List of Big Ten Conference football champions

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This is a list of yearly Big Ten Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. [1]

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Champions by year

RecordRanking
YearChampionsConferenceOverallAPCoachesBowl resultHead coach
1896 Wisconsin 2–0–17–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Philip King
1897 Wisconsin 3–09–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Philip King
1898 Michigan 3–010–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Gustave Ferbert
1899 Chicago 4–016–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950– Amos Alonzo Stagg
1900 Iowa 2–0–17–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Alden Knipe
Minnesota 3–0–110–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
1901 Michigan*4–011–0Started in 1936Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. Stanford Fielding H. Yost
Wisconsin 2–09–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Philip King
1902 Michigan*5–011–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
1903 Michigan*3–0–111–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota 3–0–114–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
Northwestern 1–0–210–1–3Started in 1936Started in 1950– Walter McCornack
1904 Michigan*2–010–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota*3–013–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
1905 Chicago*7–011–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Amos Alonzo Stagg
1906 Michigan 1–04–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota 2–04–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
Wisconsin 3–05–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Charles P. Hutchins
1907 Chicago 4–04–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Amos Alonzo Stagg
1908 Chicago 5–05–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Amos Alonzo Stagg
1909 Minnesota 3–06–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
1910 Illinois 4–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Arthur Hall
Minnesota 2–06–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
1911 Minnesota 3–0–16–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
1912 Wisconsin 5–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– William Juneau
1913 Chicago 7–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Amos Alonzo Stagg
1914 Illinois*6–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Robert Zuppke
1915 Illinois 3–0–25–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950– Robert Zuppke
Minnesota 3–0–16–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Henry L. Williams
1916 Ohio State 4–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– John Wilce
1917 Ohio State 4–08–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– John Wilce
1918 Illinois 4–05–2Started in 1936Started in 1950– Robert Zuppke
Michigan*2–05–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
Purdue 1–03–3Started in 1936Started in 1950– A. G. Scanlon
1919 Illinois*6–16–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Robert Zuppke
1920 Ohio State 5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. California John Wilce
1921 Iowa 5–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Howard Jones
1922 Chicago [ citation needed ]4–0–15–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Amos Alonzo Stagg
Iowa 5–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Howard Jones
Michigan 4–06–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
1923 Illinois*5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Robert Zuppke
Michigan*4–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
1924 Chicago 3–0–34–1–3Started in 1936Started in 1950– Amos Alonzo Stagg
1925 Michigan 5–17–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
1926 Michigan 5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Fielding H. Yost
Northwestern 5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Glenn Thistlethwaite
1927 Illinois*5–07–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Robert Zuppke
Minnesota 3–0–16–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950– Clarence Spears
1928 Illinois 4–17–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Robert Zuppke
1929 Purdue 5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– James Phelan
1930 Michigan 5–08–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Harry Kipke
Northwestern 5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Dick Hanley
1931 Michigan 5–18–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Harry Kipke
Northwestern 5–17–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Dick Hanley
Purdue 5–19–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Noble Kizer
1932 Michigan*6–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Harry Kipke
Purdue 5–0–17–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Noble Kizer
1933 Michigan*5–0–17–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Harry Kipke
Minnesota 2–0–44–0–4Started in 1936Started in 1950– Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota*5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Bernie Bierman
1935 Minnesota*5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950– Bernie Bierman
Ohio State 5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950– Francis Schmidt
1936 Northwestern 6–07–1No. 7Started in 1950– Pappy Waldorf
1937 Minnesota 5–06–2No. 5Started in 1950– Bernie Bierman
1938 Minnesota 4–16–2No. 10Started in 1950– Bernie Bierman
1939 Ohio State 5–16–2No. 15Started in 1950– Francis Schmidt
1940 Minnesota*6–08–0No. 1Started in 1950– Bernie Bierman
1941 Minnesota*5–08–0No. 1Started in 1950– Bernie Bierman
1942 Ohio State*5–19–1No. 1Started in 1950– Paul Brown
1943 Michigan 6–08–1No. 3Started in 1950– Fritz Crisler
Purdue 6–09–0No. 5Started in 1950– Elmer Burnham
1944 Ohio State 6–09–0No. 2Started in 1950– Carroll Widdoes
1945 Indiana 5–0–19–0–1No. 4Started in 1950– Bo McMillin
1946 Illinois 6–18–2No. 5Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 45–14 vs. UCLA Ray Eliot
1947 Michigan*6–010–0No. 2Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. USC Fritz Crisler
1948 Michigan*5–09–0No. 1Started in 1950– Bennie Oosterbaan
1949 Michigan 4–1–16–2–1No. 7Started in 1950– Bennie Oosterbaan
Ohio State 4–1–17–1–2No. 4Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 17–14 vs. California Wes Fesler
1950 Michigan 4–1–16–3–1No. 9No. 6W Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. California Bennie Oosterbaan
1951 Illinois 5–0–19–0–1No. 4No. 3W Rose Bowl 40–7 vs. Stanford Ray Eliot
1952 Purdue 4–1–14–3–2No. 18No. 12– Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin 4–1–16–3–1No. 11No. 10L Rose Bowl 0–7 vs. USC Ivy Williamson
1953 Illinois 5–17–1–1No. 7No. 7– Ray Eliot
Michigan State 5–19–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 28–20 vs. UCLA Clarence Munn
1954 Ohio State*7–010–0No. 1No. 2W Rose Bowl 20–7 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1955 Ohio State 6–07–2No. 5No. 5– Woody Hayes
1956 Iowa 5–19–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 35–19 vs. Oregon State Forest Evashevski
1957 Ohio State*7–09–1No. 2No. 1W Rose Bowl 10–7 vs. Oregon Woody Hayes
1958 Iowa*5–18–1–1No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 38–12 vs. California Forest Evashevski
1959 Wisconsin 5–27–3No. 6No. 6L Rose Bowl 8–44 vs. Washington Milt Bruhn
1960 Iowa 5–18–1No. 3No. 2– Forest Evashevski
Minnesota*6–18–2No. 1No. 1L Rose Bowl 7–17 vs. Washington Murray Warmath
1961 Ohio State*6–08–0–1No. 2No. 2– Woody Hayes
1962 Wisconsin 6–18–2No. 2No. 2L Rose Bowl 37–42 vs. USC Milt Bruhn
1963 Illinois 5–1–18–1–1No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Washington Pete Elliott
1964 Michigan 6–19–1No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 34–7 vs. Oregon State Bump Elliott
1965 Michigan State*7–010–1No. 2No. 1L Rose Bowl 12–14 vs. UCLA Duffy Daugherty
1966 Michigan State*7–09–0–1No. 2No. 2– Duffy Daugherty
1967 Indiana 6–19–2No. 4No. 6L Rose Bowl 3–14 vs. USC John Pont
Minnesota 6–18–2–No. 14– Murray Warmath
Purdue 6–18–2No. 9No. 9– Jack Mollenkopf
1968 Ohio State*7–010–0No. 1No. 1W Rose Bowl 27–16 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1969 Michigan 6–18–3No. 9No. 8L Rose Bowl 3–10 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 6–18–1No. 4No. 5– Woody Hayes
1970 Ohio State*7–09–1No. 5No. 2L Rose Bowl 17–27 vs. Stanford Woody Hayes
1971 Michigan 8–011–1No. 6No. 4L Rose Bowl 12–13 vs. Stanford Bo Schembechler
1972 Michigan 7–110–1No. 6No. 6– Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–19–2No. 9No. 3L Rose Bowl 17–42 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1973 Michigan 7–0–110–0–1No. 6No. 6– Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–0–110–0–1No. 2No. 3W Rose Bowl 42–21 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1974 Michigan 7–110–1No. 3No. 5– Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–110–2No. 4No. 3L Rose Bowl 17–18 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1975 Ohio State 8–011–1No. 4No. 4L Rose Bowl 10–23 vs. UCLA Woody Hayes
1976 Michigan 7–110–2No. 3No. 3L Rose Bowl 6–14 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–19–2–1No. 6No. 5W Orange Bowl 27–10 vs. Colorado Woody Hayes
1977 Michigan 7–110–2No. 9No. 8L Rose Bowl 20–27 vs. Washington Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–19–3No. 11No. 12L Sugar Bowl 6–35 vs. Alabama Woody Hayes
1978 Michigan 7–110–2No. 5No. 5L Rose Bowl 10–17 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 7–18–3No. 12–– Darryl Rogers
1979 Ohio State 8–011–1No. 4No. 4L Rose Bowl 16–17 vs. USC Earle Bruce
1980 Michigan 8–010–2No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 23–6 vs. Washington Bo Schembechler
1981 Iowa 6–28–4No. 18No. 15L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. Washington Hayden Fry
Ohio State 6–29–3No. 15No. 12W Liberty Bowl 31–28 vs. Navy Earle Bruce
1982 Michigan 8–18–4–No. 15L Rose Bowl 14–24 vs. UCLA Bo Schembechler
1983 Illinois 9–010–2No. 10No. 10L Rose Bowl 9–45 vs. UCLA Mike White
1984 Ohio State 7–29–3No. 13No. 12L Rose Bowl 17–20 vs. USC Earle Bruce
1985 Iowa 7–110–2No. 10No. 9L Rose Bowl 28–45 vs. UCLA Hayden Fry
1986 Michigan 7–111–2No. 8No. 7L Rose Bowl 15–22 vs. Arizona State Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–110–3No. 7No. 6W Cotton Bowl Classic 28–12 vs. Texas A&M Earle Bruce
1987 Michigan State 7–0–19–2–1No. 8No. 8W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USC George Perles
1988 Michigan 7–0–19–2–1No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 22–14 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
1989 Michigan 8–010–2No. 7No. 8L Rose Bowl 10–17 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
1990 Illinois 6–28–4No. 25No. 24L Hall of Fame Bowl 0–30 vs. Clemson John Mackovic
Iowa 6–28–4No. 18No. 16L Rose Bowl 34–46 vs. Washington Hayden Fry
Michigan 6–29–3No. 7No. 8W Gator Bowl 35–3 vs. Ole Miss Gary Moeller
Michigan State 6–28–3–1No. 16No. 14W John Hancock Bowl 17–16 vs. USC George Perles
1991 Michigan 8–010–2No. 6No. 6L Rose Bowl 14–34 vs. Washington Gary Moeller
1992 Michigan 6–0–29–0–3No. 5No. 5W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. Washington Gary Moeller
1993 Ohio State 6–1–110–1–1No. 11No. 10W Holiday Bowl 28–21 vs. BYU John Cooper
Wisconsin 6–1–110–1–1No. 6No. 5W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. UCLA Barry Alvarez
1994 Penn State 8–012–0No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 38–20 vs. Oregon Joe Paterno
1995 Northwestern 8–010–2No. 8No. 7L Rose Bowl 32–41 vs. USC Gary Barnett
1996 Northwestern 7–19–3No. 15No. 16L Florida Citrus Bowl 28–48 vs. Tennessee Gary Barnett
Ohio State 7–111–1No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Arizona State John Cooper
1997 Michigan*8–012–0No. 1No. 2W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. Washington State Lloyd Carr
1998 Michigan 7–110–3No. 12No. 12W Florida Citrus Bowl 45–31 vs. Arkansas Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 7–111–1No. 2No. 2W Sugar Bowl 24–14 vs. Texas A&M John Cooper
Wisconsin 7–111–1No. 6No. 5W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. UCLA Barry Alvarez
1999 Wisconsin 7–110–2No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 17–9 vs. Stanford Barry Alvarez
2000 Michigan 6–29–3No. 11No. 10W Florida Citrus Bowl 31–28 vs. Auburn Lloyd Carr
Northwestern 6–28–4––L Alamo Bowl 17–66 vs. Nebraska Randy Walker
Purdue 6–28–4No. 13No. 13L Rose Bowl 24–34 vs. Washington Joe Tiller
2001 Illinois 7–110–2No. 12No. 12L Sugar Bowl 34–47 vs. LSU Ron Turner
2002 Iowa 8–011–2No. 8No. 8L Orange Bowl 17–38 vs. USC Kirk Ferentz
Ohio State*8–014–0No. 1No. 1W Fiesta Bowl 31–24 vs. Miami Jim Tressel
2003 Michigan 7–110–3No. 6No. 7L Rose Bowl 14–28 vs. USC Lloyd Carr
2004 Iowa 7–110–2No. 8No. 8W Capital One Bowl 30–25 vs. LSU Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 7–19–3No. 14No. 12L Rose Bowl 37–38 vs. Texas Lloyd Carr
2005 Ohio State 7–110–2No. 4No. 4W Fiesta Bowl 34–20 vs. Notre Dame Jim Tressel
Penn State 7–111–1No. 3No. 3W Orange Bowl 26–23 3OT vs. Florida State Joe Paterno
2006 Ohio State 8–012–1No. 2No. 2L BCS Championship Game 14–41 vs. Florida Jim Tressel
2007 Ohio State 7–111–2No. 5No. 4L BCS Championship Game 24–38 vs. LSU Jim Tressel
2008 Ohio State 7–110–3No. 9No. 11L Fiesta Bowl 21–24 vs. Texas Jim Tressel
Penn State 7–111–2No. 8No. 8L Rose Bowl 24–38 vs. USC Joe Paterno
2009 Ohio State 7–111–2No. 5No. 5W Rose Bowl 26–17 vs. Oregon Jim Tressel
2010^ Michigan State 7–111–2No. 14No. 14L Capital One Bowl 7–49 vs. Alabama Mark Dantonio
Wisconsin 7–111–2No. 7No. 8L Rose Bowl 19–21 vs. TCU Bret Bielema
2011 Wisconsin 6–211–3No. 10No. 11L Rose Bowl 38–45 vs. Oregon Bret Bielema
2012 Wisconsin 4–48–6––L Rose Bowl 14–20 vs. Stanford Bret Bielema
2013 Michigan State 8–013–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 24–20 vs. Stanford Mark Dantonio
2014 Ohio State*8–014–1No. 1No. 1W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 42–35 vs. Alabama
W CFP National Championship 42–20 vs. Oregon 		Urban Meyer
2015 Michigan State 7–112–2No. 6No. 6L CFP Semifinal at Cotton Bowl 0–38 vs. Alabama Mark Dantonio
2016 Penn State 8–111–3No. 7No. 7L Rose Bowl 49–52 vs. USC James Franklin
2017 Ohio State 8–112–2No. 5No. 5W Cotton Bowl 24–7 vs. USC Urban Meyer
2018 Ohio State 8–113–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 28–23 vs. Washington Urban Meyer
2019 Ohio State 9–013–1No. 3No. 3L CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl 23–29 vs. Clemson Ryan Day
2020 Ohio State 5–07–1No. 2No. 2W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 49–28 vs Clemson
L CFP National Championship 24–52 vs. Alabama 		Ryan Day
2021 Michigan 8–112–2No. 3No. 3L CFP Semifinal at Orange Bowl 11–34 vs. Georgia Jim Harbaugh
2022 Michigan 9–013–1No. 3No. 3L CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl 45–51 vs. TCU Jim Harbaugh
2023 Michigan*9–015–0No. 1No. 1W CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl 27–20 vs. Alabama
W CFP National Championship 34–13 vs. Washington 		Jim Harbaugh
2024 Oregon 9–013–1No. 1No. 1L CFP Quarterfinal Rose Bowl 21–41 vs. Ohio State Dan Lanning

Note: an asterisk (*) denotes a national championship for that season recognized by the College Football Data Warehouse.

^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of the championship due to NCAA violations.

Championships by team

TeamBig Ten
titles		Outright
Big Ten
titles		Winning years
Michigan
45
19
1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022, 2023
Ohio State
24
1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Minnesota
18
7
1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967
Illinois
15
8
1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001
Wisconsin
14
8
1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012
Iowa
11
4
1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004
Michigan State
9
5
1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015
Northwestern
8
2
1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000
Purdue
8
1
1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000
Chicago
7
6
1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924
Penn State
4
2
1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
Indiana
2
1
1945, 1967
Oregon
1
1
2024
Nebraska
0
0
Maryland
0
0
Rutgers
0
0
Washington
0
0
USC
0
0
UCLA
0
0
Keys
Notes
  1. ↑ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of the title.

Championships by head coach

Head CoachSchoolBig Ten
Championships
Woody Hayes Ohio State 13
Bo Schembechler Michigan 13
Fielding H. Yost Michigan 10
Henry L. Williams Minnesota 8
Bernie Bierman Minnesota 7
Amos Alonzo Stagg Chicago 7
Robert Zuppke Illinois 7
Jim Tressel Ohio State 6^
Lloyd Carr Michigan 5
Earle Bruce Ohio State 4
Harry Kipke Michigan 4
Barry Alvarez Wisconsin 3
Bret Bielema Wisconsin 3
John Cooper Ohio State 3
Mark Dantonio Michigan State 3
Ray Eliot Illinois 3
Forest Evashevski Iowa 3
Hayden Fry Iowa 3
Jim Harbaugh Michigan 3
Philip King Wisconsin 3
Urban Meyer Ohio State 3
Gary Moeller Michigan 3
Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan 3
Joe Paterno Penn State 3
John Wilce Ohio State 3
Gary Barnett Northwestern 2
Milt Bruhn Wisconsin 2
Fritz Crisler Michigan 2
Duffy Daugherty Michigan State 2
Ryan Day Ohio State 2
Kirk Ferentz Iowa 2
Dick Hanley Northwestern 2
Howard Jones Iowa 2
Noble Kizer Purdue 2
George Perles Michigan State 2
Francis Schmidt Ohio State 2
Murray Warmath Minnesota 2
Paul Brown Ohio State 1
Elmer Burnham Purdue 1
Bump Elliott Michigan 1
Pete Elliott Illinois 1
Gustave Ferbert Michigan 1
Wes Fesler Ohio State 1
James Franklin Penn State 1
Arthur Hall Illinois 1
Stu Holcomb Purdue 1
Charles P. Hutchins Wisconsin 1
William Juneau Wisconsin 1
Alden Knipe Iowa 1
Dan Lanning Oregon 1
John Mackovic Illinois 1
Walter McCornack Northwestern 1
Bo McMillin Indiana 1
Jack Mollenkopf Purdue 1
Clarence Munn Michigan State 1
James Phelan Purdue 1
John Pont Indiana 1
Darryl Rogers Michigan State 1
A. G. Scanlon Purdue 1
Clarence Spears Minnesota 1
Glenn Thistlethwaite Northwestern 1
Joe Tiller Purdue 1
Ron Turner Illinois 1
Pappy Waldorf Northwestern 1
Randy Walker Northwestern 1
Mike White Illinois 1
Carroll Widdoes Ohio State 1
Ivy Williamson Wisconsin 1

^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of the championship

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Big Ten Football Champions: Complete list of winners by year". Fox Sports . December 6, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
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