Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Northwestern | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 25.9 | 15.1 | 19.60 | 9.27 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Ohio State | 11 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 36.5 | 16.9 | 23.75 | 8.60 | 12 | 2 | 6 | |
| Penn State | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 33.3 | 21.6 | 17.86 | 8.28 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Michigan | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 26.0 | 17.2 | 16.14 | 8.29 | 14 | 7 | 17 | |
| Michigan State | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 23.9 | 28.2 | 7.68 | 9.27 | ||||
| Iowa | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 30.7 | 21.6 | 11.21 | 4.79 | 18 | 25 | ||
| Illinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 8.85 | 9.31 | 25 | |||
| Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 21.4 | 23.0 | 8.12 | 9.94 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Purdue | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 25.6 | 24.5 | 9.58 | 9.86 | ||||
| Minnesota | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 24.7 | 33.5 | 2.23 | 9.05 | ||||
| Indiana | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 14.5 | 29.6 | -1.82 | 10.28 | ||||
6 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-01 | Citrus Bowl | Tennessee (4) | 20 | Ohio State (4) | 14 | Orlando, FL |
| 1996-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Penn State (15) | 43 | Auburn (16) | 14 | Tampa, FL |
| 1996-01-01 | Rose Bowl | Southern California (17) | 41 | Northwestern (3) | 32 | Pasadena, CA |
| 1995-12-29 | Independence Bowl | Louisiana State | 45 | Michigan State | 26 | Shreveport, LA |
| 1995-12-29 | Sun Bowl | Iowa | 38 | Washington (20) | 18 | El Paso, TX |
| 1995-12-28 | Alamo Bowl | Texas A&M (19) | 22 | Michigan (14) | 20 | San Antonio, TX |
1995 Conference Leaders