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130 Years

130 Years Table
			Overall				Conference				SRS		Polls
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
1	2023	Big Ten	8	5	0	.615	5	4	0	.556	2.53	2.45						David Braun (8-5)	Las Vegas Bowl (W)
2	2022	Big Ten	1	11	0	.083	1	8	0	.111	-7.43	4.74						Pat Fitzgerald (1-11)
3	2021	Big Ten	3	9	0	.250	1	8	0	.111	-5.72	3.70						Pat Fitzgerald (3-9)
4	2020	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778	6	1	0	.857	12.55	4.88		10	10	8	14	Pat Fitzgerald (7-2)	Citrus Bowl (W)
5	2019	Big Ten	3	9	0	.250	1	8	0	.111	-3.13	3.46						Pat Fitzgerald (3-9)
6	2018	Big Ten	9	5	0	.643	8	1	0	.889	7.51	5.94		20	21	19	22	Pat Fitzgerald (9-5)	Holiday Bowl (W)
7	2017	Big Ten	10	3	0	.769	7	2	0	.778	11.36	5.13		17	17	21	21	Pat Fitzgerald (10-3)	Music City Bowl (W)
8	2016	Big Ten	7	6	0	.538	5	4	0	.556	5.46	3.07						Pat Fitzgerald (7-6)	Pinstripe Bowl (W)
9	2015	Big Ten	10	3	0	.769	6	2	0	.750	7.30	4.23		12	23	13	13	Pat Fitzgerald (10-3)	Outback Bowl (L)
10	2014	Big Ten	5	7	0	.417	3	5	0	.375	0.80	1.63						Pat Fitzgerald (5-7)
11	2013	Big Ten	5	7	0	.417	1	7	0	.125	1.20	2.03	22	16				Pat Fitzgerald (5-7)
12	2012	Big Ten	10	3	0	.769	5	3	0	.625	8.97	0.97		17	17			Pat Fitzgerald (10-3)	Gator Bowl (W)
13	2011	Big Ten	6	7	0	.462	3	5	0	.375	1.66	0.43						Pat Fitzgerald (6-7)	Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (L)
14	2010	Big Ten	7	6	0	.538	3	5	0	.375	-1.44	-1.06						Pat Fitzgerald (7-6)	Ticket City Bowl (L)
15	2009	Big Ten	8	5	0	.615	5	3	0	.625	-0.39	-1.93						Pat Fitzgerald (8-5)	Outback Bowl (L)
16	2008	Big Ten	9	4	0	.692	5	3	0	.625	4.82	-0.11		22				Pat Fitzgerald (9-4)	Alamo Bowl (L)
17	2007	Big Ten	6	6	0	.500	3	5	0	.375	-3.70	-1.45						Pat Fitzgerald (6-6)
18	2006	Big Ten	4	8	0	.333	2	6	0	.250	-7.39	0.11						Pat Fitzgerald (4-8)
19	2005	Big Ten	7	5	0	.583	5	3	0	.625	9.27	8.44		21				Randy Walker (7-5)	Sun Bowl (L)
20	2004	Big Ten	6	6	0	.500	5	3	0	.625	1.71	5.04						Randy Walker (6-6)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
21	2003	Big Ten	6	7	0	.462	4	4	0	.500	0.09	4.47						Randy Walker (6-7)	Motor City Bowl (L)
22	2002	Big Ten	3	9	0	.250	1	7	0	.125	-8.05	3.36						Randy Walker (3-9)
23	2001	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364	2	6	0	.250	-1.01	3.26	16	14				Randy Walker (4-7)
24	2000	Big Ten	8	4	0	.667	6	2	0	.750	8.85	4.26		12				Randy Walker (8-4)	Alamo Bowl (L)
25	1999	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	1	7	0	.125	-5.76	6.06						Randy Walker (3-8)
26	1998	Big Ten	3	9	0	.250	0	8	0	.000	-6.28	2.72						Gary Barnett (3-9)
27	1997	Big Ten	5	7	0	.417	3	5	0	.375	2.56	4.48		21				Gary Barnett (5-7)
28	1996	Big Ten	9	3	0	.750	7	1	0	.875	8.75	2.84	18	10	15			Gary Barnett (9-3)	Citrus Bowl (L)
29	1995	Big Ten	10	2	0	.833	8	0	0	1.000	19.60	9.27		3	8			Gary Barnett (10-2)	Rose Bowl (L)
30	1994	Big Ten	3	7	1	.318	2	6	0	.250	-0.81	9.65						Gary Barnett (3-7-1)		record adjusted to 4-6-1 by NCAA
31	1993	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182	0	8	0	.000	-2.05	8.68						Gary Barnett (2-9)
32	1992	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	3	5	0	.375	-4.57	7.61						Gary Barnett (3-8)
33	1991	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	2	6	0	.250	-6.87	2.58						Francis Peay (3-8)
34	1990	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182	1	7	0	.125	-6.62	3.65						Francis Peay (2-9)
35	1989	Big Ten	0	11	0	.000	0	8	0	.000	-14.37	2.45						Francis Peay (0-11)
36	1988	Big Ten	2	8	1	.227	2	5	1	.313	-7.71	2.38						Francis Peay (2-8-1)
37	1987	Big Ten	2	8	1	.227	2	6	0	.250	-8.31	2.69						Francis Peay (2-8-1)
38	1986	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364	2	6	0	.250	-3.89	0.39						Francis Peay (4-7)
39	1985	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	1	7	0	.125	-8.76	3.15						Dennis Green (3-8)
40	1984	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182	2	7	0	.222	-8.35	5.56						Dennis Green (2-9)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
41	1983	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182	2	7	0	.222	-10.66	5.79						Dennis Green (2-9)
42	1982	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	2	7	0	.222	-7.67	3.06						Dennis Green (3-8)
43	1981	Big Ten	0	11	0	.000	0	9	0	.000	-14.39	6.98						Dennis Green (0-11)
44	1980	Big Ten	0	11	0	.000	0	9	0	.000	-13.30	7.25						Rick Venturi (0-11)
45	1979	Big Ten	1	10	0	.091	0	9	0	.000	-10.05	7.50						Rick Venturi (1-10)
46	1978	Big Ten	0	10	1	.045	0	8	1	.056	-13.60	7.31						Rick Venturi (0-10-1)
47	1977	Big Ten	1	10	0	.091	1	8	0	.111	-7.38	9.08						John Pont (1-10)
48	1976	Big Ten	1	10	0	.091	1	7	0	.125	-4.27	7.73						John Pont (1-10)
49	1975	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	2	6	0	.250	-5.60	5.03						John Pont (3-8)
50	1974	Big Ten	3	8	0	.273	2	6	0	.250	-5.62	7.38						John Pont (3-8)
51	1973	Big Ten	4	7	0	.364	4	4	0	.500	4.52	9.25						John Pont (4-7)
52	1972	Big Ten	2	9	0	.182	1	8	0	.111	-3.50	6.60						Alex Agase (2-9)
53	1971	Big Ten	7	4	0	.636	6	3	0	.667	9.30	5.30	20	19				Alex Agase (7-4)
54	1970	Big Ten	6	4	0	.600	6	1	0	.857	13.90	9.50		18				Alex Agase (6-4)
55	1969	Big Ten	3	7	0	.300	3	4	0	.429	-1.81	9.89						Alex Agase (3-7)
56	1968	Big Ten	1	9	0	.100	1	6	0	.143	-7.33	10.47						Alex Agase (1-9)
57	1967	Big Ten	3	7	0	.300	2	5	0	.286	-0.44	4.16						Alex Agase (3-7)
58	1966	Big Ten	3	6	1	.350	2	4	1	.357	-0.17	6.23						Alex Agase (3-6-1)
59	1965	Big Ten	4	6	0	.400	3	4	0	.429	6.47	10.87						Alex Agase (4-6)
60	1964	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333	2	5	0	.286	5.35	11.57						Alex Agase (3-6)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
61	1963	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556	3	4	0	.429	13.03	10.69	6	4				Ara Parseghian (5-4)
62	1962	Big Ten	7	2	0	.778	4	2	0	.667	20.19	12.97		1				Ara Parseghian (7-2)
63	1961	Big Ten	4	5	0	.444	2	4	0	.333	9.53	8.64						Ara Parseghian (4-5)
64	1960	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556	3	4	0	.429	15.46	12.79	14	6				Ara Parseghian (5-4)
65	1959	Big Ten	6	3	0	.667	4	3	0	.571	14.71	10.60	10	2				Ara Parseghian (6-3)
66	1958	Big Ten	5	4	0	.556	3	4	0	.429	16.61	11.61		4				Ara Parseghian (5-4)
67	1957	Big Ten	0	9	0	.000	0	7	0	.000	-6.57	12.98						Ara Parseghian (0-9)
68	1956	Big Ten	4	4	1	.500	3	3	1	.500	8.57	8.24						Ara Parseghian (4-4-1)
69	1955	Big Ten	0	8	1	.056	0	6	1	.071	-9.95	4.94						Lou Saban (0-8-1)
70	1954	Big Ten	2	7	0	.222	1	5	0	.167	5.79	11.23						Robert Voigts (2-7)
71	1953	Big Ten	3	6	0	.333	0	6	0	.000	4.90	10.24		18				Robert Voigts (3-6)
72	1952	Western	2	6	1	.278	2	5	0	.286	1.88	10.32						Robert Voigts (2-6-1)
73	1951	Western	5	4	0	.556	2	4	0	.333	10.06	10.17		13				Robert Voigts (5-4)
74	1950	Western	6	3	0	.667	3	3	0	.500	10.41	8.41		9				Robert Voigts (6-3)
75	1949	Western	4	5	0	.444	3	4	0	.429	13.62	14.50		13				Robert Voigts (4-5)
76	1948	Western	8	2	0	.800	5	1	0	.833	20.03	11.73		3	7			Robert Voigts (8-2)	Rose Bowl (W)
77	1947	Western	3	6	0	.333	2	4	0	.333	10.65	16.88						Robert Voigts (3-6)
78	1946	Western	4	4	1	.500	2	3	1	.417	10.19	9.64		6				Pappy Waldorf (4-4-1)
79	1945	Western	4	4	1	.500	3	3	1	.500	11.13	13.57		20				Pappy Waldorf (4-4-1)
80	1944	Western	1	7	1	.167	0	5	1	.083	3.39	14.28						Pappy Waldorf (1-7-1)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
81	1943	Western	6	2	0	.750	5	1	0	.833	24.41	15.28		8	9			Pappy Waldorf (6-2)
82	1942	Western	1	9	0	.100	0	6	0	.000	2.75	12.45						Pappy Waldorf (1-9)
83	1941	Western	5	3	0	.625	4	2	0	.667	19.59	11.46		5	11			Pappy Waldorf (5-3)
84	1940	Western	6	2	0	.750	4	2	0	.667	24.37	13.37		4	8			Pappy Waldorf (6-2)
85	1939	Western	3	4	1	.438	3	2	1	.583	6.62	9.49						Pappy Waldorf (3-4-1)
86	1938	Western	4	2	2	.625	2	1	2	.600	15.63	9.26		7	17			Pappy Waldorf (4-2-2)
87	1937	Western	4	4	0	.500	3	3	0	.500	7.01	4.76		7				Pappy Waldorf (4-4)
88	1936	Western	7	1	0	.875	6	0	0	1.000	13.58	6.46		1	7			Pappy Waldorf (7-1)
89	1935	Western	4	3	1	.563	2	3	1	.417	9.37	8.00						Pappy Waldorf (4-3-1)
90	1934	Western	3	5	0	.375	2	3	0	.400	0.89	7.89						Dick Hanley (3-5)
91	1933	Western	1	5	2	.250	1	4	1	.250	9.90	12.65						Dick Hanley (1-5-2)
92	1932	Western	3	4	1	.438	2	3	1	.417	14.08	11.46						Dick Hanley (3-4-1)
93	1931	Western	7	1	1	.833	5	1	0	.833	18.63	7.29						Dick Hanley (7-1-1)
94	1930	Western	7	1	0	.875	5	0	0	1.000	24.75	9.37						Dick Hanley (7-1)
95	1929	Western	6	3	0	.667	3	2	0	.600	6.41	2.74						Dick Hanley (6-3)
96	1928	Western	5	3	0	.625	2	3	0	.400	10.86	6.86						Dick Hanley (5-3)
97	1927	Western	4	4	0	.500	2	3	0	.400	6.12	5.50						Dick Hanley (4-4)
98	1926	Western	7	1	0	.875	5	0	0	1.000	18.77	1.89						Glenn Thistlethwaite (7-1)
99	1925	Western	5	3	0	.625	3	1	0	.750	6.59	4.09						Glenn Thistlethwaite (5-3)
100	1924	Western	4	4	0	.500	1	3	0	.250	6.05	3.55						Glenn Thistlethwaite (4-4)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
101	1923	Western	2	6	0	.250	0	6	0	.000	-2.96	1.92						Glenn Thistlethwaite (2-6)
102	1922	Western	3	3	1	.500	1	3	1	.300	3.69	1.83						Glenn Thistlethwaite (3-3-1)
103	1921	Western	1	6	0	.143	0	5	0	.000	-8.00	2.86						Elmer McDevitt (1-6)
104	1920	Western	3	4	0	.429	2	3	0	.400	2.05	5.76						Elmer McDevitt (3-4)
105	1919	Western	2	5	0	.286	1	4	0	.200	-0.29	5.72						Charlie Bachman (2-5)
106	1918	Western	2	2	1	.500	1	1	0	.500	3.99	4.19						Fred Murphy (2-2-1)
107	1917	Western	5	2	0	.714	3	2	0	.600	9.49	3.20						Fred Murphy (5-2)
108	1916	Western	6	1	0	.857	4	1	0	.800	7.61	-2.54						Fred Murphy (6-1)
109	1915	Western	2	5	0	.286	0	5	0	.000	-1.70	2.73						Fred Murphy (2-5)
110	1914	Western	1	6	0	.143	0	6	0	.000	-11.74	7.83						Fred Murphy (1-6)
111	1913	Western	1	6	0	.143	0	6	0	.000	-8.37	6.92						Dennis Grady (1-6)
112	1912	Western	2	3	1	.417	2	3	0	.400	2.53	6.86						Charles Hammett (2-3-1)
113	1911	Western	3	4	0	.429	1	4	0	.200	-0.16	1.41						Charles Hammett (3-4)
114	1910	Western	1	3	1	.300	0	2	1	.167	-6.97	-0.17						Charles Hammett (1-3-1)
115	1909	Western	1	3	1	.300	1	3	0	.250	-8.56	1.24						Bill Horr (1-3-1)
116	1908	Western	2	2	0	.500	0	2	0	.000	-1.73	-1.73						Alton Johnson (2-2)
117	1905	Western	8	2	1	.773	0	2	0	.000	5.78	-3.85						Walter McCornack (8-2-1)
118	1904	Western	8	2	0	.800	1	2	0	.333	14.17	2.07						Walter McCornack (8-2)
119	1903	Western	10	1	3	.821	1	0	2	.667	6.47	-4.10						Walter McCornack (10-1-3)
120	1902	Western	6	6	0	.500	0	4	0	.000	0.33	1.08						Charles Hollister (6-6)
Rk	Year	Conf	W	L	T	Pct	W	L	T	Pct	SRS	SOS	AP Pre	AP High	AP Post	CFP High	CFP Final	Coach(es)	Bowl	Notes
121	1901	Western	8	2	1	.773	3	2	0	.600	8.90	2.45						Charles Hollister (8-2-1)
122	1900	Western	7	2	3	.708	2	1	2	.600	4.85	-0.48						Charles Hollister (7-2-3)
123	1899	Western	7	6	0	.538	2	2	0	.500	0.56	-1.36						Charles Hollister (6-6)
124	1898	Western	9	4	1	.679	0	4	0	.000	1.98	-4.09						W.H. Bannard (9-4-1)
125	1897	Western	5	3	0	.625	0	2	0	.000	-3.45	-5.33						Jesse Van Doozer (5-3)
126	1896	Western	6	1	2	.778	2	1	1	.625	5.63	-3.26						Alvin Culver (6-1-2)
127	1895	Ind	6	5	0	.545					3.67	-1.15						Alvin Culver (6-5)
128	1894	Ind	4	5	0	.444					-11.97	-4.75						A.A. Ewing (4-5)
129	1893	Ind	2	5	3	.350					-2.61	1.40						Paul Noyes (2-5-3)
130	1892	Ind	6	4	2	.583					-0.61	-2.94						Knowlton Ames (5-3-2)

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