2025 Big Ten Conference football season

2025 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 28, 2025 through January 2026
Teams	18
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, Big Ten Network) CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+) NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
2026 NFL draft
Regular season
Championship Game
Date	December 6, 2025
Venue	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Indiana
Runners-up	Ohio State
Finals MVP	Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
Football seasons
←  2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Indiana y$^		9	–	0					13	–	0
No. 2 Ohio State y^		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 5 Oregon ^		8	–	1					11	–	1
No. 16 USC		7	–	2					9	–	3
No. 18 Michigan		7	–	2					9	–	3
No. 23 Iowa		6	–	3					8	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					9	–	4
Illinois		5	–	4					8	–	4
Minnesota		5	–	4					7	–	5
Nebraska		4	–	5					7	–	5
Northwestern		4	–	5					6	–	6
UCLA		3	–	6					3	–	9
Penn State		3	–	6					6	–	6
Wisconsin		2	–	7					4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	7					5	–	7
Michigan State		1	–	8					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	8					4	–	8
Purdue		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 15, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Big Ten Conference football season is the 130th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is the Big Ten's second season with 18 teams and its second season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.

Coaching changes

The Big Ten saw one head coaching change for the 2025 season.

On December 1, 2024, Purdue announced it was parting ways with head coach Ryan Walters after going 5–19 in two seasons, including 1–11 in 2024. ^[1]

One week later, on December 8, 2024, Purdue announced the hiring of Barry Odom as the next head coach, having spent the previous season coaching at UNLV. ^[2]

Three weeks into the 2025 season, UCLA fired DeShaun Foster after an 0–3 start for the Bruins. Tim Skipper will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season.

On October 12, 2025, following the week 7 games, Penn State announced that they had fired James Franklin after three consecutive losses to Oregon, UCLA, and Northwestern. Terry Smith was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. ^[3]

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	Rivals [4]	Scout & 24/7 [5]	On3 Recruits [6]	Signees
Illinois	11	12	12	22
Indiana	13	14	16	23
Iowa	15	11	11	16
Maryland	9	8	10	21
Michigan	3	3	3	24
Michigan State	14	16	14	18
Minnesota	16	15	15	22
Nebraska	6	6	6	20
Northwestern	16	17	17	20
Ohio State	1	1	2	26
Oregon	2	2	1	20
Penn State	5	5	4	27
Purdue	18	18	18	14
Rutgers	10	10	9	27
UCLA	12	13	13	19
USC	4	4	5	24
Washington	8	7	7	28
Wisconsin	7	9	8	23

Big Ten Media Days

• July 22–24, 2025 – Media Days, Las Vegas (Mandalay Bay)

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll. ^[7]

Predicted finish	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Penn State	435 (11)
2	Ohio State	431 (10)
3	Oregon	405 (2)
4	Illinois	353
5	Michigan	346 (1)
6	Indiana	305
7	Iowa	287
8	Nebraska	277
9	USC	269
10	Washington	216
11	Minnesota	192
12	Wisconsin	159
T-13	Michigan State	135
T-13	Rutgers	135
15	UCLA	134
16	Maryland	91
17	Northwestern	65
18	Purdue	39

Predicted Big Ten Champion
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Ohio State	13
2	Penn State	12

Preseason Player of the Year

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Jeremiah Smith	WR	Ohio State	66 (21)
2	Drew Allar	QB	Penn State	38 (4)
3	Nicholas Singleton	RB		15
4	Makhi Hughes	RB	Oregon	5
5	Kaytron Allen	RB	Penn State	4
6	Luke Altmyer	QB	Illinois	3
T-7	Dante Moore	QB	Oregon	2
T-7	Mark Gronowski	QB	Iowa	2
T-7	Elijah Sarratt	WR	Indiana	2
T-7	Julian Sayin	QB	Ohio State	2
T-7	Justice Haynes	RB	Michigan	2
T-12	Logan Jones	C	Iowa	1
T-12	Denzel Boston	WR	Washington	1
T-12	Fernando Mendoza	QB	Indiana	1
T-12	Jonah Coleman	RB	Washington	1
T-12	Nico Iamaleava	QB	UCLA	1

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Caleb Downs	S	Ohio State	72 (22)
2	Dani Dennis-Sutton	DE	Penn State	17 (1)
3	Dillon Thieneman	S	Oregon	15 (1)
4	Matayo Uiagalelei	DE		14
5	Mikail Kamara	DE	Indiana	12 (2)
6	Gabe Jacas	LB	Illinois	8
7	Koi Perich	S	Minnesota	5
8	Sonny Styles	LB	Ohio State	4
T-9	Zane Durant	DT	Penn State	2
T-9	Jaishawn Barham	LB	Michigan	2
T-11	Aiden Fisher	LB	Indiana	1
T-11	Ernest Hausmann	LB	Michigan	1

Preseason Coach of the Year
Rank	Coach	Team	Votes
1	James Franklin	Penn State	10
2	Bret Bielema	Illinois	9
3	Ryan Day	Ohio State	3
4	Sherrone Moore	Michigan	2
5	Dan Lanning	Oregon	1

All-American Teams

Player	AP [8]	AS [9]	WCFF [10]	ESPN [11]	CBS [12]	CFN [13]	PFF [14]	SN [15]	SI [16]	USAT [17]
Drew Allar									1st team
Kaytron Allen	2nd team	2nd team							1st team	2nd team
Bryce Boettcher		3rd team
Denzel Boston		4th team
Caden Chittenden			2nd team
Jonah Coleman		3rd team
Rhys Dakin		2nd team
Nick Dawkins					2nd team
Ryan Day (Coach)						2nd team
Dani Dennis-Sutton		2nd team
Caleb Downs	1st team	1st team	1st team	Team	1st team	1st team	Team	1st team	1st team	1st team
Gennings Dunker		3rd team						2nd team
Zane Durant	1st team	3rd team	1st team		1st team		Team	2nd team	1st team	1st team
Ryan Eckley	2nd team	4th team	2nd team			1st team			2nd team
Aiden Fisher	2nd team	3rd team						1st team		2nd team
A.J. Harris		4th team
Makhi Hughes	2nd team	2nd team	2nd team			2nd team		2nd team	2nd team	2nd team
Vega Ioane	1st team	1st team		Team	1st team	1st team		1st team	2nd team	1st team
Gabe Jacas		3rd team		Team	2nd team	2nd team			2nd team
Logan Jones		2nd team	2nd team			1st team				2nd team
Mikail Kamara		2nd team	2nd team		2nd team				1st team
Max Klare	2nd team	4th team			2nd team				2nd team
Iapani Laloulu		3rd team						2nd team
Makai Lemon		3rd team							1st team
Riley Mahlman		4th team
Derrick Moore		4th team
Koi Perich	2nd team	3rd team	2nd team		2nd team		Team	2nd team	1st team	2nd team
D'Angelo Ponds	2nd team	2nd team	1st team				Team	2nd team	2nd team	2nd team
Emmanuel Pregnon		4th team
Elijah Sarratt	2nd team	2nd team	2nd team		2nd team	2nd team
Xavier Scott		4th team				2nd team
Nicholas Singleton	1st team	1st team	1st team	Team	1st team	1st team		2nd team	1st team	1st team
Jeremiah Smith	1st team	1st team	1st team	Team	1st team	1st team	Team	1st team	1st team	1st team
Sonny Styles		2nd team			2nd team			2nd team	1st team	2nd team
Carnell Tate		2nd team						2nd team
Darius Taylor		4th team
Dillon Thieneman	1st team	1st team	2nd team		1st team	1st team		1st team		1st team
Matayo Uiagalelei	2nd team	2nd team			2nd team	1st team				2nd team
Kaden Wetjen		2nd & 3rd team						2nd team
Zakee Wheatley		4th team
Isaiah World					2nd team
Dominic Zvada	1st team	1st team	1st team	Team	1st team	1st team	Team	1st team	1st team	1st team

Rankings

Main article: 2025 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	Wk 15	Final
Illinois	AP	12	11	9	9	23	22	17	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	12	12	9	8	23	22	17	25	23		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released												21
Indiana	AP	20	23	22	19	11	8	7	3 (3)	2 (6)	2 (11)	2 (11)	2 (6)	2 (8)	2 (7)	2 (5)	1 (66)
	C	19	21	19	17	12	9	7	3 (1)	2	2	2 (1)	2	2	2	2	1 (61)
	CFP	Not released										2	2	2	2	2	1
Iowa	AP	RV									RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV			RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released										20	21			23	23
Maryland	AP					RV	RV
	C					RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	14	15	23	21	19	20	15	RV	25	21	21	18	18	15	18	18
	C	14	13	22	20	18	20	15	RV	24	21	20	17	17	15	18	17
	CFP	Not released										21	18	18	15	19	18
Michigan State	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Minnesota	AP									RV
	C	RV										RV
	CFP	Not released
Nebraska	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV			RV	25
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV		RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Northwestern	AP
	C									RV
	CFP	Not released
Ohio State	AP	3 (11)	1 (55)	1 (57)	1 (55)	1 (52)	1 (46)	1 (40)	1 (50)	1 (60)	1 (54)	1 (54)	1 (55)	1 (57)	1 (58)	1 (61)	3
	C	2 (20)	1 (59)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (61)	1 (58)	1 (59)	1 (63)	1 (65)	1 (62)	1 (60)	1 (59)	1 (61)	1 (61)	1 (63)	3
	CFP	Not released										1	1	1	1	1	2
Oregon	AP	7 (1)	6 (1)	4 (1)	6 (1)	6 (1)	2 (16)	3 (5)	8	6	6	6	7	6t	5	4	5
	C	7	5	5	5	5 (1)	2 (6)	2 (3)	9	6	6	6	6	5	5	4	5
	CFP	Not released										9	8	7	6	5	5
Penn State	AP	2 (23)	2 (6)	2 (5)	2 (5)	3 (5)	7	RV
	C	3 (14)	2 (6)	2 (4)	2 (3)	2 (3)	6	22							RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
UCLA	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
USC	AP	RV	RV	RV	25	21	RV	RV	20	RV	23	20	17	16	19	17	16
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	RV	RV	21	RV	RV	21	18	16	20	17	16
	CFP	Not released										19	17	15	17	16	16
Washington	AP							RV	RV		RV	24		RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released										23
Wisconsin	AP
	C
	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

Regular season schedule

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 28	6:00 p.m.	Ohio	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 34–31	46,907
August 28	8:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FS1	W 23–10	47,774
August 28	9:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Cincinnati	Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO	ESPN	W 20–17	72,884
August 28	9:00 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 17–0	65,952
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	W 23–6	71,657
August 29	7:30 p.m.	Western Illinois	No. 12  Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	Peacock	W 52–3	56,040
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 39–7	35,067
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 31–0	53,994
August 30	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPNU	L 3–23	22,103
August 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 1  Texas	No. 3  Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ( College GameDay / Big Noon Kickoff )	FOX	W 14–7	107,524
August 30	2:30 p.m.	Old Dominion	No. 20  Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	FS1	W 27–14	47,109
August 30	3:30 p.m.	Nevada	No. 2  Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	CBS	W 46–11	106,915
August 30	4:00 p.m.	No. 2 (FCS)  Montana State	No. 7  Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	BTN	W 59–13	57,257
August 30	6:00 p.m.	Albany	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	W 34–7	69,250	[18]
August 30	7:30 p.m.	Missouri State	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	BTN	W 73–13	62,841
August 30	7:30 p.m.	New Mexico	No. 14  Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	NBC	W 34–17	110,648
August 30	11:00 p.m.	Utah	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FOX	L 10–43	35,032
August 30	11:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	BTN	W 38–21	67,778
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 5	7:30 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 20–9	35,331
September 5	7:30 p.m.	Western Illinois	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 42–7	9,647
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 16  Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	FOX	L 13–16	61,500	[19]
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State	No. 23 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	FS1	W 56–9	43,801
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Florida International	No. 2 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 34–0	103,817
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern State	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 66–0	42,447
September 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Illinois	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN	W 45–19	23,893
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State	No. 6 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	CBS	W 69–3	57,266
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Grambling	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 70–0	100,624
September 6	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	Peacock	W 45–17	45,981
September 6	4:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	W 42–10	70,368
September 6	7:30 p.m.	Boston College	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	NBC	W 42–40 2OT	70,510
September 6	7:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FS1	W 59–20	66,514
September 6	7:30 p.m.	Akron	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 68–0	86,439
September 6	7:30 p.m.	No. 14 (FCS)  Southern Illinois	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 34–17	54,663
September 6	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan	No. 18  Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	L 13–24	84,107
September 6	8:00 p.m.	UCLA	UNLV	Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	CBSSN	L 23–30	36,117
September 6	11:00 p.m.	No. 8 (FCS)  UC Davis	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	BTN	W 70–10	65,421
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 12	6:30 p.m.	Indiana State	No. 22 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 73–0	46,219
September 12	10:00 p.m.	New Mexico	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	BTN	L 10–35	36,117
September 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Oregon	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	FOX	ORE 34–14	12,023
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 59–7	86,292
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 23 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 63–3	110,740
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Towson	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	Peacock	W 44–17	36,780
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 19  Alabama	Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ABC	L 14–38	100,077
September 13	3:30 p.m. [a]	USC	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	CBS	USC 33–17	58,065
September 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 (FCS)  Villanova	No. 2 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FS1	W 52–6	109,516
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Norfolk State	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 60–10	41,011
September 13	3:30 p.m.	Youngstown State	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 41–24	71,301
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 9 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	W 38–0	60,670
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Ohio	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	Peacock	W 37–9	105,765
September 13	7:30 p.m.	Massachusetts	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 47–7	69,250	[20]
September 13	10:30 p.m.	Minnesota	California	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ESPN	L 14–27	38,556
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 13	Washington

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 19	8:00 p.m.	Iowa	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	FOX	IOWA 38–28	55,942	[21]
September 20	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	NBC	MARY 27–10	68,547
September 20	3:00 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 6 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Platypus Trophy)	BTN	W 41–7	58,571
September 20	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 24  Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	NBC	L 30–56	77,622
September 20	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Michigan	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	CBS	MICH 30–27	87,278
September 20	7:30 p.m.	Washington	Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup)	CBS	W 59–24	32,952
September 20	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Illinois	No. 19 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	NBC	IU 63–10	56,088
September 20	11:00 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 25 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FOX	USC 45–31	67,614
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 20	Minnesota	Northwestern	#1 Ohio State	#2 Penn State	UCLA

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 27	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MINN 31–28	46,234
September 27†	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 USC	No. 23 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FOX	ILL 34–32	60,670
September 27†	3:30 p.m.	No. 11 Indiana	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	Peacock	IU 20–15	69,250	[22]
September 27	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	CBS	OSU 24–6	72,485
September 27	3:30 p.m.	UCLA	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 17–14	12,023
September 27	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Oregon	No. 3 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	NBC	ORE 30–24 2OT	111,015
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 27	Maryland	#19 Michigan	Michigan State	Nebraska	Purdue	Wisconsin

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 4†	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 20 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FOX	MICH 24–10	111,070
October 4	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Illinois	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	ILL 43–27	56,551
October 4	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 Penn State	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	CBS	UCLA 42–37	39,256
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Washington	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	WASH 24–20	46,185
October 4†	3:30 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 42–7	12,023
October 4†	4:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	NEB 38–27	86,496
October 4†	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	NBC	OSU 42–3	105,114
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 4	#8 Indiana	Iowa	#2 Oregon	Rutgers	USC

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 10†	9:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FS1	WASH 38–19	63,743
October 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State	No. 17 Illinois	Gies Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	FOX	OSU 34–16	60,670
October 11†	12:00 p.m.	UCLA	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	UCLA 38–13	72,109
October 11	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 Indiana	No. 3 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	CBS	IND 30–20	59,625
October 11†	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FS1	NW 22–21	108,121
October 11	3:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	NEB 34–31	39,623
October 11†	7:00 p.m.	Iowa	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	FS1	IOWA 37–0	76,064	[23]
October 11	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan	USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	NBC	USC 31–13	75,500
October 11†	7:30 p.m.	Purdue	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MINN 27–20	49,254
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 17	8:00 p.m.	No. 25 Nebraska	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair)	FOX	MINN 24–6	48,549
October 18	12:00 p.m.	Washington	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FOX	MICH 24–7	110,701
October 18	3:00 p.m.	Purdue	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 19–0	12,023
October 18	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	CBS	OSU 34–0	72,795
October 18†	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 3 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	Peacock	IU 38–13	55,165
October 18†	6:30 p.m.	No. 8 Oregon	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	ORE 56–10	53,127
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Penn State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	Peacock	IOWA 25–24	69,250	[24]
October 18†	7:00 p.m.	Maryland	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FS1	UCLA 20–17	35,561
October 18†	7:30 p.m.	No. 20 USC	No. 13 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	NBC	L 24–34	77,622
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 18	Illinois

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 25	12:00 p.m.	UCLA	No. 2 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	FOX	IU 56–6	54,867
October 25	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	NEB 28–21	86,401
October 25†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	RUT 27–24	55,289
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	CBS	IA 41–3	69,250	[25]
October 25	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Illinois	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	BTN	WASH 42–25	68,630
October 25†	7:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 6 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FS1	ORE 21–7	58,940
October 25	7:30 p.m.	No. 25 Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	NBC	MICH 31–20	75,085
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 25	Maryland	No. 1 Ohio State	Penn State	USC

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry)	FOX	OSU 38—14	105,517
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	NBC	ILL 35–13	60,670
November 1†	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	CBS	IU 55–10	46,185
November 1	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MINN 23–20 OT	45,339
November 1	7:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 21 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	MICH 21–16	110,527
November 1	7:30 p.m.	No. 23 USC	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	NBC	USC 21–17	86,529
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 1	Iowa	Northwestern	No. 6 Oregon	UCLA	Washington	Wisconsin

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 7	9:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 19 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FOX	USC 38–17	67,179
November 8	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FOX	IU 27–24	105,231
November 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	OSU 34–10	57,701
November 8	2:30 p.m.	Maryland	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	FS1	RUTG 35–20	41,032
November 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 9 Oregon	No. 20 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	CBS	ORE 18–16	69,250	[26]
November 8	4:30 p.m.	No. 23 Washington	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WISC 13–10	71,217
November 8	9:00 p.m.	Nebraska	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FOX	NEB 28–21	44,481
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 8	Illinois	No. 21 Michigan	Michigan State	Minnesota

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 14	9:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 7 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FOX	ORE 42–13	58,830
November 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 Michigan	Northwestern	Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL (George Jewett Trophy)	FOX	MICH 24–22	38,223
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Wisconsin	No. 2 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	IU 31–7	55,042
November 15†	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 17 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	BTN	USC 26–21	65,216	[27]
November 15	3:30 p.m.	Penn State	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	CBS	PSU 28–10	61,671
November 15	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	ILL 24–6	56,416
November 15	7:00 p.m.	Purdue	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FS1	WASH 49–13	67,229
November 15	7:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	NBC	OSU 48–10	104,168
†Homecoming. #Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 15	Nebraska	Rutgers

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 42–9	100,023
November 22	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Northwestern	Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL	BTN	NW 38–35	15,323
November 22	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	IA 20–17	69,250	[28]
November 22	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 USC	No. 6 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	CBS	ORE 42–27	59,588
November 22	4:00 p.m.	No. 18 Michigan	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MICH 45–20	46,185
November 22	7:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	NBC	PSU 37–10	105,038
November 22	7:30 p.m.	Illinois	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 27–10	67,876
November 22	10:30 p.m.	Washington	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	NBC	WASH 48–14	38,201
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 22	No. 2 Indiana	Purdue

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 28	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game)	CBS	IA 40–16	86,410	[29]
November 28	7:30 p.m.	No. 2 Indiana	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	NBC	IU 56–3	59,807	[30]
November 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State	No. 15 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	FOX	OSU 27–9	111,373	[31]
November 29	3:30 p.m.	Wisconsin	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	FS1	MIN 17–7	46,038	[32]
November 29	3:30 p.m.	Penn State	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	PSU 40–36	55,212	[33]
November 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 Oregon	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Oregon–Washington Rivalry)	CBS	ORE 26–14	72,376	[34]
November 29	7:00 p.m.	Maryland	Michigan State	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	FS1	MSU 38–28	30,317	[35]
November 29	7:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	FOX	ILL 20–13	53,317	[36]
November 29	7:30 p.m.	UCLA	No. 19 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	NBC	USC 29–10	69,614	[37]
#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	Ref.
December 6	8:00 p.m.	No. 2  Indiana	No. 1  Ohio State	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)	FOX	IU 13-10	68,214
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2025–26 NCAA football bowl games

Legend
	Big Ten win
	Big Ten loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Ref.
LA Bowl	December 13, 2025	SoFi Stadium • Inglewood, CA	ABC	8:00 PM	Washington	Boise State	38-10	23,269	–;
GameAbove Sports Bowl	December 26, 2025	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	1:00 PM	Northwestern	Central Michigan
Rate Bowl	December 26, 2025	Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ	ESPN	4:30 PM	Minnesota	New Mexico
Pinstripe Bowl	December 27, 2025	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	ESPN	12:00 PM	Penn State	Clemson
Music City Bowl	December 30, 2025	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	5:30 PM	Illinois	Tennessee
Alamo Bowl	December 30, 2025	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	ESPN	9:00 PM	USC	TCU
ReliaQuest Bowl	December 31, 2025	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	12:00 PM	Iowa	Vanderbilt
Citrus Bowl	December 31, 2025	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	3:00 PM	Michigan	Texas
Las Vegas Bowl	December 31, 2025	Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV	ESPN	3:30 PM	Nebraska	Utah
College Football Playoff - First Round
College Football Playoff	December 20, 2025	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	TNT	7:30 PM	No. 5 Oregon	No. 12 James Madison
College Football Playoff - Quarterfinals
Cotton Bowl	December 31, 2025	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	7:30 PM	No. 2 Ohio State	TBD
Rose Bowl	January 1, 2026	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	4:00 PM	No. 1 Indiana	TBD

Big Ten records vs other conferences

Through December 13, 2025

2025–2026 records against non-conference foes

Power 4 conferences Record ACC 2–1 Big 12 2–2 Notre Dame 0–2 SEC 1–2 Power 4 total 5–7 Other FBS conferences Record American 1–1 CUSA 3–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0 MAC 9–0 Mountain West 3–2 Pac-12 2–0 Sun Belt 3–0 Other FBS total 21–3 FCS opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 16–0 Total non-conference record 42–10

Post season Power 4 conferences Record ACC 0–0 Big 12 0–0 Notre Dame 0–0 SEC 0–0 Power 4 total 0–0 Other FBS conferences Record American 0–0 CUSA 0–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0 MAC 0–0 Mountain West 1–0 Pac-12 0–0 Sun Belt 0–0 Other FBS total 0–0 Total bowl record 1–0

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 (September 1) [38]	Jayden Maiava	QB	USC	Preston Zachman	S	WIS	Hank Beatty	WR/PR	ILL	Malik Washington	QB	MD
	Jonah Coleman	RB	WAS
Week 2 (September 8) [39]	Aidan Chiles	QB	MSU	Jordan Hall	LB	MSU	Spencer Porath	K	PUR	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU
	Jonah Coleman (2)	RB	WAS
Week 3 (September 15) [40]	Omar Cooper Jr.	WR	IU	Jerry Mixon	LB	ORE	Kaden Wetjen	WR	IA	Bryce Underwood	QB	MICH
Week 4 (September 22) [41]	Fernando Mendoza	QB	IU	Daniel Wingate	LB	MD	Kaden Wetjen (2)	WR	IA	Malik Washington (2)	QB	MD
	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WASH				Dominic Zvada	K	MICH
Week 5 (September 29) [42]	Luke Altmyer	QB	ILL	Caden Curry	DE	OSU	David Olano	K	ILL	Drake Lindsey	QB	MIN
	Dante Moore	QB	ORE
Week 6 (October 6) [43]	Nico Iamaleava	QB	UCLA	DeShon Singleton	S	NEB	David Olano (2)	K	ILL	Julian Sayin (2)	QB	OSU
Week 7 (October 13) [44]	Demond Williams Jr. (2)	QB	WASH	Aiden Fisher	LB	IU	Jack Olsen	K	NW	King Miller	RB	USC
Week 8 (October 20) [45]	Julian Sayin	QB	OSU	Xavier Nwankpa	DB	IA	Mateen Bhaghani	K	UCLA	Julian Sayin (3)	QB	OSU
Week 9 (October 27) [46]	Justice Haynes	RB	MICH	Jimmy Rolder	LB	MICH	Kenneth Williams	KR	Nebraska	Jordon Davison	RB	ORE
	Denzel Boston	WR	WASH				Jai Patel	K	RUT
Week 10 (November 3) [47]	Luke Altmyer (2)	QB	ILL	Arvell Reese	LB	OSU	Ryon Sayeri	K	USC	Julian Sayin (4)	QB	OSU
	Jordan Marshall	RB	MICH
Week 11 (November 10) [48]	Emmett Johnson	RB	NEB	Cooper Catalano	LB	WIS	Atticus Sappington	K	ORE	TJ Lateef	QB	NEB
										Mason Posa	LB	WIS
Week 12 (November 17) [49]	Fernando Mendoza (2)	QB	IU	Dani Dennis-Sutton	DE	PSU	Ryon Sayeri (2)	K	USC	Andrew Marsh	WR	MICH
	Kaytron Allen	RB	PSU
Week 13 (November 24) [50]	Preston Stone	QB	NW	Darryl Peterson	DL	WIS	Kaden Wetjen (3)	PR	IA	Bo Jackson	RB	OSU
	Kaytron Allen (2)	RB	PSU
Week 14 (December 1) [51]	Kaytron Allen (3)	RB	PSU	John Nestor	DB	MIN	Alante Brown	KR/WR	MSU	Alessio Milivojevic	QB	MSU
							Atticus Sappington (2)	K	ORE

Big Ten individual awards

See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards and Chicago Tribune Silver Football

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

Award	Player	School
Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year	Fernando Mendoza	Indiana
Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year	Fernando Mendoza	Indiana
Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State
Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year	Emmett Johnson	Nebraska
Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year	Kenyon Sadiq	Oregon
Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Carter Smith	Indiana
Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Caleb Downs	Ohio State
Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Kayden McDonald	Ohio State
Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Arvell Reese	Ohio State
Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Caleb Downs	Ohio State
Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year	Julian Sayin	Ohio State
Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year	Nico Radicic	Indiana
Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year	Ryan Eckley	Michigan State
Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Kaden Wetjen	Iowa
Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year	Curt Cignetti	Indiana
Dave McClain Coach of the Year	Curt Cignetti	Indiana
Dungy–Thompson Humanitarian Award	Will Shields	Nebraska
Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award	Jack Campbell	Iowa

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2025 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2025 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB Fernando Mendoza Indiana RB Emmett Johnson Nebraska RB Kaytron Allen Penn State WR Jeremiah Smith Ohio State WR Carnell Tate Ohio State WR Makai Lemon USC TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon TE Max Klare Ohio State C Logan Jones Iowa OG Beau Stephens Iowa OG Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon OT J. C. Davis Illinois OT Carter Smith Indiana First Team Defense (Coaches) DE Derrick Moore Michigan DE Anthony Smith Minnesota DT Tyrique Tucker Indiana DT Kayden McDonald Ohio State LB Aiden Fisher Indiana LB Arvell Reese Ohio State LB Sonny Styles Ohio State DB D'Angelo Ponds Indiana DB Louis Moore Indiana DB Caleb Downs Ohio State DB Dillon Thieneman Oregon DB Bishop Fitzgerald USC First Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Sean O'Haire Maryland P Ryan Eckley Michigan State RS Kaden Wetjen Iowa LS Mark Langston Indiana

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Julian Sayin Ohio State RB Bo Jackson Ohio State RB Antwan Raymond Rutgers WR Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana WR Elijah Sarratt Indiana WR KJ Duff Rutgers TE Lake McRee USC TE Lance Mason Wisconsin C Iapani Laloulu Oregon OG Luke Montgomery Ohio State OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State OT Caleb Tiernan Northwestern OT Austin Siereveld Ohio State Second Team Defense (Coaches) DE Gabe Jacas Illinois DE Caden Curry Ohio State DT Aaron Graves Iowa DT Bear Alexander Oregon LB Bryce Boettcher Oregon LB Jimmy Rolder Michigan LB Rolijah Hardy Indiana DB Zach Lutmer Iowa DB Jalen Huskey Maryland DB Robert Fitzgerald Northwestern DB Davison Igbinosun Ohio State DB Brandon Finney Jr. Oregon Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Nico Radicic Indiana P Bryce McFerson Maryland P Jack McCallister Purdue RS Jonathan Brady Indiana LS Luke Basso Oregon

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Jayden Maiava USC RB Justice Haynes Michigan RB Jordan Marshall Michigan WR Hank Beatty Illinois WR Griffin Wilde Northwestern WR Denzel Boston Washington TE Riley Nowakowski Indiana TE Max Bredeson Michigan C Pat Coogan Indiana OG Gio El-Hadi Michigan OG Dave Iuli Oregon OT Gennings Dunker Iowa OT Trevor Lauck Iowa Third Team Defense (Coaches) DE Teitum Tuioti Oregon DE Dani Dennis-Sutton Penn State DT Rayshaun Benny Michigan DT A'Mauri Washington Oregon LB Mac Uihlein Northwestern LB Mani Powell Purdue LB Mason Posa Wisconsin DB TJ Hall Iowa DB Xavier Nwankpa Iowa DB Zeke Berry Michigan DB Koi Perich Minnesota DB Jermaine Mathews Ohio State Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Ryon Sayeri USC P Gabriel Nwosu Penn State RS Kenneth Williams Nebraska LS John Ferlmann Ohio State

Coaches Honorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Josh Gesky, Luke Altmyer, Dylan Rosiek, James Thompson Jr., Matthew Bailey, Miles Scott, Tomiwa Durojaiye, Torrie Cox Jr., Hank Beatty; INDIANA: Roman Hemby, Amare Ferrell, Isaiah Jones, Mikail Kamara, Stephen Daley; IOWA: Hayden Large, Kade Pieper, Kamari Moulton, Karson Sharar, Koen Entringer, Max Llewellyn, Drew Stevens; MARYLAND: Alan Herron, Dorian Fleming, Cam Rice, Daniel Wingate, Dontay Joyner, Jamare Glasker, La'khi Roland; MICHIGAN: Andrew Marsh, Andrew Sprague, Jake Guarnera, Marlin Klein, Brandyn Hillman, Ernest Hausmann, Jaishawn Barham, Jyaire Hill, TJ Metcalf, Dominic Zvada; MICHIGAN STATE: Jack Velling, Nick Marsh, Jordan Hall; MINNESOTA: Jameson Geers, Deven Eastern, Kerry Brown, Maverick Baranowski, Tom Weston; NEBRASKA: Luke Lindenmeyer, Rocco Spindler, Andrew Marshall, Ceyair Wright, Dasan McCullough, DeShon Singleton, Javin Wright, Jacory Barney Jr.; NORTHWESTERN: Caleb Komolafe, Evan Beernsten, Ezomo Oratokhai, Hunter Welcing, Josh Fussell, Michael Kilbane, Jack Olsen, Luke Akers; OHIO STATE: Tegra Tshabola, Will Kacmarek, Jaylen McClain, Kenyatta Jackson, Lorenzo Styles, Tywone Malone, Brandon Inniss, Jayden Fielding; OREGON: Alex Harkey, Dakorien Moore, Dante Moore, Isaiah World, Jamari Johnson, Jordon Davison, Noah Whittington, Jadon Canady, Matayo Uiagalalei, Atticus Sappington; PENN STATE: Drew Shelton, Khalil Dinkins, Nolan Rucci, A.J. Harris, Amare Campbell, King Mack, Zakee Wheatley, Zane Durant, Nicholas Singleton, Ryan Barker; PURDUE: Charles Correa, Tahj Ra-El, Spencer Porath; RUTGERS: Ian Strong, Kwabena Asamoah, Bo Mascoe, Jett Elad, Jai Patel; UCLA: Andre Jordan Jr., Gary Smith III, JonJon Vaughns, Will Karoll; USC: Alani Noa, Ja'Kobi Lane, Justin Tauanuu,King Miller, Tobias Raymond, Walker Lyons, Anthony Lucas, Devan Thompkins, Eric Gentry, Kamari Ramsey; WASHINGTON: Carver Willis, Demond Williams Jr., Jonah Coleman, Alex McLaughlin, Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Christian Alliegro, Ricardo Hallman, Vinny Anthony

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB Fernando Mendoza Indiana RB Emmett Johnson Nebraska RB Kaytron Allen Penn State WR Jeremiah Smith Ohio State WR Carnell Tate Ohio State WR Makai Lemon USC TE Kenyon Sadiq Oregon TE Max Klare Ohio State C Logan Jones Iowa OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State OG Emmanuel Pregnon Oregon OT Gennings Dunker Iowa OT Carter Smith Indiana First Team Defense (Media) DE Gabe Jacas Illinois DE Caden Curry Ohio State DT Tyrique Tucker Indiana DT Kayden McDonald Ohio State LB Aiden Fisher Indiana LB Arvell Reese Ohio State LB Sonny Styles Ohio State DB D'Angelo Ponds Indiana DB Davison Igbinosun Ohio State DB Caleb Downs Ohio State DB Dillon Thieneman Oregon DB Bishop Fitzgerald USC First Team Special Teams (Media) PK Nico Radicic Indiana P Ryan Eckley Michigan State RS Kaden Wetjen Iowa LS Mark Langston Indiana

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Julian Sayin Ohio State RB Jordan Marshall Michigan RB Antwan Raymond Rutgers WR Omar Cooper Jr. Indiana WR Elijah Sarratt Indiana WR KJ Duff Rutgers TE Lake McRee USC TE Riley Nowakoswki Indiana C Pat Coogan Indiana OG Luke Montgomery Ohio State OG Beau Stephens Iowa OT J.C. Davis Illinois OT Isaiah World Oregon Second Team Defense (Media) DE Derrick Moore Michigan DE Anthony Smith Minnesota DT Aaron Graves Iowa DT Bear Alexander Oregon LB Bryce Boettcher Oregon LB Jimmy Rolder Michigan LB Rolijah Hardy Indiana DB Amare Ferrell Indiana DB Jalen Huskey Maryland DB Louis Moore Indiana DB Zeke Berry Michigan DB Koi Perich Minnesota Second Team Special Teams (Media) PK Sean O'Haire Maryland P Bryce McFerson Maryland RS Kenneth Williams Nebraska LS John Ferlmann Ohio State

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB Dante Moore Oregon RB Roman Hemby Indiana RB Bo Jackson Ohio State WR Hank Beatty Illinois WR Ja'Kobi Lane USC WR Denzel Boston Washington TE Jack Velling Michigan State TE Lance Mason Wisconsin C Carson Hinzman Ohio State OG Kade Pieper Iowa OG Tegra Tshabola Ohio State OT Philip Daniels Ohio State OT Austin Siereveld Ohio State Third Team Defense (Media) DE Teitum Tuioti Oregon DE Dani Dennis-Sutton Penn State DT Rayshaun Benny Michigan DT A'Mauri Washington Oregon LB Mac Uihlein Northwestern LB Amare Campbell Penn State LB Ernest Hausmann Michigan LB Isaiah Jones Indiana DB TJ Hall Iowa DB Zach Lutmer Iowa DB Robert Fitzgerald Northwestern DB Jaylen McClain Ohio State DB Brandon Finney Jr. Oregon Third Team Special Teams (Media) PK Drew Stevens Iowa P Tom Weston Minnesota P Jack McCallister Purdue RS Jacory Barney Jr. Nebraska RS Jonathan Brady Indiana LS Greg Tarr Michigan

Media Honorable Mention:ILLINOIS: Josh Gesky, Dylan Rosiek, James Thompson Jr., Juice Clarke, Matthew Bailey, Miles Scott, Tomiwa Durojaiye, Hank Beatty, Lane Hansen, David Olano; INDIANA: Mikail Kamara, Stephen Daley; IOWA: Hayden Large, Jacob Gill, Kamari Moulton, Trevor Lauck, Deshaun Lee, Jonah Pace, Karson Sharar, Max Llewellyn, Xavier Nwankpa, Rhys Dakin; MARYLAND: Alan Herron, Dorian Fleming, Cam Rice, Daniel Wingate, Dontay Joyner, Jamare Glasker, Sidney Stewart, Zahir Mathis, Ethan Gough; MICHIGAN: Andrew Marsh, Andrew Sprague, Gio El-Hadi, Greg Crippen, Jake Guarnera, Justice Haynes, Marlin Klein, Max Bredeson, Brandyn Hillman, Jaishawn Barham, Jyaire Hill, Trey Pierce; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Gulbin, Nick Marsh, Omari Kelly, Jordan Hall, Wayne Matthews; MINNESOTA: Greg Johnson, Jameson Geers, Kerry Brown, Maverick Baranowski, Alan Soukup; NEBRASKA: Luke Lindenmeyer, Rocco Spindler, Andrew Marshall, Ceyair Wright, DeShon Singleton, Javin Wright; NORTHWESTERN: Caleb Komolafe, Caleb Tiernan, Evan Beernsten, Griffin Wilde, Hunter Welcing, Anto Saka, Braden Turner, Carmine Bastone, Josh Fussell, Michael Kilbane, Luke Akers, Jack Olsen; OHIO STATE: Will Kacmarek, Eddrick Houston, Jermaine Mathews, Kenyatta Jackson, Lorenzo Styles, Payton Pierce, Tywone Malone, Brandon Inniss; OREGON: Alex Harkey, Dakorien Moore, Dave Iuli, Iapani Laloulu, Jamari Johnson, Malik Benson, Noah Whittington, Aaron Flowers, Jadon Canady, Matayo Uiagalalei, Gary Bryant Jr., Luke Basso, Atticus Sappington; PENN STATE: Drew Shelton, Khalil Dinkins, Nicholas Singleton, Nick Dawkins, A.J. Harris, Amare Campbell, Audavion Collins, King Mack, Zakee Wheatley, Zane Durant, Ryan Barker, Gabriel Nwosu, Nicholas Singleton, Tyler Duzansky; PURDUE: Charles Correa, Mani Powell, Tahj Ra-El, Luke Raab, Michael Jackson III, Spencer Porath; RUTGERS: Ian Strong, Kwabena Asamoah, Bo Mascoe, Dariel Djabome, Jakob Anderson; UCLA: Garrett DiGiorgio, Andre Jordan Jr., JonJon Vaughns, Rodrick Pleasant, Salem Abdul-Wahab, Mateen Bhaghani; USC: Alani Noa, Jayden Maiava, Justin Tauanuu, King Miller, Tobias Raymond, Devan Thompkins, Eric Gentry, Kamari Ramsey, Hank Pepper, Ryon Sayeri; WASHINGTON: Carver Willis, John Mills, Jonah Coleman, Alex McLaughlin, Ephesians Prysock, Tacario Davis, Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Joe Brunner, Christian Alliegro, Darryl Peterson, Mason Posa, Mason Reiger, Ricardo Hallman, Vinny Anthony

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	56,040	60,670†	60,670	60,670	60,670	56,416	53,317	–	408,453	58,350	96.2%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,626	47,109	43,801	46,219	56,088†	55,165	54,867	55,042	–	358,291	51,184	97.3%
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	46,185	35,067	35,331	36,780	46,185†	39,623	46,185	46,185	–	285,356	40,765	88.3%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	110,648	110,740	111,070	110,701	110,517	111,373†	–	–	665,049	110,842	103.0%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	71,657	70,510	71,301	72,109	75,085†	61,671	–	–	422,333	70,389	93.8%
Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium	50,805	47,774	42,447	46,234	49,254†	48,549	45,339	46,038	–	325,635	46,519	91.6%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458	86,439	86,292	87,278†	86,496	86,401	86,529	86,410	–	605,845	86,549	101.3%
Northwestern	Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium [b]	12,000 [52]	9,647	12,023†	12,023	12,023	12,023	38,223 [c]	15,323 [c]
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,780	107,524†	100,624	105,765	105,114	105,517	104,168	100,023	–	728,735	104,105	101.3%
Oregon	Autzen Stadium	54,000	57,257	57,266	58,571	59,625†	58,940	58,830	59,588	–	410,077	58,582	108.5%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572 [53]	106,915	103,817	109,516	111,015†	108,121	105,231	105,038	–	749,653	107,093	100.5%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	61,441	53,984	54,663	58,065	56,551	55,289	57,701	59,807†	–	396,060	56,580	92.1%
Rutgers	SHI Stadium	52,454	46,907	45,981	41,011	55,942†	53,127	41,032	55,212	–	339,212	48,459	92.4%
UCLA	Rose Bowl	80,816	35,032	31,163	39,256	35,561	44,481†	38,201	–	–	223,694	37,282	46.1%
USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,500	62,841	66,514	67,614	75,500†	67,179	65,216	69,614	–	474,478	67,783	87.5%
Washington	Husky Stadium	70,138	67,778	65,421	72,485†	63,743	68,630	67,229	72,376	–	477,662	68,237	97.3%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	76,057 [54]	65,952	70,368	68,547	76,064†	72,795	71,217	67,876	–	492,819	70,403	92.6%

Bold – At or Exceed capacity
†Season High

1. The game was initially scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EST, but was postponed until 6:45 p.m. EST due to thunderstorms.
2. Temporary stadium to be used during the construction of the new Ryan Field, set to open in 2026.
3. Game played at Wrigley Field. Its listed capacity for baseball is 41,649, but does not reflect changes for football.

2026 NFL draft

Main article: 2026 NFL draft

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2026 NFL draft

Player	Position	School	Draft round	Round pick	Overall pick	Team

Head coaches

Through December 13, 2025 games

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	B1G record
Illinois	Bret Bielema [a]	5	133–84 (.613)	36–26 (.581)	61–41 (.598)
Indiana	Curt Cignetti	2	143–36 (.799)	24–2 (.923)	17–1 (.944)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	27	224–149 (.601)	212–128 (.624)	134–91 (.596)
Maryland	Mike Locksley [b]	7	39–75 (.342)	37–49 (.430)	17–46 (.270)
Michigan	Sherrone Moore	2	16–8 (.667)	16–8 (.667)	11–6 (.647)
Michigan	Biff Poggi	1 (interim)	8–16 (.333)	2–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)
Michigan State	Jonathan Smith	2	43–50 (.462)	9–15 (.375)	4–14 (.222)
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	9	95–66 (.590)	65–44 (.596)	39–40 (.494)
Nebraska	Matt Rhule	3	66–61 (.520)	19–18 (.514)	10–17 (.370)
Northwestern	David Braun [c] [d]	3	18–18 (.500)	18–18 (.500)	11–15 (.423)
Ohio State	Ryan Day [e]	7	82–11 (.882)	82–11 (.882)	55–5 (.917)
Oregon	Dan Lanning	4	46–7 (.868)	46–7 (.868)	16–1 (.941)
Penn State	James Franklin	12	128–60 (.681)	104–45 (.698)	64–36 (.640)
Penn State	Terry Smith (interim)	1	3–3 (.500)	3–3 (.500)	3–3 (.500)
Purdue	Barry Odom	1	46–43 (.517)	2–10 (.167)	0–9 (.000)
Rutgers	Greg Schiano [f]	17	99–108 (.478)	99–108 (.478)	14–39 (.264)
UCLA	DeShaun Foster	2	5–10 (.333)	5–10 (.333)	3–6 (.333)
UCLA	Tim Skipper (interim)	1	10–13 (.435)	3–6 (.333)	3–6 (.333)
USC	Lincoln Riley	4	90–27 (.769)	35–17 (.673)	11–7 (.611)
Washington	Jedd Fisch	2	32–33 (.492)	15–11 (.577)	9–9 (.500)
Wisconsin	Luke Fickell [g]	3	80–46 (.635)	17–21 (.447)	13–22 (.371)

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. Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5. ^[55]
3. Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced. ^[56]
4. David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023. ^[57]
5. 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. ^[58]
6. 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.
7. 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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