2011 Big Ten Conference football season
2011 Big Ten Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I FBS |
Sport | Football |
Duration | September 3, 2011 through January 2012 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game) |
2012 NFL Draft | |
Top draft pick | Riley Reiff (Iowa) |
Picked by | Detroit Lions, 23rd overall |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | Montee Ball |
Top scorer | Montee Ball |
Leaders Division champions | Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany Lions |
Legends Division champions | Michigan State Spartans |
Championship Game | |
Champions | Wisconsin Badgers |
Runners-up | Michigan State |
Finals MVP | Russell Wilson |
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No. 11 Michigan State x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan % | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Nebraska | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leaders Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 Big Ten Conference football season is the 116th for the Big Ten. The conference started its season on Saturday, September 3, as each of the conference's teams began their respective 2011 season of NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition. This season is Nebraska's first season as a member of the Big Ten, and also marks the creation of conference divisions (named Leaders and Legends), and a championship game.[1] The season was also notable for the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.
For the season, Leaders Division champion Wisconsin finished as conference champion by defeating Legends Division champion Michigan State in the 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game. Penn State was Leaders Division co-Champion, while Legends Division runner-up Michigan finished with the conference's best record. The conference earned two BCS bowl invitations and compiled a 4–6 overall record in 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.
The Conference had six 2011 College Football All-America Team consensus selections: Montee Ball, Kevin Zeitler, David Molk, Whitney Mercilus (unanimous), Devon Still, and Jerel Worthy, with the Rimington Trophy going to Molk and the Ted Hendricks Award going to Mercilus. Ball won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football and the conference's players won four national statistical championships: Russell Wilson (passing efficiency), Raheem Mostert (kickoff return average), Ball (scoring), and Mercilus (quarterback sacks).
Following the season the conference contributed 41 to the 2012 NFL draft, including 4 in the first round: Riley Reiff (23rd), Mercilus (26th), Zeitler (27th), and A. J. Jenkins (30th).
Rankings
[edit]Pre | Wk 1 |
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Wk 4 |
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Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Final | ||
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Illinois | AP | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 23 | RV | ||||||||||
C | RV | 22 | 16 | 15 | 21 | RV | |||||||||||
Harris | Not released | 14 | 20 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Indiana | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Iowa | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | RV | |||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Michigan | AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
C | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | |
Harris | Not released | 10 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 18 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||
Michigan State | AP | 17 | 17 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | |
Harris | Not released | 22 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 16 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||
Minnesota | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | AP | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 24 | |
Harris | Not released | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 13 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
Northwestern | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | AP | 18 | 15 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
C | 16 | 15 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
Harris | Not released | RV | |||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Penn State | AP | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | RV |
C | 25 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | RV | |
Harris | Not released | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | ||||||||
Purdue | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
Harris | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | AP | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | |
Harris | Not released | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 6 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
Spring games
[edit]April 9
- Purdue Boilermakers
April 16
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Michigan Wolverines
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Penn State Nittany Lions
April 23
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Minnesota Golden Gophers
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Wisconsin Badgers
April 30
- Michigan State Spartans
Regular season
[edit]Index to colors and formatting |
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Big Ten member won |
Big Ten member lost |
Big Ten teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the AP poll.[citation needed]
Week 1
[edit]Week 2
[edit]Week 3
[edit]Week 4
[edit]Date | Bye Week | |
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September 24 | Northwestern | Purdue |
Week 5
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 1 | 12:00 PM | Penn State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | ESPNU | PSU16–10 | 42,621 | [46] |
October 1 | 12:00 PM | Minnesota | No. 19 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | BTN | MICH 58–0 | 111,106 | [47] |
October 1† | 12:00 PM | Northwestern | No. 24 Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) | BTN | ILL 38–35 | 53,243 | [48] |
October 1 | 3:30 PM | Michigan State | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC / ESPN2 | MSU 10–7 | 105,306 | [49] |
October 1 | 8:00 PM | No. 8 Nebraska | No. 7 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ABC | WIS 48–17 | 81,384 | [50] |
October 1 | 8:00 PM | Notre Dame | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) | ESPN | L 38–10 | 61,555 | [51] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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October 1 | Iowa |
Week 6
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 8 | 12:00 PM | Minnesota | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPN | PUR 45–17 | 38,207 | [52] |
October 8 | 2:30 PM | No. 19 Illinois | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | ILL 41–20 | 41,665 | [53] |
October 8 | 3:30 PM | Iowa | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC / ESPN | PSU 13–3 | 103,497 | [54] |
October 8 | 7:00 PM | No. 12 Michigan | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | MICH 42–24 | 47,330 | [55] |
October 8† | 8:00 PM | Ohio State | No. 14 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC | NEB 34–27 | 85,426 | [56] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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October 8 | Michigan State | #4 Wisconsin |
Week 7
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 15 | 12:00 PM | No. 11 Michigan | No. 23 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) | ESPN | MSU 28–14 | 77,515 | [57] |
October 15† | 12:00 PM | Purdue | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | BTN | PSU 23–18 | 100,820 | [58] |
October 15† | 12:00 PM | Indiana | No. 4 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN2 | WIS 59–7 | 80,732 | [59] |
October 15 | 3:30 PM | Ohio State | No. 16 Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck) | ABC / ESPN | OSU 17–7 | 55,229 | [60] |
October 15 | 7:00 PM | Northwestern | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | IOWA 41–31 | 70,585 | [61] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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October 15 | Minnesota | #14 Nebraska |
Week 8
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 22† | 12:00 PM | Indiana | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | IOWA 45–24 | 70,585 | [62] |
October 22† | 12:00 PM | No. 23 Illinois | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) | ESPN2 | PUR 21–14 | 45,146 | [63] |
October 22† | 3:30 PM | No. 13 Nebraska | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | ABC / ESPN2 | NEB 41–14 | 49,187 | [64] |
October 22† | 7:00 PM | No. 21 Penn State | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | PSU 34–24 | 40,004 | [65] |
October 22† | 8:00 PM | No. 6 Wisconsin | No. 16 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN | MSU 37–31 | 76,405 | [66] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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October 22 | #18 Michigan | Ohio State |
Week 9
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 29† | 12:00 PM | Northwestern | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | NW 59–38 | 39,239 | [67] |
October 29† | 12:00 PM | Purdue | No. 18 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN2 | MICH 36–14 | 112,115 | [68] |
October 29 | 12:00 PM | No. 11 Michigan State | No. 14 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ESPN | NEB 24–3 | 85,641 | [69] |
October 29 | 3:30 PM | Iowa | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | BTN | MIN 22–21 | 46,543 | [70] |
October 29 | 3:30 PM | Illinois | No. 19 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ABC / ESPN2 | PSU 10–7 | 97,828 | [71] |
October 29† | 8:00 PM | No. 15 Wisconsin | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ESPN | OSU 33–29 | 105,511 | [72] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week 10
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 5 | 12:00 PM | Minnesota | No. 17 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | BTN | MSU 31–24 | 72,219 | [73] |
November 5 | 12:00 PM | Indiana | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | OSU 34–20 | 105,195 | [74] |
November 5 | 12:00 PM | No. 15 Michigan | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN | IOWA 24–16 | 70,585 | [75] |
November 5 | 3:30 PM | Northwestern | No. 10 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | NW 28–25 | 85,115 | [76] |
November 5 | 3:30 PM | Purdue | No. 20 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | WIS 62–17 | 80,566 | [77] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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November 5 | Illinois | #16 Penn State |
Week 11
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 12 | 12:00 PM | Rice | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | W 28–6 | 26,886 | [78] |
November 12 | 12:00 PM | No. 19 Nebraska | No. 12 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN | NEB 17–14 | 107,903 | [79] |
November 12 | 12:00 PM | No. 17 Michigan State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN2 | MSU 37–21 | 70,585 | [80] |
November 12 | 12:00 PM | Ohio State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | PUR 26–23 | 43,334 | [81] |
November 12 | 3:30 PM | No. 18 Wisconsin | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | BTN | WIS 42–13 | 49,158 | [82] |
November 12 | 3:30 PM | No. 24 Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ABC / ESPN | MICH 31–14 | 60,670 | [83] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week |
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November 12 | Indiana |
Week 12
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 19 | 12:00 PM | Minnesota | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | NW 28–13 | 26,215 | [84] |
November 19 | 12:00 PM | Indiana | No. 15 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon) | BTN | MSU 55–3 | 74,128 | [85] |
November 19 | 12:00 PM | No. 16 Nebraska | No. 18 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN | MICH 45–17 | 113,718 | [86] |
November 19 | 12:00 PM | No. 17 Wisconsin | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ESPN2 | WIS 28–17 | 45,519 | [87] |
November 19 | 12:00 PM | Iowa | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | IOWA 31–21 | 40,106 | [88] |
November 19 | 3:30 PM | No. 21 Penn State | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC / ESPN | PSU 20–14 | 105,493 | [89] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Week 13
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 25 | 12:00 PM | Iowa | No. 21 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Trophy) | ABC | NEB 20–7 | 85,595 | [90] |
November 26 | 12:00 PM | No. 14 Michigan State | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | MSU 31–17 | 32,172 | [91] |
November 26 | 12:00 PM | Ohio State | No. 15 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game) | ABC | MICH 40–34 | 114,132 | [92] |
November 26 | 3:30 PM | Purdue | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | BTN | PUR 33–25 | 42,005 | [93] |
November 26 | 3:30 PM | Illinois | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | MIN 27–7 | 41,549 | [94] |
November 26 | 3:30 PM | No. 19 Penn State | No. 16 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN | WIS 45–7 | 79,708 | [95] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Big Ten Championship Game
[edit]Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 3 | 8:00 PM | No. 10 Wisconsin | No. 17 Michigan State | Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (2011 Big Ten Championship) | FOX | WIS 42–39 | 64,152 | [96] |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Players of the week
[edit]Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Freshman | ||||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |
Week 1 | Russell Wilson | QB | WIS | Brandon Herron | LB | MICH | Brett Maher | P/PK | NEB | Houston Bates | LB | ILL |
Chaz Powell | KR | PSU | ||||||||||
Week 2 | Denard Robinson | QB | MICH | Mike Taylor | LB | WIS | Ameer Abdullah | KR | NEB | Ameer Abdullah | KR | NEB |
Week 3 | James Vandenberg | QB | IOWA | Jonathan Brown | LB | ILL | Duane Bennett | RB | MINN | D'Angelo Roberts | RB | IND |
Week 4 | Denard Robinson | QB | MICH | Tom Nardo | DT | IOWA | Derek Dimke | PK | ILL | Donovonn Young | RB | ILL |
Matt McGloin | QB | PSU | ||||||||||
Week 5 | A.J. Jenkins | WR | ILL | Mike Taylor | LB | WIS | Anthony Fera | PK/P | PSU | Marcus Rush | DE | MSU |
Russell Wilson | QB | WIS | ||||||||||
Week 6 | Taylor Martinez | QB | NEB | Tavon Wilson | CB | ILL | Brett Maher | P/PK | NEB | Shayne Wynn | KR | IND |
Week 7 | Montee Ball | RB | WIS | John Simon | DT | OSU | Anthony Fera | P/PK | PSU | Mike Sadler | P | MSU |
Week 8 | Marvin McNutt | WR | IOWA | Gerald Hodges | LB | PSU | Kyler Elsworth | LB | MSU | Tre Roberson | QB | IND |
Kirk Cousins | QB | MSU | Kawann Short | DT | PUR | |||||||
Week 9 | Drake Dunsmore | TE | NW | Gerald Hodges | LB | PSU | Jordan Wettstein | PK | MINN | Braxton Miller | QB | OSU |
Week 10 | Kain Colter | QB | NW | Chris Borland | LB | WIS | Mike Sadler | P | MSU | Raheem Mostert | KR | PUR |
Montee Ball | RB | WIS | ||||||||||
Week 11 | Russell Wilson | QB | WIS | Ryan Van Bergen | DE | MICH | Brett Maher | P/PK | NEB | Mike Sadler | P | MSU |
Kawann Short | DT | PUR | Bruce Gaston | DT | PUR | |||||||
Week 12 | Denard Robinson | QB | MICH | Chris Borland | LB | WIS | Anthony Fera | P/PK | PSU | Ryan Shazier | LB | OSU |
Montee Ball | RB | WIS | ||||||||||
Week 13 | Denard Robinson | QB | MICH | Kim Royston | DB | MINN | Carson Wiggs | PK | PUR | Braxton Miller | QB | OSU |
Montee Ball | RB | WIS | Lavonte David | LB | NEB |
Attendance
[edit]Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Illinois | Memorial Stadium | 60,670 | 45,154 | 42,212 | 50,669 | 43,684 | 53,243 | 55,229 | 60,670 | 54,633 | 405,494 | 50,687 | 83.5% |
Indiana | Memorial Stadium | 52,929 | 41,549 | 41,203 | 42,621 | 41,665 | 39,239 | 42,005 | — | — | 248,282 | 41,380 | 78.2% |
Iowa | Kinnick Stadium | 70,585 | 70,585 | 70,585 | 70,585 | 70,585 | 70,585 | 70,585 | 70,585 | — | 494,095 | 70,585 | 100% |
Michigan | Michigan Stadium | 109,901 | 110,506 | 114,804 | 110,343 | 110,707 | 111,106 | 112,115 | 113,718 | 114,132 | 897,431 | 112,179 | 102% |
Michigan State | Spartan Stadium | 75,005 | 75,910 | 70,249 | 72,119 | 77,515 | 76,405 | 72,219 | 74,128 | — | 518,545 | 74,078 | 98.8% |
Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium | 50,805 | 48,807 | 49,950 | 48,802 | 49,187 | 46,543 | 49,158 | 41,549 | — | 333,996 | 47,714 | 93.9% |
Nebraska | Memorial Stadium | 81,067 | 84,883 | 85,101 | 85,110 | 85,426 | 85,641 | 85,115 | 85,595 | — | 596,871 | 85,267 | 105% |
Northwestern | Ryan Field | 47,130 | 28,042 | 47,330 | 40,004 | 26,886 | 26,215 | 27,137 | — | — | 195,614 | 32,602 | 69.1% |
Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | 102,329 | 105,001 | 105,016 | 105,096 | 105,306 | 105,511 | 105,159 | 105,493 | — | 736,582 | 105 226 | 102.8% |
Penn State | Beaver Stadium | 107,282 | 96,461 | 107,846 | 95,636 | 103,497 | 100,820 | 97,828 | 107,193 | — | 709,281 | 101,326 | 94.4% |
Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium | 62,500 | 42,110 | 46,116 | 61,555 | 38,207 | 45,146 | 43,334 | 40,106 | — | 316,574 | 45,225 | 72.3% |
Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | 80,312 | 77,085 | 80,337 | 78,880 | 81,384 | 80,732 | 79,708 | — | — | 478,126 | 79,688 | 99.2% |
Post-season awards and honors
[edit]Individual Big Ten Award Winners
[edit]- Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year: Russell Wilson, Wisconsin
- Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year: Marvin McNutt, Iowa
- Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year: Montee Ball, Wisconsin
- Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year: Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern
- Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year: David Molk, Michigan
- Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year: Devon Still, Penn State
- Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year: Lavonte David, Nebraska
- Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year: Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska
- Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year: Brett Maher, Nebraska
- Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year: Brett Maher, Nebraska
All-Big Ten
[edit]The following players were named by the coaches.:[3]
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HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Jeff Allen, Jonathan Brown, Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Ian Thomas; Indiana: Mitch Ewald, Jeff Thomas; Iowa: Broderick Binns, James Ferentz, Eric Guthrie, Micah Hyde, James Morris, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Junior Hemingway, Denard Robinson, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Denicos Allen, Le'Veon Bell, Kenshawn Martin, Trenton Robinson, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Kim Royston; Nebraska: Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Spencer Long, Marcel Jones, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Jeremy Ebert, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa, Brian Peters; Ohio State: Johnathan Hankins, Dan Herron, Jack Mewhort, Jake Stoneburner; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Anthony Fera, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Derek Moye, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Antonio Fenelus, Peter Konz, Brad Nortman, Jacob Pedersen, Ricky Wagner.
The following players were named by the media panel.
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HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Travon Wilson; Indiana: Mitch Ewald; Iowa: Mike Daniels, James Ferentz, Adam Gettis, Eric Guthrie, James Morris, Tyler Nielsen, Shaun Prater, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Jordan Kovacs, Taylor Lewan, Craig Roh, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Le'Veon Bell, Max Bullough, Dan Conroy, Kirk Cousins, Darqueze Dennard, Brian Linthicum, Chris McDonald, Chris Norman, Kevin Pickelman, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Chris Bunders, Kim Royston; Nebraska: Mike Caputo, Austin Cassidy, Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Marcel Jones, Cameron Meredith, Daimion Stafford, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Kain Colter, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa; Ohio State: C.J. Barnett, Mike Brewster, Johnathan Hankins, Jack Mewhort, Tyler Moeller, Andrew Norwell, Jake Stoneburner, Andrew Sweat; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Jack Crawford, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Nate Stupar, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Ricardo Allen, Dwayne Beckford, Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly, Carson Wiggs; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Aaron Henry, Brad Nortman, Nick Toon, Ricky Wagner, Philip Welch.
National Award Winners
[edit]- David Molk, Michigan – Rimington Trophy
- Whitney Mercilus, Illinois – Ted Hendricks Award
First Team All-Americans
[edit]There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the Associated Press, the AFCA, the FWAA, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation.
The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American.[4]
Player | School | Position | Selector | Consensus/Unanimous |
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Montee Ball | Wisconsin | RB | AFCA, FWAA, AP, Sporting News, CBS Sports, ESPN, Scout.com, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports | Consensus |
Jay Prosch | Illinois | FB | Pro Football Weekly | |
Riley Reiff | Iowa | OT | Pro Football Weekly | |
Kevin Zeitler | Wisconsin | OG | AFCA, AP, Pro Football Weekly | Consensus |
Peter Konz | Wisconsin | C | AFCA, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly | |
David Molk | Michigan | C | AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, Scout.com | Consensus |
Whitney Mercilus | Illinois | DE | AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, ESPN, Scout.com, Yahoo! Sports | Unanimous |
Devon Still | Penn State | DT | AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, ESPN, Pro Football Weekly, Scout.com, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports | Consensus |
Jerel Worthy | Michigan State | DT | AFCA, AP, Sporting News, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, Scout.com, Yahoo! Sports | Consensus |
Lavonte David | Nebraska | LB | AFCA, CBS Sports, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports | |
Brett Maher | Nebraska | PK | Yahoo! Sports |
Academic All-American
[edit]The Big Ten led all conferences with 7 Academic All-America selections: 1st team – Rex Burkhead (Nebraska), Austin Cassidy (Nebraska), Patrick Ward (Northwestern) and Joe Holland (Purdue); 2nd team – Mike Sadler (Michigan State), Sean Fisher (Nebraska) and Jacob Schmidt (Northwestern). Cassidy was one of four repeat first-team winners, while Holland was a 2010 second-team selection.[5]
Bowl games
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No. | Game | Date | Location/Time* | Television | Big Ten Team+ | Score | Opponent+ | Score | Payout (US$) per team |
1. | Little Caesars Bowl | Dec. 27, 2011 | Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 4:30 pm |
ESPN | Purdue (6–6) | 37 | Western Michigan (7–5) | 32 | $750,000 |
2. | Insight Bowl | Dec. 30, 2011 | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 10:00 pm |
ESPN | Iowa (7–5) | 14 | #19 Oklahoma (9–3) | 31 | $1,200,000 |
3. | Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | Dec. 31, 2011 | Reliant Stadium Houston Texas 12:00 pm |
ESPN | Northwestern (6–6) | 22 | Texas A&M (6–6) | 33 | $1,700,000 |
4. | Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | Dec. 31, 2011 | AT&T Park San Francisco, California 3:30 pm |
ESPN | Illinois (6–6) | 20 | UCLA (6–7) | 14 | $750,000–$825,000 |
5. | TicketCity Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 12:00 pm |
ESPNU | #24 Penn State (9–3) | 14 | #20 Houston (12–1) | 30 | $1,200,000 |
6. | Outback Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 1:00 pm |
ABC | #12 Michigan State (10–3) | 33 | #18 Georgia (10–3) | 30 | $3,400,000 |
7. | Capital One Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm |
ESPN | #21 Nebraska (9–3) | 13 | #10 South Carolina (10–2) | 30 | $4,250,000 |
8. | TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 1:00 pm |
ESPN2 | Ohio State (6–6) | 17 | Florida (6–6) | 24 | $2,500,000 |
9. | Rose Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 5:10 pm |
ESPN | #9 Wisconsin (11–2) | 38 | #6 Oregon (11–2) | 45 | $18,000,000 |
10. | Allstate Sugar Bowl | Jan. 3, 2012 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 8:30 pm |
ESPN | #13 Michigan (10–2) | 23 | #17 Virginia Tech (11–2) | 20 | $17,000,000 |
*Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5). +Winning team is bolded. Rankings are AP. |
2012 NFL Draft
[edit]The conference lost 4 players in the first round of the NFL Draft:[6] A total of 41 Big Ten players were drafted.[7]
Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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Illinois | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Indiana | 0 | |||||||
Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Michigan | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Michigan State | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||
Minnesota | 0 | |||||||
Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Northwestern | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Penn State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Purdue | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Head coaches
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Joe Paterno was fired as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions on November 9 in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[8]
Notes
[edit]- July 28–29, 2011 – Media Days in Chicago.
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Ten divisions: Legends, Leaders". ESPN College Football. Associated Press. December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ Big Ten spring dates update
- ^ "All-Big Ten Honors". Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "NCAA Consensus All-America selection". Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
- ^ "Big Ten Leads All Conferences With Seven Academic All-Americans: Big Ten Tops All FBS Conferences in Honorees for Seventh Straight Season". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. January 8, 2012. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Bennett, Brian (April 27, 2012). "Illinois leads late arriving B1G first round". ESPN. Retrieved April 27, 2012.
- ^ "2012 NFL Draft Central". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
- ^ "Paterno fired over Penn St. child abuse scandal". CBS News. November 9, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ No. 27: multiple trades:
- No. 27: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded this selection and their 2011 second-round selection (No. 56, New England selected Shane Vereen) to New England for New England's first-round selection in the 2011 Draft (No. 28, New Orleans selected Mark Ingram II).[source 1]
- No. 27: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.[citation needed]
- ^ No. 48: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this selection and a 2011 seventh-round selection (No. 219, New England selected Malcolm Williams) to New England for New England's third- and fourth-round selections in 2011 (Nos. 92 and 125, Oakland selected Joseph Barksdale and Taiwan Jones, respectively).[source 2]
- ^ No. 51: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb.[source 3]
- ^ No. 126: multiple trades:
- No. 126: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.
- No. 126: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.
- ^ No. 194: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Joe Mays. Denver originally sent running back J. J. Arrington to Philadelphia, with the condition that if Arrington did not make Philadelphia's 53-man roster, Denver would instead send the sixth-round selection.[source 4]
- ^ No. 224: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Green Bay in exchange for guard Caleb Schlauderaff.[source 5]
- ^ No. 238: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.[source 6]
Sources
[edit]- ^ Reiss, Mike (April 28, 2011). "Patriots trade 28th pick to Saints". ESPN. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
- ^ PFW Staff (April 29, 2011). "Patriots make third trade; get Raiders' '12 second-round pick". Pro Football Weekly. Archived from the original on May 15, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
- ^ McLane, Jeff (July 28, 2011). "Kolb-for-Rodgers-Cromartie trade done". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Eagles trade Mays for RB or draft pick". ESPN. July 30, 2010. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ Silverstein, Tom (September 3, 2011). "Packers trade Johnson, Schlauderaff for draft picks". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (September 4, 2010). "Patriots trade for safety Jarrad Page". ESPNBoston.com. Retrieved September 4, 2010.