2008 Big Ten Conference football season

2008 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember, 2008
through January, 2009
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2009 NFL Draft
Top draft pickAaron Maybin (Penn State)
Picked byBuffalo Bills, first round (11th overall)
Regular Season
Co-ChampionsPenn State Ohio State
  Runners-upMichigan State
Season MVPShonn Greene
Football seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Penn State $+   7 1     11 2  
No. 9 Ohio State %+   7 1     10 3  
No. 24 Michigan State   6 2     9 4  
Northwestern   5 3     9 4  
No. 20 Iowa   5 3     9 4  
Wisconsin   3 5     7 6  
Minnesota   3 5     7 6  
Illinois   3 5     5 7  
Purdue   2 6     4 8  
Michigan   2 6     3 9  
Indiana   1 7     3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Big Ten Conference football season was the 113th season for the Big Ten.