Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, December 15, 2015

The Big Ten introduced/reintroduced several alternate uniform designs during the 2015 football season.

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Several of the designs were of the new-school variety (Indiana helmets, Minnesota going all gray or Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio State going all-black), while others were nods to history (Northwestern's Rose Bowl throwback and Michigan's all-white road uniform).

Here's a look at my top 5 2015 Big Ten designs (Yes, I'm a fan of throwbacks.):

1. Northwestern's 1995 Rose Bowl-inspired uniform vs. Iowa

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2. Michigan's 1974-inspired all-white road uniform for all away games

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3. Maryland's 1961-inspired throwback vs. Penn State

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4. Michigan State's new bronze helmet with all-white road uniform at Ohio State

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T-5. Rutgers' Greg Schiano-era "throwback" vs. Kansas and Maryland

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T-5. Indiana's red pants with state pride helmet at Penn State

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And here's a look at several of the other new designs Big Ten teams donned in 2015 (Did I miss one? Tweet it my way or leave a note in the comment box at the bottom of the post):