2018 Big Ten Football Bowl Games Release
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2018 BIG TEN FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES RELEASE Primary Contact: Adam Augustine, Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 608-215-4391 • Twitter: @B1Gfootball Secondary Contact: Megan Rowley, Assistant Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 129 • E-mail: [email protected] • Cell: 630-272-2038 2018 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS BIG TEN BOWL SCHEDULE EAST DIVISION WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2018 QUICK LANE BOWL Conference Games All Games MINNESOTA vs. Georgia Tech W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk 5:15 p.m. - ESPN 1. Ohio State+* 8-1 .889 5-0 3-1 6-0 W4 12-1 .923 7-0 3-1 2-0 W5 Michigan+ 8-1 .889 5-0 3-1 5-1 L1 10-2 .833 7-0 3-2 0-0 L1 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2018 3. Penn State 6-3 .667 3-2 3-1 3-3 W3 9-3 .750 5-2 4-1 0-0 W3 4. Michigan State 5-4 .556 2-3 3-1 4-2 W1 7-5 .583 4-3 3-2 0-0 W1 NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL 5. Maryland 3-6 .333 2-2 0-4 1-5 L4 5-7 .417 3-3 1-4 1-0 L4 WISCONSIN vs. Miami 6. Indiana 2-7 .222 1-4 1-2 2-4 L2 5-7 .417 3-4 2-3 0-0 L2 5:15 p.m. - ESPN 7. Rutgers 0-9 .000 0-5 0-4 0-6 L11 1-11 .083 1-6 0-5 0-0 L11 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2018 WEST DIVISION FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC Conference Games All Games CITY BOWL W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk PURDUE vs. Auburn 1. Northwestern+ 8-1 .889 3-1 5-0 6-0 W7 8-5 .615 3-4 5-0 0-1 L1 1:30 p.m. - ESPN 2. Wisconsin 5-4 .556 3-1 2-3 4-2 L1 7-5 .583 5-2 2-3 0-0 L1 Iowa 5-4 .556 2-2 3-2 3-3 W2 8-4 .667 5-2 3-2 0-0 W2 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2018 Purdue 5-4 .556 3-2 2-2 3-3 W1 6-6 .500 3-4 3-2 0-0 W1 CHICK-FIL-A PEACH BOWL 5. Minnesota 3-6 .333 2-2 1-4 2-4 W1 6-6 .500 5-2 1-4 0-0 W1 #7 MICHIGAN vs. #10 Florida 6. Nebraska 3-6 .333 3-1 0-5 2-4 L1 4-8 .333 4-3 0-5 0-0 L1 Noon - ESPN 7. Illinois 2-7 .222 1-3 1-4 1-5 L3 4-8 .333 3-3 1-4 0-1 L3 MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2018 * - Big Ten Champion + - Division Champion Postseason participants in bold REDBOX BOWL MICHIGAN STATE vs. Oregon BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. 3 p.m. - FOX • Nine Big Ten schools were chosen for postseason bowl games this year, including two teams (Ohio State and Michigan) that earned berths in one of the six College Football Playoff bowls. SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL #22 NORTHWESTERN vs. #17 Utah • Big Ten Champion Ohio State will participate in the Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwest- 7 p.m. - FS1 ern Mutual, while Michigan will compete in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, joining the Buckeyes as the Big Ten representatives in this year’s College Football Playoff bowls. The Buckeyes were TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2019 ranked No. 6 by the College Football Playoff selection committee and will play No. 9 Washington OUTBACK BOWL on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif. The Wolverines were No. 7 and meet No. 10 Florida on Dec. 29 in IOWA vs. #18 Mississippi State Noon - ESPN2 Atlanta, Ga. VRBO CITRUS BOWL • Ohio State was crowned Big Ten Champion after its 45-24 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten #12 PENN STATE vs. #14 Kentucky Championship Game presented by Discover on Dec. 1 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. It was 1 p.m. - ABC the Buckeyes’ 37th Big Ten title and second in as many years. A complete statistical recap of this ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY year’s Big Ten Championship Game can be found on Page 3. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL #6 OHIO STATE vs. #9 Washington • The Big Ten continues to feature the largest and most diverse postseason lineup in conference 5:10 p.m. - ESPN history, with six schools making their first appearance in their assigned bowl. Michigan, Michigan Ranking: College Football Playoff State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wisconsin will all make their first trip to their des- tinations. Two teams will return to their respective bowls for the first time since 2009, as Ohio State returns to the Rose Bowl and Penn State heads to the VRBO Citrus Bowl. Iowa will take part FOLLOW THE BIG TEN For more information on Big Ten football, including sta- in the Outback Bowl for the sixth time. tistics, standings, schedules and the 2017 Big Ten Foot- ball Media Guide, visit the football page at bigten.org. • Three Big Ten students took home national honors. Iowa’s T.J. Hockenson was chosen as the You can also keep track of Big Ten football by following recipient of the John Mackey Award, which goes to the nation’s best defensive back. Purdue’s the conference on Twitter@B1Gfootball or Instagram @ Rondale Moore earned the Paul Hornung Award as the nation’s most versatile player, while Wis- bigtenconf, or by becoming a fan of the Big Ten on Face- consin’s Jonathan Taylor collected the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back. book to receive exclusive updates. • Sixteen conference standouts were named All-Americans, including seven that earned first- /BigTenConference team distinction from at least one organization. In addition, four Big Ten players were named consensus All-Americans, including a unanimous first-team honoree. Wisconsin’s Jonathan Tay- @B1Gfootball lor was a unanimous first-team All-American, while Michigan’s Devin Bush, Purdue’s Rondale Moore and Wisconsin’s Beau Benzschawel earned consensus All-America status. A list of Big Ten @bigtenconf All-Americans can be found on Page 6. BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten Academic Alliance is an academic consortium of all 14 Big Ten universities, which is widely considered to be the model for effective and voluntary collaboration among top research universities. 2018 BIG TEN FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES RELEASE 2 BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. • Purdue’s Tyler Trent received the Disney Sports Spirit Award, given to marks the sixth consecutive season and seventh time in eight years that the nation’s most inspirational player, team or figure in college football. more than six million fans have attended Big Ten home football games. Trent was diagnosed with bone cancer in 2015 and has become a fix- ture around the Purdue football program, serving as the team’s honorary • Ohio State announced Dec. 4 that Urban Meyer, who coached 17 colle- captain. Trent’s decision to live life on his own terms has also provided giate teams to a record of 186-32, three national championships and the hope, encouragement and optimism to legions of fans of college football third-highest winning percentage in the history of major college football, because of the courageous manner in which he has faced the disease — will retire from coaching following the Buckeyes’ appearance Jan. 1 at determined, unbowed and unafraid. the Rose Bowl Game. Ryan Day, the Ohio State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach who led the team to a 3-0 record at the start of this • Eight Big Ten students were named Academic All-Americans, giving the season, will take over as head coach of the program on Jan. 2. Day, 39, Big Ten 102 honorees in the past 14 seasons. The Academic All-America will be the 25th head coach in program history. first-team honorees from the Big Ten include Minnesota’s Payton Jordahl and Gary Moore, Ohio State’s Jordan Fuller and Penn State’s Blake Gil- • Michael Locksley was named the University of Maryland’s 37th head likin. Iowa’s Anthony Nelson, Michigan State’s Cole Chewins, Minnesota’s football coach, Director of Athletics Damon Evans announced on Dec. Sam Renner and Purdue’s Joe Schopper are the Big Ten students who 4. Locksley brings over 20 years of coaching experience, including two received Academic All-America second-team accolades this season. separate stints at Maryland, totaling 10 years with the Terps. The win- ner of the 2018 Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach, • The Big Ten posted the fourth-highest single-season attendance total Locksley has spent the last three years working under Nick Saban at the in conference history with 6,356,865 fans attending home games. This University of Alabama. BIG TEN BOWL BREAKDOWN Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl (New Year’s Six Bowl) • No. 22 Northwestern vs. No. 17 Utah • No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 9 Washington • Dec. 31 – 7 p.m. ET (FS1) • Jan. 1 – 5:10 p.m. ET (ESPN) • San Diego, Calif. (SDCCU Stadium) • Pasadena, Calif. (Rose Bowl Stadium) • A Big Ten school will play in the Holiday Bowl for the 14th time • A Big Ten school will play in the Rose Bowl for the 70th time • Northwestern is making its 15th bowl appearance; the Wildcats • Ohio State is making its 49th bowl appearance, including its will play in the Holiday Bowl for the first time 15th trip to the Rose Bowl (first since 2009) Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl • Purdue vs.