Last time each big ten program missed two bowls in a row

[Some guy]

***Excluding Covid year streak
(Probation winning records but no bowl - last non probation streak)

Michigan state 2024-2025
Wisconsin 2024-2025
Purdue 2024-2025
Maryland 2024-2025
UCLA 2024-2025
Indiana 2022-2023
Nebraska 2022-2023
Northwestern 2021-2022
Rutgers 2018-2019***
Illinois 2017-2018***
Penn state 2012-2013 (probation - 03-04)
Minnesota 2010-2011
USC 2010-2011*** (probation - 99-00)
Michigan 2008-2009
Washington 2008-2009***
Iowa 1999-2000
Ohio State 1987-1988
Oregon 1987-1988

 

[gopherbadgerman]

God there is a lot of bad teams in the B10 the last two years lol. Also impressed with Iowa's streak there. Shows what some steady leadership can do.

 

[HitMeAgainIAmStillMoving]

***Excluding Covid year streak
(Probation winning records but no bowl - last non probation streak)

Michigan state 2024-2025
Wisconsin 2024-2025
Purdue 2024-2025
Maryland 2024-2025
UCLA 2024-2025
Indiana 2022-2023
Nebraska 2022-2023
Northwestern 2021-2022
Rutgers 2018-2019***
Illinois 2017-2018***
Penn state 2012-2013 (probation - 03-04)
Minnesota 2010-2011
USC 2010-2011*** (probation - 99-00)
Michigan 2008-2009
Washington 2008-2009***
Iowa 1999-2000
Ohio State 1987-1988
Oregon 1987-1988

Good work Some. Can you repost and list how many bowl games there were each of those years? If you say f you, look it up yourself I will understand and get that done.

 

[Some guy]

Good work Some. Can you repost and list how many bowl games there were each of those years? If you say f you, look it up yourself I will understand and get that done.

I can’t.
I would say just quickly looking in around 2000-2002 there was a transition from 11 games to 12.
Basically once you get to about 2004 it is extremely rare to have a 6 win big ten team miss a bowl.

I am less certain before 2004

 

[Word]

God there is a lot of bad teams in the B10 the last two years lol. Also impressed with Iowa's streak there. Shows what some steady leadership can do.

Somebody has to lose. The whole conference can't have a winning record.

 

[gopherbadgerman]

Somebody has to lose. The whole conference can't have a winning record.

I understand that. Thanks. Seems very top and bottom heavy but I guess with a larger conference you are more likely to have that.

 

[Some Day...Maybe]

It’s been almost 700 days since Wisconsin has played in a bowl game. It’s been over 1,000 days since Wisconsin has won a bowl game.

 

[Word]

I understand that. Thanks. Seems very top and bottom heavy but I guess with a larger conference you are more likely to have that.

I guess what I'm also saying is some of those teams probably aren't as bad as their records indicate. But someone has to take the L.