List of Big Ten Conference football champions

This is a list of yearly Big Ten Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed in alphabetical order.

Champions by year
''Note: an asterisk (*) denotes a national championship for that season recognized by the College Football Data Warehouse. See: NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship''

^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of the championship due to NCAA violations.

''† Penn State vacated all wins from the 2005 and 2008 seasons and their shares of the championship due to sanctions stemming from the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

Championships by school
^ Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of championship

† Penn State vacated all wins from the 2005 and 2008 seasons and their shares of the championship

Championships by head coach
^Ohio State vacated all wins from the 2010 season and their share of the championship

†Penn State vactated all wins from the 2005 and 2008 seasons and their shares of the championship