1988 Big Ten Conference football season

November 2025 August 2023 1988 Big Ten Conference football season NCAA Division I-A Football Former Big Ten Conference Logo 1986-1991.png 125px 10 Michigan Champions Football 1987 1989 The 1988 Big Ten Conference football season was the 93rd season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Regular season The No. 4 Michigan Wolverines won the 1988 Big Ten championship with a 7-0-1 conference mark (tying Iowa) and a trip to play USC in the Rose Bowl, winning that game 22-14.2025 BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE Big Ten Conference November 4, 2025 https://img.boostsport.ai/2025_BIG_TEN_FOOTBALL_MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf 91–99 PDF Michigan State came in second at 6-1-1 (6-5-1 overall), also tying Iowa. Illinois finished third at 5-2-1 (6-5-1 overall), tying Minnesota. Iowa came in fourth with a 4-1-3 conference record, with their third tie coming against Ohio State. No. 20 Indiana finished in fifth place at 5-3 (8-3-1 overall). Purdue was sixth at 3-5 (4-7 overall), while Ohio State and Northwestern tied for seventh place with 2-5-1 Big Ten records. Northwestern played Minnesota to a second tied game. Wisconsin came in ninth place at 1-7 (1-10 overall) while Minnesota posted an 0-6-2 conference mark (2-7-2 overall). With tie games being eliminated for the 1995 season's bowl games, the 1988 Big Ten season remains the most recent year that the conference had three or more league games end in a tie: Oct. 1: Iowa 10, Michigan State 10 (at Spartan Stadium)https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-iowa-michigan-state-battle/173715706/ The Courier Iowa, Michigan State battle to 10–10 standoff October 2, 1988 June 2, 2025 Newspapers.com Oct. 8: Northwestern 28, Minnesota 28 (at the Metrodome)https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-la-crosse-tribune-gophers-wildcats/173650252/ The La Crosse Tribune Gophers, Wildcats play to tie October 9, 1988 June 1, 2025 Newspapers.com Oct. 15: Michigan 15, Iowa 15 (at Kinnick Stadium)https://www.newspapers.com/article/quad-city-times-iowa-michigan-fight-to/173715837/ Quad-City Times Iowa, Michigan fight to a draw October 16, 1988 June 2, 2025 Newspapers.com Oct. 29: Illinois 27, Minnesota 27 (at the Metrodome)https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-late-fg-lets-illin/173650558/ The Rock Island Argus Late FG lets Illini tie Gophers October 30, 1988 June 1, 2025 Newspapers.com Nov. 12: Ohio State 24, Iowa 24 (at Kinnick Stadium)https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-nonpareil-buckeyes-become-thir/173713579/ The Daily Nonpareil Buckeyes become third Hawkeye tie November 13, 1988 June 2, 2025 Newspapers.com Bowl games 1988–89 NCAA football bowl games Five Big Ten teams played in bowl games, with the conference going 2-3 overall: Rose Bowl: No. 11 Michigan 22, No. 5 USC 14 Gator Bowl: No. 19 Georgia 34, Michigan State 27 Peach Bowl: NC State 28, Iowa 23 All-American Bowl: Florida 14, Illinois 10 Liberty Bowl: Indiana 34, South Carolina 10 1989 NFL draft References