2018 Big Ten Conference football season

2018 Big Ten Conference football season
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
Duration August 30, 2018
through January 2019
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2019 NFL Draft
Regular season
Championship Game
2018 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State  4 –0     7 –0  
No. 6 Michigan  4 –0     6 –1  
No. 24 Michigan State  2 –1     4 –2  
Maryland  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 18 Penn State  1 –2     4 –2  
Indiana  1 –3     4 –3  
Rutgers  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
Northwestern  3 –1     3 –3  
No. 23 Wisconsin  2 –1     4 –2  
Purdue  2 –1     3 –3  
No. 19 Iowa  2 –1     5 –1  
Illinois  1 –2     3 –3  
Minnesota  0 –3     3 –3  
Nebraska  0 –4     0 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Big Ten conference football season is the 123rd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This will be the Big Ten's fifth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion is Ohio State. The 2018 season will consist of a nine–game conference schedule for the third year in a row.[1]

The Big Ten will have one new coach for the 2018 season, with Nebraska hiring alumnus Scott Frost. Frost comes to Nebraska after having coached UCF to an undefeated 13–0 season in 2017.

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was suspended for the first three games of the 2018 season by Ohio State for the mishandling of a situation involving domestic abuse charges against former assistant coach Zach Smith. Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day will serve as acting head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season.[2]

Previous season

Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.[3]

Eight teams participated in bowl games in the 2017 season and the league went a very impressive 7–1 in those games, however the Big Ten failed to land a team in the 2017 College Football Playoff. Iowa defeated Boston College, 27-20, in the Pinstripe Bowl.[4] Purdue won, 38–35, over Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl.[5] Michigan State defeated Washington State, 42–17, in the Holiday Bowl.[6] Northwestern defeated Kentucky, 24–23, at the Music City Bowl.[7] Ohio State defeated USC, 24–7, in the Cotton Bowl.[8] Wisconsin defeated Miami (FL), 34–24, in the Orange Bowl.[9] Penn State defeated Washington by a score of 35–28 in the Fiesta Bowl.[10] Michigan lost to South Carolina, 26–19, in the Outback Bowl.[11]

Preseason

2018 Big Ten Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team ESPN[12] Rivals[13] Scout & 24/7[14] Signees
Illinois 54 50 53 26
Indiana 48 45 49 27
Iowa 43 40 41 23
Maryland 31 29 28 24
Michigan 20 24 21 21
Michigan State 34 26 32 22
Minnesota 30 43 38 25
Nebraska 21 21 23 24
Northwestern 49 60 59 18
Ohio State 2 2 2 26
Penn State 4 5 6 23
Purdue 46 49 51 25
Rutgers 59 58 57 22
Wisconsin 39 40 44 20

Big Ten Media Days

The Big Ten conducted its annual media days at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL on July 23–24. The event commenced with a speech by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Preseason media polls

The Big Ten Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls in early August. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Big Ten title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.[15]

Big Ten Champion Voting
Ohio State def. Wisconsin - 14
Wisconsin def. Ohio State - 9
Wisconsin def. Michigan - 2
Wisconsin def. Penn State - 1
Wisconsin def. Michigan State - 1
Michigan State def. Wisconsin - 1

Rankings

 PreWk
2		Wk
3		Wk
4		Wk
5		Wk
6		Wk
7		Wk
8		Wk
9		Wk
10		Wk
11		Wk
12		Wk
13		Wk
14		Wk
15		Final
Illinois AP
C
CFP Not released
Indiana AP
C
CFP Not released
Iowa AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Maryland AP RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Michigan AP 14 21 19 19 14 15 12
C 14 22 22 21 15 16 13
CFP Not released
Michigan State AP 11 15 25 24 21 20
C 12 13 24 23 18 19 RV
CFP Not released
Minnesota AP
C RV
CFP Not released
Nebraska AP
C
CFP Not released
Northwestern AP RV RV
C RV RV
CFP Not released
Ohio State AP 5 4 4 4 4 3(1) 3 (1)
C 3(1) 4(1) 4(1) 4 4 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1)
CFP Not released
Penn State AP 10 13 11 10t 9 11 8
C 9 10 10 9 9 11 8
CFP Not released
Purdue AP
C
CFP Not released
Rutgers AP
C
CFP Not released
Wisconsin AP 4 (1) 5 (1) 6 (1) 18 15 16 15
C 7 6 6 16 13 12 10
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

Schedule

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

Week one

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30 7:00 PM New Mexico State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 48–10   41,291
August 30 8:00 PM Northwestern Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN  NW 31–27   47,410
August 31 7:00 PM Utah State No. 11 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 38–31   73,114
August 31 9:00 PM Western Kentucky No. 4 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN W 34–3   74,145
September 1 12:00 PM Kent State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 31–24   31,898
September 1 12:00 PM Texas State Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 35–7   40,124
September 1 12:00 PM Oregon State No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 77–31   102,169
September 1 12:00 PM No. 23 Texas Maryland FedExField • Landover, MD FS1 W 34–29   47,641
September 1 3:30 PM Northern Illinois Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 33–7   67,510
September 1 3:30 PM Appalachian State No. 10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 45–38 OT  105,232
September 1 7:00 PM Indiana FIU Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL CBSSN W 38–28   17,082
September 1 7:30 PM No. 14 Michigan No. 12 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry) NBC L 17–24   80,795[16]
September 1 8:00 PM Akron Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX  Canceled[17]    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week two

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8 12:00 PM Western Michigan No. 21 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FS1 W 49–3   110,814[18]
September 8 12:00 PM Duke Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPNU L 7–21   40,654
September 8 12:00 PM New Mexico No. 5 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 45–14   77,003
September 8 12:00 PM Eastern Michigan Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 19–20   47,661
September 8 3:30 PM Colorado Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (CU-NU Rivalry) ABC L 28–33   89,853
September 8 3:30 PM Rutgers No. 4 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN  OSU 52–3   93,057
September 8 5:00 PM Iowa State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Series) FOX W 13–3   69,250
September 8 6:00 PM Maryland Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPN+ W 45–14   16,142
September 8 7:30 PM Fresno State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN FS1 W 21–14   38,280
September 8 7:30 PM Virginia Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 20–16   35,492
September 8 7:30 PM Western Illinois Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 34–14   39,252
September 8 8:00 PM No. 13 Penn State Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Keystone Classic) ABC W 51–6   68,400
September 8 10:45 PM No. 15 Michigan State Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN L 13–16   53,599
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week three

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15 12:00 PM Kent State No. 11 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1 W 63–10   106,528
September 15 12:00 PM Troy Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN L 19–24   89,360
September 15 12:00 PM Temple Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN L 14–35   32,057
September 15 12:00 PM Ball State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 38–10   40,240
September 15 12:00 PM Rutgers Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS FSN L 14–55   28,044
September 15 3:30 PM BYU No. 6 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC L 21–24   80,720
September 15 3:30 PM SMU No. 19 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 45–20   110,549[19]
September 15 3:30 PM South Florida Illinois Soldier Field • Chicago, IL BTN L 19–25   21,725
September 15 3:30 PM Miami (OH) Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 26–3   41,162
September 15 7:30 PM Missouri Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 37–40   48,103
September 15 7:30 PM Northern Iowa Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 38–14   69,250
September 15 7:30 PM Akron Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN L 34–39   40,014
September 15 8:00 PM No. 4 Ohio State No. 15 TCU AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ABC W 40–28   64,362
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 15No. 25 Michigan State

Week four

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21 9:00 PM No. 10t Penn State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1  PSU 63–24   34,704
September 22† 12:00 PM No. 23 Boston College Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 W 30–13   47,119
September 22 12:00 PM Nebraska No. 19 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FS1  MICH 56–10   111,037[20]
September 22 12:00 PM Minnesota Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MD 42–13   36,211
September 22 12:00 PM Buffalo Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN L 13–42   34,574
September 22 3:30 PM Tulane No. 4 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 49–6   103,336
September 22 7:30 PM No. 24 Michigan State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) BTN  MSU 35–21   45,445
September 22 8:30 PM No. 18 Wisconsin Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy) FOX  WIS 28–17   69,250
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 22Northwestern

Week five

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 29 12:00 PM Indiana Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  IND 24–17   32,056
September 29 12:00 PM Central Michigan No. 21 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 W 31–20   73,752
September 29 3:30 PM No. 14 Michigan Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL FOX  MICH 20–17   47,330[21]
September 29 3:30 PM Purdue Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  PUR 42–28   88,911
September 29 7:30 PM No. 4 Ohio State No. 9 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (OSU-PSU rivalry) ABC  OSU 27–26   110,889
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 29IllinoisIowaMarylandMinnesotaNo. 15 Wisconsin

Week six

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 6† 12:00 PM Maryland No. 15 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC  MICH 42–21   109,531[22]
October 6† 12:00 PM Northwestern No. 20 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1  NW 29–19   72,850
October 6 12:00 PM Illinois Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  ILL 38–17   36,702
October 6† 3:30 PM Iowa Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) BTN  IA 48–31   48,199
October 6 4:00 PM Indiana No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX  OSU 49–26   104,193
October 6 7:30 PM Nebraska No. 16 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy) BTN  WIS 41–24   80,051
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 6#11 Penn StatePurdue

Week seven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 13 12:00 PM Minnesota No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FS1  OSU 30–14   100,042
October 13 12:00 PM Iowa Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN2  IA 42–16   40,512
October 13† 12:00 PM Rutgers Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MD 34–7   32,995
October 13† 12:00 PM Nebraska Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ABC  NW 34–31 OT  47,330
October 13† 3:30 PM Purdue Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) BTN  PUR 46–7   41,966
October 13† 3:30 PM Michigan State No. 8 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) BTN  MSU 21–17   106,685
October 13 7:30 PM No. 15 Wisconsin No. 12 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC  MICH 38–13   111,360
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week eight

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 20† 12:00 PM Maryland Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2      
October 20 12:00 PM Northwestern Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN      
October 20 12:00 PM Illinois Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1      
October 20 12:00 PM Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyon Trophy) FOX      
October 20 3:30 PM Penn State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ABC, ESPN, -or- ESPN2      
October 20 3:30 PM Minnesota Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy) BTN      
October 20 7:30 PM Ohio State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week nine

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 26 8:00 PM Indiana Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN FS1      
October 27 Illinois Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD      
October 27 Iowa Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA      
October 27 Purdue Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI      
October 27 Wisconsin Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL      
October 27 Bethune-Cookman Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 27MichiganOhio StateRutgers

Nebraska adds Bethune-Cookman to 2018 schedule in place of previously scheduled bye week to make up for Akron game that was canceled in Week 1 due to weather.[23]

Week ten

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 3 Notre Dame Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (ND-NW Rivalry) ABC, ESPN, -or- ESPN2      
November 3 Minnesota Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL      
November 3 Iowa Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN      
November 3 Michigan State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD      
November 3 Penn State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI      
November 3 Nebraska Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH      
November 3 Rutgers Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 3Indiana

Week eleven

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 10 Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE      
November 10 Maryland Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN      
November 10 Northwestern Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
November 10 Michigan Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ      
November 10 Ohio State Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI      
November 10 Purdue Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN      
November 10 Wisconsin Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week twelve

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 17 Iowa Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL      
November 17 Indiana Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI      
November 17 Ohio State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD      
November 17 Michigan State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE      
November 17 Northwestern Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN      
November 17 Penn State Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ      
November 17 Wisconsin Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week thirteen

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 23 12:00 PM Nebraska Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game) FOX      
November 24 12:00 PM Michigan Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) FOX      
November 24 Illinois Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)      
November 24 Purdue Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)      
November 24 Maryland Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry)      
November 24 Rutgers Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI      
November 24 Minnesota Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

Week 14 (Big Ten Championship Game)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 1 8:00 PM West Division Champion East Division Champion Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN FOX      
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.


Big Ten records vs Other Conferences

2018–2019 records against non-conference foes:

(Through games of Sept. 29, 2018)

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1[24] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU Jake Hansen LB ILL Ambry Thomas KR MICH Jeshaun Jones WR MD
Antoine Brooks Jr. DB MD Antoine Winfield Jr. PR MIN Rondale Moore WR PUR
Week 2[25] Jonathan Taylor RB WIS A.J. Epenesa DE IA Emmit Carpenter K MIN Stevie Scott RB IND
Antoine Winfield Jr. DB MIN Tate Martell QB OSU
Week 3[26] David Blough QB PUR Dre'Mont Jones DT OSU J-Shun Harris II WR IND Stevie Scott RB IND
Week 4[27] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU Tre Watson LB MD Donovan Peoples-Jones WR MICH Anthony McFarland RB MD
Miles Sanders RB PSU Matt Coghlin K MSU Rondale Moore WR PUR
Week 5[28] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU Chase Winovich DL MICH Joe Schopper P PUR K.J. Hamler WR PSU
Chase Young DE OSU
Week 6[29] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU Anthony Nelson DE IA Ty Johnson KR MD Riley Moss DB IA

Attendance

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 31,898 39,252 34,704 41,966         147,820 36,955 60.9%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,656 35,492 40,240 45,445 40,512         161,689 40,422 76.8%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 69,250 67,510 69,250 69,250 69,250         275,260 68,815 99.4%
Maryland Maryland Stadium 51,802 32,057 36,211 32,995           101,263 33,754 65.2%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 110,814 110,549 111,037 109,531 111,360       553,291 110,658 102.8%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 73,114 73,752 72,850           219,716 73,239 97.6%
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 [30] 41,291 38,280 41,162 48,199         168,932 42,233 83.1%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 – 89,853 89,360 88,911         268,124 89,375 104.6%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 40,654 40,014 47,330 47,330         175,328 43,832 93.0%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,082 102,169 93,057 103,336 104,193 100,042       502,797 100,559 98.5%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 105,232 106,528 110,889 106,685         429,334 107,334 100.7%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 57,236 47,410 47,661 48,103 47,119         190,293 47,573 83.1%
Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium 52,454 40,124 34,574 32,056 36,702         143,456 35,864 68.4%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 74,145 77,003 80,720 80,051         311,919 77,980 97.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

2019 NFL Draft

Head coaches

Current through Week #7 (Oct. 13, 2018)

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Lovie Smith 3 8–22 (.267) 8–22 (.267) 3–18 (.143)
Indiana Tom Allen* 2 9–11 (.450) 9–11 (.450) 3–10 (.231)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 20 160–119 (.573) 148–98 (.602) 88–69 (.561)
Maryland D.J. Durkin 3 10–15 (.400) 10–15 (.400) 5–13 (.278)
Maryland Matt Canada* 1 4–2 (.667) 4–2 (.667) 2–1 (.667)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 4 92–39 (.702) 34–12 (.739) 22–8 (.733)
Michigan State Mark Dantonio 12 122–64 (.656) 104–47 (.689) 63–30 (.677)
Minnesota P.J. Fleck 2 38–32 (.543) 8–10 (.444) 2–10 (.167)
Nebraska Scott Frost 1 19–13 (.594) 0–6 (.000) 0–4 (.000)
Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald 13 90–68 (.570) 90–68 (.570) 51–51 (.500)
Ohio State Urban Meyer 7 181–31 (.854) 77–8 (.906) 50–3 (.943)
Ohio State Ryan Day* 2 3–0 (1.000) 3–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000)
Penn State James Franklin 5 64–34 (.653) 40–19 (.678) 22–15 (.595)
Purdue Jeff Brohm 2 40–19 (.678) 10–9 (.526) 6–6 (.500)
Rutgers Chris Ash 3 7–24 (.226) 7–24 (.226) 3–20 (.130)
Wisconsin Paul Chryst 4 57–28 (.671) 38–9 (.809) 24–5 (.828)

* Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game.

* Matt Canada was named interim coach at Maryland after D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave by the school.[31]

* Urban Meyer was suspended by Ohio State University for the first three games of the 2018 season due to the mishandling of domestic abuse allegations against one of his former assistant coaches. Ryan Day was named interim head coach in Meyer's absence.[32]

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