FBS conference belt

The Big Ten Belt

A companion lineage restricted to Big Ten: the belt passes to whoever beats the holder, exactly like the real belt, but only games between two Big Ten members COUNT — and only for the seasons both sides were actually in Big Ten at the time. Caught it by beating Ohio State on December 6, 2025. Defended it 3 more times since. The conference has also been recorded as Western; those seasons count here too.

Next Big Ten gameIndiana at Nebraska · October 10, 2026 · FOX — Nebraska takes it with a win.

218Reigns

855Belt Games

15Programs

Longest Reign

Michigan — 3 yrs, 29 days

November 1, 1902 – November 30, 1905

Most Defenses, One Reign

Ohio State — 27

starting November 10, 2018

Most Reigns, All-Time

Ohio State — 37 separate reigns

15 Big Ten programs have held it

#	Team	Reign	Length	Def.	Won it	Lost it
1	Minnesota	October 17, 1896 – November 7, 1896	21 days	0	Established it (first game on record)	lost to Michigan
2	Michigan	November 7, 1896 – November 25, 1897	1 yr, 18 days	2	beat Minnesota 6–4	lost to Chicago
3	Chicago	November 25, 1897 – November 24, 1898	364 days	3	beat Michigan 21–12	lost to Michigan
4	Michigan	November 24, 1898 – November 30, 1899	1 yr, 6 days	1	beat Chicago 12–11	lost to Wisconsin
5	Wisconsin	November 30, 1899 – December 9, 1899	9 days	0	beat Michigan 17–5	lost to Chicago
6	Chicago	December 9, 1899 – November 3, 1900	329 days	2	beat Wisconsin 17–0	lost to Iowa
7	Iowa	November 3, 1900 – October 26, 1901	357 days	2	beat Chicago 17–0	lost to Minnesota
8	Minnesota	October 26, 1901 – November 16, 1901	21 days	0	beat Iowa 16–0	lost to Wisconsin
9	Wisconsin	November 16, 1901 – November 1, 1902	350 days	1	beat Minnesota 18–0	lost to Michigan
10	Michigan	November 1, 1902 – November 30, 1905	3 yrs, 29 days	11	beat Wisconsin 6–0	lost to Chicago
11	Chicago	November 30, 1905 – November 10, 1906	345 days	2	beat Michigan 2–0	lost to Minnesota
12	Minnesota	November 10, 1906 – November 2, 1907	357 days	1	beat Chicago 4–2	lost to Chicago
13	Chicago	November 2, 1907 – October 30, 1909	1 yr, 362 days	9	beat Minnesota 18–12	lost to Minnesota
14	Minnesota	October 30, 1909 – November 16, 1912	3 yrs, 17 days	9	beat Chicago 20–6	lost to Wisconsin
15	Wisconsin	November 16, 1912 – November 1, 1913	350 days	2	beat Minnesota 14–0	lost to Minnesota
16	Minnesota	November 1, 1913 – November 15, 1913	14 days	0	beat Wisconsin 21–3	lost to Chicago
17	Chicago	November 15, 1913 – November 14, 1914	364 days	6	beat Minnesota 13–7	lost to Illinois
18	Illinois	November 14, 1914 – October 21, 1916	1 yr, 342 days	6	beat Chicago 21–7	lost to Ohio State
19	Ohio State	October 21, 1916 – November 16, 1918	2 yrs, 26 days	7	beat Illinois 7–6	lost to Illinois
20	Illinois	November 16, 1918 – October 25, 1919	343 days	3	beat Ohio State 13–0	lost to Wisconsin
21	Wisconsin	October 25, 1919 – November 1, 1919	7 days	0	beat Illinois 14–10	lost to Minnesota
22	Minnesota	November 1, 1919 – November 8, 1919	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 19–7	lost to Illinois
23	Illinois	November 8, 1919 – November 13, 1920	1 yr, 5 days	6	beat Minnesota 10–6	lost to Wisconsin
24	Wisconsin	November 13, 1920 – November 19, 1921	1 yr, 6 days	5	beat Illinois 14–9	lost to Chicago
25	Chicago	November 19, 1921 – November 3, 1923	1 yr, 349 days	7	beat Wisconsin 3–0	lost to Illinois
26	Illinois	November 3, 1923 – November 15, 1924	1 yr, 12 days	5	beat Chicago 7–0	lost to Minnesota
27	Minnesota	November 15, 1924 – November 21, 1925	1 yr, 6 days	2	beat Illinois 20–7	lost to Michigan
28	Michigan	November 21, 1925 – October 29, 1927	1 yr, 342 days	7	beat Minnesota 35–0	lost to Illinois
29	Illinois	October 29, 1927 – November 3, 1928	1 yr, 5 days	5	beat Michigan 14–0	lost to Michigan
30	Michigan	November 3, 1928 – October 12, 1929	343 days	1	beat Illinois 3–0	lost to Purdue
31	Purdue	October 12, 1929 – October 11, 1930	364 days	4	beat Michigan 30–16	lost to Michigan
32	Michigan	October 11, 1930 – October 17, 1931	1 yr, 6 days	5	beat Purdue 14–13	lost to Ohio State
33	Ohio State	October 17, 1931 – October 24, 1931	7 days	0	beat Michigan 20–7	lost to Northwestern
34	Northwestern	October 24, 1931 – November 28, 1931	35 days	4	beat Ohio State 10–0	lost to Purdue
35	Purdue	November 28, 1931 – November 18, 1933	1 yr, 355 days	9	beat Northwestern 7–0	lost to Iowa
36	Iowa	November 18, 1933 – October 28, 1934	344 days	1	beat Purdue 14–6	lost to Minnesota
37	Minnesota	October 28, 1934 – October 31, 1936	2 yrs, 3 days	11	beat Iowa 48–12	lost to Northwestern
38	Northwestern	October 31, 1936 – October 23, 1937	357 days	4	beat Minnesota 6–0	lost to Ohio State
39	Ohio State	October 23, 1937 – November 6, 1937	14 days	1	beat Northwestern 7–0	lost to Indiana
40	Indiana	November 6, 1937 – November 20, 1937	14 days	1	beat Ohio State 10–0	lost to Purdue
41	Purdue	November 20, 1937 – October 8, 1938	322 days	0	beat Indiana 13–7	lost to Minnesota
42	Minnesota	October 8, 1938 – October 29, 1938	21 days	1	beat Purdue 7–0	lost to Northwestern
43	Northwestern	October 29, 1938 – November 5, 1938	7 days	0	beat Minnesota 6–3	lost to Wisconsin
44	Wisconsin	November 5, 1938 – November 19, 1938	14 days	0	beat Northwestern 20–13	lost to Minnesota
45	Minnesota	November 19, 1938 – October 21, 1939	336 days	1	beat Wisconsin 21–0	lost to Ohio State
46	Ohio State	October 21, 1939 – November 25, 1939	35 days	3	beat Minnesota 23–20	lost to Michigan
47	Michigan	November 25, 1939 – November 9, 1940	350 days	1	beat Ohio State 21–14	lost to Minnesota
48	Minnesota	November 9, 1940 – October 10, 1942	1 yr, 335 days	7	beat Michigan 7–6	lost to Illinois
49	Illinois	October 10, 1942 – October 31, 1942	21 days	1	beat Minnesota 20–13	lost to Michigan
50	Michigan	October 31, 1942 – November 21, 1942	21 days	0	beat Illinois 28–14	lost to Ohio State
51	Ohio State	November 21, 1942 – October 16, 1943	329 days	0	beat Michigan 21–7	lost to Purdue
52	Purdue	October 16, 1943 – October 28, 1944	1 yr, 12 days	6	beat Ohio State 30–7	lost to Michigan
53	Michigan	October 28, 1944 – November 25, 1944	28 days	2	beat Purdue 40–14	lost to Ohio State
54	Ohio State	November 25, 1944 – October 20, 1945	329 days	2	beat Michigan 18–14	lost to Purdue
55	Purdue	October 20, 1945 – October 27, 1945	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 35–13	lost to Northwestern
56	Northwestern	October 27, 1945 – November 3, 1945	7 days	0	beat Purdue 26–14	lost to Ohio State
57	Ohio State	November 3, 1945 – November 24, 1945	21 days	1	beat Northwestern 16–14	lost to Michigan
58	Michigan	November 24, 1945 – October 26, 1946	336 days	3	beat Ohio State 7–3	lost to Illinois
59	Illinois	October 26, 1946 – October 25, 1947	364 days	5	beat Michigan 13–9	lost to Purdue
60	Purdue	October 25, 1947 – November 8, 1947	14 days	1	beat Illinois 14–7	lost to Minnesota
61	Minnesota	November 8, 1947 – November 15, 1947	7 days	0	beat Purdue 26–21	lost to Iowa
62	Iowa	November 15, 1947 – October 2, 1948	322 days	0	beat Minnesota 13–7	lost to Indiana
63	Indiana	October 2, 1948 – October 16, 1948	14 days	0	beat Iowa 7–0	lost to Ohio State
64	Ohio State	October 16, 1948 – October 30, 1948	14 days	1	beat Indiana 17–0	lost to Northwestern
65	Northwestern	October 30, 1948 – October 8, 1949	343 days	3	beat Ohio State 21–7	lost to Minnesota
66	Minnesota	October 8, 1949 – October 22, 1949	14 days	1	beat Northwestern 21–7	lost to Michigan
67	Michigan	October 22, 1949 – November 4, 1950	1 yr, 13 days	6	beat Minnesota 14–7	lost to Illinois
68	Illinois	November 4, 1950 – November 25, 1950	21 days	2	beat Michigan 7–0	lost to Northwestern
69	Northwestern	November 25, 1950 – October 27, 1951	336 days	1	beat Illinois 14–7	lost to Wisconsin
70	Wisconsin	October 27, 1951 – October 11, 1952	350 days	4	beat Northwestern 41–0	lost to Ohio State
71	Ohio State	October 11, 1952 – October 25, 1952	14 days	0	beat Wisconsin 23–14	lost to Iowa
72	Iowa	October 25, 1952 – November 1, 1952	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 8–0	lost to Minnesota
73	Minnesota	November 1, 1952 – October 3, 1953	336 days	2	beat Iowa 17–7	lost to Michigan State
74	Michigan State	October 3, 1953 – October 24, 1953	21 days	1	beat Minnesota 21–0	lost to Purdue
75	Purdue	October 24, 1953 – October 31, 1953	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 6–0	lost to Illinois
76	Illinois	October 31, 1953 – November 14, 1953	14 days	1	beat Purdue 21–0	lost to Wisconsin
77	Wisconsin	November 14, 1953 – October 23, 1954	343 days	3	beat Illinois 34–7	lost to Ohio State
78	Ohio State	October 23, 1954 – November 17, 1956	2 yrs, 25 days	13	beat Wisconsin 31–14	lost to Iowa
79	Iowa	November 17, 1956 – November 16, 1957	364 days	5	beat Ohio State 6–0	lost to Ohio State
80	Ohio State	November 16, 1957 – November 1, 1958	350 days	4	beat Iowa 17–13	lost to Northwestern
81	Northwestern	November 1, 1958 – November 8, 1958	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 21–0	lost to Wisconsin
82	Wisconsin	November 8, 1958 – October 10, 1959	336 days	2	beat Northwestern 17–13	lost to Purdue
83	Purdue	October 10, 1959 – October 17, 1959	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 21–0	lost to Ohio State
84	Ohio State	October 17, 1959 – October 24, 1959	7 days	0	beat Purdue 15–0	lost to Wisconsin
85	Wisconsin	October 24, 1959 – November 14, 1959	21 days	2	beat Ohio State 12–3	lost to Illinois
86	Illinois	November 14, 1959 – October 8, 1960	329 days	2	beat Wisconsin 9–6	lost to Ohio State
87	Ohio State	October 8, 1960 – October 15, 1960	7 days	0	beat Illinois 34–7	lost to Purdue
88	Purdue	October 15, 1960 – October 22, 1960	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 24–21	lost to Iowa
89	Iowa	October 22, 1960 – November 5, 1960	14 days	0	beat Purdue 21–14	lost to Minnesota
90	Minnesota	November 5, 1960 – November 12, 1960	7 days	0	beat Iowa 27–10	lost to Purdue
91	Purdue	November 12, 1960 – October 21, 1961	343 days	1	beat Minnesota 23–14	lost to Michigan
92	Michigan	October 21, 1961 – October 28, 1961	7 days	0	beat Purdue 16–14	lost to Minnesota
93	Minnesota	October 28, 1961 – November 25, 1961	28 days	3	beat Michigan 23–20	lost to Wisconsin
94	Wisconsin	November 25, 1961 – October 27, 1962	336 days	2	beat Minnesota 23–21	lost to Ohio State
95	Ohio State	October 27, 1962 – November 3, 1962	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 14–7	lost to Iowa
96	Iowa	November 3, 1962 – November 10, 1962	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 28–14	lost to Minnesota
97	Minnesota	November 10, 1962 – November 24, 1962	14 days	1	beat Iowa 10–0	lost to Wisconsin
98	Wisconsin	November 24, 1962 – October 26, 1963	336 days	2	beat Minnesota 14–9	lost to Ohio State
99	Ohio State	October 26, 1963 – November 16, 1963	21 days	1	beat Wisconsin 13–10	lost to Northwestern
100	Northwestern	November 16, 1963 – October 3, 1964	322 days	1	beat Ohio State 17–8	lost to Illinois
101	Illinois	October 3, 1964 – October 10, 1964	7 days	0	beat Northwestern 17–6	lost to Ohio State
102	Ohio State	October 10, 1964 – November 21, 1964	42 days	3	beat Illinois 26–0	lost to Michigan
103	Michigan	November 21, 1964 – October 9, 1965	322 days	0	beat Ohio State 10–0	lost to Michigan State
104	Michigan State	October 9, 1965 – October 21, 1967	2 yrs, 12 days	14	beat Michigan 24–7	lost to Minnesota
105	Minnesota	October 21, 1967 – November 11, 1967	21 days	2	beat Michigan State 21–0	lost to Purdue
106	Purdue	November 11, 1967 – November 25, 1967	14 days	1	beat Minnesota 41–12	lost to Indiana
107	Indiana	November 25, 1967 – October 19, 1968	329 days	2	beat Purdue 19–14	lost to Michigan
108	Michigan	October 19, 1968 – November 23, 1968	35 days	4	beat Indiana 27–22	lost to Ohio State
109	Ohio State	November 23, 1968 – November 22, 1969	364 days	6	beat Michigan 50–14	lost to Michigan
110	Michigan	November 22, 1969 – November 21, 1970	364 days	6	beat Ohio State 24–12	lost to Ohio State
111	Ohio State	November 21, 1970 – November 6, 1971	350 days	5	beat Michigan 20–9	lost to Michigan State
112	Michigan State	November 6, 1971 – November 20, 1971	14 days	1	beat Ohio State 17–10	lost to Northwestern
113	Northwestern	November 20, 1971 – September 16, 1972	301 days	0	beat Michigan State 28–7	lost to Michigan
114	Michigan	September 16, 1972 – November 25, 1972	70 days	6	beat Northwestern 7–0	lost to Ohio State
115	Ohio State	November 25, 1972 – November 9, 1974	1 yr, 349 days	13	beat Michigan 14–11	lost to Michigan State
116	Michigan State	November 9, 1974 – September 13, 1975	308 days	2	beat Ohio State 16–13	lost to Ohio State
117	Ohio State	September 13, 1975 – November 20, 1976	1 yr, 68 days	14	beat Michigan State 21–0	lost to Michigan
118	Michigan	November 20, 1976 – October 22, 1977	336 days	3	beat Ohio State 22–0	lost to Minnesota
119	Minnesota	October 22, 1977 – October 29, 1977	7 days	0	beat Michigan 16–0	lost to Indiana
120	Indiana	October 29, 1977 – November 12, 1977	14 days	1	beat Minnesota 34–22	lost to Ohio State
121	Ohio State	November 12, 1977 – November 19, 1977	7 days	0	beat Indiana 35–7	lost to Michigan
122	Michigan	November 19, 1977 – October 14, 1978	329 days	1	beat Ohio State 14–6	lost to Michigan State
123	Michigan State	October 14, 1978 – October 6, 1979	357 days	7	beat Michigan 24–15	lost to Michigan
124	Michigan	October 6, 1979 – November 10, 1979	35 days	4	beat Michigan State 21–7	lost to Purdue
125	Purdue	November 10, 1979 – November 15, 1980	1 yr, 5 days	7	beat Michigan 24–21	lost to Michigan
126	Michigan	November 15, 1980 – September 12, 1981	301 days	1	beat Purdue 26–0	lost to Wisconsin
127	Wisconsin	September 12, 1981 – October 17, 1981	35 days	2	beat Michigan 21–14	lost to Michigan State
128	Michigan State	October 17, 1981 – October 24, 1981	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 33–14	lost to Purdue
129	Purdue	October 24, 1981 – October 31, 1981	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 27–26	lost to Ohio State
130	Ohio State	October 31, 1981 – November 7, 1981	7 days	0	beat Purdue 45–33	lost to Minnesota
131	Minnesota	November 7, 1981 – November 14, 1981	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 35–31	lost to Michigan State
132	Michigan State	November 14, 1981 – November 21, 1981	7 days	0	beat Minnesota 43–36	lost to Iowa
133	Iowa	November 21, 1981 – October 16, 1982	329 days	2	beat Michigan State 36–7	lost to Michigan
134	Michigan	October 16, 1982 – November 20, 1982	35 days	4	beat Iowa 29–7	lost to Ohio State
135	Ohio State	November 20, 1982 – September 24, 1983	308 days	0	beat Michigan 24–14	lost to Iowa
136	Iowa	September 24, 1983 – October 1, 1983	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 20–14	lost to Illinois
137	Illinois	October 1, 1983 – September 29, 1984	364 days	9	beat Iowa 33–0	lost to Iowa
138	Iowa	September 29, 1984 – November 10, 1984	42 days	5	beat Illinois 21–16	lost to Michigan State
139	Michigan State	November 10, 1984 – November 17, 1984	7 days	0	beat Iowa 17–16	lost to Wisconsin
140	Wisconsin	November 17, 1984 – October 5, 1985	322 days	0	beat Michigan State 20–10	lost to Michigan
141	Michigan	October 5, 1985 – October 19, 1985	14 days	1	beat Wisconsin 33–6	lost to Iowa
142	Iowa	October 19, 1985 – November 2, 1985	14 days	1	beat Michigan 12–10	lost to Ohio State
143	Ohio State	November 2, 1985 – November 16, 1985	14 days	1	beat Iowa 22–13	lost to Wisconsin
144	Wisconsin	November 16, 1985 – November 23, 1985	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 12–7	lost to Michigan State
145	Michigan State	November 23, 1985 – October 4, 1986	315 days	0	beat Wisconsin 41–7	lost to Iowa
146	Iowa	October 4, 1986 – October 18, 1986	14 days	1	beat Michigan State 24–21	lost to Michigan
147	Michigan	October 18, 1986 – November 15, 1986	28 days	3	beat Iowa 20–17	lost to Minnesota
148	Minnesota	November 15, 1986 – November 22, 1986	7 days	0	beat Michigan 20–17	lost to Iowa
149	Iowa	November 22, 1986 – October 3, 1987	315 days	0	beat Minnesota 30–27	lost to Michigan State
150	Michigan State	October 3, 1987 – October 8, 1988	1 yr, 5 days	8	beat Iowa 19–14	lost to Michigan
151	Michigan	October 8, 1988 – October 13, 1990	2 yrs, 5 days	15	beat Michigan State 17–3	lost to Michigan State
152	Michigan State	October 13, 1990 – October 20, 1990	7 days	0	beat Michigan 28–27	lost to Illinois
153	Illinois	October 20, 1990 – November 3, 1990	14 days	1	beat Michigan State 15–13	lost to Iowa
154	Iowa	November 3, 1990 – November 10, 1990	7 days	0	beat Illinois 54–28	lost to Ohio State
155	Ohio State	November 10, 1990 – November 24, 1990	14 days	1	beat Iowa 27–26	lost to Michigan
156	Michigan	November 24, 1990 – October 9, 1993	2 yrs, 319 days	17	beat Ohio State 16–13	lost to Michigan State
157	Michigan State	October 9, 1993 – October 16, 1993	7 days	0	beat Michigan 17–7	lost to Ohio State
158	Ohio State	October 16, 1993 – November 20, 1993	35 days	4	beat Michigan State 28–21	lost to Michigan
159	Michigan	November 20, 1993 – October 15, 1994	329 days	2	beat Ohio State 28–0	lost to Penn State
160	Penn State	October 15, 1994 – September 30, 1995	350 days	5	beat Michigan 31–24	lost to Wisconsin
161	Wisconsin	September 30, 1995 – October 14, 1995	14 days	0	beat Penn State 17–9	lost to Ohio State
162	Ohio State	October 14, 1995 – November 25, 1995	42 days	5	beat Wisconsin 27–16	lost to Michigan
163	Michigan	November 25, 1995 – October 5, 1996	315 days	1	beat Ohio State 31–23	lost to Northwestern
164	Northwestern	October 5, 1996 – November 2, 1996	28 days	3	beat Michigan 17–16	lost to Penn State
165	Penn State	November 2, 1996 – November 8, 1997	1 yr, 6 days	6	beat Northwestern 34–9	lost to Michigan
166	Michigan	November 8, 1997 – November 21, 1998	1 yr, 13 days	9	beat Penn State 34–8	lost to Ohio State
167	Ohio State	November 21, 1998 – October 2, 1999	315 days	0	beat Michigan 31–16	lost to Wisconsin
168	Wisconsin	October 2, 1999 – September 23, 2000	357 days	6	beat Ohio State 42–17	lost to Northwestern
169	Northwestern	September 23, 2000 – October 14, 2000	21 days	2	beat Wisconsin 47–44	lost to Purdue
170	Purdue	October 14, 2000 – November 11, 2000	28 days	2	beat Northwestern 41–28	lost to Michigan State
171	Michigan State	November 11, 2000 – November 18, 2000	7 days	0	beat Purdue 30–10	lost to Penn State
172	Penn State	November 18, 2000 – September 22, 2001	308 days	0	beat Michigan State 42–23	lost to Wisconsin
173	Wisconsin	September 22, 2001 – October 6, 2001	14 days	0	beat Penn State 18–6	lost to Indiana
174	Indiana	October 6, 2001 – October 13, 2001	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 63–32	lost to Illinois
175	Illinois	October 13, 2001 – September 28, 2002	350 days	5	beat Indiana 35–14	lost to Michigan
176	Michigan	September 28, 2002 – October 26, 2002	28 days	2	beat Illinois 45–28	lost to Iowa
177	Iowa	October 26, 2002 – September 27, 2003	336 days	3	beat Michigan 34–9	lost to Michigan State
178	Michigan State	September 27, 2003 – November 1, 2003	35 days	3	beat Iowa 20–10	lost to Michigan
179	Michigan	November 1, 2003 – November 20, 2004	1 yr, 19 days	9	beat Michigan State 27–20	lost to Ohio State
180	Ohio State	November 20, 2004 – October 8, 2005	322 days	1	beat Michigan 37–21	lost to Penn State
181	Penn State	October 8, 2005 – October 15, 2005	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 17–10	lost to Michigan
182	Michigan	October 15, 2005 – November 19, 2005	35 days	3	beat Penn State 27–25	lost to Ohio State
183	Ohio State	November 19, 2005 – November 10, 2007	1 yr, 356 days	14	beat Michigan 25–21	lost to Illinois
184	Illinois	November 10, 2007 – September 27, 2008	322 days	1	beat Ohio State 28–21	lost to Penn State
185	Penn State	September 27, 2008 – November 8, 2008	42 days	4	beat Illinois 38–24	lost to Iowa
186	Iowa	November 8, 2008 – November 7, 2009	364 days	7	beat Penn State 24–23	lost to Northwestern
187	Northwestern	November 7, 2009 – October 9, 2010	336 days	3	beat Iowa 17–10	lost to Purdue
188	Purdue	October 9, 2010 – October 23, 2010	14 days	1	beat Northwestern 20–17	lost to Ohio State
189	Ohio State	October 23, 2010 – October 1, 2011	343 days	4	beat Purdue 49–0	lost to Michigan State
190	Michigan State	October 1, 2011 – October 29, 2011	28 days	2	beat Ohio State 10–7	lost to Nebraska
191	Nebraska	October 29, 2011 – November 5, 2011	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 24–3	lost to Northwestern
192	Northwestern	November 5, 2011 – November 26, 2011	21 days	1	beat Nebraska 28–25	lost to Michigan State
193	Michigan State	November 26, 2011 – December 4, 2011	8 days	0	beat Northwestern 31–17	lost to Wisconsin
194	Wisconsin	December 4, 2011 – September 29, 2012	300 days	0	beat Michigan State 42–39	lost to Nebraska
195	Nebraska	September 29, 2012 – October 6, 2012	7 days	0	beat Wisconsin 30–27	lost to Ohio State
196	Ohio State	October 6, 2012 – December 8, 2013	1 yr, 63 days	14	beat Nebraska 63–38	lost to Michigan State
197	Michigan State	December 8, 2013 – November 8, 2014	335 days	4	beat Ohio State 34–24	lost to Ohio State
198	Ohio State	November 8, 2014 – November 21, 2015	1 yr, 13 days	10	beat Michigan State 49–37	lost to Michigan State
199	Michigan State	November 21, 2015 – September 24, 2016	308 days	2	beat Ohio State 17–14	lost to Wisconsin
200	Wisconsin	September 24, 2016 – October 1, 2016	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 30–6	lost to Michigan
201	Michigan	October 1, 2016 – November 12, 2016	42 days	4	beat Wisconsin 14–7	lost to Iowa
202	Iowa	November 12, 2016 – September 23, 2017	315 days	2	beat Michigan 14–13	lost to Penn State
203	Penn State	September 23, 2017 – October 28, 2017	35 days	3	beat Iowa 21–19	lost to Ohio State
204	Ohio State	October 28, 2017 – November 4, 2017	7 days	0	beat Penn State 39–38	lost to Iowa
205	Iowa	November 4, 2017 – November 11, 2017	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 55–24	lost to Wisconsin
206	Wisconsin	November 11, 2017 – December 2, 2017	21 days	2	beat Iowa 38–14	lost to Ohio State
207	Ohio State	December 2, 2017 – October 20, 2018	322 days	4	beat Wisconsin 27–21	lost to Purdue
208	Purdue	October 20, 2018 – October 27, 2018	7 days	0	beat Ohio State 49–20	lost to Michigan State
209	Michigan State	October 27, 2018 – November 10, 2018	14 days	1	beat Purdue 23–13	lost to Ohio State
210	Ohio State	November 10, 2018 – November 27, 2021	3 yrs, 17 days	27	beat Michigan State 26–6	lost to Michigan
211	Michigan	November 27, 2021 – October 5, 2024	2 yrs, 313 days	23	beat Ohio State 42–27	lost to Washington
212	Washington	October 5, 2024 – October 12, 2024	7 days	0	beat Michigan 27–17	lost to Iowa
213	Iowa	October 12, 2024 – October 19, 2024	7 days	0	beat Washington 40–16	lost to Michigan State
214	Michigan State	October 19, 2024 – October 26, 2024	7 days	0	beat Iowa 32–20	lost to Michigan
215	Michigan	October 26, 2024 – November 2, 2024	7 days	0	beat Michigan State 24–17	lost to Oregon
216	Oregon	November 2, 2024 – January 1, 2025	60 days	4	beat Michigan 38–17	lost to Ohio State
217	Ohio State	January 1, 2025 – December 6, 2025	339 days	9	beat Oregon 41–21	lost to Indiana
218	Indiana	December 6, 2025 – Present	303 days	3	beat Ohio State 13–10	— present —

No reigns match “.”

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