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2011 Big Ten Conference football season

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Sports season

2011 Big Ten Conference football season

League	NCAA Division I FBS
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3, 2011 through January 2012
Teams	12
TV partner(s)	ABC,ESPN Inc.,Big Ten Network,FOX (championship game)
2012 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Riley Reiff (Iowa)
Picked by	Detroit Lions, 23rd overall
Regular Season
SeasonMVP	Montee Ball
Top scorer	Montee Ball
Leaders Division champions	Wisconsin Badgers andPenn State Nittany Lions
Legends Division champions	Michigan State Spartans
Legends Division runners-up	Michigan Wolverines
Championship Game
Champions	Wisconsin Badgers
Runners-up	Michigan State
FinalsMVP	Russell Wilson
Football seasons
2010 2012

2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Michigan %	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 24 Nebraska	5	–	3	9	–	4
Iowa	4	–	4	7	–	6
Northwestern	3	–	5	6	–	7
Minnesota	2	–	6	3	–	9
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$	6	–	2	11	–	3
Penn State x	6	–	2	9	–	4
Purdue	4	–	4	7	–	6
Ohio State	3	–	5	6	–	7
Illinois	2	–	6	7	–	6
Indiana	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship:Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings fromAP Poll

The2011 Big Ten Conference football season is the 116th for theBig Ten. The conference started its season on Saturday, September 3, as each of the conference's teams began their respective2011 season ofNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition. This season isNebraska's first season as a member of the Big Ten, and also marks the creation of conference divisions (named Leaders and Legends), and a championship game.^[1] The season was also notable for thePenn State child sex abuse scandal.

For the season, Leaders Division championWisconsin finished as conference champion by defeating Legends Division championMichigan State in the2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game.Penn State was Leaders Division co-Champion, while Legends Division runner-upMichigan finished with the conference's best record. The conference earned two BCS bowl invitations and compiled a 4–6 overall record in2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.

The Conference had six2011 College Football All-America Team consensus selections:Montee Ball,Kevin Zeitler,David Molk,Whitney Mercilus (unanimous),Devon Still, andJerel Worthy, with theRimington Trophy going to Molk and theTed Hendricks Award going to Mercilus. Ball won theChicago Tribune Silver Football and the conference's players won four national statistical championships:Russell Wilson (passing efficiency),Raheem Mostert (kickoff return average), Ball (scoring), and Mercilus (quarterback sacks).

Following the season the conference contributed 41 to the2012 NFL draft, including 4 in the first round:Riley Reiff (23rd), Mercilus (26th), Zeitler (27th), andA. J. Jenkins (30th).

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Illinois	AP				24	24	19	16	23	RV
	C				RV	22	16	15	21	RV
	Harris	Not released						14	20	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released							23
Indiana	AP
	C
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Iowa	AP	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV				RV			RV
	Harris	Not released								RV
	BCS	Not released
Michigan	AP	RV	RV	RV	22	19	12	11	18	17	13	22	20	17	17	13	12
	C	RV	RV	RV	21	19	11	10	17	17	13	21	18	16	16	12	9
	Harris	Not released						10	17	16	13	21	18	16	16	12
	BCS	Not released							18	18	15	24	18	15	16	13
Michigan State	AP	17	17	15	RV	RV	RV	23	15	9	15	13	12	11	11	12	11
	C	17	16	15	23	25	20	19	13	10	16	13	12	10	9	13	10
	Harris	Not released						22	15	11	17	13	12	11	11	13
	BCS	Not released							16	11	17	17	15	14	11	17
Minnesota	AP
	C
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Nebraska	AP	10	10	10	9	8	14	14	13	13	9	18	16	22	20	21	24
	C	11	10	10	9	8	15	14	11	13	9	17	16	22	19	20	24
	Harris	Not released						13	11	13	9	17	16	21	19	20
	BCS	Not released							13	14	10	19	16	21	20	20
Northwestern	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Ohio State	AP	18	15	17	RV	RV					RV
	C	16	15	16	RV	RV	RV				RV
	Harris	Not released									RV
	BCS	Not released
Penn State	AP	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	16	12	21	20	23	24	RV
	C	25	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	19	15	12	21	19	22	23	RV
	Harris	Not released						RV	24	19	16	12	19	18	22	23
	BCS	Not released							21	19	16	12	21	19	23	22
Purdue	AP
	C
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	11	8	7	6	7	4	4	4	12	19	16	15	15	15	9	10
	C	10	9	8	7	7	5	4	4	11	17	14	13	12	12	8	11
	Harris	Not released						4	4	12	18	14	13	14	13	8
	BCS	Not released							6	15	20	18	17	16	12	10

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 1	8:00 p.m.	UNLV	No. 11 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI	ESPN	W 51–17	77,085	[1]
September 2	7:30 p.m.	Youngstown State	No. 17 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 28–6	75,910	[2]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Boston College	Alumni Stadium •Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	W 24–17	37,561	[3]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Akron	No. 18 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium •Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 42–0	105,001	[4]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium •University Park, PA	BTN	W 41–7	96,461	[5]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 34–7	70,585	[6]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium •West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 27–24	42,110	[7]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 25 USC	Los Angeles Coliseum •Los Angeles, CA	ABC /ESPN2	L 19–17	68,273	[8]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI	ABC /ESPN2	W 34–10	110,506	[9]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Chattanooga	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 40–7	84,883	[10]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL	BTN	W 33–15	45,154	[11]
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Indiana	Ball State	Lucas Oil Stadium •Indianapolis, IN	BTN	L 27–20	40,224	[12]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium •Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Series)	FSN	L 44–41 ^3OT	56,085	[13]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	No. 17 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	W 44–0	70,249	[14]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	No. 15 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium •Columbus, OH	BTN	W 27–22	105,016	[15]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI	ESPN	W 35–0	80,337	[16]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	South Dakota State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL	BTN	W 56–3	42,212	[17]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Northwestern	Ryan Field (stadium) •Evanston, IL	BTN	W 42–21	28,042	[18]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium •Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 28–21	48,807	[19]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Alabama	No. 23 Penn State	Beaver Stadium •University Park, PA	ABC	L 27–11	107,846	[20]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Rice	Rice Stadium •Houston, TX	CBS Sports Network	L 24–22	25,317	[21]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Virginia	Indiana	Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 34–31	41,549	[22]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Fresno State	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 42–29	85,101	[23]
September 10	8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame	Michigan	Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI (Mich-ND rivalry)	ESPN	W 35–31	114,804	[24]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 31–3	110,343	[25]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field •Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	W 14–10	57,323	[26]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 31–27	70,585	[27]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium •West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 59–0	46,116	[28]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	South Carolina State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 38–21	41,203	[29]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan State	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium •Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	NBC	L 31–13	80,795	[30]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium •Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 29–23	49,950	[31]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Washington	No. 11 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 51–38	85,110	[32]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Army	Michie Stadium •West Point, NY	CBS	L 21–14	35,784	[33]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 Wisconsin	Northern Illinois	Soldier Field •Chicago, IL	ESPN3	W 49–7	41,068	[34]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Arizona State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL	BTN	W 17–14	50,669	[35]
September 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 17 Ohio State	Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium •Miami, FL	ESPN	L 24–6	66,279	[36]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI	ESPNU	W 45–7	72,119	[37]
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Penn State	Beaver Stadium •University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 34–6	95,636	[38]
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 45–17	70,585	[39]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Colorado	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium •Columbus, OH	ABC \ESPN2	W 37–17	105,096	[40]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	South Dakota	No. 6 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI	BTN	W 59–10	78,880	[41]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 24 Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL	BTN	W 23–20	43,684	[42]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	North Dakota State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium •Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 37–24	48,802	[43]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Indiana	North Texas	Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN	ESPN3	L 24–21	21,181	[44]
September 24	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Nebraska	Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium •Laramie, WY	NBC Sports Network	W 38–14	32,617	[45]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN	ESPNU	PSU16–10	42,621	[46]
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 19 Michigan	Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	BTN	MICH 58–0	111,106	[47]
October 1†	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 24 Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	ILL 38–35	53,243	[48]
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium •Columbus, OH	ABC /ESPN2	MSU 10–7	105,306	[49]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 8 Nebraska	No. 7 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI	ABC	WIS 48–17	81,384	[50]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium •West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	ESPN	L 38–10	61,555	[51]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium •West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	PUR 45–17	38,207	[52]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 Illinois	Indiana	Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN	BTN	ILL 41–20	41,665	[53]
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Penn State	Beaver Stadium •University Park, PA	ABC /ESPN	PSU 13–3	103,497	[54]
October 8	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan	Northwestern	Ryan Field •Evanston, IL	BTN	MICH 42–24	47,330	[55]
October 8†	8:00 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 14 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE	ABC	NEB 34–27	85,426	[56]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan	No. 23 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ESPN	MSU 28–14	77,515	[57]
October 15†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Penn State	Beaver Stadium •University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 23–18	100,820	[58]
October 15†	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 4 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI	ESPN2	WIS 59–7	80,732	[59]
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 16 Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	ABC /ESPN	OSU 17–7	55,229	[60]
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA	BTN	IOWA 41–31	70,585	[61]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 22†	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA	BTN	IOWA 45–24	70,585	[62]
October 22†	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Illinois	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium •West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	PUR 21–14	45,146	[63]
October 22†	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Nebraska	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium •Minneapolis, MN	ABC /ESPN2	NEB 41–14	49,187	[64]
October 22†	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 Penn State	Northwestern	Ryan Field •Evanston, IL	BTN	PSU 34–24	40,004	[65]
October 22†	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Wisconsin	No. 16 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI	ESPN	MSU 37–31	76,405	[66]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Freshman
Week	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS	Brandon Herron	LB	MICH	Brett Maher	P/PK	NEB	Houston Bates	LB	ILL
Week 1	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS	Brandon Herron	LB	MICH	Chaz Powell	KR	PSU	Houston Bates	LB	ILL

Week 2	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Mike Taylor	LB	WIS	Ameer Abdullah	KR	NEB	Ameer Abdullah	KR	NEB

Week 3	James Vandenberg	QB	IOWA	Jonathan Brown	LB	ILL	Duane Bennett	RB	MINN	D'Angelo Roberts	RB	IND

Week 4	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Tom Nardo	DT	IOWA	Derek Dimke	PK	ILL	Donovonn Young	RB	ILL
Week 4	Matt McGloin	QB	PSU	Tom Nardo	DT	IOWA	Derek Dimke	PK	ILL	Donovonn Young	RB	ILL

Week 5	A.J. Jenkins	WR	ILL	Mike Taylor	LB	WIS	Anthony Fera	PK/P	PSU	Marcus Rush	DE	MSU
Week 5	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS	Mike Taylor	LB	WIS	Anthony Fera	PK/P	PSU	Marcus Rush	DE	MSU

Week 6	Taylor Martinez	QB	NEB	Tavon Wilson	CB	ILL	Brett Maher	P/PK	NEB	Shayne Wynn	KR	IND

Week 7	Montee Ball	RB	WIS	John Simon	DT	OSU	Anthony Fera	P/PK	PSU	Mike Sadler	P	MSU

Week 8	Marvin McNutt	WR	IOWA	Gerald Hodges	LB	PSU	Kyler Elsworth	LB	MSU	Tre Roberson	QB	IND
Week 8	Kirk Cousins	QB	MSU	Kawann Short	DT	PUR	Kyler Elsworth	LB	MSU	Tre Roberson	QB	IND

Week 9	Drake Dunsmore	TE	NW	Gerald Hodges	LB	PSU	Jordan Wettstein	PK	MINN	Braxton Miller	QB	OSU

Week 10	Kain Colter	QB	NW	Chris Borland	LB	WIS	Mike Sadler	P	MSU	Raheem Mostert	KR	PUR
Week 10	Montee Ball	RB	WIS	Chris Borland	LB	WIS	Mike Sadler	P	MSU	Raheem Mostert	KR	PUR

Week 11	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS	Ryan Van Bergen	DE	MICH	Brett Maher	P/PK	NEB	Mike Sadler	P	MSU
Week 11	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS	Kawann Short	DT	PUR	Bruce Gaston	DT	PUR	Mike Sadler	P	MSU

Week 12	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Chris Borland	LB	WIS	Anthony Fera	P/PK	PSU	Ryan Shazier	LB	OSU
Week 12	Montee Ball	RB	WIS	Chris Borland	LB	WIS	Anthony Fera	P/PK	PSU	Ryan Shazier	LB	OSU

Week 13	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Kim Royston	DB	MINN	Carson Wiggs	PK	PUR	Braxton Miller	QB	OSU
Week 13	Montee Ball	RB	WIS	Lavonte David	LB	NEB	Carson Wiggs	PK	PUR	Braxton Miller	QB	OSU

Big Ten Bowl Games
No.	Game	Date	Location/Time*	Television	Big Ten Team⁺	Score	Opponent⁺	Score	Payout (US$) per team
1.	Little Caesars Bowl	Dec. 27, 2011	Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 4:30 pm	ESPN	Purdue (6–6)	37	Western Michigan (7–5)	32	$750,000
2.	Insight Bowl	Dec. 30, 2011	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 10:00 pm	ESPN	Iowa (7–5)	14	#19Oklahoma (9–3)	31	$1,200,000
3.	Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas	Dec. 31, 2011	Reliant Stadium Houston Texas 12:00 pm	ESPN	Northwestern (6–6)	22	Texas A&M (6–6)	33	$1,700,000
4.	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	Dec. 31, 2011	AT&T Park San Francisco, California 3:30 pm	ESPN	Illinois (6–6)	20	UCLA (6–7)	14	$750,000–$825,000
5.	TicketCity Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 12:00 pm	ESPNU	#24Penn State (9–3)	14	#20Houston (12–1)	30	$1,200,000
6.	Outback Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 1:00 pm	ABC	#12Michigan State (10–3)	33	#18Georgia (10–3)	30	$3,400,000
7.	Capital One Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm	ESPN	#21Nebraska (9–3)	13	#10South Carolina (10–2)	30	$4,250,000
8.	TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 1:00 pm	ESPN2	Ohio State (6–6)	17	Florida (6–6)	24	$2,500,000
9.	Rose Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 5:10 pm	ESPN	#9Wisconsin (11–2)	38	#6Oregon (11–2)	45	$18,000,000
10.	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Jan. 3, 2012	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 8:30 pm	ESPN	#13Michigan (10–2)	23	#17Virginia Tech (11–2)	20	$17,000,000
*Time given isEastern Time (UTC-5). ⁺Winning team isbolded. Rankings are AP.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 29†	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Indiana	Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN	BTN	NW 59–38	39,239	[67]
October 29†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 18 Michigan	Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	MICH 36–14	112,115	[68]
October 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan State	No. 14 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE	ESPN	NEB 24–3	85,641	[69]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium •Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	BTN	MIN 22–21	46,543	[70]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 19 Penn State	Beaver Stadium •University Park, PA	ABC /ESPN2	PSU 10–7	97,828	[71]
October 29†	8:00 p.m.	No. 15 Wisconsin	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium •Columbus, OH	ESPN	OSU 33–29	105,511	[72]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 17 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI	BTN	MSU 31–24	72,219	[73]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium •Columbus, OH	BTN	OSU 34–20	105,195	[74]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA	ESPN	IOWA 24–16	70,585	[75]
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE	BTN	NW 28–25	85,115	[76]
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 20 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 62–17	80,566	[77]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Rice	Northwestern	Ryan Field •Evanston, IL	BTN	W 28–6	26,886	[78]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Nebraska	No. 12 Penn State	Beaver Stadium •University Park, PA	ESPN	NEB 17–14	107,903	[79]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Michigan State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium •Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	MSU 37–21	70,585	[80]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium •West Lafayette, IN	BTN	PUR 26–23	43,334	[81]
November 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Wisconsin	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium •Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	BTN	WIS 42–13	49,158	[82]
November 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL	ABC /ESPN	MICH 31–14	60,670	[83]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Northwestern	Ryan Field •Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 28–13	26,215	[84]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium •East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	MSU 55–3	74,128	[85]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Nebraska	No. 18 Michigan	Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	MICH 45–17	113,718	[86]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Wisconsin	Illinois	Memorial Stadium •Champaign, IL	ESPN2	WIS 28–17	45,519	[87]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium •West Lafayette, IN	BTN	IOWA 31–21	40,106	[88]
November 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Penn State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium •Columbus, OH	ABC /ESPN	PSU 20–14	105,493	[89]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 21 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium •Lincoln, NE (Heroes Trophy)	ABC	NEB 20–7	85,595	[90]
November 26	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Michigan State	Northwestern	Ryan Field •Evanston, IL	BTN	MSU 31–17	32,172	[91]
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 15 Michigan	Michigan Stadium •Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	MICH 40–34	114,132	[92]
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Indiana	Memorial Stadium •Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	PUR 33–25	42,005	[93]
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium •Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MIN 27–7	41,549	[94]
November 26	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Penn State	No. 16 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, WI	ESPN	WIS 45–7	79,708	[95]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 3	8:00 p.m.	No. 10 Wisconsin	No. 17 Michigan State	Lucas Oil Stadium •Indianapolis, IN (2011 Big Ten Championship)	FOX	WIS 42–39	64,152	[96]
^#Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game. All times are inEastern Time.

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	45,154	42,212	50,669	43,684	53,243	55,229	60,670	54,633	405,494	50,687	83.5%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929	41,549	41,203	42,621	41,665	39,239	42,005	—	—	248,282	41,380	78.2%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	—	494,095	70,585	100%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	109,901	110,506	114,804	110,343	110,707	111,106	112,115	113,718	114,132	897,431	112,179	102%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	75,910	70,249	72,119	77,515	76,405	72,219	74,128	—	518,545	74,078	98.8%
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	50,805	48,807	49,950	48,802	49,187	46,543	49,158	41,549	—	333,996	47,714	93.9%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	81,067	84,883	85,101	85,110	85,426	85,641	85,115	85,595	—	596,871	85,267	105%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	28,042	47,330	40,004	26,886	26,215	27,137	—	—	195,614	32,602	69.1%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,329	105,001	105,016	105,096	105,306	105,511	105,159	105,493	—	736,582	105 226	102.8%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	107,282	96,461	107,846	95,636	103,497	100,820	97,828	107,193	—	709,281	101,326	94.4%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	62,500	42,110	46,116	61,555	38,207	45,146	43,334	40,106	—	316,574	45,225	72.3%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,312	77,085	80,337	78,880	81,384	80,732	79,708	—	—	478,126	79,688	99.2%

Player	School	Position	Selector	Consensus/Unanimous
Montee Ball	Wisconsin	RB	AFCA,FWAA,AP,Sporting News,CBS Sports,ESPN,Scout.com,Sports Illustrated,Yahoo! Sports	Consensus
Jay Prosch	Illinois	FB	Pro Football Weekly
Riley Reiff	Iowa	OT	Pro Football Weekly
Kevin Zeitler	Wisconsin	OG	AFCA,AP,Pro Football Weekly	Consensus
Peter Konz	Wisconsin	C	AFCA,CBS Sports,Pro Football Weekly
David Molk	Michigan	C	AP,FWAA,Sporting News,Walter Camp,Scout.com	Consensus
Whitney Mercilus	Illinois	DE	AFCA,AP,FWAA,Sporting News,Walter Camp,CBS Sports,ESPN,Scout.com,Yahoo! Sports	Unanimous
Devon Still	Penn State	DT	AP,FWAA,Sporting News,Walter Camp,CBS Sports,ESPN,Pro Football Weekly,Scout.com,Sports Illustrated,Yahoo! Sports	Consensus
Jerel Worthy	Michigan State	DT	AFCA,AP,Sporting News,Walter Camp,CBS Sports,Scout.com,Yahoo! Sports	Consensus
Lavonte David	Nebraska	LB	AFCA,CBS Sports,ESPN,Yahoo! Sports
Brett Maher	Nebraska	PK	Yahoo! Sports

Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	23	Detroit Lions	Riley Reiff	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
1	26	Houston Texans	Whitney Mercilus	DE	Illinois	Big Ten
1	27	Cincinnati Bengals	Kevin Zeitler	G	Wisconsin	Big Ten	fromNew Orleans viaNew England^{[R1 - 1]}
1	30	San Francisco 49ers	A. J. Jenkins	WR	Illinois	Big Ten
2	44	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Allen	G	Illinois	Big Ten
2	48	New England Patriots	Tavon Wilson	S	Illinois	Big Ten	fromOakland^{[R2 - 1]}
2	51	Green Bay Packers	Jerel Worthy	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten	fromArizona viaPhiladelphia^{[R2 - 2]}
2	53	Cincinnati Bengals	Devon Still	DT	Penn State	Big Ten
2	55	Atlanta Falcons	Peter Konz	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten
2	56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Adams	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten
2	58	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lavonte David	LB	Nebraska	Big Ten	fromHouston
3	68	Houston Texans	DeVier Posey	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	fromTampa Bay
3	75	Seattle Seahawks	Russell Wilson	QB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
3	82	Tennessee Titans	Mike Martin	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
4	102	Washington Redskins	Kirk Cousins	QB	Michigan State	Big Ten
4	121	Houston Texans	Keshawn Martin	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
4	122	New Orleans Saints	Nick Toon	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten
4	126	Houston Texans	Jared Crick	DE	Nebraska	Big Ten	fromNew England viaDenver andTampa Bay^{[R4 - 1]}
4*	132	Green Bay Packers	Mike Daniels	DT	Iowa	Big Ten
5	141	Washington Redskins	Adam Gettis	G	Iowa	Big Ten
5	149	San Diego Chargers	Johnnie Troutman	G	Penn State	Big Ten
5	153	Philadelphia Eagles	Dennis Kelly	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
5	156	Cincinnati Bengals	Shaun Prater	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
5	157	Atlanta Falcons	Bradie Ewing	FB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
5	158	Oakland Raiders	Jack Crawford	DE	Penn State	Big Ten
6	180	San Francisco 49ers	Trenton Robinson	S	Michigan State	Big Ten	fromCarolina
6	183	Miami Dolphins	B.J. Cunningham	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	fromSan Diego
6	191	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Herron	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
6	194	Philadelphia Eagles	Marvin McNutt	WR	Iowa	Big Ten	fromDenver^{[R6 - 1]}
6	195	Houston Texans	Nick Mondek	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
6*	207	Carolina Panthers	Brad Nortman	P	Wisconsin	Big Ten
7	217	Washington Redskins	Jordan Bernstine	CB	Iowa	Big Ten	fromBuffalo
7	224	New England Patriots	Alfonzo Dennard	CB	Nebraska	Big Ten	fromNew York Jets^{[R7 - 1]}
7	226	San Diego Chargers	David Molk	C	Michigan	Big Ten
7	230	Detroit Lions	Nathan Stupar	OLB	Penn State	Big Ten
7	233	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Drake Dunsmore	TE	Northwestern University	Big Ten	fromHouston
7	234	New Orleans Saints	Marcel Jones	OT	Nebraska	Big Ten
7	235	New England Patriots	Jeremy Ebert	WR	Northwestern University	Big Ten
7	238	Kansas City Chiefs	Junior Hemingway	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	fromNew England^{[R7 - 2]}
7*	250	San Diego Chargers	Edwin Baker	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten

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