2015 Big Ten Conference football season explained

2015 Big Ten Conference football season
Color:	0088ce
Color Text:	FFFFFF
League:	NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport:	Football
Pixels:	150px
Duration:	September 3, 2015 through January 2016
No Of Teams:	14
Tv:	ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
Draft:	2016 NFL Draft
Draft Link:	2016 NFL Draft
Top Pick:	Joey Bosa (Ohio State)
Picked By:	San Diego Chargers, 3rd overall
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Champions
Mvp:	Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
Mvp Link:	Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Conf1:	East Division
Conf1 Champ:	Michigan State, Ohio State (co-champions)^[1]
Conf2:	West Division
Conf2 Champ:	Iowa
Conf2 Runner-Up:	Northwestern
Finals:	Championship Game
Finals Link:	2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Finals Champ:	Michigan State Spartans
Finals Runner-Up:	Iowa Hawkeyes
Finals Mvp:	Connor Cook, Michigan State (QB)
Finals Mvp Link:	Most Valuable Player
Seasonslistnames:	Football
Prevseason Year:	2014
Nextseason Year:	2016

The 2015 Big Ten Conference football season was the 120th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference began its season on Thursday, September 3, with Michigan and Minnesota opening their seasons. The remainder of the teams in the conference began their seasons on September 4 and 5.

This was the Big Ten's second season with 14 teams. The league was home to the defending national champion and inaugural winner of the College Football Playoff in Ohio State.

The Big Ten also welcomed four new head coaches for the 2015 season. Jim Harbaugh replaced Brady Hoke as head coach at Michigan, Mike Riley took over for Bo Pelini at Nebraska, Paul Chryst came in as the head man at Wisconsin, replacing Gary Andersen, and Bill Cubit served as the interim head coach at Illinois after Tim Beckman was fired just one week before the beginning of the season.^[2] There were also two coaching changes made during the middle of the 2015 season. On October 13, Maryland dismissed coach Randy Edsall and named his offensive coordinator Mike Locksley as interim coach for the rest of the season.^[3] On October 28, Jerry Kill retired as Minnesota's head coach due to health concerns. His defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys was named as interim coach before being named the permanent replacement on November 11.^{[4] [5]}

In preseason polling, Ohio State was unanimously voted to repeat as the Big Ten champion by the media in the Big Ten Preseason poll, receiving all 40 first place votes.^[6] The Badgers were favorites to win the Big Ten West Division with 32 votes, followed by Nebraska with five and Minnesota with three.^[7]

At the conclusion of the regular season, Iowa won the West Division championship with a perfect 12-0 (8-0) record. Michigan State and Ohio State finished tied atop the East Division standings, both at 11-1 (7-1), but Michigan State's head-to-head victory placed the Spartans into the Big Ten Championship Game opposite Iowa. Following the season, Illinois removed the interim tag from Bill Cubit's title and gave him a two-year contract as head coach,^[8] while Rutgers has decided to part ways with Kyle Flood.^[9]

In the Big Ten Championship Game, Michigan State defeated Iowa 16-13 to win their second Big Ten championship in three years. With the win, the Spartans advance to the College Football Playoff. Iowa and Ohio State were both placed into New Year's Six Bowls, going to the Rose and Fiesta Bowls, respectively. A total of 10 Big Ten teams went to bowl games in 2015, including Nebraska and Minnesota, both with 5-7 records.

Rankings

See main article: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Illinois	AP
	C	RV	RV	RV		RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released															N/A
Indiana	AP
	C					RV	RV
	CFP	Not released															N/A
Iowa	AP			RV	RV	RV	22	17	12	10	10	8	6	3	4	6	9
	C			RV	RV	RV	23	17	13	11	11	8	6	3	3	7	10
	CFP	Not released									9	5	5	4	4	5	N/A
Maryland	AP
	C	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released															N/A
Michigan	AP	RV				22	18	12	15	15	16	15	14	12	19	17	12
C	RV		RV		RV	21	14	18	17	17	15	13	12	19	17	11
CFP	Not released									17	14	12	10	15	14	N/A
Michigan State	AP	5	5	4	2	2	4	7	7	6	6	14	9	6	5	3	6
	C	6	6	4	3	2	3	4	4	5	6	14	9	6	5	4	6
	CFP	Not released									7	13	9	5	5	3	N/A
Minnesota	AP		RV	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released															N/A
Nebraska	AP	RV
C	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released															N/A
Northwestern	AP		RV	23	17	16	13	20	RV	RV	RV	24	20	17	13	12	23
	C		RV	24	19	17	14	21	RV	RV	RV	24	21	17	13	12	22
	CFP	Not released									21	18	20	16	14	13	N/A
Ohio State	AP	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	8	6	7	4
	C	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	8	6	5	4
	CFP	Not released									3	3	3	8	6	7	N/A
Penn State	AP	RV						RV			RV
	C	RV						RV			RV
	CFP	Not released															N/A
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released															N/A
Rutgers	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released															N/A
Wisconsin	AP	20	RV	24	22	19			RV	RV	RV	23	21	RV	25	23	21
	C	18	24	23	21	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	20	RV	25	23	21
	CFP	Not released										25	25				N/A

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

In 2015, Penn State will be the only Big Ten team that will not play a non-conference game against a Power Five conference team.^[10]

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Big Ten Championship Game

See main article: 2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game.

Bowl games

Big Ten bowl games for the 2015 season are:

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Pinstripe Bowl	December 26	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ABC	3:30 PM	Indiana	Duke	Duke 44–41 ^OT	37,218	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852718
Foster Farms Bowl	December 26	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	ESPN	9:15 PM	Nebraska	UCLA	NEB 37–29	33,527	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852720
Quick Lane Bowl	December 28	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN2	5:00 PM	Minnesota	Central Michigan	MIN 21–14	34,217	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852722
Holiday Bowl	December 30	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN	10:30 PM	23 Wisconsin	USC	WIS 23–21	48,329	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852730
Outback Bowl	January 1	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN2	12:00 PM	12 Northwestern	Tennessee	TENN 45–6	53,202	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852734
Citrus Bowl	January 1	Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	ABC	1:00 PM	17 Michigan	19 Florida	MICH 41–7	63,113	https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400852735
TaxSlayer Bowl	January 2	EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL	ESPN	12:00 PM	Penn State	Georgia	UGA 24–17	58,212	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852739
New Year's Six Bowls
Fiesta Bowl	January 1	University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ	ESPN	1:00 PM	7 Ohio State	8 Notre Dame	OSU 44–28	71,123	https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400852736
Rose Bowl	January 1	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	5:00 PM	6 Iowa	5 Stanford	STAN 45–16	94,268	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852737
College Football Playoff
Cotton Bowl (Semifinal)	December 31	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	8:00 PM	3 Michigan State	2 Alabama	ALA 38–0	82,812	https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400852732

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Records against FBS conferences

2015 records against FBS conferences (through January 2, 2016):

Conference	Record
ACC	3–4
American	2–1
Big 12	2–2
C-USA	5–1
Independents	4–1
MAC	11-2
Mountain West	6–0
Pac-12	5–3
SEC	1–4
Sun Belt	2–0
Total	41-18

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Freshman
	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1^[11]	Braxton Miller	HB	OSU	Anthony Walker	LB	NW	William Likely	DB	MD	Clayton Thorson	QB	NW
Week 2^[12]	C. J. Beathard	QB	IA	Riley Bullough	LB	MSU	Janarion Grant	WR	RUT	L.J. Scott	RB	MSU
	Terrell Newby	RB	NEB							Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU
Week 3^[13]	Aaron Burbridge	WR	MSU	Anthony Walker	LB	NW	Marshall Koehn	PK	IA	Jonathan Crawford	S	IND
										Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU
Week 4^[14]	Tommy Armstrong	QB	NEB	Shilique Calhoun	DE	MSU	Cameron Johnston	P	OSU	Taiwan Deal	RB	WIS
	Jordan Howard	RB	IND	Anthony Zettel	DT	PSU
Week 5^[15]	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	OSU	Desmond King	DB	IA	Sam Foltz	P	NEB	L.J. Scott	RB	MSU
				Joe Schobert	LB	WIS
Week 6^[16]	Jordan Canzeri	RB	IA	Jourdan Lewis	CB	MI	Jehu Chesson	WR	MI	Jabrill Peppers	S	MI
										Shannon Brooks	RB	MIN
Week 7^[17]	Akrum Wadley	RB	IA	Shilique Calhoun	DE	MSU	Jalen Watts-Jackson	DB	MSU	T. J. Edwards	LB	WIS
Week 8^[18]	Connor Cook	QB	MSU	Dean Lowry	DE	NW	Drew Meyer	P	WIS	Clayton Thorson	QB	NW
	J. T. Barrett	QB	OSU
Week 9^[19]	David Blough	QB	PUR	Anthony Brown	CB	PUR	William Likely	DB	MD	Jabrill Peppers	S	MICH
Week 10^[20]	Tommy Armstrong Jr.	QB	NEB	Vonn Bell	S	OSU	Janarion Grant	WR	RUT	Ke'Shawn Vaughn	RB	ILL
Week 11^[21]	Jehu Chesson	WR	MICH	Malik McDowell	DL	MSU	Griffin Oakes	PK	IND	Shannon Brooks	RB	MINN
	Jake Rudock	QB	MICH
Week 12^[22]	Nate Sudfeld	QB	IND	Jon Reschke	LB	MSU	Griffin Oakes	PK	IND	Shannon Brooks	RB	MIN
				Deonte Gibson	DE	NW	Michael Geiger	PK	MSU
Week 13^[23]	Nate Sudfeld	QB	IND	Anthony Walker	LB	NW	Drew Meyer	P	WIS	Parker Hesse	DE	IA
	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	OSU

Players of the Year

2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards^[24]

Award	Player	School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year	Ezekiel Elliott	Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Carl Nassib	Penn State
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year	Connor Cook	Michigan State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year	Aaron Burbridge	Michigan State
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	Ezekiel Elliott	Ohio State
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year	Jake Butt	Michigan
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Taylor Decker	Ohio State
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Joey Bosa	Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Joe Schobert	Wisconsin
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Desmond King	Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year	Griffin Oakes	Indiana
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year	Sam Foltz	Nebraska
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	William Likely	Maryland
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote)	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)	Kirk Ferentz	Iowa

All-conference players

2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors^[25]

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	Connor Cook	Michigan State
RB	Jordan Howard	Indiana
RB	EZEKIEL ELLIOTT	Ohio State
WR	Jehu Chesson	Michigan
WR	Aaron Burbridge	Michigan State
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan
C	Jack Allen	Michigan State
OG	Jordan Walsh	Iowa
OG	Pat Elflein	Ohio State
OT	Jack Conklin	Michigan State
OT	TAYLOR DECKER	Ohio State
First Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Joe Bosa	Ohio State
DL	Shilique Calhoun	Michigan State
DL	Carl Nassib	Penn State
DL	Yannick Ngakoue	Maryland
LB	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern
LB	Joshua Perry	Ohio State
LB	Joe Schobert	Wisconsin
DB	Desmond King	Iowa
DB	William Likely	Maryland
DB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan
DB	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
First Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K	Griffin Oakes	Indiana
P	Sam Foltz	Nebraska
RS	William Likely	Maryland

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	C.J. Beathard	Iowa
RB	Justin Jackson	Northwestern
RB	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
WR	Jordan Westerkamp	Nebraska
WR	Alex Erickson	Wisconsin
TE	Dan Vitale	Northwestern
C	Austin Blythe	Iowa
OG	Dan Feeney	Indiana
OG	Brian Allen	Michigan State
OT	Alex Lewis	Nebraska
OT	Jason Spriggs	Indiana
Second Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Malik McDowell	Michigan State
DL	Maliek Collins	Nebraska
DL	Dean Lowry	Northwestern
DL	Adolphus Washington	Ohio State
LB	Josey Jewell	Iowa
LB	Darron Lee	Ohio State
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State
DB	Nick VanHoose	Northwestern
DB	Eli Apple	Ohio State
DB	Vonn Bell	Ohio State
DB	Michael Caputo	Wisconsin
Second Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K	Marshall Koehn	Iowa
P	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State
RS	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	Nate Sudfeld	Indiana
RB	Josh Ferguson	Illinois
RB	Jordan Canzeri	Iowa
WR	Michael Thomas	Ohio State
WR	Chris Godwin	Penn State
TE	Josiah Price	Michigan State
C	Jacoby Boren	Ohio State
OG	Donavon Clark	Michigan State
OG	Billy Price	Ohio State
OT	Erik Magnuson	Michigan
OT	Tyler Marz	Wisconsin
Third Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Nate Meier	Iowa
DL	Chris Wormley	Michigan
DL	Austin Johnson	Penn State
DL	Anthony Zettel	Penn State
LB	Riley Bullough	Michigan State
LB	Darien Harris	Michigan State
LB	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin
DB	Jordan Lomax	Iowa
DB	Demetrious Cox	Michigan State
DB	Eric Murray	Minnesota
DB	Matthew Harris	Northwestern
Third Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K	Ryan Santoso	Minnesota
P	Peter Mortell	Minnesota
RS	Janarion Grant	Rutgers

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Geronimo Allison, Taylor Barton, V'Angelo Bentley (return specialist), Clayton Fejedelem, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim, T.J. Neal, Austin Schmidt, Dawuane Smoot, Jihad Ward; INDIANA: Simmie Cobbs, Michael Cooper, Darius Latham, Nick Mangieri, Zack Shaw; IOWA: Cole Fisher, Jaleel Johnson, Dillon Kidd, Desmond King (return specialist), Ben Niemann, Matt VandeBerg, Sean Welsh; MARYLAND: Jermaine Carter, Michael Dunn, Quinton Jefferson; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen, Joe Bolden, Ben Braden, Mason Cole, Amara Darboh, Graham Glasgow, Ryan Glasgow, Willie Henry, Kyle Kalis, Desmond Morgan, Blake O'Neil, Jake Rudock, De'Veon Smith, Jarrod Wilson; MICHIGAN STATE: Jon Reschke, R.J. Shelton, Lawrence Thomas; MINNESOTA: Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Shannon Brooks, De'Vondre Campbell, Theiren Cockran, Brandon Lingen, KJ Maye, Jalen Myrick, Jonah Pirsig, Steven Richardson; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Nate Gerry, Andy Janovich, Joshua Kalu; NORTHWESTERN: Deonte Gibson, Solomon Vault (return specialist); OHIO STATE: Tyquan Lewis, Jalin Marshall (return specialist), Braxton Miller, Tyvis Powell, Nick Vannett; PENN STATE: Marcus Allen, Jason Cabinda, Trevor Williams; PURDUE: Anthony Brown, Markell Jones, Robert Kugler, Jake Replogle, Frankie Williams; RUTGERS: Leonte Caroo, Steve Longa, Keith Lumpkin; WISCONSIN: T.J. Edwards, Troy Fumagalli, Darius Hillary, Tanner McEvoy.

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense (Media)
QB	Connor Cook	Michigan State
RB	Jordan Howard	Indiana
RB	EZEKIEL ELLIOTT	Ohio State
WR	Alex Erickson	Wisconsin
WR	Aaron Burbridge	Michigan State
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan
C	Jack Allen	Michigan State
OG	Dan Feeney	Indiana
OG	Pat Elflein	Ohio State
OT	Jack Conklin	Michigan State
OT	Taylor Decker	Ohio State
First Team Defense (Media)
DL	Joey Bosa	Ohio State
DL	Yannick Ngakoue	Maryland
DL	Shilique Calhoun	Michigan State
DL	Carl Nassib	Penn State
LB	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State
LB	Joe Schobert	Wisconsin
DB	DESMOND KING	Iowa
DB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan
DB	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
DB	Vonn Bell	Ohio State
First Team Special Teams (Media)
K	Griffin Oakes	Indiana
P	Sam Foltz	Nebraska
RS	William Likely	Maryland

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense (Media)
QB	C.J. Beathard	Iowa
RB	Justin Jackson	Northwestern
RB	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
WR	Jordan Westerkamp	Nebraska
WR	Chris Godwin	Penn State
TE	Dan Vitale	Northwestern
C	Austin Blythe	Iowa
OG	Jordan Walsh	Iowa
OG	Brian Allen	Michigan State
OT	Jason Spriggs	Indiana
OT	Tyler Marz	Wisconsin
Second Team Defense (Media)
DL	Malik McDowell	Michigan State
DL	Dean Lowry	Northwestern
DL	Adolphus Washington	Ohio State
DL	Austin Johnson	Penn State
LB	Josey Jewell	Iowa
LB	Riley Bullough	Michigan State
LB	Joshua Perry	Ohio State
DB	William Likely	Maryland
DB	Clayton Fejedelem	Illinois
DB	Nick VanHoose	Northwestern
DB	Michael Caputo	Wisconsin
Second Team Special Teams (Media)
K	Drew Brown	Nebraska
P	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State
RS	Janarion Grant	Rutgers

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense (Media)
QB	Nate Sudfeld	Indiana
RB	Josh Ferguson	Illinois
RB	Jordan Canzeri	Iowa
WR	Michael Thomas	Ohio State
WR	Leonte Carroo	Rutgers
TE	Josiah Price	Michigan State
C	Jacoby Boren	Ohio State
OG	Ted Karras	Illinois
OG	Kyle Kalis	Michigan
OT	Erik Magnuson	Michigan
OT	Alex Lewis	Nebraska
Third Team Defense (Media)
DL	Nate Meier	Iowa
DL	Maliek Collins	Nebraska
DL	Deonte Gibson	Northwestern
DL	Anthony Zettel	Penn State
LB	Darron Lee	Ohio State
LB	Steve Longa	Rutgers
LB	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin
DB	Eric Murray	Minnesota
DB	Nate Gerry	Nebraska
DB	Matthew Harris	Northwestern
DB	Briean Boddy-Calhoun	Minnesota
Third Team Special Teams (Media)
K	Kenny Allen	Michigan
P	Peter Mortell	Minnesota
RS	Solomon Vault	Northwestern

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Geronimo Allison, Taylor Barton, V'Angelo Bentley (return specialist), Mason Monheim, T.J. Neal, Austin Schmidt, Dawuane Smoot, Jihad Ward; INDIANA: Simmie Cobbs, Michael Cooper, Nick Mangieri, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige (return specialist); IOWA: Cole Fisher, Jaleel Johnson, Dillon Kidd, Jordan Lomax, Desmond King (return specialist), Marshall Koehn, Matt VandeBerg, Sean Welsh; MARYLAND: Jermaine Carter, Sean Davis, Brandon Ross; MICHIGAN: Joe Bolden, Ben Braden, Jehu Chesson, Mason Cole, Amara Darboh, Graham Glasgow, Ryan Glasgow, Willie Henry, Royce Jenkins-Stone, Jourdan Lewis (return specialist), Desmond Morgan, Blake O'Neil, Jabrill Peppers (return specialist), Jake Rudock, Chris Wormley; MICHIGAN STATE: Donavan Clark, Demetrious Cox, Darien Harris, Joel Heath, Jon Reschke; MINNESOTA: Shannon Brooks, De'Vondre Campbell, Theiren Cockran, Brandon Lingen, Jack Lynn, KJ Maye, Jonah Pirsig, Cody Poock, Steven Richardson, Ryan Santoso; NEBRASKA: Cethan Carter; OHIO STATE: Eli Apple, Gareon Conley, Tyquan Lewis, Jalin Marshall (wide receiver/return specialist), Braxton Miller, Billy Price, Tyvis Powell, Nick Vannett; PENN STATE: Marcus Allen, Jason Cabinda, Grant Haley, DaeSean Hamilton; PURDUE: Anthony Brown, Markell Jones, Robert Kugler, Jake Replogle, Frankie Williams; RUTGERS: Quentin Gause, Keith Lumpkin, Chris Muller; WISCONSIN: Michael Dieter, Tanner McEvoy, Troy Fumagalli, Chikwe Obasih, Sojourn Shelton.

All-Americans

The 2015 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).

Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.^[26]

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan	CBS, SI
OL	Jack Allen	Michigan State	AP, CBS, SI, FOX
OL	Jack Conklin	Michigan State	TSN, USA Today, CBS, Athlon
OL	Taylor Decker	Ohio State	AFCA, AP, WCFF, CBS, SI, FOX
OL	Dan Feeney	Indiana	ESPN
OL	Jason Spriggs	Indiana	FWAA, Phil Steele
OL	Jordan Walsh	Iowa	FOX
DL	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	AFCA, WCFF, USA Today, CBS, SI, ESPN, Athlon, Phil Steele
DL	Malik McDowell	Michigan State	FOX
DL	Carl Nassib	Penn State	AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon, Phil Steele
DL	Adolphus Washington	Ohio State	TSN
LB	Joe Schobert	Wisconsin	FWAA, ESPN, Phil Steele
CB	Desmond King	Iowa	AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, USA Today, CBS, SI, ESPN, FOX, Athlon, Phil Steele
CB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	USA Today, SI
S	Vonn Bell	Ohio State	AP, TSN, SI, Athlon
PR	William Likely	Maryland	FWAA, Phil Steele

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
RB	Ezekiel Elliott	Ohio State	USA Today, SI, AP, FWAA, Athlon, Phil Steele
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan	AP, FOX, TSN, Athlon
OL	Jack Allen	Michigan State	USA Today, WCFF, FWAA, Athlon, Phil Steele
OL	Jack Conklin	Michigan State	AP, WCFF, FWAA
OL	Taylor Decker	Ohio State	USA Today, FWAA, TSN, Athlon, Phil Steele
OL	Pat Elflein	Ohio State	SI, AP
OL	Dan Feeney	Indiana	CBS, Athlon
OL	Jason Spriggs	Indiana	WCFF, TSN
DL	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	AP, FOX, TSN
DL	Shilique Calhoun	Michigan State	CBS, WCFF, FWAA
DL	Carl Nassib	Penn State	USA Today
DL	Adolphus Washington	Ohio State	CBS
LB	Darron Lee	Ohio State	SI
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	WCFF
LB	Joe Schobert	Wisconsin	USA Today, CBS, WCFF, AP, TSN, Athlon
LB	Anthony Walker	Northwestern	SI, FOX
CB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	WCFF, AP, FWAA, FOX, Athlon, Phil Steele
S	Vonn Bell	Ohio State	FOX
S	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	CBS, SI, TSN
RET	William Likely	Maryland	USA Today, SI, Athlon
AP	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	FOX

Position	Player	School	Selector
Third Team All-Americans
OL	Austin Blythe	Iowa	AP, Athlon
OL	Jack Conklin	Michigan State	Phil Steele
OL	Pat Elflein	Ohio State	Athlon
OL	Dan Feeney	Indiana	AP
OL	Jason Spriggs	Indiana	AP
OL	Jordan Walsh	Iowa	Athlon
DL	Joey Bosa	Ohio State	Phil Steele
DL	Shilique Calhoun	Michigan State	AP, Phil Steele
LB	Anthony Walker	Northwestern	AP, Athlon
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	Phil Steele

Position	Player	School	Selector
Fourth Team All-Americans
OL	Austin Blythe	Iowa	Phil Steele
DL	Yannick Ngakoue	Maryland	Phil Steele
K	Griffin Oakes	Indiana	Phil Steele
AP	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	Phil Steele

Position	Player	School	Selector
Honorable Mention All-Americans
QB	Connor Cook	Michigan State	SI
WR	Aaron Burbridge	Michigan State	SI
TE	George Kittle	Iowa	SI
WR	Aaron Burbridge	Michigan State	SI
OL	Austin Blythe	Iowa	SI
OL	Jack Conklin	Michigan State	SI
OL	Dan Feeney	Indiana	SI
OL	Jason Spriggs	Indiana	SI
OL	Jordan Walsh	Iowa	SI
DT	Shilique Calhoun	Michigan State	SI
DT	Adolphus Washington	Ohio State	SI
DT	Anthony Zettel	Penn State	SI
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	SI
LB	Joshua Perry	Ohio State	SI
LB	Joe Schobert	Wisconsin	SI
CB	Nick VanHoose	Northwestern	SI
P	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State	SI
AP	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	SI

• AFCA All-America Team
  

• USA Today All-America Team
  

• CBS Sports All-America Team
  

• Sports Illustrated All-America Team
  

• Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team
  

• Associated Press All-America Team
  

• ESPN.com All-America Team
  

• Football Writers Association of America All-America Team
  

• Fox Sports All-America Team
  

• Sporting News All-America Team
  

• Athlon Sports All-America Team
  

• Phil Steele All-America Team

Academic All-Americans

2015 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans^[27]

Player	School	Team
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Jacoby Boren	Ohio State	First Team
Jack Willoughby	Ohio State	First Team
Jordan Lomax	Iowa	Second Team
Brandon Lingen	Minnesota	Second Team
Tyler Yazujian	Penn State	Second Team
Robert Kugler	Purdue	Second Team

National award winners

Jim Thorpe Award
Desmond King, Iowa

Lombardi Award
Carl Nassib, Penn State

Lott IMPACT Trophy
Carl Nassib, Penn State

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

NCAA List of National Award Winners

Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	36,693	37,733	44,366	40,138	45,438	51,515	-	255,883	42,647	70.3%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929	36,071	41,509	44,823	52,929	40,567	44,739	49,557	310,195	44,314	83.7%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585	59,450	63,636	56,401	66,693	62,667	70,585	62,920	442,352	63,193	89.5%
Maryland	Byrd Stadium	51,802	38,117	36,332	36,827	51,802	44,678	33,685	-	241,441	40,240	77.7%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	109,651	108,683	108,940	110,452	111,740	109,879	111,829	771,174	110,168	102.4%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	76,526	74,211	75,218	74,418	74,144	73,406	74,705	522,628	74,661	99.5%
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	52,525	54,147	52,823	53,917	52,062	50,709	47,976	52,850	364,484	52,069	99.1%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	87,091	89,959	89,822	89,899	89,886	89,493	90,094	90,830	629,983	89,998	103.3%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	36,024	29,131	30,107	30,044	44,135	34,116	30,003	233,560	33,366	70.8%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	104,944	107,145	104,095	106,123	107,869	108,423	108,075	108,975	750,705	107,244	102.2%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	93,065	103,323	95,107	107,387	97,873	94,417	107,418	698,590	99,799	93.6%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	57,236	41,158	45,759	33,160	33,780	31,351	40,197	37,152	262,557	37,508	65.5%
Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium	52,454	47,453	46,536	46,136	50,373	53,111	45,606	44,846	334,061	47,723	91.0%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	76,535	77,157	80,829	80,933	80,794	74,575	75,276	546,099	78,014	97.1%
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,363,712	65,782	-

2016 NFL Draft

See main article: 2016 NFL draft.

47 Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft.^[28]

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois		1				1	1	3
Indiana		1			1	1		3
Iowa							1	1
Maryland		1	1		1			3
Michigan			1	1		1		3
Michigan State	1		1	1		1	1	5
Minnesota				2				2
Nebraska			2	1		1		4
Northwestern				1		1		2
Ohio State	5	2	3	2				12
Penn State		2	1			2		5
Purdue						1		1
Rutgers			1					1
Wisconsin				1		1		2

See main article: 2016 NFL draft.

^	= supplemental compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^[29] -->

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2016 draft.

Round one

1. Web site: Ohio State Earns Share of East Division Title Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103226/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112815aaa.html . 2016-04-23 . dead .
2. http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2015/8/28/Football_0828155855.aspx Tim Beckman dismissed as Illini football coach
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13861002/randy-edsall-fired-maryland-terrapins-coach Maryland fires Randy Edsall
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13990629/jerry-kill-retires-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health concerns.
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14103745/minnesota-golden-gophers-take-interim-tag-coach-tracy-claeys-title Tracy Claeys named permanent replacement at Minnesota
6. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/ohio_state_unanimously_picked.html Ohio State unanimously picked to win Big Ten: Cleveland.com preseason football poll
7. http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-media-picks-uw-to-win-west-again/article_cc021c4c-3471-11e5-ad2c-8396a706f015.html Badgers football: Media picks UW to win West again
8. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/28/illinois-football-bill-cubit-head-coach Bill Cubit agrees to two-year deal as Illinois coach
9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=14249652&_slug_=rutgers-scarlet-knights-fires-coach-kyle-flood-ad-julie-hermann Rutgers fires Kyle Flood, AD Julie Hermann
10. Daughters, Amy (May 27, 2015). "Power-Five Teams That Won't Play a Power, Non-Conference Opponent in 2015", FBschedules.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 8 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090815aab.html . 2015-09-10 . dead .
12. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 14, 2015 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916003516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091415aaa.html . 2015-09-16 . dead .
13. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 21, 2015 . 2015-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163027/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092115aaa.html . 2015-09-21 . dead .
14. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 28, 2015 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183048/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092815aaa.html . 2015-09-28 . dead .
15. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 5, 2015 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109074312/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100515aaa.html . 2015-11-09 . dead .
16. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 12, 2015 . 2015-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html . 2015-10-15 . dead .
17. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 19, 2015 . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021223054/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101915aaa.html . 2015-10-21 . dead .
18. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 26, 2015 . 2015-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027233806/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102615aaa.html . 2015-10-27 . dead .
19. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 2, 2015 . 2015-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110215aaa.html . 2017-08-18 . dead .
20. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2015 . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021236/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110915aaa.html . 2015-11-14 . dead .
21. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 16, 2015 . 2015-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021509/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111615aaa.html . 2015-11-17 . dead .
22. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 23, 2015 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124121905/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112315aaa.html . 2015-11-24 . dead .
23. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 30, 2015 . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234820/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aaa.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
24. Web site: 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
25. Web site: 2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
26. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . November 9, 2011 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109025404/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
27. Web site: 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . 2015-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234835/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120315aab.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
28. Web site: SEC beats out Big Ten in most drafted players for 10th straight year. 2016-05-02. 2016-04-30. CBS Sports. Patterson, Chip.
29. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Round two

1. Web site: Ohio State Earns Share of East Division Title Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103226/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112815aaa.html . 2016-04-23 . dead .
2. http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2015/8/28/Football_0828155855.aspx Tim Beckman dismissed as Illini football coach
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13861002/randy-edsall-fired-maryland-terrapins-coach Maryland fires Randy Edsall
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13990629/jerry-kill-retires-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health concerns.
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14103745/minnesota-golden-gophers-take-interim-tag-coach-tracy-claeys-title Tracy Claeys named permanent replacement at Minnesota
6. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/ohio_state_unanimously_picked.html Ohio State unanimously picked to win Big Ten: Cleveland.com preseason football poll
7. http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-media-picks-uw-to-win-west-again/article_cc021c4c-3471-11e5-ad2c-8396a706f015.html Badgers football: Media picks UW to win West again
8. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/28/illinois-football-bill-cubit-head-coach Bill Cubit agrees to two-year deal as Illinois coach
9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=14249652&_slug_=rutgers-scarlet-knights-fires-coach-kyle-flood-ad-julie-hermann Rutgers fires Kyle Flood, AD Julie Hermann
10. Daughters, Amy (May 27, 2015). "Power-Five Teams That Won't Play a Power, Non-Conference Opponent in 2015", FBschedules.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 8 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090815aab.html . 2015-09-10 . dead .
12. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 14, 2015 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916003516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091415aaa.html . 2015-09-16 . dead .
13. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 21, 2015 . 2015-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163027/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092115aaa.html . 2015-09-21 . dead .
14. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 28, 2015 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183048/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092815aaa.html . 2015-09-28 . dead .
15. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 5, 2015 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109074312/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100515aaa.html . 2015-11-09 . dead .
16. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 12, 2015 . 2015-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html . 2015-10-15 . dead .
17. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 19, 2015 . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021223054/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101915aaa.html . 2015-10-21 . dead .
18. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 26, 2015 . 2015-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027233806/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102615aaa.html . 2015-10-27 . dead .
19. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 2, 2015 . 2015-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110215aaa.html . 2017-08-18 . dead .
20. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2015 . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021236/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110915aaa.html . 2015-11-14 . dead .
21. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 16, 2015 . 2015-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021509/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111615aaa.html . 2015-11-17 . dead .
22. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 23, 2015 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124121905/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112315aaa.html . 2015-11-24 . dead .
23. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 30, 2015 . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234820/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aaa.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
24. Web site: 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
25. Web site: 2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
26. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . November 9, 2011 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109025404/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
27. Web site: 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . 2015-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234835/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120315aab.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
28. Web site: SEC beats out Big Ten in most drafted players for 10th straight year. 2016-05-02. 2016-04-30. CBS Sports. Patterson, Chip.
29. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Round three

1. Web site: Ohio State Earns Share of East Division Title Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103226/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112815aaa.html . 2016-04-23 . dead .
2. http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2015/8/28/Football_0828155855.aspx Tim Beckman dismissed as Illini football coach
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13861002/randy-edsall-fired-maryland-terrapins-coach Maryland fires Randy Edsall
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13990629/jerry-kill-retires-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health concerns.
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14103745/minnesota-golden-gophers-take-interim-tag-coach-tracy-claeys-title Tracy Claeys named permanent replacement at Minnesota
6. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/ohio_state_unanimously_picked.html Ohio State unanimously picked to win Big Ten: Cleveland.com preseason football poll
7. http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-media-picks-uw-to-win-west-again/article_cc021c4c-3471-11e5-ad2c-8396a706f015.html Badgers football: Media picks UW to win West again
8. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/28/illinois-football-bill-cubit-head-coach Bill Cubit agrees to two-year deal as Illinois coach
9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=14249652&_slug_=rutgers-scarlet-knights-fires-coach-kyle-flood-ad-julie-hermann Rutgers fires Kyle Flood, AD Julie Hermann
10. Daughters, Amy (May 27, 2015). "Power-Five Teams That Won't Play a Power, Non-Conference Opponent in 2015", FBschedules.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 8 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090815aab.html . 2015-09-10 . dead .
12. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 14, 2015 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916003516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091415aaa.html . 2015-09-16 . dead .
13. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 21, 2015 . 2015-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163027/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092115aaa.html . 2015-09-21 . dead .
14. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 28, 2015 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183048/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092815aaa.html . 2015-09-28 . dead .
15. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 5, 2015 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109074312/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100515aaa.html . 2015-11-09 . dead .
16. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 12, 2015 . 2015-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html . 2015-10-15 . dead .
17. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 19, 2015 . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021223054/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101915aaa.html . 2015-10-21 . dead .
18. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 26, 2015 . 2015-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027233806/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102615aaa.html . 2015-10-27 . dead .
19. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 2, 2015 . 2015-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110215aaa.html . 2017-08-18 . dead .
20. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2015 . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021236/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110915aaa.html . 2015-11-14 . dead .
21. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 16, 2015 . 2015-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021509/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111615aaa.html . 2015-11-17 . dead .
22. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 23, 2015 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124121905/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112315aaa.html . 2015-11-24 . dead .
23. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 30, 2015 . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234820/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aaa.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
24. Web site: 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
25. Web site: 2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
26. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . November 9, 2011 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109025404/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
27. Web site: 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . 2015-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234835/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120315aab.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
28. Web site: SEC beats out Big Ten in most drafted players for 10th straight year. 2016-05-02. 2016-04-30. CBS Sports. Patterson, Chip.
29. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Round four

1. Web site: Ohio State Earns Share of East Division Title Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103226/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112815aaa.html . 2016-04-23 . dead .
2. http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2015/8/28/Football_0828155855.aspx Tim Beckman dismissed as Illini football coach
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13861002/randy-edsall-fired-maryland-terrapins-coach Maryland fires Randy Edsall
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13990629/jerry-kill-retires-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health concerns.
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14103745/minnesota-golden-gophers-take-interim-tag-coach-tracy-claeys-title Tracy Claeys named permanent replacement at Minnesota
6. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/ohio_state_unanimously_picked.html Ohio State unanimously picked to win Big Ten: Cleveland.com preseason football poll
7. http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-media-picks-uw-to-win-west-again/article_cc021c4c-3471-11e5-ad2c-8396a706f015.html Badgers football: Media picks UW to win West again
8. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/28/illinois-football-bill-cubit-head-coach Bill Cubit agrees to two-year deal as Illinois coach
9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=14249652&_slug_=rutgers-scarlet-knights-fires-coach-kyle-flood-ad-julie-hermann Rutgers fires Kyle Flood, AD Julie Hermann
10. Daughters, Amy (May 27, 2015). "Power-Five Teams That Won't Play a Power, Non-Conference Opponent in 2015", FBschedules.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 8 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090815aab.html . 2015-09-10 . dead .
12. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 14, 2015 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916003516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091415aaa.html . 2015-09-16 . dead .
13. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 21, 2015 . 2015-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163027/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092115aaa.html . 2015-09-21 . dead .
14. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 28, 2015 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183048/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092815aaa.html . 2015-09-28 . dead .
15. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 5, 2015 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109074312/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100515aaa.html . 2015-11-09 . dead .
16. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 12, 2015 . 2015-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html . 2015-10-15 . dead .
17. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 19, 2015 . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021223054/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101915aaa.html . 2015-10-21 . dead .
18. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 26, 2015 . 2015-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027233806/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102615aaa.html . 2015-10-27 . dead .
19. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 2, 2015 . 2015-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110215aaa.html . 2017-08-18 . dead .
20. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2015 . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021236/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110915aaa.html . 2015-11-14 . dead .
21. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 16, 2015 . 2015-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021509/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111615aaa.html . 2015-11-17 . dead .
22. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 23, 2015 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124121905/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112315aaa.html . 2015-11-24 . dead .
23. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 30, 2015 . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234820/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aaa.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
24. Web site: 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
25. Web site: 2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
26. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . November 9, 2011 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109025404/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
27. Web site: 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . 2015-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234835/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120315aab.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
28. Web site: SEC beats out Big Ten in most drafted players for 10th straight year. 2016-05-02. 2016-04-30. CBS Sports. Patterson, Chip.
29. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Round five

1. Web site: Ohio State Earns Share of East Division Title Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103226/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112815aaa.html . 2016-04-23 . dead .
2. http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2015/8/28/Football_0828155855.aspx Tim Beckman dismissed as Illini football coach
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13861002/randy-edsall-fired-maryland-terrapins-coach Maryland fires Randy Edsall
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13990629/jerry-kill-retires-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health concerns.
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14103745/minnesota-golden-gophers-take-interim-tag-coach-tracy-claeys-title Tracy Claeys named permanent replacement at Minnesota
6. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/ohio_state_unanimously_picked.html Ohio State unanimously picked to win Big Ten: Cleveland.com preseason football poll
7. http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-media-picks-uw-to-win-west-again/article_cc021c4c-3471-11e5-ad2c-8396a706f015.html Badgers football: Media picks UW to win West again
8. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/28/illinois-football-bill-cubit-head-coach Bill Cubit agrees to two-year deal as Illinois coach
9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=14249652&_slug_=rutgers-scarlet-knights-fires-coach-kyle-flood-ad-julie-hermann Rutgers fires Kyle Flood, AD Julie Hermann
10. Daughters, Amy (May 27, 2015). "Power-Five Teams That Won't Play a Power, Non-Conference Opponent in 2015", FBschedules.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 8 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090815aab.html . 2015-09-10 . dead .
12. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 14, 2015 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916003516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091415aaa.html . 2015-09-16 . dead .
13. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 21, 2015 . 2015-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163027/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092115aaa.html . 2015-09-21 . dead .
14. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 28, 2015 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183048/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092815aaa.html . 2015-09-28 . dead .
15. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 5, 2015 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109074312/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100515aaa.html . 2015-11-09 . dead .
16. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 12, 2015 . 2015-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html . 2015-10-15 . dead .
17. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 19, 2015 . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021223054/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101915aaa.html . 2015-10-21 . dead .
18. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 26, 2015 . 2015-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027233806/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102615aaa.html . 2015-10-27 . dead .
19. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 2, 2015 . 2015-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110215aaa.html . 2017-08-18 . dead .
20. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2015 . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021236/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110915aaa.html . 2015-11-14 . dead .
21. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 16, 2015 . 2015-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021509/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111615aaa.html . 2015-11-17 . dead .
22. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 23, 2015 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124121905/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112315aaa.html . 2015-11-24 . dead .
23. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 30, 2015 . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234820/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aaa.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
24. Web site: 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
25. Web site: 2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
26. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . November 9, 2011 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109025404/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
27. Web site: 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . 2015-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234835/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120315aab.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
28. Web site: SEC beats out Big Ten in most drafted players for 10th straight year. 2016-05-02. 2016-04-30. CBS Sports. Patterson, Chip.
29. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Round six

1. Web site: Ohio State Earns Share of East Division Title Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103226/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112815aaa.html . 2016-04-23 . dead .
2. http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2015/8/28/Football_0828155855.aspx Tim Beckman dismissed as Illini football coach
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13861002/randy-edsall-fired-maryland-terrapins-coach Maryland fires Randy Edsall
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13990629/jerry-kill-retires-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health concerns.
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14103745/minnesota-golden-gophers-take-interim-tag-coach-tracy-claeys-title Tracy Claeys named permanent replacement at Minnesota
6. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/ohio_state_unanimously_picked.html Ohio State unanimously picked to win Big Ten: Cleveland.com preseason football poll
7. http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-media-picks-uw-to-win-west-again/article_cc021c4c-3471-11e5-ad2c-8396a706f015.html Badgers football: Media picks UW to win West again
8. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/28/illinois-football-bill-cubit-head-coach Bill Cubit agrees to two-year deal as Illinois coach
9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=14249652&_slug_=rutgers-scarlet-knights-fires-coach-kyle-flood-ad-julie-hermann Rutgers fires Kyle Flood, AD Julie Hermann
10. Daughters, Amy (May 27, 2015). "Power-Five Teams That Won't Play a Power, Non-Conference Opponent in 2015", FBschedules.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 8 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090815aab.html . 2015-09-10 . dead .
12. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 14, 2015 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916003516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091415aaa.html . 2015-09-16 . dead .
13. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 21, 2015 . 2015-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163027/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092115aaa.html . 2015-09-21 . dead .
14. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 28, 2015 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183048/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092815aaa.html . 2015-09-28 . dead .
15. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 5, 2015 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109074312/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100515aaa.html . 2015-11-09 . dead .
16. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 12, 2015 . 2015-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html . 2015-10-15 . dead .
17. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 19, 2015 . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021223054/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101915aaa.html . 2015-10-21 . dead .
18. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 26, 2015 . 2015-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027233806/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102615aaa.html . 2015-10-27 . dead .
19. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 2, 2015 . 2015-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110215aaa.html . 2017-08-18 . dead .
20. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2015 . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021236/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110915aaa.html . 2015-11-14 . dead .
21. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 16, 2015 . 2015-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021509/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111615aaa.html . 2015-11-17 . dead .
22. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 23, 2015 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124121905/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112315aaa.html . 2015-11-24 . dead .
23. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 30, 2015 . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234820/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aaa.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
24. Web site: 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
25. Web site: 2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
26. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . November 9, 2011 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109025404/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
27. Web site: 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . 2015-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234835/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120315aab.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
28. Web site: SEC beats out Big Ten in most drafted players for 10th straight year. 2016-05-02. 2016-04-30. CBS Sports. Patterson, Chip.
29. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Round seven

1. Web site: Ohio State Earns Share of East Division Title Big Ten Conference Official Site . 2016-04-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423103226/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112815aaa.html . 2016-04-23 . dead .
2. http://www.fightingillini.com/news/2015/8/28/Football_0828155855.aspx Tim Beckman dismissed as Illini football coach
3. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13861002/randy-edsall-fired-maryland-terrapins-coach Maryland fires Randy Edsall
4. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13990629/jerry-kill-retires-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-coach Jerry Kill retires immediately due to health concerns.
5. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/14103745/minnesota-golden-gophers-take-interim-tag-coach-tracy-claeys-title Tracy Claeys named permanent replacement at Minnesota
6. http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2015/07/ohio_state_unanimously_picked.html Ohio State unanimously picked to win Big Ten: Cleveland.com preseason football poll
7. http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-media-picks-uw-to-win-west-again/article_cc021c4c-3471-11e5-ad2c-8396a706f015.html Badgers football: Media picks UW to win West again
8. https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/11/28/illinois-football-bill-cubit-head-coach Bill Cubit agrees to two-year deal as Illinois coach
9. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story?id=14249652&_slug_=rutgers-scarlet-knights-fires-coach-kyle-flood-ad-julie-hermann Rutgers fires Kyle Flood, AD Julie Hermann
10. Daughters, Amy (May 27, 2015). "Power-Five Teams That Won't Play a Power, Non-Conference Opponent in 2015", FBschedules.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
11. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 8 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910170701/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090815aab.html . 2015-09-10 . dead .
12. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 14, 2015 . 2015-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916003516/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091415aaa.html . 2015-09-16 . dead .
13. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 21, 2015 . 2015-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921163027/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092115aaa.html . 2015-09-21 . dead .
14. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Sept. 28, 2015 . 2015-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150928183048/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092815aaa.html . 2015-09-28 . dead .
15. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 5, 2015 . 2015-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151109074312/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100515aaa.html . 2015-11-09 . dead .
16. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 12, 2015 . 2015-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015002231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101215aaa.html . 2015-10-15 . dead .
17. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 19, 2015 . 2015-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151021223054/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101915aaa.html . 2015-10-21 . dead .
18. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Oct. 26, 2015 . 2015-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151027233806/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102615aaa.html . 2015-10-27 . dead .
19. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 2, 2015 . 2015-11-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170818011329/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110215aaa.html . 2017-08-18 . dead .
20. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 9, 2015 . 2015-11-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114021236/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110915aaa.html . 2015-11-14 . dead .
21. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 16, 2015 . 2015-11-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151117021509/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111615aaa.html . 2015-11-17 . dead .
22. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 23, 2015 . 2015-11-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151124121905/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112315aaa.html . 2015-11-24 . dead .
23. Web site: Big Ten Players of the Week - Nov. 30, 2015 . 2015-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234820/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113015aaa.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
24. Web site: 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
25. Web site: 2015 Big Ten All-Conference Honors . 2015-12-02 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208074600/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/2015FootballAwards.pdf . dead .
26. Web site: 2010-11 NCAA Statistics Policies(updated 9/15/2010) . December 10, 2011 . November 9, 2011 . September 15, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111109025404/http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/stats/statistics+policies . . dead .
27. Web site: 2015 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans . 2015-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151205234835/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120315aab.html . 2015-12-05 . dead .
28. Web site: SEC beats out Big Ten in most drafted players for 10th straight year. 2016-05-02. 2016-04-30. CBS Sports. Patterson, Chip.
29. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.

Head coaches

• Bill Cubit, Illinois (interim)
• Kevin R. Wilson, Indiana
• Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
• Randy Edsall / Mike Locksley (interim)*, Maryland
• Jim Harbaugh, Michigan
• Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
• Jerry Kill / Tracy Claeys*, Minnesota

• Mike Riley, Nebraska
• Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
• Urban Meyer, Ohio State
• James Franklin, Penn State
• Darrell Hazell, Purdue
• Kyle Flood, Rutgers
• Paul Chryst, Wisconsin

• Maryland fired Randy Edsall six games into the season. Offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was named interim coach for the remainder of the season

• Jerry Kill stepped down as Minnesota's coach on October 28, 2015 due to health reasons. Defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys was named interim coach for a couple of weeks and then named the permanent replacement on November 11.^{[30] [31]}

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