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2026 · Regular Season
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Standings
1st in Big Ten
Big Ten Conference
2026
ESPN standings
| Team | W | PF | PA | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana Hoosiers | 5 | 221 | 54 | W5 |
 Nebraska Cornhuskers | 5 | 218 | 71 | W5 |
 UCLA Bruins | 4 | 179 | 75 | W4 |
 USC Trojans | 5 | 224 | 153 | W1 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 4 | 160 | 90 | W3 |
 Ohio State Buckeyes | 4 | 211 | 63 | W3 |
 Wisconsin Badgers | 4 | 158 | 83 | W4 |
 Iowa Hawkeyes | 4 | 145 | 63 | L1 |
 Oregon Ducks | 3 | 190 | 93 | W2 |
 Northwestern Wildcats | 3 | 132 | 67 | W1 |
 Michigan Wolverines | 3 | 115 | 79 | L2 |
 Penn State Nittany Lions | 3 | 160 | 80 | L2 |
 Washington Huskies | 3 | 133 | 92 | L2 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 2 | 152 | 175 | W1 |
 Illinois Fighting Illini | 2 | 153 | 130 | L2 |
 Maryland Terrapins | 2 | 152 | 151 | L3 |
 Michigan State Spartans | 2 | 91 | 116 | L3 |
 Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 1 | 150 | 161 | L1 |
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Minnesota Golden GophersatPurdue BoilermakersSat, 5:00 PM PDTNews
- 2027 NFL draft QB rankings: Arch Manning, Dante Moore, Drew Mestemaker in top 15Oct 9, 2026
- College football's backup quarterback talent drainOct 7, 2026
- College Football Playoff 2026: Bubble Watch after Week 5Oct 6, 2026
- 2026-27 Week 5 College Football Playoff, bowl projectionsOct 5, 2026
- Minnesota squares off against Purdue in Big Ten playOct 4, 2026
- Live Week 5 in college football: Ohio State-Iowa and moreOct 3, 2026
- Coach P.J. Fleck crowd surfs in locker room after Minnesota upsets MichiganOct 3, 2026
- Whittingham calls Michigan one of his biggest challenges in 40-plus yearsOct 3, 2026
Roster
Full scheduleOffense
#58 Jaden BallOL
#26 Zeke BatesRB
#78 Ashton BeersOL#85 Rico BlassingameWR
#56 Brett CarrollOL
#28 Niko CastilloRB
#81 Josiah DozierWR
#20 Ryan EstradaRB
#9 Xavier FordRB
#75 Mark HandyOL
#18 Donielle HayesWR
#87 Kaden HelmsTE
#89 Quayd HendryxWR
#13 Noah JenningsWR
#65 Greg JohnsonOL
#82 Julian JohnsonTE
#15 Owen LansuQB
#60 Kaveon LeeOL
#5 Drake LindseyQB
#7 Bradley MartinoWR
#69 Gavin MeierOL
#12 Michael MerdingerQB
#84 Hayden MooreWR
#59 Tony NelsonOL
#16 Brady PalmerQB
#83 Sam PetersTE
#44 George RohlTE
#50 Nathan RoyOL
#66 Beckett SchreiberOL
#6 Max ShikenjanskiQB
#51 Daniel ShippOL
#88 Jacob SimpsonTE
#8 Jalen SmithWR
#77 Nick SpenceOL
#25 Zion SteptoeWR
#24 Braiden StevensWR
#1 Darius TaylorRB
#57 Aaron ThomasOL
#22 Jaron ThomasRB
#23 TJ ThomasRB
#3 Perry ThompsonWR
#71 Lucas TielschOL
#11 Javon TracyWRDefense
#88 Josiah AnyansiDL
#47 Enoch AtewogbolaDL
#48 Aaden AytchDL
#6 Maverick BaranowskiLB
#97 Jeremiah BensonDL
#14 Kerry BrownDB
#3 TJ Bush Jr.DL
#46 Mason CarrierLB
#90 Xion ChapmanDL
#41 Anthony CharlesDL
#35 Nate ClevelandLB
#70 Naquan CrowderDL
#16 Hudson DunnLB
#8 Mike GeraldDB
#19 Joey GerlachLB
#7 Aidan GousbyDB
#23 Lamont HamiltonDB
#95 Colin HansenDL
#4 Zack HardenDB
#55 Jaylin HicksDL
#33 Rhett HlavackaDL
#25 Justin HopkinsDB
#1 Jaxon HowardDL
#91 Howie JohnsonDL
#92 Sid KabaDL
#2 Emmanuel KarmoLB
#18 Rhyland KellyDB
#49 Matt KingsburyLB
#98 Adam KissayiDL
#20 Parker KnutsonDB
#31 Jordan LampkinsDB
#32 Angel LucianoLB
#45 Sam MacyDL
#15 Samuel MaduDB
#29 Andrew MarshallLB
#11 Karter MenzDL
#9 Garrison MonroeDB
#17 John NestorDB
#21 Naiim ParrishDB
#24 Chance PayneDB
#13 Zahir RainerDB
#99 Theorin RandleDL
#28 Trason RichardsonDB
#94 Mo SaineDL
#27 Simon SeidlDB
#0 Anthony SmithDL
#22 Mekhai SmithDB
#44 Ethan StendelLB
#56 Jay'Quan StubbsDL
#93 Riley SunramDL
#96 Abu TarawallieDL
Schedule
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