2020 BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - NOVEMBER 2 Primary Contact: Adam Augustine, Assistant Commissioner, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 • E-mail: [email protected] • Twitter: @B1Gfootball Secondary Contact: Megan Rowley, Assistant Director, Communications • Office: 847-696-1010 ext. 129 • E-mail: [email protected] 2020 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS WEEK 3 SCHEDULE EAST DIVISION SATURDAY, NOV. 7 Michigan at Indiana Conference Games All Games Noon | FS1 W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk Indiana 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 2-0 W3 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 Ohio State 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W15 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 Michigan State at Iowa Michigan State 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 1-1 W1 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 0-0 W1 Noon | ESPN Rutgers 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 1-1 L1 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 0-0 L1 Maryland 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 1-1 .500 1-0 0-1 0-0 W1 Nebraska at Northwestern Michigan 1-1 .500 0-0 1-0 0-1 L1 1-1 .500 0-0 1-0 0-0 L1 Noon | BTN Penn State 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L2 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 WEST DIVISION Minnesota at Illinois Conference Games All Games 3:30 p.m. | BTN W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk Purdue 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 2-0 W2 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 Maryland at Penn State Northwestern 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 1-0 W3 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2 3:30 p.m. | BTN Wisconsin 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 1-0 W5 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 0-0 W1 Nebraska 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L2 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Illinois 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L4 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 Purdue at Wisconsin Iowa 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-2 L2 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 3:30 p.m. | ABC Minnesota 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L3 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0-0 L2 Rutgers at Ohio State BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. 7:30 p.m. | BTN • Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields completed 28-of-34 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns All times Eastern while directing an Ohio State offense that finished with 526 total yards to defeat Penn State on Saturday. It was the sixth time in his 16-game Ohio State career that Fields has thrown four touchdown passes in a contest. The junior’s first seven passes were all completions, giving him 16 consecutive completions over two games to tie the school record set by J.T. Barrett in 2016. WEEK 2 RESULTS • Saturday’s win against the Nittany Lions marked Ohio State’s 14th straight win by double digits against FRIDAY, OCT. 30 Big Ten opponents, which continues the longest streak in Big Ten history and is tied for the longest win Maryland 45, Minnesota 44 (OT) streak by double digits against conference opponents since Nebraska did so against Big 8 and Big 12 teams in 1995-96. The Buckeyes also tied the FBS record with their 10th straight road win against ranked teams SATURDAY, OCT. 31 and extended their win streak to 17 straight wins against ranked conference opponents, the longest active Purdue 31, Illinois 24 streak in FBS. Michigan State 27, Michigan 24 • Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa became the third Big Ten player in the last 20 seasons to notch Northwestern 21, Iowa 20 350 passing yards, three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a single game as Maryland Indiana 37, Rutgers 21 defeated Minnesota in overtime on Saturday. The sophomore completed 26-of-35 passes for 394 yards, Ohio State 38, Penn State 25 the 10th most single-game passing yards in school history and the most since Danny O’Brien passed for 417 yards against N.C. State in 2010. Tagovailoa added 59 rushing yards, including a 39-yard touchdown in the first quarter. FOLLOW THE BIG TEN • Saturday’s 45- 44 overtime victory marked the Terrapins’ first overtime win since 2016 and snapped an eight-game losing streak. Maryland outscored Minnesota 24-6 in the fourth quarter and overtime to beat The Big Ten football page on bigten.org will feature the Gophers for the third time in the last four seasons. notes, recaps, statistics, standings and more. You can also keep track of Big Ten football in real time by following • On Oct. 23, the Big Ten Conference announced the launch of the ‘United As One’ social justice cam- the conference on Twitter @B1Gfootball and @BigTen or paign. ‘United As One’ is among several conference-wide Equality Coalition initiatives dedicated to con- becoming a fan of the Big Ten Conference on Facebook to structively and collectively recognizing and eliminating racism and hate in our society by creating resourc- receive exclusive updates. es for inclusion, empowerment and accountability. 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BIG TEN FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - WEEK 3 2 2020 BIG TEN • Rocky Lombardi threw for 323 yards, including 196 to Ricky White, and three touchdowns to help Michigan State defeat Michigan on Saturday. Mel Tucker became the second Michigan State head coach to win his debut against the PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Wolverines, joining Nick Saban in 1995. He is the first Michigan State coach to ever have his first career win come 10/26 O WR David Bell, PUR against the Wolverines. QB Graham Mertz, WIS (Fr.) D S Jamar Johnson, IND • Lombardi had five completions of 30+ yards, connecting on plays of 30, 31, 40, 50 and 53 yards. He is the only Big LB Olakunle Fatukasi, RU S K Charlie Kuhbander, NU Ten quarterback with multiple 300-yard passing games this season and his 323 passing yards were the third-most by F QB Graham Mertz, WIS a Spartan signal caller against Michigan all-time, trailing only Bill Burke in 1999 and Connor Cook in 2015. 11/2 O QB Taulia Tagovailoa, MD QB Justin Fields, OSU • White set a school record for a freshman with 196 receiving yards in a win at Michigan on Saturday. The wide D DT Tommy Togiai, OSU receiver caught eight passes in the contest, including a 30-yard touchdown reception to open the scoring in the first S K Charles Campbell, IND quarter. White added a 50-yard reception on Michigan State’s opening possession of the second half to set up a F WR Ricky White, MSU S Brandon Joseph, NU Spartans’ field goal and a 31-yard catch late in the fourth quarter to give his team first-and-goal and set up the Spartans’ game-sealing touchdown. BIG TEN COACHING RECORDS Coach, School Career (Yrs) At School (Yrs) Big Ten Only EAST DIVISION Tom Allen, IND 20-20 (4th) 20-20 (4th) 11-18 Michael Locksley, MD 7-41 (6th) 5-15 (3rd) 3-14 Jim Harbaugh, MICH 106-46 (13th) 48-19 (6th) 33-13 Mel Tucker, MSU 6-8 (2nd) 1-1 (1st) 1-1 Ryan Day, OSU 18-1 (3rd) 18-1 (3rd) 12-0 James Franklin, PSU 80-40 (10th) 56-25 (7th) 33-17 Greg Schiano, RU 69-68 (12th) 69-68 (12th) 1-1 WEST DIVISION Lovie Smith, ILL 15-36 (5th) 15-36 (5th) 8-30 Kirk Ferentz, IOWA 174-127 (25th) 162-106 (22nd) 97-77 P.J. Fleck, MINN 53-39 (8th) 23-17 (4th) 12-17 Scott Frost, NEB 28-23 (5th) 9-16 (3rd) 6-13 Pat Fitzgerald, NU 101-79 (15th) 101-79 (15th) 59-59 Jeff Brohm, PUR 49-31 (7th) 19-21 (4th) 14-15 Paul Chryst, WIS 72-35 (9th) 53-16 (6th) 35-10 BIG TEN FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS EAST DIVISION Ohio State WEST DIVISION Northwestern Indiana Jerry Emig Illinois Paul Kennedy Jeff Keag [email protected] Kent Brown pkennedy@northwestern. 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