The 2017 Big Ten conference football season is the 122nd season of

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play for the

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and is part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's fourth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was the 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The 2017 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the second year in a row.

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

football coach Mike Riley was relieved from his position following the conclusion of Nebraska's 2017 season.

Ohio State The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public ...

defeated

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

, 27–21, in the 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game. No Big Ten teams were selected for the 2017

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Previous season

Penn State defeated Wisconsin, 38–31, for the

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. Ten teams participated in bowl games. Maryland lost to

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

, 30–36, in the

Quick Lane Bowl The Quick Lane Bowl is a post-season college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that began play in the 2014 season. Backed by the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, the game features a bowl-eligible team from the Big Ten Confe ...

. Minnesota won, 17–12, over

Washington State Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...

in the

Holiday Bowl The Holiday Bowl is a post-season NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football bowl game that has been played in San Diego since 1978. San Diego County Credit Union has been the game's title sponsor since 2017, and the bowl has ...

. Northwestern won over

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, 31–24, in the

Pinstripe Bowl The Pinstripe Bowl is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football bowl game that is held at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City. First played in 2010, the game is organized ...

. Indiana lost to

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, 24–26, at the Foster Farms Bowl. Nebraska lost to

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

, 24–38, in the

Music City Bowl The Music City Bowl is a post-season American college football bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1998. Since 2020, it has been sponsored by TransPerfect and is officially known as the ''TransPer ...

. Iowa lost to

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, 3–30, in the

Outback Bowl The ReliaQuest Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, usually on New Year's Day. The event has been formerly called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1995 and the Outback Bowl from 1996 to ...

. Michigan lost by 1 to

Florida State Florida State University (FSU) is a public university, public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher e ...

by a score of 32–33 in the

Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, making it, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game ...

. Wisconsin won over

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, 24–16, in the Cotton Bowl. Penn State lost to

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, 49–52, in the Rose Bowl. Ohio State was defeated by eventual national champion Clemson, 0–31, in the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs at the

Fiesta Bowl The Fiesta Bowl is an American college football bowl game played annually in the Phoenix metropolitan area. From its beginning in 1971 until 2006, the game was hosted at the Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Since 2007, the game has been playe ...

Rankings

Schedule

All times Eastern time. † denotes Homecoming game

Regular season

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

''*The Florida International at Indiana game scheduled for this week was canceled due to Hurricane Irma''

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

''*Indiana was originally scheduled for a bye week here, but lost a game on Sept. 16 against Florida International due to Hurricane Irma. IU picked up a game with Charleston Southern to make up for that lost game.''

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Championship game

Week 14 (Big Ten Championship Game)

Bowl games

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

Big Ten vs Other Conferences

2017-2018 records against non-conference foes: Regular Season Post Season

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Big Ten Individual Awards

The following individuals won th
conference's annual player and coach awards

All-Conference Teams

2017 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, James Crawford, Jaylen Dunlap, Stanley Green; INDIANA:

Chris Covington Chris Covington (born January 3, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He played college football at Indiana. Early years Covington attende ...

, Jonathan Crawford, J'Shun Harris,

Wes Martin Wesley Martin (born May 9, 1996) is an American football offensive guard. He played college football at Indiana and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Martin has also been a member of the New York Gi ...

, Luke Timian, Ian Thomas, Haydon Whitehead; IOWA: Nathan Bazata,

James Daniels James Daniels (born September 13, 1997) is an American football guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa. Early years Daniels attended Harding High School in Warren, Ohio an ...

, Anthony Nelson, Ben Niemann; MARYLAND: Derwin Gray,

J. C. Jackson Jerald Christopher Jackson (born November 17, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Maryland and signed with the New England ...

Darnell Savage Darnell Henry Savage Jr. (born July 30, 1997) is an American football free safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland, and was drafted by the Packers in the first round of the ...

; MICHIGAN: Chris Evans,

Tyree Kinnel Tyree Kinnel (born January 31, 1997) is a former American football safety. He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines. Early years Kinnel grew up in Huber Heights, Ohio and was an NFL fan, attending several Cincinnati Bengals game ...

, Mike McCray,

Josh Metellus Joshua Metellus (born January 21, 1998) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position)#Strong safety, strong safety for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan Wolverines foo ...

Quinn Nordin Quinn Nordin (born August 16, 1998) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan and signed with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2021. High school career Nordin played high school fo ...

, Brad Robbins; MICHIGAN STATE: Luke Campbell, David Dowell, Kevin Jarvis,

Justin Layne Justin Layne (born January 12, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Early years Layne attended Benedictine High School in Clevelan ...

Brian Lewerke Brian Lewerke (born October 24, 1996) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Michigan State University. Early years Lewerke attended Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona. During his career he ...

, L. J. Scott, Josiah Scott,

Khari Willis Khari Willis (born May 7, 1996) is a former American football safety. He played for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL) from 2019 to 2021 after having played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. In 2022, Wil ...

; MINNESOTA: Thomas Barber, Emmitt Carpenter, Carter Coughlin, Tyler Johnson, Steven Richardson,

Ryan Santoso Ryan Santoso (born August 26, 1995) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football at Minnesota. College career Recruiting profile Santoso was the seventh-ranked kicker and a two-star recruit out of Pace H ...

, Rodney Smith; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Jerald Foster, Nick Gates, JD Spielman (WR, KR); NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Nate Hall, Charlie Kuhbander,

Tyler Lancaster Tyler Coatney Lancaster (born November 3, 1994) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Northwestern Wildcats football, Northwestern, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free ...

, Samdup Miller; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker,

Marcus Baugh Marcus Baugh (born December 9, 1994) is an American football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Oakland Raiders ...

K. J. Hill Reanard O’Keith "K. J." Hill Jr. (born September 15, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played high school football at North Little Rock High School in North Little Rock, Arkansas. He played college football ...

Jalyn Holmes Jalyn Holmes (born January 25, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State. College career Holmes played defensive end for the Ohio State Buc ...

, Damon Webb,

Mike Weber Michael Weber (born December 16, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman. He previously played with the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) and Frölunda HC of the Swedish Hockey L ...

, Chris Worley; PENN STATE:

Christian Campbell Christian Bethune Campbell (born May 12, 1972) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his roles as Gabriel in the film ''Trick'', Greg Ivey in the television series ''Big Love'' and on stage as Jimmy Harper in the musical '' Reefer Madness''. E ...

, Curtis Cothran, Grant Haley,

Juwan Johnson Juwan Johnson (born September 13, 1996) is an American football tight end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State and Oregon and signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agen ...

Shareef Miller Shareef Abdul Miller (born March 14, 1997) is an American football outside linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Penn State and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early y ...

; PURDUE:

Ja'Whaun Bentley Ja'Whaun Louis Bentley (born August 24, 1996) is an American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue. He was drafted by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2 ...

, Danny Ezechukwu, Lorenzo Neal, David Steinmetz, Jacob Thieneman; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole, Gus Edwards, Kiy Hester, Sebastian Joseph-Day, Dorian Miller; WISCONSIN:

Quintez Cephus Quintez Cephus (born April 1, 1998) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. High school career While playing high school football at Stratfo ...

, Ryan Connelly, Joe Ferguson,

Alex Hornibrook Alex Hornibrook is a former American football quarterback. The West Chester, Pennsylvania, native attended Malvern Preparatory School and originally committed to the University of Pittsburgh before attending Wisconsin. On March 10, 2019, Hornibroo ...

Leon Jacobs Leon Jacobs (born October 3, 1995) is a Nigerian- American professional American football linebacker for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. The San Pedro native holds the ...

Natrell Jamerson Natrell Jamerson (born December 15, 1995) is an American professional football defensive back for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Wisconsin. Jamerson played wide receiver first with ...

, Olive Sagapolu. Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, Blake Hayes, Stanley Green; INDIANA:

, Jonathan Crawford, Chase Dutra, J'Shun Harris,

, Robert McCray, Luke Timian, Ian Thomas, Haydon Whitehead; IOWA: Nathan Bazata,

, Ben Niemann,

Nate Stanley Nathan Stanley (born August 26, 1997) is an American football quarterback who is a free agent. He played college football at Iowa and was drafted by the Vikings in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Early years Stanley attended Menomoni ...

; MARYLAND:

Antoine Brooks Antoine Brooks Jr. (born October 28, 1997) is an American football safety for the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He played college football at Maryland and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Earl ...

Jermaine Carter Jermaine Carter Jr. (born January 14, 1995) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Maryland, where he led the Terrapins with at least 90 tackles per year ...

, Derwin Gray,

, Ty Johnson,

; MICHIGAN:

Zach Gentry Zach Gentry (born September 10, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Early life Gentry was a star quarterback for Eldorado High Schoo ...

Lavert Hill Lavert Hill (born October 3, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL. He helped Martin Luther King High School earn the 2015 Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 championship and playe ...

, Patrick Kugler, David Long, Mike McCray,

Sean McKeon Sean McKeon (born December 28, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Early years McKeon attended Shepherd Hill Regional High School. As a so ...

Donovan Peoples-Jones Donovan Peoples-Jones (born February 19, 1999), also known as "DPJ", is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan and was draf ...

; MICHIGAN STATE: Luke Campbell, Matt Coghlin, Chris Frey, Jake Hartbarger, Kevin Jarvis,

, Mike Panasiuk, L. J. Scott,

Raequan Williams Raequan Williams (born February 14, 1997) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Early years Williams grew up in Lawndale and East G ...

; MINNESOTA: Emmitt Carpenter, Carter Coughlin, Donnell Greene, Tyler Johnson, Steven Richardson,

, Rodney Smith; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Jerald Foster, Nick Gates, De'Mornay Pierson-El, JD Spielman; NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Nate Hall, Charlie Kuhbander,

, Samdup Miller; OHIO STATE:

Damon Arnette Damon Arnette (born September 2, 1996) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent, and an American rapper. He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. E ...

, Jerome Baker,

, Johnnie Dixon,

Jordan Fuller Jordan Fuller (born March 4, 1998) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State Buckeyes football, Ohio State, and was ...

, Dre'Mont Jones,

, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Troy Apke, Jason Cabinda,

, Parker Cothren, Grant Haley,

; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, Kirk Barron,

, Danny Ezechukwu, Da'Wan Hunte, Lorenzo Neal, Josh Okonye, Gelen Robinson, Joe Schopper, David Steinmetz; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole, Damon Hayes, Kiy Hester, Dorian Miller, Trevor Morris; WISCONSIN:

, Ryan Connelly, Joe Ferguson,

, Olive Sagapolu, Derrick Tindal.

All-Americans

The 2017 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following

College Football All-American The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best college football players in the United States at their respective positions. The original use of the term ''All-America'' seems to have been to the 1889 College Football ...

first teams chosen by the following selector organizations:

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(AP),

Football Writers Association of America The Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) is an organization of college football media members in the United States founded in 1941. It is composed of approximately 1,200 professional sports writers from both print and Internet media out ...

(FWAA),

American Football Coaches Association The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is an association of over 11,000 American football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "mainta ...

(AFCA),

Walter Camp Foundation The Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF) is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The organization also presents various awards. It is named in honor of foo ...

(WCFF), ''

The Sporting News The ''Sporting News'' is a website and former magazine publication owned by Sporting News Holdings, which is a U.S.-based sports media company formed in December 2020 by a private investor consortium. It was originally established in 1886 as a pr ...

'' (''TSN''), ''

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellence twic ...

'' (''SI''), ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (stylized in all uppercase) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters in Tysons, Virgini ...

'' (USAT)

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CBS Sports CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on W 5 ...

(CBS),

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(FOX) ''

College Football News ''College Football News'' (''CFN'') is a magazine and website published by College Football News, Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. News coverage includes scores, statistics, rankings, and reports on college football games. Analysis include ...

'' (''CFN''),

Bleacher Report Bleacher Report (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sport and sports culture. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and London. Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Broadcasting System in Aug ...

(BR),

Scout.com Scout Media is an integrated sports publishing company that produces Internet content covering hundreds of professional and college teams across America. The company was founded in 2001 and was acquired by Fox Sports in 2005. In 2013, Fox Sports ...

Phil Steele Phil Steele (c. 1960) is an American sportswriter and analyst who focuses exclusively on college and professional football. He is considered a "highly respected prognosticator" within the sports media. His company, Phil Steele Publications, prod ...

(PS),

SB Nation ''SB Nation'' (an abbreviation for their full name ''SportsBlogs Nation'') is a sports blogging network owned by Vox Media. It was co-founded by Tyler Bleszinski, Markos Moulitsas, and Jerome Armstrong in 2005. The blog from which the network ...

(SB),

Athlon Sports Parade Media (previously known as AMG/Parade and Athlon Media Group) is a publisher founded in 1967 that is based in Nashville, Tennessee. Nashville's Spencer Hays was its majority stockholder. It was purchased by The Arena Group in 2022 and now ...

Pro Football Focus Pro Football Focus (also written as ProFootballFocus, and often referred to by its initials, PFF) is a sports analytics company that focuses on thorough analysis of the National Football League (NFL) and NCAA Division-I football in the United Sta ...

(PFF) and

Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Sports is a sports news website launched by Yahoo! on December 8, 1997. It receives a majority of its information from STATS, Inc. It employs numerous writers, and has team pages for teams in almost every North American major sport. Bef ...

(Yahoo!). Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of

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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. Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
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Academic All-Americans

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National award winners

Rimington Award (Best Center)
Billy Price, Ohio State Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile Player)

Saquon Barkley Saquon Barkley ( ; born February 9, 1997) is an American football running back for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to entering the NFL in 2018, Barkley played college football at Penn State for three seasons gai ...

, Penn State Lott IMPACT Trophy (Outstanding Defensive Player)

Josey Jewell Josey Jewell (born December 25, 1994) is an American football linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa. Early years Jewell attended Decorah High School in Decorah, Iowa, wher ...

, Iowa

Attendance

''Through Games of November 25, 2017'' Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

NFL Draft

Trades 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 2018 draft. ;Round one ;Round two ;Round three ;Round four ;Round five ;Round six ;Round seven

Sources

Head coaches

''Note: All stats current through January 1, 2018'' ''* Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game.'' ''* Mike Riley was fired on November 25, 2017, following the conclusion of Nebraska's season.''

Notes

References

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