2010 Big Ten Conference football season

The 2010 Big Ten Conference football season was the 115th season for the Big Ten. The conference started its season on Thursday, September 2, as conference member Minnesota traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to face Middle Tennessee, and Ohio State hosted the Thundering Herd of Marshall. The conference's other 9 teams began their respective 2010 season of NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition on Saturday, September 4. It was also the final season for the conference before the Nebraska Cornhuskers joined the conference from the Big 12 the following season.

2010 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 2, 2010
through January 4, 2011
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2011 NFL Draft
Top draft pickJ. J. Watt (Wisconsin)
Picked byHouston Texans, #11
Regular Season
Conference
Co-Champions
Wisconsin Badgers
Michigan State Spartans
Season MVPDenard Robinson
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Michigan State +  7 1   11 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+  7 1   11 2  
Iowa  4 4   8 5  
Illinois  4 4   7 6  
Penn State  4 4   7 6  
Michigan  3 5   7 6  
Northwestern  3 5   7 6  
Purdue  2 6   4 8  
Minnesota  2 6   3 9  
Indiana  1 7   5 7  
No. 5 Ohio State %  0 1   0 1  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • + Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins
Rankings from AP Poll
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