Sports season
The 2016 Big Ten Conference football season was the 121st season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is a part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This was the Big Ten's third season with 14 teams. The season marked a return to a nine-game conference schedule, something the league has not had since 1984.[2]
Penn State and Ohio State each finished with identical 8–1 conference records, but Penn State won the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Buckeyes. Accordingly, Penn State won the East Division for the first time since the conference instituted divisions. Wisconsin won the West Division for the fourth time in the six years the division had existed.
In the Big Ten Championship held on December 3, 2016, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana , Penn State defeated Wisconsin 38–31 to win the Big Ten.
Several Big Ten teams changed head coaches in 2016. Tracy Claeys at Minnesota had the "interim" tag removed from his title and served as the permanent head coach. D. J. Durkin was the new head coach at Maryland taking over for Randy Edsall after having spent the previous year as the defensive coordinator at Michigan, while Rutgers replaced Kyle Flood with Chris Ash , who comes to Piscataway after serving as a co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State. In March, new Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman announced he was replacing Bill Cubit as head football coach with Lovie Smith .[3]
On October 16, 2016, Purdue announced they were parting ways with head coach Darrell Hazell . Receivers coach Gerad Parker was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2016 season.[4] On December 5, Purdue named Western Kentucky football coach Jeff Brohm their next head coach.[5]
On December 1, 2016, Indiana University announced that head coach Kevin Wilson resigned his position. Indiana associate head coach Tom Allen was named Wilson's permanent successor.[6] On January 3, 2017, the University of Minnesota announced they were relieving head coach Tracy Claeys of his duties.[7] Three days later, Minnesota announced the hiring of Western Michigan coach P. J. Fleck to take over as head coach.[8]
Note: All records are through the completion of the 2016 season
Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school Big Ten record Big Ten titles Illinois Lovie Smith 1 3–9 (.250) 3–9 (.250) 2–7 (.222) 0 Indiana Kevin Wilson Tom Allen ** 6 1 26–47 (.356) 0–1 (.000) 26–47 (.356) 0–1 (.000) 12–37 (.245) 0–0 (–) 0 Iowa Kirk Ferentz 18 147–92 (.615) 135–92 (.595) 82–63 (.566) 2 Maryland D.J. Durkin 1 6–7 (.462) 6–7 (.462) 3–6 (.333) 0 Michigan Jim Harbaugh 2 78–33 (.703) 20–6 (.769) 13–4 (.765) 0 Michigan State Mark Dantonio 10 108–59 (.647) 90–42 (.682) 53–28 (.654) 3 Minnesota Tracy Claeys 2 11–8 (.579) 11–8 (.579) 6–8 (.429) 0 Nebraska Mike Riley 2 108–91 (.543) 15–11 (.577) 9–8 (.529) 0 Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald 11 77–61 (.558) 77–61 (.558) 41–47 (.466) 0 Ohio State Urban Meyer 5 165–29 (.851) 61–6 (.910) 39–2 (.951) 1 Penn State James Franklin 3 49–30 (.620) 25–15 (.625) 15–11 (.577) 1 Purdue Darrell Hazell Gerad Parker * 4 1 25–43 (.368) 0–6 (.000) 9–33 (.214) 0–6 (.000) 3–24 (.111) 0–6 (.000) 0 Rutgers Chris Ash 1 2–10 (.167) 2–10 (.167) 0–9 (.000) 0 Wisconsin Paul Chryst 2 40–25 (.615) 21–6 (.778) 13–5 (.722) 0
* Darrell Hazell was fired on Oct. 16, 2016 and Gerad Parker was named interim coach to finish the season.
** Kevin Wilson resigned as head coach at Indiana on Dec. 1, 2016 and Tom Allen was named his full-time replacement and will coach in Indiana's bowl game.
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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
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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
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 1 7:30 p.m. Indiana Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL ESPNU W 34–13 16,089 [1] September 1 9:00 p.m. Oregon State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN W 30–23 44,582 [2] September 2 7:00 p.m. Furman No. 12 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 28–13 74,516 [3] September 3 12:00 p.m. Bowling Green No. 6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN W 77–10 107,193 [4] September 3 12:00 p.m. Howard Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN W 52–13 35,474 [5] September 3 12:00 p.m. Hawaii No. 7 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN W 63–3 110,222 [6] September 3 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ESPNU L 21–22 30,635 [7] September 3 12:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNEWS W 45–24 32,074 [8] September 3 2:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 14 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA Pac-12 Network L 13–48 58,640 [9] September 3 3:30 p.m. Kent State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 33–13 94,378 [10] September 3 3:30 p.m. Murray State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 52–3 48,644 [11] September 3 3:30 p.m. No. 5 LSU Wisconsin Lambeau Field • Green Bay, WI ABC W 16–14 77,823 [12] September 3 3:30 p.m. Miami (OH) No. 17 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPNU W 45–21 68,390 [13] September 3 8:00 p.m. Fresno State Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE BTN W 43–10 90,013 [14] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 9 7:30 p.m. Maryland Florida International FIU Stadium • Miami, FL CBS Sports Network W 41–14 17,084 [15] September 10 12:00 p.m. Penn State Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA (PSU-Pitt Rivalry ) ESPN L 39–42 69,983 [16] September 10 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN L 20–38 33,068 [17] September 10 12:00 p.m. Howard Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN W 52–14 45,245 [18] September 10 12:00 p.m. Wyoming Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2 W 52–17 89,895 [19] September 10 12:00 p.m. Central Florida No. 5 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC W 51–14 109,295 [20] September 10 12:00 p.m. Indiana State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPNEWS W 58–28 41,026 [21] September 10 3:30 p.m. Tulsa No. 4 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 48–3 104,410 [22] September 10 3:30 p.m. Akron No. 10 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 54–10 77,331 [23] September 10 3:30 p.m. Illinois State Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN L 7–9 30,748 [24] September 10 4:00 p.m. Ball State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPNEWS W 30–20 41,374 [25] September 10 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 23–48 60,670 [26] September 10 7:30 p.m. Iowa State No. 16 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry ) BTN W 42–3 70,585 [27] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 17 12:00 p.m. North Dakota State No. 13 Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPN2 L 21–23 70,585 [28] September 17 12:00 p.m. Temple Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN W 34–27 100,420 [29] September 17 12:00 p.m. Georgia State No. 9 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 23–17 79,883 [30] September 17 12:00 p.m. New Mexico Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNEWS W 37–28 39,680 [31] September 17 3:30 p.m. No. 22 Oregon Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC W 35–32 90,414 [32] September 17 3:30 p.m. Colorado No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 45–28 110,042 [33] September 17 4:00 p.m. Western Michigan Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPNEWS L 10–34 40,954 [34] September 17 7:00 p.m. Maryland Central Florida Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL CBS Sports Network W 30–24 2OT 43,197 [35] September 17 7:30 p.m. No. 12 Michigan State No. 18 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy ) NBC W 36–28 80,795 [36] September 17 7:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State No. 14 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK FOX W 45–24 87,979 [37] September 17 8:00 p.m. Duke Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN W 24–13 34,464 [38] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. September 24 12:00 p.m. Iowa Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ABC /ESPN2 IA 14–7 44,061 [39] September 24 12:00 p.m. Colorado State Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPNU W 31–24 44,854 [40] September 24 12:00 p.m. Nevada Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPNNEWS W 24–14 41,607 [41] September 24 12:00 p.m. No. 11 Wisconsin No. 8 Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN WISC 30–6 75,505 [42] September 24 3:30 p.m. Penn State No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC MICH 49–10 110,319 [43] September 24 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN BTN L 28–33 45,519 [44] September 24 7:30 p.m. No. 20 Nebraska Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN NEB 24–13 40,284 [45] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 1 12:00 p.m. Rutgers No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN OSU 58–0 105,830 [46] October 1 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ESPNU NW 38–31 67,047 [47] October 1 12:00 p.m. Purdue Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN MD 50–7 41,206 [48] October 1 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 15 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPN2 NEB 31–16 90,374 [49] October 1 3:30 p.m. No. 8 Wisconsin No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC MICH 14–7 111,846 [50] October 1 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell) BTN PSU 29–26 OT 95,332 [51] October 1 8:00 p.m. No. 17 Michigan State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon ) BTN IND 24–21 OT 43,971 [52] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 8 12:00 p.m. Maryland Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (MD-PSU rivalry ) BTN PSU 38–14 100,787 [53] October 8 12:00 p.m. Iowa Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale ) ESPN2 IA 14–7 49,145 [54] October 8 3:30 p.m. Purdue Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Purdue Cannon ) BTN PUR 34–31 OT 42,912 [55] October 8 3:30 p.m. Indiana No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN OSU 38–17 107,820 [56] October 8 3:30 p.m. BYU Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ABC /ESPN2 L 14–31 74,214 [57] October 8 8:00 p.m. No. 4 Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 MICH 78–0 53,250 [58] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 15 12:00 p.m. Illinois Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ ESPNEWS ILL 24–7 42,640 [59] October 15 12:00 p.m. Iowa Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ESPN2 IA 49–35 40,239 [60] October 15 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD ESPNU MIN 31–10 41,465 [61] October 15 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN NW 54–40 75,625 [62] October 15 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Nebraska Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ABC /ESPN2 NEB 27–22 48,254 [63] October 15 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State No. 8 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC OSU 30–23 OT 81,541 [64] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 22 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN ESPNU MIN 34–32 46,096 [65] October 22 12:00 p.m. Indiana Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN NW 24–14 35,417 [66] October 22 12:00 p.m. No. 10 Wisconsin Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy ) ESPN WIS 17–9 70,585 [67] October 22 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 3 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI BTN MICH 41–8 111,103 [68] October 22 3:30 p.m. Purdue No. 8 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC /ESPN2 NEB 27–14 90,546 [69] October 22 7:30 p.m. Michigan State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN MD 28–17 41,235 [70] October 22 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (OSU-PSU rivalry ) ABC PSU 24–21 107,280 [71] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. October 29 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN MIN 40–17 40,090 [72] October 29 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy ) ESPN MICH 32–23 75,802 [73] October 29 12:00 p.m. No. 24 Penn State Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC /ESPN2 PSU 62–24 33,157 [74] October 29 3:30 p.m. Maryland Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ESPNU IND 42–36 38,291 [75] October 29 3:30 p.m. Northwestern No. 6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ESPN OSU 24–20 107,296 [76] October 29 7:00 p.m. No. 7 Nebraska No. 11 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy ) ESPN WIS 23–17 OT 80,833 [77] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 5 12:00 p.m. Indiana Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN IND 33–27 37,345 [78] November 5 12:00 p.m. Michigan State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPNEWS ILL 31–27 47,144 [79] November 5 3:30 p.m. Maryland No. 2 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN MICH 59–3 110,626 [80] November 5 3:30 p.m. Purdue Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN MINN 44–31 42,832 [81] November 5 12:00 p.m. No. 8 Wisconsin Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ABC WIS 21–7 42,016 [82] November 5 7:30 p.m. Iowa No. 20 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN PSU 41–14 106,194 [83] November 5 8:00 p.m. No. 9 Nebraska No. 6 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC OSU 62–3 108,750 [84] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 12 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN MSU 49–0 73,701 [85] November 12 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN BTN NW 45–17 30,548 [86] November 12 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Penn State Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN ABC / ESPN2 PSU 45–31 40,678 [87] November 12 3:30 p.m. Illinois No. 7 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2 WIS 48–3 79,340 [88] November 12 3:30 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN OSU 62–3 48,090 [89] November 12 7:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 21 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy ) BTN NEB 24–17 90,456 [90] November 12 8:00 p.m. No. 2 Michigan Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA ABC IA 14–13 70,585 [91] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 19 12:00 p.m. Iowa Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN IA 28–0 39,091 [92] November 19 12:00 p.m. Maryland No. 19 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ESPNEWS NEB 28–7 89,704 [93] November 19 12:00 p.m. No. 7 Wisconsin Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC WIS 49–20 30,465 [94] November 19 12:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State Michigan State Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI ESPN OSU 17–16 73,303 [95] November 19 3:30 p.m. Indiana No. 4 Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ESPN MICH 20–10 110,288 [96] November 19 3:30 p.m. Northwestern Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN BTN MINN 29–12 38,162 [97] November 19 8:00 p.m. No. 9 Penn State Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ BTN PSU 39–0 51,366 [98] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. November 25 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Nebraska Iowa Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy ) ABC IA 40–10 69,814 [99] November 26 12:00 p.m. Rutgers Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD ESPNEWS MD 31–13 30,220 [100] November 26 12:00 p.m. Purdue Indiana Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket ) ESPNU IND 26–24 43,103 [101] November 26 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Michigan No. 2 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (The Game ) ABC OSU 30–27 2OT 110,045 [102] November 26 12:00 p.m. Illinois Northwestern Ryan Field • Evanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy ) BTN NW 42–21 30,022 [103] November 26 3:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 8 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy ) ESPN PSU 45–12 97,418 [104] November 26 3:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 5 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe ) BTN WIS 31–17 77,216 [105] # Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time .
Players of the Week [ edit ] Records against FBS conferences [ edit ] 2016 records against FBS conferences
Power-Five conferences & independents[ edit ] Group of Five Conferences [ edit ] Regular season attendance [ edit ] 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 48,644 60,670† 40,954 42,912 40,090 47,144 39,091 – 319,505 45,644 75.2% Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,929 41,374 45,519 43,971 48,254† 38,291 40,678 43,103 – 301,190 43,027 81.3% Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,585 68,390 70,585† 70,585† 67,047 70,585† 70,585† 69,814 – 487,591 69,656 98.7% Maryland Maryland Stadium 51,802 35,474 41,206 41,465† 41,235 48,090 30,220 – – 237,690 39,615 76.5% Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 110,222 109,295 110,042 110,319 111,846 † 111,103 110,626 110,288 883,741 110,468 102.7% Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 74,516 75,505 74,214 75,625 75,802 † 73,701 73,303 – 522,666 74,667 99.5% Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 [23] 44,582 41,026 44,854 49,145† 46,096 42,832 38,162 – 306,697 43,814 86.2% Nebraska Memorial Stadium 86,047 90,013 89,895 90,414 90,374 90,546 † 90,456 89,704 – 631,402 90,200 104.8% Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 30,635 30,748 34,464 40,284 35,417 42,016† 30,022 – 243,586 34,798 73.8% Ohio State Ohio Stadium 104,944 107,193 104,410 105,830 107,820 107,296 108,750 110,045 † – 751,344 107,335 102.3% Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 94,378 100,420 95,332 100,787 107,280 † 106,194 97,418 – 701,809 100,258 94.1% Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 57,236 32,074 33,068 41,607† 40,239 33,157 30,548 30,465 – 241,158 34,451 60.2% Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium 52,454 45,245 39,680 44,061 53,250† 42,640 37,345 51,366 – 313,587 44,798 85.4% Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 77,331 79,883 81,541 † 80,833 79,340 77,216 – – 476,144 79,357 98.8% Total – 1,004,101 900,071 790,655 919,334 948,124 926,476 908,788 783,119 110,288 6,418,110 65,578 88.54%
Bold – Exceed capacity †Season High
Big Ten Championship Game [ edit ] Big Ten went 3–7 in the 2016–17 Bowl Season
Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST ) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance Ref. Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford Field • Detroit, MI ESPN 2:30 p.m. Maryland Boston College BC 36–30 19,117 [107] Holiday Bowl December 27 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA ESPN 7:00 p.m. Minnesota Washington State MINN 17–12 48,704 [108] Pinstripe Bowl December 28 Yankee Stadium • New York, NY ESPN 2:00 p.m. Northwestern Pittsburgh NW 31–24 37,918 [109] Foster Farms Bowl December 28 Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA FOX 8:30 p.m. Indiana Utah UT 26–24 27,608 [110] Music City Bowl December 30 Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN ESPN 3:30 p.m. #24 Nebraska Tennessee UT 38–24 68,496 [111] Outback Bowl January 2 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ABC 1:00 p.m. #21 Iowa #20 Florida FLA 30–3 51,119 [112] New Year's Six Bowls Orange Bowl December 30 Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN 8:00 p.m. #6 Michigan #10 Florida State FSU 33–32 67,432 [113] Cotton Bowl January 2 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX ESPN 1:00 p.m. #8 Wisconsin #12 Western Michigan WIS 24–16 59,615 [114] Rose Bowl January 2 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ESPN 5:00 p.m. #5 Penn State #9 USC USC 52–49 95,128 [115] College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl (Semifinal) December 31 University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ ESPN 7:00 p.m. #2 Ohio State #3 Clemson CLEM 31–0 71,279 [116]
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.
Players of the Year [ edit ] 2016 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards [24]
Award Player School Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley Penn State Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Jabrill Peppers Michigan Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Mike Weber Ohio State Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year J. T. Barrett Ohio State Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Austin Carr Northwestern Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Saquon Barkley Penn State Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Jake Butt Michigan Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Pat Elflein Ohio State Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Tyquan Lewis Ohio State Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Jabrill Peppers Michigan Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jourdan Lewis Michigan Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Emmit Carpenter Minnesota Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Cameron Johnston Ohio State Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Jabrill Peppers Michigan Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote) Paul Chryst Wisconsin Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote) James Franklin Penn State Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Trent Green Indiana Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Reggie McKenzie Michigan
All-conference players [ edit ] 2016 Big Ten All-Conference Honors[25]
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
Position Player Team First Team Offense (Coaches) QB J. T. Barrett Ohio State RB Saquon Barkley Penn State RB Corey Clement Wisconsin WR Austin Carr Northwestern WR Curtis Samuel Ohio State TE Jake Butt Michigan C Pat Elflein Ohio State OG Dan Feeney Indiana OG Billy Price Ohio State OT Erik Magnuson Michigan OT Ryan Ramczyk Wisconsin First Team Defense (Coaches) DL Jaleel Johnson Iowa DL Taco Charlton Michigan DL Chris Wormley Michigan DL Tyquan Lewis Ohio State LB Jabrill Peppers Michigan LB Raekwon McMillan Ohio State LB T.J. Watt Wisconsin DB Desmond King Iowa DB Jourdan Lewis Michigan DB Malik Hooker Ohio State DB Marshon Lattimore Ohio State First Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Tyler Davis Penn State P Cameron Johnston Ohio State RS Jabrill Peppers Michigan
Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Coaches) QB Trace McSorley Penn State RB Justin Jackson Northwestern RB Mike Weber Ohio State WR Amara Darboh Michigan WR R.J. Shelton Michigan State TE Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin C Mason Cole Michigan OG Kyle Kalis Michigan OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin OT Ben Braden Michigan OT Jamarco Jones Ohio State Second Team Defense (Coaches) DL Ryan Glasgow Michigan DL Malik McDowell Michigan State DL Ifeadi Odenigbo Northwestern DL Garrett Sickels Penn State LB Josey Jewell Iowa LB Anthony Walker Jr. Northwestern LB Vince Biegel Wisconsin DB Delano Hill Michigan DB Channing Stribling Michigan DB Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern DB Gareon Conley Ohio State DB Sojourn Shelton Wisconsin Second Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Emmit Carpenter Minnesota P Kenny Allen Michigan RS Desmond King Iowa
Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Coaches) QB Wilton Speight Michigan RB Akrum Wadley Iowa RB Rodney Smith Minnesota WR Jordan Westerkamp Nebraska WR DeAngelo Yancey Purdue TE Josiah Price Michigan State C Sean Welsh Iowa OG James Daniels Iowa OG Brian Allen Michigan State OT Cole Croston Iowa OT Jonah Pirsig Minnesota Third Team Defense (Coaches) DL Dawuane Smoot Illinois DL Steven Richardson Minnesota DL Evan Schwan Penn State DL Conor Sheehy Wisconsin LB Tegray Scales Indiana LB Ben Gedeon Michigan LB Riley Bullough Michigan State LB Jason Cabinda Penn State DB Rashard Fant Indiana DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska DB Marcus Allen Penn State Third Team Special Teams (Coaches) K Tyler Durbin Ohio State P Ron Coluzzi Iowa RS Parris Campbell Ohio State
Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Hardy Nickerson, Carroll Phillips ; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Ralph Green III, Richard Lagow, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige, Devine Redding , Nick Westbrook; IOWA: Ike Boettger, LeShun Daniels Jr., Parker Hesse, George Kittle, Greg Mabin, Riley McCarron; MARYLAND: Michael Dunn; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen (kicker), Ben Bredeson, Matt Godin, Mike McCray, De'Veon Smith, Dymonte Thomas; MICHIGAN STATE: Darian Hicks, Montae Nicholson, L.J. Scott; MINNESOTA: Shannon Brooks, Jonathan Celestin, Scott Epke, Jalen Myrick, Drew Wolitarsky ; NEBRASKA: Tommy Armstrong Jr., Josh Banderas, Cethan Carter , Ross Dzuris, Nick Gates, Chris Jones, Kevin Maurice, De'Mornay Pierson-El (return specialist); NORTHWESTERN: Tommy Doles, Clayton Thorson ; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Noah Brown, Michael Hill, Jayln Holmes, Sam Hubbard , Damon Webb; PENN STATE: Brandon Bell, Brian Gaia, Mike Gesicki , Blake Gillikin, Chris Godwin, Parker Cothren, John Reid; PURDUE: Markus Bailey , David Blough , Jason King, Evan Panfil, Jordan Roos, Joe Schopper; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole; WISCONSIN: Jack Cichy, Michael Dieter, D'Cota Dixon, T. J. Edwards , Alec James, Leo Musso, Chikwe Obasih, Jazz Peavy, Derrick Tindal.
Position Player Team First Team Offense (Media) QB J. T. Barrett Ohio State RB SAQUON BARKLEY Penn State RB Justin Jackson Northwestern WR Austin Carr Northwestern WR Curtis Samuel Ohio State TE Jake Butt Michigan C Pat Elflein Ohio State OG Dan Feeney Indiana OG Billy Price Ohio State OT Erik Magnuson Michigan OT Ryan Ramczyk Wisconsin First Team Defense (Media) DL Carroll Phillips Illinois DL Taco Charlton Michigan DL Ifeadi Odenigbo Northwestern DL Tyquan Lewis Ohio State LB Jabrill Peppers Michigan LB Raekwon McMillan Ohio State LB T.J. Watt Wisconsin DB Desmond King Iowa DB Jourdan Lewis Michigan DB Malik Hooker Ohio State DB Sojourn Shelton Wisconsin First Team Special Teams (Media) K Emmit Carpenter Minnesota P Cameron Johnston Ohio State RS Jabrill Peppers Michigan
Position Player Team Second Team Offense (Media) QB Trace McSorley Penn State RB Corey Clement Wisconsin RB Mike Weber Ohio State WR Amara Darboh Michigan WR DeAngelo Yancey Purdue TE Mike Gesicki Penn State C Mason Cole Michigan OG Kyle Kalis Michigan OG Brian Allen Michigan State OT Ben Braden Michigan OT Jamarco Jones Ohio State Second Team Defense (Media) DL Jaleel Johnson Iowa DL Ryan Glasgow Michigan DL Chris Wormley Michigan DL Malik McDowell Michigan State LB Tegray Scales Indiana LB Josey Jewell Iowa LB Ben Gedeon Michigan DB Rashard Fant Indiana DB Channing Stribling Michigan DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska DB Marson Lattimore Ohio State Second Team Special Teams (Media) K Tyler Davis Penn State P Kenny Allen Michigan RS Desmond King Iowa
Position Player Team Third Team Offense (Media) QB Wilton Speight Michigan RB L.J. Scott Michigan State RB Rodney Smith Minnesota WR Drew Wolitarsky Minnesota WR Chris Godwin Penn State TE Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin C Sean Welsh Iowa OG James Daniels Iowa OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin OT Jonah Pirsig Minnesota OT Nick Gates Nebraska Third Team Defense (Media) DL Dawuane Smoot Illinois DL Steven Richardson Minnesota DL Evan Schwan Penn State DL Garrett Sickels Penn State LB Riley Bullough Michigan State LB Anthony Walker Jr. Northwestern LB Vince Biegel Wisconsin DB Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern DB Gareon Conley Ohio State DB D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin DB Leo Musso Wisconsin Third Team Special Teams (Media) K Tyler Durbin Ohio State P Ron Coluzzi Iowa RS Solomon Vault Northwestern
Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Hardy Nickerson, Joe Spencer, Malik Turner, Tre Watson; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, Ricky Jones, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige, Devine Redding, Nick Westbrook; IOWA: Nathan Bazata, C.J. Beathard, Ike Boettger, Cole Croston, LeShun Daniels Jr., Parker Hesse, George Kittle, Riley McCarron, Akrum Wadley; MARYLAND: Jermaine Carter , Shane Cockerille, Michael Dunn; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen, Ben Bredeson, Jehu Chesson, Delano Hill, Mike McCray, De'Veon Smith, Dymonte Thomas; MICHIGAN STATE: Chris Frey, Darian Hicks, Montae Nicholson, Josiah Price, R.J. Shelton; MINNESOTA: Jonathan Celestin, Scott Epke, Jack Lynn , Jalen Myrick, Damarius Travis; NEBRASKA: Tommy Armstrong Jr., Josh Banderas, Drew Brown, Cethan Carter, Ross Dzuris, Chris Jones, Kevin Maurice, Terrell Newby, De'Mornay Pierson-El (return specialist), Jordan Westerkamp; NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Tommy Doles, Montre Hartage, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Noah Brown, Parris Campbell (return specialist), Michael Hill, Jalyn Holmes, Sam Hubbard, Denzel Ward, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Marcus Allen, Brandon Bell, Jason Cabinda, Brian Gaia, Blake Gillikin, John Reid; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, Jason King, Evan Panfil, Jake Replogle, Jordan Roos, Joe Schopper; RUTGERS: Blessuan Austin; WISCONSIN: Jack Cichy, Michael Dieter, T.J. Edwards, Chikwe Obasih, Jazz Peavy, Conor Sheehy, Derrick Tindal.
The 2016 College Football All-America Team is composed of the following College Football All-American first teams chosen by the following selector organizations: Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN ), Sports Illustrated (SI ), USA Today (USAT) ESPN , CBS Sports (CBS), FOX Sports (FOX) College Football News (CFN ), Scout.com , Phil Steele (PS), Athlon Sports , Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!).
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. Football consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN , and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[26]
Position Player School Selector Unanimous Consensus First Team All-Americans WR Austin Carr Northwestern PFF TE Jake Butt Michigan WCFF , AFCA * OL Pat Elflein Ohio State TSN , WCFF , AP , FWAA , AFCA , SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon * * OL Ryan Ramczyk Wisconsin TSN , AP , SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, Athlon, PFF * OL Dan Feeney Indiana AP , FOX OL Billy Price Ohio State AFCA DL Jake Replogle Purdue PFF LB Jabrill Peppers Michigan TSN , WCFF , AP , FWAA , AFCA , SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon * * LB T.J. Watt Wisconsin SI, ESPN DB Jourdan Lewis Michigan TSN , WCFF , AP , AFCA , SI, ESPN, CBS, Athlon * DB Malik Hooker Ohio State TSN , WCFF , AP , FWAA , AFCA , SI, USAT, ESPN, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon * * DB Desmond King Iowa SI, USAT, FOX, Athlon, PFF DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska PFF AP Curtis Samuel Ohio State TSN , AP , Athlon * AP Jabrill Peppers Michigan CBS, PS, PFF
Position Player School Selector Second Team All-Americans RB Saquon Barkley Penn State TSN HB Curtis Samuel Ohio State FWAA, FOX (AP), PS WR Austin Carr Northwestern TSN, SI, USAT TE Jake Butt Michigan TSN, AP, SI, PS, Athlon OL Billy Price Ohio State TSN, AP, SI, WCFF, FOX OL Ryan Ramczyk Wisconsin WCFF, FWAA, PS OL Sean Welsh Iowa USAT OL Dan Feeney Indiana WCFF, CBS, Athlon OL Kyle Kalis Michigan AFCA DL Chris Wormley Michigan TSN DL Malik McDowell Michigan State SI, CBS LB Raekwon McMillan Ohio State TSN, AP, AFCA, SI, USAT, WCFF, FOX, PS, Athlon LB Tegray Scales Indiana SI LB T.J. Watt Wisconsin AP, FOX, CBS, PS, Athlon DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska USAT DB Jourdan Lewis Michigan FWAA, FOX, PS DB Desmond King Iowa TSN, AP, SI, WCFF, FWAA (KR), PS (KR) P Cameron Johnston Ohio State USAT, WCFF, AP AP Jabrill Peppers Michigan SI, CBS (PR), Athlon (PR)
Position Player School Selector Third Team All-Americans RB Saquon Barkley Penn State AP, FOX, PS, Athlon WR Austin Carr Northwestern AP, FOX, PS, Athlon TE Jake Butt Michigan FOX OL Billy Price Ohio State PS, Athlon DL Jake Replogle Purdue FOX LB Ben Gedeon Michigan PS DB Desmond King Iowa PS DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska AP, FOX P Cameron Johnston Ohio State FOX
Position Player School Selector Fourth Team All-Americans OL Dan Feeney Indiana PS OL Mason Cole Michigan PS LB Josey Jewell Iowa PS, Athlon DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska Athlon
*Sporting News All-America Team (TSN) *Sports Illustrated All-America Team (SI) *USA Today All-America Team (USAT) *ESPN All-America Team *AP All-America Team *FWAA All-America Team *Walter Camp All-America Team (WCFF) *FOX Sports All-America Team *CBS Sports All-America Team *Phil Steele All-America Team *AFCA All-America Team *Athlon Sports All-America Team *Pro Football Focus All-America Team
Academic All-Americans [ edit ] 2016 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans[27]
Player School Team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Sam Hubbard Ohio State First Team Tyler Yazujian Penn State First Team Austin Carr Northwestern Second Team Justin Jackson Northwestern Second Team
National award winners [ edit ] John Mackey Award (Best Tight End) Jake Butt, Michigan
Rimington Award (Best Center) Pat Elflein, Ohio State
Lott IMPACT Trophy (Defensive Best in Character & Performance) Jabrill Peppers, Michigan
2016 NCAA List of National Award Winners
Team Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total Illinois – – 1 – – – – 1 Indiana – – 1 – – – – 1 Iowa – – 1 1 2 – – 4 Maryland – – – – – – – 0 Michigan 2 – 4 3 1 1 – 11 Michigan State – 1 – 1 – – – 2 Minnesota – – – – – – 1 1 Nebraska – – – – 1 – – 1 Northwestern – – – – 1 – 1 2 Ohio State 3 2 1 – – – 1 7 Penn State – – 1 – – – – 1 Purdue – – – – 1 – – 1 Rutgers – – – – – – – 0 Wisconsin 2 – – 1 – – – 3
Trades In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. P re-D raft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2017 draft. Please note that this is the first year where teams will be allowed to trade compensatory picks.
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