1991 Big Ten Conference football season

1991 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I-A
Sport	football
Teams	10
Champions	Michigan
Football seasons

1991 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Iowa	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Indiana	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Michigan State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Big Ten Conference football season was the 96th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Regular season

At 8-0 (10-2 overall), No. 6 Michigan repeated as the 1991 Big Ten champions for a fourth straight year (after a four-way tie for first the previous season). ^[1] No. 10 Iowa came in second with a 7-1 conference record (10-1-1 overall), losing only to Michigan.

Ohio State and Indiana tied for third place with 5-3 conference marks. Illinois was fifth at 4-4 (6-6 overall).

Purdue and Michigan state tied for sixth place at 3-5 in Big Ten play. Wisconsin and Northwestern tied for eighth place with 2-6 league records.

Minnesota finished last at 1-7 (2-9 overall).

Bowl games

Main article: 1991–92 NCAA football bowl games

Five Big Ten teams played in bowl games, with the conference going 1-3-1 overall:

• Rose Bowl: No. 2 Washington 34, No. 4 Michigan 14
• Hall of Fame Bowl: No. 16 Syracuse 24, No. 25 Ohio State 17
• John Hancock Bowl: No. 22 UCLA 6, Illinois 3
• Copper Bowl: Indiana 24, Baylor 0
• Holiday Bowl: BYU 13, No. 7 Iowa 13

References

1. "2025 BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. pp. 91–99. Retrieved November 4, 2025.