HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS.
BIG TEN FOOTBALL
WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 22, 2012
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• Fih week of Big Ten play features four intra-divisioncontests this weekend.• Ohio State improves to 8-0, the only team in thenaon with eight victories this season.• Michigan becomes rst program in NCAA history toreach 900 victories.• Wisconsin reaches bowl eligibility, Michigan andNebraska one victory away.• Several Big Ten standouts already appear on BigTen’s all-me single-season leaders lists.
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WEEK 8 RESULTS
We’re Halfway There:
The Big Ten season willpass the midway point this weekend. Four teamsin the Legends Division are within two games of division leader Michigan, which boasts a 3-0 markin conference play and 1-0 record within the divi-sion. Nebraska and Iowa are tied for second inthe standings with 2-1 marks, while Northwesternholds a 2-2 record. Three teams within theLeaders Division have three or more conferencewins this season, including two with unblemishedrecords. Ohio State and Penn State are undefeat-ed this season, with the Buckeyes moving to 4-0and the Nittany Lions improving to 3-0 with winslast weekend, while Wisconsin is third in thestandings with a 3-1 mark.
Key Divisional Showdowns:
Four intra-divisionalmatchups this week will help shape the races forthe Legends and Leaders Division titles. In theLegends Division, Michigan travels to Nebraska in amatchup pitting two of the top teams in the divi-sion. The Wolverines and Huskers are each 1-0 inthe division, but Nebraska can pull even in thestandings with a victory. Also, Iowa travels toNorthwestern in a battle to keep pace in the racefor the division crown. In the Leaders Division, ashowdown of unbeaten conference teams will beone of the key matchups in the race for this year’sdivision championship when 4-0 Ohio State takeson 3-0 Penn State. A border battle betweenIndiana and Illinois rounds out the slate of division-al matchups on Saturday.
Booming Buckeyes:
Ohio State saw its recordimprove to 8-0 this season after rallying todefeat Purdue last Saturday in a 29-22 overtimethriller. The Buckeyes are the only team in thenation with eight victories on the season, andone of 11 teams in the country boasting anunblemished record in 2012. Head coach UrbanMeyer became the third coach in program histo-ry to win eight straight contests to begin his ten-ure. It marks just the fifth time since 1905 a BigTen coach has won eight more games to begin acoaching tenure. Ohio State’s Carol Widdoeswon 12 straight from 1944-45 and Buckeye men-tor Earle Bruce opened with an 11-0 mark in1979, equaling the start of Michigan’s BennieOosterbaan from 1948-49. Former Wisconsincoach William Juneau began his career with ninevictories from 1912-13.
Unparalleled Feat:
With Michigan’s victory overMichigan State on Saturday, the Wolverinesrecorded the 900th victory in program history.The all-time winningest program in NCAA history,Michigan is one of three Big Ten programs rankedamong the top five winningest programs in thecountry, with Nebraska fourth and Ohio Statefifth, and has 37 more victories than the nextclosest team.
SATURDAY, OCT. 20
Wisconsin def. Minnesota, 38-13#7/-/- Ohio State def. Purdue, 29-22 (OT)*#23/25/- Michigan def. Michigan State, 12-10*Navy def. Indiana, 31-30Nebraska def. Northwestern, 29-28*Penn State def. Iowa, 38-14Bye: Illinois
Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris* Indicates Divisional Game
2012 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS
LEGENDS DIVISIONLEADERS DIVISION
Conference Games All GamesW-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk
1. Michigan 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 1-0 W3 5-2 .714 4-0 1-1 0-1 0-2 W32. Nebraska 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 1-0 W1 5-2 .714 4-0 1-2 0-0 1-1 W1Iowa 2-1 .667 1-1 1-0 2-0 L1 4-3 .571 2-3 1-0 1-0 0-0 L14. Northwestern 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 1-1 L1 6-2 .750 4-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 L15. Michigan State 1-3 .250 0-2 1-1 0-2 L2 4-4 .500 2-3 2-1 0-0 1-3 L26. Minnesota 0-3 .000 0-1 0-2 0-2 L3 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 L3
Conference Games All GamesW-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk
1. Ohio State* 4-0 1.000 2-0 2-0 2-0 W4 8-0 1.000 6-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 W8Penn State* 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 1-0 W3 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 0-0 1-0 W53. Wisconsin 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 2-0 W3 6-2 .750 5-0 1-2 0-0 0-1 W34. Purdue 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 0-2 L3 3-4 .429 3-2 0-2 0-0 0-2 L3Indiana 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 0-1 L3 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 0-0 0-1 L5Illinois 0-3 .000 0-1 0-2 0-2 L3 2-5 .286 2-2 0-3 0-0 0-1 L4
^ AP or USA Today * Ineligible for postseason play
WEEK 9 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, OCT. 27
Iowa at Northwestern*Noon ET - ESPN2Indiana at Illinois*Noon ET - BTNMichigan State at #-/25/- Wisconsin3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market)Purdue at Minnesota3:30 p.m. - BTN#9/-/- Ohio State at Penn State*5:30 p.m. - ESPN#20/20/20 Michigan at Nebraska*8 p.m. ET - ESPN2
Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris* Indicates Divisional Game
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Stringing the Wins Together:
Penn State coach Bill O’Brien guided the Nittany Lions to their fifthconsecutive victory after defeating Iowa on Saturday, making him one of three Penn State coach-es in history to win five straight games in his first season. It marks the second time this season acoach has won at least five consecutive games in his debut season, as O’Brien matched the featby Ohio State’s Urban Meyer, who has guided the Buckeyes to an 8-0 start. Among current BigTen coaches, only two other mentors have won at least five straight contests in their debut sea-sons. Michigan’s Brady Hoke won six consecutive contests to begin his coaching tenure in AnnArbor in 2011, while Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema rattled off nine consecutive victories to end hisinaugural season in Madison in 2006.
We Are Going Bowling:
With its victory over Minnesota in the annual battle for Paul Bunyan’sAxe, Wisconsin earned its sixth victory of the season to become bowl eligible for the 11th consec-utive season. The Badgers eye their 24th overall postseason appearance, representing the Big Ten
in the last two Rose Bowl Games. Wisconsin is the second Big Ten team to earn its eligibility.Northwestern became bowl eligible for the sixth straight season after knocking off the Gophers
on Oct. 13.
Others Not Far Behind:
While Northwestern and Wisconsin have already clinched bowl eligibility,two other conference teams are within one victory from reaching the standard, while three oth-ers are two triumphs from achieving the feat. Victories on Saturday brought Michigan andNebraska one step closer to earning bowl eligibility. The Wolverines, who have advanced to 41bowls in program history, defeated in-state rival Michigan State to move within one triumph of the six-win mark. Nebraska rallied to defeat Northwestern, moving the Huskers, who haveadvanced to 48 postseason games in their history, to within one victory from becoming bowl eli-gible. Iowa, Michigan State and Minnesota need two victories each to become bowl eligible.
Closing the Gap:
Wisconsin running back Montee Ball continues to climb the Big Ten careerrecords lists, while also closing in on the all-time NCAA record for total touchdowns. With twomore rushing touchdowns against Minnesota on Saturday, Ball climbed into a tie for second placeon the conference’s all-time rushing touchdowns list with former Indiana running back AnthonyThompson with 68 career rushing scores. The two touchdowns brought his career touchdowntotal to 74, just four off the NCAA record of 78, held by Travis Prentice of Miami (Ohio).
Single-Season Milestone Tracker:
Midway through the Big Ten season, several conference stand-outs are already appearing among the conference’s all-time single-season statistical leaders. A pairof conference quarterbacks are closing in on 1,000 yards rushing as Ohio State’s Braxton Miller has959 and Michigan’s Denard Robinson has 900 yards, good for sixth and seventh, respectively. BigTen quarterbacks have rushed for more than 1,000 yards in a season three times, with Robinsonachieving the feat in 2010 and 2011, while Indiana’s Antwaan Randle El did so in 2000. Nebraska’sTaylor Martinez appears in the top 10 in completion percentage and pass efficiency, having complet-ed 67 percent of this passes with a 162.8 efficiency rating this year. Northwestern’s Venric Mark isamong the all-time single-season leaders in punt return average at 25.1, ranking second only to
Ohio State’s Ted Ginn, Jr., who averaged 25.6 yards per return in 2004.
Packing The House:
Each Big Ten matchup last weekend was staged in front of a full house, as allfive conference tilts saw capacity crowds in attendance. In the annual battle for Paul Bunyan’sAxe, Camp Randall Stadium welcomed 80,587 fans for the Wisconsin-Minnesota rivalry game,while 105,290 fans flocked to Ohio Stadium for the overtime thriller between Ohio State andPurdue. The in-state showdown between Michigan and Michigan State saw 113,833 fans passthrough the Michigan Stadium turnstiles, while Ryan Field was packed to capacity as 47,330patrons were on hand for the Nebraska-Northwestern tilt. Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium was once againa sellout as 70,585 fans enjoyed the primetime contest between Iowa and Penn State.
Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten OnlyLEGENDS DIVISION
Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 112-90 (17th) 100-69 (14th) 60-48Brady Hoke, MICH 63-54 (10th) 16-4 (2nd) 9-2Mark Dantonio, MSU 66-43 (9th) 48-26 (6th) 28-16Jerry Kill, MINN 134-85 (19th) 7-12 (2nd) 2-9Bo Pelini, NEB 44-18 (5th) 44-18 (5th) 7-4Pat Fitzgerald, NU 46-38 (7th) 46-38 (7th) 23-29
LEADERS DIVISION
Tim Beckman, ILL 23-21 (4th) 2-5 (1st) 0-3Kevin Wilson, IND 3-16 (2nd) 3-16 (2nd) 0-11Urban Meyer, OSU 112-23 (11th) 8-0 (1st) 4-0Bill O’Brien, PSU 5-2 (1st) 5-2 (1st) 3-0Danny Hope, PUR 54-47 (9th) 19-25 (4th) 10-17Bret Bielema, WIS 66-21 (7th) 66-21 (7th) 36-16
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BIG TENPLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Oensive Player of the WeekTaylor Marnez, NebraskaJr., QB, Corona, Calif./Centennial
• Accounted for 407 yards of total oense and four
touchdowns to help Nebraska to a 29-28 road victoryagainst Northwestern on Saturday
• Engineered two fourth-quarter scoring drives, erasinga 12-point decit and tying the largest fourth-quarter
comeback in school history
• Threw for 342 yards, the second-most of his career, andthree touchdowns on 27 compleons, adding 65 yards on
the ground and a score
• Wins his fourth career Big Ten Oensive Player of the
Week award and third this season
• Last Nebraska Oensive Player of the Week:Taylor Marnez (Oct. 1, 2012)
Defensive Player of the WeekJordan Hill, Penn StateSr., DT, Steelton, Pa./Steelton-Highspire
• Recorded a season-high nine tackles in Penn State’s 38-14
victory at Iowa on Saturday
• Credited with two tackles for loss, including one sack,
and a quarterback hurry
• Was part of the Penn State defense that held Iowa to 209
yards, including 20 yards on the ground and 2-for-12 onthird down
• Wins the rst Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award
of his career
• Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week:Gerald Hodges (Oct. 8, 2012)
Special Teams Player of the WeekBrendan Gibbons, MichiganJr., K, West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman
• Was a perfect three-for-three in eld goal aemptsagainst Michigan State, boong the game-winning eldgoal with ve seconds remaining• Converted on aempts from 21, 24 and 38 yards, thelaer of which clinched the 12-10 victory to help
Michigan reclaim the Paul Bunyan Trophy
• Has made seven consecuve eld goal aempts andranks eighth all-me in school history with 24 eld goals• Wins his rst Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week
award
• Last Michigan Special Teams Player of the Week:
Zoltan Mesko (Oct. 11, 2009)
Freshman of the WeekKyle Carter, Penn StateTE, Bear, Del./William Penn
• Hauled in six catches, tying his career high, for a career-best 85 yards in his rst start for Penn State• All six catches came in the rst half, helping the PennState oense score 24 unanswered points to begin
the game
• Wins his rst Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolade• Last Penn State Freshman of the Week:
Deion Barnes (Sept. 17, 2012)
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(Number in parenthesis indicates totaltimes a Big Ten team will face an opponentfrom this conference.)
ACC (2) 1-1
Boston College 1-0Virginia 0-1
Big 12 (1) 0-1
Iowa State 0-1
Big East (3) 3-0
Syracuse (2) 2-0Temple 1-0
Big Sky (1) 1-0
Idaho State 1-0
Big South (1) 1-0
Charleston Southern 1-0
Colonial (1) 1-0
New Hampshire 1-0
Conference USA (5) 5-0
Central Florida 1-0Marshall 1-0Southern Miss 1-0UAB 1-0UTEP 1-0
Great West (1) 1-0
South Dakota 1-0
Independent (5) 1-4
Navy (2) 1-1Notre Dame (3) 0-3
MAC (12) 9-3
Ball State 0-1Central Michigan (2) 1-1Eastern Michigan (2) 2-0Massachusetts (2) 2-0Miami (Ohio) 1-0Northern Illinois 1-0Ohio 0-1Western Michigan (2) 2-0
Missouri Valley (3) 3-0
Indiana State 1-0Northern Iowa (2) 2-0
Mountain West (3) 3-0
Air Force 1-0Boise State 1-0UNLV 1-0
Ohio Valley (1) 1-0
Eastern Kentucky 1-0
Pac-12 (4) 1-3
Arizona State 0-1California 1-0Oregon State 0-1UCLA 0-1
SEC (2) 1-1
Alabama 0-1Vanderbilt 1-0
Sun Belt (1) 1-0
Arkansas State 1-0
WAC (2) 1-1
Louisiana Tech 0-1Utah State 1-0Combined non-conference record: 34-14
NON-CONFERENCESCHEDULE
BIG TEN IN THE NCAA TOP 30
according to NCAA national database as of Oct. 21
Rk Player, School StascTOTAL OFFENSE
14. Denard Robinson, MICH 309.1420. Braxton Miller, OSU 292.88
22. Taylor Marnez, NEB 288.29
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME
7. Denard Robinson, MICH 128.5711. Le’Veon Bell, MSU 123.0012. Montee Ball, WIS 122.7515. Braxton Miller, OSU 119.8818. Venric Mark, NU 114.38
PASS EFFICIENCY
15. Taylor Marnez, NEB 162.79
RECEPTIONS PER GAME
19. Allen Robinson, PSU 6.71
RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME
22. Jared Abbrederis, WIS 89.57
ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
5. Venric Mark, NU 183.758. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 174.7121. Le’Veon Bell, MSU 146.13
SCORING PER GAME
21. Carlos Hyde, OSU 10.0023. Montee Ball, WIS 9.75
TACKLES PER GAME
2. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 12.2913. Mike Taylor, WIS 10.5015. James Morris, IOWA 10.29
Rk Player, School StascSACKS PER GAME
30. Eric Marn, NEB 0.79
D.L. Wilhite, MINN 0.79
INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME
6. Landon Feichter, PUR 0.57
22. Michael Mau, PSU 0.43
Josh Johnson, PUR 0.43
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
1. Venric Mark, NU 25.1017. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 13.93
PUNTING AVERAGE
16. Mike Sadler, MSU 43.5017. Cody Webster, PUR 43.46
FIELD GOALS PER GAME
5. Mike Meyer, IOWA 2.008. Dan Conroy, MSU 1.88
24. Brendan Gibbons, MICH 1.43
Mitch Ewald, IND 1.43
Rk School StascSCORING OFFENSE
12. Nebraska 41.5721. Ohio State 39.00
TOTAL OFFENSE
12. Nebraska 512.4325. Indiana 465.00
PASSING OFFENSE
18. Indiana 303.14
Rk School StascRUSHING OFFENSE
6. Nebraska 279.0010. Ohio State 249.6317. Northwestern 223.6318. Michigan 222.57
TOTAL DEFENSE
5. Michigan State 277.1310. Michigan 286.0018. Wisconsin 315.6322. Penn State 322.7127. Minnesota 331.71
PASS DEFENSE
4. Michigan 143.006. Minnesota 154.4310. Nebraska 169.7116. Michigan State 176.88
RUSH DEFENSE
12. Michigan State 100.2521. Penn State 113.0023. Wisconsin 114.0029. Northwestern 121.2530. Ohio State 121.63
SCORING DEFENSE
11. Michigan State 15.2513. Penn State 15.7116. Michigan 16.4321. Wisconsin 17.7528. Iowa 20.14
TURNOVER MARGIN
14. Penn State 1.1418. Northwestern 1.0025. Iowa 0.86
INDIVIDUAL LEADERSLEGENDS DIVISIONSchool Does Not Play:
Iowa Illinois, Ohio State, WisconsinMichigan Indiana, Penn State, WisconsinMichigan State Illinois, Penn State, PurdueMinnesota Indiana, Ohio State, Penn StateNebraska Illinois, Indiana, PurdueNorthwestern Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
LEADERS DIVISIONSchool Does Not Play:
Illinois Iowa, Michigan State, NebraskaIndiana Michigan, Minnesota, NebraskaOhio State Iowa, Minnesota, NorthwesternPenn State Michigan, Michigan State, MinnesotaPurdue Michigan State, Nebraska, NorthwesternWisconsin Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern
2012 NO PLAYSWEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCE
The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly media teleconferences are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
CT and connue through November 20. The calls are available for playback roughly two hours following the con
-clusion of each call through Thursday of each week. They will also be archived online at www.bigten.org. Contact
the Big Ten Communicaons oce for the phone number and weekly passcode.The coaches order on each call is as follows. All mes are CT.
LEGENDS DIVISION COACHES
11:00 a.m. - Brady Hoke, Michigan11:10 a.m. - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern11:20 a.m. - Bo Pelini, Nebraska11:30 a.m. - Mark Dantonio, Michigan State11:40 a.m. - Kirk Ferentz, Iowa11:50 a.m. - Jerry Kill, Minnesota
LEADERS DIVISION COACHES
12:00 p.m. - Tim Beckman, Illinois12:10 p.m. - Danny Hope, Purdue12:20 p.m. - Bill O’Brien, Penn State12:30 p.m. - Bret Bielema, Wisconsin12:40 p.m. - Urban Meyer, Ohio State12:50 p.m. - Kevin Wilson, Indiana
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