The BIG TEN got off to a great start this season (except for Northwestern’s double overtime loss to TCU & Michigan State’s shocking loss to Rutgers on National Television) going 9-2 in the first week of non-conference play. The MAC was on the recieving end of 7 BIG TEN beatings. Of the nine wins, all were by more than 20 points:

# Wisconsin 34, Central Florida 6
# Iowa 39, Kent State 7
# Ohio State 27, Cincinnati 6
# Michigan 43, Miami (Ohio) 10
# Penn State 48, Akron 10
# Rutgers 19, Michigan State 14
# Illinois 52, Florida A&M 13
# Indiana 41, Central Michigan 10
# Minnesota 63, Toledo 21
# TCU 48, Northwestern 45