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

Champions by year

Record Ranking
Year Champions Conference Overall AP Coaches' Bowl result Head coach
1896 Wisconsin 2–0–1 7–1–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Philip King
1897 Wisconsin 3–0 9–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Philip King
1898 Michigan 3–0 10–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Gustave Ferbert
1899 Chicago 4–0 16–0–2 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Amos Alonzo Stagg
1900 Iowa 2–0–1 7–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Alden Knipe
Minnesota 3–0–1 10–0–2 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
1901 Michigan* 4–0 11–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. Stanford Fielding H. Yost
Wisconsin 2–0 9–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Philip King
1902 Michigan* 5–0 11–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
1903 Michigan* 3–0–1 11–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota 3–0–1 14–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
Northwestern 1–0–2 10–1–3 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Walter McCornack
1904 Michigan* 2–0 10–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota* 3–0 13–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
1905 Chicago* 7–0 11–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Amos Alonzo Stagg
1906 Michigan 1–0 4–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
Minnesota 2–0 4–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
Wisconsin 3–0 5–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Charles P. Hutchins
1907 Chicago 4–0 4–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Amos Alonzo Stagg
1908 Chicago 5–0 5–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Amos Alonzo Stagg
1909 Minnesota 3–0 6–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
1910 Illinois 4–0 7–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Arthur Hall
Minnesota 2–0 6–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
1911 Minnesota 3–0–1 6–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
1912 Wisconsin 5–0 7–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – William Juneau
1913 Chicago 7–0 7–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Amos Alonzo Stagg
1914 Illinois* 6–0 7–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Robert Zuppke
1915 Illinois 3–0–2 5–0–2 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Robert Zuppke
Minnesota 3–0–1 6–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Henry L. Williams
1916 Ohio State 4–0 7–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – John Wilce
1917 Ohio State 4–0 8–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – John Wilce
1918 Illinois 4–0 5–2 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Robert Zuppke
Michigan 2–0 5–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
Purdue 1–0 3–3 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – A. G. Scanlon
1919 Illinois* 6–1 6–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Robert Zuppke
1920 Ohio State 5–0 7–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. California John Wilce
1921 Iowa 5–0 7–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Howard Jones
1922 Chicago 4–0–1 5–1–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Amos Alonzo Stagg
Iowa 5–0 7–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Howard Jones
Michigan 4–0 6–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
1923 Illinois* 5–0 8–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Robert Zuppke
Michigan* 4–0 8–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
1924 Chicago 3–0–3 4–1–3 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Amos Alonzo Stagg
1925 Michigan 5–1 7–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
1926 Michigan 5–0 7–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Fielding H. Yost
Northwestern 5–0 7–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Glenn Thistlethwaite
1927 Illinois* 5–0 7–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Robert Zuppke
Minnesota 3–0–1 6–0–2 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Clarence Spears
1928 Illinois 4–1 7–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Robert Zuppke
1929 Purdue 5–0 8–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – James Phelan
1930 Michigan 5–0 8–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Harry Kipke
Northwestern 5–0 7–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Dick Hanley
1931 Michigan 5–1 8–1–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Harry Kipke
Northwestern 5–1 7–1–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Dick Hanley
Purdue 5–1 9–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Noble Kizer
1932 Michigan* 6–0 8–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Harry Kipke
Purdue 5–0–1 7–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Noble Kizer
1933 Michigan* 5–0–1 7–0–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Harry Kipke
Minnesota 2–0–4 4–0–4 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Bernie Bierman
1934 Minnesota* 5–0 8–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Bernie Bierman
1935 Minnesota* 5–0 8–0 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Bernie Bierman
Ohio State 5–0 7–1 Started in 1936 Started in 1950 – Francis Schmidt
1936 Northwestern 6–0 7–1 #7 Started in 1950 – Pappy Waldorf
1937 Minnesota 5–0 6–2 #5 Started in 1950 – Bernie Bierman
1938 Minnesota 4–1 6–2 #10 Started in 1950 – Bernie Bierman
1939 Ohio State 5–1 6–2 #15 Started in 1950 – Francis Schmidt
1940 Minnesota* 6–0 8–0 #1 Started in 1950 – Bernie Bierman
1941 Minnesota* 5–0 8–0 #1 Started in 1950 – Bernie Bierman
1942 Ohio State* 5–1 9–1 #1 Started in 1950 – Paul Brown
1943 Michigan 6–0 8–1 #3 Started in 1950 – Fritz Crisler
Purdue 6–0 9–0 #5 Started in 1950 – Elmer Burnham
1944 Ohio State 6–0 9–0 #2 Started in 1950 – Carroll Widdoes
1945 Indiana 5–0–1 9–0–1 #4 Started in 1950 – Bo McMillin
1946 Illinois 6–1 8–2 #5 Started in 1950 W Rose Bowl 45–14 vs. UCLA Ray Eliot
1947 Michigan* 6–0 10–0 #2 Started in 1950 W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. USC Fritz Crisler
1948 Michigan* 5–0 9–0 #1 Started in 1950 – Bennie Oosterbaan
1949 Michigan 4–1–1 6–2–1 #7 Started in 1950 – Bennie Oosterbaan
Ohio State 4–1–1 7–1–2 #4 Started in 1950 W Rose Bowl 17-14 vs. California Wes Fesler
1950 Michigan 4–1–1 6–3–1 #9 #6 W Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. California Bennie Oosterbaan
1951 Illinois 5–0–1 9–0–1 #4 #3 W Rose Bowl 40–7 vs. Stanford Ray Eliot
1952 Purdue 4–1–1 4–3–2 #18 #12 – Stu Holcomb
Wisconsin 4–1–1 6–3–1 #11 #10 L Rose Bowl 7–0 vs. USC Ivy Williamson
1953 Illinois 5–1 7–1–1 #7 #7 – Ray Eliot
Michigan State 5–1 9–1 #3 #3 W Rose Bowl 28–20 vs. UCLA Clarence Munn
1954 Ohio State* 7–0 10–0 #1 #2 W Rose Bowl 20–7 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1955 Ohio State 6–0 7–2 #5 #5 – Woody Hayes
1956 Iowa 5–1 9–1 #3 #3 W Rose Bowl 35–19 vs. Oregon State Forest Evashevski
1957 Ohio State* 7–0 9–1 #2 #1 W Rose Bowl 10–7 vs. Oregon Woody Hayes
1958 Iowa* 5–1 8–1–1 #2 #2 W Rose Bowl 38–12 vs. California Forest Evashevski
1959 Wisconsin 5–2 7–3 #6 #6 L Rose Bowl 44–8 vs. Washington Milt Bruhn
1960 Iowa 5–1 8–1 #3 #2 – Forest Evashevski
Minnesota* 6–1 8–2 #1 #1 L Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Washington Murray Warmath
1961 Ohio State* 6–0 8–0–1 #2 #2 – Woody Hayes
1962 Wisconsin 6–1 8–2 #2 #2 L Rose Bowl 42–37 vs. USC Milt Bruhn
1963 Illinois 5–1–1 8–1–1 #2 #2 W Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Washington Pete Elliott
1964 Michigan 6–1 9–1 #4 #4 W Rose Bowl 34–7 vs. Oregon State Bump Elliott
1965 Michigan State* 7–0 10–1 #2 #1 L Rose Bowl 14–12 vs. UCLA Duffy Daugherty
1966 Michigan State* 7–0 9–0–1 #2 #2 – Duffy Daugherty
1967 Indiana 6–1 9–2 #4 #6 L Rose Bowl 14–3 vs. USC John Pont
Minnesota 6–1 8–2 – #14 – Murray Warmath
Purdue 6–1 8–2 #9 #9 – Jack Mollenkopf
1968 Ohio State* 7–0 10–0 #1 #1 W Rose Bowl 27–16 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1969 Michigan 6–1 8–3 #9 #8 L Rose Bowl 10–3 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 6–1 8–1 #4 #5 – Woody Hayes
1970 Ohio State* 7–0 9–1 #5 #2 L Rose Bowl 27–17 vs. Stanford Woody Hayes
1971 Michigan 8–0 11–1 #6 #4 L Rose Bowl 13–12 vs. Stanford Bo Schembechler
1972 Michigan 7–1 10–1 #6 #6 – Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–1 9–2 #9 #3 L Rose Bowl 42–17 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1973 Michigan 7–0–1 10–0–1 #6 #6 – Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–0–1 10–0–1 #2 #3 W Rose Bowl 42–21 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1974 Michigan 7–1 10–1 #3 #5 – Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–1 10–2 #4 #3 L Rose Bowl 18–17 vs. USC Woody Hayes
1975 Ohio State 8–0 11–1 #4 #4 L Rose Bowl 23–10 vs. UCLA Woody Hayes
1976 Michigan 7–1 10–2 #3 #3 L Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–1 9–2–1 #6 #5 W Orange Bowl 27–10 vs. Colorado Woody Hayes
1977 Michigan 7–1 10–2 #9 #8 L Rose Bowl 27–20 vs. Washington Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–1 9–3 #11 #12 L Sugar Bowl 35–6 vs. Alabama Woody Hayes
1978 Michigan 7–1 10–2 #5 #5 L Rose Bowl 17–10 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
Michigan State 7–1 8–3 #12 – – Darryl Rogers
1979 Ohio State 8–0 11–1 #4 #4 L Rose Bowl 17–16 vs. USC Earle Bruce
1980 Michigan 8–0 10–2 #4 #4 W Rose Bowl 23–6 vs. Washington Bo Schembechler
1981 Iowa 6–2 8–4 #18 #15 L Rose Bowl 28–0 vs. Washington Hayden Fry
Ohio State 6–2 9–3 #15 #12 W Liberty Bowl 31–28 vs. Navy Earle Bruce
1982 Michigan 8–1 8–4 – #15 L Rose Bowl 24–14 vs. UCLA Bo Schembechler
1983 Illinois 9–0 10–2 #10 #10 L Rose Bowl 45–9 vs. UCLA Mike White
1984 Ohio State 7–2 9–3 #13 #12 L Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USC Earle Bruce
1985 Iowa 7–1 10–2 #10 #9 L Rose Bowl 45–28 vs. UCLA Hayden Fry
1986 Michigan 7–1 11–2 #8 #7 L Rose Bowl 22–15 vs. Arizona State Bo Schembechler
Ohio State 7–1 10–3 #7 #6 W Cotton Bowl Classic 28–12 vs. Texas A&M Earle Bruce
1987 Michigan State 7–0–1 9–2–1 #8 #8 W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USC George Perles
1988 Michigan 7–0–1 9–2–1 #4 #4 W Rose Bowl 22–14 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
1989 Michigan 8–0 10–2 #7 #8 L Rose Bowl 17–10 vs. USC Bo Schembechler
1990 Illinois 6–2 8–4 #25 #24 L Hall of Fame Bowl 30–0 vs. Clemson John Mackovic
Iowa 6–2 8–4 #18 #16 L Rose Bowl 46–34 vs. Washington Hayden Fry
Michigan 6–2 9–3 #7 #8 W Gator Bowl 35–3 vs. Ole Miss Gary Moeller
Michigan State 6–2 8–3–1 #16 #14 W John Hancock Bowl 17–16 vs. USC George Perles
1991 Michigan 8–0 10–2 #6 #6 L Rose Bowl 34–14 vs. Washington Gary Moeller
1992 Michigan 6–0–2 9–0–3 #5 #5 W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. Washington Gary Moeller
1993 Ohio State 6–1–1 10–1–1 #11 #10 W Holiday Bowl 28–21 vs. BYU John Cooper
Wisconsin 6–1–1 10–1–1 #6 #5 W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. UCLA Barry Alvarez
1994 Penn State 8–0 12–0 #2 #2 W Rose Bowl 38–20 vs. Oregon Joe Paterno
1995 Northwestern 8–0 10–2 #8 #7 L Rose Bowl 41–32 vs. USC Gary Barnett
1996 Northwestern 7–1 9–3 #15 #16 L Florida Citrus Bowl 48–28 vs. Tennessee Gary Barnett
Ohio State 7–1 11–1 #2 #2 W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Arizona State John Cooper
1997 Michigan* 8–0 12–0 #1 #2 W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. Washington State Lloyd Carr
1998 Michigan 7–1 10–3 #12 #12 W Florida Citrus Bowl 45–31 vs. Arkansas Lloyd Carr
Ohio State 7–1 11–1 #2 #2 W Sugar Bowl 24–14 vs. Texas A&M John Cooper
Wisconsin 7–1 11–1 #6 #5 W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. UCLA Barry Alvarez
1999 Wisconsin 7–1 10–2 #4 #4 W Rose Bowl 17–9 vs. Stanford Barry Alvarez
2000 Michigan 6–2 9–3 #11 #10 W Florida Citrus Bowl 31–28 vs. Auburn Lloyd Carr
Northwestern 6–2 8–4 – – L Alamo Bowl 66–17 vs. Nebraska Randy Walker
Purdue 6–2 8–4 #13 #13 L Rose Bowl 34–24 vs. Washington Joe Tiller
2001 Illinois 7–1 10–2 #12 #12 L Sugar Bowl 47–34 vs. LSU Ron Turner
2002 Iowa 8–0 11–2 #8 #8 L Orange Bowl 38–17 vs. USC Kirk Ferentz
Ohio State* 8–0 14–0 #1 #1 W Fiesta Bowl 31–24 vs. Miami Jim Tressel
2003 Michigan 7–1 10–3 #6 #7 L Rose Bowl 28–14 vs. USC Lloyd Carr
2004 Iowa 7–1 10–2 #8 #8 W Capital One Bowl 30–25 vs. LSU Kirk Ferentz
Michigan 7–1 9–3 #14 #12 L Rose Bowl 38–37 vs. Texas Lloyd Carr
2005 Ohio State 7–1 10–2 #4 #4 W Fiesta Bowl 34–20 vs. Notre Dame Jim Tressel
Penn State 7–1 11–1 #3 #3 W Orange Bowl 26–23 3OT vs. Florida State Joe Paterno
2006 Ohio State 8–0 12–1 #2 #2 L BCS Championship Game 41–14 vs. Florida Jim Tressel
2007 Ohio State 7–1 11–2 #5 #4 L BCS Championship Game 38–24 vs. LSU Jim Tressel
2008 Ohio State 7–1 10–3 #9 #11 L Fiesta Bowl 24–21 vs. Texas Jim Tressel
Penn State 7–1 11–2 #8 #8 L Rose Bowl 24-38 vs. USC Joe Paterno
2009 Ohio State 7–1 11–2 #5 #5 W Rose Bowl 26–17 vs. Oregon Jim Tressel
2010^ Michigan State 7–1 11–2 #14 #14 L Capital One Bowl 49–7 vs. Alabama Mark Dantonio
Wisconsin 7–1 11–2 #7 #8 L Rose Bowl 21–19 vs. TCU Bret Bielema
2011 Wisconsin 6–2 11–3 #10 #11 L Rose Bowl 45–38 vs. Oregon Bret Bielema
2012 Wisconsin 4–4 8–6 – – L Rose Bowl 20–14 vs. Stanford Bret Bielema
2013 Michigan State 8–0 13–1 #3 #3 W Rose Bowl 24–20 vs. Stanford Mark Dantonio
2014 Ohio State* 8–0 14–1 #1 #1 W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 42–35 vs. Alabama
W College Football Playoff National Championship 42–20 vs. Oregon		 Urban Meyer
2015 Michigan State 7–1 12–2 #6 #6 L CFP Semifinal at Cotton Bowl 38–0 vs. Alabama Mark Dantonio
2016 Penn State 8–1 11–2 James Franklin

Note: an asterisk (*) denotes a national championship for that season recognized by the College Football Data Warehouse. See: NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship#College Football Data Warehouse recognized national champions

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

Championships by team

Team Big Ten
Championships		 Years
Michigan 42 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004
Ohio State 35^ 1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014
Minnesota 18 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967
Illinois 15 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001
Wisconsin 14 1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012
Iowa 11 1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004
Michigan State 9 1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015
Northwestern 8 1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000
Purdue 8 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000
Chicago 7 1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924
Penn State 4 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
Indiana 2 1945, 1967
Nebraska 0
Maryland 0
Rutgers 0

Italics indicate a school no longer competing in the Big Ten.

Bold indicates an outright conference championship.

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

Championships by head coach

Head Coach School Big Ten
Championships
Bo Schembechler Michigan 13
Woody Hayes Ohio State 13
Fielding H. Yost Michigan 10
Henry L. Williams Minnesota 8
Bernie Bierman Minnesota 7
Amos Alonzo Stagg Chicago 7
Robert Zuppke Illinois 7
Jim Tressel Ohio State 6^
Lloyd Carr Michigan 5
Earle Bruce Ohio State 4
Harry Kipke Michigan 4
Barry Alvarez Wisconsin 3
Bret Bielema Wisconsin 3
John Cooper Ohio State 3
Mark Dantonio* Michigan State 3
Ray Eliot Illinois 3
Forest Evashevski Iowa 3
Hayden Fry Iowa 3
Philip King Wisconsin 3
Gary Moeller Michigan 3
Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan 3
Joe Paterno Penn State 3
John Wilce Ohio State 3
Gary Barnett Northwestern 2
Milt Bruhn Wisconsin 2
Fritz Crisler Michigan 2
Duffy Daugherty Michigan State 2
Kirk Ferentz* Iowa 2
Dick Hanley Northwestern 2
Howard Jones Iowa 2
Noble Kizer Purdue 2
George Perles Michigan State 2
Francis Schmidt Ohio State 2
Murray Warmath Minnesota 2
Paul Brown Ohio State 1
Elmer Burnham Purdue 1
Bump Elliott Michigan 1
Pete Elliott Illinois 1
Gustave Ferbert Michigan 1
Wes Fesler Ohio State 1
James Franklin* Penn State 1
Arthur Hall Illinois 1
Stu Holcomb Purdue 1
Charles P. Hutchins Wisconsin 1
William Juneau Wisconsin 1
Alden Knipe Iowa 1
John Mackovic Illinois 1
Walter McCornack Northwestern 1
Bo McMillin Indiana 1
Urban Meyer* Ohio State 1
Jack Mollenkopf Purdue 1
Clarence Munn Michigan State 1
James Phelan Purdue 1
John Pont Indiana 1
Darryl Rogers Michigan State 1
A. G. Scanlon Purdue 1
Clarence Spears Minnesota 1
Glenn Thistlethwaite Northwestern 1
Joe Tiller Purdue 1
Ron Turner Illinois 1
Pappy Waldorf Northwestern 1
Randy Walker Northwestern 1
Mike White Illinois 1
Carroll Widdoes Ohio State 1
Ivy Williamson Wisconsin 1

^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of the championship
* Active Big Ten coach

References

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