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2017 Big Ten Conference football season

2017 Big Ten Conference football season
Big Ten Conference logo (2012).svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
Duration August 31, 2017
through January 2018
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2018 NFL Draft
Regular season
Championship Game
Football seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Indiana   0 0         0 0  
Maryland   0 0         0 0  
Michigan   0 0         0 0  
Michigan State   0 0         0 0  
Ohio State   0 0         0 0  
Penn State   0 0         0 0  
Rutgers   0 0         0 0  
West Division
Illinois   0 0         0 0  
Iowa   0 0         0 0  
Minnesota   0 0         0 0  
Nebraska   0 0         0 0  
Northwestern   0 0         0 0  
Purdue   0 0         0 0  
Wisconsin   0 0         0 0  
Championship: December 2, 2017
As of May 18, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Big Ten conference football season is the 122nd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This will be the Big Ten's fourth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion is 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team. The 2017 season will be a nine–game schedule since last year and will return for a second year in a row.

Penn State defeated Wisconsin 38–31 for the Big Ten Football Championship Game.

Ten teams participated in bowl games. Maryland lost to Boston College 30–36 in the Quick Lane Bowl. Minnesota won 12–17 over Washington State in the Holiday Bowl. Northwestern won over Pittsburgh 31–24 in the Pinstripe Bowl. Indiana lost to Utah 24–26 at the Foster Farms Bowl. Nebraska lost to Tennessee 24–38 in the Music City Bowl. Iowa lost to Florida 3–30 in the Outback Bowl. Michigan lost by 1 to Florida State by a score of 33–32 in the Orange Bowl. Wisconsin won over Western Michigan 24–16 in the Cotton Bowl. Penn State lost to USC 49–52 in the Rose Bowl.


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