2018 Big Ten Conference football season

2018 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 30, 2018 through January 2019
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Nick Bosa (Ohio State)
Picked by	San Francisco 49ers, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVP	Dwayne Haskins, OSU
East Division champions	Ohio State & Michigan (co-champions)
West Division champions	Northwestern
Championship Game
Champions	Ohio State
Runners-up	Northwestern
Finals MVP	Dwayne Haskins
Football seasons
←  2017 2019  →

2018 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

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.

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	54	26
Indiana	48	45	50	27
Iowa	43	40	39	23
Maryland	31	29	28	24
Michigan	20	24	22	21
Michigan State	34	26	31	22
Minnesota	30	43	38	25
Nebraska	21	21	23	24
Northwestern	49	60	58	18
Ohio State	2	2	2	26
Penn State	4	5	6	23
Purdue	46	49	53	25
Rutgers	59	58	56	22
Wisconsin	39	40	46	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

East Division 1. Ohio State (23.5) - 191.5 pts 2. Michigan State (2) - 142 3. Penn State (1) - 141.5 4. Michigan (1.5) - 140.5 5. Maryland - 75.5 6. Indiana - 60 7. Rutgers - 33

West Division 1. Wisconsin (28) - 196 pts 2. Iowa - 155 3. Northwestern - 138 4. Nebraska - 104 5. Purdue - 98.5 6. Minnesota - 64.5 7. Illinois - 28

Rankings

Main article: 2018 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	RV	RV	19	18	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	18	18	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released									16	21
Maryland	AP		RV	RV		RV	RV		RV
	C		RV	RV		RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	14	21	19	19	14	15	12	6	5	5	4	4	4	8	8	14
	C	14	22	22	21	15	16	13	7	5	5t	4	4	4	8	8	14
	CFP	Not released									5	4	4	4	7	7
Michigan State	AP	11	15	25	24	21	20		24	RV	RV	24	RV
	C	12	13	24	23	18	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released										18
Minnesota	AP
	C				RV
	CFP	Not released
Nebraska	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Northwestern	AP	RV	RV								RV	RV	24	20	21	RV	21
	C	RV	RV								RV	RV	RV	21	21	22	19
	CFP	Not released											22	19	21	22
Ohio State	AP	5	4	4	4	4	3(1)	3 (1)	2 (1)	11	8	8	9	10	6	5	3
	C	3(1)	4(1)	4(1)	4	4 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	2 (1)	9	8	7	8	10	6	5	3
	CFP	Not released									10	10	10	10	6	6
Penn State	AP	10	13	11	10t	9	11	8	18	17	14	21	16	15	14	13	17
	C	9	10	10	9	9	11	8	16	16	13	20	15	14	12	12	17
	CFP	Not released									14	20	14	12	12	12
Purdue	AP									RV		RV
	C									RV		RV
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	4 (1)	5 (1)	6 (1)	18	15	16	15	23	20	RV	RV		RV			RV
	C	7	6	6	16	13	12	10	19	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV
	CFP	Not released

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 one

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 30	7:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 48–10	41,291
August 30	8:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	NU 31–27	47,410
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Utah State	No. 11  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 38–31	73,114
August 31	9:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	No. 4  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	W 34–3	74,145
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 31–24	31,898
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Texas State	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 35–7	40,124
September 1	12:00 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 5  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 77–31	102,169
September 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 23  Texas	Maryland	FedExField • Landover, MD	FS1	W 34–29	47,641
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 33–7	67,510
September 1	3:30 p.m.	Appalachian State	No. 10  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 45–38 OT	105,232
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Indiana	FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	CBSSN	W 38–28	17,082
September 1	7:30 p.m.	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 p.m.	Akron	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FOX	Canceled [21]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 1	Nebraska

Week two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 21  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	W 49–3	110,814	[22]
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Duke	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPNU	L 7–21	40,654
September 8	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico	No. 5  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 45–14	77,003
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 19–20	47,661
September 8	3:30 p.m.	Colorado	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (CU-NU Rivalry)	ABC	L 28–33	89,853
September 8	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 4  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	OSU 52–3	93,057
September 8	5:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Series)	FOX	W 13–3	69,250
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Maryland	Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 45–14	16,142
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Fresno State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FS1	W 21–14	38,280
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Virginia	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 20–16	35,492
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Western Illinois	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 34–14	39,252
September 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 13  Penn State	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Keystone Classic)	ABC	W 51–6	68,400
September 8	10:45 p.m.	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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 11  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FS1	W 63–10	106,528
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Troy	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	L 19–24	89,360
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	L 14–35	32,057
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 38–10	40,240
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	FSN	L 14–55	28,044
September 15	3:30 p.m.	BYU	No. 6  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	L 21–24	80,720
September 15	3:30 p.m.	SMU	No. 19  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 45–20	110,549	[23]
September 15	3:30 p.m.	South Florida	Illinois	Soldier Field • Chicago, IL	BTN	L 19–25	21,725
September 15	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 26–3	41,162
September 15	7:30 p.m.	Missouri	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 37–40	48,103
September 15	7:30 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 38–14	69,250
September 15	7:30 p.m.	Akron	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 34–39	40,014
September 15	8:00 p.m.	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.

Date	Bye Week
September 15	No. 25 Michigan State

Week four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 21	9:00 p.m.	No. 10t  Penn State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	PSU 63–24	34,704
September 22†	12:00 p.m.	No. 23  Boston College	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	W 30–13	47,119
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 19  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	MICH 56–10	111,037	[24]
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 42–13	36,211
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 13–42	34,574
September 22	3:30 p.m.	Tulane	No. 4  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 49–6	103,336
September 22	7:30 p.m.	No. 24  Michigan State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	MSU 35–21	45,445
September 22	8:30 p.m.	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.

Date	Bye Week
September 22	Northwestern

Week five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	IND 24–17	32,056
September 29	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 21  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	W 31–20	73,752
September 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 14  Michigan	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	FOX	MICH 20–17	47,330	[25]
September 29	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	PUR 42–28	88,911
September 29	7:30 p.m.	No. 4  Ohio State	No. 9  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	OSU 27–26	110,889
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 29	Illinois	Iowa	Maryland	Minnesota	No. 15 Wisconsin

Week six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 6†	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 15  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	MICH 42–21	109,531	[26]
October 6†	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 20  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	NU 29–19	72,850
October 6	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	ILL 38–17	36,702
October 6†	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	BTN	IA 48–31	48,199
October 6	4:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 3  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 49–26	104,193
October 6	7:30 p.m.	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.

Date	Bye Week
October 6	#11 Penn State	Purdue

Week seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 3  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FS1	OSU 30–14	100,042
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	IA 42–16	40,512
October 13†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 34–7	32,995
October 13†	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	NU 34–31 OT	47,330
October 13†	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	PUR 46–7	41,966
October 13†	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 8  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)	BTN	MSU 21–17	106,685
October 13	7:30 p.m.	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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 20†	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 19  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	IA 23–0	69,250
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	NU 18–15	32,514
October 20	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 23  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	WIS 49–20	79,736
October 20	12:00 p.m.	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 p.m.	No. 18  Penn State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	PSU 33–28	41,553
October 20	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	BTN	NEB 53–28	89,272
October 20	7:30 p.m.	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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 26	8:00 p.m.	Indiana	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FS1	MIN 38–31	33,273
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	MSU 23–13	72,657
October 27	12:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 45–9	88,735
October 27	12:00 p.m.	No. 20  Wisconsin	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	FOX	NU 31–17	47,330
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 63–33	30,387
October 27	3:30 p.m.	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.

Date	Bye Week
October 27	#5 Michigan	#11 Ohio State	Rutgers

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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 8  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 36–31	104,245
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN2	MSU 24–3	31,735
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 31–17	74,379
November 3	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	ILL 55–31	35,774
November 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 19  Iowa	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	PUR 38–36	60,716
November 3	3:45 p.m.	No. 14  Penn State	No. 5  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	MICH 42–7	111,747	[30]
November 3	7:15 p.m.	No. 3  Notre Dame	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (ND-NU Rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–31	47,330
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 3	Indiana

Week eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NEB 54–35	88,316
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	IND 34–32	35,264
November 10	12:00 p.m.	No. 8  Ohio State	No. 24  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FOX	OSU 26–6	74,633
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 21  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	PSU 22–10	105,396
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FOX	NU 14–10	66,493
November 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 4  Michigan	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	MICH 42–7	43,786	[31]
November 10	3:30 p.m.	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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 17	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FOX	NEB 9–6	88,793
November 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 9  Ohio State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ABC	OSU 52–51 OT	38,177
November 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 24  Northwestern	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	NU 24–14	32,134
November 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 16  Penn State	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	PSU 20–7	44,840
November 17	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	IA 63–0	33,313
November 17	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	WIS 47–44 3OT	46,114
November 17	4:00 p.m.	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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)	FOX	IA 31–28	65,299
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 4  Michigan	No. 10  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	FOX	OSU 62–39	106,588
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN2	PUR 28–21	48,247
November 24	3:30 p.m.	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 p.m.	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	MIN 37–15	74,038
November 24	4:00 p.m.	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

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 1	8:00 p.m.	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 p.m.	Minnesota	Georgia Tech	34–10	27,228
Pinstripe Bowl	December 27	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	5:15 p.m.	Wisconsin	Miami (FL)	35–3	37,821
Music City Bowl	December 28	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	1:30 p.m.	Purdue	Auburn	14–63	59,024
Redbox Bowl	December 31	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	FOX	3:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Oregon	6–7	30,212
Holiday Bowl	December 31	SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA	FS1	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 20 Utah	31–20	47,007
Outback Bowl	January 1	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 18 Mississippi State	27–22	40,518
Citrus Bowl	January 1	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	1:00 p.m.	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 p.m.	No. 8 Michigan	No. 10 Florida	15–41	74,006
Rose Bowl	January 1	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	5:00 p.m.	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)

Regular season Power 5 conferences Record ACC 3–1 Big 12 3–1 Pac-12 1–2 BYU/Notre Dame 0–2 SEC 0–1 Power 5 total 7–8 Other FBS conferences Record American 2-2 C-USA 2–0 Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame) 1–0 MAC 8–3 Mountain West 3–0 Sun Belt 2–1 Other FBS total 18–6 FCS ppponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 3–0 Total non-conference record 28–14

Postseason Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 2–0 Big 12 0–0 Pac-12 2–1 BYU/Notre Dame 0-0 SEC 1–3 Power 5 total 5–4 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 5–4

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	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 Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine :

Award	Player	School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year	Dwayne Haskins	Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Devin Bush Jr.	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]

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB Dwayne Haskins Ohio State RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin RB Karan Higdon Michigan WR Rondale Moore Purdue WR Parris Campbell Ohio State TE Noah Fant Iowa C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin OG Michael Deiter Wisconsin OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin OT Jon Runyan Michigan OT Isaiah Prince Ohio State First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Chase Winovich Michigan DL Rashan Gary Michigan DL Kenny Willekes Michigan State DL Dre'mont Jones Ohio State LB Devin Bush Jr. Michigan LB Joe Bachie Michigan State LB Paddy Fisher Northwestern DB Amani Hooker Iowa DB Lavert Hill Michigan DB David Long Michigan DB Amani Oruwariye Penn State First Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Chase McLaughlin Illinois P Will Hart Michigan RS Rondale Moore Purdue

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Trace McSorley Penn State RB J. K. Dobbins Ohio State RB Miles Sanders Penn State WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Nebraska WR Tyler Johnson Minnesota TE T. J. Hockenson Iowa C Michael Jordan Ohio State OG Ross Reynolds Iowa OG Ben Bredeson Michigan OT Alaric Jackson Iowa OT David Edwards Wisconsin Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL A. J. Epenesa Iowa DL Carter Coughlin Minnesota DL Joe Gaziano Northwestern DL Chase Young Ohio State LB Tre Watson Maryland LB Markus Bailey Purdue LB T. J. Edwards Wisconsin DB Antoine Brooks Maryland DB Darnell Savage Maryland DB Josh Metellus Michigan DB Justin Layne Michigan State Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Logan Justus Indiana P Drue Chrisman Ohio State RS Ihmir Smith-Marsette Iowa

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Shea Patterson Michigan RB Reggie Corbin Illinois RB Anthony McFarland Jr. Maryland WR JD Spielman Nebraska WR Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan TE Zach Gentry Michigan C Cesar Ruiz Michigan OG Michael Onwenu Michigan OG Connor McGovern Penn State OT Rashawn Slater Northwestern OT Ryan Bates Penn State Third Team Defense (Coaches) DL Anthony Nelson Iowa DL Raequan Williams Michigan State DL Yetur Gross-Matos Penn State DL Shareef Miller Penn State LB Blake Cashman Minnesota LB Ryan Connelly Wisconsin LB Andrew Van Ginkel Wisconsin DB David Dowell Michigan State DB Dicaprio Bootle Nebraska DB Montre Hartage Northwestern DB D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Matt Coghlin Michigan State P Joe Schopper Purdue RS Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan

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.

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB Dwayne Haskins Ohio State RB Karan Higdon Michigan RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin WR Tyler Johnson Minnesota WR Rondale Moore Purdue TE T. J. Hockenson Iowa C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin OG Michael Deiter Wisconsin OT Isaiah Prince Ohio State OT David Edwards Wisconsin First Team Defense (Media) DL A. J. Epenesa Iowa DL Chase Winovich Michigan DL Kenny Willekes Michigan State DL Yetur Gross-Matos Penn State LB Tre Watson Maryland LB Devin Bush Jr. Michigan LB T. J. Edwards Wisconsin DB Amani Hooker Iowa DB Lavert Hill Michigan DB Montre Hartage Northwestern DB Amani Oruwariye Penn State First Team Special Teams (Media) K Matt Coghlin Michigan State P Will Hart Michigan RS Ihmir Smith-Marsette Iowa

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Trace McSorley Penn State RB Anthony McFarland Jr. Maryland RB Miles Sanders Penn State WR Stanley Morgan Jr. Nebraska WR Parris Campbell Ohio State TE Noah Fant Iowa C Michael Jordan Ohio State OG Nick Allegretti Illinois OG Ben Bredeson Michigan OT Alaric Jackson Iowa OT Jon Runyan Jr. Michigan Second Team Defense (Media) DL Anthony Nelson Iowa DL Rashan Gary Michigan DL Carter Coughlin Minnesota DL Dre'Mont Jones Ohio State LB Joe Bachie Michigan State LB Blake Cashman Minnesota LB Paddy Fisher Northwestern DB Darnell Savage Maryland DB Josh Metellus Michigan DB Justin Layne Michigan State DB Jordan Fuller Ohio State Second Team Special Teams (Media) K Chase McLaughlin Illinois P Drue Chrisman Ohio State RS Rondale Moore Purdue

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB David Blough Purdue RB Reggie Corbin Illinois RB Devine Ozigbo Nebraska WR JD Spielman Nebraska WR K. J. Hill Ohio State TE Brycen Hopkins Purdue C Keegan Render Iowa OG Ross Reynolds Iowa OG Demetrius Knox Ohio State OG Connor McGovern Penn State OT Damian Prince Maryland OT Ryan Bates Penn State Third Team Defense (Media) DL Raequan Williams Michigan State DL Joe Gaziano Northwestern DL Chase Young Ohio State DL Shareef Miller Penn State LB Mohamed Barry Nebraska LB Blake Gallagher Northwestern LB Markus Bailey Purdue DB David Long Michigan DB Khari Willis Michigan State DB Dicaprio Bootle Nebraska DB D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Media) K Logan Justus Indiana P Blake Hayes Illinois RS Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan

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, Byron Cowart, Tino Ellis, Derwin Gray, Ty Johnson, Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN: Juwann Bushell-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, Brenden 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, Jonathon 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 Jr.	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 No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	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	OG	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	OG	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	OG	Indiana	Big Ten	from Kansas City via Buffalo   [lower-alpha 8]
	4*	136	Cincinnati Bengals	Michael Jordan	OG	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	OG	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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