2014 Big Ten Conference football season

2014 Big Ten Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport Football
Duration August 28, 2014
through January 2015
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2015 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Brandon Scherff (Iowa)
Picked by Washington Redskins, 5th overall
Regular season
Season MVP Melvin Gordon
Top scorer Melvin Gordon (192 points)
East Division champions Ohio State
West Division champions Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions Ohio State
  Runners-up Wisconsin
Finals MVP Cardale Jones (QB), Ohio State
2014 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^  8 –0     14 –1  
No. 5-t Michigan State  7 –1     11 –2  
Maryland  4 –4     7 –6  
Rutgers  3 –5     8 –5  
Michigan  3 –5     5 –7  
Penn State  2 –6     7 –6  
Indiana  1 –7     4 –8  
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x  7 –1     11 –3  
Minnesota  5 –3     8 –5  
Nebraska  5 –3     9 –4  
Iowa  4 –4     7 –6  
Illinois  3 –5     6 –7  
Northwestern  3 –5     5 –7  
Purdue  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Big Ten Conference football season was the 119th season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The conference began its season on Thursday, August 28, as Minnesota and Rutgers opened their seasons. The remainder of the teams in the conference began their season on August 30.

This was the Big Ten's first season with 14 teams as Maryland and Rutgers joined the conference. It was also the first season with the two seven-team divisions; when Maryland and Rutgers joined, the conference reorganized its divisions on a pure geographic basis. The six schools in the Central Time Zone were joined by Purdue in the new West Division, with the other schools making up the East Division. Under the new setup, the only protected cross-division rivalry game will be Indiana–Purdue.[1]

Ohio State routed Wisconsin, 59–0, to win 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game in Indianapolis. The Buckeyes then advanced to the first ever College Football Playoff where they defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl semifinal game and then defeated Oregon in the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship to claim their eighth national championship in school history.

For the first time in several years, the Big Ten finished the season with two consensus top-five teams. In addition to Ohio State's consensus national title, Michigan State finished the season as the consensus #5 team in the nation.

Rankings

 PreWk
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15		Wk
16		Final
Illinois AP
C
CFP Not released
Indiana AP RV
C
CFP Not released
Iowa AP RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Maryland AP RV RV
C
CFP Not released
Michigan AP RV RV
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Michigan State AP 8 7 13 11 9 10 8 8 8 8 7 12 10 10 7 7 5
C 8 6 13 11 9 10 8 6 5 5 6 12 9 8 7 7 5
CFP Not released 8 8 12 11 10 8 8
Minnesota AP RV RV RV RV RV 22 RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV RV RV 22 25 RV RV
CFP Not released 25 25 18 25
Nebraska AP 22 19 RV 24 21 19 21 19 16 17 15 11 21 RV 25 25 RV
C 22 18 21 22 19 17 21 19 16 16 14 11 19 RV 23 22 RV
CFP Not released 15 13 16 23
Northwestern AP RV
C RV
CFP Not released
Ohio State AP 5 8 22 23 22 20 15 13 13 13 13 8 7 7 6 5 1
C 6 7 18 18 20 18 15 13 12 13 11 7 7 7 6 4 1
CFP Not released 16 14 8 6 6 5 4
Penn State AP RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Purdue AP
C
CFP Not released
Rutgers AP RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Wisconsin AP 14 18 18 19 19 17 RV RV RV 25 22 14 14 11 17 13
C 14 19 17 17 17 16 RV RV RV RV 24 22 15 14 11 17 13
CFP Not released 25 20 16 14 13 18
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Spring games

(Attendance in parentheses)[2]

April 5

  • Michigan (15,000)

April 11

  • Maryland (8,319)

April 12

  • Illinois (5,105)
  • Indiana (9,231)
  • Minnesota (5,000)
  • Nebraska (61,772)
  • Northwestern (N/A)
  • Ohio State (61,058)
  • Penn State (72,000)
  • Purdue (7,175)
  • Wisconsin (8,204)

April 26

  • Iowa (20,400)
  • Michigan State (35,000)
  • Rutgers (11,500)

Homecoming games

Team Date Opponent HC game record Attendance
Illinois October 25 Minnesota 44-57-2[3]
Indiana October 18 Michigan State 44-51-6[4]
Iowa October 11 Indiana 55-42-5[5]
Maryland October 18 Iowa
Michigan November 1 Indiana 86-27 [6]
Michigan State September 27 Wyoming 64-31-3 [7]
Minnesota October 18 Purdue 54-36-3[8]
Nebraska September 27 Illinois 77-22-4 [9]
Northwestern October 18 Nebraska
Ohio State October 18 Rutgers 67-19-5[10]
Penn State September 27 Northwestern 68-21-5[11]
Purdue September 27 Iowa 50-37-4[12]
Rutgers November 1 Wisconsin 52-28-2[13]
Wisconsin October 25 Maryland

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
August 28 7:00 PM Eastern Illinois Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 42–20   44,344
August 28 10:00 PM Rutgers Washington State CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA FS1 W 41–38   30,927
August 29 7:30 PM Jacksonville State No. 8 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 45–7   75,127
August 30 8:30 AM Central Florida Penn State Croke Park • Dublin, Ireland ESPN2 W 26–24   53,304
August 30 12:00 PM Youngstown State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 28–17   36,234
August 30 12:00 PM Indiana State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPNEWS W 28–10   38,006
August 30 12:00 PM Northern Iowa Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN W 31–23   66,805
August 30 12:00 PM Appalachian State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN2 W 52–14   106,811
August 30 12:00 PM No. 5 Ohio State Navy M&T Bank Stadium • Baltimore, MD CBSSN W 34–17   57,579
August 30 12:00 PM Western Michigan Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNU W 43–34   37,031
August 30 3:30 PM James Madison Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 52–7   45,080
August 30 3:30 PM Florida Atlantic No. 22 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 55–7   91,441
August 30 3:30 PM California Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ABC / ESPN2 L 24–31   34,228
August 30 9:00 PM No. 14 Wisconsin No. 13 LSU NRG Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN L 28–24   71,599
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Sept. 6 12:00 PM Western Kentucky Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 42–34   38,561
Sept. 6 12:00 PM McNeese State No. 19 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPNU W 31–24   91,082
Sept. 6 12:00 PM Akron Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC / ESPN2 W 21–3   97,354
Sept. 6 12:00 PM Central Michigan Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNEWS L 38–17   36,410
Sept. 6 12:00 PM Howard Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 38–25   48,040
Sept. 6 12:00 PM Western Illinois No. 18 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 37–3   77,125
Sept. 6 3:30 PM Ball State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2 W 17–13   64,210
Sept. 6 3:30 PM Maryland South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN W 24–17   28,915
Sept. 6 3:30 PM Middle Tennessee Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 35–24   47,223
Sept. 6 3:30 PM Northern Illinois Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN L 23–15   41,139
Sept. 6 6:30 PM No. 7 Michigan State No. 3 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR FOX L 46–27   59,456
Sept. 6 7:30 PM Michigan No. 16 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Michigan-Notre Dame rivalry) NBC L 31–0   80,795
Sept. 6 8:00 PM Virginia Tech No. 8 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN L 35–21   107,517
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
Sept. 6Indiana

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13 12:00 PM Kent State No. 22 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC / ESPN2 W 66–0   104,404
September 13 12:00 PM Indiana Bowling Green Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH ESPNU L 45–42   23,717
September 13 12:00 PM West Virginia Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Maryland-WVU rivalry) BTN L 40–37   48,154
September 13 3:30 PM Iowa State Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Trophy) ESPN L 20–17   70,585
September 13 3:30 PM Miami (OH) Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 34–10   102,824
September 13 4:00 PM Illinois Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FOX L 44–19   62,325
September 13 4:00 PM Minnesota Texas Christian Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FS1 L 30–7   43,958
September 13 7:30 PM Purdue No. 11 Notre Dame Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Shillelagh Trophy) NBC L 30–14   56,832
September 13 8:00 PM Penn State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  PSU 13–10   53,774
September 13 10:30 PM Nebraska Fresno State Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA CBSSN W 55–19   41,031
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 13#13 Michigan StateNorthwestern#18 Wisconsin

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 20 12:00 PM Iowa Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU W 24–20   48,895
September 20 12:00 PM Bowling Green No. 19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2 W 68–17   79,849
September 20 12:00 PM Eastern Michigan No. 11 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 73–14   73,846
September 20 12:00 PM Southern Illinois Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN W 35–13   31,434
September 20 12:00 PM Western Illinois Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPNEWS W 24–7   32,016
September 20 12:30 PM Maryland Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACC Network W 34–20   40,511
September 20 3:30 PM Rutgers Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD CBSSN W 31–24   33,655
September 20 3:30 PM Utah Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC / ESPN2 L 26–10   103,890
September 20 4:00 PM Indiana No. 18 Missouri Faurot Field • Columbia, MO SEC Network W 31–27   66,455
September 20 4:00 PM Massachusetts Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 48–7   99,155
September 20 4:00 PM San Jose State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 24–7   47,739
September 20 4:00 PM Texas State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPNEWS W 42–35   41,019
September 20 8:00 PM Miami (FL) No. 24 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2 W 41–31   91,585
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
September 20#23 Ohio State

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27† 12:00 PM Wyoming No. 9 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN2 W 56–14   74,227
September 27† 12:00 PM Northwestern Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN  NW 29–6   102,910
September 27† 12:00 PM Iowa Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN  IOWA 24–10   36,603
September 27 12:00 PM South Florida No. 19 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPNU W 27–10   78,111
September 27 12:00 PM Tulane Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNEWS W 31–6   48,361
September 27 12:30 PM Maryland Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  MD 37–15   44,313
September 27 3:30 PM Minnesota Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug) ABC / ESPN2  MIN 30–14   102,926
September 27 6:00 PM Cincinnati No. 22 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 50–28   108,362
September 27† 9:00 PM Illinois No. 21 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN  NEB 45–14   91,255
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 4 12:00 PM Purdue Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) ESPN2  PUR 38–27   45,046
October 4 12:00 PM No. 20 Ohio State Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ABC  OSU 52–24   51,802
October 4 2:30 PM North Texas Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN W 49–24   40,457
October 4 3:30 PM No. 17 Wisconsin Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN2  NW 20–14   42,013
October 4 7:00 PM Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  RUT 26–24   53,327
October 4 8:00 PM No. 19 Nebraska No. 10 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC  MSU 27–24   75,923
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 4IowaMinnesotaPenn State

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 11† 12:00 PM Indiana Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPNU  IOWA 45–29   68,590
October 11 12:00 PM Illinois Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2  WIS 38–28   80,341
October 11 12:00 PM Northwestern Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MIN 24–17   49,051
October 11 3:30 PM No. 8 Michigan State Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC / ESPN2  MSU 45–31   40,217
October 11 7:00 PM Penn State Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN2  MICH 18–13   113,085
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 11Maryland#21 Nebraska#15 Ohio StateRutgers

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 18† 12:00 PM Purdue Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN  MIN 39–38   51,241
October 18† 12:00 PM Iowa Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN2  MD 38–31   48,373
October 18† 3:30 PM No. 8 Michigan State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) ESPN  MSU 56–17   44,403
October 18† 3:30 PM Rutgers No. 13 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC / ESPN2  OSU 56–17   106,795
October 18† 7:30 PM No. 19 Nebraska Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN  NEB 38–17   47,330
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 18IllinoisMichiganPenn StateWisconsin

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
October 25† 12:00 PM Minnesota Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPNU  ILL 28–24   44,437
October 25† 12:00 PM Maryland Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN  WIS 52–7   80,336
October 25 12:00 PM Rutgers No. 16 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2  NEB 42–24   91,088
October 25 3:30 PM Michigan No. 8 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ABC  MSU 35–11   76,331
October 25 8:00 PM No. 13 Ohio State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (OSU-PSU rivalry) ABC  OSU 31–24 2OT  107,895
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
October 25IndianaIowaNorthwesternPurdue

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 1† 12:00 PM Wisconsin Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN  WIS 37–0   52,797
November 1 12:00 PM Northwestern Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA BTN  IOWA 48–7   66,887
November 1 12:00 PM Maryland Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Maryland-PSU rivalry) ESPN2  MD 20–19   103,969
November 1† 3:30 PM Indiana Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN  MICH 34–10   103,111
November 1 3:30 PM Purdue No. 17 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC / ESPN2  NEB 35–14   91,107
November 1 8:00 PM Illinois No. 13 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Illibuck) ABC  OSU 55–14   106,961
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 1#8 Michigan StateMinnesota

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 8 12:00 PM Penn State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN  PSU 13–7   42,683
November 8 12:00 PM Iowa Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2  MINN 51–14   49,680
November 8 12:00 PM No. 25 Wisconsin Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNU  WIS 34–16   35,068
November 8 3:30 PM Michigan Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPN2  MICH 10–9   42,429
November 8 8:00 PM No. 13 Ohio State No. 7 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC  OSU 49–37   76,409
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 8IllinoisMaryland#15 NebraskaRutgers

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 15 12:00 PM Iowa Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN  IOWA 30–14   50,373
November 15 12:00 PM No. 8 Ohio State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ABC  OSU 31–24   45,778
November 15 12:00 PM Temple Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ESPN2 W 30–13   100,173
November 15 3:30 PM No. 11 Nebraska No. 22 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy) ABC  WIS 59–24   80,539
November 15 3:30 PM Northwestern No. 15 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame (Shillealagh Trophy) NBC W 43–40 OT  80,795
November 15 3:30 PM Indiana Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN  RUT 45–23   47,492
November 15 8:00 PM No. 12 Michigan State Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD BTN  MSU 37–15   51,802
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
DateBye Week
November 15MichiganPurdue

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 22 12:00 PM Northwestern Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNU  NW 38–14   30,117
November 22 12:00 PM Penn State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN2  ILL 16–14   35,172
November 22 12:00 PM Indiana No. 7 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN  OSU 42–27   101,426
November 22 12:00 PM Rutgers No. 10 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN  MSU 45–3   70,902
November 22 12:00 PM Minnesota No. 21 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN  MIN 28–24   91,186
November 22 3:30 PM No. 14 Wisconsin Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy) ABC / ESPN2  WIS 26–24   68,610
November 22 3:30 PM Maryland Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN  MD 23–16   101,717
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 14

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
November 28 12:00 PM Nebraska Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy) ABC  NEB 37–34 OT  66,897
November 29 12:00 PM Illinois Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) ESPNU  ILL 47–33   31,137
November 29 12:00 PM Purdue Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) BTN  IND 23–16   40,079
November 29 12:00 PM Michigan No. 7 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game) ABC  OSU 42–28   108,610
November 29 3:30 PM Rutgers Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPNU  RUT 41–38   36,673
November 29 3:30 PM No. 10 Michigan State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) ABC / ESPN2  MSU 34–10   99,902
November 29 3:30 PM No. 22 Minnesota No. 14 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) BTN  WIS 34–24   80,341
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 6 8:17 PM No. 11 Wisconsin No. 6 Ohio State Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN FOX  OSU 59–0   60,229
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Bowl games

Big Ten bowl games for the 2014 season are:

Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance
Heart of Dallas Bowl December 26 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX ESPN 1:00 PM Illinois Louisiana Tech LT 35–18 31,297
Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 4:30 PM Rutgers North Carolina RUT 40–21 23,876
Pinstripe Bowl December 27 Yankee Stadium • New York, NY ESPN 4:30 PM Penn State Boston College PSU 31–30 (OT) 49,012
Holiday Bowl December 27 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN 8:00 PM #25 Nebraska #24 USC USC 45–42 55,789
Foster Farms Bowl December 30 Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA ESPN 10:00 PM Maryland Stanford STAN 45–21 34,780
Outback Bowl January 1 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN2 12:00 PM #17 Wisconsin #19 Auburn WIS 34–31 (OT) 44,023
Citrus Bowl January 1 Florida Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL ABC 1:00 PM Minnesota #16 Missouri MIZZ 33–17 48,624
TaxSlayer Bowl January 2 EverBank Field • Jacksonville, FL ESPN 3:20 PM Iowa Tennessee TENN 45–28 56,310
New Year's Six Bowls
Cotton Bowl January 1 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 12:30 PM #7 Michigan State #4 Baylor MSU 42–41 71,464
College Football Playoff
Sugar Bowl (Semifinal) January 1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA ESPN 9:00 PM #5 Ohio State #1 Alabama OSU 42–35 74,682
CFP National Championship January 12 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 8:30 PM #5 Ohio State #3 Oregon OSU 42–20 85,689

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Records against FBS conferences

2014 records against FBS conferences:

Through games of January 12, 2015

Conference Record
ACC 5–1
American 6–0
Big 12 1–3
C-USA 4–1
Independents 3–2
MAC 8–3
Mountain West 3–0
Pac-12 2–6
SEC 3–3
Sun Belt 2–0
Total 37–19

Players of the Week

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1[14] Ameer Abdullah RB NEB Johnathan Aiken S RUT Sam Ficken PK PSU J.T. Barrett QB OSU
DaeShean Hamilton WR PSU
Week 2[15] Wes Lunt QB ILL Drew Ott DE IOWA Sam Foltz P NEB Mike Dudek WR ILL
David Cobb RB MIN
Week 3[16] J.T. Barrett QB OSU Trevor Williams CB PSU De'Mornay Pierson-El PR NEB J.T. Barrett QB OSU
Week 4[17] Ameer Abdullah RB NEB William Likely CB MD Chris Gradone P NW Tegray Scales LB IND
Melvin Gordon RB WIS Chris Streveler QB MINN
Week 5[18] Ameer Abdullah RB NEB Cole Farrand LB MD Griffin Oakes PK IND Anthony Walker LB NW
J.T. Barrett QB OSU
Week 6[19] Gary Nova QB RUT Godwin Igwebuike S NW Kemoko Turay DE RUT Godwin Igwebuike S NW
Week 7[20] Tevin Coleman RB IND Jake Ryan LB MICH Matt Wile PK MICH Justin Jackson RB NW
Damien Wilson LB MINN Jalen Myrick KR MINN
Week 8[21] J.T. Barrett QB OSU Cedric Thompson S MINN Ryan Santoso PK MINN J.T. Barrett QB OSU
Week 9[22] Ameer Abdullah RB NEB Joey Bosa DE OSU Justin DuVernois P ILL DaeSean Hamilton WR PSU
Week 10[23] Corey Clement RB WIS Louis Trinca-Pasat DT IOWA Sam Ficken PK PSU Akrum Wadley RB IOWA
Jake Ryan (American football) LB MICH
Week 11[24] J.T. Barrett QB OSU Vince Biegel LB WIS Paul Griggs PK PUR J.T. Barrett QB OSU
Week 12[25] Melvin Gordon RB WIS Joe Schobert LB WIS Jack Mitchell PK NW J.T. Barrett QB OSU
Week 13[26] Melvin Gordon RB WIS Briean Boddy-Calhoun CB MINN David Reisner PK ILL Jalin Marshall WR/PR OSU
Ibraheim Campbell S NW Brad Craddock PK MD
Week 14[27] Gary Nova QB RUT Nate Gerry S NEB De'Mornay Pierson-El PR NEB J.T. Barrett QB OSU
R.J. Shelton KR MSU

Players of the Year

2014 Big Ten Player of the Year awards[28]

Award Player School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Melvin Gordon Wisconsin
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Joey Bosa Ohio State
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year J.T. Barrett Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year J.T. Barrett Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Tony Lippett Michigan State
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Melvin Gordon Wisconsin
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Maxx Williams Minnesota
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Brandon Scherff Iowa
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Joey Bosa Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Mike Hull Penn State
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Kurtis Drummond Michigan State
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Brad Craddock Maryland
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Peter Mortell Minnesota
Dave McClain/Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year Jerry Kill Minnesota

All-Conference Players

Coaches All-Conference Selections[29]

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Honorable Mention: Illinois: V’Angelo Bentley, Mikey Dudek, Teddy Karras, Mason Monheim, Jihad Ward; Indiana: Antonio Allen, Dan Feeney, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Shane Wynn; Iowa: Andrew Donnal, Jordan Lomax, John Lowdermilk, Drew Ott, Tevaun Smith; Maryland: Cole Farrand, Andre Monroe; Michigan: Brennan Beyer, Will Hagerup, Raymon Taylor; Michigan State: Ed Davis, Jeremy Langford, Josiah Price, Marcus Rush, Mike Sadler; Minnesota: Cameron Botticelli, Josh Campion, Theiren Cockran, Tommy Olson; Nebraska: Zaire Anderson, Jake Cotton, Sam Foltz, Nate Gerry, Alex Lewis, Josh Mitchell; Northwestern: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Justin Jackson, Dean Lowry, Nick Van Hoose, Brandon Vitabile, Dan Vitale; Ohio State: Darryl Baldwin, Cameron Johnston, Joshua Perry, Devin Smith, Evan Spencer; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, DaeSean Hamilton, Jesse James, Jordan Lucas; Purdue: Landon Feichter, Paul Griggs; Rutgers: Leonte Carroo, Kaleb Johnson; Wisconsin: Vince Biegel, Rafael Gaglianone, Dallas Lewallen, Tyler Marz, Joe Schobert, Marcus Trotter, Dan Voltz.

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Media All-Conference Selections[30]

Honorable Mention: Illinois: Taylor Barton, V’Angelo Bentley, Ted Karras, Mason Monheim; Indiana: Antonio Allen, Dan Feeney, Collin Rahrig, Bobby Richardson, Jason Spriggs, Shane Wynn; Iowa: Quinton Alston, Austin Blythe, Jake Duzey, John Lowdermilk, Desmond King, Louis Trinca-Pasat; Maryland: Sean Davis, Stefon Diggs, Cole Farrand, Darius Kilgo, Yannick Ngakoue; Michigan: Brennan Beyer, Blake Countess, Devin Funchess, Raymon Taylor; Michigan State: Ed Davis, Taiwan Jones, Jeremy Langford, Josiah Price, Marcus Rush, Mike Sadler; Minnesota: Cameron Botticelli, Josh Campion, Theiren Cockran, Eric Murray, Tommy Olson; Nebraska: Zaire Anderson, Kenny Bell, Maliek Collins, Corey Cooper, Jake Cotton, Alex Lewis, Josh Mitchell; Northwestern: Chi Chi Ariguzo, Ibraheim Campbell, Cameron Johnston, Brandon Vitabile, Dan Vitale; Ohio State: Darryl Baldwin, Vonn Bell, Ezekiel Elliott, Cameron Johnston, Devin Smith, Michael Thomas, Adolphus Washington; Penn State: Adrian Amos, Deion Barnes, Jesse James, Austin Johnson, Jordan Lucas, Angelo Mangiro, Trevor Williams; Purdue: Landon Feichter, Robert Kugler, Frankie Williams; Rutgers: Darius Hamilton, Kaleb Johnson, Kemoko Turay; Wisconsin: Sam Arneson, Rafael Gaglianone, Darius Hillary, Dallas Lewallen, Tyler Marz, Joe Schobert, Marcus Trotter

All-Americans

There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the Associated Press, the AFCA, the FWAA, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation.

The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American.[31]

2014 First Team All-Americans

Player School Position Selector
Melvin Gordon Wisconsin RB CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, ESPN, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Tevin Coleman Indiana RB CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, ESPN, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Maxx Williams Minnesota TE Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Brandon Scherff Iowa OT CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, SI, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Kyle Costigan Wisconsin OG ESPN
Rob Havenstein Wisconsin OT AFCA
Jack Allen Michigan State C USA Today
Joey Bosa Ohio State DE CBS Sports, USA Today, Walter Camp, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, AP, Scout, AFCA, Sporting News, FWAA, Phil Steele
Michael Bennett Ohio State DT CBS Sports, SB Nation
Kurtis Drummond Michigan State CB FWAA, Phil Steele
Brad Craddock Maryland PK Phil Steele

Joey Bosa, Tevin Coleman, Melvin Gordon and Brandon Scherff were declared Unanimous All-Americans for 2014 having been named to the First Teams by all five selectors recognized by the NCAA (Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Walter Camp, Sporting News)

Academic All-Americans

Six Big Ten student-athletes were named to the Capital One Academic All-America first or second teams in football as announced by CoSIDA. The Big Ten has now led all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences in Academic All-Americans for 10 straight seasons, with 78 honorees over that time span.

First Team: Mark Murphy, Indiana; Mike Sadler, Michigan State; Maxx Williams, Minnesota; Davie Milewski, Rutgers. Second Team: Mark Weisman, Iowa; Jacoby Boren, Ohio State.[32]

To be eligible for the award, a player must be in at least his second year of athletic eligibility, be a first-team or key performer and carry a cumulative 3.30 grade point average (GPA).

National Award Winners

Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 36,234 38,561 41,019 45,046 44,437 50,373 35,172 — 290,842 41,549 68.5%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,929 38,006 44,313 40,457 44,403 42,683 40,079 — — 249,941 41,657 78.7%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,585 66,805 64,210 70,585 68,590 66,887 68,610 66,897 — 472,584 67,512 95.6%
Maryland Byrd Stadium 51,802 45,080 48,154 51,802 48,373 51,802 36,673 — — 281,884 46,981 90.7%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 109,901 106,811 102,824 103,890 102,926 113,085 103,111 101,717 — 734,364 104,909 95.5%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 75,127 73,846 74,227 75,923 76,331 76,409 70,902 — 522,765 74,681 99.6%
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 44,344 47,223 47,739 49,051 51,241 49,680 45,778 — 335,056 47,865 94.2%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 87,091 91,441 91,082 91,585 91,255 91,088 91,107 91,186 — 638,744 91,249 104.8%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 34,228 41,139 32,016 42,013 47,330 42,429 31,137 — 270,292 38,613 81.9%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,329 107,517 104,404 108,362 106,795 106,961 101,426 108,610 — 744,075 106,296 103.9%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 97,354 99,155 102,910 107,895 103,969 100,173 99,902 — 711,358 101,623 95.4%
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 56,400 37,031 36,410 31,434 36,603 40,217 35,068 30,117 — 246,880 35,269 62.5%
Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium 52,454 48,040 53,774 48,361 53,327 52,797 47,492 — — 303,791 50,632 96.5%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 77,125 79,849 78,111 80,341 80,336 80,539 80,341 — 556,642 79,520 99.0%
Total – – – – – – – – – – 6,358,858 66,311 –

2015 NFL Draft

35 Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft.[33]

Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Illinois
Indiana 1 1
Iowa 1 1 1 3
Maryland 1 1 2
Michigan 2 1 3
Michigan State 1 1 2 4
Minnesota 1 1 2 4
Nebraska 2 1 3
Northwestern 1 1 2
Ohio State 1 1 1 2 5
Penn State 1 2 3
Purdue 1 1
Rutgers 1 1 2
Wisconsin 1 1 2
* = Compensatory Selections
Rnd. Pick # NFL teamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.Notes
1 5 Washington Redskins Brandon Scherff  OT Iowa Big Ten
1 11 Minnesota Vikings Trae Waynes  CB Michigan State Big Ten
1 15 San Diego Chargers Melvin Gordon III  RB Wisconsin Big Ten from San Francisco [R1 - 1]
2 34 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Donovan Smith  OT Penn State Big Ten
2 37 New York Jets Devin Smith  WR Ohio State Big Ten
2 41 Carolina Panthers Devin Funchess  WR Michigan Big Ten from St. Louis [R2 - 1]
2 54 Detroit Lions Ameer Abdullah  RB Nebraska Big Ten
2 55 Baltimore Ravens Maxx Williams  TE Minnesota Big Ten from Arizona [R2 - 2]
2 57 St. Louis Rams Rob Havenstein  OT Wisconsin Big Ten from Carolina [R2 - 3]
2 60 Dallas Cowboys Randy Gregory  LB Nebraska Big Ten
2 63 Seattle Seahawks Frank Clark  DE Michigan Big Ten
3 73 Atlanta Falcons Tevin Coleman  RB Indiana Big Ten
3 85 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Kroft  TE Rutgers Big Ten
3 90 Baltimore Ravens Carl Davis  DT Iowa Big Ten
3 92 Denver Broncos Jeff Heuerman  TE Ohio State Big Ten
4 106 Chicago Bears Jeremy Langford  RB Michigan State Big Ten
4 115 Cleveland Browns Ibraheim Campbell  S Northwestern Big Ten from Buffalo [R4 - 1]
4 119 St. Louis Rams Andrew Donnal  OT Iowa Big Ten from Philadelphia [R4 - 2]
4 121 Pittsburgh Steelers Doran Grant  CB Ohio State Big Ten
4 127 Dallas Cowboys Damien Wilson  LB Minnesota Big Ten
4 129 Green Bay Packers Jake Ryan  LB Michigan Big Ten
5 138 Tennessee Titans David Cobb  RB Minnesota Big Ten
5 142 Chicago Bears Adrian Amos  FS Penn State Big Ten from New York Jets [R5 - 1]
5 146 Minnesota Vikings Stefon Diggs  WR Maryland Big Ten from Atlanta
5 150 Miami Dolphins Cedric Thompson  FS Minnesota Big Ten
5 156 Miami Dolphins Tony Lippett  WR Michigan State Big Ten from Philadelphia [R5 - 2]
5 160 Pittsburgh Steelers Jesse James  TE Penn State Big Ten
5 162 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kenny Bell  WR Nebraska Big Ten from Baltimore [R5 - 3]
5 163 Dallas Cowboys Ryan Russell  DE Purdue Big Ten
5 168 Detroit Lions Michael Burton  FB Rutgers Big Ten from New England via Tampa Bay [R5 - 4]
5* 175 Houston Texans Keith Mumphery  WR Michigan State Big Ten
6 180 Jacksonville Jaguars Michael Bennett  DT Ohio State Big Ten
6 187 Washington Redskins Evan Spencer  WR Ohio State Big Ten from New Orleans
6 203 Denver Broncos Darius Kilgo  NT Maryland Big Ten
7* 250 Denver Broncos Trevor Siemian  QB Northwestern Big Ten

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2015 draft.

Round one
  1. ↑ No. 15: San Francisco → San Diego (D). San Francisco traded this selection to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's 2015 first and fourth round selections (17th) & (117th), and their fifth round selection in 2016.
Round two
  1. ↑ No. 41: St. Louis → Carolina (D). St. Louis traded this selection to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's 2015 second, third and sixth round selections (57th), (89th) & (201st).
  2. ↑ No. 55: Arizona → Baltimore (D). Arizona traded this selection to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's 2015 second round selection and a fifth round selection (58th & 158th).
  3. ↑ No. 57: Carolina → St. Louis (D). see No. 41: Carolina → St. Louis.
Round four
  1. ↑ No. 115: Buffalo → Cleveland (PD). see No. 19: Buffalo → Cleveland.
  2. ↑ No. 119: Philadelphia → St. Louis (PD). Philadelphia traded this selection, their second-round selection in 2016, and quarterback Nick Foles to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' fifth-round selection (145th) and quarterback Sam Bradford. The trade also includes a possible 2016 conditional selection going to Philadelphia based on Bradford's playing time in 2015. If Bradford takes less than 50 percent of the snaps, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' fourth-round selection. If he does not play at all, Philadelphia will receive St. Louis' third-round selection.
Round five
  1. ↑ No. 142: New York Jets → Chicago (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Chicago in exchange for wide receiver Brandon Marshall and a seventh-round selection (224th).
  2. ↑ No. 156: Philadelphia → Miami (D). see No. 47: Miami → Philadelphia.
  3. ↑ No. 162: Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for offensive lineman Jeremy Zuttah.
  4. ↑ No. 168: multiple trades:
           No. 168: New England → Tampa Bay (PD). New England traded this selection to Tampa Bay in exchange for linebacker Jonathan Casillas and Tampa Bay's sixth-round selection.

NFL Draft Selections by NCAA Conference
SEC - 54
ACC - 47
Pac-12 - 39
Big Ten - 35
Big 12 - 25
American - 11
Mountain West - 10
C-USA - 6
Sun Belt - 3
Independents - 2
MAC - 0
Non-FBS Conferences - 24

Head coaches

References

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  13. ↑ http://www.scarletknights.com/ck/notes/football/2013/7-uh.pdf
  14. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Sept. 1, 2014
  15. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Sept. 8, 2014
  16. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Sept. 15, 2014
  17. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Sept. 22, 2014
  18. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Sept. 29, 2014
  19. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Oct. 6, 2014
  20. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Oct. 13, 2014
  21. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Oct. 20, 2014
  22. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Oct. 27, 2014
  23. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Nov. 2, 2014
  24. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Nov. 10, 2014
  25. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Nov. 17, 2014
  26. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Nov. 24, 2014
  27. ↑ Big Ten Players of the Week: Dec. 1, 2014
  28. ↑ 2014 Big Ten Individual Award Winners
  29. ↑ 2014 Big Ten Individual Award Winners
  30. ↑ 2014 Big Ten Individual Award Winners
  31. ↑ NCAA Consensus All-America selection
  32. ↑
  33. ↑ "2015 NFL Draft Central". BigTen.org. CBS Interaction. 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
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