Conference record book
Big Ten Conference Top 25 Games of the 1960s
The best games involving a Big Ten member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 84/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1966Week 11
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Michigan State 10, Notre Dame 10
Nonconference
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 0-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
84
Game score
- 1962PostseasonNeutral site
Wisconsin vs. USC
Wisconsin 37, USC 42
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 USC · 5-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
- 1965PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan State vs. UCLA
Michigan State 12, UCLA 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 5 UCLA · 2-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
- 1965Week 7
Michigan State at Purdue
Michigan State 14, Purdue 10
Conference game
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Purdue · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1963Week 5
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 20, Illinois 20
Conference game
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1968PostseasonNeutral site
Ohio State vs. USC
Ohio State 27, USC 16
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 USC · 11-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 1968 USC vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
- 1965Week 3
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 21, Purdue 25
Nonconference
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Purdue · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1960PostseasonNeutral site
Minnesota vs. Washington
Minnesota 7, Washington 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Minnesota vs. No. 4 Washington · 10-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
- 1965Week 11
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Michigan State 12, Notre Dame 3
Nonconference
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Notre Dame · 9-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1967PostseasonNeutral site
Indiana vs. USC
Indiana 3, USC 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Indiana vs. No. 1 USC · 11-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1967Week 4
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 21, Purdue 28
Nonconference
No. 6 Notre Dame vs. No. 4 Purdue · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1962Week 11
Minnesota at Wisconsin
Minnesota 9, Wisconsin 14
Conference game
No. 10 Minnesota vs. No. 2 Wisconsin · 5-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1961Week 9
Michigan State at Purdue
Michigan State 6, Purdue 7
Conference game
No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 7 Purdue · 1-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1968Week 3
Purdue at Notre Dame
Purdue 37, Notre Dame 22
Nonconference
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 15-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1968Week 5
Purdue at Ohio State
Purdue 0, Ohio State 13
Conference game
No. 1 Purdue vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 13-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1966PostseasonNeutral site
Purdue vs. USC
Purdue 14, USC 13
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Purdue vs. No. 10 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1961Week 6
Notre Dame at Michigan State
Notre Dame 7, Michigan State 17
Nonconference
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Michigan State · 10-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1969PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan vs. USC
Michigan 3, USC 10
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 5 USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1960Week 6
Wisconsin at Iowa
Wisconsin 21, Iowa 28
Conference game
No. 11 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 Iowa · 7-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1963Week 7
Ohio State at Wisconsin
Ohio State 13, Wisconsin 10
Conference game
No. 9 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1960Week 6
Ohio State at Purdue
Ohio State 21, Purdue 24
Conference game
No. 9 Ohio State vs. No. 10 Purdue · 3-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
65
Game score
- 1960Week 9
Iowa at Minnesota
Iowa 10, Minnesota 27
Conference game
No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 1 Minnesota · 17-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1969Week 11
Ohio State at Michigan
Ohio State 12, Michigan 24
Conference game
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Michigan · 12-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1963PostseasonNeutral site
Washington vs. Illinois
Washington 7, Illinois 17
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 Washington vs. No. 3 Illinois · 10-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1960Week 7
Purdue at Iowa
Purdue 14, Iowa 21
Conference game
No. 15 Purdue vs. No. 1 Iowa · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.