This is a list of yearly Big Ten Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order.
| Record | Ranking | |||||||
| Year | Champions | Conference | Overall | AP | Coaches | Bowl result | Head coach | |
| 1896 | 2–0–1 | 7–1–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Philip King | ||
| 1897 | 3–0 | 9–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Philip King | ||
| 1898 | 3–0 | 10–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Gustave Ferbert | ||
| 1899 | 4–0 | 16–0–2 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Amos Alonzo Stagg | ||
| 1900 | 2–0–1 | 7–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Alden Knipe | ||
| 3–0–1 | 10–0–2 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | |||
| 1901 | Michigan | 4–0 | 11–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. Stanford | Fielding H. Yost | |
| 2–0 | 9–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Philip King | |||
| 1902 | Michigan | 5–0 | 11–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | |
| 1903 | Michigan | 3–0–1 | 11–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | |
| 3–0–1 | 14–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | |||
| 1–0–2 | 10–1–3 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Walter McCornack | |||
| 1904 | Michigan | 2–0 | 10–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | |
| Minnesota | 3–0 | 13–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | ||
| 1905 | Chicago | 7–0 | 11–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Amos Alonzo Stagg | |
| 1906 | 1–0 | 4–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | ||
| 2–0 | 4–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | |||
| 3–0 | 5–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Charles P. Hutchins | |||
| 1907 | 4–0 | 4–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Amos Alonzo Stagg | ||
| 1908 | 5–0 | 5–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Amos Alonzo Stagg | ||
| 1909 | 3–0 | 6–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | ||
| 1910 | 4–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Arthur Hall | ||
| 2–0 | 6–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | |||
| 1911 | 3–0–1 | 6–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | ||
| 1912 | 5–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | William Juneau | ||
| 1913 | 7–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Amos Alonzo Stagg | ||
| 1914 | Illinois | 6–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Robert Zuppke | |
| 1915 | 3–0–2 | 5–0–2 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Robert Zuppke | ||
| 3–0–1 | 6–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Henry L. Williams | |||
| 1916 | 4–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | John Wilce | ||
| 1917 | 4–0 | 8–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | John Wilce | ||
| 1918 | 4–0 | 5–2 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | |||
| Michigan | 2–0 | 5–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | ||
| 1–0 | 3–3 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | A. G. Scanlon | |||
| 1919 | Illinois | 6–1 | 6–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Robert Zuppke | |
| 1920 | 5–0 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | L Rose Bowl 0–28 vs. California | John Wilce | ||
| 1921 | 5–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Howard Jones | ||
| 1922 | 4–0–1 | 5–1–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Amos Alonzo Stagg | ||
| 5–0 | 7–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Howard Jones | |||
| 4–0 | 6–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | |||
| 1923 | Illinois | 5–0 | 8–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Robert Zuppke | |
| Michigan | 4–0 | 8–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | ||
| 1924 | 3–0–3 | 4–1–3 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Amos Alonzo Stagg | ||
| 1925 | 5–1 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | ||
| 1926 | 5–0 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Fielding H. Yost | ||
| 5–0 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Glenn Thistlethwaite | |||
| 1927 | Illinois | 5–0 | 7–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Robert Zuppke | |
| 3–0–1 | 6–0–2 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Clarence Spears | |||
| 1928 | 4–1 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Robert Zuppke | ||
| 1929 | 5–0 | 8–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | James Phelan | ||
| 1930 | 5–0 | 8–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Harry Kipke | ||
| 5–0 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Dick Hanley | |||
| 1931 | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Harry Kipke | ||
| 5–1 | 7–1–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Dick Hanley | |||
| 5–1 | 9–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Noble Kizer | |||
| 1932 | Michigan | 6–0 | 8–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | ||
| 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Noble Kizer | |||
| 1933 | Michigan | 5–0–1 | 7–0–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Harry Kipke | |
| 2–0–4 | 4–0–4 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman | |||
| 1934 | Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman | |
| 1935 | Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman | |
| 5–0 | 7–1 | Started in 1936 | Started in 1950 | – | Francis Schmidt | |||
| 1936 | 6–0 | 7–1 | No. 7 | Started in 1950 | – | Pappy Waldorf | ||
| 1937 | 5–0 | 6–2 | No. 5 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman | ||
| 1938 | 4–1 | 6–2 | No. 10 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman | ||
| 1939 | 5–1 | 6–2 | No. 15 | Started in 1950 | – | Francis Schmidt | ||
| 1940 | Minnesota | 6–0 | 8–0 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman | |
| 1941 | Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Bernie Bierman | |
| 1942 | Ohio State | 5–1 | 9–1 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Paul Brown | |
| 1943 | 6–0 | 8–1 | No. 3 | Started in 1950 | – | Fritz Crisler | ||
| 6–0 | 9–0 | No. 5 | Started in 1950 | – | Elmer Burnham | |||
| 1944 | 6–0 | 9–0 | No. 2 | Started in 1950 | – | Carroll Widdoes | ||
| 1945 | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | No. 4 | Started in 1950 | – | Bo McMillin | ||
| 1946 | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 5 | Started in 1950 | W Rose Bowl 45–14 vs. UCLA | Ray Eliot | ||
| 1947 | Michigan | 6–0 | 10–0 | No. 2 | Started in 1950 | W Rose Bowl 49–0 vs. USC | Fritz Crisler | |
| 1948 | Michigan | 5–0 | 9–0 | No. 1 | Started in 1950 | – | Bennie Oosterbaan | |
| 1949 | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | No. 7 | Started in 1950 | – | Bennie Oosterbaan | ||
| 4–1–1 | 7–1–2 | No. 4 | Started in 1950 | W Rose Bowl 17–14 vs. California | Wes Fesler | |||
| 1950 | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | No. 9 | No. 6 | W Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. California | Bennie Oosterbaan | ||
| 1951 | 5–0–1 | 9–0–1 | No. 4 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 40–7 vs. Stanford | Ray Eliot | ||
| 1952 | 4–1–1 | 4–3–2 | No. 18 | No. 12 | – | Stu Holcomb | ||
| 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | No. 11 | No. 10 | Ivy Williamson | ||||
| 1953 | 5–1 | 7–1–1 | No. 7 | No. 7 | – | Ray Eliot | ||
| 5–1 | 9–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 28–20 vs. UCLA | Clarence Munn | |||
| 1954 | Ohio State | 7–0 | 10–0 | No. 1 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 20–7 vs. USC | Woody Hayes | |
| 1955 | 6–0 | 7–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | – | Woody Hayes | ||
| 1956 | 5–1 | 9–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 35–19 vs. Oregon State | Forest Evashevski | ||
| 1957 | Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | No. 2 | No. 1 | W Rose Bowl 10–7 vs. Oregon | Woody Hayes | |
| 1958 | Iowa | 5–1 | 8–1–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 38–12 vs. California | Forest Evashevski | |
| 1959 | 5–2 | 7–3 | No. 6 | No. 6 | Milt Bruhn | |||
| 1960 | 5–1 | 8–1 | No. 3 | No. 2 | – | Forest Evashevski | ||
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 1 | No. 1 | Murray Warmath | |||
| 1961 | Ohio State | 6–0 | 8–0–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | – | Woody Hayes | |
| 1962 | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 2 | No. 2 | Milt Bruhn | |||
| 1963 | 5–1–1 | 8–1–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Washington | Pete Elliott | ||
| 1964 | 6–1 | 9–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 34–7 vs. Oregon State | Bump Elliott | ||
| 1965 | Michigan State | 7–0 | 10–1 | No. 2 | No. 1 | Duffy Daugherty | ||
| 1966 | Michigan State | 7–0 | 9–0–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | – | Duffy Daugherty | |
| 1967 | 6–1 | 9–2 | No. 4 | No. 6 | John Pont | |||
| 6–1 | 8–2 | – | No. 14 | – | Murray Warmath | |||
| 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 9 | No. 9 | – | Jack Mollenkopf | |||
| 1968 | Ohio State | 7–0 | 10–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W Rose Bowl 27–16 vs. USC | Woody Hayes | |
| 1969 | 6–1 | 8–3 | No. 9 | No. 8 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 6–1 | 8–1 | No. 4 | No. 5 | – | Woody Hayes | |||
| 1970 | Ohio State | 7–0 | 9–1 | No. 5 | No. 2 | Woody Hayes | ||
| 1971 | 8–0 | 11–1 | No. 6 | No. 4 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 1972 | 7–1 | 10–1 | No. 6 | No. 6 | – | Bo Schembechler | ||
| 7–1 | 9–2 | No. 9 | No. 3 | Woody Hayes | ||||
| 1973 | 7–0–1 | 10–0–1 | No. 6 | No. 6 | – | Bo Schembechler | ||
| 7–0–1 | 10–0–1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 42–21 vs. USC | Woody Hayes | |||
| 1974 | 7–1 | 10–1 | No. 3 | No. 5 | – | Bo Schembechler | ||
| 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 3 | Woody Hayes | ||||
| 1975 | 8–0 | 11–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | Woody Hayes | |||
| 1976 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 3 | No. 3 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 7–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 6 | No. 5 | W Orange Bowl 27–10 vs. Colorado | Woody Hayes | |||
| 1977 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 9 | No. 8 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 7–1 | 9–3 | No. 11 | No. 12 | Woody Hayes | ||||
| 1978 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 7–1 | 8–3 | No. 12 | – | – | Darryl Rogers | |||
| 1979 | 8–0 | 11–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | Earle Bruce | |||
| 1980 | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 23–6 vs. Washington | Bo Schembechler | ||
| 1981 | 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 18 | No. 15 | Hayden Fry | |||
| 6–2 | 9–3 | No. 15 | No. 12 | W 31–28 vs. Navy | Earle Bruce | |||
| 1982 | 8–1 | 8–4 | – | No. 15 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 1983 | 9–0 | 10–2 | No. 10 | No. 10 | Mike White | |||
| 1984 | 7–2 | 9–3 | No. 13 | No. 12 | Earle Bruce | |||
| 1985 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 10 | No. 9 | Hayden Fry | |||
| 1986 | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 8 | No. 7 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 7 | No. 6 | W 28–12 vs. Texas A&M | Earle Bruce | |||
| 1987 | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 8 | No. 8 | W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. USC | George Perles | ||
| 1988 | 7–0–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 22–14 vs. USC | Bo Schembechler | ||
| 1989 | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 7 | No. 8 | Bo Schembechler | |||
| 1990 | 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 25 | No. 24 | John Mackovic | |||
| 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 18 | No. 16 | Hayden Fry | ||||
| 6–2 | 9–3 | No. 7 | No. 8 | W Gator Bowl 35–3 vs. Ole Miss | Gary Moeller | |||
| 6–2 | 8–3–1 | No. 16 | No. 14 | W 17–16 vs. USC | George Perles | |||
| 1991 | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 6 | No. 6 | Gary Moeller | |||
| 1992 | 6–0–2 | 9–0–3 | No. 5 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. Washington | Gary Moeller | ||
| 1993 | 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | No. 11 | No. 10 | W Holiday Bowl 28–21 vs. BYU | John Cooper | ||
| 6–1–1 | 10–1–1 | No. 6 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. UCLA | Barry Alvarez | |||
| 1994 | 8–0 | 12–0 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 38–20 vs. Oregon | Joe Paterno | ||
| 1995 | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 8 | No. 7 | Gary Barnett | |||
| 1996 | 7–1 | 9–3 | No. 15 | No. 16 | Gary Barnett | |||
| 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Arizona State | John Cooper | |||
| 1997 | Michigan | 8–0 | 12–0 | No. 1 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 21–16 vs. Washington State | Lloyd Carr | |
| 1998 | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 12 | No. 12 | W Florida Citrus Bowl 45–31 vs. Arkansas | Lloyd Carr | ||
| 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Sugar Bowl 24–14 vs. Texas A&M | John Cooper | |||
| 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 6 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 38–31 vs. UCLA | Barry Alvarez | |||
| 1999 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Rose Bowl 17–9 vs. Stanford | Barry Alvarez | ||
| 2000 | 6–2 | 9–3 | No. 11 | No. 10 | W Florida Citrus Bowl 31–28 vs. Auburn | Lloyd Carr | ||
| 6–2 | 8–4 | – | – | Randy Walker | ||||
| 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 13 | No. 13 | Joe Tiller | ||||
| 2001 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 12 | No. 12 | Ron Turner | |||
| 2002 | 8–0 | 11–2 | No. 8 | No. 8 | Kirk Ferentz | |||
| Ohio State | 8–0 | 14–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W Fiesta Bowl 31–24 vs. Miami | Jim Tressel | ||
| 2003 | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 6 | No. 7 | Lloyd Carr | |||
| 2004 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 8 | No. 8 | W Capital One Bowl 30–25 vs. LSU | Kirk Ferentz | ||
| 7–1 | 9–3 | No. 14 | No. 12 | Lloyd Carr | ||||
| 2005 | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | W Fiesta Bowl 34–20 vs. Notre Dame | Jim Tressel | ||
| 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Orange Bowl 26–23 3OT vs. Florida State | Joe Paterno | |||
| 2006 | 8–0 | 12–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | Jim Tressel | |||
| 2007 | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 5 | No. 4 | Jim Tressel | |||
| 2008 | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 9 | No. 11 | Jim Tressel | |||
| 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 8 | No. 8 | L Rose Bowl 24–38 vs. USC | Joe Paterno | |||
| 2009 | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | W Rose Bowl 26–17 vs. Oregon | Jim Tressel | ||
| 2010^ | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 14 | No. 14 | Mark Dantonio | |||
| 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 7 | No. 8 | L Rose Bowl 19–21 vs. TCU | Bret Bielema | |||
| 2011 | 6–2 | 11–3 | No. 10 | No. 11 | Bret Bielema | |||
| 2012 | 4–4 | 8–6 | – | – | Bret Bielema | |||
| 2013 | 8–0 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 24–20 vs. Stanford | Mark Dantonio | ||
| 2014 | Ohio State | 8–0 | 14–1 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W CFP Semifinal at Sugar Bowl 42–35 vs. Alabama W CFP National Championship 42–20 vs. Oregon | Urban Meyer | |
| 2015 | 7–1 | 12–2 | No. 6 | No. 6 | Mark Dantonio | |||
| 2016 | 8–1 | 11–3 | No. 7 | No. 7 | James Franklin | |||
| 2017 | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | W Cotton Bowl 24–7 vs. USC | Urban Meyer | ||
| 2018 | 8–1 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | W Rose Bowl 28–23 vs. Washington | Urban Meyer | ||
| 2019 | 9–0 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | L CFP Semifinal at Fiesta Bowl 23–29 vs. Clemson | Ryan Day | ||
| 2020 | 5–0 | 7–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | Ryan Day | |||
| 2021 | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 3 | No. 3 | Jim Harbaugh | |||
| 2022 | 9–0 | 13–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | Jim Harbaugh | |||
| 2023 | Michigan | 9–0 | 15–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | W CFP Semifinal Rose Bowl 27–20 vs. Alabama W CFP National Championship 34–13 vs. Washington | Jim Harbaugh | |
Note: an asterisk (*) denotes a national championship for that season recognized by the College Football Data Warehouse.
^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and its share of the championship due to NCAA violations.
| width=150px | Team | width=100px | Big Ten titles | width=100px | Outright Big Ten titles | width=650px | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1898, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2021, 2022, 2023 | ||||||
| Ohio State | 1916, 1917, 1920, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 | ||||||
| Minnesota | 1900, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1960, 1967 | ||||||
| Illinois | 1910, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1946, 1951, 1953, 1963, 1983, 1990, 2001 | ||||||
| Wisconsin | 1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012 | ||||||
| Iowa | 1900, 1921, 1922, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2002, 2004 | ||||||
| Michigan State | 1953, 1965, 1966, 1978, 1987, 1990, 2010, 2013, 2015 | ||||||
| Northwestern | 1903, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1995, 1996, 2000 | ||||||
| Purdue | 1918, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1943, 1952, 1967, 2000 | ||||||
| Chicago | 1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1922, 1924 | ||||||
| Penn State | 1994, 2005, 2008, 2016 | ||||||
| Indiana | 1945, 1967 | ||||||
| Nebraska | |||||||
| Maryland | |||||||
| Rutgers | |||||||
^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of the championship