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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.• Ten Big Ten schools were selected for bowl compe on, including three teams earning berthsin one of the six College Football Playo ff bowls in Michigan State, Iowa and Ohio State.

• Big Ten Champion Michigan State was selected to par cipate in the College Football Playo ff Semi nal at the Co on Bowl. The Spartans were ranked No. 3 by the College Football Playo ff selec on commi ee and will face No. 2 Alabama on Dec. 31 in Arlington, Texas. The winnerof the Co on Bowl will meet either No. 1 Clemson or No. 4 Oklahoma in the College FootballPlayoff Na onal Championship to be played on Jan. 11 in Glendale, Ariz.

• Iowa was selected to par cipate in the Rose Bowl Game and Ohio State will take part in theFiesta Bowl, joining the Spartans as par cipants in College Football Playo ff bowls this season.The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 5 by the College Football Playo ff selec on commi ee and willface No. 6 Stanford on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif., while the Buckeyes were ranked No. 7 and willtake on No. 8 Notre Dame on Jan. 1 in Glendale, Ariz.

• Michigan State was crowned Big Ten Champion following its 16-13 victory over Iowa in theBig Ten Championship Game. With the win, the Spartans claimed their ninth Big Ten tle andsecond in the last three years.

• Iowa (12-1), Michigan State (12-1), Ohio State (11-1) and Northwestern (10-2) have claimedat least 10 victories so far this season, marking the fourth me in conference history and rst

me since 2009 that four Big Ten teams have reached the 10-win plateau. A bowl victory byMichigan and/or Wisconsin would give the Big Ten ve or six teams with at least 10 wins for the rst me in conference history.

• The Big Ten will continue to feature the largest and most diverse postseason lineup in confer-

ence history, with six teams making their first or second appearance in their assigned bowl.Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin will each make their first trip to their destina-tions, while Michigan State and Northwestern will each appear in their respective bowls for thesecond time in program history. Northwestern will play in the Outback Bowl for the first timesince the 2009 season, Ohio State will compete in the Fiesta Bowl for the first time since the2008 campaign and Michigan will take part in the Citrus Bowl for the first time since the 2007season. Iowa will return to the Rose Bowl Game for the first time since the 1990 season, whilePenn State last visited the TaxSlayer Bowl at the conclusion of the 1976 season in what wasthen known as the Gator Bowl.

• Big Ten teams will once again take on one of the na on’s toughest bowl lineups this post-season, facing six programs that appear among the top 25 of the nal College Football Playo ff rankings. Third-ranked Michigan State squares o ff against second-ranked and SEC ChampionAlabama in the Co on Bowl, h-ranked Iowa takes on sixth-ranked and Pac-12 Champion

2015 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGSEAST DIVISION

WEST DIVISION

Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk1. Michigan State 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 6-0 W3 12-1 .923 7-0 4-1 1-0 W4 Ohio State& 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 5-1 W1 11-1 .917 6-1 5-0 0-0 W13. Michigan 6-2 .750 2-2 4-0 4-2 L1 9-3 .750 5-2 4-1 0-0 L14. Penn State 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 3-3 L3 7-5 .583 6-1 1-4 0-0 L35. Indiana 2-6 .250 0-4 2-2 1-5 W2 6-6 .500 3-4 3-2 0-0 W26. Rutgers 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 1-5 L5 4-8 .333 2-5 2-3 0-0 L1 Maryland 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 1-5 W1 3-9 .250 2-5 1-4 0-0 W1

Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk1. Iowa& 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 6-0 W8 12-1 .923 7-0 5-0 0-1 L12. Northwestern 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 5-1 W5 10-2 .833 6-1 4-1 0-0 W5 Wisconsin 6-2 .750 2-2 4-0 4-2 W1 9-3 .750 5-2 4-0 0-1 W14. Nebraska 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 1-5 L1 5-7 .417 3-4 2-3 0-0 L1

5. Illinois 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 2-4 L3 5-7 .417 4-3 1-4 0-0 L3 Minnesota 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 2-4 L1 5-7 .417 3-4 2-3 0-0 L17. Purdue 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 1-5 L4 2-10 .167 2-5 0-5 0-0 L4

& Division Champion # Big Ten Champion Postseason teams in bold

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct nancial support to more than 9,500 students compe ng in intercollegiate

athle cs for more than 11,000 par cipa on opportuni es on 350 teams in 42 di ff erent sports.

BIG TEN BOWL SCHEDULEDecember 26, 2015NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWLINDIANA vs.Duke3:30 p.m. ET - ABC

FOSTER FARMS BOWLNEBRASKA vs.UCLA9:15 p.m. ET - ESPN

December 28, 2015QUICK LANE BOWLMINNESOTA vs.Central Michigan5 p.m. ET - ESPN2

December 30, 2015NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL

WISCONSIN vs.#25 USC10:30 p.m. ET - ESPN

December 31, 2015GOODYEAR COTTON BOWLCOLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFSEMIFINAL#3 MICHIGAN STATE vs.#2 Alabama8 p.m. ET - ESPN

January 1, 2016OUTBACK BOWL#13 NORTHWESTERN vs.#23 TennesseeNoon ET - ESPN2

BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL#14 MICHIGAN vs.#19 Florida1 p.m. ET - ABC

BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWL#7 OHIO STATE vs.#8 Notre Dame1 p.m. ET - ESPN

ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BYNORTHWESTERN MUTUAL#5 IOWA vs.#6 Stanford5:10 p.m. ET - ESPN

January 2, 2016TAXSLAYER BOWLPENN STATE vs.GeorgiaNoon ET - ESPN

January 11, 2016COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP#3 MICHIGAN STATE or #2 Alabama vs.#1 Clemson or #4 Oklahoma8:30 p.m. ET - ESPN

Ranking: College Football Playo ff


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BIG TEN FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES RELEASE

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.Stanford in the Rose Bowl Game and No. 7 Ohio State faces No. 8 NotreDame in the Fiesta Bowl. No. 14 Michigan will face No. 19 Florida in theCitrus Bowl, No. 13 Northwestern will take on No. 23 Tennessee in theOutback Bowl and Wisconsin will meet No. 25 USC in the Holiday Bowl.

• Three Big Ten players and one coach took home na onal individualhonors. Penn State’s Carl Nassib earned the Lo IMPACT Trophy as thedefensive impact player of the year, the Lombardi Award as the na on’stop lineman and the Hendricks Award as the na on’s best defensive

end. Iowa’s Desmond King claimed the Thorpe Award as the na on’s topdefensive back and Michigan State’s Connor Cook earned the JohnnyUnitas Golden Arm Award as the na on’s best senior quarterback. Iowahead coach Kirk Ferentz claimed the Woody Hayes and Eddie RobinsonAwards, both given to the na on’s top coach.

• Twenty-two conference standouts were named All-Americans, includ-ing 14 that earned first-team distinction from at least one organization.In addition, four Big Ten players were named consensus All-Americans,

including two unanimous first-team honorees. Iowa’s King and PennState’s Nassib were each unanimous first-team All-Americans, whileOhio State’s Joey Bosa and Taylor Decker earned consensus All-Americastatus. A list of Big Ten All-Americans can be found on Page 6.

• Six Big Ten students were named Capital One Academic All-Americans.The Big Ten has now had 84 honorees over the last 11 seasons. TheAcademic All-America first-team honorees from the Big Ten are OhioState’s Jacoby Boren, who earned second-team honors last season, and

Jack Willoughby. Iowa’s Jordan Lomax, Minnesota’s Brandon Lingen,Penn State’s Tyler Yazujian and Purdue’s Robert Kugler earned AcademicAll-America second-team accolades.

• The Big Ten set a new single-season a endance record with 6,467,816fans a ending home games. This marked the third consecu ve seasonthat more than six million fans have a ended home contests and thefourth me in the past ve years.

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWLCOLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINALA er winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game, Michi-gan State was granted the No. 3 seed and will take on second-seeded Alabama in the Goodyear Co on Bowl. The game will be

contested at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31 in Arlington, Texas. The Spar-tans return to the Co on Bowl for the second consecu ve yeara er defea ng Baylor, 42-41, last season. That game marked onlythe second appearance in the Co on Bowl by a Big Ten squadand the rst since Ohio State defeated Texas A&M, 28-12, in the1987 Co on Bowl. Michigan State has advanced to a program-record nine straight postseason contests and is making its 26thbowl appearance.

ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUALIowa returns to the Rose Bowl Game for the rst me since amatchup with Washington to conclude the 1990 season. TheHawkeyes were ranked No. 5 by the College Football Playo ff selec on commi ee and will face No. 6 Stanford at 5:10 p.m. ETon Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. This will mark the sixth appearancefor the Hawkeyes in Pasadena and 68th by a Big Ten squad. TheHawkeyes will be taking part in postseason play for the 29th

me.

BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWLOhio State will be back in the Ba leFrog Fiesta Bowl for the rst

me since the 2008 season. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 7 andwill take on No. 8 Notre Dame at 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 1 in Glendale,Ariz., a rematch of the 2006 Fiesta Bowl won by the Buckeyes.This will mark the seventh appearance for Ohio State in theFiesta Bowl and the ninth appearance by a Big Ten team. TheBuckeyes will make their 46th o ffi cial postseason appearance.

BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWLNo. 14 Michigan will take part in the Bu ff alo Wild Wings CitrusBowl at 1 p.m. ET on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Fla., against No. 19Florida. The game will mark the Wolverines’ 44th bowl trip over-all and h appearance in the Citrus Bowl, the Big Ten’s second-oldest current bowl partner behind only the Rose Bowl Game.Michigan last played in the Citrus Bowl at the conclusion of the2007 season and defeated the Gators, 41-35. Big Ten teams haveplayed in 25 Citrus Bowls, including each of the last 23 seasons.

OUTBACK BOWLNo. 13 Northwestern will play in the Outback Bowl for thesecond me in school history and the rst me since the 2009season. The Wildcats will face No. 23 Tennessee at Noon ET onJan. 1 in Tampa, Fla. Northwestern will be taking part in a bowlgame for the 12th me in program history. The Outback Bowlis the Big Ten’s third-oldest current bowl partner and has beenaffi liated with the conference since the 1993 season. Big Tenschools have played in 26 Outback Bowls, including each of thelast 22 seasons.

NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWLWisconsin earned an invita on from the Na onal FundingHoliday Bowl to face No. 25 Southern California at 10:30 p.m.ET on Dec. 30 in San Diego, Calif. The Badgers are taking part inpostseason play for a school-record 14th straight season and are

making their 27th bowl appearance. Wisconsin will make its rsttrip to the Holiday Bowl, which will mark the 11th appearanceby a Big Ten team.

TAXSLAYER BOWLPenn State will take part in the in the TaxSlayer Bowl at NoonET on Jan. 2 against Georgia in Jacksonville, Fla. The Ni anyLions will be making their 46th appearance in postseason playand h in the TaxSlayer Bowl, with the most recent visit takingplace at the conclusion of the 1976 season in what was thenknown as the Gator Bowl.

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWLIndiana will make the Big Ten’s second appearance in the NewEra Pinstripe Bowl at 3:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 26 against Duke atYankee Stadium in Bronx, N.Y. The Hoosiers are making their rstpostseason trip since the 2007 season and 10th overall. PennState was victorious in the conference’s rst Pinstripe Bowl ap-pearance last season.

FOSTER FARMS BOWLNebraska will face UCLA in the Foster Farms Bowl, scheduled for9:15 p.m. ET on Dec. 26 in Santa Clara, Calif. Nebraska will makeits rst appearance in the Foster Farms Bowl, its 52nd bowlappearance overall and will play in a ninth straight postseasongame. The contest will mark the fourth me that a current BigTen team will play in the Foster Farms Bowl, including a 2007appearance by Maryland in what was then called the EmeraldBowl.

QUICK LANE BOWLMinnesota earned a berth to face Central Michigan in the sec-ond annual Quick Lane Bowl at 5 p.m. ET on Dec. 28 in Detroit,Mich. The Gophers will be making their 18th postseason appear-ance and fourth straight bowl trip. Rutgers earned a victory overNorth Carolina in the inaugural Quick Lane Bowl last season.

BIG TEN BOWL BREAKDOWN

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.Every Commi ee on Ins tu onal Coopera on (CIC) ins tu on ranks among the top 78 universi es in the na on according to the

2014 Academic Ranking of World Universi es, including six in the top 25. The CIC includes all 14 Big Ten schools and the University of Chicago.

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2015 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEFi h Annual Big Ten Championship Game

December 5, 2015Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, Ind.

Grange-Gri ffi n Most Valuable Player: Connor Cook, MSU

Scoring SummaryMichigan State Spartans 3 0 6 7 -- 16Iowa Hawkeyes 3 3 0 7 -- 13A endance - 66,985

MSU - Geiger 23 yd eld goal, 1Q, 7-22 2:58IOWA - Koehn 24 yd eld goal, 1Q, 7-14 1:49IOWA - Koehn 43 yd eld goal, 2Q, 9-42 4:33MSU - Geiger 29 yd eld goal, 3Q, 11-47 4:49MSU - Geiger 47 yd eld goal, 3Q, 6-33 2:38IOWA - Smith 85 yd pass from Beathard (Koehn kick), 4Q, 2-75 1:08MSU - Sco 1 yd run (Geiger kick), 4Q, 22-82 9:04

TEAM STATS MSU IOWAScore 16 13FIRST DOWNS 20 13NET YARDS RUSHING 174 52NET YARDS PASSING 191 216Comple ons-A empts-Int 16-33-1 18-27-1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 365 268Fumble Returns: Number-Yds 0-0 0-0Punt returns: Number-Yards 0-0 1-4Kickoff returns: Number-YdsD 0-0 2-52Intercep ons: Number-Yds 1-0 1-4Punts (Number-Avg) 4-40.8 5-35.6Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2Penal es-Yards 8-80 5-45

Possession Time 36:38 23:22Third-Down Conversions 10 of 20 3 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-3

INDIVIDUAL STATSRUSHING:MSU - Sco 22-73, 1 TD; London 12-60; Shelton 3-15; Holmes 3-13; Cook5-8; Burbridge 1-5. IOWA - Mitchell 4-24; Daniels 8-17; Wadley 5-14; Canzeri 2-12;Beathard 5-(-15).PASSING: MSU - Cook 16-32-1-191; Team 0-1-0-0. IOWA-Beathard 18-26-1-216; Team0-1-0-0.RECEIVING: MSU - Burbridge 5-61; Kings 4-30; Shelton 3-34; Davis 1-22; Lang 1-17;London 1-14; Price 1-13. IOWA - Smith 5-110, 1 TD; Wadley 3-34; Kreiger-Coble 3-23;Ki le 2-26; VandeBerg 2-14; Mitchell 2-1; Hillyer 1-8.

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DEFENSIVE STATSMichigan State## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yds FF FR-Yd Int-Yds PBU Sack-Yds QBH45 Harris 4 5 9 1.5-4 . . . . . 19 Nicholson 3 4 7 . . . . . . .7 Cox 3 4 7 . . . 1-0 . . .89 Calhoun 4 2 6 3.0-17 1 . . . 2.0-16 130 Bullough 2 3 5 0.5-0 1 . . . . .

Iowa## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL-Yds FF FR-Yd Int-Yds PBU Sack-Yds QBH27 Lomax 7 3 10 . . . . . . .36 Fisher 4 5 9 . . . . 1 . .13 Mabin 6 2 8 . . . . 1 . .43 Jewell 4 4 8 . . . 1-4 . . 214 King 4 2 6 . . . . 1 . .

Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook became the rst player to be namedthe Grange-Gri ffi n Championship Game MVP twice. Cook guided the Spartanson a 22-play, 82-yard drive in the fourth quarter that lasted more than nineminutes and culminated in a game-winning touchdown run by LJ Sco with 27seconds le in regula on.


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BIG TEN FOOTBALLMEDIA CONTACTS

EAST DIVISION

IndianaJeff Keag

[email protected]: (812) 855-6209

Maryland

Dustin [email protected]: (301) 314-7065

MichiganDavid Ablauf

[email protected] Shepard

[email protected]: (248)-410-4449

Michigan StateJohn Lewandowski


Ohio StateJerry Emig


Penn StateKristina [email protected]

Phone: (814) 865-1757

RutgersHasim Phillips


WEST DIVISION

IllinoisKent Brown

[email protected]

Derek [email protected]: (217) 333-1391

IowaSteve Roe


MinnesotaPaul Rovnak


NebraskaKeith Mann


NorthwesternPaul Kennedy


PurdueMatt Rector


WisconsinBrian Lucas


BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.Over the last 10 full academic years, current Big Ten ins tu ons have won 78 team na onal tles in 23 di ff erent sports,

including at least seven in each of the last seven academic years.

BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS

Rk. Scoring Defense Avg.1. Wisconsin 13.12. Ohio State 14.07. Northwestern 16.411. Michigan 17.215. Iowa 18.519. Michigan State 20.5

Rk. Total Defense Avg.

3. Wisconsin 267.14. Michigan 281.310. Ohio State 303.511. Northwestern 310.514. Penn State 324.320. Iowa 334.2

Rk. Rushing Defense Avg.4. Wisconsin 97.97. Michigan State 113.18. Nebraska 113.410. Iowa 114.914. Northwestern 117.818. Michigan 122.622. Ohio State 127.3

Rk. Passing Defense Avg.3. Michigan 158.86. Wisconsin 169.210. Penn State 174.512. Ohio State 176.215. Minnesota 182.417. Illinois 184.425. Northwestern 192.7

Rk. Pass Effi ciency Defense Avg.1. Michigan 94.982. Wisconsin 95.123. Northwestern 98.276. Ohio State 101.9210. Iowa 106.5022. Illinois 112.24

Rk. 3rd Down Defense Pct.3. Michigan .25610. Wisconsin .30911. Northwestern .30914. Illinois .31422. Nebraska .335

Rk. Team Sacks Avg.1. Penn State 3.6713. Maryland 2.9216. Ohio State 2.8323. Michigan State 2.69

Rk. Rushing O ff ense Avg.12. Ohio State 241.9

Rk. 3rd Down O ff ense Pct.5. Michigan State .505

Rk. Time of Possession Avg.8. Wisconsin 33:3410. Michigan State 33:1812. Michigan 33:01

TEAM RANKINGS

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGSRk. All-Purpose Yds Per Game Avg.

10. Ezekiel Ellio , OSU 155.0815. Jordan Howard, IND 146.5623. Janarion Grant, RU 131.92

Rk. Rushing Yds Per Game Avg.6. Ezekiel Ellio , OSU 139.39. Jordan Howard, IND 134.820. Jus n Jackson, NU 112.0

Rk. Rushing Touchdowns Total3. Ezekiel Ellio , OSU 19

Rk. Sacks Per Game Avg.1. Carl Nassib, PSU 1.292. Yannick Ngakoue, MD 1.1314. Shilique Calhoun, MSU 0.8115. Joe Schobert, WIS 0.7920. Nick Mangieri, IND 0.75

Deonte Gibson, NU 0.75

Rk. Tackles for Loss Avg.2. Carl Nassib, PSU 1.6 Anthony Walker, NU 1.68. Joe Schobert, WIS 1.517. Joey Bosa, OSU 1.5

Rk. Forced Fumbles Avg.

1. Carl Nassib, PSU 0.502. Sean Davis, MD 0.42 Joe Schobert, WIS 0.428. Marcus Oliver, IND 0.33

Rk. Intercep ons Avg.3. Desmond King, IOWA 0.68. Tanner McEvoy, WIS 0.5

Rk. Total Tackles Avg.5. Clayton Fejedelem, ILL 11.78. Steve Longa, RU 10.621. Raekwon McMillan, OSU 9.522. Anthony Walker, NU 9.4

Rk. Field Goal Percentage Pct.7. Griffi n Oakes, IND .88024. Joey Julius, PSU .833

Rk. Field Goals Per Game Avg.6. Griffi n Oakes, IND 1.8314. Drew Brown, NEB 1.6723. Jack Mitchell, NU 1.50

Rk. Pun ng Avg.

15. Sam Foltz, NEB 44.422. Cameron Johnston, OSU 44.1

Rk. Kickoff Returns Avg.17. Solomon Vault, NU 27.0

Rk. Kickoff Return TDs Total2. Janarion Grant, RU 35. Solomon Vault, NU 210. William Likely, MD 1 Jehu Chesson, MICH 1 Natrell Jamerson, MD 1

Rk. Punt Returns Avg.3. William Likely, MD 17.712. Jalin Marshall, OSU 12.813. Desmond King, IOWA 12.720. Mitchell Paige, IND 11.7

21. Jabrill Peppers, MICH 11.4

Rk. Punt Return TDs Total2. Mitchell Paige, IND 2 William Likely, MD 213. Clayton Fejedelem, ILL 1 Marchie Murdock, ILL 1 Janarion Grant, RU 1

Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten OnlyEAST DIVISIONKevin Wilson, IND 20-40 (5th) 20-40 (5th) 8-32D.J. Durkin, MD 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0)Jim Harbaugh, MICH 67-30 (8th) 9-3 (1st) 6-2

Mark Dantonio, MSU 105-49 (12th) 87-32 (9th) 52-20Urban Meyer, OSU 153-27 (14th) 49-4 (4th) 31-1James Franklin, PSU 38-26 (5th) 14-11 (2nd) 6-10Chris Ash, RU 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0)

WEST DIVISIONBill Cubit, ILL 56-54 (9th) 5-7 (1st) 2-6Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 139-107 (20th) 127-86 (17th) 76-60Tracy Claeys, MINN 1-4 (1st) 1-4 (1st) 1-4Mike Riley, NEB 98-87 (15th) 5-7 (1st) 3-5Pat Fitzgerald, NU 70-55 (10th) 70-55 (10th) 36-44Darrell Hazell, PUR 22-40 (5th) 6-30 (3rd) 2-22Paul Chryst, WIS 28-22 (4th) 9-3 (1st) 6-2

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS


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ILL IND IOWA MD MICH MSU MINN NEB NU OSU PSU PUR RU WIS11/3 - - 9 - 17 7 - - 21 3 - - - -11/10 - - 5 - 14 13 - - 18 3 - - - 2511/17 - - 5 - 12 9 - - 20 3 - - - 2511/24 - - 4 - 10 5 - - 16 8 - - - -12/1 - - 4 - 15 5 - - 14 6 - - - -12/6 - - 5 - 14 3 - - 13 7 - - - -

NOTE: College Football Playo ff poll rst released on Nov. 3

BIG TEN IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF POLL

Team Record Prev.1 Clemson 13-0 12 Alabama 12-1 23 MICHI GAN STATE 12 1 54 Oklahoma 11-1 35 IOWA 12 1 46 Stanford 11-2 77 OHIO STATE 11 1 68 Notre Dame 10-2 89 Florida State 10-2 910 North Carolina 11-2 1011 TCU 10-2 1112 Ole Miss 9-3 1313 NORTHWESTERN 10 2 1414 MICHIGAN 9 3 1515 Oregon 9-3 1616 Oklahoma State 10-2 1717 Baylor 9-3 1218 Houston 12-1 1919 Florida 10-3 1820 LSU 8-3 2121 Navy 9-2 2322 Utah 9-3 2423 Tennessee 8-4 2524 Temple 10-3 2225 USC 8-5 20

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF POLL

DEC. 6

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly 580,000 students.

No. Team Years42 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-03-04c35* 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-09-1418 Minnesota 1900c-03c-04c-06c-09-10c-11-15c-27c-33c-34-35c-37-38-40-41-60c-67c15 Illinois 1910c-14-15c-18c-19-23c-27c-28-46-51-53c-63-83-90c-0114 Wisconsin 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c-11-1211 Iowa 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c9 Michigan State 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c-13-158 Northwestern 1903c-26c-30c-31c-36-95-96c-00c8 Purdue 1918c-29-31c-32c-43c-52c-67c-00c7 Chicago 1899-05-07-08-13-22c-243 Penn State 1994-05c-08c2 Indiana 1945-67c

c—co-championship # Beginning in 2011, Big Ten Championship Game determined Big Ten Champion* All Ohio State wins vacated from 2010 season

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS#

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPSNo. Team Years4 Ohio State 2012-13-14-15c3 Michigan State 2011-13-15c2 Wisconsin 2011c-141 Iowa 20151 Nebraska 20121 Penn State 2011c

c—co-championship

Division Alignment from 2011-13: Legends Division (Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern) &Leaders Division (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio S tate, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin)

Division Alignment beginning 2014: East Division (Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State,Rutgers) & West Division (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, Wisconsin)

Lo IMPACT Trophy

(Defensive Impact Player of the Year)Carl Nassib, PSU

Lombardi Award(College Lineman of the Year)

Carl Nassib, PSU

Hendricks Award(Na on’s Top Defensive End)

Carl Nassib, PSU

Thorpe Award(Na on’s Top Defensive Back)

Desmond King, IOWA

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award(Na on’s Top Senior Quarterback)

Connor Cook, MSU

Na onal Football Founda on

Na onal Scholar-Athlete Award(Awards postgraduate scholarshipsfor combined athle cs, academics

and leadership: nalists forCampbell Trophy)Jacoby Boren, OSU

AFCA Good Works TeamJoshua Perry, OSU

Ben Kline, PSU

Woody Hayes Award(Na on’s Top Coach)

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

Eddie Robinson Award(Na on’s Top Coach)

Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS NATIONAL AWARD FINALISTSBednarik Award

(Na on’s Top Defensive Player)Carl Nassib, PSU

Nagurski Trophy(Na on’s Top Defensive Player)

Carl Nassib, PSU

Lombardi Award(College Lineman of the Year)

Joey Bosa, OSUCarl Nassib, PSU

Rimington Trophy(Na on’s Top Center)Aus n Blythe, IOWA

Jack Allen, MSU

Butkus Award(Na on’s Top Linebacker)

Raekwon McMillan, OSUThorpe Award

(Na on’s Top Defensive Back)Desmond King, IOWA

Hornung Award(Na on’s Most Versa le Player)

Jabrill Peppers, MICH

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award(Na on’s Top Senior Quarterback)

Connor Cook, MSU

Burlsworth Trophy

(Na on’s Top Player Who Started HisCareer as a Walk-On)Carl Nassib, PSU

William V. Campbell Trophy(Na on’s Top Scholar-Athlete)

Jacoby Boren, OSU

Senior CLASS AwardNate Sudfeld, INDJoshua Perry, OSU

Wuer ff el Trophy(Combina on of community service and

academic and athle c achievement)Nate Sudfeld, IND

Bryant Award(Na on’s Top Coach)

Kirk Ferentz, IowaDodd Trophy

(Na on’s Top Coach)Kirk Ferentz, Iowa

Mark Dantonio, Michigan State

Munger Award(Na on’s Top Coach)

Kirk Ferentz, IowaMark Dantonio, Michigan State

Eddie Robinson Award(Na on’s Top Coach)

Kirk Ferentz, IowaMark Dantonio, Michigan State


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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.Each year more than 11 million patrons a end Big Ten home contests, as the conference leads the na on in a endance for

men’s basketball, hockey, volleyball and wrestling.

9/8 O HB Braxton Miller, OSU D LB Anthony Walker, NU S DB William Likely, MD F QB Clayton Thorson, NU9/14 O QB C.J. Beathard, IOWA RB Terrell Newby, NEB D LB Riley Bullough, MSU S KR/PR Janarion Grant, RU

F RB LJ Scott, MSU RB Saquon Barkley, PSU9/21 O WR Aaron Burbridge, MSU D LB Anthony Walker, NU S PK Marshall Koehn, IOWA F S Jonathan Crawford, IND RB Saquon Barkley, PSU9/28 O RB Jordan Howard, IND QB Tommy Armstrong Jr., NEB D DE Shilique Calhoun, MSU DT Anthony Zettel, PSU S P Cameron Johnston, OSU F RB Taiwan Deal, WIS10/5 O RB Ezekiel Elliott, OSU D CB Desmond King, IOWA LB Joe Schobert, WIS

S P Sam Foltz, NEB F RB LJ Scott, MSU10/12 O RB Jordan Canzeri, IOWA D CB Jourdan Lewis, MICH S WR Jehu Chesson, MICH F CB Jabrill Peppers, MICH RB Shannon Brooks, MINN10/19 O RB Akrum Wadley, IOWA D DE Shilique Calhoun, MSU S DB Jalen Watts-Jackson, MSU - FR F LB T.J. Edwards, WIS10/26 O QB Connor Cook, MSU QB J.T. Barrett, OSU D DE Dean Lowry, NU S P Drew Meyer, WIS F QB Clayton Thorson, NU

11/2 O QB David Blough, PUR - FR D CB Anthony Brown, PUR S DB William Likely, MD F CB Jabrill Peppers, MICH11/9 O QB Tommy Armstrong Jr., NEB D S Vonn Bell, OSU S WR Janarion Grant, RU F RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn, ILL11/16 O WR Jehu Chesson, MICH QB Jake Rudock, MICH D DT Malik McDowell, MSU S PK Griffin Oakes, IND F RB Shannon Brooks, MINN11/23 O QB Nate Sudfeld, IND D LB Jon Reschke, MSU DE Deonte Gibson, NU S PK Griffin Oakes, IND PK Michael Geiger, MSU F RB Shannon Brooks, MINN11/30 O QB Nate Sudfeld, IND RB Ezekiel Elliott, OSU D LB Anthony Walker, NU S P Drew Meyer, WIS F DE Parker Hesse, IOWA

FRdenotes freshman offensive, defensive orspecial teams player of the week

2015 BIG TENPLAYERS OF THE WEEKALL GAMES CONFERENCE GAMES

Games Total Average Sellouts Games Total Average Sellouts9/3-7 8 397,914 49,739 2 -- -- -- --9/12 12 785,143 65,429 3 -- -- -- --9/19 10 711,337 71,134 # 1 1 103,323 103,323 09/26 12 819,845 68,320 5 -- -- -- --10/3 7 437,651 62,522 4 6 330,264 55,044 310/10 7 556,926 79,561 & 3 7 556,926 79,561 & 310/17 6 439,721 73,287 4 6 439,721 73,287 410/24 5 331,134 66,227 2 5 331,134 66,227 210/31 5 313,719 62,744 0 5 313,719 62,744 011/7 7 471,778 67,397 2 7 471,778 67,397 211/14 6 320,672 53,445 1 6 320,672 53,445 111/21 6 436,250 72,708 2 6 436,250 72,708 211/27-28 7 445,726 63,675 3 7 445,726 63,675 3

TOTAL 98 6,467,816 ! 65,998 32 56 3,749,513 66,956 20

! Denotes season record # Denotes Big Ten 10-game single-day record & Denotes Big Ten seven-game single-day record

2015 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE

ALL-AMERICANS

Dan Feeney, Indiana AP3, ESPN, CBS2

Jason Spriggs, Indiana AP3, FWAA1, SN2, WC2

Aus n Blythe, Iowa AP3

*Desmond King, Iowa AFCA, AP1, CBS1, ESPN, FWAA1, SI1, SN1, USAT1, WC1William Likely, Maryland FWAA1, SI2, USAT2

Jake Bu , Michigan AP2, CBS1, SI1, SN2

Jourdan Lewis, Michigan AP2, FWAA2, SI1, USAT1, WC2

Jabrill Peppers, Michigan CBS2, SI2, SN2

Jack Allen, Michigan State AP1, CBS1, FWAA2, SI1, USAT2, WC2

Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State AP3, CBS2, FWAA2, WC2

Jack Conklin, Michigan State AP2, FWAA2, SN1, USAT1, WC2

Anthony Walker, Northwestern AP3, SI2

Vonn Bell, Ohio State AP1, SI1, SN1

Joey Bosa, Ohio State AFCA, AP2, CBS1, ESPN, SI1, SN2, USAT1, WC1

Taylor Decker, Ohio State AFCA, AP1, CBS1, FWAA2, SI1, SN2, USAT2, WC1Pat El ein, Ohio State AP2, SI2

Ezekiel Ellio , Ohio State AP2, FWAA2, SI2, USAT2

Darron Lee, Ohio State SI2

Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State WC2

Adolphus Washington, Ohio State CBS2, SN1

*Carl Nassib, Penn State AFCA, AP1, CBS1, ESPN, FWAA1, SI1, SN1, USAT2, WC1

Joe Schobert, Wisconsin AP2, CBS2, ESPN, FWAA1, SN2, USAT2, WC2

Key:AFCA - American Football Coaches Associa onAP1/2/3 - Associated Press First, Second or Third Team

CBS1/2 - CBSSports.com First or Second TeamESPN - ESPN.comFWAA1/2 - Football Writers Associa on of AmericaSI1/2 - Sports Illustrated First or Second TeamSN1/2 - Spor ng News First or Second TeamUSAT1/2 - USA Today First of Second TeamWC1/2 - Walter Camp First or Second Team

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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

In the last two full academic years, current Big Ten ins tu ons have claimed 17 team na onal championships in 12 di ff erent sports.

ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONOREE

Big Ten students con nue to excel both on the eld andin the classroom, as 17 standouts were named to the2015 Capital One Academic All-District Football Teams. Tobe eligible for the award, a player must be in at least hissecond year of athle c eligibility, be a rst-team or keyperformer and carry a cumula ve 3.30 grade point aver-age. This year’s honorees can be found below.

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS

The Big Ten led all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)conferences with six students named to the CapitalOne Academic All-America rst or second teams infootball. The Big Ten has now led all FBS conferencesin Academic All-Americans for 11 straight seasons,with 84 honorees over that me span. This year’shonorees can be found below.

Nick Allegre , ILLRob Bain, ILLTim Clary, ILLChayce Crouch, ILLNate Echard, ILLEric Finney, ILLPat Flavin, ILLKendrick Foster, ILLZach Grant, ILLZach Hirth, ILLJulian Hylton, ILLChris James, ILLTed Karras, ILLDarwyn Kelly, ILLDavontay Kwaaning, ILLWes Lunt, ILLMichael Mar n, ILLMason Monheim, ILLDarius Mosely, ILLTJ Neal, ILLKenny Nelson, ILLJim Nudera, ILLDavid Reisner, ILLJoe Spencer, ILLMike Sve na, ILLMalik Turner, ILLLaKeith Walls, ILLTre Watson, ILLSean White, ILLTyler White, ILLTaylor Zalewski, ILLJacob Bailey, INDAndre Booker, INDNate Boudreau, INDNick Campos, INDMichael Cooper, INDAnthony Corsaro, INDNolan Guedel, INDShawn He ff ern, INDArthur Jones, INDKyle Loechel, INDNick Mangieri, INDWes Mar n, INDJake Reed, INDNate Sudfeld, INDAlex Todd, INDErich Toth, INDKiante Walton, INDGarre Welch, INDNathan Bazata, IOWAAdam Cox, IOWAJake Duzey, IOWACole Fisher, IOWAParker Hesse, IOWAJosey Jewell, IOWAGeorge Ki le, IOWAJordan Lomax, IOWARiley McCarron, IOWAMa Nelson, IOWADrew O , IOWATravis Perry, IOWAMacon Plewa, IOWA

Brandon Snyder, IOWAMa hew VandeBerg, IOWAKevin Ward, IOWANate Adams, MDJalen Brooks, MDTyler Burke, MDBrad Craddock, MDNnamdi Egbuaba, MDP.J. Gallo, MDAdam Greene, MDPerry Hills, MDBre Kulka, MDMichael Minter, MDEvan Mulrooney, MDMaurice Shelton, MDTy Tucker, MDJ.T. Ventura, MDAndrew Zeller, MDBrad Anlauf, MICHBlake Bars, MICHIan Bun ng, MICHNoah Furbush, MICHBen Gedeon, MICHGraham Glasgow, MICHBobby Henderson, MICHSione Houma, MICHMaurice Hurst Jr., MICHMichael Jocz, MICHJoe Kerridge, MICHDan Liesman, MICHDesmond Morgan, MICHTom Strobel, MICHJack Wangler, MICHJared Wangler, MICHMaurice Ways, MICHChase Winovich, MICHChris Wormley, MICHBrian Allen, MSUJack Allen, MSUEdward Barksdale, MSUByron Bullough, MSUConnor Cook, MSUChris Frey, MSUMichael Geiger, MSUJake Hartbarger, MSUPaul Lang, MSUZac Leimbach, MSUMa Macksood, MSUBenny McGowan, MSUTyler O’Connor, MSUJosiah Price, MSUBrandon Sowards, MSUBrian Bobek, MINNBriean Boddy-Calhoun, MINNFoster Bush, MINNJosh Campion, MINNEric Carter, MINNJonathan Celes n, MINNJon Christenson, MINNSco Ekpe, MINNGaelin Elmore, MINNTyler Hartmann, MINN

Isaac Hayes, MINNPayton Jordahl, MINNMa Leidner, MINNMitch Leidner, MINNBrandon Lingen, MINNJohn McKelvey, MINNPeter Mortell, MINNJonah Pirsig, MINNNick Rallis, MINNSteven Richardson, MINNRyan Santoso, MINNEJ Sardinha, MINNAndrew Stelter, MINNChris Streveler, MINNMiles Thomas, MINNYoshoub Timms, MINNLouis Tuszynski, MINNPeter Westerhaus, MINNEvere Williams, MINNFreedom Akinmoladun, NEBTaariq Allen, NEBJosh Banderas, NEBByerson Cockrell, NEBMaliek Collins, NEBSam Co on, NEBJerald Foster, NEBLuke Giff ord, NEBSam Hahn, NEBLane Hovey, NEBChris Jones, NEBHarrison Jordan, NEBJoshua Kalu, NEBChris Long, NEBLuke McNi , NEBRyne Reeves, NEBBrandon Reilly, NEBAnthony Ridder, NEBMick Stoltenberg, NEBDavid Su on, NEBDylan U er, NEBChris Weber, NEBCorey Acker, NUMa Alvi , NUTerrance Brown, NUGraham Bullmore, NUAus n Carr, NUMax Chapman, NULuke Dauch, NUAdam DePietro, NUTommy Doles, NUMa Frazier, NUDeonte Gibson, NUMark Gorogianis, NUNate Hall, NUMa hew Harris, NUTraveon Henry, NUTom Hruby, NUJus n Jackson, NUChris an Jones, NUTyler Lancaster, NUConnor Mahoney, NUShane Mertz, NU

Ma Micucci, NUGeoff Mogus, NUTommy Odell, NUZack Oliver, NUEric Olson, NUBen Oxley, NUKenton Playko, NUJaylen Prater, NUJames Prather, NUKyle Queiro, NUHeath Reineke, NUC.J. Robbins, NUChris an Salem, NUAndrew Scanlan, NUDrew Smith, NUMark Szo , NUNick VanHoose, NUDan Vitale, NUDante Booker, OSUJacoby Boren, OSUJoe Burger, OSUPat El ein, OSUChase Farris, OSUBryce Haynes, OSUSam Hubbard, OSUKato Mitchell, OSUSean Nuernberger, OSUAaron Parry, OSUCam Williams, OSUJack Willoughby, OSUClarence (Mark) Allen, PSUMa hew Baney, PSUSaeed Blacknall, PSUKyle Carter, PSUJordan Dudas, PSUBrian Gaia, PSUMike Gesicki, PSUChris Godwin, PSUChristopher Gulla, PSUJack Haff ner, PSUGrant Haley, PSUAlbert Hall, PSUDaeSean Hamilton, PSUColin Harrop, PSUBen Kline, PSUGeno Lewis, PSUAngelo Mangiro, PSUAndrew Nelson, PSUDaniel Pasquariello, PSUTroy Reeder, PSUDominic Salomone, PSUTyler Yazujian, PSUAus n Appleby, PURDavid Blough, PURJonathan Curry, PURRyan DeBusk, PURDanny Ezechukwu, PUREven Feichter, PURPaul Griggs, PURJimmy Herman, PURDa’Wan Hunte, PURRace Johnson, PUR

Jordan Jurasevich, PURRobert Kugler, PURShane Mikesky, PURDan Monteroso, PURGregory Phillips, PURJake Replogle, PURKeenan Schon, PURJohn Strausser, PURBearooz Yacoobi, PURMarcus Apple eld, RUSam Bergen, RUDevan Carter, RUDarnell Davis, RUMa hew Flanagan, RUQuen n Gause, RUTimothy Gleeson, RUJus n Goodwin, RUZachary Heeman, RUJames Hogan, RUAndre Hunt, RUDavon Jacobs, RUPaul James, RUSebas an Joseph, RUQuanzell Lambert, RUAidan Murray, RUJulian Pinnix-Odrick, RUNicholas Raff erty, RUHayden Re g, RUBrandon Russell, RUJohn Tsimis, RUBrian Verbitski, RUThaddeus Armstrong, WISHayden Biegel, WISVince Biegel, WISEvan Bondoc, WISBre Connors, WISAndrew Endico , WISAlex Erickson, WISJoe Ferguson, WISTerrance Floyd, WISJordan Fredrick, WISTroy Fumagalli, WISBart Houston, WISAlec James, WISA.J. Jordan, WISJake Keefer, WISTyler Marz, WISLeo Musso, WISZander Neuville, WISChikwe Obasih, WISP.J. Rosowski, WISConor Sheehy, WISJoel Stave, WISDerek Straus, WISDan Voltz, WISDerek Wa , WIST.J. Wa , WISWalker Williams, WIS

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN HONOREESAs the fall term of the 2015-16 school year concludes, the Big Ten recognized a total of 306 football players who have been named to the Academic All-ConferenceTeam. To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selec on, students must be le erwinners who are in at least their second academic year at their ins tu on and carry acumula ve grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher. The list of the 2015 football honorees, with Academic All-America selec ons in bold, appears below:

Rob Bain, ILLJordan Lomax, IOWA

Drew O , IOWADesmond Morgan, MICH

Josiah Price, MSUBriean Boddy-Calhoun, MINN

Jon Christenson, MINNBrandon Lingen, MINN

Chris Weber, NEB

Jacoby Boren, OSUJack Willoughby, OSU

Troy Reeder, PSUTyler Yazujian, PSU

Jimmy Herman, PURRobert Kugler, PURJake Replogle, PUR

Dan Voltz, WIS

First TeamJacoby Boren, OSU

Jack Willoughby, OSU

Second TeamJordan Lomax, IOWA

Brandon Lingen, MINNTyler Yazujian, PSURobert Kugler, PUR

TEAM MVPs

Illinois Josh Ferguson (o ff ense), Clayton Fejedelem (defense), V’Angelo Bentley (special teams)Indiana Nate SudfeldIowa TBAMaryland TBAMichigan Jehu ChessonMichigan State TBAMinnesota Mitch LeidnerNebraska TBANorthwestern TBAOhio State TBAPenn State Carl NassibPurdue Markell Jones (o ff ense), Frankie Williams (defense), Alex Hilger (special teams)Rutgers TBAWisconsin Joe Schobert


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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.Big Ten schools earned 10 team na onal championships in 2014-15,

breaking the previous conference single-season record of nine na onal tles in 1999-2000.

Michigan’s Brian Griese was named the recipient of the Big Ten’s Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award, while Michigan State’s John Shinsky was honored with the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award. The awards recognize Big Ten football players that have achieved success in the areas of leadership and humanitarianism a er theircollege careers have ended.

Griese has displayed a knack for leadership in all facets of life, guiding teams to championships on the eld and founding numerous charitable organiza ons andevents. A three- me Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Griese led Michigan to an undefeated season and na onal championship in 1997. Dra ed in the third round ofthe 1998 NFL Dra , he earned a Super Bowl ring with the Denver Broncos during his 11-year career. While a member of the Broncos, Griese founded Judi’s House in2002 in honor of his late mother who succumbed to breast cancer when he was 12 years old. The mission of Judi’s House is to help grieving children and their primarycaregivers in the Denver area. Through the Judith Ann Griese Ins tute, the organiza on has expanded its reach by developing a curriculum that can be shared aroundthe country. Griese is also one of the founders of the Griese, Hutchinson and Woodson Champions for Children’s Hearts golf weekend. Established in 2007, the eventbene ted the capital campaign for construc on of the C.S. Mo Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich. Griese, who was honored with the Big Ten’s Dungy-ThompsonHumanitarian Award last season, becomes the rst individual to earn both accolades.

Shinsky was a three-year le erwinner for the Spartans from 1970-73, earning Academic All-America recogni on and second-team All-Big Ten honors in 1973. Sincethen, he has established himself as a sel ess humanitarian. In 2005, he broke ground on Ciudad de Niños, “The City of the Children,” an orphanage in Matamoros,Mexico. In 2007, Shinsky biked from East Lansing, Mich., to Mexico to raise funds for the orphanage. The current home to nearly 40 children provides educa on, train-ing and opportuni es that enable children to grow into caring, produc ve members of society that give back to their community as adults. For his e ff orts with Ciudadde Niños, Shinsky received the Du ff y Daugherty Award in 2005, named in honor of Michigan State’s legendary coach that has been presented annually since 1975 toa Spartan football alumnus who has dis nguished himself both on and o ff the eld following his gradua on. Prior to founding the orphanage, Shinsky served as theDirector of Special Educa on for the Lansing School District from 1981 un l 2000.

Michigan’s Griese and Michigan State’s Shinsky Honored withBig Ten Ford-Kinnick Leadership and Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Awards

The Big Ten announced the 2015 All-Big Ten teams and individual award winners on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.

Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz was named the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year, as voted on by coaches, and the Dave McClain Coach of the Year, as chosen by a select mediapanel. Ferentz guided the Hawkeyes to a 12-0 overall record during the regular season and 8-0 mark in conference play, se ng a program record for wins. Iowa won theBig Ten West Division to earn a Big Ten Championship Game berth. Ferentz previously earned Big Ten Coach of the Year accolades in 2002, 2004 and 2009, and becameonly the second mentor in Big Ten history to be honored in four or more seasons, joining Michigan’s Bo Schembechler, who was honored in six di ff erent seasons.

Ohio State’s Ezekiel Ellio earned Graham-George O ff ensive Player and Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year honors. He became the seventh Buckeye to claim Of-fensive Player of the Year plaudits and rst since Braxton Miller in 2013. In addi on, Ellio became the second Buckeye to earn the Running Back of the Year honor, joiningCarlos Hyde in 2013.

Michigan State’s Connor Cook was named the Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year, becoming the rst Spartan to earn the honor since its incep on in 2011. TeammateAaron Burbridge earned the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year and was the second straight receiver from Michigan State to take home the accolade, joining Tony Lippein 2014.

Michigan’s Jake Bu became the second Wolverine to earn the Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year, joining Devin Funchess in 2013. Ohio State’s Taylor Decker claimed theRimington-Pace O ff ensive Lineman of the Year award, becoming the fourth Buckeye to earn the honor and rst since LeCharles Bentley in 2001.

Penn State’s Carl Nassib earned the Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year award, becoming the sixth Ni any Lion to claim Defensive Player of the Year plauditsand the rst since Devon S ll in 2011.

Michigan’s Jabrill Peppers was named the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year, becoming the h Wolverine to earn the honor, and the rst since Mike Hart in2004. Iowa’s Desmond King earned Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year honors, becoming the second Hawkeye to claim the honor, joining Micah Hyde in 2012.Ohio State’s Joey Bosa collected Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year plaudits for the second straight year. Wisconsin’s Joe Schobert was named the Butkus-Fitzger-ald Linebacker of the Year, becoming the second Badger to earn the annual award, joining Chris Borland in 2013.

Indiana’s Gri ffi n Oakes earned Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year accolades, becoming the rst Hoosier to win the award. Nebraska’s Sam Foltz became the secondHusker to claim Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year plaudits, along with Bre Maher in 2011. Maryland’s William Likely earned the inaugural Rodgers-Dwight ReturnSpecialist of the Year award.

The off ensive All-Big Ten teams were highlighted by a pair of repeat selec ons to the rst team in Michigan State’s Jack Allen and Ohio State’s Pat El ein. Indiana, Michi-gan, Michigan State and Ohio State earned mul ple selec ons to the o ff ensive All-Big Ten rst teams. Ohio State’s Ellio was a unanimous selec on to both teams andteammate Decker was a unanimous honoree as selected by Big Ten coaches.

The defensive All-Big Ten teams were highlighted by three repeat selec ons to the rst team in Likely, Bosa and Michigan State’s Shilique Calhoun. Maryland, Michigan andOhio State earned mul ple selec ons to the defensive All-Big Ten rst teams, while Iowa’s King was a unanimous rst-team honoree as selected by conference media.

The special teams All-Big Ten rst-team recipients included Indiana’s Oakes at kicker, Nebraska’s Foltz at punter and Maryland’s Likely as the return specialist.

The Big Ten also recognized 14 Sportsmanship Award honorees. The players chosen are individuals who have dis nguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethicalbehavior. These students must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good ci zenship outside of the sports-compe on se ng.

The complete list of All-Big Ten honorees and individual award winners can be found on Pages 9-10.

Big Ten Announces 2015 All-Big Ten Teams and Individual Award Winners


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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten sponsors 28 o ffi cial conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addi on of

men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse the last two years.

2015 ALL BIG TEN FOOTBALL TEAM As selected by Big Ten coaches

OFFENSE FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAMQuarterback Connor Cook, Michigan State C.J. Beathard, Iowa Nate Sudfeld, IndianaRunning Back Jordan Howard, Indiana Jus n Jackson, Northwestern Josh Ferguson, IllinoisRunning Back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, Ohio State Saquon Barkley, Penn State Jordan Canzeri, IowaReceiver Jehu Chesson, Michigan Jordan Westerkamp, Nebraska Michael Thomas, Ohio StateReceiver Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State Alex Erickson, Wisconsin Chris Godwin, Penn StateCenter Jack Allen, Michigan State Aus n Blythe, Iowa Jacoby Boren, Ohio StateGuard Jordan Walsh, Iowa Dan Feeney, Indiana Donavon Clark, Michigan StateGuard Pat El ein, Ohio State Brian Allen, Michigan State Billy Price, Ohio StateTackle Jack Conklin, Michigan State Jason Spriggs, Indiana Erik Magnuson, MichiganTackle TAYLOR DECKER, Ohio State Alex Lewis, Nebraska Tyler Marz, Wisconsin

Tight End Jake Bu , Michigan Dan Vitale, Northwestern Josiah Price, Michigan State

DEFENSE FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAMLine Yannick Ngakoue, Maryland Malik McDowell, Michigan State Nate Meier, IowaLine Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State Maliek Collins, Nebraska Chris Wormley, MichiganLine Joey Bosa, Ohio State Dean Lowry, Northwestern Aus n Johnson, Penn StateLine Carl Nassib, Penn State Adolphus Washington, Ohio State Anthony Ze el, Penn StateLinebacker Anthony Walker Jr., Northwestern Josey Jewell, Iowa Riley Bullough, Michigan StateLinebacker Joshua Perry, Ohio State Darron Lee, Ohio State Darien Harris, Michigan StateLinebacker Joe Schobert, Wisconsin Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State Vince Biegel, WisconsinDefensive Back Desmond King, Iowa Nick VanHoose, Northwestern Jordan Lomax, IowaDefensive Back William Likely, Maryland Eli Apple, Ohio State Demetrious Cox, Michigan StateDefensive Back Jourdan Lewis, Michigan Vonn Bell, Ohio State Eric Murray, MinnesotaDefensive Back Jabrill Peppers, Michigan Michael Caputo, Wisconsin Ma hew Harris, Northwestern

SPECIAL TEAMS FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAMKicker Griffi n Oakes, Indiana Marshall Koehn, Iowa Ryan Santoso, MinnesotaPunter Sam Foltz, Nebraska Cameron Johnston, Ohio State Peter Mortell, MinnesotaReturn Specialist William Likely, Maryland Jabrill Peppers, Michigan Janarion Grant, Rutgers

Unanimous selec ons in ALL CAPS

HONORABLE MENTIONILLINOIS: Geronimo Allison, Taylor Barton, V'Angelo Bentley (return specialist), Clayton Fejedelem, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim, T.J. Neal, Aus nSchmidt, Dawuane Smoot, Jihad Ward; INDIANA: Simmie Cobbs, Michael Cooper, Darius Latham, Nick Mangieri, Zack Shaw; IOWA: Cole Fisher,Jaleel Johnson, Dillon Kidd, Desmond King (return specialist), Ben Niemann, Ma VandeBerg, Sean Welsh; MARYLAND: Jermaine Carter, MichaelDunn, Quinton Je ff erson; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen, Joe Bolden, Ben Braden, Mason Cole, Amara Darboh, Graham Glasgow, Ryan Glasgow, WillieHenry, Kyle Kalis, Desmond Morgan, Blake O'Neil, Jake Rudock, De'Veon Smith, Jarrod Wilson; MICHIGAN STATE: Jon Reschke, R.J. Shelton,Lawrence Thomas; MINNESOTA: Briean Boddy-Calhoun, Shannon Brooks, De'Vondre Campbell, Theiren Cockran, Brandon Lingen, KJ Maye, JalenMyrick, Jonah Pirsig, Steven Richardson; NEBRASKA: Drew Brown, Nate Gerry, Andy Janovich, Joshua Kalu; NORTHWESTERN: Deonte Gibson,Solomon Vault (return specialist); OHIO STATE: Tyquan Lewis, Jalin Marshall (return specialist), Braxton Miller, Tyvis Powell, Nick Vanne ; PENNSTATE: Marcus Allen, Jason Cabinda, Trevor Williams; PURDUE: Anthony Brown, Markell Jones, Robert Kugler, Jake Replogle, Frankie Williams;RUTGERS: Leonte Caroo, Steve Longa, Keith Lumpkin; WISCONSIN: T.J. Edwards, Troy Fumagalli, Darius Hillary, Tanner McEvoy.

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees : V’Angelo Bentley, ILL; Jake Reed, IND; Drew O , IOWA; Andrew Zeller, MD; Jake Rudock, MICH; DarienHarris, MSU; Jon Christenson, MINN; Jack Gangwish, NEB; Max Chapman, NU; Joshua Perry, OSU; Ben Kline, PSU; Robert Kugler, PUR; Quen nGause, RU; Derek Wa , WIS.

Unanimous selec ons in ALL CAPS

Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award: John Shinsky, Michigan StateFord-Kinnick Leadership Award: Brian Griese, MichiganGraham-George O ff ensive Player of the Year: Ezekiel Ellio , Ohio StateNagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year: Carl Nassib, Penn StateThompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year: Jabrill Peppers, MichiganHayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote): Kirk Ferentz, IowaDave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote): Kirk Ferentz, IowaGriese-Brees Quarterback of the Year: Connor Cook, Michigan StateRichter-Howard Receiver of the Year: Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State

Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year: Ezekiel Ellio , Ohio StateKwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year: Jake Bu , MichiganRimington-Pace O ff ensive Lineman of the Year: Taylor Decker, Ohio StateSmith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year: Joey Bosa, Ohio StateButkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year: Joe Schobert, WisconsinTatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year: Desmond King, IowaBakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year: Griffi n Oakes, IndianaEddleman-Fields Punter of the Year: Sam Foltz, NebraskaRodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year: William Likely, Maryland

BIG TEN INDIVIDUAL AWARD WINNERS


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2015 ALL BIG TEN FOOTBALL TEAM As selected by conference media

OFFENSE FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAMQuarterback Connor Cook, Michigan State C.J. Beathard, Iowa Nate Sudfeld, IndianaRunning Back Jordan Howard, Indiana Jus n Jackson, Northwestern Josh Ferguson, IllinoisRunning Back EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, Ohio State Saquon Barkley, Penn State Jordan Canzeri, IowaReceiver Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State Jordan Westerkamp, Nebraska Michael Thomas, Ohio StateReceiver Alex Erickson, Wisconsin Chris Godwin, Penn State Leonte Carroo, RutgersCenter Jack Allen, Michigan State Aus n Blythe, Iowa Jacoby Boren, Ohio StateGuard Dan Feeney, Indiana Jordan Walsh, Iowa Ted Karras, IllinoisGuard Pat El ein, Ohio State Brian Allen, Michigan State Kyle Kalis, MichiganTackle Jack Conklin, Michigan State Jason Spriggs, Indiana Erik Magnuson, MichiganTackle Taylor Decker, Ohio State Tyler Marz, Wisconsin Alex Lewis, NebraskaTight End Jake Bu , Michigan Dan Vitale, Northwestern Josiah Price, Michigan State

DEFENSE FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAMLine Yannick Ngakoue, Maryland Malik McDowell, Michigan State Nate Meier, IowaLine Shilique Calhoun, Michigan State Dean Lowry, Northwestern Maliek Collins, NebraskaLine Joey Bosa, Ohio State Adolphus Washington, Ohio State Deonte Gibson, NorthwesternLine Carl Nassib, Penn State Aus n Johnson, Penn State Anthony Ze el, Penn StateLinebacker Anthony Walker Jr., Northwestern Josey Jewell, Iowa Darron Lee, Ohio StateLinebacker Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State Riley Bullough, Michigan State Steve Longa, RutgersLinebacker Joe Schobert, Wisconsin Joshua Perry, Ohio State Vince Biegel, WisconsinDefensive Back DES MOND KING, Iowa Clayton Fejedelem, Illinois Briean Boddy-Calhoun, MinnesotaDefensive Back Jourdan Lewis, Michigan William Likely, Maryland Eric Murray, MinnesotaDefensive Back Jabrill Peppers, Michigan Nick VanHoose, Northwestern Nate Gerry, NebraskaDefensive Back Vonn Bell, Ohio State Michael Caputo, Wisconsin Ma hew Harris, Northwestern

SPECIAL TEAMS FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM THIRD TEAMKicker Griffi n Oakes, Indiana Drew Brown, Nebraska Kenny Allen, MichiganPunter Sam Foltz, Nebraska Cameron Johnston, Ohio State Peter Mortell, MinnesotaReturn Specialist William Likely, Maryland Janarion Grant, Rutgers Solomon Vault, Northwestern

HONORABLE MENTIONILLINOIS: Geronimo Allison, Taylor Barton, V'Angelo Bentley (return specialist), Mason Monheim, T.J. Neal, Aus n Schmidt, Dawuane Smoot,Jihad Ward; INDIANA: Simmie Cobbs, Michael Cooper, Nick Mangieri, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige (return specialist); IOWA: Cole Fisher, JaleelJohnson, Dillon Kidd, Jordan Lomax, Desmond King (return specialist), Marshall Koehn, Ma VandeBerg, Sean Welsh; MARYLAND: JermaineCarter, Sean Davis, Brandon Ross; MICHIGAN: Joe Bolden, Ben Braden, Jehu Chesson, Mason Cole, Amara Darboh, Graham Glasgow, RyanGlasgow, Willie Henry, Royce Jenkins-Stone, Jourdan Lewis (return specialist), Desmond Morgan, Blake O'Neil, Jabrill Peppers (return specialist),Jake Rudock, Chris Wormley; MICHIGAN STATE: Donavan Clark, Demetrious Cox, Darien Harris, Joel Heath, Jon Reschke; MINNESOTA: ShannonBrooks, De'Vondre Campbell, Theiren Cockran, Brandon Lingen, Jack Lynn, KJ Maye, Jonah Pirsig, Cody Poock, Steven Richardson, Ryan Santoso;

NEBRASKA: Cethan Carter; OHIO STATE: Eli Apple, Gareon Conley, Tyquan Lewis, Jalin Marshall (wide receiver/return specialist), Braxton Miller,Billy Price, Tyvis Powell, Nick Vanne ; PENN STATE: Marcus Allen, Jason Cabinda, Grant Haley, DaeSean Hamilton; PURDUE: Anthony Brown,Markell Jones, Robert Kugler, Jake Replogle, Frankie Williams; RUTGERS: Quen n Gause, Keith Lumpkin, Chris Muller; WISCONSIN: MichaelDieter, Tanner McEvoy, Troy Fumagalli, Chikwe Obasih, Sojourn Shelton.

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.Commi ee on Ins tu onal Coopera on schools had over $10 billion in 2014 funded research,

$5 billion more than any other conference.


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NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL

WISCONSIN (9-3 overall, 6-2 Big Ten)Coach: Paul ChrystFootball Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-263-5052, bml@athle cs.wisc.edu

USC (8-5 overall, 6-3 Pac-12)Coach: Clay HeltonFootball Contact: Tim Tessalone, 213-740-8480, [email protected]

Wednesday, Dec. 30 • 7:30 p.m. PTSan Diego, Calif. • Qualcomm Stadium (66,000)

ESPN • Announcers: Adam Amin, Kelly Stou ff er, Olivia Harlan

QUICK LANE BOWL

MINNESOTA (5-7 overall, 2-6 Big Ten)Coach: Tracy ClaeysFootball Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, [email protected]

CENTRAL MICHIGAN (7-5 overall, 6-2 MAC)Coach: John BonamegoFootball Contact: Rob Wyman, [email protected], 989-774-3277

Monday, Dec. 28 • 5 p.m. ETDetroit, Mich. • Ford Field (65,000)

ESPN2 • Announcers: Dave Neal, Ma S nchcomb, Kayce Smith

NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL

INDIANA (6-6 overall, 2-6 Big Ten)Coach: Kevin WilsonFootball Contact: Je ff Keag, 812-855-6209, [email protected]

DUKE (7-5 overall, 4-4 ACC)Coach: David Cutcli ff eFootball Contact: Art Chase, 919-684-2614, [email protected]

Saturday, Dec. 26 • 3:30 p.m. ETBronx, N.Y. • Yankee Stadium (49,542)

ABC • Announcers: Rece Davis, Danny Kanell, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra

BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL

MICHIGAN (9-3 overall, 6-2 Big Ten)Coach: Jim HarbaughFootball Contacts: David Ablauf, 248-410-4449, [email protected] Chad Shepard, 248-410-4449, [email protected]

FLORIDA (10-3 overall, 7-1 SEC)

Coach: Jim McElwainFootball Contact: Steve McClain, 352-375-4683, [email protected] .edu

Friday, Jan. 1 • 1 p.m. ETOrlando, Fla. • Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium (65,000)

ABC • Announcers: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jerry Punch

NEBRASKA vs. UCLAFOSTER FARMS BOWL

NEBRASKA (5-7 overall, 3-5 Big Ten)Coach: Mike RileyFootball Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, [email protected]

UCLA (8-4 overall, 5-4 Pac-12)Coach: Jim MoraFootball Contact: Steve Rourke, 310-206-7870, srourke@athle cs.ucla.edu

Saturday, Dec. 26 • 6:15 p.m. PTSanta Clara, Calif. • Levi’s Stadium (68,500)

ESPN • Announcers: Jason Bene , Rod Gilmore, Shelley Smith

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL

MICHIGAN STATE (12-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten)Coach: Mark DantonioFootball Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, [email protected]

ALABAMA (12-1 overall, 7-1 SEC)

Coach: Nick SabanFootball Contact: Josh Maxson, 205-348-7496, [email protected]

Thursday, Dec. 31 • 7 p.m. CTArlington, Texas • AT&T Stadium (71,815)

ESPN • Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox

OUTBACK BOWL

NORTHWESTERN (10-2 overall, 6-2 Big Ten)Coach: Pat FitzgeraldFootball Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-467-2028, [email protected]

TENNESSEE (8-4 overall, 5-3 SEC)Coach: Butch JonesFootball Contact: Jason Yellin, 865-974-9494, [email protected]

Friday, Jan. 1 • Noon ETTampa, Fla. • Raymond James Stadium (65,657)

ESPN2 • Announcers: Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich

MINNESOTA vs. CENTRAL MICHIGAN WISCONSIN vs. #25 USC

#3 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #2 ALABAMA#13 NORTHWESTERN vs. #23 TENNESSEE

INDIANA vs. DUKE

#14 MICHIGAN vs. #19 FLORIDABATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWL

OHIO STATE (11-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten)Coach: Urban MeyerFootball Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, [email protected]

Notre Dame (10-2 overall)Coach: Brian Kelly

Football Contact: Michael Bertsch, 574-631-8642, [email protected]

Friday, Jan. 1 • 11 a.m. MTGlendale, Ariz. • University of Phoenix Stadium (73,000)

ESPN • Announcers: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay

#7 OHIO STATE vs. #8 NOTRE DAME

ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BYNORTHWESTERN MUTUAL

IOWA (12-1 overall, 8-0 Big Ten)Coach: Kirk FerentzFootball Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, [email protected]

STANFORD (11-2 overall, 8-1 Pac-12)

Coach: David ShawFootball Contact: Alan George, 574-340-3977, [email protected]

Friday, Jan. 1 • 2:10 p.m. PTPasadena, Calif. • Rose Bowl Stadium (89,105)

ESPN • Announcers: Brent Musburger, Jesse Palmer, Maria Taylor

#5 IOWA vs. #6 STANFORD

TAXSLAYER BOWL

PENN STATE (7-5 overall, 4-4 Big Ten)Coach: James FranklinFootball Contact: Kris na Petersen, 814-865-1757, [email protected]

GEORGIA (9-3 overall, 5-3 SEC)Coach: Bryan McClendonFootball Contact: Claude Felton, 979-845-5447, [email protected]

Saturday, Jan. 2 • Noon ETJacksonville, Fla. • EverBank Field (70,000)

ESPN • Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Dan Hawkins, Ti ff any Greene

PENN STATE vs. GEORGIA


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Maryland’s Andrew Zeller was a 2014 AcademicAll-Big Ten selec on. As he works towards a mas-

ter’s degree in supply chain management, Zellertalks to his freshman self about the importanceof hard work in the rst video from the Le eredin Life series.

Maryland’s Andrew Zeller

The second addi on to the series featured three-year le erman James Ross III . The Wolverines’linebacker tells his freshman self to take fulladvantage of his me in Ann Arbor and to leave itall on the eld.

Michigan’s James Ross III

The third edi on of the series featured Purdue’sDanny Anthrop . The senior wide receiver startedeight games for the Boilermakers last season andis currently nishing his bachelor’s degree in Lawand Society.

Purdue’s Danny Anthrop

As a four-year member of the Leadership Groupfor Hawkeye football, Aus n Blythe remembersa team leader who showed him the ropes whenhe rst arrived at the University of Iowa. Now asenior starter at center, Blythe talks to his fresh-man self about the importance of balance

Iowa’s Aus n Blythe

Having started his career at Indiana University as

only the third true freshman star ng quarter-back in the school’s history, senior Nate Sudfeld re ects on his growth over the past three years.As he prepares to graduate in December, Sudfelddiscusses embracing a leadership role

Indiana’s Nate Sudfeld

The sixth addi on to the series featured North-western defensive end Max Chapman . Chapmantalks about how he translated skills acquired onthe eld into a recent summer internship.

Northwestern’s Max Chapman

Senior defensive tackle Anthony Ze el adviseshis freshman self to take full advantage of the

academic opportuni es at Penn State. The 2014 rst-team All-Big Ten honoree is on track tograduate this December.

Penn State’s Anthony Ze el

LETTERED IN LIFEThis season the Big Ten launched a unique online video series that featured senior students looking back to give advice to themselves as freshmen.From memorable on- eld highlights to important advice from professors and coaches that have shaped their me on campus, students gave us aninside look at their experience both on and o ff the eld. Each week the conference debuted a new video le er on social channels that showcasewhat it means to be part of the Big Ten. Follow the Big Ten on Facebook and Twi er (@B1GFootball) to learn more about the Le ered in Life seriesand to watch all of the great student stories.

Two- me Academic All-Big Ten honoree TaariqAllen graduated from the University of Nebraskawith a degree in child, youth and family sciencethis past May. The graduate student and widereceiver gives advice to his freshman self andexplains who helps keep him focused o ff the eld.

Nebraska’s Taariq Allen

An Honorable Men on All-Big Ten selec on in2014, Darius Hamilton has served as a teamcaptain for Rutgers for the last two seasons. Thesenior tells his freshman self to embrace campuslife and enjoy being a Scarlet Knight.

Rutgers’ Darius Hamilton

Senior running back Josh Ferguson of Illinoisshares the people he looks up to and whatmo vates him in the 10th installment ofLe ered In Life.

Illinois’ Josh Ferguson

Originally a walk-on for Minnesota, PeterMortell became an Academic All-Big Tenhonoree and the Eddleman-Fields Big TenPunter of the Year in 2014. Now a senior,Mortell tells his freshman self about theimportance of academics and branching outon campus

Minnesota’s Peter Mortell

Wisconsin safety Michael Caputo tells hisfreshman self to remain pa ent, work hardand take advantage of all of the academic andathle c opportuni es available.

Wisconsin’s Michael Caputo

A semi nalist for the Lo IMPACT Award, seniorlinebacker and captain Joshua Perry is on trackto graduate next month from The Ohio StateUniversity. In our 13th Le ered in Life video,Perry tells his freshman self to learn from others,stay humble and use good judgment.

Ohio State’s Joshua Perry

Senior linebacker Darien Harris is among theteam leaders in tackles this season and helpedguide Michigan State to its third Big Ten FootballChampionship Game appearance in ve years.In our 14th Le ered in Life video, the three-year le erwinner re ects on his success in EastLansing and tell his freshman self to follow theadvice from head coach Mark Dantonio.

Michigan State’s Darien Harris

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten leads the na on in total students compe ng in intercollegiate athle cs and par cipa on opportuni es,

and sponsors more o ffi cial sports than all conferences except the Ivy League.


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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten implemented the rst collegiate football system of instant replay in 2004,

which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006.

ALL-TIME BIG TEN BOWL RESULTS: BY SCHOOLIndiana (3-6)Season Bowl Result Opponent1967 Rose L 3-14 USC1979 Holiday W 38-37 Brigham Young1986 All-American L 13-27 Florida State1987 Peach L 22-27 Tennessee1988 Liberty W 31-10 South Carolina1990 Peach L 23-27 Auburn1991 Copper W 24-0 Baylor1993 Independence L 20-45 Virginia Tech2007 Insight L 33-49 Oklahoma State

Iowa (14-13-1)Season Bowl Result Opponent1956 Rose W 35-19 Oregon State1958 Rose W 38-12 California1981 Rose L 0-28 Washington1982 Peach W 28-22 Tennessee1983 Gator L 6-14 Florida1984 Freedom W 55-17 Texas1985 Rose L 28-45 UCLA1986 Holiday W 39-38 San Diego State1987 Holiday W 20-19 Wyoming1988 Peach L 23-28 N.C. State1990 Rose L 34-46 Washington1991 Holiday T 13-13 Brigham Young1993 Alamo L 3-37 California1995 Sun W 38-18 Washington1996 Alamo W 27-0 Texas Tech1997 Sun L 7-17 Arizona State2001 Alamo W 19-16 Texas Tech2002 Orange L 17-38 USC

2003 Outback W 37-17 Florida2004 Capital One W 30-25 LSU2005 Outback L 24-31 Florida2006 Alamo L 24-26 Texas2008 Outback W 31-10 South Carolina2009 Orange W 24-14 Georgia Tech2010 Insight W 27-24 Missouri2011 Insight L 14-31 Oklahoma2013 Outback L 14-21 LSU2014 TaxSlayer L 28-45 Tennessee

Michigan (20-23)Season Bowl Result Opponent1901 Rose W 49-0 Stanford1947 Rose W 49-0 USC1950 Rose W 14-6 California1964 Rose W 34-7 Oregon State1969 Rose L 3-10 USC1971 Rose L 12-13 Stanford1975 Orange L 6-14 Oklahoma1976 Rose L 6-14 USC1977 Rose L 20-27 Washington1978 Rose L 10-17 USC1979 Gator L 15-17 North Carolina1980 Rose W 23-6 Washington1981 Bluebonnet W 33-14 UCLA1982 Rose L 14-24 UCLA1983 Sugar L 7-9 Auburn1984 Holiday L 17-24 Brigham Young1985 Fiesta W 27-23 Nebraska1986 Rose L 15-22 Arizona State1987 Hall of Fame W 28-24 Alabama1988 Rose W 22-14 USC1989 Rose L 10-17 USC1990 Gator W 35-3 Mississippi1991 Rose L 14-34 Washington1992 Rose W 38-31 Washington1993 Hall of Fame W 42-7 N.C. State1994 Holiday W 24-14 Colorado State1995 Alamo L 20-22 Texas A&M1996 Outback L 14-17 Alabama

1997 Rose W 21-16 Washington State1998 Citrus W 45-31 Arkansas1999 Orange W 35-34 OT Alabama2000 Citrus W 31-28 Auburn2001 Citrus L 17-45 Tennessee2002 Outback W 38-30 Florida2003 Rose L 14-28 USC2004 Rose L 37-38 Texas2005 Alamo L 28-32 Nebraska2006 Rose L 18-32 USC2007 Capital One W 41-35 Florida2010 Gator L 14-52 Mississippi State2011 Sugar W 23-20 OT Virginia Tech2012 Outback L 28-33 South Carolina2013 Bu ff alo Wild Wings L 14-31 Kansas State

Michigan State (11-14, 11-13#)Season Bowl Result Opponent1938 Orange L 0-6 Auburn1953 Rose W 28-20 UCLA1955 Rose W 17-14 UCLA1965 Rose L 12-14 UCLA1984 Cherry L 6-10 Army1985 All-American L 14-17 Georgia Tech1987 Rose W 20-17 USC1988 Gator L 27-34 Georgia1989 Aloha W 33-13 Hawaii1990 Sun W 17-16 USC

1993 Liberty L 7-18 Louisville1995 Independence L 26-45 LSU1996 Sun L 0-38 Stanford1997 Aloha L 23-51 Washington1999 Citrus W 37-34 Florida2001 Silicon Valley W 44-35 Fresno State2003 Alamo L 3-17 Nebraska2007 Champs Sports L 21-24 Boston College2008 Capital One L 12-24 Georgia2009 Alamo L 31-41 Texas Tech2010 Capital One L 7-49 Alabama2011 Outback W 33-30 (3OT) Georgia2012 Bu ff alo Wild Wings W 17-16 TCU2013 Rose W 24-20 Stanford2014 Co on W 42-41 Baylor

Minnesota (5-12)Season Bowl Result Opponent1960 Rose L 7-17 Washington1961 Rose W 21-3 UCLA

1977 Hall of Fame L 7-17 Maryland1985 Independence W 20-13 Clemson1986 Liberty L 14-21 Tennessee1999 Sun L 20-24 Oregon2000 Micronpc.com L 30-38 N.C. State2002 Music City W 29-14 Arkansas2003 Sun W 31-30 Oregon2004 Music City W 20-16 Alabama2005 Music City L 31-34 Virginia2006 Insight L 41-44 OT Texas Tech2008 Insight L 21-42 Kansas2009 Insight L 13-14 Iowa State2012 Meineke Car Care L 31-34 Texas Tech2013 Texas L 17-21 Syracuse2014 Citrus L 17-33 Missouri

Nebraska (25-26, 1-3#)Season Bowl Result Opponent1941 Rose L 13-21 Stanford1955 Orange L 7-34 Duke1962 Gotham W 36-34 Miami1964 Orange W 13-7 Auburn1965 Co on L 7-10 Arkansas1966 Orange L 28-39 Alabama1967 Sugar L 7-34 Alabama1969 Sun W 45-6 Georgia1971 Orange W 17-12 Louisiana State1972 Orange W 38-6 Alabama1973 Orange W 40-6 Notre Dame1974 Co on W 19-3 Texas1974 Sugar W 13-10 Florida1975 Fiesta L 14-27 Arizona State1976 Astro-BB W 27-24 Texas Tech1977 Liberty W 21-17 North Carolina1979 Orange L 24-31 Oklahoma1980 Co on L 14-17 Houston1980 Sun W 31-17 Mississippi State1982 Orange L 15-22 Clemson1983 Orange W 21-20 Louisiana State1984 Orange L 30-31 Miami1985 Sugar W 28-10 Louisiana State

1986 Fiesta L 23-27 Michigan1987 Sugar W 30-15 Louisiana State1988 Fiesta L 28-31 Florida State1989 Orange L 3-23 Miami1990 Fiesta L 17-41 Florida State1991 Citrus L 21-45 Georgia Tech1992 Orange L 0-12 Miami1993 Orange L 14-27 Florida State1994 Orange L 16-18 Florida State1995 Orange W 24-17 Miami1996 Fiesta W 62-24 Florida1996 Orange W 41-21 Virginia Tech1998 Orange W 42-17 Tennessee1998 Holiday L 20-23 Arizona2000 Alamo W 66-17 Northwestern2002 Rose L 14-37 Miami


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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.Through the Big Ten’s media agreements with BTN, ABC/ESPN, CBS and FOX,

nearly 1,400 Big Ten events are produced and distributed na onally and globally on an annual basis.

ALL-TIME BIG TEN BOWL RESULTS: BY SCHOOLNebraska, cont.Season Bowl Result Opponent2002 Independence L 23-27 Mississippi2003 Alamo W 17-3 Michigan State2005 Alamo W 32-28 Michigan2007 Co on L 14-17 Auburn2008 Gator W 26-21 Clemson2009 Holiday W 33-0 Arizona2010 Holiday L 7-10 Washington2011 Capital One L 13-30 South Carolina2012 Capital One L 31-45 Georgia2013 Gator W 24-19 Georgia

2014 Holiday L 42-45 USC

Northwestern (2-9)Season Bowl Result Opponent1948 Rose W 20-14 California1995 Rose L 32-41 USC1996 Citrus L 28-48 Tennessee2000 Alamo L 17-66 Nebraska2003 Motor City L 24-28 Bowling Green2005 Sun L 38-50 UCLA2008 Alamo L 23-30 OT Missouri2009 Outback L 35-38 OT Auburn2010 TicketCity L 38-45 Texas Tech2011 Meineke Car Care L 22-33 Texas A&M2012 Gator W 34-20 Mississippi State

Ohio State (21-24*)Season Bowl Result Opponent1920 Rose L 0-28 California1949 Rose W 17-14 California

1954 Rose W 20-7 USC1957 Rose W 10-7 Oregon1968 Rose W 27-16 USC1970 Rose L 17-27 Stanford1972 Rose L 17-42 USC1973 Rose W 42-21 USC1974 Rose L 17-18 USC1975 Rose L 10-23 UCLA1976 Orange W 27-10 Colorado1977 Sugar L 6-35 Alabama1978 Gator L 15-17 Clemson1979 Rose L 16-17 USC1980 Fiesta L 19-31 Penn State1981 Liberty W 31-28 Navy1982 Holiday W 47-17 Brigham Young1983 Fiesta W 28-23 Pi sburgh1984 Rose L 17-20 USC1985 Florida Citrus W 10-7 Brigham Young1986 Co on W 28-12 Texas A&M1989 Hall of Fame L 14-31 Auburn1990 Liberty L 11-23 Air Force1991 Hall of Fame L 17-24 Syracuse1992 Florida Citrus L 14-21 Georgia1993 Holiday W 28-21 Brigham Young1994 Florida Citrus L 17-24 Alabama1995 Florida Citrus L 14-20 Tennessee1996 Rose W 20-17 Arizona State1997 Sugar L 14-31 Florida State1998 Sugar W 24-14 Texas A&M2000 Outback L 7-24 South Carolina2001 Outback L 28-31 South Carolina2002 Fiesta W 31-24 2OT Miami (Fla.)2003 Fiesta W 35-28 Kansas State2004 Alamo W 33-7 Oklahoma State2005 Fiesta W 34-20 Notre Dame2006 BCS Championship L 14-41 Florida2007 BCS Championship L 24-38 LSU2008 Fiesta L 21-24 Texas2009 Rose W 26-17 Oregon2011 Gator L 17-24 Florida2013 Orange L 35-40 Clemson

2014 Sugar - CFP Semi nal W 42-35 Alabama2014 CFP Championship W 42-20 Oregon

* All Ohio State wins vacated from 2010 season

Penn State (28-15-2, 11-5#)Season Bowl Result Opponent1922 Rose L 3-14 USC1947 Co on T 13-13 SMU1959 Liberty W 7-0 Alabama1960 Liberty W 41-12 Oregon1961 Gator W 30-15 Georgia Tech1962 Gator L 7-17 Florida1967 Gator T 17-17 Florida State1968 Orange W 15-14 Kansas1969 Orange W 10-3 Missouri

Penn State, cont.Season Bowl Result Opponent1971 Co on W 30-6 Texas1972 Sugar L 0-14 Oklahoma1973 Orange W 16-9 LSU1974 Co on W 41-20 Baylor1975 Sugar L 6-13 Alabama1976 Gator L 9-20 Notre Dame1977 Fiesta W 42-30 Arizona State1978 Sugar L 7-14 Alabama1979 Liberty W 9-6 Tulane1980 Fiesta W 31-19 Ohio State

1981 Fiesta W 26-10 USC1982 Sugar W 27-23 Georgia1983 Aloha W 13-10 Washington1985 Orange L 10-25 Oklahoma1986 Fiesta W 14-10 Miami (Fla.)1987 Florida Citrus L 10-35 Clemson1989 Holiday W 50-39 Brigham Young1990 Blockbuster L 17-24 Florida State1991 Fiesta W 42-17 Tennessee1992 Blockbuster L 3-24 Stanford1993 Florida Citrus W 31-13 Tennessee1994 Rose W 38-20 Oregon1995 Outback W 43-14 Auburn1996 Fiesta W 38-15 Texas1997 Florida Citrus L 6-21 Florida1998 Outback W 26-14 Kentucky1999 Alamo W 24-0 Texas A&M2002 Capital One L 9-13 Auburn2005 Orange W 26-23 (3OT) Florida State2006 Outback W 20-10 Tennessee

2007 Alamo W 24-17 Texas A&M2008 Rose L 24-38 USC2009 Capital One W 19-17 LSU2010 Outback L 24-37 Florida2011 TicketCity L 14-30 Houston2014 Pinstripe W 31-30 (OT) Boston College

Wisconsin (12-14)Season Bowl Result Opponent1952 Rose L 0-7 USC1959 Rose L 8-44 Washington1962 Rose L 37-42 USC1981 Garden State L 21-28 Tennessee1982 Independence W 14-3 Kansas State1984 Hall of Fame L 19-20 Kentucky1993 Rose W 21-16 UCLA1994 Hall of Fame W 34-20 Duke1996 Copper W 38-10 Utah1997 Outback L 6-33 Georgia1998 Rose W 38-31 UCLA1999 Rose W 17-9 Stanford2000 Sun W 21-20 UCLA2002 Alamo W 31-28 OT Colorado2003 Music City L 14-28 Auburn2004 Outback L 21-24 Georgia2005 Capital One W 24-10 Auburn2006 Capital One W 17-14 Arkansas2007 Outback L 17-21 Tennessee2008 Champs Sports L 13-42 Florida State2009 Champs Sports W 20-14 Miami (Fla.)2010 Rose L 19-21 TCU2011 Rose L 38-45 Oregon2012 Rose L 14-20 Stanford2013 Capital One L 24-34 South Carolina2014 Outback W 34-31 (OT) Auburn

# As a Big Ten member


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BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.Almost 1,400 Big Ten compe tors and coaches have par cipated in the Olympics,

winning more than 600 medals, including nearly 300 gold.

CITRUS/CAPITAL ONE BOWL(Orlando, Fla.)1985 OHIO STATE 10, Brigham Young 71989 ILLINOIS 31, Virginia 211992 Georgia 21, OHIO STATE 141993 PENN STATE 31, Tennessee 131994 Alabama 24, OHIO STATE 171995 Tennessee 20, OHIO STATE 141996 Tennessee 48, NORTHWESTERN 281997 Florida 21, PENN STATE 61998 MICHIGAN 45, Arkansas 311999 MICHIGAN STATE 37, Florida 342000 MICHIGAN 31, Auburn 282001 Tennessee 45, MICHIGAN 17

2002 Auburn 13, PENN STATE 92003 Georgia 34, PURDUE 27, OT2004 IOWA 30, LSU 252005 WISCONSIN 24, Auburn 102006 WISCONSIN 17, Arkansas 142007 MICHIGAN 41, Florida 352008 Georgia 24, MICHIGAN STATE 122009 PENN STATE 19, LSU 172010 Alabama 49, MICHIGAN STATE 72011 South Carolina 30, NEBRASKA 132012 Georgia 45, NEBRASKA 312013 South Carolina 34, WISCONSIN 242014 Missouri 33, MINNESOTA 17

COTTON BOWL(Dallas, Texas)1986 OHIO STATE 28, Texas A&M 12

2014 MICHIGAN STATE 42, Baylor 41 FIESTA BOWL(Tempe, Ariz.)1980 Penn State 31, OHIO STATE 191983 OHIO STATE 28, Pi sburgh 231985 MICHIGAN 27, Nebraska 231996 PENN STATE 38, Texas 152002 OHIO STATE 31, Miami (Fla.) 24, 2OT2003 OHIO STATE 35, Kansas State 282005 OHIO STATE 34, Notre Dame 202008 Texas 24, OHIO STATE 21

FOSTER FARMS/FIGHT HUNGER BOWL(Santa Clara/San Francisco, Calif.)2011 ILLINOIS 20, UCLA 142014 Stanford 45, MARYLAND 21

HOLIDAY BOWL(San Diego, Calif.)1979 INDIANA 38, Brigham Young 371982 OHIO STATE 47, Brigham Young 171984 Brigham Young 24, MICHIGAN 171986 IOWA 39, San Diego State 381987 IOWA 20, Wyoming 191991 IOWA 13, Brigham Young 131992 Hawaii 27, ILLINOIS 171993 OHIO STATE 28, Brigham Young 211994 MICHIGAN 24, Colorado State 142014 USC 45, NEBRASKA 42

OUTBACK/HALL OF FAME BOWL(Tampa, Fla.)1987 MICHIGAN 28, Alabama 241989 Auburn 31, OHIO STATE 141990 Clemson 30, ILLINOIS 01991 Syracuse 24, OHIO STATE 171993 MICHIGAN 42, N.C. State1994 WISCONSIN 34, Duke 201995 PENN STATE 43, Auburn 141996 Alabama 17, MICHIGAN 14

1997 Georgia 33, WISCONSIN 61998 PENN STATE 26, Kentucky 141999 Georgia 28, PURDUE 25, OT2000 South Carolina 24, OHIO STATE 72001 South Carolina 31, OHIO STATE 282002 MICHIGAN 38, Florida 302003 IOWA 37, Florida 172004 Georgia 24, WISCONSIN 212005 Florida 31, IOWA 242006 PENN STATE 20, Tennessee 102007 Tennessee 21, WISCONSIN 172008 IOWA 31, South Carolina 102009 Auburn 38, NORTHWESTERN 35, OT2010 Florida 37, PENN STATE 242011 MICHIGAN STATE 33, Georgia 30, 3OT2012 South Carolina 33, MICHIGAN 282013 LSU 21, IOWA 14

2014 WISCONSIN 34, Auburn 31, OT

PINSTRIPE BOWL(Bronx, N.Y.)2014 PENN STATE 31, Boston College 30, OT

QUICK LANE BOWL(Detroit, Mich.)2014 RUTGERS 40, North Carolina 21

ROSE BOWL GAME(Pasadena, Calif.)1901 MICHIGAN 49, Stanford 01920 California 28, OHIO STATE 01946 ILLINOIS 45, UCLA 141947 MICHIGAN 49, USC 01948 NORTHWESTERN 20, California 14

1949 OHIO STATE 17, California 141950 MICHIGAN 14, California 61951 ILLINOIS 40, Stanford 71952 USC 7, WISCONSIN 01953 MICHIGAN STATE 28, UCLA 201954 OHIO STATE 20, USC 71955 MICHIGAN STATE 17, UCLA 141956 IOWA 35, Oregon State 191957 OHIO STATE 10, Oregon 71958 IOWA 38, California 121959 Washington 44, WISCONSIN 81960 Washington 17, MINNESOTA 71961 MINNESOTA 21, UCLA 31962 USC 42, WISCONSIN 371963 ILLINOIS 17, Washington 71964 MICHIGAN 34, Oregon State 71965 UCLA 14, MICHIGAN STATE 12

1966 PURDUE 14, USC 131967 USC 14, INDIANA 31968 OHIO STATE 27, USC 161969 USC 10, MICHIGAN 31970 Stanford 27, OHIO STATE 171971 Stanford 13, MICHIGAN 121972 USC 42, OHIO STATE 171973 OHIO STATE 42, USC 211974 USC 18, OHIO STATE 171975 UCLA 23, OHIO STATE 101976 USC 14, MICHIGAN 61977 Washington 27, MICHIGAN 201978 USC 17, MICHIGAN 10

1979 USC 17, OHIO STATE 161980 MICHIGAN 23, Washington 61981 Washington 28, IOWA 01982 UCLA 24, MICHIGAN 141983 UCLA 45, ILLINOIS 1984 USC 20, OHIO STATE 171985 UCLA 45, IOWA 281986 Arizona State 22, MICHIGAN 151987 MICHIGAN STATE 20, USC 171988 MICHIGAN 22, USC 14

1989 USC 17, MICHIGAN 101990 Washington 46, IOWA 341991 Washington 34, MICHIGAN 141992 MICHIGAN 38, Washington 311993 WISCONSIN 21, UCLA 161994 PENN STATE 38, Oregon 201995 USC 41, NORTHWESTERN 321996 OHIO STATE 20, Arizona State 171997 MICHIGAN 21, Washington State 161998 WISCONSIN 38, UCLA 311999 WISCONSIN 17, Stanford 92000 Washington 34, PURDUE 242003 USC 28, MICHIGAN 142004 Texas 38, MICHIGAN 372006 USC 32, MICHIGAN 182007 USC 49, ILLINOIS 172008 USC 38, PENN STATE 24

2009 OHIO STATE 26, Oregon 172010 TCU 21, WISCONSIN 192011 Oregon 45, WISCONSIN 382012 Stanford 20, WISCONSIN 142013 MICHIGAN STATE 24, Stanford 20

TAXSLAYER/GATOR BOWL(Jacksonville, Fla.)1978 Clemson 17, OHIO STATE 151979 North Carolina 17, MICHIGAN 151983 Florida 14, IOWA 61988 Georgia 34, MICHIGAN STATE 271990 MICHIGAN 35, Mississippi 32010 Mississippi State 52, MICHIGAN 142011 Florida 24, OHIO STATE 172012 NORTHWESTERN 34, Mississippi State 202013 NEBRASKA 24, Georgia 19

2014 Tennessee 45, IOWA 28

ALL-TIME BIG TEN BOWL RESULTS: BY BOWL GAMECOLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP(Site Varies)2014 OHIO STATE 42, Oregon 20 (Arlington, Texas)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL(Site Varies)2014 OHIO STATE 42, Alabama 35

(Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La.)


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#14 MICHIGAN (9-3, 6-2 Big Ten)

TEAM SCHEDULES: EAST DIVISIONEast Division Games in Bold, all times ET

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 48-47 Southern Illinois 36,0719/12 W, 36-22 Florida International 41,5099/19 W, 38-35 Western Kentucky 44,8239/26 W, 31-24 at Wake Forest 22,50810/3 L, 27-34 Ohio State 52,92910/10 L, 7-29 at Penn State 97,87310/17 L, 52-55 Rutgers 40,56710/24 L, 26-52 at Michigan State 74,14411/7 L, 27-35 Iowa 44,73911/14 L, 41-48 (2OT) Michigan 49,55711/21 W, 47-28 at Maryland 33,68511/28 W, 54-36 at Purdue 37,15212/26 vs. Duke 3:30 p.m. New Era Pinstripe Bowl

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

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/3 L, 17-24 at Utah 47,8259/12 W, 35-7 Oregon State 109,6519/19 W, 28-7 UNLV 108,6839/26 W, 31-0 BYU 108,94010/3 W, 28-0 at Maryland 51,802

10/10 W, 38-0 Northwestern 110,45210/17 L, 23-27 Michigan State 111,74010/31 W, 29-26 at Minnesota 50,70911/7 W, 49-16 Rutgers 109,87911/14 W, 48-41 (2OT) at Indiana 49,55711/21 W, 28-16 at Penn State 107,41811/28 L, 13-42 Ohio State 111,8291/1 vs. Florida 1 p.m. Buff alo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl

#7 OHIO STATE (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten)DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/7 W, 42-24 at Virginia Tech 65,6329/12 W, 38-0 Hawaii 107,145

9/19 W, 20-13 Northern Illinois 104,0959/26 W, 38-12 Western Michigan 106,12310/3 W, 34-27 at Indiana 52,92910/10 W, 49-28 Maryland 107,86910/17 W, 38-10 Penn State 108,42310/24 W, 49-7 at Rutgers 53,11111/7 W, 28-14 Minnesota 108,07511/14 W, 28-3 at Illinois 51,51511/21 L, 14-17 Michigan State 108,97511/28 W, 42-13 at Michigan 111,8291/1 vs. Notre Dame 1 p.m. Ba leFrog Fiesta Bowl

RUTGERS (4-8, 1-7 Big Ten)DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 63-13 Norfolk State 47,4539/12 L, 34-37 Washington State 46,5369/19 L, 3-28 at Penn State 103,3239/26 W, 27-14 Kansas 46,13610/10 L, 24-31 Michigan State 50,37310/17 W, 55-52 at Indiana 40,56710/24 L, 7-49 Ohio State 53,11110/31 L, 10-48 at Wisconsin 74,57511/7 L, 16-49 at Michigan 109,87911/14 L, 14-31 Nebraska 45,60611/21 W, 31-21 at Army 30,11311/28 L, 41-46 Maryland 44,846

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANC9/5 W, 50-21 Richmond 38,1179/12 L, 27-48 Bowling Green 36,3329/19 W, 35-17 South Florida 36,8279/26 L, 6-45 at West Virginia 61,17410/3 L, 0-28 Michigan 51,80210/10 L, 28-49 at Ohio State 107,86910/24 L, 30-31 Penn State [1] 68,94810/31 L, 15-31 at Iowa 62,66711/7 L, 24-31 Wisconsin 44,67811/14 L, 7-24 at Michigan State 73,40611/21 L, 28-47 Indiana 33,68511/28 W, 46-41 at Rutgers 44,846

[1] at Baltimore, Md.

MARYLAND (3-9, 1-7 Big Ten)

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANC9/4 W, 37-24 at Western Michigan 30,8859/12 W, 31-28 Oregon 76,5269/19 W, 35-21 Air Force 74,2119/26 W, 30-10 Central Michigan 75,21810/3 W, 24-21 Purdue 74,418

10/10 W, 31-24 at Rutgers 50,37310/17 W, 27-23 at Michigan 111,74010/24 W, 52-26 Indiana 74,14411/7 L, 38-39 at Nebraska 90,09411/14 W, 24-7 Maryland 73,40611/21 W, 17-14 at Ohio State 108,97511/28 W, 55-16 Penn State 74,70512/5 W, 16-13 vs. Iowa [1] 66,98512/31 vs. Alabama 8 p.m. Goodyear Co on Bowl

[1] Big Ten Championship Game (Indianapolis)

#3 MICHIGAN STATE (12-1, 7-1 Big Ten)

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDAN9/5 L, 10-27 at Temple 69,1769/12 W, 27-14 Buffalo 93,065

9/19 W, 28-3 Rutgers 103,3239/26 W, 37-21 San Diego State 95,10710/3 W, 20-14 Army 107,38710/10 W, 29-7 Indiana 97,87310/17 L, 10-38 at Ohio State 108,42310/24 W, 31-30 at Maryland [1] 68,94810/31 W, 39-0 Illinois 94,41711/7 L, 21-23 at Northwestern 34,11611/21 L, 16-28 Michigan 107,41811/28 L, 16-55 at Michigan State 74,7051/2 vs. Georgia Noon TaxSlayer Bowl

[1] at Baltimore, Md.

PENN STATE (7-5, 4-4 Big Ten)

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,600 Academic All-Americans,

including 45 honorees during the 2014-15 academic year.


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TEAM SCHEDULES: WEST DIVISIONWest Division Games in Bold, all times ET

MINNESOTA (5-7, 2-6 Big Ten)

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 52-3 Kent State 36,6939/12 W, 44-0 Western Illinois 37,7339/19 L, 14-48 at North Carolina 41,0009/26 W, 27-25 Middle Tennessee State 44,36610/3 W, 14-13 Nebraska 40,13810/10 L, 20-29 at Iowa 66,693

10/24 L, 13-24 Wisconsin 45,43810/31 L, 0-39 at Penn State 94,41711/7 W, 48-14 at Purdue 40,19711/14 L, 3-28 Ohio State 51,51511/21 L, 23-32 at Minnesota 47,97611/28 L, 14-24 Northwestern [1] 33,514

[1] at Chicago, Ill.

ILLINOIS (5-7, 2-6 Big Ten)

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/3 L, 17-23 TCU 54,1479/12 W, 23-20 (OT) at Colorado State 32,5009/19 W, 10-7 Kent State 52,823

9/26 W, 27-24 Ohio 53,91710/3 L, 0-27 at Northwestern 30,04410/10 W, 41-13 at Purdue 33,78010/17 L, 25-48 Nebraska 54,06210/31 L, 26-29 Michigan 50,70911/7 L, 14-28 at Ohio State 108,07511/14 L, 35-40 at Iowa 70,58511/21 W, 32-23 Illinois 47,97611/28 L, 21-31 Wisconsin 52,85012/28 vs. Central Michigan 5 p.m. Quick Lane Bowl

#13 NORTHWESTERN (10-2, 6-2 Big Ten)DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 16-6 Stanford 36,0249/12 W, 41-0 Eastern Illinois 29,1319/19 W, 19-10 at Duke 24,127

9/26 W, 24-19 Ball State 30,10710/3 W, 27-0 Minnesota 30,04410/10 L, 0-38 at Michigan 110,45210/17 L, 10-40 Iowa 44,13510/24 W, 30-28 at Nebraska 89,49311/7 W, 23-21 Penn State 34,11611/14 W, 21-14 Purdue 30,00311/21 W, 13-7 at Wisconsin 75,27611/28 W, 24-14 at Illinois [1] 33,5141/1 vs. Tennessee Noon Outback Bowl

[1] at Chicago, Ill.

WISCONSIN (9-3, 6-2 Big Ten)DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 L, 17-35 vs. Alabama [1] 64,2799/12 W, 58-0 Miami (Ohio) 76,5359/19 W, 28-3 Troy 77,1579/26 W, 28-0 Hawaii 80,82910/3 L, 6-10 Iowa 80,93310/10 W, 23-21 at Nebraska 89,88610/17 W, 24-7 Purdue 80,79410/24 W, 24-13 at Illinois 45,43810/31 W, 48-10 Rutgers 74,57511/7 W, 31-24 at Maryland 44,67811/21 L, 7-13 Northwestern 75,27611/28 W, 31-21 at Minnesota 52,85012/30 vs. USC 10:30 p.m. Na onal Funding Holiday Bowl

[1] at Arlington, Texas

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANC9/5 W, 31-14 Illinois State 59,4509/12 W, 31-17 at Iowa State 61,5009/19 W, 27-24 Pittsburgh 63,6369/26 W, 62-16 North Texas 56,04110/3 W, 10-6 at Wisconsin 80,93310/10 W, 29-20 Illinois 66,693

10/17 W, 40-10 at Northwestern 44,13510/31 W, 31-15 Maryland 62,66711/7 W, 35-27 at Indiana 44,73911/14 W, 40-35 Minnesota 70,58511/21 W, 40-20 Purdue 62,92011/27 W, 28-20 at Nebraska 90,83012/5 L, 13-16 vs. Michigan State [1] 66,9851/1 vs. Stanford 5:10 p.m. Rose Bowl Game

[1] Big Ten Championship Game (Indianapolis)

#5 IOWA (12-1, 8-0 Big Ten)

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANC9/5 L, 28-33 BYU 89,9599/12 W, 48-9 South Alabama 89,8229/19 L, 33-36 (OT) at Miami (Fla.) 53,580

9/26 W, 36-28 Southern Miss 89,89910/3 L, 13-14 at Illinois 40,13810/10 L, 21-23 Wisconsin 89,88610/17 W, 48-25 at Minnesota 54,06210/24 L, 28-30 Northwestern 89,49310/31 L, 45-55 at Purdue 31,35111/7 W, 39-38 Michigan State 90,09411/14 W, 31-14 at Rutgers 45,60611/27 L, 20-28 Iowa 90,83012/26 vs. UCLA 9:15 p.m. Foster Farms Bowl

NEBRASKA (5-7, 3-5 Big Ten)

DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDAN9/6 L, 31-41 at Marshall 38,7919/12 W, 38-14 Indiana State 41,1589/19 L, 24-51 Virginia Tech 45,759

9/26 L, 28-35 Bowling Green 33,16210/3 L, 21-24 at Michigan State 74,41810/10 L, 13-41 Minnesota 33,78010/17 L, 7-24 at Wisconsin 80,79410/31 W, 55-45 Nebraska 31,35111/7 L, 14-48 Illinois 40,19711/14 L, 14-21 at Northwestern 30,00311/21 L, 20-40 at Iowa 62,92011/28 L, 36-54 Indiana 37,152 [1] at Indianapolis, Ind.

PURDUE (2-10, 1-7 Big Ten)

BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.The conference awarded the rst Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding seniors

who demonstrated excellence in academics and athle cs.


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2015 Big Ten ConferenceTeam Statistics Through games of Dec 21, 2015

SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G1. Indiana 12 53 22 48 1 0 0 434 36.22. Ohio State 12 57 7 57 0 0 0 420 35.03. Nebraska 12 47 20 40 3 0 1 390 32.54. Michigan State 13 55 12 51 0 0 0 417 32.1

Iowa 13 54 15 48 0 0 0 417 32.16. Michigan 12 45 16 41 4 0 0 367 30.67. Wisconsin 12 40 15 40 0 0 0 325 27.1

Rutgers 12 42 12 35 1 0 0 325 27.19. Purdue 12 41 5 38 1 0 0 301 25.1

10. Maryland 12 38 11 33 1 0 0 296 24.711. Penn State 12 34 17 29 0 0 0 284 23.712. Illinois 12 32 16 32 0 0 0 272 22.713. Minnesota 12 32 15 30 2 0 0 271 22.614. N

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