WEEKLY RELEASE - NOVEMBER 5, 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 4-1 4-1 3-2 2-3 2-4 1-4 Conference Games PCT H A .800 2-0 2-1 .800 2-0 2-1 .600 2-1 1-1 .400 1-1 1-2 .333 0-3 2-1 .200 1-2 0-2 Div. 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 0-3 0-3 Strk W3 W1 W1 L3 L1 L1 All Games W-L PCT H A 7-2 .778 5-0 2-2 6-3 .667 4-0 2-2 7-2 .778 5-1 2-1 4-5 .444 2-3 1-2 5-5 .500 2-4 3-1 5-4 .556 4-2 1-2 N Top 25^ 0-0 2-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-4 0-0 0-0 Strk W3 W1 W1 L3 L1 L1

TOP STORIES
Ohio State can clinch at least a share of Leaders Division title with Nebraska win on Saturday. Wisconsin can punch its ticket to the Big Ten Championship Game with Saturday win over Indiana. Buckeyes one of six undefeated teams in the country, boasting 10-0 record Michigan reaches bowl eligibility; Michigan State and Minnesota one victory away. Big Ten road teams boast winning records this season.

LEADERS DIVISION
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Ohio State* Penn State* Wisconsin Indiana Purdue Illinois W-L 6-0 4-1 3-2 2-3 0-5 0-5 Conference Games PCT H A 1.000 3-0 3-0 .800 1-1 3-0 .600 2-1 1-1 .400 1-2 1-1 .000 0-3 0-2 .000 0-2 0-3 Div. 4-0 2-1 2-0 1-1 0-3 0-4 Strk W6 W1 L1 W2 L5 L5 W-L 10-0 6-3 6-3 4-5 3-6 2-7 All Games PCT H A 1.000 7-0 3-0 .667 3-2 3-1 .667 5-1 1-2 .444 2-3 2-2 .333 3-3 0-3 .222 2-3 0-4 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 0-2 Strk W10 W1 L1 W2 L5 L6

WEEK 10 RESULTS
SATURDAY, NOV. 3 Michigan def. Minnesota, 35-13* Indiana def. Iowa, 24-21 #21/21/21 Nebraska def. Michigan State, 28-24* #6/-/- Ohio State def. Illinois, 52-22* Penn State def. Purdue, 34-9* Byes: Northwestern, Wisconsin Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris * Indicates Divisional Game

^ AP or USA Today

* Ineligible for postseason play

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Winning Without PlayThe Race for Division Championships ing: Even with a bye this Legends Division weekend, Ohio State, Team Home/Away Opp. Record Big Ten Games Remaining which boasts a perfect 6-0 NEB (4-1) 2/1 7-8 PSU, MINN, @ IOWA mark in Big Ten play, could MICH (4-1) 2/1 11-5 NU, IOWA, @OSU clinch at least a share of NU (3-2) 1/2 6-10 @MICH, @MSU, ILL the Leaders Division title on Saturday. Holding a 1.5 Leaders Division game lead over Penn State, Team Home/Away Opp. Record Big Ten Games Remaining Ohio State can earn at least OSU (6-0) 1/1 7-3 @WIS, MICH a share of the division title PSU (4-1) 2/1 9-6 @NEB, IND, WIS if Nebraska defeats the WIS (3-2) 1/2 12-4 @IND, OSU, @PSU Nittany Lions on Saturday. With Ohio State setting the pace at the top of the standings, Penn State Anybodys Race: Every Legends Division squad and Wisconsin remain in the race for the division remains in the hunt to earn a share of the division crown with just three weeks remaining in the championship. The 4-1 Nittany Lions travel to conference season. Michigan and Nebraska are tied Nebraska, while the 3-2 Badgers visit Indiana on Saturday. atop the standings at 4-1, with the Huskers owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Wolverines. Northwestern is one game back at 3-2 and travels Looking to Punch Its Ticket: While also remaining in the hunt for the division crown, Wisconsin can to Michigan on Saturday. Iowa is fourth in the claim its place in Indianapolis for the Big Ten Footstandings at 2-3, and Michigan State or Minnesota ball Championship Game as the Leaders Division can still finish 4-4 in Big Ten play. Michigan hosts Northwestern in a matchup of two of the top three representative this weekend. The Badgers, who teams in the division standings. The Wolverines are won last seasons inaugural championship game, travel to Indiana on Saturday, where a victory tied for first in the division and hold a one-game lead over the Wildcats in what will be the fourth would cement Wisconsins spot in the title game. intra-division game for each team. After headAn Indiana win would bring the Hoosiers into a tie in the standings with the Badgers, giving them the to-head matchups, the next tiebreaker is records within the division, which makes winning divisional head-to-head tiebreaker. games an important part of the Big Ten title chase. See Page 11 of this release for the full tiebreaker.

WEEK 11 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, NOV. 10 #-/21/24 Northwestern at Michigan* Noon ET - ESPN Wisconsin at Indiana* Noon ET - ESPN2 Purdue at Iowa Noon ET - BTN Penn State at #18/16/16 Nebraska 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Minnesota at Illinois 3:30 p.m. ET - BTN Byes: Michigan State, #5/-/- Ohio State Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris * Indicates Divisional Game

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

No Problems on the Road: Big Ten teams have proven to be just as successful on the road this season, owning a 16-15 record away from home in conference play. Last weekend, three Big Ten teams earned road triumphs, including Michigan over Minnesota, Nebraska at Michigan State and Penn State versus Purdue. Eight conference squads own a .500 or better record in road games this season with Ohio State and Penn State boasting 3-0 marks away from home. Michigan, Michigan State and Nebraska are 2-1, while Indiana, Northwestern and Wisconsin each are 1-1 in road conference contests. Up to Double-Digits: After defeating Illinois last Saturday, Ohio State kept its unblemished record intact by improving to 10-0, the fourth time in the last 11 years the school has reeled off 10 wins to start the season. The Buckeyes are the only team in the country boasting double-digit victories this season, and one of six teams in the country with an undefeated record. Head coach Urban Meyer became the third coach in program history to win 10 straight contests to begin his tenure. It marks just the fourth time since 1905 a Big Ten coach has won 10 or 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. Opening with six straight wins in conference play, Meyer matched the fourth-best start by a Big Ten coach in conference games only. Bruce won his first 15 games, Michigans Fielding Yost won 10 consecutive Big Ten games, Widdoes reeled off eight straight wins, and Meyer matched the six straight conference victories by Oosterbaan. Michigan Gains Bowl Eligibility: Michigans road victory on Saturday against Minnesota not only gave the Wolverines a victory in the annual series for the Little Brown Jug, but also their sixth win of the season to earn bowl eligibility. The Wolverines eye their 42nd bowl berth in school history, coming on the heels of last seasons victory in the Allstate Sugar Bowl against Virginia Tech. Michigan is one of three Big Ten programs with 20 or more bowl victories, joining Nebraska and Penn State. Michigan is the fourth conference squad to become bowl eligible, joining Nebraska, Northwestern and Wisconsin. Michigan State, Minnesota Knocking on the Door: In addition to the Big Tens four teams already earning bowl eligibility, two more conference squads are within one victory of their sixth of the season. With a 5-5 record, Michigan State has a bye this week before ending the season with divisional matchups against Northwestern on Nov. 17 and at Minnesota on Nov. 24. Minnesota is 5-4 and has three games remaining on its schedule, including road games the next two weekends at Illinois and at Nebraska, before concluding the year against Michigan State on Nov. 24. Good Sports: Indianas Adam Replogle and Nebraskas Rex Burkhead were named two of 10 finalists for the annual Awards and Recognition Association (ARA) Sportsmanship Award. Given annually to one outstanding NCAA Division I collegiate football player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship, the award is now in its eighth year. Northwesterns Eric Peterman won the ARA Sportsmanship Award in 2008. The 2012 ARA Sportsmanship Award recipient will be announced later this year. Thanks to the Fans: Following this weekends slate of games, the Big Ten surpassed the twomillion mark for attendance during Big Ten games only. In six weeks of the conference season, the Big Ten boasts a total attendance of more than 2.1 million, averaging better than 69,000 fans per contests with 14 sellouts. The conference is on pace to pass the five-million mark in total attendance by seasons end for the eighth straight year and 10th time overall. The Big Ten is averaging nearly 70,000 per game among all contests this season, a mark which would rank among the top 10 all-time.

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Co-Players of the Week Cody Latimer, Indiana So., WR, Dayton, Ohio/Jefferson Township Set or matched career highs in catches, yards and receiving touchdowns to help Indiana to a 24-21 victory over Iowa on Saturday Accounted for all three Hoosier touchdowns, hauling in three scoring passes, which is tied for the second most in a single game in program history Caught seven passes for 113 yards, including receptions of six, 15 and 30 yards that resulted in scores, the latter being the game winner Claims his first Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honor Last Indiana Offensive Player of the Week: Ben Chappell (Sept. 20, 2010) Taylor Martinez, Nebraska Jr., QB, Corona, Calif./Centennial Guided the Huskers on two fourth-quarter scoring drives, erasing a 10-point deficit in the final frame for a 28-24 victory over Michigan State on Saturday Ran for 205 yards, the seventh 200-yard rushing performance in the Big Ten this season, and touchdown runs of 35 and 71 yards Passed for 160 yards, resulting in 365 yards of total offense, and two touchdowns, including the game winner with six seconds remaining Wins his fifth career Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award and fourth this season, tied for second most in a single season in conference history Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Martinez (Oct. 22, 2012) Defensive Player of the Week Ryan Shazier, Ohio State So., LB, Plantation, Fla./Plantation Finished with a game-high 14 tackles, including 11 solo stops, and a pass breakup in Ohio States 52-22 victory over Illinois on Saturday Recorded two tackles for loss and needs just two tackles to become the first Buckeye sophomore to notch 100 tackles in a season since James Laurinaitis in 2006 Was part of the Ohio State defense that limited Illinois to just 170 yards of total offense Takes home his second consecutive Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor and second of his career Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Shazier (Oct. 29, 2012) Special Teams Player of the Week Mike Sadler, Michigan State So., P, Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern Punted seven times for 326 yards, an average of 46.6 yards per punt, against nationally ranked Nebraska on Saturday Placed three punts inside the Huskers 20-yard line, having landed 42 percent of his punts inside the opponents 20 this season Wins his second Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week award and first this season Last Michigan State Special Teams Player of the Week: Mike Sadler (Nov. 7, 2011) Freshman of the Week Brionte Dunn, Ohio State RB, Canton, Ohio/GlenOak Recorded career highs with 13 rushes and 73 yards and added a touchdown in Ohio States victory over Illinois on Saturday Scored on a three-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, capping the Buckeyes scoring output of 52 points Wins his first Big Ten Freshman of the Week award Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Braxton Miller (Nov. 28, 2011)

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) 112-92 (17th) 64-55 (10th) 67-44 (9th) 135-86 (19th) 46-18 (5th) 47-38 (7th) 23-23 (4th) 5-16 (2nd) 114-23 (11th) 6-3 (1st) 54-49 (9th) 66-22 (7th) At School (Yrs) 100-71 (14th) 17-5 (2nd) 49-27 (6th) 8-13 (2nd) 46-18 (5th) 47-38 (7th) 2-7 (1st) 5-16 (2nd) 10-0 (1st) 6-3 (1st) 19-27 (4th) 66-22 (7th) Big Ten Only 60-50 10-3 29-17 3-10 9-4 24-29 0-5 2-11 6-0 4-1 10-19 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 Nov. 4
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Rk Player, School Statistic TOTAL OFFENSE 22. Braxton Miller, OSU 291.90 24. Taylor Martinez, NEB 289.67 29. Denard Robinson, MICH 283.13 RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 8. LeVeon Bell, MSU 10. Venric Mark, NU 12. Denard Robinson, MICH 15. Braxton Miller, OSU 16. Montee Ball, WIS PASS EFFICIENCY 28. Joel Stave, WIS RECEPTIONS PER GAME 29. Allen Robinson, PSU 124.90 119.67 118.25 116.60 114.22 149.61 6.33 Rk Player, School SACKS PER GAME 30. Tyler Scott, NU Statistic 0.78 TEAM LEADERS, cont. Rk School RUSHING OFFENSE 6. Nebraska 9. Ohio State 13. Northwestern 28. Michigan TOTAL DEFENSE 6. Michigan State 7. Michigan 16. Wisconsin 26. Penn State PASS DEFENSE 1. Michigan 5. Nebraska 10. Minnesota 13. Michigan State RUSH DEFENSE 16. Ohio State 17. Wisconsin 20. Michigan State 23. Northwestern 26. Penn State SCORING DEFENSE 11. Michigan State 13. Michigan 14. Penn State 16. Wisconsin 29. Iowa TURNOVER MARGIN 14. Penn State 17. Iowa 29. Northwestern Statistic 269.56 256.10 237.56 200.89 288.00 288.67 315.63 334.56 145.44 156.00 168.11 174.60 107.90 108.11 113.40 121.33 123.56 16.30 16.78 17.11 17.56 21.44 1.00 0.89 0.67

TACKLES FOR LOSS PER GAME 30. Jake Ryan, MICH 1.33 INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME 12. Landon Feichter, PUR 26. Travis Howard, OSU KICK RETURN AVERAGE 16. Jordan Cotton, IOWA PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 12. Ameer Abdullah, NEB PUNTING AVERAGE 17. Mike Sadler, MSU FIELD GOALS PER GAME 7. Dan Conroy, MSU 8. Mike Meyer, IOWA 21. Brendan Gibbons, MICH 29. Brett Maher, NEB 29. Mitch Ewald, IND TEAM LEADERS Rk School SCORING OFFENSE 12. Ohio State 20. Nebraska TOTAL OFFENSE 17. Nebraska PASSING OFFENSE 23. Indiana Statistic 39.90 38.00 487.33 299.89 0.44 0.40 28.00 13.93 43.30 1.70 1.67 1.44 1.33 1.33

RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME 29. Jared Abbrederis, WIS 84.38 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 6. Venric Mark, NU 12. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 22. LeVeon Bell, MSU SCORING PER GAME 13. Carlos Hyde, OSU 184.11 160.00 145.80 10.50

TACKLES PER GAME 4. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 11.78 16. Mike Taylor, WIS 10.22 23. Ryan Shazier, OSU 9.80 29. Damien Proby, NU 9.56

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 continue 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 Communications office for the phone number and weekly passcode. The coaches order on each call is as follows. All times 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: 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: 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 11-5 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 Cody Latimer, IND Taylor Martinez, NEB 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 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 Mike Sadler, MSU 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 Brionte Dunn, OSU

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 5 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 23-24 TOTAL 66 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 67,947 308,378 61,676 Sellouts 3 3 5 4 3 1 1 5 3 1 Games ----5 5 5 5 6 5 CONFERENCE GAMES Total Average --------313,115 62,623 378,051 75,610 325,671 65,134 417,625 83,525 407,680 67,947 308,378 61,676 Sellouts ----3 1 1 5 3 1

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

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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 - NOV. 4

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (60) 2 Oregon 3 Kansas State 4 Notre Dame 5 OHIO STATE 6 Georgia 7 Florida 8 Florida State 9 LSU 10 Clemson 11 Louisville 12 South Carolina 13 Oregon State 14 Oklahoma 15 Texas A&M 16 Stanford 17 UCLA 18 NEBRASKA 19 Texas 20 Louisiana Tech 21 USC 22 Mississippi State 23 Toledo 24 Rutgers 25 Texas Tech Record 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 10-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 7-2 8-1 9-0 7-2 7-1 6-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 8-1 6-3 7-2 8-1 7-1 6-3 PTS 1500 1421 1385 1318 1198 1198 1112 1057 1029 931 862 836 796 765 700 655 446 441 355 355 237 187 146 99 97 Prev. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 10 12 11 13 14 16 15 25 21 NR 22 18 17 NR NR 20

USA TODAY COACHES

Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (59) 2 Oregon 3 Kansas State 4 Notre Dame 5 Georgia 6 Florida State 7 Florida 8 Clemson 9 LSU 10 Louisville 11 South Carolina 12 Oregon State 13 Oklahoma 14 Texas A&M 15 Stanford 16 NEBRASKA 17 Texas 18 Louisiana Tech 19 UCLA 20 Rutgers 21 NORTHWESTERN 22 USC 23 Mississippi State 24 Boise State 25 Toledo Record 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 8-1 7-2 9-0 7-2 7-1 6-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 8-1 7-2 7-1 7-2 6-3 7-2 7-2 8-1 PTS 1475 1399 1370 1289 1218 1147 1091 1013 998 940 880 807 800 736 705 513 485 363 333 264 234 224 186 126 108 Prev. 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 10 11 13 12 16 15 21 22 23 NR 25 NR 17 18 14 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois 64, Kent State 61, MICHIGAN 53, TCU 38, NORTHWESTERN 32, Oklahoma State 27, Ohio 22, UCF 15, Boise State 11, Washington 9, PENN STATE 8, San Diego State 7, Tulsa 6, Arizona 5, Utah State 4, Fresno State 2.

Others Receiving Votes: Northern Illinois 88, Texas Tech 68, MICHIGAN 48, Oklahoma State 41, Cincinnati 38, TCU 37, Ohio 34, Kent State 32, WISCONSIN 25, Utah State 13, UCF 12, West Virginia 7, San Diego State 7, Washington 4, Tulsa 4, LouisianaMonroe 4, Fresno State 4, Arizona State 3, Middle Tennessee 2.

HARRIS INTERACTIVE
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (108) 2 Oregon (6) 3 Kansas State (1) 4 Notre Dame 5 Georgia 6 Florida State 7 Florida 8 LSU 9 Clemson 10 Louisville 11 South Carolina 12 Oregon State 13 Oklahoma 14 Stanford 15 Texas A&M 16 NEBRASKA 17 Texas 18 USC 19 Louisiana Tech 20 Mississippi State 21 UCLA 22 Rutgers 23 Boise State 24 NORTHWESTERN 25 Texas Tech Record 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 8-1 8-1 7-2 8-1 9-0 7-2 7-1 6-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 6-3 8-1 7-2 7-2 7-1 7-2 7-2 6-3 PTS 2,867 2,735 2,664 2,533 2,345 2,223 2,154 2,011 1,969 1,825 1,654 1,588 1,556 1,431 992 992 860 690 659 603 587 475 297 259 203 Prev.

BOWL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Team 1 Alabama 2 Kansas State 3 Oregon 4 Notre Dame 5 Georgia 6 Florida 7 LSU 8 South Carolina 9 Louisville 10 Florida State 11 Oregon State 12 Oklahoma 13 Clemson 14 Stanford 15 Texas A&M 16 NEBRASKA 17 Texas 18 UCLA 19 USC 20 Louisiana Tech 21 Mississippi State 22 Texas Tech 23 Rutgers 24 NORTHWESTERN 25 Toledo Record 9-0 9-0 9-0 9-0 8-1 8-1 7-2 7-2 9-0 9-0 7-1 6-2 8-1 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 7-2 6-3 8-1 7-2 6-3 7-1 7-2 8-1 PTS .9957 .9318 .9166 .9050 .8171 .7863 .7054 .6206 .6040 .5969 .5965 .5812 .5772 .5086 .5060 .3976 .3593 .2533 .1706 .1584 .1453 .1422 .1214 .0962 .0796 Prev. 1 2 4 3 6 7 5 8 10 9 11 12 13 14 16 20 23 NR 17 25 15 18 NR NR NR

Others Receiving Votes: Toledo 160, TCU 142, Northern Illinois 110, MICHIGAN 89, Kent State 74, Ohio 72, West Virginia 64, Oklahoma State 63, Cincinnati 34, Utah State 22, San Diego State 18, Central Florida 9, San Jose State 8, WISCONSIN 4, Arizona 3, Arkansas State 2, Tulsa 1.

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BIG TEN IN THE POLLS

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BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS

Total Offense 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 Ball, WIS Dayne, WIS 1996-99 1986-89 20091973-76 1997-00 2005-08 1991-94 1982-85 1972-75 1992-95 200920091996-99 1986-89 1973-76 1997-00 1991-94 2005-08 1982-85 1992-95 1972-75 2006-08 200920091996-99 1996-99 1972-75 1986-89 2004-07 1984-87 1997-2000 2002-05 1979-82 2004-07 2003-06 2009Kickoff Returns 135 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 134 Stoudermire, MINN 2008Kickoff Return Yards 3,359 Stoudermire, MINN 20083,025 Gilreath, WIS 2007-10 Kickoff 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 2008Consecutive PATs Made 126 Carlson, MICH 119 Conway, PSU 111 Summers, PUR 107 Stoyanovich, IND 98 Dimke, ILL 97 Ewald, IND 86 Williams, OSU Gibbons, MICH 85 Budzien, NU 83 Nystrom, MINN Nugent, OSU Wagner, PSU Forced Fumbles 14 Kerrigan, PUR 13 Rice, ILL Sanders, IOWA 12 Looney, PUR Borland, WIS 1989-91 1994-96 2006-08 1986-88 2008-11 20101991-93 201120102000-02 2002-04 2007-10 2007-10 1992-95 2000-03 1977-80 2009-

BIG TEN SINGLESEASON LEADERS

Rushing Yards by a Quarterback 1,702 Robnison, MICH 1,270 Randle El, IND 1,176 Robinson, MICH 1,166 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 Baggett, MSU 1973-75 1,689 Scheelhaase, ILL 20101,661 Gray, MINN 2009Rushing Yards 7,125 Dayne, WIS 1996-99 5,589 Griffin, 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 2009Interception Touchdowns 5 Fletcher, WIS 4 Wilbur, IND Allen, PUR 1998-00 1978-82 2010-

Punt Return Average (Min. 10 returns) 25.6 Ginn, OSU 2004 25.1 Mark, NU 2012 Approaching Top 10 (listing 10th place on Big Ten single-season list) Passing Yards 3,430 Kafka, NU 2,436 McGloin, PSU All-Purpose Yards 2,201 Williams, IND 1,657 Mark, NU 1,440 Abdullah, NEB All-Purpose Plays 375 George, OSU 319 Bell, MSU 2009 2012 2001 2012 2012 1995 2012

All-Purpose Yards 7,429 Dayne, WIS 6,559 Griffin, OSU 6,466 Thompson, IND 6,219 Bryant, PUR 6,201 Morris, MICH 6,000 Thomas, MICH 5,852 Williams, WIS 5,799 Carter, MICH 5,624 Hart, MICH 5,609 Breaston, MICH 4,929 Ball, WIS

Receiving Touchdowns 14 Six times, most recently Edwards, MICH 2003 8 Robinson, PSU 2012 Rushing Touchdowns 22 Byars, OSU Calhoun, WIS Ringer, MSU 13 Ball, WIS Hyde, OSU Miller, OSU Rushing Attempts 337 Dayne, WIS 283 Bell, MSU 1984 2005 2008 2012 2012 2012 1999 2012

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BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS

AFCA Good Works Team (Dedication to community service and off-field accomplishments) Patrick Omameh, MICH Rex Burkhead, NEB National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award) (Awards postgraduate scholarships for combined athletic, academic and leadership abilities: finalists for Campbell Trophy) Rex Burkhead, NEB Patrick Ward, NU

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD SEMIFINALISTS

Bednarik Award (Nations Top Defensive Player) Johnathan Hankins, OSU Butkus Award (Nations Top Linebacker) Jonathan Brown, ILL Max Bullough, MSU Gerald Hodges, PSU Michael Mauti, PSU Davey OBrien Award (Nations Top Quarterback) Denard Robinson, MICH Braxton Miller, OSU Groza Award (Nations Top Placekicker) Mike Meyer, IOWA Brendan Gibbons, MICH Brett Maher, NEB Mackey Award (Nations Top Tight End) Dion Sims, MSU Kyler Reed, NEB Kyle Carter, PSU Jacob Pedersen, WIS Maxwell Award (Nations Top Player) Braxton Miller, OSU Montee Ball, WIS Thorpe Award (Nations 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 Lott Trophy (Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year) Max Bullough, MSU John Simon, OSU Chris Borland, WIS Mike Taylor, WIS

BIG TEN NATIONAL AWARD FINALISTS

ARA Sportsmanship Award Adam Replogle, IND Rex Burkhead, NEB Campbell Trophy (Most Outstanding Student-Athlete) Rex Burkhead, NEB Patrick Ward, NU Johnny Unitas Award (Nations Top Senior QB) Denard Robinson, MICH Senior CLASS Award Adam Replogle, IND

BIG TEN MIDSEASON AWARD WATCH LIST

Hendricks Award (Nations Top Defensive End) Craig Roh, MICH Cameron Meredith, NEB John Simon, OSU

BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS

Biletnikoff Award: (Nations Top Wide Receiver) Keenan Davis, IOWA Roy Roundtree, MICH Corey Brown, OSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS Doak Walker Award (Nations Top Running Back) Fitzgerald Toussaint, MICH LeVeon Bell, MSU Rex Burkhead, NEB Jordan Hall, OSU Montee Ball, WIS James White, WIS Hornung Award (Nations Most Versatile Player) Tommy Davis, ILL Terry Hawthorne, ILL Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Jordan Hall, OSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS Manning Award (Nations Top Quarterback) James Vandenberg, IOWA Denard Robinson, MICH Taylor Martinez, NEB Braxton Miller, OSU Nagurski Trophy (Nations 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 (Nations 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 (Nations Top Punter) Brett Maher, NEB Rimington Trophy (Nations Top Center) Graham Pocic, ILL Will Matte, IND James Ferentz, IOWA Brandon Vitabile, NU Matt Stankiewitch, PSU Travis Frederick, WIS Rodgers Return Specialist Award (Nations Top Return Specialist) Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Jordan Hall, OSU Raheem Mostert, PUR Jared Abbrederis, WIS Walter Camp Award (Nations 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 off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 1, 2012. FOX will serve as the official broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil Stadium will host the title 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 National 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.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. New for the 2012 game, tickets can also be reserved at BTN.com/TeamTix, a new ticket reservation system launched by the Big Ten in partnership with Forward Market Media (FMM) and BTN. Go to bigten.org for more information.

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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#-/21/24 NORTHWESTERN at MICHIGAN

Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 Noon ET Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan Stadium (109,901) ESPN Announcers: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Jenn Brown Series: Michigan leads 53-15-2 Last Meeting: Oct. 8, 2011: Michigan 42, Northwestern 24 NORTHWESTERN (7-2 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Career: 47-38 (7th year) At Northwestern: 47-38 (7th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Venric Mark (166-1,077 yards, 9 TDs) Pass: Trevor Siemian (96-163, 936 yards, 4 TDs) and Kain Colter (62-89, 517 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Demetrius Fields (26-216 yards, 1 TD) and Tony Jones (21-266 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Damien Proby (86 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Scott (7.0-39 yards) Int.: Chi Chi Ariguzo (1-49 yards), David Nwabuisi (1-0 yards) and Nick VanHoose (1-0 yards) Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, pkennedy@northwestern.edu

Legends Division Game

MICHIGAN (6-3 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 64-55 (10th year) At Michigan: 17-5 (2nd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Denard Robinson (131-946 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Denard Robinson (89-166, 1,319 yards, 9 TDs) Rec.: Jeremy Gallon (22-390 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Jake Ryan (65 tackles) Sacks: Jake Ryan (3.5-29 yards) Int: Raymon Taylor (2-70 yards, 1 TD) and Thomas Gordon (2-19 yards) Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu

WISCONSIN at INDIANA
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 Noon ET Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (52,929) ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Niki Noto Series: Wisconsin leads 38-18-2 Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2011: Wisconsin 59, Indiana 7 WISCONSIN (6-3 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) Coach: Bret Bielema Career: 66-22 (7th year) At Wisconsin: 66-22 (7th year) Offense: Multiple one- and two-back sets Rush: Montee Ball (218-1,028 yards, 13 TDs) Pass: Danny OBrien (52-86, 523 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (37-675 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Mike Taylor (92 tackles) Sacks: Chris Borland (4.5-29 yards) Int: Devin Smith (2-1 yard) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, bml@athletics.wisc.edu

Leaders Division Game

INDIANA (4-5 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 5-16 (2nd year) At Indiana: 5-16 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Stephen Houston (123-573 yards, 9 TDs) Pass: Cameron Coffman (158-249, 1,699 yards, 10 TDs) Rec.: Cody Latimer (39-645 yards, 5 TDs) and Shane Wynn (45-415 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Greg Heban (65 tackles) Sacks: Adam Replogle (4.0-19 yards) and Larry Black Jr. (4.0-24 yards) Int: Greg Heban (2-24 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Keag, 812-855-6209, jkeag@indiana.edu

PURDUE at IOWA
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 11 a.m. CT Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium (70,585) BTN Announcers: Josh Lewin, Chris Martin, J Leman Series: Purdue leads 45-34-3 Last Meeting: Nov. 19, 2011: Iowa 31, Purdue 21 PURDUE (3-6 overall, 0-5 Big Ten) Coach: Danny Hope Career: 54-49 (9th year) At Purdue: 19-27 (4th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Akeem Shavers (102-489 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Robert Marve (82-131, 735 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Antavian Edison (47-525 yards, 7 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Landon Feichter (51 tackles) Sacks: Kawann Short (4.0-28 yards) Int: Landon Feichter (4-39 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Matt Rector, 765-494-3196, rector@purdue.edu IOWA (4-5 overall, 2-3 Big Ten) Coach: Kirk Ferentz Career: 112-92 (17th year) At Iowa: 100-71 (14th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Mark Weisman (114-661 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: James Vandenberg (174-303, 1,786 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Keenan Davis (44-543 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Anthony Hitchens (106 tackles) Sacks: Joe Gaglione (5.0-24 yards) Int: Christian Kirksey (2-86 yards, 2 TDs), Tom Donatelli (2-18 yards) and Greg Castillo (2-2 yards) Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, steven-roe@uiowa.edu

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PENN STATE at #18/16/16 NEBRASKA

Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium (81,091) ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Announcers: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich Series: Nebraska (7-7), Penn State (6-7)* Last Meeting: Nov. 12, 2011: Nebraska 17, Penn State 14 PENN STATE (6-3 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) Coach: Bill OBrien Career: 6-3 (1st year) At Penn State: 6-3 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Zach Zwinak (117-545 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Matt McGloin (211-340, 2,436 yards, 18 TDs) Rec.: Allen Robinson (57-689 yards, 8 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Michael Mauti (83 tackles) Sacks: Deion Barnes (4.0-11 yards) Int: Michael Mauti (3-125 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Nelson, 814-865-1757, jtn4@psu.edu * Penn State vacated wins from 1998-2011 NEBRASKA (7-2 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) Coach: Bo Pelini Career: 46-18 (5th year) At Nebraska: 46-18 (5th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Ameer Abdullah (151-826 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Taylor Martinez (154-245, 1,941 yards, 18 TDs) Rec.: Kenny Bell (33-622 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Will Compton (73 tackles) Sacks: Eric Martin (6.5-39 yards) Int: P.J. Smith (2-53 yards) Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, kmann@huskers.com

MINNESOTA at ILLINOIS
Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012 2:30 p.m. CT Champaign, Ill. Memorial Stadium (60,670) BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Jon Jansen Series: Minnesota leads 34-28-3 Last Meeting: Nov. 26, 2011: Minnesota 27, Illinois 7 MINNESOTA (5-4 overall, 1-4 Big Ten) Coach: Jerry Kill Career: 135-86 (19th year) At Minnesota: 8-13 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Donnell Kirkwood (154-667 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Philip Nelson (41-75, 537 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: A.J. Barker (30-577 yards, 7 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Troy Stoudermire (57 tackles) Sacks: D.L. Wilhite (6.5-42 yards) Int: Michael Carter (2-61 yards, 1 TD), Cedric Thompson (2-0 yards) and Derrick Wells (2-0 yards) Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, psrovnak@umn.edu ILLINOIS (2-7 overall, 0-5 Big Ten) Coach: Tim Beckman Career: 23-23 (4th year) At Illinois: 2-7 (1st year) Offense: Spread/Multiple Rush: Donovonn Young (102-417 yards, 2 TDs) Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (103-171, 935 yards, 4 TDs) Rec.: Donovonn Young (32-141 yards, 1 TD) and Ryan Lankford (31-427 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Jonathan Brown (59 tackles) and Mason Monheim (59 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

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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 participate in a postseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sanctions shall not be eligible to participate 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 final BCS poll. The following procedure will determine the representative from each division in the event of a tie: (a) (b) If two teams are tied, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 7 will be followed until a determination is made. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative. 1. The records of the three tied teams will be compared against each other 2. The records of the three tied 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 finish (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 first Bowl Championship Series Poll following the completion of Big Ten regular season conference play shall be the representative in the Big Ten Championship Game, unless the two highest ranked tied 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 tied teams shall determine the representative in the Big Ten Championship 6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding exempted games] shall be the representative 7. The representative 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 participant(s) in the Big Ten championship game shall be determined by the following procedure: a) b) c) d) If the ineligible team is tied for the division championship, then the team it tied with shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. If two or more teams are tied with an ineligible team for the division championship, then the ineligible team is removed and the remaining teams revert to the tie-break procedure. The division runner-up shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. If there is a division runner-up tie, then the tied teams shall revert to the tie-break procedure.

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 tie-breakers as set forth above) shall be declared co-champions and the following procedure will be used to determine the Big Ten Conference representative to the Bowl Championship Series: a) b) Teams ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll will automatically be placed in the BCS championship game. If the two divisional representatives met previously in the season and neither is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS standings, the team ranked highest in the final BCS standings shall be the representative to the BCS, unless the other team is ranked within five 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 representative. If the two divisional representatives did not meet previously during the season, the team ranked highest in the BCS standings shall be the BCS representative. If the two teams are tied in the BCS standings, the team with the best overall Big Ten record shall be the BCS representative. If the two teams remain tied after d), the team with the best combined record of the tied teams against all common Big Ten opponents each team played that season shall be the BCS representative. If the two teams remain tied after e), the representative will be the team with the best overall winning percentage. If the two teams remain tied after f), the representative will be the team furthest removed from BCS participation. If the two teams remain tied after g), the representative 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 Selection Order:

First Selection: Rose Bowl Game/BCS; Second Selection: Capital One Bowl; Third Selection: Outback Bowl; Fourth Selection: TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl; Fifth Selection: Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl; Sixth Selection: Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas; Seventh Selection: Heart of Dallas Bowl; Eighth Selection: Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

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TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

Legends Division Games in Bold
(4-5, 2-3 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 L, 21-24 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 40,646 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
(6-3, 4-1 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 W, 35-13 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 48,801 #-/21/24 Northwestern Iowa at Ohio State

MICHIGAN STATE
(5-5, 2-4 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 L, 24-28 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 73,522 Northwestern at Minnesota

[1] - at Arlington, Texas

MINNESOTA
(5-4, 1-4 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 L, 13-35 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 48,801 at Illinois at Nebraska Michigan State

#18/16/16 NEBRASKA
(7-2, 4-1 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 W, 28-24 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 73,522 Penn State Minnesota at Iowa

#-/21/24 NORTHWESTERN
(7-2, 3-2 Big Ten) 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 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
(2-7, 0-5 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 L, 22-52 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 105,311 Minnesota Purdue at Northwestern

ILLINOIS

(4-5, 2-3 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, 27-31 10/13 L, 49-52 10/20 L, 30-31 10/27 W, 31-17 11/3 W, 24-21 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 40,646 Wisconsin at Penn State at Purdue

INDIANA

#5/-/- OHIO STATE

(10-0, 6-0 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 W, 52-22 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 105,311 at Wisconsin Michigan

PENN STATE
(6-3, 4-1 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 W, 34-9 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 40,098 at #18/16/16 Nebraska Indiana Wisconsin

(3-6, 0-5 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 L, 9-34 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 40,098 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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