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

This is a list of yearly Big Ten Conference football standings from 1896 to 1958.

Big Ten standings

Western Conference (1896–1898)

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

Big Nine (1899–1916)

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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Chicago 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin 1 – 2 – 1     1 – 2 – 2 Northwestern 1 – 2 – 1     1 – 3 – 1 Purdue 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1911 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 Big 9 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 (1917–present)

1917 Big Ten 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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Illinois + 4 – 0 – 0     5 – 2 – 0 Michigan + 2 – 0 – 0     5 – 0 – 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 co-champions	1919 Big Ten 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Rankings from Dickinson System	1927 Big Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Illinois + 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 1 Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1     6 – 0 – 2 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 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 Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Big Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Purdue $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Michigan + 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 1 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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T 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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Purdue + 5 – 0 – 1     7 – 0 – 1 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Michigan + 5 – 0 – 1     7 – 0 – 1 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Purdue 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 Minnesota + 2 – 0 – 4     4 – 0 – 4 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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 Ohio State 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Minnesota + 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 #5 Ohio State + 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Purdue 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Indiana 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 #16 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #7 Northwestern $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #5 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #10 Minnesota $ 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 #16 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 Purdue 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 1 – 2 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #15 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 #9 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Minnesota $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 #3 Michigan 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Minnesota $ 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0 #5 Michigan 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 #13 Ohio State 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Ohio State $ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 #3 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 1 #9 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Illinois 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Iowa 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #5 Purdue + 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 #3 Michigan + 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 #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 #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 champion Rankings from AP Poll	1945 Big Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #4 Indiana $ 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 0 – 1 #6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 #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 Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #5 Illinois $ 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 #6 Michigan 5 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 #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 Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #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 Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 #7 Northwestern 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 #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 Ten football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #6 Ohio State + 4 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 2 #7 Michigan + 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #9 Michigan $ 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 #14 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #4 Illinois $ 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 0 – 1 Purdue 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #11 Wisconsin + 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 #18 Purdue + 4 – 1 – 1     4 – 3 – 2 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #3 Michigan State + 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 #7 Illinois + 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 1 #15 Wisconsin 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Ohio State 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 #20 Michigan 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 #9 Wisconsin 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #5 Ohio State $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 #2 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #3 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 #7 Michigan 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 #12 Minnesota 4 – 1 – 2     6 – 1 – 2 #9 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Ohio State $ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 #3 Michigan State 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 #6 Iowa 4 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 #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 football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Iowa $ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 1 #7 Wisconsin 5 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 #8 Ohio State 4 – 1 – 2     6 – 1 – 2 #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

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