2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game

December 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game Dr. Pepper Conference Championship 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game Logo.svg Championship Game Logo December 3 2016 2016 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Penn State University Penn State Nittany Lions 10–2 8 8 7 James Franklin 7 7 14 10 University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers 10–2 6 6 6 Paul Chryst 14 14 3 0 Trace McSorley (PSU) Wisconsin by 3 Combined bands of both universities Mike Cannon Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway 65,018 Fox/Compass Media Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (Analyst), Shannon Spake (Sideline Reporter) (FOX)Gregg Daniels, Dale Hellestrae (Compass Media) 5.3 (9.2 million viewers) 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.Championship Game Tix on Sale July 30 http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072116aab.html BigTen.org October 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009140231/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072116aab.html October 9, 2016 dead 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. History The 2016 Championship Game would be the sixth in the Big Ten's 121-year history, and the third to feature the conference's East and West division alignment. Last season, the Big Ten Championship Game featured the Michigan State Spartans, champions of the East Division, and the Iowa Hawkeyes, champions of the West Division. Iowa made its first appearance in the conference championship game, while Michigan State made its third appearance (L in 2011, W in 2013). Michigan State defeated Iowa 16–13 to win its second Big Ten Championship in three years. Other For the third time in the championship's history, ESPN's College GameDay was on site prior to the game. Legacy In August 2020, the game was listed as #1 by BlackShoeDiaries.com on its Best Penn State Football Games of the Last Decade list.https://www.blackshoediaries.com/2020/8/11/21353636/penn-state-football-2010s-best-games-of-decade-black-shoe-diaries-saquon-barkley-trace-mcsorley 10 for the 10's: The Best Penn State Football Games of the Last Decade blackshoediaries October 1, 2020 In May 2022, the game was listed as one of twelve games considered as Penn State's best by the website StateCollege.com on its 12 Seasons on the Beat (and Counting): The Top 12 Penn State Games list.https://www.statecollege.com/penn-state-athletics-12-seasons-and-counting-the-top-12-games/ 12 Seasons on the Beat (and Counting): The Top 12 Penn State Games statecollege May 23, 2022 June 2, 2022 In June 2024, the game was listed as one of the top ten Nittany Lions wins of the last decade by Yahoo! Sports.https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/10-years-james-franklin-ranking-093000927.html 10 years of James Franklin: Ranking the top 10 Nittany Lion wins of the last decade Yahoo! Sports June 19, 2024 June 19, 2024 Teams Wisconsin Badgers 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team The Badgers started the season unranked, and opened vs the No. 5 LSU Tigers, whom they upset, 16–14, at Lambeau Field. The Badgers remained ranked the remainder of the season, peaking at No. 5 in both the AP (Week 12) and Coaches (Week 13) polls, and at No. 6 in the CFP rankings released on November 22 and November 29, 2016. The Badgers went into the Championship game 10–2 (7–2 Big Ten), with both losses coming to Top 5 teams: No. 4 Michigan, who defeated Wisconsin 14–7; and No. 2 Ohio State, who defeated Wisconsin 30–23 in overtime. Penn State Nittany Lions 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team The Nittany Lions started the season off 2–2 after losses to Pitt and No. 4 Michigan but finished the regular season on an 8-game winning streak as well as beating No. 2 Ohio State while averaging 35 points per game. They clinched the Big Ten East and a spot in the Big Ten Championship with a win and a Michigan loss to Ohio State. The Nittany Lions were led by sophomore duo quarterback Trace McSorley and 1,000+ yard rusher in Saquon Barkley and junior wide receiver Chris Godwin. They finished the regular season 10–2 (8–1 Big Ten), a big improvement from the last two seasons under head coach James Franklin (finished 7–6 both seasons). Following Penn State's upset of No. 2 Ohio State, the Nittany Lions would be ranked No. 24 in the AP poll, their first appearance in the poll since December 4, 2011, where they were ranked No. 23 prior to their loss to No. 17 Houston in the TicketCity Bowl. The following week, following their 62–24 victory over Purdue, Penn State was ranked No. 23 in the Coaches poll, their first appearance in said poll since December 4, 2011. Furthermore, Penn State made its debut in the CFP's first ranking of the season on November 1, where they were placed at No. 12; throughout the remainder of the season, the Nittany Lions continued to climb, maxing out at No. 7/8 heading into the Big Ten Championship Game. Game summary Wisconsin Penn State 1 5:27 Wisconsin 14 81 8:00 RushTD Austin Ramesh 1 good Andrew Endicott 7 0 1 3:06 Wisconsin 2 72 0:45 RushTD Corey Clement 67 good Andrew Endicott 14 0 1 1:10 Penn State 5 75 1:56 RecTD Mike Gesicki Trace McSorley 33 good Tyler Davis 14 7 2 9:42 Wisconsin -- -- -- FumbleTD Ryan Connelly 12 good Andrew Endicott run/pass 21 7 2 5:15 Wisconsin 5 42 2:31 RushTD Dare Ogunbowale 7 good Andrew Endicott 28 7 2 0:58 Penn State 8 90 1:27 RecTD Saeed Blacknall Trace McSorley 40 good Tyler Davis 28 14 3 10:58 Penn State 1 70 0:11 RecTD Saeed Blacknall Trace McSorley 70 good Tyler Davis 28 21 3 4:22 Penn State 8 63 3:17 RushTD Saquon Barkley 1 good Tyler Davis 28 28 3 0:16 Wisconsin 9 70 4:06 FG Andrew Endicott 23 Good 31 28 4 13:41 Penn State 4 81 1:30 RecTD Saquon Barkley Trace McSorley 18 good Tyler Davis 31 35 4 5:14 Penn State 9 58 4:38 FG Tyler Davis 24 Good 31 38 31 38 Source: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=155303 Big Ten Championship: Wisconsin vs. Penn State Stat Broadcast December 3, 2016 Statistics Statistics WIS PSU First downs 22 21 Total offense yards 415435Rushes-yards (net) 24151 Passing yards (net) 174384Passes, Comp-Att-Int 16–21–022–31–0 Time of Possession 36:5723:03 Penalties 4–403–25 Turnovers 02 See also List of Big Ten Conference football champions References Championship Game Category:Big Ten Football Championship Game Category:Penn State Nittany Lions football games Category:Wisconsin Badgers football games Big Ten Football Championship Game Big Ten Football Championship Game Category:2010s in Indianapolis