Sports season
The 2024 Big Ten Conference football season is the 129th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This is the Big Ten's first season with 18 teams with the additions of UCLA , USC , Oregon , and Washington , and its first season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.
Michigan won the East Division championship, with the Wolverines making their third consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game . In the West Division, Iowa won the division title and made their third championship game appearance. In that championship game, Michigan defeated Iowa 26–0 to win the Big Ten championship. With that win, the Wolverines landed a spot in the 2023–24 College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed and ultimately won the national championship. The Wolverines defeated Alabama in the Rose Bowl in the semifinals of the playoffs and then defeated Washington in the CFP National Championship Game.
Besides Michigan, eight other Big Ten football teams qualified for bowl games: Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin. The Big Ten overall went 6–4 in postseason games in the 2023 season.
The Big Ten saw six head coaching changes for the 2024 season.
On July 10, 2023, Northwestern announced it was parting ways with head coach Pat Fitzgerald after allegations surrounding hazing within the Wildcat football program.[ 1] David Braun the interim coach for the 2023 season, and named him the permanent head coach on November 15, 2023.[ 2]
On September 10, 2023, Michigan State coach Mel Tucker was suspended as part of an investigation into a sexual harassment claim. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett served as interim coach while the case was being sorted out during the 2023 season.[ 3] Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith as its next head coach.[ 4]
On November 26, 2023, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers completed a third consecutive losing season.[ 5] Curt Cignetti as its new head coach, having previously served as head coach at James Madison .[ 6]
In January 2024, Kalen DeBoer left Washington to replace the retiring Nick Saban at Alabama , and was replaced by Jedd Fisch , previously head coach at Arizona .
On January 24, 2024, Jim Harbaugh left the Michigan Wolverines to return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers .[ 7] Sherrone Moore , who had served as acting head coach for four games in 2023 from which Harbaugh had been suspended, as Harbaugh's successor.[ 8]
On February 9, 2024, Chip Kelly announced his resignation as head coach at UCLA to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.[ 9] DeShaun Foster as its next head coach.[ 10]
Rankings
Team
Rivals[ 11]
Scout & 24/7[ 12]
On3 Recruits[ 13]
Signees
Illinois
45
49
46
19
Indiana
64
65
63
17
Iowa
33
32
29
21
Maryland
32
38
44
24
Michigan
13
16
15
26
Michigan State
44
42
43
20
Minnesota
41
36
34
20
Nebraska
16
18
24
30
Northwestern
81
80
74
17
Ohio State
4
5
3
22
Oregon
6
3
4
27
Penn State
17
15
16
25
Purdue
28
27
30
27
Rutgers
35
35
40
26
UCLA
85
90
69
11
USC
18
17
18
22
Washington
56
47
49
16
Wisconsin
19
23
22
22
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 [ edit ] Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.[ 15] [ 16]
Pre
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Wk
Final
Illinois
AP
RV
24
19
C
RV
RV
21
CFP
Not released
Indiana
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Iowa
AP
25
21
RV
RV
RV
C
25
21
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Maryland
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Michigan
AP
9
10
17
18
12
C
8 (1)
9
16
17
12
CFP
Not released
Michigan State
AP
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Minnesota
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Nebraska
AP
RV
RV
23
22
RV
C
RV
RV
24
22
RV
CFP
Not released
Northwestern
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Ohio State
AP
2 (15)
2 (5)
3 (5)
3 (5)
3 (5)
C
2 (7)
2 (3)
2 (3)
3 (3)
3 (2)
CFP
Not released
Oregon
AP
3 (1)
7
9
9
8
C
3
6
6
6
7
CFP
Not released
Penn State
AP
8
8
8
10
9
C
9
8
7
8
8
CFP
Not released
Purdue
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Rutgers
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
UCLA
AP
C
CFP
Not released
USC
AP
23
13
11
11
12
C
23
14
11
12
16
CFP
Not released
Washington
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
25
22
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Wisconsin
AP
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Legend
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
Not ranked previous week
No change in ranking from previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т
Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold
Regular season schedule [ edit ]
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
August 29
6:00 PM
Howard
Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
W 44–7 47,803
August 29
9:00 PM
North Carolina
Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
FOX
L 17–19 50,805
August 29
9:00 PM
Eastern Illinois
Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
W 45–0 43,849
August 30
7:00 PM
Florida Atlantic
Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
W 16–10 70,271
August 30
9:00 PM
Western Michigan
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
FS1
W 28–14 75,158
August 31
12:00 PM
No. 8 Penn State
West Virginia
Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV
FOX
W 34–12 62,084
August 31
12:00 PM
UConn
Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
FS1
W 50–7 35,421
August 31
12:00 PM
Indiana State
Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
W 49–0 59,488
August 31
12:00 PM
No. 19 (FCS ) Illinois State
No. 25 Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
BTN
W 40–0 69,250
August 31
3:30 PM
UTEP
Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FOX
W 40–7 86,072
August 31
3:30 PM
Akron
No. 2 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
CBS
W 52–6 102,011
August 31
3:30 PM
FIU
Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 31–7 44,150
August 31
3:30 PM
Miami (OH)
Northwestern Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
BTN
W 13–6 12,023
August 31
7:30 PM
Fresno State
No. 9 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
NBC
W 30–10 110,665
August 31
7:30 PM
No. 7 (FCS ) Idaho
No. 3 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
BTN
W 24–14 57,435
August 31
7:30 PM
UCLA Hawaii
Ching Complex • Honolulu, HI
CBS
W 16–13 15,194
August 31
11:00 PM
No. 22 (FCS ) Weber State
Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
BTN
W 35–3 66,984
September 1
7:30 PM
No. 13 LSU
No. 23 USC
Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Vegas Kickoff Classic )
ABC
W 27–20 63,969
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 6
7:00 PM
Western Illinois
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 77–3 39,082
September 6
9:00 PM
Duke
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
FS1
L 20–26 2OT 11,062
September 7
12:00 PM
No. 3 Texas
No. 10 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Big Noon Kickoff )
FOX
L 12–31 111,170
September 7
12:00 PM
Rhode Island
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
Peacock
W 48–0 41,006
September 7
12:00 PM
Bowling Green
No. 8 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
BTN
W 34–27 103,861
September 7
12:00 PM
Akron
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
W 49–17 41,021
September 7
3:30 PM
Iowa State
No. 21 Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy )
CBS
L 19–20 69,250
September 7
3:30 PM
No. 6 (FCS ) South Dakota
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
FS1
W 27–13 76,069
September 7
3:30 PM
Michigan State
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
MSU 27–24
34,819
September 7
3:30 PM
Eastern Michigan
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
BTN
W 30–9 64,222
September 7
7:00 PM
No. 19 Kansas
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
FS1
W 23–17 60,670
September 7
7:30 PM
Colorado
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
NBC
W 28–10 86,906
September 7
7:30 PM
Western Michigan
No. 2 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
W 56–0 102,665
September 7
10:00 PM
Boise State
No. 7 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
Peacock
W 37–34 58,134
September 7
11:00 PM
Utah State
No. 13 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
BTN
W 48–0 68,110
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 7
Purdue
UCLA
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 14
12:00 PM
No. 4 Alabama
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Big Noon Kickoff)
FOX
L 10–42 76,323
September 14†
12:00 PM
Central Michigan
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
Peacock
W 30–9 51,498
September 14†
12:00 PM
Arkansas State
No. 17 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
BTN
W 28–18 110,250
September 14
3:30 PM
No. 9 Oregon
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War )
FOX
W 49–14 38,419
September 14
3:30 PM
No. 18 Notre Dame
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
CBS
L 7–66 61,441
September 14
3:30 PM
Washington State
Washington
Lumen Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup )
Peacock
L 19–24 57,567
September 14
3:30 PM
Prairie View A&M
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
W 40–0 70,066
September 14
3:30 PM
Nevada
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
W 27–0 44,534
September 14
4:00 PM
Troy
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
FS1
W 38–21 69,250
September 14
7:30 PM
Indiana
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
NBC
IU 42–13
47,811
September 14
7:30 PM
No. 21 (FCS ) Northern Iowa
No. 23 Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
BTN
W 34–3 86,546
September 14
7:30 PM
Eastern Illinois
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
BTN
W 31–7 10,631
September 14
8:00 PM
Maryland
Virginia
Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
ACCN
W 27–13 41,352
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 14
#3 Ohio State
#8 Penn State
Rutgers
#11 USC
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 20
8:00 PM
No. 24 Illinois
No. 22 Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FOX
ILL 31–24 OT
86,936
September 21
12:00 PM
Marshall
No. 3 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
W 49–14 103,871
September 21
12:00 PM
Charlotte
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 52–14 43,109
September 21
12:00 PM
No. 5 (FCS ) Villanova
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
W 38–20 38,006
September 21
3:30 PM
No. 11 USC
No. 18 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
CBS
MICH 27–24
110,702
September 21
3:30 PM
Kent State
No. 10 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
BTN
W 56–0 109,526
September 21
3:30 PM
Rutgers
Virginia Tech
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
ACCN
W 26–23 65,632
September 21
3:30 PM
UCLA
No. 16 LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
ABC
L 17–34 100,315
September 21
7:00 PM
Northwestern
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
FS1
WASH 24–5
69,788
September 21
7:30 PM
Iowa
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale )
NBC
IOWA 31–14
52,048
September 21
8:00 PM
Michigan State
Boston College
Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
ACCN
L 19–23 44,500
September 21
8:30 PM
Purdue
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
The CW
L 21–38 34,340
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 21
#9 Oregon
Wisconsin
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 27
8:00 PM
Washington
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
FOX
RUT 21–18
54,079
September 28
12:00 PM
Minnesota
No. 12 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
FOX
MICH 27–24
September 28
12:00 PM
Maryland
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
IU 42–28
September 28†
12:00 PM
Nebraska
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
Peacock
NEB 28–10
September 28
3:30 PM
Wisconsin
No. 13 USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
CBS
USC 38–21
September 28
7:30 PM
No. 3 Ohio State
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
Peacock
OSU 38–7
September 28†
7:30 PM
No. 19 Illinois
No. 9 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
NBC
PSU 21–7
September 28
11:00 PM
No. 8 Oregon
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
FOX
ORE 34–13
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
September 28
Iowa
Northwestern
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 4
9:00 PM
Michigan State
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
FOX
October 5
12:00 PM
UCLA
Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
FOX
October 5†
12:00 PM
Purdue
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
BTN
October 5
3:30 PM
Iowa
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
CBS
October 5
3:30 PM
Indiana
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
BTN
October 5
4:00 PM
Rutgers
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FS1
October 5
7:30 PM
Michigan
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
NBC
October 5
7:30 PM
USC
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 5
Illinois
Maryland
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 11
8:00 PM
Northwestern
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
FOX
October 12
Minnesota
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
October 12
7:30 PM
Ohio State
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
NBC
October 12
Penn State
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
October 12
Purdue
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
October 12
Washington
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
October 12
Wisconsin
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 12
Indiana
Michigan
Michigan State
Nebraska
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 18
8:00 PM
Oregon
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
FOX
October 19
Michigan
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
October 19†
Iowa
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
October 19†
Nebraska
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
October 19†
UCLA
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
October 19†
USC
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
October 19
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 19
Minnesota
Ohio State
Penn State
Washington
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 25
11:00 PM
Rutgers
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
FOX
October 26
Michigan State
Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
October 26†
Illinois
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
October 26†
Maryland
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
October 26†
Nebraska
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
October 26†
Northwestern
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
October 26†
Penn State
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
October 26
Washington
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
October 26
Purdue
UCLA
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 2
Oregon
Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
November 2
Indiana
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
November 2
Minnesota
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
November 2
Northwestern
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
November 2
Ohio State
Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
November 2
UCLA
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
November 2†
USC
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
November 2
Wisconsin
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 2
Maryland
Rutgers
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 8†
9:00 PM
Iowa
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
FOX
November 9
Michigan
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
November 9
Maryland
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 9
Minnesota
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
November 9
Purdue
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
November 9
Washington
Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 9
Illinois
Michigan State
Nebraska
Northwestern
USC
Wisconsin
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 15
9:00 PM
UCLA
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
FOX
November 16
Michigan State
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
November 16†
Nebraska
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
November 16†
Ohio State
Northwestern
Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL
November 16
Oregon
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
November 16
Penn State
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
November 16
Rutgers
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
† Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 16
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 22
8:00 PM
Purdue
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
FOX
November 23
Northwestern
Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
November 23
Illinois
Rutgers
SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
November 23
Indiana
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
November 23
Iowa
Maryland
SECU Stadium • College Park, MD
November 23
Penn State
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
November 23
USC
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
November 23
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date
Bye Week
November 23
Oregon
Washington
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 29
12:00 PM
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe )
CBS
November 29
7:30 PM
Nebraska
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
NBC
November 30
Fresno State
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
November 30
12:00 PM
Michigan
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game / Big Noon Kickoff)
FOX
November 30
Illinois
Northwestern
Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL
November 30
Maryland
Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
November 30
Purdue
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket )
November 30
Rutgers
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
November 30
Washington
Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
November 30
Notre Dame
USC
L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Big Ten Championship Game [ edit ] For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten 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's among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
Big Ten records vs other conferences [ edit ] 2024–2025 records against non-conference foes
Player of the Week Honors [ edit ] Big Ten individual awards [ edit ] All-Conference teams [ edit ]
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Total
Average
% of capacity
Illinois
Memorial Stadium
60,670
43,849
60,670†
51,498
156,017
52,006
85.7%
Indiana
Memorial Stadium
52,626
44,150†
39,082
83,232
41,616
79.07%
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
69,250
69,250†
69,250
69,250
207,750
69,250
100.0%
Maryland
SECU Stadium
51,802
35,421†
34,819
70,240
35,120
67.8%
Michigan
Michigan Stadium
107,601
110,665
111,170†
110,250
332,085
110,695
102.9%
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
75,005
70,271†
70,066
140,337
70,169
93.6%
Minnesota
Huntington Bank Stadium
50,805
50,805 †
41,006
44,534
136,345
45,448
89.5%
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium
85,458
86,072
86,906†
86,546
259,524
86,508
101.2%
Northwestern
Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium[ a]
12,000[ 21]
12,023 †
11,062
10,631
[ b] [ b]
33,716
11,239
96.7%
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
102,780
102,011
102,665†
204,676
102,338
99.6%
Oregon
Autzen Stadium
54,000
57,435
58,134†
115,569
57,785
107.0%
Penn State
Beaver Stadium
106,572
103,861†
103,861
103,861
97.5%
Purdue
Ross–Ade Stadium
61,441
59,488
61,441†
120,929
60,465
98.4%
Rutgers
SHI Stadium
52,454
47,803†
41,021
88,824
44,412
84.7%
UCLA
Rose Bowl
80,816
47,811†
47,811
47,811
59.2%
USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
77,500
68,110
68,110
68,110
87.9%
Washington
Husky Stadium
70,138
66,984†
64,222
131,206
65,603
93.5%
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
76,057[ 22]
75,158
76,069
76,323†
227,550
75,850
100.9%
Bold – At or Exceed capacity
^ Temporary stadium to be used during the construction of the new Ryan Field, set to open in 2026.
^ a b Game to be played at Wrigley Field . Its listed capacity for baseball is 41,649, but does not reflect changes for football.
The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft
Player
Position
School
Draft
Round
Overall
Team
Current through September 14, 2024 games
^ Bret Bielema coached in the Big Ten from 2006 through 2012 at Wisconsin , going 37–19 in Big Ten play and winning three Big Ten championships.
^ Seth Wallace served as interim head coach for the 2024 season opener against Illinois State as head coach Kirk Ferentz served a one-game suspension.[ 23]
^ Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[ 24]
^ Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[ 25]
^ David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[ 26]
^ 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.[ 27]
^ Greg Schiano served as head coach at Rutgers from 2001 through 2011 then left for the NFL. Following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Schiano returned to Rutgers for his second stint as head coach. The Scarlet Knights competed in the Big East Conference in his previous stay at the school.
^ Luke Fickell served as interim head coach at Ohio State in 2011, going 6-7 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. Fickell took over as coach of Wisconsin for the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl
^ Thamel, Pete (July 10, 2023). "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald" . ESPN . Retrieved January 12, 2023 . ^ Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach ^ Mel Tucker suspended amid investigation into sexual harassment of rape survivor ^ Jonathan Smith Named Michigan State University Head Football Coach ^ Indiana coach Tom Allen fired, owed $20.8M buyout ^ Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University ^ Jim Harbaugh accepts head coaching job with Chargers ^ Michigan tabs Sherrone Moore to replace Harbaugh as head coach. ^ Ohio State hires UCLA's Chip Kelly to replace Bill O'Brien as OC ^ UCLA names former Bruins RB DeShaun Foster new coach. ^ "2024 All Teams Football Recruiting Team Rankings" . Rivals.com . April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings" . 247Sports.com . April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "2024 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings" . On3.com . April 9, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024 .^ "Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll" . July 22, 2024.^ "Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll" . Cleveland.com . July 22, 2024.^ "Big Ten preseason poll puts Nebraska in middle of the pack, mentions Dylan Raiola" . Omaha.com . July 22, 2024.^ "USC, Penn State, UCLA, Michigan and Nebraska Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024 .^ "Rutgers, Illinois, Oregon, and Michigan State Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024 .^ "Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, and Minnesota Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024 .^ "Iowa, Illinois, Michigan and Washington Earn Weekly Football Honors" . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference. September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024 .^ McKessy, Jack (August 28, 2024). "How Northwestern turned lacrosse field into unique 12,000-seat, lakeside football stadium" . USA Today . Retrieved September 3, 2024 . ^ "Camp Randall Stadium" (PDF) . Wisconsin Football: 2024 Fact Book . Wisconsin Badgers. August 19, 2024. p. 245. Retrieved September 8, 2024 .^ "Iowa football's Kirk Ferentz addresses his one-game suspension amid NCAA Level II recruiting violation" .^ "OC Mike Locksley named interim head coach at Maryland" . RSN . October 11, 2015.^ "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald' . ESPN . July 10, 2023.^ Thamel, Pete (July 14, 2023). "Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach' . ESPN . ^ Allen, Paul Myerberg and Kevin (August 22, 2018). "Ohio State suspends football coach Urban Meyer three games: 'I want to apologize' . USA TODAY .
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