The 1991 Big Ten Conference football season was the 96th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Regular season At 8-0 (10-2 overall), No. 6 Michigan repeated as the 1991 Big Ten champions for a fourth straight year (after a four-way tie for first the previous season). No. 10 Iowa came in second with a 7-1 conference record (10-1-1 overall), losing only to Michigan.
Ohio State and Indiana tied for third place with 5-3 conference marks. Illinois was fifth at 4-4 (6-6 overall).
Purdue and Michigan state tied for sixth place at 3-5 in Big Ten play. Wisconsin and Northwestern tied for eighth place with 2-6 league records.
Minnesota finished last at 1-7 (2-9 overall).
Bowl games
Five Big Ten teams played in bowl games, with the conference going 1-3-1 overall:
Rose Bowl: No. 2 Washington 34, No. 4 Michigan 14 Hall of Fame Bowl: No. 16 Syracuse 24, No. 25 Ohio State 17 : No. 22 UCLA 6, Illinois 3 Copper Bowl: Indiana 24, Baylor 0 Holiday Bowl: BYU 13, No. 7 Iowa 13
1992 NFL draft
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