List of Big Ten Conference football champions

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

Champions by year
RecordRanking
YearChampionsConferenceOverallAPCoachesBowl resultHead coach
1896 Wisconsin2–0–17–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Philip King
1897 Wisconsin3–09–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Philip King
1898 Michigan3–010–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Gustave Ferbert
1899 Chicago4–016–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950–Amos Alonzo Stagg
1900 Iowa2–0–17–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Alden Knipe
Minnesota3–0–110–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
1901 Michigan*4–011–0Started in 1936Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. StanfordFielding H. Yost
Wisconsin2–09–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Philip King
1902 Michigan*5–011–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
1903 Michigan*3–0–111–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota3–0–114–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
Northwestern1–0–210–1–3Started in 1936Started in 1950–Walter McCornack
1904 Michigan*2–010–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota*3–013–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
1905 Chicago*7–011–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Amos Alonzo Stagg
1906 Michigan1–04–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota2–04–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
Wisconsin3–05–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Charles P. Hutchins
1907 Chicago4–04–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Amos Alonzo Stagg
1908 Chicago5–05–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Amos Alonzo Stagg
1909 Minnesota3–06–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
1910 Illinois4–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Arthur Hall
Minnesota2–06–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
1911 Minnesota3–0–16–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
1912 Wisconsin5–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–William Juneau
1913 Chicago7–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Amos Alonzo Stagg
1914 Illinois*6–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Robert Zuppke
1915 Illinois3–0–25–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950–Robert Zuppke
Minnesota3–0–16–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Henry L. Williams
1916 Ohio State4–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–John Wilce
1917 Ohio State4–08–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–John Wilce
1918 Illinois4–05–2Started in 1936Started in 1950–Robert Zuppke
Michigan*2–05–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
Purdue1–03–3Started in 1936Started in 1950–A. G. Scanlon
1919 Illinois*6–16–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Robert Zuppke
1920 Ohio State5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. CaliforniaJohn Wilce
1921 Iowa5–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Howard Jones
1922 Chicago4–0–15–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Amos Alonzo Stagg
Iowa5–07–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Howard Jones
Michigan4–06–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
1923 Illinois*5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Robert Zuppke
Michigan*4–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
1924 Chicago3–0–34–1–3Started in 1936Started in 1950–Amos Alonzo Stagg
1925 Michigan5–17–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
1926 Michigan5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Fielding H. Yost
Northwestern5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Glenn Thistlethwaite
1927 Illinois*5–07–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Robert Zuppke
Minnesota3–0–16–0–2Started in 1936Started in 1950–Clarence Spears
1928 Illinois4–17–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Robert Zuppke
1929 Purdue5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–James Phelan
1930 Michigan5–08–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Harry Kipke
Northwestern5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Dick Hanley
1931 Michigan5–18–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Harry Kipke
Northwestern5–17–1–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Dick Hanley
Purdue5–19–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Noble Kizer
1932 Michigan*6–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Harry Kipke
Purdue5–0–17–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Noble Kizer
1933 Michigan*5–0–17–0–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Harry Kipke
Minnesota2–0–44–0–4Started in 1936Started in 1950–Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota*5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Bernie Bierman
1935 Minnesota*5–08–0Started in 1936Started in 1950–Bernie Bierman
Ohio State5–07–1Started in 1936Started in 1950–Francis Schmidt
1936 Northwestern6–07–1No. 7Started in 1950–Pappy Waldorf
1937 Minnesota5–06–2No. 5Started in 1950–Bernie Bierman
1938 Minnesota4–16–2No. 10Started in 1950–Bernie Bierman
1939 Ohio State5–16–2No. 15Started in 1950–Francis Schmidt
1940 Minnesota*6–08–0No. 1Started in 1950–Bernie Bierman
1941 Minnesota*5–08–0No. 1Started in 1950–Bernie Bierman
1942 Ohio State*5–19–1No. 1Started in 1950–Paul Brown
1943 Michigan6–08–1No. 3Started in 1950–Fritz Crisler
Purdue6–09–0No. 5Started in 1950–Elmer Burnham
1944 Ohio State6–09–0No. 2Started in 1950–Carroll Widdoes
1945 Indiana5–0–19–0–1No. 4Started in 1950–Bo McMillin
1946 Illinois6–18–2No. 5Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 45–14 vs. UCLARay Eliot
1947 Michigan*6–010–0No. 2Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. USCFritz Crisler
1948 Michigan*5–09–0No. 1Started in 1950–Bennie Oosterbaan
1949 Michigan4–1–16–2–1No. 7Started in 1950–Bennie Oosterbaan
Ohio State4–1–17–1–2No. 4Started in 1950W Rose Bowl 17–14 vs. CaliforniaWes Fesler
1950 Michigan4–1–16–3–1No. 9No. 6W Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. CaliforniaBennie Oosterbaan
1951 Illinois5–0–19–0–1No. 4No. 3W Rose Bowl 40–7 vs. StanfordRay Eliot
1952 Purdue4–1–14–3–2No. 18No. 12–Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin4–1–16–3–1No. 11No. 10L Rose Bowl 0–7 vs. USCIvy Williamson
1953 Illinois5–17–1–1No. 7No. 7–Ray Eliot
Michigan State5–19–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 28–20 vs. UCLAClarence Munn
1954 Ohio State*7–010–0No. 1No. 2W Rose Bowl 20–7 vs. USCWoody Hayes
1955 Ohio State6–07–2No. 5No. 5–Woody Hayes
1956 Iowa5–19–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 35–19 vs. Oregon StateForest Evashevski
1957 Ohio State*7–09–1No. 2No. 1W Rose Bowl 10–7 vs. OregonWoody Hayes
1958 Iowa*5–18–1–1No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 38–12 vs. CaliforniaForest Evashevski
1959 Wisconsin5–27–3No. 6No. 6L Rose Bowl 8–44 vs. WashingtonMilt Bruhn
1960 Iowa5–18–1No. 3No. 2–Forest Evashevski
Minnesota*6–18–2No. 1No. 1L Rose Bowl 7–17 vs. WashingtonMurray Warmath
1961 Ohio State*6–08–0–1No. 2No. 2–Woody Hayes
1962 Wisconsin6–18–2No. 2No. 2L Rose Bowl 37–42 vs. USCMilt Bruhn
1963 Illinois5–1–18–1–1No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. WashingtonPete Elliott
1964 Michigan6–19–1No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 34–7 vs. Oregon StateBump Elliott
1965 Michigan State*7–010–1No. 2No. 1L Rose Bowl 12–14 vs. UCLADuffy Daugherty
1966 Michigan State*7–09–0–1No. 2No. 2–Duffy Daugherty
1967 Indiana6–19–2No. 4No. 6L Rose Bowl 3–14 vs. USCJohn Pont
Minnesota6–18–2–No. 14–Murray Warmath
Purdue6–18–2No. 9No. 9–Jack Mollenkopf
1968 Ohio State*7–010–0No. 1No. 1W Rose Bowl 27–16 vs. USCWoody Hayes
1969 Michigan6–18–3No. 9No. 8L Rose Bowl 3–10 vs. USCBo Schembechler
Ohio State6–18–1No. 4No. 5–Woody Hayes
1970 Ohio State*7–09–1No. 5No. 2L Rose Bowl 17–27 vs. StanfordWoody Hayes
1971 Michigan8–011–1No. 6No. 4L Rose Bowl 12–13 vs. StanfordBo Schembechler
1972 Michigan7–110–1No. 6No. 6–Bo Schembechler
Ohio State7–19–2No. 9No. 3L Rose Bowl 17–42 vs. USCWoody Hayes
1973 Michigan7–0–110–0–1No. 6No. 6–Bo Schembechler
Ohio State7–0–110–0–1No. 2No. 3W Rose Bowl 42–21 vs. USCWoody Hayes
1974 Michigan7–110–1No. 3No. 5–Bo Schembechler
Ohio State7–110–2No. 4No. 3L Rose Bowl 17–18 vs. USCWoody Hayes
1975 Ohio State8–011–1No. 4No. 4L Rose Bowl 10–23 vs. UCLAWoody Hayes
1976 Michigan7–110–2No. 3No. 3L Rose Bowl 6–14 vs. USCBo Schembechler
Ohio State7–19–2–1No. 6No. 5W Orange Bowl 27–10 vs. ColoradoWoody Hayes
1977 Michigan7–110–2No. 9No. 8L Rose Bowl 20–27 vs. WashingtonBo Schembechler
Ohio State7–19–3No. 11No. 12L Sugar Bowl 6–35 vs. AlabamaWoody Hayes
1978 Michigan7–110–2No. 5No. 5L Rose Bowl 10–17 vs. USCBo Schembechler
Michigan State7–18–3No. 12––Darryl Rogers
1979 Ohio State8–011–1No. 4No. 4L Rose Bowl 16–17 vs. USCEarle Bruce
1980 Michigan8–010–2No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 23–6 vs. WashingtonBo Schembechler
1981 Iowa6–28–4No. 18No. 15L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. WashingtonHayden Fry
Ohio State6–29–3No. 15No. 12W Liberty Bowl 31–28 vs. NavyEarle Bruce
1982 Michigan8–18–4–No. 15L Rose Bowl 14–24 vs. UCLABo Schembechler
1983 Illinois9–010–2No. 10No. 10L Rose Bowl 9–45 vs. UCLAMike White
1984 Ohio State7–29–3No. 13No. 12L Rose Bowl 17–20 vs. USCEarle Bruce
1985 Iowa7–110–2No. 10No. 9L Rose Bowl 28–45 vs. UCLAHayden Fry
1986 Michigan7–111–2No. 8No. 7L Rose Bowl 15–22 vs. Arizona StateBo Schembechler
Ohio State7–110–3No. 7No. 6W Cotton Bowl Classic 28–12 vs. Texas A&MEarle Bruce
1987 Michigan State7–0–19–2–1No. 8No. 8W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USCGeorge Perles
1988 Michigan7–0–19–2–1No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 22–14 vs. USCBo Schembechler
1989 Michigan8–010–2No. 7No. 8L Rose Bowl 10–17 vs. USCBo Schembechler
1990 Illinois6–28–4No. 25No. 24L Hall of Fame Bowl 0–30 vs. ClemsonJohn Mackovic
Iowa6–28–4No. 18No. 16L Rose Bowl 34–46 vs. WashingtonHayden Fry
Michigan6–29–3No. 7No. 8W Gator Bowl 35–3 vs. Ole MissGary Moeller
Michigan State6–28–3–1No. 16No. 14W John Hancock Bowl 17–16 vs. USCGeorge Perles
1991 Michigan8–010–2No. 6No. 6L Rose Bowl 14–34 vs. WashingtonGary Moeller
1992 Michigan6–0–29–0–3No. 5No. 5W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. WashingtonGary Moeller
1993 Ohio State6–1–110–1–1No. 11No. 10W Holiday Bowl 28–21 vs. BYUJohn Cooper
Wisconsin6–1–110–1–1No. 6No. 5W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. UCLABarry Alvarez
1994 Penn State8–012–0No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 38–20 vs. OregonJoe Paterno
1995 Northwestern8–010–2No. 8No. 7L Rose Bowl 32–41 vs. USCGary Barnett
1996 Northwestern7–19–3No. 15No. 16L Florida Citrus Bowl 28–48 vs. TennesseeGary Barnett
Ohio State7–111–1No. 2No. 2W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Arizona StateJohn Cooper
1997 Michigan*8–012–0No. 1No. 2W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. Washington StateLloyd Carr
1998 Michigan7–110–3No. 12No. 12W Florida Citrus Bowl 45–31 vs. ArkansasLloyd Carr
Ohio State7–111–1No. 2No. 2W Sugar Bowl 24–14 vs. Texas A&MJohn Cooper
Wisconsin7–111–1No. 6No. 5W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. UCLABarry Alvarez
1999 Wisconsin7–110–2No. 4No. 4W Rose Bowl 17–9 vs. StanfordBarry Alvarez
2000 Michigan6–29–3No. 11No. 10W Florida Citrus Bowl 31–28 vs. AuburnLloyd Carr
Northwestern6–28–4––L Alamo Bowl 17–66 vs. NebraskaRandy Walker
Purdue6–28–4No. 13No. 13L Rose Bowl 24–34 vs. WashingtonJoe Tiller
2001 Illinois7–110–2No. 12No. 12L Sugar Bowl 34–47 vs. LSURon Turner
2002 Iowa8–011–2No. 8No. 8L Orange Bowl 17–38 vs. USCKirk Ferentz
Ohio State*8–014–0No. 1No. 1W Fiesta Bowl 31–24 vs. MiamiJim Tressel
2003 Michigan7–110–3No. 6No. 7L Rose Bowl 14–28 vs. USCLloyd Carr
2004 Iowa7–110–2No. 8No. 8W Capital One Bowl 30–25 vs. LSUKirk Ferentz
Michigan7–19–3No. 14No. 12L Rose Bowl 37–38 vs. TexasLloyd Carr
2005 Ohio State7–110–2No. 4No. 4W Fiesta Bowl 34–20 vs. Notre DameJim Tressel
Penn State7–111–1No. 3No. 3W Orange Bowl 26–23 3OT vs. Florida StateJoe Paterno
2006 Ohio State8–012–1No. 2No. 2L BCS Championship Game 14–41 vs. FloridaJim Tressel
2007 Ohio State7–111–2No. 5No. 4L BCS Championship Game 24–38 vs. LSUJim Tressel
2008 Ohio State7–110–3No. 9No. 11L Fiesta Bowl 21–24 vs. TexasJim Tressel
Penn State7–111–2No. 8No. 8L Rose Bowl 24–38 vs. USCJoe Paterno
2009 Ohio State7–111–2No. 5No. 5W Rose Bowl 26–17 vs. OregonJim Tressel
2010^ Michigan State7–111–2No. 14No. 14L Capital One Bowl 7–49 vs. AlabamaMark Dantonio
Wisconsin7–111–2No. 7No. 8L Rose Bowl 19–21 vs. TCUBret Bielema
2011 Wisconsin6–211–3No. 10No. 11L Rose Bowl 38–45 vs. OregonBret Bielema
2012 Wisconsin4–48–6––L Rose Bowl 14–20 vs. StanfordBret Bielema
2013 Michigan State8–013–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 24–20 vs. StanfordMark Dantonio
2014 Ohio State*8–014–1No. 1No. 1W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 42–35 vs. Alabama
W CFP National Championship 42–20 vs. Oregon		Urban Meyer
2015 Michigan State7–112–2No. 6No. 6L CFP Semifinal at Cotton Bowl 0–38 vs. AlabamaMark Dantonio
2016 Penn State8–111–3No. 7No. 7L Rose Bowl 49–52 vs. USCJames Franklin
2017 Ohio State8–112–2No. 5No. 5W Cotton Bowl 24–7 vs. USCUrban Meyer
2018 Ohio State8–113–1No. 3No. 3W Rose Bowl 28–23 vs. WashingtonUrban Meyer
2019 Ohio State9–013–1No. 3No. 3L CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl 23–29 vs. ClemsonRyan Day
2020 Ohio State5–07–1No. 2No. 2W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 49–28 vs Clemson
L CFP National Championship 24–52 vs. Alabama		Ryan Day
2021 Michigan8–112–2No. 3No. 3L CFP Semifinal at Orange Bowl 11–34 vs. GeorgiaJim Harbaugh
2022 Michigan9–013–1No. 3No. 3L CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl 45–51 vs. TCUJim Harbaugh

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

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

Championships by team
Team Big Ten
titles		 Outright
Big Ten
titles		 Winning years
Michigan
44
18
1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022
Ohio State
39[note 1]
24
1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Minnesota
18
7
1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967
Illinois
15
8
1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001
Wisconsin
14
8
1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012
Iowa
11
4
1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004
Michigan State
9
5
1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015
Northwestern
8
2
1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000
Purdue
8
1
1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000
Chicago
7
6
1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924
Penn State
4
2
1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
Indiana
2
1
1945, 1967
Nebraska
0
0
Maryland
0
0
Rutgers
0
0
Keys
  • Italics indicate a school no longer competing in the Big Ten.
  • Bold indicates an outright conference championship.
Notes
  1. Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of the title.

Championships by head coach
Head CoachSchoolBig Ten
Championships
Woody Hayes Ohio State13
Bo Schembechler Michigan13
Fielding H. Yost Michigan10
Henry L. Williams Minnesota8
Bernie Bierman Minnesota7
Amos Alonzo Stagg Chicago7
Robert Zuppke Illinois7
Jim Tressel Ohio State6^
Lloyd Carr Michigan5
Earle Bruce Ohio State4
Harry Kipke Michigan4
Barry Alvarez Wisconsin3
Bret Bielema Wisconsin3
John Cooper Ohio State3
Mark Dantonio Michigan State3
Ray Eliot Illinois3
Forest Evashevski Iowa3
Hayden Fry Iowa3
Philip King Wisconsin3
Urban Meyer Ohio State3
Gary Moeller Michigan3
Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan3
Joe Paterno Penn State3
John Wilce Ohio State3
Gary Barnett Northwestern2
Milt Bruhn Wisconsin2
Fritz Crisler Michigan2
Duffy Daugherty Michigan State2
Ryan Day Ohio State2
Kirk Ferentz Iowa2
Dick Hanley Northwestern2
Jim Harbaugh Michigan2
Howard Jones Iowa2
Noble Kizer Purdue2
George Perles Michigan State2
Francis Schmidt Ohio State2
Murray Warmath Minnesota2
Paul Brown Ohio State1
Elmer Burnham Purdue1
Bump Elliott Michigan1
Pete Elliott Illinois1
Gustave Ferbert Michigan1
Wes Fesler Ohio State1
James Franklin Penn State1
Arthur Hall Illinois1
Stu Holcomb Purdue1
Charles P. Hutchins Wisconsin1
William Juneau Wisconsin1
Alden Knipe Iowa1
John Mackovic Illinois1
Walter McCornack Northwestern1
Bo McMillin Indiana1
Jack Mollenkopf Purdue1
Clarence Munn Michigan State1
James Phelan Purdue1
John Pont Indiana1
Darryl Rogers Michigan State1
A. G. Scanlon Purdue1
Clarence Spears Minnesota1
Glenn Thistlethwaite Northwestern1
Joe Tiller Purdue1
Ron Turner Illinois1
Pappy Waldorf Northwestern1
Randy Walker Northwestern1
Mike White Illinois1
Carroll Widdoes Ohio State1
Ivy Williamson Wisconsin1

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

See also

References
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