2021 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2021 Big Ten conference football season was the 126th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's eighth season with 14 teams. The league's champion was Michigan.

2021 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 28, 2021
through January 1, 2022
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Fox Sports (Fox/FS1, Big Ten Network), ESPN (ESPN, ESPN2, ABC)
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pickAidan Hutchinson (Michigan)
Picked byDetroit Lions, 2nd overall
Regular season
East Division championsMichigan & Ohio State[1] (co-champions)
West Division championsIowa
Big Ten Championship Game
ChampionsMichigan
  Runners-upIowa
Finals MVPAidan Hutchinson, Michigan
2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 6 Ohio State x  8 –1   11 –2  
No. 9 Michigan State  7 –2   11 –2  
Penn State  4 –5   7 –6  
Maryland  3 –6   7 –6  
Rutgers  2 –7   5 –8  
Indiana  0 –9   2 –10  
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy  7 –2   10 –4  
Minnesota  6 –3   9 –4  
Wisconsin  6 –3   9 –4  
Purdue  6 –3   9 –4  
Illinois  4 –5   5 –7  
Nebraska  1 –8   3 –9  
Northwestern  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

With a win on November 26 over Nebraska, and a loss by Wisconsin on November 27, Iowa won the Big Ten West division.[2] With a win over Ohio State on November 27[3] Michigan clinched a share of the Big Ten East division championship and a spot in the Big Ten Championship game against Iowa on December 4 at Lucas Oil Stadium.[4]

Nine Big Ten teams were bowl-eligible at the completion of the regular season: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan (CFP), Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, and Wisconsin.[5] A tenth, Rutgers, was added by NCAA contingency plans on December 23 as Texas A&M withdrew from the Gator Bowl, and with no bowl eligible teams available, the NCAA chose their replacement using Academic Progress Rate regulations.

Previous season

The COVID-19 pandemic led to the 2020 season originally being canceled.[6] However, after an agreed-upon testing regimen was developed and the fact that many other major college conferences continued their seasons, the conference reinstated the season.[7] The season was delayed to the end of October with no non-conference games to be played. The conference settled on an eight-game conference-only regular season, beginning on October 23, along with a ninth cross-over week of contests the week of the conference championship game.[8]

Ohio State won the East Division title and made their sixth appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game and fourth consecutive appearance. In the West Division, Northwestern won the division title. In that championship game, Ohio State defeated Northwestern 22–10 to win their fourth consecutive Big Ten championship. With that win, the Buckeyes landed a spot in the 2020–21 College Football Playoff as the No. 3 seed. The Buckeyes defeated No. 2 Clemson in the Sugar Bowl (national semifinal) before losing to top-seeded Alabama in the national championship game in Miami.

Five teams qualified for bowl games in the 2020 season, however Iowa's Music City Bowl matchup with Missouri was canceled due to COVID-19. The Big Ten went 3–2 in its postseason games.

Coaching changes

Illinois hired former Arkansas and Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema to serve as head coach, replacing Lovie Smith who was fired during the 2020 season.[9]

Preseason

Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team ESPN[10] Rivals[11] Scout & 24/7[12] Signees
Illinois >40 72 73 18
Indiana >40 66 54 14
Iowa 22 24 24 19
Maryland 18 19 18 24
Michigan 14 11 13 22
Michigan State >40 46 45 19
Minnesota 27 41 38 18
Nebraska 39 18 20 20
Northwestern >40 53 50 16
Ohio State 2 2 2 23
Penn State 24 26 21 17
Purdue >40 76 76 16
Rutgers 40 40 42 21
Wisconsin 20 15 16 21

Preseason Media Poll

Below are the results of the preseason media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2021 poll, Ohio State was voted as the favorite to win both the East Division and the Big Ten Championship Game. This is the 11th iteration of the preseason media poll conducted by Cleveland.com, which polls at least one credentialed media member for each Big Ten team. Only three times in the last 11 years has the media accurately predicted the Big Ten champion.[13]

East
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Ohio State238 (34)
2Penn State192
3Indiana169
4Michigan144
5Maryland79
6Rutgers77.5
7Michigan State52.5
West
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wisconsin233 (29)
2Iowa202 (5)
3Northwestern160
4Minnesota146
5Nebraska91.5
6Purdue72.5
7Illinois47
Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank Team Votes
1Ohio State over Wisconsin28
2Ohio State over Iowa5
3Wisconsin over Ohio State1

Preseason awards

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.[14][15]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Votes (1st place)
1Chris OlaveWROhio State58 (11)
2Michael Penix Jr.QBIndiana44.5 (8)
3Mohamed IbrahimRBMinnesota36 (4)
4Tyler LinderbaumCIowa13 (1)
5Garrett WilsonWROhio State12 (1)
6David BellWRPurdue10 (1)
7C. J. StroudQBOhio State6 (2)
7Jahan DotsonWRPenn State6 (1)
7Graham MertzQBWisconsin6 (1)
10Tyler GoodsonRBIowa5 (1)
11Ty FryfogleRBIndiana4 (1)
12Tanner MorganQBMinnesota3.5 (1)
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank Player Position Team Votes (1st place)
1Brandon JosephSNorthwestern49 (11)
2George KarlaftisDEPurdue33 (8)
3Haskell GarrettDTOhio State30.5 (5)
4Micah McFaddenLBIndiana28 (6)
5Olakunle FatukasiLBRutgers18 (3)
6Aidan HutchinsonDEMichigan11
7Jack SanbornLBWisconsin7
7Tiawan MullenCBIndiana7 (1)
9Zach HarrisonDEOhio State3.5
10Jaquan BriskerSPenn State3
10Sevyn BanksCBOhio State3
12Boye MafeDEMinnesota2
12Chris BerginLBNorthwestern2
12Cam Taylor-BrittCBNebraska2
12Jake HansenLBIllinois2
16JoJo DomannS/LBNebraska1
16Tyshon FoggLBRutgers1
16Owen CarneyLBIllinois1

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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Illinois AP
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Indiana AP 17 RV RV
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Iowa AP 18 10 5 5 5 3 2 11 9 19 19 18 17 15 17 23
C 18 12 7 6 5 3 2(1) 11 10 16 14 14 12 12 16 23
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Michigan AP RV RV 25 19 14 9 8 6 6 9 9 8 6 2 2 3
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Nebraska AP
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Ohio State AP 4 (1) 3 9 10 11 7 6 5 5 6 6 5 2 7 7 6
C 4 3 11 12 10 7 6 5 5 5 5 4 3 7 7 5
CFP Not released 5 4 4 2 7 6
Penn State AP 19 11 10 6 4 4 7 7 20 22 23 RV RV RV RV
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Rutgers AP RV
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Wisconsin AP 12 18 18 18 RV RV 20 19 18 RV RV RV
C 15 17 17 15 RV RV 24 20 18 RV RV RV
CFP Not released 21 18 15 14
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

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

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Week 0
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 28 1:00 p.m. Nebraska Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FOX  ILL 30–22   41,064
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 1
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2 8:00 p.m. No. 4 Ohio State Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN FOX  OSU 45–31   50,805
September 3 9:00 p.m. Michigan State Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN  MSU 38–21   34,248
September 4 12:00 p.m. Temple Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 61–14   52,519
September 4 12:00 p.m. Fordham Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 52–7   85,938
September 4 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 47–14   109,295
September 4 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Penn State No. 12 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FOX  PSU 16–10   76,832
September 4 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Indiana No. 18 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN  IA 34–6   68,166
September 4 3:30 p.m. West Virginia Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (rivalry) ESPN W 30–24   43,811
September 4 7:00 p.m. Oregon State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN FS1 W 30–21   53,656
September 4 7:30 p.m. UTSA Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 30–37   33,906
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 11 11:00 a.m. Illinois Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCN L 14–42   36,036
September 11 12:00 p.m. Youngstown State Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 42–14   70,103
September 11 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPNU W 31–26   43,372
September 11 12:00 p.m. Indiana State Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 24–6   26,181
September 11 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Oregon No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX L 28–35   100,482
September 11 2:00 p.m. Rutgers Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN W 17–7   31,941
September 11 3:00 p.m. Purdue Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT CBSSN W 49–0   14,817
September 11 3:30 p.m. Buffalo Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 28–3   85,663
September 11 3:30 p.m. Ball State No. 11 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA FS1 W 44–13   105,323
September 11 4:30 p.m. No. 10 Iowa No. 9 Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) ABC W 27–17   61,500
September 11 7:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan No. 18 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FS1 W 34–7   70,967
September 11 7:30 p.m. Idaho Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 56–14   47,417
September 11 7:30 p.m. Howard Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 62–0   31,612
September 11 7:30 p.m. Washington Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 31–10   108,345
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17 9:00 p.m. Maryland Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL FS1  MD 20–17   37,168
September 18 12:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 3 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK (NU-OU Rivalry) FOX L 16–23   84,659
September 18 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Cincinnati Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN L 24–38   52,656
September 18 12:00 p.m. Michigan State No. 24 Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ABC W 38–17   46,427
September 18 12:00 p.m. Northern Illinois No. 25 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 63–10   106,263
September 18 1:00 p.m. Minnesota Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO P12N W 30–0   47,482
September 18 2:30 p.m. Purdue No. 12 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) NBC L 13–27   74,341
September 18 3:30 p.m. Kent State No. 5 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 30–7   61,932
September 18 3:30 p.m. Tulsa No. 9 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FS1 W 41–20   76,540
September 18 3:30 p.m. No. 6 (FCS) Delaware Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 45–13   40,120
September 18 4:00 p.m. Northwestern Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN L 23–30   12,323
September 18 7:30 p.m. No. 22 Auburn No. 10 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 28–20   109,958
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 18#18 Wisconsin

Week 4
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25 12:00 p.m. No. 18 Wisconsin No. 12 Notre Dame Soldier Field • Chicago, IL FOX L 13–41   59,571
September 25† 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPNU L 10–14   46,236
September 25 12:00 p.m. Ohio Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 35–6   27,129
September 25 12:00 p.m. No. 11 (FCS) Villanova No. 6 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 38–17   105,790
September 25 3:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 19 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC  MICH 20–13   106,943
September 25 3:30 p.m. Illinois Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) BTN  PUR 13–9   52,840
September 25 3:30 p.m. Colorado State No. 5 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1 W 24–14   65,456
September 25 3:30 p.m. Kent State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 37–16   30,117
September 25 7:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 20 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FS1  MSU 23–20 OT  70,332
September 25 7:30 p.m. Akron No. 10 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 59–7   95,178
September 25 8:00 p.m. Indiana Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY CBSSN W 33–31   25,171
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 5
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 1 8:00 p.m. No. 5 Iowa Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD FS1  IA 51–14   45,527
October 2 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Michigan Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI FOX  MICH 38–17   74,855
October 2† 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  MN 20–13   51,111
October 2 12:00 p.m. Charlotte Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 24–14   30,559
October 2 3:30 p.m. No. 11 Ohio State Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  OSU 52–13   51,006
October 2 7:30 p.m. Indiana No. 4 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC  PSU 24–0   105,951
October 2† 7:30 p.m. Northwestern Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NEB 56–7   87,364
October 2† 7:30 p.m. Western Kentucky No. 17 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 48–31   70,075
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 9† 12:00 p.m. Maryland No. 7 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH FOX  OSU 66–17   99.277
October 9† 12:00 p.m. No. 11 Michigan State Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  MSU 31–13   41,117
October 9† 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  WIS 24–0   40,168
October 9 4:00 p.m. No. 4 Penn State No. 3 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FOX  IA 23–20   69,250
October 9 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Michigan Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC  MICH 32–29   87,380
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 9IndianaMinnesotaNorthwesternPurdue

Week 7
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 16 12:00 p.m. Nebraska Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy) ESPN2  MIN 30–23   45,436
October 16† 12:00 p.m. No. 10 Michigan State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) FS1  MSU 20–15   50,571
October 16† 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 21–7   30,218
October 16† 3:30 p.m. Purdue No. 2 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC  PUR 24–7   69,250
October 16 8:00 p.m. Army Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 20–14   76,314
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 16IllinoisMaryland#8 Michigan#6 Ohio State#7 Penn State

Week 8
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 23 12:00 p.m. Northwestern No. 6 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Jewett Trophy) FOX  MICH 33–7   109,449
October 23† 12:00 p.m. Illinois No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC  ILL 20–18 9OT  105,001
October 23 3:00 p.m. Wisconsin No. 25 Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  WIS 30–13   61,320
October 23 3:30 p.m. Maryland Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN2  MIN 34–16   41,011
October 23 7:30 p.m. No. 5 Ohio State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ABC  OSU 54–7   52,656
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 23#11 Iowa#9 Michigan StateNebraskaRutgers

Week 9
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 30 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Michigan No. 8 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) FOX  MSU 37–33   76,549
October 30† 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Iowa Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy) ESPN  WIS 27–7   74,209
October 30† 12:00 p.m. Indiana Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MD 38–35   32,308
October 30 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  RUT 20–14   36,942
October 30 3:30 p.m. Purdue Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2  PUR 28–23   85,902
October 30 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  MIN 41–14   28,158
October 30 7:30 p.m. No. 20 Penn State No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (OSU-PSU Rivalry) ABC  OSU 33–24   102,951
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 6 12:00 p.m. Illinois Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN2  ILL 14–6   46,382
November 6 12:00 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE FOX  OSU 26–17   84,426
November 6 3:30 p.m. Wisconsin Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  WIS 52–3   40,280
November 6 3:30 p.m. No. 22 Penn State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU Rivalry) FS1  PSU 31–14   46,924
November 6 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Michigan State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC  PUR 40–29   57,282
November 6 7:00 p.m. No. 19 Iowa Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  IA 17–12   38,141
November 6 7:30 p.m. Indiana No. 9 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI FOX  MICH 29–7   109,890
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 13 12:00 p.m. Northwestern No. 20 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2  WIS 35–7   73,194
November 13 12:00 p.m. No. 9 Michigan No. 23 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC  MICH 21–17   109,534
November 13 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  RUT 38–3   40,171
November 13 3:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 19 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) BTN  IA 27–22   69,250
November 13 3:30 p.m. Purdue No. 6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC  OSU 59–31   101,009
November 13 4:00 p.m. Maryland No. 8 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI FOX  MSU 40–21   67,437
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 13IllinoisNebraska

Week 12
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 20 12:00 p.m. Purdue Northwestern Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL BTN  PUR 32–14   31,500
November 20 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Michigan State No. 5 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC  OSU 56–7   101,858
November 20 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN  PSU 28–0   106,038
November 20 2:00 p.m. Illinois No. 18 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA FS1  IA 33–23   64,132
November 20 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  MIN 35–14   38,079
November 20 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Michigan Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MICH 59–18   36,181
November 20 3:30 p.m. Nebraska No. 19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy) ABC  WIS 35–28   67,888
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 26 1:30 p.m. No. 17 Iowa Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Trophy) BTN  IA 28–21   86,541
November 27 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State No. 6 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) FOX  MICH 42–27   111,156
November 27 12:00 p.m. Maryland Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  MD 40–16   42,729
November 27 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) BTN  ILL 47–14   27,624
November 27 3:30 p.m. Indiana Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) FS1  PUR 44–7   61,320
November 27 3:30 p.m. Penn State No. 12 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy) ABC  MSU 30–27   0
November 27 4:00 p.m. No. 18 Wisconsin Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) FOX  MIN 23–13   49,736
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game
DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 4 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Michigan No. 15 Iowa Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN FOX  MICH 42–3   67,183
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games
See also: 2021–22 NCAA football bowl games

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Rose Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Pac-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl, Guaranteed Rate Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Music City Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, and Outback Bowl. The Big Ten teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big Ten champion is also eligible for the College Football Playoff if it's among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

On December 22, Texas A&M withdrew from the Gator Bowl, citing a breakout of positive COVID-19 cases and season-ending injuries limiting them to few players.[16] On December 23, the NCAA football oversight committee approved Rutgers as the first bowl alternate, under rules where five-win teams are calculated by Academic Progress Rate calculations. Rutgers finished first in APR among the five-win schools and was given the offer to accept the bid. The NCAA also allowed the game to be postponed as late as January 10 in order to allow any replacement teams time.[17]

Legend
 Big Ten win
 Big Ten loss
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance
Guaranteed Rate Bowl December 28, 2021 Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ ESPN 10:15 p.m. Minnesota West Virginia W 18–6 21,220
Pinstripe Bowl December 29, 2021 Yankee Stadium • New York, NY ESPN 2:15 p.m. Maryland Virginia Tech W 54–10 29,653
Music City Bowl December 30, 2021 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN 3:00 p.m. Purdue Tennessee W 48–45 OT 69,489
Las Vegas Bowl December 30, 2021 Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV ESPN 10:30 p.m. Wisconsin Arizona State W 20–13 32,515
Gator Bowl December 31, 2021 TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN 11:00 a.m. Rutgers #20 Wake Forest L 10–38 28,508
Outback Bowl January 1, 2022 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 12:30 p.m. Penn State #22 Arkansas L 10–24 46,577
Citrus Bowl January 1, 2022 Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL ABC 1:00 p.m. #17 Iowa #25 Kentucky L 17–20 50,769
New Year's Six Bowls
Peach Bowl December 30, 2021 Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPN 7:00 p.m. #11 Michigan State #13 Pittsburgh W 31–21 41,230
Rose Bowl January 1, 2022 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN 5:00 p.m. #7 Ohio State #10 Utah W 48–45 87,842
College Football Playoff
Orange Bowl (semifinal) December 31, 2021 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 7:30 p.m. #2 Michigan #3 Georgia L 11–34 66,839

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

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2021–2022 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 0 (Aug. 30) [18] Artur Sitkowski QB ILL Calvin Hart Jr. LB ILL Blake Hayes P ILL Deuce Spann WR ILL
Week 1 (Sept. 6) [19] Kenneth Walker III RB MSU Riley Moss DB IA Jordan Stout K/P PSU C. J. Stroud QB OSU
Week 2 (Sept. 13) [20] Blake Corum RB MICH Luke Reimer LB NEB Adam Korsak P RUT C. J. Stroud QB OSU
Tory Taylor P IA
Week 3 (Sept. 20) [21] Payton Thorne QB MSU Brandon Smith LB PSU Aron Cruickshank WR RUT TreVeyon Henderson RB OSU
TreVeyon Henderson RB OSU Joseph Petrino K MD
Week 4 (Sept. 27) [22] Sean Clifford QB PSU Jack Campbell LB IA Jayden Reed WR MSU Kyle McCord QB OSU
Evan Hull RB NW
Week 5 (Oct. 4) [23] Chase Brown RB ILL David Ojabo LB MICH Mark Crawford P MIN C. J. Stroud QB OSU
JoJo Domann LB NEB Jordan Stout P/K PSU
Week 6 (Oct. 11) [24] Jalen Nailor WR MSU Matt Hankins DB IA Jake Moody K MICH C. J. Stroud QB OSU
C. J. Stroud QB OSU Brad Hawkins DB MICH
Week 7 (Oct. 18) [25] David Bell WR PUR Cam Allen S PUR Matt Coghlin K MSU Braelon Allen RB WIS
Week 8 (Oct. 25) [26] Chase Brown RB ILL Leo Chenal LB WIS Collin Larsh K WIS C. J. Stroud QB OSU\
Week 9 (Nov. 1) [27] Kenneth Walker III RB MSU Jalen Graham LB/S PUR Noah Ruggles K OSU Andrel Anthony WR MICH
Adam Korsak P RUT Mar'Keise Irving RB MIN
Week 10 (Nov. 8) [28] Jahan Dotson WR PSU Ji'Ayir Brown S PSU Blake Hayes P ILL Braelon Allen RB WIS
Aidan O'Connell QB PUR
Week 11 (Nov. 15) [29] Garrett Wilson WR OSU Aidan Hutchinson DE MICH Jordan Stout P/K PSU C. J. Stroud QB OSU
Braelon Allen RB WIS
Week 12 (Nov. 22) [30] C. J. Stroud QB OSU Isaiah Gay LB ILL Jordan Stout K/P PSU C. J. Stroud QB OSU
Week 13 (Nov. 29) [31] Hassan Haskins RB MICH Aidan Hutchinson DE MICH Caleb Shudak K IA Justin Walley CB MIN

Big Ten Individual Awards
See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards

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

Award Player School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year C. J. Stroud Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year C. J. Stroud Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year David Bell Purdue
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Kenneth Walker III Michigan State
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Austin Allen Nebraska
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Tyler Linderbaum Iowa
Nagurski-Wooden Defensive Player of the Year Aidan Hutchinson Michigan
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Aidan Hutchinson Michigan
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Leo Chenal Wisconsin
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Riley Moss Iowa
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year C. J. Stroud Ohio State
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jake Moody Michigan
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Jordan Stout Penn State
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Charlie Jones Iowa
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (Coaches) Mel Tucker Michigan State
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (Media) Mel Tucker Michigan State
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Malcolm Jenkins Ohio State
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Pat Richter Wisconsin

Individual awards
Award Head Coach/Player School Position Link
Lott Trophy Aidan Hutchinson Michigan DE [32]
Doak Walker Award Kenneth Walker III Michigan State RB [33]
Rimington Trophy Tyler Linderbaum Iowa C [34]
Lou Groza Award Jake Moody Michigan PK [35]
Walter Camp Award Kenneth Walker III Michigan State RB [36]

All-Conference Teams
Main article: 2021 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2021 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards[37]

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Sydney Brown, Owen Carney, Vederian Lowe, Alex Palczewski; INDIANA: Matthew Bedford, Peyton Hendershot; IOWA: Tyler Goodson, Jack Koerner, Mason Richman, Noah Shannon, Tory Taylor; MARYLAND: Jakorian Bennett, Dontay Demus, Jaelyn Duncan, Ami Finau, Rakim Jarrett, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Taulia Tagovailoa; MICHIGAN: Erick All, Christopher Hinton Jr., Trevor Keegan, Josh Ross, Brad Robbins, Luke Schoonmaker, Mazi Smith, D. J. Turner, Andrew Vastardis; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Allen, Quavaris Crouch, Xavier Henderson, Connor Heyward, Jarrett Horst, Kevin Jarvis, Jacob Slade, Payton Thorne; MINNESOTA: Ko Kieft, Esezi Otomewo, Sam Schlueter, Mariano Sori-Marin; NEBRASKA: Damion Daniels, Marquel Dismuke, Adrian Martinez, Luke Reimer, Ben Stille, Deontai Williams; NORTHWESTERN: Adetomiwa Adebawore, A. J. Hampton, Evan Hull, Brandon Joseph, Cameron Mitchell; OHIO STATE: Sevyn Banks, Cam Brown, Emeka Egbuka, Antwuan Jackson, Jeremy Ruckert; PENN STATE: Tariq Castro-Fields, Sean Clifford, Jesse Luketa, Juice Scruggs, Rasheed Walker; PURDUE: Jaylan Alexander, Cam Allen, Branson Deen, Payne Durham, Mitchell Fineran, Jalen Graham, Greg Long, Dedrick Mackey, Tyler Witt, Milton Wright; RUTGERS: Olakunle Fatukasi, Isiah Pacheco, Julius Turner; WISCONSIN: Noah Burks, Nick Herbig, Faion Hicks, Isiah Mullens, Jack Nelson, Scott Nelson, Joe Tippmann, Collin Wilder.

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Sydney Brown, Owen Carney, Blake Hayes, Doug Kramer, Vederian Lowe, James McCourt, Jer'Zhan Newton, Alex Palczewski, Keith Randolph, Devon Witherspoon; INDIANA: Ryder Anderson, Matthew Bedford, Ty Fryfogle, Jaylin Williams; IOWA: Seth Benson, Jack Koerner, Sam LaPorta, Mason Richman, Noah Shannon, Tory Taylor; MARYLAND: Spencer Anderson, Jakorian Bennett, Nick Cross, Ami Finau, Rakim Jarrett, Jordan Mosley, Chigoziem Okonkwo, Sam Okuayinonu, Taulia Tagovailoa; MICHIGAN: Erick All, Blake Corum, Ryan Hayes, Christopher Hinton Jr., Trevor Keegan, Brad Robbins, Luke Schoonmaker, Mazi Smith, D. J. Turner; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Allen, A. J. Arcuri, Blake Bueter, Matt Coghlin, Quavaris Crouch, J. D. Duplain, Cal Haladay, Connor Heyward, Jarrett Horst, Kevin Jarvis, Jalen Nailor, Darius Snow, Payton Thorne; MINNESOTA: Chris Autman-Bell, Jack Gibbens, Ko Kieft, Tyler Nubin, Conner Olson, Esezi Otomewo, Sam Schlueter, Mariano Sori-Marin; NEBRASKA: Damion Daniels, Cam Jurgens, Luke Reimer, Ben Stille, Samori Toure, Deontai Williams; NORTHWESTERN: Adetomiwa Adebawore, A. J. Hampton, Evan Hull; OHIO STATE: Sevyn Banks, Cameron Brown, Denzel Burke, Steele Chambers, Emeka Egbuka, Tommy Eichenberg, Antwuan Jackson, Matthew Jones, Jeremy Ruckert, Bryson Shaw, Taron Vincent, Tyliek Williams, Luke Wypler; PENN STATE: Ellis Brooks, Ji'Ayir Brown, Tariq Castro-Fields, Sean Clifford, Jahan Dotson, Curtis Jacobs, Mike Miranda, P. J. Mustipher, Joey Porter Jr., Juice Scruggs, Brandon Smith, Jordan Stout, Brenton Strange; PURDUE: Jaylan Alexander, Cam Allen, Branson Deen, Mitchell Fineran, Jalen Graham, Gus Hartwig, Tyler Witt, Milton Wright; RUTGERS: Christian Izien, Isiah Pacheco, Julius Turner; WISCONSIN: Tyler Beach, Keeanu Benton, Noah Burks, Nick Herbig, Faion Hicks, Chez Mellusi, Isiah Mullens, Jack Nelson, Scott Nelson, Joe Tippmann, Collin Wilder, Caesar Williams.

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 41,064 33,906 37,168 30,559 40,168 36,942 27,624 247,431 35,347 58.3%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,656 47,417 52,656 50,571 52,656 40,171 38,079 281,550 46,925 89.1%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 69,250 68,166 61,932 65,456 69,250 69,250 69,250 64,132 467,436 66,777 96.4%
Maryland Maryland Stadium 51,802 43,811 31,612 30,117 45,527 32,308 46,924 36,181 266,480 33,310 61.7%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 109,295 108,345 106,263 105,790 109,449 109,890 111,156 760,188 108,598 100.9%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 70,103 70,332 70,075 76,549 67,437 354,496 70,899 94.5%
Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium 50,805 50,805 43,372 46,236 45,436 46,382 49,736 281,967 46,995 92.5%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 85,938 85,663 87,364 87,380 85,902 84,426 86,541 603,214 86,173 100.8%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 34,248 26,181 27,129 30,218 28,158 38,141 184,075 30,679 65.1%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,780 100,482 76,540 95,178 99,277 102,951 101,009 101,858 677,295 96,756 94.1%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 105,323 109,958 105,790 105,951 105,001 109,534 106,038 751,595 107,371 100.7%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 57,236 53,656 52,840 51,111 61,320 57,282 61,320 337,529 56,255 98.3%
Rutgers SHI Stadium 52,454 52,519 40,120 51,006 41,117 40,280 42,729 267,771 44,629 85.1%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 76,832 70,967 74,855 76,314 74,209 73,194 67,888 514,259 73,466 91.5%

2022 NFL Draft
Main article: 2022 NFL Draft
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Illinois – – 1 – – 2 – 3
Indiana – – – – 1 – – 1
Iowa 1 – – 1 – – – 2
Maryland – – 1 1 – – – 2
Michigan 2 1 – 1 – – 1 5
Michigan State – 1 – – – 2 1 4
Minnesota – 1 – 1 1 1 – 4
Nebraska – 2 – – – – 1 3
Northwestern – – – – – – – –
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 – 1 6
Penn State 1 2 – 2 – 1 2 8
Purdue 1 – 1 – – – 1 3
Rutgers – – – – – – 2 2
Wisconsin – – 2 1 – 1 1 5
* compensatory selection
× 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 2 Detroit Lions Aidan Hutchinson  DE Michigan Big Ten
1 10 New York Jets Garrett Wilson  WR Ohio State Big Ten
from Seattle [R1 - 1]
1 11 New Orleans Saints Chris Olave  WR Ohio State Big Ten
from Washington [R1 - 2]
1 16 Washington Commanders Jahan Dotson  WR Penn State Big Ten
from Indianapolis via Philadelphia and New Orleans [R1 - 3]
1 25 Baltimore Ravens Tyler Linderbaum  C Iowa Big Ten
from Buffalo [R1 - 4]
2021 Rimington Trophy winner
1 30 Kansas City Chiefs George Karlaftis  DE Purdue Big Ten
1 31 Cincinnati Bengals Daxton Hill  S Michigan Big Ten
2 38 Atlanta Falcons Arnold Ebiketie  OLB Penn State Big Ten
from Carolina via New York Jets and New York Giants [R2 - 1]
2 40 Seattle Seahawks Boye Mafe  DE Minnesota Big Ten
from Denver [R2 - 2]
2 41 Seattle Seahawks Kenneth Walker III  RB Michigan State Big Ten
2 45 Baltimore Ravens David Ojabo  OLB Michigan Big Ten
2 48 Chicago Bears Jaquan Brisker  S Penn State Big Ten
from L.A. Chargers [R2 - 3]
2 51 Philadelphia Eagles Cam Jurgens  C Nebraska Big Ten
2 60 Cincinnati Bengals Cam Taylor-Britt  CB Nebraska Big Ten
from Tampa Bay via Buffalo [R2 - 4]
3 69 Tennessee Titans Nicholas Petit-Frere  OT Ohio State Big Ten
from N.Y. Jets [R3 - 1]
3 96 Indianapolis Colts Nick Cross  S Maryland Big Ten
from L.A. Rams via Denver [R3 - 2]
3* 97 Detroit Lions Kerby Joseph  S Illinois Big Ten
3× 99 Cleveland Browns David Bell  WR Purdue Big Ten
3× 101 New York Jets Jeremy Ruckert  TE Ohio State Big Ten
2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[lower-alpha 2] from New Orleans via Philadelphia and Tennessee [R3 - 3]
3× 103 Kansas City Chiefs Leo Chenal  LB Wisconsin Big Ten
2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[lower-alpha 3]
3× 104 Los Angeles Rams Logan Bruss  OG Wisconsin Big Ten
2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[lower-alpha 4]
4 110 Baltimore Ravens Daniel Faalele  OT Minnesota Big Ten
from N.Y. Giants [R4 - 1]
4 114 New York Giants Dane Belton  S Iowa Big Ten
from Atlanta [R4 - 2]
4 120 Carolina Panthers Brandon Smith  LB Penn State Big Ten
from New Orleans via Washington [R4 - 3]
4 129 Dallas Cowboys Jake Ferguson  TE Wisconsin Big Ten
4 130 Baltimore Ravens Jordan Stout  P Penn State Big Ten
from Buffalo [R4 - 4]
4 131 Tennessee Titans Hassan Haskins  RB Michigan Big Ten
4* 143 Tennessee Titans Chigoziem Okonkwo  TE Maryland Big Ten
5 146 New York Giants Micah McFadden  LB Indiana Big Ten
from N.Y. Jets [R5 - 1]
5 158 Seattle Seahawks Tyreke Smith  DE Ohio State Big Ten
from Miami via New England and Kansas City [R5 - 2]
5 165 Minnesota Vikings Esezi Otomewo  DE Minnesota Big Ten
from Las Vegas [R5 - 3]
6 184 Minnesota Vikings Vederian Lowe  OT Illinois Big Ten
from N.Y. Jets [R6 - 1]
6 191 Minnesota Vikings Jalen Nailor  WR Michigan State Big Ten
from Baltimore via Kansas City [R6 - 2]
6 206 Denver Broncos Matt Henningsen  DT Wisconsin Big Ten
from Tampa Bay via N.Y. Jets and Philadelphia [R6 - 3]
6 207 Chicago Bears Doug Kramer  C Illinois Big Ten
from San Francisco via N.Y. Jets and Houston [R6 - 4]
6 208 Pittsburgh Steelers Connor Heyward  FB Michigan State Big Ten
from Kansas City [R6 - 5]
6* 218 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ko Kieft  TE Minnesota Big Ten
from L.A. Rams
6* 221 San Francisco 49ers Tariq Castro-Fields  CB Penn State Big Ten
7 229 Seattle Seahawks Bo Melton  WR Rutgers Big Ten
7 232 Denver Broncos Faion Hicks  DB Wisconsin Big Ten
7 238 Las Vegas Raiders Thayer Munford  OT Ohio State Big Ten
from Miami via L.A. Rams [R7 - 1]
7 245 New England Patriots Andrew Stueber  OG Michigan Big Ten
from Dallas via Houston [R7 - 2]
7 249 Green Bay Packers Rasheed Walker  OT Penn State Big Ten
7 251 Kansas City Chiefs Isiah Pacheco  RB Rutgers Big Ten
7* 256 Arizona Cardinals Jesse Luketa  LB Penn State Big Ten
7* 258 Green Bay Packers Samori Toure  WR Nebraska Big Ten
7* 260 Los Angeles Chargers Zander Horvath  FB Purdue Big Ten
7* 261 Los Angeles Rams A. J. Arcuri  OT Michigan State Big Ten
from Tampa Bay

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 2022 draft.

Round one

  1. No. 10: Seattle → N.Y. Jets (PD). Seattle traded safety Bradley McDougald, a first-round selection, and 2021 first and third-round selections to the New York Jets in exchange for safety Jamal Adams and a fourth-round selection.[trade 1]
  2. No. 11: Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington traded its first-round selection (11th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a first-, third-, and fourth-round selections (16th, 98th, and 120th overall).[trade 2]
  3. No. 16: Indianapolis → Philadelphia → New Orleans → Washington. Multiple trades:
           Indianapolis → Philadelphia (PD). Indianapolis traded a conditional second-round selection and a 2021 third-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Carson Wentz. The conditional selection became a first-round selection because Wentz played 75% of Indianapolis' offensive snaps.[trade 3]
           Philadelphia → New Orleans (PD). Philadelphia traded two first-round selections (16th and 19th overall) and a sixth-round selection (194th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first, third, and seventh-round selections (18th, 101st, and 237th overall) as well as a 2023 first-round selection and a 2024 second-round selection.[trade 4]
           New Orleans → Washington (D). See No. 11: Washington → New Orleans.[trade 2]
  4. No. 25: Buffalo → Baltimore (D). See No. 23: Baltimore → Buffalo.[trade 2]

Round two

  1. No. 38: Carolina → N.Y. Jets → N.Y. Giants → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
           Carolina → N.Y. Jets (PD). Carolina traded second and fourth-round selections, and a 2021 sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for quarterback Sam Darnold.[trade 5]
           N.Y. Jets → N.Y. Giants (D). See No. 36: N.Y. Giants → N.Y. Jets.[trade 6]
           N.Y. Giants → Atlanta (D). The Giants traded their second-round selection (38th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (43rd and 114th overall).[trade 7]
  2. No. 40: Denver → Seattle (PD). See No. 9: Denver → Seattle.[trade 8]
  3. No. 48: L.A. Chargers → Chicago (PD). The Los Angeles Chargers traded a second-round selection as well as a 2023 sixth-round selection to Chicago in exchange for outside linebacker Khalil Mack.[trade 9]
  4. No. 60: Tampa Bay → Buffalo → Cincinnati. Multiple trades:
           Tampa Bay → Buffalo (D). See No. 57: Buffalo → Tampa Bay.[trade 10]
           Buffalo → Cincinnati (D). Buffalo traded a second-round selection (60th overall) to Cincinnati for a second- and sixth-round selection (63rd and 209th overall).[trade 11]

Round three

  1. No. 69: N.Y. Jets → Tennessee (D). See No. 26: Tennessee → N.Y. Jets.[trade 2]
  2. No. 96: L.A. Rams → Denver → Indianapolis (D). Multiple trades:
           No. 96: L.A. Rams → Denver (PD). See No. 32: L.A. Rams → Denver.[trade 12]
           No. 96: Denver → Indianapolis (D). Denver traded its third-round selection (96th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for a fifth-round selection (179th overall) and a 2023 third-round selection.[trade 13]
  3. No. 101: New Orleans → Philadelphia → Tennessee → N.Y. Jets. Multiple trades:
           New Orleans → Philadelphia (PD). See No. 16: Philadelphia → New Orleans.[trade 4]
           Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). See No. 18: Philadelphia → Tennessee.[trade 2]
           Tennessee → N.Y Jets (D). See No. 26: Tennessee → N.Y. Jets.[trade 2]

Round four

  1. No. 110: N.Y. Giants → Baltimore (PD). The Giants traded a fourth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for guard Ben Bredeson, a fifth-round selection, and a 2023 seventh-round selection.[trade 14]
  2. No. 114: Atlanta → N.Y. Giants (D). See No. 38: N.Y. Giants → Atlanta.[trade 7]
  3. No. 120: New Orleans → Washington → Carolina. Multiple trades:
           No. 120: New Orleans → Washington (D). See No. 11: Washington → New Orleans.[trade 2]
           No. 120: Washington → Carolina (D). Washington traded fourth- and sixth-round selections (120th and 189th overall) to Carolina in exchange for two fifth-round selections (144th and 149th overall).[trade 15]
  4. No. 130: Buffalo → Baltimore (D). See No. 23: Baltimore → Buffalo.[trade 2]

Round five

  1. No. 146: N.Y. Jets → N.Y. Giants (D). See No. 36: N.Y. Giants → N.Y. Jets.[trade 6]
  2. No. 158: Miami → New England → Kansas City → Seattle. Multiple trades:
           No. 158: Miami → New England (PD). Miami traded a fifth-round selection and wide receiver DeVante Parker to New England in exchange for a 2023 third-round selection.[trade 16]
           No. 158: New England → Kansas City (D). See No. 50: Kansas City → New England.[trade 17]
           No. 158: Kansas City → Seattle (D). See No. 145: Seattle → Kansas City.[trade 18]
  3. No. 165: Las Vegas → Minnesota (D) See No. 126: Las Vegas → Minnesota → Las Vegas.[trade 19]

Round six

  1. No. 184: N.Y. Jets → Minnesota (PD). See No. 117: Minnesota → N.Y. Jets.[trade 20]
  2. No. 191: Baltimore → Kansas City → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
           Baltimore → Kansas City (PD). See No. 173: Kansas City → Baltimore.[trade 21]
           Kansas City → Minnesota (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for cornerback Mike Hughes and a seventh-round selection.[trade 22]
  3. No. 206: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets → Philadelphia → Denver. Multiple trades:
           Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for nose tackle Steve McLendon and a 2023 seventh-round selection.[trade 23]
           N.Y. Jets → Philadelphia (PD). The Jets traded a conditional sixth-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for quarterback Joe Flacco. The pick would have been elevated to the fifth round if Flacco had met playing time conditions.[trade 24]
           Philadelphia → Denver (PD). Philadelphia traded a sixth-round selection to Denver in exchange for cornerback Kary Vincent Jr.[trade 25]
  4. No. 207: San Francisco → N.Y. Jets → Houston → Chicago. Multiple trades:
           No. 207: San Francisco → N.Y. Jets (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for linebacker Jordan Willis and a 2021 seventh-round selection.[trade 26]
           No. 207: N.Y. Jets → Houston (PD). The Jets traded this sixth-round selection to Houston in exchange for linebacker Shaq Lawson.[trade 27]
           No. 207: Houston → Chicago (D). See No. 150: Chicago → Houston.[trade 28]
  5. No. 208: Kansas City → Pittsburgh (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for defensive end Melvin Ingram.[trade 29]

Round seven

  1. No. 238: Miami → L.A. Rams (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib and a 2020 fifth-round selection originally acquired from Baltimore.[trade 30]
  2. No. 245: Dallas → Houston → New England. Multiple trades:
           Dallas → Houston (PD). Dallas traded a seventh-round selection to Houston in exchange for defensive tackle Eli Ankou.[trade 31]
           Houston → New England (PD). See No. 170: New England → Houston.[trade 32]
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  1. Cleveland received a third-round selection and a 2023 third-round selection when Minnesota hired Browns' vice president of football operations Kwesi Adofo-Mensah as general manager.[38]
  2. New Orleans received a third-round selection along with a 2021 third-round selection when Atlanta hired Saints pro scouting director Terry Fontenot as general manager.[39]
  3. Kansas City received a third-round selection and a 2023 third-round selection when Chicago hired Chiefs executive director of player personnel Ryan Poles as general manager.[40]
  4. The Los Angeles Rams received a third-round selection along with a 2021 third-round selection when Detroit hired their college scouting director Brad Holmes as general manager.[41]

Head coaches
Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Bret Bielema* 1 102–65 (.611) 5–7 (.417) 41–24 (.631)
Indiana Tom Allen* 5 26–32 (.448) 26–32 (.448) 15–28 (.349)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 23 190–131 (.592) 178–110 (.618) 110–79 (.582)
Maryland Mike Locksley* 3 15–49 (.234) 13–23 (.361) 7–22 (.241)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 7 119–51 (.700) 61–24 (.718) 42–17 (.712)
Michigan State Mel Tucker 2 18–14 (.563) 13–7 (.650) 9–7 (.563)
Minnesota P. J. Fleck 5 65–45 (.591) 35–23 (.603) 21–22 (.488)
Nebraska Scott Frost 4 34–36 (.486) 15–29 (.341) 10–25 (.286)
Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald 16 109–90 (.548) 109–90 (.548) 64–68 (.485)
Ohio State Ryan Day* 3 34–4 (.895) 34–4 (.895) 23–1 (.958)
Penn State James Franklin 8 91–49 (.650) 67–34 (.663) 42–28 (.600)
Purdue Jeff Brohm 5 58–39 (.598) 28–29 (.491) 20–22 (.476)
Rutgers Greg Schiano* 13 76–81 (.484) 76–81 (.484) 5–13 (.278)
Wisconsin Paul Chryst 7 84–42 (.667) 65–23 (.739) 43–16 (.729)

* 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.

* 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.

* Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[42]

* 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.[43]

* 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.

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