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1951 National Champions (9-0-0)
Selectors: Helms, Poling

Head Coach: Biggie Munn

Sept. 22 W 6-0 Oregon
Sept. 29 W 25-20 at Michigan
Oct. 6 W 24-20 at Ohio State
Oct. 13 W 20-14 Marquette
Oct. 20 W 32-21 at Penn State
Oct. 27 W 53-26 Pittsburgh
Nov. 10 W 35-0 Notre Dame
Nov. 17 W 30-26 at Indiana
Nov. 24 W 45-7 Colorado



1952 National Champions (9-0-0)
Selectors: Consensus – AP, UPI, Billingsley, Boand,
DeVold, Dunkel, Helms, Litkenhous, National
Championship Foundation, Poling, Williamson

Head Coach: Biggie Munn

Sept. 27 W 27-13 at Michigan
Oct. 4 W 17-14 at Oregon State
Oct. 11 W 48-6 Texas A&M
Oct. 18 W 48-7 Syracuse
Oct. 25 W 34-7 Penn State
Nov. 1 W 14-7 at Purdue
Nov. 8 W 41-14 at Indiana
Nov. 15 W 21-3 Notre Dame
Nov. 22 W 62-13 Marquette



1953 Big Ten Co-Champions (9-1, 5-1)

Head Coach: Biggie Munn

Sept. 26 W 21-7 at Iowa
Oct. 3 W 21-0 at Minnesota
Oct. 10 W 26-19 Texas
Oct. 17 W 47-18 Indiana
Oct. 24 L 0-6 at Purdue
Oct. 31 W 34-6 Oregon State
Nov. 7 W 28-13 at Ohio State
Nov. 14 W 14-6 Michigan
Nov. 21 W 21-15 Marquette
 
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1 W 28-20 UCLA



1955 National Champions (9-1-0)
Selector: Boand

Head Coach: Duffy Daugherty

Sept. 24 W 20-13 at Indiana
Oct. 1 L 7-14 at Michigan
Oct. 8 W 38-14 Stanford
Oct. 15 W 21-7 Notre Dame
Oct. 22 W 21-7 Illinois
Oct. 29 W 27-0 at Wisconsin
Nov. 5 W 27-0 at Purdue
Nov. 12 W 42-14 Minnesota
Nov. 19 W 33-0 Marquette
 
Rose Bowl
Jan. 2 W 17-14 UCLA



1957 National Champions (8-1-0)
Selectors: Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin

Head Coach: Duffy Daugherty

Sept. 28 W 54-0 Indiana
Oct. 5 W 19-0 at California
Oct. 12 W 35-6 at Michigan
Oct. 19 L 13-20 Purdue
Oct. 26 W 19-14 Illinois
Nov. 2 W 21-7 at Wisconsin
Nov. 9 W 34-6 Notre Dame
Nov. 16 W 42-13 Minnesota
Nov. 23 W 27-9 Kansas State



1965 National Champions/Big Ten Champions (10-1-0)
Selectors: Consensus – FWAA, NFF, UPI, Berryman, DeVold,
Dunkel, FB News, Helms, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin

Head Coach: Duffy Daugherty

Sept. 18 W 13-3 UCLA
Sept. 25 W 23-0 at Penn State
Oct. 2 W 22-12 Illinois
Oct. 9 W 24-7 at Michigan
Oct. 16 W 32-7 Ohio State
Oct. 23 W 14-10 at Purdue
Oct. 30 W 49-7 Northwestern
Nov. 6 W 35-0 at Iowa
Nov. 13 W 27-13 Indiana
Nov. 20 W 12-3 Notre Dame
 
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1 L 12-14 UCLA



1966 National Champions/Big Ten Champions (9-0-1)
Selectors: Consensus – NFF, Football
Research, Helms, Poling

Head Coach: Duffy Daugherty

Sept. 17 W 28-10 N.C. State
Sept. 24 W 42-8 Penn State
Oct. 1 W 26-10 at Illinois
Oct. 8 W 20-7 Michigan
Oct. 15 W 11-8 at Ohio State
Oct. 22 W 41-20 Purdue
Oct. 29 W 22-0 at Northwestern
Nov. 5 W 56-7 Iowa
Nov. 12 W 37-19 at Indiana
Nov. 19 T 10-10 Notre Dame



1978 Big Ten Champions (8-3, 7-1)

Head Coach: Darryl Rogers

Sept. 16 L 14-21 at Purdue
Sept. 23 W 49-21 Syracuse
Sept. 29 L 9-30 at Southern Cal
Oct. 7 L 25-29 Notre Dame
Oct. 14 W 24-15 at Michigan
Oct. 21 W 49-14 Indiana
Oct. 28 W 55-2 Wisconsin
Nov. 4 W 59-19 at Illinois
Nov. 11 W 33-9 Minnesota
Nov. 18 W 52-3 at Northwestern
Nov. 25 W 42-7 Iowa



1987 Big Ten Champions (9-2-1, 7-0-1)

Head Coach: George Perles

Sept. 7 W 27-13 Southern Cal
Sept. 19 L 8-31 at Notre Dame
Sept. 26 L 3-31 Florida State
Oct. 3 W 19-14 at Iowa
Oct. 10 W 17-11 Michigan
Oct. 17 W 38-0 at Northwestern
Oct. 24 T 14-14 Illinois
Oct. 31 W 13-7 at Ohio State
Nov. 7 W 45-3 Purdue
Nov. 14 W 27-3 Indiana
Nov. 21 W 30-9 Wisconsin
 
Rose Bowl
Jan. 1 W 20-17 Southern Cal



1990 Big Ten Champions (8-3-1, 6-2)

Head Coach: George Perles

Sept. 15 T 23-23 at Syracuse
Sept. 22 L 19-20 Notre Dame
Sept. 29 W 34-10 at Rutgers
Oct. 6 L 7-12 Iowa
Oct. 13 W 28-27 at Michigan
Oct. 20 L 13-15 at Illinois
Oct. 27 W 55-33 Purdue
Nov. 3 W 45-20 Indiana
Nov. 10 W 28-16 at Minnesota
Nov. 17 W 29-22 at Northwestern
Nov. 24 W 14-9 Wisconsin
 
John Hancock Bowl
Dec. 31 W 17-16 Southern Cal

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