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    2015 BIG TEN FOOTBALLWEEKLY RELEASE - OCTOBER 12

    Contact: Adam Augusne, Associate Director, Communicaons • Offi ce: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 608-215-4391 • Twier: @B1Gfootball

    BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.• Five schools improved to 2-0 in Big Ten play, with four of those programs compeng in theEast Division. Saturday’s schedule will feature a pair of meengs between East Division teamswith 2-0 conference records, as Michigan faces Michigan State and Ohio State hosts PennState. Iowa, also 2-0 in conference acon, visits Northwestern on Saturday.

    • Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State each improved to 6-0 on Saturday, three of only six 6-0teams in the country. The Buckeyes are 6-0 for the first me since 2013, while the Spartanshave won their first six games for the first me since 2010. The Hawkeyes are off  to their beststart since winning their first nine games in 2009.

    • With their sixth victories, Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State have all secured bowl eligibili-ty. Michigan, Northwestern and Penn State are each one win away from six victories. The Big

    Ten will connue to feature the largest bowl lineup in conference history, and the full list ofBig Ten postseason desnaons can be found on page five. • Ohio State added to its naon-leading winning streak with its victory over Maryland onSaturday, marking the Buckeyes’ 19th straight triumph. Michigan State earned its 10th consec-uve win on Saturday, which ranks as the fourth-longest acve winning streak in the FootballBowl Subdivision.

    • Iowa’s Jordan Canzeri rushed for 256 yards on Saturday, becoming the third Big Ten runningback to break the 200-yard plateau this season and second in as many weeks. Ohio State’sEzekiel Ellio carried the ball for 274 yards on Oct. 3, while Indiana’s Jordan Howard brokeloose for 203 yards on Sept. 19. • Big Ten players have rushed for at least 100 yards 42 mes this season, with 10 of those per-formances coming from eight diff erent freshmen. Minnesota’s Shannon Brooks andWisconsin’s Dare Ogunbowale added their names to that list on Saturday, with Brooks rushingfor 176 yards at Purdue and Ogunbowale carrying the ball for 117 yards at Nebraska. Other Big

    Ten freshmen to break the century mark are Michigan State’s Madre London and LJ Sco,Minnesota’s Rodney Smith, Penn State’s Saquon Barkley, Purdue’s Markell Jones andWisconsin’s Taiwan Deal.

    • Michigan became the first Big Ten team to produce three straight shutouts since 1980, whenthe Wolverines accomplished the feat. Michigan leads the country in scoring defense by allow-ing only 6.3 points per game, while ranking second in total and passing defense and third inrushing defense.

    • Eleven Big Ten defensive players rank among the top 25 naonally in sacks per game, includ-ing four in the top 10. Aer recording two sacks Saturday against Indiana, Penn State’s CarlNassib leads the naon with 1.67 sacks per contest. Nassib is followed by Wisconsin’s JoeSchobert (third with 1.50 sacks per game), Indiana’s Nick Mangieri (seventh with 1.17) andMaryland’s Yannick Ngakoue (ninth with 1.08).

    SATURDAY, OCT. 17

    IOWA at NORTHWESTERN12 p.m. ET - ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market

    PURDUE at WISCONSIN12 p.m. ET - BTN

    RUTGERS at INDIANA3:30 p.m. ET - BTN

    MICHIGAN STATE at MICHIGAN3:30 p.m ET - ESPN

    NEBRASKA at MINNESOTA3:30 p.m. ET - ESPN2

    PENN STATE at OHIO STATE8 p.m. ET - ABC

    BYE: ILLINOIS, MARYLAND

    2015 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGSEAST DIVISION

    WEST DIVISION

      Conference Games All Games  W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk1. Michigan State 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W5 6-0 1.000 4-0 2-0 0-0 W10  Ohio State 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 2-0 W26 6-0 1.000 4-0 2-0 0-0 W19  Michigan 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W2 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 0-0 W5  Penn State 2-0 1.000 2-0 0-0 2-0 W2 5-1 .833 5-0 0-1 0-0 W55. Indiana 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L2 4-2 .667 3-1 1-1 0-0 L2  Rutgers 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L2 2-3 .400 2-2 0-1 0-0 L1  Maryland 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L3 2-4 .333 2-2 0-2 0-0 L3

      Conference Games All Games  W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk1. Iowa 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 2-0 W2 6-0 1.000 4-0 2-0 0-0 W62. Northwestern 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 1-0 L1 5-1 .833 4-0 1-1 0-0 L1  Illinois 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 1-1 L1 4-2 .667 4-0 0-2 0-0 L1  Minnesota 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 1-1 W1 4-2 .667 2-1 2-1 0-0 W1

      Wisconsin 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 1-1 W1 4-2 .667 3-1 1-0 0-1 W16. Nebraska 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L2 2-4 .333 2-2 0-2 0-0 L2  Purdue 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-1 L8 1-5 .167 1-3 0-2 0-0 L4

    WEEK 7 SCHEDULE

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support to almost 9,500 students compeng in intercollegiate

    athlecs for more than 11,000 parcipaon opportunies on 350 teams in 42 diff erent sports.

    The latest addionto the Big Ten’s Let-tered in Life series,which highlightssenior studentslooking back to giveadvice to their fresh-

    man selves, features Northwestern defensiveend Max Chapman. Chapman talks about howhe translated skills acquired on the field intoa recent summer internship. For more videos,including the Leered in Life series, check outthe Big Ten page on Facebook (facebook.com/BigTenConference) or YouTube (youtube.com/BigTenConference).

    LETTERED IN LIFE

    SATURDAY, OCT. 10

    IOWA def. ILLINOIS, 29-20

    OHIO STATE def. MARYLAND, 49-28

    PENN STATE def. INDIANA, 29-7

    MICHIGAN def. NORTHWESTERN, 38-0

    WISCONSIN def. NEBRASKA, 23-21

    MINNESOTA def. PURDUE, 41-13

    MICHIGAN STATE def. RUTGERS, 31-24

    WEEK 6 RESULTS

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    BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 7 2

    WEEKLY COACHES

    TELECONFERENCE

    BIG TEN FOOTBALL

    MEDIA CONTACTS

    EAST DIVISION

    IndianaJeff Keag

     [email protected]: (812) 855-6209

    Maryland

    Dustin [email protected]

    Phone: (301) 314-7065

    MichiganDavid Ablauf 

    [email protected] Shepard

    [email protected]: (248)-410-4449

    Michigan StateJohn Lewandowski

    [email protected]: (517) 355-2271

    Ohio StateJerry Emig

    [email protected]: (614) 688-0343

    Penn StateKristina [email protected]

    Phone: (814) 865-1757

    RutgersHasim Phillips

    [email protected]

    Phone: (732) 445-6069

    WEST DIVISION

    IllinoisKent Brown

    [email protected] Neal

    [email protected]: (217) 333-1391

    IowaSteve Roe

    [email protected]: (319) 335-9411

    MinnesotaPaul Rovnak

    [email protected]: (612) 625-9379

    NebraskaKeith Mann

    [email protected]: (402) 472-2263

    NorthwesternPaul Kennedy

    [email protected]

    Phone: (847) 467-2028

    PurdueMatt Rector

    [email protected]: (765) 494-3196

    WisconsinBrian Lucas

    [email protected]: (608) 263-5052

    The Big Ten Conference football coaches weeklymedia teleconferences began on Tuesday, Sept.1, and connue through Tuesday, Nov. 24.

    The calls are held on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. -12:52 p.m. CT. The calls will be available for play-back roughly two hours following the conclusionof each call and archived online at bigten.org.

    Contact the Big Ten Communicaons offi ce forthe phone number and weekly passcode.

    The coaches order on each call is as follows(all mes are CT):

    11:00 a.m. – Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern11:08 a.m. – Jim Harbaugh, Michigan11:16 a.m. – Paul Chryst, Wisconsin11:24 a.m. – Mike Riley, Nebraska11:32 a.m. – Mark Dantonio, Michigan State11:40 a.m. – Kirk Ferentz, Iowa11:48 a.m. – Jerry Kill, Minnesota11:56 a.m. – Kyle Flood, Rutgers12:04 p.m. – Bill Cubit, Illinois12:12 p.m. – Mike Locksley, Maryland

    12:20 p.m. – Darrell Hazell, Purdue12:28 p.m. – James Franklin, Penn State12:36 p.m. – Urban Meyer, Ohio State12:44 p.m. – Kevin Wilson, Indiana

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,600 Academic All-Americans,

    including 45 honorees during the 2014-15 academic year.

    BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS

    Rk. Scoring Defense Avg.1. Michigan 6.35. Wisconsin 11.58. Northwestern 12.211. Penn State 14.318. Iowa 16.221. Ohio State 17.3

    Rk. Total Defense Avg.

    2. Michigan 181.39. Northwestern 269.510. Penn State 275.712. Wisconsin 285.819. Ohio State 300.221. Minnesota 306.223. Iowa 310.3

    Rk. Rushing Defense Avg.3. Michigan 65.85. Iowa 78.08. Nebraska 95.322. Wisconsin 111.3

    Rk. Passing Defense Avg.2. Michigan 115.57. Northwestern 138.29. Ohio State 147.513. Penn State 158.715. Minnesota 163.321. Wisconsin 174.5

    Rk. Pass Effi  ciency Defense Avg.

    2. Michigan 76.606. Ohio State 89.977. Northwestern 90.359. Minnesota 96.8614. Wisconsin 101.5622. Illinois 105.97

    Rk. Intercepons Total21. Iowa 8  Ohio State 8

    Rk. 3rd Down Defense Pct.1. Michigan .1884. Illinois .2237. Northwestern .247

    Rk. Rushing Off ense Avg.17. Ohio State 230.0

    Rk. Compleon Percentage Pct.5. Rutgers .701

    Rk. 3rd Down Off ense Pct.8. Michigan State .50024. Northwestern .450

    Rk. Penales Per Game Avg.7. Northwestern 4.317. Michigan State 4.725. Purdue 5.0

    TEAM RANKINGS

    INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

    Rk. All-Purpose Yds Per Game Avg.11. Ezekiel Ellio, OSU 159.712. Jordan Howard, IND 158.622. Jordan Canzeri, IOWA 145.2

    Rk. Rushing Yds Per Game Avg.7. Jordan Howard, IND 141.88. Ezekiel Ellio, OSU 139.220. Jordan Canzeri, IOWA 116.2

    Rk. Rushing Touchdowns Total5. Ezekiel Ellio, OSU 1011. Jordan Canzeri, IOWA 9

    Rk. Sacks Per Game Avg.1. Carl Nassib, PSU 1.673. Joe Schobert, WIS 1.50

    7. Nick Mangieri, IND 1.179. Yannick Ngakoue, MD 1.0815. Tyquan Lewis, OSU 0.9218. F. Akinmoladun, NEB 0.9025. Five Big Ten Players 0.83

    Rk. Tackles for Loss Avg.2. Joe Schobert, WIS 2.33. Carl Nassib, PSU 2.05. Dawuane Smoot, ILL 1.922. Anthony Walker, NU 1.6

    Rk. Forced Fumbles Avg.1. Carl Nassib, PSU 0.82. Sean Davis, MD 0.7  Joe Schobert, WIS 0.710. Marcus Oliver, IND 0.5  Drew O, IOWA 0.5

    Rk. Intercepons Avg.4. Desmond King, IOWA 0.825. Taylor Barton, ILL 0.5  Jeremy Clark, MICH 0.5

      Jalen Myrick, MINN 0.5  Mahew Harris, NU 0.5

    Rk. Field Goals Per Game Avg.14. Drew Brown, NEB 1.7  Jack Mitchell, NU 1.7

    Rk. Punng Avg.5. Cameron Johnston, OSU 47.211. Dillon Kidd, IOWA 46.1

    Rk. Kickoff  Returns Avg.14. Janarion Grant, RU 30.317. Solomon Vault, NU 28.9

    Rk. Kickoff  Return TDs Total1. Janarion Grant, RU 25. Jehu Chesson, MICH 1  Solomon Vault, NU 1

    Rk. Punt Returns Avg.2. William Likely, MD 22.615. Desmond King, IOWA 15.719. Jalin Marshall, OSU 14.1

    22. Mitchell Paige, IND 12.125. V’Angelo Bentley, ILL 11.6

    Rk. Punt Return TDs Total1. William Likely, MD 22. Clayton Fejedelem, ILL 1  Marchie Murdock, ILL 1  Mitchell Paige, IND 1  Janarion Grant, RU 1

    Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only

    EAST DIVISION

    Kevin Wilson, IND 18-36 (5th) 18-36 (5th) 6-28

    Mike Locksley, MD 2-26 (4th) 0-0 (1st) 0-0

    Jim Harbaugh, MICH 63-28 (8th) 5-1 (1st) 2-0

    Mark Dantonio, MSU 99-48 (12th) 81-31 (9th) 47-19Urban Meyer, OSU 148-26 (14th) 44-3 (4th) 26-0

    James Franklin, PSU 36-22 (5th) 12-7 (2nd) 4-6

    Kyle Flood, RU 25-19 (4th) 25-19 (4th) 3-7

    WEST DIVISION

    Bill Cubit, ILL 55-49 (9th) 4-2 (1st) 1-1

    Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 133-106 (20th) 121-85 (17th) 70-60

    Jerry Kill, MINN 156-101 (22nd) 29-28 (5th) 14-20

    Mike Riley, NEB 95-84 (15th) 2-4 (1st) 0-2

    Pat Fitzgerald, NU 65-54 (10th) 65-54 (10th) 31-43

    Darrell Hazell, PUR 21-35 (5th) 5-25 (3rd) 1-17

    Paul Chryst, WIS 23-21 (4th) 4-2 (1st) 1-1

    BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS

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    BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 7 3

    CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

    QUICK FACTS

    Date: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

    Time: 8:17 p.m. ET

    Television: FOX

    Site: Indianapolis, Ind.

    Facility: Lucas Oil StadiumSurface: FieldTurf 

    Capacity: 66,700

    The 2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game will kick off  from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8:17 p.m. ET on December 5,

    2015.

    The winner of the East Division will meet the winner of the West Division, with the game’s victor earning the Big Ten Champion-

    ship and a chance to play in one of the six bowls that comprise the College Football Playoff , including the Rose Bowl Game.

    FOX will serve as the offi cial broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Games through 2016, and Lucas Oil Stadium will

    host the tle games through 2021.

    Tickets for the 2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at

    www.cketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets and VIP premium cket packages can also be reserved at bigten.team-

    x.com, a cket reservaon system launched by the Big Ten in partnership with Forward Market Media and BTN. Go to bigten.org

    for more informaon.

    BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

    The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recog-

    nizing its current standouts at the conclusion of the

    2015 campaign. The Big Ten’s 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 ofthe countless students and coaches who have contribut-

    ed to the conference’s 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, defen-

    sive back, kicker and punter. Each of these individual

    position awards features the names of two former play-

    ers.

    The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conference’s

    top coaches, offensive and defensive players and line-

    men and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Tencoaches have the opportunity to claim two awards.

    Media voters will select the Dave McClain Coach of the

    Year, which has been awarded since 1972, while coach-

    es 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 Nagurski-

    Woodson Defensive Player of the Year award and the

    best first-year standout will receive the Thompson-

    Randle 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 gamewill be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game

    MVP award. The conference also created two postcolle-

    giate 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 award’s name,

    appears to the right.

    BIG TEN FOOTBALL AWARDSNAME 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 StatePostcollegiate 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

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    Each year more than 11 million patrons aend Big Ten home contests, as the conference leads the naon in aendance for

    men’s basketball, hockey, volleyball and wrestling.

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    BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 7 4

    The Big Ten football championship will be decided by a game played between thetwo division champions. A team or teams that are not eligible to parcipate in apostseason football bowl game as a result of NCAA and/or Big Ten sancons shall notbe eligible to parcipate in the Big Ten Football Championship Game. The winner ofthe Big Ten Football Championship Game will represent the conference in one of thebowls that comprise the College Football Playoff  - the Coon, Fiesta, Peach, Orange,Rose or Sugar Bowl. If the Big Ten Champion is ranked No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the final Col-lege Football Playoff  poll, the team will play in a semifinal game. Otherwise, the BigTen Champion will play in the Rose Bowl Game (when not hosng a semifinal) or theCoon, Fiesta or Peach Bowl.

    The following procedure will determine the representave from each division in theevent of a e:(a) If two teams are ed, the winner of the game between the two ed teams

    shall be the representave.(b) If three or more teams are ed, steps 1 through 7 will be followed unl a

    determinaon is made. If only two teams remain ed aer any step, thewinner of the game between the two ed teams shall be the representave.

      1. The records of the threeed teams will be compared against eachother.

      2. The records of the threeed 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 College Football Playoff  poll  following the compleon of Big Ten regular season conference play

    shall be the representave in the Big Ten Championship Game, unlessthe two highest rankeded teams are ranked within one spot of eachother in the College Football Playoff  poll. In this case, the head-to-

      head results of the top two rankeded teams shall determine therepresentave in the Big Ten Championship Game.

      6. The team with the best overall winning percentage [excluding  exempted games] shall be the representave.  7. The representave will be chosen by random draw.

    If one or both of the Big Ten division champions is ineligible to play in the Big TenChampionship Game, then the parcipant(s) in the Big Ten Championship Game shalbe determined by the following procedure:a) If the ineligible team is ed for the division championship, then the team it

    ed with shall be the Big Ten Championship Game representave.b) If two or more teams are ed with an ineligible team for the division  championship, then the ineligible team is removed and the remaining teams

    revert to the e-break procedure.c) The division runner-up shall be the Big Ten Championship Game  representave.

    d) If there is a division runner-upe, then the ed teams shall revert to the  e-break procedure.

    If the championship game cannot be played (due to any reason beyond the controlof the Big Ten Conference), the two division champions (using divisional e-breakersas set forth above) shall be declared co-champions and the following procedure willbe used to determine the Big Ten Conference representave to the College FootballPlayoff :

    a) Teams ranked No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the final College Football Playoff  poll willautomacally be placed in the College Football Playoff .

    b) If the two divisional representaves met previously in the season and neitheris ranked No. 1, 2, 3 or 4 in the final College Football Playoff  poll, the teamranked highest in the final poll shall be the representave to the CollegeFootball Playoff , unless the other team is ranked within five or fewer placesof the higher ranked team. In this case, the head-to-head results of the twoteams shall determine the conference’s representave.

    c) If the two divisional representaves did not meet previously during the

    season, the team ranked highest in the College Football Playoff  poll shall bethe representave.d) If the two teams are ed in the College Football Playoff  poll, the team with

    the best overall Big Ten record shall be the representave.e) If the two teams remain ed aer d), the team with the best combined

    record of the ed teams against all common Big Ten opponents each teamplayed that season shall be the representave.

    f) If the two teams remain ed aer e), the representave will be the teamwith the best overall winning percentage.

    g) If the two teams remain ed aer f), the representave will be the teamfurthest removed from College Football Playoff , Bowl Championships Seriesor Rose Bowl Game parcipaon (as appropriate).

    h) If the two teams remain ed aer g), the representave shall be determinedby a random draw.

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    Every Commiee on Instuonal Cooperaon (CIC) instuon ranks among the top 78 universies in the naon according to the

    2014 Academic Ranking of World Universies, including six in the top 25. The CIC includes all 14 Big Ten schools and the University of Chicago.

    BIG TEN FOOTBALL DIVISIONAL TIEBREAKER

    No. Team Years

    42 Michigan 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-03-04c35* Ohio State 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-09-1418 Minnesota 1900c-03c-04c-06c-09-10c-11-15c-27c-33c-34-35c-37-38-40-41-60c-67c15 Illinois 1910c-14-15c-18c-19-23c-27c-28-46-51-53c-63-83-90c-0114 Wisconsin 1896-97-01c-06c-12-52c-59-62-93c-98c-99-10c-11-1211 Iowa 1900c-21-22c-56-58-60c-81c-85-90c-02c-04c8 Michigan State 1953c-65-66-78c-87-90c-10c-138 Northwestern 1903c-26c-30c-31c-36-95-96c-00c8 Purdue 1918c-29-31c-32c-43c-52c-67c-00c7 Chicago 1899-05-07-08-13-22c-243 Penn State 1994-05c-08c2 Indiana 1945-67c

    c—co-championship # Beginning in 2011, Big Ten Championship Game determined Big Ten Champion * All Ohio State wins vacated from 2010 season

    BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS#

    DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPSNo. Team Years3 Ohio State 2012-13-142 Michigan State 2011-132 Wisconsin 2011c-141 Penn State 2011c1 Nebraska 2012

    c—co-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

    Division Alignment beginning 2014:East Division (Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers) & West Division (Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern,Purdue, Wisconsin)

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    BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 7 5

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    The conference awarded the first Big Ten Medal of Honor in 1915, honoring outstanding seniors

    who demonstrated excellence in academics and athlecs.

    9/8 O HB Braxton Miller, OSU

      D LB Anthony Walker, NU

      S DB William Likely, MD

      F QB Clayton Thorson, NU

    9/14 O QB C.J. Beathard, IOWA  RB Terrell Newby, NEB

      D LB Riley Bullough, MSU

      S KR/PR Janarion Grant, RU

      F RB LJ Scott, MSU

      RB Saquon Barkley, PSU

    9/21 O WR Aaron Burbridge, MSU

      D LB Anthony Walker, NU

      S PK Marshall Koehn, IOWA

      F S Jonathan Crawford, IND

      RB Saquon Barkley, PSU

    9/28 O RB Jordan Howard, IND

      QB Tommy Armstrong Jr., NEB

      D DE Shilique Calhoun, MSU

      DT Anthony Zettel, PSU

      S P Cameron Johnston, OSU

      F RB Taiwan Deal, WIS10/5 O RB Ezekiel Elliott, OSU

      D CB Desmond King, IOWA

      LB Joe Schobert, WIS

      S P Sam Foltz, NEB

      F RB LJ Scott, MSU

    10/12 O RB Jordan Canzeri, IOWA

      D CB Jourdan Lewis, MICH

      S WR Jehu Chesson, MICH

      F CB Jabrill Peppers, MICH

      RB Shannon Brooks, MINN

    2015 BIG TEN

    PLAYERS OF THE WEEKHoliday BowlDec. 30, 2015

    10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

    San Diego, Calif.

    Qualcomm Stadium

    Big Ten vs. Pac-12

    Outback Bowl

    Jan. 1, 2016

    12 p.m. ET, ESPN2

    Tampa, Fla.

    Raymond James Stadium

    Big Ten vs. SEC

    Buff alo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl

    Jan. 1, 2016

    1 p.m. ET, ABC

    Orlando, Fla.

    Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium

    Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC

    Rose Bowl Game Presented by

    Northwestern Mutual

    Jan. 1, 2016

    5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Pasadena, Calif.

    Rose Bowl Stadium

    Big Ten vs. Pac-12

    TaxSlayer Bowl

    Jan. 2, 2016

    12 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Jacksonville, Fla.

    EverBank Field

    Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC

    New Era Pinstripe Bowl

    Dec. 26, 2015

    3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

    Bronx, N.Y.

    Yankee Stadium

    Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame

    Foster Farms Bowl

    Dec. 26, 2015

    9:15 p.m. ET, ESPN 

    Santa Clara, Calif.

    Levi’s Stadium 

    Big Ten vs. Pac-12

    Quick Lane Bowl

    Dec. 28, 2015

    5 p.m. ET, ESPN2

    Detroit, Mich.

    Ford Field

    Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame

    Lockheed Marn Armed Forces Bowl

    Dec. 29, 2015

    2 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Fort Worth, Texas

    Amon G. Carter Stadium

    Big Ten vs. Mountain West

    Franklin American Mortgage

    Music City Bowl

    Dec. 30, 2015

    7 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Nashville, Tenn.

    Nissan Stadium

    Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC

    2015-16 BIG TEN BOWL DESTINATIONS

    2015-16 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BOWLSChick-fil-A Peach Bowl

    Dec. 31, 2015

    12 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Atlanta, Ga.

    Georgia Dome

    Goodyear Coon Bowl Classic

    Dec. 31, 2015

    4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Arlington, Texas

    AT&T Stadium

    Capital One Orange BowlDec. 31, 2015

    4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Miami Gardens, Fla.

    Sun Life Stadium

    Fiesta Bowl

    Jan. 1, 2016

    1 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Glendale, Ariz.

    University of Phoenix Stadium

    Rose Bowl GamePresented by

    Northwestern Mutual

    Jan. 1, 2016

    5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN

    Pasadena, Calif.

    Rose Bowl Stadium

    Allstate Sugar Bowl

    Jan. 1, 2016

    8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

    New Orleans, La.

    Mercedes-Benz Superdome

      ALL GAMES CONFERENCE GAMES  Games Total Average Sellouts Games Total Average Sellouts9/3-7 8 397,914 49,739 2 -- -- -- --9/12 12 785,143 65,429 3 -- -- -- --9/19 10 711,337 71,134 # 1 1 103,323 103,323 09/26 12 819,845 68,320 5 -- -- -- --10/3 7 437,651 62,522 4 6 330,264 55,044 310/10 7 556,926 79,561 & 3 7 556,926 79,561 & 310/1710/24

    10/3111/711/1411/2111/27-28

    TOTAL 56 3,708,816 66,229 18 14 990,513 70,751 6

    # Denotes Big Ten 10-game single-day record & Denotes Big Ten seven-game single-day record 

    2015 WEEK BY WEEK ATTENDANCE

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    BIG TEN BOWL OVERVIEW

    • Largest and most diverse bowl lineup in Big Ten history, with:

      o 12 diff erent bowls and four other College Football Playoff  bowls.

      o World class cies coast-to-coast featuring Big Ten alumni and fans.

      o Great opponents from the ACC, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, Mountain

    West and Conference USA.

    • Selecon parameters agreed to by the conference and bowls to ensure

    fresh and diverse experiences and desnaons for players and fans.

    • Big Ten teams will not go to the same bowls in back-to-back years and

    restricons are in place on mulple and/or consecuve appearanceswithin states or regions, with the excepon of the Rose Bowl Game.

     

    COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF OVERVIEW

    • Comprised of Coon, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls.

    • Selecon commiee will choose top four teams, then rank and assign to

    semifinal sites.

    • Selecon commiee will then assign next group of teams to play in

    other host bowls.

    • Highest-ranked champion from non-contract conference guaranteed a

    berth.

    • There is no limit on the number of teams from a conference that can

    take part in College Football Playoff  bowls.

    • Orange and Coon Bowls will serve as naonal semifinal hosts in 2015.

    • Big Ten and Pac-12 champions will play in Rose Bowl Game, unless one

    or both are ranked among top four teams.

      o If Big Ten and/or Pac-12 champion appear among top four, RoseBowl Game will choose replacement from partner conferences.

    • Big 12 and SEC champions will play in Sugar Bowl, unless one or both

    are ranked among top four teams.

      o If Big 12 and/or SEC champion appear among top four, Sugar

    Bowl will choose replacement from partner conferences.

    • Fiesta and Peach Bowls will host displaced conference champions and

    non-contract conference representave.

    • Highest-ranked available teams will fill any other College Football Playoff  

    bowl berths.

     

    BIG TEN BOWL DETERMINATION PROCEDURE

    For all non-College Football Playoff  partners, bowl partner will request a Big Ten

    team, subject to conference approval based on selecon parameters.

    ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL (Pasadena, Calif.)

    1. When not hosng a semifinal, Big Ten Champion will play in Rose BowlGame, unless among top four teams.

    2. If Big Ten Champion qualifies for playoff , Rose Bowl Game will choose a

    replacement Big Ten team.

    3. Rose Bowl Game has sole discreon on replacement team, and will

    generally select highest-rated available team, but will take into

    consideraon final College Football Playoff  rankings, head-to-head

    compeon, division champions and most recent Rose Bowl Game

    appearances.

    CAPITAL ONE ORANGE BOWL (Miami Gardens, Fla.) or

    BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL (Orlando, Fla.)

    1. Orange Bowl hosng semifinal in 2015, therefore Big Ten team will play

    in Citrus Bowl.

    2. Citrus Bowl will submit request for Big Ten team.

    3. Citrus Bowl will feature at least five diff erent Big Ten schools over six-

      year agreement.

    4. Big Ten guaranteed minimum of three Orange Bowl appearances over

    12-year agreement

    OUTBACK BOWL (Tampa, Fla.)

    1. Will feature at least five diff erent Big Ten schools over six-year

    agreement.

    HOLIDAY BOWL (San Diego, Calif.)

    1. Will feature at least five diff erent Big Ten schools over six-year

    agreement.

    FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL (Nashville, Tenn.) or

    TAXSLAYER BOWL (Jacksonville, Fla.)

    1. Either Music City or TaxSlayer Bowl will submit request for Big Ten

    team.

    2. Big Ten will play in three Music City and three TaxSlayer Bowls over

    six-year agreement.

    3. No Big Ten team will play in more than one Music City Bowl and one

    TaxSlayer Bowl over term of agreement. 

    NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL (Bronx, N.Y.)

    1. Goal is to have eight diff erent teams parcipate in eight years, with

    minimum of six diff erent teams over eight-year agreement.

    FOSTER FARMS BOWL (Santa Clara, Calif.)

    1. Will feature at least five diff erent Big Ten schools over six-year

    agreement.

    QUICK LANE BOWL (Detroit, Mich.)

    1. Will select a bowl-eligible team, subject to conference approval.

    LOCKHEED MARTIN ARMED FORCES BOWL (Fort Worth, Texas) or

    ZAXBY’S HEART OF DALLAS BOWL (Dallas, Texas)

    1. Will select a bowl-eligible team, subject to conference approval.

    2. In 2015, Armed Forces Bowl will submit request for Big Ten team.3. Big Ten will play in three Armed Forces and three Heart of Dallas Bowls

    over six-year agreement.

    BIG TEN BOWL DETERMINATION PROCEDURE

    William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalists

    (Naon’s Top Scholar-Athlete)

     Nate Sudfeld, IND

    Jordan Lomax, IOWA Desmond Morgan, MICH

    Jack Allen, MSU

    Jon Christenson, MINN

    Jacoby Boren, OSU

    Ben Kline, PSU

    Robert Kugler, PUR

    Quenn Gause, RU

    Derek Wa, WIS

    Senior CLASS Award Candidates

    Nate Sudfeld, IND

    Joshua Perry, OSU

    Anthony Zeel, PSU

    AFCA Good Works Team

    Joshua Perry, OSU

    Ben Kline, PSU

    BIG TEN HONORS AND AWARDS

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    In the last two academic years, current Big Ten instuons have claimed 17 team naonal championships in 12 diff erent sports.

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    Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten.

    PREMIER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS

    six in the top 25.

    The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,600 Academic All-Americans, including 45 honorees during the 2014-15 academic year.

    CIC schools had over $10 billion in 2013 funded research, $4 billionmore than any other conference.

    A HISTORY OF ATHLETIC SUCCESS

    the last seven academic years.

    BROAD-BASED PROGRAMMING sports.

    women’s lacrosse the last two years.

    winning more than 600 medals, including nearly 300 gold.

    PASSIONATE FOLLOWINGThe Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly580,000 students.

    hockey, volleyball and wrestling.

    LEADERS IN INNOVATION Game, and signed an exclusive contract with the Tournament of Roses

    outstanding seniors who demonstrated excellence in academics and

    the NCAA’s Diversity and Inclusion Department, the Big Ten Student-

    2004, which the NCAA approved for use among all conferences in 2006.

    conference-owned television network.

    injuries in sports in 2012.

    EXTENSIVE TELEVISION EXPOSUREThrough the Big Ten’s media agreements with BTN, ABC/ESPN, CBSand FOX, nearly 1,400 Big Ten events are produced and distributed

    BTN is in more than 60 million homes across the U nited States andCanada. BTN2Go is BTN’s digital extension, delivering live and on-demand programming to computers, smartphones and tablets. BTN Plus

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTFor more than 25 years, through the Big Ten’s SCORE (Success ComesOut of Reading Everyday) program, the conference has partnered withChicago elementary schools to improve reading performance.

    Surrounding the Big Ten Football Championship Game and Basketball 5K, collaborated with a local breast cancer awareness group andprovided unique event experiences for the Wounded Warrior Project.

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    MICHIGAN STATE  MICHIGAN

    MICHIGAN STATE (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten)

    Coach: Mark Dantonio

    Football Contact: John Lewandowski, 517-355-2271, [email protected]

    MICHIGAN (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten)

    Coach: Jim Harbaugh

    Football Contacts: David Ablauf, 248-410-4449, [email protected]

      Chad Shepard, 248-410-4449, [email protected]

    Saturday, Oct. 17 • 3:30 p.m. ET

    Ann Arbor, Mich. • Michigan Stadium (109,901)

    ESPN • Announcers: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman, Todd McShay

    RUTGERS  INDIANA

    RUTGERS (2-3 overall, 0-2 Big Ten)

    Coach: Kyle Flood

    Football Contact: Hasim Phillips, 732-445-6069, [email protected]

    INDIANA (4-2 overall, 0-2 Big Ten)

    Coach: Kevin Wilson

    Football Contact: Jeff  Keag, 812-855-6209, [email protected]

    Saturday, Oct. 17 • 3:30 p.m. ET

    Bloomington, Ind. • Memorial Stadium (52,929)

    BTN • Announcers: Eric Collins, Glen Mason

    IOWA  NORTHWESTERN

    IOWA (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten)

    Coach: Kirk Ferentz

    Football Contact: Steve Roe, 319-335-9411, [email protected]

    NORTHWESTERN (5-1 overall, 1-1 Big Ten)

    Coach: Pat Fitzgerald

    Football Contact: Paul Kennedy, 847-467-2028, [email protected]

    Saturday, Oct. 17 • 11 a.m. CT

    Evanston, Ill. • Ryan Field (47,330)

    ABC (regional); ESPN2 (outer market)

    Announcers: Dave Pasch, Brian Griese, Tom Luginbill

    NEBRASKA  MINNESOTA

    NEBRASKA (2-4 overall, 0-2 Big Ten)

    Coach: Mike RileyFootball Contact: Keith Mann, 402-472-2263, [email protected]

    MINNESOTA (4-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten)

    Coach: Jerry Kill

    Football Contact: Paul Rovnak, 612-625-9379, [email protected]

    Saturday, Oct. 17 • 2:30 p.m. CT

    Minneapolis, Minn. • TCF Bank Stadium (52,525)

    ESPN2 • Announcers: Eamon McAnaney, Rocky Boiman, Jane Slater

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    Over the last 10 years, current Big Ten instuons have won 78 team naonal tles in 23 diff erent sports,

    including at least seven in each of the last seven academic years.

    WEST DIVISION GAME

    PURDUE  WISCONSIN

    PURDUE (1-5 overall, 0-2 Big Ten)

    Coach: Darrell Hazell

    Football Contact: Ma Rector, 765-494-3196, [email protected]

    WISCONSIN (4-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten)

    Coach: Paul Chryst

    Football Contact: Brian Lucas, 608-263-5052, [email protected]

    Saturday, Oct. 17 • 11 a.m. CT

    Madison, Wis. • Camp Randall Stadium (80,321)

    BTN • Announcers: Kevin Kugler, Ma Millen, Lisa Byington

    PENN STATE  OHIO STATE

    PENN STATE (5-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten)

    Coach: James FranklinFootball Contact: Krisna Petersen, 814-865-1757, [email protected]

    OHIO STATE (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten)

    Coach: Urban Meyer

    Football Contact: Jerry Emig, 614-688-0343, [email protected]

    Saturday, Oct. 17 • 8 p.m. ET

    Columbus, Ohio • Ohio Stadium (104,944)

    ABC • Announcers: Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox

    EAST DIVISION GAME EAST DIVISION GAME

    EAST DIVISION GAME

    WEST DIVISION GAME

    WEST DIVISION GAME

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    TEAM SCHEDULES: WEST DIVISIONWest Division Games in Bold, all times ET

    MINNESOTA (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 52-3 Kent State 36,6939/12 W, 44-0 Western Illinois 37,7339/19 L, 14-48 at North Carolina 41,0009/26 W, 27-25 Middle Tennessee State 44,36610/3 W, 14-13 Nebraska 40,138

    10/10 L, 20-29 at Iowa 66,69310/24 Wisconsin 3:30 p.m.10/31 at Penn State11/7 at Purdue Noon11/14 Ohio State11/21 at Minnesota11/28 Northwestern [1]

    [1] at Chicago, Ill.

    ILLINOIS (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/3 L, 17-23 TCU 54,1479/12 W, 23-20 (OT) at Colorado State 32,5009/19 W, 10-7 Kent State 52,823

    9/26 W, 27-24 Ohio 53,91710/3 L, 0-27 at Northwestern 30,04410/10 W, 41-13 at Purdue 33,78010/17 Nebraska 3:30 p.m.10/31 Michigan 8 p.m.11/7 at Ohio State11/14 at Iowa 8 p.m.11/21 Illinois11/28 Wisconsin

    NORTHWESTERN (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 16-6 Stanford 36,0249/12 W, 41-0 Eastern Illinois 29,1319/19 W, 19-10 at Duke 24,1279/26 W, 24-19 Ball State 30,10710/3 W, 27-0 Minnesota 30,04410/10 L, 0-38 at Michigan 110,45210/17 Iowa Noon10/24 at Nebraska Noon11/7 Penn State11/14 Purdue11/21 at Wisconsin11/28 at Illinois [1]

    [1] at Chicago, Ill.

    WISCONSIN (4-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 L, 17-35 vs. Alabama [1] 64,2799/12 W, 58-0 Miami (Ohio) 76,5359/19 W, 28-3 Troy 77,1579/26 W, 28-0 Hawaii 80,82910/3 L, 6-10 Iowa 80,93310/10 W, 23-21 at Nebraska 89,88610/17 Purdue Noon10/24 at Illinois 3:30 p.m.10/31 Rutgers11/7 at Maryland 3:30 p.m.11/21 Northwestern11/28 at Minnesota

    [1] at Arlington, Texas

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 31-14 Illinois State 59,4509/12 W, 31-17 at Iowa State 61,5009/19 W, 27-24 Pittsburgh 63,6369/26 W, 62-16 North Texas 56,04110/3 W, 10-6 at Wisconsin 80,933

    10/10 W, 29-20 Illinois 66,69310/17 at Northwestern Noon10/31 Maryland11/7 at Indiana11/14 Minnesota 8 p.m11/21 Purdue11/27 at Nebraska

    IOWA (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 L, 28-33 BYU 89,9599/12 W, 48-9 South Alabama 89,8229/19 L, 33-36 (OT) at Miami (Fla.) 53,580

    9/26 W, 36-28 Southern Miss 89,89910/3 L, 13-14 at Illinois 40,13810/10 L, 21-23 Wisconsin 89,88610/17 at Minnesota 3:30 p.m10/24 Northwestern Noon10/31 at Purdue11/7 Michigan State11/14 at Rutgers11/27 Iowa

    NEBRASKA (2-4, 0-2 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANC9/6 L, 31-41 at Marshall 38,799/12 W, 38-14 Indiana State 41,1589/19 L, 24-51 Virginia Tech 45,7599/26 L, 28-35 Bowling Green 33,16210/3 L, 21-24 at Michigan State 74,41810/10 L, 13-41 Minnesota 33,78010/17 at Wisconsin Noon10/31 Nebraska11/7 Illinois Noon11/14 at Northwestern11/21 at Iowa11/28 Indiana

    [1] at Indianapolis, Ind.

    PURDUE (1-5, 0-2 Big Ten)

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    The Big Ten sponsors 28 offi cial conference sports, 14 for men and 14 for women, including the addion of 

    men’s ice hockey and men’s and women’s lacrosse the last two years.

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    MICHIGAN (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten)

    TEAM SCHEDULES: EAST DIVISIONEast Division Games in Bold, all times ET

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 48-47 Southern Illinois 36,0719/12 W, 36-22 Florida International 41,5099/19 W, 38-35 Western Kentucky 44,8239/26 W, 31-24 at Wake Forest 22,50810/3 L, 27-34 Ohio State 52,929

    10/10 L, 7-29 at Penn State 97,87310/17 Rutgers 3:30 p.m.10/24 at Michigan State 3:30 p.m.11/7 Iowa11/14 Michigan11/21 at Maryland11/28 at Purdue

    INDIANA (4-2, 0-2 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/3 L, 17-24 at Utah 47,8259/12 W, 35-7 Oregon State 109,6519/19 W, 28-7 UNLV 108,683

    9/26 W, 31-0 BYU 108,94010/3 W, 28-0 at Maryland 51,80210/10 W, 38-0 Northwestern 110,45210/17 Michigan State 3:30 p.m.10/31 at Minnesota 8 p.m.11/7 Rutgers11/14 at Indiana11/21 at Penn State11/28 Ohio State

    OHIO STATE (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/7 W, 42-24 at Virginia Tech 65,632

    9/12 W, 38-0 Hawaii 107,1459/19 W, 20-13 Northern Illinois 104,0959/26 W, 38-12 Western Michigan 106,12310/3 W, 34-27 at Indiana 52,92910/10 W, 49-28 Maryland 107,86910/17 Penn State 8 p.m.10/24 at Rutgers 8 p.m.11/7 Minnesota11/14 at Illinois11/21 Michigan State11/28 at Michigan

    RUTGERS (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 63-13 Norfolk State 47,4539/12 L, 34-37 Washington State 46,5369/19 L, 3-28 at Penn State 103,3239/26 W, 27-14 Kansas 46,13610/10 L, 24-31 Michigan State 50,37310/17 at Indiana 3:30 p.m.10/24 Ohio State 8 p.m.10/31 at Wisconsin11/7 at Michigan11/14 Nebraska11/21 at Army Noon11/28 Maryland

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/5 W, 50-21 Richmond 38,1179/12 L, 27-48 Bowling Green 36,3329/19 W, 35-17 South Florida 36,8279/26 L, 6-45 at West Virginia 61,17410/3 L, 0-28 Michigan 51,802

    10/10 L, 28-49 at Ohio State 107,86910/24 Penn State [1] 3:30 p.m10/31 at Iowa11/7 Wisconsin 3:30 p.m11/14 at Michigan State11/21 Indiana11/28 at Rutgers

    [1] at Baltimore, Md.

    MARYLAND (2-4, 0-2 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANCE9/4 W, 37-24 at Western Michigan 30,8859/12 W, 31-28 Oregon 76,5269/19 W, 35-21 Air Force 74,211

    9/26 W, 30-10 Central Michigan 75,21810/3 W, 24-21 Purdue 74,41810/10 W, 31-24 at Rutgers 50,37310/17 at Michigan 3:30 p.m10/24 Indiana 3:30 p.m11/7 at Nebraska11/14 Maryland11/21 at Ohio State11/28 Penn State

    MICHIGAN STATE (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten)

    DATE SCORE OPPONENT TIME/ATTENDANC9/5 L, 10-27 at Temple 69,176

    9/12 W, 27-14 Buffalo 93,0659/19 W, 28-3 Rutgers 103,3239/26 W, 37-21 San Diego State 95,10710/3 W, 20-14 Army 107,38710/10 W, 29-7 Indiana 97,87310/17 at Ohio State 8 p.m10/24 at Maryland [1] 3:30 p.m10/31 Illinois11/7 at Northwestern11/21 Michigan11/28 at Michigan State

    [1] at Baltimore, Md.

    PENN STATE (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten)

    BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

    The Big Ten leads all conferences with 5.7 million alumni and nearly 580,000 students.

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    2015 Big Ten ConferenceConference Standings Through games of Oct 10, 2015

    Last week's results:

    --------------------

    Ohio State 49, Maryland 28 (Oct 10, 2015 at Columbus, Ohio)

    Iowa 29, Illinois 20 (Oct 10, 2015 at Iowa City, Iowa)

    Penn State 29, Indiana 7 (Oct 10, 2015 at University Park, Pa.)

    Michigan 38, Northwestern 0 (Oct 10, 2015 at Ann Arbor, MI)

    Wisconsin 23, Nebraska 21 (Oct 10, 2015 at Lincoln, Neb.)Minnesota 41, Purdue 13 (Oct 10, 2015 at West Lafayette, Ind.)

    Michigan State 31, Rutgers 24 (Oct 10, 2015 at Piscataway, N.J.)

    East DivisionTeam Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Streak

    Ohio State 2-0 1.000 83 55 6-0 1.000 221 104 4-0 2-0 0-0 Won 6

    Michigan State 2-0 1.000 55 45 6-0 1.000 188 128 4-0 2-0 0-0 Won 6

    Michigan 2-0 1.000 66 0 5-1 .833 177 38 4-0 1-1 0-0 Won 5

    Penn State 2-0 1.000 57 10 5-1 .833 151 86 5-0 0-1 0-0 Won 5

    Indiana 0-2 .000 34 63 4-2 .667 187 191 3-1 1-1 0-0 Lost 2

    Rutgers 0-2 .000 27 59 2-3 .400 151 123 2-2 0-1 0-0 Lost 1

    Maryland 0-2 .000 28 77 2-4 .333 146 208 2-2 0-2 0-0 Lost 3

    West DivisionTeam Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Streak

    Iowa 2-0 1.000 39 26 6-0 1.000 190 97 4-0 2-0 0-0 Won 6

    Northwestern 1-1 .500 27 38 5-1 .833 127 73 4-0 1-1 0-0 Lost 1

    Illinois 1-1 .500 34 42 4-2 .667 171 118 4-0 0-2 0-0 Lost 1

    Wisconsin 1-1 .500 29 31 4-2 .667 160 69 3-1 1-1 0-0 Won 1

    Minnesota 1-1 .500 41 40 4-2 .667 118 114 2-1 2-1 0-0 Won 1

    Nebraska 0-2 .000 34 37 2-4 .333 179 143 2-2 0-2 0-0 Lost 2

    Purdue 0-2 .000 34 65 1-5 .167 155 206 1-3 0-2 0-0 Lost 4

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    2015 Big Ten ConferenceTeam Statistics Through games of Oct 12, 2015

    SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G

    1. Ohio State 6 29 6 29 0 0 0 221 36.82. Iowa 6 24 8 22 0 0 0 190 31.73. Michigan State 6 25 5 23 0 0 0 188 31.34. Indiana 6 23 9 22 0 0 0 187 31.25. Rutgers 5 20 4 17 1 0 0 151 30.26. Nebraska 6 21 10 19 2 0 0 179 29.87. Michigan 6 22 7 20 2 0 0 177 29.5

    8. Illinois 6 21 8 21 0 0 0 171 28.59. Wisconsin 6 19 9 19 0 0 0 160 26.7

    10. Purdue 6 21 3 20 0 0 0 155 25.811. Penn State 6 18 9 16 0 0 0 151 25.212. Maryland 6 19 5 17 0 0 0 146 24.313. Northwestern 6 14 10 13 0 0 0 127 21.214. Minnesota 6 13 9 13 0 0 0 118 19.7

    SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Pts Avg/G

    1. Michigan 6 5 1 5 0 0 0 38 6.32. Wisconsin 6 9 2 9 0 0 0 69 11.53. Northwestern 6 8 6 7 0 0 0 73 12.24. Penn State 6 11 3 11 0 0 0 86 14.35. Iowa 6 10 9 10 0 0 0 97 16.26. Ohio State 6 13 5 11 0 0 0 104 17.3

    7. Minnesota 6 13 8 12 0 0 0 114 19.08. Illinois 6 13 9 11 0 0 1 118 19.79. Michigan State 6 17 3 17 0 0 0 128 21.3

    10. Nebraska 6 16 11 14 0 0 0 143 23.811. Rutgers 5 16 4 15 0 0 0 123 24.612. Indiana 6 25 6 19 2 0 0 191 31.813. Purdue 6 26 8 26 0 0 0 206 34.314. Maryland 6 28 4 26 1 0 0 208 34.7

    TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G

    1. Ohio State 6 1380 1380 413 2760 6.7 26 460.02. Indiana 6 1201 1524 488 2725 5.6 20 454.23. Nebraska 6 1162 1533 434 2695 6.2 21 449.24. Rutgers 5 985 1112 343 2097 6.1 17 419.45. Iowa 6 1207 1249 416 2456 5.9 22 409.3

    6. Wisconsin 6 986 1435 429 2421 5.6 19 403.57. Michigan State 6 1050 1334 402 2384 5.9 24 397.38. Illinois 6 825 1539 474 2364 5.0 19 394.09. Michigan 6 1208 1135 428 2343 5.5 20 390.5

    10. Purdue 6 889 1372 458 2261 4.9 20 376.811. Northwestern 6 1282 841 457 2123 4.6 11 353.812. Minnesota 6 1032 1059 429 2091 4.9 12 348.513. Penn State 6 941 1122 373 2063 5.5 17 343.814. Maryland 6 1066 982 390 2048 5.3 17 341.3

    TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G

    1. Michigan 6 397 691 355 1088 3.1 4 181.32. Northwestern 6 788 829 388 1617 4.2 6 269.53. Penn State 6 702 952 391 1654 4.2 10 275.74. Wisconsin 6 671 1044 370 1715 4.6 9 285.85. Ohio State 6 916 885 438 1801 4.1 13 300.26. Minnesota 6 857 980 430 1837 4.3 11 306.27. Iowa 6 468 1394 402 1862 4.6 9 310.38. Illinois 6 908 1087 423 1995 4.7 12 332.59. Michigan State 6 781 1452 401 2233 5.6 15 372.2

    10. Rutgers 5 604 1453 332 2057 6.2 16 411.411. Purdue 6 1291 1284 449 2575 5.7 21 429.212. Nebraska 6 572 2091 442 2663 6.0 16 443.813. Maryland 6 1181 1565 480 2746 5.7 28 457.714. Indiana 6 980 1953 443 2933 6.6 24 488.8

    RUSHING OFFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G

    1. Ohio State 6 237 1380 5.8 80 17 230.02. Northwestern 6 310 1282 4.1 62 7 213.73. Michigan 6 253 1208 4.8 76 15 201.34. Iowa 6 252 1207 4.8 75 13 201.25. Indiana 6 293 1201 4.1 79 13 200.26. Rutgers 5 206 985 4.8 72 7 197.07. Nebraska 6 216 1162 5.4 55 8 193.7

    8. Maryland 6 202 1066 5.3 75 7 177.79. Michigan State 6 240 1050 4.4 62 12 175.0

    10. Minnesota 6 241 1032 4.3 71 6 172.011. Wisconsin 6 223 986 4.4 35 10 164.312. Penn State 6 207 941 4.5 75 10 156.813. Purdue 6 219 889 4.1 68 11 148.214. Illinois 6 216 825 3.8 52 8 137.5

    RUSHING DEFENSE G Att. Yards Avg/A Long TD Avg/G

    1. Michigan 6 179 397 2.2 29 2 66.22. Iowa 6 185 468 2.5 28 1 78.03. Nebraska 6 172 572 3.3 48 6 95.34. Wisconsin 6 189 671 3.6 56 6 111.85. Penn State 6 229 702 3.1 56 7 117.06. Rutgers 5 148 604 4.1 75 8 120.8

    7. Michigan State 6 207 781 3.8 72 6 130.28. Northwestern 6 204 788 3.9 34 4 131.39. Minnesota 6 233 857 3.7 31 6 142.8

    10. Illinois 6 227 908 4.0 75 4 151.311. Ohio State 6 260 916 3.5 79 7 152.712. Indiana 6 203 980 4.8 75 10 163.313. Maryland 6 273 1181 4.3 66 14 196.814. Purdue 6 254 1291 5.1 71 11 215.2

    PASS OFFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G

    1. Illinois 6 148-258-4 57.4 1539 6.0 11 256.52. Nebraska 6 115-218-7 52.8 1533 7.0 13 255.53. Indiana 6 109-195-2 55.9 1524 7.8 7 254.04. Wisconsin 6 122-206-4 59.2 1435 7.0 9 239.25. Ohio State 6 108-176-7 61.4 1380 7.8 9 230.0

    6. Purdue 6 129-239-11 54.0 1372 5.7 9 228.77. Rutgers 5 96-137-5 70.1 1112 8.1 10 222.48. Michigan State 6 97-162-2 59.9 1334 8.2 12 222.39. Iowa 6 101-164-2 61.6 1249 7.6 9 208.2

    10. Michigan 6 106-175-6 60.6 1135 6.5 5 189.211. Penn State 6 89-166-2 53.6 1122 6.8 7 187.012. Minnesota 6 107-188-4 56.9 1059 5.6 6 176.513. Maryland 6 83-188-17 44.1 982 5.2 10 163.714. Northwestern 6 79-147-4 53.7 841 5.7 4 140.2

    PASS DEFENSE G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/A TD Avg/G

    1. Michigan 6 84-176-7 47.7 691 3.9 2 115.22. Northwestern 6 100-184-5 54.3 829 4.5 2 138.23. Ohio State 6 82-178-8 46.1 885 5.0 6 147.54. Penn State 6 93-162-4 57.4 952 5.9 3 158.75. Minnesota 6 104-197-6 52.8 980 5.0 5 163.36. Wisconsin 6 94-181-4 51.9 1044 5.8 3 174.07. Illinois 6 104-196-7 53.1 1087 5.5 8 181.28. Purdue 6 124-195-5 63.6 1284 6.6 10 214.09. Iowa 6 119-217-8 54.8 1394 6.4 8 232.3

    10. Michigan State 6 117-194-6 60.3 1452 7.5 9 242.011. Maryland 6 126-207-5 60.9 1565 7.6 14 260.812. Rutgers 5 117-184-4 63.6 1453 7.9 8 290.613. Indiana 6 143-240-5 59.6 1953 8.1 14 325.514. Nebraska 6 152-270-3 56.3 2091 7.7 10 348.5

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    PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic.

    1. Rutgers 5 96-137-5 70.1 1112 222.4 10 155.02. Michigan State 6 97-162-2 59.9 1334 222.3 12 151.03. Iowa 6 101-164-2 61.6 1249 208.2 9 141.24. Ohio State 6 108-176-7 61.4 1380 230.0 9 136.15. Indiana 6 109-195-2 55.9 1524 254.0 7 131.36. Wisconsin 6 122-206-4 59.2 1435 239.2 9 128.3

    7. Nebraska 6 115-218-7 52.8 1533 255.5 13 125.18. Penn State 6 89-166-2 53.6 1122 187.0 7 121.99. Illinois 6 148-258-4 57.4 1539 256.5 11 118.4

    10. Michigan 6 106-175-6 60.6 1135 189.2 5 117.611. Minnesota 6 107-188-4 56.9 1059 176.5 6 110.512. Purdue 6 129-239-11 54.0 1372 228.7 9 105.413. Northwestern 6 79-147-4 53.7 841 140.2 4 105.314. Maryland 6 83-188-17 44.1 982 163.7 10 87.5

    PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp-Att-Int Pct. Yds Avg/G TD Effic.

    1. Michigan 6 84-176-7 47.7 691 115.2 2 76.52. Ohio State 6 82-178-8 46.1 885 147.5 6 90.03. Northwestern 6 100-184-5 54.3 829 138.2 2 90.34. Minnesota 6 104-197-6 52.8 980 163.3 5 96.95. Wisconsin 6 94-181-4 51.9 1044 174.0 3 101.4

    6. Illinois 6 104-196-7 53.1 1087 181.2 8 106.07. Penn State 6 93-162-4 57.4 952 158.7 3 107.98. Iowa 6 119-217-8 54.8 1394 232.3 8 113.69. Purdue 6 124-195-5 63.6 1284 214.0 10 130.7

    10. Nebraska 6 152-270-3 56.3 2091 348.5 10 131.311. Michigan State 6 117-194-6 60.3 1452 242.0 9 132.312. Rutgers 5 117-184-4 63.6 1453 290.6 8 139.913. Maryland 6 126-207-5 60.9 1565 260.8 14 141.914. Indiana 6 143-240-5 59.6 1953 325.5 14 143.0

    KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

    1. Michigan 6 5 195 1 96 39.02. Northwestern 6 11 296 1 98 26.93. Penn State 6 15 394 0 58 26.34. Rutgers 5 18 454 2 100 25.2

    5. Ohio State 6 9 217 0 25 24.16. Illinois 6 12 282 0 37 23.57. Iowa 6 12 270 0 40 22.58. Maryland 6 18 382 0 45 21.29. Michigan State 6 11 220 0 35 20.0

    10. Minnesota 6 15 289 0 29 19.311. Wisconsin 6 11 210 0 33 19.112. Indiana 6 22 400 0 27 18.213. Purdue 6 17 308 0 28 18.114. Nebraska 6 12 176 0 27 14.7

    PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

    1. Maryland 6 17 385 2 85 22.62. Iowa 6 10 157 0 38 15.73. Rutgers 5 5 68 1 55 13.6

    4. Ohio State 6 15 196 0 38 13.15. Illinois 6 17 215 2 48 12.66. Indiana 6 12 145 1 91 12.17. Northwestern 6 6 72 0 55 12.08. Penn State 6 22 198 0 58 9.0

    Nebraska 6 6 54 0 24 9.010. Michigan 6 11 96 0 29 8.711. Wisconsin 6 16 124 0 35 7.812. Purdue 6 5 11 0 9 2.213. Minnesota 6 15 23 0 20 1.514. Michigan State 6 1 1 0 1 1.0

    INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Long Avg.

    1. Iowa 6 8 148 2 88 18.52. Ohio State 6 8 94 2 41 11.83. Illinois 6 7 115 0 49 16.44. Michigan 6 7 96 1 37 13.75. Michigan State 6 6 39 0 30 6.56. Minnesota 6 6 32 1 27 5.3

    7. Purdue 6 5 4 0 4 0.88. Northwestern 6 5 129 1 71 25.89. Indiana 6 5 163 2 96 32.6

    10. Maryland 6 5 56 0 33 11.211. Wisconsin 6 4 49 0 41 12.212. Penn State 6 4 54 0 44 13.513. Rutgers 5 4 6 0 5 1.514. Nebraska 6 3 64 0 43 21.3

    PUNTING G No. Yards Avg/P Ret. Avg/R TB Net/P

    1. Ohio State 6 28 1321 47.2 35 1.2 5 42.42. Minnesota 6 38 1637 43.1 120 3.2 1 39.43. Nebraska 6 35 1507 43.1 108 3.1 3 38.34. Northwestern 6 36 1370 38.1 -8 -0.2 1 37.75. Iowa 6 26 1154 44.4 99 3.8 4 37.5

    6. Michigan 6 26 1045 40.2 45 1.7 2 36.97. Penn State 6 37 1470 39.7 84 2.3 2 36.48. Purdue 6 32 1319 41.2 132 4.1 2 35.89. Rutgers 5 19 774 40.7 36 1.9 3 35.7

    10. Wisconsin 6 31 1209 39.0 27 0.9 4 35.511. Maryland 6 37 1442 39.0 98 2.6 2 35.212. Michigan State 6 23 979 42.6 113 4.9 3 35.013. Indiana 6 39 1558 39.9 148 3.8 3 34.614. Illinois 6 38 1499 39.4 233 6.1 3 31.7

    KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Ret. TB NetAvg

    1. Ohio State 6 41 2523 61.5 342 16 43.42. Rutgers 5 28 1673 59.8 310 6 43.33. Wisconsin 6 33 2000 60.6 349 9 43.24. Minnesota 6 26 1669 64.2 266 12 42.4

    5. Indiana 6 36 2300 63.9 200 25 41.06. Michigan 6 35 2105 60.1 307 15 40.77. Iowa 6 36 2278 63.3 276 22 40.38. Penn State 6 33 2114 64.1 340 18 40.19. Illinois 6 35 2167 61.9 298 19 39.8

    10. Nebraska 6 35 2136 61.0 243 20 39.811. Maryland 6 29 1818 62.7 342 13 39.712. Purdue 6 28 1709 61.0 405 10 37.613. Michigan State 6 36 2074 57.6 560 7 37.214. Northwestern 6 30 1720 57.3 507 6 35.4

    FIELD GOALS G Made Att Pct.

    1. Indiana 6 9 10 .9002. Iowa 6 8 9 .8893. Maryland 6 5 6 .833

    4. Penn State 6 9 11 .8185. Rutgers 5 4 5 .8006. Michigan 6 7 9 .7787. Minnesota 6 9 12 .7508. Northwestern 6 10 14 .7149. Nebraska 6 10 15 .667

    Ohio State 6 6 9 .66711. Illinois 6 8 13 .61512. Wisconsin 6 9 15 .60013. Michigan State 6 5 9 .55614. Purdue 6 3 8 .375

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    Team Statistics Through games of Oct 12, 2015

    PAT KICKING G Made Att Pct.

    1. Ohio State 6 29 29 1.000Illinois 6 21 21 1.000Michigan 6 20 20 1.000Wisconsin 6 19 19 1.000Nebraska 6 19 19 1.000Minnesota 6 13 13 1.000

    7. Michigan State 6 23 24 .9588. Indiana 6 22 23 .9579. Purdue 6 20 21 .952

    10. Rutgers 5 17 18 .944Maryland 6 17 18 .944

    12. Northwestern 6 13 14 .92913. Iowa 6 22 24 .91714. Penn State 6 16 18 .889

    SACKS BY G No. Yards Avg/G

    1. Penn State 6 25 214 4.172. Michigan State 6 21 135 3.503. Maryland 6 20 114 3.334. Iowa 6 19 138 3.17

    Ohio State 6 19 104 3.17

    6. Indiana 6 16 68 2.67Wisconsin 6 16 110 2.67

    8. Michigan 6 15 106 2.509. Nebraska 6 13 93 2.17

    10. Northwestern 6 12 55 2.00Purdue 6 12 63 2.00

    12. Rutgers 5 9 61 1.80Minnesota 6 9 41 1.50

    14. Illinois 6 6 55 1.00

    SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards Avg/G

    1. Michigan State 6 4 26 0.672. Indiana 6 7 40 1.17

    Nebraska 6 7 74 1.17Ohio State 6 7 36 1.17

    5. Michigan 6 8 47 1.33Northwestern 6 8 47 1.33Illinois 6 8 73 1.33

    8. Rutgers 5 9 82 1.80Wisconsin 6 9 63 1.50

    10. Maryland 6 10 65 1.67Iowa 6 10 76 1.67Minnesota 6 10 46 1.67

    13. Purdue 6 15 84 2.5014. Penn State 6 19 105 3.17

    FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G

    1. Indiana 6 66 66 11 143 23.82. Wisconsin 6 51 74 13 138 23.03. Nebraska 6 55 67 8 130 21.7

    Ohio State 6 61 61 8 130 21.7Illinois 6 41 74 15 130 21.7

    6. Michigan State 6 54 67 8 129 21.57. Iowa 6 68 50 8 126 21.08. Purdue 6 42 60 17 119 19.89. Rutgers 5 57 54 7 118 23.6

    10. Michigan 6 52 58 5 115 19.211. Northwestern 6 60 50 2 112 18.712. Minnesota 6 45 55 6 106 17.713. Maryland 6 47 44 8 99 16.514. Penn State 6 40 46 8 94 15.7

    OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G

    1. Michigan 6 27 39 9 75 12.52. Northwestern 6 46 38 6 91 15.23. Wisconsin 6 32 51 10 93 15.54. Penn State 6 43 46 5 94 15.75. Rutgers 5 27 64 4 95 19.06. Illinois 6 49 39 9 97 16.2

    7. Minnesota 6 41 50 7 98 16.38. Ohio State 6 51 39 11 101 16.89. Iowa 6 32 64 14 110 18.3

    10. Michigan State 6 41 66 13 120 20.011. Nebraska 6 23 88 14 125 20.812. Purdue 6 62 62 11 135 22.513. Indiana 6 39 82 17 138 23.014. Maryland 6 64 68 15 147 24.5

    3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct.

    1. Michigan State 6 40 80 50.02. Northwestern 6 50 111 45.03. Rutgers 5 26 58 44.84. Michigan 6 39 89 43.85. Iowa 6 35 81 43.2

    6. Wisconsin 6 31 79 39.27. Illinois 6 41 105 39.08. Nebraska 6 33 86 38.49. Indiana 6 37 98 37.8

    10. Ohio State 6 28 77 36.411. Minnesota 6 34 94 36.212. Purdue 6 34 99 34.313. Maryland 6 28 85 32.914. Penn State 6 26 84 31.0

    OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct.

    1. Michigan 6 16 85 18.82. Illinois 6 21 94 22.33. Northwestern 6 22 89 24.74. Nebraska 6 29 94 30.9

    5. Penn State 6 30 91 33.06. Minnesota 6 35 105 33.37. Ohio State 6 35 104 33.78. Iowa 6 31 90 34.49. Wisconsin 6 30 87 34.5

    10. Indiana 6 34 92 37.011. Michigan State 6 30 79 38.012. Maryland 6 36 92 39.113. Rutgers 5 28 68 41.214. Purdue 6 36 87 41.4

    4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct.

    1. Wisconsin 6 2 3 66.7Michigan State 6 4 6 66.7Nebraska 6 2 3 66.7

    4. Iowa 6 5 8 62.5Rutgers 5 5 8 62.5

    6. Illinois 6 8 13 61.57. Purdue 6 11 20 55.08. Ohio State 6 4 9 44.49. Northwestern 6 3 7 42.9

    10. Indiana 6 4 10 40.0Michigan 6 4 10 40.0

    12. Minnesota 6 3 9 33.3Maryland 6 2 6 33.3

    14. Penn State 6 2 7 28.6

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    Team Statistics Through games of Oct 12, 2015

    OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct.

    1. Rutgers 5 2 10 20.02. Penn State 6 2 8 25.03. Nebraska 6 4 12 33.3

    Purdue 6 3 9 33.35. Northwestern 6 5 13 38.56. Iowa 6 4 10 40.0

    Ohio State 6 4 10 40.08. Wisconsin 6 3 7 42.9Michigan 6 3 7 42.9

    10. Michigan State 6 8 18 44.411. Illinois 6 6 13 46.212. Maryland 6 7 13 53.8

    Minnesota 6 7 13 53.814. Indiana 6 6 11 54.5

    PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G

    1. Northwestern 6 26 209 34.82. Michigan State 6 28 212 35.33. Penn State 6 32 271 45.24. Purdue 6 30 286 47.75. Minnesota 6 35 301 50.2

    6. Iowa 6 32 309 51.57. Michigan 6 31 310 51.78. Illinois 6 33 315 52.59. Rutgers 5 41 289 57.8

    10. Wisconsin 6 39 365 60.811. Ohio State 6 46 397 66.212. Indiana 6 48 437 72.813. Maryland 6 47 445 74.214. Nebraska 6 58 497 82.8

    OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G

    1. Wisconsin 6 51 494 82.32. Maryland 6 44 429 71.53. Purdue 6 49 403 67.24. Indiana 6 38 374 62.3

    5. Nebraska 6 42 371 61.86. Illinois 6 40 351 58.57. Michigan State 6 38 338 56.38. Penn State 6 43 313 52.29. Ohio State 6 39 299 49.8

    10. Minnesota 6 38 296 49.311. Iowa 6 30 287 47.812. Rutgers 5 27 237 47.413. Michigan 6 31 277 46.214. Northwestern 6 19 129 21.5

    TIME OF POSSESSION G Total possession Avg/G

    1. Michigan 6 208:46 34:472. Iowa 6 195:22 32:333. Wisconsin 6 194:51 32:28

    4. Michigan State 6 194:37 32:265. Rutgers 5 160:40 32:086. Northwestern 6 191:29 31:547. Nebraska 6 189:02 31:308. Illinois 6 187:26 31:149. Indiana 6 186:39 31:06

    10. Minnesota 6 182:28 30:2411. Penn State 6 179:30 29:5512. Ohio State 6 169:10 28:1113. Purdue 6 165:06 27:3114. Maryland 6 161:13 26:52

    TURNOVER MARGIN

    Gained Lost

    Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Margin Per/G

    1. Indiana 6 7 5 12 1 2 3 +9 1.502. Penn State 6 8 4 12 2 2 4 +8 1.33

    Michigan State 6 5 6 11 1 2 3 +8 1.334. Iowa 6 4 8 12 5 2 7 +5 0.835. Northwestern 6 5 5 10 3 4 7 +3 0.50

    6. Illinois 6 3 7 10 4 4 8 +2 0.33Wisconsin 6 4 4 8 2 4 6 +2 0.338. Minnesota 6 4 6 10 7 4 11 -1 -0.17

    Michigan 6 1 7 8 3 6 9 -1 -0.1710. Ohio State 6 3 8 11 6 7 13 -2 -0.3311. Nebraska 6 3 3 6 4 7 11 -5 -0.8312. Purdue 6 5 5 10 6 11 17 -7 -1.1713. Rutgers 5 0 4 4 5 5 10 -6 -1.2014. Maryland 6 3 5 8 2 17 19 -11 -1.83

    RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO

    1. Michigan 6 19-20 95.0 15 11-4 4-4 02. Nebraska 6 23-25 92.0 16 7-9 7-8 13. Penn State 6 19-21 90.5 10 7-3 9-9 14. Indiana 6 21-24 87.5 14 11-3 7-7 0

    5. Maryland 6 12-14 85.7 8 6-2 4-5 16. Wisconsin 6 21-25 84.0 17 8-9 4-5 17. Iowa 6 20-24 83.3 16 12-4 4-5 1

    Purdue 6 15-18 83.3 12 8-4 3-6 0Rutgers 5 15-18 83.3 12 6-6 3-4 1

    10. Northwestern 6 14-17 82.4 5 5-0 9-10 011. Ohio State 6 18-22 81.8 12 11-1 6-7 112. Michigan State 6 20-25 80.0 16 10-6 4-8 113. Minnesota 6 13-17 76.5 7 4-3 6-6 314. Illinois 6 17-24 70.8 13 8-5 4-7 0

    RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores Pct. TDs (R-P) FGs TurnO

    1. Wisconsin 6 6-10 60.0 4 2-2 2-5 02. Iowa 6 9-13 69.2 6 1-5 3-3 3

    Northwestern 6 9-13 69.2 4 4-0 5-6 3

    4. Nebraska 6 19-26 73.1 11 4-7 8-11 15. Rutgers 5 14-19 73.7 12 7-5 2-3 26. Michigan State 6 13-17 76.5 10 5-5 3-3 27. Indiana 6 15-19 78.9 10 7-3 5-6 28. Purdue 6 24-30 80.0 18 10-8 6-8 29. Michigan 6 5-6 83.3 4 2-2 1-1 0

    10. Ohio State 6 12-14 85.7 9 6-3 3-4 0Maryland 6 24-28 85.7 21 13-8 3-6 0

    12. Illinois 6 13-15 86.7 7 2-5 6-7 013. Minnesota 6 15-17 88.2 9 6-3 6-7 114. Penn State 6 10-11 90.9 8 5-3 2-2 0

    ON-SIDE KICKS BY G Recovered Attempts Success%

    1. Indiana 6 1 1 100.02. Minnesota 6 0 1 0.0

    Maryland 6 0 1 0.0Purdue 6 0 1 0.0Rutgers 5 0 0 0.0Michigan State 6 0 0 0.0Michigan 6 0 0 0.0Ohio State 6 0 0 0.0Illinois 6 0 0 0.0Penn State 6 0 0 0.0Nebraska 6 0 0 0.0Northwestern 6 0 0 0.0Iowa 6 0 0 0.0Wisconsin 6 0 0 0.0

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    Team Statistics Through games of Oct 12, 2015

    ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G Recovered Attempts Success%

    1. Ohio State 6 0 2 0.0Michigan State 6 0 1 0.0Maryland 6 0 0 0.0Purdue 6 0 0 0.0Rutgers 5 0 0 0.0Michigan 6 0 0 0.0

    Illinois 6 0 0 0.0Iowa 6 0 0 0.0Northwestern 6 0 0 0.0Minnesota 6 0 0 0.0Wisconsin 6 0 0 0.0

    12. Indiana 6 1 2 50.013. Nebraska 6 1 1 100.0

    Penn State 6 1 1 100.0

     ATTENDANCE Home Away Neutral Total

    Illinois 4-39732 2-53846 0-0 6-44437

    Indiana 4-43833 2-60190 0-0 6-49286

    Iowa 4-61455 2-71216 0-0 6-64709

    Maryland 4-40770 2-84522 0-0 6-55354

    Michigan 4-109432 2-49814 0-0 6-89559

    Michigan State 4-75093 2-40629 0-0 6-63605Minnesota 3-53629 3-32108 0-0 6-42868

    Nebraska 4-89892 2-46859 0-0 6-75547

    Northwestern 4-31326 2-67290 0-0 6-43314

    Ohio State 4-106308 2-59280 0-0 6-90632

    Penn State 5-99351 1-69176 0-0 6-94322

    Purdue 4-38465 2-56604 0-0 6-44511

    Rutgers 4-47624 1-103323 0-0 5-58764

    Wisconsin 4-78864 2-77082 0-0 6-78270

    Totals 56-66229 27-59389 0-0 83-64004

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    Individual Statistics Through games o f Oct 12, 2015

    RUSHING G Att. Yds Avg. TD Lg Avg/G

    1. Howard,Jordan-IND 5 125 709 5.7 4 35 141.82. Elliott, E-OSU 6 121 835 6.9 10 80 139.23. Canzeri,Jordan-IOWA 6 132 697 5.3 9 75 116.24. Jackson,Justin-NU 6 150 661 4.4 1 62 110.25. Hicks,Josh-RU 5 69 396 5.7 4 31 79.26. Newby,Terrell-NEB 6 90 473 5.3 3 32 78.8

    7. Smith,De'Veon-MICH 5 77 390 5.1 4 60 78.08. Smith,Rodney-MINN 6 107 447 4.2 1 30 74.59. Ross,B.-MD 6 80 431 5.4 2 55 71.8

    10. Ogunbowale,D.-WIS 6 77 426 5.5 3 35 71.0

    PASSING AVG/GAME G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Avg/G

    1. Sudfeld,Nate-IND 5 87-147-1 1277 7 255.42.  Armstrong,Tommy-NEB 6 110-210-6 1500 12 250.03. Lunt,Wes-ILL 6 136-233-2 1424 9 237.34. Stave,Joel-WIS 6 117-197-4 1386 8 231.05. Cook,Connor-MSU 6 97-162-2 1334 12 222.36. Beathard,C.J.-IOWA 6 99-162-2 1239 9 206.57. Laviano,Chris-RU 5 87-124-5 1002 9 200.48. Jones, Cardale-OSU 6 84-134-5 1158 7 193.09. Rudock,Jake-MICH 6 106-171-6 1135 5 189.2

    10. Hackenberg,C.-PSU 6 87-164-2 1086 7 181.0

    PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp-Att-Int Yds TD Eff.

    1. Laviano,Chris-RU 5 87-124-5 1002 9 153.92. Cook,Connor-MSU 6 97-162-2 1334 12 151.03. Sudfeld,Nate-IND 5 87-147-1 1277 7 146.54. Jones, Cardale-OSU 6 84-134-5 1158 7 145.15. Beathard,C.J.-IOWA 6 99-162-2 1239 9 141.26. Stave,Joel-WIS 6 117-197-4 1386 8 127.87.  Armstrong,Tommy-NEB 6 110-210-6 1500 12 125.58. Lunt,Wes-ILL 6 136-233-2 1424 9 120.79. Rudock,Jake-MICH 6 106-171-6 1135 5 120.4

    10. Hackenberg,C.-PSU 6 87-164-2 1086 7 120.3

    RECEPTIONS/GAME G No. Yds TD Lg Yds/G Rec/G

    1.  Allison,G.-ILL 6 40 601 3 53 100.2 6.72. Burbridge,A.-MSU 6 34 560 4 56 93.3 5.73. Erickson,Alex-WIS 6 33 463 1 45 77.2 5.5

    VandeBerg,Matt-IOWA 6 33 313 2 48 52.2 5.55. Westerka,Jordan-NEB 6 29 367 4 31 61.2 4.86. Thomas, Michael-OSU 6 27 399 4 38 66.5 4.5

    Godwin,Chris-PSU 6 27 390 1 49 65.0 4.58. Jones,Ricky-IND 6 26 505 3 71 84.2 4.39. Darboh,Amara-MICH 6 25 280 2 28 46.7 4.2

     Anthrop,Danny-PUR 6 25 225 1 41 37.5 4.2

    RECEIVE YDS/GAME G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/C Yds/G

    1.  Allison,G.-ILL 6 40 601 3 53 15.0100.22. Burbridge,A.-MSU 6 34 560 4 56 16.5 93.33. Jones,Ricky-IND 6 26 505 3 71 19.4 84.2

    4. Erickson,Alex-WIS 6 33 463 1 45 14.0 77.25. Thomas, Michael-OSU 6 27 399 4 38 14.8 66.56. Godwin,Chris-PSU 6 27 390 1 49 14.4 65.07. Westerka,Jordan-NEB 6 29 367 4 31 12.7 61.28. Reilly,Brandon-NEB 6 18 352 1 49 19.6 58.79. Marshall, Jalin-OSU 5 16 279 2 48 17.4 55.8

    10. Yancey,De.-PUR 6 17 318 2 50 18.7 53.0

    TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G

    1.  Armstrong,Tommy-NEB 6 206 1500 255 1706 284.32. Sudfeld,Nate-IND 5 41 1277 170 1318 263.63. Beathard,C.J.-IOWA 6 192 1239 203 1431 238.54. Cook,Connor-MSU 6 68 1334 181 1402 233.75. Lunt,Wes-ILL 6 -61 1424 242 1363 227.26. Stave,Joel-WIS 6 -39 1386 210 1347 224.5

    7. Jones, Cardale-OSU 6 146 1158 180 1304 217.38. Rudock,Jake-MICH 6 84 1135 202 1219 203.29. Laviano,Chris-RU 5 -22 1002 152 980 196.0

    10. Leidner,Mitch-MINN 6 122 1009 220 1131 188.5

    SCORING G TD FG XPT 2XP Pts Pts/G

    1. Elliott, E-OSU 6 10 0 0 0 60 10.0Canzeri,Jordan-IOWA 6 10 0 0 0 60 10.0

    3. Brown,Drew-NEB 6 0 10 19 0 49 8.2Oakes,Griffin-IND 6 0 9 22 0 49 8.2

    5. Willoughby, J-OSU 6 0 6 29 0 47 7.86. Gaglianone,R.-WIS 6 0 9 17 0 44 7.3

    Zalewski,T.-ILL 6 0 8 20 0 44 7.3Koehn,Marshall-IOWA 6 0 8 20 0 44 7.3

    9. Mitchell,Jack-NU 6 0 10 12 0 42 7.0

    10. Santoso,Ryan-MINN 6 0 9 13 0 40 6.7

    SCORING (TDs) G TD Run Pass Ret Pat Pts Avg/G

    1. Canzeri,Jordan-IOWA 6 10 9 1 0 0 60 10.0Elliott, E-OSU 6 10 10 0 0 0 60 10.0

    3. Smith,De'Veon-MICH 5 5 4 1 0 1 32 6.44. Scott,LJ-MSU 6 6 6 0 0 0 36 6.0

    Jones,Markell-PUR 6 6 5 1 0 0 36 6.06. Redding,Devine-IND 6 5 5 0 0 0 30 5.07. Hicks,Josh-RU 5 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.8

    Howard,Jordan-IND 5 4 4 0 0 0 24 4.89. Westerka,Jordan-NEB 6 4 0 4 0 1 26 4.3

    10. Ferguson,Josh-ILL 6 4 3 1 0 0 24 4.0

    SCORING (KICK) G PAT FG Pts Avg/G

    1. Oakes,Griffin-IND 6 22-23 9-10 49 8.2Brown,Drew-NEB 6 19-19 10-15 49 8.2

    3. Willoughby, J-OSU 6 29-29 6-9 47 7.84. Gaglianone,R.-WIS 6 17-17 9-15 44 7.3

    Koehn,Marshall-IOWA 6 20-22 8-9 44 7.3Zalewski,T.-ILL 6 20-20 8-13 44 7.3

    7. Mitchell,Jack-NU 6 12-13 10-14 42 7.08. Santoso,Ryan-MINN 6 13-13 9-12 40 6.79. Julius,Joey-PSU 6 15-17 8-9 39 6.5

    10. Geiger,Michael-MSU 6 23-24 5-9 38 6.3

    PUNT RETURN AVG G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

    1. Likely,W.-MD 6 17 385 2 85 22.62. Marshall, Jalin-OSU 5 13 183 0 38 14.13. Paige,Mitchell-IND 6 12 145 1 91 12.1

    4. Bentley,V.-ILL 6 14 163 0 48 11.65. Thompkins,D.-PSU 6 17 165 0 58 9.76. Erickson,Alex-WIS 6 12 98 0 35 8.27. James,Craig-MINN 5 12 -7 0 10 -0.6

    KICK RETURN AVG G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G

    1. Grant,Janarion-RU 5 15 454 2 100 30.32. King,Desmond-IOWA 6 12 270 0 40 22.53. Likely,W.-MD 6 14 291 0 42 20.8

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     ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G

    1. Elliott, E-OSU 6 835 110 13 0 958 159.72. Howard,Jordan-IND 5 709 84 0 0 793 158.63. Canzeri,Jordan-IOWA 6 697 174 0 0 871 145.24. Grant,Janarion-RU 5 31 133 68 454 686 137.25. Jackson,Justin-NU 6 661 65 0 0 726 121.06. Likely,W.-MD 6 8 0385291 684 114.0

    7. Newby,Terrell-NEB 6 473 74 0 65 612 102.08.  Allison,G.-ILL 6 0 601 0 0 601 100.29. Erickson,Alex-WIS 6 25 463 98 0 586 97.7

    10. Burbridge,A.-MSU 6 16 560 0 0 576 96.0

    PUNTING G No. Yds Lg I20 50+ TB Avg.

    1. Johnston, C-OSU 6 28 1321 67 10 13 5 47.22. Kidd,Dillon-IOWA 6 22 1014 64 7 9 4 46.13. Foltz,Sam-NEB 5 30 1322 67 7 10 2 44.14. Schopper,Joe-PUR 5 23 1006 69 9 5 1 43.75. Mortell,Peter-MINN 6 38 1637 65 15 11 1 43.16. Hartbarger,J.-MSU 6 22 940 55 8 9 3 42.77. Toth,Erich-IND 7 38 1558 51 14 2 3 41.08. Roth,Joey-RU 5 19 774 54 4 2 3 40.79. O'Neill,Blake-MICH 6 26 1045 59 14 5 2 40.2

    10. Pritchard,N.-MD 6 28 1114 55 4 3 1 39.8

    FIELD GOALS G Made Att. Long Pct. FG/G

    1. Mitchell,Jack-NU 6 10 14 49 71.4 1.67Brown,Drew-NEB 6 10 15 50 66.7 1.67

    3. Oakes,Griffin-IND 6 9 10 45 90.0 1.50Santoso,Ryan-MINN 6 9 12 50 75.0 1.50Gaglianone,R.-WIS 6 9 15 46 60.0 1.50

    6. Julius,Joey-PSU 6 8 9 40 88.9 1.33Koehn,Marshall-IOWA 6 8 9 57 88.9 1.33Zalewski,T.-ILL 6 8 13 51 61.5 1.33

    9. Willoughby, J-OSU 6 6 9 31 66.7 1.0010. Craddock,B.-MD 6 5 6 41 83.3 0.83

    FIELD GOAL PCT G Made Att. Long Pct.

    1. Santoso,Ryan-MINN 6 9 12 50 75.02. Mitchell,Jack-NU 6 10 14 49 71.43. Brown,Drew-NEB 6 10 15 50 66.74. Zalewski,T.-ILL 6 8 13 51 61.55. Gaglianone,R.-WIS 6 9 15 46 60.0

    PAT KICKING PCT G Made Att. Pct.

    1. Willoughby, J-OSU 6 29 29 100.0Zalewski,T.-ILL 6 20 20 100.0Brown,Drew-NEB 6 19 19 100.0Gaglianone,R.-WIS 6 17 17 100.0Santoso,Ryan-MINN 6 13 13 100.0

    6. Geiger,Michael-MSU 6 23 24 95.87. Oakes,Griffin-IND 6 22 23 95.78. Griggs,Paul-PUR 6 20 21 95.2

    9. Federico,Kyle-RU 5 17 18 94.4Craddock,B.-MD 6 17 18 94.4

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    TACKLES (All positions ) G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

    1. Carter,J.-MD 6 LB 40 23 63 10.52. McMillan, R-OSU 6 31 31 62 10.33. Bentle,Ja'Whaun-PUR 5 26 23 49 9.84. Longa,Steve-RU 5 LB 34 14 48 9.65. Neal Jr.,T.J.-ILL 5 LB 15 32 47 9.46. Bullough,Riley-MSU 6 LB 26 29 55 9.2

    Fejedelem,C.-ILL 6 DB 31 24 55 9.28. Perry, Joshua-OSU 6 28 24 52 8.79. Fisher,Cole-IOWA 6 LB 22 29 51 8.5

    10. Weber,Chris-NEB 5 LB 15 27 42 8.411. Walker,Anthony-NU 6 LB 21 29 50 8.3

    Jewell,Josey-IOWA 6 LB 21 29 50 8.313. Davis,S.-MD 6 DB 37 11 48 8.014. Oliver,Marcus-IND 6 24 23 47 7.815. Monheim,Mason-ILL 6 LB 13 33 46 7.7

    Cabinda,Jason-PSU 6 18 28 46 7.717. Poock,Cody-MINN 6 LB 31 14 45 7.518. Nixon,A.-MD 6 DB 27 15 42 7.0

    Young,Dedrick-NEB 5 LB 15 20 35 7.020. Hendy,A.-MD 6 DB 26 15 41 6.8

    Johnson,Antonio-MINN 6 SAF 23 18 41 6.8

    22. Ezechukwu,Danny-PUR 6 LB 20 20 40 6.7Schobert,Joe-WIS 6 23 17 40 6.7Lomax,Jordan-IOWA 6 SAF 18 22 40 6.7

    25. Lucas,Jordan-PSU 5 20 13 33 6.626. Bolden,Joe-MICH 6 LB 17 21 38 6.3

    Reschke,J.-MSU 6 LB 19 19 38 6.3Edwards,TJ-WIS 6 19 19 38 6.3Clark,Leroy-PUR 6 SS 22 16 38 6.3

    30. Gause,Quentin-RU 5 LB 23 8 31 6.231. Harris,Darien-MSU 6 LB 18 19 37 6.2

    Brooks,J.-MD 6 LB 20 17 37 6.233. Johnson,Austin-PSU 6 11 25 36 6.0

    Morgan,Desmond-MICH 6 LB 20 16 36 6.0 Allen,Marcus-PSU 5 16 14 30 6.0

    36. Igwebuike,G.-NU 6 24 11 35 5.8

    Bell, Vonn-OSU 6 24 11 35 5.8Orr,Chris-WIS 6 20 15 35 5.8Simmons,T.J.-IND 6 23 12 35 5.8Meier,Nate-IOWA 6 DE 13 22 35 5.8Cockrel,Byerson-NEB 6 17 18 35 5.8Kalu,Joshua-NEB 6 SAF 24 11 35 5.8

    43. Gerry,Nate-NEB 6 19 15 34 5.744. Crawford,J.-IND 6 18 15 33 5.5

    Powell, Tyvis-OSU 6 21 12 33 5.5Ward,Jihad-ILL 6 DL 18 15 33 5.5Henry,Traveon-NU 6 27 6 33 5.5

    48. Lewis,Kaiwan-RU 5 LB 19 8 27 5.449. Campbell,D.-MINN 6 LB 20 12 32 5.3

    Cox,Demetrious-MSU 6 DB 19 13 32 5.3

    SACKS G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G

    1. Nassib,Carl-PSU 6 10 0 10.0 1.672. Schobert,Joe-WIS 6 9 0 9.0 1.503. Ngakoue,Y.-MD 6 DL 6 2 7.0 1.17

    Mangieri,Nick-IND 6 7 0 7.0 1.175. Lewis, Tyquan-OSU 6 5 1 5.5 0.926. Ott,Drew-IOWA 6 5 0 5.0 0.83

    Smoot,Dawuane-ILL 6 4 2 5.0 0.83Calhoun,S.-MSU 6 DE 4 2 5.0 0.83Meier,Nate-IOWA 6 DE 5 0 5.0 0.83Gibson,Deonte-NU 6 DL 4 2 5.0 0.83

    11.  Akinmol,Freedom-NEB 5 4 1 4.5 0.9012. Jefferson,Q.-MD 6 DL 4 1 4.5 0.7513. Henry,Willie-MICH 6 DT 4 0 4.0 0.67

    Miles,Antoine-PUR 6 DE 4 0 4.0 0.6715. Johnson,Austin-PSU 6 3 1 3.5 0.58

    Richardson,S-MINN 6 3 1 3.5 0.5817. McDowell,M.-MSU 6 DL 3 0 3.0 0.50

    Perry, Joshua-OSU 6 3 0 3.0 0.50Biegel,Vince-WIS 6 2 2 3.0 0.50Shaw,Zack-IND 6 3 0 3.0 0.50

    TACKLES FOR LOSS G Pos Solo Ast Total Avg/G1. Schobert,Joe-WIS 6 11 5 13.5 2.252. Nassib,Carl-PSU 6 11 2 12.0 2.003. Smoot,Dawuane-ILL 6 10 3 11.5 1.924. Walker,Anthony-NU 6 LB 6 7 9.5 1.585. Lewis, Tyquan-OSU 6 7 4 9.0 1.506. Biegel,Vince-WIS 6 4 7 7.5 1.257. Bentle,Ja'Whaun-PUR 5 5 5 7.5 1.508. Johnson,Austin-PSU 6 5 5 7.5 1.25

    Ott,Drew-IOWA 6 7 1 7.5 1.2510. Richardson,S-MINN 6 6 2 7.0 1.17

    Wormley,Chris-MICH 6 DE 7 0 7.0 1.17Clements,C.-ILL 6 DL 6 2 7.0 1.17Mangieri,Nick-IND 6 7 0 7.0 1.17Ngakoue,Y.-MD 6 DL 6 2 7.0 1.17

    Carter,J.-MD 6 LB 6 2 7.0 1.1716. Meier,Nate-IOWA 6 DE 5 3 6.5 1.0817. Bosa, Joey-OSU 5 5 2 6.0 1.20

    Ojemudia,Mario-MICH 5 DE 4 4 6.0 1.2019. Calhoun,S.-MSU 6 DE 4 4 6.0 1.00

    Zettel,Anthony-PSU 6 4 4 6.0 1.00

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    PASSES DEFENDED G BrUp Int. Total Avg/G

    1. Fant,Rashard-IND 6 11 0 11 1.832. King,Desmond-IOWA 6 5 5 10 1.67

    Lewis,Jourdan-MICH 6 8 2 10 1.67Harris,Matthew-NU 6 7 3 10 1.67

    5. Bell, Vonn-OSU 6 7 1 8 1.33Likely,W.-MD 6 8 0 8 1.33

    7. Hester,Kiy-RU 4 4 1 5 1.258. Myrick,Jalen-MINN 6 3 3 6 1.00Clark,Leroy-PUR 6 5 1 6 1.00

     Apple, Eli-OSU 6 5 1 6 1.00Kalu,Joshua-NEB 6 5 1 6 1.00Barton,Taylor-ILL 6 3 3 6 1.00Cioffi,Anthony-RU 5 3 2 5 1.00VanHoose,Nick-NU 6 6 0 6 1.00

    15. Caputo,Michael-WIS 6 4 1 5 0.83Murray,Eric-MINN 6 4 1 5 0.83Cox,Demetrious-MSU 6 4 1 5 0.83Cabinda,Jason-PSU 6 5 0 5 0.83Fejedelem,C.-ILL 6 4 1 5 0.83Mabin,Greg-IOWA 6 4 1 5 0.83

    INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Long Avg/G1. King,Desmond-IOWA 6 5 26 0 15 0.832. Harris,Matthew-NU 6 3 94 1 71 0.50

    Barton,Taylor-ILL 6 3 54 0 49 0.50Myrick,Jalen-MINN 6 3 30 1 27 0.50Clark,Jeremy-MICH 6 3 20 0 17 0.50

    6. Williamson,RJ-MSU 5 2 9 0 9 0.40Cioffi,Anthony-RU 5 2 5 0 5 0.40

    8. Gerry,Nate-NEB 6 2 64 0 43 0.33Lewis,Jourdan-MICH 6 2 46 1 37 0.33Reid,John-PSU 6 2 44 0 44 0.33

    FUMBLES FORCED G No. Avg/G

    1. Nassib,Carl-PSU 6 5 0.832. Schobert,Joe-WIS 6 4 0.67

    Davis,S.-MD 6 4 0.674. Ott,Drew-IOWA 6 3 0.50

    Oliver,Marcus-IND 6 3 0.506. Murray,Eric-MINN 6 2 0.33

    Miles,Antoine-PUR 6 2 0.33Mangieri,Nick-IND 6 2 0.33Likely,W.-MD 6 2 0.33

    10. Pinnix-Odrick-RU 4 1 0.25

    FUMBLES RECOVERED G No. Avg/G

    1. Bullough,Riley-MSU 6 2 0.33Walker,Anthony-NU 6 2 0.33

    3. Weber,Chris-NEB 5 1 0.20Ekakitie,Faith-IOWA 5 1 0.20Bowen,Manny-PSU 5 1 0.20

    Kwaaning,D.-ILL 5 1 0.20Braglio,R.-MD 5 1 0.20Heath,Joel-MSU 5 1 0.20Ekpe,Scott-MINN 5 1 0.20Williamson,RJ-MSU 5 1 0.20

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    Conference Individual Game Highs Through games of Oct 12, 2015

    INDIVIDUAL PLAYER GAME HIGHS

    Points scored 24 Canzeri,Jordan (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015)

    20 Smith, De'Veon (Michigan) vs OREGON STATE (Sep 12, 2015)

    Touchdowns 4 Canzeri,Jordan (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015)

    3 Howard,Jordan (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015)

    3 Leonte Carroo (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015)3 E Elliott (Ohio State) vs HAWAI'I (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Smith, De'Veon (Michigan) vs OREGON STATE (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Terrell Newby (Nebraska) vs SOUTH ALABAMA (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Burbridge, A. (Michigan State) vs AIR FORCE (Sep 19, 2015)

    3 Elliott, E (Ohio State) at Indiana (Oct 03, 2015)

    3 Barrett, J.T. (Ohio State) vs MARYLAND (Oct 10, 2015)

    3 Carroo,Leonte (Rutgers) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Oct 10, 2015)

    TD responsibility 4 Wes Lunt (Illinois) vs KENT STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [0r,4p]

    4 Austin Appleby (Purdue) vs INDIANA STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [0r,4p]

    4 Cook, Connor (Michigan State) vs AIR FORCE (Sep 19, 2015) [0r,4p]

    4 Rowe, C. (Maryland) vs USF (Sep 19, 2015) [0r,4p]

    4 Tommy Armstrong (Nebraska) at Miami (FL) (Sep 19, 2015) [0r,4p]

    4 Canzeri,Jordan (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015) [4r,0p]4 Hackenberg,C. (Penn State) vs INDIANA (Oct 10, 2015) [2r,2p]

    Points scored kicking 18 Brown,Drew (Nebraska) vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sep 26, 2015) [5fg,3pat]

    14 Craddock, B. (Maryland) vs RICHMOND (Sep 05, 2015) [3fg,5pat]

    14 Zalewski,T. (Illinois) vs WESTERN ILLINOIS (Sep 12, 2015) [3fg,5pat]

    14 Gaglianone,R. (Wisconsin) vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Sep 12, 2015) [3fg,5pat]

    Total offense yards 431 Armstrong,Tommy (Nebraska) vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sep 26, 2015) [63r,368p]

    395 Sudfeld,Nate (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015) [46r,349p]

    Total offense plays 60 Austin Appleby (Purdue) at Marshall (Sep 06, 2015) [12r,48p]

    57 Blough,David (Purdue) vs MINNESOTA (Oct 10, 2015) [8r,49p]

    Total offense yards/play 37.0 James,Paul (Rutgers) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Oct 10, 2015) [2-74]

    34.5 Chris Laviano (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [4-138]

    Rushing yards 274 Elliott, E (Ohio State) at Indiana (Oct 03, 2015)

    256 Canzeri,Jordan (Iowa) vs ILLINOIS (Oct 10, 2015)

    Rushing attempts 43 Canzeri,Jordan (Iowa) vs ILLINOIS (Oct 10, 2015)

    35 Jackson, Justin (Northwestern) at Duke (Sep 19, 2015)

    Yards per rush 37.0 James,Paul (Rutgers) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Oct 10, 2015) [2-74]

    29.5 Long, Warren (Northwestern) at Duke (Sep 19, 2015) [2-59]

    Rushing TDs 4 Canzeri,Jordan (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015)

    3 Howard,Jordan (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015)

    3 E Elliott (Ohio State) vs HAWAI'I (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Smith, De'Veon (Michigan) vs OREGON STATE (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Elliott, E (Ohio State) at Indiana (Oct 03, 2015)

    3 Barrett, J.T. (Ohio State) vs MARYLAND (Oct 10, 2015)

    Longest rush 80 E Elliott (Ohio State) at Virginia Tech (Sep 07, 2015)

    79 Diamont,Zander (Indiana) vs OHIO STATE (Oct 03, 2015)

    Passing yards 368 Armstrong,Tommy (Nebraska) vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sep 26, 2015)

    357 Cook,Connor (Michigan State) at Rutgers (Oct 10, 2015)

    Passing attempts 50 Stave,Joel (Wisconsin) at Nebraska (Oct 10, 2015)

    49 Lunt,Wes (Illinois) vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sep 26, 2015)

    49 Blough,David (Purdue) vs MINNESOTA (Oct 10, 2015)

    Passing TDs 4 Wes Lunt (Illinois) vs KENT STATE (Sep 05, 2015)

    4 Austin Appleby (Purdue) vs INDIANA STATE (Sep 12, 2015)

    4 Cook, Connor (Michigan State) vs AIR FORCE (Sep 19, 2015)

    4 Rowe, C. (Maryland) vs USF (Sep 19, 2015)

    4 Tommy Armstrong (Nebraska) at Miami (FL) (Sep 19, 2015)

    Longest pass 81 Beathard,C.J. (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015)

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    Individual Game Highs Through games of Oct 12, 2015

    71 Sudfeld,Nate (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015)

    Passes completed 33 Lunt,Wes (Illinois) vs WESTERN ILLINOIS (Sep 12, 2015)

    31 Austin Appleby (Purdue) at Marshall (Sep 06, 2015)

    Had intercepted 4 Austin Appleby (Purdue) at Marshall (Sep 06, 2015)

    4 Rowe,C. (Maryland) at West Virginia (Sep 26, 2015)Pass completion pct 100.0 Chris Laviano (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [4-4]

    100.0 Barrett, J.T. (Ohio State) vs MARYLAND (Oct 10, 2015) [2-2]

    Pass yards/attempt 34.5 Chris Laviano (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [4-138]

    13.2 Beathard,C.J. (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015) [21-278]

    Pass yards/catch 34.5 Chris Laviano (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [4-138]

    15.4 Beathard,C.J. (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015) [18-278]

    Receiving yards 186 Jones,Ricky (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015)

    156 Burbridge, A. (Michigan State) vs AIR FORCE (Sep 19, 2015)

    Receptions 11 Westerka,Jordan (Nebraska) vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sep 26, 2015)

    10 Allison,G. (Illinois) vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sep 26, 2015)

    Yards per catch 43.0 Leonte Carroo (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [3-129]

    41.0 Jacobs, T. (Maryland) vs USF (Sep 19, 2015) [2-82]

    Receiving TDs 3 Leonte Carroo (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015)3 Burbridge, A. (Michigan State) vs AIR FORCE (Sep 19, 2015)

    3 Carroo,Leonte (Rutgers) vs MICHIGAN STATE (Oct 10, 2015)

    Longest reception 81 Smith,Tevaun (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015)

    71 Jones,Ricky (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015)

    Field goal attempts 7 Brown,Drew (Nebraska) vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sep 26, 2015)

    5 Gaglianone,R. (Wisconsin) at Nebraska (Oct 10, 2015)

    Field goals made 5 Brown,Drew (Nebraska) vs SOUTHERN MISS (Sep 26, 2015)

    3 Jack Mitchell (Northwestern) vs STANFORD (Sep 05, 2015)

    3 Craddock, B. (Maryland) vs RICHMOND (Sep 05, 2015)

    3 Zalewski,T. (Illinois) vs WESTERN ILLINOIS (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Ryan Santoso (Minnesota) at Colorado State (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Gaglianone,R. (Wisconsin) vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Griffin Oakes (Indiana) vs FIU (Sep 12, 2015)

    3 Julius,Joey (Penn State) vs SAN DIEGO STATE (Sep 26, 2015)

    3 Koehn,Marshall (Iowa) vs ILLINOIS (Oct 10, 2015)

    3 Gaglianone,R. (Wisconsin) at Nebraska (Oct 10, 2015)

    Longest field goal 57 Marshall Koehn (Iowa) vs PITTSBURGH (Sep 19, 2015)

    51 Zalewski,T. (Illinois) vs MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sep 26, 2015)

    Field goal pct 100.0 Zalewski,T. (Illinois) vs WESTERN ILLINOIS (Sep 12, 2015) [3-3]

    100.0 Gaglianone,R. (Wisconsin) vs MIAMI (OHIO) (Sep 12, 2015) [3-3]

    100.0 Julius,Joey (Penn State) vs SAN DIEGO STATE (Sep 26, 2015) [3-3]

    100.0 Koehn,Marshall (Iowa) vs ILLINOIS (Oct 10, 2015) [3-3]

    100.0 Oakes,Griffin (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Craddock, B. (Maryland) vs BOWLING GREEN (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Allen Kenny (Michigan) vs OREGON STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2]100.0 Federico, Kyle (Rutgers) vs WASHINGTON STATE (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Jack Mitchell (Northwestern) vs EASTERN ILLINOIS (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Drew Brown (Nebraska) vs SOUTH ALABAMA (Sep 12, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Mitchell, Jack (Northwestern) at Duke (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Willoughby, J (Ohio State) vs NORTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Marshall Koehn (Iowa) vs PITTSBURGH (Sep 19, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Santoso,Ryan (Minnesota) vs OHIO (Sep 26, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Brown,Drew (Nebraska) at Illinois (Oct 03, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Oakes,Griffin (Indiana) vs OHIO STATE (Oct 03, 2015) [2-2]

    100.0 Julius,Joey (Penn State) vs ARMY WEST POINT (Oct 03, 2015) [2-2]

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    100.0 Zalewski,T. (Illinois) at Iowa (Oct 10, 2015) [2-2]

    PAT kicks attempted 9 Kyle Federico (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015)

    7 Koehn,Marshall (Iowa) vs NORTH TEXAS (Sep 26, 2015)

    7 Willoughby, J (Ohio State) vs MARYLAND (Oct 10, 2015)

    PAT kicks made 9 Kyle Federico (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015)7 Willoughby, J (Ohio State) vs MARYLAND (Oct 10, 2015)

    PAT kicks pct 100.0 Kyle Federico (Rutgers) vs NORFOLK STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [9-9]

    100.0 Willoughby, J (Ohio State) vs MARYLAND (Oct 10, 2015) [7-7]

    100.0 T. Zalewski (Illinois) vs KENT STATE (Sep 05, 2015) [6-6]

    100.0 Oakes,Griffin (Indiana) vs SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (Sep 05, 2015) [6-6]

    100.0 J Willoughby (Ohio State) at Virginia Tech (Sep 07, 2015) [6-6]

    100.0 Drew Brown (Nebraska) vs SOUTH ALABAMA (Sep 12, 2015) [6-6]

    100.0 Zalewski,T. (Illinois) vs WESTERN ILLINOIS (Sep 12, 2015) [5-5]

    100.0 J Will