2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game information
College football game
2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Championship Game Logo
Wisconsin Badgers
Michigan State Spartans
(10–2)
(10–2)
42
39
Head coach: Bret Bielema
Head coach: Mark Dantonio
AP
Coaches
BCS
15
12
15
AP
Coaches
BCS
11
9
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Wisconsin
21
0
7
14
42
Michigan State
7
22
7
3
39
Date
December 3, 2011
Season
2011
Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP
Russell Wilson
Favorite
Wisconsin by 1.5
National anthem
Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band and University of Wisconsin Marching Band
Referee
Bill LeMonnier
Attendance
64,152
United States TV coverage
Network
Fox
Announcers
Gus Johnson (Play-by-play)[1]
Charles Davis (Color Analyst)
Tim Brewster (Sideline Analyst)
Dhani Jones (Sideline Analyst)
Nielsen ratings
4.6 (7.8 million viewers)
Big Ten Football Championship Game
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2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x
7
–
1
11
–
3
No. 12 Michigan %
6
–
2
11
–
2
No. 24 Nebraska
5
–
3
9
–
4
Iowa
4
–
4
7
–
6
Northwestern
3
–
5
6
–
7
Minnesota
2
–
6
3
–
9
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$
6
–
2
11
–
3
Penn State x
6
–
2
9
–
4
Purdue
4
–
4
7
–
6
Ohio State
3
–
5
6
–
7
Illinois
2
–
6
7
–
6
Indiana
0
–
8
1
–
11
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
% – BCS at-large representative
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2011 champion of the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division beat the Michigan State Spartans of the Legends Division by a score of 42–39.[2][3] By winning the game, Wisconsin earned a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl.
The game was the first football championship game ever played in the Big Ten's 115-year history. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox.[4]
^Scott Dochterman (June 1, 2011). "BTN to ride the Gus (Johnson) in hoops coverage". Retrieved June 1, 2011.
^D'Amato, Gary (2011-12-04). "Badgers' Dramatic Big Ten Title Game Victory an Instant Classic", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
^Sipple, George (2011-12-03). "Wisconsin 42, Michigan State Spartans 39: Rose Bowl Bid Comes Up Short in Big Ten Title Game", Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
^"Big Ten Announces Media Agreement with FOX Sports to Televise 2011-16 Big Ten Football Championship Games". BigTen.org: The Big Ten Conference Official Site. November 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
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