Record*: 80-59, .576 W-L% (3rd of 12) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 69-59 by NCAA.
SRS: 3.54 (6th of 12) ▪ SOS: 0.82 (6th of 12)
Conference Champion: Ohio State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 3 (Iowa, Ohio State and Penn State)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 (Iowa, Ohio State, Penn 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 | 29.0 | 12.5 | 14.71 | 1.71 | |
| Iowa | 11 | 2 | .846 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 23.2 | 15.4 | 10.26 | 1.87 | |
| Penn State | 11 | 2 | .846 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 28.8 | 12.2 | 13.86 | -0.75 | W-L-T adjusted to 0-2 by NCAA. |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 3 | .769 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 31.8 | 21.8 | 8.19 | 0.35 | |
| Northwestern | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 25.9 | 24.5 | -0.39 | -1.93 | |
| Michigan State | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 29.7 | 26.3 | 2.52 | 1.68 | |
| Purdue | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 27.8 | 29.1 | 0.79 | 1.70 | |
| Minnesota | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 20.9 | 23.8 | -0.10 | 2.67 | |
| Illinois | 3 | 9 | .250 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 24.2 | 30.2 | -3.67 | 2.24 | |
| Michigan | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 29.5 | 27.5 | -1.51 | -0.26 | |
| Indiana | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 23.5 | 29.5 | -5.75 | -0.25 | |
| School | Pre | 9/8 | 9/13 | 9/20 | 9/27 | 10/4 | 10/11 | 10/18 | 10/25 | 11/1 | 11/8 | 11/15 | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Iowa | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Penn State | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Wisconsin | 24 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | 25 | 23 | 22 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-05 | Orange Bowl | Iowa | 24 | Georgia Tech | 14 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) |
| 2010-01-02 | Alamo Bowl | Texas Tech | 41 | Michigan State | 31 | Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX) |
| 2010-01-01 | Capital One Bowl | Penn State | 19 | Louisiana State | 17 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2010-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Auburn | 38 | Northwestern | 35 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 2010-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Ohio State | 26 | Oregon | 17 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
| 2009-12-31 | Insight Bowl | Iowa State | 14 | Minnesota | 13 | Insight Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
| 2009-12-29 | Champs Sports Bowl | Wisconsin | 20 | Miami (FL) | 14 | Champs Sports Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year: | Greg Jones (Michigan State) |
| Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year: | John Clay (Wisconsin) |
| Big Ten Coach of the Year: | Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) |