WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 29, 2012

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL

2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION
1. Nebraska Michigan 3. Northwestern 4. Iowa 5. Michigan State 6. Minnesota W-L 3-1 3-1 3-2 2-2 2-3 1-3 Conference Games PCT H A .750 2-0 1-1 .750 2-0 1-1 .600 2-1 1-1 .500 1-1 1-1 .400 0-2 2-1 .250 1-1 0-2 Div. 2-0 1-1 2-1 2-1 0-2 0-2 Strk W2 L1 W1 L2 W1 W1 All Games W-L PCT H A 6-2 .750 5-0 1-2 5-3 .625 4-0 1-2 7-2 .778 5-1 2-1 4-4 .500 2-3 1-1 5-4 .556 2-3 3-1 5-3 .625 4-1 1-2 N Top 25^ 0-0 2-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-0 Strk W2 L1 W1 L2 W1 W1

TOP STORIES
Sixth week of Big Ten play features four intra-division contests this weekend. Ohio State one of six na onal unbeatens; can clinch share of Leaders Division tle on Saturday. Nebraska reaches bowl eligibility; Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota one victory away. Four Big Ten rushers surpass the 1,000-yard plateau last weekend. Two conference rivalry trophies, the Li le Brown Jug and Illibuck, will be up for grabs this weekend.

LEADERS DIVISION
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ohio State* Penn State* Wisconsin Indiana Purdue Illinois W-L 5-0 3-1 3-2 1-3 0-4 0-4 Conference Games PCT H A 1.000 2-0 3-0 .750 1-1 2-0 .600 2-1 1-1 .250 0-2 1-1 .000 0-2 0-2 .000 0-2 0-2 Div. 3-0 1-1 2-0 1-1 0-2 0-3 Strk W5 L1 L1 W1 L4 L4 W-L 9-0 5-3 6-3 3-5 3-5 2-6 All Games PCT H A 1.000 6-0 3-0 .625 3-2 2-1 .667 5-1 1-2 .375 1-3 2-2 .375 3-2 0-3 .250 2-3 0-3 N Top 25^ 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 Strk W9 L1 L1 W1 L4 L5

WEEK 9 RESULTS
SATURDAY, OCT. 27 Northwestern def. Iowa, 28-17* Indiana def. Illinois, 31-17* Michigan State def. #-/25/- Wisconsin, 16-13 (OT) Minnesota def. Purdue, 44-28 #9/-/- Ohio State def. Penn State, 35-23* Nebraska def. #20/20/20 Michigan, 23-9* Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris * Indicates Divisional Game

^ AP or USA Today

* Ineligible for postseason play

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Looking For a Share of the The Race for Division Championships Crown: Ohio State can Legends Division become the rst Big Ten Team Home/Away Opp. Record Big Ten Games Remaining team in 2012 to earn a share NEB (3-1) 2/2 8-9 @MSU, PSU, MINN, @ IOWA of a division championship MICH (3-1) 2/2 11-7 @MINN, NU, IOWA, @OSU this weekend. A Buckeye NU (3-2) 1/2 5-8 @MICH, @MSU, ILL victory against Illinois on IOWA (2-2) 2/2 7-9 @IND, PUR, @MICH, NEB Saturday, coupled with a Purdue victory against Penn Leaders Division State, would give Ohio Team Home/Away Opp. Record Big Ten Games Remaining State at least a share of the OSU (5-0) 2/1 6-7 ILL, @WIS, MICH Leaders Division crown. The PSU (3-1) 2/2 7-10 @PUR, @NEB, IND, WIS Buckeyes maintained their WIS (3-2) 1/2 9-4 @IND, OSU, @PSU unblemished record last weekend a er defea ng the Ni any Lions, and hold a 1.5 game lead over More Division Matchups: Four intra-division second-place Penn State. Wisconsin is third in the contests highlight this weeks slate of conference Leaders Division, two games behind Ohio State, matchups, with two in each division. In the Legends and has a bye this weekend. Division, Michigan travels to face Minnesota in the annual ba le for the Li le Brown Jug, with the Crowded at the Top: Just one game separates rst winner earning bowl eligibility, while Nebraska from fourth place in the Legends Division standings heads to Michigan State. In the Leaders Division, as each team has played at least half of its conferIllinois heads to Ohio State in the annual matchup ence games this season. Last Saturdays matchups for the Illibuck, while Penn State heads to Purdue. saw the divisions top four teams going head-toAs part of divisional play, the Big Ten has ins tuted head with Michigan facing Nebraska and Iowa taking a ebreaker to determine the Big Ten Football on Northwestern. A Cornhusker victory brought Championship Game par cipants, if necessary. Nebraska into a rst-place e with the Wolverines, A er head-to-head matchups, the next ebreaker while the Wildcats moved into third place in the is records within the division, which makes winning division standings a er defea ng Iowa on Saturday. divisional games an important part of the Big Ten Nebraska and Michigan each are on the road in tle chase. See Page 11 of this release for the full divisional contests, Iowa heads to Indiana and ebreaker. Northwestern enjoys its bye week this Saturday.

WEEK 10 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, NOV. 3 Michigan at Minnesota* Noon ET - BTN Iowa at Indiana 3:30 p.m. ET - BTN #21/21/21 Nebraska at Michigan State* 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Illinois at #6/-/- Ohio State* 3:30 p.m. ET - ESPN Penn State at Purdue* 3:30 p.m. ET - ESPNU Byes: Northwestern, Wisconsin Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris * Indicates Divisional Game

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Bowled Over: With its victory over na onally ranked Michigan on Saturday, Nebraska notched its sixth victory of the season to become bowl eligible. Nebraska has advanced to 48 bowl contests in program history, including each of the last ve seasons. The Cornhuskers are one of three Big Ten programs to boast 20 or more bowl victories, joining Michigan and Penn State. Nebraska is the third conference program to earn bowl eligibility this season, along with Northwestern and Wisconsin. In addi on, Michigan, Michigan State and Minnesota need just one more victory to become bowl eligible. Rushers Pass the Century Mark: Last Saturdays eorts saw four conference rushers surpass the 1,000-yard mark for the season, including one quarterback. The quartet is among a group of just 10 rushers na onally to have eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark this year. Ohio States Braxton Miller recorded the fourth 1,000-yard rushing mark by a Big Ten quarterback in conference history, now with 1,093 yards to lead all conference rushers. Northwesterns Venric Mark is the conferences second-leading rusher with 1,077 yards, becoming the rst Wildcat running back to reach the 1,000-yard plateau since Tyrell Su on in 2006. Last Saturdays Michigan State-Wisconsin contest saw each teams star ng running back surpass the 1,000-yard mark as the Spartans LeVeon Bell now has 1,061 yards, while the Badgers Montee Ball boasts 1,028 yards this season. Going For 10: With a road victory against conference-unbeaten Penn State last Saturday, Ohio State kept its unblemished record intact by improving to 9-0. The Buckeyes are the only team in the country boas ng nine victories this season, and one of six teams in the country with an undefeated record this year. Head coach Urban Meyer became the third coach in program history to win nine straight contests to begin his tenure. It marks just the h me since 1905 a Big Ten coach has won nine more games to begin their coaching tenures. Ohio States Carol Widdoes won 12 straight from 1944-45, and Buckeye mentor Earle Bruce opened with an 11-0 mark in 1979, equaling the start of Michigans Bennie Oosterbaan from 1948-49. Former Wisconsin coach William Juneau began his career with nine victories from 1912-13. More Than a Win at Stake: Among this weeks slate of matchups is a pair of trophy games between annual rivals. It will be the 99th mee ng in the series featuring division foes Michigan and Minnesota, as well as Illinois and Ohio State. Since 1909, the Michigan-Minnesota winner has claimed the Li le Brown Jug, with the Wolverines holding a 67-22-3 advantage with the trophy at stake. Also on Saturday, Illinois and Ohio State will ba le for the Illibuck, a trophy series that began in 1925, with the Buckeyes holding the series advantage. Another Four-Million Season: Last weekend, the Big Ten surpassed the four-million mark in total a endance for the 20th straight season and 23rd season overall. With more than 407,000 patrons a ending last weekends games, the conference has welcomed more than 4.3 million fans to Big Ten stadiums through nine weeks of the season, with 28 sellouts. During the 2012 season, the conference boasts an average of 70,501 fans per game, which would rank among the top 10 in conference history in average fans per game among all contests. The Epitome of Student-Athlete: The Na onal Football Founda on (NFF) & College Hall of Fame named Nebraskas Rex Burkhead and Northwesterns Patrick Ward two of 15 recipients of the NFF Na onal Scholar-Athlete Awards. Burkhead and Ward were selected from a na onwide pool of 147 seminalists from among all NCAA divisions and the NAIA. The two Big Ten student-athletes are now nalists for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the na on. The NFFs Na onal Scholar-Athlete program, launched in 1959, is the rst ini a ve in history to award scholar-athletes postgraduate scholarships for their combined athle c, academic and leadership abili es. Michigan States Kirk Cousins and Purdues Joe Holland earned NFF Na onal Scholar-Athlete Awards last season. Two Big Ten standouts have won the Campbell Trophy - Ohio States Bobby Hoying in 1995 and Craig Krenzel in 2003.

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Oensive Player of the Week Kain Colter, Northwestern Jr., QB, Denver, Colo./Cherry Creek Accounted for all four Northwestern touchdowns in the Wildcats 28-17 victory over Iowa on Saturday Rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, helping the Wildcats total 349 yards on the ground Added 80 passing yards, 47 of which came on a thirdquarter touchdown strike to make the score 28-3 Claims his third career Big Ten Oensive Player of the Week honor, and second this season Last Northwestern Oensive Player of the Week: Kain Colter (Oct. 1, 2012) Defensive Co-Players of the Week Michael Carter, Minnesota Sr., DB, Pompano Beach, Fla./Ely Tied a program record with six pass breakups and returned an intercep on for a touchdown to help Minnesota knock o Purdue, 44-28, on Saturday On Purdues opening drive of the second half, intercepted a pass and returned it 43 yards for a score, giving the Gophers a commanding 41-7 lead Also recorded six tackles as Minnesota held Purdue to 198 passing yards Wins his rst Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week laurel Last Minnesota Defensive Player of the Week: Derrick Wells (Sept. 3, 2012) Ryan Shazier, Ohio State So., LB, Planta on, Fla./Planta on Returned an intercep on 17 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter against Penn State, giving Ohio State a 14-7 lead it would not relinquish Recorded a team-high eight tackles, including two sacks for 22 yards, and a forced fumble Was part of the Ohio State defense that limited Penn State to just 32 yards rushing Takes home his rst Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: John Simon (Oct. 17, 2011) Special Teams Player of the Week Bre Maher, Nebraska Sr., P/K, Kearney, Neb./Kearney Accounted for 11 points and averaged 42.3 yards per punt in Nebraskas 23-9 victory over Michigan on Saturday Was a perfect three-for-three on eld-goal tries, conver ng from 19, 31 and 51 yards, which was his h career eld goal of 50 yards or longer Also punted four mes for 169 yards, with two downed inside the Michigan 20-yard line Wins his h Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week award, ed for the most in Big Ten history, and second this season Last Nebraska Special Teams Player of the Week: Bre Maher (Oct. 1, 2012) Co-Freshman of the Week Philip Nelson, Minnesota QB, Mankato, Minn./West Threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns in his home debut, leading Minnesota to a 44-28 victory over Purdue on Saturday Led the Gophers on seven consecu ve scoring drives, accoun ng for 44 unanswered points to take a commanding 44-7 third-quarter lead Wins his rst Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor Last Minnesota Freshman of the Week: N/A David Santos, Nebraska LB, Spring, Texas/Klein Collins Totaled 10 tackles, a career-best, with one tackle for loss in Nebraskas 23-9 victory over Michigan on Saturday Was part of a Cornhusker defense that limited Michigan to just 188 yards of total oense and 33 percent passing Takes home his rst Big Ten Freshman of the Week award Last Nebraska Freshman of the Week: Imani Cross (Sept. 24, 2012)

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS

Coach, School LEGENDS DIVISION Kirk Ferentz, IOWA Brady Hoke, MICH Mark Dantonio, MSU Jerry Kill, MINN Bo Pelini, NEB Pat Fitzgerald, NU LEADERS DIVISION Tim Beckman, ILL Kevin Wilson, IND Urban Meyer, OSU Bill OBrien, PSU Danny Hope, PUR Bret Bielema, WIS Career (Yrs) 112-91 (17th) 63-55 (10th) 67-43 (9th) 135-85 (19th) 45-18 (5th) 47-38 (7th) 23-22 (4th) 4-16 (2nd) 113-23 (11th) 5-3 (1st) 54-48 (9th) 66-22 (7th) At School (Yrs) 100-70 (14th) 16-5 (2nd) 49-26 (6th) 8-12 (2nd) 45-18 (5th) 47-38 (7th) 2-6 (1st) 4-16 (2nd) 9-0 (1st) 5-3 (1st) 19-26 (4th) 66-22 (7th) Big Ten Only 60-49 9-3 29-16 3-9 8-4 24-29 0-4 1-11 5-0 3-1 10-18 36-17

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NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(Number in parenthesis indicates total times a Big Ten team will face an opponent from this conference.) ACC (2) Boston College Virginia Big 12 (1) Iowa State Big East (3) Syracuse (2) Temple Big Sky (1) Idaho State Big South (1) Charleston Southern Colonial (1) New Hampshire Conference USA (5) Central Florida Marshall Southern Miss UAB UTEP Great West (1) South Dakota Independent (5) Navy (2) Notre Dame (3) MAC (12) Ball State Central Michigan (2) Eastern Michigan (2) Massachusetts (2) Miami (Ohio) Northern Illinois Ohio Western Michigan (2) Missouri Valley (3) Indiana State Northern Iowa (2) Mountain West (3) Air Force Boise State UNLV Ohio Valley (1) Eastern Kentucky Pac-12 (4) Arizona State California Oregon State UCLA SEC (2) Alabama Vanderbilt Sun Belt (1) Arkansas State WAC (2) Louisiana Tech Utah State 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 5-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-4 1-1 0-3 9-3 0-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 2-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-3 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 1-0

BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOP 30

according to NCAA national database as of Oct. 28
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rk Player, School Sta s c TOTAL OFFENSE 21. Braxton Miller, OSU 291.11 29. Denard Robinson, MICH 283.13 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 11. Braxton Miller, OSU 13. Venric Mark, NU 14. Denard Robinson, MICH 15. LeVeon Bell, MSU 18. Montee Ball, WIS PASS EFFICIENCY 18. Taylor Mar nez, NEB 27. Joel Stave, WIS RECEPTIONS PER GAME 26. Allen Robinson, PSU Rk Player, School SACKS PER GAME 28. Eric Mar n, NEB D.L. Wilhite, MINN INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME 7. Landon Feichter, PUR 24. Michael Mau , PSU Josh Johnson, PUR PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 15. Ameer Abdullah, NEB PUNTING AVERAGE 21. Cody Webster, PUR 23. Mike Sadler, MSU FIELD GOALS PER GAME 6. Mike Meyer, IOWA 9. Dan Conroy, MSU 14. Brendan Gibbons, MICH 20. Bre Maher, NEB 29. Mitch Ewald, IND TEAM LEADERS Rk School SCORING OFFENSE 18. Nebraska 21. Ohio State TOTAL OFFENSE 15. Nebraska PASSING OFFENSE 28. Indiana Sta s c 39.25 38.56 SCORING DEFENSE 10. Michigan State 14. Michigan 17. Wisconsin 18. Penn State 30. Iowa TURNOVER MARGIN 13. Iowa Penn State 27. Northwestern 15.00 17.25 17.56 18.13 21.13 Sta s c 0.81 0.81 TEAM LEADERS, cont. Rk School RUSHING OFFENSE 7. Nebraska 10. Ohio State 15. Northwestern 27. Michigan TOTAL DEFENSE 5. Michigan State 9. Michigan 16. Wisconsin 22. Penn State 26. Minnesota PASS DEFENSE 1. Michigan 7. Minnesota 8. Nebraska 14. Michigan State 24. Iowa RUSH DEFENSE 7. Michigan State 18. Wisconsin 20. Ohio State 28. Northwestern Sta s c 264.13 247.89 237.56 206.63

121.44 119.67 118.25 117.89 114.22

0.50 0.38 0.38

13.93

267.44 291.00 315.63 311.33 336.38

158.09 149.61

42.93 42.87

6.50

RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 28. Jared Abbrederis, WIS 84.38 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 6. Venric Mark, NU 11. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 26. LeVeon Bell, MSU SCORING PER GAME 24. Carlos Hyde, OSU 26. Stephen Houston, IND Bre Maher, NEB

1.88 1.78 1.63 1.50 1.38

145.88 159.88 160.13 176.22 196.50

184.11 166.00 141.67

91.22 108.11 111.67 121.33

9.43 9.25 9.25

TACKLES PER GAME 4. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 11.50 18. Mike Taylor, WIS 10.22 25. James Morris, IOWA 9.75 Michael Mau , PSU 9.75

489.13

286.63

1.00 1.00 0.67

WEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCE

The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly media teleconferences are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT and con nue through November 20. The calls are available for playback roughly two hours following the conclusion of each call through Thursday of each week. They will also be archived online at www.bigten.org. Contact the Big Ten Communica ons oce for the phone number and weekly passcode. The coaches order on each call is as follows. All mes are CT. LEGENDS DIVISION COACHES 11:00 a.m. - Brady Hoke, Michigan 11:10 a.m. - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 11:20 a.m. - Bo Pelini, Nebraska 11:30 a.m. - Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 11:40 a.m. - Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 11:50 a.m. - Jerry Kill, Minnesota LEADERS DIVISION COACHES 12:00 p.m. - Tim Beckman, Illinois 12:10 p.m. - Danny Hope, Purdue 12:20 p.m. - Bill OBrien, Penn State 12:30 p.m. - Bret Bielema, Wisconsin 12:40 p.m. - Urban Meyer, Ohio State 12:50 p.m. - Kevin Wilson, Indiana

2012 NO PLAYS
LEGENDS DIVISION School Does Not Play: y Iowa Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin Michigan Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin Michigan State Illinois, Penn State, Purdue Minnesota Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State Nebraska Illinois, Indiana, Purdue Northwestern Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin School Illinois Indiana Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin LEADERS DIVISION Does Not Play: y Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska Iowa, Minnesota, Northwestern Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern

Combined non-conference record: 34-14

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2012 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Date 9-3 9-10 9-17 9-24 10-1 10-8 10-15 10-22 10-29 Offensive LeVeon Bell, MSU Taylor Martinez, NEB Denard Robinson, MICH Braxton Miller, OSU LeVeon Bell, MSU Taylor Martinez, NEB Kain Colter, NU Denard Robinson, MICH Carlos Hyde, OSU Montee Ball, WIS Taylor Martinez, NEB Kain Colter, NU Defensive Derrick Wells, MINN Chi Chi Ariguzo, NU Michael Mauti, PSU Chris Borland, WIS Michael Mauti, PSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Jake Ryan, MICH Jordan Hill, PSU Michael Carter, MINN Ryan Shazier, OSU Special Teams Mike Meyer, IOWA Venric Mark, NU Cody Webster, PUR Jeff Budzien, NU Ameer Abdullah, NEB Brett Maher, NEB Corey Brown, OSU Mike Meyer, IOWA Brendan Gibbons, MICH Brett Maher, NEB Freshman Frankie Williams, PUR Devin Funchess, MICH Nate Sudfeld, IND Deion Barnes, PSU Imani Cross, NEB Mason Monheim, ILL Aaron Burbridge, MSU Nick VanHoose, NU Kyle Carter, PSU Philip Nelson, MINN David Santos, NEB

BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS

LEGENDS DIVISION Iowa Steve Roe steven-roe@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 335-9411 Michigan Justin Dickens dickensj@umich.edu Phone: (734) 763-4423 Michigan State John Lewandowski lewski@ath.msu.edu Phone: (517) 355-2271 Minnesota Paul Rovnak psrovnak@umn.edu Phone: (612) 625-9379

2012 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE

Games Aug. 31-Sept. 1 8 Sept. 8 5 Sept. 15 12 Sept. 22 9 Sept. 29 6 Oct. 6 5 Oct. 13 5 Oct. 20 5 Oct. 27 6 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23-24 TOTAL 61 ALL GAMES Total Average 571,822 71,478 366,518 73,304 840,448 70,037 634,202 70,466 358,596 59,766 378,051 75,610 325,671 65,134 417,625 83,525 407,680 67,947 Sellouts 3 3 5 4 3 1 1 5 3 Games ----5 5 5 5 6 CONFERENCE GAMES Total Average --------313,115 62,623 378,051 75,610 325,671 65,134 417,625 83,525 407,680 67,947 Sellouts ----3 1 1 5 3

Nebraska Keith Mann kmann@huskers.com Phone: (402) 472-2263 Northwestern Paul Kennedy pkennedy@northwestern.edu Phone: (847) 467-2028

4,300,613

70,501

28

26

1,842,142

70,852

13

LEADERS DIVISION Illinois Kent Brown kwbrown3@illinois.edu Derek Neal drneal@illinois.edu Phone: (217)333-1391 Indiana Jeff Keag jkeag@indiana.edu Phone: (812) 855-6209 Ohio State Jerry Emig emig.2@osu.edu Phone: (614) 247-7023 Penn State Jeff Nelson jtn4@psu.edu Phone: (814) 865-1757 Purdue Matt Rector rector@purdue.edu Phone: (765) 494-3196 Wisconsin Brian Lucas bml@athletics.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 262-1811

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS#

No. Team 42 Michigan 34* Ohio State 18 15 13 11 8 8 7 7 2 1^ Minnesota Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Northwestern Purdue Chicago Michigan State Indiana Penn State Years 1898-01c-02-03c-04c-06c-18c-22c-23c-25-26c-30c-31c-32c-33c-43c-47-48-49c-50-64-69c-71-72c73c-74c-76c-77c-78c-80-82-86c-88-89-90c-91-92-97-98c-00c-03-04c 1916-17-20-35c-39-42-44-49c-54-55-57-61-68-69c-70-72c-73c-74c-75-76c-77c-79-81c-84-86c93c-96c-98c-02c-05c-06-07-08c-09 1900c-03c-04c-06c-09-10c-11-15c-27c-33c-34-35c-37-38-40-41-60c-67c 1910c-14-15c-18c-19-23c-27c-28-46-51-53c-63-83-90c-01 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c-11 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c 1903c-26c-30c-31c-36-95-96c-00c 1918c-29-31c-32c-43c-52c-67c-00c 1899-05-07-08-13-22c-24 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c 1945-67c 1994

* Ohio State vacated 2010 season ^ Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011 seasons # Beginning in 2011, Big Ten Championship Game determined Big Ten Champion

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WEEKLY NATIONAL RANKINGS - OCT. 28

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (60) 2 Oregon 3 Kansas State 4 Notre Dame 5 LSU 6 OHIO STATE 7 Georgia 8 Florida 9 Florida State 10 Clemson 11 South Carolina 12 Louisville 13 Oregon State 14 Oklahoma 15 Stanford 16 Texas A&M 17 Mississippi State 18 USC 19 Boise State 20 Texas Tech 21 NEBRASKA 22 Louisiana Tech 23 West Virginia 24 Arizona 25 UCLA Record 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 9-0 7-1 7-1 8-1 7-1 7-2 8-0 6-1 5-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 6-2 7-1 6-2 6-2 7-1 5-2 5-3 6-2 PTS 1500 1412 1382 1344 1216 1158 1145 1075 1046 914 823 817 762 758 627 580 559 418 406 388 249 209 126 106 103 Prev. 1 2 4 5 6 9 12 3 11 14 17 16 7 8 19 22 13 10 21 15 NR 24 25 NR NR

USA TODAY COACHES

Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (59) 2 Oregon 3 Kansas State 4 Notre Dame 5 LSU 6 Georgia 7 Florida State 8 Florida 9 Clemson 10 Louisville 11 South Carolina 12 Oklahoma 13 Oregon State 14 Boise State 15 Stanford 16 Texas A&M 17 USC 18 Mississippi State 19 West Virginia 20 Texas Tech 21 NEBRASKA 22 Texas 23 Louisiana Tech 24 Oklahoma State 25 Rutgers Record 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-1 8-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 7-2 4-2 6-1 7-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 5-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 5-2 7-1 PTS 1475 1391 1366 1307 1225 1149 1121 1024 976 888 838 758 684 634 626 592 583 569 326 284 283 200 191 166 151 Prev. 1 2 4 5 6 11 10 3 13 14 16 7 9 18 19 21 8 12 22 17 NR 24 NR NR 15

Others Receiving Votes: Toledo 88, Rutgers 74, Oklahoma State 72, Texas 55, Kent State 33, Tulsa 17, Northern Illinois 12, Washington 8, NORTHWESTERN 7, Ohio 4, WISCONSIN 4, MICHIGAN 2, Louisiana-Monroe 1.

Others Receiving Votes: NORTHWESTERN 77, UCLA 61, Toledo 59, Northern Illinois 39, Kent State 26, Tulsa 19, WISCONSIN 15, Arizona 14, MICHIGAN 11, Louisiana-Monroe 10, Ohio 9, Cincinna 8, Iowa State 6, Utah State 4, Western Kentucky 4, Ole Miss 3, Arizona State 2, MICHIGAN STATE 1.

HARRIS INTERACTIVE
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (109) 2 Oregon (5) 3 Kansas State (1) 4 Notre Dame 5 LSU 6 Georgia 7 Florida State 8 Florida 9 Clemson 10 Louisville 11 South Carolina 12 Oklahoma 13 Oregon State 14 Stanford 15 Mississippi State 16 USC 17 Boise State 18 Texas A&M 19 Texas Tech 20 West Virginia 21 NEBRASKA 22 Texas 23 Rutgers 24 Louisiana Tech 25 Oklahoma State Record 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-1 8-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 7-2 5-2 6-1 6-2 7-1 6-2 7-1 6-2 6-2 5-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 7-1 5-2 PTS 2,868 2,725 2,656 2,553 2,382 2,205 2,193 2,061 1,917 1,714 1,588 1,473 1,449 1,307 1,231 1,200 1,142 996 604 554 542 392 354 304 245 Prev. 1 2 4 5 6 11 10 3 13 14 16 7 8 18 12 9 19 21 17 22 NR 24 15 NR NR

BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Team 1 Alabama 2 Kansas State 3 Notre Dame 4 Oregon 5 LSU 6 Georgia 7 Florida 8 South Carolina 9 Florida State 10 Louisville 11 Oregon State 12 Oklahoma 13 Clemson 14 Stanford 15 Mississippi State 16 Texas A&M 17 USC 18 Texas Tech 19 Boise State 20 NEBRASKA 21 West Virginia 22 Arizona 23 Texas 24 Oklahoma State 25 Louisiana Tech Record 8-0 8-0 8-0 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-2 8-1 8-0 6-1 5-2 7-1 6-2 7-1 6-2 6-2 6-2 7-1 6-2 5-2 5-3 6-2 5-2 7-1 PTS .9759 .9400 .9147 .9136 .8163 .7753 .7604 .5968 .5743 .5661 .5559 .5454 .5095 .4863 .3913 .3593 .3509 .3242 .3123 .2568 .2512 .1692 .1640 .0893 .0784 Prev. 1 3 5 4 6 10 2 13 12 16 7 8 18 17 11 20 9 14 21 NR 19 NR 23 NR NR

Others Receiving Votes: NORTHWESTERN 135, Toledo 109, UCLA 85, Arizona 81, Tulsa 74, Northern Illinois 58, Kent State 54, MICHIGAN 28, Ohio 25, TCU 19, Cincinna 15, LouisianaMonroe 11, Utah State 6, Arizona State 5, WISCONSIN 5, Iowa State 4, Virginia Tech 3, Washington 2, Central Florida 1.

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BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS

Total Oense 12,692 Brees, PUR 11,790 Weber, MINN 11,576 Basanez, NU 11,511 Painter, PUR 11,364 Randle El, IND 10,594 Williams, ILL 10,425 Robinson, MICH 1997-00 2007-10 2002-05 2005-08 1998-01 2006-09 2009Rushing Touchdowns 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND Ball, WIS 56 Johnson, OSU 55 Thomas, MICH 48 Sheets, PUR 47 Wheatley, MICH 46 Byars, OSU 44 Marek, WIS George, OSU 41 Robinson, MICH Total Touchdowns 74 Ball, WIS 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 58 Johnson, OSU 56 Thomas, MICH 54 Wheatley, MICH Sheets, PUR 50 Byars, OSU 45 George, OSU 44 Marek, WIS Hill, WIS 41 Robinson, MICH Points 446 426 1996-99 1986-89 20091973-76 1997-00 2005-08 1991-94 1982-85 1972-75 1992-95 2009Kicko Returns 135 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 131 Stoudermire, MINN 2008Kicko Return Yards 3,288 Stoudermire, MINN 20083,025 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 Kicko Return Average 28.8 Brown, PUR 1968-70 26.9 Howard, MICH 1989-91 26.3 Carter, MICH 1979-82 26.2 Duncan, NU 1983-86 26.0 Hill, IOWA 1998-01 25.5 Cobb, MSU 2003-04 25.3 Thomas, ILL 2003-06 25.1 Stoudermire, MINN 2008Consecu ve PATs Made 126 Carlson, MICH 119 Conway, PSU 111 Summers, PUR 107 Stoyanovich, IND 98 Dimke, ILL 94 Ewald, IND 86 Williams, OSU 85 Budzien, NU 83 Nystrom, MINN Nugent, OSU Wagner, PSU 81 GIbbons, MICH Forced Fumbles 14 Kerrigan, PUR 13 Rice, ILL Sanders, IOWA 12 Looney, PUR Borland, WIS

BIG TEN SINGLESEASON LEADERS

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback 1,702 Robnison, MICH 1,270 Randle El, IND 1,176 Robinson, MICH 1,093 Miller, OSU 966 Gray, MINN 964 Randle El, IND 946 Robinson, MICH 2010 2000 2011 2012 2011 2001 2012

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback 4,175 Robinson, MICH 20093,895 Randle El, IND 1998-01 2,557 Williams, ILL 2006-09 2,176 Leach, MICH 1975-78 2,150 Foggie, MINN 1984-87 2,080 Greene, OSU 1972-75 1,767 Bollinger, WIS 1999-02 1,714 Kern, OSU 1968-70 1,706 Bagge , MSU 1973-75 1,677 Lewis, IND 2005-08 1,661 Gray, MINN 20091,653 Scheelhaase, ILL 2010Rushing Yards 7,125 Dayne, WIS 1996-99 5,589 Grin, OSU 1972-75 5,299 A. Thompson, IND 1986-89 5,040 Hart, MICH 2004-07 4,887 White, MSU 1984-87 4,676 Davis, WIS 2001-04 4,654 D. Thompson, MINN 1986-89 4,485 Anderson, NU 1998-01 4,472 Thomas, MICH 1997-00 4,398 Ringer, MSU 2005-08 4,338 Ball, WIS 20094,175 Robinson, MICH 2009Intercep on Touchdowns 5 Fletcher, WIS 4 Wilbur, IND Allen, PUR

20091996-99 1986-89 1973-76 1997-00 1991-94 2005-08 1982-85 1992-95 1972-75 2006-08 2009-

Punt Return Average (Min. 10 returns) 25.6 Ginn, OSU 2004 25.1 Mark, NU 2012 Approaching Top 10 (lis ng 10th place on Big Ten single-season list) Comple on Percentage .667 Stanton, MSU Collins, PSU .660 Mar nez, NEB Passing Eciency 162.0 Wangler, MICH 158.1 Mar nez, NEB All-Purpose Yards 2,201 Williams, IND 1,657 Mark, NU 1,328 Abdullah, NEB All-Purpose Plays 375 George, OSU 282 Bell, MSU

Ball, WIS Dayne, WIS

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Receiving Touchdowns 14 Six mes, most recently Edwards, MICH 2003 8 Robinson, PSU 2012 Rushing Touchdowns 22 Byars, OSU Calhoun, WIS Ringer, MSU 13 Ball, WIS

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BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS

AFCA Good Works Team (Dedica on to community service and o-eld accomplishments) Patrick Omameh, MICH Rex Burkhead, NEB Na onal Football Founda on Na onal Scholar-Athlete Award) (Awards postgraduate scholarships for combined athle c, academic and leadership abili es: nalists for Campbell Trophy) Rex Burkhead, NEB Patrick Ward, NU

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD SEMIFINALISTS

Bednarik Award (Na ons Top Defensive Player) Johnathan Hankins, OSU Butkus Award (Na ons Top Linebacker) Jonathan Brown, ILL Max Bullough, MSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Michael Mau , PSU Davey OBrien Award (Na ons Top Quarterback) Denard Robinson, MICH Braxton Miller, OSU Mackey Award (Na ons Top Tight End) Dion Sims, MSU Kyler Reed, NEB Kyle Carter, PSU Jacob Pedersen, WIS Maxwell Award (Na ons Top Player) Braxton Miller, OSU Montee Ball, WIS Thorpe Award (Na ons Top Defensive Back) Bradley Roby, OSU

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD QUARTERFINALISTS

Lombardi Trophy (College Lineman of the Year) William Gholston, MSU Johnathan Hankins, OSU Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, WIS Lo Trophy (Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year) Max Bullough, MSU John Simon, OSU Chris Borland, WIS Mike Taylor, WIS

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD FINALISTS

Campbell Trophy (Most Outstanding Student-Athlete) Rex Burkhead, NEB Patrick Ward, NU Senior CLASS Award Adam Replogle, IND

BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

Biletniko Award: (Na ons Top Wide Receiver) Keenan Davis, IOWA Roy Roundtree, MICH Corey Brown, OSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS Doak Walker Award (Na ons Top Running Back) Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH LeVeon Bell, MSU Rex Burkhead, NEB Jordan Hall, OSU Montee Ball, WIS James White, WIS Groza Award (Na ons Top Placekicker) Mitch Ewald, IND Mike Meyer, IOWA Brendan Gibbons, MICH Dan Conroy, MSU Bre Maher, NEB Drew Basil, OSU Hendricks Award (Na ons Top Defensive End) Michael Buchanan, ILL Craig Roh, MICH William Gholston, MSU Cameron Meredith, NEB John Simon, OSU Hornung Award (Na ons Most Versa le Player) Tommy Davis, ILL Terry Hawthorne, ILL Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Jordan Hall, OSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS Manning Award (Na ons Top Quarterback) James Vandenberg, IOWA Denard Robinson, MICH Taylor Mar nez, NEB Braxton Miller, OSU Nagurski Trophy (Na ons Top Defensive Player) Jonathan Brown, ILL Michael Buchanan, ILL Micah Hyde, IOWA Jordan Kovacs, MICH Johnny Adams, MSU Max Bullough, MSU William Gholston, MSU Derrick Wells, MINN Johnathan Hankins, OSU John Simon, OSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Kawann Short, PUR Chris Borland, WIS Mike Taylor, WIS Outland Trophy (Na ons Best Interior Lineman) Graham Pocic, ILL Akeem Spence, ILL James Ferentz, IOWA Taylor Lewan, MICH Chris McDonald, MSU Spencer Long, NEB Baker Steinkuhler, NEB Johnathan Hankins, OSU Jordan Hill, PSU Kawann Short, PUR Travis Frederick, WIS Ricky Wagner, WIS Ray Guy Award (Na ons Top Punter) Bre Maher, NEB Rimington Trophy (Na ons Top Center) Graham Pocic, ILL Will Ma e, IND James Ferentz, IOWA Brandon Vitabile, NU Ma Stankiewitch, PSU Travis Frederick, WIS Rodgers Return Specialist Award (Na ons Top Return Specialist) Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Jordan Hall, OSU Raheem Mostert, PUR Jared Abbrederis, WIS Walter Camp Award (Na ons Top Player) Denard Robinson, MICH William Gholston, MSU Rex Burkhead, NEB Montee Ball, WIS

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2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game

The 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game will kick o from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 1, 2012. FOX will serve as the ocial broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil Stadium will host the tle games through 2015. The champion of the Legends Division will meet the champion of the Leaders Division, with the winner earning the Big Ten Championship and a chance to play in either the Rose Bowl Game or Bowl Championship Series Na onal Championship Game.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME QUICK FACTS

Date: Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 Time: 8:17 p.m. ET Television: FOX Site: Indianapolis, Ind. Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 66,159

Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www. cketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. New for the 2012 game, ckets can also be reserved at BTN.com/TeamTix, a new cket reserva on system launched by the Big Ten in partnership with Forward Market Media (FMM) and BTN. Go to bigten.org for more informa on.

Big Ten Football Awards

The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recognizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2012 campaign. The Big Tens enhanced football awards program presents 18 individual trophies in addition to the Big Ten Championship trophy, bearing the names of one or two former standouts. The distinguished names on these football awards honor just a small sampling of the countless student-athletes and coaches who have contributed to the conferences rich and storied history. Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediately following the regular season, including awards for the best quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, defensive back, kicker and punter. Each of these individual position awards features the names of two former student-athletes. The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conferences top coaches, offensive and defensive players and linemen and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten coaches have the opportunity to claim two awards. Media voters will continue to select the Dave McClain Coach of the Year, which has been awarded since 1972, while coaches vote for the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year award. The top offensive player will receive the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award, the best defensive player will be awarded the NagurskiWoodson Defensive Player of the Year award and the best first-year standout will receive the ThompsonRandle El Freshman of the Year award. The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game will receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy, while the most outstanding player in the game will be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP award. The conference also created two postcollegiate awards - the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award and the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award. The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of the former standouts appearing in each awards name, appears to the right.
NAME OF AWARD Championship Game Awards Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP (media vote only) Postcollegiate Awards (vote by school administrators) Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award NAMED FOR Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois Archie Griffin, Ohio State

Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Nile Kinnick, Iowa Tony Dungy, Minnesota Anthony Thompson, Indiana

Annual Awards (combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted) Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern Eddie George, Ohio State Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, Minnesota Charles Woodson, Michigan Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State (coaches vote only) Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan Dave McClain Coach of the Year Dave McClain, Wisconsin (media vote only) Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Darrell Thompson, Minnesota Antwaan Randle El, Indiana Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Dave Rimington, Nebraska Orlando Pace, Ohio State Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State Courtney Brown, Penn State Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Bob Griese, Purdue Drew Brees, Purdue Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Ron Dayne, Wisconsin Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jack Tatum, Ohio State Rod Woodson, Purdue Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Dick Butkus, Illinois Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Pat Richter, Wisconsin Desmond Howard, Michigan Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Ted Kwalick, Penn State Dallas Clark, Iowa Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Jim Bakken, Wisconsin Morten Andersen, Michigan State Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State

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MICHIGAN AT MINNESOTA
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 11 a.m. CT Minneapolis, Minn. TCF Bank Stadium (50,805) BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chris Mar n, Jon Jansen Series: Michigan leads 71-24-3 Last Mee ng: Oct. 1, 2011: Michigan 58, Minnesota 0 MICHIGAN (5-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 63-55 (10th year) At Michigan: 16-5 (2nd year) Oense: Pro Style Rush: Denard Robinson (131-946 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Denard Robinson (89-166, 1,319 yards, 9 TDs) Rec.: Jeremy Gallon (18-318 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Jake Ryan (56 tackles) Sacks: Jake Ryan (3.5-29 yards) Int: Raymon Taylor (2-70 yards, 1 TD) and Thomas Gordon (2-19 yards) Football Contact: Jus n Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu

Legends Division Game

MINNESOTA (5-3 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) Coach: Jerry Kill Career: 135-85 (19th year) At Minnesota: 8-12 (2nd year) Oense: Mul ple Rush: Donnell Kirkwood (138-609 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Philip Nelson (28-46, 395 yards, 5 TDs) Rec.: A.J. Barker (30-577 yards, 7 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Troy Stoudermire (48 tackles) Sacks: D.L. Wilhite (6.5-42 yards) Int: Michael Carter (2-61 yards, 1 TD) and Derrick Wells (2-0 yards) Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, psrovnak@umn.edu

IOWA AT INDIANA
Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (52,929) BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, J Leman Series: Iowa leads 42-27-4 Last Mee ng: Oct. 22, 2011: Iowa 45, Indiana 24 IOWA (4-4 overall, 2-2 Big Ten) Coach: Kirk Ferentz Career: 112-91 (17th year) At Iowa: 100-70 (14th year) Oense: Mul ple Rush: Mark Weisman (114-661 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: James Vandenberg (153-269, 1,537 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Keenan Davis (39-486 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Anthony Hitchens (92 tackles) Sacks: Joe Gaglione (4.0-22 yards) Int: Tom Donatelli (2-18 yards) and Greg Cas llo (2-2 yards) Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, steven-roe@uiowa.edu INDIANA (3-5 overall, 1-3 Big Ten) Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 4-16 (2nd year) At Indiana: 4-16 (2nd year) Oense: Mul ple Rush: Stephen Houston (105-521 yards, 9 TDs) Pass: Cameron Coman (137-216, 1,384 yards, 7 TDs) and Nate Sudfeld (41-65, 541 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Cody La mer (32-532 yards, 2 TDs) and Shane Wynn (41-397 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Greg Heban (61 tackles) Sacks: Adam Replogle (4.0-19 yards) Int: Greg Heban (2-24 yards) Football Contact: Je Keag, 812-855-6209, jkeag@indiana.edu

#21/21/21 NEBRASKA AT MICHIGAN STATE

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium (75,005) ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Announcers: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich Series: Nebraska leads 6-0 Last Mee ng: Oct. 29, 2011: Nebraska 24, Michigan State 3 NEBRASKA (6-2 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) Coach: Bo Pelini Career: 45-18 (5th year) At Nebraska: 45-18 (5th year) Oense: Mul ple Rush: Ameer Abdullah (129-716 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Taylor Mar nez (138-209, 1,781 yards, 16 TDs) Rec.: Kenny Bell (28-591 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: Mul ple Tackles: Will Compton (62 tackles) Sacks: Eric Mar n (6.5-39 yards) Int: P.J. Smith (2-53 yards) Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, kmann@huskers.com

Legends Division Game

MICHIGAN STATE (5-4 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) Coach: Mark Dantonio Career: 67-43 (9th year) At Michigan State: 49-26 (6th year) Oense: Mul ple Rush: LeVeon Bell (247-1,061 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Andrew Maxwell (184-329, 2,015 yards, 9 TDs) Rec.: Keith Mumphrey (32-412 yards, 1 TD) Defense: Mul ple 4-3 Tackles: Max Bullough (77 tackles) Sacks: Kyler Elsworth (2.0-21 yards), Max Bullough (2.0-14 yards) and William Gholston (2.0-10 yards) Int.: Six with 1 Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, lewski@ath.msu.edu

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ILLINOIS AT #6/-/- OHIO STATE

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium (102,329) ESPN Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway Series: Ohio State (63-30-4), Illinois (30-64-4) Last Mee ng: Oct. 15, 2011: Ohio State 17, Illinois 7 ILLINOIS (2-6 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) Coach: Tim Beckman Career: 23-22 (4th year) At Illinois: 2-6 (1st year) Oense: Spread/Mul ple Rush: Donovonn Young (96-400 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (84-137, 839 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Ryan Lankford (29-413 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: Mul ple Tackles: Jonathan Brown (55 tackles) Sacks: Michael Buchanan (2.5-31 yards), Darrius Caldwell (2.5-12 yards) and Jonathan Brown (2.5-11 yards) Int.: Steve Hull (2-17 yards) Football Contacts: Kent Brown or Derek Neal, 217-333-1391 kwbrown3@illinois.edu, drneal@illinois.edu

Leaders Division Game

OHIO STATE (9-0 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) Coach: Urban Meyer Career: 113-23 (11th year) At Ohio State: 9-0 (1st year) Oense: Spread Rush: Braxton Miller (166-1,093 yards, 12 TDs) Pass: Braxton Miller (112-198, 1,527 yards, 12 TDs) Rec.: Corey Brown (44-447 yards, 1 TD) and Devin Smith (23-505, 6 TDs) Defense: Mul ple Tackles: Ryan Shazier (84 tackles) Sacks: Ryan Shazier (4.0-36 yards) and John Simon (4.0-27 yards) Int.: Travis Howard (3-26 yards) Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, emig.2@osu.edu

PENN STATE AT PURDUE

PENN STATE (5-3 overall, 3-1 Big Ten) Coach: Bill OBrien Career: 5-3 (1st year) At Penn State: 5-3 (1st year) Oense: Mul ple Rush: Zach Zwinak (96-411 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Ma McGloin (189-304, 2,115 yards, 16 TDs) Rec.: Allen Robinson (52-631 yards, 8 TDs) Defense: Mul ple Tackles: Michael Mau (78 tackles) Sacks: Deion Barnes (4.0-11 yards) Int: Michael Mau (3-125 yards) Football Contact: Je Nelson, 814-865-1757, jtn4@psu.edu

Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012 3:30 p.m. ET West Lafaye e, Ind. Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) ESPNU Announcers: Tom Hart, John Congemi, Allison Williams Series: Penn State (3-3-1)*, Purdue (3-11-1) Last Mee ng: Oct. 15, 2011: Penn State 23, Purdue 18*

Leaders Division Game

PURDUE (3-5 overall, 0-4 Big Ten) Coach: Danny Hope Career: 54-48 (9th year) At Purdue: 19-26 (4th year) Oense: Spread Rush: Akeem Shavers (95-432 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Robert Marve (60-92, 597 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Antavion Edison (38-432 yards, 6 TDs) and O.J. Ross (38-299 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Landon Feichter (49 tackles) Sacks: Kawann Short (4.0-28 yards) Int: Landon Feichter (4-39 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Ma Rector, 765-494-3196, rector@purdue.edu

* Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL DIVISIONAL TIEBREAKER

The Big Ten football championship will be decided by a game played between the two division champions. A team or teams that are not eligible to par cipate in a postseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sanc ons shall not be eligible to par cipate in the Big Ten football championship game. The winner of the Big Ten football championship game will represent the Conference in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) unless a conference team other than the champion is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the nal BCS poll. The following procedure will determine the representa ve from each division in the event of a e: (a) (b) If two teams are ed, the winner of the game between the two ed teams shall be the representa ve If three or more teams are ed, steps 1 through 7 will be followed un l a determina on is made. If only two teams remain ed a er any step, the winner of the game between the two ed teams shall be the representa ve. 1. The records of the three ed teams will be compared against each other 2. The records of the three ed teams will be compared within their division 3. The records of the three teams will be compared against the next highest placed teams in their division in order of nish (4, 5, and 6) 4. The records of the three teams will be compared against all common conference opponents; 5. The highest ranked team in the rst Bowl Championship Series Poll following the comple on of Big Ten regular season conference play shall be the representa ve in the Big Ten Championship Game, unless the two highest ranked ed teams are ranked within one spot of each other in the BCS poll. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two ranked ed teams shall determine the representa ve in the Big Ten Championship 6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding exempted games] shall be the representa ve 7. The representa ve will be chosen by random draw. If one or both of the Big Ten division champions is ineligible to play in the Big Ten championship game, then the par cipant(s) in the Big Ten championship game shall be determined by the following procedure: a) b) If the ineligible team is ed for the division championship, then the team it ed with shall be the Big Ten championship game representa ve. If two or more teams are ed with an ineligible team for the division championship, then the ineligible team is removed and the remaining teams revert to the e-break procedure. The division runner-up shall be the Big Ten championship game representa ve. If there is a division runner-up e, then the ed teams shall revert to the e-break procedure.

c) d)

If the championship game cannot be played (due to any reason beyond the control of the Big Ten Conference), the two division champions (using divisional e-breakers as set forth above) shall be declared co-champions and the following procedure will be used to determine the Big Ten Conference representa ve to the Bowl Championship Series: a) b) Teams ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the nal BCS poll will automa cally be placed in the BCS championship game. If the two divisional representa ves met previously in the season and neither is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the nal BCS standings, the team ranked highest in the nal BCS standings shall be the representa ve to the BCS, unless the other team is ranked within ve or fewer places of the higher ranked team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the two teams shall determine the Conferences BCS representa ve. If the two divisional representa ves did not meet previously during the season, the team ranked highest in the BCS standings shall be the BCS representa ve. If the two teams are ed in the BCS standings, the team with the best overall Big Ten record shall be the BCS representa ve. If the two teams remain ed a er d), the team with the best combined record of the ed teams against all common Big Ten opponents each team played that season shall be the BCS representa ve. If the two teams remain ed a er e), the representa ve will be the team with the best overall winning percentage. If the two teams remain ed a er f), the representa ve will be the team furthest removed from BCS par cipa on. If the two teams remain ed a er g), the representa ve shall be determined by a random draw.

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BIG TEN BOWL LINEUP

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL Dec. 26, 2012 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Detroit, Mich. Big Ten vs. MAC MEINEKE CAR CARE BOWL OF TEXAS Dec. 28, 2012 9 p.m. ET, ESPN Houston, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL Dec. 29, 2012 10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Jan. 1, 2013 Noon ET, ESPNU Dallas, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 or C-USA TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL Jan. 1, 2013 Noon ET, ESPN2 Jacksonville, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC OUTBACK BOWL Jan. 1, 2013 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC CAPITAL ONE BOWL Jan. 1, 2013 1 p.m. ET, ABC Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ROSE BOWL GAME Jan. 1, 2013 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12/BCS

2012-13 Big Ten Bowl Selec on Order:

First Selec on: Rose Bowl Game/BCS; Second Selec on: Capital One Bowl; Third Selec on: Outback Bowl; Fourth Selec on: TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl; Fi h Selec on: Bualo Wild Wings Bowl; Sixth Selec on: Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas; Seventh Selec on: Heart of Dallas Bowl; Eighth Selec on: Li le Caesars Pizza Bowl

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TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

Legends Division Games in Bold
(4-4, 2-2 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 18-17 9/8 L, 6-9 9/15 W, 27-16 9/22 L, 31-32 9/29 W, 31-13 10/13 W, 19-16 (2OT) 10/20 L, 14-38 10/27 L, 17-28 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/23 [1] - at Chicago, Ill. OPPONENT ATTENDANCE vs. Northern Illinois [1] 52,117 Iowa State 70,585 Northern Iowa 70,585 Central Michigan 70,585 Minnesota 70,585 at Michigan State 70,211 Penn State 70,585 at Northwestern 44,121 at Indiana Purdue at Michigan Nebraska DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24

IOWA

MICHIGAN
(5-3, 3-1 Big Ten) SCORE L, 14-41 W, 31-25 W, 63-13 L, 6-13 W, 44-13 W, 45-0 W, 12-10 L, 9-23 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE vs. #2/2 Alabama [1] 90,413 Air Force 112,522 Massachusetts 110,708 at #11/15 Notre Dame 80,795 at Purdue 50,105 Illinois 110,922 Michigan State 113,833 at Nebraska 86,160 at Minnesota Northwestern Iowa at Ohio State

MICHIGAN STATE
(5-4, 2-3 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/31 W, 17-13 9/8 W, 41-7 9/15 L, 3-20 9/22 W, 23-7 9/29 L, 16-17 10/6 W, 31-27 10/13 L, 16-19 (2OT) 10/20 L, 10-12 10/27 W, 16-13 (OT) 11/3 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE #24/22 Boise State 78,709 at Central Michigan 35,127 #20/19 Notre Dame 79,219 Eastern Michigan 74,204 #14/- Ohio State 76,705 at Indiana 45,979 Iowa 70,211 at #23/25/- Michigan 113,833 at #-/25/- Wisconsin 80,538 #21/21/21 Nebraska Northwestern at Minnesota

[1] - at Arlington, Texas

MINNESOTA
(5-3, 1-3 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/30 W, 30-27 (3OT) 9/8 W, 44-7 9/15 W, 28-23 9/22 W, 17-10 9/29 L, 13-31 10/13 L, 13-21 10/20 L, 13-38 10/27 W, 44-28 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at UNLV 16,013 New Hampshire 47,022 Western Michigan 44,921 Syracuse 50,805 at Iowa 70,585 Northwestern 49,651 at Wisconsin 80,587 Purdue 41,062 Michigan at Illinois at Nebraska Michigan State

#21/21/21 NEBRASKA
(6-2, 3-1 Big Ten) DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/20 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/23 SCORE W, 49-20 L, 30-36 W, 42-13 W, 73-7 W, 30-27 L, 38-63 W, 29-28 W, 23-9 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Southern Miss 85,425 at UCLA 71,530 Arkansas State 85,290 Idaho State 84,923 #-/23 Wisconsin 85,962 at #12/- Ohio State 106,102 at Northwestern 47,330 #20/20/20 Michigan 86,160 at Michigan State Penn State Minnesota at Iowa DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/10 11/17 11/24

NORTHWESTERN
(7-2, 3-2 Big Ten) SCORE W, 42-41 W, 23-13 W, 22-13 W, 38-7 W, 44-29 L, 28-39 W, 21-13 L, 28-29 W, 28-17 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at Syracuse 37,830 Vanderbilt 31,644 Boston College 32,597 South Dakota 28,641 Indiana 33,129 at Penn State 95,769 at Minnesota 49,651 Nebraska 47,330 Iowa 44,121 at Michigan at Michigan State Illinois

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISION

Leaders Division Games in Bold
(2-6, 0-4 Big Ten) DATE 9/1 9/8 9/15 9/22 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 SCORE W, 24-7 L, 14-45 W, 44-0 L, 24-52 L, 7-35 L, 14-31 L, 0-45 L, 17-31 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Western Michigan 43,441 at Arizona State 54,128 Charleston Southern 45,369 Louisiana Tech 46,539 Penn State 46,734 at Wisconsin 80,096 at #25/-/-Michigan 110,922 Indiana 47,981 at #6/-/- Ohio State Minnesota Purdue at Northwestern

ILLINOIS

(3-5, 1-3 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 24-17 9/8 W, 45-6 9/15 L, 39-41 9/29 L, 29-44 10/6 L, 31-27 10/13 L, 49-52 10/20 L, 30-31 10/27 W, 31-17 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Indiana State 41,882 at Massachusetts 16,304 Ball State 48,186 at Northwestern 33,129 Michigan State 45,979 #8/-/- Ohio State 48,880 at Navy 33,441 at Illinois 47,981 Iowa Wisconsin at Penn State at Purdue

INDIANA

#6/-/- OHIO STATE

(9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 56-10 9/8 W, 31-16 9/15 W, 35-28 9/22 W, 29-15 9/29 W, 17-16 10/6 W, 63-38 10/13 W, 52-49 10/20 W, 29-22 (OT) 10/27 W, 35-23 11/3 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Miami (Ohio) 105,039 Central Florida 104,745 California 105,232 UAB 105,019 at #20/18 Michigan State 76,705 #21/20 Nebraska 106,102 at Indiana 48,880 Purdue 105,290 at Penn State 107,818 Illinois at Wisconsin Michigan

PENN STATE
(5-3, 3-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 L, 14-24 9/8 L, 16-17 9/15 W, 34-7 9/22 W, 24-13 9/29 W, 35-7 10/6 W, 39-28 10/20 W, 38-14 10/27 L, 23-35 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Ohio 97,186 at Virginia 56,087 Navy 98,792 Temple 93,680 at Illinois 46,734 #24/22 Northwestern 95,769 at Iowa 70,585 #9/-/- Ohio State 107,818 at Purdue at Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin

(3-5, 0-4 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 48-6 9/8 L, 17-20 9/15 W, 54-16 9/29 W, 51-41 10/6 L, 13-44 10/13 L, 14-38 10/20 L, 22-29 (OT) 10/27 L, 28-44 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Eastern Kentucky 40,572 at #22/22 Notre Dame 80,795 Eastern Michigan 40,217 Marshall 45,481 Michigan 50,105 Wisconsin 46,007 at #7/-/- Ohio State 105,290 at Minnesota 41,062 Penn State at Iowa at Illinois Indiana

PURDUE

WISCONSIN
(6-3, 3-2 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 9/1 W, 26-21 9/8 L, 7-10 9/15 W, 16-14 9/22 W, 37-26 9/29 L, 27-30 10/6 W, 31-14 10/13 W, 38-14 10/20 W, 38-13 10/27 L, 13-16 (OT) 11/10 11/17 11/24 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Northern Iowa 79,568 at Oregon State 42,189 Utah State 79,332 UTEP 79,806 at #22/20 Nebraska 85,962 Illinois 80,096 at Purdue 46,007 Minnesota 80,587 Michigan State 80,538 at Indiana Ohio State at Penn State

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