2017 Big Ten Conference football season

2017 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2017
through January 2018
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2018 NFL Draft
Top draft pickSaquon Barkley (Penn State)
Picked byNew York Giants, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVPSaquon Barkley, PSU
East Division championsOhio State
West Division championsWisconsin
Championship Game
ChampionsOhio State
  Runners-upWisconsin
Finals MVPJ.K. Dobbins, Ohio State (RB)
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 15 Michigan State   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 8 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Michigan   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Rutgers   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Indiana   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Maryland   2 – 7     4 – 8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 17 Northwestern   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Iowa   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Illinois   0 – 9     2 – 10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Big Ten conference football season is the 122nd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This was the Big Ten's fourth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was the 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The 2017 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the second year in a row.[1]

Nebraska football coach Mike Riley was relieved from his position following the conclusion of Nebraska's 2017 season.[2]

Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game. No Big Ten teams were selected for the 2017 College Football Playoff.

Previous season

Penn State defeated Wisconsin, 38–31, for the Big Ten Football Championship Game.[3]

Ten teams participated in bowl games. Maryland lost to Boston College, 30–36, in the Quick Lane Bowl.[4] Minnesota won, 17–12, over Washington State in the Holiday Bowl.[5] Northwestern won over Pittsburgh, 31–24, in the Pinstripe Bowl.[6] Indiana lost to Utah, 24–26, at the Foster Farms Bowl.[7] Nebraska lost to Tennessee, 24–38, in the Music City Bowl.[8] Iowa lost to Florida, 3–30, in the Outback Bowl.[9] Michigan lost by 1 to Florida State by a score of 32–33 in the Orange Bowl.[10] Wisconsin won over Western Michigan, 24–16, in the Cotton Bowl.[11] Penn State lost to USC, 49–52, in the Rose Bowl.[12]

Ohio State was defeated by eventual national champion Clemson, 0–31, in the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs at the Fiesta Bowl.[13]

Rankings

Main article: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Penn State AP 6 4 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 7 16 13 12 9 9 8
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Wisconsin AP 9 9 10 9 10 9 7 5 5 4 6 5 5 3 (10) 6 7
C 10 11 12 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 (21) 6 6
CFP Not released 9 8 5 5 4 6
Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Regular season

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 31 7:00 p.m. Buffalo Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 17–7   43,224 [1]
August 31 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN  OSU 49–21   52,929 [2]
September 1 8:00 p.m. No. 8 Washington Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ FS1 L 14–30   46,093 [3]
September 1 9:00 p.m. Utah State No. 9 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN W 59–10   75,324 [4]
September 2 12:00 p.m. Akron No. 6 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 52–0   101,684 [5]
September 2 12:00 p.m. Maryland No. 23 Texas Darrell K. Royal Stadium • Austin, TX FS1 W 51–41   88,396 [6]
September 2 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPNU W 35–10   71,202 [7]
September 2 12:00 p.m. Wyoming Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 24–3   68,075 [8]
September 2 12:00 p.m. Ball State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 24–21   42,505 [9]
September 2 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Florida No. 11 Michigan AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ABC W 33–17   75,802 [10]
September 2 3:30 p.m. Nevada Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 31–20   33,018 [11]
September 2 7:30 p.m. No. 16 Louisville Purdue Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN FOX L 28–35   37,394 [12]
September 2 8:00 p.m. Arkansas State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 43–36   90,171 [13]
#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 8 8:00 p.m. Ohio Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN FS1 W 44–21   45,633 [14]
September 9 12:00 p.m. Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) ESPN2 W 44–41 OT  61,500 [15]
September 9 12:00 p.m. Towson Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 63–17   37,105 [16]
September 9 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati No. 8 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 36–14   111,384 [17]
September 9 12:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic No. 9 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 31–14   77,542 [18]
September 9 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU L 17–41   20,241 [19]
September 9 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 28–14   72,910 [20]
September 9 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh No. 4 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (PSU-Pitt Rivalry) ABC W 33–14   109,898 [21]
September 9 3:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN L 13–16   37,661 [22]
September 9 3:30 p.m. Indiana Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCN W 34–17   38,993 [23]
September 9 4:30 p.m. Nebraska Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR FOX L 35–42   58,389 [24]
September 9 7:30 p.m. No. 5 Oklahoma No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 16–31   109,088 [25]
September 9 8:00 p.m. Western Kentucky Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 20–7   41,923 [26]
September 9 10:00 p.m. Minnesota Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FS1 W 48–14   35,206 [27]
#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 15 7:00 p.m. Illinois No. 22 South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN L 23–47   35,404 [28]
September 16 12:00 p.m. Air Force No. 7 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 29–13   111,387 [29]
September 16 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1 L 17–21   89,664 [30]
September 16 3:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 34–3   43,727 [31]
September 16 3:30 p.m. Morgan State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 65–0   39,892 [32]
September 16 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Wisconsin BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT ABC W 40–6   61,143 [33]
September 16 4:00 p.m. Purdue Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SEC Network W 35–3   53,262 [34]
September 16 4:30 p.m. Army No. 8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX W 38–7   108,414 [35]
September 16 3:30 p.m. North Texas Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2 W 31–14   65,668 [36]
September 16 7:30 p.m. Georgia State No. 5 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 56–0   102,746 [37]
September 16 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 49–7   33,706 [38]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 16 Indiana* Maryland Michigan State

*The Florida International at Indiana game scheduled for this week was canceled due to Hurricane Irma

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 23 12:00 p.m. UNLV No. 10 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 54–21   106,187 [39]
September 23 3:00 p.m. Central Florida Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD FS1 L 10–38   33,280 [40]
September 23 3:30 p.m. Georgia Southern Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 52–17   42,886 [41]
September 23† 3:30 p.m. Rutgers Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NEB 27–17   89,775 [42]
September 23† 4:00 p.m. No. 8 Michigan Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN FOX  MICH 28–10   60,042 [43]
September 23 7:30 p.m. No. 4 Penn State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC  PSU 21–19   66,205 [44]
September 23 8:00 p.m. Notre Dame Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Megaphone Trophy) FOX L 18–38   74,023 [45]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 23 Illinois Minnesota Northwestern #9 Wisconsin

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 29 8:00 p.m. Nebraska Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1  NEB 28–6   43,058 [46]
September 30 12:00 p.m. Northwestern No. 10 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC  WIS 33–24   80,584 [47]
September 30 12:00 p.m. Maryland Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN FS1  MD 31–24   43,511 [48]
September 30 3:30 p.m. Indiana No. 4 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN  PSU 45–14   107,542 [49]
September 30 4:00 p.m. Iowa Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FOX  MSU 17–10   73,331 [50]
September 30 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Ohio State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  OSU 56–0   46,328 [51]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 30 #8 Michigan Purdue

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 7† 12:00 p.m. Illinois Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN  IA 45–16   69,894 [52]
October 7† 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Penn State Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ABC  PSU 31–7   41,061 [53]
October 7 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN2  PUR 31–17   42,085 [54]
October 7 3:30 p.m. Charleston Southern Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 27–0   35,995 [55]
October 7† 4:00 p.m. Maryland No. 10 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX  OSU 62–14   107,180 [56]
October 7 7:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 7 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyon Trophy) ABC  MSU 14–10   112,432 [57]
October 7 8:00 p.m. No. 9 Wisconsin Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy) BTN  WIS 38–17   89,860 [58]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 7 Rutgers

*Indiana was originally scheduled for a bye week here, but lost a game on Sept. 16 against Florida International due to Hurricane Irma. IU picked up a game with Charleston Southern to make up for that lost game.

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 14† 12:00 p.m. No. 17 Michigan Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ABC  MICH 27–20 OT  52,929 [59]
October 14 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  RUT 35–24   35,765 [60]
October 13 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN2  NW 37–21   38,325 [61]
October 14 3:30 p.m. Purdue No. 7 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN  WIS 17–9   78,580 [62]
October 14 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1  OSU 56–14   89,346 [63]
October 14 8:00 p.m. No. 21 Michigan State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MSU 30–27   47,541 [64]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 14 Iowa #3 Penn State

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 21 12:00 p.m. Iowa Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN2  NW 17–10 OT  40,036 [65]
October 21† 12:00 p.m. Purdue Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  RUT 14–12   38,278 [66]
October 21† 12:00 p.m. Maryland No. 5 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FOX  WIS 38–13   78,058 [67]
October 21† 3:30 p.m. Indiana No. 18 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon) ABC  MSU 17–9   74,111 [68]
October 21† 3:30 p.m. Illinois Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MIN 24–17   45,243 [69]
October 21 7:30 p.m. No. 19 Michigan No. 2 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC  PSU 42–13   110,823 [70]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 21 Nebraska #6 Ohio State

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 28† 12:00 p.m. No. 5 Wisconsin Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN  WIS 24–10   42,101 [71]
October 28† 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN  MICH 35–14   111,213 [72]
October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Michigan State Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN  NW 39–31 3OT  39,369 [73]
October 28 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Penn State No. 6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (OSU-PSU Rivalry) FOX  OSU 39–38   109,302 [74]
October 28† 3:30 p.m. Indiana Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MD 42–39   35,144 [75]
October 28 6:30 p.m. Minnesota Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) FS1  IA 17–10   66,292 [76]
October 28 7:30 p.m. Nebraska Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  NEB 25–24   41,411 [77]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 4 12:00 p.m. Illinois Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) BTN  PUR 29–10   46,027 [78]
November 4 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Wisconsin Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ABC  WIS 45–17   43,027 [79]
November 4 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Penn State No. 24 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) FOX  MSU 27–24   71,605 [80]
November 4 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN  IA 55–24   67,669 [81]
November 4 3:30 p.m. Maryland Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ (MD-RU Rivalry) BTN  RUT 31–24   34,972 [82]
November 4 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NW 31–24 OT  89,721 [83]
November 4 6:30 p.m. Minnesota Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) FOX  MICH 33–10   111,090 [84]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 11† 12:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 16 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN  PSU 35–6   107,531 [85]
November 11 12:00 p.m. Nebraska Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (MN-NEB Rivalry) FS1  MIN 54–21   39,993 [86]
November 11 12:00 p.m. Indiana Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  IND 24–14   40,195 [87]
November 11 12:00 p.m. No. 13 Michigan State No. 11 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX  OSU 48–3   107,011 [88]
November 11 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Iowa No. 6 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy) ABC  WIS 38–14   80,462 [89]
November 11 3:30 p.m. No. 21 Michigan Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MICH 35–10   44,325 [90]
November 11 7:00 p.m. Purdue Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN2  NW 23–13   33,765 [91]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 18 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Michigan No. 5 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FOX  WIS 24–10   81,216 [92]
November 18 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  IND 41–0   35,949 [93]
November 18 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 39–0   30,014 [94]
November 18 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck Trophy) ABC  OSU 52–14   105,282 [95]
November 18 3:30 p.m. Purdue Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN  PUR 24–15   60,554 [96]
November 18 4:00 p.m. Maryland No. 22 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FOX  MSU 17–7   70,216 [97]
November 18 4:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 13 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1  PSU 56–44   106,722 [98]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 24 4:00 p.m. Iowa Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game) FS1  IA 56–14   90,046 [99]
November 25 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Ohio State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) FOX  OSU 31–20   112,028 [100]
November 25 12:00 p.m. Indiana Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) ESPN2  PUR 31–24   52,105 [101]
November 25 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Penn State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU Rivalry) BTN  PSU 66–3   49,680 [102]
November 25 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Wisconsin Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) ABC  WIS 31–0   47,327 [103]
November 25 4:00 p.m. No. 23 Northwestern Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) FS1  NW 42–7   30,456 [104]
November 25 4:00 p.m. No. 21 Michigan State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ FOX  MSU 40–7   35,021 [105]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Championship game

Week 14 (Big Ten Championship Game)

Main article: 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 2 8:00 p.m. No. 8 Ohio State No. 3 Wisconsin Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN FOX  OSU 27–21   65,886 [14]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.


Bowl games

Legend
  Big Ten win
  Big Ten loss
See also: 2017–18 NCAA football bowl games
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance Ref.
Pinstripe Bowl December 27 Yankee Stadium • New York, NY ESPN 5:15 p.m. Iowa Boston College 27–20 37,667 [106]
Foster Farms Bowl December 27 Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA FOX 8:30 p.m. Purdue Arizona 38–35 28,436 [107]
Holiday Bowl December 28 SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA FS1 9:00 p.m. #18 Michigan State #21 Washington State 42–17 47,092 [108]
Music City Bowl December 29 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN 4:30 p.m. #20 Northwestern Kentucky 24–23 48,675 [109]
Outback Bowl January 1 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 12:00 p.m. Michigan South Carolina 26–19 45,687 [110]
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl December 29 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 8:30 p.m. #5 Ohio State #8 USC 24–7 67,510 [111]
Fiesta Bowl December 30 University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ ESPN 4:00 p.m. #9 Penn State #12 Washington 35–28 61,842 [112]
Orange Bowl December 30 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 8:00 p.m. #6 Wisconsin #11 Miami (FL) 34–24 65,032 [113]

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

Big Ten vs Other Conferences

2017-2018 records against non-conference foes:


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[15] J. T. Barrett QB OSU Josey Jewell LB IA Antoine Brooks DB MD J. K. Dobbins RB OSU
Saquon Barkley RB PSU Quinn Nordin PK MICH
Week 2[16] Nate Stanley QB IA Tyree Kinnel DB MICH J-Shun Harris II WR IND Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Week 3[17] Alex Hornibrook QB WIS Jacob Huff DB MINN Quinn Nordin PK MICH J. K. Dobbins RB OSU
Jonathan Lewis QB RUT
Week 4[18] Saquon Barkley RB PSU Josey Jewell LB IA J-Shun Harris II WR IND Morgan Ellison RB IND
Chase Winovich DL MICH
Week 5[19] Felton Davis III WR MSU Natrell Jamerson S WIS Saquon Barkley RB PSU Ben Stille LB NEB
DaeSean Hamilton WR PSU
Week 6[20] Jonathan Taylor RB WIS Joe Bachie LB MSU Ty Johnson RB MD Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Week 7[21] J. T. Barrett QB OSU Leon Jacobs LB WIS Charlie Kuhbander PK NW Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Week 8[22] Saquon Barkley RB PSU Joe Bachie LB MSU Hunter Niswander P NW Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Jason Cabinda LB PSU
Week 9[23] J. T. Barrett QB OSU Paddy Fisher LB NW Saquon Barkley RB PSU Whop Philyor WR IND
Cody White WR MSU
Week 10[24] Chris Evans RB MICH Josh Jackson DB IA Matt Coghlin PK MSU Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Karan Higdon RB MICH Khaleke Hudson LB/DB MICH
Week 11[25] Demry Croft QB MINN Josh Jackson DB IA Rodney Smith RB MINN Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Mike Weber RB OSU Leon Jacobs LB WIS
Week 12[26] Saquon Barkley RB PSU Nate Hall LB NW Nick Nelson CB WIS Morgan Ellison RB IND
Anthony Mahoungou WR PUR Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Week 13[27] Markell Jones RB PUR Sam Hubbard DE OSU Hunter Niswander P NW Jonathan Taylor RB WIS
Akrum Wadley RB IA

Big Ten Individual Awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine:

Award Player School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley Penn State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Josey Jewell Iowa
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year J. T. Barrett Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year D. J. Moore Maryland
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Saquon Barkley Penn State
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Billy Price Ohio State
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Nick Bosa Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Josey Jewell Iowa
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Josh Jackson Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Griffin Oakes Indiana
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Ryan Anderson Rutgers
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Saquon Barkley Penn State
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote) Paul Chryst Wisconsin
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote) Paul Chryst Wisconsin
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Chad Greenway Iowa
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Troy Vincent Wisconsin

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2017 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2017 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards[28]

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, James Crawford, Jaylen Dunlap, Stanley Green; INDIANA: Chris Covington, Jonathan Crawford, J'Shun Harris, Wes Martin, Luke Timian, Ian Thomas, Haydon Whitehead; IOWA: Nathan Bazata, James Daniels, Anthony Nelson, Ben Niemann; MARYLAND: Derwin Gray, J. C. Jackson, Darnell Savage; MICHIGAN: Chris Evans, Tyree Kinnel, Mike McCray, Josh Metellus, Quinn Nordin, Brad Robbins; MICHIGAN STATE: Luke Campbell, David Dowell, Kevin Jarvis, Justin Layne, Brian Lewerke, L. J. Scott, Josiah Scott, Khari Willis; MINNESOTA: Thomas Barber, Emmitt Carpenter, Carter Coughlin, Tyler Johnson, Steven Richardson, Ryan Santoso, Rodney Smith; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Jerald Foster, Nick Gates, JD Spielman (WR, KR); NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Nate Hall, Charlie Kuhbander, Tyler Lancaster, Samdup Miller; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, K. J. Hill, Jalyn Holmes, Damon Webb, Mike Weber, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Christian Campbell, Curtis Cothran, Grant Haley, Juwan Johnson, Shareef Miller; PURDUE: Ja'Whaun Bentley, Danny Ezechukwu, Lorenzo Neal, David Steinmetz, Jacob Thieneman; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole, Gus Edwards, Kiy Hester, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Dorian Miller; WISCONSIN: Quintez Cephus, Ryan Connelly, Joe Ferguson, Alex Hornibrook, Leon Jacobs, Natrell Jamerson, Olive Sagapolu.

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, Blake Hayes, Stanley Green; INDIANA: Chris Covington, Jonathan Crawford, Chase Dutra, J'Shun Harris, Wes Martin, Robert McCray, Luke Timian, Ian Thomas, Haydon Whitehead; IOWA: Nathan Bazata, James Daniels, Ben Niemann, Nate Stanley; MARYLAND: Antoine Brooks, Jermaine Carter, Derwin Gray, J. C. Jackson, Ty Johnson, Darnell Savage; MICHIGAN: Zach Gentry, Lavert Hill, Tyree Kinnel, Patrick Kugler, David Long, Mike McCray, Sean McKeon, Josh Metellus, Quinn Nordin, Donovan Peoples-Jones; MICHIGAN STATE: Luke Campbell, Matt Coghlin, Chris Frey, Jake Hartbarger, Kevin Jarvis, Justin Layne, Brian Lewerke, Mike Panasiuk, L. J. Scott, Raequan Williams, Khari Willis; MINNESOTA: Emmitt Carpenter, Carter Coughlin, Donnell Greene, Tyler Johnson, Steven Richardson, Ryan Santoso, Rodney Smith; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Jerald Foster, Nick Gates, De'Mornay Pierson-El, JD Spielman; NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Nate Hall, Charlie Kuhbander, Tyler Lancaster, Samdup Miller; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Johnnie Dixon, Jordan Fuller, K. J. Hill, Jalyn Holmes, Dre'Mont Jones, Mike Weber, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Troy Apke, Jason Cabinda, Christian Campbell, Parker Cothren, Grant Haley, Juwan Johnson; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, Kirk Barron, Ja'Whaun Bentley, Danny Ezechukwu, Da'Wan Hunte, Lorenzo Neal, Josh Okonye, Gelen Robinson, Joe Schopper, David Steinmetz; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole, Damon Hayes, Kiy Hester, Dorian Miller, Trevor Morris; WISCONSIN: Quintez Cephus, Ryan Connelly, Joe Ferguson, Alex Hornibrook, Leon Jacobs, Natrell Jamerson, Olive Sagapolu, Derrick Tindal.

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2017 College Football All-America Team.

The 2017 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[29]

Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus
First Team All-Americans
RB Saquon Barkley Penn State WCFF, AFCA, SB
OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin SI
OT David Edwards Wisconsin AFCA
C Billy Price Ohio State AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, SB, BR *
DT Maurice Hurst Jr. Michigan AP, TSN, USAT, ESPN, CBS, PFF
DE Nick Bosa Ohio State AFCA, SB
LB Josey Jewell Iowa AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, SB, BR *
LB Ja'Whaun Bentley Purdue PFF
LB T. J. Edwards Wisconsin AP, USAT, ESPN, SB, BR
CB Josh Jackson Iowa AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, CBS, SB, PFF, BR *
CB Denzel Ward Ohio State AP, TSN, AFCA, USAT, ESPN, CBS, SB, PFF, BR
AP Saquon Barkley Penn State AP, FWAA, TSN, SI, ESPN, CBS
Position Player School Selector
Second Team All-Americans
RB Saquon Barkley Penn State SI, USAT, CBS, PFF
RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin AP, FWAA, WCFF, TSN, USAT, CBS, SB
TE Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin AP, FWAA, WCFF, AFCA, SI
TE Mike Gesicki Penn State TSN, SB
C Billy Price Ohio State CBS
OG Michael Jordan Ohio State SB
OL David Edwards Wisconsin FWAA, WCFF
OT Michael Deiter Wisconsin TSN
DT Maurice Hurst Jr. Michigan FWAA, WCFF, AFCA, SB
DE Nick Bosa Ohio State AP, WCFF, TSN, USAT, CBS
LB T. J. Edwards Wisconsin WCFF, TSN, AFCA, PFF
LB Devin Bush Jr. Michigan WCFF
CB Nick Nelson Wisconsin CBS, PFF
CB Denzel Ward Ohio State FWAA
S Natrell Jamerson Wisconsin PFF
Position Player School Selector
Third Team All-Americans
OT David Edwards Wisconsin AP
OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin AP
LB Devin Bush Michigan AP

*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*SB Nation All-America Team (SB)
*Pro Football Focus All-America Team (PFF)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*USA Today All-America Team (USAT)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)

Academic All-Americans

2017 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans[30]

Player School Team
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Anthony Nelson Iowa First Team
Cole Chewins Michigan State First Team
Chris Weber Nebraska First Team
Ryan Anderson Rutgers First Team
Parker Hesse Iowa Second Team
Jordan Fuller Ohio State Second Team

National award winners

Rimington Award (Best Center)
Billy Price, Ohio State

Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile Player)
Saquon Barkley, Penn State

Lott IMPACT Trophy (Outstanding Defensive Player)
Josey Jewell, Iowa

Attendance

Through Games of November 25, 2017

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 42,505 41,923 43,058† 35,765 42,101 40,195 30,456 – 276,003 39,429 65.0%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,929 52,929† 42,886 35,995 52,929† 43,027 35,949 – – 263,715 43,953 83.0%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,585 68,075 65,668 66,205 69,894† 66,292 67,669 60,554 – 464,357 66,337 94.0%
Maryland Maryland Stadium 51,802 37,105 33,280 38,325 35,144 44,325 49,680† – – 237,859 39,643 76.5%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 111,384 111,387 112,432† 111,213 111,090 112,028 – – 669,534 111,589 103.7%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 71,202 72,910 74,023 73,331 74,111† 71,605 70,216   507,398 72,485 96.6%
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 [31] 43,224 43,727 43,511 47,541† 45,243 39,993 47,327 – 310,566 44,367 87.3%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 90,171† 89,664 89,775 89,860 89,346 89,721 90,046 – 628,583 89,798 105.1%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 33,018 33,706 41,061† 40,036 39,369 33,765 30,014 – 250,969 35,853 76.1%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 104,944 109,088 108,414 106,187 107,180 109,302† 107,011 105,282 – 752,014 107,431 102.4%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 101,684 109,898 102,746 107,542 110,823† 107,531 106,722 – 746,946 106,707 100.1%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 57,236 45,633 60,042† 42,085 41,411 46,027 52,105 – – 287,303 47,884 83.7%
Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium 52,454 46,093 37,661 39,892 46,328† 38,278 34,972 35,021 – 278,245 39,749 75.8%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 75,324 77,542 80,584 78,580 78,058 80,462 81,216† – 551,766 78,824 98.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL draft
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Illinois – – – – – – – 0
Indiana – – – 1 – 1 – 2
Iowa – 2 – 1 – – – 3
Maryland 1 – – – 1 – – 2
Michigan – – 1 – 1 – – 2
Michigan State – – – 1 – – – 1
Minnesota – – – – – – – 0
Nebraska – – – – – 1 – 1
Northwestern – – – – – – 1 1
Ohio State 2 1 2 1 1 – – 7
Penn State 1 1 – 2 1 1 – 6
Purdue – – – – 1 – – 1
Rutgers – 1 – – – 1 – 2
Wisconsin – – – 1 2 1 1 5
* = Compensatory Selections
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 2 New York Giants Saquon Barkley  RB Penn State Big Ten
1 4 Cleveland Browns Denzel Ward  CB Ohio State Big Ten
1 21 Cincinnati Bengals Billy Price  C Ohio State Big Ten
1 24 Carolina Panthers D. J. Moore  WR Maryland Big Ten
2 39 Chicago Bears James Daniels  C Iowa Big Ten
2 42 Miami Dolphins Mike Gesicki  TE Penn State Big Ten
2 45 Green Bay Packers Josh Jackson  CB Iowa Big Ten
2 52 Indianapolis Colts Kemoko Turay  DE Rutgers Big Ten
2 64 Indianapolis Colts Tyquan Lewis  DE Ohio State Big Ten
3 73 Miami Dolphins Jerome Baker  LB Ohio State Big Ten
3 77 Cincinnati Bengals Sam Hubbard  DE Ohio State Big Ten
3* 97 Arizona Cardinals Mason Cole  C Michigan Big Ten
4 101 Carolina Panthers Ian Thomas  TE Indiana Big Ten
4 102 Minnesota Vikings Jalyn Holmes  DE Ohio State Big Ten
4 106 Denver Broncos Josey Jewell  LB Iowa Big Ten
4 109 Washington Redskins Troy Apke  S Penn State Big Ten
4 110 Oakland Raiders Nick Nelson  CB Wisconsin Big Ten
4 111 Los Angeles Rams Brian Allen  C Michigan State Big Ten
From Miami [R4 - 4]
4 113 Denver Broncos DaeSean Hamilton  WR Penn State Big Ten
5 140 Oakland Raiders Maurice Hurst Jr.  DT Michigan Big Ten
5 143 New England Patriots Ja'Whaun Bentley  LB Purdue Big Ten
5 148 Pittsburgh Steelers Marcus Allen  S Penn State Big Ten
5 161 Carolina Panthers Jermaine Carter  LB Maryland Big Ten
5 164 New Orleans Saints Natrell Jamerson  S Wisconsin Big Ten
5 168 Seattle Seahawks Jamarco Jones  OT Ohio State Big Ten
6 182 Arizona Cardinals Chris Campbell  CB Penn State Big Ten
6 193 Dallas Cowboys Chris Covington  LB Indiana Big Ten
6 195 Los Angeles Rams Sebastian-Day Joseph  DT Rutgers Big Ten
6 202 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jack Cichy  LB Wisconsin Big Ten
from Pittsburgh via Cleveland and Pittsburgh [R6 - 3]
6 203 Jacksonville Jaguars Tanner Lee  QB Nebraska Big Ten
7 230 Jacksonville Jaguars Leon Jacobs  LB Wisconsin Big Ten
7* 251 Los Angeles Chargers Justin Jackson  RB Northwestern 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 2018 draft.

Round one
  1. ^ No. 4: Houston → Cleveland (PD). Houston traded their first-round selection (4th) and their first-round selection in 2017 (25th) to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2017 (12th).With the trade, Houston selected Deshaun Watson.[TRADE 1]
  2. ^ No. 12: Cincinnati → Buffalo (PD). Cincinnati traded their first- and sixth-round selections (12th and 187th) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's first- and fifth-round selection (21st and 158th) and offensive tackle Cordy Glenn.[TRADE 2]
Round two
  1. ^ No. 52: multiple trades:
           No. 52: Baltimore → Philadelphia (D). see No. 32: Philadelphia → Baltimore.[TRADE 3]
           No. 52: Philadelphia → Indianapolis (D). see No. 49: Indianapolis → Philadelphia.[TRADE 3]
  2. ^ No. 64: multiple trades:
           No. 64: Philadelphia → Cleveland (PD). Philadelphia traded their second-round selection (64th) as well as a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections in 2016 (8th, 77th, and 100th) and their first-round selection in 2017 to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's first-round selection in 2016 (2nd) and a fourth-round selection in 2017.[TRADE 4]
           No. 64: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). Cleveland traded their second-round selection (64th) to Indianapolis in exchange for Indianapolis' third- and sixth-round selection (67th and 178th).[TRADE 3]
Round three


Round four
  1. ^ No. 101: multiple trades:
           No. 101: Cleveland → Green Bay (PD). Cleveland traded their fourth- and fifth-round selections (101st and 138th), and quarterback DeShone Kizer to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's fourth- and fifth-round selections (114th and 150th), and cornerback Damarious Randall.[TRADE 5]
           No. 101: Green Bay → Carolina (D). see No. 88: Carolina → Green Bay.[TRADE 3]
  2. ^ No. 102: multiple trades:
           No. 102: NY Giants → Tampa Bay (PD). see No. 69: Tampa Bay → NY Giants.[TRADE 6]
           No. 102: Tampa Bay → Minnesota (D). see No. 94: Minnesota → Tampa Bay.[TRADE 3]
  3. ^ No. 109: multiple trades:
           No. 109: San Francisco → Denver (PD). San Francisco traded their fourth-round selection (109th) to Denver in exchange for running back Kapri Bibbs and their fifth-round selection in 2017 (177th).[TRADE 1]
           No. 109: Denver → Washington (PD). Denver traded a fourth- and two fifth-round selections (109th, 142nd, and 163rd) to Washington in exchange for Washington's fourth- and fifth-round selections (113th and 149th) and safety Su'a Cravens. Washington will also receive Denver's sixth-round selection in 2020 if Cravens appears in a playoff game with the Broncos.[TRADE 7]
  4. ^ No. 111: Miami → LA Rams (PD). The Dolphins traded their fourth- and sixth-round selections (111th and 183rd) to New England in exchange for Robert Quinn.
  5. ^ No. 113: Washington → Denver (PD). see No. 109: Denver → Washington.[TRADE 7]
Round five
  1. ^ No. 140: Indianapolis → Oakland (D). Indianapolis traded their fifth-round selection (140th) to Oakland in exchange for the Oakland's fifth- and sixth-round selections (159th and 185th).[TRADE 3]
  2. ^ No. 143: New York Jets → San Francisco (PD). The Jets traded their fifth-round selection (143rd) to San Francisco in exchange for cornerback Rashard Robinson.[TRADE 8]
  3. ^ No. 148: San Francisco → Pittsburgh (PD). see No. 128: Pittsburgh → San Francisco.[TRADE 9]
  4. ^ No. 168: New England → Seattle (PD). New England traded their fifth- and seventh-round selections (168th and 250th) to Seattle in exchange for defensive end Cassius Marsh.[TRADE 10]
Round six
  1. ^ No. 182: Denver → Arizona (PD). Denver traded their sixth-round selection (182nd) to Arizona in exchange for offensive tackle Jared Veldheer.[TRADE 11]
  2. ^ No. 195: Buffalo → Los Angeles Rams (PD). see No. 56: Los Angeles Rams → Buffalo.[TRADE 12]
  3. ^ No. 202: multiple trades:
           No. 202: Pittsburgh → Cleveland (PD). Pittsburgh traded their sixth-round selection (202nd) to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Justin Gilbert.[TRADE 13]
           No. 202: Cleveland → Pittsburgh (PD). Cleveland traded this sixth-round selection back to Pittsburgh in exchange for wide receiver Sammie Coates and Pittsburgh's seventh-round selection in 2019.[TRADE 14]
           No. 202: Pittsburgh → Tampa Bay (PD). Pittsburgh then traded their sixth-round selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for free safety J. J. Wilcox and Tampa Bay's seventh-round selection in 2019.[TRADE 15]
Round seven
  1. ^ No. 230: Cincinnati → Jacksonville (PD). Cincinnati traded a conditional selection to Jacksonville in exchange for defensive end Chris Smith.[TRADE 16] The conditions were that the Jaguars would acquire the Bengals' seventh-round selection if Smith was on the Bengals' active roster for at least 6 games during the 2017 season, which he was.[TRADE 17]

Sources

Head coaches

Note: All stats current through January 1, 2018

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Lovie Smith 2 5–19 (.208) 5–19 (.208) 2–16 (.111)
Indiana Tom Allen* 1 5–8 (.385) 5–8 (.385) 2–7 (.222)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 19 155–97 (.615) 143–97 (.596) 86–68 (.558)
Maryland D. J. Durkin 2 10–15 (.400) 10–15 (.400) 5–13 (.278)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 3 86–38 (.694) 28–11 (.718) 18–8 (.692)
Michigan State Mark Dantonio 11 118–62 (.656) 100–45 (.690) 61–29 (.678)
Minnesota P. J. Fleck 1 35–29 (.547) 5–7 (.417) 2–7 (.222)
Nebraska Mike Riley* 3 112–99 (.531) 19–19 (.500) 12–14 (.462)
Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald 12 87–64 (.576) 87–64 (.576) 48–49 (.495)
Ohio State Urban Meyer 6 177–31 (.851) 73–8 (.901) 47–3 (.940)
Penn State James Franklin 4 60–32 (.652) 36–17 (.679) 21–13 (.618)
Purdue Jeff Brohm 1 37–16 (.698) 7–6 (.538) 4–5 (.444)
Rutgers Chris Ash 2 6–18 (.250) 6–18 (.250) 3–15 (.167)
Wisconsin Paul Chryst 3 53–26 (.671) 34–7 (.829) 22–4 (.846)

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

* Mike Riley was fired on November 25, 2017, following the conclusion of Nebraska's season.

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