2019 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2019 Big Ten conference football season was the 124th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

2019 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 29, 2019 through January 2020
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2020 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Chase Young (Ohio State)
Picked by	Washington Redskins, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVP	Chase Young, OSU
East Division champions	Ohio State
West Division champions	Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions	Ohio State
Runners-up	Wisconsin
Finals MVP	Justin Fields

2019 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 9 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 18 Michigan		6	–	3					9	–	4
Indiana		5	–	4					8	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	5					7	–	6
Maryland		1	–	8					3	–	9
Rutgers		0	–	9					2	–	10
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Minnesota x		7	–	2					11	–	2
No. 15 Iowa		6	–	3					10	–	3
Illinois		4	–	5					6	–	7
Purdue		3	–	6					4	–	8
Nebraska		3	–	6					5	–	7
Northwestern		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

This was the Big Ten's sixth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was Ohio State. The 2019 season consisted of a nine-game conference schedule for the fourth year in a row.^[1]

The Big Ten had two new coaches for the 2019 season. Ohio State promoted offensive coordinator Ryan Day to head coach, replacing Urban Meyer who retired at the end of the 2018 season.^[2] Maryland also had a new coach for 2019, hiring Mike Locksley to replace D. J. Durkin, who was fired in 2018^[3] ultimately due to the events that led to the death of player Jordan McNair.

The first coaching change during the 2019 season came on September 29, 2019 when Rutgers dismissed Chris Ash. Tight ends coach Nunzio Campanile served as interim coach for the remainder of the 2019 season.^[4] Then on December 1, Rutgers announced that former coach Greg Schiano would return to coach the team in 2020.^[5]

On the field of play, Ohio State won the East Division title and made their fifth appearance in the Big Ten Football Championship Game and third consecutive appearance. In the West Division, Wisconsin and Minnesota tied for the division title, but the Badgers represented the division in the conference title game due to their head-to-head win over the Golden Gophers. Wisconsin made their sixth appearance in the conference title game overall. In that championship game, Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 34-21 to win their third consecutive Big Ten championship. With that win, the Buckeyes landed a spot in the 2019-20 College Football Playoff as the #2 seed.^[6]

Preseason

2019 Big Ten Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	ESPN[7]	Rivals[8]	Scout & 24/7[9]	Signees
Illinois	52	73	52	13
Indiana	38	38	36	21
Iowa	37	41	41	23
Maryland	44	61	47	18
Michigan	8	10	8	26
Michigan State	28	32	33	21
Minnesota	39	41	45	24
Nebraska	18	15	17	27
Northwestern	43	49	51	19
Ohio State	16	21	14	18
Penn State	13	11	12	23
Purdue	25	26	25	24
Rutgers	66	53	65	22
Wisconsin	29	27	29	19

Big Ten Media Days

The Big Ten conducted its annual media days at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL on July 23–24. The event commenced with a speech by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Preseason media polls

The Big Ten Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls in early August. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Big Ten title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2019 poll, Michigan was voted as the favorite to win both the East Division and the Big Ten Championship Game.^[10]

East

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Michigan	222 (20)
2	Ohio State	214 (14)
3	Michigan State	156
4	Penn State	154
5	Indiana	86.5
6	Maryland	82.5
7	Rutgers	37

West

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Nebraska	198 (14)
2	Iowa	194.5 (14)
3	Wisconsin	172.5 (4)
4	Northwestern	142.5 (1)
5	Purdue	110.5
6	Minnesota	100 (1)
7	Illinois	34

Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Michigan over Nebraska	8
2	Michigan over Iowa	8
3	Ohio State over Iowa	6
4	Ohio State over Nebraska	4
5	Ohio State over Wisconsin	3
6	Nebraska over Michigan	2
7	Michigan over Wisconsin	1
8	Ohio State over Minnesota	1
9	Northwestern over Michigan	1

Preseason awards

Preseason All-Big Ten

East Division

• Joe Bachie, Sr., LB, Michigan State
• Kenny Willekes, Sr., DE, Michigan State
• J. K. Dobbins, Jr., RB, Ohio State
• Chase Young, Jr., DE, Ohio State
• Yetur Gross-Matos, Jr., DE, Penn State

West Division

• A. J. Epenesa, Jr., DE, Iowa
• Adrian Martinez, So., QB, Nebraska
• Paddy Fisher, Jr., LB, Northwestern
• Rondale Moore, So., WR, Purdue
• Jonathan Taylor, Jr., RB, Wisconsin

^[11]

Rankings

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Illinois	AP												RV	RV
	C
	CFP	Not released
Indiana	AP										RV	RV	24	RV
	C									RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Iowa	AP	20	20	19	18	14	14	17	23	20	19	18	23	19	19	18	19	15
	C	19	19	18	18	14	14	18	22	19	19	18	22	20	20	19	19	15
	CFP	Not released										18	20	17	17	16	16
Maryland	AP			21
	C			25
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	7	7	10	11	20	19	16	16	19	14	14	14	12	10	17	17	18
	C	7	7	10	10	20	18	16	16	20	15	14	14	12	11	18	17	19
	CFP	Not released										14	15	13	13	14	14
Michigan State	AP	18	19	18	RV	25	25-T	RV
	C	20	20	19	RV	RV	23-T	RV
	CFP	Not released
Minnesota	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	17	13	13	7	11	9	15	16	10
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	20	16	13	13	7	11	9	15	16	10
	CFP	Not released										17	8	10	8	18	18
Nebraska	AP	24	25-T
	C	RV	25	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Northwestern	AP	RV
	C	25	RV
	CFP	Not released
Ohio State	AP	5	5	6	6	5	4	3-T (10)	4 (9)	3 (13)	3 (17)	3 (17)	2 (5)	2 (5)	2 (9)	2 (19)	2 (12)	3
	C	5	5	6	6	6	5	4 (3)	4 (4)	4 (8)	4 (8)	4 (8)	2 (5)	2 (6)	2 (7)	2 (17)	2 (14)	3
	CFP	Not released										1	2	2	1	1	2
Penn State	AP	15	15	13	13-T	12	12	10	7	6	5	5	9	9	12	12	13	9
	C	14	14	11	12	11	11	9	7	6	5	5	11	9	12	11	12	9
	CFP	Not released										4	9	8	10	10	10
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	19	17	14	13-T	8	8	8	6	13	18	16	15	14	13	10	11	11
	C	17-T	16	14	14	9	9	8	6	13	17	16	15	14	14	10	11	13
	CFP	Not released										13	14	12	12	8	8

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

Regular season

The Regular season will begin on August 29 and will end on November 30.

Week #1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 29	9:00 p.m.	South Dakota State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FS1	W 28–21	49,112
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 18 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	W 28–7	72,005
August 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 Wisconsin	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 49–0	46,704
August 30	7:15 p.m.	Massachusetts	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 48–21	40,515
August 30	9:30 p.m.	Purdue	Nevada	Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV	CBSSN	L 31–34	20,144
August 31	12:00 p.m.	Akron	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 42–3	30,654
August 31	12:00 p.m.	Howard	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 79–0	32,761
August 31	12:00 p.m.	Ball State	Indiana	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	CBSSN	W 34–24	21,437
August 31	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	No. 5 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	W 45–21	103,228
August 31	12:00 p.m.	South Alabama	No. 24 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN	W 35–21	89,502
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Idaho	No. 15 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 79–7	104,527
August 31	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 25 Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FOX	L 7–17	37,179
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	No. 20 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	W 38–14	69,250
August 31	7:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State	No. 7 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 40–21	110,811
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 20 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	IA 30–0	61,808
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Army	No. 7 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FOX	W 24–21 2OT	111,747
September 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Syracuse	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	W 63–20	33,493
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	No. 5 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 42–0	104,089
September 7	12:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 42–24	50,506
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 52–0	37,784
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Central Michigan	No. 17 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 61–0	74,437
September 7	3:30 p.m.	No. 25t Nebraska	Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (CU-NU Rivalry)	FOX	L 31–34 OT	52,829
September 7	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	W 31–23	23,108
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 19 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 51–17	73,113
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Buffalo	No. 15 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FOX	W 45–13	104,136
September 7	10:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA	CBSSN	W 38–35 2OT	34,790
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 7	Northwestern

Week #3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	L 31–34	34,759
September 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	FOX	OSU 51–10	47,945
September 14	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	No. 13 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	W 17–10	108,661
September 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Maryland	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	L 17–20	30,610
September 14	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Southern	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 35–32	41,021
September 14	3:30 p.m.	UNLV	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 30–14	37,714
September 14	4:00 p.m.	No. 19 Iowa	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (rivalry)	FS1	W 18–17	61,500
September 14	4:00 p.m.	Arizona State	No. 18 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FOX	L 7–10	73,531
September 14	7:30 p.m.	TCU	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 13–34	60,037
September 14	8:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	W 44–8	89,593
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 14	No. 10 Michigan	Rutgers	No. 14 Wisconsin

Week #4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 21	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan	No. 13t Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FOX	WIS 35–14	80,245
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Connecticut	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 38–3	40,084
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	MSU 31–10	40,114
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 16–30	32,217
September 21	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 76–5	103,190
September 21	8:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	NEB 42–38	44,512
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 21	No. 18 Iowa	Maryland	Minnesota	No. 13t Penn State	Purdue

Week #5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 27	8:00 p.m.	No. 12 Penn State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD (MD-PSU Rivalry)	FS1	PSU 59–0	53,228
September 28	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	WIS 24–15	76,825
September 28	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 20 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	MICH 52–0	110,662
September 28	12:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State	No. 14 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 48–3	63,706
September 28†	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 25 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	MSU 40–31	71,048
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	MIN 38–31	50,629
September 28	7:30 p.m.	No. 5 Ohio State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	OSU 48–7	89,759
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 28	Illinois

Week #6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 5†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 12 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN	PSU 35–7	106,536
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Kent State	No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPNU	W 48–0	74,559
October 5†	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Iowa	No. 19 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FOX	MI 10–3	111,519
October 5	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	MD 48–7	30,185
October 5†	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MINN 40–17	39,341
October 5†	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FOX	NEB 13–10	89,384
October 5†	7:30 p.m.	No. 25-T Michigan State	No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	OSU 34–10	104,797
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 5	Indiana

Week #7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 12†	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	IND 35–0	37,055
October 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC	MICH 42–25	37,275
October 12†	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	PUR 40–14	52,296
October 12†	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 38–0	80,470
October 12	7:30 p.m.	No. 10 Penn State	No. 17 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	PSU 17–12	69,034
October 12	7:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (MN-NEB Rivalry)	FS1	MIN 34–7	43,502
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 12	Northwestern	No. 3t Ohio State

Week #8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 18	8:30 p.m.	No. 4 Ohio State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	OSU 52–3	47,330
October 19†	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 Wisconsin	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	ILL 24–23	37,363
October 19†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 23 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	IA 26–20	69,250
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	IND 34–28	32,606
October 19†	3:30 p.m.	No. 20 Minnesota	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	MIN 42–7	26,429
October 19	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 Michigan	No. 7 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	PSU 28–21	110,669
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 19	Michigan State	Nebraska

Week #9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 26†	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Iowa	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPN2	IA 20–0	42,104
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	ILL 24–6	58,735
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Liberty	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 44–34	23,058
October 26	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Wisconsin	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 38–7	102,998
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 17 Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN	MIN 52–10	44,715
October 26	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	IND 38–31	89,317
October 26	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Penn State	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Land Grant Trophy)	ABC	PSU 28–7	70,298
October 26	7:30 p.m.	No. 8 Notre Dame	No. 19 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (UM-ND Rivalry)	ABC	W 45–14	111,909
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 2†	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Michigan	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ABC	MICH 38–7	40,701
November 2	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	FOX	PUR 31–27	50,606
November 2	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	ILL 38–10	35,652
November 2	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	FS1	IU 34–3	40,924
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 2	No. 19 Iowa	Michigan State	No. 13 Minnesota	No. 3 Ohio State	No. 5 Penn State	No. 18 Wisconsin

Week #11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	PUR 24–22	37,194
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 73–14	101,022
November 9	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Penn State	No. 13 Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Governor's Victory Bell)	ABC	MIN 31–26	51,883
November 9	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	ILL 37–34	63,370
November 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 18 Iowa	No. 16 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	FOX	WIS 24–22	78,018
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 9	Indiana	No. 14 Michigan	Nebraska	Rutgers

Week #12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Massachusetts	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 45–6	29,447
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 14 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	FOX	MICH 44–10	111,496
November 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Wisconsin	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	BTN	WIS 37–21	88,842
November 16	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Indiana	No. 9 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	PSU 34–27	106,323
November 16	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	OSU 56–21	33,528
November 16	4:00 p.m.	No. 7 Minnesota	No. 23 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale)	FOX	IA 23–19	67,518
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 16	Illinois	Maryland	Purdue

Week #13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Penn State	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (rivalry)	FOX	OSU 28–17	104,355
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 19 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IA 19–10	58,331
November 23	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Rutgers	HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	FS1	MSU 27–0	24,641
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Minnesota	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	MN 38–22	30,246
November 23	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN	MICH 39–14	43,671
November 23	3:30 p.m.	Nebraska	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	NEB 54–7	34,082
November 23	4:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 14 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FOX	WIS 45–24	70,747
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 29	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 Iowa	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Trophy)	BTN	IA 27–24	89,039
November 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	No. 10 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	FOX	OSU 56–27	112,071
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	NW 29–10	35,895
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPN2	IU 44–41 2OT	55,338
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	MSU 19–16	51,366
November 30	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Wisconsin	No. 9 Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ABC	WIS 38–17	53,756
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 12 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 27–6	98,895
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week #15 (Big Ten Championship Game)

Main article: 2019 Big Ten Football Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 7	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	No. 10 Wisconsin	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	FOX	OSU 34–21	66,649
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
	Big Ten win
	Big Ten loss

See also: 2019–20 NCAA football bowl games

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Ref.
Pinstripe Bowl	December 27	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	3:20 p.m.	Michigan State	Wake Forest	W 27–21	36,895
Holiday Bowl	December 27	SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA	FS1	8:00 p.m.	#18 Iowa	#22 USC	W 49–24	50,123
Redbox Bowl	December 30	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	FOX	4:00 p.m.	Illinois	California	L 20–35	34,177
Citrus Bowl	January 1	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	1:00 p.m.	#17 Michigan	#9t Alabama	L 16–35	59,746
Outback Bowl	January 1	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	#16 Minnesota	#9t Auburn	W 31–24	45,652
Gator Bowl	January 2	TIAA Bank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	Indiana	Tennessee	L 22–23	61,789
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl	December 28	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	#13 Penn State	#15 Memphis	W 53–39	54,828
Rose Bowl	January 1	Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	5:00 p.m.	#11 Wisconsin	#7 Oregon	L 27–28	90,462
College Football Playoff
Fiesta Bowl (Semifinal)	December 28	State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	#2 Ohio State	#3 Clemson	L 23–29	71,330

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Eastern Time Zone. Big Ten teams shown in bold.

Big Ten records vs Other Conferences

2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:

Regular Season Power 5 Conferences Record ACC 2–1 Big 12 1–1 Pac-12 0–3 BYU/Notre Dame 1–0 SEC 1–0 Power 5 Total 5–5 Other FBS Conferences Record American 5–1 C-USA 3–0 Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame) 4–0 MAC 9–1 Mountain West 2–1 Sun Belt 2–0 Other FBS Total 25–3 FCS Opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 4–0 Total Non-Conference Record 34–8

Post Season Power Conferences 5 Record ACC 1–1 Big 12 0–0 Pac-12 1–2 BYU/Notre Dame 0–0 SEC 1–2 Power 5 Total 3–5 Other FBS Conferences Record American 1–0 C–USA 0–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0 MAC 0–0 Mountain West 0–0 Sun Belt 0–0 Other FBS Total 1–0 Total Bowl Record 4-5

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Freshman
	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1 (Sept. 2) [12]	Jonathan Taylor	RB	WIS	Kenny Willekes	DE	MSU	Logan Justus	PK	IU	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	IU
Week 2 (Sept. 9) [13]	Elijah Sindelar	QB	PUR	Antoine Winfield Jr.	DB	MIN	Drue Chrisman	P	OSU	Zach Charbonnet	RB	MICH
Week 3 (Sept. 16) [14]	Tyler Johnson	WR	MIN	Joe Gaziano	DL	NW	Keith Duncan	K	IA	D. J. Johnson	DB	IA
	J. K. Dobbins	RB	OSU							Drake Anderson	RB	NW
Week 4 (Sept. 23) [15]	Jonathan Taylor (2)	RB	WIS	Joe Bachie	LB	MSU	Blake Hayes	P	ILL	Wan'Dale Robinson	WR	NEB
Week 5 (Sept. 30) [16]	Tanner Morgan	QB	MIN	Chris Orr	LB	WIS	Jacob Herbers	P	MIN	Michael Penix Jr. (2)	QB	IU
	Sean Clifford	QB	PSU
Week 6 (Oct. 7) [17]	Jonathan Taylor (3)	RB	WIS	Aidan Hutchinson	DL	MICH	Javon Leake	KR	MD	Wan'Dale Robinson (2)	WR	NEB
Week 7 (Oct. 14) [18]	Jack Plummer	QB	PUR	Kamal Martin	LB	MIN	Blake Gillikin	P	PSU	David Bell	WR	PUR
Week 8 (Oct. 21) [19]	K. J. Hamler	WR	PSU	Jake Hansen	LB	ILL	Casey O'Brien	Holder	MIN	David Bell (2)	WR	PUR
Week 9 (Oct. 28) [20]	J. K. Dobbins (2)	RB	OSU	Chase Young	DE	OSU	Blake Gillikin (2)	P	PSU	Odafe Oweh	DE	PSU
										Johnny Langan	QB	RUT
Week 10 (Nov. 4) [21]	Stevie Scott III	RB	IU	Dele Harding	LB	ILL	Javon Leake (2)	KR	MD	King Doerue	RB	PUR
							Giles Jackson	KR	MICH
Week 11 (Nov. 11) [22]	Josh Imatorbhebhe	WR	ILL	Sydney Brown	DB	ILL	J. D. Dellinger	K	PUR	David Bell (3)	WR	PUR
	Tanner Morgan	QB	MIN	Antoine Winfield Jr. (2)	DB	MIN
Week 12 (Nov. 18) [23]	Shea Patterson	QB	MICH	A. J. Epenesa	DE	IA	Chris Bergin	LB	NW	Evan Hull	RB	NW
	Jonathan Taylor (4)	RB	WIS				Aron Cruickshank	KR	WIS
Week 13 (Nov. 25) [24]	Shea Patterson (2)	QB	MICH	Chase Young (2)	DE	OSU	Keith Duncan (2)	K	IA	David Bell (4)	WR	PUR
	J. K. Dobbins (3)	RB	OSU
Week 14 (Dec. 2) [25]	J. K. Dobbins (4)	RB	OSU	A. J. Epenesa (2)	DE	IA	Keith Duncan (3)	K	IA	Coco Azema	RB	NW

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	Justin Fields	Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Chase Young	Ohio State
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year	David Bell	Purdue
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year	Justin Fields	Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year	Rashod Bateman	Minnesota
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year	Brycen Hopkins	Purdue
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Tristan Wirfs	Iowa
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Chase Young	Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Micah Parsons	Penn State
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Antoine Winfield Jr.	Minnesota
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year	Keith Duncan	Iowa
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year	Blake Hayes	Illinois
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Javon Leake	Maryland
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote)	P. J. Fleck	Minnesota
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)	Ryan Day	Ohio State
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award	J. J. Watt	Wisconsin
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award	Doug Schlereth	Indiana

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2019 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2019 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards^[26]

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB Justin Fields Ohio State RB J. K. Dobbins Ohio State RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin WR Rashod Bateman Minnesota WR Tyler Johnson Minnesota TE Brycen Hopkins Purdue C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin OG Ben Bredeson Michigan OG Jonah Jackson Ohio State OT Jon Runyan Jr. Michigan OT Tristan Wirfs Iowa First Team Defense (Coaches) DL A. J. Epenesa Iowa DL Joe Gaziano Northwestern DL Chase Young Ohio State DL Yetur Gross-Matos Penn State LB Malik Harrison Ohio State LB Micah Parsons Penn State LB Zack Baun Wisconsin DB Lavert Hill Michigan DB Antoine Winfield Jr. Minnesota DB Jordan Fuller Ohio State DB Jeff Okudah Ohio State First Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Keith Duncan Iowa P Blake Hayes Illinois RS Javon Leake Maryland

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Tanner Morgan Minnesota RB Stevie Scott III Indiana RB Rodney Smith Minnesota WR Whop Philyor Indiana WR K. J. Hamler Penn State TE Pat Freiermuth Penn State C Cesar Ruiz Michigan OG Wyatt Davis Ohio State OG Steven Gonzalez Penn State OT Branden Bowen Ohio State OT Thayer Munford Ohio State Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Kwity Paye Michigan DL Carter Coughlin Minnesota DL Kenny Willekes Michigan State DL Shaka Toney Penn State LB Khaleke Hudson Michigan LB Josh Uche Michigan LB Chris Orr Wisconsin DB Geno Stone Iowa DB Antoine Brooks Maryland DB Lamar Jackson Nebraska DB Damon Arnette Ohio State Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Logan Justus Indiana P Adam Korsak Rutgers RS Aron Cruickshank Wisconsin

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Shea Patterson Michigan RB Reggie Corbin Illinois RB Master Teague Ohio State WR Chris Olave Ohio State WR David Bell Purdue TE Luke Farrell Ohio State C Josh Myers Ohio State OG Michael Onwenu Michigan OG Blaise Andries Minnesota OT Alex Palczewski Illinois OT Alaric Jackson Iowa Third Team Defense (Coaches) DL Carlo Kemp Michigan DL Raequan Williams Michigan State DL Khalil Davis Nebraska DL DaVon Hamilton Ohio State DL Robert Windsor Penn State LB Dele Harding Illinois LB Paddy Fisher Northwestern LB Cam Brown Penn State DB Sydney Brown Illinois DB Michael Ojemudia Iowa DB Ambry Thomas Michigan DB Shaun Wade Ohio State Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Blake Haubeil Ohio State P Will Hart Michigan RS Dre Brown Illinois

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Kendrick Green, Jake Hansen, Doug Kramer; INDIANA: Peyton Hendershot, Caleb Jones, Micah McFadden, Tiawan Mullen, Simon Stepaniak, Haydon Whitehead; IOWA: Chauncey Golston, Cedrick Lattimore, Tyler Linderbaum, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Nate Stanley, Kristian Welch; MARYLAND: Nick Cross, Dontay Demus Jr., Ayinde Eley, Keandre Jones, Javon Leake; MICHIGAN: Zach Charbonnet, Nico Collins, Nick Eubanks, Hassan Haskins, Aidan Hutchinson, Giles Jackson, Jalen Mayfield, Cameron McGrone, Sean McKeon, Josh Metellus, Donovan Peoples-Jones; MICHIGAN STATE: Joe Bachie, Elijah Collins, Jake Hartbarger, Mike Panasiuk, Josiah Scott, Antjuan Simmons, Cody White; MINNESOTA: Curtis Dunlap Jr., Coney Durr, Daniel Faalele, Kamal Martin, Conner Olson, Sam Renner, Sam Schlueter; NEBRASKA: Darrion Daniels, Brenden Jaimes, Dedrick Mills, JD Spielman; NORTHWESTERN: Blake Gallagher, Rashawn Slater, Travis Whillock; OHIO STATE: Tuf Borland, Baron Browning, Drue Chrisman, Jashon Cornell, K. J. Hill, Robert Landers, Pete Werner; PENN STATE: Tariq Castro-Fields, Sean Clifford, Will Fries, Blake Gillikin, K. J. Hamler, Jan Johnson, Michal Menet, Jake Pinegar, John Reid, Garrett Taylor, Lamont Wade; PURDUE: Derrick Barnes, J.D. Dellinger, Ben Holt, George Karlaftis, Matt McCann; RUTGERS: Tyshon Fogg; WISCONSIN: Logan Bruss, Eric Burrell, Quintez Cephus, Jake Ferguson, Matt Henningsen, Faion Hicks, Isaiahh Loudermilk, Cole Van Lanen.

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB Justin Fields Ohio State RB J. K. Dobbins Ohio State RB Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin WR Rashod Bateman Minnesota WR Tyler Johnson Minnesota TE Brycen Hopkins Purdue C Tyler Biadasz Wisconsin OG Ben Bredeson Michigan OG Wyatt Davis Ohio State OT Tristan Wirfs Iowa OT Jon Runyan Jr. Michigan First Team Defense (Media) DL A. J. Epenesa Iowa DL Kenny Willekes Michigan State DL Chase Young Ohio State DL Yetur Gross-Matos Penn State LB Dele Harding Illinois LB Micah Parsons Penn State LB Zack Baun Wisconsin DB Lavert Hill Michigan DB Antoine Winfield Jr. Minnesota DB Jordan Fuller Ohio State DB Jeff Okudah Ohio State First Team Special Teams (Media) K Keith Duncan Iowa P Blake Hayes Illinois RS Javon Leake Maryland

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Tanner Morgan Minnesota RB Stevie Scott III Indiana RB Rodney Smith Minnesota WR K. J. Hamler Penn State WR David Bell Purdue TE Pat Freiermuth Penn State C Josh Myers Ohio State OG Jonah Jackson Ohio State OG Steven Gonzalez Penn State OT Thayer Munford Ohio State OT Cole Van Lanen Wisconsin Second Team Defense (Media) DL Raequan Williams Michigan State DL Carter Coughlin Minnesota DL Joe Gaziano Northwestern DL George Karlaftis Purdue LB Paddy Fisher Northwestern LB Malik Harrison Ohio State LB Chris Orr Wisconsin DB Michael Ojemudia Iowa DB Josiah Scott Michigan State DB Lamar Jackson Nebraska DB Damon Arnette Ohio State Second Team Special Teams (Media) K Logan Justus Indiana P Will Hart Michigan RS Aron Cruickshank Wisconsin

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB Shea Patterson Michigan RB Reggie Corbin Illinois RB Zach Charbonnet Michigan RB Elijah Collins Michigan State RB Master Teague Ohio State WR Whop Philyor Indiana WR Chris Olave Ohio State TE Peyton Hendershot Indiana C Cesar Ruiz Michigan OG Simon Stepaniak Indiana OG Blaise Andries Minnesota OT Alaric Jackson Iowa OT Branden Bowen Ohio State Third Team Defense (Media) DL Oluwole Betiku Jr. Illinois DL Aidan Hutchinson Michigan DL Kwity Paye Michigan DL DaVon Hamilton Ohio State LB Khaleke Hudson Michigan LB Josh Uche Michigan LB Joe Bachie Michigan State DB Antoine Brooks Maryland DB Josh Metellus Michigan DB Shaun Wade Ohio State DB Tariq Castro-Fields Penn State Third Team Special Teams (Media) K Blake Haubeil Ohio State P Adam Korsak Rutgers RS Donovan Peoples-Jones Michigan

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Dre Brown, Sydney Brown, Kendrick Green, Stanley Green Jr., Jake Hansen, Nate Hobbs, Josh Imatorbhebhe, Doug Kramer, Jamal Milan, Alex Palczewski; INDIANA: Demarcus Elliott, Tiawan Mullen, Peyton Ramsey; IOWA: Chauncey Golston, Michael Sleep-Dalton, Tyler Linderbaum, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Geno Stone, Kristian Welch; MARYLAND: Keandre Jones, Javon Leake, Ellis McKennie; MICHIGAN: Ronnie Bell, Nico Collins, Nick Eubanks, Jordan Glasgow, Hassan Haskins, Brad Hawkins, Giles Jackson, Cameron McGrone, Sean McKeon, Michael Onwenu, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Ambry Thomas; MICHIGAN STATE: Matt Coghlin, David Dowell, Jake Hartbarger, Mike Panasiuk, Antjuan Simmons, Cody White; MINNESOTA: Thomas Barber, Curtis Dunlap Jr., Coney Durr, Daniel Faalele, Kamal Martin, Conner Olson, Sam Renner, Sam Schlueter, Benjamin St-Juste; NEBRASKA: Mohammed Barry, Dicaprio Bootle, Khalil Davis, Brenden Jaimes, Dedrick Mills, Wan'Dale Robinson, JD Spielman, Cam Taylor-Britt; NORTHWESTERN: Blake Gallagher, Rashawn Slater, Jared Thomas; OHIO STATE: Tuf Borland, Baron Browning, Drue Chrisman, Jashon Cornell, Luke Farrell, K. J. Hill, Robert Landers, Pete Werner; PENN STATE: Cam Brown, Journey Brown, Sean Clifford, Will Fries, Blake Gillikin, K. J. Hamler, Jan Johnson, Michal Menet, Jake Pinegar, John Reid, Shaka Toney, Garrett Taylor, Lamont Wade, Robert Windsor; PURDUE: J.D. Dellinger, Ben Holt, Matt McCann, Cory Trice; RUTGERS: Tyshon Fogg, Willington Previlon; WISCONSIN: Logan Bruss, Eric Burrell, Quintez Cephus, Jack Coan, Jake Ferguson, Faion Hicks, Isaiahh Loudermilk, Rachad Wildgoose.

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2019 College Football All-America Team.

The 2019 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF), The Athletic, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.^[27][28]

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
RB	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, WCFF	*	*
RB	J. K. Dobbins	Ohio State	Athletic, Athlon, CBS, FWAA(AP), Phil Steele, USAT
C	Tyler Biadasz	Wisconsin	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF	*	*
OG	Wyatt Davis	Ohio State	AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, TSN, USAT
OT	Tristan Wirfs	Iowa	FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF
DE	Chase Young	Ohio State	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF	*	*
DE	A. J. Epenesa	Iowa	Athletic
LB	Micah Parsons	Penn State	AFCA, AP, Athlon, ESPN, SI, USAT
LB	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	FWAA, Phil Steele, WCFF
CB	Jeff Okudah	Ohio State	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF	*	*
S	Antoine Winfield Jr.	Minnesota	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, TSN, USAT, WCFF	*	*
K	Keith Duncan	Iowa	AP, Athletic, Athlon, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN		*

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
QB	Justin Fields	Ohio State	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, FWAA, Phil Steele, USAT, WCFF
RB	Jonathan Taylor	Wisconsin	CBS, USAT
RB	J.K. Dobbins	Ohio State	AFCA, AP, SI, TSN, WCFF
WR	Rashod Bateman	Minnesota	Athlon, SI, USAT
TE	Brycen Hopkins	Purdue	CBS, SI, TSN, USAT
TE	Pat Freiermuth	Penn State	AFCA, Athletic
OG	Wyatt Davis	Ohio State	AFCA, FWAA, Phil Steele, SI, WCFF
OG	Ben Bredeson	Michigan	WCFF
OT	Cole Van Lanen	Wisconsin	CBS
OT	Tristan Wirfs	Iowa	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon
DE	A. J. Epenesa	Iowa	AFCA, AP, Athlon, CBS, SI, USAT, WCFF
DE	Kenny Willekes	Michigan State	WCFF
LB	Zack Baun	Wisconsin	AFCA, AP, Athletic, Athlon, CBS, TSN, USAT
LB	Micah Parsons	Penn State	Athletic, CBS, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF
LB	Chris Orr	Wisconsin	Phil Steele
S	Jordan Fuller	Ohio State	CBS
K	Keith Duncan	Iowa	AFCA, USAT, WCFF
KR	Javon Leake	Maryland	Athlon

Position	Player	School	Selector
Third Team All-Americans
WR	Rashod Bateman	Minnesota	AP, Phil Steele
OG	Jonah Jackson	Ohio State	AP
OG	Ben Bredeson	Michigan	AP, Phil Steele
DE	Yetur Gross-Matos	Penn State	Phil Steele
DE	A. J. Epenesa	Iowa	Phil Steele
LB	Malik Harrison	Ohio State	AP, Athlon
LB	Dele Harding	Illinois	Phil Steele
KR	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	Iowa	Athlon
KR	Javon Leake	Maryland	Phil Steele

Position	Player	School	Selector
Fourth Team All-Americans
TE	Pat Freiermuth	Penn State	Phil Steele
OT	Josh Myers	Ohio State	Phil Steele
S	Lavert Hill	Michigan	Phil Steele

*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*USA Today All-America Team (USAT)
*The Athletic All-America Team (Athletic)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*FWAA All-America Team (FWAA)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)
*Phil Steele All-America Team (Phil Steele)

All–Academic

National award winners

2019 College Football Award Winners^[29]

Doak Walker Award (Best Running Back)
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin

Chuck Bednarik Award (Best Defensive Player)
Chase Young, Ohio State

Nagurski Award (Best Defensive Player)
Chase Young, Ohio State

Rimington Trophy (Best Center)
Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin

Burlsworth Trophy (Best Former Walk-On)
Kenny Willekes, Michigan State

Disney Spirit Award (Most Inspirational Player)
Casey O'Brien, Minnesota

Home attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	30,654	34,759	44,512	37,275	37,363	35,652	35,895	256,110	36,587	60.3%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,656	37,784	47,945	40,084	37,055	40,924	43,671	–	247,463	41,244	78.3%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	69,250	69,250	61,808	63,706	69,034	69,250	67,518	58,331	458,897	65,557	94.7%
Maryland	Maryland Stadium	51,802	32,761	33,493	53,228	32,606	40,701	34,082	–	226,871	37,812	73.0%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	110,811	111,747	110,662	111,519	111,909	111,496	112,071	780,215	111,459	103.6%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	72,005	73,113	73,531	71,048	70,298	63,370	51,366	474,731	67,819	90.4%
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	50,805 [30]	49,112	41,021	39,341	43,502	44,715	51,883	53,756	323,330	46,190	90.9%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458	89,502	89,593	89,759	89,384	89,317	88,842	89,039	625,436	89,348	104.6%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	37,714	40,114	47,330	42,104	29,447	30,246	37,194	264,149	37,736	80.1%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,780	103,228	104,089	103,190	104,797	102,998	101,022	104,355	723,679	103,383	100.6%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	104,527	104,136	108,661	106,536	110,669	106,323	98,895	739,747	105,678	99.2%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	57,236	50,506	60,037	50,629	52,296	58,735	50,606	55,338	378,147	54,021	94.4%
Rutgers	SHI Stadium	52,454	40,515	32,217	30,185	26,429	23,058	33,528	24,641	210,573	30,082	57.3%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	74,437	80,245	76,825	74,559	80,470	78,018	70,747	535,301	76,472	95.2%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
‡Played at Soldier Field

2020 NFL Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL draft

The Big Ten had 48 players selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, which was second among all FBS conferences, trailing only the SEC who had 63 picks.

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Indiana	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
Iowa	1	1	1	–	–	–	2	5
Maryland	–	–	–	1	–	1	–	2
Michigan	1	1	–	1	2	5	–	10
Michigan State	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2
Minnesota	–	1	–	–	2	–	2	5
Nebraska	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	2
Northwestern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio State	3	1	3	–	–	1	2	10
Penn State	–	2	–	1	–	2	–	5
Purdue	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2
Rutgers	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Wisconsin	–	1	1	1	1	–	–	4

*

= Compensatory Selections

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	2	Washington Redskins	Chase Young	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	3	Detroit Lions	Jeff Okudah	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tristan Wirfs	OT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Indianapolis via San Francisco [a]
	1	19	Las Vegas Raiders	Damon Arnette	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Chicago [b]
	1	24	New Orleans Saints	Cesar Ruiz	C	Michigan	Big Ten
	2	38	Carolina Panthers	Yetur Gross-Matos	DE	Penn State	Big Ten
	2	41	Indianapolis Colts	Jonathan Taylor	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Cleveland [c]
	2	45	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Antoine Winfield Jr.	S	Minnesota	Big Ten
	2	46	Denver Broncos	K. J. Hamler	WR	Penn State	Big Ten
	2	54	Buffalo Bills	A. J. Epenesa	DE	Iowa	Big Ten
	2	55	Baltimore Ravens	J. K. Dobbins	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New England via Atlanta [d]
	2	60	New England Patriots	Josh Uche	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Baltimore [e]
	3	73	Jacksonville Jaguars	Davon Hamilton	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
	3	74	New Orleans Saints	Zack Baun	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Cleveland
	3	75	Detroit Lions	Jonah Jackson	G	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Indianapolis
	3	77	Denver Broncos	Michael Ojemudia	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
	3*	98	Baltimore Ravens	Malik Harrison	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New England [f]
	4	124	Pittsburgh Steelers	Anthony McFarland Jr.	RB	Maryland	Big Ten
	4	136	Los Angeles Rams	Brycen Hopkins	TE	Purdue	Big Ten	from Green Bay via Miami and Houston [g]
	4	137	Jacksonville Jaguars	Josiah Scott	CB	Michigan State	Big Ten	from San Francisco via Denver [h]
	4*	141	Houston Texans	John Reid	CB	Penn State	Big Ten	from Miami [i]
	4*	143	Baltimore Ravens	Ben Bredeson	G	Michigan	Big Ten
	4*	146	Dallas Cowboys	Tyler Biadasz	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Philadelphia [j]
	5	161	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tyler Johnson	WR	Minnesota	Big Ten
	5	162	Washington Redskins	Khaleke Hudson	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Pittsburgh via Seattle [k]
	5	166	Detroit Lions	Quintez Cephus	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Philadelphia [l]
	5	175	Green Bay Packers	Kamal Martin	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	5	177	Kansas City Chiefs	Michael Danna	DE	Michigan	Big Ten
	6	182	New England Patriots	Michael Onwenu	G	Michigan	Big Ten	from Detroit via Indianapolis [m]
	6	183	New York Giants	Cameron Brown	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
	6	187	Cleveland Browns	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from Arizona [n]
	6	192	Green Bay Packers	Jon Runyan Jr.	G	Michigan	Big Ten	from Las Vegas [o]
	6	193	Indianapolis Colts	Robert Windsor	DT	Penn State	Big Ten
	6	194	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Khalil Davis	DT	Nebraska	Big Ten
	6	198	Pittsburgh Steelers	Antoine Brooks	S	Maryland	Big Ten
	6	199	Los Angeles Rams	Jordan Fuller	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
	6	205	Minnesota Vikings	Josh Metellus	S	Michigan	Big Ten
	6	209	Green Bay Packers	Simon Stepaniak	G	Indiana	Big Ten
	6*	213	Indianapolis Colts	Jordan Glasgow	LB	Michigan	Big Ten	from New England [p]
	7	215	Cincinnati Bengals	Markus Bailey	LB	Purdue	Big Ten
	7	218	New York Giants	Carter Coughlin	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	7	219	Baltimore Ravens	Geno Stone	S	Iowa	Big Ten	from Miami via Minnesota [q]
	7	220	Los Angeles Chargers	K. J. Hill	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
	7	225	Minnesota Vikings	Kenny Willekes	DE	Michigan State	Big Ten	from N.Y. Jets via Baltimore [r]
	7	232	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carlos Davis	DT	Nebraska	Big Ten
	7	235	Detroit Lions	Jashon Cornell	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Philadelphia via New England [s]
	7	244	Minnesota Vikings	Nate Stanley	QB	Iowa	Big Ten	from Green Bay via Cleveland and New Orleans [t]
	7*	247	New York Giants	Chris Williamson	CB	Minnesota	Big Ten

Draft Notes

1. No. 13: multiple trades.
           No. 13: Indianapolis → San Francisco (PD). Indianapolis traded a first-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for defensive tackle DeForest Buckner.^{[Trade 1]}
          San Francisco → Tampa Bay (D). San Francisco traded this first-round selection and a seventh-round selection (13th and 245th) to Tampa Bay in exchange for a first-round selection and a fourth-round pick (14th and 117th).^{[Trade 2]}
2. No. 19: Chicago → Las Vegas (PD). Chicago traded first- and third-round selections as well as 2019 first- and sixth-round selections to Las Vegas, then based in Oakland, in exchange for outside linebacker Khalil Mack, a second-round selection, and a conditional fifth-round selection,^{[Trade 3]} later converted into a seventh-round selection.
3. No. 41: Cleveland → Indianapolis (D). Cleveland traded a second-round selection (41st) to Indianapolis in exchange for a second- and a fifth-round selection (44th and 160th).^{[Trade 4]}
4. No. 55: multiple trades.
          New England → Atlanta (PD). New England traded a second-round selection to Atlanta in exchange for wide receiver Mohamed Sanu.^{[Trade 5]}
          Atlanta → Baltimore (PD). Atlanta traded New England's second-round selection and a fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for tight end Hayden Hurst and a fourth-round pick.^{[Trade 6]}
5. No. 60: Baltimore → New England (D). Baltimore traded second- and fourth-round selections (60th and 129th) to New England in exchange for two third--round selections (71st and 98th).^{[Trade 7]}
6. No. 98: New England → Baltimore (D). See No. 60: Baltimore → New England.^{[Trade 7]}
7. No. 136: multiple trades.
          Green Bay → Miami (D).        Miami → Houston (D). See #KindleyTrade
8. No. 137: multiple trades.
          San Francisco → Denver (PD). See #SandersTrade
9. No. 141: Miami → Houston (D). See #KindleyTrade
10. No. 146: Philadelphia → Dallas (D). Philadelphia traded a fourth-round selection (146th) to Dallas in exchange for a fifth-round selection (164th) and a 2021 fifth-round selection.^{[Trade 8]}
11. No. 162: multiple trades.
           Pittsburgh → Seattle (PD). Pittsburgh traded a fifth-round selection to Seattle in exchange for tight end Nick Vannett.^{[Trade 9]}
           Seattle → Washington (PD). Seattle traded Pittsburgh's fifth-round selection to Washington in exchange for cornerback Quinton Dunbar.^{[Trade 10]}
12. No. 166: Philadelphia → Detroit (PD). See #SlayTrade
13. No. 182: multiple trades.
           Detroit → Indianapolis (D). See #JonahJacksonTrade
14. No. 187: Arizona → Cleveland (PD). Arizona traded a sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for cornerback Jamar Taylor.^{[Trade 11]}
15. No. 192: Las Vegas → Green Bay (PD). Las Vegas, then based in Oakland, traded a sixth-round selection to Green Bay in exchange for wide receiver Trevor Davis.^{[Trade 12]}
16. No. 213: New England → Indianapolis (D). See #OnwenuTrade
17. No. 219: multiple trades.
           Miami → Minnesota (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for offensive guard Danny Isidora.^{[Trade 13]}
           Minnesota → Baltimore (D). See #MinnesotaBaltimore
18. No. 225: multiple trades.
           N.Y. Jets → Baltimore (PD). The New York Jets traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for guard Alex Lewis.^{[Trade 14]}
           Baltimore → Minnesota (D). See #MinnesotaBaltimore
19. No. 235: multiple trades.
           Philadelphia → New England (PD). See #BennettTrade
20. No. 241: multiple trades.
           Green Bay → Cleveland (PD). See #McCrayTrade

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Head coaches

Current through the completion of the 2019-20 season

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	B1G record
Illinois	Lovie Smith	4	15–34 (.306)	15–34 (.306)	8–28 (.222)
Indiana	Tom Allen*	3	18–20 (.474)	18–20 (.474)	9–18 (.333)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	21	174–125 (.582)	162–104 (.609)	97–75 (.564)
Maryland	Mike Locksley*	1	6–40 (.130)	4–14 (.222)	2–13 (.133)
Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	5	105–44 (.705)	47–18 (.723)	32–12 (.727)
Michigan State	Mark Dantonio	13	132–74 (.641)	114–57 (.667)	69–39 (.639)
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	3	53–37 (.589)	23–15 (.605)	12–15 (.444)
Nebraska	Scott Frost	2	28–22 (.560)	9–15 (.375)	6–12 (.333)
Northwestern	Pat Fitzgerald	14	99–79 (.556)	99–79 (.556)	57–59 (.491)
Ohio State	Ryan Day*	1	16–1 (.941)	16–1 (.941)	10–0 (1.000)
Penn State	James Franklin	6	80–38 (.678)	56–23 (.709)	34–18 (.654)
Purdue	Jeff Brohm	3	47–31 (.603)	17–21 (.447)	12–15 (.444)
Rutgers	Chris Ash	4	8–32 (.200)	8–32 (.200)	3–26 (.103)
Rutgers	Nunzio Campanile*	1	1–7 (.125)	1–7 (.125)	0–7 (.000)
Wisconsin	Paul Chryst	5	71–35 (.670)	52–16 (.765)	34–10 (.773)

* 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.^[31]

* 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.^[32]

* Chris Ash was terminated as head coach at Rutgers on Sept. 29, 2019. Tight ends coach Nunzio Campanile was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2019 season. ^[33]