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The 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 1, 2012, at Lucas Oil StadiuminIndianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2012 champion of the Big Ten Conference. It was played between the Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Legends Division.[1] Wisconsin defeated Nebraska, 70–31.[2]

2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Championship Game Logo
Nebraska Cornhuskers Wisconsin Badgers
(10–2) (7–5)
31 70
Head coach: 
Bo Pelini		 Head coach: 
Bret Bielema
APCoachesBCS
141312
1234 Total
Nebraska 100714 31
Wisconsin 2121217 70
DateDecember 1, 2012
Season2012
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
MVPMontee Ball, Wisconsin
FavoriteNebraska by 12
RefereeJohn O'Neill
Halftime showUniversity of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band, University of Wisconsin Marching Band
Attendance41,260
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson, (Play-by-play) Charles Davis (Color Analyst) and Julie Alexandria (Sideline Reporter)
Nielsen ratings3.0 (4.9 million viewers)
Big Ten Football Championship Game
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2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team   W   L     W   L  
    Legends Division
    No.25Nebraskaxy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
    No.24Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
    No.17Northwestern   5 – 3     10 – 3  
    Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
    Iowa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
    Minnesota   2 – 6     6 – 7  
    Leaders Division
    No.3Ohio State* x   8 – 0     12 – 0  
    Penn State*   6 – 2     8 – 4  
    Wisconsin y$   4 – 4     8 – 6  
    Purdue   3 – 5     6 – 7  
    Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 8  
    Illinois   0 – 8     2 – 10  
    Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
    • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
    • Rankings from AP Poll
    LBChris Borland tackles QB Taylor Martinez

    The game was the second football championship game ever played in the Big Ten's 116-year history; the Big Ten expanded to twelve teams the year before thus becoming eligible under NCAA rules which, at that time, required conferences to have a membership of at least 12 to have a conference championship game. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox,[3] with kickoff scheduled for 8:17 PM Eastern Time. In only the second year of the Big Ten Championship game, one team entered the game unranked in the BCS standings, AP poll, and Coaches' poll.

    Teams

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    See also: Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry

    Wisconsin

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    Main article: 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

    Wisconsin finished third place in the Leaders division, but division champion Ohio State and second-place Penn State were ineligible to play in the championship game because of postseason bans. Teams that play in the conference championship game must be eligible for the postseason.[4][5]

    The 2012 Big Ten football championship game would be the last time Bret Bielema coached the Badgers. He departed Wisconsin three days after the Big Ten championship game to accept the head coaching position at Arkansas.[6][7] Wisconsin's Athletic Director, and former football head coach, Barry Alvarez went on to coach the Badgers at the 2013 Rose Bowl against Stanford.

    Nebraska

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    Main article: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

    Scoring summary

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    1st quarter
    2nd quarter
    3rd quarter
    4th quarter

    Statistics

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    Statistics WIS NEB
    First Downs 24 23
    Total offense 640 477
    Rushes-yards (net) 539 282
    Rushing, Attempts–Yards per rush 50–10.8 44–6.4
    Passing yards (net) 101 195
    Passes, Completions–Attempts 8–10 18–34
    Turnovers, Fumbles–Interceptions 0–0 1–2
    Penalties–Yards 4–51 4–40
    Time of Possession 29:45 30:15

    Sources:[8][9]

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    Montee Ball took over as the record holder for Football Bowl Subdivision "career rushing touchdowns record" from Travis Prentice with 76 touchdowns (Ball scored one touchdown in the 2013 Rose Bowl thus extending the record).[9] Wisconsin set multiple school records in the game; first by scoring eight rushing touchdowns during the game.[10] The second school record for Wisconsin was having two 200-yard rushers in one game.[9] Nebraska set a record for the most rushing touchdowns allowed in a game.[10] Wisconsin's redshirt freshman running back Melvin Gordon ran for a career-high of 216 yards on just nine possessions, averaging 24 yards per carry.[11]

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "No. 17 Nebraska beats Iowa 13-7, advances to Big Ten championship game vs. Wisconsin as Rex Burkhead scores TD in return from injury - College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN". Archived from the original on November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  • ^ "Ball helps Badgers rush past No. 14 Nebraska 70–31". Sports Illustrated. December 1, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  • ^ "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 August 2, 2012.
  • ^ Lesmerises, Doug (September 5, 2012). "Ohio State can win Leaders Division title and earn trophy, despite postseason ban". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  • ^ "Ohio State stays perfect after beating Wisconsin in OT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 17, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  • ^ "Bret Bielema, head coach of Wisconsin Badgers, accepts position to coach Arkansas Razorbacks – ESPN". Espn.go.com. December 15, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  • ^ "University To Introduce New Coach Bielema Wednesday". 5NEWSOnline.com. December 4, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  • ^ "Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Box Score – December 01, 2012 – ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. December 1, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  • ^ a b c CBSSports.com wire reports. "NCAA College Football Recap – Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers – Dec 01, 2012". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  • ^ a b Regimbal, David. "Big Ten Championship: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin Live Scores, Analysis and Results". Bleacher Report.
  • ^ "Postgame Notes: Big Ten Championship Game – UWBadgers.com – The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers". UWBadgers.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
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