2014 Big Ten Conference football season

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2014 Big Ten Conference football season
Big Ten Conference logo (2012).svg
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport Football
DurationAugust 28, 2014
through January 2015
Number of teams14
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2015 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Brandon Scherff (Iowa)
Picked by Washington Redskins, 5th overall
Regular season
Season MVP Melvin Gordon
Top scorer Melvin Gordon (192 points)
East Division champions Ohio State
West Division champions Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions Ohio State
  Runners-up Wisconsin
Finals MVP Cardale Jones (QB), Ohio State
Football seasons
  2013
2015  
2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^  8 0   14 1  
No. T–5 Michigan State  7 1   11 2  
Maryland  4 4   7 6  
Rutgers  3 5   8 5  
Michigan  3 5   5 7  
Penn State  2 6   7 6  
Indiana  1 7   4 8  
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x  7 1   11 3  
Minnesota  5 3   8 5  
Nebraska  5 3   9 4  
Iowa  4 4   7 6  
Illinois  3 5   6 7  
Northwestern  3 5   5 7  
Purdue  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Big Ten Conference football season was the 119th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference began its season on Thursday, August 28, as Minnesota and Rutgers opened their seasons. The remainder of the teams in the conference began their season on August 30.

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This was the Big Ten's first season with 14 teams as Maryland and Rutgers joined the conference. It was also the first season with the two seven-team divisions; when Maryland and Rutgers joined, the conference reorganized its divisions on a pure geographic basis. The six schools in the Central Time Zone were joined by Purdue in the new West Division, with the other schools making up the East Division. Under the new setup, the only protected cross-division rivalry game will be Indiana–Purdue. [1]

Ohio State routed Wisconsin, 59–0, to win 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes then advanced to the first ever College Football Playoff where they defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game and then defeated Oregon in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship to claim their eighth national championship in school history.

For the first time in several years, the Big Ten finished the season with two consensus top-five teams. In addition to Ohio State's consensus national title, Michigan State finished the season as the consensus #5 team in the nation.

Rankings

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IllinoisAP
C
CFPNot released
IndianaAPRV
C
CFPNot released
IowaAPRVRVRVRV
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
MarylandAPRVRV
C
CFPNot released
MichiganAPRVRV
CRVRVRV
CFPNot released
Michigan StateAP87131191088887121010775
C861311910865561298775
CFPNot released8812111088
MinnesotaAPRVRVRVRVRV22RVRVRV
CRVRVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV2225RVRV
CFPNot released25251825
NebraskaAP2219RV24211921191617151121RV2525RV
C22182122191721191616141119RV2322RV
CFPNot released15131623
NorthwesternAPRV
CRV
CFPNot released
Ohio StateAP58222322201513131313877651
C67181820181513121311777641
CFPNot released161486654
Penn StateAPRVRVRVRVRVRV
CRVRVRV
CFPNot released
PurdueAP
C
CFPNot released
RutgersAPRVRV
CRVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
WisconsinAP141818191917RVRVRV25221414111713
C141917171716RVRVRVRV24221514111713
CFPNot released252016141318
Legend
  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 No change in ranking from previous week
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Spring games

(Attendance in parentheses) [2]

April 5

April 11

April 12

April 26

Homecoming games

TeamDateOpponentHC game recordAttendance
IllinoisOctober 25 Minnesota 44–57–2 [3]
IndianaOctober 18 Michigan State 44–51–6 [4]
IowaOctober 11 Indiana 55–42–5 [5]
MarylandOctober 18 Iowa
MichiganNovember 1 Indiana 86–27 [6]
Michigan StateSeptember 27 Wyoming 64–31–3 [7]
MinnesotaOctober 18 Purdue 54–36–3 [8]
NebraskaSeptember 27 Illinois 77–22–4 [9]
NorthwesternOctober 18 Nebraska
Ohio StateOctober 18 Rutgers 67–19–5 [10]
Penn StateSeptember 27 Northwestern 68–21–5 [11]
PurdueSeptember 27 Iowa 50–37–4 [12]
RutgersNovember 1 Wisconsin 52–28–2 [13]
WisconsinOctober 25 Maryland

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
August 287:00 PM Eastern Illinois Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 42–20  44,344
August 2810:00 PM Rutgers Washington State CenturyLink FieldSeattle, WA FS1 W 41–38  30,927
August 297:30 PM Jacksonville State No. 8  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN W 45–7  75,127
August 308:30 AM Central Florida Penn State Croke ParkDublin, Ireland ESPN2 W 26–24  53,304
August 3012:00 PM Youngstown State Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN W 28–17  36,234
August 3012:00 PM Indiana State Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN ESPNEWS W 28–10  38,006
August 3012:00 PM Northern Iowa Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA BTN W 31–23  66,805
August 3012:00 PM Appalachian State Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN2 W 52–14  106,811
August 3012:00 PMNo. 5  Ohio State Navy M&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, MD CBSSN W 34–17  57,579
August 3012:00 PM Western Michigan Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPNU W 43–34  37,031
August 303:30 PM James Madison Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN W 52–7  45,080
August 303:30 PM Florida Atlantic No. 22  Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE BTN W 55–7  91,441
August 303:30 PM California Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ABC / ESPN2 L 24–31  34,228
August 309:00 PMNo. 14  Wisconsin No. 13  LSU NRG StadiumHouston, TX ESPN L 28–24  71,599
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Sept. 612:00 PM Western Kentucky Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN W 42–34  38,561
Sept. 612:00 PM McNeese State No. 19  Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPNU W 31–24  91,082
Sept. 612:00 PM Akron Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC / ESPN2 W 21–3  97,354
Sept. 612:00 PM Central Michigan Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPNEWS L 38–17  36,410
Sept. 612:00 PM Howard Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN W 38–25  48,040
Sept. 612:00 PM Western Illinois No. 18  Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI BTN W 37–3  77,125
Sept. 63:30 PM Ball State Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN2 W 17–13  64,210
Sept. 63:30 PM Maryland South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL CBSSN W 24–17  28,915
Sept. 63:30 PM Middle Tennessee Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 35–24  47,223
Sept. 63:30 PM Northern Illinois Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN L 23–15  41,139
Sept. 66:30 PMNo. 7  Michigan State No. 3  Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR FOX L 46–27  59,456
Sept. 67:30 PM Michigan No. 16  Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry) NBC L 31–0  80,795
Sept. 68:00 PM Virginia Tech No. 8  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN L 35–21  107,517
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
Sept. 6 Indiana

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 1312:00 PM Kent State No. 22  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC / ESPN2 W 66–0  104,404
September 1312:00 PM Indiana Bowling Green Doyt Perry StadiumBowling Green, OH ESPNU L 45–42  23,717
September 1312:00 PM West Virginia Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (Maryland-WVU rivalry) BTN L 40–37  48,154
September 133:30 PM Iowa State Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) ESPN L 20–17  70,585
September 133:30 PM Miami (OH) Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI BTN W 34–10  102,824
September 134:00 PM Illinois Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA FOX L 44–19  62,325
September 134:00 PM Minnesota Texas Christian Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX FS1 L 30–7  43,958
September 137:30 PM Purdue No. 11  Notre Dame Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) NBC L 30–14  56,832
September 138:00 PM Penn State Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN  PSU 13–10  53,774
September 1310:30 PM Nebraska Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA CBSSN W 55–19  41,031
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 13#13 Michigan State Northwestern #18 Wisconsin

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 2012:00 PM Iowa Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPNU W 24–20  48,895
September 2012:00 PM Bowling Green No. 19  Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN2 W 68–17  79,849
September 2012:00 PM Eastern Michigan No. 11  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN W 73–14  73,846
September 2012:00 PM Southern Illinois Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN BTN W 35–13  31,434
September 2012:00 PM Western Illinois Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPNEWS W 24–7  32,016
September 2012:30 PM Maryland Syracuse Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY ACC Network W 34–20  40,511
September 203:30 PM Rutgers Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN W 31–24  33,655
September 203:30 PM Utah Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC / ESPN2 L 26–10  103,890
September 204:00 PM Indiana No. 18  Missouri Faurot FieldColumbia, MO SEC Network W 31–27  66,455
September 204:00 PM Massachusetts Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA BTN W 48–7  99,155
September 204:00 PM San Jose State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 24–7  47,739
September 204:00 PM Texas State Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPNEWS W 42–35  41,019
September 208:00 PM Miami (FL) No. 24  Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPN2 W 41–31  91,585
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 20#23 Ohio State

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
September 27†12:00 PM Wyoming No. 9  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ESPN2 W 56–14  74,227
September 27†12:00 PM Northwestern Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA BTN  NW 29–6  102,910
September 27†12:00 PM Iowa Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN BTN  IOWA 24–10  36,603
September 2712:00 PM South Florida No. 19  Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPNU W 27–10  78,111
September 2712:00 PM Tulane Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPNEWS W 31–6  48,361
September 2712:30 PM Maryland Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN BTN  MD 37–15  44,313
September 273:30 PM Minnesota Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) ABC / ESPN2  MIN 30–14  102,926
September 276:00 PM Cincinnati No. 22  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH BTN W 50–28  108,362
September 27†9:00 PM Illinois No. 21  Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE BTN  NEB 45–14  91,255
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 412:00 PM Purdue Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) ESPN2  PUR 38–27  45,046
October 412:00 PMNo. 20  Ohio State Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ABC  OSU 52–24  51,802
October 42:30 PM North Texas Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN BTN W 49–24  40,457
October 43:30 PMNo. 17  Wisconsin Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPN2  NW 20–14  42,013
October 47:00 PM Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN  RUT 26–24  53,327
October 48:00 PMNo. 19  Nebraska No. 10  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ABC  MSU 27–24  75,923
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 4 Iowa Minnesota Penn State

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 11†12:00 PM Indiana Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPNU  IOWA 45–29  68,590
October 1112:00 PM Illinois Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN2  WIS 38–28  80,341
October 1112:00 PM Northwestern Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN  MIN 24–17  49,051
October 113:30 PMNo. 8  Michigan State Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC / ESPN2  MSU 45–31  40,217
October 117:00 PM Penn State Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN2  MICH 18–13  113,085
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 11 Maryland #21 Nebraska #15 Ohio State Rutgers

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 18†12:00 PM Purdue Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN  MIN 39–38  51,241
October 18†12:00 PM Iowa Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPN2  MD 38–31  48,373
October 18†3:30 PMNo. 8  Michigan State Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) ESPN  MSU 56–17  44,403
October 18†3:30 PM Rutgers No. 13  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC / ESPN2  OSU 56–17  106,795
October 18†7:30 PMNo. 19  Nebraska Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN  NEB 38–17  47,330
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 18 Illinois Michigan Penn State Wisconsin

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
October 25†12:00 PM Minnesota Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPNU  ILL 28–24  44,437
October 25†12:00 PM Maryland Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI BTN  WIS 52–7  80,336
October 2512:00 PM Rutgers No. 16  Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPN2  NEB 42–24  91,088
October 253:30 PM Michigan No. 8  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ABC  MSU 35–11  76,331
October 258:00 PMNo. 13  Ohio State Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (OSU-PSU rivalry) ABC  OSU 31–24 2OT 107,895
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 25 Indiana Iowa Northwestern Purdue

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 1†12:00 PM Wisconsin Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPN  WIS 37–0  52,797
November 112:00 PM Northwestern Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA BTN  IOWA 48–7  66,887
November 112:00 PM Maryland Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Maryland-PSU rivalry) ESPN2  MD 20–19  103,969
November 1†3:30 PM Indiana Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI BTN  MICH 34–10  103,111
November 13:30 PM Purdue No. 17  Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ABC / ESPN2  NEB 35–14  91,107
November 18:00 PM Illinois No. 13  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (Illibuck) ABC  OSU 55–14  106,961
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 1#8 Michigan State Minnesota

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 812:00 PM Penn State Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN BTN  PSU 13–7  42,683
November 812:00 PM Iowa Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2  MINN 51–14  49,680
November 812:00 PMNo. 25  Wisconsin Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPNU  WIS 34–16  35,068
November 83:30 PM Michigan Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPN2  MICH 10–9  42,429
November 88:00 PMNo. 13  Ohio State No. 7  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ABC  OSU 49–37  76,409
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 8 Illinois Maryland #15 Nebraska Rutgers

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 1512:00 PM Iowa Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN  IOWA 30–14  50,373
November 1512:00 PMNo. 8  Ohio State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN ABC  OSU 31–24  45,778
November 1512:00 PM Temple Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ESPN2 W 30–13  100,173
November 153:30 PMNo. 11  Nebraska No. 22  Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Freedom Trophy) ABC  WIS 59–24  80,539
November 153:30 PM Northwestern No. 15  Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame (Shillealagh Trophy) NBC W 43–40 OT 80,795
November 153:30 PM Indiana Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN  RUT 45–23  47,492
November 158:00 PMNo. 12  Michigan State Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN  MSU 37–15  51,802
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 15 Michigan Purdue

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 2212:00 PM Northwestern Purdue Ross–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPNU  NW 38–14  30,117
November 2212:00 PM Penn State Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPN2  ILL 16–14  35,172
November 2212:00 PM Indiana No. 7  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH BTN  OSU 42–27  101,426
November 2212:00 PM Rutgers No. 10  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN  MSU 45–3  70,902
November 2212:00 PM Minnesota No. 21  Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPN  MIN 28–24  91,186
November 223:30 PMNo. 14  Wisconsin Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy) ABC / ESPN2  WIS 26–24  68,610
November 223:30 PM Maryland Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI BTN  MD 23–16  101,717
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
November 2812:00 PM Nebraska Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy) ABC  NEB 37–34 OT 66,897
November 2912:00 PM Illinois Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) ESPNU  ILL 47–33  31,137
November 2912:00 PM Purdue Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) BTN  IND 23–16  40,079
November 2912:00 PM Michigan No. 7  Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (The Game) ABC  OSU 42–28  108,610
November 293:30 PM Rutgers Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPNU  RUT 41–38  36,673
November 293:30 PMNo. 10  Michigan State Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) ABC / ESPN2  MSU 34–10  99,902
November 293:30 PMNo. 22  Minnesota No. 14  Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) BTN  WIS 34–24  80,341
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
December 68:17 PMNo. 11  Wisconsin No. 6  Ohio State Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN FOX  OSU 59–0  60,229
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Bowl games

Big Ten bowl games for the 2014 season are:

Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (EST)Big Ten teamOpponentScoreAttendanceRef.
Heart of Dallas Bowl December 26 Cotton BowlDallas, TX ESPN 1:00 PM Illinois Louisiana Tech LT 35–1831,297
Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford FieldDetroit, MI ESPN 4:30 PM Rutgers North Carolina RUT 40–2123,876
Pinstripe Bowl December 27 Yankee StadiumNew York, NY ESPN 4:30 PM Penn State Boston College PSU 31–30 (OT)49,012
Holiday Bowl December 27 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA ESPN 8:00 PM#25 Nebraska #24 USC USC 45–4255,789
Foster Farms Bowl December 30 Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA ESPN 10:00 PM Maryland Stanford STAN 45–2134,780
Outback Bowl January 1 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN2 12:00 PM#17 Wisconsin #19 Auburn WIS 34–31 (OT)44,023
Citrus Bowl January 1 Florida Citrus BowlOrlando, FL ABC 1:00 PM Minnesota #16 Missouri MIZZ 33–1748,624
TaxSlayer Bowl January 2 EverBank FieldJacksonville, FL ESPN 3:20 PM Iowa Tennessee TENN 45–2856,310
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl January 1 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN 12:30 PM#7 Michigan State #4 Baylor MSU 42–4171,464
College Football Playoff
Sugar Bowl (Semifinal) January 1 Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA ESPN 9:00 PM#5 Ohio State #1 Alabama OSU 42–3574,682
CFP National Championship January 12 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN 8:30 PM#5 Ohio State #3 Oregon OSU 42–2085,689

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Records against FBS conferences

2014 records against FBS conferences:

Through games of January 12, 2015

ConferenceRecord
ACC 5–1
American 6–0
Big 12 1–3
C-USA 4–1
Independents 3–2
MAC 8–3
Mountain West 3–0
Pac-12 2–6
SEC 3–3
Sun Belt 2–0
Total37–19

Players of the Week

WeekOffensiveDefensiveSpecial TeamsFreshman
PlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeamPlayerPositionTeam
Week 1 [14] Ameer Abdullah RB NEB Johnathan AikenS RUT Sam Ficken PK PSU J. T. Barrett QB OSU
DaeSean Hamilton WR PSU
Week 2 [15] Wes Lunt QB ILL Drew OttDE IOWA Sam FoltzP NEB Mike Dudek WR ILL
David Cobb RB MIN
Week 3 [16] J.T. BarrettQB OSU Trevor WilliamsCB PSU De'Mornay Pierson-El PR NEB J.T. BarrettQB OSU
Week 4 [17] Ameer AbdullahRB NEB William Likely CB MD Chris GradoneP NW Tegray Scales LB IND
Melvin GordonRB WIS Chris Streveler QB MINN
Week 5 [18] Ameer AbdullahRB NEB Cole FarrandLB MD Griffin Oakes PK IND Anthony WalkerLB NW
J.T. BarrettQB OSU
Week 6 [19] Gary Nova QB RUT Godwin IgwebuikeS NW Kemoko Turay DE RUT Godwin IgwebuikeS NW
Week 7 [20] Tevin ColemanRB IND Jake Ryan LB MICH Matt Wile PK MICH Justin JacksonRB NW
Damien WilsonLB MINN Jalen Myrick KR MINN
Week 8 [21] J.T. BarrettQB OSU Cedric ThompsonS MINN Ryan Santoso PK MINN J.T. BarrettQB OSU
Week 9 [22] Ameer AbdullahRB NEB Joey BosaDE OSU Justin DuVernoisP ILL DaeSean Hamilton WR PSU
Week 10 [23] Corey Clement RB WIS Louis Trinca-PasatDT IOWA Sam FickenPK PSU Akrum Wadley RB IOWA
Jake Ryan LB MICH
Week 11 [24] J.T. BarrettQB OSU Vince Biegel LB WIS Paul GriggsPK PUR J.T. BarrettQB OSU
Week 12 [25] Melvin GordonRB WIS Joe Schobert LB WIS Jack MitchellPK NW J.T. BarrettQB OSU
Week 13 [26] Melvin GordonRB WIS Briean Boddy-Calhoun CB MINN David ReisnerPK ILL Jalin MarshallWR/PR OSU
Ibraheim CampbellS NW Brad CraddockPK MD
Week 14 [27] Gary NovaQB RUT Nate GerryS NEB De'Mornay Pierson-ElPR NEB J.T. BarrettQB OSU
R.J. SheltonKR MSU

Players of the Year

2014 Big Ten Player of the Year awards [28]

AwardPlayerSchool
Graham-George Offensive Player of the YearMelvin GordonWisconsin
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the YearJoey BosaOhio State
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the YearJ.T. BarrettOhio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the YearJ.T. BarrettOhio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the YearTony LippettMichigan State
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the YearMelvin GordonWisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the YearMaxx WilliamsMinnesota
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the YearBrandon ScherffIowa
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the YearJoey BosaOhio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the YearMike HullPenn State
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Kurtis Drummond Michigan State
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the YearBrad CraddockMaryland
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the YearPeter MortellMinnesota
Dave McClain/Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the YearJerry KillMinnesota

All-Conference Players

Coaches All-Conference Selections [28]

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Honorable Mention:Illinois: V’Angelo Bentley, Mikey Dudek, Teddy Karras, Mason Monheim, Jihad Ward; Indiana: Antonio Allen, Dan Feeney, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Shane Wynn; Iowa: Andrew Donnal, Jordan Lomax, John Lowdermilk, Drew Ott, Tevaun Smith; Maryland: Cole Farrand, Andre Monroe; Michigan: Brennan Beyer, Will Hagerup, Raymon Taylor; Michigan State: Ed Davis, Jeremy Langford, Josiah Price, Marcus Rush, Mike Sadler; Minnesota: Cameron Botticelli, Josh Campion, Theiren Cockran, Tommy Olson; Nebraska: Zaire Anderson, Jake Cotton, Sam Foltz, Nate Gerry, Alex Lewis, Josh Mitchell; Northwestern: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Justin Jackson, Dean Lowry, Nick Van Hoose, Brandon Vitabile, Dan Vitale; Ohio State: Darryl Baldwin, Cameron Johnston, Joshua Perry, Devin Smith, Evan Spencer; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, DaeSean Hamilton, Jesse James, Jordan Lucas; Purdue: Landon Feichter, Paul Griggs; Rutgers: Leonte Carroo, Kaleb Johnson; Wisconsin: Vince Biegel, Rafael Gaglianone, Dallas Lewallen, Tyler Marz, Joe Schobert, Marcus Trotter, Dan Voltz.

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Media All-Conference Selections [28]

Honorable Mention:Illinois: Taylor Barton, V’Angelo Bentley, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim; Indiana: Antonio Allen, Dan Feeney, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Jason Spriggs, Shane Wynn; Iowa: Quinton Alston, Austin Blythe, Jake Duzey, John Lowdermilk, Desmond King, Louis Trinca-Pasat; Maryland: Sean Davis, Stefon Diggs, Cole Farrand, Darius Kilgo, Yannick Ngakoue; Michigan: Brennan Beyer, Blake Countess, Devin Funchess, Raymon Taylor; Michigan State: Ed Davis, Taiwan Jones, Jeremy Langford, Josiah Price, Marcus Rush, Mike Sadler; Minnesota: Cameron Botticelli, Josh Campion, Theiren Cockran, Eric Murray, Tommy Olson; Nebraska: Zaire Anderson, Kenny Bell, Maliek Collins, Corey Cooper, Jake Cotton, Alex Lewis, Josh Mitchell; Northwestern: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Ibraheim Campbell, Cameron Johnston, Brandon Vitabile, Dan Vitale; Ohio State: Darryl Baldwin, Vonn Bell, Ezekiel Elliott, Cameron Johnston, Devin Smith, Michael Thomas, Adolphus Washington; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, Jesse James, Austin Johnson, Jordan Lucas, Angelo Mangiro, Trevor Williams; Purdue: Landon Feichter, Robert Kugler, Frankie Williams; Rutgers: Darius Hamilton, Kaleb Johnson, Kemoko Turay; Wisconsin: Sam Arneson, Rafael Gaglianone, Darius Hillary, Dallas Lewallen, Tyler Marz, Joe Schobert, Marcus Trotter

All-Americans

There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the Associated Press, the AFCA, the FWAA, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation.

The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American. [29]

2014 First Team All-Americans

PlayerSchoolPositionSelector
Melvin Gordon Wisconsin RB CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, ESPN, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Tevin Coleman Indiana RB CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, ESPN, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Maxx Williams Minnesota TE Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Brandon Scherff Iowa OT CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Kyle Costigan Wisconsin OG ESPN
Rob Havenstein Wisconsin OT AFCA
Jack Allen Michigan State C USA Today
Joey Bosa Ohio State DE CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Michael Bennett Ohio State DT CBS Sports, SB Nation
Kurtis Drummond Michigan State CB FWAA, Phil Steele
Brad Craddock Maryland PK Phil Steele

Joey Bosa, Tevin Coleman, Melvin Gordon and Brandon Scherff were declared Unanimous All-Americans for 2014 having been named to the First Teams by all five selectors recognized by the NCAA (Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp, Sporting News)

Academic All-Americans

Six Big Ten student-athletes were named to the Capital One Academic All-America first or second teams in football as announced by CoSIDA. The Big Ten has now led all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences in Academic All-Americans for 10 straight seasons, with 78 honorees over that time span.

First Team: Mark Murphy, Indiana; Mike Sadler, Michigan State; Maxx Williams, Minnesota; Davie Milewski, Rutgers. Second Team: Mark Weisman, Iowa; Jacoby Boren, Ohio State. [30]

To be eligible for the award, a player must be in at least his second year of athletic eligibility, be a first-team or key performer and carry a cumulative 3.30 grade point average (GPA).

National Award Winners

Attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of Capacity
Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,67036,23438,56141,01945,04644,43750,37335,172290,84241,54968.5%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,92938,00644,31340,45744,40342,68340,079249,94141,65778.7%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,58566,80564,21070,58568,59066,88768,61066,897472,58467,51295.6%
Maryland Byrd Stadium 51,80245,08048,15451,80248,37351,80236,673281,88446,98190.7%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 109,901106,811102,824103,890102,926113,085103,111101,717734,364104,90995.5%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,00575,12773,84674,22775,92376,33176,40970,902522,76574,68199.6%
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,80544,34447,22347,73949,05151,24149,68045,778335,05647,86594.2%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 87,09191,44191,08291,58591,25591,08891,10791,186638,74491,249104.8%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,13034,22841,13932,01642,01347,33042,42931,137270,29238,61381.9%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,329107,517104,404108,362106,795106,961101,426108,610744,075106,296103.9%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,57297,35499,155102,910107,895103,969100,17399,902711,358101,62395.4%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 56,40037,03136,41031,43436,60340,21735,06830,117246,88035,26962.5%
Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium 52,45448,04053,77448,36153,32752,79747,492303,79150,63296.5%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,32177,12579,84978,11180,34180,33680,53980,341556,64279,52099.0%
Total6,358,85866,311

2015 NFL Draft

35 Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft. [31]

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Total
Illinois
Indiana11
Iowa1113
Maryland112
Michigan213
Michigan State1124
Minnesota1124
Nebraska213
Northwestern112
Ohio State11125
Penn State123
Purdue11
Rutgers112
Wisconsin112
*= Compensatory Selections
Rnd.Pick No.NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
15 Washington Redskins Brandon Scherff   OT Iowa Big Ten
111 Minnesota Vikings Trae Waynes   CB Michigan State Big Ten
115 San Diego Chargers Melvin Gordon III   RB Wisconsin Big Ten
234 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donovan Smith   OT Penn State Big Ten
237 New York Jets Devin Smith   WR Ohio State Big Ten
241 Carolina Panthers Devin Funchess   WR Michigan Big Ten
254 Detroit Lions Ameer Abdullah   RB Nebraska Big Ten
255 Baltimore Ravens Maxx Williams   TE Minnesota Big Ten
257 St. Louis Rams Rob Havenstein   OT Wisconsin Big Ten
260 Dallas Cowboys Randy Gregory   LB Nebraska Big Ten
263 Seattle Seahawks Frank Clark   DE Michigan Big Ten
373 Atlanta Falcons Tevin Coleman   RB Indiana Big Ten
385 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Kroft   TE Rutgers Big Ten
390 Baltimore Ravens Carl Davis   DT Iowa Big Ten
392 Denver Broncos Jeff Heuerman   TE Ohio State Big Ten
4106 Chicago Bears Jeremy Langford   RB Michigan State Big Ten
4115 Cleveland Browns Ibraheim Campbell   S Northwestern Big Ten
from Buffalo   [R4 - 1]
4119 St. Louis Rams Andrew Donnal   OT Iowa Big Ten
4121 Pittsburgh Steelers Doran Grant   CB Ohio State Big Ten
4127 Dallas Cowboys Damien Wilson   LB Minnesota Big Ten
4129 Green Bay Packers Jake Ryan   LB Michigan Big Ten
5138 Tennessee Titans David Cobb   RB Minnesota Big Ten
5142 Chicago Bears Adrian Amos   FS Penn State Big Ten
5146 Minnesota Vikings Stefon Diggs   WR Maryland Big Ten
from Atlanta
5150 Miami Dolphins Cedric Thompson   FS Minnesota Big Ten
5156 Miami Dolphins Tony Lippett   WR Michigan State Big Ten
5160 Pittsburgh Steelers Jesse James   TE Penn State Big Ten
5162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kenny Bell   WR Nebraska Big Ten
5163 Dallas Cowboys Ryan Russell   DE Purdue Big Ten
5168 Detroit Lions Michael Burton   FB Rutgers Big Ten
5*175 Houston Texans Keith Mumphery   WR Michigan State Big Ten
6180 Jacksonville Jaguars Michael Bennett   DT Ohio State Big Ten
6187 Washington Redskins Evan Spencer   WR Ohio State Big Ten
from New Orleans
6203 Denver Broncos Darius Kilgo   NT Maryland Big Ten
7*250 Denver Broncos Trevor Siemian   QB Northwestern Big Ten

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft.

Round one
  1. No. 15: San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's 2015 first and fourth round selections (17th) & (117th), and their fifth round selection in 2016.
Round two
  1. No. 41: St. Louis → Carolina (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's 2015 second, third and sixth round selections (57th), (89th) & (201st).
  2. No. 55: Arizona → Baltimore (D). Arizona traded this selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's 2015 second round selection and a fifth round selection (58th & 158th).
  3. No. 57: Carolina → St. Louis (D). see No. 41: Carolina → St. Louis.
Round four
  1. No. 115: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). see No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland.
  2. No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection, their second-round selection in 2016, and quarterback Nick Foles to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round selection (145th) and quarterback Sam Bradford. The trade also includes a possible 2016 conditional selection going to Philadelphia based on Bradford's playing time in 2015. If Bradford takes less than 50 percent of the snaps, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' fourth-round selection. If he does not play at all, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' third-round selection.
Round five
  1. No. 142: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Marshall and a seventh-round selection (224th).
  2. No. 156: Philadelphia → Miami (D). see No. 47: Miami → Philadelphia.
  3. No. 162: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for offensive lineman Jeremy Zuttah.
  4. No. 168: multiple trades:
        No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for linebacker Jonathan Casillas and Tampa Bay's sixth-round selection.

NFL Draft Selections by NCAA Conference
SEC – 54
ACC – 47
Pac-12 – 39
Big Ten – 35
Big 12 – 25
American – 11
Mountain West – 10
C-USA – 6
Sun Belt – 3
Independents – 2
MAC – 0
Non-FBS Conferences – 24

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