2018 Big Ten Conference football season
Sports season
The 2018 Big Ten conference football season was the 123rd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season .
This was the Big Ten's fifth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was Ohio State . The 2018 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the third year in a row.[ 1]
The Big Ten had one new coach for the 2018 season, with Nebraska hiring alumnus Scott Frost . Frost came to Nebraska after having coached UCF to an undefeated 13–0 season in 2017.
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was suspended for the first three games of the 2018 season by Ohio State for the mishandling of a situation involving domestic abuse charges against former assistant coach Zach Smith. Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day served as acting head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season.[ 2]
Maryland head coach D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave on August 11, 2018 due to the death of a player on his team, Jordan McNair , during summer workouts.[ 3] On October 30, the school reinstated Durkin to his role as head coach, and was set to rejoin the team in Week #10.[ 4] However, after a lot of negative reaction, a day later the University of Maryland decided to fire DJ Durkin.[ 5]
Ohio State and Michigan shared the East Division title, but Ohio State advances to the championship game by virtue of its head-to-head win in the regular season finale. Northwestern clinched the West Division title on November 10. The Buckeyes went on to defeat the Wildcats in the conference championship game in Indianapolis by a score of 45-24 to win their second consecutive Big Ten championship and 37th conference crown in program history.
Nine Big Ten programs advanced to bowl games, with Ohio State and Michigan earning New Year's Six bowl bids in the Rose and Peach Bowls, respectively.
On December 4, 2018, Ohio State announced that head coach Urban Meyer would be stepping down following the Buckeyes' appearance in the Rose Bowl and that offensive coordinator Ryan Day, who served as interim head coach for the first three games of the season, would become the next head coach at Ohio State.[ 6]
Previous season
Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the Big Ten Football Championship Game .[ 7]
Eight teams participated in bowl games in the 2017 season and the league went a very impressive 7–1 in those games, however the Big Ten failed to land a team in the 2017 College Football Playoff . Iowa defeated Boston College , 27-20, in the Pinstripe Bowl .[ 8] Purdue won, 38–35, over Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl .[ 9] Michigan State defeated Washington State , 42–17, in the Holiday Bowl .[ 10] Northwestern defeated Kentucky , 24–23, at the Music City Bowl .[ 11] Ohio State defeated USC , 24–7, in the Cotton Bowl .[ 12] Wisconsin defeated Miami (FL) , 34–24, in the Orange Bowl .[ 13] Penn State defeated Washington by a score of 35–28 in the Fiesta Bowl .[ 14] Michigan lost to South Carolina , 26–19, in the Outback Bowl .[ 15]
Preseason
2018 Big Ten Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 16]
Rivals[ 17]
Scout & 24/7[ 18]
Signees
Illinois
54
50
54
26
Indiana
48
45
50
27
Iowa
43
40
39
23
Maryland
31
29
28
24
Michigan
20
24
22
21
Michigan State
34
26
31
22
Minnesota
30
43
38
25
Nebraska
21
21
23
24
Northwestern
49
60
58
18
Ohio State
2
2
2
26
Penn State
4
5
6
23
Purdue
46
49
53
25
Rutgers
59
58
56
22
Wisconsin
39
40
46
20
The Big Ten conducted its annual media days at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL on July 23–24. The event commenced with a speech by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany , and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Big Ten Network . The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
The Big Ten Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls in early August. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Big Ten title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.[ 19]
Big Ten Champion Voting
Ohio State def. Wisconsin - 14
Wisconsin def. Ohio State - 9
Wisconsin def. Michigan - 2
Wisconsin def. Penn State - 1
Wisconsin def. Michigan State - 1
Michigan State def. Wisconsin - 1
East Division
1. Ohio State (23.5) - 191.5 pts
2. Michigan State (2) - 142
3. Penn State (1) - 141.5
4. Michigan (1.5) - 140.5
5. Maryland - 75.5
6. Indiana - 60
7. Rutgers - 33
West Division
1. Wisconsin (28) - 196 pts
2. Iowa - 155
3. Northwestern - 138
4. Nebraska - 104
5. Purdue - 98.5
6. Minnesota - 64.5
7. Illinois - 28
Rankings
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Final
Illinois
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Indiana
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Iowa
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
19
18
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
18
18
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
16
21
Maryland
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Michigan
AP
14
21
19
19
14
15
12
6
5
5
4
4
4
8
8
14
C
14
22
22
21
15
16
13
7
5
5t
4
4
4
8
8
14
CFP
Not released
5
4
4
4
7
7
Michigan State
AP
11
15
25
24
21
20
24
RV
RV
24
RV
C
12
13
24
23
18
19
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
18
Minnesota
AP
C
RV
CFP
Not released
Nebraska
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Northwestern
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
20
21
RV
21
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
21
21
22
19
CFP
Not released
22
19
21
22
Ohio State
AP
5
4
4
4
4
3(1)
3 (1)
2 (1)
11
8
8
9
10
6
5
3
C
3(1)
4(1)
4(1)
4
4 (1)
3 (1)
3 (1)
2 (1)
9
8
7
8
10
6
5
3
CFP
Not released
10
10
10
10
6
6
Penn State
AP
10
13
11
10t
9
11
8
18
17
14
21
16
15
14
13
17
C
9
10
10
9
9
11
8
16
16
13
20
15
14
12
12
17
CFP
Not released
14
20
14
12
12
12
Purdue
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
CFP
Not released
Rutgers
AP
C
CFP
Not released
Wisconsin
AP
4 (1)
5 (1)
6 (1)
18
15
16
15
23
20
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
7
6
6
16
13
12
10
19
19
RV
RV
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
All times Eastern time.
† denotes Homecoming game
Regular season
Week one
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
7:00 p.m.
New Mexico State
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
W 48–10
41,291
[1]
8:00 p.m.
Northwestern
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN
NU 31–27
47,410
[2]
7:00 p.m.
Utah State
No. 11 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
BTN
W 38–31
73,114
[3]
9:00 p.m.
Western Kentucky
No. 4 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
ESPN
W 34–3
74,145
[4]
September 1
12:00 p.m.
Kent State
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
W 31–24
31,898
[5]
September 1
12:00 p.m.
Texas State
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
W 35–7
40,124
[6]
September 1
12:00 p.m.
Oregon State
No. 5 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ABC
W 77–31
102,169
[7]
September 1
12:00 p.m.
No. 23 Texas
Maryland
FedExField • Landover, MD
FS1
W 34–29
47,641
[8]
September 1
3:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
BTN
W 33–7
67,510
[9]
September 1
3:30 p.m.
Appalachian State
No. 10 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
BTN
W 45–38 OT
105,232
[10]
September 1
7:00 p.m.
Indiana
FIU
Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL
CBSSN
W 38–28
17,082
[11]
September 1
7:30 p.m.
No. 14 Michigan
No. 12 Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry )
NBC
L 17–24
80,795
[12] [ 20]
September 1
8:00 p.m.
Akron
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FOX
Canceled [ 21]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week two
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 8
12:00 p.m.
Western Michigan
No. 21 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
FS1
W 49–3
110,814
[13] [ 22]
September 8
12:00 p.m.
Duke
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
ESPNU
L 7–21
40,654
[14]
September 8
12:00 p.m.
New Mexico
No. 5 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
BTN
W 45–14
77,003
[15]
September 8
12:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
L 19–20
47,661
[16]
September 8
3:30 p.m.
Colorado
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (CU-NU Rivalry )
ABC
L 28–33
89,853
[17]
September 8
3:30 p.m.
Rutgers
No. 4 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
OSU 52–3
93,057
[18]
September 8
5:00 p.m.
Iowa State
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Series )
FOX
W 13–3
69,250
[19]
September 8
6:00 p.m.
Maryland
Bowling Green
Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
ESPN+
W 45–14
16,142
[20]
September 8
7:30 p.m.
Fresno State
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
FS1
W 21–14
38,280
[21]
September 8
7:30 p.m.
Virginia
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 20–16
35,492
[22]
September 8
7:30 p.m.
Western Illinois
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
W 34–14
39,252
[23]
September 8
8:00 p.m.
No. 13 Penn State
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Keystone Classic )
ABC
W 51–6
68,400
[24]
September 8
10:45 p.m.
No. 15 Michigan State
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
ESPN
L 13–16
53,599
[25]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week three
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 15
12:00 p.m.
Kent State
No. 11 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
FS1
W 63–10
106,528
[26]
September 15
12:00 p.m.
Troy
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
BTN
L 19–24
89,360
[27]
September 15
12:00 p.m.
Temple
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
L 14–35
32,057
[28]
September 15
12:00 p.m.
Ball State
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
W 38–10
40,240
[29]
September 15
12:00 p.m.
Rutgers
Kansas
Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS
FSN
L 14–55
28,044
[30]
September 15
3:30 p.m.
BYU
No. 6 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
ABC
L 21–24
80,720
[31]
September 15
3:30 p.m.
SMU
No. 19 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
BTN
W 45–20
110,549
[32] [ 23]
September 15
3:30 p.m.
South Florida
Illinois
Soldier Field • Chicago, IL
BTN
L 19–25
21,725
[33]
September 15
3:30 p.m.
Miami (OH)
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
W 26–3
41,162
[34]
September 15
7:30 p.m.
Missouri
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
L 37–40
48,103
[35]
September 15
7:30 p.m.
Northern Iowa
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
BTN
W 38–14
69,250
[36]
September 15
7:30 p.m.
Akron
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
BTN
L 34–39
40,014
[37]
September 15
8:00 p.m.
No. 4 Ohio State
No. 15 TCU
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
ABC
W 40–28
64,362
[38]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week four
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
9:00 p.m.
No. 10t Penn State
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
FS1
PSU 63–24
34,704
[39]
September 22†
12:00 p.m.
No. 23 Boston College
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN2
W 30–13
47,119
[40]
September 22
12:00 p.m.
Nebraska
No. 19 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
FS1
MICH 56–10
111,037
[41] [ 24]
September 22
12:00 p.m.
Minnesota
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
MD 42–13
36,211
[42]
September 22
12:00 p.m.
Buffalo
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
L 13–42
34,574
[43]
September 22
3:30 p.m.
Tulane
No. 4 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
BTN
W 49–6
103,336
[44]
September 22
7:30 p.m.
No. 24 Michigan State
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon )
BTN
MSU 35–21
45,445
[45]
September 22
8:30 p.m.
No. 18 Wisconsin
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy )
FOX
WIS 28–17
69,250
[46]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week five
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
September 29
12:00 p.m.
Indiana
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
IND 24–17
32,056
[47]
September 29
12:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
No. 21 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
FS1
W 31–20
73,752
[48]
September 29
3:30 p.m.
No. 14 Michigan
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
FOX
MICH 20–17
47,330
[49] [ 25]
September 29
3:30 p.m.
Purdue
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
BTN
PUR 42–28
88,911
[50]
September 29
7:30 p.m.
No. 4 Ohio State
No. 9 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (rivalry )
ABC
OSU 27–26
110,889
[51]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week six
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 6†
12:00 p.m.
Maryland
No. 15 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
ABC
MICH 42–21
109,531
[52] [ 26]
October 6†
12:00 p.m.
Northwestern
No. 20 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
FS1
NU 29–19
72,850
[53]
October 6
12:00 p.m.
Illinois
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
ILL 38–17
36,702
[54]
October 6†
3:30 p.m.
Iowa
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale )
BTN
IA 48–31
48,199
[55]
October 6
4:00 p.m.
Indiana
No. 3 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
OSU 49–26
104,193
[56]
October 6
7:30 p.m.
Nebraska
No. 16 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy )
BTN
WIS 41–24
80,051
[57]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week seven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 13
12:00 p.m.
Minnesota
No. 3 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FS1
OSU 30–14
100,042
[58]
October 13
12:00 p.m.
Iowa
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
ESPN2
IA 42–16
40,512
[59]
October 13†
12:00 p.m.
Rutgers
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
MD 34–7
32,995
[60]
October 13†
12:00 p.m.
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
ABC
NU 34–31 OT
47,330
[61]
October 13†
3:30 p.m.
Purdue
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon )
BTN
PUR 46–7
41,966
[62]
October 13†
3:30 p.m.
Michigan State
No. 8 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy )
BTN
MSU 21–17
106,685
[63]
October 13
7:30 p.m.
No. 15 Wisconsin
No. 12 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
ABC
MICH 38–13
111,360
[64] [ 27]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week eight
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
October 20†
12:00 p.m.
Maryland
No. 19 Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
ESPN2
IA 23–0
69,250
[65]
October 20
12:00 p.m.
Northwestern
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
NU 18–15
32,514
[66]
October 20
12:00 p.m.
Illinois
No. 23 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
FS1
WIS 49–20
79,736
[67]
October 20
12:00 p.m.
No. 6 Michigan
No. 24 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyon Trophy )
FOX
MICH 21–7
76,131
[68] [ 28]
October 20
3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Penn State
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
ABC
PSU 33–28
41,553
[69]
October 20
3:30 p.m.
Minnesota
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy )
BTN
NEB 53–28
89,272
[70]
October 20
7:30 p.m.
No. 2 Ohio State
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
ABC
PUR 49–20
60,716
[71]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week nine
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
8:00 p.m.
Indiana
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
FS1
MIN 38–31
33,273
[72]
October 27
12:00 p.m.
Purdue
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
ESPN
MSU 23–13
72,657
[73]
October 27
12:00 p.m.
Bethune–Cookman
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
BTN
W 45–9
88,735
[74]
October 27
12:00 p.m.
No. 20 Wisconsin
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
FOX
NU 31–17
47,330
[75]
October 27
3:30 p.m.
Illinois
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
BTN
MD 63–33
30,387
[76]
October 27
3:30 p.m.
No. 18 Iowa
No. 17 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
ESPN
PSU 30–24
105,244
[77]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Nebraska adds Bethune-Cookman to 2018 schedule in place of previously scheduled bye week to make up for Akron game that was canceled in Week 1 due to weather. [ 29]
Week ten
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 3
12:00 p.m.
Nebraska
No. 8 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
FOX
OSU 36–31
104,245
[78]
November 3
12:00 p.m.
Michigan State
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
ESPN2
MSU 24–3
31,735
[79]
November 3
12:00 p.m.
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
BTN
WIS 31–17
74,379
[80]
November 3
3:30 p.m.
Minnesota
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
ILL 55–31
35,774
[81]
November 3
3:30 p.m.
No. 19 Iowa
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
ESPN2
PUR 38–36
60,716
[82]
November 3
3:45 p.m.
No. 14 Penn State
No. 5 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
ESPN
MICH 42–7
111,747
[83] [ 30]
November 3
7:15 p.m.
No. 3 Notre Dame
Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (ND-NU Rivalry )
ESPN
L 21–31
47,330
[84]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week eleven
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 10
12:00 p.m.
Illinois
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
BTN
NEB 54–35
88,316
[85]
November 10
12:00 p.m.
Maryland
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN
BTN
IND 34–32
35,264
[86]
November 10
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Ohio State
No. 24 Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
FOX
OSU 26–6
74,633
[87]
November 10
12:00 p.m.
Wisconsin
No. 21 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA
ABC
PSU 22–10
105,396
[88]
November 10
3:30 p.m.
Northwestern
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA
FOX
NU 14–10
66,493
[89]
November 10
3:30 p.m.
No. 4 Michigan
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
MICH 42–7
43,786
[90] [ 31]
November 10
3:30 p.m.
Purdue
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
ESPN2
MIN 41–10
31,068
[91]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week twelve
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
November 17
12:00 p.m.
Michigan State
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
FOX
NEB 9–6
88,793
[92]
November 17
12:00 p.m.
No. 9 Ohio State
Maryland
Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
ABC
OSU 52–51 OT
38,177
[93]
November 17
12:00 p.m.
No. 24 Northwestern
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN
BTN
NU 24–14
32,134
[94]
November 17
12:00 p.m.
No. 16 Penn State
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ
BTN
PSU 20–7
44,840
[95]
November 17
3:30 p.m.
Iowa
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
IA 63–0
33,313
[96]
November 17
3:30 p.m.
Wisconsin
Purdue
Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN
BTN
WIS 47–44 3OT
46,114
[97]
November 17
4:00 p.m.
Indiana
No. 4 Michigan
Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
FS1
MICH 31–20
110,118
[98] [ 32]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Week thirteen
Date
Time
Visiting team
Home team
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
Ref.
12:00 p.m.
Nebraska
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game )
FOX
IA 31–28
65,299
[99]
November 24
12:00 p.m.
No. 4 Michigan
No. 10 Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game )
FOX
OSU 62–39
106,588
[100]
November 24
12:00 p.m.
Purdue
Indiana
Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket )
ESPN2
PUR 28–21
48,247
[101]
November 24
3:30 p.m.
Illinois
No. 20 Northwestern
Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy )
BTN
NU 24–16
37,124
[102]
November 24
3:30 p.m.
Maryland
No. 15 Penn State
Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (MD-PSU Rivalry )
ABC
PSU 38–3
98,422
[103]
November 24
3:30 p.m.
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe )
ESPN2
MIN 37–15
74,038
[104]
November 24
4:00 p.m.
Rutgers
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
FOX
MSU 14–10
64,951
[105]
# Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Championship game
Week 14 (Big Ten Championship Game)
Bowl games
Legend
Big Ten win
Big Ten loss
Bowl game
Date
Site
Television
Time (EST )
Big Ten team
Opponent
Score
Attendance
Quick Lane Bowl
December 26
Ford Field • Detroit, MI
ESPN
5:15 p.m.
Minnesota
Georgia Tech
34–10
27,228
Pinstripe Bowl
December 27
Yankee Stadium • New York, NY
ESPN
5:15 p.m.
Wisconsin
Miami (FL)
35–3
37,821
Music City Bowl
December 28
Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN
ESPN
1:30 p.m.
Purdue
Auburn
14–63
59,024
Redbox Bowl
December 31
Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
FOX
3:00 p.m.
Michigan State
Oregon
6–7
30,212
Holiday Bowl
December 31
SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA
FS1
7:00 p.m.
Northwestern
No. 20 Utah
31–20
47,007
Outback Bowl
January 1
Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
ESPN2
12:00 p.m.
Iowa
No. 18 Mississippi State
27–22
40,518
Citrus Bowl
January 1
Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL
ABC
1:00 p.m.
No. 13 Penn State
No. 16 Kentucky
24–27
59,167
New Year's Six Bowls
Peach Bowl
December 29
Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
ESPN
12:00 p.m.
No. 8 Michigan
No. 10 Florida
15–41
74,006
Rose Bowl
January 1
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
ESPN
5:00 p.m.
No. 5 Ohio State
No. 9 Washington
28–23
91,853
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.
Big Ten records vs other conferences
2018–2019 records against non-conference foes:
(Through games of January 1, 2019)
Regular season
Postseason
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Big Ten individual awards
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine :
Award
Player
School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year
Dwayne Haskins
Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year
Devin Bush Jr.
Michigan
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year
Rondale Moore
Purdue
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year
Dwayne Haskins
Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year
Rondale Moore
Purdue
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
Jonathan Taylor
Wisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year
T. J. Hockenson
Iowa
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year
Michael Deiter
Wisconsin
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year
Kenny Willekes
Michigan State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year
Devin Bush
Michigan
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year
Amani Hooker
Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year
Chase McLaughlin
Illinois
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year
Will Hart
Michigan
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year
Ihmir Smith-Marsette
Iowa
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote)
Pat Fitzgerald
Northwestern
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)
Pat Fitzgerald
Northwestern
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award
Jake Wood
Wisconsin
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award
Antwaan Randle El
Indiana
All-Conference Teams
2018 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards[ 46]
Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS : Nick Allegretti , Blake Hayes; INDIANA : Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, Donovan Hale, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight , Wes Martin , Stevie Scott; IOWA : Jake Gervase , Matt Nelson , Miguel Recinos, Keegan Render, Tristan Wirfs ; MARYLAND : Byron Cowart , Tino Ellis , Derwin Gray , Ty Johnson , Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN : Juwann Bushell-Beatty , Nico Collins , Bryan Mone , Josh Ross , Josh Uche , Khaleke Hudson , Tyree Kinnel ; MICHIGAN STATE : Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell , Khari Willis , Mike Panasiuk ; MINNESOTA : Emmit Carpenter, Donnell Greene, Jacob Huff, Jacob Herbers; NEBRASKA : Isaac Armstrong, Mohamed Barry, Carlos Davis , Luke Gifford , Brenden Jaimes , Adrian Martinez , Devine Ozigbo ; NORTHWESTERN : Blake Gallagher, Cameron Green, Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Nate Hall , Clayton Thorson ; OHIO STATE : Damon Arnette , Tuf Borland , Jonathon Cooper , Jordan Fuller , Malik Harrison , K. J. Hill , Demetrius Knox, Robert Landers, Thayer Munford , Jeffrey Okudah , Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield , Mike Weber ; PENN STATE : Pat Freiermuth , Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler , Garrett Taylor, John Reid , Robert Windsor ; PURDUE : Derrick Barnes , Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, David Blough , Spencer Evans, Brycen Hopkins , D.J. Knox, Matt McCann, Jacob Thineneman; RUTGERS : Rahmeem Blackshear, Justin Davidovicz, Saquan Hampton , Jonah Jackson , Adam Korsack; WISCONSIN : Jake Ferguson , Rafael Gaglianone .
Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS : Del'Shawn Phillips , Alex Palczewski, Bobby Roundtree; INDIANA : Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight , Wes Martin , Stevie Scott; IOWA : Jake Gervase , Parker Hesse , Matt Nelson , Miguel Recinos, Ihmir Smith-Marsette , Geno Stone , Tristan Wirfs ; MARYLAND : Antoine Brooks , Byron Cowart , Tino Ellis , Derwin Gray , Ty Johnson , Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN : Juwann Bushell-Beatty , Zach Gentry , Khaleke Hudson , Tyree Kinnel , Sean McKeon , Michael Onwenu , Shea Patterson , Kwity Paye , Donovan Peoples-Jones , Cesar Ruiz , Josh Uche ; MICHIGAN STATE : Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell, David Dowell, Connor Heyward , Mike Panasiuk ; MINNESOTA : Blaise Andries , Emmit Carpenter, Demetrius Douglas, Daniel Faalele , Donnell Greene, Jacob Herbers, Jacob Huff, Mohamed Ibrahim , Conner Olson, Jared Weyler; NEBRASKA : Isaac Armstrong, Khalil Davis , Luke Gifford , Brenden Jaimes , Adrian Martinez , Boe Wilson; NORTHWESTERN : Cameron Green, Nate Hall , Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Rashawn Slater , Clayton Thorson ; OHIO STATE : Damon Arnette , Tuf Borland, Nick Bosa , Jonathon Cooper , J. K. Dobbins , Malik Harrison , Terry McLaurin , Thayer Munford , Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield , Pete Werner ; PENN STATE : Pat Freiermuth , Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler , Micah Parsons , John Reid , Nick Scott , Garrett Taylor, Robert Windsor ; PURDUE : Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, Spencer Evans, Kenneth Major, Matt McCann, Lorenzo Neal, Joe Schopper, Jacob Thineneman, Isaac Zico; RUTGERS : Saquan Hampton , Jonah Jackson , Adam Korsack, Trevor Morris; WISCONSIN : Ryan Connelly , Jake Ferguson , Andrew Van Ginkel .
All-Americans
The 2018 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN ), Sports Illustrated (SI ), USA Today (USAT) ESPN , CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN ), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com , Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports , Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN , and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[ 47] [ 48]
Position
Player
School
Selector
Unanimous
Consensus
First Team All-Americans
RB
Jonathan Taylor
Wisconsin
AFCA , AP , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , SI, BR, CFN, CBS, Athlon
*
*
WR
Rondale Moore
Purdue
CFN
TE
T. J. Hockenson
Iowa
AFCA , BR
OG
Beau Benzschawel
Wisconsin
AFCA , AP , WCFF , SI, BR, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon
*
OG
Michael Deiter
Wisconsin
FWAA , BR
C
Michael Jordan
Ohio State
CBS, SI, BR
DT
Dre'Mont Jones
Ohio State
CFN
LB
Devin Bush Jr.
Michigan
AFCA , FWAA , TSN , WCFF , SI, BR, CFN, CBS
*
AP
Rondale Moore
Purdue
AP , FWAA , SI, ESPN, CBS, Athlon
*
Position
Player
School
Selector
Second Team All-Americans
TE
T.J. Hockenson
Iowa
AP, FWAA, WCFF, Athlon
OG
Michael Deiter
Wisconsin
AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CFN
OG
Beau Benzschawel
Wisconsin
TSN
C
Michael Jordan
Ohio State
WCFF
DE
Chase Winovich
Michigan
AFCA, WCFF, CFN, Athlon
DE
Kenny Willekes
Michigan State
FWAA, TSN, WCFF
LB
Devin Bush
Michigan
AP, Athlon
LB
Tre Watson
Maryland
FWAA
S
Amani Hooker
Iowa
AP, CFN
P
Will Hart
Michigan
SI
AP
Rondale Moore
Purdue
TSN
Position
Player
School
Selector
Fourth Team All-Americans
DE
Kenny Willekes
Michigan State
Athlon
DT
Dre'Mont Jones
Ohio State
Athlon
CB
David Long
Michigan
Athlon
P
Drue Chrisman
Ohio State
Athlon
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)
National award winners
2018 College Football Award Winners [ 49]
Doak Walker Award (Nation's Top Running Back)
Jonathan Taylor , Wisconsin
John Mackey Award (Outstanding Tight End)
T. J. Hockenson , Iowa
Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile Player)
Rondale Moore , Purdue
Academic All-Americans
2018 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans[ 50]
Player
School
Team
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Payton Jordahl
Minnesota
First Team
Gary Moore
Minnesota
First Team
Jordan Fuller
Ohio State
First Team
Blake Gillikin
Penn State
First Team
Anthony Nelson
Iowa
Second Team
Cole Chewins
Michigan State
Second Team
Sam Renner
Minnesota
Second Team
Joe Schopper
Purdue
Second Team
Home attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Illinois
Memorial Stadium
60,670
31,898
39,252
21,725‡
34,704
41,966
35,774
33,313
238,632
34,090
56.2%
Indiana
Memorial Stadium
52,656
35,492
40,240
45,445
40,512
41,553
35,264
48,247
286,753
40,965
77.8%
Iowa
Kinnick Stadium
69,250
67,510
69,250
69,250
69,250
69,250
66,493
65,299
476,302
68,043
98.3%
Maryland
Maryland Stadium
51,802
32,057
36,211
32,995
30,387
31,735
38,177
201,562
33,594
64.9%
Michigan
Michigan Stadium
107,601
110,814
110,549
111,037
109,531
111,360
111,747
110,118
775,156
110,737
102.9%
Michigan State
Spartan Stadium
75,005
73,114
73,752
72,850
76,131
72,657
74,633
64,951
508,088
72,584
96.8%
Minnesota
TCF Bank Stadium
50,805 [ 51]
41,291
38,280
41,162
48,199
33,273
31,068
32,134
265,407
37,915
74.6%
Nebraska
Memorial Stadium
85,458
89,853
89,360
88,911
89,272
88,735
88,316
88,793
623,240
89,034
104.2%
Northwestern
Ryan Field
47,130
40,654
40,014
47,330
47,330
47,330
47,330
37,124
307,112
43,873
93.1%
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium
102,082
102,169
93,057
103,336
104,193
100,042
104,245
106,588
713,630
101,947
99.9%
Penn State
Beaver Stadium
106,572
105,232
106,528
110,889
106,685
105,244
105,396
98,422
738,396
105,485
99.0%
Purdue
Ross–Ade Stadium
57,236
47,410
47,661
48,103
47,119
60,716
60,716
46,114
357,839
51,120
89.3%
Rutgers
HighPoint.com Stadium
52,454
40,124
34,574
32,056
36,702
32,514
43,786
44,840
264,596
37,799
72.1%
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium
80,321
74,145
77,003
80,720
80,051
79,736
74,379
74,038
540,072
77,153
96.1%
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
‡Played at Soldier Field
2019 NFL Draft
Team
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Total
Illinois
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
Indiana
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Iowa
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
4
Maryland
1
–
–
–
1
1
1
4
Michigan
2
–
1
–
1
–
–
4
Michigan State
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Minnesota
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Nebraska
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0
Northwestern
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
Ohio State
2
1
2
2
–
1
1
9
Penn State
–
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
Purdue
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
2
Wisconsin
–
–
1
–
3
–
–
4
Notes
Head coaches
Current through games of January 1, 2019
Team
Head coach
Years at school
Overall record
Record at school
B1G record
Illinois
Lovie Smith
3
9–27 (.250)
9–27 (.250)
4–23 (.148)
Indiana
Tom Allen *
2
10–15 (.400)
10–15 (.400)
4–14 (.222)
Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
20
164–122 (.573)
152–101 (.601)
91–72 (.558)
Maryland
D.J. Durkin
3
10–15 (.400)
10–15 (.400)
5–13 (.278)
Maryland
Matt Canada *
1
5–7 (.417)
5–7 (.417)
3–6 (.333)
Michigan
Jim Harbaugh
4
96–41 (.701)
38–14 (.731)
26–9 (.743)
Michigan State
Mark Dantonio
12
125–68 (.648)
107–51 (.677)
66–33 (.667)
Minnesota
P. J. Fleck
2
42–35 (.545)
12–13 (.480)
5–13 (.278)
Nebraska
Scott Frost
1
23–15 (.605)
4–8 (.333)
3–6 (.333)
Northwestern
Pat Fitzgerald
13
96–70 (.578)
96–70 (.578)
56–51 (.523)
Ohio State
Urban Meyer
7
187–32 (.854)
83–9 (.902)
54–4 (.931)
Ohio State
Ryan Day *
2
3–0 (1.000)
3–0 (1.000)
1–0 (1.000)
Penn State
James Franklin
5
69–36 (.657)
45–21 (.682)
27–16 (.628)
Purdue
Jeff Brohm
2
43–23 (.652)
13–13 (.500)
9–9 (.500)
Rutgers
Chris Ash
3
7–29 (.194)
7–29 (.194)
3–25 (.107)
Wisconsin
Paul Chryst
4
61–31 (.663)
42–12 (.778)
27–8 (.771)
* Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game.
* Matt Canada was named interim coach at Maryland after D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave by the school.[ 58] D.J. Durkin was reinstated as head coach at Maryland on October 30, 2018, in time for Maryland's ninth game of the season.[ 4] A day after his reinstatement, after much negative reaction from multiple stakeholders, Maryland ultimately decided to fire D.J. Durkin. [ 5]
* Urban Meyer was suspended by Ohio State University for the first three games of the 2018 season due to the mishandling of domestic abuse allegations against one of his former assistant coaches. Ryan Day was named interim head coach in Meyer's absence. [ 2]
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^ 2018 Consensus All-America Team
^ 2018 College Football Award Winners
^ 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
^ "Facilities - University of Minnesota Athletics" . www.gophersports.com . Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2018 .
^ a b Bergman, Jeremy (April 25, 2019). "Steelers trade up to select linebacker Devin Bush" . NFL.com . Retrieved April 25, 2019 .
^ Patra, Kevin (April 26, 2019). "Packers select Gary, trade up for Maryland safety" . NFL.com . Retrieved April 26, 2019 .
^ "Buffalo Bills trade former 2nd-round pick Reggie Ragland to Kansas City Chiefs" . ESPN.com . August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ a b Paylor, Terez A. (September 3, 2016). "Chiefs trade receiver Rod Streater, release 13 others to trim roster by deadline" . The Kansas City Star . KansasCity.com. Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ Varley, Teresa (September 3, 2017). "Steelers trade for Wilcox" . Steelers.com . Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2017 .
^ Gribble, Andrew (August 31, 2018). "Browns trade OL Shon Coleman to 49ers" . ClevelandBrowns.com .
^ "Maryland coach DJ Durkin placed on leave by administration as investigation begins" . Retrieved October 31, 2018 .
Current teams Championships & awards Seasons
Conference seasons Inter-conference All-Americans