Record*: 75-54, .581 W-L% (2nd of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 64-54 by NCAA.
SRS: 9.67 (1st of 12) ▪ SOS: 6.79 (1st of 12)
Conference Champion: Ohio State and Penn State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Purdue)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 3 (Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Penn State | 11 | 1 | .917 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 34.4 | 17.0 | 20.41 | 6.91 | W-L-T adjusted to 0-1 by NCAA. |
| Ohio State | 10 | 2 | .833 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 32.7 | 15.3 | 22.97 | 8.89 | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 3 | .769 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 34.3 | 23.8 | 11.81 | 4.19 | |
| Iowa | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 11.30 | 5.05 | |
| Michigan | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 28.8 | 20.3 | 14.86 | 9.36 | |
| Northwestern | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 32.3 | 33.9 | 9.27 | 8.44 | |
| Minnesota | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 35.8 | 29.0 | 11.31 | 6.81 | |
| Purdue | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 30.0 | 28.1 | 7.13 | 6.68 | |
| Michigan State | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 33.8 | 28.7 | 8.32 | 6.32 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 22.5 | 32.8 | -3.50 | 4.68 | |
| Illinois | 2 | 9 | .182 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 17.0 | 39.5 | -7.54 | 7.37 | |
| School | Pre | 9/6 | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 16 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Ohio State | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 17 | 14 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 15 | ||||
| Iowa | 11 | 8 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||
| Michigan | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| Michigan State | 17 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | 18 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 21 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-01-03 | Orange Bowl | Penn State | 26 | Florida State | 23 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 2006-01-02 | Capital One Bowl | Wisconsin | 24 | Auburn | 10 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2006-01-02 | Fiesta Bowl | Ohio State | 34 | Notre Dame | 20 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 2006-01-02 | Outback Bowl | Florida | 31 | Iowa | 24 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 2005-12-30 | Music City Bowl | Virginia | 34 | Minnesota | 31 | Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) |
| 2005-12-30 | Sun Bowl | UCLA | 50 | Northwestern | 38 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) |
| 2005-12-28 | Alamo Bowl | Nebraska | 32 | Michigan | 28 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |
| Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year: | A.J. Hawk (Ohio State) |
| Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year: | Brett Basanez (Northwestern) |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year: | Joe Paterno (Penn State) |