Big Ten football returned in its full capacity this past weekend, with every team kicking off their 2021 season.
There were numerous greats games across the league, with some even being conference match-ups. The big winners from the true opening weekend included Penn State, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan and Michigan State,. On the flip side, the biggest losers were Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Here’s a look at this week’s Big Ten results, updated standings based on those results and a peek ahead to next week’s slate:
Scores
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Here are the scores from this past weekend’s Big Ten games: -Temple (14) at Rutgers (61) –Ohio State (45) at Minnesota (31) –Michigan State (38) at Northwestern (21) –Penn State (16) at Wisconsin (10) -Western Michigan (14) at Michigan (47) -Fordham (7) at Nebraska (52) -Indiana (6) at Iowa (34) -West Virginia (24) at Maryland (30) -Oregon State (21) at Purdue (30) –UTSA (37) at Illinois (30)
Standings
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Big Ten East Division
|
Team |
Conference Record |
Conference Win % |
Overall Record |
Overall Win % |
Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Michigan State |
1-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Ohio State |
1-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Penn State |
1-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Maryland |
0-0 |
0.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Michigan |
0-0 |
0.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Rutgers |
0-0 |
0.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Indiana |
0-1 |
0.000 |
0-1 |
0.000 |
L1 |
Big Ten West Division
|
Team |
Conference Record |
Conference Win % |
Overall Record |
Overall Win % |
Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Illinois |
1-0 |
1.000 |
1-1 |
0.500 |
L1 |
|
Iowa |
1-0 |
1.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Purdue |
0-0 |
0.000 |
1-0 |
1.000 |
W1 |
|
Nebraska |
0-1 |
0.000 |
1-1 |
0.500 |
W1 |
|
Minnesota |
0-1 |
0.000 |
0-1 |
0.000 |
L1 |
|
Northwestern |
0-1 |
0.000 |
0-1 |
0.000 |
L1 |
|
Wisconsin |
0-1 |
0.000 |
0-1 |
0.000 |
L1 |
Next Week’s Match-Ups
Kyle Robertson/Columbus Dispatch
Here are the match-ups for this upcoming weekend’s Big Ten games: Saturday (Sept. 11) -Illinois at Virginia (11 a.m. on ACC Network) -Youngstown State at Michigan State (12 p.m. on BTN) -Oregon at Ohio State (12 p.m. on FOX) -Miami (OH) at Minnesota (12 p.m. on ESPNU) -Indiana State at Northwestern (12 p.m. on BTN) -Rutgers at Syracuse (2 p.m. on ACC Network) -Purdue at UConn (3 p.m. on CBS Sports Network) -Ball State at Penn State (3:30 p.m. on FS1) -Buffalo at Nebraska (3:30 p.m. on BTN) -Iowa at Iowa State (4:30 p.m. on ABC) -Eastern Michigan at Wisconsin (7 p.m. on FS1) -Idaho at Indiana (7:30 p.m. on BTN) -Howard at Maryland (7:30 p.m. on BTN) -Washington at Michigan (8 p.m. on ABC) *All kickoff times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
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