2005 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2005 Big Ten Conference football season was the 110th season for the Big Ten Conference.

2005 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember, 2005
through January, 2006
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2006 NFL Draft
Top draft pickA. J. Hawk (Ohio State)
Picked byGreen Bay Packers, first round (5th overall)
Regular Season
Co-ChampionsPenn State
Ohio State
Season MVPMichael Robinson (Penn State)
A. J. Hawk (Ohio State)
2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Penn State $+  7 1     11 1  
No. 4 Ohio State %+  7 1     10 2  
No. 15 Wisconsin  5 3     10 3  
Michigan  5 3     7 5  
Northwestern  5 3     7 5  
Iowa  5 3     7 5  
Minnesota  4 4     7 5  
Purdue  3 5     5 6  
Michigan State  2 6     5 6  
Indiana  1 7     4 7  
Illinois  0 8     2 9  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Rankings

Bowl games

Date Bowl Game Big Ten Team Opp. Team Score
Dec. 28, 2005Alamo BowlMichiganNebraska32-28
Dec. 30, 2005Music BowlMinnesotaVirginia34-31
Dec. 30, 2005Sun BowlNorthwesternUCLA50-38
Jan. 2, 2006Outback BowlIowaFlorida31-24
Jan. 2, 2006Capital One BowlWisconsinAuburn24-10
Jan. 2, 2006Fiesta BowlOhio StateNotre Dame34-20
Jan. 3, 2006Orange BowlPenn StateFlorida State26-23(3OT)

See also

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