Record: 52-38-1, .577 W-L% (1st of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 11.51 (1st of 12) ▪ SOS: 8.95 (1st of 12)
Conference Champion: Ohio State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State and Purdue)
| Rk | Coach | School | W | L | T | Pct | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woody Hayes | Ohio State | 8 | 0 | 1 | .944 | |
| 2 | Murray Warmath | Minnesota | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | |
| 3 | Duffy Daugherty | Michigan State | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | |
| 4 | Milt Bruhn | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| 5 | Bump Elliott | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| 6 | Jack Mollenkopf | Purdue | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | |
| 7 | Jerry Burns | Iowa | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | |
| 8 | Ara Parseghian | Northwestern | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | |
| 9 | Phil Dickens | Indiana | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | |
| 10 | Pete Elliott | Illinois | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 |