HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. BIG TEN FOOTB ALL WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 10, 2011 Contact: Scott Chipman, Assistant Commissioner, Communications • Ofce: 847-696-1010 ext. 141 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 630-936-6005 • Twitter: @B1Gfootball • Big Ten ed for the lead among all conferences with six teams among top 25 in naonal polls • All ve conference games this week will be divisional matchups • Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin remain undefeated, making Big Ten one of only two conferences with three unbeaten teams • Big Ten oenses and defenses rank among naon’s best • Big Ten welcomes more than three million fans to conference stadiums through rst six weeks 2011 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS TOP STORIES BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Big Ten Places Six in Top 25: The Big Ten is tied for the national lead with six teams appearing in the top 25 of either the Associated Press (AP), USA Today coaches or Harris polls, and one of four conferences with two or more top-10 teams in at least one of the polls. The Big Ten last placed six teams in the nation’s top 25 on Oct. 3, 2010. Wisconsin continued to lead the conference, ranking fourth in all three polls and receiving one first-place vote from the coaches and Harris voters. Michigan joined the Badgers among the top 10, ranking No. 10 in the coaches’ and Harris voting and No. 11 in the media poll. Nebraska, Illinois and Michigan State also cracked the top 20. The Cornhuskers are rated No. 13 in the Harris poll and No. 14 by the AP and USA Today. The Illini climbed to No. 16 in the media poll, No. 15 in the coaches rankings and No. 14 in the Harris voting. Michigan State moved up to No. 19 in the USA Today poll and No. 23 in the AP rankings and appeared at No. 22 in the initial Harris poll. After appear- ing among the top 25 in each of the first two votes this season, Penn State returned to the rankings, slotted at No. 25 in the coaches poll and just outside the top 25 in the media and Harris vote. A Full Slate of Divisional Showdowns: Divisional contests will continue this week as all five conference matchups will be division showdowns. In the Legends Division, in-state rivals Michigan and Michigan State will face off in a battle of ranked opponents in East Lansing, while Northwestern travels to face Iowa. In the Leaders Division, Wisconsin plays host to Indiana, Penn State welcomes Purdue, and Illinois takes on Ohio State in Champaign. With the beginning of divisional play, the Big Ten has instituted a new tiebreaker (see page 10) to determine the Big Ten Football Championship Game participants, ifnecessary. After head-to-head matchups, the next tiebreaker is records within the division, which makes winning divisional games an important part of the Big Ten title chase. We Can Go Bowling: After recording their sixth victories of the season, Illinois and Michigan have become bowl eligible, joining five other programs around the country to reach the milestone. Illinois has been to 16 bowl games in its history, having won the Texas Bowl against Baylor last season. Michigan reached its 40th bowl game as a Big Ten member, second-most in conference history, with last season’s appearance in the Gator Bowl. Three Not That Far Behind: Boasting five wins apiece, three conference squads are within one victory of cementing their status as bowl eligible. With a bye last week, Wisconsin remains 5-0 this season and has appeared in 22 bowl games in program history, including last season’s Rose Bowl Game. Nebraska, which boasts 47 bowl appearances in its history, and Penn State, which has gone bowling 43 times pre- viously, are each one win away from securing their eligibility. SATURDAY, OCT. 8 Purdue 45, Minnesota 17 #19/16 Illinois 41, Indiana 20* Penn State 13, Iowa 3 #12/11 Michigan 42, Northwestern 24* #14/15 Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27 Bye Week: #rv/20 Michigan State, #4/5 Wisconsin Rankings: AP/USA TodayThe Big Ten’s Honoring Legends. Building Leaders. Mo- bile Tour will make a stop at each campus this football season. This weekend, it will be in Iowa City for the Iowa vs. Northwestern game. Visit w ww.bigt en.org/ blog/mobile-tour and follow along on Twier @B1GMobileT our for more informaon. BIG TEN MOBILE TOUR 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 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 2-0 W2 6-0 1.000 5-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W6 Michigan State 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 0-0 W1 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 W2 3. Nebraska 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 W1 4. Iowa 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L 1 3-2 .600 3-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 L1 Northwestern 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-1 L2 2-3 .400 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-2 L3 Minnesota 0-2 .000 0-0 0-2 0-1 L2 1-5 .167 1-2 0-3 0-0 0-2 L3 Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk 1. Illinois 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W2 6-0 1.000 5-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 W6 Penn State 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W2 5-1 .833 3-1 2-0 0-0 0-1 W4 Wisconsin 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 5-0 1.000 4-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 W5 Purdue 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 3-2 .600 3-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 W1 5. Ohio State 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 3-3 .500 3-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 L2 Indiana 0-2 .000 0-2 0-0 0-2 L2 1-5 .167 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 L3 ^ - AP, USA Today or Harris WEEK 6 RESULTS SATURDAY, OCT. 15 #11/10/10 Michigan at #23/19/22 Michigan State* Noon ET - ESPN Indiana at #4/4/4 Wisconsin* Noon ET - ESPN2 Purdue at #rv/25/rv Penn State* Noon ET - BTN Ohio State at #16/15/14 Illinois* 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN (outer market) Northwestern at Iowa* 7 p.m. ET - BTN Bye Week: Minnesota, #14/14/13 Nebraska Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris * Indicates Divisional Game WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
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• Big Ten ed for the lead among all conferences with
six teams among top 25 in naonal polls
• All ve conference games this week will bedivisional matchups
• Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin remain undefeated,making Big Ten one of only two conferences withthree unbeaten teams
• Big Ten oenses and defenses rank among naon’sbest
• Big Ten welcomes more than three million fans toconference stadiums through rst six weeks
2011 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS TOP STORIES
BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.
Big Ten Places Six in Top 25: The Big Ten is tied for the national lead with six teams appearing in the top
25 of either the Associated Press (AP), USA Today coaches or Harris polls, and one of four conferences
with two or more top-10 teams in at least one of the polls. The Big Ten last placed six teams in the
nation’s top 25 on Oct. 3, 2010. Wisconsin continued to lead the conference, ranking fourth in all three
polls and receiving one first-place vote from the coaches and Harris voters. Michigan joined the Badgers
among the top 10, ranking No. 10 in the coaches’ and Harris voting and No. 11 in the media poll.
Nebraska, Illinois and Michigan State also cracked the top 20. The Cornhuskers are rated No. 13 in the
Harris poll and No. 14 by the AP and USA Today. The Illini climbed to No. 16 in the media poll, No. 15 in
the coaches rankings and No. 14 in the Harris voting. Michigan State moved up to No. 19 in the USAToday poll and No. 23 in the AP rankings and appeared at No. 22 in the initial Harris poll. After appear-
ing among the top 25 in each of the first two votes this season, Penn State returned to the rankings,
slotted at No. 25 in the coaches poll and just outside the top 25 in the media and Harris vote.
A Full Slate of Divisional Showdowns: Divisional contests will continue this week as all five conference
matchups will be division showdowns. In the Legends Division, in-state rivals Michigan and Michigan
State will face off in a battle of ranked opponents in East Lansing, while Northwestern travels to face
Iowa. In the Leaders Division, Wisconsin plays host to Indiana, Penn State welcomes Purdue, and Illinois
takes on Ohio State in Champaign. With the beginning of divisional play, the Big Ten has instituted a
new tiebreaker (see page 10) to determine the Big Ten Football Championship Game participants, if
necessary. After head-to-head matchups, the next tiebreaker is records within the division, which makes
winning divisional games an important part of the Big Ten title chase.
We Can Go Bowling: After recording their sixth victories of the season, Illinois and Michigan have
become bowl eligible, joining five other programs around the country to reach the milestone. Illinois
has been to 16 bowl games in its history, having won the Texas Bowl against Baylor last season.Michigan reached its 40th bowl game as a Big Ten member, second-most in conference history, with last
season’s appearance in the Gator Bowl.
Three Not That Far Behind: Boasting five wins apiece, three conference squads are within one victory
of cementing their status as bowl eligible. With a bye last week, Wisconsin remains 5-0 this season and
has appeared in 22 bowl games in program history, including last season’s Rose Bowl Game. Nebraska,
which boasts 47 bowl appearances in its history, and Penn State, which has gone bowling 43 times pre-
viously, are each one win away from securing their eligibility.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8Purdue 45, Minnesota 17
#19/16 Illinois 41, Indiana 20*
Penn State 13, Iowa 3
#12/11 Michigan 42, Northwestern 24*
#14/15 Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27
Bye Week: #rv/20 Michigan State, #4/5 Wisconsin
Rankings: AP/USA Today
The Big Ten’s Honoring Legends. Building Leaders. Mo-bile Tour will make a stop at each campus this footballseason. This weekend, it will be in Iowa City for theIowa vs. Northwestern game. Visit www.bigten.org/blog/mobile-tour and follow along on Twier@B1GMobileTour for more informaon.
BIG TEN MOBILE TOUR
LEGENDS DIVISION
LEADERS DIVISION
Conference Games All GamesW-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk
SATURDAY, OCT. 15#11/10/10 Michigan at #23/19/22 Michigan State*
Noon ET - ESPN
Indiana at #4/4/4 Wisconsin*
Noon ET - ESPN2
Purdue at #rv/25/rv Penn State*
Noon ET - BTN
Ohio State at #16/15/14 Illinois*
3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN (outer market)
Northwestern at Iowa*
7 p.m. ET - BTN
Bye Week: Minnesota, #14/14/13 Nebraska
Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris
* Indicates Divisional Game
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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.So Far So Good: The Big Ten is tied for the national lead with three conference teams boasting
unblemished records through the first six weeks of the season. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
have each maintained perfect marks thus far in 2011, with Illinois and Michigan claiming 6-0
records and Wisconsin boasting a 5-0 ledger. The Illini and Wolverines needed to come back
from deficits on the road Saturday to keep their winning streaks intact as Illinois rallied to defeat
Indiana, while Michigan battled back to knock off Northwestern. Wisconsin was off last week.
Rare Company: The conference’s three remaining unbeatens are joined by an elite class of undefeat-
ed squads. In total, just 13 undefeated teams remain around the country, and the Big Ten is one of
just two conferences boasting three unbeaten teams. Illinois and Michigan are in more exclusive com-
pany as the programs are two of only seven around the country with 6-0 marks in 2011.
Keeping Their Streaks Alive: The conference’s unbeatens continue to challenge the record books
with their perfect starts thus far in 2011. Illinois improved to 6-0, and can move to 7-0 with a
win this week, for the first time since 1951, when the Illini opened the year with seven straight
victories. Michigan climbed to 6-0 for the first time since 2006, when the Wolverines ran off 11
straight wins to open the season. Wisconsin is 5-0 for the sixth time in the last 10 years, and for
the first time since 2009, and eyes its first 6-0 start since 2004 when the Badgers won their first
nine games of the season.
More Than a Win at Stake: In a conference with 16 traditional trophy games, two more intrac-
onference trophies will be contested Saturday when Michigan and Michigan State compete for
the Paul Bunyan Trophy and Illinois and Ohio State battle for the Illibuck Trophy. The Illini and
Buckeyes have played for the Illibuck Trophy since 1925, while the Wolverines and Spartans have
competed for the Paul Bunyan Trophy since 1953.
In-State Showcase Between Ranked Foes: A pair of ranked Big Ten squads will face off this week as
Michigan and Michigan State meet in the battle for the Paul Bunyan trophy. The #11/10/10
Wolverines face the #23/19/22 Spartans in East Lansing in a Legends Division battle. Michigan
looks to move to 3-0 in conference and divisional play, while MSU will make its divisional debut.
The matchup will feature two of the nation’s top offensive and defensive units. Michigan ranks first
or second in the Big Ten and among the top 20 nationally in scoring, total and rushing offense.
Michigan State leads the country in total defense and rates among the top three in scoring, rushing
and passing defense.
Total Team Defenses: A national-best six Big Ten teams rank in the top 20 in scoring defense, each
allowing less than 18 points per game. Michigan State and Wisconsin are tied for third nationally,
allowing just 10.2 points per game. Penn State joins the Spartans and Badgers in the top five at
10.5 points per contest. Michigan is the fourth conference team in the top 10, ranking ninth in the
country at 13.0 points. In addition, at least four defensive units rank in the top 25 in total defense,
pass defense and rush defense each. The Spartan defense is tops in the nation in total defense,
allowing just 173.4 yards per game, is second in pass defense (109.4) and third in rush defense
(64.0). Penn State ranks fourth in total defense (250.83) and fifth in pass defense (157.67). A list of
where some of the Big Ten’s defensive leaders rank nationally can be found on Page 3.
Nation’s Offensive Best: Big Ten standouts and teams rank among the nation’s best, according to
the latest national statistics. Russell Wilson is tops in the country in pass efficiency with a 216.89
rating in leading Wisconsin to a 5-0 start. He is also 15th in the country in total offense at more
than 300 yards per game. Teammate Montee Ball is No. 1 in the country in scoring per game
with 16.80 points per contest. Michigan’s Denard Robinson is one of three Big Ten rushers in the
top 25, ranking fourth in the country at 134.80 yards per game. Illinois’ A.J. Jenkins, who record-
ed a school-record 268 yards in the Illini’s Big Ten opener against Northwestern, followed with
182 receiving yards against Indiana Saturday and is now fifth in the country with 135.83 yards
per game. Wilson and Ball have helped the Badgers to an average of 48.4 points per game, good
for third in the country. Michigan leads five conference teams among the top 20 nationally in
rushing offense, ranking seventh with an average of 270.4 yards on the ground per game. A list
of where some of the Big Ten’s offensive leaders rank nationally can be found on Page 3.
Thanks to the Fans: Last week’s attendance figures allowed the conference to surpass the three-
million mark in total attendance for the 47th straight season. Big Ten stadiums have welcomed
3,282,123 fans through the turnstiles in 45 games in 2011, an average of 72,936 patrons per
contest. The conference is on pace to break the single-season record for attendance set in 2009,
when the conference welcomed 5,526,237 fans to Big Ten stadiums. With nearly 73,000 fans in
attendance each game, the Big Ten is on pace to average more than 70,000 fans per game for
the ninth time in conference history and the sixth time in the last seven years.
Game Tracker: Times and television designations have been set for games on Oct. 22.
Indiana at Iowa, Noon ET, BTN
Illinois at Purdue, Noon ET, ESPN or ESPN2
Nebraska at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC (regional), ESPN or ESPN2 (outer market)
Penn State at Northwestern, 7 p.m. ET, BTN
Wisconsin at Michigan State, 8 p.m. ET, ABC, ESPN or ESPN2
BIG TENPLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Oensive Player of the Week
Taylor Marnez, Nebraska
So., QB, Corona, Calif./Centennial
• Helped Nebraska rally from a 21-point decit, the biggest
comeback in school history, to defeat Ohio State in the
Huskers’ rst Big Ten home contest
• Accounted for nearly 300 yards of total oense in the
game and three second-half touchdowns
• Completed 16 of 22 passes (73 percent) for 191 yards and
two touchdowns and ran for 102 yards and a touchdown
• Claims his rst career Big Ten weekly honor
• Last Nebraska Oensive Player of the Week: N/A
Defensive Player of the Week
Tavon Wilson, Illinois
Sr., CB, Washington, D.C./H.D. Woodson
• Returned a fumble 66 yards for a touchdown, giving Illinois
a lead it would not relinquish in its win over Indiana
• Recorded a team-high 11 tackles and a career-best 3.5
tackles for loss, including a sack, to help the Illini win their
sixth straight game to start the season
• Helped hold the Hoosier oense to 13 points and 83 yards
rushing• Claims the rst conference honor of his career
• Last Illinois Defensive Player of the Week:
Jonathan Brown (Sept. 19, 2011)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Bre Maher, Nebraska
Jr., K/P, Kearney, Neb./Kearney
• Converted on all six kicking aempts, four extra points
and two eld goals
• Successful on eld goal aempts from 50 and 34 yards,
both coming in the rst half
• Finished with 177 yards on four punts, an average of 44.2
yards per punt, with two inside the 20-yard line and a
long of 53
• Claims his second career Big Ten weekly honor• Last Nebraska Special Teams Player of the Week:
Ameer Adbullah (Sept. 12, 2011)
Freshman of the Week
Shane Wynn, Indiana
KR, Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville
• Returned the opening kicko 99 yards, becoming the rst
Indiana freshman to return a kick for a touchdown
• It is Indiana’s rst kicko return for a touchdown since
2009 and is the second-longest return in school history
• Finished with 148 yards on four returns, an average of 37
yards
• Claims his rst career weekly honor
• Last Indiana Freshman of the Week:
D’Angelo Roberts (Sept. 19, 2011)
Now there are more ways than ever to follow Big Ten foot-ball. The Big Ten football blog can be accessed directly atwww.bigten.org/blog/football and will feature daily notes,links to arcles, previews, recaps and more. You can also keeptrack of Big Ten football in real-me by following the confer-ence on Twier @BigTenConf and @B1Gfootball or becomea fan of the Big Ten Conference on Facebook and receiveexclusive updates.
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(Number in parenthesis indicates total times aBig Ten team will face an opponent from thisconference.) ACC (3) 1-2
Boston College 1-0Miami (Fla.) 0-1Virginia 0-1
Big East (1) 1-0Pittsburgh 1-0
Big 12 (1) 0-1Iowa State 0-1
C-USA (2) 0-1Rice (2) 0-1
Great West (1) 1-0South Dakota 1-0
MAC (11) 10-1Akron 1-0Ball State 0-1Central Michigan 1-0Eastern Michigan (2) 2-0Miami (Ohio) 1-0
Pac-12 (5) 4-1Arizona State 1-0Colorado 1-0Oregon State 1-0USC 0-1Washington 1-0
SEC (1) 0-1Alabama 0-1
Southern (1) 1-0Chattanooga 1-0
Sun Belt (5) 4-1
Arkansas State 1-0Florida Atlantic 1-0Louisiana-Monroe 1-0Middle Tennessee 1-0North Texas 0-1
WAC (2) 1-1Fresno State 1-0New Mexico State 0-1
Independent (4) 1-3Army 0-1Notre Dame (3) 1-2
Total (48) 34-13
NON-CONFERENCESCHEDULE
BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOP 25according to NCAA national database as of Oct. 9
WEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCEThe Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly media teleconferences connue through Tuesday, Nov. 22. The calare held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT. The calls are available for playback roughly two hours following theconclusion of each call through Thursday of each week. They will also be archived online at www.bigten.org. Contactthe 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 COACHES11:00 a.m. - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
rv - Receiving Votes Associated Press/USA Today/Harris (NOTE: Harris poll rst released on Oct. 9)
BIG TEN IN THE POLLS
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-03-04c
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-0918 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-0112 Wisconsin 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c11 Iowa 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c8 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-247 Michigan State 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c3 Penn State 1994-05c-08c2 Indiana 1945-67c
c—co-championship
* Ohio State has vacated the 2010 season
BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS
WEEKLY NATIONAL RANKINGS - OCT. 10
Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS Prev.1 LSU (40) 6-0 1450 12 Alabama (10) 6-0 1405 2
89, PENN STATE 88, Notre Dame 87, Washington67, Wake Forest 40, North Carolina 33, Georgia32, Southern Methodist 30, Texas Tech 19, TCU
15, Rutgers 10, Cincinna 8, Louisiana-Lafayee 2,Southern Miss 2, Florida State 1.
USA TODAY HARRIS POLL
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Maxwell Award
(Naon’s Top Player)
Nathan Scheelhaase, ILLMarcus Coker, IOWA
Denard Robinson, MICH
Edwin Baker, MSU
Kirk Cousins, MSU
Taylor Marnez, NEB
Dan Persa, NU
Montee Ball, WIS
James White, WIS
Russell Wilson, WIS
Walter Camp Award
(Naon’s Top Player)
Denard Robinson, MICH
Kirk Cousins, MSU
Jared Crick, NEB
Dan Persa, NUJames White, WIS
Bednarik Award:
(Naon’s Top Defensive Player)
Shaun Prater, IOWA
Mike Marn, MICH
Jerel Worthy, MSU
Jared Crick, NEB
Lavonte David, NEB
Alfonzo Dennard, NEB
Vince Browne, NU
Nagurski Award:
(Naon’s Top Defensive Player)
Akeem Spence, ILL
Shaun Prater, IOWA
Mike Marn, MICH
Jerel Worthy, MSU
Jared Crick, NEB
Lavonte David, NEB
Vince Browne, NU
Nathan Williams, OSU
Michael Mau, PSU
Kawaan Short, PUR
Davey O’Brien Award
(Naon’s Top Quarterback)
Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL
Denard Robinson, MICH
Kirk Cousins, MSU
Taylor Marnez, NEB
Dan Persa, NU
Russell Wilson, WIS
Manning Award
(Best Quarterback)
Denard Robinson, MICH
Kirk Cousins, MSU
Taylor Marnez, NEB
Dan Persa, NU
Doak Walker Award
(Naon’s Top Running Back)
Jason Ford, ILL
Marcus Coker, IOWA
Edwin Baker, MSU
Duane Benne, MINN
Montee Ball, WIS
James White, WIS
Biletniko Award:
(Naon’s Top Wide Receiver)
A.J. Jenkins, ILL
Damarlo Belcher, IND
Keenan Davis, IOWA
Marvin McNu, IOWA
Roy Roundtree, MICH
B.J. Cunningham, MSU
Da’Jon McKnight, MINN
Jeremy Ebert, NU
DeVier Posey, OSU
Derek Moye, PSU
Rimington Trophy
(Naon’s Top Center)
James Ferentz, IOWA
David Molk, MICH
Mike Caputo, NEB
Ben Burke, NU
Mike Brewster, OSU
Peter Konz, WIS
Mackey Award:
(Naon’s Top Tight End)
Ted Bolser, IND
Kevin Koger, MICH
Brian Linthicum, MSU
Eric Lair, MINN
Kyler Reed, NEB
Drake Dunsmore, NU
Jake Stoneburner, OSU
Lombardi Award:
(College Lineman of the Year)
Je Allen, ILL
Riley Rei, IOWA
Mike Marn, MICH
David Molk, MICH
Joel Foreman, MSU
Jerel Worthy, MSU
Jared Crick NEB
Lavonte David, NEB
Cameron Meredith, NEB
Vince Browne, NU
Ben Burke, NU
Mike Adams, OSU
Mike Brewster, OSU
Andrew Sweat, OSU
Peter Konz, WIS
Kevin Zeitler, WIS
Outland Trophy
(Naon’s Best Interior Lineman)
Je Allen, ILL
Akeem Spence, ILL
Riley Rei, IOWA
Mike Marn, MICH
David Molk, MICH
Joel Foreman, MSU
Jerel Worthy, MSU
Jared Crick, NEB
Al Neer, NU
Mike Brewster, OSU
Ken Plue, PUR
Kawaan Short, PUR
Kevin Zeitler, WIS
Ted Hendricks Award
(Best Defensive End)
Broderick Binns, IOWA
Ryan Van Bergen, MICH
Cameron Meredith, NEB
Vince Browne, NU
Nathan Williams, OSU
Jack Crawford, PSU
Butkus Award
(Naon’s Top Linebacker)
Tyler Nielsen, IOWA
Lavonte David, NEB
Michael Mau, PSU
Chris Borland, WIS
Mike Taylor, WIS
Thorpe Award
(Naon’s Top Defensive Back)
Trenton Robinson, MSU
Alfonzo Dennard, NEB
Brian Peters, NU
Antonio Fenelus, WIS
Groza Award
(Naon’s Top Placekicker)
Derek Dimke, ILL
Mitch Ewald, IND
Dan Conroy, MSU
Philip Welch, WIS
Paul Hornung Award
(Naon’s Most Versale Player)
Denard Robinson, MICH
KeShawn Marn, MSU
Troy Stoudermire, MINN
Pony Express Award
(Naon’s Top Two- or Three-Player
Tandems)
Broderick Binns/Mike Daniels, IOWA
Edwin Baker/Kirk Cousins/
Keshawn Marn, MSU
Lavonte David/Alfonzo Dennard, NEB
Drake Dunsmore/Jeremy Ebert/
Dan Persa, NU
Mike Adams/Mike Brewster/
J.B. Shugarts, OSU
Nick Toon/Russell Wilson, WIS
Montee Ball/James White, WIS
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
Je Allen, ILL
Mike Brewster, OSU
Kirk Cousins, MSU
Jared Crick NEB
Aaron Henry, WIS
Joe Holland, PUR
Dan Persa, NU
Nate Stupar, PSU
BIG TEN ON PRESEASON WATCH LISTS
BIG TEN NATIONALAWARD WINNERS
AFCA Good Works Team(Dedicaon to community service
and o-eld accomplishments)Al Neer, NU
Jared Crick, NEB
BIG TEN NATIONALAWARD SEMIFINALISTS
Campbell Trophy(Most Outstanding Student-Athlete)
Leon Beckum, INDTyler Nielsen, IOWA
Kirk Cousins, MSUAusn Cassidy, NEB
Dan Persa, NUJoe Holland, PUR
Bradie Ewing, WIS
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2011 Big Ten Football Championship GameThe inaugural Big Ten Football Championship Game will begin
at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 3, 2011, and will be held atLucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
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 or
Bowl Championship Series Naonal Championship Game.
FOX Sports will serve as the ocial broadcast partner of the Big
Ten Football Championship Games from 2011-16 and Lucas OilStadium will host the tle games from 2011-15.
Public ckets for the 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game went on sale at 10 a.m. ET onSaturday, July 30 and were completely sold out in less than two hours. An addional 15,000ckets will be distributed to each parcipang instuon in the championship game.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEQUICK FACTS
Date: Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011
Time: 8:17 p.m. ET
Television: FOX Sports
Site: Indianapolis, Ind.
Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 66,268
NAME OF AWARD NAMED FOR
Championship Game Awards
Stagg-Paterno Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, ChicagoJoe Paterno, Penn State
Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois
(media vote only) Archie Griffin, Ohio State
Postgraduate 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, MinnesotaCharles 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 debut an enhanced football awards pro-gram at the conclusion of this season to honor teams,coaches and student-athletes at conference institutions.
The Big Ten will hand out 19 individual awards, including 13newly created awards, five pre-existing trophies featuringnew names and one honor that has been bestowed since1972. The distinguished names on these football awardshonor just a small sampling of the countless student-ath-letes and coaches who have contributed to the confer-ence’s rich and storied history.
All of the Big Ten’s biggest individual honors will nowbear the names of one or two former standouts each.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 individual
position awards features the names of two former stu-dent-athletes.
The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conference’s topcoaches, offensive and defensive players and linemen andfreshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten coaches willnow have the opportunity to claim two awards. Media vot-ers will continue to select the Dave McClain Coach of theYear, which has been awarded since 1972, while coacheswill now vote for the newly-created Hayes-SchembechlerCoach of the Year award. The top offensive player willreceive the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Yearaward, the best defensive player will be awarded theNagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year award andthe best first-year standout will receive the Thompson-
Randle El Freshman of the Year award.
The winner of the inaugural Big Ten FootballChampionship Game will receive the Stagg-PaternoChampionship Trophy, while the most valuable player inthe game will be awarded the Grange-GriffinChampionship Game MVP award. The conference alsocreated two postgraduate awards - the Ford-KinnickLeadership Award and the Dungy-ThompsonHumanitarian Award.
The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of theformer standouts appearing in each award’s name,appears to the right.
Big Ten Football Awards
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#11/10/10 MICHIGAN at #23/19/22 MICHIGAN STATE
MICHIGAN (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Brady Hoke
Career: 53-50 (9th year) At Michigan: 6-0 (1st year)
10-3 A.J. Jenkins, ILL Mike Taylor, WIS Anthony Fera, PSU Marcus Rush, MSU
Russell Wilson, WIS
10-10 Taylor Martinez, NEB Tavon Wilson, ILL Brett Maher, NEB Shane Wynn, IND
2011 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
LEGENDS DIVISIONSchool Does Not Play:Iowa Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin
Michigan Indiana, Penn State, WisconsinMichigan State Illinois, Penn State, PurdueMinnesota Indiana, Ohio State, Penn StateNebraska Illinois, Indiana, Purdue
Northwestern Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
LEADERS DIVISIONSchool Does Not Play:Illinois Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska
Indiana Michigan, Minnesota, NebraskaOhio State Iowa, Minnesota, NorthwesternPenn State Michigan, Michigan State, MinnesotaPurdue Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern
Wisconsin Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern
2011 NO PLAYS
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DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 W, 34-7 Tennessee Tech 70,5859/10 L, 41-44 (3OT) at Iowa State 56,0859/17 W, 31-27 Pittsburgh 70,585
9/24 W, 45-17 Louisiana-Monroe 70,58510/8 L, 3-13 at Penn State 103,497
10/15 Northwestern10/22 Indiana10/29 at Minnesota11/5 Michigan11/12 Michigan State11/19 at Purdue
11/25 at Nebraska
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/2 W, 28-6 Youngstown State 75,9109/10 W, 44-0 Florida Atlantic 70,2499/17 L, 13-31 at Notre Dame 80,795
9/24 W, 45-7 Central Michigan 72,11910/1 W, 10-7 at Ohio State 105,306
10/15 #11/10/10 Michigan10/22 Wisconsin10/29 at Nebraska11/5 Minnesota11/12 at Iowa11/19 Indiana
11/26 at Northwestern
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 L, 17-19 at #25/- USC 68,2739/10 L, 21-28 New Mexico State 48,807
9/17 W, 29-23 Miami (OH) 49,9509/24 L, 24-37 North Dakota State 48,802
10/1 L, 0-58 at #19/19 Michigan 111,106
10/8 L, 17-45 at Purdue 38,20710/22 Nebraska10/29 Iowa11/5 at Michigan State11/12 Wisconsin
11/19 at Northwestern11/26 Illinois
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 W, 40-7 Chattanooga 84,8839/10 W, 42-29 Fresno State 85,101
9/17 W, 51-38 Washington 85,1109/24 W, 38-14 at Wyoming 32,61710/1 L, 17-48 at #7/7 Wisconsin 81,384
10/8 W, 34-27 Ohio State 85,42610/22 at Minnesota10/29 Michigan State11/5 Northwestern11/12 at Penn State
11/19 at Michigan11/25 Iowa
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 W, 24-17 at Boston College 37,5619/10 W, 42-21 Eastern Illinois 28,042
9/17 L, 14-21 at Army 35,78410/1 L, 35-38 at #24/22 Illinois 53,243
10/8 L, 24-42 #12/11 Michigan 47,330
10/15 at Iowa10/22 Penn State10/29 at Indiana
11/5 at Nebraska11/12 Rice
11/19 Minnesota11/26 Michigan State
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 W, 33-15 Arkansas State 45,1549/10 W, 56-3 South Dakota State 42,2129/17 W, 17-14 #22/18 Arizona State 50,669
9/24 W, 23-20 Western Michigan 43,68410/1 W, 38-35 Northwestern 53,243
10/8 W, 41-20 at Indiana 41,66510/15 Ohio State10/22 at Purdue10/29 at Penn State11/12 Michigan
11/19 Wisconsin11/26 at Minnesota
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 L, 20-27 vs. Ball State [1] 40,2249/10 L, 31-34 Virginia 41,5499/17 W, 38-21 South Carolina State 41,203
9/24 L, 21-24 at North Texas 21,181
10/1 L, 10-16 Penn State 42,26110/8 L, 20-41 #19/16 Illinois 41,66510/15 at #4/4/4 Wisconsin10/22 at Iowa10/29 Northwestern
11/5 at Ohio State11/19 at Michigan State
11/26 Purdue
[1] - at Indianapolis, Ind.
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 W, 42-0 Akron 105,0019/10 W, 27-22 Toledo 105,0169/17 L, 6-24 at Miami (Fla.) 66,279
9/24 W, 37-17 Colorado 105,09610/1 L, 7-10 #rv/25 Michigan State 105,30610/8 L, 27-34 at #14/15 Nebraska 85,426
10/15 at #16/15/14 Illinois10/29 Wisconsin11/5 Indiana11/12 at Purdue11/19 Penn State11/26 at Michigan
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE9/3 W, 41-7 Indiana State 96,461