2017 Big Ten Conference football season

2017 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 31, 2017 through January 2018
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Saquon Barkley (Penn State)
Picked by	New York Giants, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVP	Saquon Barkley, PSU
East Division champions	Ohio State
West Division champions	Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions	Ohio State
Runners-up	Wisconsin
Finals MVP	J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State (RB)
Football seasons
←  2016 2018  →

2017 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 15 Michigan State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Michigan		5	–	4					8	–	5
Rutgers		3	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana		2	–	7					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 17 Northwestern		7	–	2					10	–	3
Iowa		4	–	5					8	–	5
Purdue		4	–	5					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	7					5	–	7
Illinois		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Big Ten conference football season is the 122nd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This was the Big Ten's fourth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was the 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The 2017 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the second year in a row. ^[1]

Nebraska football coach Mike Riley was relieved from his position following the conclusion of Nebraska's 2017 season. ^[2]

Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game. No Big Ten teams were selected for the 2017 College Football Playoff.

Previous season

Penn State defeated Wisconsin, 38–31, for the Big Ten Football Championship Game. ^[3]

Ten teams participated in bowl games. Maryland lost to Boston College, 30–36, in the Quick Lane Bowl. ^[4] Minnesota won, 17–12, over Washington State in the Holiday Bowl. ^[5] Northwestern won over Pittsburgh, 31–24, in the Pinstripe Bowl. ^[6] Indiana lost to Utah, 24–26, at the Foster Farms Bowl. ^[7] Nebraska lost to Tennessee, 24–38, in the Music City Bowl. ^[8] Iowa lost to Florida, 3–30, in the Outback Bowl. ^[9] Michigan lost by 1 to Florida State by a score of 32–33 in the Orange Bowl. ^[10] Wisconsin won over Western Michigan, 24–16, in the Cotton Bowl. ^[11] Penn State lost to USC, 49–52, in the Rose Bowl. ^[12]

Ohio State was defeated by eventual national champion Clemson, 0–31, in the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs at the Fiesta Bowl. ^[13]

Rankings

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 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			25	RV				RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV			RV	RV	RV				RV
	CFP	Not released										20
Maryland	AP		RV	RV	RV		RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	11	8	7	8	8	7	17	19	RV	RV	21	19	RV	RV	RV
	C	9	8	7	8	7	7	16	15	25	24	22	18	RV		RV
	CFP	Not released											24
Michigan State	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV			21	18	16	24	13	22	21	19	18	15
	C	RV		RV	RV		RV	22	19	18		16	24	22	19	19	16
	CFP	Not released									24	12	17	16	16	16
Minnesota	AP					RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Nebraska	AP	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Northwestern	AP	RV	RV									RV	RV	23	20	20	17
	C	RV	RV									RV	RV	23	20	20	17
	CFP	Not released										25	23	22	21	21
Ohio State	AP	2 (3)	2 (1)	8	10	11	10	9	6	6	3	11	8	8	8	5	5
	C	2 (5)	2 (2)	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	3	11	8	8	7	5	5
	CFP	Not released									6	13	9	9	8	5
Penn State	AP	6	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	7	16	13	12	9	9	8
	C	6	4	5	4	4	4	3	2	2	7	13	11	11	10	9	8
	CFP	Not released									7	14	10	10	9	9
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	9	9	10	9	10	9	7	5	5	4	6	5	5	3 (10)	6	7
	C	10	11	12	10	10	8	6	5	5	4	3	4	4	3 (21)	6	6
	CFP	Not released									9	8	5	5	4	6

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 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 17–7	43,224
August 31	8:00 p.m.	No. 2  Ohio State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN	OSU 49–21	52,929
September 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 8  Washington	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	FS1	L 14–30	46,093
September 1	9:00 p.m.	Utah State	No. 9  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	W 59–10	75,324
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Akron	No. 6  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	W 52–0	101,684
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 23  Texas	Darrell K. Royal Stadium • Austin, TX	FS1	W 51–41	88,396
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPNU	W 35–10	71,202
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 24–3	68,075
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 24–21	42,505
September 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 17  Florida	No. 11  Michigan	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ABC	W 33–17	75,802
September 2	3:30 p.m.	Nevada	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 31–20	33,018
September 2	7:30 p.m.	No. 16  Louisville	Purdue	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	FOX	L 28–35	37,394
September 2	8:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 43–36	90,171
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 8	8:00 p.m.	Ohio	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 44–21	45,633
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ESPN2	W 44–41 OT	61,500
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Towson	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 63–17	37,105
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 8  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 36–14	111,384
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	No. 9  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 31–14	77,542
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 17–41	20,241
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 28–14	72,910
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 4  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (PSU-Pitt Rivalry)	ABC	W 33–14	109,898
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 13–16	37,661
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	W 34–17	38,993
September 9	4:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FOX	L 35–42	58,389
September 9	7:30 p.m.	No. 5  Oklahoma	No. 2  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 16–31	109,088
September 9	8:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 20–7	41,923
September 9	10:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FS1	W 48–14	35,206
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 22  South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	L 23–47	35,404
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Air Force	No. 7  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 29–13	111,387
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	L 17–21	89,664
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 34–3	43,727
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Morgan State	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 65–0	39,892
September 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 10  Wisconsin	BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT	ABC	W 40–6	61,143
September 16	4:00 p.m.	Purdue	Missouri	Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	SEC Network	W 35–3	53,262
September 16	4:30 p.m.	Army	No. 8  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	W 38–7	108,414
September 16	3:30 p.m.	North Texas	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 31–14	65,668
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 5  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 56–0	102,746
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 49–7	33,706
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 16	Indiana*	Maryland	Michigan State

*The Florida International at Indiana game scheduled for this week was canceled due to Hurricane Irma

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 23	12:00 p.m.	UNLV	No. 10  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 54–21	106,187
September 23	3:00 p.m.	Central Florida	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	L 10–38	33,280
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 52–17	42,886
September 23†	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NEB 27–17	89,775
September 23†	4:00 p.m.	No. 8  Michigan	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	FOX	MICH 28–10	60,042
September 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 4  Penn State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	PSU 21–19	66,205
September 23	8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy)	FOX	L 18–38	74,023
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 23	Illinois	Minnesota	Northwestern	#9 Wisconsin

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 29	8:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	NEB 28–6	43,058
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 10  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	WIS 33–24	80,584
September 30	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FS1	MD 31–24	43,511
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 4  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 45–14	107,542
September 30	4:00 p.m.	Iowa	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FOX	MSU 17–10	73,331
September 30	7:30 p.m.	No. 11  Ohio State	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	OSU 56–0	46,328
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 30	#8 Michigan	Purdue

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 7†	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IA 45–16	69,894
October 7†	12:00 p.m.	No. 4  Penn State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	PSU 31–7	41,061
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	PUR 31–17	42,085
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 27–0	35,995
October 7†	4:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 10  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 62–14	107,180
October 7	7:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 7  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyon Trophy)	ABC	MSU 14–10	112,432
October 7	8:00 p.m.	No. 9  Wisconsin	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	WIS 38–17	89,860
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 7	Rutgers

*Indiana was originally scheduled for a bye week here, but lost a game on Sept. 16 against Florida International due to Hurricane Irma. IU picked up a game with Charleston Southern to make up for that lost game.

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 14†	12:00 p.m.	No. 17  Michigan	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	MICH 27–20 OT	52,929
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	RUT 35–24	35,765
October 13	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN2	NW 37–21	38,325
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 7  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 17–9	78,580
October 14	7:30 p.m.	No. 9  Ohio State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	OSU 56–14	89,346
October 14	8:00 p.m.	No. 21  Michigan State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MSU 30–27	47,541
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 14	Iowa	#3 Penn State

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	NW 17–10 OT	40,036
October 21†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	RUT 14–12	38,278
October 21†	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 5  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FOX	WIS 38–13	78,058
October 21†	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 18  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	ABC	MSU 17–9	74,111
October 21†	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MIN 24–17	45,243
October 21	7:30 p.m.	No. 19  Michigan	No. 2  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	PSU 42–13	110,823
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 21	Nebraska	#6 Ohio State

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 28†	12:00 p.m.	No. 5  Wisconsin	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN	WIS 24–10	42,101
October 28†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	MICH 35–14	111,213
October 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 16  Michigan State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	NW 39–31 3OT	39,369
October 28	3:30 p.m.	No. 2  Penn State	No. 6  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (OSU-PSU Rivalry)	FOX	OSU 39–38	109,302
October 28†	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 42–39	35,144
October 28	6:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	FS1	IA 17–10	66,292
October 28	7:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	NEB 25–24	41,411
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	PUR 29–10	46,027
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 4  Wisconsin	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	WIS 45–17	43,027
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 7  Penn State	No. 24  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	FOX	MSU 27–24	71,605
November 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 3  Ohio State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN	IA 55–24	67,669
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ (MD-RU Rivalry)	BTN	RUT 31–24	34,972
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NW 31–24 OT	89,721
November 4	6:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	FOX	MICH 33–10	111,090
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 11†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 16  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 35–6	107,531
November 11	12:00PM	Nebraska	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (MN-NEB Rivalry)	FS1	MIN 54–21	39,993
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	IND 24–14	40,195
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 13  Michigan State	No. 11  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 48–3	107,011
November 11	3:30 p.m.	No. 25  Iowa	No. 6  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	ABC	WIS 38–14	80,462
November 11	3:30 p.m.	No. 21  Michigan	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MICH 35–10	44,325
November 11	7:00 p.m.	Purdue	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	NW 23–13	33,765
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 19  Michigan	No. 5  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FOX	WIS 24–10	81,216
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	IND 41–0	35,949
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 39–0	30,014
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 8  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy)	ABC	OSU 52–14	105,282
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	PUR 24–15	60,554
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 22  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FOX	MSU 17–7	70,216
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 13  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FS1	PSU 56–44	106,722
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 24	4:00 p.m.	Iowa	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	FS1	IA 56–14	90,046
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 8  Ohio State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	FOX	OSU 31–20	112,028
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN2	PUR 31–24	52,105
November 25	3:30 p.m.	No. 12  Penn State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU Rivalry)	BTN	PSU 66–3	49,680
November 25	3:30 p.m.	No. 5  Wisconsin	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ABC	WIS 31–0	47,327
November 25	4:00 p.m.	No. 23  Northwestern	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	FS1	NW 42–7	30,456
November 25	4:00 p.m.	No. 21  Michigan State	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	FOX	MSU 40–7	35,021
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

Week 14 (Big Ten Championship Game)

Main article: 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 8  Ohio State	No. 3  Wisconsin	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	FOX	OSU 27–21	65,886	[14]
#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: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Ref.
Pinstripe Bowl	December 27	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	5:15 p.m.	Iowa	Boston College	27–20	37,667
Foster Farms Bowl	December 27	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	FOX	8:30 p.m.	Purdue	Arizona	38–35	28,436
Holiday Bowl	December 28	SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA	FS1	9:00 p.m.	#18 Michigan State	#21 Washington State	42–17	47,092
Music City Bowl	December 29	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	4:30 p.m.	#20 Northwestern	Kentucky	24–23	48,675
Outback Bowl	January 1	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	12:00 p.m.	Michigan	South Carolina	26–19	45,687
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl	December 29	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	8:30 p.m.	#5 Ohio State	#8 USC	24–7	67,510
Fiesta Bowl	December 30	University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ	ESPN	4:00 p.m.	#9 Penn State	#12 Washington	35–28	61,842
Orange Bowl	December 30	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	#6 Wisconsin	#11 Miami (FL)	34–24	65,032

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

Big Ten vs Other Conferences

2017-2018 records against non-conference foes:

Regular Season Power 5 Conferences Record ACC 2–2 Big 12 2–1 Notre Dame 0–1 Pac-12 1–2 SEC 2–0 Power 5 Total 7–6 Other FBS Conferences Record American 1–2 C-USA 4–0 MAC 7–2 Mountain West 5–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 2–0 Sun Belt 3–0 Other FBS Total 22–4 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 3–0 Total Non-Conference Record 32–10

Post Season Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 2–0 Big 12 0–0 Notre Dame 0–0 Pac-12 4–0 SEC 1–1 Power 5 Total 7–1 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 7–1

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 [15]	J. T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Josey Jewell	LB	IA	Antoine Brooks	DB	MD	J. K. Dobbins	RB	OSU
	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU				Quinn Nordin	PK	MICH
Week 2 [16]	Nate Stanley	QB	IA	Tyree Kinnel	DB	MICH	J-Shun Harris II	WR	IND	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
Week 3 [17]	Alex Hornibrook	QB	WIS	Jacob Huff	DB	MINN	Quinn Nordin	PK	MICH	J. K. Dobbins	RB	OSU
										Jonathan Lewis	QB	RUT
Week 4 [18]	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Josey Jewell	LB	IA	J-Shun Harris II	WR	IND	Morgan Ellison	RB	IND
				Chase Winovich	DL	MICH
Week 5 [19]	Felton Davis III	WR	MSU	Natrell Jamerson	S	WIS	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Ben Stille	LB	NEB
	DaeSean Hamilton	WR	PSU
Week 6 [20]	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS	Joe Bachie	LB	MSU	Ty Johnson	RB	MD	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
Week 7 [21]	J. T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Leon Jacobs	LB	WIS	Charlie Kuhbander	PK	NW	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
Week 8 [22]	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Joe Bachie	LB	MSU	Hunter Niswander	P	NW	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
				Jason Cabinda	LB	PSU
Week 9 [23]	J. T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Paddy Fisher	LB	NW	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Whop Philyor	WR	IND
										Cody White	WR	MSU
Week 10 [24]	Chris Evans	RB	MICH	Josh Jackson	DB	IA	Matt Coghlin	PK	MSU	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
	Karan Higdon	RB	MICH	Khaleke Hudson	LB/DB	MICH
Week 11 [25]	Demry Croft	QB	MINN	Josh Jackson	DB	IA	Rodney Smith	RB	MINN	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
	Mike Weber	RB	OSU	Leon Jacobs	LB	WIS
Week 12 [26]	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Nate Hall	LB	NW	Nick Nelson	CB	WIS	Morgan Ellison	RB	IND
	Anthony Mahoungou	WR	PUR							Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
Week 13 [27]	Markell Jones	RB	PUR	Sam Hubbard	DE	OSU	Hunter Niswander	P	NW	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS
	Akrum Wadley	RB	IA

Big Ten Individual Awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine :

Award	Player	School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Josey Jewell	Iowa
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year	J. T. Barrett	Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year	D. J. Moore	Maryland
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year	Troy Fumagalli	Wisconsin
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Billy Price	Ohio State
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Nick Bosa	Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Josey Jewell	Iowa
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Josh Jackson	Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year	Griffin Oakes	Indiana
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year	Ryan Anderson	Rutgers
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote)	Paul Chryst	Wisconsin
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)	Paul Chryst	Wisconsin
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award	Chad Greenway	Iowa
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award	Troy Vincent	Wisconsin

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2017 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2017 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards ^[28]

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB J. T. Barrett Ohio State RB Saquon Barkley Penn State RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin WR Simmie Cobbs Indiana WR D. J. Moore Maryland TE Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin C Billy Price Ohio State OG Michael Jordan Ohio State OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin OT Jamarco Jones Ohio State OT Michael Deiter Wisconsin First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Rashan Gary Michigan DL Maurice Hurst Jr. Michigan DL Nick Bosa Ohio State DL Tyquan Lewis Ohio State LB Josey Jewell Iowa LB Devin Bush Jr. Michigan LB T. J. Edwards Wisconsin DB Josh Jackson Iowa DB Marcus Allen Penn State DB D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin DB Nick Nelson Wisconsin First Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Griffin Oakes Indiana P Ryan Anderson Rutgers RS Saquon Barkley Penn State

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Trace McSorley Penn State RB Justin Jackson Northwestern RB J. K. Dobbins Ohio State WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Nebraska WR DaeSean Hamilton Penn State TE Mike Gesicki Penn State C Brian Allen Michigan State OG Sean Welsh Iowa OG Ben Bredeson Michigan OT Mason Cole Michigan OT David Edwards Wisconsin Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Chase Winovich Michigan DL Sam Hubbard Ohio State DL Alec James Wisconsin DL Conor Sheehy Wisconsin LB Tegray Scales Indiana LB Jason Cabinda Penn State LB Garrett Dooley Wisconsin DB Lavert Hill Michigan DB Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern DB Denzel Ward Ohio State DB Amani Oruwariye Penn State Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Rafael Gaglianone Wisconsin P Blake Gillikin Penn State RS DeAndre Thompkins Penn State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Clayton Thorson Northwestern RB Akrum Wadley Iowa RB Karan Higdon Michigan WR Felton Davis III Michigan State WR Parris Campbell Ohio State TE Noah Fant Iowa C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin OG David Beedle Michigan State OG Tommy Doles Northwestern OT Isaiah Prince Ohio State OT Ryan Bates Penn State Third Team Defense (Coaches) DL Kenny Willekes Michigan State DL Joe Gaziano Northwestern DL Dre'Mont Jones Ohio State DL Gelen Robinson Purdue LB Khaleke Hudson Michigan LB Joe Bachie Michigan State LB Paddy Fisher Northwestern DB Rashard Fant Indiana DB Kyle Queiro Northwestern DB Jordan Fuller Ohio State DB Derrick Tindal Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Sean Nuernberger Ohio State P Drue Chrisman Ohio State RS Parris Campbell Ohio State

Coaches Honorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, James Crawford, Jaylen Dunlap, Stanley Green; INDIANA: Chris Covington, Jonathan Crawford, J'Shun Harris, Wes Martin, Luke Timian, Ian Thomas, Haydon Whitehead; IOWA: Nathan Bazata, James Daniels, Anthony Nelson, Ben Niemann; MARYLAND: Derwin Gray, J. C. Jackson, Darnell Savage; MICHIGAN: Chris Evans, Tyree Kinnel, Mike McCray, Josh Metellus, Quinn Nordin, Brad Robbins; MICHIGAN STATE: Luke Campbell, David Dowell, Kevin Jarvis, Justin Layne, Brian Lewerke, L. J. Scott, Josiah Scott, Khari Willis; MINNESOTA: Thomas Barber, Emmitt Carpenter, Carter Coughlin, Tyler Johnson, Steven Richardson, Ryan Santoso, Rodney Smith; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Jerald Foster, Nick Gates, JD Spielman (WR, KR); NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Nate Hall, Charlie Kuhbander, Tyler Lancaster, Samdup Miller; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, K. J. Hill, Jalyn Holmes, Damon Webb, Mike Weber, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Christian Campbell, Curtis Cothran, Grant Haley, Juwan Johnson, Shareef Miller; PURDUE: Ja'Whaun Bentley, Danny Ezechukwu, Lorenzo Neal, David Steinmetz, Jacob Thieneman; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole, Gus Edwards, Kiy Hester, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Dorian Miller; WISCONSIN: Quintez Cephus, Ryan Connelly, Joe Ferguson, Alex Hornibrook, Leon Jacobs, Natrell Jamerson, Olive Sagapolu.

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB J. T. Barrett Ohio State RB Saquon Barkley Penn State RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin WR Simmie Cobbs Indiana WR D. J. Moore Maryland TE Mike Gesicki Penn State C Billy Price Ohio State OG Sean Welsh Iowa OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin OT Jamarco Jones Ohio State OT Michael Deiter Wisconsin First Team Defense (Media) DL Maurice Hurst Jr. Michigan DL Chase Winovich Michigan DL Nick Bosa Ohio State DL Tyquan Lewis Ohio State LB Tegray Scales Indiana LB Josey Jewell Iowa LB T. J. Edwards Wisconsin DB Josh Jackson Iowa DB David Dowell Michigan State DB Denzel Ward Ohio State DB Nick Nelson Wisconsin First Team Special Teams (Media) K Griffin Oakes Indiana P Ryan Anderson Rutgers RS Saquon Barkley Penn State

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Trace McSorley Penn State RB Justin Jackson Northwestern RB J. K. Dobbins Ohio State WR Felton Davis III Michigan State WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Nebraska TE Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin C Brian Allen Michigan State OG Ben Bredeson Michigan OG Michael Jordan Ohio State OT Mason Cole Michigan OT David Edwards Wisconsin Second Team Defense (Media) DL Rashan Gary Michigan DL Joe Gaziano Northwestern DL Sam Hubbard Ohio State DL Alec James Wisconsin LB Devin Bush Jr. Michigan LB Khaleke Hudson Michigan LB Paddy Fisher Northwestern DB Rashard Fant Indiana DB Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern DB Marcus Allen Penn State DB Amani Oruwariye Penn State Second Team Special Teams (Media) K Rafael Gaglianone Wisconsin P Blake Gillikin Penn State RS Parris Campbell Ohio State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB Clayton Thorson Northwestern RB Akrum Wadley Iowa RB Karan Higdon Michigan WR JD Spielman Nebraska WR DaeSean Hamilton Penn State TE Noah Fant Iowa C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin OG David Beedle Michigan State OG Tommy Doles Northwestern OT Isaiah Prince Ohio State OT Ryan Bates Penn State Third Team Defense (Media) DL Anthony Nelson Iowa DL Kenny Willekes Michigan State DL Shareef Miller Penn State DL Conor Sheehy Wisconsin LB Joe Bachie Michigan State LB Thomas Barber Minnesota LB Garrett Dooley Wisconsin DB Josiah Scott Michigan State DB Kyle Queiro Northwestern DB Damon Webb Ohio State DB D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Media) K Sean Nuernberger Ohio State P Drue Chrisman Ohio State RS DeAndre Thompkins Penn State

Media Honorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, Blake Hayes, Stanley Green; INDIANA: Chris Covington, Jonathan Crawford, Chase Dutra, J'Shun Harris, Wes Martin, Robert McCray, Luke Timian, Ian Thomas, Haydon Whitehead; IOWA: Nathan Bazata, James Daniels, Ben Niemann, Nate Stanley; MARYLAND: Antoine Brooks, Jermaine Carter, Derwin Gray, J. C. Jackson, Ty Johnson, Darnell Savage; MICHIGAN: Zach Gentry, Lavert Hill, Tyree Kinnel, Patrick Kugler, David Long, Mike McCray, Sean McKeon, Josh Metellus, Quinn Nordin, Donovan Peoples-Jones; MICHIGAN STATE: Luke Campbell, Matt Coghlin, Chris Frey, Jake Hartbarger, Kevin Jarvis, Justin Layne, Brian Lewerke, Mike Panasiuk, L. J. Scott, Raequan Williams, Khari Willis; MINNESOTA: Emmitt Carpenter, Carter Coughlin, Donnell Greene, Tyler Johnson, Steven Richardson, Ryan Santoso, Rodney Smith; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Jerald Foster, Nick Gates, De'Mornay Pierson-El, JD Spielman; NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Nate Hall, Charlie Kuhbander, Tyler Lancaster, Samdup Miller; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Johnnie Dixon, Jordan Fuller, K. J. Hill, Jalyn Holmes, Dre'Mont Jones, Mike Weber, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Troy Apke, Jason Cabinda, Christian Campbell, Parker Cothren, Grant Haley, Juwan Johnson; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, Kirk Barron, Ja'Whaun Bentley, Danny Ezechukwu, Da'Wan Hunte, Lorenzo Neal, Josh Okonye, Gelen Robinson, Joe Schopper, David Steinmetz; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole, Damon Hayes, Kiy Hester, Dorian Miller, Trevor Morris; WISCONSIN: Quintez Cephus, Ryan Connelly, Joe Ferguson, Alex Hornibrook, Leon Jacobs, Natrell Jamerson, Olive Sagapolu, Derrick Tindal.

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2017 College Football All-America Team.

The 2017 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. ^[29]

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
RB	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	WCFF, AFCA, SB
OG	Beau Benzschawel	Wisconsin	SI
OT	David Edwards	Wisconsin	AFCA
C	Billy Price	Ohio State	AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, SB, BR	*
DT	Maurice Hurst Jr.	Michigan	AP, TSN, USAT, ESPN, CBS, PFF
DE	Nick Bosa	Ohio State	AFCA, SB
LB	Josey Jewell	Iowa	AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, SB, BR	*
LB	Ja'Whaun Bentley	Purdue	PFF
LB	T. J. Edwards	Wisconsin	AP, USAT, ESPN, SB, BR
CB	Josh Jackson	Iowa	AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, SB, PFF, BR	*
CB	Denzel Ward	Ohio State	AP, TSN, AFCA, USAT, ESPN, CBS, SB, PFF, BR
AP	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
RB	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	SI, USAT, CBS, PFF
RB	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin	AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, USAT, CBS, SB
TE	Troy Fumagalli	Wisconsin	AP, FWAA, WCFF, AFCA, SI
TE	Mike Gesicki	Penn State	TSN, SB
C	Billy Price	Ohio State	CBS
OG	Michael Jordan	Ohio State	SB
OL	David Edwards	Wisconsin	FWAA, WCFF
OT	Michael Deiter	Wisconsin	TSN
DT	Maurice Hurst Jr.	Michigan	FWAA, WCFF, AFCA, SB
DE	Nick Bosa	Ohio State	AP, WCFF, TSN, USAT, CBS
LB	T. J. Edwards	Wisconsin	WCFF, TSN, AFCA, PFF
LB	Devin Bush Jr.	Michigan	WCFF
CB	Nick Nelson	Wisconsin	CBS, PFF
CB	Denzel Ward	Ohio State	FWAA
S	Natrell Jamerson	Wisconsin	PFF

Position	Player	School	Selector
Third Team All-Americans
OT	David Edwards	Wisconsin	AP
OG	Beau Benzschawel	Wisconsin	AP
LB	Devin Bush	Michigan	AP

*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*SB Nation All-America Team (SB)
*Pro Football Focus All-America Team (PFF)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*USA Today All-America Team (USAT)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)

Academic All-Americans

2017 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans ^[30]

Player	School	Team
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Anthony Nelson	Iowa	First Team
Cole Chewins	Michigan State	First Team
Chris Weber	Nebraska	First Team
Ryan Anderson	Rutgers	First Team
Parker Hesse	Iowa	Second Team
Jordan Fuller	Ohio State	Second Team

National award winners

Rimington Award (Best Center)
Billy Price, Ohio State

Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile Player)
Saquon Barkley, Penn State

Lott IMPACT Trophy (Outstanding Defensive Player)
Josey Jewell, Iowa

Attendance

Through Games of November 25, 2017

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	42,505	41,923	43,058†	35,765	42,101	40,195	30,456	–	276,003	39,429	65.0%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929	52,929†	42,886	35,995	52,929†	43,027	35,949	–	–	263,715	43,953	83.0%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585	68,075	65,668	66,205	69,894†	66,292	67,669	60,554	–	464,357	66,337	94.0%
Maryland	Maryland Stadium	51,802	37,105	33,280	38,325	35,144	44,325	49,680†	–	–	237,859	39,643	76.5%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	111,384	111,387	112,432†	111,213	111,090	112,028	–	–	669,534	111,589	103.7%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	71,202	72,910	74,023	73,331	74,111†	71,605	70,216		507,398	72,485	96.6%
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	50,805 [31]	43,224	43,727	43,511	47,541†	45,243	39,993	47,327	–	310,566	44,367	87.3%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458	90,171†	89,664	89,775	89,860	89,346	89,721	90,046	–	628,583	89,798	105.1%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	33,018	33,706	41,061†	40,036	39,369	33,765	30,014	–	250,969	35,853	76.1%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	104,944	109,088	108,414	106,187	107,180	109,302†	107,011	105,282	–	752,014	107,431	102.4%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	101,684	109,898	102,746	107,542	110,823†	107,531	106,722	–	746,946	106,707	100.1%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	57,236	45,633	60,042†	42,085	41,411	46,027	52,105	–	–	287,303	47,884	83.7%
Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium	52,454	46,093	37,661	39,892	46,328†	38,278	34,972	35,021	–	278,245	39,749	75.8%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	75,324	77,542	80,584	78,580	78,058	80,462	81,216†	–	551,766	78,824	98.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL draft

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Indiana	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	2
Iowa	–	2	–	1	–	–	–	3
Maryland	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	2
Michigan	–	–	1	–	1	–	–	2
Michigan State	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	1
Minnesota	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Nebraska	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
Northwestern	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Ohio State	2	1	2	1	1	–	–	7
Penn State	1	1	–	2	1	1	–	6
Purdue	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Rutgers	–	1	–	–	–	1	–	2
Wisconsin	–	–	–	1	2	1	1	5

*

= Compensatory Selections

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	2	New York Giants	Saquon Barkley	RB	Penn State	Big Ten
	1	4	Cleveland Browns	Denzel Ward	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Houston   [R1 - 1]
	1	21	Cincinnati Bengals	Billy Price	C	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Buffalo via Cincinnati   [R1 - 2]
	1	24	Carolina Panthers	D. J. Moore	WR	Maryland	Big Ten
	2	39	Chicago Bears	James Daniels	C	Iowa	Big Ten
	2	42	Miami Dolphins	Mike Gesicki	TE	Penn State	Big Ten
	2	45	Green Bay Packers	Josh Jackson	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
	2	52	Indianapolis Colts	Kemoko Turay	DE	Rutgers	Big Ten	from Baltimore via Philadelphia   [R2 - 1]
	2	64	Indianapolis Colts	Tyquan Lewis	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Philadelphia via Cleveland   [R2 - 2]
	3	73	Miami Dolphins	Jerome Baker	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	3	77	Cincinnati Bengals	Sam Hubbard	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
	3*	97	Arizona Cardinals	Mason Cole	C	Michigan	Big Ten
	4	101	Carolina Panthers	Ian Thomas	TE	Indiana	Big Ten	from Cleveland via Green Bay   [R4 - 1]
	4	102	Minnesota Vikings	Jalyn Holmes	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten	from NY Giants via Tampa Bay   [R4 - 2]
	4	106	Denver Broncos	Josey Jewell	LB	Iowa	Big Ten
	4	109	Washington Redskins	Troy Apke	S	Penn State	Big Ten	from San Francisco via Denver   [R4 - 3]
	4	110	Oakland Raiders	Nick Nelson	CB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	4	111	Los Angeles Rams	Brian Allen	C	Michigan State	Big Ten	From Miami  [R4 - 4]
	4	113	Denver Broncos	DaeSean Hamilton	WR	Penn State	Big Ten	from Washington   [R4 - 5]
	5	140	Oakland Raiders	Maurice Hurst Jr.	DT	Michigan	Big Ten	from Indianapolis   [R5 - 1]
	5	143	New England Patriots	Ja'Whaun Bentley	LB	Purdue	Big Ten	from San Francisco via NY Jets   [R5 - 2]
	5	148	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marcus Allen	S	Penn State	Big Ten	from San Francisco   [R5 - 3]
	5	161	Carolina Panthers	Jermaine Carter	LB	Maryland	Big Ten
	5	164	New Orleans Saints	Natrell Jamerson	S	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	5	168	Seattle Seahawks	Jamarco Jones	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New England   [R5 - 4]
	6	182	Arizona Cardinals	Chris Campbell	CB	Penn State	Big Ten	from Denver   [R6 - 1]
	6	193	Dallas Cowboys	Chris Covington	LB	Indiana	Big Ten
	6	195	Los Angeles Rams	Sebastian-Day Joseph	DT	Rutgers	Big Ten	from Buffalo   [R6 - 2]
	6	202	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jack Cichy	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Pittsburgh via Cleveland and Pittsburgh  [R6 - 3]
	6	203	Jacksonville Jaguars	Tanner Lee	QB	Nebraska	Big Ten
	7	230	Jacksonville Jaguars	Leon Jacobs	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Cincinnati   [R7 - 1]
	7*	251	Los Angeles Chargers	Justin Jackson	RB	Northwestern	Big Ten

Trades In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2018 draft.

Round one

1. No. 4: Houston → Cleveland (PD). Houston traded their first-round selection (4th) and their first-round selection in 2017 (25th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2017 (12th).With the trade, Houston selected Deshaun Watson. ^{[TRADE 1]}
2. No. 12: Cincinnati → Buffalo (PD). Cincinnati traded their first- and sixth-round selections (12th and 187th) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's first- and fifth-round selection (21st and 158th) and offensive tackle Cordy Glenn. ^{[TRADE 2]}

Round two

1. No. 52: multiple trades:
       No. 52: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). see No. 32: Philadelphia → Baltimore. ^{[TRADE 3]}
       No. 52: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (D). see No. 49: Indianapolis → Philadelphia. ^{[TRADE 3]}
2. No. 64: multiple trades:
       No. 64: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded their second-round selection (64th) as well as a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2016 (8th, 77th, and 100th) and their first-round selection in 2017 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2016 (2nd) and a fourth-round selection in 2017. ^{[TRADE 4]}
       No. 64: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). Cleveland traded their second-round selection (64th) to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' third- and sixth-round selection (67th and 178th). ^{[TRADE 3]}

Round three

Round four

1. No. 101: multiple trades:
       No. 101: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded their fourth- and fifth-round selections (101st and 138th), and quarterback DeShone Kizer to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's fourth- and fifth-round selections (114th and 150th), and cornerback Damarious Randall. ^{[TRADE 5]}
       No. 101: Green Bay → Carolina (D). see No. 88: Carolina → Green Bay. ^{[TRADE 3]}
2. No. 102: multiple trades:
       No. 102: NY Giants → Tampa Bay (PD). see No. 69: Tampa Bay → NY Giants. ^{[TRADE 6]}
       No. 102: Tampa Bay → Minnesota (D). see No. 94: Minnesota → Tampa Bay. ^{[TRADE 3]}
3. No. 109: multiple trades:
       No. 109: San Francisco → Denver (PD). San Francisco traded their fourth-round selection (109th) to Denver in exchange for running back Kapri Bibbs and their fifth-round selection in 2017 (177th). ^{[TRADE 1]}
       No. 109: Denver → Washington (PD). Denver traded a fourth- and two fifth-round selections (109th, 142nd, and 163rd) to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth- and fifth-round selections (113th and 149th) and safety Su'a Cravens. Washington will also receive Denver's sixth-round selection in 2020 if Cravens appears in a playoff game with the Broncos. ^{[TRADE 7]}
4. No. 111: Miami → LA Rams (PD). The Dolphins traded their fourth- and sixth-round selections (111th and 183rd) to New England in exchange for Robert Quinn.
5. No. 113: Washington → Denver (PD). see No. 109: Denver → Washington. ^{[TRADE 7]}

Round five

1. No. 140: Indianapolis → Oakland (D). Indianapolis traded their fifth-round selection (140th) to Oakland in exchange for the Oakland's fifth- and sixth-round selections (159th and 185th). ^{[TRADE 3]}
2. No. 143: New York Jets → San Francisco (PD). The Jets traded their fifth-round selection (143rd) to San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Rashard Robinson. ^{[TRADE 8]}
3. No. 148: San Francisco → Pittsburgh (PD). see No. 128: Pittsburgh → San Francisco. ^{[TRADE 9]}
4. No. 168: New England → Seattle (PD). New England traded their fifth- and seventh-round selections (168th and 250th) to Seattle in exchange for defensive end Cassius Marsh. ^{[TRADE 10]}

Round six

1. No. 182: Denver → Arizona (PD). Denver traded their sixth-round selection (182nd) to Arizona in exchange for offensive tackle Jared Veldheer. ^{[TRADE 11]}
2. No. 195: Buffalo → Los Angeles Rams (PD). see No. 56: Los Angeles Rams → Buffalo. ^{[TRADE 12]}
3. No. 202: multiple trades:
       No. 202: Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded their sixth-round selection (202nd) to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert. ^{[TRADE 13]}
       No. 202: Cleveland → Pittsburgh (PD). Cleveland traded this sixth-round selection back to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Sammie Coates and Pittsburgh's seventh-round selection in 2019. ^{[TRADE 14]}
       No. 202: Pittsburgh → Tampa Bay (PD). Pittsburgh then traded their sixth-round selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for free safety J. J. Wilcox and Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection in 2019. ^{[TRADE 15]}

Round seven

1. No. 230: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded a conditional selection to Jacksonville in exchange for defensive end Chris Smith. ^{[TRADE 16]} The conditions were that the Jaguars would acquire the Bengals' seventh-round selection if Smith was on the Bengals' active roster for at least 6 games during the 2017 season, which he was. ^{[TRADE 17]}

Head coaches

Note: All stats current through January 1, 2018

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	B1G record
Illinois	Lovie Smith	2	5–19 (.208)	5–19 (.208)	2–16 (.111)
Indiana	Tom Allen*	1	5–8 (.385)	5–8 (.385)	2–7 (.222)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	19	155–97 (.615)	143–97 (.596)	86–68 (.558)
Maryland	D. J. Durkin	2	10–15 (.400)	10–15 (.400)	5–13 (.278)
Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	3	86–38 (.694)	28–11 (.718)	18–8 (.692)
Michigan State	Mark Dantonio	11	118–62 (.656)	100–45 (.690)	61–29 (.678)
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	1	35–29 (.547)	5–7 (.417)	2–7 (.222)
Nebraska	Mike Riley*	3	112–99 (.531)	19–19 (.500)	12–14 (.462)
Northwestern	Pat Fitzgerald	12	87–64 (.576)	87–64 (.576)	48–49 (.495)
Ohio State	Urban Meyer	6	177–31 (.851)	73–8 (.901)	47–3 (.940)
Penn State	James Franklin	4	60–32 (.652)	36–17 (.679)	21–13 (.618)
Purdue	Jeff Brohm	1	37–16 (.698)	7–6 (.538)	4–5 (.444)
Rutgers	Chris Ash	2	6–18 (.250)	6–18 (.250)	3–15 (.167)
Wisconsin	Paul Chryst	3	53–26 (.671)	34–7 (.829)	22–4 (.846)

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

* Mike Riley was fired on November 25, 2017, following the conclusion of Nebraska's season.

Notes

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3. "2018 NFL Draft trade tracker: Details of all the moves". NFL.com. April 26, 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
4. Rosenthal, Gregg (April 20, 2016). "Eagles acquire No. 2 overall draft pick from Browns". NFL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
5. Florjancic, Matthew (March 14, 2018). "It's official! Cleveland Browns add Jarvis Landry, Tyrod Taylor, Damarious Randall in trades". wkyc.com. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
6. "Giants trade Jason Pierre-Paul, 4th-rounder to Bucs for picks in 3rd, 4th". ESPN.com. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
7. "Broncos trade for Redskins safety Su'a Cravens". kdvr.com. March 28, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
8. "Rashard Robinson trade took Todd Bowles by surprise". November 1, 2017.
9. Varley, Teresa (August 29, 2017). "Steelers trade for McDonald". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
10. Reiss, Mike (September 2, 2017). "Patriots deal 2 late-rounders to bolster edge with Seahawks' Cassius Marsh". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
11. Swanson, Ben (March 23, 2018). "Broncos acquire T Jared Veldheer in trade with Cardinals". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
12. Sessler, Marc (August 11, 2017). "Bills trade Sammy Watkins to Rams, acquire Matthews". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
13. Patra, Kevin (September 3, 2016). "Browns trade Justin Gilbert to Pittsburgh Steelers". NFL.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
14. Varley, Teresa (September 2, 2017). "Steelers trade Coates to Browns". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
15. Varley, Teresa (September 3, 2017). "Steelers trade for Wilcox". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
16. Sessler, Marc (April 11, 2017). "Jaguars trade pass-rusher Chris Smith to Bengals". NFL.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017.
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