Big Ten football predictions: Projecting every team’s 2026 record

By admin — In News — August 29, 2026

   ​College football is officially here, with Week 0 having kicked off on Saturday. In that, the first Big Ten team notched its first win, with USC having taken down San Jose State (the Trojans will have yet another game before most, with Fresno State coming to Los Angeles on Friday next week). But which teams will reign supreme in the conference of champions?We went through every single Big Ten team’s schedule and predicted the winners and losers of every game. In that, you can find predictions for all 12 regular season games and final record predictions for all 18 teams. Here are our prognostications for every team’s season in 2026.Illinois Fighting IlliniWins: UAB, Duke, Southern Illinois, Purdue, Michigan State, Maryland, IowaLosses: Ohio State,Oregon, Nebraska, UCLA, NorthwesternRecord: 7-5Indiana HoosiersWins: North Texas, Howard, Western Kentucky, Northwestern, Rutgers, Nebraska, Ohio State, Minnesota, USC, Washington, PurdueLosses: MichiganRecord: 11-1Iowa HawkeyesWins: Northern Illinois, Iowa State, Northern Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, NebraskaLosses: Michigan, Ohio State, Washington, Minnesota, IllinoisRecord: 7-5Maryland TerrapinsWins: Hampton, UConn, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, PurdueLosses: UCLA, Nebraska, Ohio State, Illinois, Wisconsin, USC, Penn StateRecord: 5-7Michigan State SpartansWins: Toledo, Eastern Michigan, RutgersLosses: Notre Dame, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, UCLA, Michigan, Washington, OregonRecord: 3-9Michigan Wolverines Wins: Western Michigan, Oklahoma, UTEP, Iowa, Penn State, Indiana, Rutgers, Michigan State, UCLALosses: Minnesota, Oregon, Ohio StateRecord: 9-3Minnesota Golden GophersWins: Eastern Illinois, Mississippi State, Akron, Michigan, Purdue, Iowa, UCLA, Northwestern, WisconsinLosses: Washington, Indiana, Penn StateRecord: 9-3Nebraska CornhuskersWins: Ohio, Bowling Green, North Dakota, Michigan State, Maryland, Illinois, RutgersLosses: Indiana, Oregon, Washington, Ohio State, IowaRecord: 7-5Northwestern WildcatsWins: South Dakota State, Colorado, Ball State, Michigan State, Rutgers, IllinoisLosses: Indiana, Penn State, Oregon, Iowa, Ohio State, MinnesotaRecord: 6-6Ohio State BuckeyesWins: Ball State, Kent State, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, USC, Northwestern, Nebraska, MichiganLosses: Texas, Indiana, OregonRecord: 9-3Oregon DucksWins: Boise State, Oklahoma State, Portland State, USC, UCLA, Nebraska, Illinois, Northwestern, Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, WashingtonLosses: NoneRecord: 12-0Penn State Nittany LionsWins: Marshall, Temple, Buffalo, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Purdue, Minnesota, Rutgers, MarylandLosses: USC, Michigan, WashingtonRecord: 9-3Purdue BoilermakersWins: Indiana StateLosses: Wake Forest, UCLA, Notre Dame, Illinois, Minnesota, Washington, Penn State, Maryland, Iowa, Wisconsin, IndianaRecord: 1-11Rutgers Scarlet KnightsWins: UMass, Boston College, Howard, WisconsinLosses: USC, Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Michigan StateRecord: 4-8UCLA B  

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