2012 Big Ten Conference football season

Sports season

2012 Big Ten Conference football season

League| NCAA Division I 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
Football seasons

← 2011

2013 →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
No. 24 Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 17 Northwestern |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Michigan State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Iowa |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Minnesota |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 0  |
Penn State*  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin y$  |  | 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, California

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 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. This was the league's second season with a divisional format and a championship game.

## Rankings

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Main article: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

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Illinois  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Harris  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indiana  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Harris  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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
Harris  | Not released  | RV  | RV  | 20  | RV  | RV  | 24  | 20  | 23  | 22
BCS  | Not released  |  | 22  |  |  | 21  | 19  | 19  | 18
Michigan State  | AP  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 21  | 20  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  | 13  | 11  | 10  | 20  | 18  | RV  | RV  |  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |
Harris  | Not released  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minnesota  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
C  |  |  |  |  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Harris  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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
Harris  | Not released  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 24  | RV  | RV  |  | 20
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
BCS  | Not released  | Ineligible for ranking
Penn State  | AP  |  |  |  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV
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Harris  | Not released  | Ineligible for ranking
BCS  | Not released  | Ineligible for ranking
Purdue  | AP  |  |  |  | RV  | RV  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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BCS  | Not released  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wisconsin  | AP  | 12  | 13  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  |  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | RV  | RV
C  | 12  | 13  | 22  | 24  | 23  | RV  | RV  | RV  | 25  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | 23  | RV
Harris  | Not released  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  | RV  |  | 25
BCS  | Not released  |  | 25  |  |  |  |  |  |
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RV  | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

## Spring games

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April 14

* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Michigan
* Nebraska (canceled)
* Northwestern
* Purdue

April 21

* Minnesota
* Ohio State
* Penn State

April 28

* Michigan State
* Wisconsin

## Schedule

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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

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August 30  | 11:00 pm  | Minnesota | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas | CBS Sports Network | W 30–27 3OT | 16,013 | [1]
August 31  | 8:00 pm  | No. 24 Boise State | No. 13 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan | ESPN | W 17–13 | 78,709 | [2]
September 1  | 12:00 pm  | Western Michigan | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Syracuse, New York | ESPN2 | W 24–7 | 43,441 | [3]
September 1  | 12:00 pm  | Northwestern | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Champaign, Illinois | ESPNU | W 42–41 | 37,830 | [4]
September 1  | 12:00 pm  | Ohio | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania | ESPN | L 14–24 | 97,186 | [5]
September 1  | 12:00 pm  | Miami (OH) | No. 18 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | W 56–10 | 105,039 | [6]
September 1  | 3:30 pm  | Iowa | Northern Illinois | Soldier Field • Chicago | ESPNU | W 18–17 | 52,117 | [7]
September 1  | 3:30 pm  | Southern Mississippi | No. 17 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | ABC / ESPN2 | W 49–20 | 85,425 | [8]
September 1  | 3:30 pm  | Eastern Kentucky | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana | BTN | W 48–6 | 40,572 | [9]
September 1  | 3:30 pm  | Northern Iowa | No. 12 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | BTN | W 26–21 | 79,568 | [10]
September 1  | 8:00 pm  | No. 8 Michigan | No. 2 Alabama | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ABC | L 14–41 | 90,413 | [11]
September 1  | 8:00 pm  | Indiana State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana | BTN | W 24–17 | 41,882 | [12]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

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

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September 22 | 12:00 pm | Central Michigan | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa | BTN | L 31-32 | 70,585
September 22 | 12:00 pm | Alabama-Birmingham | #16 / NR Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio | BTN | W 29-15 | 105,019
September 22 | 12:00 pm | Texas-El Paso | NR / #24 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin | ESPN2 | W 37-26 | 79,806
September 22 | 3:30 pm | Eastern Michigan | #21 / #20 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan | BTN | W 23-7 | 74,204
September 22 | 3:30 pm | Idaho State | #25 / #22 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | BTN | W 73-7 | 84,923
September 22 | 3:30 pm | South Dakota | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois | BTN | W 38-7 | 28,641
September 22 | 3:30 pm | Temple | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania | ABC / ESPN2 | W 24-13 | 93,680
September 22 | 7:30 pm | #18 / #17 Michigan | #11 / #15 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana | NBC | L 6-13 | 80,795
September 22 | 8:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois | BTN | L 17-52 | 46,539
September 22 | 8:00 pm | Syracuse | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis | BTN | W 17-10 | 50,805
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September 29  | 12:00 pm  | Indiana | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois  | BTN |  NW 44–29 | 33,129 | [13]
September 29  | 12:00 pm  | Minnesota | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Floyd of Rosedale)  | ESPN2 |  Iowa 31–13 | 70,585 | [14]
September 29  | 12:00 pm  | Penn State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois  | ESPN |  PSU 35–7 | 46,734 | [15]
September 29  | 3:30 pm  | Marshall | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana  | BTN | W 51–41 | 45,481 | [16]
September 29  | 3:30 pm  | No. 14 Ohio State | No. 20 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan  | ABC |  OSU 17–16 | 76,705 | [17]
September 29  | 8:00 pm  | Wisconsin | No. 22 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska  | ABC |  NEB 30–27 | 85,962 | [18]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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October 6  | 12:00 pm  | Michigan State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana (Old Brass Spittoon)  | BTN |  MSU 31–27 | 45,979 | [19]
October 6  | 12:00 pm  | No. 24 Northwestern | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • Happy Valley, Pennsylvania  | ESPN |  PSU 39–28 | 95,769 | [20]
October 6  | 3:30 pm  | Illinois | Wisconsin | Camp Randall • Madison, Wisconsin  | ABC / ESPN2 |  WIS 31–14 | 80,096 | [21]
October 6  | 4:00 pm  | Michigan | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana  | BTN |  MICH 44–13 | 50,105 | [22]
October 6  | 8:00 pm  | No. 21 Nebraska | No. 12 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio  | ABC |  OSU 63–38 | 106,102 | [23]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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October 13  | 12:00 pm  | Iowa | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan  | ESPN |  Iowa 19–16 2OT | 70,211 | [24]
October 13  | 12:00 pm  | Northwestern | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis  | ESPN2 |  NW 21–13 | 49,651 | [25]
October 13  | 12:00 pm  | Wisconsin | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana  | BTN |  WIS 38–14 | 46,007 | [26]
October 13  | 3:30 pm  | Illinois | No. 25 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan  | ABC |  MICH 45–0 | 110,992 | [27]
October 13  | 8:00 pm  | No. 8 Ohio State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana  | BTN |  OSU 52–49 | 48,880 | [28]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date | Bye Week | Bye Week

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October 13 | Nebraska | Penn State

### Week 8

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October 20  | 12:00 pm  | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin (Paul Bunyan's Axe)  | ESPNU |  WIS 38–13 | 80,587 | [29]
October 20  | 12:00 pm  | Purdue | No. 7 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio  | ABC / ESPN2 |  OSU 29–22 OT | 105,290 | [30]
October 20  | 3:30 pm  | Indiana | Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | CBS Sports Network | L 31–30 | 33,441 | [31]
October 20  | 3:30 pm  | Michigan State | No. 23 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan (Paul Bunyan Trophy)  | BTN |  MICH 12–10 | 113,833 | [32]
October 20  | 3:30 pm  | Nebraska | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois  | ABC / ESPN2 |  NEB 29–28 | 47,330 | [33]
October 20  | 8:00 pm  | Penn State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa  | BTN |  PSU 38–14 | 70,585 | [34]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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### Week 9

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October 27  | 12:00 pm  | Indiana | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois  | BTN |  IND 31–17 | 47,981 | [35]
October 27  | 12:00 pm  | Iowa | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois  | ESPN2 |  NW 28–17 | 44,121 | [36]
October 27  | 3:30 pm  | Michigan State | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin  | ABC / ESPN2 |  MSU 16–13 OT | 80,538 | [37]
October 27  | 3:30 pm  | Purdue | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota  | BTN |  MN 44–28 | 41,062 | [38]
October 27  | 5:30 pm  | Ohio State | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • State College, Pennsylvania (Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry)  | ESPN |  OSU 35–23 | 107,818 | [39]
October 27  | 8:00 pm  | Michigan | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska  | ESPN2 |  NEB 23–9 | 86,160 | [40]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 10

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November 3  | 12:00 pm  | Michigan | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis (Little Brown Jug)  | BTN |  MICH 35–13 | 48,801 | [41]
November 3  | 3:30 pm  | Illinois | No. 6 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (Illinois-Ohio State football rivalry)  | ESPN |  OSU 52–22 | 105,311 | [42]
November 3  | 3:30 pm  | Iowa | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana  | BTN |  IND 24–21 | 40,646 | [43]
November 3  | 3:30 pm  | No. 21 Nebraska | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan  | ABC / ESPN2 |  NEB 28–24 | 73,522 | [44]
November 3  | 3:30 pm  | Penn State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette  | ESPNU |  PSU 34–9 | 40,098 | [45]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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### Week 11

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November 10  | 12:00 pm  | Northwestern | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan  | ESPN |  MICH 38–31 OT | 112,510 | [46]
November 10  | 12:00 pm  | Wisconsin | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana  | ESPN2 |  WIS 62–14 | 43,240 | [47]
November 10  | 12:00 pm  | Purdue | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa  | BTN |  PUR 27–24 | 70,585 | [48]
November 10  | 3:30 pm  | Minnesota | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois  | BTN |  MINN 17–3 | 46,912 | [49]
November 10  | 3:30 pm  | Penn State | No. 18 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska  | ABC / ESPN2 |  NEB 32–23 | 85,527 | [50]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
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November 10 | Michigan State | Ohio State

### Week 12

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November 17  | 12:00 pm  | Indiana | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania  | BTN |  PSU 45–22 | 90,358 | [51]
November 17  | 12:00 pm  | Iowa | No. 23 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan  | ESPN |  MICH 42–17 | 113,016 | [52]
November 17  | 12:00 pm  | Northwestern | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan  | ESPN2 |  NW 23–20 | 75,101 | [53]
November 17  | 3:30 pm  | Minnesota | No. 16 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska  | BTN |  NEB 38–14 | 85,330 | [54]
November 17  | 3:30 pm  | No. 6 Ohio State | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin  | ABC / ESPN2 |  OSU 21–14 OT | 80,112 | [55]
November 17  | 3:30 pm  | Purdue | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois (Purdue Cannon)  | BTN |  PUR 20–17 | 41,974 | [56]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 13

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November 23  | 12:00 pm  | No. 17 Nebraska | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa (Heroes Game)  | ABC |  NEB 13–7 | 69,805 | [57]
November 24  | 12:00 pm  | No. 20 Michigan | No. 4 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio (The Game)  | ABC |  OSU 26–21 | 105,889 | [58]
November 24  | 12:00 pm  | Illinois | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois (Land of Lincoln Trophy)  | BTN |  NW 50–14 | 32,415 | [59]
November 24  | 12:00 pm  | Indiana | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette (Old Oaken Bucket)  | BTN |  PUR 56–35 | 42,638 | [60]
November 24  | 3:30 pm  | Michigan State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis  | BTN |  MSU 26–10 | 44,194 | [61]
November 24  | 3:30 pm  | Wisconsin | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania  | ESPN2 |  PSU 24–21 OT | 93,505 | [62]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

### Week 14 – Big Ten Championship Game

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December 1  | 8:00 pm  | No. 14 Nebraska | Wisconsin | Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis (2012 Big Ten Championship)  | FOX |  WIS 70–31 | 41,260 | [63]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

## Homecoming games

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September 29

* Minnesota @ Iowa (Iowa's record in homecoming games is 54-41-5)[1]
* Wisconsin @ Nebraska 7 pm CT ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2 (Nebraska's record in homecoming games is 75-22-4)[2]

October 6

* Michigan State @ Indiana (Indiana's record in homecoming games is 44-49-6)[3]
* Nebraska @ Ohio State 8 pm ET ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2[4]
* Northwestern @ Penn State (Penn State's record in homecoming games is 66-21-5)[5]

October 13

* Illinois @ Michigan (Michigan's record in homecoming games is 84–27)[6]
* Iowa @ Michigan State (Michigan State's record in homecoming games is 63-30-3)[7]
* Northwestern @ Minnesota[8]
* Wisconsin @ Purdue (Purdue's record in homecoming games is 50-35-4)[9]

October 27

* Indiana @ Illinois (Illinois' record in homecoming games is 44-55-2)[10]
* Iowa @ Northwestern[11]
* Michigan State @ Wisconsin[12]

## Bowl games

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The Big Ten has agreements with the following bowls:

Bowl Game  | Date  | Site  | Television  | Time (EST)  | Visiting Team  | Home Team  | Score  | Attendance  | Ref.

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Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | December 28  | Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas | ESPN | 9:00 pm  | Minnesota | Texas Tech | L 31–34  | 50,386  | [64]
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl | December 29  | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | ESPN | 10:15 pm  | Texas Christian | Michigan State | W 17–16  | 44,617  | [65]
Gator Bowl | January 1  | EverBank Field • Jacksonville, Florida | ESPN2 | 12:00 pm  | Mississippi State | #21 Northwestern | W 34–20  | 48,612  | [66]
Heart of Dallas Bowl | January 1  | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas | ESPNU | 12:00 pm  | Purdue | Oklahoma State | L 14–58  | 48,313  | [67]
Outback Bowl | January 1  | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida | ESPN | 1:00 pm  | #11 South Carolina | #19 Michigan | L 28–33  | 54,527  | [68]
Capital One Bowl | January 1  | Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida | ABC | 1:00 pm  | #6 Georgia | #23 Nebraska | L 31–45  | 59,712  | [69]
Rose Bowl | January 1  | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | ESPN | 5:00 pm  | Wisconsin | #8 Stanford | L 14–20  | 93,359  | [70]

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

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Main article: 2013 NFL draft

Team  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Round 5  | Round 6  | Round 7  | Total

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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 No. | NFL team | Player  | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes

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| 1  | 31 | Dallas Cowboys | Travis Frederick | C | Wisconsin | Big Ten |

from San Francisco

| 2  | 44 | Carolina Panthers | Kawann Short | DT | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 2  | 48 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Le'Veon Bell | RB | Michigan State | Big Ten |
| 2  | 49 | New York Giants | Johnathan Hankins | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 2  | 58 | Denver Broncos | Montee Ball | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 3  | 86 | Indianapolis Colts | Hugh Thornton | OG | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 3  | 87 | Seattle Seahawks | Jordan Hill | DT | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 4  | 100 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Akeem Spence | DT | Illinois | Big Ten |

from Oakland

| 4  | 106 | Miami Dolphins | Dion Sims | TE | Michigan State | Big Ten |

from New Orleans via New York[13]

| 4  | 120 | Minnesota Vikings | Gerald Hodges | LB | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 4  | 126 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | William Gholston | DE | Michigan State | Big Ten |

from New England[15]

| 4  | 129 | Baltimore Ravens | John Simon | DE | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| 5  | 135 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Denard Robinson | WR | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 5  | 150 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Hawthorne | CB | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 5  | 159 | Green Bay Packers | Micah Hyde | CB | Iowa | Big Ten |
|  5* | 168 | Baltimore Ravens | Ricky Wagner | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 6  | 178 | New York Jets | William Campbell | OG | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 6  | 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Justin Brown | WR | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 6  | 190 | Cincinnati Bengals | Rex Burkhead | RB | Nebraska | Big Ten |
| 7  | 213 | Minnesota Vikings | Michael Mauti | LB | Penn State | Big Ten |

from Arizona[R7 - 1]

| 7  | 226 | New England Patriots | Michael Buchanan | DE | Illinois | Big Ten |

from Chicago via Tampa Bay[R7 - 2]

|  7* | 240 | Cincinnati Bengals | Reid Fragel | OT | Ohio State | Big Ten |
|  7* | 248 | Tennessee Titans | Daimion Stafford | S | Nebraska | Big Ten |

## Records against FBS conferences

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2012 records against FBS conferences:

Through January 1, 2013

Conference  | Record

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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

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Week  | Offensive  | Defensive  | Special Teams  | Freshman

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Player  | Position  | Team  | Player  | Position  | Team  | Player  | Position  | Team  | Player  | Position  | Team
September 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
September 10  | Denard Robinson  | QB  | MICH | Chi Chi Ariguzo  | LB  | NW | Cody Webster | P  | PUR | Devin Funchess | TE  | MICH
September 17  | Braxton Miller  | QB  | OSU | Michael Mauti  | LB  | PSU | Jeff Budzien  | PK  | NW | Nate Sudfeld | QB  | IND
Deion Barnes  | DE  | PSU
September 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

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Award  | Player  | School

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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

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Coaches All-Conference Selections [17]

| Position  | Player  | Class  | Team

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

Main article: 2012 College Football All-America Team

Player  | School  | Position  | Selector  | Consensus/Unanimous

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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

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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

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* Montee Ball, Wisconsin – Doak Walker Award

## Attendance

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Team  | Stadium  | Capacity  | Game 1  | Game 2  | Game 3  | Game 4  | Game 5  | Game 6  | Game 7  | Game 8  | Total  | Average  | % of Capacity

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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

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* Tim Beckman, Illinois
* Kevin R. Wilson, Indiana
* Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
* Brady Hoke, Michigan
* Mark Dantonio, Michigan State
* Jerry Kill, Minnesota

* Bo Pelini, Nebraska
* Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern
* Urban Meyer, Ohio State
* Bill O'Brien, Penn State
* Danny Hope, Purdue
* Bret Bielema, Wisconsin

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## Notes

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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.[14]

## References

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1. ^ "Iowa 45, Indiana 24". Iowa Sports Information. October 22, 2011.
2. ^ "Three Husker Games Selected for Prime Time". Nebraska Sports Information. April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
3. ^ "Hoosiers Host Northwestern on 99th Homecoming". Indiana Sports Information. October 24, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
4. ^ "Saturday Night Lights: Three Primetime Games in 2012". Ohio State Sports Information. April 24, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
5. ^ "Notes and records-Penn State vs. Purdue". Penn State Sports Information. October 15, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
6. ^ "Kickoff Set for Homecoming Game Against Purdue". May 25, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
7. ^ "Post-Game Notes: Wisconsin". Michigan State Sports Information. October 23, 2011.
8. ^ "2012-2013 Schedule". Minnesota Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
9. ^ "Football Game Notes – Vs. No. 23 Illinois". Purdue Sports Information. October 17, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
10. ^ "Game 5: Northwestern at #24/22 Illinois Game Notes". Illinois Sports Information. September 26, 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
11. ^ "Future Schedules". Northwestern Sports Information. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
12. ^ "2012 Schedule". Wisconsin Sports Information. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
13. ^ "Jets trade fourth to Saints for Chris Ivory". April 27, 2013.
14. ^ a b Young, Shalise (November 1, 2012). "Patriots trade for cornerback Aqib Talib". boston.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
15. ^ 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.[14]
16. ^ Hill, Josh (July 26, 2012). "Bucs trade Brian Price to Bears". sportsmedia101.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
17. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2012 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners - BIG TEN CONFERENCE Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
18. ^ "NCAA Consensus All-America selection". Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2011.
19. ^ "Alabama's Barrett Jones tops Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Football Team". College Sports Information Directors of America. December 6, 2012. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2012.

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2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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All-Americans|

2012 College Football All-America Team
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*[Conf.]: Athletic conference of most recent college
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[No.]: Number
*[Ref.]: Reference(s)
*[Rnd.]: Draft round
*[Pick No.]: Overall selection number
*[NFL team]: Team which made selection
*[Pos.]: Football position played
*[College]: Most recent college attended