WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 7, 2013

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL

2013 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION
1. Michigan Michigan State Nebraska 4. Iowa 5. Northwestern Minnesota W-L 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-1 0-2 Conference Games PCT H A Div. 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 .500 0-1 1-0 1-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-0 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 Strk W1 W2 W7 L1 L1 L4 W-L 5-0 4-1 4-1 4-2 4-1 4-2 All Games PCT H A 1.000 4-0 1-0 .800 3-0 1-1 .800 4-1 0-0 .667 2-2 2-0 .800 3-1 1-0 .667 3-1 1-1 N Top 25^ 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 Strk W5 W1 W2 L1 L1 L2

TOP STORIES
Two conference teams remain unbeaten, with Ohio State at 6-0 and Michigan at 5-0. The Buckeyes reach bowl eligibility, while the Wolverines need one more victory. Conference surpasses the three-million total attendance mark for the 49th straight year. Big Ten offensive and defensive units rank at or near the top of numerous NCAA stat categories. Buckeyes and Wolverines extend their respective national-leading active winning streaks.

LEADERS DIVISION
1. Ohio State Indiana 3. Wisconsin 4. Illinois Penn State* Purdue Conference Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W10 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 W1 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 1-1 L1 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L9 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 L1 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-1 L1 W-L 6-0 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2 1-4 All Games PCT H A 1.000 4-0 2-0 .600 3-2 0-0 .600 3-0 0-2 .600 3-0 0-1 .600 2-1 0-1 .200 1-2 0-2 N Top 25^ Strk 0-0 2-0 W18 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 0-1 L1 0-1 0-2 L1 1-0 0-0 L1 0-0 0-2 L3

Eight Big Ten student-athletes named candidates for National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Awards.

WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
SATURDAY, OCT. 12 INDIANA at MICHIGAN STATE Noon - ESPN2 #rv/24 NEBRASKA at PURDUE Noon ET - BTN #19/18 NORTHWESTERN at WISCONSIN 3:30 p.m. - ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer-market) #18/16 MICHIGAN at PENN STATE 5 p.m. - ESPN Byes: ILLINOIS, IOWA, MINNESOTA, #4/3OHIO STATE Rankings: AP/USA Today All times are ET

^ AP or USA Today * Ineligible for postseason play

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Still Going Strong: Two Big Ten programs maintain unblemished records heading into the seventh week of the season. Ohio State is the only program in the nation boasting a 6-0 record after going on the road to defeat previously unbeaten Northwestern last Saturday. The Buckeyes are 2-0 in conference play and have a bye this weekend. Michigan was victorious against Minnesota in its conference opener last Saturday and will carry a 5-0 mark into this weekends matchup at Penn State. Michigan and Ohio State are among a group of 17 programs in the country who remain undefeated. Nothing New: Ohio State moves to 6-0 for the second straight season. Since 2002, the Buckeyes have officially opened the year with six straight wins five times, achieving the feat in 2002, 2006, 2007 and 2012. In each of those seasons, Ohio State opened with a least 10 straight victories. Michigan moves to 5-0 for the third time in the last four seasons, having also won its first five games to open the 2010 season and six straight to begin the 2011 campaign. Prior to 2011, the Wolverines last won their first six games of the season in 2006, a year in which they opened with 11 consecutive victories. Going Bowling: With its sixth victory of the season last weekend, Ohio State secured bowl eligibility. The Buckeyes have officially advanced to 42 postseason games previously in program history and return to the bowl scene for the second time in three years, having appeared in the 2012 Gator Bowl. Michigan, with five overall wins, needs just one more victory to secure bowl eligibility, while five other conference programs need a pair of triumphs to reach the six-wins mark. Lucky 18: A pair of conference programs saw their respective winning streaks stretch to a national-best 18 games last Saturday. Ohio State won its 18th straight contest after knocking off Northwestern, while Michigan defeated Minnesota to win its 18th consecutive home matchup. The Buckeyes streak is currently the fourth-longest in program history, behind their 22-game streak from 1967-69. Michigan has not lost in Ann Arbor since Wisconsin defeated the Wolverines back in 2010. Michigan currently owns a five-game winning streak overall, which is tied for the 10th-longest active winning streak.

WEEK 6 RESULTS
SATURDAY, OCT. 5 #rv/25 NEBRASKA def. ILLINOIS, 39-19 MICHIGAN STATE def. IOWA, 26-14 INDIANA def. PENN STATE, 44-24 #19/17 MICHIGAN def. MINNESOTA, 42-13 #4/3 OHIO STATE def. #16/15 NORTHWESTERN, 40-30 Byes: PURDUE, WISCONSIN Rankings: AP/USA Today

BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT Northwesterns Pat Fitzgerald
Winner of the 1997 Big Ten Medal of Honor, Fitzgerald was one of the most decorated linebackers in college football history. He was a two-time consensus All-American, earning the honor as a junior in 1995 and a senior in 1996. He was the first repeat winner of the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. Now in his seventh season as the head coach at his alma mater, Fitzgerald has guided the Wildcats to five straight bowl games, including last years Gator Bowl victory, their first bowl win since 1949. His name graces the conferences annual Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Award.

B1G Moments in Rose Bowl History

Jan. 1, 1959 Iowa 38 California 12

The Iowa offense set four Rose Bowl Game records behind the rushing efforts of Bob Jeter. He set individual records with 194 yards rushing and an 81-yard touchdown run en route to game MVP honors. Iowas team records of 429 rushing yards and 516 total yards led the program to its second Rose Bowl Game victory in three years.

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The conference first awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding senior student-athletes who demonstrate excellence in academics and athletics. The Big Ten will award its 100th Medal of Honor in 2014.

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Running Free: Nebraskas Ameer Abdullah had a career rushing day against Illinois last Saturday, recording 225 yards on just 20 carries, an 11.3 yards per carry average. It is the most rushing yards by a Husker since Roy Helu recorded a school-record 307 yards in 2010. He is the first Big Ten player to surpass the 200-yards rushing mark this season and his 225 yards is the fifthmost by any player in the country this season. Trophy Time: Another conference keepsake will be up for grabs this weekend when Michigan State welcomes Indiana for the Old Brass Spittoon. It will be the 56th meeting with the trophy at stake, with the Spartans owning a 42-12-1 advantage in that series. The trophy series was initiated in 1950 and was found at an antique shop in advance of the teams meeting that year. The Spittoon is believed to date back to the early 1800s, where it was housed at a trading post near East Lansing during that time. Thanks to the Fans: Last weeks attendance figures allowed the conference to surpass the three-million mark in total attendance for the 49th straight season. Big Ten stadiums have welcomed 3,164,872 fans through the turnstiles in 45 games, an average of 70,331 patrons per game, which would rank among the top 10 in average attendance in conference history. Where We Rank: Six Big Ten teams are receiving votes in the latest Associated Press (AP) and USA Today coaches polls, including four teams among the top 25. Ohio State extended its winning streak to 18 straight games with a victory at nationally ranked Northwestern to top the conference at No. 4 in the AP poll and No. 3 in the USA Today ranking. Michigan and Northwestern remained among the top 20 in both polls, with the Wolverines climbing to No. 18 in the media vote and No. 16 in the coaches tally and the Wildcats ranked No. 19 by the AP and No. 18 by USA Today. Nebraska moved up one spot to No. 24 in the coaches poll while receiving votes from the media. Wisconsin and Michigan State also received votes in the national polls. A Week Away From Division Play: Four Big Ten games highlight Saturdays slate, however each is a cross-divisional matchup. Three Leaders Division teams Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin will host Legends Division foes Michigan, Nebraska and Northwestern, respectively, while Legends Division squad Michigan State hosts Indiana. As part of divisional play, the Big Ten has instituted a tiebreaker to determine the Big Ten Football Championship Game participants, if necessary. After head-to-head matchups, the next tiebreaker is records within the division, which makes winning divisional games an important part of the Big Ten title chase. See Page 10 of this release for the full tiebreaker. Up in the National Rankings: Numerous Big Ten programs rank at or near the top of the latest NCAA statistical leaders following last weekends contests. The Michigan State defensive unit tops the nation in numerous categories, including total, pass efficiency and rushing defense. The Spartans are allowing just 203.8 yards per game, while holding offenses to an 81.16 pass efficiency. Michigan State has surrendered an average of 51.2 rushing yards per game this season and is one of six Big Ten programs that rank among the top 20 in the category. Northwestern ranks second in the nation with 11 interceptions on the year, while Wisconsin ranks sixth in the NCAA with 300.6 rushing yards per game. Averaging 46.8 points per game, Ohio State ranks seventh nationally in scoring, while Indiana is ninth in total offense (535.0 yards per game) and 10th in passing offense (346.0 ypg). A list of where Big Ten programs and student-athletes rank among the NCAA leaders can be found on Page 3 of this release. Scholarly Honors: Eight Big Ten student-athletes were among 54 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) players to be named candidates for the 2013 National Football Foundation (NFF) National Scholar-Athlete Awards and semifinalists for the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation. Big Ten honorees are Illinois Nathan Scheelhaase, Iowas James Morris, Michigans Courtney Avery, Michigan States Max Bullough, Minnesotas Aaron Hill, Nebraskas Spencer Long, Penn States John Urschel and Purdues Rob Henry. The National Scholar-Athlete Class honorees will also be finalists for the Campbell Trophy, which will be announced Dec. 10. Four student-athletes from Big Ten schools have won the Campbell Trophy - Nebraskas Rob Zatechka (1994) and Kyle Vanden Bosch (2000) and Ohio States Bobby Hoying (1995) and Craig Krenzel (2003).

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Co-Players of the Week Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska Jr., IB, Homewood, Ala./Homewood Rushed for a career-high 225 yards on just 20 carries, an 11.3 average, and two touchdowns in Nebraskas win over Illinois Had three runs of 30 yards or more to finish with the most rushing yards by a Husker since Roy Helus program- record 307 yards in 2010 Scored on Nebraskas opening possession of each half, a two-yard run in the first quarter and a 43-yarder in the third, and finished the day with 240 all-purpose yards Wins his first career Offensive Player of the Week accolade and fourth weekly honor overall, winning Special Teams Player of the Week in 2011 and 2012 and Freshman of the Week in 2011 Last Nebraska Offensive Player of the Week: Taylor Martinez (Nov. 5, 2012) Carlos Hyde, Ohio State Sr., RB, Naples, Fla./Naples Finished with a career-high 168 rushing yards, scoring three second-half touchdowns, to help Ohio State to a come-from-behind win at nationally ranked Northwestern Scored on a four-yarder in the third quarter, a two-yarder early in the fourth and a seven-yard run to give the Buckeyes the game-winning score with 5:25 left in the game Also recorded four catches for 38 yards for 206 yards of total offense, and was responsible for 15 first downs Records his second career Offensive Player of the Week honor Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Braxton Miller (Sept. 30, 2013) Defensive Player of the Week Darqueze Dennard, Michigan State Sr., CB, Dry Beach, Ga./Twiggs County Finished with eight tackles and two interceptions, both career highs, in Michigan States road win at Iowa Recorded his first interception midway through the first quarter and his second at the 5:25 mark of the fourth quarter, helping the Spartans preserve the win Was part of the Michigan State defense that held the Hawkeyes to 264 total yards, 183 yards below their season average Claims his first Defensive Player of the Week honor Last Michigan State Defensive Player of the Week: Shilique Calhoun (Sept. 9, 2013) Special Teams Player of the Week Bradley Roby, Ohio State Jr., CB, Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Blocked and recovered a Northwestern punt in the end zone in the first quarter for Ohio States only touchdown of the first half It is his second career blocked punt, his third special teams touchdown and fourth career score Also finished with two special teams tackles Wins his first Special Teams Player of the Week honor Last Ohio State Special Teams Player of the Week: Cameron Johnston (Sept. 30, 2013) Freshman of the Week Joey Bosa, Ohio State DE, Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Finished with five tackles, including his first two career sacks, in Ohio States come-from-behind win at nationally ranked Northwestern Recovered a Wildcat fumble in the end zone as time expired, giving the Buckeyes the final score of the game His four solo tackles and two tackles for loss matched personal bests Wins his first Freshman of the Week honor Last Ohio State Freshman of the Week: Brionte Dunn (Nov. 5, 2012)

BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS

Coach, School LEGENDS DIVISION Kirk Ferentz, IOWA Brady Hoke, MICH Mark Dantonio, MSU Jerry Kill, MINN Bo Pelini, NEB Pat Fitzgerald, NU LEADERS DIVISION Tim Beckman, ILL Kevin Wilson, IND Urban Meyer, OSU Bill OBrien, PSU Darrell Hazell, PUR Gary Andersen, WIS Career (Yrs) 116-97 (18th) 71-57 (11th) 73-46 (10th) 140-91 (20th) 53-21 (6th) 54-40 (8th) 26-28 (5th) 8-21 (3rd) 122-23 (12th) 11-6 (2nd) 17-14 (3rd) 33-33 (6th) At School (Yrs) 104-76 (15th) 24-7 (3rd) 55-29 (7th) 13-18 (3rd) 53-21 (6th) 54-40 (8th) 5-12 (2nd) 8-21 (3rd) 18-0 (2nd) 11-6 (2nd) 1-4 (1st) 3-2 (1st) Big Ten Only 60-54 13-4 31-18 4-14 13-4 26-31 0-9 3-14 10-0 6-3 0-1 1-1

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Seventeen Big Ten student-athletes in the sports of football, volleyball and soccer were named nominees for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award, including six football, five volleyball, three mens soccer and three womens soccer standouts.

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NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(Number in parenthesis indicates total times a Big Ten team will face an opponent from this conference.) American (5) Central Florida 0-1 Cincinnati (2) 1-1 Connecticut 1-0 South Florida 1-0 ACC (2) Syracuse (2) Big 12 (1) Iowa State Colonial (1) Maine Conference USA (1) Southern Miss Independent (6) BYU Navy New Mexico State Notre Dame (3) MAC (13) Akron Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Massachusetts Miami (Ohio) Northern Illinois (2) Western Michigan (3) MEAC (1) Florida A&M Missouri Valley (7) Indiana State (2) Missouri State South Dakota State Southern Illinois Western Illinois Youngstown State Mountain West (4) San Diego State San Jose State UNLV Wyoming Ohio Valley (1) Tennessee Tech Pac-12 (5) Arizona State California (2) UCLA Washington SEC (1) Missouri 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 3-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 Rk. 7. 11. 15. 25. 27. Rk. 9. 15. 19. 20. Rk. 6. 9. 12. 22. 25. Scoring Offense Ohio State Indiana Nebraska Northwestern Michigan Total Offense Indiana Wisconsin Nebraska Ohio State Rushing Offense Wisconsin Nebraska Ohio State Northwestern Minnesota

BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS

TEAM RANKINGS
Avg. 46.8 44.4 42.4 39.0 38.8 Avg. 535.0 518.0 501.2 492.8 Avg. 300.6 291.6 280.7 218.4 215.8 Avg. 346.0 Rk. 11. 12. 15. 21. 29. Rk. 7. 10. 19. 24. 27. Rk. 1. 6. 11. 13. 18. 19. Passing Efficiency Offense Avg. Nebraska 166.36 Northwestern 165.00 Ohio State 162.14 Indiana 158.18 Illinois 153.53 Scoring Defense Michigan State Wisconsin Iowa Ohio State Michigan Total Defense Michigan State Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Penn State Ohio State Avg. 13.4 14.6 16.8 19.2 19.4 Avg. 203.8 272.6 290.0 305.0 325.2 326.2 Rk. 1. 12. 17. 20. 29. 30. Rk. 1. 7. 8. 9. 12. 20. Rk. 2. 6. 7. 26. Rk. 2. 13. 28. Rk. 6. 8. 12. 14. 27. Rk. 2. 9. 12. 16. 22. Passing Efficiency Defense Avg. Michigan State 81.16 Wisconsin 101.83 Iowa 106.74 Michigan 107.23 Northwestern 113.48 Penn State 114.55 Rushing Defense Michigan State Ohio State Iowa Michigan Wisconsin Penn State Interceptions Northwestern Nebraska Iowa Michigan Ohio State Avg. 51.2 86.2 88.5 90.4 99.4 111.4 Total 11 10 9 7 7

Rk. Passing Offense 10. Indiana Rk. 13. 20. 26. 27. Rk. 7. 8. 24. 30. Rk. 11. 13. 21. 22.

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
All-Purpose Yards Per Game Avg. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 164.0 Akeem Hunt, PUR 148.6 Melvin Gordon, WIS 139.6 Tevin Coleman, IND 139.6 Rushing Yds Per Game Melvin Gordon, WIS Ameer Abdullah, NEB Mark Weisman, IOWA Tevin Coleman, IND Pass Efficiency Trevor Siemian, NU Kenny Guiton, OSU Nate Sudfeld, IND Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL Avg. 139.6 138.0 104.0 95.6 Rating 171.3 168.1 159.3 159.2 Rk. 13. 19. Rk. 7. 12. 24. Passing TDs Total Nate Sudfeld, IND 13 Kenny Guiton, OSU 13 Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL 12 Receiving Yds Per Game Avg. Allen Robinson, PSU 124.2 Jared Abbrederis, WIS 114.4 Cody Latimer, IND 97.2 Avg. 1.8 1.6 Avg. 10.2 10.0 9.6 Interceptions Per Game Avg. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, NEB 0.8 Blake Countess, MICH 0.8 Ciante Evans, NEB 0.6 Ibraheim Campbell, NU 0.6 B.J. Lowery, IOWA 0.5 James Morris, IOWA 0.5 Jairus Jones, MSU 0.5 Kickoff Returns VAngelo Bentley, ILL Marcus Jones, MINN Kenny Bell, NEB Akeem Hunt, PUR Dontre Wilson, OSU Punt Returns K. Martin-Manley, IOWA Corey Brown, OSU VAngelo Bentley, ILL Marcus Jones, MINN Jesse Della Valle, PSU Avg. 32.1 30.8 30.1 29.3 25.9 Avg. 25.8 16.1 15.8 13.8 11.5

Rk. Field Goals Per Game 11. Jeff Budzien, NU 18. Sam Ficken, PSU Rk. 13. 16. 21. Scoring Jeff Budzien, NU Jordan Hall, OSU Zach Zwinak, PSU

Rk. Passing Yds Per Game Avg. 16. Nate Sudfeld, IND 293.4 24. Christian Hackenberg, PSU 273.4 Rk. Punting 10. Cody Webster, PUR 30. Peter Mortell, MINN Avg. 45.3 43.3

Rk. Total Tackles Avg. 5. Jonathan Brown, ILL 12.0 23. Anthony Hitchens, IOWA 9.8

WEEKLY COACHES TELECONFERENCE

The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly media teleconferences are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT and continue through November 26. The calls are available for playback roughly two hours following the conclusion of each call through Thursday of each week. Calls will also be archived online at bigten.org. Contact the Big Ten Communications office for the phone number and weekly passcode. The coaches order on each call is as follows. All times are CT. 11:00 a.m. - Brady Hoke, Michigan 11:10 a.m. - Gary Andersen, Wisconsin 11:20 a.m. - Bo Pelini, Nebraska 11:30 a.m. - Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 11:40 a.m. - Kirk Ferentz, Iowa 11:50 a.m. - Jerry Kill, Minnesota 12:00 p.m. - Tim Beckman, Illinois 12:10 p.m. - Darrell Hazell, Purdue 12:20 p.m. - Bill OBrien, Penn State 12:30 p.m. - Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 12:40 p.m. - Urban Meyer, Ohio State 12:50 p.m. - Kevin Wilson, Indiana

2013 NO PLAYS
LEGENDS DIVISION School Does Not Play: Iowa Illinois, Indiana, Penn State Michigan Illinois, Purdue, Wisconsin Michigan State Ohio State, Penn State, Wisconsin Minnesota Illinois, Ohio State, Purdue Nebraska Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin Northwestern Indiana, Penn State, Purdue School Illinois Indiana Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin LEADERS DIVISION Does Not Play: Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska Iowa, Michigan State, Northwestern Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska

Combined non-conference record 36-11

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. For the 2011 fiscal year, the Big Ten led all conferences with over $8 billion in research expenditures, more than $2 billion more than any other conference.

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BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS - OCT. 6
Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (55) 2 Oregon (5) 3 Clemson 4 OHIO STATE 5 Stanford 6 Florida State 7 Georgia 8 Louisville 9 Texas A&M 10 LSU 11 UCLA 12 Oklahoma 13 Miami (Fla.) 14 South Carolina 15 Baylor 16 Washington 17 Florida 18 MICHIGAN 19 NORTHWESTERN 20 Texas Tech 21 Fresno State 22 Oklahoma State 23 Northern Illinois 24 Virginia Tech 25 Missouri Record 5-0 5-0 5-0 6-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 5-0 4-1 5-1 4-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 4-0 4-1 4-1 5-0 4-1 5-0 5-0 4-1 5-0 5-1 5-0 PTS 1,495 1,424 1,359 1,305 1,278 1,158 1,138 1,051 1,003 993 844 819 780 764 681 556 536 514 418 358 258 204 138 115 105 Prev. 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 9 10 12 11 14 13 17 15 18 19 16 20 23 21 NR NR NR

USA TODAY - OCT. 6

Team (1st Place Votes) 1 Alabama (57) 2 Oregon (4) 3 OHIO STATE 4 Clemson (1) 5 Stanford 6 Florida State 7 Georgia 8 Louisville 9 Texas A&M 10 Oklahoma 11 LSU 12 South Carolina 13 UCLA 14 Miami (Fla.) 15 Baylor 16 MICHIGAN 17 Florida 18 NORTHWESTERN 19 Washington 20 Oklahoma State 21 Texas Tech 22 Fresno State 23 Northern Illinois 24 NEBRASKA 25 Virginia Tech Record 5-0 5-0 6-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 5-0 4-1 5-0 5-1 4-1 4-0 5-0 4-0 5-0 4-1 4-1 4-1 4-1 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-1 5-1 PTS 1,544 1,486 1,379 1,356 1,327 1,188 1,130 1,105 1,067 964 953 833 807 747 698 591 574 393 366 350 336 325 169 125 97 Prev. 1 2 3 4 5 8 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 19 15 18 20 22 21 23 25 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Auburn 61, Notre Dame 50, NEBRASKA 35, WISCONSIN 29, MICHIGAN STATE 16, UCF 7, Ole Miss 3, Arizona State 3, Rutgers 2.

Others Receiving Votes: Missouri 86, Notre Dame 58, WISCONSIN 29, MICHIGAN STATE 16, UCF 11, Auburn 11, Oregon State 8, Rutgers 8, Arizona 4, Arizona State 4, Ball State 3, BYU 2.

BIG TEN CAREER RECORDS

Total Offense 12,692 Brees, PUR 11,790 Weber, MINN 11,576 Basanez, NU 11,511 Painter, PUR 11,364 Randle El, IND 10,745 Robinson, MICH 10,594 Williams, ILL 10,254 Long, IOWA 10,078 Martinez, NEB# 9,653 Orton, PUR Total Offensive Plays 1,992 Weber, MINN 1,975 Basanez, NU 1,931 Brees, PUR 1,917 Randle El, IND 1,873 Painter, PUR 1,773 Williams, ILL 1,614 Williams, NU 1,607 Orton, PUR 1,567 Henne, MICH 1,514 Navarre, MICH 1,505 Martinez, NEB# 1,492 Scheelhaase, ILL Rushing Yards by a QB 4,495 Robinson, MICH 3,895 Randle El, IND 2,948 Martinez, NEB# 2,557 Williams, ILL 2,219 Miller, OSU 2,176 Leach, MICH 2,150 Foggie, MINN 2,080 Greene, OSU 1,944 Colter, NU 1,847 Scheelhaase, ILL 1997-00 2007-10 2002-05 2005-08 1998-01 2009-12 2006-09 1981-85 20102001-04 2007-10 2002-05 1997-00 1998-01 2005-08 2006-09 1990-93 2001-04 2004-07 2000-03 201020102009-12 1998-01 20102006-09 20111975-78 1984-87 1972-75 20102010Rushing Touchdowns 77 Ball, WIS 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 56 Johnson, OSU 55 Thomas, MICH 48 Sheets, PUR 47 Wheatley, MICH 46 Byars, OSU 44 Marek, WIS George, OSU 36 White, WIS 31 Martinez, NEB# Total Touchdowns 83 Ball, WIS 71 Dayne, WIS 68 Thompson, IND 58 Johnson, OSU 56 Thomas, MICH 54 Wheatley, MICH Sheets, PUR 50 Byars, OSU 45 George, OSU 44 Marek, WIS Hill, WIS 37 White, WIS 31 Martinez, NEB# 27 Hyde, OSU Passing Yards 11,792 Brees, PUR 11,163 Painter, PUR 10,917 Weber, MINN 10,580 Basanez, NU 10,461 Long, IOWA 9,946 Herrmann, PUR 9,715 Henne, MICH 9,337 Orton, PUR 9,131 Cousins, MSU 7,119 Martinez, NEB# 2009-12 1996-99 1986-89 1973-76 1997-00 2005-08 1991-94 1982-85 1972-75 1992-95 201020102009-12 1996-99 1986-89 1973-76 1997-00 1991-94 2005-08 1982-85 1992-95 1972-75 2006-08 2010201020101997-00 2005-08 2007-10 2002-05 1981-85 1977-80 2004-07 2001-04 2008-11 2010Touchdown Passes 90 Brees, PUR 87 Henne, MICH 74 Long, IOWA 72 Navarre, MICH Weber, MINN 71 Harrmann, PUR Grbac, MICH 70 Kittner, ILL 67 Painter, PUR 66 Cousins, MSU 55 Martinez, NEB# Receptions 325 Stubblefield, PUR 292 Bryant, PUR 266 Standeford, PUR 262 Williams, ILL 252 Edwards, MICH 227 Decker, MINN 218 Cunningham, MSU 210 Bates, NU 204 Stratton, PUR 203 Orton, PUR 157 Abbrederis, WIS Reception Yards 3,788 Standeford, PUR 3,629 Stubblefield, PUR 3,548 Bryant, PUR 3,541 Edwards, MICH 3,468 Evans, WIS 3,392 Williams, ILL 3,310 Bates, NU 3,119 Decker, MINN 2,076 Carter, MICH 3,029 Alford, PUR 2,631 Abbrederis, WIS 1997-00 2004-07 1981-85 200-03 2007-10 1977-80 1989-92 1998-01 2005-08 2008-11 20102001-04 2004-07 2000-03 1983-85 2001-04 2006-09 2008-11 1995-98 1998-01 2005-08 20102000-03 2001-04 2004-07 2001-04 1999-03 1983-85 1995-98 2006-09 1979-82 1994-97 2010Forced Fumbles 14 Kerrigan, PUR 13 Rice, ILL Sanders, IOWA Borland, WIS Interception Touchdowns 5 Fletcher, WIS 4 Wilbur, IND 3 Radcliffe, WIS Gow, ILL Woodson, PUR Knight, IOWA Weems, WIS Rose, PUR Allen, PUR Kickoff Returns 144 Stoudermire, MINN 135 Gilreath, WIS 106 Mason, MSU Williams, WIS 93 Anderson, MINN Graham, IND 88 Bryant, PUR 84 Simmons, NU Owens, WIS 83 Mark, NU Kickoff Return Yards 3,615 Stoudermire, MINN 3,025 Gilreath, WIS 2,575 Mason, MSU 2,349 Williams, WIS 2,125 Bryant, PUR 2,088 Graham, IND 2,009 Thigpen, IND 1,996 Anderson, MINN 1,995 Simmons, NU 1,993 Breaston, MICH 1,919 Mark, NU 2007-10 1992-95 2000-03 20091998-00 1978-82 1949-50 1972-74 1983-86 1993-96 1993-96 1996-99 20102008-12 2007-10 1993-96 2002-05 1983-86 1998-00 2004-07 2007-10 1986-89 20102008-12 2007-10 1993-96 2002-05 2004-07 1998-00 2005-08 1983-86 2007-10 2003-06 2010-

# includes statistics prior to joining Big Ten

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. In 2012, the Big Ten partnered with the Ivy League to study the effects of head injuries in sports.

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2013 BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Date Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman 9-2 Nathan Scheelhaase, QB, ILL Collin Ellis, LB, NU Sam Ficken, K, PSU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU 9-9 Jeremy Gallon, WR, MICH Shilique Calhoun DL, MSU Marcus Jones, PR, MINN Corey Clement, RB, WIS Akeem Hunt, KR, PUR 9-16 Kenny Guiton, QB, OSU Ryan Shazier, LB, OSU Justin DuVernois, P, ILL Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU 9-23 Kenny Guiton, QB, OSU B.J. Lowery, DB, IOWA Kevonte Martin-Manley, PR, IOWA Mitch Leidner, QB, MINN Melvin Gordon, RB, WIS 9-30 Braxton Miller, QB, OSU James Morris, LB, IOWA Cameron Johnston, P, OSU Aaron Bailey, QB, ILL 10-6 Ameer Abdullah, RB, NEB Darqueze Dennard, CB, MSU Bradley Roby, CB, OSU Joey Bosa, DE, OSU Carlos Hyde, RB, OSU

BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS

LEGENDS DIVISION Iowa Steve Roe steven-roe@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 335-9411 Michigan Justin Dickens dickensj@umich.edu Phone: (734) 763-4423 Michigan State John Lewandowski lewski@ath.msu.edu Phone: (517) 355-2271

2013 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE

Games Aug. 29-31 9 Sept. 7 11 Sepr. 14 8 Sept. 28 8 Oct. 5 4 Oct. 12 5 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 29-30 TOTAL 45 ALL GAMES Total Average 649,375 72,153 794,051 72,186 541,323 67,665 561,760 70,220 258,346 64,587 360,017 72,003 Sellout 3 3 2 3 2 3 Games -- -- -- 1 2 5 CONFERENCE GAMES Total Average -- -- -- -- -- -- 80,772 80,772 157,208 78,604 360,017 72,003 Sellout ---1 2 3

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

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6 LEADERS DIVISION Illinois Kent Brown kwbrown3@illinois.edu Derek Neal drneal@illinois.edu Phone: (217)333-1391

BIG TEN IN THE POLLS

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Indiana Jeff Keag jkeag@indiana.edu Phone: (812) 855-6209 Ohio State Jerry Emig emig.2@osu.edu Phone: (614) 247-7023 Penn State Jeff Nelson jtn4@psu.edu Phone: (814) 865-1757 Purdue Matt Rector rector@purdue.edu Phone: (765) 494-3196 Wisconsin Brian Lucas bml@athletics.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 262-1811

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BIG TEN PLAYERS ON PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LISTS BIG TEN AWARD WINNERS
AFCA Good Works Team (Pays tribute to the positive impact student-athletes have had on their community) C.J. Zimmerer, NEB Jeff Budzien, NU Bednarik Award (Nations Top Defensive Player) Jonathan Brown, ILL James Morris, IOWA Max Bullough, MSU Darqueze Dennard, MSU RaShede Hageman, MINN C.J. Barnett, OSU Bradley Roby, OSU Ryan Shazier, OSU Deion Barnes, PSU Chris Borland, WIS Nagurski Trophy (Nations Top Defensive Player) Jonathan Brown, ILL James Morris, IOWA Max Bullough, MSU Darqueze Dennard, MSU Marcus Rush, MSU RaShede Hageman, MINN Tyler Scott, NU Christian Bryant, OSU Bradley Roby, OSU Ryan Shazier, OSU Deion Barnes, PSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Chris Borland, WIS Davey OBrien Award (Nations Top Quarterback) Devin Gardner, MICH Taylor Martinez, NEB Braxton Miller, OSU Doak Walker Award (Nations Top Running Back) Mark Weisman, IOWA Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Carlos Hyde, OSU Zach Zwinak, PSU Melvin Gordon, WIS James White, WIS Biletnikoff Award (Nations Top Wide Receiver) Cody Latimer, IND Jeremy Gallon, MICH Aaron Burbridge, MSU Kenny Bell, NEB Tony Jones, NU Corey Brown, OSU Devin Smith, OSU Allen Robinson, PSU Jared Abbrederis, WIS Rimington Trophy (Nations Top Center) Travis Jackson, MSU Cole Pensick, NEB Brandon Vitabile, NU Corey Linseley, OSU Mackey Award (Nations Top Tight End) Ted Bolser, IND C.J. Fiedorowicz, IOWA Devin Funchess, MICH Jeff Heuerman, OSU Kyle Carter, PSU Gabe Holmes, PUR Jacob Pedersen, WIS Lombardi Trophy (College Lineman of the Year) Anthony Hitchens, IOWA Taylor Lewan, MICH Jake Ryan, MICH Max Bullough, MSU RaShede Hageman, MINN Spencer Long, NEB Jeremiah Sirles, NEB Tyler Scott, NU Brandon Vitabile, NU Andrew Norwell, OSU Ryan Shazier, OSU John Urschel, PSU Chris Borland, WIS David Gilbert, WIS Ryan Groy, WIS Outland Trophy (Nations Best Interior Lineman) Taylor Lewan, MICH RaShede Hageman, MINN Spencer Long, NEB Jeremiah Sirles, NEB Brandon Vitabile, NU Jack Mewhort, OSU Andrew Norwell, OSU DaQuan Jones, PSU John Urschel, PSU Ryan Groy, WIS Butkus Award (Nations Top Linebacker) Jonathan Brown, ILL Anthony Hitchens, IOWA Christian Kirksey, IOWA James Morris, IOWA Max Bullough, MSU Ryan Shazier, OSU Glenn Carson, PSU Chris Borland, WIS Thorpe Award (Nations Top Defensive Back) Darqueze Dennard, MSU Isaiah Lewis, MSU Ciante Evans, NEB Ibraheim Campbell, NU C.J. Barnett, OSU Christian Bryant, OSU Bradley Roby, OSU Ricardo Allen, PUR Groza Award (Nations Top Placekicker) Mitch Ewald, IND Mike Meyer, IOWA Brendan Gibbons, MICH Jeff Budzien, NU Ray Guy Award (Nations Top Punter) Justin DuVernois, ILL Mike Sadler, MSU Cody Webster, PUR Hornung Award (Nations Most Versatile Player) Ameer Abdullah, NEB Venric Mark, NU Corey Brown, OSU Akeem Hunt, PUR Jared Abbrederis, WIS Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award (Top Division I Player Who Best Exhibits the On- and Off-the-Field Characteristics of Earl Campbell) Damon Bullock, IOWA Rodrick Williams, Jr., MINN Venric Mark, NU Cody Davis, PUR Senior CLASS Award (Honoring the complete student-athlete) Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL Greg Heban, IND Taylor Martinez, NEB Jack Mewhort, OSU John Urschel, PSU Chris Borland, WIS

BIG TEN AWARD SEMIFINALISTS

William V. Campbell Trophy (Nations Top Scholar-Athlete) Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL James Morris, IOWA Courtney Avery, MICH Max Bullough, MSU Aaron Hill, MINN Spencer Long, NEB John Urschel, PSU Rob Henry, PUR Maxwell Award (Nations Top Player) Devin Gardner, MICH Taylor Lewan, MICH Ameer Abdullah, NEB Taylor Martinez, NEB Venric Mark, NU Carlos Hyde, OSU Braxton Miller, OSU Zach Zwinak, PSU James White, WIS Walter Camp Award (Nations Top Player) Taylor Lewan, MICH Ameer Abdullah, NEB Taylor Martinez, NEB Venric Mark, NU Braxton Miller, OSU Bradley Roby, OSU

BIG TEN BOWL LINEUP

LITTLE CAESARS PIZZA BOWL Dec. 26, 2013 6 p.m. ET, ESPN Detroit, Mich. Big Ten vs. MAC TEXAS BOWL Dec. 27, 2013 6 p.m. ET, ESPN Houston, Texas Big Ten vs. Big 12 BUFFALO WILD WINGS BOWL Dec. 28, 2013 10:15 p.m. ET, ESPN Tempe, Ariz. Big Ten vs. Big 12 HEART OF DALLAS BOWL Jan. 1, 2014 Noon ET, ESPNU Dallas, Texas Big Ten vs. C-USA TAXSLAYER.COM GATOR BOWL Jan. 1, 2014 Noon ET, ESPN2 Jacksonville, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC OUTBACK BOWL Jan. 1, 2014 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Tampa, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC CAPITAL ONE BOWL Jan. 1, 2014 1 p.m. ET, ABC Orlando, Fla. Big Ten vs. SEC ROSE BOWL GAME Jan. 1, 2014 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN Pasadena, Calif. Big Ten vs. Pac-12/BCS

2013-14 Big Ten Bowl Selection Order:

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

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Legislation formulated by Big Ten presidents in 1895 served as the primary building block for amateur intercollegiate athletics.

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2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game

The 2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game will kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 7, 2013. The winner of the Legends Division will meet the winner of the Leaders Division, with the games victor earning the Big Ten Championship and a chance to play in either the Rose Bowl Game or Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game. FOX will serve as the official broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil Stadium will host the title games through 2015. Tickets for the 2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game are now on sale and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Similar to the 2012 season, tickets and VIP premium ticket packages can also be reserved at bigten.teamtix.com, a ticket reservation system launched by the Big Ten in partnership with Forward Market Media and BTN. Go to bigten.org for more information.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME QUICK FACTS

Date: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 Time: 8:17 p.m. ET Television: FOX Site: Indianapolis, Ind. Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 67,455

Big Ten Football Awards

The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recognizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2013 campaign. The Big Tens enhanced football awards program presents 18 individual trophies in addition to the Big Ten Championship trophy, bearing the names of one or two former standouts. The distinguished names on these football awards honor just a small sampling of the countless student-athletes and coaches who have contributed to the conferences rich and storied history. Seventeen of the honors will be awarded immediately following the regular season, including awards for the best quarterback, running back, receiver, tight end, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, linebacker, defensive back, kicker and punter. Each of these individual position awards features the names of two former student-athletes. The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conferences top coaches, offensive and defensive players and linemen and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten coaches have the opportunity to claim two awards. Media voters will continue to select the Dave McClain Coach of the Year, which has been awarded since 1972, while coaches vote for the Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year award. The top offensive player will receive the Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year award, the best defensive player will be awarded the NagurskiWoodson Defensive Player of the Year award and the best first-year standout will receive the ThompsonRandle El Freshman of the Year award. The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game will receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy, while the most outstanding player in the game will be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP award. The conference also created two postcollegiate awards - the Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award and the Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award. The full list of awards, along with a breakdown of the former standouts appearing in each awards name, appears to the right.
NAME OF AWARD 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

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Since its inception, Big Ten programs have combined to win more than 360 team national championships.

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INDIANA at MICHIGAN STATE

Saturday, Oct. 12 Noon ET East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium (75,005) ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra Series: Michigan State leads, 42-15-2 Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2012: Michigan State 31, Indiana 27 INDIANA (3-2 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 8-21 (3rd year) At Indiana: 8-21 (3rd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Tevin Coleman (76-478 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Nate Sudfeld (104-162, 1,467 yards, 13 TDs) Rec.: Cody Latimer (28-486 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: David Cooper (41 tackles) Sacks: Nick Mangieri (2.5-11 yards) and John Laihinen (2.5-10 yards) Int: Greg Heban (2-24 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Keag, 812-855-6209, jkeag@indiana.edu MICHIGAN STATE (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Mark Dantonio Career: 73-46 (10th year) At Michigan State: 55-29 (7th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Jeremy Langford (72-311 yards, 4 TDs) Pass: Connor Cook (68-125, 688 yards, 7 TDs) Rec.: Macgarrett Kings (18-230 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Kurtis Drummond (30 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Hoover (2.0-18 yards), Shilique Calhoun (2.0-12 yards) Marcus Rush (2.0-11 yards) and Denicos Allen (2.0-8 yards) Int.: Darqueze Dennard (2-38 yards) and Jairus Jones (2-6 yards) Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, lewski@ath.msu.edu

#rv/24 NEBRASKA at PURDUE

Saturday, Oct. 12 Noon ET West Lafayette, Ind. Ross-Ade Stadium (62,500) BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, J Leman Series: Purdue leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: Sept. 27, 1958: Purdue 28, Nebraska 0 NEBRASKA (4-1 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Bo Pelini Career: 53-21 (6th year) At Nebraska: 53-21 (6th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Ameer Abdullah (94-690 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Taylor Martinez (53-80, 528 yards, 9 TDs) and Tommy Armstrong (20-28, 304 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Kenny Bell (22-255 yards, 3 TDs) and Quincy Enunwa (21-282 yards, 6 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Corey Cooper (40 tackles) Sacks: Avery Moss (2.5-11 yards) Int.: Stanley Jean-Baptiste (4-134 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, kmann@huskers.comu PURDUE (1-4 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Darrell Hazell Career: 17-14 (3rd year) At Purdue: 1-4 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Akeem Hunt (61-193 yards) Pass: Danny Etling (19-39, 241 yards, 2 TDs) Rec.: Akeem Hunt (19-198 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Taylor Richards (31 tackles) Sacks: Bruce Gaston (2.0-8 yards), Ryan Russell (2.0-7 yards) and Jalani Phillips (2.0-2 yards) Int.: Ricardo Allen (2-29 yards) Football Contact: Matt Rector, 765-494-3196, rector@purdue.edu

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The Big Ten and Ivy League are the only conferences with four top-10 undergraduate programs in the fields of business and engineering according to the U.S. News and World Report in 2013.

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#19/18 NORTHWESTERN at WISCONSIN

Saturday, Oct. 12 2:30 p.m. CT Madison, Wis. Camp Randall Stadium (80,321) ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer-market) Announcers: Sean McDounough, Chris Spielman, Shannon Spake Series: Wisconsin leads, 56-33-5 Last Meeting: Nov. 27, 2010: Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 23 NORTHWESTERN (4-1 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Career: 54-40 (8th year) At Northwestern: 54-40 (8th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Treyvon Green (64-423 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Trevor Siemian (60-88, 916 yards, 6 TDs) and Kain Colter (39-47, 362 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Tony Jones (27-385 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Chi Chi Ariguzo (41 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Scott (4.0-24 yards) Int.: Ibraheim Campbell (3-22 yards) Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, pkennedy@northwestern.edu WISCONSIN (3-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) Coach: Gary Andersen Career: 33-33 (6th year) At Wisconsin: 3-2 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: James White (69-473 yards, 4 TDs) and Melvin Gordon (68-698 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Joel Stave (80-129, 1,056 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (33-572 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Chris Borland (46 tackles) Sacks: Warren Herring (3.0-17 yards) Int.: Sojourn Shelton (2-10 yards) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, bml@athletics.wisc.edu

#18/16 MICHIGAN at PENN STATE

Saturday, Oct. 12 5 p.m. ET University Park, Pa. Beaver Stadium (106,572) ESPN Announcers: Joe Tessitore, Matt Millen, Maria Taylor Series: Michigan leads, 10-6 Last Meeting: Oct. 30, 2010: Penn State 41, Michigan 31* MICHIGAN (5-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 71-57 (11th year) At Michigan: 24-7 (3rd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Fitz Touissant (96-397 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Devin Gardner (71-118, 1,036 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Jeremy Gallon (24-367 yards, 4 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Desmond Morgan (34 tackles) Sacks: Cameron Gordon (3.0-14 yards) Int.: Blake Countess (4-149 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu PENN STATE (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Bill OBrien Career: 11-6 (2nd year) At Penn State: 11-6 (2nd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Zach Zwinak (84-369 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Christian Hackenberg (109-182, 1,367 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Allen Robinson (38-621 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Glenn Carson (39 tackles) Sacks: DaQuan Jones (2.0-16 yards) and Kyle Baublitz (2.0-8 yards) Int.: Five tied with 1 Football Contact: Jeff Nelson, 814-865-1757, jtn4@psu.edu * All Penn State wins vacated from 1998-2011

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. In 2010, the Big Ten became the first conference to formulate a conference-wide concussion plan.

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL DIVISIONAL TIEBREAKER

The Big Ten football championship will be decided by a game played between the two division champions. A team or teams that are not eligible to participate in a postseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sanctions shall not be eligible to participate in the Big Ten football championship game. The winner of the Big Ten football championship game will represent the Conference in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) unless a conference team other than the champion is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll. The following procedure will determine the representative from each division in the event of a tie: (a) If two teams are tied, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative (b) If three or more teams are tied, steps 1 through 7 will be followed until a determination is made. If only two teams remain tied after any step, the winner of the game between the two tied teams shall be the representative. 1. The records of the three tied teams will be compared against each other 2. The records of the three tied teams will be compared within their division 3. The records of the three teams will be compared against the next highest placed teams in their division in order of finish (4, 5, and 6) 4. The records of the three teams will be compared against all common conference opponents; 5. The highest ranked team in the first Bowl Championship Series Poll following the completion of Big Ten regular season conference play shall be the representative in the Big Ten Championship Game, unless the two highest ranked tied teams are ranked within one spot of each other in the BCS poll. In this case, the head-to-head results of the top two ranked tied teams shall determine the representative in the Big Ten Championship 6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding exempted games] shall be the representative 7. The representative will be chosen by random draw. If one or both of the Big Ten division champions is ineligible to play in the Big Ten championship game, then the participant(s) in the Big Ten championship game shall be determined by the following procedure: a) If the ineligible team is tied for the division championship, then the team it tied with shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. b) If two or more teams are tied with an ineligible team for the division championship, then the ineligible team is removed and the remaining teams revert to the tie-break procedure. c) The division runner-up shall be the Big Ten championship game representative. d) If there is a division runner-up tie, then the tied teams shall revert to the tie-break procedure. If the championship game cannot be played (due to any reason beyond the control of the Big Ten Conference), the two division champions (using divisional tie-breakers as set forth above) shall be declared co-champions and the following procedure will be used to determine the Big Ten Conference representative to the Bowl Championship Series: a) Teams ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS poll will automatically be placed in the BCS championship game. b) If the two divisional representatives met previously in the season and neither is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final BCS standings, the team ranked highest in the final BCS standings shall be the representative to the BCS, unless the other team is ranked within five or fewer places of the higher ranked team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the two teams shall determine the Conferences BCS representative. c) If the two divisional representatives did not meet previously during the season, the team ranked highest in the BCS standings shall be the BCS representative. d) If the two teams are tied in the BCS standings, the team with the best overall Big Ten record shall be the BCS representative. e) If the two teams remain tied after d), the team with the best combined record of the tied teams against all common Big Ten opponents each team played that season shall be the BCS representative. f) If the two teams remain tied after e), the representative will be the team with the best overall winning percentage. g) If the two teams remain tied after f), the representative will be the team furthest removed from BCS participation. h) If the two teams remain tied after g), the representative shall be determined by a random draw.

No. Team 42 Michigan 34* Ohio State 18 Minnesota 15 Illinois 14 Wisconsin 11 Iowa 8 Northwestern 8 Purdue 7 Chicago 7 Michigan State 2 Indiana 1 Penn State

Years 1898-01c-02-03c-04c-06c-18c-22c-23c-25-26c-30c-31c-32c-33c-43c-47-48-49c-50-64-69c-71-72c-73c-74c-76c-77c-78c-80-82-86c-88-89-90c- 91-92-97-98c-00c-03-04c 1916-17-20-35c-39-42-44-49c-54-55-57-61-68-69c-70-72c-73c-74c-75-76c-77c-79-81c-84-86c-93c-96c-98c-02c-05c-06-07-08c-09 1900c-03c-04c-06c-09-10c-11-15c-27c-33c-34-35c-37-38-40-41-60c-67c 1910c-14-15c-18c-19-23c-27c-28-46-51-53c-63-83-90c-01 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c-11-12 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c 1903c-26c-30c-31c-36-95-96c-00c 1918c-29-31c-32c-43c-52c-67c-00c 1899-05-07-08-13-22c-24 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c 1945-67c 1994^

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* All Ohio State wins vacated from 2010 season ^ All Penn State wins vacated from 1998-2011 # Beginning in 2011, Big Ten Championship Game determined Big Ten Champion

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Team Michigan State Nebraska Ohio State Wisconsin

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DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS

cco-championship Division Alignment from 2011-13: Legends Division (Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern) & Leaders Division (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin)

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. The NCAA annually honors teams earning multi-year Academic Progress Rates (APR) in the top-10 percent of all squads in each sport, with 53 Big Ten teams being honored during the 2012-13 academic year.

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11 Legends Division Games in Bold

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEGENDS DIVISION

(4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 L, 27-30 Northern Illinois 67,402 9/7 W, 28-14 Missouri State 64,201 9/14 W, 27-21 at Iowa State 56,800 9/21 W, 59-3 Western Michigan 66,886 9/28 W, 23-7 at Minnesota 51,382 10/5 L, 14-26 Michigan State 69,025 10/19 at Ohio State 3:30 p.m. 10/26 Northwestern 11/2 Wisconsin 11/9 at Purdue 11/23 Michigan 11/29 at Nebraska Noon

IOWA

(5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 W, 59-9 Central Michigan 112,618 9/7 W, 41-30 #14/13 Notre Dame 115,109 9/14 W, 28-24 Akron 107,120 9/21 W, 24-21 at Connecticut 42,704 10/5 W, 42-13 Minnesota 111,079 10/12 at Penn State 5 p.m. 10/19 Indiana 3:30 p.m. 11/2 at Michigan State 11/9 Nebraska 11/16 at Northwestern 11/23 at Iowa 11/30 Ohio State

#18/16 MICHIGAN

(4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/30 W, 26-13 Western Michigan 71,214 9/7 W, 21-6 South Florida 70,401 9/14 W, 55-17 Youngstown State 71,626 9/21 L, 13-17 at #22/21 Notre Dame 80,795 10/5 W, 26-14 at Iowa 69,025 10/12 Indiana Noon 10/19 Purdue Noon 10/26 at Illinois 3:30 p.m. 11/2 Michigan 11/16 at Nebraska 11/23 at Northwestern 11/30 Minnesota

MICHIGAN STATE

(4-2, 0-2 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/29 W, 51-23 UNLV 44,217 9/7 W, 44-21 at New Mexico State 16,418 9/14 W, 29-12 Western Illinois 42,127 9/21 W, 43-24 San Jose State 45,647 9/28 L, 7-23 Iowa 51,382 10/5 L, 13-42 at #19/17 Michigan 111,079 10/19 at Northwestern Noon 10/26 Nebraska 11/2 at Indiana 3:30 p.m. 11/9 Penn State 11/23 Wisconsin 11/30 at Michigan State

MINNESOTA

(4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 W, 37-34 Wyoming 91,185 9/7 W, 56-13 Southern Miss 90,466 9/14 L, 21-41 #16/17 UCLA 91,471 9/21 W, 59-20 South Dakota State 90,614 10/5 W, 39-19 Illinois 90,458 10/12 at Purdue Noon 10/26 at Minnesota 11/2 Northwestern 11/9 at Michigan 11/16 Michigan State 11/23 at Penn State 11/29 Iowa Noon

#rv/24 NEBRASKA

(4-1, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 W, 44-30 at California 58,816 9/7 W, 48-27 Syracuse 38,033 9/14 W, 38-17 Western Michigan 33,128 9/21 W, 35-21 Maine 32,726 10/5 L, 30-40 #4/3 Ohio State 47,330 10/12 at Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. 10/19 Minnesota Noon 10/26 at Iowa 11/2 at Nebraska 11/16 Michigan 11/23 Michigan State 11/30 at Illinois

#19/18 NORTHWESTERN

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISION

(3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 W, 42-34 Southern Illinois 42,175 9/7 W, 45-17 Cincinnati 43,031 9/14 L, 24-34 vs. #19/23 Washington [1] 47,312 9/28 W, 50-14 Miami (Ohio) 46,890 10/5 L, 19-39 at #rv/25 Nebraska 90,458 10/19 Wisconsin 8 p.m. 10/26 Michigan State 3:30 p.m. 11/2 at Penn State 11/9 at Indiana 11/16 Ohio State 11/23 at Purdue 11/30 Northwestern [1] at Chicago, Ill.

ILLINOIS

Leaders Division Games in Bold

(3-2, 1-0 Big Ten)

INDIANA

#4/3 OHIO STATE

(6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 W, 40-20 Buffalo 103,980 9/7 W, 42-7 San Diego State 104,984 9/14 W, 52-34 at California 62,467 9/21 W, 76-0 Florida A&M 103,595 9/28 W, 31-24 #23/24 Wisconsin 105,826 10/5 W, 40-30 at #16/15 Northwestern 47,330 10/19 Iowa 3:30 p.m. 10/26 Penn State 8 p.m. 11/2 at Purdue 11/16 at Illinois 11/23 Indiana 11/30 at Michigan

DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/29 W, 73-35 Indiana State 40,278 9/7 L, 35-41 Navy 47,013 9/14 W, 42-10 Bowling Green 41,869 9/21 L, 28-45 Missouri 49,149 10/5 W, 44-24 Penn State 42,125 10/12 at Michigan State Noon 10/19 at Michigan 3:30 p.m. 11/2 Minnesota 3:30 p.m. 11/9 Illinois 11/16 at Wisconsin 11/23 at Ohio State 11/30 Purdue

PENN STATE
(3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 W, 23-17 vs. Syracuse [2] 61,202 9/7 W, 45-7 Eastern Michigan 92,863 9/14 L, 31-34 Central Florida 92,855 9/21 W, 34-0 Kent State 92,371 10/5 L, 24-44 at Indiana 42,125 10/12 #18/16 Michigan 5 p.m. 10/26 at Ohio State 8 p.m. 11/2 Illinois 11/9 at Minnesota 11/16 Purdue 11/23 Nebraska 11/30 at Wisconsin [2] at East Rutherford, N.J.

(1-4, 0-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 L, 7-42 at Cincinnati 36,007 9/7 W, 20-14 Indiana State 50,165 9/14 L, 24-31 #21/21 Notre Dame 61,127 9/21 L, 10-41 at #24/- Wisconsin 80,772 9/28 L, 24-55 Northern Illinois 54,258 10/12 #rv/24 Nebraska Noon 10/19 at Michigan State Noon 11/2 Ohio State 11/9 Iowa 11/16 at Penn State 11/23 Illinois 11/30 at Indiana

PURDUE

WISCONSIN
(3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE OPPONENT ATTENDANCE 8/31 W, 45-0 Massachusetts 76,306 9/7 W, 48-0 Tennessee Tech 77,785 9/14 L, 30-32 at Arizona State 66,155 9/21 W, 41-10 Purdue 80,772 9/28 L, 24-31 at #4/3 Ohio State 105,826 10/12 #19/18 Northwestern 3:30 p.m. 10/19 at Illinois 8 p.m. 11/2 at Iowa 11/9 BYU 11/16 Indiana 11/23 at Minnesota 11/30 Penn State All Times are ET

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. In 2013, the conference surpassed the three-million mark in total attendance for the 49th straight season.