2020 Big Ten Conference football season

2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: December 5, 2020
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

2020 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3, 2020; through January 2021
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Fox Family (Fox/FS1, Big Ten Network), ESPN Family (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC)
2021 NFL Draft
Regular season
Championship Game

The 2020 Big Ten conference football season is the 125th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is part of the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This will be the Big Ten's seventh season with 14 teams. The defending league champion is Ohio State. The 2020 season will consist of a nine-game conference schedule for the fifth year in a row.

The Big Ten will have two new coaches for the 2020 season. Rutgers hired former coach Greg Schiano to serve as head coach, replacing Chris Ash who was fired during the 2019 season.[1] Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio announced on February 4, 2020, that he was retiring from his position. The Spartans announced the hiring of Mel Tucker as the new head coach on February 12, 2020.[2]

Previous season

On the field of play last season, Ohio State won the East Division title and made their fifth appearance in the Big Ten Football Championship Game and third consecutive appearance. In the West Division, Wisconsin and Minnesota tied for the division title, but the Badgers represented the division in the conference title game due to their head-to-head win over the Golden Gophers. Wisconsin made their sixth appearance in the conference title game overall. In that championship game, Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 34–21 to win their third consecutive Big Ten championship. With that win, the Buckeyes landed a spot in the 2019–20 College Football Playoff as the #2 seed.[3]

Nine teams participated in bowl games in the 2018 season, and the league went 5–4 in those games. Ohio State made the College Football Playoff but fell to Clemson 29–23 in the Fiesta Bowl.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Big Ten Media Days

Preseason media polls

Preseason awards

Preseason All-Big Ten

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

The Regular season will begin on September 3 and will end on November 28. The Big Ten Championship Game is scheduled to be held on December 5, 2020.

Week #1

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
September 3	Florida Atlantic	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 4	Illinois State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
September 4	Indiana	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
September 5	Northern Iowa	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
September 5	Towson	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
September 5	Michigan	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
September 5	Northwestern	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
September 5	Purdue	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
September 5	Bowling Green	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
September 5	Kent State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
September 5	Monmouth	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #2

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
September 12	Connecticut	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
September 12	Western Kentucky	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
September 12	Iowa State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Cy-Hawk Trophy)
September 12	Northern Illinois	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
September 12	Ball State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 12	Michigan State	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
September 12	Tennessee Tech	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 12	Central Michigan	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
September 12	Tulane	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois
September 12	Ohio State	Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
September 12	Penn State	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
September 12	Memphis	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
September 12	Syracuse	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
September 12	Southern Illinois	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #3

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
September 18	Iowa	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Floyd of Rosedale)
September 19	Bowling Green	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champagin, Illinois
September 19	Ball State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
September 19	Maryland	West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, West Virginia (rivalry)
September 19	Arkansas State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 19	Toledo	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
September 19	South Dakota State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
September 19	Central Michigan	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois
September 19	Buffalo	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
September 19	San Jose State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
September 19	Air Force	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
September 19	Rutgers	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 19	Appalachian State	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #4

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
September 26	Indiana	UConn	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut	CBSSN
September 26	Northern Illinois	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
September 26	Wisconsin	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
September 26	Miami (FL)	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
September 26	BYU	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
September 26	Cincinnati	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
September 26	Northwestern	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
September 26	Rutgers	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
September 26	Purdue	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 26	Illinois	Maryland

Week #5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV
October 3		Illinois	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
October 3		Michigan State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
October 3		Minnesota	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
October 3		Penn State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
October 3		Nebraska	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois
October 3	7:30 PM	Wisconsin	Notre Dame	Lambeau Field • Green Bay, Wisconsin	NBC[4]
^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 3	Indiana	Ohio State	Purdue

Week #6

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
October 10	Illinois	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
October 10	Maryland	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
October 10	Iowa	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
October 10	Michigan	Michigan State	East Lansing, MI • East Lansing, Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy)
October 10	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
October 10	Rutgers	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 10	Northwestern	Penn State

Week #7

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
October 17	Purdue	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Purdue Cannon)
October 17	Indiana	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
October 17	Iowa	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
October 17	Maryland	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois
October 17	Michigan	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Little Brown Jug)
October 17	Ohio State	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 17	Nebraska	Wisconsin

Week #8

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
October 24	Minnesota	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
October 24	Michigan State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon)
October 24	Northwestern	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa
October 24	Wisconsin	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
October 24	Purdue	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
October 24	Nebraska	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
October 24	Ohio State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania (rivalry)
^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #9

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
October 31	Illinois	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
October 31	Penn State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
October 31	Rutgers	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
October 31	Minnesota	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
October 31	Nebraska	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
October 31	Northwestern	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 31	Iowa	Michigan

Week #10

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
November 7	Iowa	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
November 7	Indiana	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
November 7	Maryland	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 7	Purdue	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 7	Penn State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
November 7	Wisconsin	Northwestern	Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois
^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 7	Michigan State	Rutgers

Week #11

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
November 14	Illinois	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
November 14	Nebraska	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Heroes Game)
November 14	Ohio State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
November 14	Michigan	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
November 14	Michigan State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania (Land Grant Trophy)
November 14	Morgan State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois
November 14	Wisconsin	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 14	Minnesota

Week #12

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
November 21	Ohio State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Illibuck)
November 21	Indiana	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 21	Iowa	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana
November 21	Maryland	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania (rivalry)
November 21	Rutgers	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
November 21	Northwestern	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 21	Nebraska	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin (Freedom Trophy)
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #13

Date	Visiting team	Home team	Site
November 27	Minnesota	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)
November 28	Illinois	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois (Land of Lincoln Trophy)
November 28	Purdue	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket)
November 28	Wisconsin	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Heartland Trophy)
November 28	Michigan State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, Maryland
November 28	Michigan	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game)
November 28	Penn State	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #14 (Big Ten Championship Game)

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 5	8:00 PM	West Division Champion	East Division Champion	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Indiana	FOX
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

Games below do not include bowl games that Big Ten teams may be selected for in the College Football Playoff semifinals (the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl on January 1, 2021) or potential At-Large bids in New Year's Six Bowls (the Cotton Bowl on December 30, 2020, and Peach Bowl on January 1, 2021).

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent
Quick Lane Bowl	TBA	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	TBA	TBA	MAC
Redbox Bowl	TBA	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	FOX	TBA	TBA	Pac 12
Cheez-It Bowl	TBA	Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ	ESPN	TBA	TBA	Big 12
Duke's Mayo Bowl	TBA	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPN	TBA	TBA	ACC
Pinstripe Bowl	TBA	Yankee Stadium • The Bronx, NY	ESPN	TBA	TBA	ACC
Music City Bowl	TBA	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	TBA	TBA	SEC
Outback Bowl	January 1	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	1:00 PM	TBA	SEC
Citrus Bowl	January 1	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	1:00 PM	TBA	SEC
New Year's Six Bowls
Orange Bowl	January 2	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	TBA	Big Ten/SEC/Notre Dame	ACC

The 2021 Orange Bowl will feature the ACC champion (unless qualified for the College Football Playoff), or the highest-ranked ACC team not qualified for the College Football Playoff, against the highest-ranked available team in the College Football Playoff rankings from the Big Ten, SEC, or Notre Dame unless creating a rematch for the ACC team.

Big Ten records vs other conferences

Big Ten vs Power 5 matchups

The Big Ten considers Army and BYU "Power Five" schools along with opponents from the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, Notre Dame and SEC. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site
September 5	Michigan	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
September 12	Iowa State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)
September 12	Michigan State	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT
September 12	Ohio State	Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
September 12	Penn State	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 12	Syracuse	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
September 19	Maryland	West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
September 26	Miami (FL)	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
September 26	BYU	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
September 26	Purdue	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
October 3	Wisconsin	Notre Dame	Lambeau Field • Green Bay, WI

2020–2021 records against non-conference foes:

Regular season

Power 5 Conferences	Record
ACC	0-0
Big 12	0-0
Pac-12	0–0
BYU/Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0–0
Power 5 Total	0-0

Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0-0
C-USA	0–0
Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	0-0
Mountain West	0-0
Sun Belt	0–0
Other FBS Total	0-0

FCS Opponents	Record
Football Championship Subdivision	0–0

Total Non-Conference Record	0-0

Postseason

Power Conferences 5	Record
ACC	0-0
Big 12	0–0
Pac-12	0-0
BYU/Notre Dame	0–0
SEC	0-0
Power 5 Total	0-0

Other FBS Conferences	Record
American	0–0
C–USA	0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame)	0–0
MAC	0–0
Mountain West	0–0
Sun Belt	0–0

Other FBS Total	0–0
Total Bowl Record	0-0

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Big Ten individual awards

All-Americans

National award winners

Home attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,656
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	69,250
Maryland	Maryland Stadium	51,802
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	50,805
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,780
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	57,236
Rutgers	SHI Stadium	52,454
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321

2021 NFL Draft

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team

Head coaches

Current through the completion of the 2019–20 season

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	B1G record
Illinois	Lovie Smith	5	15–34 (.306)	15–34 (.306)	8–28 (.222)
Indiana	Tom Allen*	4	18–20 (.474)	18–20 (.474)	9–18 (.333)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	22	174–125 (.582)	162–104 (.609)	97–75 (.564)
Maryland	Mike Locksley*	2	6–40 (.130)	4–14 (.222)	2–13 (.133)
Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	6	105–44 (.705)	47–18 (.723)	32–12 (.727)
Michigan State	Mel Tucker	1	5–7 (.417)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Minnesota	P.J. Fleck	4	53–37 (.589)	23–15 (.605)	12–15 (.444)
Nebraska	Scott Frost	3	28–22 (.560)	9–15 (.375)	6–12 (.333)
Northwestern	Pat Fitzgerald	15	99–79 (.556)	99–79 (.556)	57–59 (.491)
Ohio State	Ryan Day*	2	16–1 (.941)	16–1 (.941)	10–0 (1.000)
Penn State	James Franklin	7	80–38 (.678)	56–23 (.709)	34–18 (.654)
Purdue	Jeff Brohm	4	47–31 (.603)	17–21 (.447)	12–15 (.444)
Rutgers	Greg Schiano*	12	68–67 (.504)	68–67 (.504)	0–0 (–)
Wisconsin	Paul Chryst	6	71–35 (.670)	52–16 (.765)	34–10 (.773)

* Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game, going 0–1.

* Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[5]

* 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.[6]

* 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.

References

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[1] Greg Schiano Returns as Rutgers Head Football Coach

[2] Michigan State twitter account announcing the hiring of Mel Tucker

[3] ttps://www.cleveland.com/sports/g66l-2019/12/fed3d3cfa23180/ohio-state-drops-to-no-2-lsu-up-to-no-1-in-final-college-football-playoff-rankings-see-social-media-reaction.html

[4] ttps://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2017/08/14/uw-meet-notre-dame-lambeau-field-2020-and-soldier-field-2021/563989001/

[5] OC Mike Locksley named interim head coach at Maryland

[6] Ohio State Suspends Football Coach Urban Meyer for Three Games

Big Ten Conference football
East Division	Indiana Hoosiers Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Rutgers Scarlet Knights
West Division	Illinois Fighting Illini Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Purdue Boilermakers Wisconsin Badgers
Championships & awards	Conference champions All-time standings (1896–1958), (1959–present) Championship Game Individual awards Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season
Conference seasons	American ACC Big 12 Big Ten C-USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt
Inter-conference	Bowl games Rankings
All-Americans	2020 College Football All-America Team