2014 BIG TEN FOOTBALL

WEEKLY RELEASE - AUGUST 25

Primary Contact: Sco Chipman, Associate Commissioner, Communicaons O ce: 847-696-1010 ext. 141 E-mail: schipman@bigten.org Cell: 630-936-6005
Secondary Contact: Adam Augusne, Associate Director, Communicaons O ce: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 E-mail: aaugusne@bigten.org Cell: 608-215-4391
BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.
The Big Ten is set to kick o its 119th season of compeon when teams begin play Aug. 28-30.
The 2014 season will mark the beginning of a new era in Big Ten football, with the addition of
Maryland and Rutgers and new divisions.
This season, the Big Ten will feature the largest and most diverse postseason lineup in confer-
ence history highlighted by games against quality opponents in California, Florida, Michigan,
New York, Tennessee and Texas, along with the opportunity to visit four other outstanding
venues as part of the College Football Playoff.
The 2014 Big Ten campaign will feature 21 All-Conference players from last season, with 11 first-
team honorees and 10 second-team selections returning to the field.
This weekend will feature four games at neutral sites, including Rutgers meeting Washington
State on Thursday at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash. On Saturday, Ohio State will face Navy
at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., Penn State will take on Central Florida at Croke Park in
Dublin, Ireland, and Wisconsin will meet LSU at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Michigan State enters the season as one of only two Football Bowl Subdivision teams riding a
winning streak of 10 or more games. The Spartans 10 consecuve wins trail only Florida States
16 straight victories.
Nine different Big Ten teams received votes in the Associated Press (AP) or Amway
Coaches preseason top 25 polls, led by Ohio State at No. 5/6 (AP/Amway). Michigan State
is No. 8 in both polls and is followed by No. 14/14 Wisconsin and No. 22/22 Nebraska. Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern and Penn State also received votes in at least one poll.
Michigan State aims to repeat as Big Ten Champion for the first time since 1965-66 and to
become the first Big Ten team to win back-to-back titles since Wisconsin (2010-12).
The Big Ten will feature the top two returning rushers in the nation this season in Nebraskas
Ameer Abdullah (1,690 yards) and Wisconsins Melvin Gordon (1,609 yards). Michigan States
Jeremy Langford (1,422 yards) ranks fifth among returning rushers.
Michigan State and Ohio State both look to repeat as division champions this season, as the
Spartans and Buckeyes posted perfect 8-0 conference marks in 2013. This season, the Spartans
and Buckeyes will face off in the East Division, battling for the same divisional crown.
THURSDAY, AUG. 28
Eastern Illinois at MINNESOTA
7 p.m. ET - BTN
RUTGERS vs. Washington State
(Seale, Wash.)
10 p.m. ET - FOX Sports 1
FRIDAY, AUG. 29
Jacksonville State at #8/8 MICHIGAN STATE
7:30 p.m. ET - BTN
SATURDAY, AUG. 30
Youngstown State at ILLINOIS
Noon ET - BTN
Indiana State at INDIANA
Noon ET - ESPNEWS
Northern Iowa at IOWA
Noon ET - BTN
James Madison at MARYLAND
3:30 p.m. ET - BTN
Appalachian State at MICHIGAN
Noon ET - ESPN2
Florida Atlanc at #22/22 NEBRASKA
3:30 p.m. ET - BTN
California at NORTHWESTERN
3:30 p.m. ET - ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market)
#5/6 OHIO STATE vs. Navy
(Balmore, Md.)
Noon ET - CBS Sports Network
PENN STATE vs. Central Florida
(Dublin, Ireland)
8:30 a.m. ET - ESPN2
Western Michigan at PURDUE
Noon ET - ESPNU
#14/14 WISCONSIN vs. #13/13 LSU
(Houston, Texas)
9 p.m. ET - ESPN
Rankings: AP/Amway
2014 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION
WEST DIVISION
Conference Games All Games
W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk
Indiana 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
Maryland 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1
Michigan 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3
Michigan State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W9 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W10
Ohio State 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W16 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2
Penn State* 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
Rutgers 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1
Conference Games All Games
W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk
Illinois 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1
Iowa 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1
Minnesota 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3
Nebraska 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
Northwestern 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
Purdue 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L8 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L10
Wisconsin 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 L2
^ AP or USA Today * Ineligible for postseason play
The Big Ten football page on bigten.org will feature daily
notes, previews, recaps, stascs, standings and more.
You can also keep track of Big Ten football in real-me
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WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
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BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 2
WEEKLY COACHES
TELECONFERENCE
BIG TEN FOOTBALL
MEDIA CONTACTS
EAST DIVISION
Indiana
Jeff Keag
jkeag@indiana.edu
Phone: (812) 855-6209
Maryland
Matt Taylor
taylormd@umd.edu
Phone: (301) 314-7065
Michigan
Derek Saereld
dsa@umich.edu
Phone: 734-647-1192
Michigan State
John Lewandowski
lewski@ath.msu.edu
Phone: (517) 355-2271
Ohio State
Jerry Emig
emig.2@osu.edu
Phone: (614) 688-0343
Penn State
Jeff Nelson
jtn4@psu.edu
Phone: (814) 865-1757
Rutgers
Jason Baum
jbaum@scarletknights.com
Phone: (732) 445-6069
WEST DIVISION
Illinois
Kent Brown
kwbrown3@illinois.edu
Derek Neal
drneal@illinois.edu
Phone: (217) 333-1391
Iowa
Steve Roe
steven-roe@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-9411
Minnesota
Paul Rovnak
psrovnak@umn.edu
Phone: (612) 625-9379
Nebraska
Keith Mann
kmann@huskers.com
Phone: (402) 472-2263
Northwestern
Paul Kennedy
pkennedy@northwestern.edu
Phone: (847) 467-2028
Purdue
Matt Rector
rector@purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 494-3196
Wisconsin
Brian Lucas
bml@athletics.wisc.edu
Phone: (608) 263-5052
The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly
media teleconferences will begin on Tuesday,
Aug. 26 and connue through Tuesday, Nov. 25.
The calls are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m.
- 12:52 p.m. CT. The calls are available for play-
back roughly two hours following the conclusion
of each call through Thursday of each week.
They will also be archived online at bigten.org.
Contact the Big Ten Communicaons o ce for
the phone number and weekly passcode.
The coaches order on each call is as follows
(all mes are CT):
11:08 a.m. Brady Hoke, Michigan
11:16 a.m. Gary Andersen, Wisconsin
11:24 a.m. Bo Pelini, Nebraska
11:32 a.m. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
11:40 a.m. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
11:48 a.m. Jerry Kill, Minnesota
11:56 a.m. Kyle Flood, Rutgers
12:04 p.m. Tim Beckman, Illinois
12:12 p.m. Randy Edsall, Maryland
12:20 p.m. Darrell Hazell, Purdue
12:28 p.m. James Franklin, Penn State
12:36 p.m. Urban Meyer, Ohio State
12:44 p.m. Kevin Wilson, Indiana
12:52 p.m. Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern*
* Through Sept. 16, then returning to 11 a.m. CT
BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS - PRESEASON
Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS
1 Florida State (57) 0-0 1,496
2 Alabama (1) 0-0 1,361
3 Oregon (1) 0-0 1,334
4 Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1,324
5 OHIO STATE 00 1,207
6 Auburn 0-0 1,198
7 UCLA 0-0 1,106
8 MICHIGAN STATE 00 1,080
9 South Carolina 0-0 1,015
10 Baylor 0-0 966
11 Stanford 0-0 885
12 Georgia 0-0 843
13 LSU 0-0 776
14 WISCONSIN 00 637
15 USC 0-0 626
16 Clemson 0-0 536
17 Notre Dame 0-0 445
18 Ole Miss 0-0 424
19 Arizona State 0-0 357
20 Kansas State 0-0 242
21 Texas A&M 0-0 238
22 NEBRASKA 00 226
23 North Carolina 0-0 194
24 Missouri 0-0 134
25 Washington 0-0 130
Others Receiving Votes: UCF 94, Florida 87, Texas
86, Duke 71, IOWA 68, Louisville 48, Marshall 41,
Oklahoma State 37, Virginia Tech 26, TCU 23, Missis-
sippi State 22, MICHIGAN 19, Texas Tech 19, Miami
(Fla.) 16, Cincinna 15, Boise State 10, Oregon State
10, NORTHWESTERN 8, BYU 8, PENN STATE 5,
Vanderbilt 2, Navy 2, Nevada 1, Louisiana-Lafayee 1,
Utah State 1.
Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS
1 Florida State (56) 0-0 1,543
2 Alabama 0-0 1,455
3 Oklahoma (3) 0-0 1,382
4 Oregon (1) 0-0 1,314
5 Auburn 0-0 1,271
6 OHIO STATE 1 00 1,267
7 UCLA 0-0 1,085
8 MICHIGAN STATE 00 1,050
9 South Carolina (1) 0-0 1,009
10 Baylor 0-0 965
11 Stanford 0-0 955
12 Georgia 0-0 905
13 LSU 0-0 833
14 WISCONSIN 00 654
15 USC 0-0 627
16 Clemson 0-0 535
17 Notre Dame 0-0 509
18 Arizona State 0-0 358
19 Ole Miss 0-0 346
20 Texas A&M 0-0 266
21 Kansas State 0-0 257
22 NEBRASKA 00 228
23 North Carolina 0-0 175
24 Texas 0-0 143
25 Washington 0-0 142
Others Receiving Votes: Missouri 126, Florida 122,
UCF 102, Mississippi State 74, Oklahoma State 56, TCU
54, MICHIGAN 53, IOWA 49, Miami (Fla.) 45, Duke
41, Louisville 32, Marshall 27, BYU 18, Boise State 13,
Virginia Tech 12, Louisiana-Lafayee 12, Texas Tech
8, Cincinna 6, MINNESOTA 6, NORTHWESTERN 5,
Fresno State 4, Oregon State 4, Houston 2, Georgia
Tech 2, Arkansas 1, Arizona 1, Northern Illinois 1.
ASSOCIATED PRESS AMWAY COACHES
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
Every Commiee on Instuonal Cooperaon instuon (all Big Ten schools and the University of Chicago) ranks among the
top 86 universies in the naon according to the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universies, including six in the top 25.
BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Big Ten Player of the Week announcements will
begin on Monday, Sept. 1. Single-season Oensive,
Defensive and Special Teams Player and Freshman of
the Week leaders are below.
OFFENSE (began 1987)
5 Troy Smith, QB, OSU 2006
4 Anthony Thompson, RB, IND 1989
Desmond Howard, WR, MICH 1991
Ron Dayne, RB, WIS 1999
Drew Brees, QB, PUR 2000
Larry Johnson, RB, PSU 2002
Kyle Orton, QB, PUR 2004
Denard Robinson, QB, MICH 2011
Montee Ball, RB, WIS 2011
Taylor Marnez, QB, WIS 2012
3 Mulple Players, most recently
LeVeon Bell, RB, MSU 2012
DEFENSE (began 1987)
3 Pat Fitzgerald, LB, NU 1995
Tom Burke, DE, WIS 1998
Paul Posluszny, LB, PSU 2005
Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU 2013
2 Mulple Players, most recently
James Morris, LB, IOWA 2013

SPECIAL TEAMS (began 1994)
4 Travis Dorsch, PK/P, PUR 2001
3 John Hall, PK, WIS 1996
Tim Dwight, PR/KR, IOWA 1997
Brandon Fields, P, MSU 2003
Mike Nugent, PK, OSU 2004
Bre Swenson, PK, MSU 2008
Stefan Demos, PK/P, NU 2009
Bre Maher, K/P, NEB 2011
Anthony Fera, K/P, PSU 2011
Bre Maher, K/P, NEB 2012
FRESHMAN (began 2010)
6 Nathan Scheelhaase, QB, ILL 2010
5 Chrisan Hackenberg, QB, PSU 2013
4 James White, RB, WIS 2010
2 LeVeon Bell, RB, MSU 2010
Mike Sadler, P, MSU 2011
Braxton Miller, QB, OSU 2011
Mason Monheim, LB, ILL 2012
Frankie Williams, DB, PUR 2012
Corey Clement, RB, WIS 2013
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 3
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Dec. 26, 2014
1 p.m. ET, ESPN
Dallas, Texas
Big Ten vs. C-USA
Detroit Lions Bowl
Dec. 26, 2014
4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Detroit, Mich.
Big Ten vs. ACC
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Dec. 27, 2014
4:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Bronx, N.Y.
Big Ten vs. ACC
Naonal University
Holiday Bowl
Dec. 27, 2014
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
San Diego, Calif.
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Franklin American Mortgage
Music City Bowl
Dec. 30, 2014
3 p.m. ET, ESPN
Nashville, Tenn.
Big Ten or ACC vs. SEC
San Francisco Bowl
Dec. 30, 2014
10 p.m. ET, ESPN
Santa Clara, Calif.
Big Ten vs. Pac-12
Orange Bowl
Dec. 31, 2014
8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Big Ten, SEC or
Notre Dame vs. ACC
Capital One Bowl
Jan. 1, 2015
1 p.m. ET, ABC
Orlando, Fla.
Big Ten or ACC vs. SEC
Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, 2015
1 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Tampa, Fla.
Big Ten vs. SEC
Rose Bowl Game Presented by
Northwestern Mutual
Jan. 1, 2015
5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN
Pasadena, Calif.
Big Ten vs. Pac-12/
College Football Playo
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jan. 2, 2015
3:20 p.m. ET, ESPN
Jacksonville, Fla.
Big Ten or ACC vs. SEC
2014-15 BIG TEN BOWL DESTINATIONS
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
During the 2013-14 season, current Big Ten instuons claimed seven naonal championships: Maryland womens lacrosse;
Michigan mens gymnascs; Ohio State open pistol and womens rowing, and Penn State fencing, volleyball and wrestling.
Kicko Return Touchdowns
5 Stan Brown, PUR 1968-70
4 DeAndra Cobb, MSU 2003-04
3 Derrick Mason, MSU 1993-96
Marcus Thigpen, IND 2005-08
Dorien Bryant, PUR 2004-07
2 Mulple players, including
Marcus Jones, MINN 2011-
Raheem Mostert, PUR 2011-
Touchdowns O Intercepons
5 Jamar Fletcher, WIS 1998-00
4 Tim Wilbur, IND 1978-82
3 Bob Radclie, WIS 1949-50
Mike Gow, ILL 1972-74
Rod Woodson, PUR 1983-86
Tom Knight, IOWA 1993-96
Cyril Weems, WIS 1993-96
Mike Rose, PUR 1996-99
Ricardo Allen, PUR 2010-13
2 Mulple players, including
Collin Ellis, NU 2011-
Consecuve Field Goals Made
24 Mike Nugent, OSU 2001-02
22 Nate Kaeding, IOWA 2001-02
17 Je Budzien, NU 2013
16 Dan Nystrom, MINN 2002
15 Vlade Janakievski, OSU 1979-80
Bre Swenson, MSU 2008
14 Remy Hamilton, MICH 1996
Dan Nystrom, MINN 1999-00
Dan Conroy, MSU 2009-10
13 Mulple players, including
Michael Geiger, MSU 2013-
Career All-Purpose Yards
7,429 Ron Dayne, WIS 1996-99
6,559 Archie Gri n, OSU 1972-75
6,466 Anthony Thompson, IND 1986-89
6,219 Dorien Bryant, PUR 2004-07
6,201 Jamie Morris, MICH 1984-87
6,000 Anthony Thomas, MICH 1997-00
5,935 Montee Ball, WIS 2009-12
5,852 Brandon Williams, WIS 2002-05
5,799 Anthony Carter, MICH 1979-82
5,624 Mike Hart, MICH 2004-07
4,914 Ameer, Abdullah, NEB 2011-
Career Rushing Yards
7,125 Ron Dayne, WIS 1996-99
5,589 Archie Gri n, OSU 1972-75
5,299 Anthony Thompson, IND 1986-89
5,140 Montee Ball, WIS 2009-12
5,040 Mike Hart, MICH 2004-07
4,887 Lorenzo White, MSU 1984-87
4,676 Anthony Davis, WIS 2001-04
4,654 D. Thompson, MINN 1986-89
4,495 Denard Robinson, MICH 2009-12
4,485 Damien Anderson, NU 1998-01
2,977 Ameer, Abdullah, NEB 2011-
Acve players in bold
BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS
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BIG TEN IN THE POLLS
Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only
EAST DIVISION
Kevin Wilson, IND 10-26 (3) 10-26 (3) 5-19
Randy Edsall, MD 87-94 (15) 13-24 (3) 0-0
Brady Hoke, MICH 73-63 (11) 26-13 (3) 15-9
Mark Dantonio, MSU 82-46 (10) 64-29 (7) 38-18
Urban Meyer, OSU 128-25 (12) 24-2 (2) 16-0
James Franklin, PSU 24-15 (3) 0-0 0-0
Kyle Flood, RU 15-11 (2) 15-11 (2) 0-0
WEST DIVISION
Tim Beckman, ILL 27-34 (5) 6-18 (2) 1-15
Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 120-100 (18) 108-79 (15) 64-56
Jerry Kill, MINN 144-94 (20) 17-21 (3) 8-16
Bo Pelini, NEB 58-24 (6) 58-24 (6) 17-7
Pat Fitzgerald, NU 55-46 (8) 55-46 (8) 27-37
Darrell Hazell, PUR 17-21 (3) 1-11 (1) 0-8
Gary Andersen, WIS 39-35 (6) 9-4 (1) 6-2
BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 4
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
QUICK FACTS
Date: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014
Time: 8:17 p.m. ET
Television: FOX
Site: Indianapolis, Ind.
Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Capacity: 66,707
The 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game will kick o from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 6,
2014.
The winner of the East Division will meet the winner of the West Division, with the games victor earning the Big Ten Champion-
ship and a chance to play in one of the six bowls that comprise the College Football Playo, including the Rose Bowl Game.
FOX will serve as the o cial broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil Stadium will
host the tle games through 2021.
Tickets for the 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at
www.cketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets and VIP premium cket packages can also be reserved at bigten.team-
x.com, a cket reservaon system launched by the Big Ten in partnership with Forward Market Media and BTN. Go to bigten.org
for more informaon.
BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
BIG TEN FOOTBALL AWARDS
The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recog-
nizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the
2014 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, defen-
sive back, kicker and punter. Each of these individual
position awards features the names of two former stu-
dent-athletes.
The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conferences
top coaches, offensive and defensive players and line-
men and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten
coaches have the opportunity to claim two awards.
Media voters will select the Dave McClain Coach of the
Year, which has been awarded since 1972, while coach-
es 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 Nagurski-
Woodson Defensive Player of the Year award and the
best first-year standout will receive the Thompson-
Randle 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 postcolle-
giate 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 NAMED FOR
Championship Game Awards
Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago

Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois
(media vote only) Archie Griffin, Ohio State
Postcollegiate Awards
(vote by school administrators)
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Gerald R. Ford, Michigan
Nile Kinnick, Iowa
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Tony Dungy, Minnesota
Anthony Thompson, Indiana
Annual Awards
(combined vote by coaches and media, unless otherwise noted)
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Otto Graham, Northwestern
Eddie George, Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Bronislau "Bronko" Nagurski, 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
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
The Big Ten sponsors 28 o cial conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women,
including the debut of lacrosse this academic year.
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 5
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
The Big Ten leads the naon in total student-athletes and parcipaon opportunies
and sponsors more o cial sports than all conferences other than the Ivy League.
EASTERN ILLINOIS MINNESOTA
EASTERN ILLINOIS (0-0 overall, 0-0 Ohio Valley)
Coach: Kim Dameron
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Shepard Lile (217-1,551 yards, 15 TDs)
Pass: Ben Krol (16-27, 140 yards)
Rec.: Adam Drake (85-1,305 yards, 13 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Jourdan Wicklie (91 tackles)
Sacks: Dino Fan (5.0-28 yards)
Football Contact: Rich Moser, 217-581-7480, rlmoser@eiu.edu
MINNESOTA (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Jerry Kill
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: David Cobb (237-1,202 yards, 7 TDs)
Pass: Mitch Leidner (43-78, 619 yards, 3 TDs)
Rec.: Maxx Williams (25-417 yards, 5 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Cedric Thompson (79 tackles)
Sacks: Theiren Cockran (7.5-38 yards)
Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, psrovnak@umn.edu
Thursday, Aug. 28 6 p.m. CT Minneapolis, Minn. TCF Bank Stadium (50,805)
BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Glen Mason, Jamie Hersch
RUTGERS . WASHINGTON STATE
RUTGERS (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Kyle Flood
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Paul James (156-881 yards, 9 TDs)
Pass: Gary Nova (165-303, 2,159 yards, 18 TDs)
Rec.: Tyler Kro (43-573 yards, 4 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Steve Longa (123 tackles)
Sacks: Darius Hamilton (4.5-29 yards)
Football Contact: Jason Baum, 732-445-6069, jbaum@scarletknights.com
WASHINGTON STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Pac-12)
Coach: Mike Leach
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Marcus Mason (87-429 yards, 2 TDs)
Pass: Connor Halliday (449-714, 4,597 yards, 34 TDs)
Rec.: Gabe Marks (74-807 yards, 7 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Darryl Monroe (94 tackles)
Sacks: Xavier Cooper (5.0-27 yards)
Football Contact: Bill Stevens, 509-335-4294, wsstevens@wsu.edu
Thursday, Aug. 28 7 p.m. PT Seale, Wash. CenturyLink Field (67,000)
FOX Sports 1 Announcers: Tim Brando, Joel Kla, Jenny Ta
JACKSONVILLE STATE #8/8 MICHIGAN STATE
JACKSONVILLE STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Ohio Valley)
Coach: John Grass
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: DaMarcus James (292-1,477 yards, 29 TDs)
Pass: Max Shortell (114-200, 1,608 yards, 6 TDs)
Rec.: Josh Barge (58-885 yards, 2 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Harris Gaston (57 tackles)
Sacks: Dusn Gayton (8.0-37 yards)
Football Contact: Greg Seitz, 256-782-5279, gseitz@jsu.edu
MICHIGAN STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Mark Dantonio
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Jeremy Langford (292-1,422 yards, 18 TDs)
Pass: Connor Cook (223-380, 2,755 yards, 22 TDs)
Rec.: Tony Lippe (44-613 yards, 2 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Kurs Drummond (91 tackles)
Sacks: Shilique Calhoun (7.5-45 yards)
Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, lewski@ath.msu.edu
Friday, Aug. 29 7:30 p.m. ET East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium (75,005)
BTN Announcers: Ma Devlin, Jim Miller, Lisa Byington
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 6
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
In 2012, Committee on Institutional Cooperation institutions had over $10 billion in research expenditures,
$4 billion more than any other conference.
INDIANA STATE INDIANA
INDIANA STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Coach: Mike Sanford
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Buck Logan (131-609 yards, 1 TD)
Pass: Mike Perish (139-243, 1,586 yards, 14 TDs)
Rec.: Kyani Harris (20-265 yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Jameer Thurman (91 tackles)
Sacks: Connor Underwood (9.0-58 yards)
Football Contact: Ace Hunt, 812-237-4161, ace.hunt@indstate.edu
INDIANA (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Kevin Wilson
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Tevin Coleman (131-958 yards, 12 TDs)
Pass: Nate Sudfeld (194-322, 2,523 yards, 21 TDs)
Rec.: Shane Wynn (46-633 yards, 11 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: David Cooper (85 tackles)
Sacks: Nick Mangieri (3.0-14 yards)
Football Contact: Je Keag, 812-855-6209, jkeag@indiana.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 Noon ET Bloomington, Ind. Memorial Stadium (52,929)
ESPNEWS Announcers: Mike Corey, Dan Hawkins
NORTHERN IOWA IOWA
NORTHERN IOWA (0-0 overall, 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Coach: Mark Farley
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: David Johnson (222-1,291 yards, 10 TDs)
Pass: Sawyer Kollmorgen (156-248, 1,824 yards, 14 TDs)
Rec.: Chad Owens (60-595 yards, 5 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Max Busher (75 tackles)
Sacks: Xavier Williams (5.5-24 yards)
Football Contact: Jordie Lindley, 319-273-3642, jordan.lindley@uni.edu
IOWA (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Kirk Ferentz
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Mark Weisman (227-975 yards, 8 TDs)
Pass: Jake Rudock (204-346, 2,383 yards, 18 TDs)
Rec.: Kevonte Marn-Manley (40-388 yards, 5 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: John Lowdermilk (78 tackles)
Sacks: Drew O (2.5-5 yards)
Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, steven-roe@uiowa.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 11 a.m. CT Iowa City, Iowa Kinnick Stadium (70,585)
BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Chuck Long
JAMES MADISON MARYLAND
JAMES MADISON (0-0 overall, 0-0 Colonial)
Coach: Evere Withers
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Khalid Abdullah (68-347 yards, 3 TDs)
Pass: Quinn Hunter (1-2, 16 yards)
Rec.: Daniel Brown (42-665 yards, 8 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Gage Steele (106 tackles)
Sacks: Brandon Lee (6.5-63 yards)
Football Contact: John Marn, 540-568-6154, marnja@jmu.edu
MARYLAND (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Randy Edsall
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Brandon Ross (166-776 yards, 4 TDs)
Pass: C.J. Brown (166-282, 2,242 yards, 13 TDs)
Rec.: Levern Jacobs (47-640 yards, 3 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Sean Davis (102 tackles)
Sacks: Andre Monroe (9.5-58 yards)
Football Contact: Ma Taylor, 301-314-7065, taylormd@umd.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 3:30 p.m. ET College Park, Md. Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium (51,802)
BTN Announcers: Joe Benina, Sco McBrien, Frank Hanrahan
YOUNGSTOWN STATE ILLINOIS
YOUNGSTOWN STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Missouri Valley)
Coach: Eric Wolford
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Marn Ruiz (192-1,094 yards, 15 TDs)
Pass: Dante Nania (11-20, 180 yards)
Rec.: Andre Stubbs (29-359 yards, 5 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Donald DAlesio (70 tackles)
Sacks: Emmanuel Kromah (4.0-20 yards)
Football Contact: Trevor Parks, 330-941-3192, tparks@ysu.edu
ILLINOIS (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Tim Beckman
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Josh Ferguson (141-779 yards, 7 TDs)
Pass: Reilly OToole (12-16, 141 yards, 1 TD)
Rec.: Josh Ferguson (50-535 yards, 4 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Earnest Thomas III (101 tackles)
Sacks: Dawuane Smoot (1.0-7 yards)
Football Contacts: Kent Brown, 217-333-1391, kwbrown3@illinois.edu
Derek Neal, 217-333-1391, drneal@illinois.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 11 a.m. CT Champaign, Ill. Memorial Stadium (60,670)
BTN Announcers: Chris Denari, Danan Hughes
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 7
APPALACHIAN STATE MICHIGAN
APPALACHIAN STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Sun Belt)
Coach: Sco Saereld
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Marcus Cox (245-1,250 yards, 15 TDs)
Pass: Kameron Bryant (237-333, 2,713 yards, 14 TDs)
Rec.: Marcus Cox (43-559 yards, 6 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: John Law (71 tackles)
Sacks: Deuce Robinson (2.0-11 yards)
Football Contact: Mike Flynn, 828-262-2845, ynnmh@appstate.edu
MICHIGAN (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Brady Hoke
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Devin Gardner (165-483 yards, 11 TDs)
Pass: Devin Gardner (208-345, 2,960 yards, 21 TDs)
Rec.: Devin Funchess (49-748 yards, 6 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Raymon Taylor (86 tackles)
Sacks: Frank Clark (4.5-26 yards)
Football Contact: Derek Saereld, 734-647-1192, dsa@umich.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 Noon ET Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan Stadium (109,901)
ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
BTN will be in 60 million homes by the start of the 2014 football season. The network is carried by all major cable,
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FLORIDA ATLANTIC #22/22 NEBRASKA
FLORIDA ATLANTIC (0-0 overall, 0-0 Conference USA)
Coach: Charlie Partridge
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Jaquez Johnson (172-772 yards, 10 TDs)
Pass: Jaquez Johnson (149-256, 1,876 yards, 12 TDs)
Rec.: William Dukes (35-553 yards, 6 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Andrae Kirk (84 tackles)
Sacks: Brandin Bryant (6.0-35 yards)
Football Contact: Katrina McCormack, 561-297-3163, kmccormi@fau.edu
NEBRASKA (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Bo Pelini
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Ameer Abdullah (281-1,690 yards, 9 TDs)
Pass: Tommy Armstrong Jr. (68-131, 966 yards, 9 TDs)
Rec.: Kenny Bell (52-577 yards, 4 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Corey Cooper (91 tackles)
Sacks: Randy Gregory (10.5-69 yards)
Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, kmann@huskers.com
Saturday, Aug. 30 2:30 p.m. CT Lincoln, Neb. Memorial Stadium (87,000)
BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Eric Crouch, Damon Benning
CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA (0-0 overall, 0-0 Pac-12)
Coach: Sonny Dykes
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Khalfani Muhammad (74-445 yards, 4 TDs)
Pass: Jared Go (320-531, 3,508 yards, 18 TDs)
Rec.: Bryce Treggs (77-751 yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Michael Lowe (67 tackles)
Sacks: Kyle Kragen (3.0-15 yards)
Football Contact: Kyle McRae, 510-219-9340, mcrae@berkeley.edu
NORTHWESTERN (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Pat Fitzgerald
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Treyvon Green (138-736 yards, 8 TDs)
Pass: Trevor Siemian (178-298, 2,149 yards, 11 TDs)
Rec.: Tony Jones (55-630 yards, 4 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Chi Chi Ariguzo (106 tackles)
Sacks: Ifeadi Odenigbo (5.5-37 yards)
Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-467-2028, pkennedy@northwestern.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 2:30 p.m. CT Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field (47,330)
ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer market) Announcers: Mark Jones, Rod Gilmore, Jessica Mendoza
#5/6 OHIO STATE . NAVY
OHIO STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Urban Meyer
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Ezekial Ellio (30-262 yards, 2 TDs)
Pass: Cardale Jones (1-2, 3 yards)
Rec.: Devin Smith (44-660 yards, 8 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Joshua Perry (64 tackles)
Sacks: Noah Spence (8.0-67 yards)
Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, emig.2@osu.edu
NAVY (0-0 overall)
Coach: Ken Niumatalolo
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Keenan Reynolds (300-1,346 yards, 31 TDs)
Pass: Keenan Reynolds (68-128, 1,057 yards, 8 TDs)
Rec.: DeBrandon Sanders (13-223 yards, 1 TD)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Chris Johnson (84 tackles)
Sacks: Jordan Drake (3.0-17 yards)
Football Contact: Sco Strasemeier, 410-293-8775, sstrasem@usna.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 Noon ET Balmore, Md. M&T Bank Stadium (71,008)
CBS Sports Network Announcers: Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson, Allie LaForce
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 8
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
Over the last 10 years, current Big Ten instuons have won naonal tles in 18 dierent sports.
WESTERN MICHIGAN PURDUE
WESTERN MICHIGAN (0-0 overall, 0-0 MAC)
Coach: P.J. Fleck
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Dareyon Chance (151-692 yards, 3 TDs)
Pass: Zach Terrell (133-251, 1,602 yards, 8 TDs)
Rec.: Corey Davis (67-941 yards, 6 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Jusn Currie (113 tackles)
Sacks: Jusn Currie (1.0-8 yards)
Football Contact: Adam Bodnar, 269-387-4122, adam.e.bodnar@wmich.edu
PURDUE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Darrell Hazell
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Akeem Hunt (123-464 yards, 1 TD)
Pass: Danny Etling (149-267, 1,690 yards, 10 TDs)
Rec.: Jusn Sinz (41-340 yards, 4 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Anthony Brown (69 tackles)
Sacks: Collin Link (2.0-11 yards)
Football Contact: Ma Rector, 765-494-3196, rector@purdue.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 Noon ET West Lafayee, Ind. Ross-Ade Stadium (57,236)
ESPNU Announcers: Adam Amin, John Congemi
#14/14 WISCONSIN . #13/13 LSU
WISCONSIN (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: Gary Andersen
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Melvin Gordon (206-1,609 yards, 12 TDs)
Pass: Joel Stave (208-336, 2,494 yards, 22 TDs)
Rec.: Jordan Frederick (10-106 yards)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Michael Caputo (63 tackles)
Sacks: Warren Herring (4.0-34 yards)
Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-263-5052 bml@athlecs.wisc.edu
LSU (0-0 overall, 0-0 SEC)
Coach: Les Miles
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Terrence Magee (86-626 yards, 8 TDs)
Pass: Anthony Jennings (13-29, 181 yards, 1 TD)
Rec.: Travin Dural (7-145 yards, 2 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: D.J. Welter (80 tackles)
Sacks: Jermauria Rasco (4.0-25 yards)
Football Contact: Michael Bonnee, 225-578-8226, mbonnet@lsu.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 8 p.m. CT Houston, Texas NRG Stadium (71,500)
ESPN Announcers: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay
PENN STATE vs. CENTRAL FLORIDA
PENN STATE (0-0 overall, 0-0 Big Ten)
Coach: James Franklin
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: Zach Zwinak (210-989 yards, 12 TDs)
Pass: Chrisan Hackenberg (231-392, 2,955 yards, 20 TDs)
Rec.: Jesse James (25-333 yards, 3 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Mike Hull (78 tackles)
Sacks: Anthony Zeel (4.0-32 yards)
Football Contact: Je Nelson, 814-865-1757, jtn4@psu.edu
CENTRAL FLORIDA (0-0 overall, 0-0 American)
Coach: George OLeary
Oensive Leaders:
Rush: William Stanback (105-443 yards, 6 TDs)
Pass: Jusn Holman (9-14, 75 yards, 1 TD)
Rec.: Rannell Hall (57-886 yards, 5 TDs)
Defensive Leaders:
Tackles: Terrance Plummer (110 tackles)
Sacks: Thomas Niles (4.0-16 yards)
Football Contact: Brian Ormiston, 407-823-2409, bormiston@athlecs.ucf.edu
Saturday, Aug. 30 1:30 p.m. local me (8:30 a.m. ET) Dublin, Ireland Croke Park (82,300)
ESPN2 Announcers: Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, Jeannine Edwards
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 9
MICHIGAN
TEAM SCHEDULES: EAST DIVISION
East Division Games in Bold
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 Indiana State
9/13 at Bowling Green
9/20 at Missouri
9/27 Maryland
10/4 North Texas
10/11 at Iowa
10/18 Michigan State
11/1 at Michigan
11/8 Penn State
11/15 at Rutgers
11/22 at Ohio State
11/29 Purdue
INDIANA
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 Appalachian State
9/6 at Notre Dame
9/13 Miami (Ohio)
9/20 Utah
9/27 Minnesota
10/4 at Rutgers
10/11 Penn State
10/25 at Michigan State
11/1 Indiana
11/8 at Northwestern
11/22 Maryland
11/29 at Ohio State
#5/6 OHIO STATE
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 vs. Navy [1]
9/6 Virginia Tech
9/13 Kent State
9/27 Cincinnati
10/4 at Maryland
10/18 Rutgers
10/25 at Penn State
11/1 Illinois
11/8 at Michigan State
11/15 at Minnesota
11/22 Indiana
11/29 Michigan
[1] at Baltimore, Md.
RUTGERS
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/28 vs. Washington State [1]
9/6 Howard
9/13 Penn State
9/20 at Navy
9/27 Tulane
10/4 Michigan
10/18 at Ohio State
10/25 at Nebraska
11/1 Wisconsin
11/15 Indiana
11/22 at Michigan State
11/29 at Maryland
[1] at Seattle, Wash.
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 James Madison
9/6 at USF
9/13 West Virginia
9/20 at Syracuse
9/27 at Indiana
10/4 Ohio State
10/18 Iowa
10/25 at Wisconsin
11/1 at Penn State
11/15 Michigan State
11/22 at Michigan
11/29 Rutgers
MARYLAND
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/29 Jacksonville State
9/6 at Oregon
9/20 Eastern Michigan
9/27 Wyoming
10/4 Nebraska
10/11 at Purdue
10/18 at Indiana
10/25 Michigan
11/8 Ohio State
11/15 at Maryland
11/22 Rutgers
11/29 at Penn State
#8/8 MICHIGAN STATE
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 vs. Central Florida [1]
9/6 Akron
9/13 at Rutgers
9/20 Massachusetts
9/27 Northwestern
10/11 at Michigan
10/25 Ohio State
11/1 Maryland
11/8 at Indiana
11/15 Temple
11/22 at Illinois
11/29 Michigan State
[1] at Dublin, Ireland
PENN STATE
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
The Big Ten became the rst conference to voluntarily adopt male and female
parcipaon goals aer launching its Gender Equity Acon Plan in 1992.
BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 1 10
TEAM SCHEDULES: WEST DIVISION
West Division Games in Bold
MINNESOTA
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 Youngstown State
9/6 Western Kentucky
9/13 at Washington
9/20 Texas State
9/27 at Nebraska
10/4 Purdue
10/11 at Wisconsin
10/25 Minnesota
11/1 at Ohio State
11/15 Iowa
11/22 Penn State
11/29 at Northwestern
ILLINOIS
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/28 Eastern Illinois
9/6 Middle Tennessee State
9/13 at TCU
9/20 San Jose State
9/27 at Michigan
10/11 Northwestern
10/18 Purdue
10/25 at Illinois
11/8 Iowa
11/15 Ohio State
11/22 at Nebraska
11/29 at Wisconsin
NORTHWESTERN
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 California
9/6 Northern Illinois
9/20 Western Illinois
9/27 at Penn State
10/4 Wisconsin
10/11 at Minnesota
10/18 Nebraska
11/1 at Iowa
11/8 Michigan
11/15 at Notre Dame
11/22 at Purdue
11/29 Illinois
#14/14 WISCONSIN
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 vs. #13/13 LSU [1]
9/6 Western Illinois
9/20 Bowling Green
9/27 South Florida
10/4 at Northwestern
10/11 Illinois
10/25 Maryland
11/1 at Rutgers
11/8 at Purdue
11/15 Nebraska
11/22 at Iowa
11/29 Minnesota
[1] at Houston, Texas
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 Northern Iowa
9/6 Ball State
9/13 Iowa State
9/20 at Pittsburgh
9/27 at Purdue
10/11 Indiana
10/18 at Maryland
11/1 Northwestern
11/8 at Minnesota
11/15 at Illinois
11/22 Wisconsin
11/28 Nebraska
IOWA
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 Florida Atlantic
9/6 McNeese State
9/13 at Fresno State
9/20 Miami (Fla.)
9/27 Illinois
10/4 at Michigan State
10/18 at Northwestern
10/25 Rutgers
11/1 Purdue
11/15 at Wisconsin
11/22 Minnesota
11/28 at Iowa
#22/22 NEBRASKA
DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE
8/30 Western Michigan
9/6 Central Michigan
9/13 vs. Notre Dame [1]
9/20 Southern Illinois
9/27 Iowa
10/4 at Illinois
10/11 Michigan State
10/18 at Minnesota
11/1 at Nebraska
11/8 Wisconsin
11/22 Northwestern
11/29 at Indiana
[1] at Indianapolis, Ind.
PURDUE
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
The conference awarded the rst Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding senior student-athletes
who demonstrated excellence in academics and athlecs.