EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
The city of Indianapolis and Lucas Oil Stadium will play host to the 16th annual Big Ten Football Championship Game on December 5, 2026. Kickoff for the game is set at 8 p.m. ET. The winner will earn the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy and a chance to play in the College Football Playoff.
FOX will serve as the official broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game.
Indiana was crowned the 2025 Big Ten Football Champion following a 13-10 victory over Ohio State. It was Indiana's first appearance and win in the Big Ten Championship Game. Ohio State (2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) has claimed five titles, while Michigan has won three Big Ten Championship Games (2021, 2022, 2023). Wisconsin (2011 and 2012) and Michigan State (2013 and 2015) have each won two Big Ten Championship Games, while Oregon earned its first title in 2024 and Penn State was victorious in 2016. Ohio State leads all schools with seven Big Ten Championship Game appearances, followed by Wisconsin with six, Michigan State with three, Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern and Penn State with two each, and one title game berth each for Nebraska, Oregon and Purdue.
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HISTORY
| Date |
Game |
Location |
Grange-Griffin MVP |
| Dec. 4, 2011 |
Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin |
| Dec. 2, 2012 |
Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Montee Ball, QB, Wisconsin |
| Dec. 7, 2013 |
Michigan State 34, Ohio State 24 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State |
| Dec. 6, 2014 |
Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State |
| Dec. 5, 2015 |
Michigan State 16, Iowa 13 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State |
| Dec. 3, 2016 |
Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Trace McSorley, QB, Penn State |
| Dec. 2, 2017 |
Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State |
| Dec. 1, 2018 |
Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Dwayne Haskins Jr., QB, Ohio State |
| Dec. 7, 2019 |
Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State |
| Dec. 19, 2020 |
Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Trey Sermon, RB, Ohio State |
| Dec. 4, 2021 |
Michigan 42, Iowa 3 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Michigan |
| Dec. 3, 2022 |
Michigan 43, Purdue 22 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Donovan Edwards, RB, Michigan |
| Dec. 2, 2023 |
Michigan 26, Iowa 0 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Mike Sainristil, DB, Michigan |
| Dec. 7, 2024 |
Oregon 45, Penn State 37 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon |
| Dec. 6, 2025 |
Indiana 13, Ohio State 10 |
Lucas Oil Stadium |
Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana |