2019 BIG TEN FOOTBALL
WEEKLY RELEASE - AUGUST 26
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WEEK 1 SCHEDULE
2019 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS
THURSDAY, AUG. 29
South Dakota State at MINNESOTA
9 p.m. | FS1
EAST DIVISION
Conference Games
W-L PCT
All Games
- H
- A
- Div. Strk
- W-L PCT
- H
- A
- N
- Strk
- L2
- Indiana
Maryland Michigan
0-0 0-0 0-0
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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
L2 L4 L1
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
Tulsa at MICHIGAN STATE
7 p.m. | FS1
L4 L2
- L1
- Michigan State 0-0
- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
0-0 0-0 0-0 W4 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 0-0 0-0 L11
Ohio State Penn State Rutgers
0-0 0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 W6
WISCONSIN at South Florida
7 p.m. | ESPN
- 0-0 0-0 0-0
- L1
0-0 0-0 0-0 L11
Massachusetts at RUTGERS
7:15 p.m. | BTN
WEST DIVISION
- Conference Games
- All Games
PURDUE at Nevada 9:30 p.m. | CBSSN
- W-L PCT
- H
- A
- Div. Strk
- W-L PCT
- H
- A
- N
- Strk
- Illinois
- 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0
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- 0-0 0-0 0-0 L3
- 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
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0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W3 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1 0-0 0-0 0-0 L1 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
L3
- Iowa
- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W2
0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
Akron at ILLINOIS
Noon | BTN
Minnesota
- Nebraska
- 0-0 0-0 0-0
- L1
- L1
- Northwestern 0-0
- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W7
- 0-0 0-0 0-0 W1
- Purdue
Wisconsin
0-0 0-0
INDIANA vs. Ball State
(at Lucas Oil Stadium - Indianapolis, Ind.)
Noon | CBSSN
- 0-0 0-0 0-0
- L1
BIG TEN. BIG NEWS.
Howard at MARYLAND
• The 124th season of Big Ten football will commence this weekend as 14 teams open the 2019 campaign. Minnesota will be the first conference school to make its debut on Thursday, opening at home against South Dakota State at 9 p.m. ET on FS1. Michigan State, Rutgers and Wisconsin will each open the season on Friday, as the Spartans host Tulsa and the Badgers travel to South Florida, while the Scarlet Knights, who won college football’s inaugural game against Princeton in 1869, will help kick off college football’s 150th season by welcoming Massachusetts. The remaining 10 schools will begin the 2019 campaign on Saturday. The complete opening weekend schedule appears to the right.
Noon | BTN
South Alabama at NEBRASKA
Noon| ESPN
Florida Atlantic at OHIO STATE
Noon | FOX
• The first Saturday of the season will feature a neutral site contest between Indiana and Ball State. The Hoosiers will face the Cardinals at noon at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the site of this year’s Big Ten Football Championship Game.
Idaho at PENN STATE
3:30 p.m. | BTN
• The 2019 campaign will feature 44 All-Big Ten honorees (12 first-team, 14 second-team, 18 third-team) and 65 honorable mention selections from last season.
NORTHWESTERN at Stanford
4 p.m. | FOX
• The winners of five of the Big Ten’s 14 regular-season individual awards from last season will also hit the field again this fall. Purdue wide receiver/return specialist Rondale Moore was named both the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year and the Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year in 2018, while Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor was chosen as the Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year. Michigan State’s Kenny Willekes was tabbed the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year, and Michigan’s Will Hart was named the Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year.
Miami (Ohio) at IOWA
7:30 p.m. | FS1
Middle Tennessee State at MICHIGAN
7:30 p.m. | BTN
• The Big Ten will continue to feature the largest bowl lineup in conference history. This season, the Big Ten’s bowl lineup will be highlighted by 16 potential bowl destinations in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Texas.
All ꢀmes Eastern
• Counting conference and non-conference contests, every Big Ten team will face at least six teams that played in a bowl game last season. Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin lead the way with eight such contests, followed by Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern and Rutgers with seven apiece.
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• Twelve Big Ten teams will square off against at least one non-conference team that participated in a bowl game last season, with 21 of all 42 non-conference games featuring opponents coming off bowl trips. Michigan and Purdue will each face bowl teams in all three of their 2019 non-conference contests, while Maryland, Michigan State and Penn State will each play two bowl opponents outside the conference schedule.
/BigTenConference
• Ohio State was crowned the 2018 Big Ten Champion after its 45-24 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game. It was the Buckeyes’ 37th Big Ten title and second in as many years.
@B1Gfootball @bigtenconf
@BigTen
• Michigan, Ohio State and Northwestern will look to repeat as division champions this season, as the Wildcats finished 8-1 to win the West Division for the first time and the Buckeyes and Wolverines finished tied atop the East Division standings at 8-1 in conference play.
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consorꢀum of all 14 Big Ten universiꢀes, which is widely considered to be the model for effecꢀve and voluntary collaboraꢀon among top research universiꢀes.
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BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS
2019-20 BIG TEN
BOWL DESTINATIONS
EAST DIVISION
Indiana
WEST DIVISION
Illinois
Quick Lane Bowl
Dec. 26, 2019
- Jeff Keag
- Kent Brown
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Detroit, Mich. Ford Field [email protected] Phone: (812) 855-6209 [email protected]
Derek Neal [email protected] Phone: (217)ꢃ333-1391
Maryland
Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame
Dustin Semonavick
Iowa
Steve Roe
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Dec. 27, 2019
3:20 p.m. ET, ESPN
Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium Big Ten vs. ACC/Notre Dame
Michigan
- Phone: (319) 335-9411
- David Ablauf
[email protected]
Chad Shepard
Minnesota
- Paul Rovnak
- [email protected]
- Phone: (734) 764-6456
- [email protected]
Phone: (612) 625-9379
Ryan Tibbitts
Michigan State
Ben Phlegar
San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl
Dec. 27, 2019
8 p.m. ET, FS1
San Diego, Calif. SDCCU Stadium Big Ten vs. Pac-12 [email protected] Phone: (517) 355-2271
Nebraska
Keith Mann
Ohio State
Jerry Emig [email protected] Phone: (402) 472-2263
Matt Smith
- Phone: (614) 688-0343
- [email protected]
Phone: (402) 770-5926
Penn State
Kristina Petersen [email protected]
Northwestern
SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
Dec. 30, 2019 12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN Dallas, Texas Coꢂon Bowl Stadium Big Ten vs. Big 12/Conference USA
Paul Kennedy
- Phone: (814) 865-1757
- [email protected]
Phone: (847) 467-2028
Rutgers
Hasim Phillips
Purdue
[email protected]
Phone: (732) 445-6069
Jimmy Gill
Matt Rector
[email protected] Phone: (765) 494-3196 [email protected]
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Wisconsin
Brian Lucas
Dec. 30, 2019 [email protected]
Phone: (608) 263-5052
Brian Mason
4 p.m. ET, ESPN
Nashville, Tenn. [email protected]
Nissan Stadium
Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC
RedBox Bowl
BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS
Dec. 30, 2019
Coach, School EAST DIVISION
Tom Allen, IND Michael Locksley, MD Jim Harbaugh, MICH Mark Dantonio, MSU Ryan Day, OSU James Franklin, PSU Chris Ash, RU
- Career (Yrs)
- At School (Yrs)
- Big Ten Only
4-14
4 p.m. ET, FOX
Santa Clara, Calif. Levi’s Stadium Big Ten vs. Pac-12
10-15 (3rd) 3-31 (5th)
96-41 (12th) 125-68 (16th)
3-0 (2nd)
10-15 (3rd)
1-5 (2nd)
38-14 (5th)
107-51 (13th)
3-0 (2nd)
1-5 26-9 65-34
1-0
26-13 3-24
VRBO Citrus Bowl
Jan. 1, 2020 1 p.m. ET, ABC Orlando, Fla.
69-36 (9th) 7-29 (4th)
45-21 (6th) 7-29 (4th)
Camping World Stadium Big Ten vs. SEC
WEST DIVISION
Lovie Smith, ILL Kirk Ferentz, IOWA P.J. Fleck, MINN Scoꢂ Frost, NEB Pat Fitzgerald, NU Jeff Brohm, PUR Paul Chryst, WIS
9-27 (4th)
164-122 (24th)
42-35 (7th) 23-15 (4th) 96-70 (14th) 43-23 (6th) 61-31 (8th)
9-27 (4th)
152-101 (21st)
12-13 (3rd)
4-8 (2nd)
96-70 (14th) 13-13 (3rd) 42-12 (5th)
4-23 91-72 5-13 3-6
56-51
9-9
Outback Bowl
Jan. 1, 2020 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium Big Ten vs. SEC
27-8
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
Jan. 1, 2020
5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN
Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Stadium Big Ten vs. Pac-12
2019-20 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BOWLS
Goodyear Coꢀon Bowl Classic
Dec. 28, 2019
Capital One Orange Bowl
Dec. 30, 2019
Rose Bowl Game Presented by
Noon ET, ESPN
8 p.m. ET, ESPN
Northwestern Mutual
Jan. 1, 2020
5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN
Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl Stadium
- Arlington, Texas
- Miami Gardens, Fla.
- Hard Rock Stadium
- AT&T Stadium
PlayStaꢁon Fiesta Bowl
Naꢀonal Semiꢁnal
Dec. 28, 2019 4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Glendale, Ariz. State Farm Stadium
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl
Naꢀonal Semiꢁnal
Dec. 28, 2019 4 or 8 p.m. ET, ESPN Atlanta, Ga. Mercedes-Benz Stadium
TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Jan. 2, 2020
Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1, 2020
8:45 p.m. ET, ESPN
New Orleans, La.
7 p.m. ET, ESPN
Jacksonville, Fla. TIAA Bank Field Big Ten or ACC/Notre Dame vs. SEC
Mercedes-Benz Superdome
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
The Big Ten leads all conferences with more than 1,800 Academic All-Americans, including 37 honorees during the 2018-19 academic year.
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BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
The 2019 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover will kick off from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 7, 2019.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
QUICK FACTS
The winner of the East Division will meet the winner of the West Division, with the game’s victor earning the Big Ten Championship and a chance to play in one of the six bowls that comprise the College Football Playoff, including the Rose Bowl Game.
Date: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019
Time: 8 p.m. ET
FOX will once again serve as the oꢁcial broadcast partner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game, while Lucas Oil Stadium will host the ꢀtle games through 2021.
Television: FOX
Site: Indianapolis, Ind. Facility: Lucas Oil Stadium
Surface: FieldTurf
Tickets for the 2019 Big Ten Football Championship Game will go on sale at noon ET on Saturday, July 20. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at ꢀcketmaster.com or by calling (800) 745-3000. In addiꢀon, every Big Ten Football Championship Game ꢀcket includes complimentary admission to the Big Ten Fan Fest presented by Dr. Pepper, to be held at the Indiana Convenꢀon Center on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7. Go to bigten.org for more informaꢀon.
Capacity: 65,972
BIG TEN FOOTBALL AWARDS
The Big Ten will continue to honor its past while recogniz-
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ing its current standouts at the conclusion of the 2019 campaign. The Big Ten’s enhanced football awards program presents 19 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 of the countless students and coaches who have contributed to the conference’s rich and storied history.
Championship Game Awards
- Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy
- Amos Alonzo Stagg, Chicago
Grange-Griffin Championship Game MVP
(media vote only)
Postcollegiate Awards
(vote by school administrators)
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award
Harold Edward "Red" Grange, Illinois Archie Griffin, Ohio State
Gerald R. Ford, Michigan Nile Kinnick, Iowa Tony Dungy, Minnesota Anthony Thompson, Indiana
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, defensive back, kicker, punter and return specialist. Each of these individual position awards features the names of two former standouts.
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award
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
The Big Ten will also continue to honor the conference’s top coaches, offensive and defensive players and linemen and freshmen with end-of-year trophies. Big Ten coaches 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 coaches 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 top freshman will receive the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year award.
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year
(coaches vote only)
Dave McClain Coach of the Year
(media vote only)
Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, Ohio State Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler, Michigan Dave McClain, Wisconsin
- 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
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year
Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, Michigan State Courtney Brown, Penn State Bob Griese, Purdue Drew Brees, Purdue Alan Ameche, Wisconsin Ron Dayne, Wisconsin Jack Tatum, Ohio State Rod Woodson, Purdue Dick Butkus, Illinois Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Pat Richter, Wisconsin Desmond Howard, Michigan Ted Kwalick, Penn State Dallas Clark, Iowa
The winner of the Big Ten Football Championship Game will receive the Amos Alonzo Stagg Championship Trophy, while the most outstanding player in the game will be awarded the Grange-Griffin Championship Game Most Valuable Player award. The conference also created two postcollegiate 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.
- Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year
- Jim Bakken, Wisconsin
Morten Andersen, Michigan State Thomas Dwight "Dike" Eddleman, Illinois Brandon Fields, Michigan State Johnny Rodgers, Nebraska Tim Dwight, Iowa
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year
BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.
The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct financial support to more than 9,800 students compeꢀng in intercollegiate athleꢀcs for more than 11,000 parꢀcipaꢀon opportuniꢀes on more than 350 teams in 42 different sports.
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Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten.
Since its inception in 1896, the pursuit and attainment of academic excellence has been a priority for every BigTen member institution. But maintaining the conference’s standard of competing at the highest level in athletics also endures as an important component of the Big Ten experience. Striking that balance between academics and athletics is integral to the Big Ten’s identity. Recognized as one of intercollegiate sports’ most successful undertakings, the Big Ten strives for success from its students not only on the field and in the classroom, but around the world as well.