BIG TEN FOOTBALL 2015-16 BOWL GAMES RELEASE Contact: Adam Augus ne, Associate Director, Communica ons • Offi ce: 847-696-1010 ext. 151 • E-mail: aaugus [email protected] • Cell: 608-215-4391 • Twi er: @B1Gfootball 2015 CONFERENCE & OVERALL STANDINGS BIG TEN BOWL SCHEDULE EAST DIVISION December 26, 2015 NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL Conference Games All Games INDIANA vs. W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk Duke 1. Michigan State&# 7-1 .875 4-0 3-1 6-0 W3 12-1 .923 7-0 4-1 1-0 W4 3:30 p.m. ET - ABC Ohio State& 7-1 .875 3-1 4-0 5-1 W1 11-1 .917 6-1 5-0 0-0 W1 3. Michigan 6-2 .750 2-2 4-0 4-2 L1 9-3 .750 5-2 4-1 0-0 L1 FOSTER FARMS BOWL 4. Penn State 4-4 .500 3-1 1-3 3-3 L3 7-5 .583 6-1 1-4 0-0 L3 NEBRASKA vs. 5. Indiana 2-6 .250 0-4 2-2 1-5 W2 6-6 .500 3-4 3-2 0-0 W2 UCLA 6. Rutgers 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 1-5 L5 4-8 .333 2-5 2-3 0-0 L1 9:15 p.m. ET - ESPN Maryland 1-7 .125 0-4 1-3 1-5 W1 3-9 .250 2-5 1-4 0-0 W1 WEST DIVISION December 28, 2015 QUICK LANE BOWL Conference Games All Games MINNESOTA vs. W-L PCT H A Div. Strk W-L PCT H A N Strk Central Michigan 1. Iowa& 8-0 1.000 4-0 4-0 6-0 W8 12-1 .923 7-0 5-0 0-1 L1 5 p.m. ET - ESPN2 2. Northwestern 6-2 .750 3-1 3-1 5-1 W5 10-2 .833 6-1 4-1 0-0 W5 Wisconsin 6-2 .750 2-2 4-0 4-2 W1 9-3 .750 5-2 4-0 0-1 W1 December 30, 2015 4. Nebraska 3-5 .375 1-3 2-2 1-5 L1 5-7 .417 3-4 2-3 0-0 L1 NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL 5. Illinois 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 2-4 L3 5-7 .417 4-3 1-4 0-0 L3 WISCONSIN vs. Minnesota 2-6 .250 1-3 1-3 2-4 L1 5-7 .417 3-4 2-3 0-0 L1 #25 USC 7. Purdue 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 1-5 L4 2-10 .167 2-5 0-5 0-0 L4 10:30 p.m. ET - ESPN & Division Champion # Big Ten Champion Postseason teams in bold December 31, 2015 GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. SEMIFINAL • Ten Big Ten schools were selected for bowl compe on, including three teams earning berths #3 MICHIGAN STATE vs. in one of the six College Football Playoff bowls in Michigan State, Iowa and Ohio State. #2 Alabama 8 p.m. ET - ESPN • Big Ten Champion Michigan State was selected to par cipate in the College Football Playoff Semifi nal at the Co on Bowl. The Spartans were ranked No. 3 by the College Football Playoff January 1, 2016 selec on commi ee and will face No. 2 Alabama on Dec. 31 in Arlington, Texas. The winner OUTBACK BOWL of the Co on Bowl will meet either No. 1 Clemson or No. 4 Oklahoma in the College Football #13 NORTHWESTERN vs. Playoff Na onal Championship to be played on Jan. 11 in Glendale, Ariz. #23 Tennessee Noon ET - ESPN2 • Iowa was selected to par cipate in the Rose Bowl Game and Ohio State will take part in the Fiesta Bowl, joining the Spartans as par cipants in College Football Playoff bowls this season. BUFFALO WILD WINGS CITRUS BOWL The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 5 by the College Football Playoff selec on commi ee and will #14 MICHIGAN vs. face No. 6 Stanford on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, Calif., while the Buckeyes were ranked No. 7 and will #19 Florida take on No. 8 Notre Dame on Jan. 1 in Glendale, Ariz. 1 p.m. ET - ABC • Michigan State was crowned Big Ten Champion following its 16-13 victory over Iowa in the BATTLEFROG FIESTA BOWL #7 OHIO STATE vs. Big Ten Championship Game. With the win, the Spartans claimed their ninth Big Ten tle and #8 Notre Dame second in the last three years. 1 p.m. ET - ESPN • Iowa (12-1), Michigan State (12-1), Ohio State (11-1) and Northwestern (10-2) have claimed ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY at least 10 victories so far this season, marking the fourth me in conference history and fi rst NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL me since 2009 that four Big Ten teams have reached the 10-win plateau. A bowl victory by #5 IOWA vs. Michigan and/or Wisconsin would give the Big Ten fi ve or six teams with at least 10 wins for the #6 Stanford fi rst me in conference history. 5:10 p.m. ET - ESPN • The Big Ten will continue to feature the largest and most diverse postseason lineup in confer- January 2, 2016 ence history, with six teams making their first or second appearance in their assigned bowl. TAXSLAYER BOWL Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin will each make their first trip to their destina- PENN STATE vs. tions, while Michigan State and Northwestern will each appear in their respective bowls for the Georgia second time in program history. Northwestern will play in the Outback Bowl for the first time Noon ET - ESPN since the 2009 season, Ohio State will compete in the Fiesta Bowl for the first time since the 2008 campaign and Michigan will take part in the Citrus Bowl for the first time since the 2007 January 11, 2016 season. Iowa will return to the Rose Bowl Game for the first time since the 1990 season, while COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF Penn State last visited the TaxSlayer Bowl at the conclusion of the 1976 season in what was NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP then known as the Gator Bowl. #3 MICHIGAN STATE or #2 Alabama vs. #1 Clemson or #4 Oklahoma 8:30 p.m. ET - ESPN • Big Ten teams will once again take on one of the na on’s toughest bowl lineups this post- season, facing six programs that appear among the top 25 of the fi nal College Football Playoff Ranking: College Football Playoff rankings. Third-ranked Michigan State squares off against second-ranked and SEC Champion Alabama in the Co on Bowl, fi h-ranked Iowa takes on sixth-ranked and Pac-12 Champion BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. The Big Ten will administer over $200 million in direct fi nancial support to more than 9,500 students compe ng in intercollegiate athle cs for more than 11,000 par cipa on opportuni es on 350 teams in 42 diff erent sports. BIG TEN FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES RELEASE 2 BIG TEN. BIG NEWS. Stanford in the Rose Bowl Game and No. 7 Ohio State faces No. 8 Notre including two unanimous first-team honorees. Iowa’s King and Penn Dame in the Fiesta Bowl. No. 14 Michigan will face No. 19 Florida in the State’s Nassib were each unanimous first-team All-Americans, while Citrus Bowl, No. 13 Northwestern will take on No. 23 Tennessee in the Ohio State’s Joey Bosa and Taylor Decker earned consensus All-America Outback Bowl and Wisconsin will meet No. 25 USC in the Holiday Bowl. status. A list of Big Ten All-Americans can be found on Page 6. • Three Big Ten players and one coach took home na onal individual • Six Big Ten students were named Capital One Academic All-Americans. honors. Penn State’s Carl Nassib earned the Lo IMPACT Trophy as the The Big Ten has now had 84 honorees over the last 11 seasons. The defensive impact player of the year, the Lombardi Award as the na on’s Academic All-America first-team honorees from the Big Ten are Ohio top lineman and the Hendricks Award as the na on’s best defensive State’s Jacoby Boren, who earned second-team honors last season, and end. Iowa’s Desmond King claimed the Thorpe Award as the na on’s top Jack Willoughby. Iowa’s Jordan Lomax, Minnesota’s Brandon Lingen, defensive back and Michigan State’s Connor Cook earned the Johnny Penn State’s Tyler Yazujian and Purdue’s Robert Kugler earned Academic Unitas Golden Arm Award as the na on’s best senior quarterback. Iowa All-America second-team accolades. head coach Kirk Ferentz claimed the Woody Hayes and Eddie Robinson Awards, both given to the na on’s top coach. • The Big Ten set a new single-season a endance record with 6,467,816 fans a ending home games. This marked the third consecu ve season • Twenty-two conference standouts were named All-Americans, includ- that more than six million fans have a ended home contests and the ing 14 that earned first-team distinction from at least one organization. fourth me in the past fi ve years. In addition, four Big Ten players were named consensus All-Americans, BIG TEN BOWL BREAKDOWN GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL NATIONAL FUNDING HOLIDAY BOWL COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SEMIFINAL Wisconsin earned an invita on from the Na onal Funding A er winning the Big Ten Football Championship Game, Michi- Holiday Bowl to face No. 25 Southern California at 10:30 p.m.