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1991 Big Ten Conference football season

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1991 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I-A
Sportfootball
Teams10
ChampionsMichigan
Football seasons
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 1 0 10 1 1
Ohio State 5 3 0 8 4 0
Indiana 5 3 0 7 4 1
Illinois 4 4 0 6 6 0
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Michigan State 3 5 0 3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0 5 6 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 3 8 0
Minnesota 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Big Ten Conference football season was the 96th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Regular season

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At 8-0 (10-2 overall), No. 6 Michigan repeated as the 1991 Big Ten champions for a fourth straight year (after a four-way tie for first the previous season).[1] No. 10 Iowa came in second with a 7-1 conference record (10-1-1 overall), losing only to Michigan.

Ohio State and Indiana tied for third place with 5-3 conference marks. Illinois was fifth at 4-4 (6-6 overall).

Purdue and Michigan state tied for sixth place at 3-5 in Big Ten play. Wisconsin and Northwestern tied for eighth place with 2-6 league records.

Minnesota finished last at 1-7 (2-9 overall).

Bowl games

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Five Big Ten teams played in bowl games, with the conference going 1-3-1 overall:

1992 NFL draft

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References

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  1. ^ "2025 BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. pp. 91–99. Retrieved November 4, 2025.