2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game

August 2023 Big Ten Football Championship Game Conference Championship 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game Logo.svg December 3 2011 2011 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Badgers 10–2 15 12 15 Bret Bielema 21 0 7 14 Michigan State University Michigan State Spartans 10–2 11 9 13 Mark Dantonio 7 22 7 3 Russell Wilson Wisconsin by 1.5 Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band and University of Wisconsin Marching Band Bill LeMonnier 64,152 Fox Gus Johnson (Play-by-play)Scott Dochterman http://thegazette.com/2011/06/01/btn-to-ride-the-gus-johnson-in-hoops-coverage/ BTN to ride the Gus (Johnson) in hoops coverage 2011-06-01 2011-06-01 Charles Davis (Color Analyst) Tim Brewster (Sideline Analyst) Dhani Jones (Sideline Analyst) 4.6 (7.8 million viewers) Yes The 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2011 champion of the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division beat the Michigan State Spartans of the Legends Division by a score of 42–39.D'Amato, Gary (2011-12-04). "Badgers' Dramatic Big Ten Title Game Victory an Instant Classic", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2011-12-04.Sipple, George (2011-12-03). "Wisconsin 42, Michigan State Spartans 39: Rose Bowl Bid Comes Up Short in Big Ten Title Game", Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2011-12-04. By winning the game, Wisconsin earned a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl. The game was the first football championship game ever played in the Big Ten's 115-year history. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111710aaa.html 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 2010-11-17 2011-04-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20101223112326/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111710aaa.html 2010-12-23 dead Scoring summary WIS MSU 1 10:04 WIS 9 71 4:56 RecTD Jeff Duckworth Russell Wilson 3 good Philip Welch 7 0 1 6:44 MSU 6 59 3:20 RushTD Edwin Baker 8 good Dan Conroy 7 7 1 3:44 WIS 7 60 3:00 RushTD Montee Ball 6 good Philip Welch 14 7 1 3:12 WIS 2 24 0:32 RushTD Montee Ball 6 good Philip Welch 21 7 2 14:55 MSU 7 80 3:17 RecTD B.J. Cunningham Kirk Cousins 30 good Dan Conroy 21 14 2 10:21 MSU 6 57 2:42 Other Keith Nichol 3-yard reception from Kirk Cousins, lateral to B.J. Cunningham for 7 yards for a touchdown, 2pt run good 21 22 2 3:26 MSU 8 84 3:57 RushTD Le'Veon Bell 6 good Dan Conroy 21 29 3 9:13 WIS 8 62 3:30 RecTD Jared Abbrederis Russell Wilson 42 good Philip Welch 28 29 3 1:41 MSU 3 48 1:01 RecTD B.J. Cunningham Kirk Cousins 44 good Dan Conroy 28 36 4 13:25 WIS 7 52 3:16 RecTD Montee Ball Russell Wilson 5 no good Philip Welch 34 36 4 8:28 MSU 10 52 4:57 FG 25 Dan Conroy 34 39 4 3:45 WIS 8 64 4:43 RushTD Montee Ball 7 pass good 42 39 42 39 References Championship Game Category:Big Ten Football Championship Game Category:Michigan State Spartans football games Category:Wisconsin Badgers football games Big Ten Football Championship Game Big Ten Football Championship Game Category:2010s in Indianapolis