2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game information
College football game
2016 Dr. Pepper Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Championship Game Logo
Wisconsin Badgers
Penn State Nittany Lions
(10–2)
(10–2)
31
38
Head coach: Paul Chryst
Head coach: James Franklin
AP
Coaches
CFP
6
6
6
AP
Coaches
CFP
8
8
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Wisconsin
14
14
3
0
31
Penn State
7
7
14
10
38
Date
December 3, 2016
Season
2016
Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium
Location
Indianapolis, IN
MVP
Trace McSorley (PSU)
Favorite
Wisconsin by 3
National anthem
Combined bands of both universities
Referee
Mike Cannon[1]
Halftime show
Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Attendance
65,018 [1]
United States TV coverage
Network
Fox/Compass Media
Announcers
Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (Analyst), Shannon Spake (Sideline Reporter) (FOX) Gregg Daniels, Dale Hellestrae (Compass Media)
Nielsen ratings
5.3 (9.2 million viewers)
Big Ten Football Championship Game
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2016 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$
8
–
1
11
–
3
No. 6 Ohio State x^
8
–
1
11
–
2
No. 10 Michigan
7
–
2
10
–
3
Indiana
4
–
5
6
–
7
Maryland
3
–
6
6
–
7
Michigan State
1
–
8
3
–
9
Rutgers
0
–
9
2
–
10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy
7
–
2
11
–
3
Iowa
6
–
3
8
–
5
Nebraska
6
–
3
9
–
4
Minnesota
5
–
4
9
–
4
Northwestern
5
–
4
7
–
6
Illinois
2
–
7
3
–
9
Purdue
1
–
8
3
–
9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game was played December 3, 2016 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the sixth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game to determine the 2016 champion of the Big Ten Conference.[2]
The 2016 Big Ten Championship Game pitted the Wisconsin Badgers, champions of the West Division, who made its fourth appearance in six years in the conference title game, against the East Division champion Penn State Nittany Lions, who made their first-ever appearance in the conference championship game. Penn State and Ohio State had identical 8–1 conference records, but Penn State won the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Buckeyes.
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