Big Ten Conference

College Football conference. 18 current members.

Members over time

Each bar is a run of seasons as a member. Bold names are current members.
 
  1. Chicago Maroons 1896 to 1939
  2. Illinois Fighting Illini since 1896
  3. Michigan Wolverines 1896 to 1906, since 1917
  4. Minnesota Golden Gophers since 1896
  5. Northwestern Wildcats since 1896
  6. Purdue Boilermakers since 1896
  7. Wisconsin Badgers since 1896
  8. Indiana Hoosiers since 1900
  9. Iowa Hawkeyes since 1900
  10. Ohio State Buckeyes since 1913
  11. Michigan State Spartans since 1953
  12. Penn State Nittany Lions since 1993
  13. Nebraska Cornhuskers since 2011
  14. Maryland Terrapins since 2014
  15. Rutgers Scarlet Knights since 2014
  16. Oregon Ducks since 2024
  17. UCLA Bruins since 2024
  18. USC Trojans since 2024
  19. Washington Huskies since 2024

Members

All-time conference records

TeamRecordWin %GamesSeasons as a member
Ohio State Buckeyes584-182-2475.4%790Since 1913
Michigan Wolverines562-224-1871.0%8041896 to 1906, since 1917
Wisconsin Badgers412-411-4150.1%864Since 1896
Minnesota Golden Gophers386-427-2847.6%841Since 1896
Illinois Fighting Illini375-468-3144.7%874Since 1896
Iowa Hawkeyes374-402-2548.3%801Since 1900
Purdue Boilermakers354-444-3144.6%829Since 1896
Northwestern Wildcats311-531-2137.3%863Since 1896
Michigan State Spartans306-260-954.0%575Since 1953
Indiana Hoosiers246-539-2431.9%809Since 1900
Penn State Nittany Lions174-10662.1%280Since 1993
Chicago Maroons120-99-1454.5%2331896 to 1939
Nebraska Cornhuskers59-7544.0%134Since 2011
Maryland Terrapins29-7727.4%106Since 2014
Rutgers Scarlet Knights23-8720.9%110Since 2014
Oregon Ducks20-580.0%25Since 2024
USC Trojans14-960.9%23Since 2024
UCLA Bruins11-1247.8%23Since 2024
Washington Huskies10-1245.5%22Since 2024

Games against fellow members only, counting both teams' conference in the season each game was played. Current members are in bold.

Most played conference rivalries

"As members" counts the meetings played while both teams were in the conference; the record is every College Football meeting.

Against every other conference

OpponentRecordGamesSeriesMost played
ACC114-87-220392Northwestern Wildcats vs Duke Blue Devils (24 meetings)
American37-124934Penn State Nittany Lions vs Temple Owls (4 meetings)
Athletic Association of Western Universities34-32-57139Ohio State Buckeyes vs USC Trojans (4 meetings)
Atlantic 10 Conference1-122Indiana Hoosiers vs William & Mary Tribe (1 meeting)
Big 1263-5912264Iowa Hawkeyes vs Iowa State Cyclones (30 meetings)
Big East Conference51-257637Penn State Nittany Lions vs Temple Owls (6 meetings)
Big Eight Conference71-87-416253Iowa Hawkeyes vs Iowa State Cyclones (19 meetings)
Big Seven Conference30-7-34017Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (7 meetings)
Big Six Conference50-18-37119Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (15 meetings)
Big Sky17-01716Indiana Hoosiers vs Idaho Vandals (2 meetings)
Big South Conference3-033Illinois Fighting Illini vs Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1 meeting)
Big West Conference11-11211Minnesota Golden Gophers vs San José State Spartans (2 meetings)
Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association1-011Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Arizona Wildcats (1 meeting)
Buckeye Athletic Association3-143Indiana Hoosiers vs Cincinnati Bearcats (2 meetings)
C-USA66-148054Indiana Hoosiers vs Florida International Panthers (4 meetings)
California Collegiate Athletic Association1-011Northwestern Wildcats vs Pacific Tigers (1 meeting)
Colonial21-02118Maryland Terrapins vs Towson Tigers (3 meetings)
Gateway Football Conference22-12315Iowa Hawkeyes vs Northern Iowa Panthers (3 meetings)
Great West Conference3-254Minnesota Golden Gophers vs North Dakota State Bison (2 meetings)
Independent665-456-521173324Purdue Boilermakers vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (90 meetings)
Ivy Group1-011Northwestern Wildcats vs Princeton Tigers (1 meeting)
MAC356-59-2417134Michigan State Spartans vs Western Michigan Broncos (13 meetings)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association3-032Michigan Wolverines vs Michigan State Spartans (2 meetings)
Mid-eastern16-01610Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Howard Bison (4 meetings)
Missouri Valley41-11-35522Iowa Hawkeyes vs Iowa State Cyclones (12 meetings)
Missouri Valley Football Conference58-46236Indiana Hoosiers vs Indiana State Sycamores (5 meetings)
Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association11-9-2227Iowa Hawkeyes vs Nebraska Cornhuskers (8 meetings)
Mountain West73-118457Wisconsin Badgers vs UNLV Rebels (6 meetings)
North Central Conference4-043Minnesota Golden Gophers vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks (2 meetings)
Northeast2-021Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wagner Seahawks (2 meetings)
Northern California Athletic Conference0-111Chicago Maroons vs Pacific Tigers (1 meeting)
OVC–Big South7-077Illinois Fighting Illini vs Eastern Illinois Panthers (1 meeting)
Ohio Athletic Conference11-0-2135Michigan Wolverines vs Ohio State Buckeyes (5 meetings)
Ohio Valley Conference22-02219Illinois Fighting Illini vs Eastern Illinois Panthers (2 meetings)
PAC-1246-398555Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Colorado Buffaloes (3 meetings)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association2-243Wisconsin Badgers vs UNLV Rebels (2 meetings)
Pacific Coast Conference71-44-311846Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Washington Huskies (14 meetings)
Pacific-10 Conference84-114-220074Iowa Hawkeyes vs Arizona Wildcats (8 meetings)
Pacific-8 Conference40-46-28846Iowa Hawkeyes vs Oregon State Beavers (5 meetings)
Patriot1-011Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Fordham Rams (1 meeting)
Rocky Mountain Conference7-077Chicago Maroons vs Colorado Buffaloes (1 meeting)
SEC83-117-220298Indiana Hoosiers vs Kentucky Wildcats (29 meetings)
Skyline Conference5-055Iowa Hawkeyes vs Montana Grizzlies (1 meeting)
Southern28-8-33930Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Vanderbilt Commodores (3 meetings)
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association12-4-11711Indiana Hoosiers vs Kentucky Wildcats (4 meetings)
Southland5-055Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Houston Christian Huskies (1 meeting)
Southwest Conference56-29-69150Ohio State Buckeyes vs SMU Mustangs (9 meetings)
Southwestern Athletic Conference2-022Ohio State Buckeyes vs Grambling Tigers (1 meeting)
Sun Belt45-44939Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (4 meetings)
Western Athletic Conference70-43-211568Wisconsin Badgers vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors (6 meetings)
Western Interstate University Football Association4-155Chicago Maroons vs Iowa Hawkeyes (1 meeting)

Counts each game by both teams' conference in the season it was played. "Series" is how many different pairs of teams met; "Most played" is the pair that met most often while in these two conferences, with how many of those meetings count here; its bar is the whole series.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.