College football game held by the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Football Championship Game
Sport
Football
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Current stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium
Current location
Indianapolis, Indiana
Played
2011–present
Last contest
2023
Current champion
Michigan
Most championships
Ohio State (5)
TV partner(s)
Fox (2011–2023, 2025, 2027, 2029) CBS (2024, 2028) NBC (2026)
Sponsors
Dr Pepper (2011–2016) Discover (2017–current)
The Big Ten Football Championship Game is a college football game held by the Big Ten Conference each year to determine the conference's season champion. The game, held after the regular season has been completed, currently matches the top two teams in the conference atandings. It is typically held the first Saturday of December, although in 2020 it was played on the third Saturday of December due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis has been the site of the championship game since its inception in 2011 and is scheduled to host through 2024.[1] Since 2017, the game's official title has been the Big Ten College Football Championship Game Presented by Discover following a sponsorship deal with Discover Financial.[2]
The winner of this game earns the Big Ten's automatic berth in the Rose Bowl Game, unless the team is selected to play in the now 12-team College Football Playoff and/or the Rose Bowl is one of the playoff quarterfinals or semifinals. The winning team also receives the Stagg Championship Trophy, while the most valuable player of the game receives the Grange–Griffin Championship Game Most Valuable Player Trophy. Through the 2023 game, Wisconsin and Ohio State have the most appearances in the game with six, while Ohio State has the most wins with five.
^Lind, Andrew (April 20, 2022). "Big Ten Championship Game to Remain in Indianapolis Through at Least 2024 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^"Discover Named Official Credit Card of the Big Ten Conference". BusinessWire.com. November 7, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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