual awards

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All-Conference teams

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Home attendance

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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† 454,411 108,336 101.7%
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
†Season High

  1. ^ Temporary stadium to be used during the construction of the new Ryan Field, set to open in 2026.
  2. ^ a b Game to be played at Wrigley Field. Its listed capacity for baseball is 41,649, but does not reflect changes for football.

2025 NFL draft

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Main article: 2025 NFL draft

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft

Player Position School Draft
round 		Round
pick 		Overall
pick 		Team

Head coaches

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Current through November 2, 2024 games

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Bret Bielema[a] 4 121–80 (.602) 24–22 (.522) 52–37 (.584)
Indiana Curt Cignetti 1 128–35 (.785) 9–0 (1.000) 6–0 (1.000)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 26 214–143 (.599) 202–122 (.623) 126–87 (.592)
Iowa Seth Wallace (interim)[b] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Maryland Mike Locksley[c] 6 35–63 (.357) 33–37 (.471) 16–36 (.308)
Michigan Sherrone Moore 1 6–4 (.600) 6–4 (.600) 3–3 (.500)
Michigan State Jonathan Smith 1 38–40 (.487) 4–5 (.444) 2–4 (.333)
Minnesota P. J. Fleck 8 86–59 (.593) 56–37 (.602) 33–34 (.493)
Nebraska Matt Rhule 2 57–54 (.514) 10–11 (.476) 5–10 (.333)
Northwestern David Braun[d][e] 2 12–10 (.545) 12–10 (.545) 7–8 (.467)
Ohio State Ryan Day[f] 6 63–9 (.875) 63–9 (.875) 43–4 (.915)
Oregon Dan Lanning 3 31–5 (.861) 31–5 (.861) 6–0 (1.000)
Penn State James Franklin 11 119–55 (.684) 95–40 (.704) 60–33 (.645)
Purdue Ryan Walters 2 5–15 (.250) 5–15 (.250) 3–11 (.214)
Rutgers Greg Schiano[g] 16 91–99 (.479) 91–99 (.479) 10–31 (.244)
UCLA DeShaun Foster 1 3–5 (.375) 3–5 (.375) 2–4 (.333)
USC Lincoln Riley 3 78–23 (.772) 23–13 (.639) 2–5 (.286)
Washington Jedd Fisch 1 22–26 (.458) 5–4 (.556) 3–3 (.500)
Wisconsin Luke Fickell[h] 2 76–35 (.685) 13–10 (.565) 11–12 (.478)
  1. ^ Bret Bielema coached in the Big Ten from 2006 through 2012 at Wisconsin, going 37–19 in Big Ten play and winning three Big Ten championships.
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[30]
  4. ^ Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[31]
  5. ^ David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[32]
  6. ^ 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]
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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

References

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  1. ^ Thamel, Pete (July 10, 2023). "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach
  3. ^ Mel Tucker suspended amid investigation into sexual harassment of rape survivor
  4. ^ Jonathan Smith Named Michigan State University Head Football Coach
  5. ^ Indiana coach Tom Allen fired, owed $20.8M buyout
  6. ^ Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University
  7. ^ Jim Harbaugh accepts head coaching job with Chargers
  8. ^ Michigan tabs Sherrone Moore to replace Harbaugh as head coach.
  9. ^ Ohio State hires UCLA's Chip Kelly to replace Bill O'Brien as OC
  10. ^ UCLA names former Bruins RB DeShaun Foster new coach.
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  19. ^ "Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, and Minnesota Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
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  22. ^ "Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Big Ten Conference. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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  27. ^ McKessy, Jack (August 28, 2024). "How Northwestern turned lacrosse field into unique 12,000-seat, lakeside football stadium". USA Today. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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  29. ^ Schultz, Brad (August 22, 2024). "Iowa football's Kirk Ferentz addresses his one-game suspension amid NCAA Level II recruiting violation". The Daily Iowan.
  30. ^ "OC Mike Locksley named interim head coach at Maryland". RSN. October 11, 2015.
  31. ^ "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald'". ESPN. July 10, 2023.
  32. ^ Thamel, Pete (July 14, 2023). "Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach'". ESPN.
  33. ^ Allen, Paul Myerberg and Kevin (August 22, 2018). "Ohio State suspends football coach Urban Meyer three games: 'I want to apologize'". USA TODAY.
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