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1/12HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS.

BIG TEN FOOTBALLWEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 22, 2012

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Fih week of Big Ten play features four intra-division

contests this weekend.

Ohio State improves to 8-0, the only team in thenaon with eight victories this season.

Michigan becomes rst program in NCAA history toreach 900 victories.

Wisconsin reaches bowl eligibility, Michigan andNebraska one victory away.

Several Big Ten standouts already appear on BigTens all-me single-season leaders lists.

TOP STORIES

WEEK 8 RESULTS

Were Halfway There: The Big Ten season will

pass the midway point this weekend. Four teams

in the Legends Division are within two games of

division leader Michigan, which boasts a 3-0 mark

in conference play and 1-0 record within the divi-

sion. Nebraska and Iowa are tied for second in

the standings with 2-1 marks, while Northwestern

holds a 2-2 record. Three teams within theLeaders Division have three or more conference

wins this season, including two with unblemished

records. Ohio State and Penn State are undefeat-

ed this season, with the Buckeyes moving to 4-0

and the Nittany Lions improving to 3-0 with wins

last weekend, while Wisconsin is third in the

standings with a 3-1 mark.

Key Divisional Showdowns: Four intra-divisional

matchups this week will help shape the races for

the Legends and Leaders Division titles. In the

Legends Division, Michigan travels to Nebraska in a

matchup pitting two of the top teams in the divi-

sion. The Wolverines and Huskers are each 1-0 in

the division, but Nebraska can pull even in the

standings with a victory. Also, Iowa travels toNorthwestern in a battle to keep pace in the race

for the division crown. In the Leaders Division, a

showdown of unbeaten conference teams will be

one of the key matchups in the race for this years

division championship when 4-0 Ohio State takes

on 3-0 Penn State. A border battle between

Indiana and Illinois rounds out the slate of division-

al matchups on Saturday.

Booming Buckeyes: Ohio State saw its record

improve to 8-0 this season after rallying to

defeat Purdue last Saturday in a 29-22 overtime

thriller. The Buckeyes are the only team in the

nation with eight victories on the season, and

one of 11 teams in the country boasting an

unblemished record in 2012. Head coach Urban

Meyer became the third coach in program histo-ry to win eight straight contests to begin his ten-

ure. It marks just the fifth time since 1905 a Big

Ten coach has won eight more games to begin a

coaching tenure. Ohio States Carol Widdoes

won 12 straight from 1944-45 and Buckeye men-

tor Earle Bruce opened with an 11-0 mark in

1979, equaling the start of Michigans Bennie

Oosterbaan from 1948-49. Former Wisconsin

coach William Juneau began his career with nine

victories from 1912-13.

Unparalleled Feat: With Michigans victory over

Michigan State on Saturday, the Wolverines

recorded the 900th victory in program history.

The all-time winningest program in NCAA history,

Michigan is one of three Big Ten programs rankedamong the top five winningest programs in the

country, with Nebraska fourth and Ohio State

fifth, and has 37 more victories than the next

closest team.

SATURDAY, OCT. 20Wisconsin def. Minnesota, 38-13

#7/-/- Ohio State def. Purdue, 29-22 (OT)*

#23/25/- Michigan def. Michigan State, 12-10*

Navy def. Indiana, 31-30

Nebraska def. Northwestern, 29-28*

Penn State def. Iowa, 38-14

Bye: Illinois

Rankings:AP/USA Today/Harris* Indicates Divisional Game

2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION

LEADERS DIVISION

Conference Games All Games

W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk

1. Michigan 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 1-0 W3 5-2 .714 4-0 1-1 0-1 0-2 W3

2. Nebraska 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 1-0 W1 5-2 .714 4-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 W1

Iowa 2-1 .667 1-1 1-0 2-0 L1 4-3 .571 2-3 1-0 1-0 0-0 L1

4. Northwestern 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 1-1 L1 6-2 .750 4-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 L1

5. Michigan State 1-3 .250 0-2 1-1 0-2 L2 4-4 .500 2-3 2-1 0-0 1-3 L2

6. Minnesota 0-3 .000 0-1 0-2 0-2 L3 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 L3

Conference Games All Games

W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk

1. Ohio State* 4-0 1.000 2-0 2-0 2-0 W4 8-0 1.000 6-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 W8

Penn State* 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 1-0 W3 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 0-0 1-0 W5

3. Wisconsin 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 2-0 W3 6-2 .750 5-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 W3

4. Purdue 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 0-2 L3 3-4 .429 3-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 L3

Indiana 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 0-1 L3 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 L5

Illinois 0-3 .000 0-1 0-2 0-2 L3 2-5 .286 2-2 0-3 0-0 0-1 L4

^ AP or USA Today * Ineligible for postseason play

WEEK 9 SCHEDULESATURDAY, OCT. 27

Iowa at Northwestern*Noon ET - ESPN2

Indiana at Illinois*Noon ET - BTN

Michigan State at #-/25/- Wisconsin3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market)

Purdue at Minnesota3:30 p.m. - BTN

#9/-/- Ohio State at Penn State*5:30 p.m. - ESPN

#20/20/20 Michigan at Nebraska*8 p.m. ET - ESPN2

Rankings:AP/USA Today/Harris

* Indicates Divisional Game

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Stringing the Wins Together: Penn State coach Bill OBrien guided the Nittany Lions to their fifth

consecutive victory after defeating Iowa on Saturday, making him one of three Penn State coach-

es in history to win five straight games in his first season. It marks the second time this season a

coach has won at least five consecutive games in his debut season, as OBrien matched the feat

by Ohio States Urban Meyer, who has guided the Buckeyes to an 8-0 start. Among current Big

Ten coaches, only two other mentors have won at least five straight contests in their debut sea-

sons. Michigans Brady Hoke won six consecutive contests to begin his coaching tenure in Ann

Arbor in 2011, while Wisconsins Bret Bielema rattled off nine consecutive victories to end his

inaugural season in Madison in 2006.

We Are Going Bowling: With its victory over Minnesota in the annual battle for Paul Bunyans

Axe, Wisconsin earned its sixth victory of the season to become bowl eligible for the 11th consec-

utive season. The Badgers eye their 24th overall postseason appearance, representing the Big Ten

in the last two Rose Bowl Games. Wisconsin is the second Big Ten team to earn its eligibility.

Northwestern became bowl eligible for the sixth straight season after knocking off the Gophers

on Oct. 13.

Others Not Far Behind: While Northwestern and Wisconsin have already clinched bowl eligibility,

two other conference teams are within one victory from reaching the standard, while three oth-

ers are two triumphs from achieving the feat. Victories on Saturday brought Michigan and

Nebraska one step closer to earning bowl eligibility. The Wolverines, who have advanced to 41

bowls in program history, defeated in-state rival Michigan State to move within one triumph of

the six-win mark. Nebraska rallied to defeat Northwestern, moving the Huskers, who have

advanced to 48 postseason games in their history, to within one victory from becoming bowl eli-

gible. Iowa, Michigan State and Minnesota need two victories each to become bowl eligible.

Closing the Gap: Wisconsin running back Montee Ball continues to climb the Big Ten career

records lists, while also closing in on the all-time NCAA record for total touchdowns. With two

more rushing touchdowns against Minnesota on Saturday, Ball climbed into a tie for second place

on the conferences all-time rushing touchdowns list with former Indiana running back Anthony

Thompson with 68 career rushing scores. The two touchdowns brought his career touchdown

total to 74, just four off the NCAA record of 78, held by Travis Prentice of Miami (Ohio).

Single-Season Milestone Tracker: Midway through the Big Ten season, several conference stand-

outs are already appearing among the conferences all-time single-season statistical leaders. A pair

of conference quarterbacks are closing in on 1,000 yards rushing as Ohio States Braxton Miller has

959 and Michigans Denard Robinson has 900 yards, good for sixth and seventh, respectively. Big

Ten quarterbacks have rushed for more than 1,000 yards in a season three times, with Robinson

achieving the feat in 2010 and 2011, while Indianas Antwaan Randle El did so in 2000. Nebraskas

Taylor Martinez appears in the top 10 in completion percentage and pass efficiency, having complet-

ed 67 percent of this passes with a 162.8 efficiency rating this year. Northwesterns Venric Mark isamong the all-time single-season leaders in punt return average at 25.1, ranking second only to

Ohio States Ted Ginn, Jr., who averaged 25.6 yards per return in 2004.

Packing The House: Each Big Ten matchup last weekend was staged in front of a full house, as all

five conference tilts saw capacity crowds in attendance. In the annual battle for Paul Bunyans

Axe, Camp Randall Stadium welcomed 80,587 fans for the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry game,

while 105,290 fans flocked to Ohio Stadium for the overtime thriller between Ohio State and

Purdue. The in-state showdown between Michigan and Michigan State saw 113,833 fans pass

through the Michigan Stadium turnstiles, while Ryan Field was packed to capacity as 47,330

patrons were on hand for the Nebraska-Northwestern tilt. Iowas Kinnick Stadium was once again

a sellout as 70,585 fans enjoyed the primetime contest between Iowa and Penn State.

Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten OnlyLEGENDS DIVISIONKirk Ferentz, IOWA 112-90 (17th) 100-69 (14th) 60-48Brady Hoke, MICH 63-54 (10th) 16-4 (2nd) 9-2

Mark Dantonio, MSU 66-43 (9th) 48-26 (6th) 28-16Jerry Kill, MINN 134-85 (19th) 7-12 (2nd) 2-9Bo Pelini, NEB 44-18 (5th) 44-18 (5th) 7-4

Pat Fitzgerald, NU 46-38 (7th) 46-38 (7th) 23-29

LEADERS DIVISIONTim Beckman, ILL 23-21 (4th) 2-5 (1st) 0-3Kevin Wilson, IND 3-16 (2nd) 3-16 (2nd) 0-11Urban Meyer, OSU 112-23 (11th) 8-0 (1st) 4-0

Bill OBrien, PSU 5-2 (1st) 5-2 (1st) 3-0Danny Hope, PUR 54-47 (9th) 19-25 (4th) 10-17Bret Bielema, WIS 66-21 (7th) 66-21 (7th) 36-16

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. BIG TENPLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Oensive Player of the Week

Taylor Marnez, Nebraska

Jr., QB, Corona, Calif./Centennial

Accounted for 407 yards of total oense and four

touchdowns to help Nebraska to a 29-28 road victory

against Northwestern on Saturday

Engineered two fourth-quarter scoring drives, erasing

a 12-point decit and tying the largest fourth-quartercomeback in school history

Threw for 342 yards, the second-most of his career, and

three touchdowns on 27 compleons, adding 65 yards on

the ground and a score

Wins his fourth career Big Ten Oensive Player of the

Week award and third this season

Last Nebraska Oensive Player of the Week:

Taylor Marnez (Oct. 1, 2012)

Defensive Player of the Week

Jordan Hill, Penn State

Sr., DT, Steelton, Pa./Steelton-Highspire

Recorded a season-high nine tackles in Penn States 38-14

victory at Iowa on Saturday

Credited with two tackles for loss, including one sack,

and a quarterback hurry

Was part of the Penn State defense that held Iowa to 209

yards, including 20 yards on the ground and 2-for-12 on

third down

Wins the rst Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award

of his career

Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week:

Gerald Hodges (Oct. 8, 2012)

Special Teams Player of the Week

Brendan Gibbons, Michigan

Jr., K, West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman

Was a perfect three-for-three in eld goal aempts

against Michigan State, boong the game-winning eld

goal with ve seconds remaining

Converted on aempts from 21, 24 and 38 yards, the

laer of which clinched the 12-10 victory to help

Michigan reclaim the Paul Bunyan Trophy

Has made seven consecuve eld goal aempts and

ranks eighth all-me in school history with 24 eld goals

Wins his rst Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week

award

Last Michigan Special Teams Player of the Week:

Zoltan Mesko (Oct. 11, 2009)

Freshman of the Week

Kyle Carter, Penn State

TE, Bear, Del./William Penn

Hauled in six catches, tying his career high, for a career-

best 85 yards in his rst start for Penn State

All six catches came in the rst half, helping the Penn

State oense score 24 unanswered points to begin

the game

Wins his rst Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade

Last Penn State Freshman of the Week:

Deion Barnes (Sept. 17, 2012)

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(Number in parenthesis indicates totaltimes a Big Ten team will face an opponentfrom this conference.)ACC (2) 1-1

Boston College 1-0Virginia 0-1

Big 12 (1) 0-1

Iowa State 0-1

Big East (3) 3-0Syracuse (2) 2-0Temple 1-0

Big Sky (1) 1-0Idaho State 1-0

Big South (1) 1-0Charleston Southern 1-0

Colonial (1) 1-0New Hampshire 1-0

Conference USA (5) 5-0Central Florida 1-0Marshall 1-0

Southern Miss 1-0UAB 1-0UTEP 1-0

Great West (1) 1-0South Dakota 1-0

Independent (5) 1-4Navy (2) 1-1Notre Dame (3) 0-3

MAC (12) 9-3Ball State 0-1Central Michigan (2) 1-1Eastern Michigan (2) 2-0Massachusetts (2) 2-0Miami (Ohio) 1-0Northern Illinois 1-0

Ohio 0-1Western Michigan (2) 2-0

Missouri Valley (3) 3-0Indiana State 1-0Northern Iowa (2) 2-0

Mountain West (3) 3-0Air Force 1-0Boise State 1-0UNLV 1-0

Ohio Valley (1) 1-0Eastern Kentucky 1-0

Pac-12 (4) 1-3Arizona State 0-1California 1-0

Oregon State 0-1UCLA 0-1

SEC (2) 1-1Alabama 0-1Vanderbilt 1-0

Sun Belt (1) 1-0Arkansas State 1-0

WAC (2) 1-1Louisiana Tech 0-1Utah State 1-0

Combined non-conference record: 34-14

NON-CONFERENCESCHEDULE

BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOP 30according to NCAA national database as of Oct. 21

Rk Player, School Stasc

TOTAL OFFENSE

14. Denard Robinson, MICH 309.14

20. Braxton Miller, OSU 292.88

22. Taylor Marnez, NEB 288.29

RUSHING YARDS PER GAME7. Denard Robinson, MICH 128.57

11. LeVeon Bell, MSU 123.00

12. Montee Ball, WIS 122.75

15. Braxton Miller, OSU 119.88

18. Venric Mark, NU 114.38

PASS EFFICIENCY

15. Taylor Marnez, NEB 162.79

RECEPTIONS PER GAME

19. Allen Robinson, PSU 6.71

RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME

22. Jared Abbrederis, WIS 89.57

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS


8. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 174.71

21. LeVeon Bell, MSU 146.13

SCORING PER GAME

21. Carlos Hyde, OSU 10.00

23. Montee Ball, WIS 9.75

TACKLES PER GAME

2. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 12.29

13. Mike Taylor, WIS 10.50

15. James Morris, IOWA 10.29

Rk Player, School Stasc

SACKS PER GAME

30. Eric Marn, NEB 0.79

D.L. Wilhite, MINN 0.79

INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME

6. Landon Feichter, PUR 0.5722. Michael Mau, PSU 0.43

Josh Johnson, PUR 0.43

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE


17. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 13.93

PUNTING AVERAGE

16. Mike Sadler, MSU 43.50

17. Cody Webster, PUR 43.46

FIELD GOALS PER GAME

5. Mike Meyer, IOWA 2.00

8. Dan Conroy, MSU 1.88

24. Brendan Gibbons, MICH 1.43Mitch Ewald, IND 1.43

Rk School Stasc

SCORING OFFENSE

12. Nebraska 41.57

21. Ohio State 39.00

TOTAL OFFENSE

12. Nebraska 512.43

25. Indiana 465.00

PASSING OFFENSE

18. Indiana 303.14

Rk School Stasc

RUSHING OFFENSE

6. Nebraska 279.00


17. Northwestern 223.63

18. Michigan 222.57

TOTAL DEFENSE

5. Michigan State 277.13

10. Michigan 286.00

18. Wisconsin 315.63

22. Penn State 322.71

27. Minnesota 331.71

PASS DEFENSE

4. Michigan 143.00

6. Minnesota 154.43

10. Nebraska 169.71


RUSH DEFENSE

12. Michigan State 100.2521. Penn State 113.00

23. Wisconsin 114.00



SCORING DEFENSE


13. Penn State 15.71

16. Michigan 16.43

21. Wisconsin 17.75

28. Iowa 20.14

TURNOVER MARGIN

14. Penn State 1.14


25. Iowa 0.86

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

LEGENDS DIVISION

School Does Not Play:

Iowa Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin

Michigan Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin

Michigan State Illinois, Penn State, Purdue

Minnesota Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State

Nebraska Illinois, Indiana, Purdue

Northwestern Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin

LEADERS DIVISION

School Does Not Play:

Illinois Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska

Indiana Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska

Ohio State Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern

Penn State Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota

Purdue Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern

Wisconsin Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern

2012 NO PLAYS

WEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCEThe Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly media teleconferences are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

CT and connue through November 20. The calls are available for playback roughly two hours following the con-

clusion of each call through Thursday of each week. They will also be archived online at www.bigten.org. Contact

the Big Ten Communicaons oce for the phone number and weekly passcode.

The coaches order on each call is as follows. All mes are CT.

LEGENDS DIVISION COACHES

11:00 a.m. - Brady Hoke, Michigan

11:10 a.m. - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

11:20 a.m. - Bo Pelini, Nebraska

11:30 a.m. - Mark Dantonio, Michigan State11:40 a.m. - Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

11:50 a.m. - Jerry Kill, Minnesota

LEADERS DIVISION COACHES

12:00 p.m. - Tim Beckman, Illinois

12:10 p.m. - Danny Hope, Purdue

12:20 p.m. - Bill OBrien, Penn State

12:30 p.m. - Bret Bielema, Wisconsin12:40 p.m. - Urban Meyer, Ohio State

12:50 p.m. - Kevin Wilson, Indiana

TEAM LEADERS

TEAM LEADERS, cont.

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BIG TEN FOOTBALLMEDIA CONTACTS

LEGENDS DIVISION

Iowa

Steve Roe

[email protected]

Phone: (319) 335-9411

Michigan

Justin [email protected]

Phone: (734) 763-4423

Michigan State

John Lewandowski

[email protected]

Phone: (517) 355-2271

Minnesota

Paul Rovnak

[email protected]

Phone: (612) 625-9379

Nebraska

Keith Mann

[email protected]: (402) 472-2263

Northwestern

Paul Kennedy

[email protected]

Phone: (847) 467-2028

LEADERS DIVISION

Illinois

Kent Brown

[email protected]

Derek Neal

[email protected]

Phone: (217) 333-1391

Indiana

Jeff Keag

[email protected]

Phone: (812) 855-6209

Ohio State

Jerry Emig

[email protected]

Phone: (614) 247-7023

Penn State

Jeff Nelson

[email protected]

Phone: (814) 865-1757

PurdueMatt Rector

[email protected]

Phone: (765) 494-3196

Wisconsin

Brian Lucas

[email protected]

Phone: (608) 262-1811

Date Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman

9-3 LeVeon Bell, MSU Derrick Wells, MINN Mike Meyer, IOWA Frankie Williams, PUR

Taylor Martinez, NEB Venric Mark, NU

9-10 Denard Robinson, MICH Chi Chi Ariguzo, NU Cody Webster, PUR Devin Funchess, MICH

9-17 Braxton Miller, OSU Michael Mauti, PSU Jeff Budzien, NU Nate Sudfeld, IND

Deion Barnes, PSU

9-24 LeVeon Bell, MSU Chris Borland, WIS Ameer Abdullah, NEB Imani Cross, NEB

10-1 Taylor Martinez, NEB Michael Mauti, PSU Brett Maher, NEB Mason Monheim, ILL

Kain Colter, NU

10-8 Denard Robinson, MICH Gerald Hodges, PSU Corey Brown, OSU Aaron Burbridge, MSU

Carlos Hyde, OSU

10-15 Montee Ball, WIS Jake Ryan, MICH Mike Meyer, IOWA Nick VanHoose, NU

10-22 Taylor Martinez, NEB Jordan Hill, PSU Brendan Gibbons, MICH Kyle Carter, PSU

2012 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

No. Team Years

42 Michigan 1898-01c-02-03c-04c-06c-18c-22c-23c-25-26c-30c-31c-32c-33c-43c-47-48-49c-50-64-69c-71-72c-

73c-74c-76c-77c-78c-80-82-86c-88-89-90c-91-92-97-98c-00c-03-04c

34* Ohio State 1916-17-20-35c-39-42-44-49c-54-55-57-61-68-69c-70-72c-73c-74c-75-76c-77c-79-81c-84-86c-

93c-96c-98c-02c-05c-06-07-08c-09

18 Minnesota 1900c-03c-04c-06c-09-10c-11-15c-27c-33c-34-35c-37-38-40-41-60c-67c

15 Illinois 1910c-14-15c-18c-19-23c-27c-28-46-51-53c-63-83-90c-01

13 Wisconsin 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c-11

11 Iowa 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c8 Northwestern 1903c-26c-30c-31c-36-95-96c-00c

8 Purdue 1918c-29-31c-32c-43c-52c-67c-00c

7 Chicago 1899-05-07-08-13-22c-24

7 Michigan State 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c

2 Indiana 1945-67c

1^ Penn State 1994

* Ohio State vacated 2010 season

^ Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011 seasons

# Beginning in 2011, Big Ten Championship Game determined Big Ten Champion

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS#

ALL GAMES CONFERENCE GAMES

Games Total Average Sellouts Games Total Average Sellouts

Aug. 31-Sept. 1 8 571,822 71,478 3 -- -- -- --

Sept. 8 5 366,518 73,304 3 -- -- -- --

Sept. 15 12 840,448 70,037 5 -- -- -- --

Sept. 22 9 634,202 70,466 4 -- -- -- --

Sept. 29 6 358,596 59,766 3 5 313,115 62,623 3

Oct. 6 5 378,051 75,610 1 5 378,051 75,610 1

Oct. 13 5 325,671 65,134 1 5 325,671 65,134 1

Oct. 20 5 417,625 83,525 5 5 417,625 83,525 5

Oct. 27

Nov. 3

Nov. 10

Nov. 17

Nov. 23-24

TOTAL 55 3,892,933 70,781 25 20 1,434,462 71,723 10

2012 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE

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Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS Prev.

1 Alabama (59) 7-0 1499 1

2 Oregon 7-0 1424 2

3 Florida (1) 7-0 1380 3

4 Kansas State 7-0 1333 4

5 Notre Dame 7-0 1241 5

6 LSU 7-1 1172 6

7 Oregon State 6-0 1106 8

8 Oklahoma 5-1 1065 10

9 OHIO STATE 8-0 1028 7

10 USC 6-1 944 11

11 Florida State 7-1 872 12

12 Georgia 6-1 745 12

13 Mississippi State 7-0 739 15

14 Clemson 6-1 713 14

15 Texas Tech 6-1 653 18

16 Louisville 7-0 620 16

17 South Carolina 6-2 591 9

18 Rutgers 7-0 539 19

19 Stanford 5-2 421 22

20 MICHIGAN 5-2 300 23

21 Boise State 6-1 258 24

22 Texas A&M 5-2 252 2023 Ohio 7-0 181 25

24 Louisiana Tech 6-1 106 NR

25 West Virginia 5-2 76 17

Others Receiving Votes: Toledo 49, Texas 33, WISCONSIN

31, TCU 29, NEBRASKA 24, PENN STATE 18, NC State 13,

Oklahoma State 12, Arizona 7, UCLA 7, Tulsa 6, Arizona State

5, Northern Illinois 5, Cincinna 3.


1 Alabama (59) 7-0 1475 1

2 Oregon 7-0 1403 2

3 Florida 7-0 1329 4


5 Notre Dame 7-0 1221 5

6 LSU 7-1 1164 6

7 Oklahoma 5-1 1084 7

8 USC 6-1 1014 9



11 Georgia 6-1 850 12


13 Clemson 6-1 788 13


15 Rutgers 7-0 637 17


17 Texas Tech 6-1 571 20

18 Boise State 6-1 407 22

19 Stanford 5-2 401 23

20 MICHIGAN 5-2 264 25

21 Texas A&M 5-2 229 19

22 West Virginia 5-2 173 1523 Ohio 7-0 132 NR

24 Texas 5-2 109 NR

25 WISCONSIN 6-2 104 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Louisiana Tech 100, NEBRASKA 71,

TCU 71, Cincinna 51, Oklahoma State 37, Toledo 30, Tulsa 21,

Arizona State 16, Duke 16, Northern Illinois 14, NORTHWEST-

ERN 11, Louisiana-Monroe 7, Western Kentucky 3, UCLA 1.

ASSOCIATED PRESS USA TODAY COACHES

WEEKLY NATIONAL RANKINGS - OCT. 21


1 Alabama (119) 7-0 2868 1

2 Oregon (5) 7-0 2727 23 Florida (1) 7-0 2622 3


5 Notre Dame 7-0 2374 5

6 LSU 7-1 2270 6

7 Oklahoma 5-1 2021 9


9 USC 6-1 1934 11


11 Georgia 6-1 1603 12


13 Clemson 6-1 1652 13


15 Rutgers 7-0 1205 17


17 Texas Tech 6-1 1074 21

18 Stanford 5-2 929 2019 Boise State 6-1 762 23

20 MICHIGAN 5-2 490 NR

21 Texas A&M 5-2 465 19

22 West Virginia 5-2 363 15

23 Ohio 7-0 293 NR

24 Texas 5-2 237 25

25 TCU 5-2 195 22

Others Receiving Votes:WISCONSIN 136, NEBRASKA 128,

Louisiana Tech 127, Cincinna 116, Oklahoma State 72, Toledo

44, Tulsa 39, Arizona State 37, NC State 31, NORTHWESTERN

17, Duke 10, Northern Illinois 7, UCLA 7, Nevada 6, Louisiana-

Monroe 4, Iowa State 2.

Team Record PTS Prev.

1 Alabama 7-0 .9625 1

2 Florida 7-0 .9310 23 Kansas State 7-0 .9111 4

4 Oregon 7-0 .8966 3

5 Notre Dame 7-0 .8512 5

6 LSU 7-1 .7862 6

7 Oregon State 6-0 .7421 8

8 Oklahoma 5-1 .7126 9

9 USC 6-1 .5767 10

10 Georgia 6-1 .5379 11

11 Mississippi State 7-0 .5265 12

12 Florida State 7-1 .4925 14

13 South Carolina 6-2 .4797 7

14 Texas Tech 6-1 .4736 17

15 Rutgers 7-0 .4703 15

16 Louisville 7-0 .4196 16

17 Stanford 5-2 .3850 20

18 Clemson 6-1 .3692 1919 West Virginia 5-2 .2178 13

20 Texas A&M 5-2 .2123 18

21 Boise State 6-1 .2070 22

22 MICHIGAN 5-2 .1898 NR

23 Texas 5-2 .1221 25

24 Ohio 7-0 .1171 NR

25 WISCONSIN 6-2 .0593 NR

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BIG TEN IN THE POLLS

Total Oense

12,692 Brees, PUR 1997-00

11,790 Weber, MINN 2007-1011,576 Basanez, NU 2002-05

11,511 Painter, PUR 2005-08

11,364 Randle El, IND 1998-01

10,594 Williams, ILL 2006-09

10,324 Robinson, MICH 2009-

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback


3,895 Randle El, IND 1998-01

2,557 Williams, ILL 2006-09

2,176 Leach, MICH 1975-78

2,150 Foggie, MINN 1984-87

2,080 Greene, OSU 1972-75

1,767 Bollinger, WIS 1999-02

1,714 Kern, OSU 1968-701,706 Bagge, MSU 1973-75

1,677 Lewis, IND 2005-08

1,661 Gray, MINN 2009-

1,650 Scheelhaase, ILL 2010-

Rushing Yards

7,125 Dayne, WIS 1996-99

5,589 Grin, OSU 1972-75

5,299 A. Thompson, IND 1986-89

5,040 Hart, MICH 2004-07

4,887 White, MSU 1984-87

4,676 Davis, WIS 2001-04

4,654 D. Thompson, MINN 1986-89

4,485 Anderson, NU 1998-01

4,472 Thomas, MICH 1997-00

4,398 Ringer, MSU 2005-084,289 Ball, WIS 2009-


Intercepon Touchdowns

5 Fletcher, WIS 1998-00

4 Wilbur, IND 1978-82

Allen, PUR 2010-

Rushing Touchdowns

71 Dayne, WIS 1996-99

68 Thompson, IND 1986-89Ball, WIS 2009-

56 Johnson, OSU 1973-76

55 Thomas, MICH 1997-00

48 Sheets, PUR 2005-08

47 Wheatley, MICH 1991-94

46 Byars, OSU 1982-85

44 Marek, WIS 1972-75

George, OSU 1992-95

41 Robinson, MICH 2009-

Total Touchdowns

74 Ball, WIS 2009-

71 Dayne, WIS 1996-99

68 Thompson, IND 1986-89

58 Johnson, OSU 1973-76

56 Thomas, MICH 1997-0054 Wheatley, MICH 1991-94

Sheets, PUR 2005-08

50 Byars, OSU 1982-85

45 George, OSU 1992-95

44 Marek, WIS 1972-75

Hill, WIS 2006-08

41 Robinson, MICH 2009-

Points

446 Ball, WIS 2009-

426 Dayne, WIS 1996-99

All-Purpose Yards

7,429 Dayne, WIS 1996-99

6,559 Grin, OSU 1972-75

6,466 Thompson, IND 1986-896,219 Bryant, PUR 2004-07

6,201 Morris, MICH 1984-87

6,000 Thomas, MICH 1997-2000

5,852 Williams, WIS 2002-05

5,799 Carter, MICH 1979-82

5,624 Hart, MICH 2004-07

5,609 Breaston, MICH 2003-06

4,883 Ball, WIS 2009-

Kicko Returns

135 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10

131 Stoudermire, MINN 2008-

Kicko Return Yards

3,288 Stoudermire, MINN 2008-

3,025 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10

Kicko Return Average

28.8 Brown, PUR 1968-70

26.9 Howard, MICH 1989-91

26.3 Carter, MICH 1979-82

26.2 Duncan, NU 1983-86

26.0 Hill, IOWA 1998-01

25.5 Cobb, MSU 2003-04

25.3 Thomas, ILL 2003-06

25.1 Stoudermire, MINN 2008-

Consecuve PATs Made126 Carlson, MICH 1989-91

119 Conway, PSU 1994-96

111 Summers, PUR 2006-08

107 Stoyanovich, IND 1986-88

98 Dimke, ILL 2008-11

90 Ewald, IND 2010-

86 Williams, OSU 1991-93

83 Nystrom, MINN 2000-02

Nugent, OSU 2002-04

Wagner, PSU 2007-10

81 Budzien, NU 2010-

77 GIbbons, MICH 2011-

Forced Fumbles

14 Kerrigan, PUR 2007-10

13 Rice, ILL 1992-95Sanders, IOWA 2000-03

12 Looney, PUR 1977-80

Borland, WIS 2009-

BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback1,702 Robnison, MICH 2010

1,270 Randle El, IND 2000

1,176 Robinson, MICH 2011

966 Gray, MINN 2011

964 Randle El, IND 2001

959 Miller, OSU 2012

900 Robinson, MICH 2012

Compleon Percentage

.735 Persa, NU 2010

.734 Persa, NU 2011

.729 Tolzien, WIS 2010

.728 Wilson, WIS 2011

.678 Bevell, WIS 1993

.673 Yarema, MSU 1986

.671 Long, IOWA 1984

.670 Long, IOWA 1985

Marnez, NEB 2012

.669 Cousins, MSU 2010

Punt Return Average (Min. 10 returns)

25.6 Ginn, OSU 2004

25.1 Mark, NU 2012

Passing Eciency

191.8 Wilson, WIS 2011

175.3 Chappuis, MICH 1947

172.8 Collins, PSU 1994

166.5 Smoker, MSU 2001

165.9 Tolzien, WIS 2010

163.7 Harbaugh, MICH 1985

163.4 Hoying, OSU 1995

162.8 Marnez, NEB 2012

Approaching Top 10 (lisng 10th place

on Big Ten single-season list)

All-Purpose Yards

2,201 Williams, IND 2001

1,470 Mark, NU 2012

1,223 Abdullah, NEB 2012

Receiving Touchdowns

14 Six mes, most recently

Edwards, MICH 2003

8 Robinson, PSU 2012

BIG TEN SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS

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Maxwell Award

(Naons Top Player)

James Vandenberg, IOWA

Denard Robinson, MICH

Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH

LeVeon Bell, MSU

Rex Burkhead, NEB

Braxton Miller, OSU

Montee Ball, WIS

Walter Camp Award

(Naons Top Player)


William Gholston, MSU

Rex Burkhead, NEB

Montee Ball, WIS

Bednarik Award

(Naons Top Defensive Player)

Jonathan Brown, ILL

Michael Buchanan, ILL

Micah Hyde, IOWA

James Morris, IOWA

Johnny Adams, MSU

Denicos Allen, MSU

Max Bullough, MSU


Johnathan Hankins, OSU

John Simon, OSU

Gerald Hodges, PSU

Michael Mau, PSU

Ricardo Allen, PUR

Kawann Short, PUR

Chris Borland, WIS

Nagurski Trophy

(Naons Top Defensive Player)

Jonathan Brown, ILL


Micah Hyde, IOWA

Jordan Kovacs, MICH

Johnny Adams, MSU

Max Bullough, MSU


Derrick Wells, MINN


John Simon, OSU

Gerald Hodges, PSU

Ricardo Allen, PUR

Kawann Short, PUR

Chris Borland, WIS

Mike Taylor, WIS

Davey OBrien Award

(Naons Top Quarterback)

Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL



Taylor Marnez, NEB

Braxton Miller, OSU

Manning Award

(Naons Top Quarterback)



Taylor Marnez, NEB

Braxton Miller, OSU

Doak Walker Award

(Naons Top Running Back)

Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH

LeVeon Bell, MSU

Rex Burkhead, NEB

Jordan Hall, OSU

Montee Ball, WIS

James White, WIS

Biletniko Award:

(Naons Top Wide Receiver)

Keenan Davis, IOWA

Roy Roundtree, MICH

Corey Brown, OSU

Jared Abbrederis, WIS

Rimington Trophy

(Naons Top Center)

Graham Pocic, ILL

Will Mae, IND

James Ferentz, IOWA

Brandon Vitabile, NU

Ma Stankiewitch, PSU

Travis Frederick, WIS

Outland Trophy

(Naons Best Interior Lineman)

Graham Pocic, ILL

Akeem Spence, ILL

James Ferentz, IOWA

Taylor Lewan, MICH

Chris McDonald, MSU

Spencer Long, NEB

Baker Steinkuhler, NEB


Jordan Hill, PSU

Kawann Short, PUR

Travis Frederick, WIS

Ricky Wagner, WIS

Hendricks Award

(Naons Top Defensive End)


Craig Roh, MICH


Cameron Meredith, NEB

John Simon, OSU

Thorpe Award

(Naons Top Defensive Back)

Johnny Adams, MSU

Isaiah Lewis, MSU

C.J. Barne, OSU

Ricardo Allen, PUR

Butkus Award

(Naons Top Linebacker)

Jonathan Brown, ILL

James Morris, IOWA

Denicos Allen, MSU

Max Bullough, MSU

David Nwabuisi, NU

Eenne Sabino, OSU

Gerald Hodges, PSU

Michael Mau, PSU

Chris Borland, WIS

Hornung Award

(Naons Most Versale Player)

Tommy Davis, ILL

Terry Hawthorne, ILL

Ameer Abdullah, NEB

Venric Mark, NU

Jordan Hall, OSU


Groza Award

(Naons Top Placekicker)

Mitch Ewald, IND

Mike Meyer, IOWA

Brendan Gibbons, MICH

Dan Conroy, MSU

Bre Maher, NEB

Drew Basil, OSU

Ray Guy Award

(Naons Top Punter)

Bre Maher, NEB

Rodgers Return Specialist Award

(Naons Top Return Specialist)

Ameer Abdullah, NEB

Venric Mark, NU

Jordan Hall, OSU

Raheem Mostert, PUR


BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

BIG TEN NATIONAL

AWARD WINNERSAFCA Good Works Team

(Dedicaon to community service and

o-eld accomplishments)

Patrick Omameh, MICH

Rex Burkhead, NEB

BIG TEN NATIONAL

AWARD FINALISTSSenior CLASS Award

Adam Replogle, IND

BIG TEN NATIONAL

AWARD SEMIFINALISTSCampbell Trophy

(Most Outstanding Student-Athlete)

Adam Replogle, IND


Rex Burkhead, NEB

Patrick Ward, NU

Ben Buchanan, OSU

Pete Massaro, PSU

Robert Maci, PUR

Shelton Johnson, WIS

Mackey Award

(Naons Top Tight End)

Dion Sims, MSU

Kyler Reed, NEB

Kyle Carter, PSU

Jacob Pedersen, WIS

BIG TEN NATIONAL

AWARDQUARTERFINALISTS

Lombardi Trophy

(College Lineman of the Year)



Kawann Short, PUR

Chris Borland, WIS

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2012 Big Ten Football Championship GameThe 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game will kick o fromLucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 1,2012. FOX will serve as the ocial broadcast partner of the BigTen Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil

Stadium will host the tle games through 2015.

The champion of the Legends Division will meet the champion of

the Leaders Division, with the winner earning the Big Ten Cham-

pionship and a chance to play in either the Rose Bowl Game orBowl Championship Series Naonal Championship Game.

Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.cket-master.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. New for the 2012 game, ckets can also be reserved

at BTN.com/TeamTix, a new cket reservaon system launched by the Big Ten in partnershipwith Forward Market Media (FMM) and BTN. Go to bigten.org for more informaon.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEQUICK FACTS

Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012Time: 8:17 p.m. ET

Television: FOXSite: Indianapolis, Ind.

Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium

Surface: FieldTurfCapacity: 66,159

NAME OF AWARD NAMED FOR

Championship Game Awards

Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago

Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois

(media vote only) Archie Griffin, Ohio State

Postcollegiate Awards

(vote by school administrators)

Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan

Nile Kinnick, Iowa

Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Tony Dungy, Minnesota

Anthony Thompson, Indiana

Annual Awards

(combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted)

Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern

Eddie George, Ohio State

Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota

Charles Woodson, Michigan

Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State

(coaches vote only) Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan

Dave McClain Coach of the Year Dave McClain, Wisconsin

(media vote only)

Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota

Antwaan Randle El, Indiana

Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska

Orlando Pace, Ohio State

Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State

Courtney Brown, Penn State

Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue

Drew Brees, Purdue

Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin

Ron Dayne, Wisconsin

Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State

Rod Woodson, Purdue

Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois

Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern

Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin

Desmond Howard, Michigan

Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State

Dallas Clark, Iowa

Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jim Bakken, Wisconsin

Morten Andersen, Michigan State

Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois

Brandon Fields, Michigan State

The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recog-nizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2012campaign. The Big Tens enhanced football awards pro-

gram presents 18 individual trophies in addition to theBig Ten Championship trophy, bearing the names of oneor two former standouts. The distinguished names onthese football awards honor just a small sampling of thecountless student-athletes and coaches who have con-tributed to the conferences rich and storied history.

Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediatelyfollowing the regular season, including awards for thebest quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end,offensive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, defen-sive back, kicker and punter. Each of these individualposition awards features the names of two former stu-dent-athletes.

The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conferencestop coaches, offensive and defensive players and line-men and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Tencoaches have the opportunity to claim two awards.Media voters will continue to select the Dave McClainCoach of the Year, which has been awarded since 1972,while coaches vote for the Hayes-Schembechler Coachof the Year award. The top offensive player will receivethe Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award,the best defensive player will be awarded the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year award and thebest first-year standout will receive the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year award.

The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Gamewill receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg ChampionshipTrophy, while the most outstanding player in the gamewill be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship GameMVP award. The conference also created two postcolle-giate awards - the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award andthe Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award.

The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of theformer standouts appearing in each awards name,appears to the right.

Big Ten Football Awards

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IOWA at NORTHWESTERN

IOWA (4-3 overall, 2-1 Big Ten)

Coach: Kirk Ferentz

Career: 112-90 (17th year) At Iowa: 100-69 (14th year)

Oense: Mulple

Rush: Mark Weisman (105-640 yards, 8 TDs)

Pass: James Vandenberg (129-231, 1,323 yards, 3 TDs)

Rec.: Keenan Davis (36-456 yards, 1 TD)

Defense: 4-3

Tackles: Anthony Hitchens (86 tackles)

Sacks: Joe Gaglione (4.0-22 yards)

Int: Tom Donatelli (2-18 yards) and Greg Casllo (2-2 yards)

Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, [email protected]

NORTHWESTERN (6-2 overall, 2-2 Big Ten)

Coach: Pat Fitzgerald

Career: 46-38 (7th year) At Northwestern: 46-38 (7th year)

Oense: Spread

Rush: Venric Mark (150-915 yards, 9 TDs)

Pass: Trevor Siemian (95-162, 932 yards, 4 TDs) and

Kain Colter (56-80, 437 yards, 2 TDs)

Rec.: Demetrius Fields (25-211 yards, 1 TD) and

Tony Jones (21-266 yards, 2 TDs)

Defense: Mulple 4-3

Tackles: Damien Proby (74 tackles)

Sacks: Tyler Sco (6.0-34 yards)

Int.: Chi Chi Ariguzo (1-49 yards), David Nwabuisi (1-0 yards) and

Nick VanHoose (1-0 yards)

Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, [email protected]

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 11 a.m. CT Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field (47,130)

ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Lewis Johnson

Series: Iowa leads 47-23-3 Last Meeng: Oct. 15, 2011: Iowa 41, Northwestern 31

MICHIGAN STATE at #-/25/- WISCONSIN

MICHIGAN STATE (4-4 overall, 1-3 Big Ten)

Coach: Mark Dantonio

Career: 66-43 (9th year) At Michigan State: 48-26 (6th year)

Oense: Mulple

Rush: LeVeon Bell (226-984 yards, 8 TDs)

Pass: Andrew Maxwell (160-290, 1,799 yards, 7 TDs)

Rec.: Keith Mumphrey (27-349 yards, 1 TD)Defense: Mulple 4-3

Tackles: Max Bullough (68 tackles)

Sacks: Six with 1.0

Int.: Six with 1

Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, [email protected]

WISCONSIN (6-2 overall, 3-1 Big Ten)

Coach: Bret Bielema

Career: 66-21 (7th year) At Wisconsin: 66-21 (7th year)

Oense: Mulple one- and two-back sets

Rush: Montee Ball (196-982 yards, 13 TDs)

Pass: Joel Stave (61-107, 977 yards, 5 TDs)

Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (33-627 yards, 5 TDs)Defense: 4-3

Tackles: Mike Taylor (84 tackles)

Sacks: Chris Borland (4.5-29 yards)

Int: Devin Smith (2-1 yard)

Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, [email protected]

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Madison, Wis. Camp Randall Stadium (80,321)

ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Announcers: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards

Series: Michigan State leads 29-22 Last Meeng: Dec. 3, 2011: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39 (Big Ten Football Championship Game)

INDIANA at ILLINOIS

INDIANA (2-5 overall, 0-3 Big Ten)

Coach: Kevin Wilson

Career: 3-16 (2nd year) At Indiana: 3-16 (2nd year)

Oense: Mulple

Rush: Stephen Houston (84-450 yards, 7 TDs)

Pass: Cameron Coman (133-209, 1,320 yards, 7 TDs)

Rec.: Cody Lamer (30-465 yards, 2 TDs) and

Shane Wynn (38-370 yards, 5 TDs)

Defense: 4-3

Tackles: Adam Replogle (48 tackles)

Sacks: Adam Replogle (3.0-12 yards)

Int: Greg Heban (2-24 yards)

Football Contact: Je Keag, 812-855-6209, [email protected]

ILLINOIS (2-5 overall, 0-3 Big Ten)

Coach: Tim Beckman

Career: 23-21 (4th year) At Illinois: 2-5 (1st year)

Oense: Spread/Mulple

Rush: Donovonn Young (75-276 yards, 2 TDs)

Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (67-110, 663 yards, 3 TDs)

Rec.: Ryan Lankford (26-366 yards, 5 TDs)

Defense: Mulple

Tackles: Ashante Williams (48 tackles)

Sacks: Michael Buchanan (2.5-31 yards)

Int.: Five with 1

Football Contacts: Kent Brown or Derek Neal, 217-333-1391

[email protected], [email protected]

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 11 a.m. ET Champaign, Ill. Memorial Stadium (60,670)

BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chris MarnSeries: Illinois leads 45-21-3 Last Meeng: Oct. 8, 2011: Illinois 41, Indiana 20

Leaders Division

Game

Legends Division

Game

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#9/-/- OHIO STATE at PENN STATE

OHIO STATE (8-0 overall, 4-0 Big Ten)

Coach: Urban Meyer

Career: 112-23 (11th year) At Ohio State: 8-0 (1st year)

Oense: Spread

Rush: Braxton Miller (141-959 yards, 10 TDs)

Pass: Braxton Miller (105-179, 1,384 yards, 11 TDs)

Rec.: Corey Brown (44-447 yards, 1 TD) and

Devin Smith (23-505, 6 TDs)

Defense: Mulple

Tackles: Ryan Shazier (77 tackles)

Sacks: John Simon (3.0-20 yards)

Int.: Travis Howard (3-26 yards)

Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, [email protected]

PENN STATE (5-2 overall, 3-0 Big Ten)

Coach: Bill OBrien

Career: 5-2 (1st year) At Penn State: 5-2 (1st year)

Oense: Mulple

Rush: Zach Zwinak (84-369 yards, 3 TDs)

Pass: Ma McGloin (162-259, 1,788 yards, 14 TDs)

Rec.: Allen Robinson (47-563 yards, 8 TDs)

Defense: Mulple

Tackles: Michael Mau (65 tackles)

Sacks: Deion Barnes (4.0-11 yards)

Int: Michael Mau (3-125 yards)

Football Contact: Je Nelson, 814-865-1757, [email protected]

* Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 5:30 p.m. ET University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (106,572)

ESPN Announcers: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich

Series: Ohio State (ed 13-13); Penn State (trails 8-13*) Last Meeng: Nov. 19, 2011: Penn State 20, Ohio State 14*

PURDUE at MINNESOTA

PURDUE (3-4 overall, 0-3 Big Ten)

Coach: Danny Hope

Career: 54-47 (9th year) At Purdue: 19-25 (4th year)

Oense: Spread

Rush: Akeem Shavers (84-354 yards, 3 TDs)

Pass: Caleb TerBush (93-141, 946 yards, 10 TDs)Rec.: Antavion Edison (33-381 yards, 5 TDs) and

O.J. Ross (38-299 yards, 1 TD)

Defense: 4-3

Tackles: Landon Feichter (41 tackles)

Sacks: Kawann Short (4.0-28 yards)

Int: Landon Feichter (4-39 yards, 1 TD)

Football Contact: Ma Rector, 765-494-3196, [email protected]

MINNESOTA (4-3 overall, 0-3 Big Ten)

Coach: Jerry Kill

Career: 134-85 (19th year) At Minnesota: 7-12 (2nd year)

Oense: Mulple

Rush: Donnell Kirkwood (116-475 yards, 3 TDs)

Pass: Philip Nelson (13-24, 149 yards, 2 TDs)Rec.: A.J. Barker (25-442 yards, 5 TDs)

Defense: 4-3

Tackles: Derrick Wells (45 tackles)

Sacks: D.L. Wilhite (5.5-35 yards)

Int: Derrick Wells (2-0 yards)

Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, [email protected]

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Minneapolis, Minn. TCF Bank Stadium (50,805)

BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman

Series: Minnesota leads 33-32-3 Last Meeng: Oct. 8, 2011: Purdue 45, Minnesota 17

#20/20/20 MICHIGAN at NEBRASKA

MICHIGAN (5-2 overall, 3-0 Big Ten)

Coach: Brady Hoke

Career: 63-54 (10th year) At Michigan: 16-4 (2nd year)

Oense: Pro Style

Rush: Denard Robinson (121-900 yards, 6 TDs)

Pass: Denard Robinson (83-155, 1,264 yards, 9 TDs)

Rec.: Jeremy Gallon (16-309 yards, 1 TD)Defense: 4-3

Tackles: Jake Ryan (52 tackles)

Sacks: Jake Ryan (3.5-29 yards)

Int: Raymon Taylor (2-70 yards, 1 TD) and Thomas Gordon (2-19 yards)

Football Contact: Jusn Dickens, 734-763-4423, [email protected]

NEBRASKA (5-2 overall, 2-1 Big Ten)

Coach: Bo Pelini

Career: 44-18 (5th year) At Nebraska: 44-18 (5th year)

Oense: Mulple

Rush: Ameer Abdullah (105-615 yards, 7 TDs)

Pass: Taylor Marnez (124-185, 1,615 yards, 15 TDs)

Rec.: Kenny Bell (26-540 yards, 5 TDs)Defense: Mulple

Tackles: Will Compton (58 tackles)

Sacks: Eric Marn (5.5-30 yards)

Int: Ciante Evans (1-29 yards, 1 TD), Josh Mitchell (1-0 yards) and

P.J. Smith (1-0 yards)

Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, [email protected]

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2012 7 p.m. CT Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium (81,091)

ESPN2 Announcers: Mark Jones, Brock Huard, Jessica Mendoza

Series: Michigan leads 4-2-1 Last Meeng: Nov. 19, 2011: Michigan 45, Nebraska 17

Leaders Division

Game

Legends Division

Game

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The Big Ten football championship will be decided by a game played between the

two division champions. A team or teams that are not eligible to parcipate in a

postseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sancons shall

not be eligible to parcipate in the Big Ten football championship game. The

winner of the Big Ten football championship game will represent the Conference

in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) unless a conference team other than the

champion is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the nal BCS poll.

The following procedure will determine the representave from each division inthe event of a e:

(a) If two teams are ed, the winner of the game between the two ed

teams shall be the representave

(b) If three or more teams are ed, steps 1 through 7 will be followed unl a

determinaon is made. If only two teams remain ed aer any step, the

winner of the game between the two ed teams shall be the representave.

1. The records of the three ed teams will be compared against each

other

2. The records of the three ed teams will be compared within their

division

3. The records of the three teams will be compared against the next

highest placed teams in their division in order of nish (4, 5, and 6)

4. The records of the three teams will be compared against all

common conference opponents;

5. The highest ranked team in the rst Bowl Championship Series Poll

following the compleon of Big Ten regular season conference play

shall be the representave in the Big Ten Championship Game,

unless the two highest ranked ed teams are ranked within one

spot of each other in the BCS poll. In this case, the head-to-head

results of the top two ranked ed teams shall determine the

representave in the Big Ten Championship

6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding

exempted games] shall be the representave

7. The representave will be chosen by random draw.

If one or both of the Big Ten division champions is ineligible to play in the Big Ten

championship game, then the parcipant(s) in the Big Ten championship game

shall be determined by the following procedure:

a) If the ineligible team is ed for the division championship, then the team

it ed with shall be the Big Ten championship game representave.

b) If two or more teams are ed with an ineligible team for the division

championship, then the ineligible team is removed and the remaining

teams revert to the e-break procedure.c) The division runner-up shall be the Big Ten championship game

representave.

d) If there is a division runner-up e, then the ed teams shall revert to the

e-break procedure.

If the championship game cannot be played (due to any reason beyond the

control of the Big Ten Conference), the two division champions (using divisional

e-breakers as set forth above) shall be declared co-champions and the following

procedure will be used to determine the Big Ten Conference representave to

the Bowl Championship Series:

a) Teams ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the nal BCS poll will automacally

be placed in the BCS championship game.

b) If the two divisional representaves met previously in the season and

neither is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the nal BCS standings, the team

ranked highest in the nal BCS standings shall be the representave

to the BCS, unless the other team is ranked within ve or fewer places of

the higher ranked team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the two

teams shall determine the Conferences BCS representave.

c) If the two divisional representaves did not meet previously during the

season, the team ranked highest in the BCS standings shall be the BCS

representave.

d) If the two teams are ed in the BCS standings, the team with the best

overall Big Ten record shall be the BCS representave.

e) If the two teams remain ed aer d), the team with the best combined

record of the ed teams against all common Big Ten opponents each

team played that season shall be the BCS representave.

f) If the two teams remain ed aer e), the representave will be the team

with the best overall winning percentage.

g) If the two teams remain ed aer f), the representave will be the team

furthest removed from BCS parcipaon.

h) If the two teams remain ed aer g), the representave shall be

determined by a random draw.

BIG TEN FOOTBALL DIVISIONAL TIEBREAKER

BIG TEN BOWL LINEUP

ROSE BOWL GAMEJan. 1, 20135:10 p.m. ET, ESPNPasadena, Calif.Big Ten vs. Pac-12/BCS

CAPITAL ONE BOWLJan. 1, 20131 p.m. ET, ABCOrlando, Fla.Big Ten vs. SEC

OUTBACK BOWLJan. 1, 20131 p.m. ET, ESPNTampa, Fla.Big Ten vs. SEC

BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWLDec. 29, 201210:15 p.m. ET, ESPNTempe, Ariz.Big Ten vs. Big 12

TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWLJan. 1, 2013Noon ET, ESPN2Jacksonville, Fla.Big Ten vs. SEC

MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXASDec. 28, 20129 p.m. ET, ESPNHouston, TexasBig Ten vs. Big 12

HEART OF DALLAS BOWLJan. 1, 2013Noon ET, ESPNUDallas, TexasBig Ten vs. Big 12 or C-USA

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWLDec. 26, 20127:30 p.m. ET, ESPNDetroit, Mich.Big Ten vs. MAC

First Selecon: Rose Bowl Game/BCS; Second Selecon: Capital One Bowl; Third Selecon: Outback Bowl; Fourth Selecon: TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl;

Fih Selecon: Bualo Wild Wings Bowl; Sixth Selecon: Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas; Seventh Selecon: Heart of Dallas Bowl; Eighth Selecon: Lile Caesars Pizza Bowl

2012-13 Big Ten Bowl Selecon Order:

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12/12HONORING LEGENDS BUILDING LEADERS


DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 18-17 vs. Northern Illinois [1] 52,1179/8 L, 6-9 Iowa State 70,5859/15 W, 27-16 Northern Iowa 70,585

9/22 L, 31-32 Central Michigan 70,585

9/29 W, 31-13 Minnesota 70,58510/13 W, 19-16 (2OT) at Michigan State 70,21110/20 L, 14-38 Penn State 70,585

10/27 at Northwestern11/3 at Indiana

11/10 Purdue

11/17 at Michigan11/23 Nebraska

[1] - at Chicago, Ill.

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE8/31 W, 17-13 #24/22 Boise State 78,7099/8 W, 41-7 at Central Michigan 35,1279/15 L, 3-20 #20/19 Notre Dame 79,219

9/22 W, 23-7 Eastern Michigan 74,2049/29 L, 16-17 #14/- Ohio State 76,70510/6 W, 31-27 at Indiana 45,979

10/13 L, 16-19 (2OT) Iowa 70,21110/20 L, 10-12 at #23/25/- Michigan 113,83310/27 at #-/25/- Wisconsin

11/3 Nebraska11/17 Northwestern11/24 at Minnesota

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE8/30 W, 30-27 (3OT) at UNLV 16,013

9/8 W, 44-7 New Hampshire 47,0229/15 W, 28-23 Western Michigan 44,9219/22 W, 17-10 Syracuse 50,805

9/29 L, 13-31 at Iowa 70,58510/13 L, 13-21 Northwestern 49,65110/20 L, 13-38 at Wisconsin 80,587

10/27 Purdue11/3 Michigan11/10 at Illinois

11/17 at Nebraska11/24 Michigan State

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 49-20 Southern Miss 85,425

9/8 L, 30-36 at UCLA 71,5309/15 W, 42-13 Arkansas State 85,2909/22 W, 73-7 Idaho State 84,923

9/29 W, 30-27 #-/23 Wisconsin 85,96210/6 L, 38-63 at #12/- Ohio State 106,102

10/20 W, 29-28 at Northwestern 47,33010/27 #20/20/20 Michigan11/3 at Michigan State11/10 Penn State

11/17 Minnesota11/23 at Iowa

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 42-41 at Syracuse 37,830

9/8 W, 23-13 Vanderbilt 31,6449/15 W, 22-13 Boston College 32,5979/22 W, 38-7 South Dakota 28,641

9/29 W, 44-29 Indiana 33,12910/6 L, 28-39 at Penn State 95,769

10/13 W, 21-13 at Minnesota 49,65110/20 L, 28-29 Nebraska 47,33010/27 Iowa11/10 at Michigan11/17 at Michigan State11/24 Illinois

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 24-7 Western Michigan 43,4419/8 L, 14-45 at Arizona State 54,128

9/15 W, 44-0 Charleston Southern 45,3699/22 L, 24-52 Louisiana Tech 46,539

9/29 L, 7-35 Penn State 46,73410/6 L, 14-31 at Wisconsin 80,09610/13 L, 0-45 at #25/-/-Michigan 110,922

10/27 Indiana11/3 at Ohio State11/10 Minnesota

11/17 Purdue11/24 at Northwestern

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 24-17 Indiana State 41,8829/8 W, 45-6 at Massachusetts 16,304

9/15 L, 39-41 Ball State 48,1869/29 L, 29-44 at Northwestern 33,12910/6 L, 31-27 Michigan State 45,979

10/13 L, 49-52 #8/-/- Ohio State 48,88010/20 L, 30-31 at Navy 33,441

10/27 at Illinois11/3 Iowa

11/10 Wisconsin11/17 at Penn State11/24 at Purdue

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 56-10 Miami (Ohio) 105,0399/8 W, 31-16 Central Florida 104,745

9/15 W, 35-28 California 105,2329/22 W, 29-15 UAB 105,0199/29 W, 17-16 at #20/18 Michigan State 76,70510/6 W, 63-38 #21/20 Nebraska 106,102

10/13 W, 52-49 at Indiana 48,88010/20 W, 29-22 (OT) Purdue 105,29010/27 at Penn State11/3 Illinois11/17 at Wisconsin11/24 Michigan

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 L, 14-24 Ohio 97,186

9/8 L, 16-17 at Virginia 56,0879/15 W, 34-7 Navy 98,7929/22 W, 24-13 Temple 93,680

9/29 W, 35-7 at Illinois 46,73410/6 W, 39-28 #24/22 Northwestern 95,76910/20 W, 38-14 at Iowa 70,585

10/27 #9/-/- Ohio State11/3 at Purdue11/10 at Nebraska

11/17 Indiana11/24 Wisconsin

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 48-6 Eastern Kentucky 40,572

9/8 L, 17-20 at #22/22 Notre Dame 80,7959/15 W, 54-16 Eastern Michigan 40,2179/29 W, 51-41 Marshall 45,481

10/6 L, 13-44 Michigan 50,10510/13 L, 14-38 Wisconsin 46,00710/20 L, 22-29 (OT) at #7/-/- Ohio State 105,29010/27 at Minnesota11/3 Penn State11/10 at Iowa

11/17 at Illinois11/24 Indiana

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 W, 26-21 Northern Iowa 79,568

9/8 L, 7-10 at Oregon State 42,1899/15 W, 16-14 Utah State 79,3329/22 W, 37-26 UTEP 79,806

9/29 L, 27-30 at #22/20 Nebraska 85,96210/6 W, 31-14 Illinois 80,09610/13 W, 38-14 at Purdue 46,00710/20 W, 38-13 Minnesota 80,58710/27 Michigan State

11/10 at Indiana11/17 Ohio State11/24 at Penn State

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/1 L, 14-41 vs. #2/2 Alabama [1] 90,4139/8 W, 31-25 Air Force 112,5229/15 W, 63-13 Massachusetts 110,708

9/22 L, 6-13 at #11/15 Notre Dame 80,79510/6 W, 44-13 at Purdue 50,10510/13 W, 45-0 Illinois 110,922

10/20 W, 12-10 Michigan State 113,83310/27 at Nebraska11/3 at Minnesota11/10 Northwestern11/17 Iowa11/24 at Ohio State

[1] - at Arlington, Texas

IOWA(4-3, 2-1 Big Ten)

#20/20/20 MICHIGAN(5-2, 3-0 Big Ten)

MICHIGAN STATE(4-4, 1-3 Big Ten)

MINNESOTA(4-3, 0-3 Big Ten)

NEBRASKA(5-2, 2-1 Big Ten)

NORTHWESTERN(6-2, 2-2 Big Ten)

ILLINOIS(2-5, 0-3 Big Ten) INDIANA(2-5, 0-3 Big Ten) #9/-/- OHIO STATE(8-0, 4-0 Big Ten)

PENN STATE(5-2, 3-0 Big Ten) PURDUE(3-4, 0-3 Big Ten) #-/25/- WISCONSIN(6-2, 3-1 Big Ten)

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISIONLeaders Division Games in Bold

Legends Division Games in Bold

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