2024_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season
2024 Big Ten Conference football season
Sports season
The 2024 Big Ten conference football season will be the 129th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This will be 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.
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| 2024 Big Ten Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | August 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025 |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| 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 | |
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| Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
There are six head coaching changes in the Big Ten 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, following the conclusion of the regular season, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers had completed a third consecutive losing season.[5] Indiana then 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 take a position as offensive coordinator at Ohio State.[9] On February 12, UCLA announced the hiring of DeShaun Foster as their next head coach.[10]
Recruiting classes
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| Team | Rivals[11] | Scout & 24/7[12] | On3 Recruits[13] | Signees |
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| 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 |
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Big Ten Media Days
Preseason Media Poll
Preseason Player of the Year
Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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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 | |
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| Big Ten member lost |
| Big Ten teams in bold |
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Regular season schedule
Week 1
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Week 2
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 6 | 7:00 PM | Western Illinois | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | |||
| September 6 | 9:00 PM | Duke | Northwestern | Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL | FS1 | |||
| September 7 | 12:00 PM | Texas | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Big Noon Kickoff) | FOX | |||
| September 7 | 12:00 PM | Rhode Island | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | Peacock | |||
| September 7 | 12:00 PM | Bowling Green | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | BTN | |||
| September 7 | 12:00 PM | Akron | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | |||
| September 7 | 3:30 PM | Iowa State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) | CBS | |||
| September 7 | 3:30 PM | South Dakota | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | FS1 | |||
| September 7 | 3:30 PM | Michigan State | Maryland | SECU Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN | |||
| September 7 | 3:30 PM | Eastern Michigan | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | BTN | |||
| September 7 | 7:00 PM | Kansas | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | FS1 | |||
| September 7 | 7:30 PM | Colorado | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | NBC | |||
| September 7 | 7:30 PM | Western Michigan | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | |||
| September 7 | 10:00 PM | Boise State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | Peacock | |||
| September 7 | 11:00 PM | Utah State | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | BTN | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
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| September 7 | Purdue | UCLA |
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Week 3
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 14 | 12:00 PM | Alabama | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Big Noon Kickoff) | FOX | |||
| September 14† | 12:00 PM | Central Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | Peacock | |||
| September 14† | 12:00 PM | Arkansas State | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | |||
| September 14 | 3:30 PM | Oregon | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War) | FOX | |||
| September 14 | 3:30 PM | Notre Dame | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | CBS | |||
| September 14 | 3:30 PM | Washington State | Washington | Lumen Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) | Peacock | |||
| September 14 | 3:30 PM | Prairie View A&M | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | BTN | |||
| September 14 | 3:30 PM | Nevada | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | |||
| September 14 | 4:00 PM | Troy | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | FS1 | |||
| September 14 | 7:30 PM | Indiana | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | NBC | |||
| September 14 | 7:30 PM | Northern Iowa | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | |||
| September 14 | 7:30 PM | Eastern Illinois | Northwestern | Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL | BTN | |||
| September 14 | 8:00 PM | Maryland | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ACCN | |||
| †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
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| September 14 | Ohio State | Penn State | Rutgers | USC | |
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Week 4
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 20 | 8:00 PM | Illinois | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | FOX | |||
| September 21 | Charlotte | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | |||||
| September 21 | Michigan State | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||
| September 21 | Rutgers | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | |||||
| September 21 | Kent State | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | |||||
| September 21 | UCLA | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | |||||
| September 21 | Marshall | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | |||||
| September 21 | Villanova | Maryland | SECU Stadium • College Park, MD | |||||
| September 21 | 3:30 PM | USC | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | CBS | |||
| September 21 | Iowa | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | |||||
| September 21 | Northwestern | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |||||
| September 21 | 8:30 PM | Purdue | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | The CW | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
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| September 21 | Oregon | Wisconsin |
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Week 5
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 27 | 8:00 PM | Washington | Rutgers | SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | FOX | |||
| September 28 | Minnesota | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | |||||
| September 28† | Nebraska | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | |||||
| September 28 | Oregon | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |||||
| September 28 | Wisconsin | USC | L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | |||||
| September 28† | Illinois | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | |||||
| September 28 | Maryland | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | |||||
| September 28 | Ohio State | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | |||||
| †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
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| September 28 | Iowa | Northwestern |
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Week 6
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 4 | 9:00 PM | Michigan State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | FOX | |||
| October 5 | Michigan | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | |||||
| October 5 | Indiana | Northwestern | TBA • TBA | |||||
| October 5 | Iowa | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | |||||
| October 5† | Purdue | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | |||||
| October 5† | Rutgers | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | |||||
| October 5 | UCLA | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | |||||
| October 5 | USC | Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | |||||
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| October 5 | Illinois | Maryland |
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Week 7
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| October 11 | 8:00 PM | Northwestern | Maryland | SECU Stadium • College Park, MD | FOX | |||
| October 12 | Minnesota | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |||||
| October 12 | Ohio State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | |||||
| 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 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | |||||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. | ||||||||
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| October 12 | Indiana | Michigan | Michigan State | Nebraska |
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Week 8
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | TBA • TBA | |||||
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| October 19 | Minnesota | Ohio State | Penn State | Washington |
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Week 9
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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| October 26 | Purdue | UCLA |
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Week 10
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | |||||
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| November 2 | Maryland | Rutgers |
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Week 11
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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 | |||||
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| November 9 | Illinois | Michigan State | Nebraska | Northwestern | USC | Wisconsin |
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Week 12
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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| November 16 | Indiana | Iowa | Michigan | Minnesota |
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Week 13
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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| November 23 | Oregon | Washington |
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Week 14
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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Big Ten Championship Game
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| 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. | ||||||||
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Bowl games
See also: 2024–25 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's among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
2024–2025 records against non-conference foes
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Player of the week honors
Big Ten individual awards
All-Conference teams
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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 |
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| Illinois | Memorial Stadium | 60,670 | |||||||||||
| Indiana | Memorial Stadium | 52,626 | |||||||||||
| Iowa | Kinnick Stadium | 69,250 | |||||||||||
| Maryland | SECU Stadium | 51,802 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | Michigan Stadium | 107,601 | |||||||||||
| Michigan State | Spartan Stadium | 75,005 | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | Huntington Bank Stadium | 50,805 | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | Memorial Stadium | 85,458 | |||||||||||
| Northwestern | Lanny and Sharon Martin Lakeside Facility[lower-alpha 1] | 15,000[lower-alpha 2] | [lower-alpha 3] | [lower-alpha 3] | |||||||||
| Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | 102,780 | |||||||||||
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | |||||||||||
| Penn State | Beaver Stadium | 106,572 | |||||||||||
| Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium | 61,441 | |||||||||||
| Rutgers | SHI Stadium | 52,454 | |||||||||||
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | 80,816 | |||||||||||
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 77,500 | |||||||||||
| Washington | Husky Stadium | 70,138 | |||||||||||
| Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | 80,321 |
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- Game to be played at Wrigley Field. Its listed capacity for baseball is 41,649, but does not reflect changes for football.
Main article: 2025 NFL draft
The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft
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| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | B1G record |
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| Illinois | Bret Bielema[lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 115–77 (.599) | 18–19 (.486) | 49–34 (.590) |
| Indiana | Curt Cignetti | 1 | 119–35 (.773) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| Iowa | Kirk Ferentz | 26 | 208–140 (.598) | 196–119 (.622) | 122–85 (.589) |
| Maryland | Mike Locksley[lower-alpha 2] | 6 | 31–59 (.344) | 29–33 (.468) | 15–32 (.319) |
| Michigan | Sherrone Moore | 1 | 1-0 (1.000) | 1-0 (1.000) | 1-0 (1.000) |
| Michigan State | Jonathan Smith | 1 | 34–35 (.493) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| Minnesota | P. J. Fleck | 8 | 80–56 (.588) | 50–34 (.595) | 29–32 (.475) |
| Nebraska | Matt Rhule | 2 | 52–50 (.510) | 5–7 (.417) | 3–6 (.333) |
| Northwestern | David Braun[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 8–5 (.615) | 8–5 (.615) | 5–4 (.556) |
| Ohio State | Ryan Day[lower-alpha 5] | 6 | 56–8 (.875) | 56–8 (.875) | 39–3 (.929) |
| Oregon | Dan Lanning | 3 | 22–5 (.815) | 22–5 (.815) | 0–0 (–) |
| Penn State | James Franklin | 11 | 112–54 (.675) | 88–39 (.693) | 56–32 (.636) |
| Purdue | Ryan Walters | 2 | 4–8 (.333) | 4–8 (.333) | 3–6 (.333) |
| Rutgers | Greg Schiano[lower-alpha 6] | 16 | 87–95 (.478) | 87–95 (.478) | 9–27 (.250) |
| UCLA | DeShaun Foster | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| USC | Lincoln Riley | 3 | 74–18 (.804) | 19–8 (.704) | 0–0 (–) |
| Washington | Jedd Fisch | 1 | 17–22 (.436) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| Wisconsin | Luke Fickell[lower-alpha 7] | 2 | 71–31 (.696) | 8–6 (.571) | 8–9 (.471) |
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- 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.
- Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[14]
- Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[15]
- David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[16]
- 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.[17]
- 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.
- Thamel, Pete (July 10, 2023). "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2023.
- "2024 All Teams Football Recruiting Team Rankings". Rivals.com. April 10, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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- "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.