Big Ten Week 2 recap: every result, 2026

The Week 2 results

Here are the Big Ten results from Week 2:

• Rutgers dropped a one-score game to Boston College 21-28 on the road (box score)
• Illinois lost to Duke 27-31 (box score)
• Indiana ran over Howard 55-0 (box score)
• Iowa slipped past Iowa State 16-13 (box score)
• Maryland ran over UConn 38-14 on the road (box score)
• Michigan got past Oklahoma 17-10 (box score)
• Michigan State rolled past Eastern Michigan 35-7 (box score)
• Minnesota was blown out by Mississippi State 13-38 (box score)
• Nebraska rolled past Bowling Green 56-7 (box score)
• Ohio State fell narrowly to Texas 23-24 on the road (box score)
• Oregon dropped a one-score game to Oklahoma State 31-39 on the road (box score)
• Penn State blew out Temple 27-9 on the road (box score)
• Purdue fell narrowly to Wake Forest 36-38 (box score)
• UCLA ran over San Diego State 28-10 (box score)
• USC blew out Louisiana 49-30 (box score)
• Washington edged Utah State 16-14 (box score)
• Wisconsin rolled past Western Illinois 36-9 (box score)

Where it leaves the race

Track the updated standings, the title race and the power rankings.

The week ahead

Next up: the Big Ten schedule has every upcoming kickoff, and this week in the Big Ten tracks the live slate.