2018 Big Ten Conference football season

Sports season

2018 Big Ten Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport| Football
Duration| August 30, 2018
through January 2019
Number of teams| 14
TV partner(s)| ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX, FS1
2019 NFL Draft
Top draft pick| Nick Bosa (Ohio State)
Picked by| San Francisco 49ers, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVP| Dwayne Haskins, OSU
East Division champions| Ohio State & Michigan (co-champions)
West Division champions| Northwestern
Championship Game
Champions| Ohio State
Runners-up| Northwestern
Finals MVP| Dwayne Haskins
Football seasons

← 2017

2019 →

2018 Big Ten Conference football standings

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East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 13  | – | 1  |
No. 14 Michigan x  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 3  |
No. 17 Penn State |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Michigan State |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Maryland |   | 3  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Indiana |   | 2  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Rutgers |   | 0  | – | 9  |   |  |  |   | 1  | – | 11  |
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 5  |
Wisconsin |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 8  | – | 5  |
No. 25 Iowa |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Purdue |   | 5  | – | 4  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 7  |
Minnesota |   | 3  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Nebraska |   | 3  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Illinois |   | 2  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24

* $ – Conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* y – Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Big Ten conference football season was the 123rd season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This was the Big Ten's fifth season with 14 teams. The defending league champion was Ohio State. The 2018 season consisted of a nine–game conference schedule for the third year in a row.[1]

The Big Ten had one new coach for the 2018 season, with Nebraska hiring alumnus Scott Frost. Frost came to Nebraska after having coached UCF to an undefeated 13–0 season in 2017.

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer was suspended for the first three games of the 2018 season by Ohio State for the mishandling of a situation involving domestic abuse charges against former assistant coach Zach Smith. Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day served as acting head coach for the first three games of the 2018 season.[2]

Maryland head coach D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave on August 11, 2018 due to the death of a player on his team, Jordan McNair, during summer workouts.[3] On October 30, the school reinstated Durkin to his role as head coach, and was set to rejoin the team in Week #10.[4] However, after a lot of negative reaction, a day later the University of Maryland decided to fire DJ Durkin.[5]

Ohio State and Michigan shared the East Division title, but Ohio State advances to the championship game by virtue of its head-to-head win in the regular season finale. Northwestern clinched the West Division title on November 10. The Buckeyes went on to defeat the Wildcats in the conference championship game in Indianapolis by a score of 45-24 to win their second consecutive Big Ten championship and 37th conference crown in program history.

Nine Big Ten programs advanced to bowl games, with Ohio State and Michigan earning New Year's Six bowl bids in the Rose and Peach Bowls, respectively.

On December 4, 2018, Ohio State announced that head coach Urban Meyer would be stepping down following the Buckeyes' appearance in the Rose Bowl and that offensive coordinator Ryan Day, who served as interim head coach for the first three games of the season, would become the next head coach at Ohio State.[6]

## Previous season

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Ohio State defeated Wisconsin, 27–21, in the Big Ten Football Championship Game.[7]

Eight teams participated in bowl games in the 2017 season and the league went a very impressive 7–1 in those games, however the Big Ten failed to land a team in the 2017 College Football Playoff. Iowa defeated Boston College, 27-20, in the Pinstripe Bowl.[8] Purdue won, 38–35, over Arizona in the Foster Farms Bowl.[9] Michigan State defeated Washington State, 42–17, in the Holiday Bowl.[10] Northwestern defeated Kentucky, 24–23, at the Music City Bowl.[11] Ohio State defeated USC, 24–7, in the Cotton Bowl.[12] Wisconsin defeated Miami (FL), 34–24, in the Orange Bowl.[13] Penn State defeated Washington by a score of 35–28 in the Fiesta Bowl.[14] Michigan lost to South Carolina, 26–19, in the Outback Bowl.[15]

## Preseason

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2018 Big Ten Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

### Recruiting classes

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Rankings  Team  | ESPN[16] | Rivals[17] | Scout & 24/7[18] | Signees

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Illinois | 54  | 50  | 54  | 26
Indiana | 48  | 45  | 50  | 27
Iowa | 43  | 40  | 39  | 23
Maryland | 31  | 29  | 28  | 24
Michigan | 20  | 24  | 22  | 21
Michigan State | 34  | 26  | 31  | 22
Minnesota | 30  | 43  | 38  | 25
Nebraska | 21  | 21  | 23  | 24
Northwestern | 49  | 60  | 58  | 18
Ohio State | 2  | 2  | 2  | 26
Penn State | 4  | 5  | 6  | 23
Purdue | 46  | 49  | 53  | 25
Rutgers | 59  | 58  | 56  | 22
Wisconsin | 39  | 40  | 46  | 20

### Big Ten Media Days

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The Big Ten conducted its annual media days at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Chicago Magnificent Mile in Chicago, IL on July 23–24. The event commenced with a speech by Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany, and all 14 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Big Ten Network. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

### Preseason media polls

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The Big Ten Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls in early August. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Big Ten title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.[19]

Big Ten Champion Voting
Ohio State def. Wisconsin - 14
Wisconsin def. Ohio State - 9
Wisconsin def. Michigan - 2
Wisconsin def. Penn State - 1
Wisconsin def. Michigan State - 1
Michigan State def. Wisconsin - 1

East Division
1\. Ohio State (23.5) - 191.5 pts
2\. Michigan State (2) - 142
3\. Penn State (1) - 141.5
4\. Michigan (1.5) - 140.5
5\. Maryland - 75.5
6\. Indiana - 60
7\. Rutgers - 33

West Division
1\. Wisconsin (28) - 196 pts
2\. Iowa - 155
3\. Northwestern - 138
4\. Nebraska - 104
5\. Purdue - 98.5
6\. Minnesota - 64.5
7\. Illinois - 28

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## Rankings

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Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Illinois  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indiana  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Iowa  | AP  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 19  | 18  | 19  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 25
C  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 22  | 18  | 18  | RV  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV
CFP  | Not released  | 16  | 21  |  |  |  |  |
Maryland  | AP  |  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Michigan  | AP  | 14  | 21  | 19  | 19  | 14  | 15  | 12  | 6  | 5  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 8  | 8  | 14
C  | 14  | 22  | 22  | 21  | 15  | 16  | 13  | 7  | 5  | 5t  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 8  | 8  | 14
CFP  | Not released  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 7  | 7  |
Michigan State  | AP  | 11  | 15  | 25  | 24  | 21  | 20  |  | 24  | RV  | RV  | 24  | RV  |  |  |  |
C  | 12  | 13  | 24  | 23  | 18  | 19  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |
CFP  | Not released  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |
Minnesota  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Northwestern  | AP  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | 24  | 20  | 21  | RV  | 21
C  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 21  | 21  | 22  | 19
CFP  | Not released  |  |  | 22  | 19  | 21  | 22  |
Ohio State  | AP  | 5  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 3(1)  | 3 (1)  | 2 (1)  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 3
C  | 3(1)  | 4(1)  | 4(1)  | 4  | 4 (1)  | 3 (1)  | 3 (1)  | 2 (1)  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 8  | 10  | 6  | 5  | 3
CFP  | Not released  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 10  | 6  | 6  |
Penn State  | AP  | 10  | 13  | 11  | 10t  | 9  | 11  | 8  | 18  | 17  | 14  | 21  | 16  | 15  | 14  | 13  | 17
C  | 9  | 10  | 10  | 9  | 9  | 11  | 8  | 16  | 16  | 13  | 20  | 15  | 14  | 12  | 12  | 17
CFP  | Not released  | 14  | 20  | 14  | 12  | 12  | 12  |
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Wisconsin  | AP  | 4 (1)  | 5 (1)  | 6 (1)  | 18  | 15  | 16  | 15  | 23  | 20  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  |  |  | RV
C  | 7  | 6  | 6  | 16  | 13  | 12  | 10  | 19  | 19  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | RV
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RV  | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т  | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

## Schedule

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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

### Regular season

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#### Week one

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August 30 | 7:00 p.m.  | New Mexico State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 48–10   | 41,291 | [1]
August 30 | 8:00 p.m.  | Northwestern | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN |  NU 31–27   | 47,410 | [2]
August 31 | 7:00 p.m.  | Utah State | No. 11 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | BTN | W 38–31   | 73,114 | [3]
August 31 | 9:00 p.m.  | Western Kentucky | No. 4 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN  | W 34–3   | 74,145 | [4]
September 1  | 12:00 p.m.  | Kent State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 31–24   | 31,898 | [5]
September 1  | 12:00 p.m.  | Texas State | Rutgers | HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | W 35–7   | 40,124 | [6]
September 1  | 12:00 p.m.  | Oregon State | No. 5 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 77–31   | 102,169 | [7]
September 1  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 23 Texas | Maryland | FedExField • Landover, MD | FS1 | W 34–29   | 47,641 | [8]
September 1  | 3:30 p.m.  | Northern Illinois | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | W 33–7   | 67,510 | [9]
September 1  | 3:30 p.m.  | Appalachian State | No. 10 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | BTN | W 45–38 OT  | 105,232 | [10]
September 1  | 7:00 p.m.  | Indiana | FIU | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | CBSSN | W 38–28   | 17,082 | [11]
September 1  | 7:30 p.m.  | No. 14 Michigan | No. 12 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry)  | NBC | L 17–24   | 80,795 | [12][20]
~~September 1~~ | ~~8:00 p.m.~~ | ~~Akron~~ | ~~Nebraska~~ | ~~Memorial Stadium~~ • ~~Lincoln, NE~~ | ~~FOX~~ |  Canceled[21]   |   |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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September 1 | Nebraska

#### Week two

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September 8  | 12:00 p.m.  | Western Michigan | No. 21 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | FS1 | W 49–3   | 110,814 | [13][22]
September 8  | 12:00 p.m.  | Duke | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPNU | L 7–21   | 40,654 | [14]
September 8  | 12:00 p.m.  | New Mexico | No. 5 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | W 45–14   | 77,003 | [15]
September 8  | 12:00 p.m.  | Eastern Michigan | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 19–20   | 47,661 | [16]
September 8  | 3:30 p.m.  | Colorado | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (CU-NU Rivalry)  | ABC | L 28–33   | 89,853 | [17]
September 8  | 3:30 p.m.  | Rutgers | No. 4 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN |  OSU 52–3   | 93,057 | [18]
September 8  | 5:00 p.m.  | Iowa State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Series)  | FOX | W 13–3   | 69,250 | [19]
September 8  | 6:00 p.m.  | Maryland | Bowling Green | Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH | ESPN+ | W 45–14   | 16,142 | [20]
September 8  | 7:30 p.m.  | Fresno State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | FS1 | W 21–14   | 38,280 | [21]
September 8  | 7:30 p.m.  | Virginia | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | W 20–16   | 35,492 | [22]
September 8  | 7:30 p.m.  | Western Illinois | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 34–14   | 39,252 | [23]
September 8  | 8:00 p.m.  | No. 13 Penn State | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (Keystone Classic)  | ABC | W 51–6   | 68,400 | [24]
September 8  | 10:45 p.m.  | No. 15 Michigan State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | L 13–16   | 53,599 | [25]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

#### Week three

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September 15  | 12:00 p.m.  | Kent State | No. 11 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | FS1 | W 63–10   | 106,528 | [26]
September 15  | 12:00 p.m.  | Troy | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | L 19–24   | 89,360 | [27]
September 15  | 12:00 p.m.  | Temple | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN | L 14–35   | 32,057 | [28]
September 15  | 12:00 p.m.  | Ball State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | W 38–10   | 40,240 | [29]
September 15  | 12:00 p.m.  | Rutgers | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | FSN | L 14–55   | 28,044 | [30]
September 15  | 3:30 p.m.  | BYU | No. 6 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ABC | L 21–24   | 80,720 | [31]
September 15  | 3:30 p.m.  | SMU | No. 19 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | W 45–20   | 110,549 | [32][23]
September 15  | 3:30 p.m.  | South Florida | Illinois | Soldier Field • Chicago, IL | BTN | L 19–25   | 21,725 | [33]
September 15  | 3:30 p.m.  | Miami (OH) | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 26–3   | 41,162 | [34]
September 15  | 7:30 p.m.  | Missouri | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | L 37–40   | 48,103 | [35]
September 15  | 7:30 p.m.  | Northern Iowa | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | W 38–14   | 69,250 | [36]
September 15  | 7:30 p.m.  | Akron | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | L 34–39   | 40,014 | [37]
September 15  | 8:00 p.m.  | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 15 TCU | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX | ABC | W 40–28   | 64,362 | [38]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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September 15 | No. 25 Michigan State

#### Week four

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September 21 | 9:00 p.m.  | No. 10t Penn State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | FS1 |  PSU 63–24   | 34,704 | [39]
September 22†  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 23 Boston College | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN2 | W 30–13   | 47,119 | [40]
September 22  | 12:00 p.m.  | Nebraska | No. 19 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | FS1 |  MICH 56–10   | 111,037 | [41][24]
September 22  | 12:00 p.m.  | Minnesota | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN |  MD 42–13   | 36,211 | [42]
September 22  | 12:00 p.m.  | Buffalo | Rutgers | HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | L 13–42   | 34,574 | [43]
September 22  | 3:30 p.m.  | Tulane | No. 4 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | W 49–6   | 103,336 | [44]
September 22  | 7:30 p.m.  | No. 24 Michigan State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)  | BTN |  MSU 35–21   | 45,445 | [45]
September 22  | 8:30 p.m.  | No. 18 Wisconsin | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)  | FOX |  WIS 28–17   | 69,250 | [46]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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September 22 | Northwestern

#### Week five

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September 29  | 12:00 p.m.  | Indiana | Rutgers | HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN |  IND 24–17   | 32,056 | [47]
September 29  | 12:00 p.m.  | Central Michigan | No. 21 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | FS1 | W 31–20   | 73,752 | [48]
September 29  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 14 Michigan | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | FOX |  MICH 20–17   | 47,330 | [49][25]
September 29  | 3:30 p.m.  | Purdue | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN |  PUR 42–28   | 88,911 | [50]
September 29  | 7:30 p.m.  | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 9 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (rivalry)  | ABC |  OSU 27–26   | 110,889 | [51]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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September 29 | Illinois | Iowa | Maryland | Minnesota | No. 15 Wisconsin

#### Week six

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October 6†  | 12:00 p.m.  | Maryland | No. 15 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC |  MICH 42–21   | 109,531 | [52][26]
October 6†  | 12:00 p.m.  | Northwestern | No. 20 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | FS1 |  NU 29–19   | 72,850 | [53]
October 6  | 12:00 p.m.  | Illinois | Rutgers | HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN |  ILL 38–17   | 36,702 | [54]
October 6†  | 3:30 p.m.  | Iowa | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)  | BTN |  IA 48–31   | 48,199 | [55]
October 6  | 4:00 p.m.  | Indiana | No. 3 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | FOX |  OSU 49–26   | 104,193 | [56]
October 6  | 7:30 p.m.  | Nebraska | No. 16 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)  | BTN |  WIS 41–24   | 80,051 | [57]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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October 6 | #11 Penn State | Purdue

#### Week seven

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October 13  | 12:00 p.m.  | Minnesota | No. 3 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | FS1 |  OSU 30–14   | 100,042 | [58]
October 13  | 12:00 p.m.  | Iowa | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPN2 |  IA 42–16   | 40,512 | [59]
October 13†  | 12:00 p.m.  | Rutgers | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN |  MD 34–7   | 32,995 | [60]
October 13†  | 12:00 p.m.  | Nebraska | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ABC |  NU 34–31 OT  | 47,330 | [61]
October 13†  | 3:30 p.m.  | Purdue | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)  | BTN |  PUR 46–7   | 41,966 | [62]
October 13†  | 3:30 p.m.  | Michigan State | No. 8 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)  | BTN |  MSU 21–17   | 106,685 | [63]
October 13  | 7:30 p.m.  | No. 15 Wisconsin | No. 12 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC |  MICH 38–13   | 111,360 | [64][27]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

#### Week eight

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October 20†  | 12:00 p.m.  | Maryland | No. 19 Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN2 |  IA 23–0   | 69,250 | [65]
October 20  | 12:00 p.m.  | Northwestern | Rutgers | HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN |  NU 18–15   | 32,514 | [66]
October 20  | 12:00 p.m.  | Illinois | No. 23 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | FS1 |  WIS 49–20   | 79,736 | [67]
October 20  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 6 Michigan | No. 24 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyon Trophy)  | FOX |  MICH 21–7   | 76,131 | [68][28]
October 20  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 18 Penn State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ABC |  PSU 33–28   | 41,553 | [69]
October 20  | 3:30 p.m.  | Minnesota | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)  | BTN |  NEB 53–28   | 89,272 | [70]
October 20  | 7:30 p.m.  | No. 2 Ohio State | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ABC |  PUR 49–20   | 60,716 | [71]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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October 26 | 8:00 p.m.  | Indiana | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | FS1 |  MIN 38–31   | 33,273 | [72]
October 27  | 12:00 p.m.  | Purdue | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN |  MSU 23–13   | 72,657 | [73]
October 27  | 12:00 p.m.  | Bethune–Cookman | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | W 45–9   | 88,735 | [74]
October 27  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 20 Wisconsin | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | FOX |  NU 31–17   | 47,330 | [75]
October 27  | 3:30 p.m.  | Illinois | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN |  MD 63–33   | 30,387 | [76]
October 27  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 18 Iowa | No. 17 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN |  PSU 30–24   | 105,244 | [77]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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Nebraska adds Bethune-Cookman to 2018 schedule in place of previously scheduled bye week to make up for Akron game that was canceled in Week 1 due to weather.[29]

#### Week ten

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November 3  | 12:00 p.m.  | Nebraska | No. 8 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | FOX |  OSU 36–31   | 104,245 | [78]
November 3  | 12:00 p.m.  | Michigan State | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | ESPN2 |  MSU 24–3   | 31,735 | [79]
November 3  | 12:00 p.m.  | Rutgers | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN |  WIS 31–17   | 74,379 | [80]
November 3  | 3:30 p.m.  | Minnesota | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN |  ILL 55–31   | 35,774 | [81]
November 3  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 19 Iowa | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN2 |  PUR 38–36   | 60,716 | [82]
November 3  | 3:45 p.m.  | No. 14 Penn State | No. 5 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN |  MICH 42–7   | 111,747 | [83][30]
November 3  | 7:15 p.m.  | No. 3 Notre Dame | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (ND-NU Rivalry)  | ESPN | L 21–31   | 47,330 | [84]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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#### Week eleven

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November 10  | 12:00 p.m.  | Illinois | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN |  NEB 54–35   | 88,316 | [85]
November 10  | 12:00 p.m.  | Maryland | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN |  IND 34–32   | 35,264 | [86]
November 10  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 8 Ohio State | No. 24 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | FOX |  OSU 26–6   | 74,633 | [87]
November 10  | 12:00 p.m.  | Wisconsin | No. 21 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC |  PSU 22–10   | 105,396 | [88]
November 10  | 3:30 p.m.  | Northwestern | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | FOX |  NU 14–10   | 66,493 | [89]
November 10  | 3:30 p.m.  | No. 4 Michigan | Rutgers | HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN |  MICH 42–7   | 43,786 | [90][31]
November 10  | 3:30 p.m.  | Purdue | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | ESPN2 |  MIN 41–10   | 31,068 | [91]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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November 17  | 12:00 p.m.  | Michigan State | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | FOX |  NEB 9–6   | 88,793 | [92]
November 17  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 9 Ohio State | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | ABC |  OSU 52–51 OT  | 38,177 | [93]
November 17  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 24 Northwestern | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN |  NU 24–14   | 32,134 | [94]
November 17  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 16 Penn State | Rutgers | HighPoint.com Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN |  PSU 20–7   | 44,840 | [95]
November 17  | 3:30 p.m.  | Iowa | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN |  IA 63–0   | 33,313 | [96]
November 17  | 3:30 p.m.  | Wisconsin | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN |  WIS 47–44 3OT  | 46,114 | [97]
November 17  | 4:00 p.m.  | Indiana | No. 4 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | FS1 |  MICH 31–20   | 110,118 | [98][32]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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November 23 | 12:00 p.m.  | Nebraska | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game)  | FOX |  IA 31–28   | 65,299 | [99]
November 24  | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 4 Michigan | No. 10 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)  | FOX |  OSU 62–39   | 106,588 | [100]
November 24  | 12:00 p.m.  | Purdue | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)  | ESPN2 |  PUR 28–21   | 48,247 | [101]
November 24  | 3:30 p.m.  | Illinois | No. 20 Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)  | BTN |  NU 24–16   | 37,124 | [102]
November 24  | 3:30 p.m.  | Maryland | No. 15 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (MD-PSU Rivalry)  | ABC |  PSU 38–3   | 98,422 | [103]
November 24  | 3:30 p.m.  | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)  | ESPN2 |  MIN 37–15   | 74,038 | [104]
November 24  | 4:00 p.m.  | Rutgers | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | FOX |  MSU 14–10   | 64,951 | [105]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Championship game

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#### Week 14 (Big Ten Championship Game)

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Main article: 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game

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December 1  | 8:00 p.m.  | No. 21 Northwestern | No. 6 Ohio State | Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN | FOX |  OSU 45–24   | 66,375 | [106]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

## Bowl games

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Legend

| Big Ten win
| Big Ten loss

See also: 2018–19 NCAA football bowl games

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Quick Lane Bowl | December 26  | Ford Field • Detroit, MI | ESPN | 5:15 p.m.  | Minnesota | Georgia Tech | 34–10 | 27,228
Pinstripe Bowl | December 27  | Yankee Stadium • New York, NY | ESPN | 5:15 p.m.  | Wisconsin | Miami (FL) | 35–3 | 37,821
Music City Bowl | December 28  | Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN | ESPN | 1:30 p.m.  | Purdue | Auburn | 14–63 | 59,024
Redbox Bowl | December 31  | Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | FOX | 3:00 p.m.  | Michigan State | Oregon | 6–7 | 30,212
Holiday Bowl | December 31  | SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | 7:00 p.m.  | Northwestern | No. 20 Utah | 31–20 | 47,007
Outback Bowl | January 1  | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN2 | 12:00 p.m.  | Iowa | No. 18 Mississippi State | 27–22 | 40,518
Citrus Bowl | January 1  | Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL | ABC | 1:00 p.m.  | No. 13 Penn State | No. 16 Kentucky | 24–27 | 59,167
New Year's Six Bowls
Peach Bowl | December 29  | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | 12:00 p.m.  | No. 8 Michigan | No. 10 Florida | 15–41 | 74,006
Rose Bowl | January 1  | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | 5:00 p.m.  | No. 5 Ohio State | No. 9 Washington | 28–23 | 91,853

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

## Big Ten records vs other conferences

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2018–2019 records against non-conference foes:

(Through games of January 1, 2019)

Regular season

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ACC | 3–1
Big 12 | 3–1
Pac-12 | 1–2
BYU/Notre Dame | 0–2
SEC | 0–1
Power 5 total  | 7–8
Other FBS conferences  | Record
American | 2-2
C-USA | 2–0
Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame) | 1–0
MAC | 8–3
Mountain West | 3–0
Sun Belt | 2–1
Other FBS total  | 18–6
FCS ppponents  | Record
Football Championship Subdivision | 3–0
Total non-conference record  | 28–14

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ACC | 2–0
Big 12 | 0–0
Pac-12 | 2–1
BYU/Notre Dame | 0-0
SEC | 1–3
Power 5 total  | 5–4
Other FBS Conferences  | Record
American | 0–0
C–USA | 0–0
Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 0–0
MAC | 0–0
Mountain West | 0–0
Sun Belt | 0-0
Other FBS total  | 0–0
Total bowl record  | 5–4

## Awards and honors

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### Player of the week honors

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Player  | Position  | Team  | Player  | Position  | Team  | Player  | Position  | Team  | Player  | Position  | Team
Week 1[33] | Dwayne Haskins  | QB  | OSU | Jake Hansen | LB  | ILL | Ambry Thomas | KR  | MICH | Jeshaun Jones  | WR  | MD
Antoine Brooks | DB  | MD | Antoine Winfield Jr. | PR  | MIN | Rondale Moore | WR  | PUR
Week 2[34] | Jonathan Taylor  | RB  | WIS | A. J. Epenesa | DE  | IA | Emmit Carpenter  | K  | MIN | Stevie Scott  | RB  | IND
Antoine Winfield Jr. | DB  | MIN | Tate Martell | QB  | OSU
Week 3[35] | David Blough | QB  | PUR | Dre'Mont Jones  | DT  | OSU | J-Shun Harris II  | WR  | IND | Stevie Scott  | RB  | IND
Week 4[36] | Dwayne Haskins  | QB  | OSU | Tre Watson  | LB  | MD | Donovan Peoples-Jones  | WR  | MICH | Anthony McFarland  | RB  | MD
Miles Sanders | RB  | PSU | Matt Coghlin  | K  | MSU | Rondale Moore  | WR  | PUR
Week 5[37] | Dwayne Haskins  | QB  | OSU | Chase Winovich | DL  | MICH | Joe Schopper  | P  | PUR | K. J. Hamler  | WR  | PSU
Chase Young | DE  | OSU
Week 6[38] | Dwayne Haskins  | QB  | OSU | Anthony Nelson  | DE  | IA | Ty Johnson  | KR  | MD | Riley Moss  | DB  | IA
Week 7[39] | Nate Stanley | QB  | IA | Khari Willis  | S  | MSU | Drew Luckenbaugh  | K  | NU | Mohamed Ibrahim | RB  | MIN
Flynn Nagel  | WR  | NU
Week 8[40] | David Blough | QB  | PUR | Markus Bailey | LB  | PUR | Joe Schopper  | P  | PUR | Adrian Martinez | QB  | NEB
Rondale Moore  | WR  | PUR
Week 9[41] | Javon Leake | RB  | MD | Yetur Gross-Matos  | DE  | PSU | Javon Leake  | RB  | MD | Rocky Lombardi  | QB  | MSU
Tanner Morgan | QB  | MIN
Week 10[42] | Reggie Corbin  | RB  | ILL | Joe Bachie  | LB  | MSU | Spencer Evans  | K  | PUR | Rashod Bateman | WR  | MIN
Terry Wright  | WR  | PUR | Adrian Martinez  | QB  | NEB
Week 11[43] | Devine Ozigbo | RB  | NEB | Robert Windsor  | DT  | PSU | Logan Justus  | K  | IND | Adrian Martinez  | QB  | NEB
Week 12[44] | Dwayne Haskins  | QB  | OSU | A. J. Epenesa | DE  | IA | Jake Moody | K  | MICH | Anthony McFarland  | RB  | MD
Jonathan Taylor  | RB  | WIS | Antonio Reed  | S  | NEB | Barret Pickering  | K  | NEB
Week 13[45] | Dwayne Haskins  | QB  | OSU | Anthony Nelson  | DE  | IA | Demetrius Douglas  | PR  | MIN | Rondale Moore  | WR  | PUR
Josiah Scott | CB  | MSU

### Big Ten individual awards

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See also: Big Ten Conference football individual awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards Archived December 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine:

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Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year  | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year  | Devin Bush Jr. | Michigan
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year  | Rondale Moore | Purdue
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year  | Dwayne Haskins  | Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year  | Rondale Moore  | Purdue
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year  | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year  | T. J. Hockenson | Iowa
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year  | Michael Deiter | Wisconsin
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year  | Kenny Willekes | Michigan State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year  | Devin Bush  | Michigan
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year  | Amani Hooker | Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year  | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year  | Will Hart  | Michigan
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year  | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote)  | Pat Fitzgerald | Northwestern
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)  | Pat Fitzgerald  | Northwestern
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award  | Jake Wood | Wisconsin
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award  | Antwaan Randle El | Indiana

### All-Conference Teams

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Main article: 2018 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2018 Big Ten All-Conference Teams and Awards[46]

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First Team Offense (Coaches)
QB  | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State
RB  | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin
RB  | Karan Higdon | Michigan
WR  | Rondale Moore | Purdue
WR  | Parris Campbell | Ohio State
TE  | Noah Fant | Iowa
C  | Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin
OG  | Michael Deiter | Wisconsin
OG  | Beau Benzschawel | Wisconsin
OT  | Jon Runyan | Michigan
OT  | Isaiah Prince | Ohio State
First Team Defense (Coaches)
DL  | Chase Winovich | Michigan
DL  | Rashan Gary | Michigan
DL  | Kenny Willekes | Michigan State
DL  | Dre'mont Jones | Ohio State
LB  | Devin Bush Jr. | Michigan
LB  | Joe Bachie | Michigan State
LB  | Paddy Fisher | Northwestern
DB  | Amani Hooker | Iowa
DB  | Lavert Hill | Michigan
DB  | David Long | Michigan
DB  | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State
First Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K  | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois
P  | Will Hart  | Michigan
RS  | Rondale Moore | Purdue
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Second Team Offense (Coaches)
QB  | Trace McSorley | Penn State
RB  | J. K. Dobbins | Ohio State
RB  | Miles Sanders | Penn State
WR  | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska
WR  | Tyler Johnson | Minnesota
TE  | T. J. Hockenson | Iowa
C  | Michael Jordan | Ohio State
OG  | Ross Reynolds  | Iowa
OG  | Ben Bredeson | Michigan
OT  | Alaric Jackson | Iowa
OT  | David Edwards | Wisconsin
Second Team Defense (Coaches)
DL  | A. J. Epenesa | Iowa
DL  | Carter Coughlin | Minnesota
DL  | Joe Gaziano | Northwestern
DL  | Chase Young | Ohio State
LB  | Tre Watson  | Maryland
LB  | Markus Bailey | Purdue
LB  | T. J. Edwards | Wisconsin
DB  | Antoine Brooks | Maryland
DB  | Darnell Savage | Maryland
DB  | Josh Metellus | Michigan
DB  | Justin Layne | Michigan State
Second Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K  | Logan Justus  | Indiana
P  | Drue Chrisman | Ohio State
RS  | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa
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Third Team Offense (Coaches)
QB  | Shea Patterson | Michigan
RB  | Reggie Corbin  | Illinois
RB  | Anthony McFarland Jr. | Maryland
WR  | JD Spielman  | Nebraska
WR  | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan
TE  | Zach Gentry | Michigan
C  | Cesar Ruiz | Michigan
OG  | Michael Onwenu | Michigan
OG  | Connor McGovern | Penn State
OT  | Rashawn Slater | Northwestern
OT  | Ryan Bates | Penn State
Third Team Defense (Coaches)
DL  | Anthony Nelson | Iowa
DL  | Raequan Williams | Michigan State
DL  | Yetur Gross-Matos | Penn State
DL  | Shareef Miller | Penn State
LB  | Blake Cashman | Minnesota
LB  | Ryan Connelly | Wisconsin
LB  | Andrew Van Ginkel | Wisconsin
DB  | David Dowell | Michigan State
DB  | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska
DB  | Montre Hartage | Northwestern
DB  | D'Cota Dixon | Wisconsin
Third Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K  | Matt Coghlin  | Michigan State
P  | Joe Schopper  | Purdue
RS  | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Nick Allegretti, Blake Hayes; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, Donovan Hale, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight, Wes Martin, Stevie Scott; IOWA: Jake Gervase, Matt Nelson, Miguel Recinos, Keegan Render, Tristan Wirfs; MARYLAND: Byron Cowart, Tino Ellis, Derwin Gray, Ty Johnson, Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN: Juwann Bushell-Beatty, Nico Collins, Bryan Mone, Josh Ross, Josh Uche, Khaleke Hudson, Tyree Kinnel; MICHIGAN STATE: Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell, Khari Willis, Mike Panasiuk; MINNESOTA: Emmit Carpenter, Donnell Greene, Jacob Huff, Jacob Herbers; NEBRASKA: Isaac Armstrong, Mohamed Barry, Carlos Davis, Luke Gifford, Brenden Jaimes, Adrian Martinez, Devine Ozigbo; NORTHWESTERN: Blake Gallagher, Cameron Green, Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Nate Hall, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Tuf Borland, Jonathon Cooper, Jordan Fuller, Malik Harrison, K. J. Hill, Demetrius Knox, Robert Landers, Thayer Munford, Jeffrey Okudah, Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield, Mike Weber; PENN STATE: Pat Freiermuth, Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler, Garrett Taylor, John Reid, Robert Windsor; PURDUE: Derrick Barnes, Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, David Blough, Spencer Evans, Brycen Hopkins, D.J. Knox, Matt McCann, Jacob Thineneman; RUTGERS: Rahmeem Blackshear, Justin Davidovicz, Saquan Hampton, Jonah Jackson, Adam Korsack; WISCONSIN: Jake Ferguson, Rafael Gaglianone.

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First Team Offense (Media)
QB  | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State
RB  | Karan Higdon | Michigan
RB  | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin
WR  | Tyler Johnson | Minnesota
WR  | Rondale Moore | Purdue
TE  | T. J. Hockenson | Iowa
C  | Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin
OG  | Beau Benzschawel | Wisconsin
OG  | Michael Deiter | Wisconsin
OT  | Isaiah Prince | Ohio State
OT  | David Edwards | Wisconsin
First Team Defense (Media)
DL  | A. J. Epenesa | Iowa
DL  | Chase Winovich | Michigan
DL  | Kenny Willekes | Michigan State
DL  | Yetur Gross-Matos | Penn State
LB  | Tre Watson  | Maryland
LB  | Devin Bush Jr. | Michigan
LB  | T. J. Edwards | Wisconsin
DB  | Amani Hooker | Iowa
DB  | Lavert Hill | Michigan
DB  | Montre Hartage | Northwestern
DB  | Amani Oruwariye | Penn State
First Team Special Teams (Media)
K  | Matt Coghlin  | Michigan State
P  | Will Hart  | Michigan
RS  | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa
| Position  | Player  | Team

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Second Team Offense (Media)
QB  | Trace McSorley | Penn State
RB  | Anthony McFarland Jr. | Maryland
RB  | Miles Sanders | Penn State
WR  | Stanley Morgan Jr. | Nebraska
WR  | Parris Campbell | Ohio State
TE  | Noah Fant | Iowa
C  | Michael Jordan | Ohio State
OG  | Nick Allegretti | Illinois
OG  | Ben Bredeson | Michigan
OT  | Alaric Jackson | Iowa
OT  | Jon Runyan Jr. | Michigan
Second Team Defense (Media)
DL  | Anthony Nelson | Iowa
DL  | Rashan Gary | Michigan
DL  | Carter Coughlin | Minnesota
DL  | Dre'Mont Jones | Ohio State
LB  | Joe Bachie | Michigan State
LB  | Blake Cashman | Minnesota
LB  | Paddy Fisher | Northwestern
DB  | Darnell Savage | Maryland
DB  | Josh Metellus | Michigan
DB  | Justin Layne | Michigan State
DB  | Jordan Fuller | Ohio State
Second Team Special Teams (Media)
K  | Chase McLaughlin | Illinois
P  | Drue Chrisman | Ohio State
RS  | Rondale Moore | Purdue
| Position  | Player  | Team

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Third Team Offense (Media)
QB  | David Blough | Purdue
RB  | Reggie Corbin  | Illinois
RB  | Devine Ozigbo | Nebraska
WR  | JD Spielman  | Nebraska
WR  | K. J. Hill | Ohio State
TE  | Brycen Hopkins | Purdue
C  | Keegan Render  | Iowa
OG  | Ross Reynolds  | Iowa
OG  | Demetrius Knox  | Ohio State
OG  | Connor McGovern | Penn State
OT  | Damian Prince  | Maryland
OT  | Ryan Bates | Penn State
Third Team Defense (Media)
DL  | Raequan Williams | Michigan State
DL  | Joe Gaziano | Northwestern
DL  | Chase Young | Ohio State
DL  | Shareef Miller | Penn State
LB  | Mohamed Barry  | Nebraska
LB  | Blake Gallagher  | Northwestern
LB  | Markus Bailey | Purdue
DB  | David Long | Michigan
DB  | Khari Willis | Michigan State
DB  | Dicaprio Bootle | Nebraska
DB  | D'Cota Dixon | Wisconsin
Third Team Special Teams (Media)
K  | Logan Justus  | Indiana
P  | Blake Hayes | Illinois
RS  | Donovan Peoples-Jones | Michigan

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Del'Shawn Phillips, Alex Palczewski, Bobby Roundtree; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, J-Shun Harris II, Brandon Knight, Wes Martin, Stevie Scott; IOWA: Jake Gervase, Parker Hesse, Matt Nelson, Miguel Recinos, Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Geno Stone, Tristan Wirfs; MARYLAND: Antoine Brooks, Byron Cowart, Tino Ellis, Derwin Gray, Ty Johnson, Wade Lees, Brendan Moore, Joseph Petrino; MICHIGAN: Juwann Bushell-Beatty, Zach Gentry, Khaleke Hudson, Tyree Kinnel, Sean McKeon, Michael Onwenu, Shea Patterson, Kwity Paye, Donovan Peoples-Jones, Cesar Ruiz, Josh Uche; MICHIGAN STATE: Felton Davis III, Andrew Dowell, David Dowell, Connor Heyward, Mike Panasiuk; MINNESOTA: Blaise Andries, Emmit Carpenter, Demetrius Douglas, Daniel Faalele, Donnell Greene, Jacob Herbers, Jacob Huff, Mohamed Ibrahim, Conner Olson, Jared Weyler; NEBRASKA: Isaac Armstrong, Khalil Davis, Luke Gifford, Brenden Jaimes, Adrian Martinez, Boe Wilson; NORTHWESTERN: Cameron Green, Nate Hall, Flynn Nagel, J.R. Pace, Rashawn Slater, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Damon Arnette, Tuf Borland, Nick Bosa, Jonathon Cooper, J. K. Dobbins, Malik Harrison, Terry McLaurin, Thayer Munford, Malcolm Pridgeon, Kendall Sheffield, Pete Werner; PENN STATE: Pat Freiermuth, Steven Gonzalez, K. J. Hamler, Micah Parsons, John Reid, Nick Scott, Garrett Taylor, Robert Windsor; PURDUE: Kirk Barron, Antonio Blackmon, Spencer Evans, Kenneth Major, Matt McCann, Lorenzo Neal, Joe Schopper, Jacob Thineneman, Isaac Zico; RUTGERS: Saquan Hampton, Jonah Jackson, Adam Korsack, Trevor Morris; WISCONSIN: Ryan Connelly, Jake Ferguson, Andrew Van Ginkel.

### All-Americans

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For the complete All-America selections, see 2018 College Football All-America Team.

The 2018 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), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN), Bleacher Report (BR), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), SB Nation (SB), Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus (PFF) 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.[47][48]

Position  | Player  | School  | Selector  | Unanimous  | Consensus

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First Team All-Americans
RB  | Jonathan Taylor | Wisconsin  | AFCA, AP, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, BR, CFN, CBS, Athlon | *  | *
WR  | Rondale Moore | Purdue  | CFN |  |
TE  | T. J. Hockenson | Iowa  | AFCA, BR |  |
OG  | Beau Benzschawel | Wisconsin  | AFCA, AP, WCFF, SI, BR, CFN, ESPN, CBS, Athlon |  | *
OG  | Michael Deiter | Wisconsin  | FWAA, BR |  |
C  | Michael Jordan | Ohio State  | CBS, SI, BR |  |
DT  | Dre'Mont Jones | Ohio State  | CFN |  |
LB  | Devin Bush Jr. | Michigan  | AFCA, FWAA, TSN, WCFF, SI, BR, CFN, CBS |  | *
AP  | Rondale Moore  | Purdue  | AP, FWAA, SI, ESPN, CBS, Athlon |  | *
Position  | Player  | School  | Selector

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Second Team All-Americans
TE  | T.J. Hockenson  | Iowa  | AP, FWAA, WCFF, Athlon
OG  | Michael Deiter  | Wisconsin  | AFCA, AP, TSN, WCFF, CFN
OG  | Beau Benzschawel  | Wisconsin  | TSN
C  | Michael Jordan  | Ohio State  | WCFF
DE  | Chase Winovich | Michigan  | AFCA, WCFF, CFN, Athlon
DE  | Kenny Willekes | Michigan State  | FWAA, TSN, WCFF
LB  | Devin Bush  | Michigan  | AP, Athlon
LB  | Tre Watson  | Maryland  | FWAA
S  | Amani Hooker | Iowa  | AP, CFN
P  | Will Hart  | Michigan  | SI
AP  | Rondale Moore  | Purdue  | TSN
Position  | Player  | School  | Selector

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Third Team All-Americans
QB  | Dwayne Haskins | Ohio State  | AP, Athlon
TE  | Noah Fant | Iowa  | AP
C  | Michael Jordan  | Ohio State  | AP
C  | Tyler Biadasz | Wisconsin  | Athlon
OL  | Michael Deiter  | Wisconsin  | Athlon
DE  | Chase Winovich  | Michigan  | AP
LB  | Paddy Fisher | Northwestern  | AP
CB  | Lavert Hill | Michigan  | AP
S  | Amani Hooker  | Iowa  | Athlon
KR  | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | Iowa  | Athlon
Position  | Player  | School  | Selector

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Fourth Team All-Americans
DE  | Kenny Willekes  | Michigan State  | Athlon
DT  | Dre'Mont Jones  | Ohio State  | Athlon
CB  | David Long | Michigan  | Athlon
P  | Drue Chrisman | Ohio State  | Athlon

*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America Team (WCFF)
*Associated Press All-America Team (AP)
*The Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*Bleacher Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team (ESPN)
*CBS Sports All-America Team (CBS)
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)

### National award winners

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2018 College Football Award Winners[49]

Doak Walker Award (Nation's Top Running Back)
Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin

John Mackey Award (Outstanding Tight End)
T. J. Hockenson, Iowa

Paul Hornung Award (Most Versatile Player)
Rondale Moore, Purdue

### Academic All-Americans

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2018 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans[50]

Player  | School  | Team

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CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Payton Jordahl  | Minnesota  | First Team
Gary Moore  | Minnesota  | First Team
Jordan Fuller | Ohio State  | First Team
Blake Gillikin | Penn State  | First Team
Anthony Nelson | Iowa  | Second Team
Cole Chewins  | Michigan State  | Second Team
Sam Renner  | Minnesota  | Second Team
Joe Schopper  | Purdue  | Second Team

## Home attendance

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Team  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3  | Game 4  | Game 5  | Game 6  | Game 7  | Total  | Average  | % of Capacity

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Illinois  | Memorial Stadium | 60,670  | 31,898  | 39,252  | 21,725‡  | 34,704  | 41,966  | 35,774  | 33,313  | 238,632  | 34,090  | 56.2%
Indiana  | Memorial Stadium | 52,656  | 35,492  | 40,240  | 45,445  | 40,512  | 41,553  | 35,264  | 48,247  | 286,753  | 40,965  | 77.8%
Iowa  | Kinnick Stadium | 69,250  | 67,510  | 69,250  | 69,250  | 69,250  | 69,250  | 66,493  | 65,299  | 476,302  | 68,043  | 98.3%
Maryland  | Maryland Stadium | 51,802  | 32,057  | 36,211  | 32,995  | 30,387  | 31,735  | 38,177  |   | 201,562  | 33,594  | 64.9%
Michigan  | Michigan Stadium | 107,601  | 110,814 | 110,549 | 111,037 | 109,531 | 111,360 | 111,747 | 110,118 | 775,156  | 110,737  | 102.9%
Michigan State  | Spartan Stadium | 75,005  | 73,114  | 73,752  | 72,850  | 76,131 | 72,657  | 74,633  | 64,951  | 508,088  | 72,584  | 96.8%
Minnesota  | TCF Bank Stadium | 50,805 [51] | 41,291  | 38,280  | 41,162  | 48,199  | 33,273  | 31,068  | 32,134  | 265,407  | 37,915  | 74.6%
Nebraska  | Memorial Stadium | 85,458  | 89,853 | 89,360 | 88,911 | 89,272 | 88,735 | 88,316 | 88,793 | 623,240  | 89,034  | 104.2%
Northwestern  | Ryan Field | 47,130  | 40,654  | 40,014  | 47,330 | 47,330 | 47,330 | 47,330 | 37,124  | 307,112  | 43,873  | 93.1%
Ohio State  | Ohio Stadium | 102,082  | 102,169 | 93,057  | 103,336 | 104,193 | 100,042  | 104,245 | 106,588 | 713,630  | 101,947  | 99.9%
Penn State  | Beaver Stadium | 106,572  | 105,232  | 106,528  | 110,889 | 106,685 | 105,244  | 105,396  | 98,422  | 738,396  | 105,485  | 99.0%
Purdue  | Ross–Ade Stadium | 57,236  | 47,410  | 47,661  | 48,103  | 47,119  | 60,716 | 60,716 | 46,114  | 357,839  | 51,120  | 89.3%
Rutgers  | HighPoint.com Stadium | 52,454  | 40,124  | 34,574  | 32,056  | 36,702  | 32,514  | 43,786  | 44,840  | 264,596  | 37,799  | 72.1%
Wisconsin  | Camp Randall Stadium | 80,321  | 74,145  | 77,003  | 80,720 | 80,051  | 79,736  | 74,379  | 74,038  | 540,072  | 77,153  | 96.1%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
‡Played at Soldier Field

## 2019 NFL Draft

[edit]

Main article: 2019 NFL draft

Team  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Round 7  | Total

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Illinois  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | 1
Indiana  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | 1
Iowa  | 2  | –  | –  | 2  | –  | –  | –  | 4
Maryland  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 4
Michigan  | 2  | –  | 1  | –  | 1  | –  | –  | 4
Michigan State  | –  | –  | 1  | 1  | –  | –  | –  | 2
Minnesota  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | –  | –  | 1
Nebraska  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 0
Northwestern  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 1  | –  | –  | 1
Ohio State  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2  | –  | 1  | 1  | 9
Penn State  | –  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6
Purdue  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 0
Rutgers | –  | –  | –  | –  | –  | 2  | –  | 2
Wisconsin  | –  | –  | 1  | –  | 3  | –  | –  | 4
*  | = Compensatory Selections |

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| 1  | 2 | San Francisco 49ers | Nick Bosa  | DE | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 1  | 8 | Detroit Lions | T. J. Hockenson  | TE | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 1  | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Devin Bush  | LB | Michigan | Big Ten |

from Denver [a]

| 1  | 12 | Green Bay Packers | Rashan Gary  | DE | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 1  | 15 | Washington Redskins | Dwayne Haskins  | QB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 1  | 20 | Denver Broncos | Noah Fant  | TE | Iowa | Big Ten |

from Pittsburgh [b]

| 1  | 21 | Green Bay Packers | Darnell Savage Jr.  | S | Maryland | Big Ten |

from Seattle [c]

| 2  | 53 | Philadelphia Eagles | Miles Sanders  | RB | Penn State | Big Ten |

from Baltimore [d]

| 2  | 59 | Indianapolis Colts | Parris Campbell  | WR | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 3  | 71 | Denver Broncos | Dre'mont Jones  | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 3  | 76 | Washington Redskins | Terry McLaurin  | WR | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 3  | 77 | New England Patriots | Chase Winovich  | DE | Michigan | Big Ten |

from Carolina via Seattle [e]

| 3  | 78 | Miami Dolphins | Michael Deiter  | G | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 3  | 79 | Los Angeles Rams | David Long  | CB | Michigan | Big Ten |

from Atlanta [f]

| 3  | 83 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Justin Layne  | CB | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| 3  | 90 | Dallas Cowboys | Connor McGovern  | G | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 4  | 107 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Anthony Nelson  | DE | Iowa | Big Ten |
| 4  | 109 | Oakland Raiders | Khari Willis  | S | Michigan State | Big Ten |

from Jacksonville [g]

| 4  | 111 | Detroit Lions | Kendall Sheffield  | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 4  | 116 | Tennessee Titans | Amani Hooker  | S | Iowa | Big Ten |

from Miami

| 4  | 131 | Washington Redskins | Wes Martin  | G | Indiana | Big Ten |

from Kansas City via Buffalo [h]

|  4* | 136 | Cincinnati Bengals | Michael Jordan  | G | Ohio State | Big Ten |

from Dallas

|  4* | 138 | Philadelphia Eagles | Shareef Miller  | DE | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 5  | 141 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Zach Gentry  | TE | Michigan | Big Ten |

from Oakland [i]

| 5  | 143 | New York Giants | Ryan Connelly  | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 5  | 146 | Detroit Lions | Amani Oruwariye  | CB | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 5  | 151 | Miami Dolphins | Andrew Van Ginkel  | LB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 5  | 157 | New York Jets | Blake Cashman  | LB | Minnesota | Big Ten |

from Tennessee

| 5  | 159 | New England Patriots | Byron Cowart  | DT | Maryland | Big Ten |

from Minnesota via Seattle [j]

| 5  | 167 | Philadelphia Eagles | Clayton Thorson  | QB | Northwestern | Big Ten |

from LA Rams via Kansas City [k]

| 5  | 169 | Los Angeles Rams | David Edwards  | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 6  | 177 | New Orleans Saints | Saquan Hampton  | S | Rutgers | Big Ten |

from NY Jets [l]

| 6  | 186 | Detroit Lions | Ty Johnson  | RB | Maryland | Big Ten |

from Atlanta

| 6  | 196 | New York Jets | Blessuan Austin  | CB | Rutgers | Big Ten |

from Chicago via Oakland [m]

| 6  | 197 | Baltimore Ravens | Trace McSorley  | QB | Penn State | Big Ten |

from Philadelphia [n]

| 6  | 202 | Miami Dolphins | Isaiah Prince  | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten |

from New Orleans [o]

| 7  | 216 | Kansas City Chiefs | Nick Allegretti  | G | Illinois | Big Ten |

from San Francisco [p]

| 7  | 218 | Dallas Cowboys | Mike Weber  | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 7  | 219 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Derwin Gray  | T | Maryland | Big Ten |

from Tampa Bay [q]

| 7  | 243 | Los Angeles Rams | Nick Scott  | S | Penn State | Big Ten |

from Kansas City via San Francisco and Cleveland [r]

## Notes

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1. ^ Round 1 — No. 10: Denver → Pittsburgh (D). Denver traded a first-round selection (10th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsburgh's first- and second-round selections (20th, and 52nd) as well as their third-round selection in 2020.[52]
2. ^ Round 1 — No. 20: Pittsburgh → Denver (D). see No. 10: Denver → Pittsburgh.[52]
3. ^ Round 1 — No. 21: Seattle → Green Bay (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (21st) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's first- and two fourth-round selections (30th, 114th and 118th).[53]
4. ^ Round 2 — No. 53: Baltimore → Philadelphia (PD). Baltimore traded a second-round selection (53rd) as well as 2018 second- and fourth-round selections (52nd and 125th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's 2018 first- and fourth-round selections (32nd and 132nd).
5. ^ Round 3 — No. 77: multiple trades:
–Carolina → Seattle (D). see No. 37: Seattle → Carolina.
–Seattle → New England (D). see No. 64: New England → Seattle.
6. ^ Round 3 — No. 79: Atlanta → LA Rams (D). see No. 31: LA Rams → Atlanta.
7. ^ Round 4 — No. 109: Jacksonville → Oakland (D). see No. 35: Oakland → Jacksonville.
8. ^ Round 4 — No. 131: multiple trades:
–Kansas City → Buffalo (PD). Kansas City traded a conditional fourth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for linebacker Reggie Ragland.[54]
–Buffalo → Washington (D). see No. 96: Washington → Buffalo.
9. ^ Round 5 —  No. 141: Oakland → Pittsburgh (PD). See No. 66: Oakland → Pittsburgh.
10. ^ Round 5 — No. 159: Seattle → Minnesota (D). see No. 88: Minnesota → Seattle.
11. ^ Round 5 — No. 167: Kansas City → LA Rams (D). see No. 56: LA Rams → Kansas City.
12. ^ Round 6 —  No. 177: NY Jets → New Orleans (PD). See No. 93: New Orleans → NY Jets.
13. ^ Round 6 —  No. 196: multiple trades:
–Chicago → Oakland (PD). See No. 24: Chicago → Oakland.
–Oakland → NY Jets (PD). See No. 140: Oakland → NY Jets.
14. ^ Round 6 —  No. 197: Philadelphia → Baltimore (D). see No. 22: Baltimore → Philadelphia.
15. ^ Round 6 — No. 202: New Orleans → Miami (D). see No. 48: Miami → New Orleans.
16. ^ Round 7 —  No. 216: San Francisco → Kansas City (PD). San Francisco traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Kansas City in exchange for wide receiver Rod Streater and a conditional seventh-round selection.[55]
17. ^ Round 7 —  No. 219: Tampa Bay → Pittsburgh (PD). Tampa Bay traded a seventh-round selection and free safety J. J. Wilcox to Pittsburgh in exchange for their 2018 sixth-round selection (202nd).[56]
18. ^ Round 7 — No. 243: multiple trades:
–Kansas City → San Francisco (PD). See No. 216: San Francisco → Kansas City.[55]
–San Francisco → Cleveland (PD). San Francisco traded this conditional seventh-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for offensive tackle Shon Coleman.[57]
–Cleveland → New England (PD). See No. 170: New England → Cleveland.

## Head coaches

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Current through games of January 1, 2019

Team  | Head coach  | Years at school  | Overall record  | Record at school  | B1G record

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Illinois  | Lovie Smith | 3  | 9–27 (.250)  | 9–27 (.250)  | 4–23 (.148)
Indiana  | Tom Allen*  | 2  | 10–15 (.400)  | 10–15 (.400)  | 4–14 (.222)
Iowa  | Kirk Ferentz | 20  | 164–122 (.573)  | 152–101 (.601)  | 91–72 (.558)
Maryland  | D.J. Durkin | 3  | 10–15 (.400)  | 10–15 (.400)  | 5–13 (.278)
Maryland  | Matt Canada*  | 1  | 5–7 (.417)  | 5–7 (.417)  | 3–6 (.333)
Michigan  | Jim Harbaugh | 4  | 96–41 (.701)  | 38–14 (.731)  | 26–9 (.743)
Michigan State  | Mark Dantonio | 12  | 125–68 (.648)  | 107–51 (.677)  | 66–33 (.667)
Minnesota  | P. J. Fleck | 2  | 42–35 (.545)  | 12–13 (.480)  | 5–13 (.278)
Nebraska  | Scott Frost | 1  | 23–15 (.605)  | 4–8 (.333)  | 3–6 (.333)
Northwestern  | Pat Fitzgerald | 13  | 96–70 (.578)  | 96–70 (.578)  | 56–51 (.523)
Ohio State  | Urban Meyer | 7  | 187–32 (.854)  | 83–9 (.902)  | 54–4 (.931)
Ohio State  | Ryan Day*  | 2  | 3–0 (1.000)  | 3–0 (1.000)  | 1–0 (1.000)
Penn State  | James Franklin | 5  | 69–36 (.657)  | 45–21 (.682)  | 27–16 (.628)
Purdue  | Jeff Brohm | 2  | 43–23 (.652)  | 13–13 (.500)  | 9–9 (.500)
Rutgers  | Chris Ash | 3  | 7–29 (.194)  | 7–29 (.194)  | 3–25 (.107)
Wisconsin  | Paul Chryst | 4  | 61–31 (.663)  | 42–12 (.778)  | 27–8 (.771)

* Tom Allen was hired to replace Kevin Wilson in December 2016 at Indiana and coached the Hoosiers in their 2016 bowl game.

* Matt Canada was named interim coach at Maryland after D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave by the school.[58] D.J. Durkin was reinstated as head coach at Maryland on October 30, 2018, in time for Maryland's ninth game of the season.[4] A day after his reinstatement, after much negative reaction from multiple stakeholders, Maryland ultimately decided to fire D.J. Durkin.[5]

* Urban Meyer was suspended by Ohio State University for the first three games of the 2018 season due to the mishandling of domestic abuse allegations against one of his former assistant coaches. Ryan Day was named interim head coach in Meyer's absence.[2]

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2018 College Football All-America Team
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