List of Big Ten Conference football champions - wikipedia List of Big Ten Conference football champions This is a list of yearly Big Ten Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order. Contents 1 Champions by year 2 Championships by team 3 Championships by head coach 4 See also 5 References 6 External links 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 -- 3 # 7 # 7 L Rose Bowl 52 -- 49 vs. USC James Franklin 2017 Ohio State 8 -- 1 12 -- 2 # 5 # 5 W Cotton Bowl 24 -- 7 vs. USC Urban Meyer Note : an asterisk ( * ) denotes a national championship for that season recognized by the College Football Data Warehouse. ^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its 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 36 ^ 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 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 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016 Indiana 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 its 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 Harry Kipke Michigan Barry Alvarez Wisconsin Bret Bielema Wisconsin John Cooper Ohio State Mark Dantonio * Michigan State Ray Eliot Illinois Forest Evashevski Iowa Hayden Fry Iowa Philip King Wisconsin Gary Moeller Michigan Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan Joe Paterno Penn State John Wilce Ohio State Gary Barnett Northwestern Milt Bruhn Wisconsin Fritz Crisler Michigan Duffy Daugherty Michigan State Kirk Ferentz * Iowa Dick Hanley Northwestern Howard Jones Iowa Noble Kizer Purdue Urban Meyer * Ohio State George Perles Michigan State Francis Schmidt Ohio State Murray Warmath Minnesota Paul Brown Ohio State Elmer Burnham Purdue Bump Elliott Michigan Pete Elliott Illinois Gustave Ferbert Michigan Wes Fesler Ohio State James Franklin * Penn State Arthur Hall Illinois Stu Holcomb Purdue Charles P. Hutchins Wisconsin William Juneau Wisconsin Alden Knipe Iowa John Mackovic Illinois Walter McCornack Northwestern Bo McMillin Indiana Jack Mollenkopf Purdue Clarence Munn Michigan State James Phelan Purdue John Pont Indiana Darryl Rogers Michigan State A.G. Scanlon Purdue Clarence Spears Minnesota Glenn Thistlethwaite Northwestern Joe Tiller Purdue Ron Turner Illinois Pappy Waldorf Northwestern Randy Walker Northwestern Mike White Illinois Carroll Widdoes Ohio State Ivy Williamson Wisconsin ^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of the championship * Active Big Ten coach College football portal See also List of Big Ten Conference football standings ( 1896 -- 1958 ) List of Big Ten Conference football standings ( 1959 -- present ) References External links Big Ten Conference Champions at College Football Data Warehouse Big Ten Conference football champions Western Conference Wisconsin ( 1896 ) Wisconsin ( 1897 ) Michigan ( 1898 ) Chicago ( 1899 ) Iowa & Minnesota ( 1900 ) Michigan & Wisconsin ( 1901 ) Michigan ( 1902 ) Michigan, Minnesota, & Northwestern ( 1903 ) Michigan & Minnesota ( 1904 ) Chicago ( 1905 ) Michigan, Minnesota, & Wisconsin ( 1906 ) Chicago ( 1907 ) Chicago ( 1908 ) Minnesota ( 1909 ) Illinois & Minnesota ( 1910 ) Minnesota ( 1911 ) Wisconsin ( 1912 ) Chicago ( 1913 ) Illinois ( 1914 ) Illinois & Minnesota ( 1915 ) Ohio State ( 1916 ) Ohio State ( 1917 ) Big Ten Illinois, Michigan, & Purdue ( 1918 ) Illinois ( 1919 ) Ohio State ( 1920 ) Iowa ( 1921 ) Chicago, Iowa, & Michigan ( 1922 ) Illinois & Michigan ( 1923 ) Chicago ( 1924 ) Michigan ( 1925 ) Michigan & Northwestern ( 1926 ) Illinois & Minnesota ( 1927 ) Illinois ( 1928 ) Purdue ( 1929 ) Michigan & Northwestern ( 1930 ) Purdue, Michigan & Northwestern ( 1931 ) Michigan & Purdue ( 1932 ) Michigan & Minnesota ( 1933 ) Minnesota ( 1934 ) Minnesota & Ohio State ( 1935 ) Northwestern ( 1936 ) Minnesota ( 1937 ) Minnesota ( 1938 ) Ohio State ( 1939 ) Big Nine Minnesota ( 1940 ) Minnesota ( 1941 ) Ohio State ( 1942 ) Michigan & Purdue ( 1943 ) Ohio State ( 1944 ) Indiana ( 1945 ) Illinois ( 1946 ) Michigan ( 1947 ) Michigan ( 1948 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1949 ) Big Ten Michigan ( 1950 ) Illinois ( 1951 ) Purdue & Wisconsin ( 1952 ) Illinois & Michigan State ( 1953 ) Ohio State ( 1954 ) Ohio State ( 1955 ) Iowa ( 1956 ) Ohio State ( 1957 ) Iowa ( 1958 ) Wisconsin ( 1959 ) Minnesota & Iowa ( 1960 ) Ohio State ( 1961 ) Wisconsin ( 1962 ) Illinois ( 1963 ) Michigan ( 1964 ) Michigan State ( 1965 ) Michigan State ( 1966 ) Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue ( 1967 ) Ohio State ( 1968 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1969 ) Ohio State ( 1970 ) Michigan ( 1971 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1972 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1973 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1974 ) Ohio State ( 1975 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1976 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1977 ) Michigan & Michigan State ( 1978 ) Ohio State ( 1979 ) Michigan ( 1980 ) Iowa & Ohio State ( 1981 ) Michigan ( 1982 ) Illinois ( 1983 ) Ohio State ( 1984 ) Iowa ( 1985 ) Michigan & Ohio State ( 1986 ) Michigan State ( 1987 ) Michigan ( 1988 ) Michigan ( 1989 ) Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, & Michigan State ( 1990 ) Michigan ( 1991 ) Michigan ( 1992 ) Ohio State & Wisconsin ( 1993 ) Penn State ( 1994 ) Northwestern ( 1995 ) Ohio State & Northwestern ( 1996 ) Michigan ( 1997 ) Michigan, Ohio State, & Wisconsin ( 1998 ) Wisconsin ( 1999 ) Michigan, Northwestern, & Purdue ( 2000 ) Illinois ( 2001 ) Ohio State & Iowa ( 2002 ) Michigan ( 2003 ) Iowa & Michigan ( 2004 ) Ohio State & Penn State ( 2005 ) Ohio State ( 2006 ) Ohio State ( 2007 ) Ohio State & Penn State ( 2008 ) Ohio State ( 2009 ) Michigan State & Wisconsin ( 2010 ) Wisconsin ( 2011 ) Wisconsin ( 2012 ) Michigan State ( 2013 ) Ohio State ( 2014 ) Michigan State ( 2015 ) Penn State ( 2016 ) Ohio State ( 2017 ) National championships in bold Big Ten Conference football East Division Indiana Hoosiers Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions Rutgers Scarlet Knights West Division Illinois Fighting Illini Iowa Hawkeyes Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Purdue Boilermakers Wisconsin Badgers Championships & awards Champions All - time standings ( 1896 -- 1958 ), ( 1959 -- present ) Championship Game Individual awards Chicago Tribune Silver Football Seasons 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Big_Ten_Conference_football_champions&oldid=831422713 '' Categories : Lists of college football conference champions Big Ten Conference football Talk Contents About Wikipedia Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 20 March 2018, at 14 : 42. 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Question: who has the most big ten championships in football
Answer: Michigan; Michigan; Michigan; Michigan; Michigan