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#fb0;color:#000;"><a href="/wiki/1964_Rose_Bowl" title="1964 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a>, W 17–7 vs. <a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1963 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Conference</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Ranking</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coaches</th><td class="infobox-data">No. 4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">AP</th><td class="infobox-data">No. 3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record</th><td class="infobox-data">8–1–1 (5–1–1 Big Ten)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pete_Elliott" 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class="standings-table-legend"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>$ – Conference champion</li></ul></div>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1963 Illinois Fighting Illini football team</b> was an <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team that represented the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana%E2%80%93Champaign" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign">University of Illinois</a> during the <a href="/wiki/1963_Big_Ten_Conference_football_season" title="1963 Big Ten Conference football season">1963 Big Ten Conference football season</a>. In their fourth year under head coach <a href="/wiki/Pete_Elliott" title="Pete Elliott">Pete Elliott</a>, the Illini compiled an 8–1–1 record, finished in first place in the <a href="/wiki/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten Conference</a>, were ranked #3 in the final <a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP Poll</a>, and defeated <a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1963 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1964_Rose_Bowl" title="1964 Rose Bowl">1964 Rose Bowl</a>. The sole loss was a 14-8 defeat against <a href="/wiki/1963_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1963 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sports-Ref_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sports-Ref-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Illinois <a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">center</a>/<a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">linebacker</a> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Dick Butkus</a> was selected as the team's most valuable player, won the 1963 <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune_Silver_Football" title="Chicago Tribune Silver Football">Chicago Tribune Silver Football</a> trophy as the Big Ten's most valuable player, and was honored as a <a href="/wiki/List_of_unanimous_All-Americans_in_college_football" title="List of unanimous All-Americans in college football">unanimous</a> first-team player on the <a href="/wiki/1963_College_Football_All-America_Team" title="1963 College Football All-America Team">1963 College Football All-America Team</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tackle <a href="/wiki/Archie_Sutton" title="Archie Sutton">Archie Sutton</a> was selected by the <a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Enterprise_Association" title="Newspaper Enterprise Association">Newspaper Enterprise Association</a> as a second-team All-American.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Quarterback <a href="/wiki/Mike_Taliaferro" title="Mike Taliaferro">Mike Taliaferro</a> led the team with 450 passing yards while <a href="/wiki/Jim_Grabowski" title="Jim Grabowski">Jim Grabowski</a> led the team with 616 rushing yards. <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Schumacher" title="Gregg Schumacher">Gregg Schumacher</a> led the team with 133 receiving yards.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Schedule">Schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"><tbody><tr><th>Date</th><th>Opponent</th><th>Rank</th><th>Site</th><th>Result</th><th>Attendance</th><th>Source</th></tr><tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">September 28</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_California_Golden_Bears_football_team" title="1963 California Golden Bears football team">California</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Stadium_(Champaign,_Illinois)" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorial Stadium (Champaign, Illinois)">Memorial Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Champaign,_Illinois" title="Champaign, Illinois">Champaign, IL</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 10–0</td><td style="text-align:center">42,357</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 5</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4 <a href="/wiki/1963_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1963 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL (<a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Northwestern_football_rivalry" title="Illinois–Northwestern football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 10–9</td><td style="text-align:center">51,286</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFFFE6;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 12</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 8 <a href="/wiki/1963_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1963 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_Stadium" title="Ohio Stadium">Ohio Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, OH</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illibuck_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="Illibuck Trophy">Illibuck Trophy</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">T</span> 20–20</td><td style="text-align:center">84,712</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 19</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1963 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 7</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 16–6</td><td style="text-align:center">61,229</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">October 25</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1963_UCLA_Bruins_football_team" title="1963 UCLA Bruins football team">UCLA</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 4</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles, CA</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 18–12</td><td style="text-align:center">24,616</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 2</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1963 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL (<a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Purdue_football_rivalry" title="Illinois–Purdue football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 41–21</td><td style="text-align:center">61,796</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#FFDDDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 9</td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1963_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1963 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 2</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Memorial Stadium</li><li>Champaign, IL (<a href="/wiki/Illinois%E2%80%93Michigan_football_rivalry" title="Illinois–Michigan football rivalry">rivalry</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">L</span> 8–14</td><td style="text-align:center">55,810</td><td style="text-align:center"><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 16</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at <a href="/wiki/1963_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1963 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Randall_Stadium" title="Camp Randall Stadium">Camp Randall Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin" title="Madison, Wisconsin">Madison, WI</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 17–7</td><td style="text-align:center">65,418</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">November 28</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">at No. 4 <a href="/wiki/1963_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1963 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 8</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spartan_Stadium_(East_Lansing,_Michigan)" title="Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, Michigan)">Spartan Stadium</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/East_Lansing,_Michigan" title="East Lansing, Michigan">East Lansing, MI</a></li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 13–0</td><td style="text-align:center">74,342</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr class="CFB-schedule-row" style="background-color:#DDFFDD;color:inherit"><td style="white-space:nowrap">January 1</td><td style="white-space:nowrap">vs. <a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1963 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a><span class="CFB-schedule-ncgame">*</span></td><td style="white-space:nowrap">No. 3</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl_(stadium)" title="Rose Bowl (stadium)">Rose Bowl</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena, CA</a> (<a href="/wiki/1964_Rose_Bowl" title="1964 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a>)</li></ul></div></td><td style="white-space:nowrap"><span style="display:inline-block; font-weight:bold; width:1em">W</span> 17–7</td><td style="text-align:center">96,957</td><td style="text-align:center"></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="7" style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"><ul><li>*Non-conference game</li><li>Rankings from <a href="/wiki/1963_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings#AP_Poll" title="1963 NCAA University Division football rankings">AP Poll</a> released prior to the game</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><sup id="cite_ref-Sports-Ref_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sports-Ref-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Dick Butkus</a> - center/linebacker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Grabowski" title="Jim Grabowski">Jim Grabowski</a> - running back</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Price_(American_football)" title="Sammy Price (American football)">Sammy Price</a> - running back</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Schumacher" title="Gregg Schumacher">Gregg Schumacher</a> - end</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Sutton" title="Archie Sutton">Archie Sutton</a> - tackle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Taliaferro" title="Mike Taliaferro">Mike Taliaferro</a> - quarterback</li> <li>Wylie Fox - lineman</li> <li>Rich Callaghan - end (offense & defense)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Dick Butkus (<a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebacker</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune_Silver_Football" title="Chicago Tribune Silver Football">Chicago Tribune Silver Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_College_Football_All-America_Team#Consensus_All-Americans" title="1963 College Football All-America Team">Consensus First-Team All-American (<i>linebacker</i>)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_College_Football_All-America_Team#Centers" title="1963 College Football All-America Team">All-American (<i>center</i>)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archie_Sutton" title="Archie Sutton">Archie Sutton</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tackle_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Tackle (gridiron football position)">Tackle</a>) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1963_College_Football_All-America_Team#Tackles" title="1963 College Football All-America Team">All-American (<i>tackle</i>)</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" width="60%" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#14294B; color:#DF4E38;"> <td>Player </td> <td>Position </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bill_Pasko&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bill Pasko (page does not exist)">Bill Pasko</a> </td> <td>End </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neal_Anderson_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Neal Anderson (American football) (page does not exist)">Neal Anderson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td width="250"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Plankenhorn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Plankenhorn (page does not exist)">Jim Plankenhorn</a> </td> <td width="250">Offensive Tackle, Placekicker </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Al_Wheatland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Al Wheatland (page does not exist)">Al Wheatland</a> </td> <td>Halfback </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Taliaferro" title="Mike Taliaferro">Mike Taliaferro</a> (co-captain) </td> <td>Quarterback </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Deller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Deller (page does not exist)">Dick Deller</a> (co-captain) </td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ron_Fearn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ron Fearn (page does not exist)">Ron Fearn</a> </td> <td>Fullback </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Dundy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Dundy (page does not exist)">Mike Dundy</a> </td> <td>Defensive back </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Anderson_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave Anderson (American football) (page does not exist)">Dave Anderson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Warren_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Warren (American football) (page does not exist)">Jim Warren</a> </td> <td>Halfback </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Sammy_Price_(American_football)" title="Sammy Price (American football)">Sammy Price</a> </td> <td>Halfback </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Eickman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gary Eickman (page does not exist)">Gary Eickman</a> </td> <td>Tackle </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Wainwright&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Wainwright (page does not exist)">Jim Wainwright</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Lynn Stewart </td> <td>Offensive Tackle </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Easter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Easter (page does not exist)">Bob Easter</a> </td> <td>Offensive Tackle </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dee_Rutherford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dee Rutherford (page does not exist)">Dee Rutherford</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Dick_Butkus" title="Dick Butkus">Dick Butkus</a> </td> <td>Center/Linebacker </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Todd_Gabbett" title="Todd Gabbett">Todd Gabbett</a> </td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rich_Callaghan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rich Callaghan (page does not exist)">Rich Callaghan</a> </td> <td>End (offense & defense) </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fred_Custardo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fred Custardo (page does not exist)">Fred Custardo</a> </td> <td>Quarterback, Placekicker </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Larry_Justiz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Larry Justiz (page does not exist)">Larry Justiz</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tony_Parola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tony Parola (page does not exist)">Tony Parola</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Barry_Deist&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Barry Deist (page does not exist)">Barry Deist</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Les_Feuquay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Les Feuquay (page does not exist)">Les Feuquay</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Dorr&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Dorr (page does not exist)">Dick Dorr</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hal_Wineland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hal Wineland (page does not exist)">Hal Wineland</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Schreiner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ken Schreiner (page does not exist)">Ken Schreiner</a> </td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mario_Camanaro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mario Camanaro (page does not exist)">Mario Camanaro</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Paul Upton </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Bill Minor </td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hugh_Woodson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hugh Woodson (page does not exist)">Hugh Woodson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Schumacher" title="Gregg Schumacher">Gregg Schumacher</a> </td> <td>End </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dennis_Senkowski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dennis Senkowski (page does not exist)">Dennis Senkowski</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bruce_Capel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bruce Capel (page does not exist)">Bruce Capel</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Art_McCaskill&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Art McCaskill (page does not exist)">Art McCaskill</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wayne_Paulson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wayne Paulson (page does not exist)">Wayne Paulson</a> </td> <td>Halfback </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Mueller&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave Mueller (page does not exist)">Dave Mueller</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Donnelly_(American_football)" title="George Donnelly (American football)">George Donnelly</a> </td> <td>Defensive Back </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Kee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Kee (page does not exist)">Dick Kee</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Hochleutner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Hochleutner (page does not exist)">Dick Hochleutner</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Charles Galbreath </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wylie_Fox&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wylie Fox (page does not exist)">Wylie Fox</a> </td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Terry_Fairbanks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Terry Fairbanks (page does not exist)">Terry Fairbanks</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Grabowski" title="Jim Grabowski">Jim Grabowski</a> </td> <td>Halfback </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Kai_Anderson" class="mw-redirect" title="Kai Anderson">Kai Anderson</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Dick Fitzgerald </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Acks" title="Ron Acks">Ron Acks</a> </td> <td>Fullback, Linebacker </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Mike Summers </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Nietupski&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ken Nietupski (page does not exist)">Ken Nietupski</a> </td> <td>Tackle </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wayne_Strauch&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wayne Strauch (page does not exist)">Wayne Strauch</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Wolfe" title="Joe Wolfe">Joe Wolfe</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Ed Walsh</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Maggiore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Maggiore (page does not exist)">Jack Maggiore</a> </td> <td>Offensive Lineman </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_DeWolf&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave DeWolf (page does not exist)">Dave DeWolf</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Bill Farrell </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Unrath&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jim Unrath (page does not exist)">Jim Unrath</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Kimbell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steve Kimbell (page does not exist)">Steve Kimbell</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Royce_Neisz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Royce Neisz (page does not exist)">Royce Neisz</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>John Willis </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Archie_Sutton" title="Archie Sutton">Archie Sutton</a> </td> <td>Offensive Tackle </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Petkus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Petkus (page does not exist)">Bob Petkus</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Hansen" title="Don Hansen">Don Hansen</a> </td> <td>Linebacker </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eddie_Russell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eddie Russell (page does not exist)">Eddie Russell</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>Dave Russell </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dave_Powless&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dave Powless (page does not exist)">Dave Powless</a> </td> <td>Guard </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dale_Greco&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dale Greco (page does not exist)">Dale Greco</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td>John Walker </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor=""> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bernie_McCabe&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bernie McCabe (page does not exist)">Bernie McCabe</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr align="center" 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href="/wiki/1890_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1890 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1891 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1892 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1893 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1894 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1895 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1896 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1897 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1898 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1899 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1900 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1901_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1901 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1902 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1903 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1904 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1905 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1906 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1907 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1908 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1909 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1911 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1912 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1913 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1913</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1914_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1914</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1916 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1917 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1918</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1919_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1919</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1920 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1921 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1922 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1922</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1923_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1923</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1924 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1925 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1926 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1926</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1927_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1927</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1930 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1931 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1932 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1933 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1934 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1935 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1936 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1937 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1938 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1939 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1940 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1941 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1942 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1943 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1944 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1945 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1947 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1948 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1949 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1949</a></li> <li><a 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Fighting Illini football team">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1958 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1959 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1961 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1962 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1962</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1964 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1965 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1966 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1967 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1968 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1969 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1970 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1971 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1972 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1973 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1974 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1975 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1976 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1977 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1978 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1979 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1980 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1981 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1982 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1984 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1986 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1987 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1988 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1991 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1992 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1993 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1994 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1996 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1997 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1998 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1999 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2000 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2004 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2006 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2007 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2009 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2010 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2011 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2013 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2014 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2019 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2020 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2024 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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champions</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Western Conference</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1896_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1896 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1896)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1897_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1897 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1897)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1898_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1898 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1898)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1899_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1899 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1899)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1900_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1900 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> & <a href="/wiki/1900_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1900 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1900)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1901_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1901 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1901_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1901 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1901)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1902_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1902 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1902)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1903_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1903 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b>, <a href="/wiki/1903_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1903 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1903_Northwestern_Purple_football_team" title="1903 Northwestern Purple football team">Northwestern</a> (1903)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1904 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <b><a href="/wiki/1904_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1904 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1904)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1905_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1905 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a></b> (1905)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1906_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1906 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/1906_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1906 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1906_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1906 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1906)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1907_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1907 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1907)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1908_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1908 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1908)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1909_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1909 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1909)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1910_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1910 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/1910_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1910 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1910)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1911_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1911 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1911)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1912_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1912 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1912)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1913_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1913 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a></b> (1913)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1914_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1914 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> (1914)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1915_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1915 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/1915_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1915 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1915)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1916_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1916 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1916)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Big Ten</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1917_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1917 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1917)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1918_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1918 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a>, <b><a href="/wiki/1918_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1918 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b>, & <a href="/wiki/1918_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1918 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1918)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1919_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1919 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> (1919)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1920_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1920 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1920)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1921_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1921 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></b> (1921)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1922_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1922 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/1922_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1922 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1922_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1922 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1922)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1923_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1923 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> & <b><a href="/wiki/1923_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1923 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1923)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1924_Chicago_Maroons_football_team" title="1924 Chicago Maroons football team">Chicago</a> (1924)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1925_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1925 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1925)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1926_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1926 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1926_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1926 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1926)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1927_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1927_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1927)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1928_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1928 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1928)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1929_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1929 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1929)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1930_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1930 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1930_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1930 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1930)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1931_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1931 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a>, <a href="/wiki/1931_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1931 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1931_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1931 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1931)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1932 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1932_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1932 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1932)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1933_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1933 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1933_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1933 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1933)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1934_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1934)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1935_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1935_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1935)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1936_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a> (1936)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1937_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1937 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1937)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1938_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1938 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a> (1938)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1939_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1939 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1939)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1940)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1941_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> (1941)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1942_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1942 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1942)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1943_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1943 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1943_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1943 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1943)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1944_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1944 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1944)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1945_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1945 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a> (1945)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Big Nine</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1946_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1946 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1946)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1947_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1947 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1947)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1948 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1948)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1949_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1949 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1949_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1949 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1949)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;;width:1%">Big Ten</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1950_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1950 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1951_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1951 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1951)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1952_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> & <a href="/wiki/1952_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1952 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1952)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1953_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1953 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> & <a href="/wiki/1953_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1953 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1953)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1954_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1954)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1955_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1955 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1956_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1956 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (1956)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1957_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1957 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1957)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1958_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1958 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a></b> (1958)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1959_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1959 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1959)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/1960_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (1960)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1961_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1961)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1962_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1962)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Illinois</a> (1963)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1964_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1964 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1964)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1965_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1965 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></b> (1965)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1966_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1966 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a></b> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1967_Indiana_Hoosiers_football_team" title="1967 Indiana Hoosiers football team">Indiana</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team" title="1967 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team">Minnesota</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="1967 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (1967)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1968 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1968)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1969_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1969 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1969_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1969 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1969)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1970_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1970 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (1970)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1971 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1972 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1972_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1972 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1972)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1973 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1973_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1973 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1974 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1974_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1974 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1974)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1975)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1976 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1976_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1976 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1977 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1977_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1977 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1977)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1978 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1978_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1978 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1979 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1979)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1980 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1980)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1981 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> & <a href="/wiki/1981_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1981 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1982 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1983 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (1983)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1985 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1986 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> & <a href="/wiki/1986_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (1986)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1987 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1987)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1988 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1989 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1989)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1990_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="1990 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="1990 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a>, <a href="/wiki/1990_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1990 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1990_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="1990 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1991 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span 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football team">Northwestern</a> (1996)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/1997_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1997 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (1997)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1998 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/1998_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="1998 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a>, & <a href="/wiki/1998_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (1999)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2000 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a>, <a href="/wiki/2000_Northwestern_Wildcats_football_team" title="2000 Northwestern Wildcats football team">Northwestern</a>, & <a href="/wiki/2000_Purdue_Boilermakers_football_team" title="2000 Purdue Boilermakers football team">Purdue</a> (2000)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team" title="2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team">Illinois</a> (2001)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2002_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> & <a href="/wiki/2002_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> (2002)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2003 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2003)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team" title="2004 Iowa Hawkeyes football team">Iowa</a> & <a href="/wiki/2004_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2004 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2004)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2005 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2005_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (2005)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2006 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2006)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2007 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2007)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2008_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (2008)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2009 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2009)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2010 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> & <a href="/wiki/2010_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (2011)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team" title="2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team">Wisconsin</a> (2012)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2013 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (2013)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2014_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2014 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a></b> (2014)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Michigan_State_Spartans_football_team" title="2015 Michigan State Spartans football team">Michigan State</a> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football_team" title="2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team">Penn State</a> (2016)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2017)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2019 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Ohio State</a> (2020)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2021 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2021)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2022 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a> (2022)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><b><a href="/wiki/2023_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="2023 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</a></b> (2023)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Oregon_Ducks_football_team" title="2024 Oregon Ducks football team">Oregon</a> (2024)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#0088CE;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div>National championships in bold</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img 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