Record*: 82-58, .586 W-L% (3rd of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 73-58 by NCAA.
SRS: 3.42 (6th of 12) ▪ SOS: 0.03 (6th of 12)
Conference Champion: Ohio State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Ohio State | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 31.4 | 12.8 | 14.84 | 0.53 | |
| Illinois | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 27.8 | 21.8 | 8.07 | 1.76 | |
| Michigan | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 27.2 | 21.4 | 7.91 | 2.68 | |
| Wisconsin | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 29.5 | 23.2 | 5.31 | 0.08 | |
| Penn State | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 30.3 | 17.5 | 9.09 | 0.32 | W-L-T adjusted to 0-4 by NCAA. |
| Iowa | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 18.5 | 18.8 | -3.43 | -2.10 | |
| Purdue | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 34.3 | 26.5 | 4.24 | -1.69 | |
| Indiana | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 31.7 | 28.5 | 0.34 | -1.43 | |
| Michigan State | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 33.1 | 26.6 | 6.69 | 1.69 | |
| Northwestern | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 25.8 | 31.0 | -3.70 | -1.45 | |
| Minnesota | 1 | 11 | .083 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 26.3 | 36.7 | -11.69 | -0.02 | |
| School | Pre | 9/4 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Michigan | 5 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 18 | |||||||||
| Illinois | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 24 | ||||
| Penn State | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 21 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Purdue | 23 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-01-07 | BCS Championship | Louisiana State | 38 | Ohio State | 24 | BCS Championship (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2008-01-01 | Capital One Bowl | Michigan | 41 | Florida | 35 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2008-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Tennessee | 21 | Wisconsin | 17 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 2008-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Southern California | 49 | Illinois | 17 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 2007-12-31 | Insight Bowl | Oklahoma State | 49 | Indiana | 33 | Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 2007-12-29 | Alamo Bowl | Penn State | 24 | Texas A&M | 17 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |
| 2007-12-28 | Champs Sports Bowl | Boston College | 24 | Michigan State | 21 | Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2007-12-26 | Motor City Bowl | Purdue | 51 | Central Michigan | 48 | Motor City Bowl (Detroit, MI) |
| Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year: | James Laurinaitis (Ohio State) |
| Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year: | Rashard Mendenhall (Illinois) |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year: | Ron Zook (Illinois) |