2024 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2024 Big Ten Conference football season was the 129th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's first season with 18 teams with the additions of UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington, and its first season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.

2024 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	August 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025
Number of teams	18
TV partner(s)	Fox Sports (Fox, FS1, Big Ten Network) CBS Sports (CBS, Paramount+) NBC Sports (NBC, Peacock)
2025 NFL draft
Top draft pick	Abdul Carter, DE, Penn State
Picked by	New York Giants, 3rd overall
Regular season
Championship Game
Date	December 7, 2024
Venue	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Oregon
Runners-up	Penn State
Finals MVP	Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oregon y$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 5 Penn State y^		8	–	1					13	–	3
No. 10 Indiana ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 1 Ohio State #^		7	–	2					14	–	2
No. 16 Illinois		6	–	3					10	–	3
Iowa		6	–	3					8	–	5
Michigan		5	–	4					8	–	5
Minnesota		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		4	–	5					7	–	6
Rutgers		4	–	5					7	–	6
Washington		4	–	5					6	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	6					7	–	6
Michigan State		3	–	6					5	–	7
UCLA		3	–	6					5	–	7
Wisconsin		3	–	6					5	–	7
Northwestern		2	–	7					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	8					4	–	8
Purdue		0	–	9					1	–	11
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Coaching changes

The Big Ten saw six head coaching changes for the 2024 season.

On July 10, 2023, Northwestern announced it was parting ways with head coach Pat Fitzgerald after allegations surrounding hazing within the Wildcat football program.^[1] On July 14, 2023, Northwestern named defensive coordinator David Braun the interim coach for the 2023 season, and named him the permanent head coach on November 15, 2023.^[2]

On September 10, 2023, Michigan State coach Mel Tucker was suspended as part of an investigation into a sexual harassment claim. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett served as interim coach while the case was being sorted out during the 2023 season.^[3] Tucker was officially fired on September 27. On November 25, 2023, Michigan State hired Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith as its next head coach.^[4]

On November 26, 2023, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers completed a third consecutive losing season.^[5] Indiana hired Curt Cignetti as its new head coach, having previously served as head coach at James Madison.^[6]

In January 2024, Kalen DeBoer left Washington to replace the retiring Nick Saban at Alabama, and was replaced by Jedd Fisch, previously head coach at Arizona.

On January 24, 2024, Jim Harbaugh left the Michigan Wolverines to return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers.^[7] Two days later, Michigan elevated its offensive coordinator Sherrone Moore, who had served as acting head coach for four games in 2023 from which Harbaugh had been suspended, as Harbaugh's successor.^[8]

On February 9, 2024, Chip Kelly announced his resignation as head coach at UCLA to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State.^[9] On February 12, UCLA announced the hiring of DeShaun Foster as its next head coach.^[10]

Preseason

Recruiting classes

Rankings

Team	Rivals[11]	Scout & 24/7[12]	On3 Recruits[13]	Signees
Illinois	14	15	15	20
Indiana	16	16	16	17
Iowa	10	9	8	21
Maryland	9	12	13	24
Michigan	3	4	4	26
Michigan State	13	13	12	21
Minnesota	12	10	10	21
Nebraska	5	6	7	33
Northwestern	17	17	18	17
Ohio State	1	2	2	22
Oregon	2	1	1	27
Penn State	4	3	3	26
Purdue	8	8	9	27
Rutgers	11	11	11	25
UCLA	18	18	17	10
USC	6	5	5	22
Washington	15	14	14	18
Wisconsin	7	7	6	22

Big Ten Media Days

Preseason Media Poll

The annual Cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Media Poll.^[14]

Predicted finish	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Ohio State	480 (21)
2	Oregon	448 (6)
3	Penn State	418
4	Michigan	411
5	Iowa	363
6	USC	346
7	Wisconsin	313
8	Nebraska	293
9	Rutgers	249
10	Washington	236
11	Maryland	185
12	Minnesota	183
13	Illinois	145
14	Northwestern	138
15	UCLA	124
16	Michigan State	119
17	Indiana	76
18	Purdue	65

Media poll (Big Ten Championship)
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Ohio State over Oregon	24
2	Oregon over Ohio State	6
3	Ohio State over Penn State	2
4	Ohio State over Michigan	1

Predicted Big Ten Champion
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Ohio State	27
2	Oregon	6

Preseason Player of the Year

Below are the results of the annual Preseason Big Ten Player of the Year awards conducted by Cleveland.com.^[15][16]

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Dillon Gabriel	QB	Oregon	83 (24)
2	Quinshon Judkins	RB	Ohio State	39 (4)
3	Emeka Egbuka	WR	Ohio State	27 (5)
T4	Will Howard	QB	Ohio State	10 (2)
T4	Kyle Monangai	RB	Rutgers	10 (1)
T4	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	Ohio State	10 (1)
Others	Zachariah Branch	WR	USC	N/A
Others	Miller Moss	QB	USC	N/A
Others	Tez Johnson	WR	Oregon	N/A
Others	Darius Taylor	RB	Minnesota	N/A
Others	Nick Singleton	RB	Penn State	N/A
Others	Drew Allar	QB	Penn State	N/A
Others	Kaytron Allen	RB	Penn State	N/A
Others	Dylan Raiola	QB	Nebraska	N/A
Others	Colston Loveland	TE	Michigan	N/A

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Rank	Player	Position	Team	Points (1st place votes)
1	Will Johnson	CB	Michigan	47 (9)
2	Caleb Downs	S	Ohio State	30 (4)
3T	Mason Graham	DT	Michigan	25 (7)
3T	JT Tuimoloau	DE	Ohio State	25 (5)
3T	Jay Higgins	LB	Iowa	25 (3)
6	Abdul Carter	DE	Penn State	17 (2)
Others	Jack Sawyer	DE	Ohio State	N/A
Others	Sebastian Castro	CB	Iowa	N/A
Others	Hunter Wohler	S	Wisconsin	N/A
Others	Denzel Burke	CB	Ohio State	N/A
Others	Jeffrey Bassa	LB	Oregon	N/A
Others	Bear Alexander	DT	USC	N/A
Others	Dillon Thieneman	S	Purdue	N/A

Rankings

Main article: 2024 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	Final
Illinois	AP			RV	24	19	24	23	22	20			24	22	21	21	16
	C			RV	RV	21	25	23	21	21			RV	25	21	21	16
	CFP	Not released											25	23	21	20
Indiana	AP				RV	RV	23	18	16	13	8	5	5	10	9	9	10
	C			RV	RV	RV	24	20	18	13	10	6	5	10	9	9	10
	CFP	Not released									8	5	5	10	9	8
Iowa	AP	25	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV
	C	25	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV			RV		RV
	CFP	Not released
Maryland	AP
	C	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	9	10	17	18	12	10	24	24						RV		RV
	C	8 (1)	9	16	17	12	10	21	22						RV		RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan State	AP
	C			RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Minnesota	AP
	C										RV
	CFP	Not released
Nebraska	AP	RV	RV	23	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	24	22	RV	RV	RV	25	RV
	CFP	Not released
Northwestern	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Ohio State	AP	2 (15)	2 (5)	3 (5)	3 (5)	3 (5)	3 (4)	2 (9)	4	4	3	2	2	2	7	6	1 (56)
	C	2 (7)	2 (3)	2 (3)	3 (3)	3 (2)	3 (7)	2 (11)	5	4	3	2	2	2	8	7	1 (53)
	CFP	Not released									2	2	2	2	6	6
Oregon	AP	3 (1)	7	9	9	8	6	3	2 (6)	1 (59)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (61)	1 (62)	1 (62)	3
	C	3	6	6	6	7	6	3	2 (2)	1 (51)	1 (53)	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (55)	1 (53)	1 (54)	4
	CFP	Not released									1	1	1	1	1	1
Penn State	AP	8	8	8	10	9	7	4	3	3	6	4	4	4	3	5	5
	C	9	8	7	8	8	7	5	3	3	7	5	4	4	3	5	5
	CFP	Not released									6	4	4	4	3	4
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP						RV
	C					RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
UCLA	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
USC	AP	23	13	11	11	12	11	RV
	C	23	14	11	12	16	15	RV
	CFP	Not released
Washington	AP	RV	RV	RV				RV			RV
	C	RV	25	22	RV	RV		RV
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV						RV
	CFP	Not released

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

Regular season schedule

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
August 29	6:00 PM	Howard	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 44–7	47,803
August 29	9:00 PM	North Carolina	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FOX	L 17–19	50,805
August 29	9:00 PM	Eastern Illinois	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 45–0	43,849
August 30	7:00 PM	Florida Atlantic	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 16–10	70,271
August 30	9:00 PM	Western Michigan	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	W 28–14	75,158
August 31	12:00 PM	No. 8 Penn State	West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	FOX	W PSU 34–12	62,084
August 31	12:00 PM	UConn	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	W 50–7	35,421
August 31	12:00 PM	Indiana State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 49–0	59,488
August 31	12:00 PM	No. 19 (FCS) Illinois State	No. 25 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 40–0	69,250
August 31	3:30 PM	UTEP	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FOX	W 40–7	86,072
August 31	3:30 PM	Akron	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	CBS	W 52–6	102,011
August 31	3:30 PM	FIU	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 31–7	44,150
August 31	3:30 PM	Miami (OH)	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 13–6	12,023
August 31	7:30 PM	Fresno State	No. 9 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	NBC	W 30–10	110,665
August 31	7:30 PM	No. 7 (FCS) Idaho	No. 3 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	BTN	W 24–14	57,435
August 31	7:30 PM	UCLA	Hawaii	Ching Complex • Honolulu, HI	CBS	W 16–13	15,194
August 31	11:00 PM	No. 22 (FCS) Weber State	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	BTN	W 35–3	66,984
September 1	7:30 PM	No. 13 LSU	No. 23 USC	Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Vegas Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 27–20	63,969
#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 6	7:00 PM	Western Illinois	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 77–3	39,082
September 6	9:00 PM	Duke	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	FS1	L 20–26 2OT	11,062
September 7	12:00 PM	No. 3 Texas	No. 10 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 12–31	111,170
September 7	12:00 PM	Rhode Island	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	Peacock	W 48–0	41,006
September 7	12:00 PM	Bowling Green	No. 8 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W PSU 34–27	103,861
September 7	12:00 PM	Akron	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 49–17	41,021
September 7	3:30 PM	Iowa State	No. 21 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy)	CBS	L 19–20	69,250
September 7	3:30 PM	No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	FS1	W 27–13	76,069
September 7	3:30 PM	Michigan State	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MSU 27–24	34,819
September 7	3:30 PM	Eastern Michigan	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	BTN	W 30–9	64,222
September 7	7:00 PM	No. 19 Kansas	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	W 23–17	60,670
September 7	7:30 PM	Colorado	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	NBC	W 28–10	86,906
September 7	7:30 PM	Western Michigan	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 56–0	102,665
September 7	10:00 PM	Boise State	No. 7 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	Peacock	W 37–34	58,134
September 7	11:00 PM	Utah State	No. 13 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	BTN	W 48–0	68,110
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 7	Purdue	UCLA

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 14	12:00 PM	No. 4 Alabama	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 10–42	76,323
September 14†	12:00 PM	Central Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	Peacock	W 30–9	51,498
September 14†	12:00 PM	Arkansas State	No. 17 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 28–18	110,250
September 14	3:30 PM	No. 9 Oregon	Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Rivalry)	FOX	W 49–14	38,419
September 14	3:30 PM	No. 18 Notre Dame	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	CBS	L 7–66	61,441
September 14	3:30 PM	Washington State	Washington	Lumen Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)	Peacock	L 19–24	57,567
September 14	3:30 PM	Prairie View A&M	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 40–0	70,066
September 14	3:30 PM	Nevada	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 27–0	44,534
September 14	4:00 PM	Troy	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FS1	W 38–21	69,250
September 14	7:30 PM	Indiana	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	NBC	IU 42–13	47,811
September 14	7:30 PM	No. 21 (FCS) Northern Iowa	No. 23 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 34–3	86,546
September 14	7:30 PM	Eastern Illinois	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 31–7	10,631
September 14	8:00 PM	Maryland	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	W 27–13	41,352
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 14	#3 Ohio State	#8 Penn State	Rutgers	#11 USC

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 20	8:00 PM	No. 24 Illinois	No. 22 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FOX	ILL 31–24 OT	86,936
September 21	12:00 PM	Marshall	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	W 49–14	103,871
September 21	12:00 PM	Charlotte	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 52–14	43,109
September 21	12:00 PM	No. 5 (FCS) Villanova	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 38–20	38,006
September 21	3:30 PM	No. 11 USC	No. 18 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	CBS	MICH 27–24	110,702
September 21	3:30 PM	Kent State	No. 10 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W PSU 56–0	109,526
September 21	3:30 PM	Rutgers	Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	W 26–23	65,632
September 21	3:30 PM	UCLA	No. 16 LSU	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ABC	L 17–34	100,315
September 21	7:00 PM	Northwestern	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FS1	WASH 24–5	69,788
September 21	7:30 PM	Iowa	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	NBC	IOWA 31–14	52,048
September 21	8:00 PM	Michigan State	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	L 19–23	44,500
September 21	8:30 PM	Purdue	Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	The CW	L 21–38	34,340
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 21	#9 Oregon	Wisconsin

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 27	8:00 PM	Washington	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	FOX	RUT 21–18	54,079
September 28	12:00 PM	Minnesota	No. 12 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FOX	MICH 27–24	110,340
September 28	12:00 PM	Maryland	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	IU 42–28	48,323
September 28†	12:00 PM	Nebraska	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	Peacock	NEB 28–10	61,441
September 28	3:30 PM	Wisconsin	No. 13 USC	L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	CBS	USC 38–21	74,118
September 28	7:30 PM	No. 3 Ohio State	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	Peacock	OSU 38–7	71,114
September 28†	7:30 PM	No. 19 Illinois	No. 9 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	NBC	PSU 21–7	109,911
September 28	11:00 PM	No. 8 Oregon	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FOX	ORE 34–13	43,051
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 28	Iowa	Northwestern

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 4	9:00 PM	Michigan State	No. 6 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FOX	ORE 31–10	59,802
October 5	12:00 PM	UCLA	No. 7 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	FOX	PSU 27–11	110,047
October 5†	12:00 PM	Purdue	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 52–6	76,091
October 5	3:30 PM	Iowa	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	CBS	OSU 35–7	105,135
October 5	3:30 PM	No. 23 Indiana	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	IU 41–24	12,023
October 5	4:00 PM	Rutgers	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	FS1	NEB 14–7	87,464
October 5	7:30 PM	No. 10 Michigan	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	NBC	WASH 27–17	72,132
October 5	7:30 PM	No. 11 USC	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MIN 24–17	50,913
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 5	#24 Illinois	Maryland

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 11	8:00 PM	Northwestern	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	NU 37–10	39,371
October 12	12:00 PM	Washington	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	FOX	IOWA 40–16	69,250
October 12	12:00 PM	Wisconsin	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	WIS 42–7	50,111
October 12	3:30 PM	No. 4 Penn State	USC	L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	CBS	PSU 33–30 OT	75,250
October 12	3:30 PM	Purdue	No. 23 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	ILL 50–49 OT	55,815
October 12	7:30 PM	No. 2 Ohio State	No. 3 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	NBC	ORE 32–31	60,129
October 12	9:00 PM	Minnesota	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	BTN	MIN 21–17	42,012
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 12	No. 18 Indiana	No. 24 Michigan	Michigan State	Nebraska

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 18	8:00 PM	No. 2 Oregon	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	FOX	ORE 35–0	57,463
October 19†	12:00 PM	Nebraska	No. 16 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	FOX	IU 56–7	53,082
October 19†	12:00 PM	UCLA	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	FS1	UCLA 35–32	53,726
October 19	12:00 PM	Wisconsin	Northwestern	Martin Stadium • Evanston, IL	BTN	WIS 23–3	12,023
October 19	3:30 PM	No. 24 Michigan	No. 22 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	CBS	ILL 21–7	60,670
October 19†	4:00 PM	USC	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	MD 29–28	43,013
October 19†	7:30 PM	Iowa	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	NBC	MSU 32-20	69,682
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 19	Minnesota	No. 4 Ohio State	No. 3 Penn State	Washington

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 25	11:00 PM	Rutgers	USC	L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FOX	USC 42–20	63,404
October 26†	12:00 PM	Nebraska	No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 21–17	104,830
October 26	12:00 PM	Washington	No. 13 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (College GameDay)	BTN	IU 31–17	53,082
October 26†	3:30 PM	No. 20 Illinois	No. 1 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	CBS	ORE 38–9	59,830
October 26†	3:30 PM	Maryland	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	FS1	MIN 48–23	48,696
October 26†	3:30 PM	Northwestern	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IA 40–14	69,250
October 26†	7:30 PM	No. 3 Penn State	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	NBC	PSU 28–13	76,403
October 26	7:30 PM	Michigan State	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	BTN	MICH 24–17	110,849
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 26	Purdue	UCLA

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 2	12:00 PM	No. 4 Ohio State	No. 3 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Rivalry/College GameDay)	FOX	OSU 20–13	111,030
November 2	12:00 PM	Minnesota	No. 24 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	MINN 25–17	58,088
November 2	12:00 PM	Northwestern	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	NU 26–20OT	61,141
November 2	3:30 PM	No. 1 Oregon	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	CBS	ORE 38–17	110,576
November 2	3:30 PM	No. 13 Indiana	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	Peacock	IU 47–10	68,423
November 2	3:30 PM	UCLA	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	UCLA 27–20	87,453
November 2	7:30 PM	Wisconsin	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	NBC	IOWA 42–10	69,250
November 2†	7:30 PM	USC	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	BTN	WASH 26–21	71,251
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 2	Maryland	Rutgers

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 8†	9:00 PM	Iowa	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FOX	UCLA 20–17	53,467
November 9	12:00 PM	Purdue	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 45-0	103,463
November 9	12:00 PM	Minnesota	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	NBC	RUT 26-19	44,120
November 9	3:30 PM	Michigan	No. 8 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	CBS	IU 20-15	53,082
November 9	7:00 PM	Maryland	No. 1 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	BTN	ORE 39-18	59,245
November 9	8:00 PM	Washington	No. 4 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	Peacock	PSU 35–6	110,233
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 9	Illinois	Michigan State	Nebraska	Northwestern	USC	Wisconsin

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 15	9:00 PM	UCLA	Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FOX	WASH 31-19	68,811
November 16†	12:00 PM	No. 2 Ohio State	Northwestern	Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL	BTN	OSU 31-7	38,147
November 16	2:30 PM	Michigan State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	FS1	ILL 38-16	52,660
November 16	3:30 PM	No. 4 Penn State	Purdue	Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	CBS	PSU 49–10	58,346
November 16†	4:00 PM	Nebraska	USC	L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FOX	USC 28-20	75,304
November 16	6:00 PM	Rutgers	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	FS1	RUT 31-17	31,433
November 16	7:30 PM	No. 1 Oregon	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	NBC	ORE 16-13	76,298
†Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 16	No. 5 Indiana	Iowa	Michigan	Minnesota

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 22	8:00 PM	Purdue	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FOX	MSU 24–16	57,558
November 23	12:00 PM	No. 5 Indiana	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	FOX	OSU 38–15	105,751
November 23	12:00 PM	No. 24 Illinois	Rutgers	SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	Peacock	ILL 38–31	47,524
November 23	12:00 PM	Iowa	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	IOWA 29–13	30,214
November 23	3:30 PM	No. 4 Penn State	Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	CBS	PSU 26–25	44,266
November 23	3:30 PM	Northwestern	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	FS1	MICH 50-6	109,830
November 23	3:30 PM	Wisconsin	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NEB 44-25	86,923
November 23	10:30 PM	USC	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	NBC	USC 19-13	59,473
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 23	No. 1 Oregon	Washington

Week 14

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 29	12:00 PM	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	CBS	MIN 24-7	76,059
November 29	7:30 PM	Nebraska	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	NBC	IA 13-10	69,250
November 30	12:00 PM	Michigan	No. 3 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game/Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	MICH 13-10	106,005
November 30	12:00 PM	No. 23 Illinois	Northwestern	Wrigley Field • Chicago, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	NU 38-28	26,378
November 30	3:30 PM	Notre Dame	USC	L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	ND 49-35	73,241
November 30	3:30 PM	Rutgers	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	FS1	RUT 41-14	50,038
November 30	3:30 PM	Maryland	No. 4 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 44–7	104,044
November 30	3:30 PM	Fresno State	UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	BTN	UCLA 20-13	35,018
November 30	7:00 PM	Purdue	No. 10 Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	FS1	IU 66-0	53,082
November 30	7:30 PM	Washington	No. 1 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (rivalry)	NBC	ORE 49-21	59,603
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 7	8:00 PM	No. 3 Penn State	No. 1 Oregon	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)	CBS	ORE 45–37	67,649
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Postseason

Bowl games

See also: 2024–25 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 is among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.

Legend
	Big Ten win
	Big Ten loss

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance	Ref.
Rate Bowl	December 26, 2024	Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ	ESPN	5:30 p.m.	Rutgers	Kansas State	L 41–44	21,659
Las Vegas Bowl	December 27, 2024	Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV	ESPN	10:30 p.m.	USC	Texas A&M	W 35-31	70,000
Pinstripe Bowl	December 28, 2024	Yankee Stadium • The Bronx, NY	ABC	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	Boston College	W 20-15	30,062
Music City Bowl	December 30, 2024	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 19 Missouri	L 24-27	43,375
ReliaQuest Bowl	December 31, 2024	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN	12:00 p.m.	Michigan	No. 11 Alabama	W 19-13	51,439
Sun Bowl	December 31, 2024	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	CBS	2:00 p.m.	Washington	Louisville	L 34-35	40,826
Citrus Bowl	December 31, 2024	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL	ABC	3:00 p.m.	No. 20 Illinois	No. 15 South Carolina	W 21-17	47,129
Duke's Mayo Bowl	January 3, 2025	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Virginia Tech	W 24-10	31,927
College Football Playoff bowl games
College Football Playoff (First Round)	December 20, 2024	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	ABC/ESPN	8:00 p.m.	No. 8 Indiana	No. 5 Notre Dame	L 17–27	77,622
College Football Playoff (First Round)	December 21, 2024	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	TNT/Max	12:00 p.m.	No. 4 Penn State	No. 10 SMU	W PSU 38–10	106,013
College Football Playoff (First Round)	December 21, 2024	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC/ESPN	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	No. 7 Tennessee	W 42–17	102,819
Fiesta Bowl (Quarterfinal)	December 31, 2024	State Farm Stadium • Glendale, AZ	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	No. 4 Penn State	No. 9 Boise State	W PSU 31–14	63,854
Rose Bowl (Quarterfinal)	January 1, 2025	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	5:00 p.m.	No. 1 Oregon	No. 6 Ohio State	OSU 41-21	90,732
Orange Bowl (Semifinal)	January 9, 2025	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	No. 4 Penn State	No. 5 Notre Dame	L 27–24	66,881
Cotton Bowl (Semifinal)	January 10, 2025	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	No. 3 Texas	W 28-14	74,527
CFP National Championship Game	January 20, 2025	Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPN	7:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	No. 5 Notre Dame	W 34–23	77,660

For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, the Big Ten is scheduled to annually have 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, Rate Bowl (formerly the Guaranteed Rate Bowl), Las Vegas Bowl, Music City Bowl, Pinstripe Bowl, GameAbove Sports Bowl (formerly the Quick Lane Bowl), and ReliaQuest Bowl (formerly the 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 Four conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big Ten champion is also eligible for the College Football Playoff if it is among the qualifying teams in the final CFP ranking.

Big Ten records vs other conferences

2024–2025 records against non-conference foes

Power 5 conferences Record ACC 2–3 Big 12 3–1 Notre Dame 0–2 Pac-12 1–2 SEC 1–3 Power 5 total 7–11 Other FBS conferences Record American 2-0 CUSA 2–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 1–0 MAC 9-0 Mountain West 6-0 Sun Belt 3-0 Other FBS total 23-0 FCS opponents Record Football Championship Subdivision 13-0 Total non-conference record 43-11

Post season Power 5 conferences Record ACC 3-1 Big 12 0–1 Notre Dame 1–2 Pac-12 0–0 SEC 5–1 Power 5 total 9–5 Other FBS conferences Record American 0–0 CUSA 0–0 Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) 0–0 MAC 0–0 Mountain West 1–0 Sun Belt 0–0 Other FBS total 1–0 Total bowl record 10–5

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 (September 2) [17]	Miller Moss	QB	USC	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	PSU	Mateen Bhagani	K	UCLA	Dylan Raiola	QB	NEB
							Dominic Zvada	K	MICH
Week 2 (September 9)[18]	Kyle Monangai	RB	RUT	Xavier Scott	DB	ILL	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE	Nick Marsh	WR	MSU
Week 3 (September 16)[19]	Kurtis Rourke	QB	IU	Dante Trader Jr.	DB	MD	Atticus Sappington	K	ORE	Kerry Brown	DB	MIN
Week 4 (September 23)[20]	Kaleb Johnson	RB	IA	Josaiah Stewart	DE	MICH	Tommy Doman	P	MICH	Khmori House	LB	WAS
	Luke Altmyer	QB	ILL
Week 5 (September 30)[21]	Kalel Mullings	RB	MICH	Abdul Carter	DE/LB	PSU	Dominic Zvada (2)	K	MICH	Jeremiah Smith	WR	OSU
	Tez Johnson	WR	ORE
Week 6 (October 7)[22]	Kurtis Rourke (2)	QB	IU	Jordan Burch	DE	ORE	Brian Buschini	P	NEB	Trech Kekahuna	WR	WIS
	Emeka Egbuka	WR	OSU
Week 7 (October 14)[23]	Dillon Gabriel	QB	ORE	Aaron Graves	DL	IA	Luke Akers	K/P	NW	Ryan Barker	K	PSU
	Tyler Warren	TE	PSU	Koi Perich	DB	MIN
Week 8 (October 21)[24]	Ethan Garbers	QB	UCLA	Gabe Jacas	LB	ILL	Jonathan Kim	K/P	MSU	Nick Marsh (2)	WR	MSU
Week 9 (October 28)[25]	Max Brosmer	QB	MIN	D'Angelo Ponds	DB	IU	Kaden Wetjen	PR	IA	Koi Perich	DB	MIN
Week 10 (November 4)[26]	Kaleb Johnson (2)	RB	IA	Carson Bruener	LB	WAS	Dragan Kesich	K	MIN	Kwazi Gilmer	WR	UCLA
Week 11 (November 11)[27]	Will Howard	QB	OSU	Carson Schwesinger	LB	UCLA	Dominic Zvada (3)	K	MICH	Jeremiah Smith (2)	WR	OSU
Week 12 (November 18)[28]	Tyler Warren (2)	TE	PSU	Matayo Uiagalelei	OLB	ORE	Atticus Sappington (2)	K	ORE	Demond Williams Jr.	QB	WAS
				Russell Davis II	DL	WAS
Week 13 (November 25)[29]	Pat Bryant	WR	ILL	Cody Simon	LB	OSU	Drew Stevens	K	IA	Jacory Barney Jr.	WR	NEB
	Will Howard (2)	QB	OSU
Week 14 (December 2)[30]	Aidan Laughery	RB	ILL	Jailin Walker	LB	IU	Drew Stevens (2)	K	IA	Antwan Raymond	RB	RUT
	Kurtis Rourke (3)	QB	IU				Dominic Zvada (4)	K	MICH

Big Ten individual awards

See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards and Chicago Tribune Silver Football

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

Award	Player	School
Most Valuable Player	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
Graham–George Offensive Player of the Year	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
Griese–Brees Quarterback of the Year	Dillon Gabriel	Oregon
Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State
Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year	Kaleb Johnson	Iowa
Kwalick–Clark Tight End of the Year	Tyler Warren	Penn State
Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Aireontae Ersery	Minnesota
Nagurski–Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Abdul Carter	Penn State
Smith–Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Abdul Carter	Penn State
Butkus–Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Jay Higgins	Iowa
Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Caleb Downs	Ohio State
Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year	Jeremiah Smith	Ohio State
Bakken–Andersen Kicker of the Year	Dominic Zvada	Michigan
Eddleman–Fields Punter of the Year	Eddie Czaplicki	USC
Rodgers–Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Kaden Wetjen	Iowa
Hayes–Schembechler Coach of the Year	Curt Cignetti	Indiana
Dave McClain Coach of the Year	Curt Cignetti	Indiana
Dungy–Thompson Humanitarian Award	Madieu Williams	Maryland
Ford–Kinnick Leadership Award	Russell Wilson	Wisconsin

All-Conference Teams

Main article: 2024 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2024 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB Dillon Gabriel Oregon RB Kaleb Johnson Iowa RB Kyle Monangai Rutgers WR Tai Felton Maryland WR Jeremiah Smith Ohio State TE Tyler Warren Penn State C Logan Jones Iowa OG Connor Colby Iowa OG Donovan Jackson Ohio State OT Aireontae Ersery Minnesota OT Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Mikail Kamara Indiana DL Mason Graham Michigan DL Abdul Carter Penn State DL JT Tuimoloau Ohio State LB Aiden Fisher Indiana LB Jay Higgins Iowa LB Carson Schwesinger UCLA LB Cody Lindenberg Minnesota DB D'Angelo Ponds Indiana DB Koi Perich Minnesota DB Caleb Downs Ohio State DB Lathan Ransom Ohio State First Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Dominic Zvada Michigan P Eddie Czaplicki USC RS Kaden Wetjen Iowa LS William Wagner Michigan

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Kurtis Rourke Indiana RB Jordan James Oregon RB Woody Marks USC WR Pat Bryant Illinois WR Tez Johnson Oregon TE Colston Loveland Michigan C Logan Jones Iowa OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State OG Emmanuel Pregnon USC OT Hollin Pierce Rutgers OT Gennings Dunker Iowa Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Kenneth Grant Michigan DL Josaiah Stewart Michigan DL Jack Sawyer Ohio State DL Matayo Uiagalelei Oregon LB Bryce Boettcher Oregon LB Kobe King Penn State LB Sonny Styles Ohio State DB Jaylen Reed Penn State DB Xavier Scott Illinois DB Justin Walley Minnesota DB Theran Johnson Northwestern Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Jonathan Kim Michigan State P Ryan Eckley Michigan State RS Tez Johnson Oregon LS Luke Basso Oregon

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Will Howard Ohio State RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State RB Quinshon Judkins Ohio State WR Elijah Sarratt Indiana WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State TE Max Klare Purdue C Jonah Monheim USC OG Marcus Harper II Oregon OG Joe Huber Wisconsin OT J.C. Davis Illinois OT Ajani Cornelius Oregon Third Team Defense (Coaches) DL Gabe Jacas Illinois DL Ty Robinson Nebraska DL Jordan Burch Oregon DL Derrick Harmon Oregon DL Tyleik Williams Ohio State LB Carson Bruener Washington LB Cody Simon Ohio State LB Kain Medrano UCLA DB Sebastian Castro Iowa DB Jermari Harris Iowa DB A.J. Harris Penn State DB Jaylin Smith USC Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) PK Drew Stevens Iowa P Rhys Dakin Iowa RS Makai Lemon USC LS Hank Pepper USC

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Luke Altmyer, Hank Beatty, TeRah Edwards, Josh Gesky, Lane Hansen, Josh Kreutz, David Olano, Melvin Priestly, Dylan Rosiek; INDIANA: James Carpenter, Justice Ellison, Zach Horton, Mike Katic, Mark Langston, Carter Smith, Jailin Walker, CJ West; IOWA: Yahya Black, Luke Elkin, Aaron Graves, Ethan Hurkett, Nick Jackson, Quinn Schulte, Beau Stephens, Mason Richman; MARYLAND: Bryce McFerson, Dante Trader Jr.; MICHIGAN: Zeke Berry, Donovan Edwards, Giovanni El-Hadi, Ernest Hausmann, Myles Hinton, Will Johnson, Derrick Moore, Semaj Morgan, Kalel Mullings, Josh Priebe; MICHIGAN STATE: Charles Brantley, Luke Newman, Jordan Turner; MINNESOTA: Tyler Cooper, Daniel Jackson, Jah Joyner, Koi Perich, Ethan Robinson, Anthony Smith, Alan Soukup, Danny Striggow, Darius Taylor; NEBRASKA: Bryce Benhart, Brian Buschini, John Bullock, Malcolm Hartzog Jr., Nash Hutmacher; NORTHWESTERN: Joe Himon, Aidan Hubbard, Xander Mueller, Anto Saka, Josh Thompson, Caleb Tiernan, Damon Walters; OHIO STATE: Denzel Burke, John Ferlmann, Josh Fryar, Ty Hamilton, Davison Igbinosun, Tegra Tshabola, Josh Simmons; OREGON: Jeff Bassa, Jamaree Caldwell, Traeshon Holden, Tysheem Johnson, Iapani Laloulu, Jabbar Muhammad, Nikko Reed, Atticus Sappington, Evan Stewart, Teitum Tuioti; PENN STATE: Drew Allar, Ryan Barker, Anthony Donkoh, Zane Durant, Tyler Duzansky, Tony Rojas, Drew Shelton, Nicholas Singleton, Sal Wormley; PURDUE: Keelan Crimmins, Gus Hartwig, Will Heldt, Kydran Jenkins, Nick Levy, Marcus Mbow, Dillon Thieneman; RUTGERS: Kwabena Asamoah, Dariel Djabome, Kyonte Hamilton, Robert Longerbeam, Austin Riggs, Ian Strong; UCLA: Kaylin Moore, Jay Toia; USC: Makai Lemon, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Lake McRee, Gavin Meyer, Elijah Paige, Kamari Ramsey; WASHINGTON: Denzel Boston, Jonah Coleman, Thaddeus Dixon, Keleki Latu, Alphonzo Tuputala, Sebastian Valdez; WISCONSIN: Atticus Bertrams, Ricardo Hallman, Jack Nelson, Tawee Walker, Hunter Wohler.

Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB Dillon Gabriel Oregon RB Kaleb Johnson Iowa RB Kyle Monangai Rutgers WR Tai Felton Maryland WR Jeremiah Smith Ohio State TE Tyler Warren Penn State C Logan Jones Iowa OG Connor Colby Iowa OG Donovan Jackson Ohio State OT Aireontae Ersery Minnesota OT Josh Conerly Jr. Oregon First Team Defense (Media) DL Mikail Kamara Indiana DL Mason Graham Michigan DL Abdul Carter Penn State DL Matayo Uiagalelei Oregon LB Aiden Fisher Indiana LB Jay Higgins Iowa LB Carson Schwesinger UCLA LB Cody Simon Ohio State DB D'Angelo Ponds Indiana DB Koi Perich Minnesota DB Caleb Downs Ohio State DB Xavier Scott Illinois First Team Special Teams (Media) PK Dominic Zvada Michigan P Eddie Czaplicki USC RS Kaden Wetjen Iowa LS Luke Basson Oregon

Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Kurtis Rourke Indiana RB Jordan James Oregon RB Woody Marks USC WR Pat Bryant Illinois WR Tez Johnson Oregon TE Colston Loveland Michigan C Seth McLaughlin Ohio State OG Olaivavega Ioane Penn State OG Emmanuel Pregnon USC OT Hollin Pierce Rutgers OT Ajani Cornelius Oregon Second Team Defense (Media) DL Kenneth Grant Michigan DL Josaiah Stewart Michigan DL JT Tuimoloau Ohio State DL Derrick Harmon Oregon LB Bryce Boettcher Oregon LB Kobe King Penn State LB Cody Lindenberg Minnesota DB Jaylen Reed Penn State DB Will Johnson Michigan DB Lathan Ransom Ohio State DB Jabbar Muhammad Oregon Second Team Special Teams (Media) PK Jonathan Kim Michigan State P Rhys Dakin Iowa RS Koi Perich Minnesota LS Luke Elkin Iowa

Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB Will Howard Ohio State RB Kalel Mullings Michigan RB Jonah Coleman Washington WR Elijah Sarratt Indiana WR Emeka Egbuka Ohio State TE Terrance Ferguson Oregon C Mike Katic Indiana OG Josh Priebe Michigan OG Sal Wormley Penn State OT Gennings Dunker Iowa OT Ajani Cornelius Oregon Third Team Defense (Media) DL Gabe Jacas Illinois DL Ty Robinson Nebraska DL Jordan Burch Oregon DL Jack Sawyer Ohio State LB Carson Bruener Washington LB Kydran Jenkins Purdue LB Dariel Djabome Rutgers DB Sebastian Castro Iowa DB Jermari Harris Iowa DB A.J. Harris Penn State DB Denzel Burke Ohio State Third Team Special Teams (Media) PK Drew Stevens Iowa P Ryan Eckley Michigan State RS Hank Beatty Illinois LS Tyler Duzansky Penn State

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Luke Altmyer, Matthew Bailey, J.C. Davis, Lane Hansen, Josh Kreutz, Dylan Rosiek; INDIANA: Shawn Asbury II, James Carpenter, Lanell Carr Jr., Justice Ellison, Zach Horton, Mark Langston, Myles Price, Nicolas Radicic, Carter Smith, Jailin Walker, CJ West; IOWA: Yahya Black, Deontae Craig, Aaron Graves, Ethan Hurkett, Nick Jackson, Quinn Schulte, Beau Stephens, Luke Lachey, Mason Richman; MARYLAND: Ruben Hyppolite II, Bryce McFerson, Glendon Miller, Dante Trader Jr.; MICHIGAN : Giovanni El-Hadi, Ernest Hausmann, Myles Hinton, William Wagner; MICHIGAN STATE: Khris Bogle, Charles Brantley, Luke Newman, Jordan Turner; MINNESOTA: Maverick Baranowski, Quinn Carroll, Tyler Cooper, Mark Crawford, Daniel Jackson, Jah Joyner, Dragan Kesich, Jalen Logan-Redding, Ethan Robinson, Anthony Smith, Alan Soukup, Danny Striggow, Darius Taylor, Justin Walley; NEBRASKA: John Bullock, Brian Buschini, Malcolm Hartzog Jr., Nash Hutmacher, Ben Scott, DeShon Singleton; NORTHWESTERN: AJ Henning, Aidan Hubbard, Theran Johnson, Xander Mueller, Josh Thompson, Caleb Tiernan, Devin Turner, Mac Uihlein; OHIO STATE: John Ferlmann, Josh Fryar, Ty Hamilton, Jordan Hancock, Davison Igbinosun, Quinshon Judkins, Jack Sawyer, Drew Shelton, Sonny Styles, Tyliek Williams; OREGON: Jeff Bassa, Jamaree Caldwell, Marcus Harper II, Ross James, Brandon Johnson, Tez Johnson, Tysheem Johnson, Iapani Laloulu, Nikko Reed, Teitum Tuioti; PENN STATE: Drew Allar, Kaytron Allen, Ryan Barker, Nick Dawkins, Dani Dennis-Sutton, Anthony Donkoh, Zane Durant, DVon J-Thomas, Jalen Kimber, Drew Shelton, Nicholas Singleton, Harrison Wallace III, Zakee Wheatley; PURDUE: Cole Brevard, Keelan Crimmins, Gus Hartwig, Max Klare, Dillon Thieneman; RUTGERS: Kwabena Asamoah, Kyonte Hamilton, Aaron Lewis, Robert Longerbeam, Shaquan Loyal, Tyreem Powell, Austin Riggs, Gus Zilinskas; UCLA: Kain Medrano, Kaylin Moore, Jay Toia; USC: Mason Cobb, Makai Lemon, Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Jonah Monheim, Hank Pepper, Kamari Ramsey, Jaylin Smith; WASHINGTON: Denzel Boston; WISCONSIN: Atticus Bertrams, Ricardo Hallman, Joe Huber, Jack Nelson, Tawee Walker, Hunter Wohler.

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	43,849	60,670†	51,498	55,815	60,670	58,088	52,660	–	383,250	54,750	90.2%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,626	44,150	39,082	48,323	53,082†	53,082	53,082	53,082	–	343,883	49,126	93.35%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	69,250	69,250†	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	69,250	–	484,750	69,250	100.0%
Maryland	SECU Stadium	51,802	35,421	34,819	39,371	39,371	43,013†	31,433	30,214	–	253,642	36,235	69.9%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	110,665	111,170†	110,250	110,340	110,849	110,576	109,830	–	773,680	110,526	102.7%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	70,271	70,066	71,114†	69,682	68,423	57,558	50,038	–	457,152	65,307	87.07%
Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium	50,805	50,805	41,006	44,534	52,048†	50,913	48,696	44,266	–	332,268	47,467	93.4%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	85,458	86,072	86,906	86,546	87,464†	87,453	86,923	–	–	521,364	86,894	101.7%
Northwestern	Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium[a]	12,000[31]	12,023†	11,062	10,631	12,023	12,023	38,147 [b]	26,378 [b]	–	122,287	17,470	n/a
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,780	102,011	102,665	105,135	104,830	103,463	105,751	106,005†	102,819	832,679	104,085	101.3%
Oregon	Autzen Stadium	54,000	57,435	58,134	59,802	60,129†	59,830	59,245	59,603	–	414,178	59,168	109.6%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572 [32]	103,861	109,526	109,911	110,047	111,030†	110,233	104,044	106,013	864,665	108,379	101.7%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	61,441	59,488	61,441†	61,441	57,463	61,141	58,346	–	–	359,320	59,887	97.5%
Rutgers	SHI Stadium	52,454	47,803	41,021	54,079†	50,111	53,726	44,120	47,524	–	338,384	48,341	92.2%
UCLA	Rose Bowl	80,816	47,811†	43,051	42,012	53,467	59,473	35,018	–	–	280,832	46,805	57.92%
USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	77,500	68,110	74,118	72,250	63,404	75,304†	73,241	–	–	426,427	71,071	91.7%
Washington	Husky Stadium	70,138	66,984	64,222	72,132†	71,251	68,811	–	–	–	343,400	68,680	97.9%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	76,057[33]	75,158	76,069	76,323†	76,091	76,403†	76,298	76,059	–	532,401	76,057	100.0%
Conference		72,646[c]									7,855,730	65,464	94.45%[d]

Bold – At or Exceed capacity
†Season High

1. Temporary stadium to be used during the construction of the new Ryan Field, set to open in 2026.
2. Game to be played at Wrigley Field. Its listed capacity for baseball is 41,649, but does not reflect changes for football.
3. Northwestern's attendance figures are accounted for in totals and averages, however, considering the season was played in temporary venues in 2024, capacity figures are ignored.
4. Northwestern's attendance figures are accounted for in totals and averages, however, considering the season was played in temporary venues in 2024, capacity figures are ignored.

2025 NFL draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
Indiana	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2
Iowa	–	–	1	–	1	–	3	5
Maryland	–	–	1	1	2	–	2	6
Michigan	3	1	1	–	–	2	–	7
Michigan State	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	3
Nebraska	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	2
Northwestern	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio State	4	3	–	3	3	1	–	14
Oregon	2	1	3	–	2	1	1	10
Penn State	2	–	1	–	–	2	–	5
Purdue	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Rutgers	–	–	–	–	–	1	2	3
UCLA	–	2	–	–	–	1	2	5
USC	–	–	1	1	–	–	1	3
Washington	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Wisconsin	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2

The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft

*	compensatory selection
×	2020 Resolution JC-2A[broken anchor] selection

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	3	New York Giants	Abdul Carter	DE	Penn State	Big Ten
	1	5	Cleveland Browns	Mason Graham	DT	Michigan	Big Ten	from Jacksonville[R1 - 1]
	1	10	Chicago Bears	Colston Loveland	TE	Michigan	Big Ten
	1	13	Miami Dolphins	Kenneth Grant	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
	1	14	Indianapolis Colts	Tyler Warren	TE	Penn State	Big Ten
	1	19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Emeka Egbuka	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Derrick Harmon	DT	Oregon	Big Ten
	1	24	Minnesota Vikings	Donovan Jackson	G	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	28	Detroit Lions	Tyleik Williams	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
	1	29	Washington Commanders	Josh Conerly Jr.	OT	Oregon	Big Ten
	1	32	Kansas City Chiefs	Josh Simmons	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Philadelphia[R1 - 2]
	2	33	Cleveland Browns	Carson Schwesinger	LB	UCLA	Big Ten
	2	36	Cleveland Browns	Quinshon Judkins	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Jacksonville[R2 - 1]
	2	38	New England Patriots	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	2	45	Indianapolis Colts	JT Tuimoloau	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
	2	46	Los Angeles Rams	Terrance Ferguson	TE	Oregon	Big Ten	from Atlanta [R2 - 2]
	2	47	Arizona Cardinals	Will Johnson	CB	Michigan	Big Ten
	2	48	Houston Texans	Aireontae Ersery	OT	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Miami via Las Vegas
	2	52	Tennessee Titans	Oluwafemi Oladejo	DE	UCLA	Big Ten	from Pittsburgh via Seattle[R2 - 3]
	3	74	Denver Broncos	Pat Bryant	WR	Illinois	Big Ten	from Carolina
	3	78	Arizona Cardinals	Jordan Burch	DE	Oregon	Big Ten
	3	80	Indianapolis Colts	Justin Walley	CB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	3	82	Tennessee Titans	Kevin Winston Jr.	S	Penn State	Big Ten	from Seattle
	3	83	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kaleb Johnson	RB	Iowa	Big Ten
	3	86	Los Angeles Chargers	Jamaree Caldwell	DT	Oregon	Big Ten
	3	90	Los Angeles Rams	Josaiah Stewart	DE	Michigan	Big Ten
	3	94	Cleveland Browns	Dillon Gabriel	QB	Oregon	Big Ten	from Buffalo[R3 - 1]
	3*	97	Houston Texans	Jaylin Smith	CB	USC	Big Ten	from Minnesota
	3×	102	Minnesota Vikings	Tai Felton	WR	Maryland	Big Ten	2020 Resolution JC-2A[broken anchor] selection,[a] from Detroit via Jacksonville and Houston
	4	111	Philadelphia Eagles	Ty Robinson	DT	Nebraska	Big Ten	from Carolina via Denver
	4	113	San Francisco 49ers	CJ West	DT	Indiana	Big Ten
	4	115	Arizona Cardinals	Cody Simon	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	116	Houston Texans	Woody Marks	RB	USC	Big Ten	from Miami
	4	122	Carolina Panthers	Lathan Ransom	S	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Denver
	4	123	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Sawyer	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten
	4	132	Chicago Bears	Ruben Hyppolite II	LB	Maryland	Big Ten	from Buffalo
	5	143	Miami Dolphins	Jordan Phillips	DT	Maryland	Big Ten	from Las Vegas
	5	147	San Francisco 49ers	Jordan James	RB	Oregon	Big Ten	from New Orleans via Washington[R5 - 1]
	5	148	Los Angeles Rams	Ty Hamilton	DL	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Chicago
	5	154	New York Giants	Marcus Mbow	G	Purdue	Big Ten	from Seattle[R5 - 2]
	5	155	Miami Dolphins	Dante Trader	S	Maryland	Big Ten	from Denver[R5 - 3]
	5	156	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeffrey Bassa	LB	Oregon	Big Ten	from Pittsburgh
	5	164	Pittsburgh Steelers	Yahya Black	DT	Iowa	Big Ten	from Detroit via Cleveland and Philadelphia[R5 - 4]
	5*	170	Buffalo Bills	Jordan Hancock	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Dallas[R5 - 5]
	5*	174	Arizona Cardinals	Denzel Burke	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Dallas
	6	185	Pittsburgh Steelers	Will Howard	QB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Chicago via Seattle[R6 - 1]
	6	187	Houston Texans	Jaylen Reed	S	Penn State	Big Ten	from San Francisco via Minnesota[R6 - 2]
	6	188	Tennessee Titans	Kalel Mullings	RB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Dallas[R6 - 3]
	6	191	Philadelphia Eagles	Myles Hinton	OT	Michigan	Big Ten	from Arizona via Denver[R6 - 4]
	6	195	Chicago Bears	Luke Newman	G	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Los Angeles via Pittsburgh[R6 - 5]
	6	201	Minnesota Vikings	Kobe King	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
	6	204	Dallas Cowboys	Ajani Cornelius	OT	Oregon	Big Ten	from Detroit via Cleveland and Buffalo[R6 - 6]
	6	205	Washington Commanders	Kain Medrano	LB	UCLA	Big Ten
	6*	212	Baltimore Ravens	Robert Longerbeam	CB	Rutgers	Big Ten
	7	217	Dallas Cowboys	Jay Toia	DT	UCLA	Big Ten	from Tennessee via New England[R7 - 1]
	7	218	Atlanta Falcons	Jack Nelson	OT	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Cleveland via LA Chargers[R7 - 2]
	7	219	New York Giants	Thomas Fidone	TE	Nebraska	Big Ten
	7	221	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jonah Monheim	C	USC	Big Ten
	7	222	Las Vegas Raiders	Cody Lindenberg	LB	Minnesota	Big Ten
	7	224	Houston Texans	Kyonte Hamilton	DT	Rutgers	Big Ten	from Chicago[R7 - 3]
	7	226	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carson Bruener	LB	Washington	Big Ten	from Carolina[R7 - 4]
	7	227	San Francisco 49ers	Kurtis Rourke	QB	Indiana	Big Ten
	7	232	Indianapolis Colts	Hunter Wohler	S	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	7	233	Chicago Bears	Kyle Monangai	RB	Rutgers	Big Ten	from Cincinnati[R7 - 5]
	7	234	Seattle Seahawks	Mason Richman	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
	7	235	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tez Johnson	WR	Oregon	Big Ten
	7	240	Buffalo Bills	Kaden Prather	WR	Maryland	Big Ten	from Minnesota via Cleveland and Chicago[R7 - 6]
	7	247	Dallas Cowboys	Tommy Akingbesote	DT	Maryland	Big Ten	from Kansas City via Carolina[R7 - 7]
	7	248	New Orleans Saints	Moliki Matavao	TE	UCLA	Big Ten	from Philadelphia via Washington[R7 - 8]
	7*	249	San Francisco 49ers	Connor Colby	G	Iowa	Big Ten
	7*	255	Houston Texans	Luke Lachey	TE	Iowa	Big Ten	from Cleveland[R7 - 9]

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.

1. No. 2: Cleveland → Jacksonville (D). Cleveland traded first-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (2nd, 104th and 200th overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for first-, second-, fourth-round selections (5th, 36th, and 126th overall) and a first-round selection in the 2026 NFL draft.^{[Trade 1]}
2. No. 31: Kansas City → Philadelphia (D). Kansas City traded a first-round selection (31st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (32nd and 164th overall).^{[Trade 2]}

1. No. 36: Jacksonville → Cleveland (D). See Round 1: Cleveland → Jacksonville.^{[Trade 1]}
2. No. 26: LA Rams → Atlanta (D). LA Rams traded first- and third-round selection (26th and 101st overall) to Atlanta in exchange for second- and seventh-round selections (46th and 242th overall) and a first-round selection in the 2026 NFL draft.^{[Trade 3]}
3. No. 52: Pittsburgh → Seattle (PD). Pittsburgh traded second- and seventh-round selections (52nd and 223rd overall) to Seattle in exchange for a sixth-round selection (185th overall) and WR DK Metcalf.^{[Trade 4]}

1. No. 94: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). Buffalo traded a third-round selection (94th overall) and a 2026 seventh-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a sixth-round selection (204th overall) and WR Amari Cooper.^{[Trade 5]}

1. No. 93: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (93rd, 131st and 184th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for a fifth-round selection (147th overall) and CB Marshon Lattimore.^{[Trade 6]}
2. No. 154: Seattle → NY Giants (PD). Seattle traded a fifth-round selection (154th overall) and a 2024 second-round selection to NY Giants in exchange for DL Leonard Williams.^{[Trade 7]}
3. No. 155: Denver → Miami (PD). Denver traded a fifth-round selection (155th overall) and LB Bradley Chubb to Miami in exchange for a 2023 first-round selection, a 2024 fourth-round selection and RB Chase Edmonds.^{[Trade 8]}
4. No. 164: Detroit → Cleveland → Philadelphia → Kansas City. Multiple trades:
           Detroit → Cleveland (PD). Detroit traded a fifth-round selection (164th overall) and a 2026 sixth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round selection and DE Za'Darius Smith.^{[Trade 9]}
           Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). Cleveland traded a fifth-round selection (164th overall) and QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson to Philadelphia in exchange for QB Kenny Pickett.^{[Trade 10]}
           Philadelphia → Kansas City (D). See Round 1: Kansas City → Philadelphia.^{[Trade 2]}
5. No. 170: Dallas → Buffalo (PD). Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (170th overall) and a 2026 seventh-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for a sixth-round selection (204th overall) and CB Kaiir Elam.^{[Trade 11]}

1. No. 185: Chicago → Seattle → Pittsburgh. Multiple trades:
          Chicago → Seattle (PD). Chicago traded a sixth-round selection (185th overall) to Seattle in exchange for LB Darrell Taylor.^{[Trade 12]}
          Seattle → Pittsburgh (PD). See Round 2: Pittsburgh → Seattle.^{[Trade 4]}
2. No. 187: San Francisco → Minnesota (PD). See Round 5: Minnesota → San Francisco.
3. No. 188: Dallas → Tennessee (PD). Dallas traded a sixth-round selection (188th overall) to Tennessee in exchange for a seventh-round selection (239th overall) and RB Kenneth Murray.^{[Trade 13]}
4. No. 191: Arizona → Denver (PD). Arizona traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to Denver in exchange for LB Baron Browning.^{[Trade 14]}
5. No. 162: LA Rams → Pittsburgh → NY Jets. Multiple trades:
          LA Rams → Pittsburgh (PD). LA Rams traded a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) and a 2024 fourth-round selection to Pittsburgh in exchange for a sixth-round selection (195th overall), a 2024 fifth-round selection and G Kevin Dotson.^{[Trade 15]}
           Pittsburgh → NY Jets (PD). Pittsburgh traded a fifth-round selection (162nd overall) to NY Jets in exchange for WR Mike Williams.^{[Trade 16]}
6. No. 171: Dallas → New England (PD). Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (171st overall) to New England in exchange for a seventh-round selection (217th overall) and QB Joe Milton.^{[Trade 17]}

1. No. 217: Tennessee → New England → Dallas (PD). Multiple trades:
          Tennessee → New England (PD). Tennessee traded a seventh-round selection (217th overall) to New England in exchange for K Nick Folk.^{[Trade 18]}
          New England → Dallas (PD). See Round 5: Dallas → New England.^{[Trade 17]}
2. No. 218: Cleveland → LA Chargers → Atlanta. Multiple trades:
          Cleveland → LA Chargers (PD). Cleveland traded a seventh-round selection (218th overall) to the LA Chargers in exchange for K Dustin Hopkins.^{[Trade 19]}
          LA Chargers → Atlanta (PD). LA Chargers traded a conditional seventh-round selection (218th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for QB Taylor Heinicke.^{[Trade 20]}
3. No. 192: Miami → Chicago → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
          Miami → Chicago (PD). Miami traded a sixth-round selection (192nd overall) to Chicago in exchange for a seventh-round selection (224th overall) and WR Chase Claypool.^{[Trade 21]}
          Chicago → Cleveland (PD). Chicago traded a sixth-round selection (192nd overall) to Cleveland in exchange for a seventh-round selection (240th overall) and DT Chris Williams.^{[Trade 22]}
4. No. 226: Carolina → Kansas City (PD). Carolina traded a conditional seventh-round selection (226th overall) to Kansas City in exchange for a conditional seventh-round selection (247th overall) and WR Ihmir Smith-Marsette.^{[Trade 23]}
5. No. 233: Cincinnati → Chicago (PD). Cincinnati traded a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to Chicago in exchange for RB Khalil Herbert.^{[Trade 24]}
6. No. 139: Cleveland → Minnesota (PD). Cleveland traded a fifth-round selection (139th overall) and a 2024 fifth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for sixth and seventh-round selections (200th and 240th overall), and DE Za'Darius Smith.^{[Trade 25]}
7. No. 114: Dallas → Carolina (PD). Dallas traded a fourth-round selection (114th overall) to Carolina in exchange for a seventh-round selection (247th overall) and WR Jonathan Mingo.^{[Trade 26]}
8. No. 79: Miami → Philadelphia → Washington. Multiple trades:
          Miami → Philadelphia (PD). Miami traded a third-round selection (79th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2024 fourth-round selection (120th overall).^{[Trade 27]}
          Philadelphia → Washington (PD). Philadelphia traded a conditional third-round selection (79th overall) and two seventh-round selections (236th and 248th overall) to Washington in exchange for a fifth-round selection (165th overall) and WR Jahan Dotson. The condition – that Washington would receive the higher of Miami or Philadelphia's third-round selection in 2025 – was converted on December 8, 2024, when the Eagles clinched a playoff spot, ensuring the Dolphins' pick was higher than the Eagles' own.^{[Trade 28]}
          Washington → Houston (PD). Washington traded third- and seventh-round selections (79th and 236th overall), and 2026 second- and fourth-round selections to Houston in exchange for a fourth-round selection (128th overall) and T Laremy Tunsil.^{[Trade 29]}
9. No. 56: Minnesota → Houston → Buffalo. Multiple trades:
          Minnesota → Houston (PD). Minnesota traded a second-round selection (56th overall), and 2024 second- and sixth-round selections to Houston in exchange for 2024 first- and seventh-round selections.^{[Trade 30]}
          Houston → Buffalo (PD). Houston traded a second-round selection (56th overall) to Buffalo in exchange for a fifth-round selection (166th overall), a 2024 sixth-round selection and WR Stefon Diggs.^{[Trade 31]}

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Head coaches

Current as of January 20, 2025

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	B1G record
Illinois	Bret Bielema[b]	4	125–80 (.610)	28–22 (.560)	55–37 (.598)
Indiana	Curt Cignetti	1	130–37 (.778)	11–2 (.846)	8–1 (.889)
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	26	216–145 (.598)	204–124 (.622)	128–88 (.593)
Iowa	Seth Wallace (interim)[c]	1	1–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)	0–0 (–)
Maryland	Mike Locksley[d]	6	35–67 (.343)	33–41 (.446)	16–40 (.286)
Michigan	Sherrone Moore	1	9–5 (.643)	9–5 (.643)	5–4 (.556)
Michigan State	Jonathan Smith	1	39–42 (.481)	5–7 (.417)	3–6 (.333)
Minnesota	P. J. Fleck	8	88–61 (.591)	58–39 (.598)	34–36 (.486)
Nebraska	Matt Rhule	2	59–56 (.513)	12–13 (.480)	6–12 (.333)
Northwestern	David Braun[e][f]	2	12–13 (.480)	12–13 (.480)	7–11 (.389)
Ohio State	Ryan Day[g]	6	70–10 (.875)	70–10 (.875)	46–5 (.902)
Oregon	Dan Lanning	3	35–6 (.854)	35–6 (.854)	10–0 (1.000)
Penn State	James Franklin	11	125–57 (.687)	101–42 (.706)	64–33 (.660)
Purdue	Ryan Walters	2	5–19 (.208)	5–19 (.208)	3–15 (.167)
Rutgers	Greg Schiano[h]	16	94–101 (.482)	94–101 (.482)	13–32 (.289)
UCLA	DeShaun Foster	1	5–7 (.417)	5–7 (.417)	3–6 (.333)
USC	Lincoln Riley	3	81–24 (.771)	26–14 (.650)	4–5 (.444)
Washington	Jedd Fisch	1	23–29 (.442)	6–7 (.462)	4–5 (.444)
Wisconsin	Luke Fickell[i]	2	76–38 (.667)	13–13 (.500)	11–15 (.423)

1. Detroit received a third-round selection (102nd overall) after NY Jets hired former Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn as head coach.^[34]
2. 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.
3. Seth Wallace served as interim head coach for the 2024 season opener against Illinois State as head coach Kirk Ferentz served a one-game suspension.^[35]
4. Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.^[36]
5. Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.^[37]
6. David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.^[38]
7. 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.^[39]
8. 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.
9. Luke Fickell served as interim head coach at Ohio State in 2011, going 6-7 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. Fickell took over as coach of Wisconsin for the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl