2014 Big Ten Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 28, 2014 through January 2015 |
Number of teams | 14 |
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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final | ||
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Illinois | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Indiana | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Iowa | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Maryland | AP | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan | AP | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | AP | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
C | 8 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
CFP | Not released | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||
Minnesota | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 25 | RV | RV | |||
CFP | Not released | 25 | 25 | 18 | 25 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | AP | 22 | 19 | RV | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 21 | RV | 25 | 25 | RV |
C | 22 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 19 | RV | 23 | 22 | RV | |
CFP | Not released | 15 | 13 | 16 | 23 | |||||||||||||
Northwestern | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||
C | RV | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | AP | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
C | 6 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
CFP | Not released | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
Penn State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Purdue | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | AP | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | AP | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 13 | |
C | 14 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 13 | |
CFP | Not released | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
(Attendance in parentheses) [2]
April 5
April 11
April 12
April 26
Team | Date | Opponent | HC game record | Attendance |
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Illinois | October 25 | Minnesota | 44–57–2 [3] | |
Indiana | October 18 | Michigan State | 44–51–6 [4] | |
Iowa | October 11 | Indiana | 55–42–5 [5] | |
Maryland | October 18 | Iowa | ||
Michigan | November 1 | Indiana | 86–27 [6] | |
Michigan State | September 27 | Wyoming | 64–31–3 [7] | |
Minnesota | October 18 | Purdue | 54–36–3 [8] | |
Nebraska | September 27 | Illinois | 77–22–4 [9] | |
Northwestern | October 18 | Nebraska | ||
Ohio State | October 18 | Rutgers | 67–19–5 [10] | |
Penn State | September 27 | Northwestern | 68–21–5 [11] | |
Purdue | September 27 | Iowa | 50–37–4 [12] | |
Rutgers | November 1 | Wisconsin | 52–28–2 [13] | |
Wisconsin | October 25 | Maryland |
Index to colors and formatting |
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Big Ten member lost |
Big Ten teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
† denotes Homecoming game
Date | Bye Week |
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Sept. 6 | Indiana |
Date | Bye Week | ||
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September 13 | #13 Michigan State | Northwestern | #18 Wisconsin |
Date | Bye Week |
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September 20 | #23 Ohio State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 27† | 12:00 PM | Wyoming | No. 9 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN2 | W 56–14 | 74,227 | |
September 27† | 12:00 PM | Northwestern | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | BTN | NW 29–6 | 102,910 | |
September 27† | 12:00 PM | Iowa | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | IOWA 24–10 | 36,603 | |
September 27 | 12:00 PM | South Florida | No. 19 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPNU | W 27–10 | 78,111 | |
September 27 | 12:00 PM | Tulane | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPNEWS | W 31–6 | 48,361 | |
September 27 | 12:30 PM | Maryland | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | MD 37–15 | 44,313 | |
September 27 | 3:30 PM | Minnesota | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) | ABC / ESPN2 | MIN 30–14 | 102,926 | |
September 27 | 6:00 PM | Cincinnati | No. 22 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | W 50–28 | 108,362 | |
September 27† | 9:00 PM | Illinois | No. 21 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | NEB 45–14 | 91,255 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 4 | 12:00 PM | Purdue | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) | ESPN2 | PUR 38–27 | 45,046 | |
October 4 | 12:00 PM | No. 20 Ohio State | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ABC | OSU 52–24 | 51,802 | |
October 4 | 2:30 PM | North Texas | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | W 49–24 | 40,457 | |
October 4 | 3:30 PM | No. 17 Wisconsin | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | NW 20–14 | 42,013 | |
October 4 | 7:00 PM | Michigan | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | RUT 26–24 | 53,327 | |
October 4 | 8:00 PM | No. 19 Nebraska | No. 10 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ABC | MSU 27–24 | 75,923 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | ||
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October 4 | Iowa | Minnesota | Penn State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 11† | 12:00 PM | Indiana | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPNU | IOWA 45–29 | 68,590 | |
October 11 | 12:00 PM | Illinois | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN2 | WIS 38–28 | 80,341 | |
October 11 | 12:00 PM | Northwestern | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | MIN 24–17 | 49,051 | |
October 11 | 3:30 PM | No. 8 Michigan State | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ABC / ESPN2 | MSU 45–31 | 40,217 | |
October 11 | 7:00 PM | Penn State | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN2 | MICH 18–13 | 113,085 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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October 11 | Maryland | #21 Nebraska | #15 Ohio State | Rutgers |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 18† | 12:00 PM | Purdue | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | MIN 39–38 | 51,241 | |
October 18† | 12:00 PM | Iowa | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ESPN2 | MD 38–31 | 48,373 | |
October 18† | 3:30 PM | No. 8 Michigan State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) | ESPN | MSU 56–17 | 44,403 | |
October 18† | 3:30 PM | Rutgers | No. 13 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC / ESPN2 | OSU 56–17 | 106,795 | |
October 18† | 7:30 PM | No. 19 Nebraska | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | NEB 38–17 | 47,330 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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October 18 | Illinois | Michigan | Penn State | Wisconsin |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 25† | 12:00 PM | Minnesota | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ESPNU | ILL 28–24 | 44,437 | |
October 25† | 12:00 PM | Maryland | Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | WIS 52–7 | 80,336 | |
October 25 | 12:00 PM | Rutgers | No. 16 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ESPN2 | NEB 42–24 | 91,088 | |
October 25 | 3:30 PM | Michigan | No. 8 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) | ABC | MSU 35–11 | 76,331 | |
October 25 | 8:00 PM | No. 13 Ohio State | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University 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. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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October 25 | Indiana | Iowa | Northwestern | Purdue |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 1† | 12:00 PM | Wisconsin | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPN | WIS 37–0 | 52,797 | |
November 1 | 12:00 PM | Northwestern | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | IOWA 48–7 | 66,887 | |
November 1 | 12:00 PM | Maryland | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Maryland-PSU rivalry) | ESPN2 | MD 20–19 | 103,969 | |
November 1† | 3:30 PM | Indiana | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | MICH 34–10 | 103,111 | |
November 1 | 3:30 PM | Purdue | No. 17 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC / ESPN2 | NEB 35–14 | 91,107 | |
November 1 | 8:00 PM | Illinois | No. 13 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck) | ABC | OSU 55–14 | 106,961 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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November 1 | #8 Michigan State | Minnesota |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 8 | 12:00 PM | Penn State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | PSU 13–7 | 42,683 | |
November 8 | 12:00 PM | Iowa | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) | ESPN2 | MINN 51–14 | 49,680 | |
November 8 | 12:00 PM | No. 25 Wisconsin | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPNU | WIS 34–16 | 35,068 | |
November 8 | 3:30 PM | Michigan | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN2 | MICH 10–9 | 42,429 | |
November 8 | 8:00 PM | No. 13 Ohio State | No. 7 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ABC | OSU 49–37 | 76,409 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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November 8 | Illinois | Maryland | #15 Nebraska | Rutgers |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 15 | 12:00 PM | Iowa | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | IOWA 30–14 | 50,373 | |
November 15 | 12:00 PM | No. 8 Ohio State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | ABC | OSU 31–24 | 45,778 | |
November 15 | 12:00 PM | Temple | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN2 | W 30–13 | 100,173 | |
November 15 | 3:30 PM | No. 11 Nebraska | No. 22 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy) | ABC | WIS 59–24 | 80,539 | |
November 15 | 3:30 PM | Northwestern | No. 15 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame (Shillealagh Trophy) | NBC | W 43–40 OT | 80,795 | |
November 15 | 3:30 PM | Indiana | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | BTN | RUT 45–23 | 47,492 | |
November 15 | 8:00 PM | No. 12 Michigan State | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN | MSU 37–15 | 51,802 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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November 15 | Michigan | Purdue |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 22 | 12:00 PM | Northwestern | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | ESPNU | NW 38–14 | 30,117 | |
November 22 | 12:00 PM | Penn State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | ESPN2 | ILL 16–14 | 35,172 | |
November 22 | 12:00 PM | Indiana | No. 7 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | OSU 42–27 | 101,426 | |
November 22 | 12:00 PM | Rutgers | No. 10 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | BTN | MSU 45–3 | 70,902 | |
November 22 | 12:00 PM | Minnesota | No. 21 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ESPN | MIN 28–24 | 91,186 | |
November 22 | 3:30 PM | No. 14 Wisconsin | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy) | ABC / ESPN2 | WIS 26–24 | 68,610 | |
November 22 | 3:30 PM | Maryland | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | MD 23–16 | 101,717 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 28 | 12:00 PM | Nebraska | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy) | ABC | NEB 37–34 OT | 66,897 | |
November 29 | 12:00 PM | Illinois | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) | ESPNU | ILL 47–33 | 31,137 | |
November 29 | 12:00 PM | Purdue | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) | BTN | IND 23–16 | 40,079 | |
November 29 | 12:00 PM | Michigan | No. 7 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) | ABC | OSU 42–28 | 108,610 | |
November 29 | 3:30 PM | Rutgers | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ESPNU | RUT 41–38 | 36,673 | |
November 29 | 3:30 PM | No. 10 Michigan State | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) | ABC / ESPN2 | MSU 34–10 | 99,902 | |
November 29 | 3:30 PM | No. 22 Minnesota | No. 14 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, 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. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 6 | 8:17 PM | No. 11 Wisconsin | No. 6 Ohio State | Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN | FOX | OSU 59–0 | 60,229 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Big Ten bowl games for the 2014 season are:
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.
2014 records against FBS conferences:
Through games of January 12, 2015
Conference | Record |
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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 |
Total | 37–19 |
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Freshman | ||||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |
Week 1 [14] | Ameer Abdullah | RB | NEB | Johnathan Aiken | S | RUT | Sam Ficken | PK | PSU | J. T. Barrett | QB | OSU |
DaeSean Hamilton | WR | PSU | ||||||||||
Week 2 [15] | Wes Lunt | QB | ILL | Drew Ott | DE | IOWA | Sam Foltz | P | NEB | Mike Dudek | WR | ILL |
David Cobb | RB | MIN | ||||||||||
Week 3 [16] | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU | Trevor Williams | CB | PSU | De'Mornay Pierson-El | PR | NEB | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU |
Week 4 [17] | Ameer Abdullah | RB | NEB | William Likely | CB | MD | Chris Gradone | P | NW | Tegray Scales | LB | IND |
Melvin Gordon | RB | WIS | Chris Streveler | QB | MINN | |||||||
Week 5 [18] | Ameer Abdullah | RB | NEB | Cole Farrand | LB | MD | Griffin Oakes | PK | IND | Anthony Walker | LB | NW |
J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU | ||||||||||
Week 6 [19] | Gary Nova | QB | RUT | Godwin Igwebuike | S | NW | Kemoko Turay | DE | RUT | Godwin Igwebuike | S | NW |
Week 7 [20] | Tevin Coleman | RB | IND | Jake Ryan | LB | MICH | Matt Wile | PK | MICH | Justin Jackson | RB | NW |
Damien Wilson | LB | MINN | Jalen Myrick | KR | MINN | |||||||
Week 8 [21] | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU | Cedric Thompson | S | MINN | Ryan Santoso | PK | MINN | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU |
Week 9 [22] | Ameer Abdullah | RB | NEB | Joey Bosa | DE | OSU | Justin DuVernois | P | ILL | DaeSean Hamilton | WR | PSU |
Week 10 [23] | Corey Clement | RB | WIS | Louis Trinca-Pasat | DT | IOWA | Sam Ficken | PK | PSU | Akrum Wadley | RB | IOWA |
Jake Ryan | LB | MICH | ||||||||||
Week 11 [24] | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU | Vince Biegel | LB | WIS | Paul Griggs | PK | PUR | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU |
Week 12 [25] | Melvin Gordon | RB | WIS | Joe Schobert | LB | WIS | Jack Mitchell | PK | NW | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU |
Week 13 [26] | Melvin Gordon | RB | WIS | Briean Boddy-Calhoun | CB | MINN | David Reisner | PK | ILL | Jalin Marshall | WR/PR | OSU |
Ibraheim Campbell | S | NW | Brad Craddock | PK | MD | |||||||
Week 14 [27] | Gary Nova | QB | RUT | Nate Gerry | S | NEB | De'Mornay Pierson-El | PR | NEB | J.T. Barrett | QB | OSU |
R.J. Shelton | KR | MSU |
2014 Big Ten Player of the Year awards [28]
Award | Player | School |
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Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin |
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year | Joey Bosa | Ohio State |
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State |
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year | J.T. Barrett | Ohio State |
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year | Tony Lippett | Michigan State |
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year | Melvin Gordon | Wisconsin |
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year | Maxx Williams | Minnesota |
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year | Brandon Scherff | Iowa |
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year | Joey Bosa | Ohio State |
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year | Mike Hull | Penn State |
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year | Kurtis Drummond | Michigan State |
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year | Brad Craddock | Maryland |
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year | Peter Mortell | Minnesota |
Dave McClain/Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year | Jerry Kill | Minnesota |
Coaches All-Conference Selections [28]
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
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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]
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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
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
Player | School | Position | Selector |
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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)
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).
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Illinois | Memorial Stadium | 60,670 | 36,234 | 38,561 | 41,019 | 45,046 | 44,437 | 50,373 | 35,172 | — | 290,842 | 41,549 | 68.5% |
Indiana | Memorial Stadium | 52,929 | 38,006 | 44,313 | 40,457 | 44,403 | 42,683 | 40,079 | — | — | 249,941 | 41,657 | 78.7% |
Iowa | Kinnick Stadium | 70,585 | 66,805 | 64,210 | 70,585 | 68,590 | 66,887 | 68,610 | 66,897 | — | 472,584 | 67,512 | 95.6% |
Maryland | Byrd Stadium | 51,802 | 45,080 | 48,154 | 51,802 | 48,373 | 51,802 | 36,673 | — | — | 281,884 | 46,981 | 90.7% |
Michigan | Michigan Stadium | 109,901 | 106,811 | 102,824 | 103,890 | 102,926 | 113,085 | 103,111 | 101,717 | — | 734,364 | 104,909 | 95.5% |
Michigan State | Spartan Stadium | 75,005 | 75,127 | 73,846 | 74,227 | 75,923 | 76,331 | 76,409 | 70,902 | — | 522,765 | 74,681 | 99.6% |
Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium | 50,805 | 44,344 | 47,223 | 47,739 | 49,051 | 51,241 | 49,680 | 45,778 | — | 335,056 | 47,865 | 94.2% |
Nebraska | Memorial Stadium | 87,091 | 91,441 | 91,082 | 91,585 | 91,255 | 91,088 | 91,107 | 91,186 | — | 638,744 | 91,249 | 104.8% |
Northwestern | Ryan Field | 47,130 | 34,228 | 41,139 | 32,016 | 42,013 | 47,330 | 42,429 | 31,137 | — | 270,292 | 38,613 | 81.9% |
Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | 102,329 | 107,517 | 104,404 | 108,362 | 106,795 | 106,961 | 101,426 | 108,610 | — | 744,075 | 106,296 | 103.9% |
Penn State | Beaver Stadium | 106,572 | 97,354 | 99,155 | 102,910 | 107,895 | 103,969 | 100,173 | 99,902 | — | 711,358 | 101,623 | 95.4% |
Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium | 56,400 | 37,031 | 36,410 | 31,434 | 36,603 | 40,217 | 35,068 | 30,117 | — | 246,880 | 35,269 | 62.5% |
Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium | 52,454 | 48,040 | 53,774 | 48,361 | 53,327 | 52,797 | 47,492 | — | — | 303,791 | 50,632 | 96.5% |
Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | 80,321 | 77,125 | 79,849 | 78,111 | 80,341 | 80,336 | 80,539 | 80,341 | — | 556,642 | 79,520 | 99.0% |
Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,358,858 | 66,311 | – |
35 Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft. [31]
Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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Indiana | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Maryland | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Michigan | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
Nebraska | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
Penn State | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||
Purdue | 1 | 1 | ||||||
Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 2 |
* | = Compensatory Selections |
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.
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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The Big Ten Conference is the oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives in 1896, it predates the founding of its regulating organization, the NCAA. It is based in the Chicago area in Rosemont, Illinois. For many decades the conference consisted of ten prominent universities, which accounts for its name. On August 2, 2024, the conference expanded to 18 member institutions and 2 affiliate institutions. The conference competes in the NCAA Division I and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, the highest level of NCAA competition in that sport.
The 2010 Big Ten Conference football season was the 115th season for the Big Ten. The conference started its season on Thursday, September 2, as conference member Minnesota traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to face Middle Tennessee, and Ohio State hosted the Thundering Herd of Marshall. The conference's other 9 teams began their respective 2010 season of NCAA Division I FBS competition on Saturday, September 4. It was also the final season for the conference before the Nebraska Cornhuskers joined the conference from the Big 12 the following season.
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The 1919 Big Ten Conference football season was the 24th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1919 college football season.
The 1973 Big Ten Conference football season was the 78th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.
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The 2019 Big Ten conference football season was the 124th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season.
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