2018 Big Ten Conference football season

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

2018 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 30, 2018
through January 2019
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2019 NFL Draft
Regular season
Season MVPDwayne Haskins, OSU
East Division championsOhio State
West Division championsNorthwestern
Championship Game
ChampionsOhio State
  Runners-upNorthwestern
Finals MVPDwayne Haskins
2018 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$  8 –1     13 –1  
No. 14 Michigan x  8 –1     10 –3  
No. 17 Penn State  6 –3     9 –4  
Michigan State  5 –4     7 –6  
Maryland  3 –6     5 –7  
Indiana  2 –7     5 –7  
Rutgers  0 –9     1 –11  
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy  8 –1     9 –5  
Wisconsin  5 –4     8 –5  
No. 25 Iowa  5 –4     9 –4  
Purdue  5 –4     6 –7  
Minnesota  3 –6     7 –6  
Nebraska  3 –6     4 –8  
Illinois  2 –7     4 –8  
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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

The Big Ten had one new coach for the 2018 season, with Nebraska hiring alumnus Scott Frost. Frost came 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 served as acting head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season.[2]

Maryland head coach D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave on August 11, 2018 due to the death of a player on his team, Jordan McNair, during summer workouts.[3] On October 30, the school reinstated Durkin to his role as head coach, and was set to rejoin the team in Week #10.[4] However, after a lot of negative reaction, a day later the University of Maryland decided to fire DJ Durkin.[5]

Ohio State and Michigan shared the East Division title, but Ohio State advances to the championship game by virtue of its head to head win in the regular season finale. Northwestern clinched the West Division title on November 10. The Buckeyes went on to defeat the Wildcats in the conference championship game in Indianapolis by a score of 45-24 to win their second consecutive Big Ten championship and 37th conference crown in program history.

Nine Big Ten programs advanced to bowl games, with Ohio State and Michigan earning New Year's Six bowl bids in the Rose and Peach Bowls, respectively.

On December 4, 2018, Ohio State announced that head coach Urban Meyer would be stepping down following the Buckeyes' appearance in the Rose Bowl and that offensive coordinator Ryan Day, who served as interim head coach for the first three games of the season, would become the next head coach at Ohio State.[6]

Previous season

Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.[7]

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.[8] Purdue won, 38–35, over Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl.[9] Michigan State defeated Washington State, 42–17, in the Holiday Bowl.[10] Northwestern defeated Kentucky, 24–23, at the Music City Bowl.[11] Ohio State defeated USC, 24–7, in the Cotton Bowl.[12] Wisconsin defeated Miami (FL), 34–24, in the Orange Bowl.[13] Penn State defeated Washington by a score of 35–28 in the Fiesta Bowl.[14] Michigan lost to South Carolina, 26–19, in the Outback Bowl.[15]

Preseason

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

Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team ESPN[16] Rivals[17] Scout & 24/7[18] 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.[19]

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
Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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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
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  NU 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[20]
September 1 8:00 PM Akron Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX  Canceled[21]    
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 1Nebraska

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[22]
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[23]
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[24]
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[25]
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[26]
October 6† 12:00 PM Northwestern No. 20 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1  NU 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  NU 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[27]
#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 No. 19 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2  IA 23–0   69,250
October 20 12:00 PM Northwestern Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  NU 18–15   32,514
October 20 12:00 PM Illinois No. 23 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1  WIS 49–20   79,736
October 20 12:00 PM No. 6 Michigan No. 24 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyon Trophy) FOX  MICH 21–7   76,131[28]
October 20 3:30 PM No. 18 Penn State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ABC  PSU 33–28   41,553
October 20 3:30 PM Minnesota Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy) BTN  NEB 53–28   89,272
October 20 7:30 PM No. 2 Ohio State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC  PUR 49–20   60,716
#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  MIN 38–31   33,273
October 27 12:00 PM Purdue Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN  MSU 23–13   72,657
October 27 12:00 PM Bethune–Cookman Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 45–9   88,735
October 27 12:00 PM No. 20 Wisconsin Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL FOX  NU 31–17   47,330
October 27 3:30 PM Illinois Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MD 63–33   30,387
October 27 3:30 PM No. 18 Iowa No. 17 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN  PSU 30–24   105,244
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 27#5 Michigan#11 Ohio 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.[29]

Week ten
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 3 12:00 PM Nebraska No. 8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX  OSU 36–31   104,245
November 3 12:00 PM Michigan State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN2  MSU 24–3   31,735
November 3 12:00 PM Rutgers Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN  WIS 31–17   74,379
November 3 3:30 PM Minnesota Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  ILL 55–31   35,774
November 3 3:30 PM No. 19 Iowa Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN2  PUR 38–36   60,716
November 3 3:45 PM No. 14 Penn State No. 5 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN  MICH 42–7   111,747[30]
November 3 7:15 PM No. 3 Notre Dame Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (ND-NU Rivalry) ESPN  NU 21–31   47,330
#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 12:00 PM Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NEB 54–35   88,316
November 10 12:00 PM Maryland Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  IND 34–32   35,264
November 10 12:00 PM No. 8 Ohio State No. 24 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FOX  OSU 26–6   74,633
November 10 12:00 PM Wisconsin No. 21 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC  PSU 22–10   105,396
November 10 3:30 PM Northwestern Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FOX  NU 14–10   66,493
November 10 3:30 PM No. 4 Michigan Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  MICH 42–7   43,786[31]
November 10 3:30 PM Purdue Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN2  MIN 41–10   31,068
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week twelve
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 17 12:00 PM Michigan State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX  NEB 9–6   88,793
November 17 12:00 PM No. 9 Ohio State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD ABC  OSU 52–51 OT  38,177
November 17 12:00 PM No. 24 Northwestern Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  NU 24–14   32,134
November 17 12:00 PM No. 16 Penn State Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  PSU 20–7   44,840
November 17 3:30 PM Iowa Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  IA 63–0   33,313
November 17 3:30 PM Wisconsin Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  WIS 47–44 3OT  46,114
November 17 4:00 PM Indiana No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FS1  MICH 31–20   110,118[32]
#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  IA 31–28   65,299
November 24 12:00 PM No. 4 Michigan No. 10 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) FOX  OSU 62–39   106,588
November 24 12:00 PM Purdue Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) ESPN2  PUR 28–21   48,247
November 24 3:30 PM Illinois No. 20 Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) BTN  NU 24–16   37,124
November 24 3:30 p.m. Maryland No. 15 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (MD-PSU Rivalry) ABC  PSU 38–3   98,422
November 24 3:30 PM Minnesota Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) ESPN2  MIN 37–15   74,038
November 24 4:00 PM Rutgers Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FOX  MSU 14–10   64,951
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

Week 14 (Big Ten Championship Game)
Main article: 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 1 8:00 PM No. 21 Northwestern No. 6 Ohio State Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN FOX  OSU 45–24   66,375
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.


Bowl games
Legend
 Big Ten win
 Big Ten loss
See also: 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance
Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 5:15 PM Minnesota Georgia Tech 34–10 27,228
Pinstripe Bowl December 27 Yankee Stadium • New York, NY ESPN 5:15 PM Wisconsin Miami (FL) 35–3 37,821
Music City Bowl December 28 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN 1:30 PM Purdue Auburn 14–63 59,024
Redbox Bowl December 31 Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA FOX 3:00 PM Michigan State Oregon 6–7 30,212
Holiday Bowl December 31 SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA FS1 7:00 PM Northwestern No. 20 Utah 31–20 47,007
Outback Bowl January 1 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 12:00 PM Iowa No. 18 Mississippi State 27–22 40,518
Citrus Bowl January 1 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC 1:00 PM No. 13 Penn State No. 16 Kentucky 24–27 59,167
New Year's Six Bowls
Peach Bowl December 29 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN 12:00 PM No. 8 Michigan No. 10 Florida 15–41 74,006
Rose Bowl January 1 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN 5:00 PM No. 5 Ohio State No. 9 Washington 28–23 91,853

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Big Ten records vs Other Conferences

2018–2019 records against non-conference foes:

(Through games of January 1, 2019)

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[33] 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[34] 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[35] David Blough QB PUR Dre'Mont Jones DT OSU J-Shun Harris II WR IND Stevie Scott RB IND
Week 4[36] 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[37] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU Chase Winovich DL MICH Joe Schopper P PUR K. J. Hamler WR PSU
Chase Young DE OSU
Week 6[38] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU Anthony Nelson DE IA Ty Johnson KR MD Riley Moss DB IA
Week 7[39] Nate Stanley QB IA Khari Willis S MSU Drew Luckenbaugh K NU Mohamed Ibrahim RB MIN
Flynn Nagel WR NU
Week 8[40] David Blough QB PUR Markus Bailey LB PUR Joe Schopper P PUR Adrian Martinez QB NEB
Rondale Moore WR PUR
Week 9[41] Javon Leake RB MD Yetur Gross-Matos DE PSU Javon Leake RB MD Rocky Lombardi QB MSU
Tanner Morgan QB MIN
Week 10[42] Reggie Corbin RB ILL Joe Bachie LB MSU Spencer Evans K PUR Rashod Bateman WR MIN
Terry Wright WR PUR Adrian Martinez QB NEB
Week 11[43] Devine Ozigbo RB NEB Robert Windsor DT PSU Logan Justus K IND Adrian Martinez QB NEB
Week 12[44] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU A.J. Epenesa DE IA Jake Moody K MICH Anthony McFarland RB MD
Jonathan Taylor RB WIS Antonio Reed S NEB Barret Pickering K NEB
Week 13[45] Dwayne Haskins QB OSU Anthony Nelson DE IA Demetrius Douglas PR MIN Rondale Moore WR PUR
Josiah Scott CB MSU

Big Ten Individual Awards
See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:

Award Player School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Dwayne Haskins Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Devin Bush Michigan
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Rondale Moore Purdue
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Dwayne Haskins Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Rondale Moore Purdue
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year T. J. Hockenson Iowa
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Michael Deiter Wisconsin
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Kenny Willekes Michigan State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Devin Bush Michigan
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Amani Hooker Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Chase McLaughlin Illinois
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Will Hart Michigan
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Ihmir Smith-Marsette Iowa
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote) Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote) Pat Fitzgerald Northwestern
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Jake Wood Wisconsin
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Antwaan Randle El Indiana

All-Conference Teams
Main article: 2018 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2018 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards[46]

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, Blake Hayes; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, Donovan Hale, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight, Wes Martin, Stevie Scott; IOWA: Jake Gervase, Matt Nelson, Miguel Recinos, Keegan Render, Tristan Wirfs; MARYLAND: Byron Cowart, Tino Ellis, Derwin Gray, Ty Johnson, Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN: Juwann Bushell-Beatty, Nico Collins, Bryan Mone, Josh Ross, Josh Uche, Khaleke Hudson, Tyree Kinnel; MICHIGAN STATE: Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell, Khari Willis, Mike Panasiuk; MINNESOTA: Emmit Carpenter, Donnell Greene, Jacob Huff, Jacob Herbers; NEBRASKA: Isaac Armstrong, Mohamed Barry, Carlos Davis, Luke Gifford, Brenden Jaimes, Adrian Martinez, Devine Ozigbo; NORTHWESTERN: Blake Gallagher, Cameron Green, Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Nate Hall, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Tuf Borland, Jonathon Cooper, Jordan Fuller, Malik Harrison, K. J. Hill, Demetrius Knox, Robert Landers, Thayer Munford, Jeffrey Okudah, Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield, Mike Weber; PENN STATE: Pat Freiermuth, Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler, Garrett Taylor, John Reid, Robert Windsor; PURDUE: Derrick Barnes, Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, David Blough, Spencer Evans, Brycen Hopkins, D.J. Knox, Matt McCann, Jacob Thineneman; RUTGERS: Rahmeem Blackshear, Justin Davidovicz, Saquan Hampton, Jonah Jackson, Adam Korsack; WISCONSIN: Jake Ferguson, Rafael Gaglianone.

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Del'Shawn Phillips, Alex Palczewski, Bobby Roundtree; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight, Wes Martin, Stevie Scott; IOWA: Jake Gervase, Parker Hesse, Matt Nelson, Miguel Recinos, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Geno Stone, Tristan Wirfs; MARYLAND: Antoine Brooks Jr., Byron Cowart, Tino Ellis, Derwin Gray, Ty Johnson, Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN: Juwann Bushnell-Beatty, Zach Gentry, Khaleke Hudson, Tyree Kinnel, Sean McKeon, Michael Onwenu, Shea Patterson, Kwity Paye, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cesar Ruiz, Josh Uche; MICHIGAN STATE: Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell, David Dowell, Connor Heyward, Mike Panasiuk; MINNESOTA: Blaise Andries, Emmit Carpenter, Demetrius Douglas, Daniel Faalele, Donnell Greene, Jacob Herbers, Jacob Huff, Mohamed Ibrahim, Conner Olson, Jared Weyler; NEBRASKA: Isaac Armstrong, Khalil Davis, Luke Gifford, Brendan Jaimes, Adrian Martinez, Boe Wilson; NORTHWESTERN: Cameron Green, Nate Hall, Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Rashawn Slater, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Tuf Borland, Nick Bosa, Jonathan Cooper, J.K. Dobbins, Malik Harrison, Terry McLaurin, Thayer Munford, Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield, Pete Werner; PENN STATE: Pat Freiermuth, Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler, Micah Parsons, John Reid, Nick Scott, Garrett Taylor, Robert Windsor; PURDUE: Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, Spencer Evans, Kenneth Major, Matt McCann, Lorenzo Neal, Joe Schopper, Jacob Thineneman, Isaac Zico; RUTGERS: Saquan Hampton, Jonah Jackson, Adam Korsack, Trevor Morris; WISCONSIN: Ryan Connelly, Jake Ferguson, Andrew Van Ginkel.

All-Americans
For the complete All-America selections, see 2018 College Football All-America Team.

The 2018 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[47][48]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, BR, CFN, CBS, Athlon * *
WR Rondale Moore Purdue CFN
TE T.J. Hockenson Iowa AFCA, BR
OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin AFCA, AP, WCFF, SI, BR, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon *
OG Michael Deiter Wisconsin FWAA, BR
C Michael Jordan Ohio State CBS, SI, BR
DT Dre'mont Jones Ohio State CFN
LB Devin Bush Michigan AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, BR, CFN, CBS *
AP Rondale Moore Purdue AP, FWAA, SI, ESPN, CBS, Athlon *
Position Player School Selector
Second Team All-Americans
TE T.J. Hockenson Iowa AP, FWAA, WCFF, Athlon
OG Michael Deiter Wisconsin AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CFN
OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin TSN
C Michael Jordan Ohio State WCFF
DE Chase Winovich Michigan AFCA, WCFF, CFN, Athlon
DE Kenny Willekes Michigan State FWAA, TSN, WCFF
LB Devin Bush Michigan AP, Athlon
LB Tre Watson Maryland FWAA
S Amani Hooker Iowa AP, CFN
P Will Hart Michigan SI
AP Rondale Moore Purdue TSN
Position Player School Selector
Third Team All-Americans
QB Dwayne Haskins Ohio State AP, Athlon
TE Noah Fant Iowa AP
C Michael Jordan Ohio State AP
C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin Athlon
OL Michael Deiter Wisconsin Athlon
DE Chase Winovich Michigan AP
LB Paddy Fisher Northwestern AP
CB Lavert Hill Michigan AP
S Amani Hooker Iowa Athlon
KR Ihmir Smith-Marsette Iowa Athlon
Position Player School Selector
Fourth Team All-Americans
DE Kenny Willekes Michigan State Athlon
DT Dre'Mont Jones Ohio State Athlon
CB David Long Michigan Athlon
P Drue Chrisman Ohio State Athlon

*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)


National award winners

2018 College Football Award Winners[49]

Doak Walker Award (Nation's Top Running Back)
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin

John Mackey Award (Outstanding Tight End)
T.J. Hockenson, Iowa

Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile Player)
Rondale Moore, Purdue

Academic All-Americans

2018 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans[50]

Player School Team
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Payton Jordahl Minnesota First Team
Gary Moore Minnesota First Team
Jordan Fuller Ohio State First Team
Blake Gillikin Penn State First Team
Anthony Nelson Iowa Second Team
Cole Chewins Michigan State Second Team
Sam Renner Minnesota Second Team
Joe Schopper Purdue Second Team

Home Attendance
Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of Capacity
Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 31,898 39,252 21,725‡ 34,704 41,966 35,774 33,313 238,632 34,090 56.2%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,656 35,492 40,240 45,445 40,512 41,553 35,264 48,247 286,753 40,965 77.8%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 69,250 67,510 69,250 69,250 69,250 69,250 66,493 65,299 476,302 68,043 98.3%
Maryland Maryland Stadium 51,802 32,057 36,211 32,995 30,387 31,735 38,177   201,562 33,594 64.9%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 110,814 110,549 111,037 109,531 111,360 111,747 110,118 775,156 110,737 102.9%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 73,114 73,752 72,850 76,131 72,657 74,633 64,951 508,088 72,584 96.8%
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 [51] 41,291 38,280 41,162 48,199 33,273 31,068 32,134 265,407 37,915 74.6%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 89,853 89,360 88,911 89,272 88,735 88,316 88,793 623,240 89,034 104.2%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 40,654 40,014 47,330 47,330 47,330 47,330 37,124 307,112 43,873 93.1%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,082 102,169 93,057 103,336 104,193 100,042 104,245 106,588 713,630 101,947 99.9%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 105,232 106,528 110,889 106,685 105,244 105,396 98,422 738,396 105,485 99.0%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 57,236 47,410 47,661 48,103 47,119 60,716 60,716 46,114 357,839 51,120 89.3%
Rutgers HighPoint.com Stadium 52,454 40,124 34,574 32,056 36,702 32,514 43,786 44,840 264,596 37,799 72.1%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 74,145 77,003 80,720 80,051 79,736 74,379 74,038 540,072 77,153 96.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
‡Played at Soldier Field

2019 NFL Draft
Main article: 2019 NFL Draft
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Illinois – – – – – – 1 1
Indiana – – – 1 – – – 1
Iowa 2 – – 2 – – – 4
Maryland 1 – – – 1 1 1 4
Michigan 2 – 1 – 1 – – 4
Michigan State – – 1 1 – – – 2
Minnesota – – – – 1 – – 1
Nebraska – – – – – – – 0
Northwestern – – – – 1 – – 1
Ohio State 2 1 2 2 – 1 1 9
Penn State – 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Purdue – – – – – – – 0
Rutgers – – – – – 2 – 2
Wisconsin – – 1 – 3 – – 4
* = Compensatory Selections
Rnd. Pick # NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
1 2 San Francisco 49ers Nick Bosa  DE Ohio State Big Ten
1 8 Detroit Lions T.J. Hockenson  TE Iowa Big Ten
1 10 Pittsburgh Steelers Devin Bush  LB Michigan Big Ten from Denver [lower-alpha 1]
1 12 Green Bay Packers Rashan Gary  DE Michigan Big Ten
1 15 Washington Redskins Dwayne Haskins  QB Ohio State Big Ten
1 20 Denver Broncos Noah Fant  TE Iowa Big Ten from Pittsburgh [lower-alpha 2]
1 21 Green Bay Packers Darnell Savage Jr.  S Maryland Big Ten from Seattle [lower-alpha 3]
2 53 Philadelphia Eagles Miles Sanders  RB Penn State Big Ten from Baltimore [lower-alpha 4]
2 59 Indianapolis Colts Parris Campbell  WR Ohio State Big Ten
3 71 Denver Broncos Dre'mont Jones  DT Ohio State Big Ten
3 76 Washington Redskins Terry McLaurin  WR Ohio State Big Ten
3 77 New England Patriots Chase Winovich  DE Michigan Big Ten from Carolina via Seattle [lower-alpha 5]
3 78 Miami Dolphins Michael Deiter  G Wisconsin Big Ten
3 79 Los Angeles Rams David Long  CB Michigan Big Ten from Atlanta [lower-alpha 6]
3 83 Pittsburgh Steelers Justin Layne  CB Michigan State Big Ten
3 90 Dallas Cowboys Connor McGovern  G Penn State Big Ten
4 107 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Anthony Nelson  DE Iowa Big Ten
4 109 Oakland Raiders Khari Willis  S Michigan State Big Ten from Jacksonville [lower-alpha 7]
4 111 Detroit Lions Kendall Sheffield  CB Ohio State Big Ten
4 116 Tennessee Titans Amani Hooker  S Iowa Big Ten from Miami
4 131 Washington Redskins Wes Martin  G Indiana Big Ten from Kansas City via Buffalo [lower-alpha 8]
4* 136 Cincinnati Bengals Michael Jordan  G Ohio State Big Ten from Dallas
4* 138 Philadelphia Eagles Shareef Miller  DE Penn State Big Ten
5 141 Pittsburgh Steelers Zach Gentry  TE Michigan Big Ten from Oakland [lower-alpha 9]
5 143 New York Giants Ryan Connelly  LB Wisconsin Big Ten
5 146 Detroit Lions Amani Oruwariye  CB Penn State Big Ten
5 151 Miami Dolphins Andrew Van Ginkel  LB Wisconsin Big Ten
5 157 New York Jets Blake Cashman  LB Minnesota Big Ten from Tennessee
5 159 New England Patriots Byron Cowart  DT Maryland Big Ten from Minnesota via Seattle [lower-alpha 10]
5 167 Philadelphia Eagles Clayton Thorson  QB Northwestern Big Ten from LA Rams via Kansas City [lower-alpha 11]
5 169 Los Angeles Rams David Edwards  OT Wisconsin Big Ten
6 177 New Orleans Saints Saquan Hampton  S Rutgers Big Ten from NY Jets [lower-alpha 12]
6 186 Detroit Lions Ty Johnson  RB Maryland Big Ten from Atlanta
6 196 New York Jets Blessuan Austin  CB Rutgers Big Ten from Chicago via Oakland [lower-alpha 13]
6 197 Baltimore Ravens Trace McSorley  QB Penn State Big Ten from Philadelphia [lower-alpha 14]
6 202 Miami Dolphins Isaiah Prince  OT Ohio State Big Ten from New Orleans [lower-alpha 15]
7 216 Kansas City Chiefs Nick Allegretti  G Illinois Big Ten from San Francisco [lower-alpha 16]
7 218 Dallas Cowboys Mike Weber  RB Ohio State Big Ten
7 219 Pittsburgh Steelers Derwin Gray  T Maryland Big Ten from Tampa Bay [lower-alpha 17]
7 243 Los Angeles Rams Nick Scott  S Penn State Big Ten from Kansas City via San Francisco and Cleveland [lower-alpha 18]

Notes
  1. Round 1 — No. 10: Denver → Pittsburgh (D). Denver traded a first-round selection (10th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's first- and second-round selections (20th, and 52nd) as well as their third-round selection in 2020.[52]
  2. Round 1 — No. 20: Pittsburgh → Denver (D). see No. 10: Denver → Pittsburgh.[52]
  3. Round 1 — No. 21: Seattle → Green Bay (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (21st) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's first- and two fourth-round selections (30th, 114th and 118th).[53]
  4. Round 2 — No. 53: Baltimore → Philadelphia (PD). Baltimore traded a second-round selection (53rd) as well as 2018 second- and fourth-round selections (52nd and 125th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's 2018 first- and fourth-round selections (32nd and 132nd).
  5. Round 3 — No. 77: multiple trades:
    –Carolina → Seattle (D). see No. 37: Seattle → Carolina.
    –Seattle → New England (D). see No. 64: New England → Seattle.
  6. Round 3 — No. 79: Atlanta → LA Rams (D). see No. 31: LA Rams → Atlanta.
  7. Round 4 — No. 109: Jacksonville → Oakland (D). see No. 35: Oakland → Jacksonville.
  8. Round 4 — No. 131: multiple trades:
    –Kansas City → Buffalo (PD). Kansas City traded a conditional fourth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for linebacker Reggie Ragland.[54]
    –Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 96: Washington → Buffalo.
  9. Round 5 — No. 141: Oakland → Pittsburgh (PD). See No. 66: Oakland → Pittsburgh.
  10. Round 5 — No. 159: Seattle → Minnesota (D). see No. 88: Minnesota → Seattle.
  11. Round 5 — No. 167: Kansas City → LA Rams (D). see No. 56: LA Rams → Kansas City.
  12. Round 6 — No. 177: NY Jets → New Orleans (PD). See No. 93: New Orleans → NY Jets.
  13. Round 6 — No. 196: multiple trades:
    –Chicago → Oakland (PD). See No. 24: Chicago → Oakland.
    –Oakland → NY Jets (PD). See No. 140: Oakland → NY Jets.
  14. Round 6 — No. 197: Philadelphia → Baltimore (D). see No. 22: Baltimore → Philadelphia.
  15. Round 6 — No. 202: New Orleans → Miami (D). see No. 48: Miami → New Orleans.
  16. Round 7 — No. 216: San Francisco → Kansas City (PD). San Francisco traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for wide receiver Rod Streater and a conditional seventh-round selection.[55]
  17. Round 7 — No. 219: Tampa Bay → Pittsburgh (PD). Tampa Bay traded a seventh-round selection and free safety J. J. Wilcox to Pittsburgh in exchange for their 2018 sixth-round selection (202nd).[56]
  18. Round 7 — No. 243: multiple trades:
    –Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). See No. 216: San Francisco → Kansas City.[55]
    –San Francisco → Cleveland (PD). San Francisco traded this conditional seventh-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for offensive tackle Shon Coleman.[57]
    –Cleveland → New England (PD). See No. 170: New England → Cleveland.

Head coaches

Current through games of January 1, 2019

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Lovie Smith 3 9–27 (.250) 9–27 (.250) 4–23 (.148)
Indiana Tom Allen* 2 10–15 (.400) 10–15 (.400) 4–14 (.222)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 20 164–122 (.573) 152–101 (.601) 91–72 (.558)
Maryland D.J. Durkin 3 10–15 (.400) 10–15 (.400) 5–13 (.278)
Maryland Matt Canada* 1 5–7 (.417) 5–7 (.417) 3–6 (.333)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 4 96–41 (.701) 38–14 (.731) 26–9 (.743)
Michigan State Mark Dantonio 12 125–68 (.648) 107–51 (.677) 66–33 (.667)
Minnesota P.J. Fleck 2 42–35 (.545) 12–13 (.480) 5–13 (.278)
Nebraska Scott Frost 1 23–15 (.605) 4–8 (.333) 3–6 (.333)
Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald 13 96–70 (.578) 96–70 (.578) 56–51 (.523)
Ohio State Urban Meyer 7 187–32 (.854) 83–9 (.902) 54–4 (.931)
Ohio State Ryan Day* 2 3–0 (1.000) 3–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000)
Penn State James Franklin 5 69–36 (.657) 45–21 (.682) 27–16 (.628)
Purdue Jeff Brohm 2 43–23 (.652) 13–13 (.500) 9–9 (.500)
Rutgers Chris Ash 3 7–29 (.194) 7–29 (.194) 3–25 (.107)
Wisconsin Paul Chryst 4 61–31 (.663) 42–12 (.778) 27–8 (.771)

* 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.[58] D.J. Durkin was reinstated as head coach at Maryland on October 30, 2018, in time for Maryland's ninth game of the season.[4] A day after his reinstatement, after much negative reaction from multiple stakeholders, Maryland ultimately decided to fire D.J. Durkin.[5]

* 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.[2]

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