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2014 BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - NOVEMBER 12 Primary Contact: Sco Chipman, Associate Commissioner, Communica ons • Offi ce: 847-696-1010 ext. 141 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 630-936-6005 Secondary Contact: Adam Augus ne, Associate Director, Communica ons • Offi ce: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 • E-mail: aaugus [email protected] • Cell: 608-215-4391 2014 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS WEEK 12 SCHEDULE EAST DIVISION SATURDAY, NOV. 15 Conference Games All Games IOWA at ILLINOIS W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk Noon ET - BTN 1. Ohio State 5-0 1.000 2-0 3-0 4-0 W21 8-1 .889 4-1 3-0 1-0 1-0 W7 2. Michigan State 4-1 .800 2-1 2-0 2-1 L1 7-2 .778 5-1 2-1 0-0 1-2 L1 #8/7/8 OHIO STATE at #-/-/25 MINNESOTA 3. Maryland 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 2-1 W1 6-3 .667 2-2 4-1 0-0 0-1 W1 Noon ET - ABC 4. Michigan 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 2-2 W2 5-5 .500 4-2 1-3 0-0 0-2 W2 5. Penn State 2-4 .333 0-3 2-1 2-3 W1 5-4 .556 2-3 2-1 1-0 0-1 W1 INDIANA at RUTGERS 6. Rutgers 1-4 .200 1-2 0-2 1-2 L3 5-4 .556 3-2 1-2 1-0 0-2 L3 3:30 p.m. ET - BTN 7. Indiana 0-5 .000 0-3 0-2 0-4 L5 3-6 .333 2-3 1-3 0-0 1-1 L4 #11/11/16 NEBRASKA at #22/22/20 WISCONSIN WEST DIVISION 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC Conference Games All Games W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Top 25^ Strk #12/12/12 MICHIGAN STATE at MARYLAND 1. Nebraska 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 3-0 W3 8-1 .889 6-0 2-1 0-0 0-1 W3 8 p.m. ET - BTN Minnesota 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 3-1 W1 7-2 .778 6-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 W1 Wisconsin 4-1 .800 2-0 2-1 2-1 W4 7-2 .778 5-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 W4 Temple at PENN STATE 4. Iowa 3-2 .600 2-0 1-2 2-1 L1 6-3 .667 4-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 L1 Noon ET - ESPN2 5. Northwestern 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 1-3 L4 3-6 .333 2-4 1-2 0-0 1-1 L4 6. Illinois 1-4 .200 1-1 0-3 1-3 L1 4-5 .444 4-1 0-4 0-0 1-2 L1 NORTHWESTERN at #15/16/18 Notre Dame 7. Purdue 1-5 .167 0-3 1-2 1-4 L4 3-7 .300 2-4 1-2 0-1 0-4 L4 3:30 p.m. ET - NBC ^ AP, Amway or College Football Playoff BYE: MICHIGAN, PURDUE BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Rankings: AP/Amway/College Football Playoff • With its victory on Saturday, Ohio State won its 21st consecu ve conference game to break the Big Ten record for longest conference winning streak. The previous mark of 20 games was WEEK 11 RESULTS set by the Buckeyes from 2005-07. SATURDAY, NOV. 8 PENN STATE def. INDIANA, 13-7 • The race for the East Division tle con nues this weekend as Ohio State takes its 5-0 confer- ence record to Minnesota. Michigan State is in second place at 4-1 and visits third-place Mary- MINNESOTA def. IOWA, 51-14 land on Saturday. The Buckeyes can clinch a share of the East Division crown and a berth in the Big Ten Football Championship Game with a win on Saturday along with a Terrapins victory. #25/24/25 WISCONSIN def. PURDUE, 34-16 • There is a three-way tie for first place in the West Division, as Minnesota, Nebraska and Wis- MICHIGAN def. NORTHWESTERN, 10-9 consin have identical 4-1 records. The Huskers and Badgers will meet on Saturday in Madison, Wis., while the Gophers will host Ohio State. Iowa, which is in fourth place at 3-2, visits Illinois #13/11/14 OHIO STATE def. #7/6/8 MICHIGAN STATE, 49-37 on Saturday. BYE: ILLINOIS, MARYLAND, • Ohio State freshman J.T. Barrett ranks among the top 10 players nationally in a wide range #15/14/13 NEBRASKA, RUTGERS of statistical categories. Barrett is second in passing efficiency (172.9), fifth in passing touch- downs (26) and sixth in yards per attempt (9.25). His 26 touchdown tosses are tied for the Rankings: AP/Amway/College Football Playoff 10th most in a season in Big Ten history while his passing efficiency rating would rank third in conference annals. THE RACE FOR DIVISION • When Nebraska faces Wisconsin, the contest will feature a matchup of na on-leading CHAMPIONSHIPS running backs. The Huskers’ Ameer Abdullah paces all players with 187.9 all-purpose yards East Division per game while the Badgers’ Melvin Gordon leads the country with 166.8 rushing yards per Team Home/Away Opp. Rec. Remaining Sched. contest. OSU (5-0) 2/1 7-9 @MINN, IND, MICH MSU (4-1) 1/2 6-10 @MD, RU, @PSU • A er Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon rushed for 205 yards at Purdue, Big Ten running backs have MD (3-2) 2/1 8-8 MSU, @MICH, RU now broken the 200-yard plateau 11 mes this season. This marks the most 200-yard rushing games since 2005, when the feat was accomplished 11 mes all season. Since the start of the West Division 2000 campaign, there have been 11 or more 200-yard performances in three seasons, including Team Home/Away Opp. Rec. Remaining Sched. 15 mes in 2000. NEB (4-1) 1/2 11-4 @WIS, MINN, @IOWA MINN (4-1) 1/2 13-2 OSU, @NEB, @WIS • Nineteen student-athletes were named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-District Football WIS (4-1) 2/1 11-4 NEB, @IOWA, MINN Teams on Nov. 6. To be eligible for the award, a player must be a varsity starter or key reserve, IOWA (3-2) 2/1 9-6 @ILL, WIS, NEB maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.30 on a scale of 4.00 and have achieved sophomore academic eligibility. The full list of honorees can be found on page 5. • Big Ten teams compete for 17 diff erent rivalry trophies and the newest one will be up for grabs this weekend. Saturday’s Nebraska-Wisconsin contest features the first battle for the Freedom Trophy, unveiled this week. Since 1901, the Huskers and Badgers have met eight times on the football field with each school winning four games apiece. BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. Every Commi ee on Ins tu onal Coopera on ins tu on (all Big Ten schools and the University of Chicago) ranks among the top 86 universi es in the na on according to the 2013 Academic Ranking of World Universi es, including six in the top 25. BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 12 2 WEEKLY COACHES BIG TEN NCAA STAT LEADERS TELECONFERENCE TEAM RANKINGS Rk. Scoring Off ense Avg. Rk. Scoring Defense Avg. Rk. Passing Effi ciency Def. Avg. The Big Ten Conference football coaches weekly 4. Ohio State 46.0 3. Wisconsin 14.3 2. Nebraska 97.91 media teleconferences con nue through Tues- 6. Michigan State 44.6 6. Penn State 16.6 3. Penn State 100.03 day, Nov. 25. 9. Nebraska 40.4 16. Nebraska 19.7 6. Wisconsin 101.09 18. Wisconsin 36.8 19. Michigan 20.4 15. Minnesota 107.44 The calls are held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. 23. Minnesota 21.3 20. Iowa 109.40 Rk. Total Off ense Avg. - 12:52 p.m. CT. The calls are available for play- 25. Ohio State 21.8 24. Ohio State 111.50 9. Michigan State 517.6 30. Northwestern 22.3 26. Michigan State 112.51 back roughly two hours following the conclusion 10. Ohio State 512.1 of each call through Thursday of each week. 17. Nebraska 490.6 They will also be archived online at bigten.org. 24. Wisconsin 478.3 Rk. Total Defense Avg. Rk. Intercep ons Total 1. Wisconsin 251.1 8. Ohio State 14 3. Penn State 267.6 17. Minnesota 12 Contact the Big Ten Communica ons offi ce for Rk. Rushing Off ense Avg. 7. Michigan 300.8 20. Nebraska 11 the phone number and weekly passcode. 4. Wisconsin 325.7 9. Nebraska 280.7 10. Michigan State 311.4 Northwestern 11 12. Indiana 261.0 17. Ohio State 326.2 Penn State 11 The coaches order on each call is as follows 13. Ohio State 260.2 19. Iowa 334.6 29. Iowa 10 (all mes are CT): 18. Michigan State 246.3 21. Minnesota 335.3 Michigan State 10 26. Minnesota 224.3 25. Nebraska 339.8 11:00 a.m. – Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Rk. Penal es Per Game Avg. 11:08 a.m. – Brady Hoke, Michigan Rk. Passing Effi ciency Avg. Rk. Rushing Defense Avg. 2. Michigan 3.5 11:16 a.m. – Gary Andersen, Wisconsin 2. Ohio State 172.11 1. Penn State 85.6 5. Iowa 3.9 11:24 a.m. – Bo Pelini, Nebraska 14.