Best Big Ten Football games by week of the 2017-2018 season

Best Big Ten Football Games by Week

Dec 3, 2016; Indianapolis, IN, USA; A view of the Big Ten Championship trophy held by members of the Penn State Nittany Lions after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Championship college football game at Lucas Oil Stadium. Penn State won 38-31. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /

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Saturday September 16th: Wisconsin @ BYU, 2:30 p.m. CST

This is the Badgers toughest non-conference game having to travel to Provo to face the Cougars. Lose, and Wisconsin leaves itself no margin for error. The Badgers will almost certainly have to run the table in the Big Ten to get to the College Football Playoffs. Win, and Wisconsin banks a quality non-conference win for its Playoff Committee resume. Wisconsin will have had a couple weeks to see how the defense looks with new faces in the secondary and at outside linebacker. The offense hopefully will have found somebody other than Troy Fumagalli to throw too.

Jan 2, 2017; Arlington, TX, USA; Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Bart Houston (13) prepare to face the Western Michigan Broncos in the 2017 Cotton Bowl game at AT&T Stadium. The Badgers defeat the Broncos 24-16. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /