List of Big Ten Conference football standings (1896–1958)

See also: List of Big Ten Conference football standings (1959–present)

The Big Ten Conference first sponsored football in 1896. This is an era-list of its annual standings from 1896 to 1958.[1]

Standings

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Western Conference era (1896–1916)

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1896 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Chicago 3 – 2 – 0 15 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Illinois 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Purdue 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1897 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Illinois 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1898 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 14 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Illinois 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 4 – 0 9 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1899 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 4 – 0 – 0 16 – 0 – 2
Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 6 – 0
Michigan 1 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1900 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 2
Iowa + 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 1 – 2 7 – 2 – 3
Chicago 2 – 3 – 1 9 – 5 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 2
Illinois 1 – 3 – 2 7 – 3 – 2
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1901 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan + 4 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Wisconsin + 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Chicago 0 – 4 – 1 8 – 6 – 2
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1902 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Chicago 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 1
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1903 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 14 – 0 – 1
Michigan + 3 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
Northwestern + 1 – 0 – 2 10 – 1 – 3
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 12 – 2 – 1
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 8 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1904 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 0 13 – 0 – 0
Michigan + 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Chicago 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Purdue 1 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Iowa 0 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1905 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Michigan 2 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Purdue 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Indiana 0 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Iowa 0 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
Illinois 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1906 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin + 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0
Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Michigan + 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1907 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 1
Indiana 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Purdue 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1908 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 1
Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1909 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 2
Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1910 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Iowa 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 2
Northwestern 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1911 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Chicago 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1912 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wisconsin $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
Illinois 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Iowa 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1913 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chicago $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Iowa 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Ohio State 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1914 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1915 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Illinois + 3 – 0 – 2 5 – 0 – 2
Chicago 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1916 Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Northwestern 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Big Ten era (1917–1958)

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1917 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 0 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Iowa 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1918 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan + 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 0 – 0
Illinois + 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Purdue + 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1919 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Chicago 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1920 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Michigan 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1921 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Chicago 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Michigan 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Indiana 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1922 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Michigan + 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Chicago + 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Ohio State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Indiana 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 4 – 2
Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1923 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Michigan + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Chicago 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Ohio State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1924 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Chicago $ 3 – 0 – 3 4 – 1 – 3
No. 4 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Iowa 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Ohio State 1 – 3 – 2 2 – 3 – 3
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 0 – 2 – 2 2 – 3 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
1925 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Chicago 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Indiana 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Purdue 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
No. 10 Illinois 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Minnesota 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Illinois + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 2
No. 7 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Chicago 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Iowa 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Illinois $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Chicago 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Purdue $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Illinois 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Michigan 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Chicago 1 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
1930 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
1931 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Purdue + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Michigan + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 4 Northwestern + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Iowa 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
1932 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 4 Purdue + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
No. 11 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 6 Ohio State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 3
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
1933 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 4 4 – 0 – 4
No. 5 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Chicago 0 – 3 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Indiana 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 2
Wisconsin 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
1934 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Chicago 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Michigan 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press
1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Ohio State + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Iowa 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Chicago 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Michigan 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from United Press
1936 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Northwestern $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 1 Minnesota 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Indiana 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Illinois 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Chicago 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Iowa 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Michigan 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1937 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 2
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1938 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Minnesota $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Purdue 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Northwestern 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 2 – 2
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Illinois 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Chicago 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1939 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Purdue 2 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Northwestern 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Indiana 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Wisconsin 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Chicago 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1940 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Michigan 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Iowa 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1941 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 13 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Northwestern 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Purdue 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Indiana 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1942 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 9 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1943 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Purdue + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 3 Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Indiana 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Minnesota 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Ohio State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Iowa 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1944 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Indiana 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Iowa 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1945 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Indiana $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Illinois 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Iowa 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1946 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 20 Indiana 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1947 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Illinois 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Ohio State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1948 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Minnesota 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Ohio State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1949 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ohio State + 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
No. 7 Michigan + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 8 Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1950 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan $ 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 14 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Iowa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Indiana 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Purdue 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1951 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Illinois $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Purdue 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 8 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Iowa 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Michigan 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Illinois 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Iowa 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1953 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Illinois + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
No. 15 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 9 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Purdue 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1954 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Iowa 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Indiana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Illinois 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1955 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 2 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Purdue 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Iowa 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1956 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Minnesota 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
No. 9 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ohio State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Purdue 1 – 4 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Illinois 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Wisconsin 0 – 4 – 3 1 – 5 – 3
Indiana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1957 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 19 Wisconsin 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Purdue 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1958 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Purdue 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
Indiana 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Illinois 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Michigan State 0 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

References

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  1. ^ "2017 BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. pp. 108–115. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
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