List of Big Ten Conference football champions
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:39:09 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of yearly Big Ten Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order.
Tables
· Champions by year
AP
AP
Col 1
Year
Col 2
Champions
Record
Conference
Record
Overall
Ranking
AP
Ranking
Coaches
Col 7
Bowl result
Col 8
Head coach
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1896
Col 2
Wisconsin
Record
2–0–1
Record
7–1–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Philip King
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1897
Col 2
Wisconsin
Record
3–0
Record
9–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Philip King
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1898
Col 2
Michigan
Record
3–0
Record
10–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Gustave Ferbert
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1899
Col 2
Chicago
Record
4–0
Record
16–0–2
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1900
Col 2
Iowa
Record
2–0–1
Record
7–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Alden Knipe
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota
Col 2
3–0–1
Record
10–0–2
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1901
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
4–0
Record
11–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. Stanford
Col 8
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Wisconsin
Col 2
2–0
Record
9–0
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Philip King
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1902
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
5–0
Record
11–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1903
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
3–0–1
Record
11–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota
Col 2
3–0–1
Record
14–0–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Northwestern
Col 2
1–0–2
Record
10–1–3
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Walter McCornack
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1904
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
2–0
Record
10–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota*
Col 2
3–0
Record
13–0
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1905
Col 2
Chicago*
Record
7–0
Record
11–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1906
Col 2
Michigan
Record
1–0
Record
4–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota
Col 2
2–0
Record
4–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Wisconsin
Col 2
3–0
Record
5–0
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Charles P. Hutchins
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1907
Col 2
Chicago
Record
4–0
Record
4–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1908
Col 2
Chicago
Record
5–0
Record
5–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1909
Col 2
Minnesota
Record
3–0
Record
6–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1910
Col 2
Illinois
Record
4–0
Record
7–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Arthur Hall
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota
Col 2
2–0
Record
6–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1911
Col 2
Minnesota
Record
3–0–1
Record
6–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1912
Col 2
Wisconsin
Record
5–0
Record
7–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
William Juneau
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1913
Col 2
Chicago
Record
7–0
Record
7–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1914
Col 2
Illinois*
Record
6–0
Record
7–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Robert Zuppke
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1915
Col 2
Illinois
Record
3–0–2
Record
5–0–2
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Robert Zuppke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota
Col 2
3–0–1
Record
6–0–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Henry L. Williams
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1916
Col 2
Ohio State
Record
4–0
Record
7–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
John Wilce
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1917
Col 2
Ohio State
Record
4–0
Record
8–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
John Wilce
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1918
Col 2
Illinois
Record
4–0
Record
5–2
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Robert Zuppke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Michigan*
Col 2
2–0
Record
5–0
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Purdue
Col 2
1–0
Record
3–3
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
A. G. Scanlon
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1919
Col 2
Illinois*
Record
6–1
Record
6–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Robert Zuppke
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1920
Col 2
Ohio State
Record
5–0
Record
7–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. California
Col 8
John Wilce
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1921
Col 2
Iowa
Record
5–0
Record
7–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Howard Jones
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1922
Col 2
Chicago
Record
4–0–1
Record
5–1–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Iowa
Col 2
5–0
Record
7–0
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Howard Jones
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Michigan
Col 2
4–0
Record
6–0–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1923
Col 2
Illinois*
Record
5–0
Record
8–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Robert Zuppke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Michigan*
Col 2
4–0
Record
8–0
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1924
Col 2
Chicago
Record
3–0–3
Record
4–1–3
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1925
Col 2
Michigan
Record
5–1
Record
7–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1926
Col 2
Michigan
Record
5–0
Record
7–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Fielding H. Yost
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Northwestern
Col 2
5–0
Record
7–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1927
Col 2
Illinois*
Record
5–0
Record
7–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Robert Zuppke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota
Col 2
3–0–1
Record
6–0–2
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Clarence Spears
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1928
Col 2
Illinois
Record
4–1
Record
7–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Robert Zuppke
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1929
Col 2
Purdue
Record
5–0
Record
8–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
James Phelan
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1930
Col 2
Michigan
Record
5–0
Record
8–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Harry Kipke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Northwestern
Col 2
5–0
Record
7–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Dick Hanley
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1931
Col 2
Michigan
Record
5–1
Record
8–1–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Harry Kipke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Northwestern
Col 2
5–1
Record
7–1–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Dick Hanley
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Purdue
Col 2
5–1
Record
9–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Noble Kizer
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1932
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
6–0
Record
8–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Harry Kipke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Purdue
Col 2
5–0–1
Record
7–0–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Noble Kizer
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1933
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
5–0–1
Record
7–0–1
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Harry Kipke
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Minnesota
Col 2
2–0–4
Record
4–0–4
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Bernie Bierman
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1934
Col 2
Minnesota*
Record
5–0
Record
8–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bernie Bierman
Started in 1936
Started in 1936
Col 1
1935
Col 2
Minnesota*
Record
5–0
Record
8–0
Ranking
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bernie Bierman
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Ohio State
Col 2
5–0
Record
7–1
Record
Started in 1936
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Francis Schmidt
No. 7
No. 7
Col 1
1936
Col 2
Northwestern
Record
6–0
Record
7–1
Ranking
No. 7
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Pappy Waldorf
No. 5
No. 5
Col 1
1937
Col 2
Minnesota
Record
5–0
Record
6–2
Ranking
No. 5
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bernie Bierman
No. 10
No. 10
Col 1
1938
Col 2
Minnesota
Record
4–1
Record
6–2
Ranking
No. 10
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bernie Bierman
No. 15
No. 15
Col 1
1939
Col 2
Ohio State
Record
5–1
Record
6–2
Ranking
No. 15
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Francis Schmidt
No. 1
No. 1
Col 1
1940
Col 2
Minnesota*
Record
6–0
Record
8–0
Ranking
No. 1
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bernie Bierman
No. 1
No. 1
Col 1
1941
Col 2
Minnesota*
Record
5–0
Record
8–0
Ranking
No. 1
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bernie Bierman
No. 1
No. 1
Col 1
1942
Col 2
Ohio State*
Record
5–1
Record
9–1
Ranking
No. 1
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Paul Brown
No. 3
No. 3
Col 1
1943
Col 2
Michigan
Record
6–0
Record
8–1
Ranking
No. 3
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Fritz Crisler
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Purdue
Col 2
6–0
Record
9–0
Record
No. 5
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
–
Col 7
Elmer Burnham
No. 2
No. 2
Col 1
1944
Col 2
Ohio State
Record
6–0
Record
9–0
Ranking
No. 2
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Carroll Widdoes
No. 4
No. 4
Col 1
1945
Col 2
Indiana
Record
5–0–1
Record
9–0–1
Ranking
No. 4
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bo McMillin
No. 5
No. 5
Col 1
1946
Col 2
Illinois
Record
6–1
Record
8–2
Ranking
No. 5
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
W Rose Bowl 45–14 vs. UCLA
Col 8
Ray Eliot
No. 2
No. 2
Col 1
1947
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
6–0
Record
10–0
Ranking
No. 2
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. USC
Col 8
Fritz Crisler
No. 1
No. 1
Col 1
1948
Col 2
Michigan*
Record
5–0
Record
9–0
Ranking
No. 1
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bennie Oosterbaan
No. 7
No. 7
Col 1
1949
Col 2
Michigan
Record
4–1–1
Record
6–2–1
Ranking
No. 7
Ranking
Started in 1950
Col 7
–
Col 8
Bennie Oosterbaan
Started in 1950
Started in 1950
Col 1
Ohio State
Col 2
4–1–1
Record
7–1–2
Record
No. 4
Ranking
Started in 1950
Ranking
W Rose Bowl 17–14 vs. California
Col 7
Wes Fesler
| 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 | |
· Championships by team
Michigan
Michigan
Team
Michigan
Big Ten
titles
45
Outright
Big Ten
titles
19
Winning years
1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022, 2023
Ohio State
Ohio State
Team
Ohio State
Big Ten
titles
39
Outright
Big Ten
titles
24
Winning years
1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Minnesota
Minnesota
Team
Minnesota
Big Ten
titles
18
Outright
Big Ten
titles
7
Winning years
1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967
Illinois
Illinois
Team
Illinois
Big Ten
titles
15
Outright
Big Ten
titles
8
Winning years
1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001
Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Team
Wisconsin
Big Ten
titles
14
Outright
Big Ten
titles
8
Winning years
1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012
Iowa
Iowa
Team
Iowa
Big Ten
titles
11
Outright
Big Ten
titles
4
Winning years
1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004
Michigan State
Michigan State
Team
Michigan State
Big Ten
titles
9
Outright
Big Ten
titles
5
Winning years
1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015
Northwestern
Northwestern
Team
Northwestern
Big Ten
titles
8
Outright
Big Ten
titles
2
Winning years
1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000
Purdue
Purdue
Team
Purdue
Big Ten
titles
8
Outright
Big Ten
titles
1
Winning years
1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000
Chicago
Chicago
Team
Chicago
Big Ten
titles
7
Outright
Big Ten
titles
6
Winning years
1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924
Penn State
Penn State
Team
Penn State
Big Ten
titles
4
Outright
Big Ten
titles
2
Winning years
1994, 2005, 2008, 2016
Indiana
Indiana
Team
Indiana
Big Ten
titles
3
Outright
Big Ten
titles
2
Winning years
1945, 1967, 2025
Oregon
Oregon
Team
Oregon
Big Ten
titles
1
Outright
Big Ten
titles
1
Winning years
2024
Nebraska
Nebraska
Team
Nebraska
Big Ten
titles
0
Outright
Big Ten
titles
0
Maryland
Maryland
Team
Maryland
Big Ten
titles
0
Outright
Big Ten
titles
0
Rutgers
Rutgers
Team
Rutgers
Big Ten
titles
0
Outright
Big Ten
titles
0
Washington
Washington
Team
Washington
Big Ten
titles
0
Outright
Big Ten
titles
0
USC
USC
Team
USC
Big Ten
titles
0
Outright
Big Ten
titles
0
UCLA
UCLA
Team
UCLA
Big Ten
titles
0
Outright
Big Ten
titles
0
| Team | Big Ten titles | Outright Big Ten titles | Winning years |
| Michigan | 45 | 19 | 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Ohio State | 39 | 24 | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 7 | 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967 |
| Illinois | 15 | 8 | 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001 |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 8 | 1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Iowa | 11 | 4 | 1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004 |
| Michigan State | 9 | 5 | 1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015 |
| Northwestern | 8 | 2 | 1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000 |
| Purdue | 8 | 1 | 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000 |
| Chicago | 7 | 6 | 1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924 |
| Penn State | 4 | 2 | 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016 |
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 1945, 1967, 2025 |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | |
| USC | 0 | 0 | |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 |
· Championships by head coach
Woody Hayes
Woody Hayes
Head coach
Woody Hayes
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
13
Bo Schembechler
Bo Schembechler
Head coach
Bo Schembechler
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
13
Fielding H. Yost
Fielding H. Yost
Head coach
Fielding H. Yost
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
10
Henry L. Williams
Henry L. Williams
Head coach
Henry L. Williams
School
Minnesota
Big Ten
Championships
8
Bernie Bierman
Bernie Bierman
Head coach
Bernie Bierman
School
Minnesota
Big Ten
Championships
7
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Amos Alonzo Stagg
Head coach
Amos Alonzo Stagg
School
Chicago
Big Ten
Championships
7
Robert Zuppke
Robert Zuppke
Head coach
Robert Zuppke
School
Illinois
Big Ten
Championships
7
Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel
Head coach
Jim Tressel
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
6^
Lloyd Carr
Lloyd Carr
Head coach
Lloyd Carr
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
5
Earle Bruce
Earle Bruce
Head coach
Earle Bruce
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
4
Harry Kipke
Harry Kipke
Head coach
Harry Kipke
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
4
Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez
Head coach
Barry Alvarez
School
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Championships
3
Bret Bielema
Bret Bielema
Head coach
Bret Bielema
School
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Championships
3
John Cooper
John Cooper
Head coach
John Cooper
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
3
Mark Dantonio
Mark Dantonio
Head coach
Mark Dantonio
School
Michigan State
Big Ten
Championships
3
Ray Eliot
Ray Eliot
Head coach
Ray Eliot
School
Illinois
Big Ten
Championships
3
Forest Evashevski
Forest Evashevski
Head coach
Forest Evashevski
School
Iowa
Big Ten
Championships
3
Hayden Fry
Hayden Fry
Head coach
Hayden Fry
School
Iowa
Big Ten
Championships
3
Jim Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh
Head coach
Jim Harbaugh
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
3
Philip King
Philip King
Head coach
Philip King
School
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Championships
3
Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer
Head coach
Urban Meyer
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
3
Gary Moeller
Gary Moeller
Head coach
Gary Moeller
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
3
Bennie Oosterbaan
Bennie Oosterbaan
Head coach
Bennie Oosterbaan
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
3
Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno
Head coach
Joe Paterno
School
Penn State
Big Ten
Championships
3
John Wilce
John Wilce
Head coach
John Wilce
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
3
Gary Barnett
Gary Barnett
Head coach
Gary Barnett
School
Northwestern
Big Ten
Championships
2
Milt Bruhn
Milt Bruhn
Head coach
Milt Bruhn
School
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Championships
2
Fritz Crisler
Fritz Crisler
Head coach
Fritz Crisler
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
2
Duffy Daugherty
Duffy Daugherty
Head coach
Duffy Daugherty
School
Michigan State
Big Ten
Championships
2
Ryan Day
Ryan Day
Head coach
Ryan Day
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
2
Kirk Ferentz
Kirk Ferentz
Head coach
Kirk Ferentz
School
Iowa
Big Ten
Championships
2
Dick Hanley
Dick Hanley
Head coach
Dick Hanley
School
Northwestern
Big Ten
Championships
2
Howard Jones
Howard Jones
Head coach
Howard Jones
School
Iowa
Big Ten
Championships
2
Noble Kizer
Noble Kizer
Head coach
Noble Kizer
School
Purdue
Big Ten
Championships
2
George Perles
George Perles
Head coach
George Perles
School
Michigan State
Big Ten
Championships
2
Francis Schmidt
Francis Schmidt
Head coach
Francis Schmidt
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
2
Murray Warmath
Murray Warmath
Head coach
Murray Warmath
School
Minnesota
Big Ten
Championships
2
Paul Brown
Paul Brown
Head coach
Paul Brown
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
1
Elmer Burnham
Elmer Burnham
Head coach
Elmer Burnham
School
Purdue
Big Ten
Championships
1
Curt Cignetti
Curt Cignetti
Head coach
Curt Cignetti
School
Indiana
Big Ten
Championships
1
Bump Elliott
Bump Elliott
Head coach
Bump Elliott
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
1
Pete Elliott
Pete Elliott
Head coach
Pete Elliott
School
Illinois
Big Ten
Championships
1
Gustave Ferbert
Gustave Ferbert
Head coach
Gustave Ferbert
School
Michigan
Big Ten
Championships
1
Wes Fesler
Wes Fesler
Head coach
Wes Fesler
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
1
James Franklin
James Franklin
Head coach
James Franklin
School
Penn State
Big Ten
Championships
1
Arthur Hall
Arthur Hall
Head coach
Arthur Hall
School
Illinois
Big Ten
Championships
1
Stu Holcomb
Stu Holcomb
Head coach
Stu Holcomb
School
Purdue
Big Ten
Championships
1
Charles P. Hutchins
Charles P. Hutchins
Head coach
Charles P. Hutchins
School
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Championships
1
William Juneau
William Juneau
Head coach
William Juneau
School
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Championships
1
Alden Knipe
Alden Knipe
Head coach
Alden Knipe
School
Iowa
Big Ten
Championships
1
Dan Lanning
Dan Lanning
Head coach
Dan Lanning
School
Oregon
Big Ten
Championships
1
John Mackovic
John Mackovic
Head coach
John Mackovic
School
Illinois
Big Ten
Championships
1
Walter McCornack
Walter McCornack
Head coach
Walter McCornack
School
Northwestern
Big Ten
Championships
1
Bo McMillin
Bo McMillin
Head coach
Bo McMillin
School
Indiana
Big Ten
Championships
1
Jack Mollenkopf
Jack Mollenkopf
Head coach
Jack Mollenkopf
School
Purdue
Big Ten
Championships
1
Biggie Munn
Biggie Munn
Head coach
Biggie Munn
School
Michigan State
Big Ten
Championships
1
James Phelan
James Phelan
Head coach
James Phelan
School
Purdue
Big Ten
Championships
1
John Pont
John Pont
Head coach
John Pont
School
Indiana
Big Ten
Championships
1
Darryl Rogers
Darryl Rogers
Head coach
Darryl Rogers
School
Michigan State
Big Ten
Championships
1
A. G. Scanlon
A. G. Scanlon
Head coach
A. G. Scanlon
School
Purdue
Big Ten
Championships
1
Clarence Spears
Clarence Spears
Head coach
Clarence Spears
School
Minnesota
Big Ten
Championships
1
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Glenn Thistlethwaite
Head coach
Glenn Thistlethwaite
School
Northwestern
Big Ten
Championships
1
Joe Tiller
Joe Tiller
Head coach
Joe Tiller
School
Purdue
Big Ten
Championships
1
Ron Turner
Ron Turner
Head coach
Ron Turner
School
Illinois
Big Ten
Championships
1
Pappy Waldorf
Pappy Waldorf
Head coach
Pappy Waldorf
School
Northwestern
Big Ten
Championships
1
Randy Walker
Randy Walker
Head coach
Randy Walker
School
Northwestern
Big Ten
Championships
1
Mike White
Mike White
Head coach
Mike White
School
Illinois
Big Ten
Championships
1
Carroll Widdoes
Carroll Widdoes
Head coach
Carroll Widdoes
School
Ohio State
Big Ten
Championships
1
Ivy Williamson
Ivy Williamson
Head coach
Ivy Williamson
School
Wisconsin
Big Ten
Championships
1
| Head coach | School | Big Ten Championships |
| Woody Hayes | Ohio State | 13 |
| Bo Schembechler | Michigan | 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 |
| Jim Harbaugh | Michigan | 3 |
| Philip King | Wisconsin | 3 |
| Urban Meyer | Ohio State | 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 |
| Ryan Day | Ohio 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 |
| Curt Cignetti | Indiana | 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 |
References
- Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of the title.
- Fox Sportshttps://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/big-ten-football-champions-complete-list-of-winners-by-year