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

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

Standings[]

Western Conference era (1896–1916)[]

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–present)[]

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
Chicago $ 3 0 3 4 1 3
Illinois 3 1 1 6 1 1
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
1925 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan $ 5 1 0 7 1 0
Northwestern 3 1 0 5 3 0
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
1926 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan + 5 0 0 7 1 0
Northwestern + 5 0 0 7 1 0
Ohio State 3 1 0 7 1 0
Purdue 2 1 1 5 2 1
Wisconsin 3 2 1 5 2 1
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
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
Illinois $ 4 1 0 7 1 0
Wisconsin 3 1 1 7 1 1
Minnesota 4 2 0 6 2 0
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
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
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. 8 Ohio State 5 1 0 7 1 0
No. 4 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 Dickinson System
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 UP Sports Writers
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[]

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