2012 Big Ten Conference football season

2012 Big Ten Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport Football
Duration August 31, 2012
through January 2013
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2013 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Travis Frederick (Wisconsin)
Picked by Dallas Cowboys, 31st overall
Regular Season
Season MVP Braxton Miller
Top scorer Montee Ball (132 points)
Leaders Division champions Ohio State
Legends Division champions Nebraska
Championship Game
Champions Wisconsin Badgers
  Runners-up Nebraska
Finals MVP Montee Ball
2012 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Legends Division
#25 Nebraska x   7 – 1         10 – 4  
#24 Michigan   6 – 2         8 – 5  
#17 Northwestern   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Michigan State   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Iowa   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Leaders Division
#3 Ohio State* x   8 – 0         12 – 0  
Penn State*   6 – 2         8 – 4  
Wisconsin $   4 – 4         8 – 6  
Purdue   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Illinois   0 – 8         2 – 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
Stanford defeated Wisconsin 20–14 in the 2013 Rose Bowl on January 1, 2013 in Pasadena, CA

The 2012 Big Ten Conference football season was the 117th season for the Big Ten. The conference began its season on September 1, as each of the conference’s teams began their respective 2012 season of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition. This was the league's second season with a divisional format and a championship game.

Rankings

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Illinois AP
C
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BCS Not released
Indiana AP
C
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Iowa AP
C
Harris Not released
BCS Not released
Michigan AP 8 19 17 18 RV RV 25 23 20 RV RV 23 20 21 19 24
C 8 19 18 17 RV RV RV 25 20 RV RV 23 20 24 22 RV
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BCS Not released 22 21 19 19 18
Michigan State AP 13 11 10 21 20 RV RV
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Minnesota AP
C RV
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Nebraska AP 17 16 RV 25 22 21 RV RV RV 21 18 16 17 14 23 25
C 16 14 24 22 20 20 RV RV RV 21 16 14 14 13 21 23
Harris Not released RV RV RV 21 16 14 14 13 18
BCS Not released 20 16 14 14 12 16
Northwestern AP RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 21 17
C RV RV RV RV 22 RV RV RV RV 21 RV RV 20 17 16
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BCS Not released 24 22 20
Ohio State AP 18 14 12 16 14 12 8 7 9 6 5 6 4 4 3 3
C Ineligible for ranking
Harris Not released Ineligible for ranking
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Penn State AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C Ineligible for ranking
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Purdue AP RV RV
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Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Spring games

April 14

April 21

April 28

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings = AP / Coaches.

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 11:00 pm Minnesota UNLV Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV CBS Sports Network W 30–27 3OT  16,013
August 31 8:00 pm #24 Boise State #13 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN W 17–13   78,709
September 1 12:00 pm Western Michigan Illinois Memorial Stadium • Syracuse, NY ESPN2 W 24–7   43,441
September 1 12:00 pm Northwestern Syracuse Carrier Dome • Champaign, IL ESPNU W 42–41   37,830
September 1 12:00 pm Ohio Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA ESPN L 14–24   97,186
September 1 12:00 pm Miami (OH) #18 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 56–10   105,039
September 1 3:30 pm Iowa Northern Illinois Soldier Field • Chicago, IL ESPNU W 18–17   52,117
September 1 3:30 pm Southern Mississippi #17 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC / ESPN2 W 49–20   85,425
September 1 3:30 pm Eastern Kentucky Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 48–6   40,572
September 1 3:30 pm Northern Iowa #12 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 26–21   79,568
September 1 8:00 pm #8 Michigan #2 Alabama Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX ABC L 14–41   90,413
September 1 8:00 pm Indiana State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 24–17   41,882
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 8 12:00 pm New Hampshire Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 44-7 47,022
September 8 12:00 pm Penn State Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ABC L 16-17 56,087
September 8 12:00 pm Central Florida #14 / NR Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN2 W 31-16 104,745
September 8 3:30 pm Air Force #19 / #19 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC / ESPN2 W 31-25 112,522
September 8 3:30 pm Indiana Massachusetts Gillette Stadium • Foxborogh, MA ESPN3 W 45-6 16,304
September 8 3:30 pm Iowa State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN L 6-9 70,585
September 8 3:30 pm #11 / #11 Michigan State Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPNU W 41-7 35,127
September 8 3:30 pm Purdue #22 / #22 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 17-20 80,795
September 8 4:00 pm #13 / #13 Wisconsin Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FX L 7-10 42,189
September 8 7:30 pm #16 / #14 Nebraska #22 / #23 UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FOX L 30-36 71,530
September 8 8:00 pm Vanderbilt Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 23-13 31,644
September 8 10:30 pm Illinois Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN L 14-45 54,128

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 15 12:00 pm Arkansas State NR / #24 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2 W 42-13 85,290
September 15 12:00 pm California #12 / NR Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 35-28 105,232
September 15 12:00 pm Charleston Southern Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 44-0 45,369
September 15 12:00 pm Eastern Michigan Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 54-16 40,217
September 15 12:00 pm Western Michigan Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 28-23 44,921
September 15 3:30 pm Boston College Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 22-13 32,597
September 15 3:30 pm Massachusetts #17 / #18 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 63-13 110,708
September 15 3:30 pm Navy Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA ABC / ESPN2 W 34-7 98,792
September 15 3:30 pm Northern Iowa Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 27-16 70,585
September 15 8:00 pm Ball State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 39-41 48,186
September 15 8:00 pm #20 / #19 Notre Dame #10 / #10 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC L 3-20 79,219
September 15 8:00 pm Utah State NR / #22 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 16-14 79,332

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Broadcast Result Attendance
September 22 12:00 pm Central Michigan Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN L 31-32 70,585
September 22 12:00 pm Alabama-Birmingham #16 / NR Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 29-15 105,019
September 22 12:00 pm Texas-El Paso NR / #24 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2 W 37-26 79,806
September 22 3:30 pm Eastern Michigan #21 / #20 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 23-7 74,204
September 22 3:30 pm Idaho State #25 / #22 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 73-7 84,923
September 22 3:30 pm South Dakota Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 38-7 28,641
September 22 3:30 pm Temple Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA ABC / ESPN2 W 24-13 93,680
September 22 7:30 pm #18 / #17 Michigan #11 / #15 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC L 6-13 80,795
September 22 8:00 pm Louisiana Tech Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 17-52 46,539
September 22 8:00 pm Syracuse Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 17-10 50,805
Date Bye Week Bye Week
September 22 Indiana Purdue

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 29 12:00 pm Indiana Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NW 44–29   33,129
September 29 12:00 pm Minnesota Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2  Iowa 31–13   70,585
September 29 12:00 pm Penn State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN  PSU 35–7   46,734
September 29 3:30 pm Marshall Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 51–41   45,481
September 29 3:30 pm #14 Ohio State #20 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC  OSU 17–16   76,705
September 29 8:00 pm Wisconsin #22 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC  NEB 30–27   85,962
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 29 Michigan

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 6 12:00 pm Michigan State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) BTN  MSU 31–27   45,979
October 6 12:00 pm #24 Northwestern Penn State Beaver Stadium • Happy Valley, PA ESPN  PSU 39–28   95,769
October 6 3:30 pm Illinois Wisconsin Camp Randall • Madison, WI ABC / ESPN2  WIS 31–14   80,096
October 6 4:00 pm Michigan Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  MICH 44–13   50,105
October 6 8:00 pm #21 Nebraska #12 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC  OSU 63–38   106,102
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week Bye Week
October 6 Iowa Minnesota

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 13 12:00 pm Iowa Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN  Iowa 19–16 2OT  70,211
October 13 12:00 pm Northwestern Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPN2  NW 21–13   49,651
October 13 12:00 pm Wisconsin Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  WIS 38–14   46,007
October 13 3:30 pm Illinois #25 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC  MICH 45–0   110,992
October 13 8:00 pm #8 Ohio State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  OSU 52–49   48,880
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week Bye Week
October 13 Nebraska Penn State

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 20 12:00 pm Minnesota Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) ESPNU  WIS 38–13   80,587
October 20 12:00 pm Purdue #7 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC / ESPN2  OSU 29–22 OT  105,290
October 20 3:30 pm Indiana Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBS Sports Network L 31–30   33,441
October 20 3:30 pm Michigan State #23 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) BTN  MICH 12–10   113,833
October 20 3:30 pm Nebraska Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ABC / ESPN2  NEB 29–28   47,330
October 20 8:00 pm Penn State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN  PSU 38–14   70,585
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 20 Illinois

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 27 12:00 pm Indiana Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  IND 31–17   47,981
October 27 12:00 pm Iowa Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN2  NW 28–17   44,121
October 27 3:30 pm Michigan State Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC / ESPN2  MSU 16–13 OT  80,538
October 27 3:30 pm Purdue Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MN 44–28   41,062
October 27 5:30 pm Ohio State Penn State Beaver Stadium • State College, PA (Ohio State-Penn State football rivalry) ESPN  OSU 35–23   107,818
October 27 8:00 pm Michigan Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2  NEB 23–9   86,160
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 3 12:00 pm Michigan Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Little Brown Jug) BTN  MICH 35–13   48,801
November 3 3:30 pm Illinois #6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illinois-Ohio State football rivalry) ESPN  OSU 52–22   105,311
November 3 3:30 pm Iowa Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  IND 24–21   40,646
November 3 3:30 pm #21 Nebraska Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC / ESPN2  NEB 28–24   73,522
November 3 3:30 pm Penn State Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette ESPNU  PSU 34–9   40,098
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week Bye Week
November 3 Northwestern Wisconsin

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 10 12:00 pm Northwestern Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN  MICH 38–31 OT  112,510
November 10 12:00 pm Wisconsin Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPN2  WIS 62–14   43,240
November 10 12:00 pm Purdue Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa BTN  PUR 27–24   70,585
November 10 3:30 pm Minnesota Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  MINN 17–3   46,912
November 10 3:30 pm Penn State #18 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC / ESPN2  NEB 32–23   85,527
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week Bye Week
November 10 Michigan State Ohio State

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 17 12:00 pm Indiana Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN  PSU 45–22   90,358
November 17 12:00 pm Iowa #23 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN  MICH 42–17   113,016
November 17 12:00 pm Northwestern Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN2  NW 23–20   75,101
November 17 3:30 pm Minnesota #16 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NEB 38–14   85,330
November 17 3:30 pm #6 Ohio State Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC / ESPN2  OSU 21–14 OT  80,112
November 17 3:30 pm Purdue Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) BTN  PUR 20–17   41,974
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 23 12:00 pm #17 Nebraska Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Game) ABC  NEB 13–7   69,805
November 24 12:00 pm #20 Michigan #4 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) ABC  OSU 26–21   105,889
November 24 12:00 pm Illinois Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) BTN  NW 50–14   32,415
November 24 12:00 pm Indiana Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette (Old Oaken Bucket) BTN  PUR 56–35   42,638
November 24 3:30 pm Michigan State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MSU 26–10   44,194
November 24 3:30 pm Wisconsin Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN2  PSU 24–21 OT  93,505
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14 - Big Ten Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 1 8:00 pm #14 Nebraska Wisconsin Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (2012 Big Ten Championship) FOX  WIS 70–31   41,260
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Homecoming games

September 29

October 6

October 13

October 27

Bowl games

The Big Ten has agreements with the following bowls:

Bowl Game Date Site Television Time (EST) Visiting Team Home Team Score Attendance
Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas December 28 Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN 9:00 pm Minnesota Texas Tech L 31–34 50,386
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl December 29 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN 10:15 pm Texas Christian Michigan State W 17–16 44,617
Gator Bowl January 1 EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN2 12:00 pm Mississippi State #21 Northwestern W 34–20 48,612
Heart of Dallas Bowl January 1 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX ESPNU 12:00 pm Purdue Oklahoma State L 14–58 48,313
Outback Bowl January 1 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN 1:00 pm #11 South Carolina #19 Michigan L 28–33 54,527
Capital One Bowl January 1 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL ABC 1:00 pm #6 Georgia #23 Nebraska L 31–45 59,712
Rose Bowl January 1 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN 5:00 pm Wisconsin #8 Stanford L 14–20 93,359

Two name changes for Big Ten bowls this year. The Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl used to be known as the Insight Bowl and the Heart of Dallas Bowl used to be known as the TicketCity Bowl.

With only seven bowl eligible teams, the Big Ten is unable to place a team in the eighth bowl game they are contracted with, the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.

2013 NFL Draft

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Illinois 1 1 1 1 4
Indiana
Iowa 1 1
Michigan 1 1 2
Michigan State 1 2 3
Minnesota
Nebraska 1 1 2
Northwestern
Ohio State 1 1 1 3
Penn State 1 1 1 1 4
Purdue 1 1
Wisconsin 1 1 1 3
Rnd. Pick # NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 31 Dallas Cowboys Frederick, TravisTravis Frederick  C Wisconsin Big Ten from San Francisco
2 44 Carolina Panthers Short, KawannKawann Short  DT Purdue Big Ten
2 48 Pittsburgh Steelers Bell, Le'VeonLe'Veon Bell  RB Michigan State Big Ten
2 49 New York Giants Hankins, JohnathanJohnathan Hankins  DT Ohio State Big Ten
2 58 Denver Broncos Ball, MonteeMontee Ball  RB Wisconsin Big Ten
3 86 Indianapolis Colts Thornton, HughHugh Thornton  G Illinois Big Ten
3 87 Seattle Seahawks Hill, JordanJordan Hill  DT Penn State Big Ten
4 100 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Spence, AkeemAkeem Spence  DT Illinois Big Ten from Oakland
4 106 Miami Dolphins Sims, DionDion Sims  TE Michigan State Big Ten from New Orleans via New York[13]
4 120 Minnesota Vikings Hodges, GeraldGerald Hodges  LB Penn State Big Ten
4 126 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gholston, WilliamWilliam Gholston  DE Michigan State Big Ten from New England[14]
4 129 Baltimore Ravens Simon, JohnJohn Simon  DE Ohio State Big Ten
5 135 Jacksonville Jaguars Robinson, DenardDenard Robinson  WR Michigan Big Ten
5 150 Pittsburgh Steelers Hawthorne, TerryTerry Hawthorne  CB Illinois Big Ten
5 159 Green Bay Packers Hyde, MicahMicah Hyde  CB Iowa Big Ten
5* 168 Baltimore Ravens Wagner, RickyRicky Wagner  OT Wisconsin Big Ten
6 178 New York Jets Campbell, WilliamWilliam Campbell  G Michigan Big Ten
6 186 Pittsburgh Steelers Brown, JustinJustin Brown  WR Penn State Big Ten
6 190 Cincinnati Bengals Burkhead, RexRex Burkhead  RB Nebraska Big Ten
7 213 Minnesota Vikings Mauti, MichaelMichael Mauti  LB Penn State Big Ten from Arizona[R7 - 1]
7 226 New England Patriots Buchanan, MichaelMichael Buchanan  DE Illinois Big Ten from Chicago via Tampa Bay[R7 - 2]
7* 240 Cincinnati Bengals Fragel, ReidReid Fragel  OT Ohio State Big Ten
7* 248 Tennessee Titans Stafford, DaimionDaimion Stafford  S Nebraska Big Ten

Records against FBS conferences

2012 records against FBS conferences:

Through January 1, 2013

Conference Record
ACC (1-1)
Big East (3-0)
Big 12 (1-3)
C-USA (5-0)
Independents (1-4)
MAC (9-3)
Mountain West (3-0)
Pac-12 (1-4)
SEC (2-3)
Sun Belt (1-0)
WAC (1-1)
TOTAL (28-19)

Players of the week

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Sept. 3 Le'Veon Bell RB MSU Derrick Wells DB MINN Mike Myer PK Iowa Frankie Williams DB PUR
Taylor Martinez QB NEB Venric Mark PR/KR NW
Sept. 10 Denard Robinson QB MICH Chi Chi Ariguzo LB NW Cody Webster P PUR Devin Funchess TE MICH
Sept. 17 Braxton Miller QB OSU Michael Mauti LB PSU Jeff Budzien PK NW Nate Sudfeld QB IND
Deion Barnes DE PSU
Sept. 24 Le'Veon Bell RB MSU Chris Borland LB WIS Ameer Abdullah PR NEB Imani Cross RB NEB
Oct. 1 Taylor Martinez QB NEB Michael Mauti LB PSU Brett Maher PK/P NEB Mason Monheim LB ILL
Kain Colter QB NW
Oct. 8 Denard Robinson QB MICH Gerald Hodges LB PSU Corey Brown PR OSU Aaron Burbridge WR MSU
Carlos Hyde RB OSU
Oct. 15 Montee Ball RB WIS Jake Ryan LB MICH Mike Myer PK Iowa Nick VanHoose CB NW
Oct. 22 Taylor Martinez QB NEB Jordan Hill DT PSU Brendan Gibbons PK MICH Kyle Carter TE PSU
Oct. 29 Kain Colter QB NW Ryan Shazier LB OSU Brett Maher PK/P NEB Philip Nelson QB MIN
Michael Carter DB MIN David Santos LB NEB
Nov. 5 Cody Latimer WR IND Ryan Shazier LB OSU Mike Sadler P MSU Bri'onte Dunn RB OSU
Taylor Martinez QB NEB
Nov. 12 Devin Gardner QB MICH Kawaan Short DT PUR Brett Maher P/PK NEB Mason Monheim LB ILL
Montee Ball RB WIS
Nov. 19 Devin Gardner QB MICH John Simon DE OSU Corey Brown PR OSU James Ross LB MICH
Matt McGloin QB PSU Dan Vitale SB NW
Nov. 26 Le'Veon Bell RB MSU Jordan Hill DT PSU Sam Ficken PK PSU Frankie Williams DB PUR
Robert Mavre QB PUR

Players of the Year

Award Player School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Braxton Miller Ohio State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year John Simon Ohio State
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Deion Barnes Penn State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Braxton Miller Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Allen Robinson Penn State
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Montee Ball Wisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Jacob Pedersen Wisconsin
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Taylor Lewan Michigan
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year John Simon Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Michael Mauti Penn State
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Micah Hyde Iowa
Bakken-Andersen Co-Kicker of the Year Brett Maher Nebraska
Bakken-Andersen Co-Kicker of the Year Jeff Budzien Northwestern
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Will Hagerup Michigan
Dave McClain/Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Bill O'Brien Penn State

All-Conference Players

Coaches All-Conference Selections [17]

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense (Coaches)
QB Taylor Martinez Jr. Nebraska
RB Le'Veon Bell Sr. Michigan State
RB Montee Ball Sr. Wisconsin
WR Allen Robinson Jr. Penn State
WR Jared Abbrederis Jr. Wisconsin
TE Jacob Pedersen Jr. Wisconsin
OT Tayor Lewan Jr. Michigan
OG Patrick Omameh Sr. Michigan
C Matt Stankiewitch Sr. Penn State
OG Spencer Long Jr. Nebraska
OG John Urschel Jr. Penn State
OT Rick Wagner Sr. Wisconsin
First Team Defense (Coaches)
DL Johnathan Hankins Jr. Ohio State
DL John Simon Sr. Ohio State
DL Jordan Hill Sr. Penn State
DL Kawann Short Sr. Purdue
LB Max Bullough Jr. Michigan State
LB Michael Mauti Sr. Penn State
LB Chris Borland Jr. Wisconsin
DB Micah Hyde Sr. Iowa
DB Johnny Adams Sr. Michigan State
DB Darqueze Dennard Jr. Michigan State
DB Bradley Roby So. Ohio State
First Team Special Teams (Coaches)
PK Jeff Budzien Jr. Northwestern
P Mike Sadler So. Michigan State
Position Player Class Team
Second Team Offense (Coaches)
QB Braxton Miller So. Ohio State
RB Ameer Abdullah So. Nebraska
RB Venric Mark Jr. Northwestern
RB Carlos Hyde Jr. Ohio State
WR Kenny Bell So. Nebraska
WR Corey Brown Jr. Ohio State
TE Dion Sims Jr. Michigan State
OT Hugh Thornton Sr. Illinois
OG Ryan Groy Jr. Wisconsin
C James Ferentz Sr. Iowa
OG (none)
OT Jeremiah Sirles Jr. Nebraska
Second Team Defense (Coaches)
DL Michael Buchanan Sr. Illinois
DL Adam Replogle Sr. Indiana
DL Craig Roh Sr. Michigan
DL Eric Martin Sr. Nebraska
DL Baker Steinkuhler Sr. Nebraska
LB Will Compton Sr. Nebraska
LB Ryan Shazier So. Ohio State
LB Gerald Hodges Sr. Penn State
DB Jordan Kovacs Sr. Michigan
DB Daimion Stafford Sr. Nebraska
DB Christian Bryant Sr. Ohio State
DB Ricardo Allen Jr. Purdue
Second Team Special Teams (Coaches)
PK Brett Maher Sr. Nebraska
P Brett Maher Sr. Nebraska

HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Akeem Spence; Indiana: Ted Bolser, Dan Feeney, Cody Latimer, Jason Spriggs; Iowa: C.J. Fiedorowicz, Anthony Hitchens, Mike Meyer, Matt Tobin; Michigan: J.T. Floyd, Jeremy Gallon, Brendan Gibbons, Will Hagerup, Roy Roundtree, Jake Ryan; Michigan State: Denicos Allen, William Gholston, Isaiah Lewis, Chris McDonald, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Michael Carter; Nebraska: Ben Cotton, Ciante Evans, Justin Jackson, P.J. Smith; Northwestern: Ibraheim Campbell, Brian Mulroe, Tyler Scott, Patrick Ward; Ohio State: C.J. Barnett, Travis Howard, Corey Linsley, Jack Mewhort, Andrew Norwell; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, Kyle Carter, Mike Farrell, Matt McGloin, Stephon Morris; Purdue: Antavian Edison, Josh Johnson, Cody Webster; Wisconsin: Beau Allen, Marcus Cromartie, Travis Frederick, David Gilbert, Ethan Hemer, Drew Meyer, Devin Smith, Dezmen Southward, Mike Taylor

There was a tie among the Coaches for the Offensive Guard honor, so three players received the first team honor and only one on the second team. Coaches also selected three second-team running backs and three second-team defensive linemen.

Media All-Conference Selections

Position Player Class Team
First Team Offense (Media)
QB Braxton Miller So. Ohio State
RB Le'Veon Bell Sr. Michigan State
RB Montee Ball Sr. Wisconsin
WR Allen Robinson Jr. Penn State
WR Jared Abbrederis Jr. Wisconsin
TE Kyle Carter So. Penn State
OT Tayor Lewan Jr. Michigan
OG Andrew Norwell Jr. Ohio State
C Travis Frederick Sr. Wisconsin
OG Spencer Long Jr. Nebraska
OT Rick Wagner Sr. Wisconsin
First Team Defense (Media)
DL Eric Martin Sr. Nebraska
DL John Simon Sr. Ohio State
DL Jordan Hill Sr. Penn State
DL Kawann Short Sr. Purdue
LB Ryan Shazier So. Ohio State
LB Michael Mauti Sr. Penn State
LB Mike Taylor Sr. Wisconsin
DB Micah Hyde Sr. Iowa
DB Daimion Stafford Sr. Nebraska
DB Travis Howard Sr. Ohio State
DB Bradley Roby So. Ohio State
First Team Special Teams (Media)
PK Brett Maher Sr. Nebraska
P Will Hagerup Jr. Michigan

Position Player Class Team
Second Team Offense (Media)
QB Taylor Martinez Jr. Nebraska
RB Venric Mark Jr. Northwestern
RB Carlos Hyde Jr. Ohio State
WR Kenny Bell So. Nebraska
WR Cody Latimer So. Indiana
TE Dion Sims Jr. Michigan State
OT Jack Mewhort Jr. Ohio State
OG Brian Mulroe Sr. Northwestern
C James Ferentz Sr. Iowa
OG John Urschel Jr. Penn State
OT Jeremiah Sirles Jr. Nebraska
Second Team Defense (Media)
DL William Gholston Jr. Michigan State
DL Adam Replogle Sr. Indiana
DL D.L. Wilhite Sr. Minnesota
DL Johnathan Hankins Jr. Ohio State
LB Jake Ryan Jr. Michigan
LB Max Bullough Jr. Michigan State
LB Gerald Hodges Sr. Penn State
DB Johnny Adams Sr. Michigan State
DB Darqueze Dennard Jr. Michigan State
DB Josh Johnson Sr. Purdue
DB Devin Smith Sr. Wisconsin
Second Team Special Teams (Media)
PK Jeff Budzien Jr. Northwestern
P Mike Sadler So. Michigan State

HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Jonathan Brown, Michael Buchanan, Terry Hawthorne, Graham Pocic, Akeem Spence, Hugh Thornton; Indiana: Ted Bolser, Mitch Ewald, Dan Feeney, Greg Heban, Will Matte, Jason Spriggs, Shane Wynn; Iowa: C.J. Fiedorowicz, James Ferentz, Joe Gaglione, Anthony Hitchens, Mike Meyer, James Morris; Michigan: William Campbell, J.T. Floyd, Devin Funchess, Jeremy Gallon, Brendan Gibbons, Jordan Kovacs, Patrick Omameh, Denard Robinson, Craig Roh, Roy Roundtree; Michigan State: Denicos Allen, Isaiah Lewis, Chris McDonald, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Michael Carter, Ra'Shede Hageman, Troy Stoudermire; Nebraska: Ameer Abdullah, Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Ciante Evans, Justin Jackson, Brett Maher (punter), Kyler Reed, P.J. Smith, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Ibraheim Campbell, Kain Colter, David Nwabuisi, Damien Proby, Tyler Scott, Patrick Ward; Ohio State: C.J. Barnett, Corey Brown, Christian Bryant, Reid Fragel, Corey Linsley, Etienne Sabino; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, Mike Farrell, Matt McGloin, Stephon Morris, Sean Stanley, Zach Zwinak; Purdue: Ricardo Allen, Antavian Edison, Landon Feichter, Cody Webster; Wisconsin: Beau Allen, Chris Borland, Marcus Cromartie, David Gilbet, Ryan Groy, Drew Meyer, Jacob Pedersen, Dezmen Southward

First Team All-Americans

There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the Associated Press, the AFCA, the FWAA, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation.

The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American.[18]

Player School Position Selector Consensus/Unanimous
Montee Ball Wisconsin RB AFCA, Walter Camp, AP, ESPN, Pro Football Weekly Consensus
Taylor Lewan Michigan OL Walter Camp, AP, ESPN, Sports Illustrated  
Travis Frederick Wisconsin OL Pro Football Weekly  
Johnathan Hankins Ohio State DL Scout.com  
Venric Mark Northwestern PR Sporting News, FWAA, CBS Sports  
Michael Mauti Penn State LB ESPN  
Bradley Roby Ohio State CB ESPN  

Academic All-Americans

The following players were first team Academic All-Americans: Rex Burkhead (NEB), Patrick Ward (NW), and Pete Massaro (PSU) all repeated from the 2011 first team. John Urschel (PSU) and Adam Replogle (IND) were also first team selections.[19]

National Award Winners

Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 43,441 45,369 46,539 46,734 47,981 46,912 41,974 — 318,950 45,564 75.1%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,929 41,882 48,186 45,979 48,880 40,646 43,240 — — 268,813 44,802 84.6%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 69,805 — 493,315 70,473 99.8%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 109,901 112,522 110,708 110,922 113,833 112,510 113,016 — — 673,511 112,251 102.1%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 78,709 79,219 74,204 76,705 70,211 73,522 75,101 — 527,671 75,381 100.5%
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 47,022 44,921 50,805 49,651 41,062 48,801 44,194 — 326,456 46,636 91.8%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 81,067 85,425 85,290 84,923 85,962 86,160 85,527 85,330 — 598,617 85,517 105.5%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 31,644 32,597 28,641 33,129 47,330 44,121 32,415 — 249,877 35,696 75.7%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,329 105,039 104,745 105,232 105,019 106,102 105,290 105,311 105,899 842,637 105,329 102.9%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 97,186 98,792 93,680 95,769 107,818 90,358 93,505 — 676,308 96,615 90.6%
Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium 62,500 40,572 40,217 45,481 50,105 46,007 40,098 42,638 — 305,118 43,588 69.7%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 79,568 79,332 79,806 80,096 80,587 80,538 80,112 — 560,039 80,005 99.6%

Head coaches

References

  1. ↑ No. 213: Arizona → Minnesota (PD). see No. 176: Minnesota → Arizona.
  2. ↑ No. 226: multiple trades:
    No. 226: Chicago → Tampa Bay (PD). Chicago traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for defensive tackle Brian Price.[16]
    No. 226: Tampa Bay → New England (PD). see No. 126: New England → Tampa Bay.[15]
  1. ↑ "Iowa 45, Indiana 24". Iowa Sports Information. 2011-10-22.
  2. ↑ "Three Husker Games Selected for Prime Time". Nebraska Sports Information. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  3. ↑ "Hoosiers Host Northwestern on 99th Homecoming". Indiana Sports Information. 2011-10-24. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  4. ↑ "Saturday Night Lights: Three Primetime Games in 2012". Ohio State Sports Information. 2012-04-24. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  5. ↑ "Notes and records-Penn State vs. Purdue". Penn State Sports Information. 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  6. ↑ "Kickoff Set for Homecoming Game Against Purdue". 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  7. ↑ "Post-Game Notes: Wisconsin". Michigan State Sports Information. 2011-10-23.
  8. ↑ "2012-2013 Schedule". Minnesota Sports Information. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  9. ↑ "Football Game Notes - Vs. No. 23 Illinois". Purdue Sports Information. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  10. ↑ "Game 5: Northwestern at #24/22 Illinois Game Notes". Illinois Sports Information. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  11. ↑ "Future Schedules". Northwestern Sports Information. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  12. ↑ "2012 Schedule". Wisconsin Sports Information. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
  13. ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/04/26/jets-trade-fourth-to-saints-for-chris-ivory/
  14. ↑ No. 126: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib and a 2013 seventh-round selection.[15]
  15. 1 2 Young, Shalise (November 1, 2012). "Patriots trade for cornerback Aqib Talib". boston.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  16. ↑ Hill, Josh (July 26, 2012). "Bucs trade Brian Price to Bears". sportsmedia101.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  17. ↑ http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112612aae.html
  18. ↑ NCAA Consensus All-America selection
  19. ↑ "Alabama's Barrett Jones tops Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Football Team". College Sports Information Directors of America. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-12-06.
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