WEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 14, 2013

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BIG TEN FOOTBALL

2013 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS

LEGENDS DIVISION
Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A 1. Michigan State 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W3 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 Nebraska 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 W8 5-1 .833 4-1 1-0 3. Michigan 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 1-0 L1 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 Iowa 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 1-1 L1 4-2 .667 2-2 2-0 5. Minnesota 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L4 4-2 .667 3-1 1-1 Northwestern 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 4-2 .667 3-1 1-1 N Top 25^ Strk 0-0 0-1 W2 0-0 0-1 W3 0-0 1-0 L1 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 0-1 L2 0-0 0-1 L2

TOP STORIES
Buckeyes top the Leaders Division, while Spartans and Huskers tied atop the Legends Division. Ohio State carries the nations longest active winning streak with 18 triumphs. Two divisional matchups on this weekends slate of games. Big Ten offenses averaging 34.7 points per game, more than five points higher than 2012. Penn States victory over Michigan last Saturday was the longest contest in Big Ten history.

LEADERS DIVISION
1. Ohio State 2. Wisconsin 3. Penn State* Indiana 5. Illinois Purdue Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W10 6-0 1.000 4-0 2-0 2-1 .667 2-0 0-1 1-1 W1 4-2 .667 4-0 0-2 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-1 W1 4-2 .667 3-1 0-1 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 1-0 L1 3-3 .500 3-2 0-1 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L9 3-2 .600 3-0 0-1 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-1 L2 1-5 .167 1-3 0-2

^ AP or USA Today * Ineligible for postseason play

Michigan States Sadler sets Big Ten all games record N Top 25^ Strk for punting average. 0-0 2-0 W18 0-0 1-1 W1 1-0 1-0 W1 0-0 0-0 L1 SATURDAY, OCT. 19 0-1 0-2 L1 MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN 0-0 0-3 L4 Noon - ESPN2

WEEK 8 SCHEDULE

BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

Breaking Down the Legends Division: Each Legends Division squad has played two conference games, with Michigan State and Nebraska holding the top spot with matching 2-0 marks. Michigan and Iowa are tied for third in the division race with 1-1 Big Ten records and Minnesota and Northwestern are two games back at 0-2. Michigan State welcomes Purdue on Saturday, the second in a series of three cross-divisional matchups for the Spartans. The Huskers have a bye this weekend before returning to action on Oct. 26 at Minnesota in the first of four straight Legends Division matchups. Breaking Down the Leaders Division: Ohio State carries the lone perfect conference record in the Leaders Division, boasting a 2-0 Big Ten mark heading into this weekends contest against Iowa. Wisconsin is second in the division race with a 2-1 mark, but the Buckeyes hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Badgers following the teams Sept. 28 meeting in Columbus. Indiana and Penn State are tied for third in the division with 1-1 Big Ten marks, while Illinois and Purdue are tied for fifth. Ahead of the Pack: Boasting the conferences lone unblemished record at 6-0, Ohio State has the nations longest active winning streak at 18 games. The current stretch is the fourth-longest in program history, trailing the 22 straight wins from 1967-69. A Buckeye victory on Saturday would match the second-longest streak in program history, equaling the 19 straight triumphs during the 2005-06 and 2002-03 seasons. The 19 victories would rank as the eighth-longest stretch in Big Ten annals. Conference programs have combined for seven stretches of at least 20 or more wins, with the 1901-03 Michigan squads holding the conference record of 29 consecutive victories. Ohio State is one of only 14 teams around the country yet to suffer a loss this season.

PURDUE at MICHIGAN STATE Noon - BTN IOWA at #4/3/4 OHIO STATE 3:30 p.m. - ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer-market) INDIANA at #rv/24/24 MICHIGAN 3:30 p.m. - BTN #25/rv/rv WISCONSIN at ILLINOIS 8 p.m. - BTN Byes: #rv/21/23 NEBRASKA, PENN STATE Rankings: AP/USA Today/Harris All times are ET

SATURDAY, OCT. 12 MICHIGAN STATE def. INDIANA, 42-28 #rv/24 NEBRASKA def. PURDUE, 44-7 WISCONSIN def. #19/18 NORTHWESTERN, 35-6 PENN STATE def. #18/16 MICHIGAN, 43-40 (4OT) Byes: ILLINOIS, IOWA, MINNESOTA, #4/3 OHIO STATE Rankings: AP/USA Today

WEEK 7 RESULTS

BIG TEN MEDAL OF HONOR 100TH ANNIVERSARY SPOTLIGHT Michigans Jon Jansen
Winner of the 1999 Big Ten Medal of Honor, Jansen was a two-time All-Big Ten performer at Michigan and helped lead the Wolverines to a national title in 1997. Serving as captain during his junior and senior seasons, Jansen earned All-America status as a senior, while also garnering Academic All-Big Ten accolades in 1997 and 1998. Following his collegiate career, Jansen was drafted in the second round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins and became a model of consistency during his 10-year career. He started 125 of the 137 games in which he played and was named a second-team All-Pro in 2005.

B1G Moments in Rose Bowl History

Jan. 1, 1994 Wisconsin 21 UCLA 16

In the Badgers first Rose Bowl Game appearance since 1963, Brent Moss rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns en route to winning MVP honors. Quarterback Darrell Bevell scored what would be the game-deciding touchdown early in the fourth quarter. UCLAs late rally stalled inside the Badger 20-yard line as time expired, giving Wisconsin its first Rose Bowl Game victory.

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Eight Big Ten standouts were named candidates for the 2013 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Awards and semifinalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, recognizing the nations absolute best scholar-athlete.

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BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.

In the Division: Two divisional matchups are part of the conferences five-game slate this weekend, include one contest within each division. In the Legends Division, Northwestern hosts Minnesota in each teams third conference matchup. It will be the Wildcats opening game within the division and first of five straight division contests, while it will be the third of four consecutive Legends Division matchups for the Gophers. In the Leaders Division, Illinois welcomes Wisconsin in what will be the fourth conference and third divisional contest for the Badgers and the second Big Ten contest and first division matchup for the Illini. Point Taken: The four winning Big Ten programs last Saturday averaged 41 points in their respective victories as each squad scored at least 35 points. Michigan State, Nebraska and Penn State each finished with 40 or more points, with the Huskers leading all conference teams in scoring last weekend with 44 points. It is the first time this season every winning conference program has scored 30 or more points on the same Saturday. Spreading the Offense: Now at the halfway point of the 2013 regular season, Big Ten programs are scoring at a higher rate than a season ago. Through seven weeks of the 2012 campaign, conference programs averaged 29.3 points per game, totaling 2,257 points in 77 games. Through the seventh week of the 2013 season, conference teams are averaging 34.7 points per game, combining for 2,465 points through 71 games, an increase of more than five points per game from 2012. In addition, the 34.7 points per game is second among all Football Bowl Subdivision conferences, behind the Pac-12s average of 36.7 points per contest. Defense Doesnt Rest: While Big Ten offenses are scoring at an increased rate, conference defenses are continuing to maintain their stingy ways. Six conference programs rank among the nations top 20 in total defense, seven rank among the top 30 in rushing defense and four are among the top 25 in scoring defense. Michigan State leads the country in rushing defense at 58.0 yards per game, one of five conference teams among the top 10 in the category. The Spartans also top the nation in total defense, while Wisconsin is fifth in the country in scoring defense. A complete list of where Big Ten teams and student-athletes rank among the NCAA leaders can be found on Page 3. Going Overtime: Last Saturdays Michigan-Penn State showdown in State College was one for the Big Ten record books. The four-overtime thriller was the longest game in conference history, surpassing the multiple conference games that were decided in triple overtime, most recently in Minnesotas season-opening road victory against UNLV on Aug. 30, 2012. The last Big Ten matchup that was decided in three overtimes was on Nov. 6, 2010, when Michigan and Illinois combined for the most points in a single game in conference history, resulting in a 67-65 Wolverine win. Kicking Around Records: Michigan State punter Mike Sadler established a new Big Ten all games record last Saturday en route to claiming conference Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Sadler averaged 59.3 yards per punt, totaling 237 yards on just four attempts in MSUs win over Indiana. The Spartan junior broke the per game average of 57.3 yards per punt set by Ohio States Fred Morrison in 1949. A returning first-team All-Big Ten performer from a season ago, Sadler ranks 25th in the nation in punting average and leads all conference punters in the category. Getting After the Quarterback: Three defensive standouts recorded two or more sacks last Saturday, including two such efforts in the Michigan-Penn State showdown. Penn States C.J. Olaniyan finished with 2.5 sacks, the most by a Big Ten player this season, against the Wolverines en route to winning Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors. Michigans Frank Clark and Nebraskas Randy Gregory each recorded 2.0 sacks, both career highs, against Penn State and Purdue, respectively. The last time three Big Ten players achieved that feat was on Sept. 8, 2012, when Minnesotas RaShede Hageman, Penn States Deion Barnes and Purdues Kawann Short each had two sacks.

BIG TEN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Player of the Week Jeremy Langford, Michigan State Jr., RB, Wayne, Mich./John Glenn Accounted for four touchdowns, three rushing and one receiving, in Michigan States 42-28 victory over Indiana Recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game, totaling 109 yards on 23 carries, scoring on runs of two, five and 32 yards Scored on an 11-yard screen pass in the second quarter, adding to his career-best 120 all-purpose yardage in the game Wins his first Offensive Player of the Week accolade Last Michigan State Offensive Player of the Week: LeVeon Bell (Nov. 26, 2012) Defensive Player of the Week C.J. Olaniyan, Penn State Jr., DE, Warren, Mich./Warren Mott Recorded eight tackles, including a career best 2.5 sacks, two pass breakups and a forced fumble in Penn States quadruple-overtime win over nationally ranked Michigan Forced his first career fumble on a second-quarter sack, one of three Michigan turnovers Was part of the Penn State defensive effort that accounted for 11 tackles for loss and held the Wolverines to two field goals in four overtime periods Claims his first Defensive Player of the Week honor Last Penn State Defensive Player of the Week: Jordan Hill (Nov. 26, 2012) Special Teams Player of the Week Mike Sadler, Michigan State Jr., P, Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern Posted a Big Ten record for all games of 59.3 yards per punt, totaling 237 yards on four attempts in Michigan States win over Indiana Recorded a season-long 69-yarder in the fourth quarter, while also booting punts of 44, 56 and 68 yards Placed one kick inside the 20, pinning Indiana at its own 10-yard line Wins his third Special Teams Player of the Week honor overall and first this season Last Michigan State Special Teams Player of the Week: Mike Sadler (Nov. 5, 2012) Freshman of the Week Christian Hackenberg, Penn State QB, Palmyra, Va./Fork Union Military Academy Threw for 305 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for the game-tying score with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter against nationally ranked Michigan Guided Penn State on an 80-yard touchdown drive with no timeouts and 50 seconds left in the fourth quarter, completing three passes for 79 yards and scoring on a one-yard run to force overtime Posted his third 300-yard passing game, leaving him three games shy of the program career record Wins his third Freshman of the Week accolade Last Penn State Freshman of the Week: Christian Hackenberg (Sept. 16, 2013)

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) 71-58 (11th) 74-46 (10th) 140-91 (20th) 54-21 (6th) 54-41 (8th) 26-28 (5th) 8-22 (3rd) 122-23 (12th) 12-6 (2nd) 17-15 (3rd) 34-33 (6th) At School (Yrs) 104-76 (15th) 24-8 (3rd) 56-29 (7th) 13-18 (3rd) 54-21 (6th) 54-41 (8th) 5-12 (2nd) 8-22 (3rd) 18-0 (2nd) 12-6 (2nd) 1-5 (1st) 4-2 (1st) Big Ten Only 60-54 13-5 32-18 4-14 14-4 26-32 0-9 3-15 10-0 7-3 0-2 2-1

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Big Ten universities provide over $141 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,200 student-athletes playing on more than 300 teams in 42 different sports.

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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

BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS

TEAM RANKINGS
Rk. 6. 12. 14. 22. 28. Rk. 9. 17. 19. 20. Rk. 5. 8. 11. 25. Rk. 13. 28. 29. Rk. 12. 16. 19. 29. Rk. 3. 7. 20. 27. Scoring Offense Ohio State Nebraska Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Total Offense Wisconsin Indiana Ohio State Nebraska Rushing Offense Wisconsin Nebraska Ohio State Minnesota Passing Offense Indiana Penn State Illinois Avg. 46.8 42.7 41.7 39.0 37.2 Avg. 519.5 504.3 492.8 490.2 Avg. 298.2 284.8 280.7 215.8 Avg. 331.5 283.7 281.4 Rk. 12. 22. 25. 29. Rk. 5. 8. 12. 24. Rk. 1. 5. 9. 14. 15. 17. Passing Efficiency Offense Avg. Ohio State 162.14 Illinois 153.53 Nebraska 166.36 Indiana 158.18 Scoring Defense Wisconsin Michigan State Iowa Ohio State Total Defense Michigan State Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Ohio State Penn State Avg. 13.2 15.8 16.8 19.2 Avg. 228.3 267.3 290.0 319.2 326.2 335.8 Rk. 3. 6. 15. 24. Rk. 1. 6. 8. 9. 10. 19. 28. Passing Efficiency Defense Avg. Michigan State 86.95 Wisconsin 97.75 Iowa 106.74 Michigan 109.98 Rushing Defense Michigan State Ohio State Iowa Michigan Wisconsin Penn State Minnesota Avg. 58.0 86.2 88.5 89.5 90.2 117.7 128.3 Total 13 11 9 9

Rk. Interceptions 1. Northwestern 6. Nebraska 17. Iowa Michigan

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
All-Purpose Yards Per Game Avg. Ameer Abdullah, NEB 158.8 Melvin Gordon, WIS 145.8 Akeem Hunt, PUR 142.7 Tevin Coleman, IND 132.3 Rushing Yds Per Game Melvin Gordon, WIS Ameer Abdullah, NEB Mark Weisman, IOWA James White, WIS Avg. 145.0 136.0 104.0 95.7 Rk. 18. 25. Rk. 10. 15. 30. Passing TDs Total Nate Sudfeld, IND 13 Kenny Guiton, OSU 13 Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL 12 Receiving Yds Per Game Avg. Allen Robinson, PSU 117.5 Jared Abbrederis, WIS 107.7 Cody Latimer, IND 90.7 Avg. 1.8 1.8 Avg. 10.0 9.5 9.3 9.0 Rk. 4. 19. Rk. 5. 9. 13. 21. 24. 27. Rk. 1. 9. 10. 14. 26. Interceptions Per Game Avg. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, NEB 0.7 Blake Countess, MICH 0.7 Ibraheim Campbell, NU 0.7 Ciante Evans, NEB 0.5 B.J. Lowery, IOWA 0.5 James Morris, IOWA 0.5 Sojourn Shelton, MSU 0.5 Kickoff Returns VAngelo Bentley, ILL Marcus Jones, MINN Kenny Bell, NEB Akeem Hunt, PUR Dontre Wilson, OSU Dennis Norfleet, MICH 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 26.9 25.9 25.6 Avg. 25.8 16.1 15.8 13.8 10.7

Rk. Pass Efficiency Rating 10. Kenny Guiton, OSU 168.1 17. Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL 159.2 Rk. Passing Yds Per Game Avg. 21. Christian Hackenberg, PSU 278.7 25. Nate Sudfeld, IND 267.3 Rk. 25. 26. 30. Punting Mike Sadler, MSU Cody Webster, PUR Peter Mortell, MINN Avg. 43.8 43.7 43.3

Rk. Field Goals Per Game 10. Jeff Budzien, NU Sam Ficken, PSU Rk. 8. 18. 20. 23. Scoring Jordan Hall, OSU Jeff Budzien, NU Sam Ficken, PSU Brendan Gibbons, MICH

Rk. Total Tackles Avg. 4. Jonathan Brown, ILL 12.0 21. 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. In 2014-15, mens and womens lacrosse will be added as the conferences 27th and 28th official sports, giving the Big Ten more official sports than all conferences other than the Ivy League.

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BIG TEN IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

ASSOCIATED PRESS - OCT. 13
Team (1st Place Votes) Record 1 Alabama (55) 6-0 2 Oregon (5) 6-0 3 Clemson 6-0 4 OHIO STATE 6-0 5 Florida State 5-0 6 LSU 6-1 7 Texas A&M 5-1 8 Louisville 6-0 9 UCLA 5-0 10 Miami (Fla.) 5-0 11 South Carolina 5-1 12 Baylor 5-0 13 Stanford 5-1 14 Missouri 6-0 15 Georgia 4-2 16 Texas Tech 6-0 17 Fresno State 5-0 18 Oklahoma 5-1 19 Virginia Tech 6-1 20 Washington 4-2 21 Oklahoma State 4-1 22 Florida 4-2 23 Northern Illinois 6-0 24 Auburn 5-1 25 WISCONSIN 4-2 PTS 1,495 1,438 1,352 1,330 1,242 1,137 1,105 1,077 1,017 912 896 849 824 749 615 590 383 380 352 309 264 249 185 156 153 Prev. 1 2 3 4 6 10 9 8 11 13 14 15 5 25 7 20 21 12 24 16 22 17 23 NR NR

USA TODAY - OCT. 13

Team (1st Place Votes) Record 1 Alabama (58) 6-0 2 Oregon (3) 6-0 3 OHIO STATE 6-0 4 Clemson (1) 6-0 5 Florida State 5-0 6 Louisville 6-0 7 Texas A&M 5-1 8 LSU 6-1 9 South Carolina 5-1 10 UCLA 5-0 11 Miami (Fla.) 5-0 12 Baylor 5-0 13 Stanford 5-1 14 Missouri 6-0 15 Texas Tech 6-0 16 Georgia 4-2 17 Oklahoma State 4-1 18 Oklahoma 5-1 19 Fresno State 5-0 20 Virginia Tech 6-1 21 NEBRASKA 5-1 22 Florida 4-2 23 Northern Illinois 6-0 24 MICHIGAN 5-1 25 Washington 4-2 PTS 1,545 1,485 1,406 1,365 1,293 1,166 1,156 1,098 1,024 999 905 890 857 617 587 546 493 482 419 297 278 240 224 178 137 Prev. 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 5 NR 21 7 20 10 22 25 24 17 23 16 19

HARRIS INTERACTIVE - OCT. 13

Team (1st Place Votes) Record 1 Alabama (93) 6-0 2 Oregon (10) 6-0 3 Clemson (1) 6-0 4 OHIO STATE 6-0 5 Florida State 5-0 6 Louisville 6-0 7 Texas A&M 5-1 8 LSU 6-1 9 UCLA 5-0 10 Miami (Fla.) 5-0 11 South Carolina 5-1 12 Stanford 5-1 13 Baylor 5-0 14 Missouri 6-0 15 Texas Tech 6-0 16 Georgia 4-2 17 Oklahoma 5-1 18 Fresno State 5-0 19 Oklahoma State 4-1 20 Virginia Tech 6-1 21 Florida 4-2 22 Northern Illinois 6-0 23 NEBRASKA 5-1 24 MICHIGAN 5-1 25 Washington 4-2 PTS Final 12 2,589 2 2,501 3 2,355 13 2,280 NR 2,198 12 1,922 19 1,919 9 1,914 8 1,719 17 1,570 NR 1,511 10 1,482 7 1,451 NR 1,140 NR 1,070 NR 1,014 5 840 11 671 NR 630 NR 584 NR 399 4 376 16 326 18 323 22 303 NR

Others Receiving Votes: MICHIGAN, 118, NEBRASKA 94, MICHIGAN STATE 69, Utah 47, Notre Dame 39, Oregon State 21, UCF 19, Texas 16, NORTHWESTERN 7, Arizona State 7, Houston 3, Rutgers 1.

Others Receiving Votes: WISCONSIN 124, MICHIGAN STATE 83, Auburn 67, Notre Dame 60, Oregon State 23, Texas 23, UCF 22, NORTHWESTERN 19, Utah 19, Arizona State 13, Houston 6, Boise State 3, Ole Miss 2.

Others Receiving Votes: WISCONSIN 172, Auburn 170, MICHIGAN STATE 115, Oregon State 57, Notre Dame 54, NORTHWESTERN 34, Arizona State 27, Texas 25, UCF 18, Utah 16, Houston 13, Ball State 9, Maryland 3.

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 1,954 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 37 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 38 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 159 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 2,705 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. The Big Ten implemented the first collegiate football system of instant replay in 2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006

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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 10-13 Jeremy Langford, RB, MSU C.J. Olaniyan, DE, PSU Mike Sadler, P, MSU Christian Hackenberg, QB, PSU

BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS

LEGENDS DIVISION Iowa Steve Roe steven-roe@uiowa.edu Phone: (319) 335-9411 Michigan Justin Dickens dickensj@umich.edu Phone: (734) 763-4423 Michigan State John Lewandowski lewski@ath.msu.edu Phone: (517) 355-2271 Minnesota Paul Rovnak psrovnak@umn.edu Phone: (612) 625-9379 Nebraska Keith Mann kmann@huskers.com Phone: (402) 472-2263 Northwestern Paul Kennedy pkennedy@northwestern.edu Phone: (847) 467-2028

2013 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE

Games Aug. 29-31 9 Sept. 7 11 Sepr. 14 8 Sept. 21 8 Sept. 28 4 Oct. 5 5 Oct. 12 4 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 29-30 TOTAL 49 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 72,003 310,313 77,578 Sellout 3 3 2 3 2 3 2 CONFERENCE GAMES Games Total Average Sellout -- -- -- --- -- -- --- -- -- -1 80,772 80,772 1 2 157,208 78,604 2 5 360,017 72,003 3 4 310,313 77,578 2

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LEADERS DIVISION Illinois Kent Brown kwbrown3@illinois.edu Derek Neal drneal@illinois.edu Phone: (217)333-1391 Indiana Jeff Keag jkeag@indiana.edu Phone: (812) 855-6209 Ohio State Jerry Emig emig.2@osu.edu Phone: (614) 247-7023 Penn State Jeff Nelson jtn4@psu.edu Phone: (814) 865-1757 Purdue Matt Rector rector@purdue.edu Phone: (765) 494-3196 Wisconsin Brian Lucas bml@athletics.wisc.edu Phone: (608) 262-1811

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BIG TEN 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) Mark Weisman, IOWA Devin Gardner, MICH Taylor Lewan, MICH Ameer Abdullah, NEB Taylor Martinez, NEB Venric Mark, NU Carlos Hyde, OSU Braxton Miller, OSU Zach Zwinak, PSU Melvin Gordon, WIS 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. More than 100 former and current Big Ten student-athletes and coaches participated in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, representing 32 countries in 24 different sports, and winning 35 medals.

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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. Big Ten programs boast 225 College Football Hall of Fame selections, including Class of 2013 members Percy Snow of Michigan State, Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, Orlando Pace of Ohio State and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin.

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MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN
Saturday, Oct. 19 11 a.m. CT Evanston, Ill. Ryan Field (47,130) ESPN2 Announcers: Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, Paul Carcaterra Series: Minnesota leads, 50-33-5 Last Meeting: Oct. 13, 2012: Northwestern 21, Minnesota 13 MINNESOTA (4-2 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) Acting Coach: Tracy Claeys Coach: Jerry Kill Career: 140-91 (20th year) At Minnesota: 13-18 (3rd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: David Cobb (68-374 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Mitch Leidner (26-41, 321 yards, 1 TD) Rec.: Derrick Engel (14-182 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Damien Wilson (41 tackles) Sacks: Theiren Cockran (3.0-11 yards) Int: Five tied with 1 Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, psrovnak@umn.edu

Legends Division Game

NORTHWESTERN (4-2 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) Coach: Pat Fitzgerald Career: 54-41 (8th year) At Northwestern: 54-41 (8th year) Offense: Spread Rush: Treyvon Green (67-429 yards, 5 TDs) Pass: Trevor Siemian (73-122, 1,079 yards, 6 TDs) and Kain Colter (43-52, 396 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Tony Jones (29-404 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Chi Chi Ariguzo (52 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Scott (4.0-24 yards) Int.: Ibraheim Campbell (4-22 yards) Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-491-8800, pkennedy@northwestern.edu

PURDUE at MICHIGAN STATE

Saturday, Oct. 19 Noon ET East Lansing, Mich. Spartan Stadium (75,005) BTN Announcers: Eric Collins, Derek Rackley, Eric Crouch Series: Michigan State leads, 32-28-3 Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2010: Michigan State 35, Purdue 31 PURDUE (1-5 overall, 0-2 Big Ten) Coach: Darrell Hazell Career: 17-15 (3rd year) At Purdue: 1-5 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Akeem Hunt (71-250 yards) Pass: Danny Etling (33-74, 425 yards, 3 TDs) Rec.: Akeem Hunt (21-203 yards, 2 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Will Lucas (33 tackles) Sacks: Bruce Gaston (3.0-17 yards) Int.: Ricardo Allen (2-29 yards) and Frankie Williams (2-0 yards) Football Contact: Matt Rector, 765-494-3196, rector@purdue.edu MICHIGAN STATE (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) Coach: Mark Dantonio Career: 74-46 (10th year) At Michigan State: 56-29 (7th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Jeremy Langford (95-420 yards, 7 TDs) Pass: Connor Cook (90-156, 923 yards, 9 TDs) Rec.: Macgarrett Kings (23-258 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple 4-3 Tackles: Denicos Allen (35 tackles) Sacks: Tyler Hoover (3.0-27 yards) and Shilique Calhoun (3.0-21 yards) Int.: Darqueze Dennard (2-38 yards) and Jairus Jones (2-6 yards) Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, lewski@ath.msu.edu

IOWA at #4/3/4 OHIO STATE

Saturday, Oct. 19 3:30 p.m. ET Columbus, Ohio Ohio Stadium (102,329) ABC (regional), ESPN2 (outer-market) Announcers: Bob Wischusen, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich Series: Ohio State leads, 45-14-3 Last Meeting: Nov. 20, 2010: Ohio State 20, Iowa 17* IOWA (4-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) Coach: Kirk Ferentz Career: 116-97 (18th year) At Iowa: 104-76 (15th year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Mark Weisman (126-624 yards, 3 TDs) Pass: Jake Rudock (105-174, 1,202 yards, 8 TDs) Rec.: Kevonte Martin-Manley (26-225 yards, 1 TD) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Anthony Hitchens (59 tackles) Sacks: Dominic Alvis (2.0-12 yards) Int: B.J. Lowery (3-48 yards, 2 TDs) and James Morris (3-29 yards) Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, steven-roe@uiowa.edu OHIO STATE (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) Coach: Urban Meyer Career: 122-23 (12th year) At Ohio State: 18-0 (2nd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Jordan Hall (69-427 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Braxton Miller (49-75, 609 yards, 6 TDs) Rec.: Corey Brown (30-381 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Ryan Shazier (47 tackles) Sacks: Noah Spence (3.0-25 yards) Int.: Bradley Roby (2-57 yards) and Doran Grant (2-7 yards) Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, emig.2@osu.edu * All Ohio State wins vacated from 2010 season

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Through the Big Tens media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, FOX and the Big Ten Network (BTN), nearly 1,000 Big Ten events are produced and distributed nationally on an annual basis.

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INDIANA at #rv/24/24 MICHIGAN

Saturday, Oct. 19 3:30 p.m. ET Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan Stadium (109,901) BTN Announcers: Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, Jon Jansen Series: Michigan leads, 52-9 Last Meeting: Oct. 2, 2010: Michigan 42, Indiana 35 INDIANA (3-3 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) Coach: Kevin Wilson Career: 8-22 (3rd year) At Indiana: 8-22 (3rd year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Tevin Coleman (91-557 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Nate Sudfeld (118-192, 1,604 yards, 13 TDs) Rec.: Cody Latimer (35-544 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Tim Bennett (45 tackles) and David Cooper (45 tackles) Sacks: John Laihinen (3.5-19 yards) Int: Greg Heban (2-24 yards) Football Contact: Jeff Keag, 812-855-6209, jkeag@indiana.edu MICHIGAN (5-1 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) Coach: Brady Hoke Career: 71-58 (11th year) At Michigan: 24-8 (3rd year) Offense: Pro Style Rush: Fitz Touissant (123-424 yards, 7 TDs) and Devin Gardner (80-439 yards, 6 TDs) Pass: Devin Gardner (86-146, 1,276 yards, 11 TDs) Rec.: Jeremy Gallon (31-462 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: 4-3 Tackles: Desmond Morgan (42 tackles) and James Ross III (42 tackles) Sacks: Frank Clark (3.5-14 yards) Int.: Blake Countess (4-149 yards, 1 TD) Football Contact: Justin Dickens, 734-763-4423, dickensj@umich.edu

#25/rv/rv WISCONSIN at ILLINOIS

Saturday, Oct. 19 7 p.m. CT Champaign, Ill. Memorial Stadium (60,670) BTN Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Chuck Long, J Leman Series: Tied, 36-36-7 Last Meeting: Oct. 6, 2012: Wisconsin 31, Illinois 14 WISCONSIN (4-2 overall, 2-1 Big Ten) Coach: Gary Andersen Career: 34-33 (6th year) At Wisconsin: 4-2 (1st year) Offense: Multiple Rush: Melvin Gordon (90-870 yards, 8 TDs) Pass: Joel Stave (97-157, 1,297 yards, 11 TDs) Rec.: Jared Abbrederis (35-646 yards, 5 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Chris Borland (56 tackles) Sacks: Warren Herring (3.0-17 yards) Int.: Sojourn Shelton (3-10 yards) Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-262-1811, bml@athletics.wisc.edu

Leaders Division Game

ILLINOIS (3-2 overall, 0-1 Big Ten) Coach: Tim Beckman Career: 26-28 (5th year) At Illinois: 5-12 (2nd year) Offense: Spread/Multiple Rush: Donovonn Young (61-269 yards, 3 TDs) and Josh Ferguson (49-310 yards, 1 TD) Pass: Nathan Scheelhaase (95-148, 1,297 yards, 12 TDs) Rec.: Josh Ferguson (20-344 yards, 3 TDs) Defense: Multiple Tackles: Jonathan Brown (60 tackles) Sacks: Jonathan Brown (1.5-9 yards) Int: Taylor Barton (1-0 yards) Football Contacts: Kent Brown or Derek Neal, 217-333-1391 kwbrown3@illinois.edu, drneal@illinois.edu

HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. Big Ten fans are some of the nations most supportive, with nearly 9.8 million patrons attending conference home contests during the 2012-13 seasons for football, mens and womens basketball and volleyball alone.

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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^

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS#

* 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

No. Team 1 Michigan State 1 Nebraska 1 Ohio State 1 Wisconsin

Years 2011 2012 2012 2011c

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 Big Tens Academic All-Big Ten honorees have grown from 786 in 1991 to a conference-record 2,721 Academic All-Big Ten selections at the conclusion of 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 #4/3/4 Ohio State 3:30 p.m. 10/26 Northwestern Noon 11/2 Wisconsin 11/9 at Purdue 11/23 Michigan 11/29 at Nebraska Noon

IOWA

(5-1, 1-1 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 L, 40-43 at Penn State 107,884 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

#rv/24/24 MICHIGAN

MICHIGAN STATE
DATE SCORE 8/30 W, 26-13 9/7 W, 21-6 9/14 W, 55-17 9/21 L, 13-17 10/5 W, 26-14 10/12 W, 42-28 10/19 10/26 11/2 11/16 11/23 11/30

(5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Western Michigan 71,214 South Florida 70,401 Youngstown State 71,626 at #22/21 Notre Dame 80,795 at Iowa 69,025 Indiana 73,815 Purdue Noon at Illinois 3:30 p.m. Michigan at Nebraska at Northwestern Minnesota

(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 Noon 11/2 at Indiana 3:30 p.m. 11/9 Penn State 11/23 Wisconsin 11/30 at Michigan State

MINNESOTA

(5-1, 2-0 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 W, 44-7 at Purdue 47,203 10/26 at Minnesota Noon 11/2 Northwestern 11/9 at Michigan 11/16 Michigan State 11/23 at Penn State 11/29 Iowa Noon

#rv/21/23 NEBRASKA

(4-2, 0-2 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 L, 6-35 at Wisconsin 81,411 10/19 Minnesota Noon 10/26 at Iowa Noon 11/2 at Nebraska 11/16 Michigan 11/23 Michigan State 11/30 at Illinois

NORTHWESTERN

TEAM SCHEDULES: LEADERS DIVISION

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

ILLINOIS

Leaders Division Games in Bold

(3-3, 1-1 Big Ten)

INDIANA

#4/3/4 OHIO STATE

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

DATE SCORE 8/29 W, 73-35 9/7 L, 35-41 9/14 W, 42-10 9/21 L, 28-45 10/5 W, 44-24 10/12 L, 28-42 10/19 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30

OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Indiana State 40,278 Navy 47,013 Bowling Green 41,869 Missouri 49,149 Penn State 42,125 at Michigan State 73,815 at #rv/24/24 Michigan 3:30 p.m. Minnesota 3:30 p.m. Illinois at Wisconsin at Ohio State Purdue

PENN STATE
(4-2, 1-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/31 W, 23-17 9/7 W, 45-7 9/14 L, 31-34 9/21 W, 34-0 10/5 L, 24-44 10/12 W, 43-40 10/26 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE vs. Syracuse [2] 61,202 Eastern Michigan 92,863 Central Florida 92,855 Kent State 92,371 at Indiana 42,125 #18/16 Michigan 107,884 at Ohio State 8 p.m. Illinois at Minnesota Purdue Nebraska at Wisconsin

(1-5, 0-2 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/31 L, 7-42 9/7 W, 20-14 9/14 L, 24-31 9/21 L, 10-41 9/28 L, 24-55 10/12 L, 7-44 10/19 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE at Cincinnati 36,007 Indiana State 50,165 #21/21 Notre Dame 61,127 at #24/- Wisconsin 80,772 Northern Illinois 54,258 #rv/24 Nebraska 47,203 at Michigan State Noon Ohio State Iowa at Penn State Illinois at Indiana

PURDUE

#25/rv/rv WISCONSIN
(4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) DATE SCORE 8/31 W, 45-0 9/7 W, 48-0 9/14 L, 30-32 9/21 W, 41-10 9/28 L, 24-31 10/12 W, 35-6 10/19 11/2 11/9 11/16 11/23 11/30 OPPONENT ATTENDANCE Massachusetts 76,306 Tennessee Tech 77,785 at Arizona State 66,155 Purdue 80,772 at #4/3 Ohio State 105,826 #19/18 Northwestern 81,411 at Illinois 8 p.m. at Iowa BYU Indiana at Minnesota Penn State All Times are ET

[2] at East Rutherford, N.J.

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