2023 Big Ten Conference football season

2023 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 31, 2023 through January 1, 2024
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (Fox/FS1, Big Ten Network), CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
2024 NFL draft
Regular season
East Division champions	Michigan
West Division champions	Iowa
Championship Game
Champions	Michigan
Runners-up	Iowa
Finals MVP	Mike Sainristil
Football seasons
←  2022 2024  →

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^		9	–	0					15	–	0
No. 10 Ohio State		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 13 Penn State		7	–	2					10	–	3
Maryland		4	–	5					8	–	5
Rutgers		3	–	6					7	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	7					4	–	8
Indiana		1	–	8					3	–	9
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
Northwestern		5	–	4					8	–	5
Wisconsin		5	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		3	–	6					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	6					6	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	6					5	–	7
Purdue		3	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Big Ten Conference football season was the 128th season of college football played for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's tenth season with 14 teams, and its thirteenth and final season with a divisional scheduling format. Next season the league will expand to 18 with the additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington. This was the first year of the Big Ten's new media deal and thus its first year of no games airing on ABC Sports properties and first year of games airing on NBC Sports and CBS Sports properties. This was also the final year Northwestern played in the original Ryan Field before its demolition.

The 2023 season saw the Michigan Wolverines win the College Football Playoff and the national championship.

Previous season

Michigan won the East Division championship, with the Wolverines making their second consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game. In the West Division, Purdue won the division title and made their first championship game appearance. In that championship game, Michigan defeated Purdue 43–22 to win the Big Ten championship. With that win, the Wolverines landed a spot in the 2022–23 College Football Playoff as the No. 2 seed. The Wolverines lost in the semifinal game of the playoffs to third-seeded TCU 51–45 in the Fiesta Bowl. Along with Michigan, the Big Ten placed a second team into the College Football Playoff as Ohio State earned the #4 seed, but fell to the top-seed and eventual national champion Georgia in the Peach Bowl, 42–41.

Besides Michigan and Ohio State, seven other Big Ten football teams qualified for bowl games: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin. The Big Ten overall went 5–4 in postseason games in the 2022 season.

Coaching changes

There are four head coaching changes in the Big Ten for the 2023 season. Nebraska hired Matt Rhule to replace Scott Frost. Rhule most recently coached in the NFL with the Carolina Panthers.

Purdue hired Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters to replace Jeff Brohm, who left for the head coaching job at his alma mater of Louisville.

Wisconsin released Paul Chryst and replaced him with Luke Fickell, who had been serving as the head coach at Cincinnati.

On July 10, 2023, Northwestern announced they were parting ways with head coach Pat Fitzgerald after allegations surrounding hazing within the Wildcat football program. ^[1] On July 14, 2023, Northwestern named defensive coordinator David Braun the interim coach for the 2023 season. ^[2]

On September 10, 2023, Michigan State coach Mel Tucker was suspended as part of an investigation into a sexual harassment claim. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett will serve as interim coach while the case is being sorted out. ^[3] Tucker was officially fired on September 27.

On November 26, 2023, following the conclusion of the regular season, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers had completed a third consecutive losing season. ^[4]

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	Rivals [5]	Scout & 24/7 [6]	On3 Recruits [7]	Signees
Illinois	35	42	40	23
Indiana	62	69	61	16
Iowa	31	39	39	22
Maryland	48	36	48	25
Michigan	18	17	18	25
Michigan State	36	23	22	16
Minnesota	38	44	47	21
Nebraska	25	24	29	28
Northwestern	45	47	44	19
Ohio State	4	5	4	20
Penn State	15	13	14	23
Purdue	67	67	58	18
Rutgers	65	57	60	19
Wisconsin	58	58	43	15

Big Ten Media Days

The teams, representatives and times( CT ) in respective order were as follows:

• Big Ten Commissioner – Tony Petitti 10:30 – 11 a.m.

Media Day Schedule

Team	Head coach	Time	Players
Wednesday, July 26
Illinois	Bret Bielema	11:00 a.m.	Jer’Zhan Newton (DL), Keith Randolph Jr (DL), Isaiah Williams (WR)
Rutgers	Greg Schiano	11:15 a.m.	Deion Jennings (LB), Johnny Langan (TE), Aaron Lewis (DL)
Michigan State	Mel Tucker	11:30 a.m.	J.D. Duplain (G), Cal Haladay (LB),Tre Mosley (WR)
Northwestern	David Braun	11:45 a.m.	–
Penn State	James Franklin	12:00 p.m.	Keaton Ellis (S), Olumuyiwa Fashanu (OL), Adisa Isaac (DE)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	12:15 p.m.	Cooper DeJean (DB), Jay Higgins (LB), Luke Lachey (TE)
Ohio State	Ryan Day	12:30 p.m.	Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR), Cade Stover (TE), J. T. Tuimoloau (DE)
Thursday, July 27
Indiana	Tom Allen	11:00 a.m.	Aaron Casey (LB), Jaylin Lucas (RB/RS), Noah Pierre (DB)
Maryland	Mike Locksley	11:15 a.m.	Roman Hemby (RB), Tarheeb Still (DB), Taulia Tagovailoa (QB)
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	11:30 a.m.	Chris Autman-Bell (WR), Tyler Nubin (DB), Brevyn Spann-Ford (TE)
Purdue	Ryan Walters	11:45 a.m.	Hudson Card (QB), Sanoussi Kane (DB), TJ Sheffield (WR)
Nebraska	Matt Rhule	12:00 p.m.	Ethan Piper (G), Luke Reimer (LB), Jeff Sims (G)
Wisconsin	Luke Fickell	12:15 p.m.	Braelon Allen (RB), Tanner Mordecai (QB), Maema Njongmeta (LB)
Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	12:30 p.m.	Blake Corum (RB), Kris Jenkins (DT), Mike Sainristil (CB)

Notes: ^[8]

• Northwestern players opted out of the media day due to Northwestern hazing scandal. ^[9]

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll. ^[10]

East
Predicted finish	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Michigan	248 (27)
2	Ohio State	226 (8)
3	Penn State	192 (2)
4	Maryland	143
5	Michigan State	105
6	Rutgers	74
7	Indiana	48

West
Predicted finish	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Wisconsin	233 (20)
2	Iowa	232 (16)
3	Minnesota	176 (1)
4	Illinois	152
5	Nebraska	116
6	Purdue	89
7	Northwestern	38

Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Michigan over Wisconsin	15
2	Michigan over Iowa	11
T3	Ohio State over Iowa	4
T3	Ohio State over Wisconsin	4
T5	Michigan over Minnesota	1
T5	Penn State over Iowa	1
T5	Penn State over Wisconsin	1

Preseason Player of the Year

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com. ^{[11] [12]}

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	Ohio State	94 (27)
2	Blake Corum	RB	Michigan	56 (4)
3	J. J. McCarthy	QB		27 (5)
4	Braelon Allen	RB	Wisconsin	21
T5	Nick Singleton	RB	Penn State	6
	Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	Maryland
7	Kyle McCord	QB	Ohio State	5
T8	Olu Fashanu	OT	Penn State	2
	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	Ohio State
	Donovan Edwards	RB	Michigan
11	Emeka Egbuka	WR	Ohio State	1

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Cooper DeJean	DB	Iowa	42 (6)
2	Jer’Zhan Newton	DT	Illinois	41 (7)
3	Tommy Eichenberg	LB	Ohio State	29 (6)
4	J. T. Tuimoloau	DE		28 (5)
5	Kalen King	DB	Penn State	22 (1)
6	Abdul Carter	LB		20 (5)
7	Chop Robinson	DE		13 (3)
8	Denzel Burke	DB	Ohio State	7( 1)
T9	Junior Colson	LB	Michigan	5 (1)
	Will Johnson	DB
11	Michael Hall Jr.	DT	Ohio State	3 (1)
T12	Cal Haladay	LB	Michigan State	2
	Jack Sawyer	DE	Ohio State
T14	Maema Njongmeta	LB	Wisconsin	1
	Tyler Nubin	DB	Minnesota
	Nic Scourton	LB	Purdue

Individual awards

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref Lott Trophy Jaishawn Barham Maryland LB So. [13] Abdul Carter Penn State Junior Colson Michigan Jr. Tommy Eichenberg Ohio State Sr. J. T. Tuimoloau DE Jr. Will Johnson Michigan DB So. Kalen King Penn State Jr. Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois DT Dodd Trophy Ryan Day Ohio State — — [14] Kirk Ferentz Iowa P. J. Fleck Minnesota Jim Harbaugh Michigan Mel Tucker Michigan State Maxwell Award Isaiah Williams Illinois WR Jr. [15] Cade McNamara Iowa QB Sr. Taulia Tagovailoa Maryland J. J. McCarthy Michigan Jr. Blake Corum RB Sr. Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State WR Jr. Emeka Egbuka Nicholas Singleton Penn State RB So. Hudson Card Purdue QB Jr. Tanner Mordecai Wisconsin QB Sr. Braelon Allen RB Jr. Davey O'Brien Award QB Doak Walker Award RB Biletnikoff Award WR John Mackey Award TE Rimington Trophy OL Butkus Award LB Jim Thorpe Award DB Bronko Nagurski Trophy Cooper DeJean Iowa CB Jr. [16] Tommy Eichenberg LB Sr. Cal Haladay Michigan State Jr. Kris Jenkins Michigan DT Sr. Rod Moore S Jr. Abdul Carter Penn State LB So. Kalen King DB Jr. Chop Robinson DE Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois DT Keith Randolph Jr. Maema Njongmeta Wisconsin LB Sr. Tyler Nubin Minnesota S Sr. Lathan Ransom Ohio State J. T. Tuimoloau DE Jr. Outland Trophy Olu Fashanu Penn State OT Jr. [17] Isaiah Adams Illinois OG Sr. Keith Randolph Jr. DT Jr. Michael Hall Jr. Ohio State Donovan Jackson OG Gus Hartwig Purdue C Sr. Kris Jenkins Michigan DT Zak Zinter OG Trevor Keegan GS Drake Nugent C Matthew Jones Ohio State OG Sr.

Award Head Coach/Player School Position Year Ref Lou Groza Award Drew Stevens Iowa PK So. [18] James Turner Michigan Sr. Nathanial Vakos Wisconsin So. Ray Guy Award Brian Buschini Nebraska P Jr. [19] Colton Spangler Maryland Sr. Jack Ansell Purdue Jr. James Evans Indiana So. Jesse Mirco Ohio State Jr. Tory Taylor Iowa Sr. Paul Hornung Award Cooper Dejean DB Jr. [20] Chimere Dike Wisconsin WR Sr. Emeka Egbuka Ohio State Jr. Jeshaun Jones Maryland GS Jaylin Lucas Indiana So. Nicholas Singleton Penn State RB Wuerffel Trophy Dvon Ellies DT Sr. [21] Tre Mosley Michigan State WR Isaiah Williams Illinois Jr. Walter Camp Award Braelon Allen Wisconsin RB Jr. [22] Blake Corum Michigan Sr. J. J. McCarthy QB Jr. Emeka Egbuka Ohio State WR TreVeyon Henderson RB Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Sr. Tommy Eichenberg LB Olu Fashanu Penn State OT Jr. Nicholas Singleton RB So. Jaylin Lucas Indiana RB/KR Jer’Zhan Newton Illinois DT Jr. Bednarik Award LB Rotary Lombardi Award Patrick Mannelly Award LS Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Manning Award J. J. McCarthy Michigan QB Jr. [23] Taulia Tagovailoa Maryland Sr. Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award QB Ted Hendricks Award

All−American Teams

Sources: ^{[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]}

	AP 1st Team	AP 2nd Team	AS 1st Team	AS 2nd Team	AS 3rd Team	AS 4th Team	WCFF 1st Team	WCFF 2nd Team	ESPN	CBS 1st Team	CBS 2nd Team	CFN 1st Team	CFN 2nd Team	PFF 1st Team	PFF 2nd Team	PFF 3rd Team	SN 1st Team	SN 2nd Team
Braelon Allen		Y		Y				Y			Y	Y				Y
Abdul Carter					Y
Connor Colby													Y
Junior Colson				Y
Blake Corum	Y		Y				Y		Y	Y		Y		Y			Y
Cooper DeJean	Y			Y							Y				Y			Y
Donovan Edwards					Y
Tommy Eichenberg	Y		Y				Y			Y					Y		Y
Emeka Egbuka	Y		Y					Y	Y		Y		Y	Y			Y
Olumuyiwa Fashanu	Y		Y				Y		Y	Y			Y	Y			Y
Brevyn Spann-Ford								Y							Y
Marvin Harrison Jr.	Y		Y				Y		Y	Y		Y		Y			Y
TreVeyon Henderson					Y
Donovan Jackson		Y			Y						Y		Y			Y		Y
Kris Jenkins					Y						Y				Y
Will Johnson		Y			Y						Y			Y
Matthew Jones						Y
Kalen King	Y		Y				Y		Y	Y				Y			Y
Jaylin Lucas			Y				Y			Y
Rod Moore						Y										Y
Jer'Zhan Newton	Y		Y				Y		Y	Y				Y			Y
Tyler Nubin																		Y
Drake Nugent				Y			Y									Y
Keith Randolph Jr.					Y
Lathan Ransom						Y
Chop Robinson				Y				Y							Y			Y
Nicholas Singleton					Y													Y
Tory Taylor	Y		Y					Y		Y				Y			Y
J. T. Tuimoloau		Y	Y							Y						Y	Y
Zak Zinter	Y			Y				Y			Y			Y				Y

Rankings

Main article: 2023 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	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Indiana	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Iowa	AP	25	RV	25	24			RV	24			RV	RV	20	18	20
	C	RV	RV	24	22	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	23	19	17	20
	CFP	Not released										22	16	17	16	17
Maryland	AP			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (1)	2 (12)	2 (11)	2 (16)	2 (19)	2 (9)	2 (9)	2 (7)	3	2 (10)	1 (51)
	C	2	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2	2 (1)	2	2 (4)	2 (4)	2 (3)	2 (4)	2 (3)	3 (1)	2 (4)	1 (51)
	CFP	Not released									3	3	3	3	2	1
Michigan State	AP
	C		RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Minnesota	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Nebraska	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Northwestern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ohio State	AP	3 (1)	5	6	6	4 (1)	4 (1)	3 (1)	3 (1)	3 (3)	3 (3)	3 (3)	3 (1)	2 (1)	6	7
	C	4 (1)	4	4	4 (1)	3 (2)	3 (2)	3 (2)	3 (1)	3 (2)	3 (3)	3 (5)	3 (3)	2 (1)	6	7
	CFP	Not released									1	1	2	2	6	7
Penn State	AP	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	10	9	9	12	11	10	10
	C	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	6	10	9	9	12	11	10	10
	CFP	Not released									11	10	12	11	10	10
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP									RV	RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	19	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV
	C	21	19	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 schedule

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair)	FOX	MIN 13–10	53,629
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	W  31–7	73,216
September 2	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	No. 2  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Peacock	W  30–3	109,480
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Utah State	No. 25  Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	W  24–14	69,250
September 2	12:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L  35–39	54,898
September 2	3:30 p.m.	No. 3  Ohio State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	CBS	OSU 23–3	50,050
September 2	3:30 p.m.	Buffalo	No. 19  Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	W  38–17	76,224
September 2	3:30 p.m.	Towson	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W  38–6	37,241
September 2	7:30 p.m.	Toledo	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W  30–28	48,898
September 2	7:30 p.m.	West Virginia	No. 7  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (PSU-WVU rivalry)	NBC	W  38–15	110,747
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	CBS	RUT 24–7	53,026
#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 8	7:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W  41–7	42,775
September 8	7:30 p.m.	Illinois	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	ESPN2	L  23–34	45,809
September 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 (FCS)  Youngstown State	No. 5 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W  35–7	102,897
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 22 Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (CU-NU rivalry)	FOX	L  14–36	53,241
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN2	W  24–17	65,632
September 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 (FCS)  Delaware	No. 7 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	Peacock	W  63–7	108,575
September 9	3:30 p.m.	UNLV	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	CBS	W  35–7	109,482
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Richmond	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W  45–14	70,049
September 9	3:30 p.m.	UTEP	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W  38–7	14,851
September 9	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Series)	FOX	W  20–13	61,500
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W  25–6	48,101
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Temple	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W  36–7	45,317
September 9	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 Wisconsin	Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	L  22–31	33,024
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Charlotte	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	NBC	W  38–20	32,804
#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 15	7:00 p.m.	Virginia	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-UVA rivalry)	FS1	W  42–14	37,041
September 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Penn State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FOX	PSU 30–13	49,099
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W  35–14	75,610
September 16	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Louisville	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	BTN	L  14–21
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 25 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W  41–10	69,250
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W  35–16	52,657
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 20  North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	L  13–31	45,151
September 16	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 21  Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	L  14–38	18,141
September 16	4:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	W  63–10	100,217
September 16	5:00 p.m.	No. 8  Washington	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	Peacock	L  7–41	70,528
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	W  35–11	86,875
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	NBC	L  20–35	61,441
September 16	7:30 p.m.	Bowling Green	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W  31–6	109,955
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 22	7:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	FS1	WIS 38–17	55,529
September 23†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	MICH 31–7	109,756
September 23†	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	NBC	MD 31–9	70,131
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W  23–17	53,512
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W  28–14	87,115
September 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 24 Iowa	No. 7 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	CBS	PSU 31–0	110,830
September 23	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	No. 9  Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	W  17–14	77,622
September 23	7:30 p.m.	Akron	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W  29–27  4OT	44,968
September 23	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 37–34  OT	20,148
†Homecoming. #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
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Penn State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	PSU 41–13	25,064
September 30†	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W  35–24	46,843
September 30†	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	Peacock	PUR 44–19	59,510
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 44–17	38,181
September 30	3:30 p.m.	Wagner	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W  52–3	40,165
September 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Michigan	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FOX	MICH 45–7	87,134
September 30	7:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	NBC	IA 26–16	69,250
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 30	No. 4 Ohio State	Wisconsin

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 6	8:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	NEB 20–7	46,703
October 7†	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 37–17	104,974
October 7†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	Peacock	WIS 24–13	74,885
October 7†	3:00 p.m.	Howard	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W  23–20	22,160
October 7†	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	Peacock	IA 20–14	69,250
October 7	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 Michigan	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug)	NBC	MICH 52–10	52,179
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 7	Indiana	Michigan State	No. 6 Penn State

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	Peacock	OSU 41–7	57,319
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FOX	MICH 52–7	110,264
October 14†	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	RUT 27–24	52,879
October 14†	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	NBC	ILL 27–24	35,580
October 14†	3:30 p.m.	Massachusetts	No. 6 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W  63–0	105,533
October 14	4:00 p.m.	Iowa	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	FOX	IA 15–6	76,205
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 14	Minnesota	Nebraska	Northwestern

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 21	12:00 PM	No. 7 Penn State	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry)	FOX	OSU 20–12	105,506
October 21†	12:00 PM	Rutgers	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	RUT 31–14	43,611
October 21	3:30 PM	Minnesota	No. 24 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	NBC	MIN 12–10	69,250
October 21†	3:30 PM	Wisconsin	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	WIS 25–21	54,205
October 21	3:30 PM	Northwestern	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NEB 17–9	86,769
October 21	7:30 PM	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	NBC	MICH 49–0	74,206
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 21	Maryland	Purdue

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 28	12:00 PM	Indiana	No. 10 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	CBS	PSU 33–24	107,209
October 28	12:00 PM	Maryland	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 33–27	19,286
October 28†	3:30 PM	Purdue	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	NEB 31–14	86,709
October 28	3:30 PM	Michigan State	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MIN 27–12	47,392
October 28	7:30 PM	No. 3 Ohio State	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	NBC	OSU 24–10	76,453
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 28	Illinois	Iowa	#2 Michigan	Rutgers

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	CBS	OSU 35–16	53,703
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	MSU 20–17	63,134
November 4	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	IU 20–14	45,466
November 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 Penn State	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU rivalry)	FOX	PSU 51–15	51,802
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Northwestern	Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL	Peacock	IA 10–7	–
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	ILL 27–26	42,906
November 4	7:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	NBC	MICH 41–13	110,245
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	No. 10 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FOX	MICH 24–15	110,856
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	Peacock	MD 13–10	86,830
November 11	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	ILL 48–45  OT	53,157
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	NBC	PUR 49–30	59,049
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	NW 24–10	76,124
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 22 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IA 22–0	69,250
November 11	7:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	NBC	OSU 38–3	105,137
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FS1	PSU 27–6	105,114
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Michigan	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	FOX	MICH 31–24	49,546
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	MSU 24–21	40,666
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 23–15	23,291
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	IA 15–13	69,250
November 18	4:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	OSU 37–3	104,019
November 18	7:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	NBC	WIS 24–17  OT	72,237
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Iowa	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	CBS	IA 13–10	86,183
November 24	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Penn State	Michigan State	Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	NBC	PSU 42–0	51,927
November 25	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	FOX	MICH 30–24	110,615
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	PUR 35–31	59,993
November 25	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	MD 42–24	47,012
November 25	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	NW 45–43	42,310
November 25	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	FS1	WIS 28–14	48,119
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 2	8:00 p.m.	No. 2  Michigan	No. 16  Iowa	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)	FOX	MICH 26–0	67,842
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2023–24 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 is among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Legend
	Big Ten win
	Big Ten loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Las Vegas Bowl	December 23, 2023	Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV	ABC	7:30 PM	Northwestern	Utah	14–7	20,897
Quick Lane Bowl	December 26, 2023	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	2:00 PM	Minnesota	Bowling Green	30–24	28,521
Pinstripe Bowl	December 28, 2023	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	ESPN	2:15 PM	Rutgers	Miami (FL)	31–24	35,314
Music City Bowl	December 30, 2023	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ABC	2:00 PM	Maryland	Auburn	31–13	50,088
ReliaQuest Bowl	January 1, 2024	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	12:00 PM	Wisconsin	#13 LSU	31–35	31,424
Citrus Bowl	January 1, 2024	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	1:00 PM	#17 Iowa	#21 Tennessee	0–35	43,861
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl	December 29, 2023	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	7:00 PM	#7 Ohio State	#9 Missouri	3–14	70,114
Peach Bowl	December 30, 2023	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	12:00 PM	#10 Penn State	#11 Mississippi	25–38	71,230
College Football Playoff
Rose Bowl (semifinal)	January 1, 2024	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	5:00 PM	#1 Michigan	#4 Alabama	27–20 (OT)	96,371
CFP National Championship Game	January 8, 2024	NRG Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPN	7:30 PM	#1 Michigan	#2 Washington	34–13	72,808

Rankings are from College Football Playoff Rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes

Power Five Conferences Record ACC 4–4 Big 12 2–1 Notre Dame 1–0 Pac-12 0–3 SEC 0–0 Power Five Total 7–8 Group of Five Conferences Record American 3–0 C–USA 3–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–0 MAC 8–0 Mountain West 2–1 Sun Belt 2–0 Other FBS Total 19–1 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 7–0 Total Non-Conference Record 33–9

Post Season Power Five Conferences Record ACC 1–0 Big 12 0–0 Notre Dame 0–0 Pac-12 2–0 SEC 2–4 Power Five Total 5–4 Group of Five Conferences Record American 0–0 C–USA 0–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0 MAC 1–0 Mountain West 0–0 Sun Belt 0–0 Other FBS Total 1–0 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 1 (Sept. 5) [32]	Drew Allar	QB	PSU	Miles Scott	DB	ILL	Dragan Kesich	K	MINN	Dillon Thieneman	DB	PUR
				Tyler Nubin	S	MINN
Week 2 (Sept. 11) [33]	Noah Kim	QB	MSU	Sebastian Castro	DB	IA	Jai Patel	K	RUT	Darius Taylor	RB	MINN
Week 3 (Sept. 18) [34]	Kyle Monangai	RB	RUT	Hunter Wohler	S	WIS	Braedan Wisloski	WR	MD	Darius Taylor	RB	MINN
Week 4 (Sept. 25) [35]	Bryce Kirtz	WR	NW	Lathan Ransom	S	OSU	Nathanial Vakos	K	WIS	Darius Taylor	RB	MINN
Week 5 (Oct. 2) [36]	Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	MD	Nick Jackson	LB	IA	Cooper DeJean	DB	IA	Zach Evans	RB	MINN
				Josaiah Stewart	DE	MICH
Week 6 (Oct. 9) [37]	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU	Josh Proctor	S	OSU	Tory Taylor	P	IA	Dillon Thieneman	DB	PUR
Week 7 (Oct. 16) [38]	J. J. McCarthy	QB	MICH	Seth Coleman	LB	ILL	Tory Taylor	P	IA	Kaden Feagin	RB	ILL
							Daequan Hardy	CB	PSU
Week 8 (Oct. 23) [39]	J. J. McCarthy	QB	MICH	Tyler Nubin	S	MIN	Dragan Kesich	K	MIN	Braedyn Locke	QB	WIS
	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	OSU
Week 9 (Oct. 30) [40]	Jordan Nubin	RB	MIN	Aidan Hubbard	DL	NW	Quinton Newsome	CB	NEB	Dillon Thieneman	DB	PUR
Week 10 (Nov. 6) [41]	Isaiah Williams	WR	ILL	Aaron Casey	LB	IU	Drew Stevens	K	IA	Kaden Feagin	RB	ILL
Week 11 (Nov. 13) [42]	John Paddock	QB	ILL	Tarheeb Still	DB	MD	Jack Howes	K	MD	Dillon Thieneman	DB	PUR
Week 12 (Nov. 20) [43]	Maliq Carr	TE	MSU	Mike Sainristil	DB	MICH	Tory Taylor	P	IA	Katin Houser	QB	MSU
Week 13 (Nov. 27) [44]	Taulia Tagovailoa	QB	MD	Aaron Casey	LB	IU	James Turner	K	MICH	Dillon Thieneman	DB	PUR

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	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year	J. J. McCarthy	Michigan
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Ohio State
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	Blake Corum	Michigan
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year	Cade Stover	Ohio State
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Olumuyiwa Fashanu	Penn State
Nagurski-Wooden Defensive Player of the Year	Jer'Zhan Newton	Illinois
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Jer'Zhan Newton	Illinois
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Tommy Eichenberg	Ohio State
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Cooper DeJean	Iowa
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year	Dillon Thieneman	Purdue
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year	Dragan Kesich	Minnesota
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year	Tory Taylor	Iowa
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Cooper DeJean	Iowa
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Coaches)	David Braun	Northwestern
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Media)	David Braun	Northwestern
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award	Dick Butkus	Illinois
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award	Richard Coachys	Indiana

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2023 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2023 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards ^[45]

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB J. J. McCarthy Michigan RB Blake Corum Michigan RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State WR Isaiah Williams Illinois WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State TE Colston Loveland Michigan C Drake Nugent Michigan OG Zak Zinter Michigan OG Donovan Jackson Ohio State OT LaDarius Henderson Michigan OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu Penn State First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois DL Mason Graham Michigan DL J. T. Tuimoloau Ohio State DL Chop Robinson Penn State LB Jay Higgins Iowa LB Tommy Eichenberg Ohio State LB Abdul Carter Penn State DB Cooper DeJean Iowa DB Will Johnson Michigan DB Tyler Nubin Minnesota DB Denzel Burke Ohio State First Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Dragan Kesich Minnesota P Tory Taylor Iowa RS Cooper DeJean Iowa

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Taulia Tagovailoa Maryland RB Kaytron Allen Penn State RB Kyle Monangai Rutgers WR Roman Wilson Michigan WR Daniel Jackson Minnesota WR Deion Burks Purdue TE Cade Stover Ohio State C Hunter Nourzad Penn State OG Trevor Keegan Michigan OG Matthew Jones Ohio State OT Karsen Barnhart Michigan OT Aireontae Ersery Minnesota Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Kenneth Grant Michigan DL Kris Jenkins Michigan DL Adisa Isaac Penn State DL Nic Scourton Purdue LB Aaron Casey Indiana LB Junior Colson Michigan LB Bryce Gallagher Northwestern DB Tarheeb Still Maryland DB Mike Sainristil Michigan DB Dillon Thieneman Purdue DB Kalen King Penn State Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK James Turner Michigan PK Jayden Fielding Ohio State P Ryan Eckley Michigan State RS Daequan Hardy Penn State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Kyle McCord Ohio State RB Nicholas Singleton Penn State RB Braelon Allen Wisconsin WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State WR Will Pauling Wisconsin TE Tyler Warren Penn State C Logan Jones Iowa OG Connor Colby Iowa OG Nick DeJong Iowa OG Josh Priebe Northwestern OT Delmar Glaze Maryland OT Josh Fryar Ohio State Third Team Defense (Coaches) DL Michael Hall Jr. Ohio State DL Jack Sawyer Ohio State DL Tyleik Williams Ohio State DL Dani Dennis-Sutton Penn State LB Ruben Hyppolite II Maryland LB Michael Barrett Michigan LB Luke Reimer Nebraska DB Rod Moore Michigan DB Johnny Dixon Penn State DB Daequan Hardy Penn State DB Hunter Wohler Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Drew Stevens Iowa PK Alex Felkins Penn State P Tommy Doman Michigan RS Tyrone Tracy Jr Purdue

Coaches Honorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Isaiah Adams, Julian Pearl, Josh Gesky, Josh Kreutz, Kaden Feagin, John Paddock, Caleb Griffin, Xavier Scott, Dylan Rosiek, Seth Coleman, Keith Randolph Jr.; INDIANA: Zach Carpenter, Donaven McCulley, Jaylin Lucas, James Evans, Andre Carter; IOWA: Mason Richman, Rusty Feth, Erick All, Leshon Williams, Sebastian Castro, Quinn Schulte, Nick Jackson, Logan Lee, Joe Evans, Yahya Black; MARYLAND: Corey Bullock, Roman Hemby, Kaden Prather, Jeshaun Jones, Beau Brade, Ja'Quan Sheppard, Jaishawn Barham, Quashon Fuller; MICHIGAN : A.J. Barner, Semaj Morgan, Makari Paige, Josh Wallace, Braiden McGregor, Josaiah Stewart, Jaylen Harrell, Derrick Moore; MICHIGAN STATE: J.D. Duplain, Nick Samac, Nathan Carter, Jonathan Kim, Jaden Mangham, Cal Haladay, Simeon Barrow; MINNESOTA: Quinn Carroll, Nathan Boe, Brevyn Spann-Ford, Darius Taylor, Justin Walley; NEBRASKA: Isaac Gifford, Quinton Newsome, Tommi Hill, Omar Brown, Nash Hutmacher, Ty Robinson; NORTHWESTERN: A.J. Henning, Jack Olsen, Rod Heard, Xander Mueller; OHIO STATE: Davison Igbinosun, Josh Proctor, Lathan Ransom, Sonny Styles, Steele Chambers, Ty Hamilton; PENN STATE: Caedan Wallace, JB Nelson, Sal Wormley, Theo Johnson, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Drew Allar, Nicholas Singleton, Riley Thompson, Jaylen Reed, Kevin Winston Jr., Kobe King, Curtis Jacobs; PURDUE: Gus Hartwig, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Mockobee, Sanoussi Kane, Kydran Jenkins, Isaiah Nihols; RUTGERS: Hollin Pierce, Jai Patel, Max Melton, Mohamed Toure, Aaron Lewis; WISCONSIN: Tanor Bortolini, Ricardo Hallman.

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB J. J. McCarthy Michigan RB Blake Corum Michigan RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State WR Isaiah Williams Illinois WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Ohio State TE Cade Stover Ohio State C Drake Nugent Michigan OG Zak Zinter Michigan OG Donovan Jackson Ohio State OT Josh Fryar Ohio State OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu Penn State First Team Defense (Media) DL Jer'Zhan Newton Illinois DL J. T. Tuimoloau Ohio State DL Adisa Isaac Penn State DL Chop Robinson Penn State LB Jay Higgins Iowa LB Aaron Casey Indiana LB Tommy Eichenberg Ohio State DB Cooper DeJean Iowa DB Will Johnson Michigan DB Mike Sainristil Michigan DB Tyler Nubin Minnesota First Team Special Teams (Media) PK Dragan Kesich Minnesota P Tory Taylor Iowa RS Cooper DeJean Iowa

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Taulia Tagovailoa Maryland RB Kyle Monangai Rutgers RB Braelon Allen Wisconsin WR Roman Wilson Michigan WR Daniel Jackson Minnesota TE Colston Loveland Michigan C Hunter Nourzad Penn State OG Trevor Keegan Michigan OG Matthew Jones Ohio State OT LaDarius Henderson Michigan OT Aireontae Ersery Minnesota Second Team Defense (Media) DL Kris Jenkins Michigan DL Jack Sawyer Ohio State DL Tyleik Williams Ohio State DL Nic Scourton Purdue LB Junior Colson Michigan LB Bryce Gallagher Northwestern LB Abdul Carter Penn State DB Sebastian Castro Iowa DB Denzel Burke Ohio State DB Kalen King Penn State DB Hunter Wohler Wisconsin Second Team Special Teams (Media) PK Alex Felkins Penn State P Ryan Eckley Michigan State RS Daequan Hardy Penn State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB Kyle McCord Ohio State RB Kaytron Allen Penn State RB Nicholas Singleton Penn State WR Tai Felton Maryland WR Jeshaun Jones Maryland TE Corey Dyches Maryland C Tanor Bortolini Wisconsin OG Connor Colby Iowa OG Josh Priebe Northwestern OT Delmar Glaze Maryland OT Karsen Barnhart Michigan Third Team Defense (Media) DL Keith Randolph Jr. Illinois DL Joe Evans Iowa DL Mason Graham Michigan DL Kenneth Grant Michigan LB Nick Jackson Iowa LB Xander Mueller Northwestern LB Steele Chambers Ohio State DB Tarheeb Still Maryland DB Josh Proctor Ohio State DB Dillon Thieneman Purdue DB Ricardo Hallman Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Media) PK Jai Patel Rutgers P James Evans Indiana RS Jaylin Lucas Indiana

MediaHonorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Isaiah Adams, Josh Gesky, Josh Kreutz, Julian Pearl, Zy Crisler, Dylan Rosiek, Seth Coleman, Xavier Scott, Caleb Griffin, Hugh Robertson; INDIANA: Donaven McCulley, Zach Carpenter, Andre Carter, Kobee Minor; IOWA: Gennings Dunker, Leshon Williams, Logan Jones, Mason Richman, Nick DeJong, Rusty Feth, Deontae Craig, Logan Lee, Quinn Schulte, Yahya Black, Drew Stevens; MARYLAND: Corey Bullock, Gottlieb Ayedze, Kaden Prather, Beau Brade, Ruben Hyppolite II, Braeden Wisloski; MICHIGAN: AJ Barner, Cornelius Johnson, Braiden McGregor, Derrick Moore, Jaylen Harrell, Josh Wallace, Michael Barrett, Rod Moore, James Turner, Semaj Morgan, Tommy Doman; MICHIGAN STATE: J.D. Duplain, Nathan Carter, Nick Samac, Aaron Brule, Cal Haladay, Jaden Mangham, Simeon Barrow, Jonathan Kim; MINNESOTA: Brevyn Spann-Ford, Darius Taylor, Quinn Carroll, Danny Striggow, Jah Joyner, Justin Walley, Kyler Baugh, Mark Crawford; NEBRASKA: Ben Scott, Bryce Benhart, Isaac Gifford, Jimari Butler, Luke Reimer, Nash Hutmacher, Omar Brown, Quinton Newsome, Tommi Hill, Ty Robinson; NORTHWESTERN: A. J. Henning, Bryce Kirt, Aidan Hubbard, Coco Azema, Rod Heard, Jack Olsen; OHIO STATE: Emeka Egbuka, Davison Igbinosun, Lathan Ransom, Michael Hall Jr., Sonny Styles, Jayden Fielding; PENN STATE: Caedan Wallace, Drew Allar, JB Nelson, KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Olaivavega Ioane, Sal Wormley, Theo Johnson, Tyler Warren, Daequan Hardy, Dani Dennis-Sutton, Dvon Ellies, Jaylen Reed, Johnny Dixon, Kevin Winston Jr., Kobe King, Zane Durant, Nicholas Singleton, Riley Thompson; PURDUE: Deion Burks, Devin Mockobee, Gus Hartwig, Hudson Card, Marcus Mbow, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Kydran Jenkins, Sanoussi Kane; RUTGERS: Bryan Felter, Gus Zilinskas, Hollin Pierce, Johnny Langan, Aaron Lewis, Deion Jennings, Flip Dixon, Max Melton, Mayan Ahanotu, Mohamed Toure, Robert Longerbeam; WISCONSIN: Will Pauling, Nathanial Vakos.

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	48,898	49,099†	53,512	46,703	54,205	53,157	42,310	–	347,884	49,698	81.9%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,626	50,050†	42,775	44,968	43,611	45,466	40,666	–	–	267,536	44,589	84.7%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	69,250	69,250†	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	–	484,750	69,250	100.0%
Maryland	SECU Stadium	51,802	37,241	32,804	37,041	38,181	35,580	51,802†	49,546	–	282,195	40,314	77.8%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	109,480	109,482	109,955	109,756	110,264	110,245	110,615†	–	769,797	109,971	102.2%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	73,216	70,049	70,528	70,131	74,206†	63,134	–	–	421,264	70,211	93.6%
Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium	50,805	53,629†	48,101	46,843	52,179	47,392	42,906	48,119	–	339,169	48,453	95.4%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458	86,875	87,115	87,134†	86,769	86,709	86,830	86,183	–	607,615	86,802	101.6%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	14,851	20,148	25,064	22,160	19,286	23,291	–	–	124,800	20,800	44.1%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,780	102,897	100,217	104,974	105,506†	105,137	105,114	–	–	623,845	103,974	101.2%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	110,747	108,575	110,830	105,533	107,209	110,856†	105,114	–	758,864	108,409	101.7%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	61,441	54,898	61,441†	55,529	59,510	57,319	59,049	59,993	–	407,739	58,248	94.8%
Rutgers	SHI Stadium	52,454	53,026	45,317	52,657	40,165	52,879	53,703†	47,012	–	344,759	49,251	93.9%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	76,224†	75,610	74,885	76,205	76,453	76,124	72,237	–	527,738	75,391	93.9%

Bold – At or Exceed capacity
†Season High

2024 NFL Draft

Main article: 2024 NFL draft

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

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2024 NFL draft

*	compensatory selection
×	2020 Resolution JC-2A selection

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	4	Arizona Cardinals	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	10	Minnesota Vikings	J. J. McCarthy	QB	Michigan	Big Ten	from NY Jets
	1	11	New York Jets	Olu Fashanu	OT	Penn State	Big Ten	from Minnesota
	1	21	Miami Dolphins	Chop Robinson	DE	Penn State	Big Ten

Trades In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2022 draft.

Head coaches

Through games of Jan. 8, 2024

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	B1G record
Illinois	Bret Bielema [lower-alpha 1]	3	115–77 (.599)	18–19 (.486)	49–34 (.590)
Indiana	Tom Allen [lower-alpha 2]	7	33–49 (.402)	33–49 (.402)	18–43 (.295)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	25	208–140 (.598)	196–119 (.622)	122–85 (.589)
Maryland	Mike Locksley [lower-alpha 3]	5	31–59 (.344)	29–33 (.468)	15–32 (.319)
Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	9	141–52 (.731)	83–25 (.769)	57–17 (.770)
Michigan	Jesse Minter (interim) [lower-alpha 4]	1	1–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)
Michigan	Jay Harbaugh (interim) [lower-alpha 5]	1	1–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)
Michigan	Mike Hart (interim) [lower-alpha 6]	1	1–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)
Michigan	Sherrone Moore (interim) [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8]	1	4–0 (1.000)	4–0 (1.000)	3–0 (1.000)
Michigan State	Mel Tucker	4	25–21 (.543)	20–14 (.588)	12–13 (.480)
Michigan State	Harlon Barnett (interim) [lower-alpha 9] [lower-alpha 10]	1	2–8 (.200)	2–8 (.200)	2–7 (.222)
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	7	80–56 (.588)	50–34 (.595)	29–32 (.475)
Nebraska	Matt Rhule	1	52–50 (.510)	5–7 (.417)	3–6 (.333)
Northwestern	David Braun (interim) [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12]	1	8–5 (.615)	8–5 (.615)	5–4 (.556)
Ohio State	Ryan Day [lower-alpha 13]	5	56–8 (.875)	56–8 (.875)	39–3 (.929)
Penn State	James Franklin	10	112–54 (.675)	88–39 (.693)	56–32 (.636)
Purdue	Ryan Walters	1	4–8 (.333)	4–8 (.333)	3–6 (.333)
Rutgers	Greg Schiano [lower-alpha 14]	15	87–95 (.478)	87–95 (.478)	9–27 (.250)
Wisconsin	Luke Fickell [lower-alpha 15]	1	71–31 (.696)	8–6 (.571)	8–9 (.471)

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5. ^[46]
4. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach at Michigan for the first game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension. ^[47]
5. Jay Harbaugh served as interim head coach at Michigan for the first half of the second game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension. ^[48]
6. Jay Harbaugh served as interim head coach at Michigan for the second half of the second game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension. ^[48]
7. Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach at Michigan for the third game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension. ^[48]
8. Moore also served as interim coach after Jim Harbaugh was suspended from the sidelines by the Big Ten for a sign stealing scandal. ^[49]
9. Mel Tucker was relieved as head coach on September 10, 2023, under investigation for sexual misconduct. ^[50]
10. Harlon Bennett was named interim head coach on September 10, 2023. ^[51]
11. Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced. ^[52]
12. David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023. ^[53]
13. 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. ^[54]
14. 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.
15. Luke Fickell served as interim head coach at Ohio State in 2011, going 6-7 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. Fickell took over as coach of Wisconsin for the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl

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