Sports season
The 2024 Big Ten conference football season will be the 129th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and part of the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This will be the Big Ten's first season with 18 teams with the additions of UCLA , USC , Oregon and Washington , and its first season since 2010 with a non-divisional scheduling format.
Previous season [ edit ] Michigan won the East Division championship, with the Wolverines making their third consecutive appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game . In the West Division, Iowa won the division title and made their third championship game appearance. In that championship game, Michigan defeated Iowa 26–0 to win the Big Ten championship. With that win, the Wolverines landed a spot in the 2023–24 College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed and ultimately won the national championship. The Wolverines defeated Alabama in the Rose Bowl in the semifinals of the playoffs and then defeated Washington in the CFP National Championship Game.
Besides Michigan, eight other Big Ten football teams qualified for bowl games: Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, and Wisconsin. The Big Ten overall went 6–4 in postseason games in the 2023 season.
Coaching changes [ edit ] There are six head coaching changes in the Big Ten for the 2024 season.
On July 10, 2023, Northwestern announced it was parting ways with head coach Pat Fitzgerald after allegations surrounding hazing within the Wildcat football program.[1] David Braun the interim coach for the 2023 season, and named him the permanent head coach on November 15, 2023.[2]
On September 10, 2023, Michigan State coach Mel Tucker was suspended as part of an investigation into a sexual harassment claim. Secondary coach Harlon Barnett served as interim coach while the case was being sorted out during the 2023 season.[3] Oregon State head coach Jonathan Smith as its next head coach.[4]
On November 26, 2023, following the conclusion of the regular season, Indiana fired Tom Allen after the Hoosiers had completed a third consecutive losing season.[5] Curt Cignetti as its new head coach, having previously served as head coach at James Madison .[6]
In January 2024, Kalen DeBoer left Washington to replace the retiring Nick Saban at Alabama , and was replaced by Jedd Fisch , previously head coach at Arizona .
On January 24, 2024, Jim Harbaugh left the Michigan Wolverines to return to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers .[7] Sherrone Moore , who had served as acting head coach for four games in 2023 from which Harbaugh had been suspended, as Harbaugh's successor.[8]
On February 9, 2024, Chip Kelly announced his resignation as head coach at UCLA to take a position as offensive coordinator at Ohio State.[9] DeShaun Foster as their next head coach.[10]
Preseason [ edit ] Recruiting classes [ edit ] Rankings Team Rivals[11] Scout & 24/7[12] On3 Recruits[13] Signees Illinois 45 49 46 19 Indiana 63 59 63 17 Iowa 32 32 30 21 Maryland 31 39 44 24 Michigan 13 16 15 26 Michigan State 43 42 43 20 Minnesota 41 36 34 19 Nebraska 16 18 24 27 Northwestern 80 79 76 17 Ohio State 4 5 3 23 Oregon 6 3 4 27 Penn State 17 15 16 25 Purdue 33 29 31 26 Rutgers 37 38 41 24 UCLA 85 89 70 10 USC 18 17 18 22 Washington 56 46 48 15 Wisconsin 19 23 22 22
Big Ten Media Days [ edit ] Preseason Media Poll [ edit ] Preseason Player of the Year [ edit ] Rankings [ edit ] Pre Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Final Illinois AP C CFP Not released Indiana AP C CFP Not released Iowa AP C CFP Not released Maryland AP C CFP Not released Michigan AP C CFP Not released Michigan State AP C CFP Not released Minnesota AP C CFP Not released Nebraska AP C CFP Not released Northwestern AP C CFP Not released Ohio State AP C CFP Not released Oregon AP C CFP Not released Penn State AP C CFP Not released Purdue AP C CFP Not released Rutgers AP C CFP Not released UCLA AP C CFP Not released USC AP C CFP Not released Washington AP C CFP Not released Wisconsin AP C 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 [ edit ] Index to colors and formatting Big Ten member won Big Ten member lost Big Ten teams in bold
Regular season schedule [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 29 North Carolina Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN August 31 Indiana State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN August 31 Florida International Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN August 31 Illinois State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA August 31 Miami (OH) Northwestern TBA • TBA August 31 Penn State West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV August 31 Weber State Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA August 31 Western Michigan Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI August 31 Connecticut Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD August 31 Fresno State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI August 31 Texas-El Paso Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE August 31 Florida Atlantic Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI August 31 UCLA Hawaii Ching Complex • Honolulu, HI August 31 Idaho Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR August 31 Howard Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ August 31 Akron Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH September 1 7:30 p.m. LSU USC Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, NV (Vegas Kickoff Classic ) ABC # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week September 1 Illinois
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 7 Bowling Green Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA September 7 Colorado Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE September 7 Duke Northwestern TBA • TBA September 7 Kansas Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL September 7 Iowa State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy ) September 7 South Dakota Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI September 7 Rhode Island Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN September 7 Eastern Michigan Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA September 7 Akron Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ September 7 Texas Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI September 7 Western Michigan Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH September 7 Utah State USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA September 7 Michigan State Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD September 7 Western Illinois Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN September 7 Boise State Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week September 7 Purdue UCLA
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 14† Central Michigan Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL September 14 Maryland Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA September 14 Notre Dame Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN September 14 Alabama Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI September 14 Nevada Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN September 14 Troy Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA September 14 Northern Iowa Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE September 14† Arkansas State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI September 14 Indiana UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA September 14 Washington State Washington Lumen Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup ) September 14 Oregon Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War ) † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week September 14 Michigan State Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Rutgers USC
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 21 Charlotte Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN September 21 Michigan State Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA September 21 Purdue Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR September 21 Rutgers Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA September 21 Kent State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA September 21 UCLA LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA September 21 Marshall Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH September 21 Villanova Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD September 21 USC Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI September 21 Illinois Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE September 21 Iowa Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale ) September 21 Northwestern Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week September 21 Oregon Wisconsin
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 28 Minnesota Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI September 28† Nebraska Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN September 28 Oregon UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA September 28 Washington Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ September 28 Wisconsin USC L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA September 28† Illinois Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA September 28 Maryland Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN September 28 Ohio State Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week September 28 Iowa Northwestern
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 5 Michigan Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA October 5 Indiana Northwestern TBA • TBA October 5 Iowa Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH October 5 Michigan State Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR October 5† Purdue Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI October 5† Rutgers Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE October 5 UCLA Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA October 5 USC Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week October 5 Illinois Maryland
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 12 Minnesota UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA October 12 Northwestern Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD October 12 Ohio State Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR October 12 Penn State USC L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA October 12 Purdue Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL October 12 Washington Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA October 12 Wisconsin Rutgers Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week October 12 Indiana Michigan Michigan State Nebraska
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 19 Michigan Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL October 19† Iowa Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI October 19† Nebraska Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN October 19 Oregon Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN October 19 UCLA Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ October 19† USC Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD October 19 Wisconsin Northwestern TBA • TBA † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week October 19 Minnesota Ohio State Penn State Washington
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 26 Michigan State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI October 26 Illinois Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR October 26† Maryland Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN October 26† Nebraska Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH October 26† Northwestern Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA October 26 Penn State Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI October 26 Rutgers USC L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA October 26 Washington Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week October 26 Purdue UCLA
Week 10 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 2 Oregon Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI November 2 Indiana Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI November 2 Minnesota Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL November 2 Northwestern Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN November 2 Ohio State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA November 2 UCLA Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE November 2 USC Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA November 2 Wisconsin Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week November 2 Maryland Rutgers
Week 11 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 9 Michigan Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN November 9 Iowa UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA November 9 Maryland Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR November 9 Minnesota Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ November 9 Purdue Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH November 9 Washington Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week November 9 Illinois Michigan State Nebraska Northwestern USC Wisconsin
Week 12 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 16 Michigan State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL November 16 Nebraska USC L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA November 16† Ohio State Northwestern TBA • TBA November 16 Oregon Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI November 16 Penn State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN November 16 Rutgers Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD November 16 UCLA Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA † Homecoming. # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week November 16 Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota
Week 13 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 23 Northwestern Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI November 23 Illinois Rutgers SHI Stadium • Piscataway, NJ November 23 Indiana Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH November 23 Iowa Maryland SECU Stadium • College Park, MD November 23 Penn State Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN November 23 Purdue Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI November 23 USC UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA November 23 Wisconsin Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Bye Week November 23 Oregon Washington
Week 14 [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 29 Nebraska Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA November 30 Fresno State UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA November 30 Michigan Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH November 30 Illinois Northwestern TBA • TBA November 30 Maryland Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA November 30 Minnesota Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe ) November 30 Purdue Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket ) November 30 Rutgers Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI November 30 Washington Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR November 30 Notre Dame USC L.A. Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Big Ten Championship Game [ edit ] Postseason [ edit ] Bowl games [ edit ] For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Big Ten will have annually eight appearances in the following bowls: Rose Bowl (unless they are selected for playoffs filled by a Pac-12 team if champion is in the playoffs), Citrus Bowl , Guaranteed Rate Bowl , Las Vegas Bowl , Music City Bowl , Pinstripe Bowl , Quick Lane Bowl , and Outback Bowl . The Big Ten teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Big Ten champion is also eligible for the College Football Playoff if it's among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking.
Big Ten records vs other conferences [ edit ] 2024–2025 records against non-conference foes
Awards and honors [ edit ] Player of the week honors [ edit ] Big Ten individual awards [ edit ] All-Conference teams [ edit ] Home attendance [ edit ] Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of capacity Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,626 Iowa Kinnick Stadium 69,250 Maryland SECU Stadium 51,802 Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium 50,805 Nebraska Memorial Stadium 85,458 Northwestern TBA[a] TBA Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,780 Oregon Autzen Stadium 54,000 Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 61,441 Rutgers SHI Stadium 52,454 UCLA Rose Bowl 80,816 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,500 Washington Husky Stadium 70,138 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321
Bold – At or Exceed capacity
^ The original Ryan Field was closed after the 2023 season and is being demolished to make way for a new Ryan Field on the site, scheduled to open in 2026. Northwestern has yet to announce where it will play home games in 2024 and 2025. 2025 NFL draft [ edit ] The following list includes all Big Ten players who were drafted in the 2025 NFL draft
Player Position School Draft Round Overall Team
Head coaches [ edit ] ^ Bret Bielema coached in the Big Ten from 2006 through 2012 at Wisconsin , going 37–19 in Big Ten play and winning three Big Ten championships. ^ Mike Locksley served as interim head coach at Maryland in 2015 and coached for six games, going 1–5.[14] ^ Pat Fitzgerald was relieved as head coach on July 10, 2023, after allegations of hazing within the Wildcat football program surfaced.[15] ^ David Braun was named interim head coach on July 14, 2023.[16] ^ Ryan Day served as interim head coach at Ohio State for the first three games of the 2018 season while Urban Meyer served a three-game suspension and went 3–0.[17] ^ Greg Schiano served as head coach at Rutgers from 2001 through 2011 then left for the NFL. Following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Schiano returned to Rutgers for his second stint as head coach. The Scarlet Knights competed in the Big East Conference in his previous stay at the school. ^ Luke Fickell served as interim head coach at Ohio State in 2011, going 6-7 overall and 3-5 in the Big Ten. Fickell took over as coach of Wisconsin for the 2022 Guaranteed Rate Bowl References [ edit ] ^ Thamel, Pete (July 10, 2023). "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald" . ESPN . Retrieved January 12, 2023 . ^ Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach ^ Mel Tucker suspended amid investigation into sexual harassment of rape survivor ^ Jonathan Smith Named Michigan State University Head Football Coach ^ Indiana coach Tom Allen fired, owed $20.8M buyout ^ Cignetti Named 30th Head Football Coach at Indiana University ^ Jim Harbaugh accepts head coaching job with Chargers ^ Michigan tabs Sherrone Moore to replace Harbaugh as head coach. ^ Ohio State hires UCLA's Chip Kelly to replace Bill O'Brien as OC ^ UCLA names former Bruins RB DeShaun Foster new coach. ^ "2024 All Teams Football Recruiting Team Rankings" . Rivals.com . April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024 .^ "2024 Recruit Football Team Rankings" . 247Sports.com . April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024 .^ "2024 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings" . On3.com . April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024 .^ "OC Mike Locksley named interim head coach at Maryland" . RSN . October 11, 2015.^ "Northwestern fires football coach Pat Fitzgerald' . ESPN . July 10, 2023.^ Thamel, Pete (July 14, 2023). "Northwestern DC David Braun to be interim coach' . ESPN . ^ Allen, Paul Myerberg and Kevin (August 22, 2018). "Ohio State suspends football coach Urban Meyer three games: 'I want to apologize' . USA TODAY .
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