2021 Big Ten Conference football season

2021 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 28, 2021 through January 1, 2022
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (Fox/FS1, Big Ten Network), ESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC)
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Aidan Hutchinson (Michigan)
Picked by	Detroit Lions, 2nd overall
Regular season
East Division champions	Michigan & Ohio State [1] (co-champions)
West Division champions	Iowa
Big Ten Championship Game
Champions	Michigan
Runners-up	Iowa
Finals MVP	Aidan Hutchinson, Michigan
Football seasons
←  2020 2022  →

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 6 Ohio State x		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Penn State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	6					7	–	6
Rutgers		2	–	7					5	–	8
Indiana		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Minnesota		6	–	3					9	–	4
Wisconsin		6	–	3					9	–	4
Purdue		6	–	3					9	–	4
Illinois		4	–	5					5	–	7
Nebraska		1	–	8					3	–	9
Northwestern		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Big Ten conference football season was the 126th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's eighth season with 14 teams. The league's champion was Michigan.

With a win on November 26 over Nebraska, and a loss by Wisconsin on November 27, Iowa won the Big Ten West division. ^[2] With a win over Ohio State on November 27 ^[3] Michigan clinched a share of the Big Ten East division championship and a spot in the Big Ten Championship game against Iowa on December 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium. ^[4]

Nine Big Ten teams were bowl-eligible at the completion of the regular season: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan (CFP), Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin. ^[5] A tenth, Rutgers, was added by NCAA contingency plans on December 23 as Texas A&M withdrew from the Gator Bowl, and with no bowl eligible teams available, the NCAA chose their replacement using Academic Progress Rate regulations.

Previous season

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the 2020 season originally being canceled. ^[6] However, after an agreed-upon testing regimen was developed and the fact that many other major college conferences continued their seasons, the conference reinstated the season. ^[7] The season was delayed to the end of October with no non-conference games to be played. The conference settled on an eight-game conference-only regular season, beginning on October 23, along with a ninth cross-over week of contests the week of the conference championship game. ^[8]

Ohio State won the East Division title and made their sixth appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and fourth consecutive appearance. In the West Division, Northwestern won the division title. In that championship game, Ohio State defeated Northwestern 22–10 to win their fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. With that win, the Buckeyes landed a spot in the 2020–21 College Football Playoff as the No. 3 seed. The Buckeyes defeated No. 2 Clemson in the Sugar Bowl (national semifinal) before losing to top-seeded Alabama in the national championship game in Miami.

Five teams qualified for bowl games in the 2020 season, however Iowa's Music City Bowl matchup with Missouri was canceled due to COVID-19. The Big Ten went 3–2 in its postseason games.

Coaching changes

Illinois hired former Arkansas and Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema to serve as head coach, replacing Lovie Smith who was fired during the 2020 season. ^[9]

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	ESPN [10]	Rivals [11]	Scout & 24/7 [12]	Signees
Illinois	>40	72	73	18
Indiana	>40	66	54	14
Iowa	22	24	24	19
Maryland	18	19	18	24
Michigan	14	11	13	22
Michigan State	>40	46	45	19
Minnesota	27	41	38	18
Nebraska	39	18	20	20
Northwestern	>40	53	50	16
Ohio State	2	2	2	23
Penn State	24	26	21	17
Purdue	>40	76	76	16
Rutgers	40	40	42	21
Wisconsin	20	15	16	21

Big Ten Media Days

Preseason Media Poll

Below are the results of the preseason media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2021 poll, Ohio State was voted as the favorite to win both the East Division and the Big Ten Championship Game. This is the 11th iteration of the preseason media poll conducted by Cleveland.com, which polls at least one credentialed media member for each Big Ten team. Only three times in the last 11 years has the media accurately predicted the Big Ten champion. ^[13]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio State	238 (34)
2	Penn State	192
3	Indiana	169
4	Michigan	144
5	Maryland	79
6	Rutgers	77.5
7	Michigan State	52.5

West
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wisconsin	233 (29)
2	Iowa	202 (5)
3	Northwestern	160
4	Minnesota	146
5	Nebraska	91.5
6	Purdue	72.5
7	Illinois	47

Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Ohio State over Wisconsin	28
2	Ohio State over Iowa	5
3	Wisconsin over Ohio State	1

Preseason awards

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com. ^{[14] [15]}

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Chris Olave	WR	Ohio State	58 (11)
2	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	Indiana	44.5 (8)
3	Mohamed Ibrahim	RB	Minnesota	36 (4)
4	Tyler Linderbaum	C	Iowa	13 (1)
5	Garrett Wilson	WR	Ohio State	12 (1)
6	David Bell	WR	Purdue	10 (1)
7	C. J. Stroud	QB	Ohio State	6 (2)
7	Jahan Dotson	WR	Penn State	6 (1)
7	Graham Mertz	QB	Wisconsin	6 (1)
10	Tyler Goodson	RB	Iowa	5 (1)
11	Ty Fryfogle	RB	Indiana	4 (1)
12	Tanner Morgan	QB	Minnesota	3.5 (1)

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Brandon Joseph	S	Northwestern	49 (11)
2	George Karlaftis	DE	Purdue	33 (8)
3	Haskell Garrett	DT	Ohio State	30.5 (5)
4	Micah McFadden	LB	Indiana	28 (6)
5	Olakunle Fatukasi	LB	Rutgers	18 (3)
6	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	Michigan	11
7	Jack Sanborn	LB	Wisconsin	7
7	Tiawan Mullen	CB	Indiana	7 (1)
9	Zach Harrison	DE	Ohio State	3.5
10	Jaquan Brisker	S	Penn State	3
10	Sevyn Banks	CB	Ohio State	3
12	Boye Mafe	DE	Minnesota	2
12	Chris Bergin	LB	Northwestern	2
12	Cam Taylor-Britt	CB	Nebraska	2
12	Jake Hansen	LB	Illinois	2
16	JoJo Domann	S/LB	Nebraska	1
16	Tyshon Fogg	LB	Rutgers	1
16	Owen Carney	LB	Illinois	1

Rankings

Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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

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 schedule

Week 0

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	1:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FOX	ILL 30–22	41,064
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 4  Ohio State	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FOX	OSU 45–31	50,805
September 3	9:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN	MSU 38–21	34,248
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W  61–14	52,519
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Fordham	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W  52–7	85,938
September 4	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W  47–14	109,295
September 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 19  Penn State	No. 12  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FOX	PSU 16–10	76,832
September 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 17  Indiana	No. 18  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IA 34–6	68,166
September 4	3:30 p.m.	West Virginia	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (rivalry)	ESPN	W  30–24	43,811
September 4	7:00 p.m.	Oregon State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W  30–21	53,656
September 4	7:30 p.m.	UTSA	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	L  30–37	33,906
#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
September 11	11:00 a.m.	Illinois	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L  14–42	36,036
September 11	12:00 p.m.	Youngstown State	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W  42–14	70,103
September 11	12:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	W  31–26	43,372
September 11	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W  24–6	26,181
September 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 12  Oregon	No. 3  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	L  28–35	100,482
September 11	2:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Syracuse	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W  17–7	31,941
September 11	3:00 p.m.	Purdue	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W  49–0	14,817
September 11	3:30 p.m.	Buffalo	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W  28–3	85,663
September 11	3:30 p.m.	Ball State	No. 11  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FS1	W  44–13	105,323
September 11	4:30 p.m.	No. 10  Iowa	No. 9  Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	ABC	W  27–17	61,500
September 11	7:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	No. 18  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	W  34–7	70,967
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Idaho	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W  56–14	47,417
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Howard	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W  62–0	31,612
September 11	7:30 p.m.	Washington	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W  31–10	108,345
#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
September 17	9:00 p.m.	Maryland	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	MD 20–17	37,168
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 3  Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (NU-OU Rivalry)	FOX	L  16–23	84,659
September 18	12:00 p.m.	No. 8  Cincinnati	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN	L  24–38	52,656
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 24  Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	W  38–17	46,427
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	No. 25  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W  63–10	106,263
September 18	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	P12N	W  30–0	47,482
September 18	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 12  Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC	L  13–27	74,341
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	No. 5  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W  30–7	61,932
September 18	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 9  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FS1	W  41–20	76,540
September 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 (FCS)  Delaware	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W  45–13	40,120
September 18	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	L  23–30	12,323
September 18	7:30 p.m.	No. 22  Auburn	No. 10  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	W  28–20	109,958
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 18	#18 Wisconsin

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 18  Wisconsin	No. 12  Notre Dame	Soldier Field • Chicago, IL	FOX	L  13–41	59,571
September 25†	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	L  10–14	46,236
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Ohio	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W  35–6	27,129
September 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS)  Villanova	No. 6  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W  38–17	105,790
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 19  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	MICH 20–13	106,943
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	PUR 13–9	52,840
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Colorado State	No. 5  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	W  24–14	65,456
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W  37–16	30,117
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 20  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	MSU 23–20  OT	70,332
September 25	7:30 p.m.	Akron	No. 10  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W  59–7	95,178
September 25	8:00 p.m.	Indiana	Western Kentucky	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY	CBSSN	W  33–31	25,171
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 5  Iowa	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	IA 51–14	45,527
October 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 14  Michigan	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FOX	MICH 38–17	74,855
October 2†	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	MN 20–13	51,111
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W  24–14	30,559
October 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 11  Ohio State	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	OSU 52–13	51,006
October 2	7:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 4  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	PSU 24–0	105,951
October 2†	7:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NEB 56–7	87,364
October 2†	7:30 p.m.	Western Kentucky	No. 17  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W  48–31	70,075
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 9†	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 7  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 66–17	99.277
October 9†	12:00 p.m.	No. 11  Michigan State	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	MSU 31–13	41,117
October 9†	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	WIS 24–0	40,168
October 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 4  Penn State	No. 3  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FOX	IA 23–20	69,250
October 9	7:30 p.m.	No. 9  Michigan	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	MICH 32–29	87,380
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 9	Indiana	Minnesota	Northwestern	Purdue

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 16	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	ESPN2	MIN 30–23	45,436
October 16†	12:00 p.m.	No. 10  Michigan State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	FS1	MSU 20–15	50,571
October 16†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 21–7	30,218
October 16†	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 2  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	PUR 24–7	69,250
October 16	8:00 p.m.	Army	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W  20–14	76,314
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 16	Illinois	Maryland	#8 Michigan	#6 Ohio State	#7 Penn State

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 23	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 6  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Jewett Trophy)	FOX	MICH 33–7	109,449
October 23†	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 7  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	ILL 20–18  9OT	105,001
October 23	3:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 25  Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	WIS 30–13	61,320
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	MIN 34–16	41,011
October 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 5  Ohio State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC	OSU 54–7	52,656
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 23	#11 Iowa	#9 Michigan State	Nebraska	Rutgers

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 6  Michigan	No. 8  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	FOX	MSU 37–33	76,549
October 30†	12:00 p.m.	No. 9  Iowa	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	WIS 27–7	74,209
October 30†	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 38–35	32,308
October 30	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	RUT 20–14	36,942
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	PUR 28–23	85,902
October 30	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	MIN 41–14	28,158
October 30	7:30 p.m.	No. 20  Penn State	No. 5  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry)	ABC	OSU 33–24	102,951
#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
November 6	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	ILL 14–6	46,382
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 6  Ohio State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FOX	OSU 26–17	84,426
November 6	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	WIS 52–3	40,280
November 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 22  Penn State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU Rivalry)	FS1	PSU 31–14	46,924
November 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 5  Michigan State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC	PUR 40–29	57,282
November 6	7:00 p.m.	No. 19  Iowa	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	IA 17–12	38,141
November 6	7:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 9  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FOX	MICH 29–7	109,890
#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
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 20  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	WIS 35–7	73,194
November 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 9  Michigan	No. 23  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	MICH 21–17	109,534
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	RUT 38–3	40,171
November 13	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 19  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	BTN	IA 27–22	69,250
November 13	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 6  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	OSU 59–31	101,009
November 13	4:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 8  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FOX	MSU 40–21	67,437
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 13	Illinois	Nebraska

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Northwestern	Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL	BTN	PUR 32–14	31,500
November 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 7  Michigan State	No. 5  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	OSU 56–7	101,858
November 20	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 28–0	106,038
November 20	2:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 18  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	IA 33–23	64,132
November 20	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	MIN 35–14	38,079
November 20	3:30 p.m.	No. 8  Michigan	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MICH 59–18	36,181
November 20	3:30 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 19  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	ABC	WIS 35–28	67,888
#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
November 26	1:30 p.m.	No. 17  Iowa	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Trophy)	BTN	IA 28–21	86,541
November 27	12:00 p.m.	No. 2  Ohio State	No. 6  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	FOX	MICH 42–27	111,156
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	MD 40–16	42,729
November 27	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	ILL 47–14	27,624
November 27	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	FS1	PUR 44–7	61,320
November 27	3:30 p.m.	Penn State	No. 12  Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	ABC	MSU 30–27	0
November 27	4:00 p.m.	No. 18  Wisconsin	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	FOX	MIN 23–13	49,736
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 4	8:00 p.m.	No. 2  Michigan	No. 15  Iowa	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	FOX	MICH 42–3	67,183
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Rose Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Pac-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Music City Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, and Outback Bowl. The Big Ten teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big Ten champion is also eligible for the College Football Playoff if it's among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

On December 22, Texas A&M withdrew from the Gator Bowl, citing a breakout of positive COVID-19 cases and season-ending injuries limiting them to few players. ^[16] On December 23, the NCAA football oversight committee approved Rutgers as the first bowl alternate, under rules where five-win teams are calculated by Academic Progress Rate calculations. Rutgers finished first in APR among the five-win schools and was given the offer to accept the bid. The NCAA also allowed the game to be postponed as late as January 10 in order to allow any replacement teams time. ^[17]

Legend
	Big Ten win
	Big Ten loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Guaranteed Rate Bowl	December 28, 2021	Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ	ESPN	10:15 p.m.	Minnesota	West Virginia	W 18–6	21,220
Pinstripe Bowl	December 29, 2021	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	2:15 p.m.	Maryland	Virginia Tech	W 54–10	29,653
Music City Bowl	December 30, 2021	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	3:00 p.m.	Purdue	Tennessee	W 48–45 OT	69,489
Las Vegas Bowl	December 30, 2021	Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	ESPN	10:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Arizona State	W 20–13	32,515
Gator Bowl	December 31, 2021	TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	11:00 a.m.	Rutgers	#20 Wake Forest	L 10–38	28,508
Outback Bowl	January 1, 2022	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	12:30 p.m.	Penn State	#22 Arkansas	L 10–24	46,577
Citrus Bowl	January 1, 2022	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	1:00 p.m.	#17 Iowa	#25 Kentucky	L 17–20	50,769
New Year's Six Bowls
Peach Bowl	December 30, 2021	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	#11 Michigan State	#13 Pittsburgh	W 31–21	41,230
Rose Bowl	January 1, 2022	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	5:00 p.m.	#7 Ohio State	#10 Utah	W 48–45	87,842
College Football Playoff
Orange Bowl (semifinal)	December 31, 2021	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	#2 Michigan	#3 Georgia	L 11–34	66,839

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

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2021–2022 records against non-conference foes:

Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 2–2 Big 12 2–1 BYU/Notre Dame 0–2 Pac-12 3–1 SEC 1–0 Power 5 Total 8–6 Other FBS Conferences Record American 2–1 C–USA 4–1 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–0 MAC 10–1 Mountain West 1–0 Sun Belt 0–0 Other FBS Total 18–3 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 7–0 Total Non-Conference Record 33–9

Post Season Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 2–1 Big 12 1–0 BYU/Notre Dame 0–0 Pac-12 2–0 SEC 1–3 Power 5 Total 6–4 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 6–4

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 0 (Aug. 30) [18]	Artur Sitkowski	QB	ILL	Calvin Hart Jr.	LB	ILL	Blake Hayes	P	ILL	Deuce Spann	WR	ILL
Week 1 (Sept. 6) [19]	Kenneth Walker III	RB	MSU	Riley Moss	DB	IA	Jordan Stout	K/P	PSU	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU
Week 2 (Sept. 13) [20]	Blake Corum	RB	MICH	Luke Reimer	LB	NEB	Adam Korsak	P	RUT	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU
							Tory Taylor	P	IA
Week 3 (Sept. 20) [21]	Payton Thorne	QB	MSU	Brandon Smith	LB	PSU	Aron Cruickshank	WR	RUT	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	OSU
	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	OSU				Joseph Petrino	K	MD
Week 4 (Sept. 27) [22]	Sean Clifford	QB	PSU	Jack Campbell	LB	IA	Jayden Reed	WR	MSU	Kyle McCord	QB	OSU
	Evan Hull	RB	NW
Week 5 (Oct. 4) [23]	Chase Brown	RB	ILL	David Ojabo	LB	MICH	Mark Crawford	P	MIN	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU
				JoJo Domann	LB	NEB	Jordan Stout	P/K	PSU
Week 6 (Oct. 11) [24]	Jalen Nailor	WR	MSU	Matt Hankins	DB	IA	Jake Moody	K	MICH	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU
	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU	Brad Hawkins	DB	MICH
Week 7 (Oct. 18) [25]	David Bell	WR	PUR	Cam Allen	S	PUR	Matt Coghlin	K	MSU	Braelon Allen	RB	WIS
Week 8 (Oct. 25) [26]	Chase Brown	RB	ILL	Leo Chenal	LB	WIS	Collin Larsh	K	WIS	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU\
Week 9 (Nov. 1) [27]	Kenneth Walker III	RB	MSU	Jalen Graham	LB/S	PUR	Noah Ruggles	K	OSU	Andrel Anthony	WR	MICH
							Adam Korsak	P	RUT	Mar'Keise Irving	RB	MIN
Week 10 (Nov. 8) [28]	Jahan Dotson	WR	PSU	Ji'Ayir Brown	S	PSU	Blake Hayes	P	ILL	Braelon Allen	RB	WIS
	Aidan O'Connell	QB	PUR
Week 11 (Nov. 15) [29]	Garrett Wilson	WR	OSU	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	MICH	Jordan Stout	P/K	PSU	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU
	Braelon Allen	RB	WIS
Week 12 (Nov. 22) [30]	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU	Isaiah Gay	LB	ILL	Jordan Stout	K/P	PSU	C. J. Stroud	QB	OSU
Week 13 (Nov. 29) [31]	Hassan Haskins	RB	MICH	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	MICH	Caleb Shudak	K	IA	Justin Walley	CB	MIN

Big Ten individual awards

See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards

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

Award	Player	School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year	C. J. Stroud	Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year	C. J. Stroud	Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year	David Bell	Purdue
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	Kenneth Walker III	Michigan State
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year	Austin Allen	Nebraska
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Tyler Linderbaum	Iowa
Nagurski-Wooden Defensive Player of the Year	Aidan Hutchinson	Michigan
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Aidan Hutchinson	Michigan
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Leo Chenal	Wisconsin
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Riley Moss	Iowa
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year	C. J. Stroud	Ohio State
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year	Jake Moody	Michigan
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year	Jordan Stout	Penn State
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Charlie Jones	Iowa
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Coaches)	Mel Tucker	Michigan State
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Media)	Mel Tucker	Michigan State
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award	Malcolm Jenkins	Ohio State
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award	Pat Richter	Wisconsin

Individual awards

Award	Head Coach/Player	School	Position	Link
Lott Trophy	Aidan Hutchinson	Michigan	DE	[32]
Doak Walker Award	Kenneth Walker III	Michigan State	RB	[33]
Rimington Trophy	Tyler Linderbaum	Iowa	C	[34]
Lou Groza Award	Jake Moody	Michigan	PK	[35]
Walter Camp Award	Kenneth Walker III	Michigan State	RB	[36]

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2021 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2021 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards ^[37]

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB C. J. Stroud Ohio State RB Hassan Haskins Michigan RB Kenneth Walker III Michigan State WR Chris Olave Ohio State WR David Bell Purdue TE Jake Ferguson Wisconsin C Tyler Linderbaum Iowa OG Thayer Munford Ohio State OG Josh Seltzner Wisconsin OT Daniel Faalele Minnesota OT Nicholas Petit-Frere Ohio State First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Aidan Hutchinson Michigan DL Haskell Garrett Ohio State DL Arnold Ebiketie Penn State DL George Karlaftis Purdue LB David Ojabo Michigan LB Leo Chenal Wisconsin LB Jack Sanborn Wisconsin DB Dane Belton Iowa DB Riley Moss Iowa DB Daxton Hill Michigan DB Jaquan Brisker Penn State First Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Jake Moody Michigan P Jordan Stout Penn State P Adam Korsak Rutgers RS Charlie Jones Iowa

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Aidan O'Connell Purdue RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State RB Braelon Allen Wisconsin WR Garrett Wilson Ohio State WR Jahan Dotson Penn State TE Austin Allen Nebraska C Doug Kramer Illinois C John Michael Schmitz Minnesota OG Kyler Schott Iowa OG Paris Johnson Jr. Ohio State OT Ryan Hayes Michigan OT Peter Skoronski Northwestern OT Logan Bruss Wisconsin Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Zach VanValkenburg Iowa DL Jacub Panasiuk Michigan State DL Tyreke Smith Ohio State DL P. J. Mustipher Penn State DL Keeanu Benton Wisconsin LB Micah McFadden Indiana LB JoJo Domann Nebraska LB Ellis Brooks Penn State DB Kerby Joseph Illinois DB Matt Hankins Iowa DB Cam Taylor-Britt Nebraska DB Ronnie Hickman Ohio State Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Caleb Shudak Iowa P – - RS Jayden Reed Michigan State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Cade McNamara Michigan RB Chase Brown Illinois RB Blake Corum Michigan WR Jayden Reed Michigan State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio State TE Sam LaPorta Iowa C Cam Jurgens Nebraska OG Blaise Andries Minnesota OG Conner Olson Minnesota OT Andrew Stueber Michigan OT Dawand Jones Ohio State OT Tyler Beach Wisconsin Third Team Defense (Coaches) DL Sam Okuayinonu Maryland DL Boye Mafe Minnesota DL Zach Harrison Ohio State DL Matt Henningsen Wisconsin LB Jack Campbell Iowa LB Chris Bergin Northwestern LB Brandon Smith Penn State DB Denzel Burke Ohio State DB Ji'Ayir Brown Penn State DB Joey Porter Jr. Penn State DB Caesar Williams Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK James McCourt Illinois P Blake Hayes Illinois RS Jahan Dotson Penn State

Coaches Honorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Sydney Brown, Owen Carney, Vederian Lowe, Alex Palczewski; INDIANA: Matthew Bedford, Peyton Hendershot; IOWA: Tyler Goodson, Jack Koerner, Mason Richman, Noah Shannon, Tory Taylor; MARYLAND: Jakorian Bennett, Dontay Demus, Jaelyn Duncan, Ami Finau, Rakim Jarrett, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Taulia Tagovailoa; MICHIGAN: Erick All, Christopher Hinton Jr., Trevor Keegan, Josh Ross, Brad Robbins, Luke Schoonmaker, Mazi Smith, D. J. Turner, Andrew Vastardis; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Allen, Quavaris Crouch, Xavier Henderson, Connor Heyward, Jarrett Horst, Kevin Jarvis, Jacob Slade, Payton Thorne; MINNESOTA: Ko Kieft, Esezi Otomewo, Sam Schlueter, Mariano Sori-Marin; NEBRASKA: Damion Daniels, Marquel Dismuke, Adrian Martinez, Luke Reimer, Ben Stille, Deontai Williams; NORTHWESTERN: Adetomiwa Adebawore, A. J. Hampton, Evan Hull, Brandon Joseph, Cameron Mitchell; OHIO STATE: Sevyn Banks, Cameron Brown, Emeka Egbuka, Antwuan Jackson, Jeremy Ruckert; PENN STATE: Tariq Castro-Fields, Sean Clifford, Jesse Luketa, Juice Scruggs, Rasheed Walker; PURDUE: Jaylan Alexander, Cam Allen, Branson Deen, Payne Durham, Mitchell Fineran, Jalen Graham, Greg Long, Dedrick Mackey, Tyler Witt, Milton Wright; RUTGERS: Olakunle Fatukasi, Isiah Pacheco, Julius Turner; WISCONSIN: Noah Burks, Nick Herbig, Faion Hicks, Isiah Mullens, Jack Nelson, Scott Nelson, Joe Tippmann, Collin Wilder.

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB C. J. Stroud Ohio State RB Hassan Haskins Michigan RB Kenneth Walker III Michigan State WR Jahan Dotson Penn State WR David Bell Purdue TE Austin Allen Nebraska C Tyler Linderbaum Iowa OG Blaise Andries Minnesota OG Thayer Munford Ohio State OT Andrew Stueber Michigan OT Peter Skoronski Northwestern OT Nicholas Petit-Frere Ohio State First Team Defense (Media) DL Aidan Hutchinson Michigan DL Haskell Garrett Ohio State DL Arnold Ebiketie Penn State DL George Karlaftis Purdue LB David Ojabo Michigan LB Leo Chenal Wisconsin LB Jack Campbell Iowa DB Dane Belton Iowa DB Riley Moss Iowa DB Kerby Joseph Illinois DB Jaquan Brisker Penn State First Team Special Teams (Media) PK Caleb Shudak Iowa P Jordan Stout Penn State RS Charlie Jones Iowa

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Aidan O'Connell Purdue RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State RB Braelon Allen Wisconsin WR Chris Olave Ohio State WR Garrett Wilson Ohio State TE Jake Ferguson Wisconsin C Andrew Vastardis Michigan OG Zak Zinter Michigan OG Josh Seltzner Wisconsin OT Dawand Jones Ohio State OT Logan Bruss Wisconsin Second Team Defense (Media) DL Zach VanValkenburg Iowa DL Jacub Panasiuk Michigan State DL Boye Mafe Minnesota DL Zach Harrison Ohio State LB Micah McFadden Indiana LB Chris Bergin Northwestern LB Jack Sanborn Wisconsin DB Daxton Hill Michigan DB Matt Hankins Iowa DB Cam Taylor-Britt Nebraska DB Brandon Joseph Northwestern Second Team Special Teams (Media) PK Noah Ruggles Ohio State P Bryce Baringer Michigan State RS Jayden Reed Michigan State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB Cade McNamara Michigan RB Chase Brown Illinois RB Tyler Goodson Iowa WR Jayden Reed Michigan State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba Ohio State TE Peyton Hendershot Indiana C John Michael Schmitz Minnesota OG Kyler Schott Iowa OG Paris Johnson Jr. Ohio State OT Daniel Faalele Minnesota OT Rasheed Walker Penn State Third Team Defense (Media) DL Jacob Slade Michigan State DL Tyreke Smith Ohio State DL Jesse Luketa Penn State DL Matt Henningsen Wisconsin LB Olakunle Fatukasi Rutgers LB Josh Ross Michigan LB JoJo Domann Nebraska DB Vincent Gray Michigan DB Brad Hawkins Michigan DB Xavier Henderson Michigan State DB Ronnie Hickman Ohio State Third Team Special Teams (Media) PK Jake Moody Michigan P Adam Korsak Rutgers RS A. J. Henning Michigan

Media Honorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Sydney Brown, Owen Carney, Blake Hayes, Doug Kramer, Vederian Lowe, James McCourt, Jer'Zhan Newton, Alex Palczewski, Keith Randolph, Devon Witherspoon; INDIANA: Ryder Anderson, Matthew Bedford, Ty Fryfogle, Jaylin Williams; IOWA: Seth Benson, Jack Koerner, Sam LaPorta, Mason Richman, Noah Shannon, Tory Taylor; MARYLAND: Spencer Anderson, Jakorian Bennett, Nick Cross, Ami Finau, Rakim Jarrett, Jordan Mosley, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Sam Okuayinonu, Taulia Tagovailoa; MICHIGAN: Erick All, Blake Corum, Ryan Hayes, Christopher Hinton Jr., Trevor Keegan, Brad Robbins, Luke Schoonmaker, Mazi Smith, D. J. Turner; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Allen, A. J. Arcuri, Blake Bueter, Matt Coghlin, Quavaris Crouch, J. D. Duplain, Cal Haladay, Connor Heyward, Jarrett Horst, Kevin Jarvis, Jalen Nailor, Darius Snow, Payton Thorne; MINNESOTA: Chris Autman-Bell, Jack Gibbens, Ko Kieft, Tyler Nubin, Conner Olson, Esezi Otomewo, Sam Schlueter, Mariano Sori-Marin; NEBRASKA: Damion Daniels, Cam Jurgens, Luke Reimer, Ben Stille, Samori Toure, Deontai Williams; NORTHWESTERN: Adetomiwa Adebawore, A. J. Hampton, Evan Hull; OHIO STATE: Sevyn Banks, Cameron Brown, Denzel Burke, Steele Chambers, Emeka Egbuka, Tommy Eichenberg, Antwuan Jackson, Matthew Jones, Jeremy Ruckert, Bryson Shaw, Taron Vincent, Tyleik Williams, Luke Wypler; PENN STATE: Ellis Brooks, Ji'Ayir Brown, Tariq Castro-Fields, Sean Clifford, Jahan Dotson, Curtis Jacobs, Mike Miranda, P. J. Mustipher, Joey Porter Jr., Juice Scruggs, Brandon Smith, Jordan Stout, Brenton Strange; PURDUE: Jaylan Alexander, Cam Allen, Branson Deen, Mitchell Fineran, Jalen Graham, Gus Hartwig, Tyler Witt, Milton Wright; RUTGERS: Christian Izien, Isiah Pacheco, Julius Turner; WISCONSIN: Tyler Beach, Keeanu Benton, Noah Burks, Nick Herbig, Faion Hicks, Chez Mellusi, Isiah Mullens, Jack Nelson, Scott Nelson, Joe Tippmann, Collin Wilder, Caesar Williams.

Home attendance

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	41,064	33,906	37,168	30,559	40,168	36,942	27,624		247,431	35,347	58.3%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,656	47,417	52,656	50,571	52,656	40,171	38,079			281,550	46,925	89.1%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	69,250	68,166	61,932	65,456	69,250	69,250	69,250	64,132		467,436	66,777	96.4%
Maryland	Maryland Stadium	51,802	43,811	31,612	30,117	45,527	32,308	46,924	36,181		266,480	33,310	61.7%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	109,295	108,345	106,263	105,790	109,449	109,890	111,156		760,188	108,598	100.9%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	70,103	70,332	70,075	76,549	67,437				354,496	70,899	94.5%
Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium	50,805	50,805	43,372	46,236	45,436	46,382	49,736			281,967	46,995	92.5%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458	85,938	85,663	87,364	87,380	85,902	84,426	86,541		603,214	86,173	100.8%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	34,248	26,181	27,129	30,218	28,158	38,141			184,075	30,679	65.1%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,780	100,482	76,540	95,178	99,277	102,951	101,009	101,858		677,295	96,756	94.1%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	105,323	109,958	105,790	105,951	105,001	109,534	106,038		751,595	107,371	100.7%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	57,236	53,656	52,840	51,111	61,320	57,282	61,320			337,529	56,255	98.3%
Rutgers	SHI Stadium	52,454	52,519	40,120	51,006	41,117	40,280	42,729			267,771	44,629	85.1%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	76,832	70,967	74,855	76,314	74,209	73,194	67,888		514,259	73,466	91.5%

2022 NFL Draft

Main article: 2022 NFL Draft

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois	–	–	1	–	–	2	–	3
Indiana	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Iowa	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	2
Maryland	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	2
Michigan	2	1	–	1	–	–	1	5
Michigan State	–	1	–	–	–	2	1	4
Minnesota	–	1	–	1	1	1	–	4
Nebraska	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	3
Northwestern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio State	2	–	2	–	1	–	1	6
Penn State	1	2	–	2	–	1	2	8
Purdue	1	–	1	–	–	–	1	3
Rutgers	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2
Wisconsin	–	–	2	1	–	1	1	5

*	compensatory selection
×	2020 Resolution JC-2A selection

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	2	Detroit Lions	Aidan Hutchinson	DE	Michigan	Big Ten	2021 Lombardi Award, Lott Trophy, and Ted Hendricks Award winner
	1	10	New York Jets	Garrett Wilson	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Seattle [R1 - 1]
	1	11	New Orleans Saints	Chris Olave	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Washington [R1 - 2]
	1	16	Washington Commanders	Jahan Dotson	WR	Penn State	Big Ten	from Indianapolis via Philadelphia and New Orleans [R1 - 3]
	1	25	Baltimore Ravens	Tyler Linderbaum	C	Iowa	Big Ten	from Buffalo [R1 - 4] 2021 Rimington Trophy winner
	1	30	Kansas City Chiefs	George Karlaftis	DE	Purdue	Big Ten
	1	31	Cincinnati Bengals	Daxton Hill	S	Michigan	Big Ten
	2	38	Atlanta Falcons	Arnold Ebiketie	OLB	Penn State	Big Ten	from Carolina via New York Jets and New York Giants [R2 - 1]
	2	40	Seattle Seahawks	Boye Mafe	DE	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Denver [R2 - 2]
	2	41	Seattle Seahawks	Kenneth Walker III	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten	2021 Walter Camp Award and Doak Walker Award winner
	2	45	Baltimore Ravens	David Ojabo	OLB	Michigan	Big Ten
	2	48	Chicago Bears	Jaquan Brisker	S	Penn State	Big Ten	from L.A. Chargers [R2 - 3]
	2	51	Philadelphia Eagles	Cam Jurgens	C	Nebraska	Big Ten
	2	60	Cincinnati Bengals	Cam Taylor-Britt	CB	Nebraska	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay via Buffalo [R2 - 4]
	3	69	Tennessee Titans	Nicholas Petit-Frere	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from N.Y. Jets [R3 - 1]
	3	96	Indianapolis Colts	Nick Cross	S	Maryland	Big Ten	from L.A. Rams via Denver [R3 - 2]
	3*	97	Detroit Lions	Kerby Joseph	S	Illinois	Big Ten
	3×	99	Cleveland Browns	David Bell	WR	Purdue	Big Ten	2020 Resolution JC-2A selection [lower-alpha 1]
	3×	101	New York Jets	Jeremy Ruckert	TE	Ohio State	Big Ten	2020 Resolution JC-2A selection [lower-alpha 2] from New Orleans via Philadelphia and Tennessee [R3 - 3]
	3×	103	Kansas City Chiefs	Leo Chenal	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2020 Resolution JC-2A selection [lower-alpha 3]
	3×	104	Los Angeles Rams	Logan Bruss	OG	Wisconsin	Big Ten	2020 Resolution JC-2A selection [lower-alpha 4]
	4	110	Baltimore Ravens	Daniel Faalele	OT	Minnesota	Big Ten	from N.Y. Giants [R4 - 1]
	4	114	New York Giants	Dane Belton	S	Iowa	Big Ten	from Atlanta [R4 - 2]
	4	120	Carolina Panthers	Brandon Smith	LB	Penn State	Big Ten	from New Orleans via Washington [R4 - 3]
	4	129	Dallas Cowboys	Jake Ferguson	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	4	130	Baltimore Ravens	Jordan Stout	P	Penn State	Big Ten	from Buffalo [R4 - 4]
	4	131	Tennessee Titans	Hassan Haskins	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
	4*	143	Tennessee Titans	Chigoziem Okonkwo	TE	Maryland	Big Ten
	5	146	New York Giants	Micah McFadden	LB	Indiana	Big Ten	from N.Y. Jets [R5 - 1]
	5	158	Seattle Seahawks	Tyreke Smith	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Miami via New England and Kansas City [R5 - 2]
	5	165	Minnesota Vikings	Esezi Otomewo	DE	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Las Vegas [R5 - 3]
	6	184	Minnesota Vikings	Vederian Lowe	OT	Illinois	Big Ten	from N.Y. Jets [R6 - 1]
	6	191	Minnesota Vikings	Jalen Nailor	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Baltimore via Kansas City [R6 - 2]
	6	206	Denver Broncos	Matt Henningsen	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay via N.Y. Jets and Philadelphia [R6 - 3]
	6	207	Chicago Bears	Doug Kramer	C	Illinois	Big Ten	from San Francisco via N.Y. Jets and Houston [R6 - 4]
	6	208	Pittsburgh Steelers	Connor Heyward	FB	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Kansas City [R6 - 5]
	6*	218	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ko Kieft	TE	Minnesota	Big Ten	from L.A. Rams
	6*	221	San Francisco 49ers	Tariq Castro-Fields	CB	Penn State	Big Ten
	7	229	Seattle Seahawks	Bo Melton	WR	Rutgers	Big Ten
	7	232	Denver Broncos	Faion Hicks	DB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	7	238	Las Vegas Raiders	Thayer Munford	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Miami via L.A. Rams [R7 - 1]
	7	245	New England Patriots	Andrew Stueber	OG	Michigan	Big Ten	from Dallas via Houston [R7 - 2]
	7	249	Green Bay Packers	Rasheed Walker	OT	Penn State	Big Ten
	7	251	Kansas City Chiefs	Isiah Pacheco	RB	Rutgers	Big Ten
	7*	256	Arizona Cardinals	Jesse Luketa	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
	7*	258	Green Bay Packers	Samori Toure	WR	Nebraska	Big Ten
	7*	260	Los Angeles Chargers	Zander Horvath	FB	Purdue	Big Ten
	7*	261	Los Angeles Rams	A. J. Arcuri	OT	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay

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 2022 draft.

Round one

1. No. 10: Seattle → N.Y. Jets (PD). Seattle traded safety Bradley McDougald, a first-round selection, and 2021 first and third-round selections to the New York Jets in exchange for safety Jamal Adams and a fourth-round selection. ^{[trade 1]}
2. No. 11: Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington traded its first-round selection (11th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections (16th, 98th, and 120th overall). ^{[trade 2]}
3. No. 16: Indianapolis → Philadelphia → New Orleans → Washington. Multiple trades:
       Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD). Indianapolis traded a conditional second-round selection and a 2021 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Carson Wentz. The conditional selection became a first-round selection because Wentz played 75% of Indianapolis' offensive snaps. ^{[trade 3]}
       Philadelphia → New Orleans (PD). Philadelphia traded two first-round selections (16th and 19th overall) and a sixth-round selection (194th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first, third, and seventh-round selections (18th, 101st, and 237th overall) as well as a 2023 first-round selection and a 2024 second-round selection. ^{[trade 4]}
       New Orleans → Washington (D). See No. 11: Washington → New Orleans. ^{[trade 2]}
4. No. 25: Buffalo → Baltimore (D). See No. 23: Baltimore → Buffalo. ^{[trade 2]}

Round two

1. No. 38: Carolina → N.Y. Jets → N.Y. Giants → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
       Carolina → N.Y. Jets (PD). Carolina traded second and fourth-round selections, and a 2021 sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for quarterback Sam Darnold. ^{[trade 5]}
       N.Y. Jets → N.Y. Giants (D). See No. 36: N.Y. Giants → N.Y. Jets. ^{[trade 6]}
       N.Y. Giants → Atlanta (D). The Giants traded their second-round selection (38th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (43rd and 114th overall). ^{[trade 7]}
2. No. 40: Denver → Seattle (PD). See No. 9: Denver → Seattle. ^{[trade 8]}
3. No. 48: L.A. Chargers → Chicago (PD). The Los Angeles Chargers traded a second-round selection as well as a 2023 sixth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for outside linebacker Khalil Mack. ^{[trade 9]}
4. No. 60: Tampa Bay → Buffalo → Cincinnati. Multiple trades:
       Tampa Bay → Buffalo (D). See No. 57: Buffalo → Tampa Bay. ^{[trade 10]}
       Buffalo → Cincinnati (D). Buffalo traded a second-round selection (60th overall) to Cincinnati for a second- and sixth-round selection (63rd and 209th overall). ^{[trade 11]}

Round three

1. No. 69: N.Y. Jets → Tennessee (D). See No. 26: Tennessee → N.Y. Jets. ^{[trade 2]}
2. No. 96: L.A. Rams → Denver → Indianapolis (D). Multiple trades:
       No. 96: L.A. Rams → Denver (PD). See No. 32: L.A. Rams → Denver. ^{[trade 12]}
       No. 96: Denver → Indianapolis (D). Denver traded its third-round selection (96th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for a fifth-round selection (179th overall) and a 2023 third-round selection. ^{[trade 13]}
3. No. 101: New Orleans → Philadelphia → Tennessee → N.Y. Jets. Multiple trades:
       New Orleans → Philadelphia (PD). See No. 16: Philadelphia → New Orleans. ^{[trade 4]}
       Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). See No. 18: Philadelphia → Tennessee. ^{[trade 2]}
       Tennessee → N.Y Jets (D). See No. 26: Tennessee → N.Y. Jets. ^{[trade 2]}

Round four

1. No. 110: N.Y. Giants → Baltimore (PD). The Giants traded a fourth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for guard Ben Bredeson, a fifth-round selection, and a 2023 seventh-round selection. ^{[trade 14]}
2. No. 114: Atlanta → N.Y. Giants (D). See No. 38: N.Y. Giants → Atlanta. ^{[trade 7]}
3. No. 120: New Orleans → Washington → Carolina. Multiple trades:
       No. 120: New Orleans → Washington (D). See No. 11: Washington → New Orleans. ^{[trade 2]}
       No. 120: Washington → Carolina (D). Washington traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (120th and 189th overall) to Carolina in exchange for two fifth-round selections (144th and 149th overall). ^{[trade 15]}
4. No. 130: Buffalo → Baltimore (D). See No. 23: Baltimore → Buffalo. ^{[trade 2]}

Round five

1. No. 146: N.Y. Jets → N.Y. Giants (D). See No. 36: N.Y. Giants → N.Y. Jets. ^{[trade 6]}
2. No. 158: Miami → New England → Kansas City → Seattle. Multiple trades:
       No. 158: Miami → New England (PD). Miami traded a fifth-round selection and wide receiver DeVante Parker to New England in exchange for a 2023 third-round selection. ^{[trade 16]}
       No. 158: New England → Kansas City (D). See No. 50: Kansas City → New England. ^{[trade 17]}
       No. 158: Kansas City → Seattle (D). See No. 145: Seattle → Kansas City. ^{[trade 18]}
3. No. 165: Las Vegas → Minnesota (D) See No. 126: Las Vegas → Minnesota → Las Vegas. ^{[trade 19]}

Round six

1. No. 184: N.Y. Jets → Minnesota (PD). See No. 117: Minnesota → N.Y. Jets. ^{[trade 20]}
2. No. 191: Baltimore → Kansas City → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
       Baltimore → Kansas City (PD). See No. 173: Kansas City → Baltimore. ^{[trade 21]}
       Kansas City → Minnesota (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for cornerback Mike Hughes and a seventh-round selection. ^{[trade 22]}
3. No. 206: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets → Philadelphia → Denver. Multiple trades:
       Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for nose tackle Steve McLendon and a 2023 seventh-round selection. ^{[trade 23]}
       N.Y. Jets → Philadelphia (PD). The Jets traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Joe Flacco. The pick would have been elevated to the fifth round if Flacco had met playing time conditions. ^{[trade 24]}
       Philadelphia → Denver (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection to Denver in exchange for cornerback Kary Vincent Jr. ^{[trade 25]}
4. No. 207: San Francisco → N.Y. Jets → Houston → Chicago. Multiple trades:
       No. 207: San Francisco → N.Y. Jets (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for linebacker Jordan Willis and a 2021 seventh-round selection. ^{[trade 26]}
       No. 207: N.Y. Jets → Houston (PD). The Jets traded this sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for linebacker Shaq Lawson. ^{[trade 27]}
       No. 207: Houston → Chicago (D). See No. 150: Chicago → Houston. ^{[trade 28]}
5. No. 208: Kansas City → Pittsburgh (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for defensive end Melvin Ingram. ^{[trade 29]}

Round seven

1. No. 238: Miami → L.A. Rams (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib and a 2020 fifth-round selection originally acquired from Baltimore. ^{[trade 30]}
2. No. 245: Dallas → Houston → New England. Multiple trades:
       Dallas → Houston (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for defensive tackle Eli Ankou. ^{[trade 31]}
       Houston → New England (PD). See No. 170: New England → Houston. ^{[trade 32]}

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1. Cleveland received a third-round selection and a 2023 third-round selection when Minnesota hired Browns' vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as general manager. ^[38]
2. New Orleans received a third-round selection along with a 2021 third-round selection when Atlanta hired Saints pro scouting director Terry Fontenot as general manager. ^[39]
3. Kansas City received a third-round selection and a 2023 third-round selection when Chicago hired Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles as general manager. ^[40]
4. The Los Angeles Rams received a third-round selection along with a 2021 third-round selection when Detroit hired their college scouting director Brad Holmes as general manager. ^[41]

Head coaches

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	B1G record
Illinois	Bret Bielema*	1	102–65 (.611)	5–7 (.417)	41–24 (.631)
Indiana	Tom Allen*	5	26–32 (.448)	26–32 (.448)	15–28 (.349)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	23	190–131 (.592)	178–110 (.618)	110–79 (.582)
Maryland	Mike Locksley*	3	15–49 (.234)	13–23 (.361)	7–22 (.241)
Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	7	119–51 (.700)	61–24 (.718)	42–17 (.712)
Michigan State	Mel Tucker	2	18–14 (.563)	13–7 (.650)	9–7 (.563)
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	5	65–45 (.591)	35–23 (.603)	21–22 (.488)
Nebraska	Scott Frost	4	34–36 (.486)	15–29 (.341)	10–25 (.286)
Northwestern	Pat Fitzgerald	16	109–90 (.548)	109–90 (.548)	64–68 (.485)
Ohio State	Ryan Day*	3	34–4 (.895)	34–4 (.895)	23–1 (.958)
Penn State	James Franklin	8	91–49 (.650)	67–34 (.663)	42–28 (.600)
Purdue	Jeff Brohm	5	58–39 (.598)	28–29 (.491)	20–22 (.476)
Rutgers	Greg Schiano*	13	76–81 (.484)	76–81 (.484)	5–13 (.278)
Wisconsin	Paul Chryst	7	84–42 (.667)	65–23 (.739)	43–16 (.729)

* Bret Bielema coached in the Big Ten from 2006 through 2012 at Wisconsin, going 37-19 in Big Ten play and winning three Big Ten championships.

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

* Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5. ^[42]

* Ryan Day served as interim head coach at Ohio State for the first three games of the 2018 season while Urban Meyer served a three-game suspension and went 3–0. ^[43]

* Greg Schiano served as head coach at Rutgers from 2001 through 2011 then left for the NFL. Following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Schiano returned to Rutgers for his second stint as head coach. The Scarlet Knights competed in the Big East Conference in his previous stay at the school.

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