2023 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2023 Big Ten conference football season is the 128th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This is the Big Ten's tenth season with 14 teams, and its thirteenth and final season with a divisional scheduling format. Next season the league will expand to 18 with the additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon and Washington.

2023 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2023
through January 1, 2024
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox/FS1, Big Ten Network), CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+), NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
2024 NFL Draft
Regular season
Championship Game
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Michigan  5 –0   8 –0  
No. 3 Ohio State  4 –0   7 –0  
No. 10 Penn State  3 –1   6 –1  
Rutgers  3 –2   6 –2  
Maryland  2 –2   5 –2  
Indiana  0 –4   2 –5  
Michigan State  0 –4   2 –5  
West Division
Wisconsin  3 –1   5 –2  
Iowa  3 –2   6 –2  
Minnesota  2 –2   4 –3  
Nebraska  2 –2   4 –3  
Northwestern  1 –3   3 –4  
Purdue  1 –3   2 –5  
Illinois  1 –4   3 –5  
Championship: December 2, 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of October 25, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31)

Previous season

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

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

Coaching changes

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

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

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

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

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

Preseason

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

Big Ten Media Days

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

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

Notes:[7]

  • Northwestern players opted out of the media day due to Northwestern hazing scandal.[8]

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.[9]

East
Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1Michigan248 (27)
2Ohio State226 (8)
3Penn State192 (2)
4Maryland143
5Michigan State105
6Rutgers74
7Indiana48
West
Predicted finish Team Points (1st place votes)
1Wisconsin233 (20)
2Iowa232 (16)
3Minnesota176 (1)
4Illinois152
5Nebraska116
6Purdue89
7Northwestern38
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1Michigan over Wisconsin15
2Michigan over Iowa11
T3Ohio State over Iowa4
T3Ohio State over Wisconsin4
T5Michigan over Minnesota1
T5Penn State over Iowa1
T5Penn State over Wisconsin1

Preseason Player of the Year

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.[10][11]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1Marvin Harrison Jr.WROhio State94 (27)
2Blake CorumRBMichigan56 (4)
3J.J. McCarthyQB27 (5)
4Braelon AllenRBWisconsin21
T5Nick SingletonRBPenn State6
Taulia TagovailoaQBMaryland
7Kyle McCordQBOhio State5
T8Olu FashanuOTPenn State2
TreVeyon HendersonRBOhio State
Donovan EdwardsRBMichigan
11Emeka EgbukaWROhio State1
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1Cooper DeJeanDBIowa42 (6)
2Jer’Zhan NewtonDTIllinois41 (7)
3Tommy EichenbergLBOhio State29 (6)
4J.T. TuimoloauDE28 (5)
5Kalen KingDBPenn State22 (1)
6Abdul CarterLB20 (5)
7Chop RobinsonDE13 (3)
8Denzel BurkeDBOhio State7( 1)
T9Junior ColsonLBMichigan5 (1)
Will JohnsonDB
11Mike HallDTOhio State3 (1)
T12Cal HaladayLBMichigan State2
Jack SawyerDEOhio State
T14Maema NjongmetaLBWisconsin1
Tyler NubinDBMinnesota
Nic ScourtonLBPurdue

Individual awards

All−American Teams

Sources: [23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

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

Rankings
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Michigan AP 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (1) 2 (12) 2 (11) 2 (16) 2 (19)
C 2 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 2 (1) 2 2 (4) 2 (4)
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Minnesota AP RV RV RV
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Nebraska AP
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Northwestern AP
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Ohio State AP 3 (1) 5 6 6 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (3)
C 4 (1) 4 4 4 (1) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (2) 3 (1) 3 (2)
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Penn State AP 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 10
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Legend
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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

Week 1
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 8:00 p.m. Nebraska Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair) FOX  MIN 13–10   53,629
September 1 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1 W 31–7   73,216
September 2 12:00 p.m. East Carolina No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Peacock W 30–3   109,480
September 2 12:00 p.m. Utah State No. 25 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1 W 24–14   69,250
September 2 12:00 p.m. Fresno State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 35–39   54,898
September 2 3:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN CBS  OSU 23–3   50,050
September 2 3:30 p.m. Buffalo No. 19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 W 38–17   76,224
September 2 3:30 p.m. Towson Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 38–6   37,241
September 2 7:30 p.m. Toledo Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 30–28   48,898
September 2 7:30 p.m. West Virginia No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (PSU-WVU rivalry) NBC W 38–15   110,747
September 3 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ CBS  RUT 24–7   53,026
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 8 7:00 p.m. Indiana State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 41–7   42,775
September 8 7:30 p.m. Illinois Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ESPN2 L 23–34   45,809
September 9 12:00 p.m. No. 25 (FCS) Youngstown State No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 35–7   102,897
September 9 12:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 22 Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (CU-NU rivalry) FOX L 14–36   53,241
September 9 12:00 p.m. Purdue Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPN2 W 24–17   65,632
September 9 12:00 p.m. No. 19 (FCS) Delaware No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA Peacock W 63–7   108,575
September 9 3:30 p.m. UNLV No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI CBS W 35–7   109,482
September 9 3:30 p.m. Richmond Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 45–14   70,049
September 9 3:30 p.m. UTEP Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 38–7   14,851
September 9 3:30 p.m. Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Series) FOX W 20–13   61,500
September 9 7:30 p.m. Eastern Michigan Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 25–6   48,101
September 9 7:30 p.m. Temple Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 36–7   45,317
September 9 7:30 p.m. No. 19 Wisconsin Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA ABC L 22–31   33,024
September 9 7:30 p.m. Charlotte Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD NBC W 38–20   32,804
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15 7:00 p.m. Virginia Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-UVA rivalry) FS1 W 42–14   37,041
September 16 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Penn State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FOX  PSU 30–13   49,099
September 16 12:00 p.m. Georgia Southern Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 35–14   75,610
September 16 12:00 p.m. Indiana Louisville Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN BTN L 14–21    
September 16 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan No. 25 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 41–10   69,250
September 16 3:30 p.m. Virginia Tech Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 35–16   52,657
September 16 3:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 20 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN L 13–31   45,151
September 16 3:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 21 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN L 14–38   18,141
September 16 4:00 p.m. Western Kentucky No. 6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX W 63–10   100,217
September 16 5:00 p.m. No. 8 Washington Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI Peacock L 7–41   70,528
September 16 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1 W 35–11   86,875
September 16 7:30 p.m. Syracuse Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN NBC L 20–35   61,441
September 16 7:30 p.m. Bowling Green No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 31–6   109,955
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 22 7:00 p.m. Wisconsin Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN FS1  WIS 38–17   55,529
September 23† 12:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN  MICH 31–7   109,756
September 23† 3:30 p.m. Maryland Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI NBC  MD 31–9   70,131
September 23 3:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 23–17   53,512
September 23 3:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 28–14   87,115
September 23 7:30 p.m. No. 24 Iowa No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA CBS  PSU 31–0   110,830
September 23 7:30 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State No. 9 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC W 17–14   77,622
September 23 7:30 p.m. Akron Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 29–27 4OT  44,968
September 23 7:30 p.m. Minnesota Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 37–34 OT  20,148
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 30 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Penn State Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  PSU 41–13   25,064
September 30† 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 35–24   46,843
September 30† 3:30 p.m. Illinois Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) Peacock  PUR 44–19   59,510
September 30 3:30 p.m. Indiana Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MD 44–17   38,181
September 30 3:30 p.m. Wagner Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 52–3   40,165
September 30 3:30 p.m. No. 2 Michigan Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX  MICH 45–7   87,134
September 30 7:30 p.m. Michigan State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA NBC  IA 26–16   69,250
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 30No. 4 Ohio StateWisconsin

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

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

Week 8
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 21 12:00 PM No. 7 Penn State No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (OSU-PSU rivalry) FOX  OSU 20–12   105,506
October 21† 12:00 PM Rutgers Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  RUT 31–14   43,611
October 21 3:30 PM Minnesota No. 24 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) NBC  MIN 12–10   69,250
October 21† 3:30 PM Wisconsin Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1  WIS 25–21   54,205
October 21 3:30 PM Northwestern Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NEB 17–9   86,769
October 21 7:30 PM No. 2 Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) NBC  MICH 49–0   74,206
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 21MarylandPurdue

Week 9
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 28 12:00 PM Indiana No. 10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA CBS      
October 28 12:00 PM Maryland Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN      
October 28† 3:30 PM Purdue Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FS1      
October 28 3:30 PM Michigan State Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN      
October 28 7:30 PM No. 3 Ohio State Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI NBC      
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 28IllinoisIowa#2 MichiganRutgers

Week 10
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 4 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ CBS      
November 4 12:00 p.m. Nebraska Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1      
November 4 12:00 p.m. Wisconsin Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN      
November 4 3:30 p.m. Penn State Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU rivalry) FOX      
November 4 3:30 p.m. Iowa Northwestern Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL Peacock      
November 4 3:30 p.m. Illinois Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN      
November 4 7:30 p.m. Purdue Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI NBC      
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 11 12:00 p.m. Michigan Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FOX      
November 11 3:30 p.m. Maryland Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE NBC      
November 11 7:30 p.m. Michigan State Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH NBC      
November 11 Indiana Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL      
November 11 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN Peacock      
November 11 Northwestern Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI      
November 11 Rutgers Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 18 Illinois Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA      
November 18 Michigan Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD      
November 18 Michigan State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)      
November 18 Minnesota Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH      
November 18 Purdue Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL      
November 18 Rutgers Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA      
November 18 7:30 p.m. Nebraska Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy) NBC      
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 24 12:00 p.m. Iowa Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Game) CBS      
November 24 7:30 p.m. Penn State Michigan State Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Land Grant Trophy) NBC      
November 25 12:00 p.m. Ohio State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) FOX      
November 25 Maryland Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ      
November 25 Indiana Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)      
November 25 Northwestern Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)      
November 25 Wisconsin Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)      
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 2 8:00 p.m. East Division Champion West Division Champion Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game) FOX      
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2023–2024 records against non-conference foes (thru Oct. 14, 2023)

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors
Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1 (Sept. 5) [31] Drew Allar QB PSU Miles Scott DB ILL Dragan Kesich K MINN Dillon Thieneman DB PUR
Tyler Nubin S MINN
Week 2 (Sept. 11) [32] Noah Kim QB MSU Sebastian Castro DB IA Jai Patel K RUT Darius Taylor RB MINN
Week 3 (Sept. 18) [33] Kyle Monangai RB RUT Hunter Wohler S WIS Braedan Wisloski WR MD Darius Taylor RB MINN
Week 4 (Sept. 25) [34] Bryce Kirtz WR NW Lathan Ransom S OSU Nathanial Vakos K WIS Darius Taylor RB MINN
Week 5 (Oct. 2) [35] Taulia Tagovailoa QB MD Nick Jackson LB IA Cooper DeJean DB IA Zach Evans RB MINN
Josaiah Stewart DE MICH
Week 6 (Oct. 9) [36] Marvin Harrison Jr. WR OSU Josh Proctor S OSU Tory Taylor P IA Dillon Thieneman DB PUR
Week 7 (Oct. 16) [37] J. J. McCarthy QB MICH Seth Coleman LB ILL Tory Taylor P IA Kaden Feagin RB ILL
Daequan Hardy CB PSU
Week 8 (Oct. 23) [38] J. J. McCarthy QB MICH Tyler Nubin S MIN Dragan Kesich K MIN Braedyn Locke QB WIS
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR OSU

Home attendance
Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 48,898 49,099† 53,512 46,703 54,205 252,417 50,483 83.2%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,626 50,050† 42,775 44,968 43,611 181,404 45,351 86.2%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 69,250 69,250† 69,250 69,250 69,250 69,250 346,250 69,250 100.0%
Maryland SECU Stadium 51,802 37,241 32,804 37,041 38,181† 35,580 180,847 36,169 69.8%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 109,480 109,482 109,955 109,756 110,264† 548,937 109,788 102.0%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 73,216† 70,049 70,528 70,131 74,206 358,130 71,626 95.5%
Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium 50,805 53,629† 48,101 46,843 52,179 200,752 50,188 98.8%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 86,875 87,115 87,134† 86,769 347,893 86,974 101.8%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 14,851 20,148 25,064 22,160 82,223 20,556 43.6%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,780 102,897 100,217 104,974 105,506† 413,594 103,399 100.6%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 110,747 108,575 110,830† 105,533 435,685 108,921 102.2%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 61,441 54,898 61,441† 55,529 59,510 57,319 288,697 57,739 94.0%
Rutgers SHI Stadium 52,454 53,026† 45,317 52,657 40,165 52,879 244,044 48,809 93.1%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 76,224† 75,610 74,885 76,205 302,924 75,731 94.3%

Bold – At or Exceed capacity
†Season High

2024 NFL Draft
Main article: 2024 NFL Draft

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

Player Position School Draft
Round		 Round
Pick		 Overall
Pick		 Team

Head coaches

Through games of Oct. 21, 2023

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Bret Bielema[lower-alpha 1] 3 113–75 (.601) 16–17 (.485) 47–32 (.595)
Indiana Tom Allen[lower-alpha 2] 7 32–45 (.416) 32–45 (.416) 17–39 (.304)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 25 204–138 (.596) 192–117 (.621) 118–85 (.581)
Maryland Mike Locksley[lower-alpha 3] 5 28–56 (.333) 26–30 (.464) 13–29 (.310)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 9 137–52 (.725) 79–25 (.760) 56–17 (.767)
Michigan Jesse Minter (interim)[lower-alpha 4] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Michigan Jay Harbaugh (interim)[lower-alpha 5] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Michigan Mike Hart (interim)[lower-alpha 6] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Michigan Sherrone Moore (interim)[lower-alpha 7] 1 1–0 (1.000) 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–)
Michigan State Mel Tucker 4 25–21 (.543) 20–14 (.588) 12–13 (.480)
Michigan State Harlon Barnett (interim)[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9] 1 0–5 (.000) 0–5 (.000) 0–4 (.000)
Minnesota P. J. Fleck 7 78–52 (.600) 48–30 (.615) 28–28 (.500)
Nebraska Matt Rhule 1 51–46 (.526) 4–3 (.571) 2–2 (.500)
Northwestern David Braun (interim)[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 11] 1 3–4 (.429) 3–4 (.429) 1–3 (.250)
Ohio State Ryan Day[lower-alpha 12] 5 52–6 (.897) 52–6 (.897) 35–2 (.946)
Penn State James Franklin 10 108–52 (.675) 84–37 (.694) 52–31 (.627)
Purdue Ryan Walters 1 2–5 (.286) 2–5 (.286) 1–3 (.250)
Rutgers Greg Schiano[lower-alpha 13] 15 86–91 (.486) 86–91 (.486) 9–23 (.281)
Wisconsin Luke Fickell[lower-alpha 14] 1 68–27 (.716) 5–2 (.714) 6–6 (.500)
  1. Bret Bielema coached in the Big Ten from 2006 through 2012 at Wisconsin, going 37–19 in Big Ten play and winning three Big Ten championships.
  2. Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game, going 0–1.
  3. Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[39]
  4. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach at Michigan for the first game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[40]
  5. Jay Harbaugh served as interim head coach at Michigan for the first half of the second game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[41]
  6. Jay Harbaugh served as interim head coach at Michigan for the second half of the second game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[42]
  7. Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach at Michigan for the third game of the 2023 season while Jim Harbaugh served a three-game suspension.[43]
  8. Mel Tucker was relieved as head coach on September 10, 2023, under investigation for sexual misconduct.[44]
  9. Harlon Bennett was named interim head coach on September 10, 2023.[45]
  10. Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[46]
  11. David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[47]
  12. 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.[48]
  13. 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.
  14. Luke Fickell served as interim head coach at Ohio State in 2011, going 6-7 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten

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