# 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.

## Champions by year

| | | Record | Record | Ranking | 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 |
| 1900 | 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 |
| 1901 | 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 |
| 1903 | Minnesota | 3–0–1 | 14–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams |
| 1903 | 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 |
| 1904 | 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 |
| 1906 | Minnesota | 2–0 | 4–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams |
| 1906 | 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 |
| 1910 | 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 |
| 1915 | 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 |
| 1918 | Michigan* | 2–0 | 5–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost |
| 1918 | 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 |
| 1922 | Iowa | 5–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Howard Jones |
| 1922 | 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 |
| 1923 | 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 |
| 1926 | 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 |
| 1927 | 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 |
| 1930 | 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 |
| 1931 | Northwestern | 5–1 | 7–1–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Dick Hanley |
| 1931 | 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 |
| 1932 | 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 |
| 1933 | 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 |
| 1935 | Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Francis Schmidt |
| 1936 | Northwestern | 6–0 | 7–1 | No. 7 | Started in 1950 | – | Pappy Waldorf |
| 1937 | Minnesota | 5–0 | 6–2 | No. 5 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman |
| 1938 | Minnesota | 4–1 | 6–2 | No. 10 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman |
| 1939 | Ohio State | 5–1 | 6–2 | No. 15 | Started in 1950 | – | Francis Schmidt |
| 1940 | Minnesota* | 6–0 | 8–0 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman |
| 1941 | Minnesota* | 5–0 | 8–0 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman |
| 1942 | Ohio State* | 5–1 | 9–1 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Paul Brown |
| 1943 | Michigan | 6–0 | 8–1 | No. 3 | Started in 1950 | – | Fritz Crisler |
| 1943 | Purdue | 6–0 | 9–0 | No. 5 | Started in 1950 | – | Elmer Burnham |
| 1944 | Ohio State | 6–0 | 9–0 | No. 2 | Started in 1950 | – | Carroll Widdoes |
| 1945 | Indiana | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | No. 4 | Started in 1950 | – | Bo McMillin |
| 1946 | Illinois | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 5 | Started in 1950 | W Rose Bowl 45–14 vs. UCLA | Ray Eliot |
| 1947 | Michigan* | 6–0 | 10–0 | No. 2 | Started in 1950 | W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. USC | Fritz Crisler |
| 1948 | Michigan* | 5–0 | 9–0 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Bennie Oosterbaan |
| 1949 | Michigan | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | No. 7 | Started in 1950 | – | Bennie Oosterbaan |
| 1949 | Ohio State | 4–1–1 | 7–1–2 | No. 4 | Started in 1950 | W Rose Bowl 17–14 vs. California | Wes Fesler |
| 1950 | Michigan | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | No. 9 | No. 6 | W Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. California | Bennie Oosterbaan |
| 1951 | Illinois | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | No. 4 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 40–7 vs. Stanford | Ray Eliot |
| 1952 | Purdue | 4–1–1 | 4–3–2 | No. 18 | No. 12 | – | Stu Holcomb |
| 1952 | Wisconsin | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | No. 11 | No. 10 | L Rose Bowl 0–7 vs. USC | Ivy Williamson |
| 1953 | Illinois | 5–1 | 7–1–1 | No. 7 | No. 7 | – | Ray Eliot |
| 1953 | Michigan State | 5–1 | 9–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 28–20 vs. UCLA | Biggie Munn |
| 1954 | Ohio State* | 7–0 | 10–0 | No. 1 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 20–7 vs. USC | Woody Hayes |
| 1955 | Ohio State | 6–0 | 7–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | – | Woody Hayes |
| 1956 | Iowa | 5–1 | 9–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 35–19 vs. Oregon State | Forest Evashevski |
| 1957 | Ohio State* | 7–0 | 9–1 | No. 2 | No. 1 | W Rose Bowl 10–7 vs. Oregon | Woody Hayes |
| 1958 | Iowa* | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 38–12 vs. California | Forest Evashevski |
| 1959 | Wisconsin | 5–2 | 7–3 | No. 6 | No. 6 | L Rose Bowl 8–44 vs. Washington | Milt Bruhn |
| 1960 | Iowa | 5–1 | 8–1 | No. 3 | No. 2 | – | Forest Evashevski |
| 1960 | Minnesota* | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 1 | No. 1 | L Rose Bowl 7–17 vs. Washington | Murray Warmath |
| 1961 | Ohio State* | 6–0 | 8–0–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | – | Woody Hayes |
| 1962 | Wisconsin | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 2 | No. 2 | L Rose Bowl 37–42 vs. USC | Milt Bruhn |
| 1963 | Illinois | 5–1–1 | 8–1–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Washington | Pete Elliott |
| 1964 | Michigan | 6–1 | 9–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 34–7 vs. Oregon State | Bump Elliott |
| 1965 | Michigan State* | 7–0 | 10–1 | No. 2 | No. 1 | L Rose Bowl 12–14 vs. UCLA | Duffy Daugherty |
| 1966 | Michigan State* | 7–0 | 9–0–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | – | Duffy Daugherty |
| 1967 | Indiana | 6–1 | 9–2 | No. 4 | No. 6 | L Rose Bowl 3–14 vs. USC | John Pont |
| 1967 | Minnesota | 6–1 | 8–2 | – | No. 14 | – | Murray Warmath |
| 1967 | Purdue | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 9 | No. 9 | – | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1968 | Ohio State* | 7–0 | 10–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W Rose Bowl 27–16 vs. USC | Woody Hayes |
| 1969 | Michigan | 6–1 | 8–3 | No. 9 | No. 8 | L Rose Bowl 3–10 vs. USC | Bo Schembechler |
| 1969 | Ohio State | 6–1 | 8–1 | No. 4 | No. 5 | – | Woody Hayes |
| 1970 | Ohio State* | 7–0 | 9–1 | No. 5 | No. 2 | L Rose Bowl 17–27 vs. Stanford | Woody Hayes |
| 1971 | Michigan | 8–0 | 11–1 | No. 6 | No. 4 | L Rose Bowl 12–13 vs. Stanford | Bo Schembechler |
| 1972 | Michigan | 7–1 | 10–1 | No. 6 | No. 6 | – | Bo Schembechler |
| 1972 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–2 | No. 9 | No. 3 | L Rose Bowl 17–42 vs. USC | Woody Hayes |
| 1973 | Michigan | 7–0–1 | 10–0–1 | No. 6 | No. 6 | – | Bo Schembechler |
| 1973 | Ohio State | 7–0–1 | 10–0–1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 42–21 vs. USC | Woody Hayes |
| 1974 | Michigan | 7–1 | 10–1 | No. 3 | No. 5 | – | Bo Schembechler |
| 1974 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 3 | L Rose Bowl 17–18 vs. USC | Woody Hayes |
| 1975 | Ohio State | 8–0 | 11–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | L Rose Bowl 10–23 vs. UCLA | Woody Hayes |
| 1976 | Michigan | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 3 | No. 3 | L Rose Bowl 6–14 vs. USC | Bo Schembechler |
| 1976 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 6 | No. 5 | W Orange Bowl 27–10 vs. Colorado | Woody Hayes |
| 1977 | Michigan | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 9 | No. 8 | L Rose Bowl 20–27 vs. Washington | Bo Schembechler |
| 1977 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 9–3 | No. 11 | No. 12 | L Sugar Bowl 6–35 vs. Alabama | Woody Hayes |
| 1978 | Michigan | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | L Rose Bowl 10–17 vs. USC | Bo Schembechler |
| 1978 | Michigan State | 7–1 | 8–3 | No. 12 | – | – | Darryl Rogers |
| 1979 | Ohio State | 8–0 | 11–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | L Rose Bowl 16–17 vs. USC | Earle Bruce |
| 1980 | Michigan | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 23–6 vs. Washington | Bo Schembechler |
| 1981 | Iowa | 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 18 | No. 15 | L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. Washington | Hayden Fry |
| 1981 | Ohio State | 6–2 | 9–3 | No. 15 | No. 12 | W Liberty Bowl 31–28 vs. Navy | Earle Bruce |
| 1982 | Michigan | 8–1 | 8–4 | – | No. 15 | L Rose Bowl 14–24 vs. UCLA | Bo Schembechler |
| 1983 | Illinois | 9–0 | 10–2 | No. 10 | No. 10 | L Rose Bowl 9–45 vs. UCLA | Mike White |
| 1984 | Ohio State | 7–2 | 9–3 | No. 13 | No. 12 | L Rose Bowl 17–20 vs. USC | Earle Bruce |
| 1985 | Iowa | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 10 | No. 9 | L Rose Bowl 28–45 vs. UCLA | Hayden Fry |
| 1986 | Michigan | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 8 | No. 7 | L Rose Bowl 15–22 vs. Arizona State | Bo Schembechler |
| 1986 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 7 | No. 6 | W Cotton Bowl Classic 28–12 vs. Texas A&M | Earle Bruce |
| 1987 | Michigan State | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 8 | No. 8 | W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USC | George Perles |
| 1988 | Michigan | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 22–14 vs. USC | Bo Schembechler |
| 1989 | Michigan | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 7 | No. 8 | L Rose Bowl 10–17 vs. USC | Bo Schembechler |
| 1990 | Illinois | 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 25 | No. 24 | L Hall of Fame Bowl 0–30 vs. Clemson | John Mackovic |
| 1990 | Iowa | 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 18 | No. 16 | L Rose Bowl 34–46 vs. Washington | Hayden Fry |
| 1990 | Michigan | 6–2 | 9–3 | No. 7 | No. 8 | W Gator Bowl 35–3 vs. Ole Miss | Gary Moeller |
| 1990 | Michigan State | 6–2 | 8–3–1 | No. 16 | No. 14 | W John Hancock Bowl 17–16 vs. USC | George Perles |
| 1991 | Michigan | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 6 | No. 6 | L Rose Bowl 14–34 vs. Washington | Gary Moeller |
| 1992 | Michigan | 6–0–2 | 9–0–3 | No. 5 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. Washington | Gary Moeller |
| 1993 | Ohio State | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | No. 11 | No. 10 | W Holiday Bowl 28–21 vs. BYU | John Cooper |
| 1993 | Wisconsin | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | No. 6 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. UCLA | Barry Alvarez |
| 1994 | Penn State | 8–0 | 12–0 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 38–20 vs. Oregon | Joe Paterno |
| 1995 | Northwestern | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 8 | No. 7 | L Rose Bowl 32–41 vs. USC | Gary Barnett |
| 1996 | Northwestern | 7–1 | 9–3 | No. 15 | No. 16 | L Florida Citrus Bowl 28–48 vs. Tennessee | Gary Barnett |
| 1996 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Arizona State | John Cooper |
| 1997 | Michigan* | 8–0 | 12–0 | No. 1 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. Washington State | Lloyd Carr |
| 1998 | Michigan | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 12 | No. 12 | W Florida Citrus Bowl 45–31 vs. Arkansas | Lloyd Carr |
| 1998 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Sugar Bowl 24–14 vs. Texas A&M | John Cooper |
| 1998 | Wisconsin | 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 6 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. UCLA | Barry Alvarez |
| 1999 | Wisconsin | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 17–9 vs. Stanford | Barry Alvarez |
| 2000 | Michigan | 6–2 | 9–3 | No. 11 | No. 10 | W Florida Citrus Bowl 31–28 vs. Auburn | Lloyd Carr |
| 2000 | Northwestern | 6–2 | 8–4 | – | – | L Alamo Bowl 17–66 vs. Nebraska | Randy Walker |
| 2000 | Purdue | 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 13 | No. 13 | L Rose Bowl 24–34 vs. Washington | Joe Tiller |
| 2001 | Illinois | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 12 | No. 12 | L Sugar Bowl 34–47 vs. LSU | Ron Turner |
| 2002 | Iowa | 8–0 | 11–2 | No. 8 | No. 8 | L Orange Bowl 17–38 vs. USC | Kirk Ferentz |
| 2002 | Ohio State* | 8–0 | 14–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W Fiesta Bowl 31–24 vs. Miami | Jim Tressel |
| 2003 | Michigan | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 6 | No. 7 | L Rose Bowl 14–28 vs. USC | Lloyd Carr |
| 2004 | Iowa | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 8 | No. 8 | W Capital One Bowl 30–25 vs. LSU | Kirk Ferentz |
| 2004 | Michigan | 7–1 | 9–3 | No. 14 | No. 12 | L Rose Bowl 37–38 vs. Texas | Lloyd Carr |
| 2005 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Fiesta Bowl 34–20 vs. Notre Dame | Jim Tressel |
| 2005 | Penn State | 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Orange Bowl 26–23 $^{3OT}$ vs. Florida State | Joe Paterno |
| 2006 | Ohio State | 8–0 | 12–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | L BCS Championship Game 14–41 vs. Florida | Jim Tressel |
| 2007 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 5 | No. 4 | L BCS Championship Game 24–38 vs. LSU | Jim Tressel |
| 2008 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 9 | No. 11 | L Fiesta Bowl 21–24 vs. Texas | Jim Tressel |
| 2008 | Penn State | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 8 | No. 8 | L Rose Bowl 24–38 vs. USC | Joe Paterno |
| 2009 | Ohio State | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 26–17 vs. Oregon | Jim Tressel |
| 2010^ | Michigan State | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 14 | No. 14 | L Capital One Bowl 7–49 vs. Alabama | Mark Dantonio |
| 2010^ | Wisconsin | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 7 | No. 8 | L Rose Bowl 19–21 vs. TCU | Bret Bielema |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | 6–2 | 11–3 | No. 10 | No. 11 | L Rose Bowl 38–45 vs. Oregon | Bret Bielema |
| 2012 | Wisconsin | 4–4 | 8–6 | – | – | L Rose Bowl 14–20 vs. Stanford | Bret Bielema |
| 2013 | Michigan State | 8–0 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 24–20 vs. Stanford | Mark Dantonio |
| 2014 | Ohio State* | 8–0 | 14–1 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 42–35 vs. Alabama W CFP National Championship 42–20 vs. Oregon | Urban Meyer |
| 2015 | Michigan State | 7–1 | 12–2 | No. 6 | No. 6 | L CFP Semifinal at Cotton Bowl 0–38 vs. Alabama | Mark Dantonio |
| 2016 | Penn State | 8–1 | 11–3 | No. 7 | No. 7 | L Rose Bowl 49–52 vs. USC | James Franklin |
| 2017 | Ohio State | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | W Cotton Bowl 24–7 vs. USC | Urban Meyer |
| 2018 | Ohio State | 8–1 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 28–23 vs. Washington | Urban Meyer |
| 2019 | Ohio State | 9–0 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | L CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl 23–29 vs. Clemson | Ryan Day |
| 2020 | Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 49–28 vs Clemson L CFP National Championship 24–52 vs. Alabama | Ryan Day |
| 2021 | Michigan | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 3 | No. 3 | L CFP Semifinal at Orange Bowl 11–34 vs. Georgia | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2022 | Michigan | 9–0 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | L CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl 45–51 vs. TCU | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2023 | Michigan* | 9–0 | 15–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl 27–20 vs. Alabama W CFP National Championship 34–13 vs. Washington | Jim Harbaugh |
| 2024 | Oregon | 9–0 | 13–1 | No. 1 | No. 1 | L CFP Quarterfinal Rose Bowl 21–41 vs. Ohio State | Dan Lanning |
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 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 | 2 | 1 | 1945, 1967 |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nebraska | 0 | 0 | |
| Maryland | 0 | 0 | |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | |
| USC | 0 | 0 | |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | |

### Keys

* Italics indicate a school no longer competing in the Big Ten.
* Bold indicates an outright conference championship.

### Notes

* ↑ 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dan Lanning | Oregon | 1 |
| John Mackovic | Illinois | 1 |
| Walter McCornack | Northwestern | 1 |
| Bo McMillin | Indiana | 1 |
| Jack Mollenkopf | Purdue | 1 |
| Biggie 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