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GREETINGS FROM THE BIG TEN With the 120th season of Big Ten BIG TEN FOOTBALL CONTACTS hitting the fields in the fall, this prospectus is intend- ed to assist the media’s preparation for the 2015 COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT EAST DIVISION football season. For additional information, please Scott Chipman (primary contact)* Indiana feel free to contact the Big Ten Communications Jeff Keag Associate Commissioner, Communications office. Thank you for your coverage of Big Ten foot- [email protected] ball and we look forward to working with you this [email protected] Phone: (812) 855-6209 season. Office: (847) 696-1010, ext. 141 Cell: (630) 936-6005 Maryland Big Ten Football Media Days Matt Taylor The 2015 Big Ten Football Media Days and 44th Adam Augustine (secondary contact)* [email protected] annual Kickoff Luncheon will be held at the Hyatt Associate Director, Communications Regency McCormick Place in Chicago from July Phone: (301) 314-7065 [email protected] 30-31. 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Phone: (847) 467-2028 Weekly Coaches Teleconference The Big Ten Conference football coaches participate The conference office also presents the Purdue in a weekly media teleconference on Tuesdays from Distinguished Scholar Award at the end of each aca- Matt Rector 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT. Contact the Big Ten demic year. Student-athletes eligible for the [email protected] Communications office for the phone number and Distinguished Scholar Award must be letterwinners Phone: (765) 494-3196 weekly passcode. in at least their second year in residence at their institution. Qualifying student-athletes must have Wisconsin earned a GPA of 3.7 or higher for the current aca- Brian Lucas demic year, excluding summer school. [email protected] Phone: (608) 263-5052

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BTN COVERAGE OF BIG TEN SPRING FOOTBALL 2015 BIG TEN FOOTBALL SPRING PRACTICE AND GAME DATES BTN/BTN2Go is the ultimate destination for Big Ten spring football Beginning of Date of with coverage of spring games and practices, some of which will Spring Practice Spring Game air live or on delay on BTN. Coverage also includes highlights and EAST DIVISION analysis on BTN Live and the B1G Spring Football Report. BTN Live Indiana March 26 April 18 airs weeknights at 6 p.m. ET, and the B1G Spring Football Report Maryland March 2 April 11 airs Saturday nights in April following the day’s spring football Michigan Feb. 24 April 4 games. For dates and times of spring football games and coverage, Michigan State March 24 April 25 please visit BTN.com/shows and BTN2Go.com. Ohio State March 10 April 18 Penn State March 20 April 18 • Ohio State enters the 2015 season as the Kicker of the Year, Minnesota's Peter Mortell Rutgers March 30 April 24 defending national champion, riding a was tabbed the Eddleman-Fields of the 13-game winning streak. The Buckeyes will Year, Ohio State's was chosen as the WEST DIVISION aim for their second straight Big Ten Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Illinois March 14 April 18 Championship this season, after winning the and Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Iowa March 25 April 25* Big Ten Football Championship Game last sea- Year and the Buckeyes' J.T. Barrett was named Minnesota March 3 April 11 Nebraska March 7 April 11 son. Ohio State looks to repeat as conference the Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Northwestern Feb. 25 April 11* champions for the first time since finishing and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year. Purdue March 10 April 18 atop the standings in five straight seasons Wisconsin March 15 April 25 from 2005-09 and would be the first Big Ten ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST-TEAM RETURNEES team to win back-to-back titles since OFFENSE * Open Practice Wisconsin claimed three consecutive crowns Jack Allen, SR, C, MSU DEFENSE from 2010-12. J.T. Barrett, SO, QB, OSU Drew Ott, SR, DL, IOWA (media only) STATS: 203-314, 2,834 passing yards, 34 TDs STATS: 57 tackles (26 solo), 12 TFL, 8 sacks • With its win over Michigan in the regular & 171-938 rushing yards, 11 TDs Eric Murray, JR, DB, MINN (coaches only) season fi nale, Ohio State extended its Big Ten , JR, G, OSU (coaches only) STATS: 69 tackles (47 solo), 2 TFL record conference winning streak to 24 games. Leonte Carroo, SR, WR, RU (media only) Maliek Collins, JR, DL, NEB (coaches only) The Buckeyes became the fi rst team to go STATS: 55-1,086 yards, 10 TDs STATS: 45 tackles (17 solo), 10.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks without a loss in Big Ten play for three straight Nate Gerry, JR, DB, NEB (media only) seasons since Minnesota from 1933-35, and DEFENSE STATS: 88 tackles (49 solo), 5 INTs the fi rst team ever to produce no es or losses William Likely, JR, DB, MD Nick VanHoose, JR, DB, NU (media only) in conference contests over a three-year pe- STATS: 83 tackles (66 solo), 4 TFL, 6 INTs STATS: 59 tackles (48 solo), 3.0 TFL riod in Big Ten history. Shilique Calhoun, SR, DL, MSU , SR, LB, OSU (media only) STATS: 39 tackles (28 solo), 12.5 TFL, 8 sacks STATS: 124 tackles (73 solo), 8.5 TFL, 3 sacks • Ohio State and Wisconsin both look to Briean Boddy-Calhoun, JR, DB, MINN (media only) Frankie Williams, SR, DB, PUR (coaches only) repeat as division champions this season, as STATS: 51 tackles (39 solo), 2 TFL, 5 INTs STATS: 74 tackles (51 solo), 3 INTs the Buckeyes finished 8-0 to win the East Joey Bosa, JR, DL, OSU Vince Biegel, JR, LB, WIS (media only) Division and the Badgers completed the sea- STATS: 55 tackles (39 solo), 21 TFL, 13.5 sacks STATS: 56 tackles (38 solo), 16.5 TFL, 7.5 sacks son with a 7-1 mark to finish atop the West Anthony Zettel, SR, DL, PSU Michael Caputo, SR, DB, WIS Division. Last season's divisional crowns STATS: 42 tackles (28 solo), 17 TFL, 8 sacks STATS: 106 tackles (64 solo), 6 TFL, 1 sack marked the third straight for Ohio State and Darius Hillary, SR, DB, WIS (coaches only) the first for the Badgers since 2011. SPECIAL TEAMS STATS: 37 tackles (18 solo), 3.0 TFL Brad Craddock, SR, K, MD • The 2015 Big Ten campaign will feature 28 All- STATS: 18-19 FG, 94.7%, long 57, 98 points • The Big Ten returns a number of players that Conference players from last season, with 11 Peter Mortell, JR, P, MINN led the Big Ten in statistical categories last sea- first-team honorees and 17 second-team selec- STATS: 67-3,025 yards, avg. 45.1, long of 64 son. Michigan State’s Connor Cook topped the tions returning to the field this fall. The first- passing charts with 3,214 yards last season, team returnees are comprised of four offensive ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND-TEAM RETURNEES while Penn State’s DaeSean Hamilton led the standouts, five defensive players and two spe- OFFENSE way with 82 receptions. Ohio State’s J.T. cial teams performers. The returning second- Mike Dudek, SO, WR, ILL (media only) Barrett led the conference in passing efficiency team picks include seven players on offense STATS: 76-1,038 yards, 6 TDs (169.8) and total offense (314.3 yards per and 10 on defense. In addition, 40 honorable Austin Blythe, SR, C, IOWA (coaches only) game). Teammate Joey Bosa recorded a Big mention honorees return to campus. A full , JR, OT, MSU Ten-best total in sacks (13.5 for 96 yards) and breakdown of the returning first- and second- Connor Cook, SR, QB, MSU tackles for loss (21.0 for 116 yards). team honorees follows. STATS: 212-365, 3,214 passing yards, 24 TDs Maryland’s William Likely tallied a conference- , SR, OT, OSU best 0.46 interceptions per game last season, • The winners of six of the 13 regular-season DaeSean Hamilton, SO, WR, PSU (media only) while Minnesota’s Peter Mortell led the Big individual awards from last season will also hit STATS: 82-899 yards, 2 TDs Ten with 45.1 yards per punt. the field again this fall. Maryland's Brad Dan Voltz, JR, C, WIS (media only) Craddock was named the Bakken-Andersen bigten.org 2 2015 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS PRESEASON NOTES

• The Big Ten will welcome three new head STARTERS RETURNING/LOST FOR 2015 coaches to the sidelines for the 2015 cam- paign in Michigan's , Nebraska's Starters Returning Starters Lost Mike Riley and Wisconsin's Paul Chryst. School Off. Def. K/P Total Off. Def. K/P Total Harbaugh was a four-year Wolverines' letter- EAST DIVISION winner from 1983-86 and joins Michigan after Indiana* 8 6 2 16 4 6 0 10 winning 49 games in four years as the head Maryland 6 4 1 11 5 7 1 13 coach of the , including a Michigan 10 10 0 20 3 3 2 8 Super Bowl appearance in 2012. He also won Michigan State 7 7 1 15 5 4 1 10 58 games in seven seasons as a college head Ohio State* 9 7 2 18 4 4 0 8 coach at San Diego and Stanford, including a Penn State 7 7 1 15 4 4 1 9 victory for the Cardinal in the 2011 Orange Rutgers* 5 5 3 13 6 6 0 12 Bowl. Riley takes over at Nebraska following the past 12 seasons as the head coach at WEST DIVISION Oregon State. He spent 14 seasons overall in Illinois 8 7 1 16 3 4 1 8 Corvallis, where he won a school-record 93 Iowa* 5 7 3 15 6 4 0 10 games. Riley also served as the head coach of Minnesota 5 7 2 14 6 4 0 10 the San Diego Chargers for three seasons from Nebraska* 7 8 2 17 5 5 0 10 1999-2001. Chryst returns to Wisconsin after Northwestern 6 8 2 16 5 3 0 8 winning three letters as a player from 1986-88 Purdue* 8 8 2 18 4 6 0 10 and spending eight years as an assistant coach Wisconsin 5 6 2 13 6 5 0 11 for the Badgers. He spent the last three sea- * some players split time as starters sons as the head coach at Pittsburgh, where he led the Panthers to three consecutive bowl • Six current Big Ten mentors have been college Football Playoff. The Big Ten’s 12 bowl part- appearances. head coaches for 10 years or more - Kill (21 ners and the four additional College Football seasons), Ferentz (19), Edsall (16), Riley (14), Playoff bowl games feature 11 different stadi- • With Harbaugh, Riley and Chryst making their Meyer (13) and Dantonio (11). ums that have hosted or will host the Super Big Ten debut this season, 11 of the 14 current Bowl. coaches have been at their institution for four • The fifth annual Big Ten Football years or less. Iowa's Kirk Ferentz is the Big Ten's Championship Game will once again deter- • Thirteen Big Ten teams will square off longest-tenured mentor, with 16 seasons lead- mine the Big Ten Champion. The 2015 Big Ten against at least one non-conference team that ing the Hawkeyes. Northwestern's Pat Football Championship Game will be broad- participated in a bowl game last season, with Fitzgerald ranks second with nine years as the cast in prime time by FOX on Saturday, Dec. 5, 26 total games against squads coming off Wildcats' head coach, while Michigan State's at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. bowl trips. Michigan State will take on four Mark Dantonio has spent eight years leading non-conference opponents that competed in the Spartans. Three head coaches began coach- • The Big Ten will continue to feature the larg- bowls last season, while Nebraska, Ohio State ing at their respective schools in 2011 - est and most diverse postseason lineup in and Purdue will face three non-conference Indiana's Kevin Wilson, Maryland's conference history, with 12 different bowl bowl teams each in 2015. Maryland, Michigan, and Minnesota's Jerry Kill. Three head coaches partners spread across the country. Annual Minnesota and Northwestern will each play took their jobs in 2012 - Illinois' Tim Beckman, bowl destinations include California, Florida, two bowl opponents outside the conference Ohio State's and Rutgers' Kyle Michigan, New York, Tennessee and Texas, schedule. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Penn State Flood. Purdue's Darrell Hazell concluded his with the opportunity to visit four other great and Wisconsin have one bowl qualifier on second season last year, while Penn State's postseason venues in Arizona, Georgia, their schedule this fall. James Franklin completed his first season. Louisiana and Texas as part of the College

BIG TEN’S TOP STATISTICAL RETURNEES FOR ALL GAMES Category Player, School 2014 Stats (Big Ten-National ranking) Rushing , OSU 273 for 1,878 yards, 18 TDs, 125.2 ypg (3rd-3rd) Passing Avg. Connor Cook, MSU 212 of 365, 3,214 yards, 24 TDs, 247.2 ypg (1st-27th) Passing Efficiency J.T. Barrett, OSU 203 of 314, 2,834 yards, 34 TDs, 169.8 efficiency (1st-2nd) Total Offense J.T. Barrett, OSU 485 plays, 3,772 yards (2,834 passing/938 rushing), 314.3 ypg (1st-10th) Receptions DaeSean Hamilton, PSU 82 for 899 yards, 2 TDs, 6.3 rpg (1st-28th) Receiving Yards Leonte Carroo, RU 55 for 1,086 yards, 10 TDs, 83.5 ypg (2nd-23rd) All-Purpose Yards Ezekiel Elliott, OSU 2,114 all-purpose yards (1,878 /220 rec./16 KR), 140.9 per game (4th-21st) Tackles Sean Davis, MD 115 total (80 solo), 8.8 per game (5th-44th) Sacks Joey Bosa, OSU 13.5 (12 solo) for 96 yards, 0.90 per game (1st-10th) Tackles For Loss Joey Bosa, OSU 21.0 for 116 yards, 1.40 per game (1st-15th) Interceptions William Likely, MD 6 interceptions, 0.46 per game (1st-T13th) Punting Peter Mortell, MINN 67 punts for 3,025 yards, 45.1 avg. (1st-7th) Field Goals Rafael Gaglianone, WIS 19 field goals on 22 attempts, 86.4 percent, 1.46 per game (2nd-8th) bigten.org 3 2015 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2014 SEASON RECAP

• Ohio State claimed its eighth na onal tle Ten Championship Game. With the win, the ASSOCIATED PRESS -- FINAL and 51st na onal crown for the Big Ten by Buckeyes claimed their 35th Big Ten Champi- defea ng No. 1 Alabama in the Allstate Sugar onship. In his fi rst career start, quarterback Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS 1 OHIO STATE (59) 14-1 1475 Bowl and No. 2 Oregon in the inaugural Col- was named the Big Ten Grange- 2 Oregon 13-2 1402 lege Football Playoff Na onal Championship. Griffi n Most Valuable Player a er producing 3 TCU 12-1 1349 The fourth-seeded Buckeyes claimed their fi rst 257 passing yards and three . 4 Alabama 12-2 1297 na onal tle since the 2002 season and the 5 MICHIGAN STATE 11-2 1212 third for head coach Urban Meyer, making him • Ohio State (14-1), Michigan State (11-2) 5 Florida State 13-1 1212 the second coach in college football history to and Wisconsin (11-3) each claimed at least 11 7 Baylor 11-2 1098 8 Georgia Tech 11-3 1071 win na onal tles at two diff erent schools. victories last season, marking the third me 9 Georgia 10-3 925 in conference history and fi rst since 2011 that 10 UCLA 10-3 908 • Big Ten teams set a single-season record three conference teams offi cially reached the 11 Mississippi State 10-3 767 with six bowl victories, breaking the previ- 11-win plateau. The Buckeyes have won at 12 Arizona State 10-3 756 ous high of fi ve bowl wins set most recently least 12 games in each of the last three sea- 13 WISCONSIN 11-3 724 following the 2002 campaign. The Big Ten de- sons while the Spartans have claimed at least 14 Missouri 11-3 710 feated four ranked opponents in bowl games, 11 victories in three of the last four seasons. 15 Clemson 10-3 683 16 Boise State 12-2 653 as Ohio State knocked off No. 1 Alabama in the Wisconsin collected 11 wins for the fi rst me 17 Ole Miss 9-4 543 Allstate Sugar Bowl and No. 2 Oregon in the since 2011. 18 Kansas State 9-4 509 College Football Playoff Na onal Champion- 19 Arizona 10-4 499 ship, Michigan State rallied past No. 5 Baylor • Ohio State matched Football Bowl Subdivi- 20 USC 9-4 315 in the Goodyear Co on Bowl and Wisconsin sion (FBS), Big Ten and school records with 21 Utah 9-4 302 defeated No. 19 Auburn in the . 14 victories last season, equaling the 14 wins 22 Auburn 8-5 216 23 Marshall 13-1 161 Penn State and Rutgers also won bowls, with by the 2002 Buckeyes team that also claimed 24 Louisville 9-4 116 the Ni any Lions defea ng Boston College in a na onal tle. Only seven FBS teams have 25 Memphis 10-3 94 the New Era Pinstripe Bowl and the Scarlet posted 14 wins in a season since 1937, includ- Knights earning a victory over North Carolina ing the 2002 and 2014 Ohio State squads. The Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 28, Stanford in the Quick Lane Bowl. 2014 OSU team is only the fourth in Big Ten 27, NEBRASKA 22, Air Force 21, Duke 18, LSU history to win at least 13 games in a season, 12, Utah State 11, Arkansas 10, MINNESOTA 9, • With its win in the Goodyear Co on Bowl, including 13-win campaigns by Minnesota in Oklahoma 7, Texas A&M 7, Northern Illinois 4, Colorado State 2 Michigan State extended its bowl winning 1904 and Michigan State in 2013. streak to four games. The most recent current Big Ten school to have a winning streak of at • Six diff erent Big Ten running backs rushed for least four bowl games was Rutgers, which won more than 200 yards on 20 occasions last sea- AMWAY -- FINAL fi ve consecu ve postseason games between son, the most games of 200 or more rushing 2006 and 2011. Prior to that, Ohio State won yards since at least 1997 and the most since Team (1st Place Votes) Record PTS four consecu ve bowls from 2002-05. 15 ou ngs of 200 or more yards in 2000. Wis- 1 OHIO STATE (64) 14-1 1550 consin's led all Big Ten rushers 2 Oregon 13-2 1477 3 TCU 12-1 1408 • For just the second me in conference his- with six games of 200 or more yards, including 4 Alabama 12-2 1363 tory, 10 Big Ten schools were selected for bowl a conference and then-FBS record 408 yards in 5 MICHIGAN STATE 11-2 1282 compe on, including two teams earning just over three quarters on Nov. 15. Indiana's 6 Florida State 13-1 1262 berths in one of the six College Football Playoff and Nebraska's Ameer Abdul- 7 Georgia Tech 11-3 1136 bowls in Ohio State and Michigan State. The lah each produced four ou ngs of 200-plus 8 Baylor 11-2 1135 Big Ten's total of 10 bowl teams equaled the yards, including 307 yards for Coleman on Nov. 9 Georgia 10-3 1018 10 UCLA 10-3 909 conference record for most bowl berths in a 15. Ohio State's Ezekiel Ellio broke the 200- 11 Missouri 11-3 907 season, matching the 10 postseason teams yard plateau in each of his last three contests 12 Mississippi State 10-3 799 following the 2011 campaign. - the Big Ten Football Championship Game, 13 WISCONSIN 11-3 765 Allstate Sugar Bowl and College Football Play- 14 Arizona State 10-3 750 • Six Big Ten schools received votes in the off Na onal Championship. Minnesota's David 15 Clemson 10-3 733 fi nal Associated Press (AP) and Amway polls, Cobb produced two 200-yard ou ngs while 16 Boise State 12-2 627 including at least two top-10 teams for the Rutgers' Josh Hicks broke the 200-yard mark in 17 Arizona 10-4 574 18 Kansas State 9-4 556 sixth me in the last seven seasons. A er the Quick Lane Bowl. 19 Ole Miss 9-4 444 winning the inaugural College Football Playoff 20 Utah 9-4 331 Na onal Championship, Ohio State ended the • Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon and Indiana's 21 USC 9-4 297 year ranked fi rst in both polls. Michigan State Tevin Coleman became just the sixth and 22 Marshall 13-1 178 moved up to fi h in the coaches' rankings and seventh players in Big Ten history to break the 23 Auburn 8-5 167 ed for fi h in the media tally a er a win in 2,000-yard rushing mark for a single season. 24 Louisville 9-4 113 25 Memphis 10-3 93 the Co on Bowl. Wisconsin climbed to No. 13 Gordon fi nished the season with a conference- in both rankings following an Outback Bowl record 2,587 rushing yards, marking the Others receiving votes: NEBRASKA 79, Air Force victory, while Minnesota and Nebraska re- second-highest total in FBS history behind only 45, Notre Dame 26, Duke 23, Stanford 22, MINͳ ceived votes in both polls. In addi on, Rutgers Oklahoma State's ' 2,628 yards in NESOTA 20, Arkansas 18, LSU 13, Utah State 8, received votes in the Away rankings. 1988. Coleman's 2,036 yards set a new school Texas A&M 7, RUTGERS 4, Washington 3, Okla- record and rank sixth in conference annals. homa 3, Oklahoma State 2, Louisiana Tech 1, Navy 1, Northern Illinois 1 • Ohio State was crowned Big Ten Champion following its victory over Wisconsin in the Big bigten.org 4 2015 FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS 2014 SEASON RECAP

• The Big Ten set a new single-season record for total a endance during BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS the 2014 football season with 6,359,218 fans a ending home games. In Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only addi on, nine Big Ten schools produced increases in average a en- EAST DIVISION dance, including a boost of more than eight percent for Maryland and Kevin Wilson, IND 14-34 (4) 14-34 (4) 6-26 Rutgers in their fi rst seasons as members of the conference. The Big Ten Randy Edsall, MD 94-100 (16) 20-30 (4) 4-4 surpassed the six-million mark in total a endance for just the third me Jim Harbaugh, MICH 58-27 (7) 0-0 (1st) 0-0 in conference history and the third me in the last four seasons, break- Mark Dantonio, MSU 93-48 (11) 75-31 (8) 45-19 ing the single-season record of 6,061,514 set last season. Urban Meyer, OSU 142-26 (13) 38-3 (3) 24-0 James Franklin, PSU 31-21 (4) 7-6 (1) 2-6 Kyle Flood, RU 23-16 (3) 23-16 (3) 3-5 • The Big Ten was one of two conferences with more than two teams ranked among the top 22 in the na on in average a endance, with sev- WEST DIVISION en schools comprising that group. Ohio State led the na on at 106,296, Tim Beckman, ILL 33-41 (6) 12-25 (3) 4-20 followed by No. 3 Michigan (104,909), No. 5 Penn State (101,623), No. Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 127-106 (19) 115-85 (16) 68-60 10 Nebraska (91,249), No. 18 Wisconsin (79,520), No. 20 Michigan State Jerry Kill, MINN 152-99 (21) 25-26 (4) 13-19 Mike Riley, NEB 93-80 (14) 0-0 (1st) 0-0 (74,681) and No. 22 Iowa (67,512). Pat Fitzgerald, NU 60-53 (9) 60-53 (9) 30-42 Darrell Hazell, PUR 20-30 (4) 4-20 (2) 1-15 • Two Big Ten running backs ended the season ranked among the top Paul Chryst, WIS 19-19 (3) 0-0 (1st) 0-0 10 in conference career records. Nebraska's ended his career second in Big Ten history with 7,186 all-purpose yards, trailing organiza on. Indiana Tevin Coleman, Iowa off ensive line- only Wisconsin's 's 7,429 all-purpose yards from 1996-99. man Brandon Scherff , Ohio State defensive lineman Joey Bosa and Wis- A er only three seasons, the Badgers' Melvin Gordon ended his career consin running back Melvin Gordon were named unanimous consensus ranked seventh in Big Ten annals with 4,817 rushing yards, while Abdul- All-Americans. Other conference standouts to earn fi rst-team status lah was rated 10th with 4,588 rushing yards. from at least one outlet included Maryland's Brad Craddock, Michigan State's Jack Allen and Kur s Drummond, Minnesota's Maxx Williams, • The off ensive a acks of Ohio State and Wisconsin set numerous Big Ohio State's Michael Benne and Wisconsin's Kyle Cos gan and Rob Ten single-season records during the 2014-15 campaign. The Buckeyes Havenstein. set conference records with 7,674 total off ensive yards and 386 total fi rst downs, while ending the season ranked second with 672 points • Six Big Ten student-athletes were named Capital One Academic All- and 42 passing touchdowns. Ohio State averaged 511.6 yards of total Americans. The Big Ten has led all Football Bowl Subdivision conferenc- off ense per contest, which ranks third in conference annals, and 44.8 es in Academic All-Americans for 10 straight seasons, with 78 honorees points per ou ng, which rates seventh in Big Ten history. The Badgers over that me span. The Academic All-America fi rst-team honorees compiled a conference-record 4,482 rushing yards and averaged 320.1 from the Big Ten were Indiana's Mark Murphy, Michigan State's Mike yards per game, which ranks fourth in Big Ten annals. Wisconsin's 46 Sadler, Minnesota's Maxx Williams and Rutgers' David Milewski. Iowa's rushing scores are ed for the sixth-most in conference history. Mark Weisman and Ohio State's Jacoby Boren earned Academic All- America second-team accolades. To be eligible for the award, a player • Three Big Ten players and one coach took home na onal individual must be in at least his second year of athle c eligibility, be a fi rst-team honors last season. Wisconsin's Melvin Gordon claimed the Doak Walk- or key performer and carry a cumula ve 3.30 GPA. er Award as the top running back in the country. Iowa's Brandon Scherff collected the Outland Trophy, awarded to the na on's most outstanding • The Big Ten recognized a total of 304 football student-athletes who interior lineman. Maryland's Brad Craddock was named the Lou Groza were named to the Academic All-Conference Team, breaking the record Award recipient as the na on's top place kicker. Ohio State off ensive of 271 Academic All-Big Ten honorees established in 2013-14. 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THURSDAY, SEPT. 3 SATURDAY, SEPT. 26 SATURDAY, OCT. 31 MICHIGAN at Utah Middle Tennessee State at ILLINOIS MARYLAND at IOWA TCU at MINNESOTA INDIANA at Wake Forest MICHIGAN at MINNESOTA North Texas at IOWA ILLINOIS at PENN STATE FRIDAY, SEPT. 4 MARYLAND at West Virginia NEBRASKA at PURDUE Kent State at ILLINOIS BYU at MICHIGAN RUTGERS at WISCONSIN MICHIGAN STATE at Western Michigan Central Michigan at MICHIGAN STATE Ohio at MINNESOTA SATURDAY, NOV. 7 SATURDAY, SEPT. 5 Southern Miss at NEBRASKA IOWA at INDIANA Southern Illinois at INDIANA Ball State at NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN at MARYLAND Illinois State at IOWA Western Michigan at OHIO STATE RUTGERS at MICHIGAN Richmond at MARYLAND San Diego State at PENN STATE MICHIGAN STATE at NEBRASKA BYU at NEBRASKA Bowling Green at PURDUE PENN STATE at NORTHWESTERN Stanford at NORTHWESTERN Kansas at RUTGERS MINNESOTA at OHIO STATE PENN STATE at Temple Hawaii at WISCONSIN ILLINOIS at PURDUE Norfolk State at RUTGERS Alabama vs. WISCONSIN [1] SATURDAY, OCT. 3 SATURDAY, NOV. 14 NEBRASKA at ILLINOIS OHIO STATE at ILLINOIS SUNDAY, SEPT. 6 OHIO STATE at INDIANA MICHIGAN at INDIANA PURDUE at Marshall MICHIGAN at MARYLAND MINNESOTA at IOWA PURDUE at MICHIGAN STATE MARYLAND at MICHIGAN STATE MONDAY, SEPT. 7 MINNESOTA at NORTHWESTERN PURDUE at NORTHWESTERN OHIO STATE at Virginia Tech IOWA at WISCONSIN NEBRASKA at RUTGERS Army at PENN STATE SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 SATURDAY, NOV. 21 Western Illinois at ILLINOIS SATURDAY, OCT. 10 PURDUE at IOWA Florida International at INDIANA ILLINOIS at IOWA INDIANA at MARYLAND IOWA at Iowa State NORTHWESTERN at MICHIGAN ILLINOIS at MINNESOTA Bowling Green at MARYLAND WISCONSIN at NEBRASKA MICHIGAN STATE at OHIO STATE Oregon State at MICHIGAN MARYLAND at OHIO STATE MICHIGAN at PENN STATE Oregon at MICHIGAN STATE INDIANA at PENN STATE NORTHWESTERN at WISCONSIN MINNESOTA at Colorado State MINNESOTA at PURDUE RUTGERS at Army South Alabama at NEBRASKA MICHIGAN STATE at RUTGERS Eastern Illinois at NORTHWESTERN FRIDAY, NOV. 27 Hawaii at OHIO STATE SATURDAY, OCT. 17 IOWA at NEBRASKA Buffalo at PENN STATE RUTGERS at INDIANA Indiana State at PURDUE MICHIGAN STATE at MICHIGAN SATURDAY, NOV. 28 Washington State at RUTGERS NEBRASKA at MINNESOTA NORTHWESTERN at ILLINOIS [3] Miami (Ohio) at WISCONSIN IOWA at NORTHWESTERN OHIO STATE at MICHIGAN PENN STATE at OHIO STATE PENN STATE at MICHIGAN STATE SATURDAY, SEPT. 19 PURDUE at WISCONSIN WISCONSIN at MINNESOTA RUTGERS at PENN STATE INDIANA at PURDUE ILLINOIS at North Carolina SATURDAY, OCT. 24 MARYLAND at RUTGERS Western Kentucky at INDIANA WISCONSIN at ILLINOIS Pittsburgh at IOWA PENN STATE at MARYLAND [2] SATURDAY, DEC. 5 South Florida at MARYLAND INDIANA at MICHIGAN STATE Big Ten Championship Game [4] UNLV at MICHIGAN NORTHWESTERN at NEBRASKA Air Force at MICHIGAN STATE OHIO STATE at RUTGERS Kent State at MINNESOTA [1] at Arlington, Texas NEBRASKA at Miami (Fla.) [2] at Baltimore, Md. NORTHWESTERN at Duke [3] at Chicago, Ill. Northern Illinois at OHIO STATE [4] at Indianapolis, Ind. Virginia Tech at PURDUE Troy at WISCONSIN BIG TEN BOWL PARTNERS Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, Texas) Foster Farms Bowl (Santa Clara, Calif.)

Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl (Dallas, Texas) Capital One Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens, Fla.)

Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit, Mich.) Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.)

New Era Pinstripe Bowl (New York, N.Y.) Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl (Orlando, Fla.)

National University Holiday Bowl (San Diego, Calif.) Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual (Pasadena, Calif.)

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (Nashville, Tenn.) TaxSlayer Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.) bigten.org 6