2016 Big Ten Conference football season

Sports season

2016 Big Ten Conference football season

League	NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport	Football
Duration	September 1, 2016 through January 2017
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2017 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Marshon Lattimore (Ohio State)
Picked by	New Orleans Saints, 11th overall
Regular season
Season MVP	Saquon Barkley, Penn State & J. T. Barrett, Ohio State
East Division champions	Penn State & Ohio State (co-champions)
West Division champions	Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions	Penn State
Runners-up	Wisconsin
Finals MVP	Trace McSorley, Penn State (QB)
Football seasons
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2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$	8	–	1	11	–	3
No. 6 Ohio State x^	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 10 Michigan	7	–	2	10	–	3
Indiana	4	–	5	6	–	7
Maryland	3	–	6	6	–	7
Michigan State	1	–	8	3	–	9
Rutgers	0	–	9	2	–	10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy	7	–	2	11	–	3
Iowa	6	–	3	8	–	5
Nebraska	6	–	3	9	–	4
Minnesota	5	–	4	9	–	4
Northwestern	5	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	2	–	7	3	–	9
Purdue	1	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Big Ten Conference football season was the 121st season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is a part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Big Ten's third season with 14 teams. The season marked a return to a nine-game conference schedule, something the league has not had since 1984.

Penn State and Ohio State each finished with identical 8–1 conference records, but Penn State won the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Buckeyes. Accordingly, Penn State won the East Division for the first time since the conference instituted divisions. Wisconsin won the West Division for the fourth time in the six years the division had existed.

In the Big Ten Championship held on December 3, 2016, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, Penn State defeated Wisconsin 38–31 to win the Big Ten.

Coaches

Coaching changes

Several Big Ten teams changed head coaches in 2016. Tracy Claeys at Minnesota had the "interim" tag removed from his title and served as the permanent head coach. D. J. Durkin was the new head coach at Maryland taking over for Randy Edsall after having spent the previous year as the defensive coordinator at Michigan, while Rutgers replaced Kyle Flood with Chris Ash, who comes to Piscataway after serving as a co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State. In March, new Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman announced he was replacing Bill Cubit as head football coach with Lovie Smith.

On October 16, 2016, Purdue announced they were parting ways with head coach Darrell Hazell. Receivers coach Gerad Parker was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2016 season. On December 5, Purdue named Western Kentucky football coach Jeff Brohm their next head coach.

On December 1, 2016, Indiana University announced that head coach Kevin Wilson resigned his position. Indiana associate head coach Tom Allen was named Wilson's permanent successor. On January 3, 2017, the University of Minnesota announced they were relieving head coach Tracy Claeys of his duties. Three days later, Minnesota announced the hiring of Western Michigan coach P. J. Fleck to take over as head coach.

Head coaches

Note: All records are through the completion of the 2016 season

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	Big Ten record	Big Ten titles
Illinois	Lovie Smith	1	3–9 (.250)	3–9 (.250)	2–7 (.222)	0
Indiana	Kevin Wilson Tom Allen**	6 1	26–47 (.356) 0–1 (.000)	26–47 (.356) 0–1 (.000)	12–37 (.245) 0–0 (–)	0
Iowa	Kirk Ferentz	18	147–92 (.615)	135–92 (.595)	82–63 (.566)	2
Maryland	D.J. Durkin	1	6–7 (.462)	6–7 (.462)	3–6 (.333)	0
Michigan	Jim Harbaugh	2	78–33 (.703)	20–6 (.769)	13–4 (.765)	0
Michigan State	Mark Dantonio	10	108–59 (.647)	90–42 (.682)	53–28 (.654)	3
Minnesota	Tracy Claeys	2	11–8 (.579)	11–8 (.579)	6–8 (.429)	0
Nebraska	Mike Riley	2	108–91 (.543)	15–11 (.577)	9–8 (.529)	0
Northwestern	Pat Fitzgerald	11	77–61 (.558)	77–61 (.558)	41–47 (.466)	0
Ohio State	Urban Meyer	5	165–29 (.851)	61–6 (.910)	39–2 (.951)	1
Penn State	James Franklin	3	49–30 (.620)	25–15 (.625)	15–11 (.577)	1
Purdue	Darrell Hazell Gerad Parker*	4 1	25–43 (.368) 0–6 (.000)	9–33 (.214) 0–6 (.000)	3–24 (.111) 0–6 (.000)	0
Rutgers	Chris Ash	1	2–10 (.167)	2–10 (.167)	0–9 (.000)	0
Wisconsin	Paul Chryst	2	40–25 (.615)	21–6 (.778)	13–5 (.722)	0

* Darrell Hazell was fired on Oct. 16, 2016 and Gerad Parker was named interim coach to finish the season.

** Kevin Wilson resigned as head coach at Indiana on Dec. 1, 2016 and Tom Allen was named his full-time replacement and will coach in Indiana's bowl game.

Regular season

Rankings

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
Illinois	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Indiana	AP						RV
	C	RV				RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Iowa	AP	17	16	13	RV	RV		RV	RV				RV	RV	22	21	RV
	C	15	10	11	25	RV			RV				RV	RV	25	25	RV
	CFP	Not released
Maryland	AP				RV	RV	RV
	C				RV	RV	RV
	CFP	Not released
Michigan	AP	7 (1)	5 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	4 (1)	3 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (1)	4	3	5	6	10
	C	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	2	2 (2)	3	4	4	6	6	10
	CFP	Not released									3	3	3	3	5	6
Michigan State	AP	12	12	12	8	17	RV
	C	11	8	8	8	16	RV
	CFP	Not released
Minnesota	AP											RV	RV	RV			RV
	C			RV	RV	RV	RV				RV	RV		RV	RV		RV
	CFP	Not released
Nebraska	AP	RV	RV	RV	20	15	12	10	8	7	9	21	19	17	23	24	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	20	15	12	9	9	T6	10	20	17	15	22	21	RV
	CFP	Not released									10	19	18	16
Northwestern	AP	RV
	C	RV									RV
	CFP	Not released
Ohio State	AP	6 (1)	4	3	2 (4)	2 (4)	2 (6)	2 (2)	2	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	6
	C	5	4	4	2 (3)	2 (2)	2 (3)	2 (4)	2 (2)	8	6	5	2	2	2	2	6
	CFP	Not released									6	5	2	2	2	3
Penn State	AP									24	20	12	9	8	8	5	7
	C							RV		RV	23	14	10	8	8	5	7
	CFP	Not released									12	10	8	7	7	5
Purdue	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Rutgers	AP
	C
	CFP	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	RV	10	9	11	8	11	8	10	11	8	7	6	5	6	8	9
	C	RV	16	12	10	8	13	10	10	11	8	7	6	6	5	8	9
	CFP	Not released									8	7	7	6	6	8

**Legend**
		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Schedule

Source

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

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Indiana	Florida International	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	ESPNU	W 34–13	16,089
September 1	9:00 p.m.	Oregon State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 30–23	44,582
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Furman	No. 12 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 28–13	74,516
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Bowling Green	No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 77–10	107,193
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Howard	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	W 52–13	35,474
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Hawaii	No. 7 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 63–3	110,222
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ESPNU	L 21–22	30,635
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPNEWS	W 45–24	32,074
September 3	2:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 14 Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	Pac-12 Network	L 13–48	58,640
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Kent State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 33–13	94,378
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Murray State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 52–3	48,644
September 3	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 LSU	Wisconsin	Lambeau Field • Green Bay, WI	ABC	W 16–14	77,823
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	No. 17 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	W 45–21	68,390
September 3	8:00 p.m.	Fresno State	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 43–10	90,013
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 9	7:30 p.m.	Maryland	Florida International	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	CBS Sports Network	W 41–14	17,084
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (PSU-Pitt Rivalry)	ESPN	L 39–42	69,983
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	L 20–38	33,068
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Howard	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 52–14	45,245
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Wyoming	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	W 52–17	89,895
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Central Florida	No. 5 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	W 51–14	109,295
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPNEWS	W 58–28	41,026
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Tulsa	No. 4 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	W 48–3	104,410
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Akron	No. 10 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 54–10	77,331
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Illinois State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 7–9	30,748
September 10	4:00 p.m.	Ball State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNEWS	W 30–20	41,374
September 10	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	L 23–48	60,670
September 10	7:30 p.m.	Iowa State	No. 16 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry)	BTN	W 42–3	70,585
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 10	#12 Michigan State

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	12:00 p.m.	North Dakota State	No. 13 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 21–23	70,585
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Temple	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 34–27	100,420
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Georgia State	No. 9 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 23–17	79,883
September 17	12:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPNEWS	W 37–28	39,680
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Oregon	Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 35–32	90,414
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Colorado	No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 45–28	110,042
September 17	4:00 p.m.	Western Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPNEWS	L 10–34	40,954
September 17	7:00 p.m.	Maryland	Central Florida	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBS Sports Network	W 30–24	43,197
September 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan State	No. 18 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	NBC	W 36–28	80,795
September 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State	No. 14 Oklahoma	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	FOX	W 45–24	87,979
September 17	8:00 p.m.	Duke	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 24–13	34,464
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 17	Indiana	Minnesota	Purdue

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ABC/ESPN2	IA 14–7	44,061
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Colorado State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	W 31–24	44,854
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Nevada	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPNNEWS	W 24–14	41,607
September 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Wisconsin	No. 8 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	WISC 30–6	75,505
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Penn State	No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	MICH 49–10	110,319
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 28–33	45,519
September 24	7:30 p.m.	No. 20 Nebraska	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NEB 24–13	40,284
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 24	Illinois	Maryland	#2 Ohio State

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	OSU 58–0	105,830
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPNU	NW 38–31	67,047
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 50–7	41,206
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 15 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN2	NEB 31–16	90,374
October 1	3:30 p.m.	No. 8 Wisconsin	No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	MICH 14–7	111,846
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell)	BTN	PSU 29–26	95,332
October 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 17 Michigan State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	IND 24–21	43,971
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (MD-PSU rivalry)	BTN	PSU 38–14	100,787
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	ESPN2	IA 14–7	49,145
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon)	BTN	PUR 34–31	42,912
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	OSU 38–17	107,820
October 8	3:30 p.m.	BYU	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ABC/ESPN2	L 14–31	74,214
October 8	8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Michigan	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPN2	MICH 78–0	53,250
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 8	#12 Nebraska	Northwestern	#11 Wisconsin

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	ESPNEWS	ILL 24–7	42,640
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN2	IA 49–35	40,239
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPNU	MIN 31–10	41,465
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	NW 54–40	75,625
October 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 10 Nebraska	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC/ESPN2	NEB 27–22	48,254
October 15	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	OSU 30–23	81,541
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 15	#4 Michigan	Penn State

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ESPNU	MIN 34–32	46,096
October 22	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 24–14	35,417
October 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Wisconsin	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	WIS 17–9	70,585
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 3 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	MICH 41–8	111,103
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 8 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC/ESPN2	NEB 27–14	90,546
October 22	7:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	BTN	MD 28–17	41,235
October 22	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (OSU-PSU rivalry)	ABC	PSU 24–21	107,280
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 29	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	MIN 40–17	40,090
October 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ESPN	MICH 32–23	75,802
October 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 24 Penn State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC/ESPN2	PSU 62–24	33,157
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNU	IND 42–36	38,291
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	OSU 24–20	107,296
October 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Nebraska	No. 11 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	ESPN	WIS 23–17	80,833
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 29	Iowa	Rutgers

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	IND 33–27	37,345
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPNEWS	ILL 31–27	47,144
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Maryland	No. 2 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	MICH 59–3	110,626
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MINN 44–31	42,832
November 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Wisconsin	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	ABC	WIS 21–7	42,016
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 20 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 41–14	106,194
November 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 9 Nebraska	No. 6 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	OSU 62–3	108,750
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	MSU 49–0	73,701
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	NW 45–17	30,548
November 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Penn State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ABC / ESPN2	PSU 45–31	40,678
November 12	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 7 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	WIS 48–3	79,340
November 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	OSU 62–3	48,090
November 12	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 21 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy)	BTN	NEB 24–17	90,456
November 12	8:00 p.m.	No. 2 Michigan	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ABC	IA 14–13	70,585
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	IA 28–0	39,091
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Maryland	No. 19 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPNEWS	NEB 28–7	89,704
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Wisconsin	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ABC	WIS 49–20	30,465
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 2 Ohio State	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	OSU 17–16	73,303
November 19	3:30 p.m.	Indiana	No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	MICH 20–10	110,288
November 19	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MINN 29–12	38,162
November 19	8:00 p.m.	No. 9 Penn State	Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	BTN	PSU 39–0	51,366
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 25	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Nebraska	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy)	ABC	IA 40–10	69,814
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Maryland	Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPNEWS	MD 31–13	30,220
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	ESPNU	IND 26–24	43,103
November 26	12:00 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	No. 2 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game)	ABC	OSU 30–27	110,045
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Illinois	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	NW 42–21	30,022
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 8 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy)	ESPN	PSU 45–12	97,418
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 5 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	BTN	WIS 31–17	77,216
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the Week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Freshman
Week	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1	J. T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Mike McCray	LB	MICH	Rafael Gaglianone	PK	WIS	Anthony Nelson	DE	IOWA

Week 2	Wilton Speight	QB	MICH	Nathan Gerry	S	NEB	Janarion Grant	KR	RUT	Marcelino Ball	S	IND

Week 3	Noah Brown	WR	OSU	Jabrill Peppers	LB/DB	MICH	Jabrill Peppers	LB/DB	MICH	Caleb Lightbourn	P	NEB
Week 3	Noah Brown	WR	OSU	Jerome Baker	LB	OSU	Jabrill Peppers	LB/DB	MICH	Caleb Lightbourn	P	NEB

Week 4	Tommy Armstrong Jr.	QB	NEB	T. J. Watt	LB	WIS	Ron Coluzzi	P	IA	Alex Hornibrook	QB	WIS

Week 5	Ty Johnson	RB	MD	Ifeadi Odenigbo	DL	NW	Emmitt Carpenter	PK	MN	Mike Weber	RB	OSU
Week 5	Ty Johnson	RB	MD	Marcus Allen	S	PSU	Emmitt Carpenter	PK	MN	Mike Weber	RB	OSU

Week 6	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Brandon Smith	LB	PSU	J. D. Dellinger	PK	PUR	Brian Lankford-Johnson	RB	PUR

Week 7	Justin Jackson	RB	NW	Jack Cichy	LB	WIS	Solomon Vault	WR	NW	Patrick Nelson	S	ILL
Week 7	J. T. Barrett	QB	OSU	Jack Cichy	LB	WIS	Solomon Vault	WR	NW	Patrick Nelson	S	ILL

Week 8	Rodney Smith	RB	MIN	Brandon Bell	LB	PSU	Marcus Allen	S	PSU	Lorenzo Harrison	RB	MD
Week 8	Rodney Smith	RB	MIN	Brandon Bell	LB	PSU	Grant Haley	CB	PSU	Lorenzo Harrison	RB	MD

Week 9	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Ryan Connelly	LB	WIS	Kenny Allen	PK/P	MICH	Tyler Natee	RB	IND
Week 9	Saquon Barkley	RB	PSU	Marcus Oliver	LB	IND	Kenny Allen	PK/P	MICH	Tyler Natee	RB	IND

Week 10	Wilton Speight	QB	MICH	Tré Watson	LB	ILL	Emmit Carpenter	PK	MINN	Connor McGovern	OG	PSU
Week 10	Curtis Samuel	RB	OSU	Tré Watson	LB	ILL	Emmit Carpenter	PK	MINN	Connor McGovern	OG	PSU

Week 11	Tommy Armstrong Jr.	QB	NEB	Jaleel Johnson	DT	IA	Keith Duncan	PK	IA	Manny Rugamba	CB	IA
Week 11	Tommy Armstrong Jr.	QB	NEB	Jaleel Johnson	DT	IA	Keith Duncan	PK	IA	John Moten IV	RB	NW

Week 12	LeShun Daniels	RB	IA	Blake Cashman	LB	MINN	Riley McCarron	WR	IA	Mike Weber	RB	OSU
Week 12	De'Veon Smith	RB	MICH	Blake Cashman	LB	MINN	Tyler Davis	PK	PSU	Mike Weber	RB	OSU

Week 13	Trace McSorley	QB	PSU	Raekwon McMillan	LB	OSU	Teldrick Morgan	WR/KR	MD	John Moten IV	RB	NW

Records against FBS conferences

2016 records against FBS conferences

Power-Five conferences & independents

Conference	Record	Winning %
ACC	2–6	.250
Big 12	2–0	1.000
Independents	1–1	.500
Pac-12	4–3	.571
SEC	1–2	.333
Total	10–12	.455

Group of Five Conferences

Conference	Record	Winning %
American	3–1	.750
C-USA	3–0	1.000
MAC	6–2	.750
Mountain West	6–0	1.000
Sun Belt	1–0	1.000
Total	19–3	.864

Regular season attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	48,644	60,670†	40,954	42,912	40,090	47,144	39,091	–	319,505	45,644	75.2%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929	41,374	45,519	43,971	48,254†	38,291	40,678	43,103	–	301,190	43,027	81.3%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585	68,390	70,585†	70,585†	67,047	70,585†	70,585†	69,814	–	487,591	69,656	98.7%
Maryland	Maryland Stadium	51,802	35,474	41,206	41,465†	41,235	48,090	30,220	–	–	237,690	39,615	76.5%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	107,601	110,222	109,295	110,042	110,319	111,846†	111,103	110,626	110,288	883,741	110,468	102.7%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	74,516	75,505	74,214	75,625	75,802†	73,701	73,303	–	522,666	74,667	99.5%
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	50,805	44,582	41,026	44,854	49,145†	46,096	42,832	38,162	–	306,697	43,814	86.2%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	86,047	90,013	89,895	90,414	90,374	90,546†	90,456	89,704	–	631,402	90,200	104.8%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	30,635	30,748	34,464	40,284	35,417	42,016†	30,022	–	243,586	34,798	73.8%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	104,944	107,193	104,410	105,830	107,820	107,296	108,750	110,045†	–	751,344	107,335	102.3%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	106,572	94,378	100,420	95,332	100,787	107,280†	106,194	97,418	–	701,809	100,258	94.1%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	57,236	32,074	33,068	41,607†	40,239	33,157	30,548	30,465	–	241,158	34,451	60.2%
Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium	52,454	45,245	39,680	44,061	53,250†	42,640	37,345	51,366	–	313,587	44,798	85.4%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,321	77,331	79,883	81,541†	80,833	79,340	77,216	–	–	476,144	79,357	98.8%
Total	–	1,004,101	900,071	790,655	919,334	948,124	926,476	908,788	783,119	110,288	6,418,110	65,578	88.54%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

Big Ten Championship Game

Main article: 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 3	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Wisconsin	No. 8 Penn State	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	FOX	PSU 38–31	65,018
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Bowl games

Big Ten went 3–7 in the 2016–17 Bowl Season

Bowl game	Date	Site	Television	Time (EST)	Big Ten team	Opponent	Score	Attendance
Quick Lane Bowl	December 26	Ford Field • Detroit, MI	ESPN	2:30 p.m.	Maryland	Boston College	BC 36–30	19,117
Holiday Bowl	December 27	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Washington State	MINN 17–12	48,704
Pinstripe Bowl	December 28	Yankee Stadium • New York, NY	ESPN	2:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Pittsburgh	NW 31–24	37,918
Foster Farms Bowl	December 28	Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA	FOX	8:30 p.m.	Indiana	Utah	UT 26–24	27,608
Music City Bowl	December 30	Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	3:30 p.m.	#24 Nebraska	Tennessee	UT 38–24	68,496
Outback Bowl	January 2	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ABC	1:00 p.m.	#21 Iowa	#20 Florida	FLA 30–3	51,119
New Year's Six Bowls
Orange Bowl	December 30	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN	8:00 p.m.	#6 Michigan	#10 Florida State	FSU 33–32	67,432
Cotton Bowl	January 2	AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX	ESPN	1:00 p.m.	#8 Wisconsin	#12 Western Michigan	WIS 24–16	59,615
Rose Bowl	January 2	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	5:00 p.m.	#5 Penn State	#9 USC	USC 52–49	95,128
College Football Playoff
Fiesta Bowl (Semifinal)	December 31	University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ	ESPN	7:00 p.m.	#2 Ohio State	#3 Clemson	CLEM 31–0	71,279

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

Awards and honors

Players of the Year

2016 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards

Award	Player	School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year	Mike Weber	Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year	J. T. Barrett	Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year	Austin Carr	Northwestern
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year	Jake Butt	Michigan
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year	Pat Elflein	Ohio State
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year	Tyquan Lewis	Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year	Emmit Carpenter	Minnesota
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote)	Paul Chryst	Wisconsin
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote)	James Franklin	Penn State
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award	Trent Green	Indiana
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award	Reggie McKenzie	Michigan

All-conference players

Main article: 2016 All-Big Ten Conference football team

2016 Big Ten All-Conference Honors

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	J. T. Barrett	Ohio State
RB	Saquon Barkley	Penn State
RB	Corey Clement	Wisconsin
WR	Austin Carr	Northwestern
WR	Curtis Samuel	Ohio State
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan
C	Pat Elflein	Ohio State
OG	Dan Feeney	Indiana
OG	Billy Price	Ohio State
OT	Erik Magnuson	Michigan
OT	Ryan Ramczyk	Wisconsin
First Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Jaleel Johnson	Iowa
DL	Taco Charlton	Michigan
DL	Chris Wormley	Michigan
DL	Tyquan Lewis	Ohio State
LB	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State
LB	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin
DB	Desmond King	Iowa
DB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan
DB	Malik Hooker	Ohio State
DB	Marshon Lattimore	Ohio State
First Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K	Tyler Davis	Penn State
P	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State
RS	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	Trace McSorley	Penn State
RB	Justin Jackson	Northwestern
RB	Mike Weber	Ohio State
WR	Amara Darboh	Michigan
WR	R.J. Shelton	Michigan State
TE	Troy Fumagalli	Wisconsin
C	Mason Cole	Michigan
OG	Kyle Kalis	Michigan
OG	Beau Benzschawel	Wisconsin
OT	Ben Braden	Michigan
OT	Jamarco Jones	Ohio State
Second Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Ryan Glasgow	Michigan
DL	Malik McDowell	Michigan State
DL	Ifeadi Odenigbo	Northwestern
DL	Garrett Sickels	Penn State
LB	Josey Jewell	Iowa
LB	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern
LB	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin
DB	Delano Hill	Michigan
DB	Channing Stribling	Michigan
DB	Godwin Igwebuike	Northwestern
DB	Gareon Conley	Ohio State
DB	Sojourn Shelton	Wisconsin
Second Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K	Emmit Carpenter	Minnesota
P	Kenny Allen	Michigan
RS	Desmond King	Iowa

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense (Coaches)
QB	Wilton Speight	Michigan
RB	Akrum Wadley	Iowa
RB	Rodney Smith	Minnesota
WR	Jordan Westerkamp	Nebraska
WR	DeAngelo Yancey	Purdue
TE	Josiah Price	Michigan State
C	Sean Welsh	Iowa
OG	James Daniels	Iowa
OG	Brian Allen	Michigan State
OT	Cole Croston	Iowa
OT	Jonah Pirsig	Minnesota
Third Team Defense (Coaches)
DL	Dawuane Smoot	Illinois
DL	Steven Richardson	Minnesota
DL	Evan Schwan	Penn State
DL	Conor Sheehy	Wisconsin
LB	Tegray Scales	Indiana
LB	Ben Gedeon	Michigan
LB	Riley Bullough	Michigan State
LB	Jason Cabinda	Penn State
DB	Rashard Fant	Indiana
DB	Nathan Gerry	Nebraska
DB	Marcus Allen	Penn State
Third Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K	Tyler Durbin	Ohio State
P	Ron Coluzzi	Iowa
RS	Parris Campbell	Ohio State

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Hardy Nickerson, Carroll Phillips; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Ralph Green III, Richard Lagow, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige, Devine Redding, Nick Westbrook; IOWA: Ike Boettger, LeShun Daniels Jr., Parker Hesse, George Kittle, Greg Mabin, Riley McCarron; MARYLAND: Michael Dunn; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen (kicker), Ben Bredeson, Matt Godin, Mike McCray, De'Veon Smith, Dymonte Thomas; MICHIGAN STATE: Darian Hicks, Montae Nicholson, L.J. Scott; MINNESOTA: Shannon Brooks, Jonathan Celestin, Scott Epke, Jalen Myrick, Drew Wolitarsky; NEBRASKA: Tommy Armstrong Jr., Josh Banderas, Cethan Carter, Ross Dzuris, Nick Gates, Chris Jones, Kevin Maurice, De'Mornay Pierson-El (return specialist); NORTHWESTERN: Tommy Doles, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Noah Brown, Michael Hill, Jayln Holmes, Sam Hubbard, Damon Webb; PENN STATE: Brandon Bell, Brian Gaia, Mike Gesicki, Blake Gillikin, Chris Godwin, Parker Cothren, John Reid; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, David Blough, Jason King, Evan Panfil, Jordan Roos, Joe Schopper; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole; WISCONSIN: Jack Cichy, Michael Dieter, D'Cota Dixon, T. J. Edwards, Alec James, Leo Musso, Chikwe Obasih, Jazz Peavy, Derrick Tindal.

Position	Player	Team
First Team Offense (Media)
QB	J. T. Barrett	Ohio State
RB	SAQUON BARKLEY	Penn State
RB	Justin Jackson	Northwestern
WR	Austin Carr	Northwestern
WR	Curtis Samuel	Ohio State
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan
C	Pat Elflein	Ohio State
OG	Dan Feeney	Indiana
OG	Billy Price	Ohio State
OT	Erik Magnuson	Michigan
OT	Ryan Ramczyk	Wisconsin
First Team Defense (Media)
DL	Carroll Phillips	Illinois
DL	Taco Charlton	Michigan
DL	Ifeadi Odenigbo	Northwestern
DL	Tyquan Lewis	Ohio State
LB	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State
LB	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin
DB	Desmond King	Iowa
DB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan
DB	Malik Hooker	Ohio State
DB	Sojourn Shelton	Wisconsin
First Team Special Teams (Media)
K	Emmit Carpenter	Minnesota
P	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State
RS	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan

Position	Player	Team
Second Team Offense (Media)
QB	Trace McSorley	Penn State
RB	Corey Clement	Wisconsin
RB	Mike Weber	Ohio State
WR	Amara Darboh	Michigan
WR	DeAngelo Yancey	Purdue
TE	Mike Gesicki	Penn State
C	Mason Cole	Michigan
OG	Kyle Kalis	Michigan
OG	Brian Allen	Michigan State
OT	Ben Braden	Michigan
OT	Jamarco Jones	Ohio State
Second Team Defense (Media)
DL	Jaleel Johnson	Iowa
DL	Ryan Glasgow	Michigan
DL	Chris Wormley	Michigan
DL	Malik McDowell	Michigan State
LB	Tegray Scales	Indiana
LB	Josey Jewell	Iowa
LB	Ben Gedeon	Michigan
DB	Rashard Fant	Indiana
DB	Channing Stribling	Michigan
DB	Nathan Gerry	Nebraska
DB	Marson Lattimore	Ohio State
Second Team Special Teams (Media)
K	Tyler Davis	Penn State
P	Kenny Allen	Michigan
RS	Desmond King	Iowa

Position	Player	Team
Third Team Offense (Media)
QB	Wilton Speight	Michigan
RB	L.J. Scott	Michigan State
RB	Rodney Smith	Minnesota
WR	Drew Wolitarsky	Minnesota
WR	Chris Godwin	Penn State
TE	Troy Fumagalli	Wisconsin
C	Sean Welsh	Iowa
OG	James Daniels	Iowa
OG	Beau Benzschawel	Wisconsin
OT	Jonah Pirsig	Minnesota
OT	Nick Gates	Nebraska
Third Team Defense (Media)
DL	Dawuane Smoot	Illinois
DL	Steven Richardson	Minnesota
DL	Evan Schwan	Penn State
DL	Garrett Sickels	Penn State
LB	Riley Bullough	Michigan State
LB	Anthony Walker Jr.	Northwestern
LB	Vince Biegel	Wisconsin
DB	Godwin Igwebuike	Northwestern
DB	Gareon Conley	Ohio State
DB	D'Cota Dixon	Wisconsin
DB	Leo Musso	Wisconsin
Third Team Special Teams (Media)
K	Tyler Durbin	Ohio State
P	Ron Coluzzi	Iowa
RS	Solomon Vault	Northwestern

Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Hardy Nickerson, Joe Spencer, Malik Turner, Tre Watson; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, Ricky Jones, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige, Devine Redding, Nick Westbrook; IOWA: Nathan Bazata, C.J. Beathard, Ike Boettger, Cole Croston, LeShun Daniels Jr., Parker Hesse, George Kittle, Riley McCarron, Akrum Wadley; MARYLAND: Jermaine Carter, Shane Cockerille, Michael Dunn; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen, Ben Bredeson, Jehu Chesson, Delano Hill, Mike McCray, De'Veon Smith, Dymonte Thomas; MICHIGAN STATE: Chris Frey, Darian Hicks, Montae Nicholson, Josiah Price, R.J. Shelton; MINNESOTA: Jonathan Celestin, Scott Epke, Jack Lynn, Jalen Myrick, Damarius Travis; NEBRASKA: Tommy Armstrong Jr., Josh Banderas, Drew Brown, Cethan Carter, Ross Dzuris, Chris Jones, Kevin Maurice, Terrell Newby, De'Mornay Pierson-El (return specialist), Jordan Westerkamp; NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Tommy Doles, Montre Hartage, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Noah Brown, Parris Campbell (return specialist), Michael Hill, Jalyn Holmes, Sam Hubbard, Denzel Ward, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Marcus Allen, Brandon Bell, Jason Cabinda, Brian Gaia, Blake Gillikin, John Reid; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, Jason King, Evan Panfil, Jake Replogle, Jordan Roos, Joe Schopper; RUTGERS: Blessuan Austin; WISCONSIN: Jack Cichy, Michael Dieter, T.J. Edwards, Chikwe Obasih, Jazz Peavy, Conor Sheehy, Derrick Tindal.

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 2016 College Football All-America Team.

The 2016 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), Scout.com, Phil Steele (PS), 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.

Position	Player	School	Selector	Unanimous	Consensus
First Team All-Americans
WR	Austin Carr	Northwestern	PFF
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan	WCFF, AFCA		*
OL	Pat Elflein	Ohio State	TSN, WCFF, AP, FWAA, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon	*	*
OL	Ryan Ramczyk	Wisconsin	TSN, AP, SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, Athlon, PFF		*
OL	Dan Feeney	Indiana	AP, FOX
OL	Billy Price	Ohio State	AFCA
DL	Jake Replogle	Purdue	PFF
LB	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	TSN, WCFF, AP, FWAA, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon	*	*
LB	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	SI, ESPN
DB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	TSN, WCFF, AP, AFCA, SI, ESPN, CBS, Athlon		*
DB	Malik Hooker	Ohio State	TSN, WCFF, AP, FWAA, AFCA, SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon	*	*
DB	Desmond King	Iowa	SI, USAT, FOX, Athlon, PFF
DB	Nathan Gerry	Nebraska	PFF
AP	Curtis Samuel	Ohio State	TSN, AP, Athlon		*
AP	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	CBS, PS, PFF

Position	Player	School	Selector
Second Team All-Americans
RB	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	TSN
HB	Curtis Samuel	Ohio State	FWAA, FOX (AP), PS
WR	Austin Carr	Northwestern	TSN, SI, USAT
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan	TSN, AP, SI, PS, Athlon
OL	Billy Price	Ohio State	TSN, AP, SI, WCFF, FOX
OL	Ryan Ramczyk	Wisconsin	WCFF, FWAA, PS
OL	Sean Welsh	Iowa	USAT
OL	Dan Feeney	Indiana	WCFF, CBS, Athlon
OL	Kyle Kalis	Michigan	AFCA
DL	Chris Wormley	Michigan	TSN
DL	Malik McDowell	Michigan State	SI, CBS
LB	Raekwon McMillan	Ohio State	TSN, AP, AFCA, SI, USAT, WCFF, FOX, PS, Athlon
LB	Tegray Scales	Indiana	SI
LB	T.J. Watt	Wisconsin	AP, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon
DB	Nathan Gerry	Nebraska	USAT
DB	Jourdan Lewis	Michigan	FWAA, FOX, PS
DB	Desmond King	Iowa	TSN, AP, SI, WCFF, FWAA (KR), PS (KR)
P	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State	USAT, WCFF, AP
AP	Jabrill Peppers	Michigan	SI, CBS (PR), Athlon (PR)

Position	Player	School	Selector
Third Team All-Americans
RB	Saquon Barkley	Penn State	AP, FOX, PS, Athlon
WR	Austin Carr	Northwestern	AP, FOX, PS, Athlon
TE	Jake Butt	Michigan	FOX
OL	Billy Price	Ohio State	PS, Athlon
DL	Jake Replogle	Purdue	FOX
LB	Ben Gedeon	Michigan	PS
DB	Desmond King	Iowa	PS
DB	Nathan Gerry	Nebraska	AP, FOX
P	Cameron Johnston	Ohio State	FOX

Position	Player	School	Selector
Fourth Team All-Americans
OL	Dan Feeney	Indiana	PS
OL	Mason Cole	Michigan	PS
LB	Josey Jewell	Iowa	PS, Athlon
DB	Nathan Gerry	Nebraska	Athlon

*Sporting News All-America Team (TSN)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI)
*USA Today All-America Team (USAT)
*ESPN All-America Team
*AP All-America Team
*FWAA All-America Team
*Walter Camp All-America Team (WCFF)
*FOX Sports All-America Team
*CBS Sports All-America Team
*Phil Steele All-America Team
*AFCA All-America Team
*Athlon Sports All-America Team
*Pro Football Focus All-America Team

Academic All-Americans

2016 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans

Player	School	Team
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Sam Hubbard	Ohio State	First Team
Tyler Yazujian	Penn State	First Team
Austin Carr	Northwestern	Second Team
Justin Jackson	Northwestern	Second Team

National award winners

John Mackey Award (Best Tight End)
Jake Butt, Michigan

Rimington Award (Best Center)
Pat Elflein, Ohio State

Lott IMPACT Trophy (Defensive Best in Character & Performance)
Jabrill Peppers, Michigan

2016 NCAA List of National Award Winners

NFL Draft

Main article: 2017 NFL draft

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
Indiana	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
Iowa	–	–	1	1	2	–	–	4
Maryland	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Michigan	2	–	4	3	1	1	–	11
Michigan State	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	2
Minnesota	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1
Nebraska	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Northwestern	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	2
Ohio State	3	2	1	–	–	–	1	7
Penn State	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
Purdue	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1
Rutgers	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	–	1	–	–	–	3

= Compensatory Selections


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	11	New Orleans Saints	Marshon Lattimore	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	15	Indianapolis Colts	Malik Hooker	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	24	Oakland Raiders	Gareon Conley	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
1	25	Cleveland Browns	Jabrill Peppers	S	Michigan	Big Ten	from Houston
1	28	Dallas Cowboys	Taco Charlton	DE	Michigan	Big Ten
1	30	Pittsburgh Steelers	T. J. Watt	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
1	32	New Orleans Saints	Ryan Ramczyk	OT	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from New England
2	35	Seattle Seahawks	Malik McDowell	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Jacksonville
2	40	Carolina Panthers	Curtis Samuel	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	54	Miami Dolphins	Raekwon McMillan	LB	Ohio State	Big Ten
3	68	Jacksonville Jaguars	Dawuane Smoot	DE	Illinois	Big Ten
3	70	Minnesota Vikings	Pat Elflein	C	Ohio State	Big Ten	from NY Jets
3	71	Los Angeles Chargers	Dan Feeney	OG	Indiana	Big Ten
3	74	Baltimore Ravens	Chris Wormley	DT	Michigan	Big Ten	from Philadelphia
3	84	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Godwin	WR	Penn State	Big Ten
3	92	Dallas Cowboys	Jourdan Lewis	CB	Michigan	Big Ten
3	95	Seattle Seahawks	Delano Hill	S	Michigan	Big Ten	from Atlanta
3*	104	San Francisco 49ers	C. J. Beathard	QB	Iowa	Big Ten	from Kansas City via Minnesota
3*	106	Seattle Seahawks	Amara Darboh	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
4	108	Green Bay Packers	Vince Biegel	LB	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Cleveland
4	109	Minnesota Vikings	Jaleel Johnson	DT	Iowa	Big Ten	from San Francisco
4	120	Minnesota Vikings	Ben Gedeon	LB	Michigan	Big Ten
4	123	Washington Redskins	Montae Nicholson	S	Michigan State	Big Ten
4*	138	Cincinnati Bengals	Ryan Glasgow	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
4*	139	Kansas City Chiefs	Jehu Chesson	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from Cleveland via Philadelphia and Minnesota
5	145		Jake Butt	TE	Michigan	Big Ten	from Cleveland
5	146		George Kittle	TE	Iowa	Big Ten
5	151		Desmond King	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
5	161		Anthony Walker	LB	Northwestern	Big Ten	from Washington via San Francisco
5	175		DeAngelo Yancey	WR	Purdue	Big Ten	from New England via Cleveland
5*	184		Nathan Gerry	S	Nebraska	Big Ten	from Miami
6	197	New York Jets	Jeremy Clark	CB	Michigan	Big Ten	from Arizona via Chicago and Los Angeles Rams
7	220	Minnesota Vikings	Ifeadi Odenigbo	DE	Northwestern	Big Ten	from San Francisco
7	222	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jalen Myrick	CB	Minnesota	Big Ten
7	239	Dallas Cowboys	Noah Brown	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Detroit

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 2017 draft. Please note that this is the first year where teams will be allowed to trade compensatory picks.

Round one

No. 25: Houston → Cleveland (D). see No. 12: Cleveland → Houston.
No. 32: New England → New Orleans (PD). New England traded their first- and third-round selections (32nd and 103rd) to New Orleans in exchange for wide receiver Brandin Cooks and New Orlean's fourth-round selection (118th).
No. 139: Cleveland → Philadelphia (PD). see No. 12: Philadelphia → Cleveland (round one).
No. 12: Cleveland → Houston (D).Cleveland traded a first-round selection (12th) to Houston in exchange for Houston's first-round selections (25th) as well as their first-round selection in 2018.

Round two

No. 35: Jacksonville → Seattle (D). see No. 34: Seattle → Jacksonville.

Round three

No. 70: New York Jets → Minnesota (D). The Jets traded their third-round selection (70th) to Minnesota in exchange for Minnesota ‘s third-round selection (79th) and their fifth-round selection (160th).
No. 74: Philadelphia → Baltimore (PD). Philadelphia traded their third-round selection (74th) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's third-round compensatory selection (99th) and defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan.
No. 95: Atlanta → Seattle (D). see No. 26: Seattle → Atlanta.
No. 104: multiple trades:
No. 104: Kansas City → Minnesota (D). see No. 86: Minnesota → Kansas City.
No. 104: Minnesota → San Francisco (D). Minnesota traded their third-round selection (104th) to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's fourth- and seventh-round selections (109th and 219th).

Round four

No. 108: Cleveland → Green Bay (D). see No. 29: Green Bay → Cleveland.
No. 109: San Francisco → Minnesota (D). see No. 104: Minnesota → San Francisco.

Round five

No. 161: Washington → San Francisco (PD).Washington traded their fifth-round selection to San Francisco in exchange for San Francisco's 2017 seventh-round selection and tight end Derek Carrier.
No. 175: New England → Cleveland (PD). New England traded their fifth-round selection to Cleveland in exchange for linebacker Barkevious Mingo.

Round six

No. 197: Arizona → Chicago (D). see No. 36: Chicago → Arizona.
No. 239: Detroit → New England (PD). see No. 215: New England → Detroit.

Round seven

No. 220: San Francisco → Washington (PD). see No. 161: Washington → San Francisco.

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