2025 Big Ten Conference football season

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DurationAugust 28, 2025
through January 2026
Teams18
2025 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 28, 2025
through January 2026
Teams18
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
DateDecember 6, 2025
VenueLucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsIndiana
  Runners-upOhio State
Finals MVPFernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana
Football seasons
2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Indiana y$#^ 90  160 
No. 5 Ohio State y^ 90  122 
No. 4 Oregon ^ 81  132 
No. 21 Michigan 72  94 
No. 20 USC 72  94 
No. 17 Iowa 63  94 
Illinois 54  94 
Washington 54  94 
Minnesota 54  85 
Nebraska 45  76 
Northwestern 45  76 
Penn State 36  76 
UCLA 36  39 
Rutgers 27  57 
Wisconsin 27  48 
Maryland 18  48 
Michigan State 18  48 
Purdue 09  210 
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of April 27, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

The end of the season saw the Indiana Hoosiers win their first ever national championship in football, while also delivering the Big Ten its third consecutive national championship.

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]. Penn State would later hire Iowa State coach Matt Campbell as the permanent successor in Happy Valley.

Following the season, Michigan parted ways with Sherrone Moore and replaced him with former Utah coach Kyle Whittingham. While Michigan State dismissed Jonathan Smith and hired former Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald to take the reins for the Spartans.

Finally, UCLA filled its coaching vacancy with the hiring of James Madison coach Bob Chesney.

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)
1Penn State435 (11)
2Ohio State431 (10)
3Oregon405 (2)
4Illinois353
5Michigan346 (1)
6Indiana305
7Iowa287
8Nebraska277
9USC269
10Washington216
11Minnesota192
12Wisconsin159
T-13Michigan State135
T-13Rutgers135
15UCLA134
16Maryland91
17Northwestern65
18Purdue39
Predicted Big Ten Champion
Rank Team Votes
1Ohio State13
2Penn State12

Preseason Player of the Year

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1Jeremiah SmithWROhio State66 (21)
2Drew AllarQBPenn State38 (4)
3Nicholas SingletonRB15
4Makhi HughesRBOregon5
5Kaytron AllenRBPenn State4
6Luke AltmyerQBIllinois3
T-7Dante MooreQBOregon2
T-7Mark GronowskiQBIowa2
T-7Elijah SarrattWRIndiana2
T-7Julian SayinQBOhio State2
T-7Justice HaynesRBMichigan2
T-12Logan JonesCIowa1
T-12Denzel BostonWRWashington1
T-12Fernando MendozaQBIndiana1
T-12Jonah ColemanRBWashington1
T-12Nico IamaleavaQBUCLA1
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Points (1st place votes)
1Caleb DownsSOhio State72 (22)
2Dani Dennis-SuttonDEPenn State17 (1)
3Dillon ThienemanSOregon15 (1)
4Matayo UiagaleleiDE14
5Mikail KamaraDEIndiana12 (2)
6Gabe JacasLBIllinois8
7Koi PerichSMinnesota5
8Sonny StylesLBOhio State4
T-9Zane DurantDTPenn State2
T-9Jaishawn BarhamLBMichigan2
T-11Aiden FisherLBIndiana1
T-11Ernest HausmannLBMichigan1
Preseason Coach of the Year
Rank Coach Team Votes
1James FranklinPenn State10
2Bret BielemaIllinois9
3Ryan DayOhio State3
4Sherrone MooreMichigan2
5Dan LanningOregon1

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 Allar1st team
Kaytron Allen2nd team2nd team1st team2nd team
Bryce Boettcher3rd team
Denzel Boston4th team
Caden Chittenden2nd team
Jonah Coleman3rd team
Rhys Dakin2nd team
Nick Dawkins2nd team
Ryan Day (Coach)2nd team
Dani Dennis-Sutton2nd team
Caleb Downs1st team1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st team1st team
Gennings Dunker3rd team2nd team
Zane Durant1st team3rd team1st team1st teamTeam2nd team1st team1st team
Ryan Eckley2nd team4th team2nd team1st team2nd team
Aiden Fisher2nd team3rd team1st team2nd team
A.J. Harris4th team
Makhi Hughes2nd team2nd team2nd team2nd team2nd team2nd team2nd team
Vega Ioane1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st team1st team2nd team1st team
Gabe Jacas3rd teamTeam2nd team2nd team2nd team
Logan Jones2nd team2nd team1st team2nd team
Mikail Kamara2nd team2nd team2nd team1st team
Max Klare2nd team4th team2nd team2nd team
Iapani Laloulu3rd team2nd team
Makai Lemon3rd team1st team
Riley Mahlman4th team
Derrick Moore4th team
Koi Perich2nd team3rd team2nd team2nd teamTeam2nd team1st team2nd team
D'Angelo Ponds2nd team2nd team1st teamTeam2nd team2nd team2nd team
Emmanuel Pregnon4th team
Elijah Sarratt2nd team2nd team2nd team2nd team2nd team
Xavier Scott4th team2nd team
Nicholas Singleton1st team1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st team2nd team1st team1st team
Jeremiah Smith1st team1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st team1st team
Sonny Styles2nd team2nd team2nd team1st team2nd team
Carnell Tate2nd team2nd team
Darius Taylor4th team
Dillon Thieneman1st team1st team2nd team1st team1st team1st team1st team
Matayo Uiagalelei2nd team2nd team2nd team1st team2nd team
Kaden Wetjen2nd & 3rd team2nd team
Zakee Wheatley4th team
Isaiah World2nd team
Dominic Zvada1st team1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st teamTeam1st team1st team1st team

Rankings

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Illinois AP 12 11 9 9 23 22 17 RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C 12 12 9 8 23 22 17 25 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV 25
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) 1 (66)
C 19 21 19 17 12 9 7 3 (1) 2 2 2 (1) 2 2 2 2 1 (61) 1 (62)
CFP Not released 2 2 2 2 2 1
Iowa AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 17
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV 17
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 21
C 14 13 22 20 18 20 15 RV 24 21 20 17 17 15 18 17 22
CFP Not released 21 18 18 15 19 18
Michigan State AP
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Minnesota AP RV
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Nebraska AP RV RV RV RV RV 25
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
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Northwestern AP
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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 5
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 6
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 4
C 7 5 5 5 5 (1) 2 (6) 2 (3) 9 6 6 6 6 5 5 4 5 4
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
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Purdue AP
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Rutgers AP
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UCLA AP
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USC AP RV RV RV 25 21 RV RV 20 RV 23 20 17 16 19 17 16 20
C RV RV RV RV 22 RV RV 21 RV RV 21 18 16 20 17 16 21
CFP Not released 19 17 15 17 16 16
Washington AP RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released 23
Wisconsin AP
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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

Regular season schedule

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 28 6:00 p.m. Ohio Rutgers SHI StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN W 34–31  46,907
August 28 8:00 p.m. Buffalo Minnesota Huntington Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN FS1 W 23–10  47,774
August 28 9:00 p.m. Nebraska Cincinnati Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO ESPN W 20–17  72,884
August 28 9:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI BTN W 17–0  65,952
August 29 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI FS1 W 23–6  71,657
August 29 7:30 p.m. Western Illinois No. 12 Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL Peacock W 52–3  56,040
August 30 12:00 p.m. Florida Atlantic Maryland SECU StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN W 39–7  35,067
August 30 12:00 p.m. Ball State Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN BTN W 31–0  53,994
August 30 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Tulane Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA ESPNU L 3–23  22,103
August 30 12:00 p.m. No. 1 Texas No. 3 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (College GameDay/Big Noon Kickoff) FOX W 14–7  107,524
August 30 2:30 p.m. Old Dominion No. 20 Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN FS1 W 27–14  47,109
August 30 3:30 p.m. Nevada No. 2 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA CBS W 4611  106,915
August 30 4:00 p.m. No. 2 (FCS) Montana State No. 7 Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR BTN W 59–13  57,257
August 30 6:00 p.m. Albany Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA FS1 W 34–7  69,250[18]
August 30 7:30 p.m. Missouri State USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA BTN W 73–13  62,841
August 30 7:30 p.m. New Mexico No. 14 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI NBC W 34–17  110,648
August 30 11:00 p.m. Utah UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA FOX L 10–43  35,032
August 30 11:00 p.m. Colorado State Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA BTN W 38–21  67,778
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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 StadiumEvanston, IL BTN W 42–7  9,647
September 6 12:00 p.m. Iowa No. 16 Iowa State Jack Trice StadiumAmes, 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 340  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 StadiumDurham, 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 StadiumLincoln, 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 StadiumNorman, OK ABC L 13–24  84,107
September 6 8:00 p.m. UCLA UNLV Allegiant StadiumLas 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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 StadiumTuscaloosa, 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 StadiumBerkeley, CA ESPN L 14–27  38,556
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 13Washington

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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 StadiumNotre 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 StadiumPullman, 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.
DateBye Week
September 20MinnesotaNorthwestern#1 Ohio State#2 Penn StateUCLA

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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.
DateBye Week
September 27Maryland#19 MichiganMichigan StateNebraskaPurdueWisconsin

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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.
DateBye Week
October 4#8 IndianaIowa#2 OregonRutgersUSC

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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.
DateBye Week
October 18Illinois

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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.
DateBye Week
October 25MarylandNo. 1 Ohio StatePenn StateUSC

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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.
DateBye Week
November 1IowaNorthwesternNo. 6 OregonUCLAWashingtonWisconsin

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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.
DateBye Week
November 8IllinoisNo. 21 MichiganMichigan StateMinnesota

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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 FieldChicago, 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.
DateBye Week
November 15NebraskaRutgers

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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.
DateBye Week
November 22No. 2 IndianaPurdue

Week 14

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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 FieldDetroit, 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

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
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

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 StadiumInglewood, CA ABC 8:00 PM Washington Boise State W 38–10 23,269  
GameAbove Sports Bowl December 26, 2025 Ford FieldDetroit, MI ESPN 1:00 PM Northwestern Central Michigan W 34–7 27,857  
Rate Bowl December 26, 2025 Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ ESPN 4:30 PM Minnesota New Mexico W 20–17 (OT) 27,439  
Pinstripe Bowl December 27, 2025 Yankee StadiumBronx, NY ESPN 12:00 PM Penn State Clemson W 22–10 41,101  
Music City Bowl December 30, 2025 Nissan StadiumNashville, TN ESPN 5:30 PM Illinois Tennessee W 30–28 52,815  
Alamo Bowl December 30, 2025 AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX ESPN 9:00 PM USC TCU L 27–30 (OT) 54,751  
ReliaQuest Bowl December 31, 2025 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN 12:00 PM Iowa Vanderbilt W 34–27 35,382  
Citrus Bowl December 31, 2025 Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL ABC 3:00 PM Michigan Texas L 27–41 47,316  
Las Vegas Bowl December 31, 2025 Allegiant StadiumLas Vegas, NV ESPN 3:30 PM Nebraska Utah L 22–44 38,879  
College Football Playoff - First Round
College Football Playoff December 20, 2025 Autzen StadiumEugene, OR TNT 7:30 PM No. 5 Oregon No. 12 James Madison W 51–34 55,125
College Football Playoff - Quarterfinals
Cotton Bowl December 31, 2025 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN 7:30 PM No. 2 Ohio State No. 10 Miami (FL) L 14–24 71,323  
Orange Bowl January 1, 2026 Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ESPN 12:00 PM No. 5 Oregon No. 4 Texas Tech W 23–0 65,021  
Rose Bowl January 1, 2026 Rose BowlPasadena, CA ESPN 4:00 PM No. 1 Indiana No. 9 Alabama W 38–3 90,278  
College Football Playoff - Semifinals
Peach Bowl January 9, 2026 Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA ESPN 7:30 PM No. 1 Indiana No. 5 Oregon IU 56–22 75,604  
College Football Playoff - National Championship Game
CFP National Championship January 19, 2026 Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ESPN 7:30 PM No. 1 Indiana No. 10 Miami (FL) W 27–21 67,227  

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2025–2026 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 (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

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

2025 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards

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

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

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