2009 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 2009 Big Ten Conference football season #193980 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football BigTen.png 125px September 3, 2009through January 7, 2010 11 ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network 2010 NFL Draft 2010 NFL Draft Brandon Graham (Michigan) Philadelphia Eagles, 1st round (13th overall) Regular Season Ohio State Champion Runners-Up Iowa / Penn State Brandon Graham / Daryll Clark Chicago Tribune Silver Football Football 2008 2010 The 2009 Big Ten Conference football season was the 114th for the conference and saw Ohio State conclude the regular season as Big Ten Conference champion for the 5th consecutive time, their 34th Big Ten title. This earned them the conference's automatic selection to a Bowl Championship Series game in which it emerged victorious in the January 1, 2010 Rose Bowl against Oregon Ducks. Co-runner-up, Iowa, earned the conference's at-large BCS invitation to the January 5, 2010 Orange Bowl. The season started on Thursday, September 3, as conference member Indiana hosted Eastern Kentucky. The conference's other 10 teams began their respective 2009 season of NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition two days later. All teams started their season at home except Illinois who started their season on neutral turf for the third consecutive season against Missouri and Minnesota who traveled to Syracuse.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080309aab.html Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Preseason: Big Ten set to kick off 114th year of football on Sept. 3 and Sept. 5 2009-08-24 2009-08-03 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090813082135/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080309aab.html 2009-08-13 dead Although several players had post season All-star games remaining, the season concluded for Big Ten teams with the 2010 Orange Bowl in which Iowa defeated Georgia Tech. This was the seventh bowl game for the conference which compiled a 4–3 record. Over the course of 77 home games, the conference set a new attendance record. During the season, Minnesota opened a new athletic stadium, TCF Bank Stadium, and Purdue welcomed a new head coach, Danny Hope. The season saw John Clay selected as offensive player of the year by both the coaches and the media. Jared Odrick and Greg Jones won defensive player of the year awards from the coaches and media, respectively. Chicago Tribune Silver Football recipients as the Big Ten co-MVPs were Daryll Clark and Brandon Graham. Jones was the conferences only consensus 2009 College Football All-America Team representative. The Big Ten Conference enjoyed two national statistical championships. Graham led the nation in tackles for a loss (TFL). Ray Fisher earned the national statistical championship in kickoff return average and established a new Big Ten single-season record with his performance. The Big Ten led the nation with six first team Academic All-Americans. After the season, 34 athletes were selected in the 2010 NFL draft including three in the first round and six each by Iowa and Penn State. Previous season During the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, Ohio State won its fourth consecutive Big Ten championship while co-champion Penn State won its second in four years.http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270194 https://web.archive.org/web/20090204071342/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270194 dead February 4, 2009 Wells' 134 yards pace Buckeyes' fifth straight win over Michigan 2009-08-31 2008-11-22 ESPN.comhttp://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270213 https://web.archive.org/web/20090204175536/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=283270213 dead February 4, 2009 Clark passes for 341 yards, 4 TDs as Penn State slams Spartans 2009-08-31 2008-11-22 ESPN.com Although the two teams tied with 7–1 conference records, Penn State earned the conference's automatic Bowl Championship Series selection due to a head-to-head victory. The two teams have been the only teams from the conference to win a Big Ten championship in the past four seasons. During the season, every home game was televised nationally and 98 percent of the Big Ten's games were nationally aired far exceeding all other conferences, none of whom had even 75 percent of their games televised. Preseason In a given year, each Big Ten team will play eight of the other Big Ten teams. Thus for any given team in a given year, there are two others which will not be competed against. Below is the breakdown of each team and its two "no-plays" for 2009: Illinois: Iowa, Wisconsin Indiana: Michigan State, Minnesota Iowa: Illinois, Purdue Michigan: Minnesota, Northwestern Michigan State: Indiana, Ohio State Minnesota: Indiana, Michigan Northwestern: Michigan, Ohio State Ohio State: Michigan State, Northwestern Penn State: Purdue, Wisconsin Purdue: Iowa, Penn State Wisconsin: Illinois, Penn State The Big Ten Conference announced on July 27 that the big ten media had elected Ohio State as the preseason favorite for the 2009 football season. It had ranked Penn State second and Michigan State third. It chose Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072709aaa.html Ohio State Named Preseason Favorite for 2009 Football Season: Buckeyes' Pryor and Michigan State's Jones earn individual preseason honors 2009-08-24 2009-07-27 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090819060324/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072709aaa.html 2009-08-19 dead In the Preseason Coaches' Poll released on August 7, the Big Ten was one of only three conferences with multiple teams ranked in the top ten.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080709aaa.html Big Ten One of Only Three Conferences with Multiple Top-10 Teams in Preseason Coaches' Poll: Nine Big Ten squads receiving votes, led by No. 6 Ohio State and No. 8 Penn State 2009-08-24 2009-08-07 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090810130314/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080709aaa.html 2009-08-10 dead The College Football Hall of Fame has selected Iowa's Larry Station (1982–85), Ohio State's Chris Spielman (1984–87) and Penn State's Curt Warner (1979–82) for December induction. 28 Big Ten athletes were selected in the 2009 National Football League Draft in late April, including four first-round picks. Two additional players were selected in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. Watchlists According to the Big Ten Conference at the beginning of the season: "The Big Ten now features 51 student-athletes on preseason watch lists for 19 different national awards. Among the honored conference players, 27 appear on more than one list and five Big Ten standouts lead the way by appearing on five different lists. Every Big Ten team has at least one player appearing on a watch list. Iowa, Ohio State and Penn State top all Big Ten schools with seven different players appearing on watch lists, followed by six nominees from Illinois and Michigan and five selections for Michigan State and Wisconsin. On the offensive side of the ball, returning first-team All-Big Ten quarterback Daryll Clark of Penn State appears on the watch lists for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Manning, Maxwell, Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards. Illinois signal caller Juice Williams, a second-team All-Big Ten choice last year, appears on four different lists for the Manning, Maxwell, Davey O'Brien and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Awards. Illini wideout Arrelious Benn (Biletnikoff, Walter Camp Player of the Year, Maxwell) and Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor (Manning, Maxwell, Davey O'Brien) appear on three different watch lists. Players appearing on two lists include Iowa offensive tackle Bryan Bulaga, Michigan running back Brandon Minor and offensive lineman David Molk, Michigan State center Joel Nitchman, Minnesota wideout Eric Decker and quarterback Adam Weber, Northwestern center Ben Burkett, Ohio State center Mike Brewster, Penn State running back Evan Royster and offensive lineman Stefan Wisniewski and the Wisconsin trio of running back John Clay, tight end Garrett Graham and center John Moffitt. On the defensive side of the ball, four standouts appear on five different watch lists. Big Ten Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and returning first-team All-Big Ten linebacker Greg Jones of Michigan State has been named to the watch lists for the Bednarik, Butkus and Rotary Lombardi Awards and the Lott and Nagurski Trophies. Fellow linebacker Sean Lee of Penn State, who missed last season due to injury after earning second-team All-Big Ten accolades in 2007, appears on the same five watch lists as Jones. Defensive ends Brandon Graham of Michigan and Corey Wootton of Northwestern were both tabbed for the Bednarik, Ted Hendricks, Rotary Lombardi, Lott and Nagurski watch lists. Wootton was a first-team All-Big Ten choice last year while Graham was named to the second team. Two more Nittany Lion standouts were named to four watch lists in linebacker NaVorro Bowman (Bednarik, Butkus, Lombardi, Nagurski) and defensive tackle Jared Odrick (Bednarik, Lombardi, Nagurski, Outland). Other defensive standouts to appear on multiple lists include Illinois linebacker Martez Wilson, Indiana defensive end Jammie Kirlew, Iowa linebacker Pat Angerer and Ohio State safety Kurt Coleman."http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083109aab.html Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Aug. 31: Big Ten set to kick off 114th year of football on Sept. 3 and Sept. 5 2009-09-28 2009-08-31 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091014055730/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/083109aab.html 14 October 2009 dead dmy-allhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-20090907.pdf Big Ten Football Weekly Release September 7, 2009 2009-09-29 2009-09-07 Big Ten Conference 6 2016-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220805/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-20090907.pdf dead Award watch lists Award School Player Chuck Bednarik Awardhttp://www.bigten.org/genrel/081609aaa.html This Week in the Big Ten: Looking back at the Big Ten highlights over the past week 2009-08-16 2009-09-29 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20110725200618/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/081609aaa.html 2011-07-25 dead(Top Defensive Player) IND Jammie Kirlew IOWA Pat Angerer MICH Brandon Graham MSU Greg Jones NU Corey Wootton PSU Sean Lee Jared Odrick NaVorro Bowman Fred Biletnikoff AwardFred Biletnikoff watch list https://www.espn.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/5130/fred-biletnikoff-watch-list 2009-08-10 2009-09-27 ESPN.com(Best Wide Receiver) ILL Arrelious Benn MINN Eric Decker Butkus Awardhttps://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/2626/big-ten-well-represented-on-butkus-watch-list Big Ten well represented on Butkus watch list 2009-09-29 2009-08-21 ESPN.com Adam Rittenberg Rittenberg, Adam(Best Linebacker) ILL Martez Wilson MICH Obi Ezeh MSU Greg Jones PSU Sean Lee NaVorro Bowman IOWA Pat Angerer A.J. Edds Walter Camp Award(Top College Player) ILL Arrelious BennPSU Daryll Clark Evan Royster Lou Groza Award(Outstanding Place Kicker) MSU Brett Swenson OSU Aaron Pettrey PUR Carson Wiggs WIS Philip Welch Ray Guy Award(Outstanding Punter) IOWA Ryan Donahue MICH Zoltan Mesko Ted Hendricks Award(Outstanding Defensive End) ILL Doug Pilcher IND Jammie Kirlew Greg Middleton MICH Brandon Graham MSU Trevor Anderson NU Corey Wootton OSU Lawrence Wilson Lombardi Award(Outstanding Lineman) ILL Martez Wilson IND Jammie Kirlew IOWA Bryan Bulaga MICH Brandon Graham David Molk Stephen Schilling MSU Greg Jones Joel Nitchman NU Ben Burkett Corey Wootton OSU Mike BrewsterPSU NaVorro Bowman Sean Lee Jared Odrick Stefen WisniewskiWIS Gabe Carimi Garrett Graham John Moffitt Lott Trophy(Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year) IOWA Pat Angerer MICH Brandon Graham MSU Greg Jones NU Corey Wootton OSU Kurt Coleman PSU Sean Lee John Mackey Awardhttps://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/2450/six-big-ten-players-named-to-mackey-award-list Six Big Ten players named to Mackey Award list 2009-09-29 2009-07-29 ESPN.com Rittenberg, Adam(Outstanding Tight End) OSU Jake Ballard MSU Charlie Gantt WIS Garrett Graham ILL Michael Hoomanawanui IOWA Tony Moeaki PSU Andrew Quarless Manning Award(Outstanding Quarterback) ILL Juice Williams IOWA Ricky Stanzi MINN Adam Weber OSU Terrelle Pryor PSU Daryll Clark Maxwell Award(Top College Player) ILL Arrelious Benn Juice Williams MICH Brandon Minor MINN Eric Decker OSU Terrelle Pryor PSU Daryll Clark Evan Royster WIS John Clay Bronko Nagurski Trophyhttps://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/2602/nagurski-watch-list-includes-seven-from-big-ten Nagurski watch list includes seven from Big Ten 2009-09-29 2009-08-19 ESPN.com Rittenberg, Adam(Top Defensive Player) OSU Kurt Coleman MICH Brandon Graham MSU Greg Jones NU Corey Wootton PSU Sean Lee Jared Odrick NaVorro Bowman Davey O'Brien Awardhttps://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/2473/o-brien-award-watch-list-includes-four-big-ten-qbs O'Brien Award watch list includes four Big Ten QBs 2009-09-29 2009-08-03 ESPN.com Rittenberg, Adam(Outstanding Quarterback) PSU Daryll Clark OSU Terrelle Pryor MINN Adam Weber ILL Juice Williams Outland Trophy2009 Outland Trophy Watch List Announced http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/outland090811.html 2009-08-11 2009-09-27 Football Writers Association of America(Outstanding Interior Lineman) ILL Jon Asamoah IOWA Bryan BulagaPSU Jared Odrick Stefen Wisniewski Dave Rimington Trophyhttp://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-2009preseason Big Ten Football Weekly Release: Preseason 2009-08-24 2009-08-03 Big Ten Network https://web.archive.org/web/20091110044333/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-2009preseason 2009-11-10 dead(Outstanding Center) MICH David Molk MSU Joel Nitchman OSU Mike Brewster NU Ben Burkett WIS John Moffitt Jim Thorpe Awardhttps://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/2498/coleman-spievey-on-thorpe-award-watch-list Coleman, Spievey on Thorpe Award watch list 2009-09-29 2009-08-06 ESPN.com Rittenberg, Adam(Outstanding Defensive Back) OSU Kurt Coleman IOWA Amari Spievey Doak Walker Awardhttps://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/2482/doak-walker-watch-list-snubs-penn-state-s-royster Doak Walker watch list snubs Penn State's Royster 2009-09-29 2009-08-05 ESPN.com Rittenberg, Adam(Outstanding Running Back) OSU Dan Herron MICH Brandon Minor WIS John Clay Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award(Top Senior Quarterback) ILL Juice Williams NU Mike Kafka PSU Daryll Clark Lott Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, and Jim Thorpe Award watchlist candidate Kurt Coleman of Ohio State, was suspended by the Big Ten Conference for one game. The suspension was for a violation of the new 2009 NCAA football playing rule that required mandatory conference video review of an act where a player initiates helmet-to-helmet contact and targets a defenseless opponent. The incident occurred during the September 26 game against Illinois.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092809aad.html Big Ten Imposes Suspension of Ohio State Football Student-Athlete Kurt Coleman Based on New NCAA Playing Rules 2009-09-30 2009-09-28 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091001171935/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092809aad.html 2009-10-01 dead Midseason Obi Ezeh, Jones and Lee were among the sixteen selected to the midseason Butkus watchlist and Clark was named as one of ten finalists for the Unitas award.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101909aab.html Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Oct. 19: Big Ten Leads All Conferences With Nine Teams Boasting Winning Records Through First Seven Weeks 2009-10-21 2009-10-19 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091022085925/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101909aab.html 22 October 2009 dead dmy-all Eight Big Ten athletes were named as semifinalists for the Campbell Trophy: Illinois' Jon Asamoah, Indiana's Jammie Kirlew, Michigan's Zoltan Mesko, Minnesota's Eric Decker, Northwestern's Andrew Brewer, Ohio State's Jim Cordle, Penn State's Josh Hull and Wisconsin's Mickey Turner on October 1.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CABM&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B1680C19649858&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Tigers' kicker Reagan a semifinalist for national academic award 2009-10-28 2009-10-01 The Commercial Appeal Robinson, Gary Four Big Ten Players midseason watch list for the John Mackey Award: Moeaki, Gantt, Quarless and Graham.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:TBEB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B7B40E08646830&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Rudolph makes cut for Mackey Award 2009-10-28 2009-10-20 The Elkhart Truth Three were quarterfinalists for the Lott Award: Angerer, Jones and Coleman.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:IISB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B7B45DBABDF6C0&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Walk-on quarterback lives 'dream' at Hawaii; Moore getting Heisman hype 2009-10-28 2009-10-20 The Idaho Statesman Cripe, Chadd The Big Ten had two O'Brien Award semifinalists: Stanzi and Clark.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:FOSB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B9DEEB4DC0E790&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Chopping Block: The Davey O'Brien Award snubbing Christian Ponder 2009-10-28 2009-10-27 The Orlando Sentinel Carter, Andrew Eric Decker was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12B9B53330D5C520&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Irish connection up for honors 2009-10-28 2009-10-27 Chicago Tribune Jones has been selected as a semifinalists for the Bednarik Award along with Angerer, Bowman and Wisconsin defensive end O'Brien Schofield. Hawkeyes' Tyler Sash was chosen as a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Swenson and Northwestern's Stefan Demos were named semifinalists for the Groza Award.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aaa.html Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Nov. 9: Iowa, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin Still Battling for Big Ten Title With Two Weekends Left 2009-11-11 2009-11-09 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091112123316/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110909aaa.html 12 November 2009 dead dmy-all Mesko, Blair White, and Andrew Brewer were among the 12 finalists for the Wuerffel Trophy.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:ZMDF&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12BEC98D3297DBC8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 12 finalists announced for Wuerffel Trophy 2009-11-17 2009-11-11 Northwest Florida Daily News Pruiett, Adam Mesko, and Donahue were among 10 semifinalists for the Guy Award.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:AGCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C0927BC4C24300&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Overtime 2009-11-17 2009-11-15 The Augusta Chronicle Mesko was named one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:DTNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C3AC67E40C6C90&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Michigan punter is up for award 3B 2009-12-02 2009-11-24 The Detroit News Michigan's Graham was a finalist for the Henricks Award.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:MNAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C7D5F5D546EE10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Michigan's Graham a finalist for Hendricks Award 2009-12-14 2009-12-03 2B Manistee News Advocate Rankings 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a National Championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. Two additional polls are released midway through the season; the Harris Interactive Poll is released after the fourth week of the season and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings is released after the seventh week. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS Standings. + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking   Not ranked previous week RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll   Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 FinalIllinois AP RV C RV BCS Not released Indiana AP C BCS Not released Iowa AP 22 RV RV RV 13 12 11 7 7 8 15 15 13 9 10 7C 21 RV RV RV 17 14 12 8 8 6 13 15 13 10 11 7BCS Not released 6 4 4 10 13 11 9 10 Michigan AP RV 25 23 22 RV RV RV C RV RV RV 22 20 RV RV RV BCS Not released Michigan State AP RV RV C RV RV RV BCS Not released Minnesota AP RV C RV RV RV RV RV BCS Not released Northwestern AP RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RVBCS Not released Ohio State AP 6 8 11 13 9 9 7 18 17 15 10 9 9 8 8 5C 6 7 11 11 9 8 7 17 15 12 8 8 8 7 8 5BCS Not released 19 17 16 11 10 10 8 8 Penn State AP 8 7 5 5 15 14 14 13 12 11 19 13 12 10 11 9C 9 5 5 4 13 12 13 11 10 10 17 12 11 9 13 8BCS Not released 13 12 11 18 14 13 11 13 Purdue AP C BCS Not released Wisconsin AP RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 17 RV RV 24 16C RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV 22 20 14 RV RV 22 16BCS Not released 21 21 20 16 25 Spring games April 11 Michigan April 18 Indiana Purdue Wisconsin April 25 Illinois Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Did not have spring game this year Iowa Season Purdue head coach Danny Hope began his first season in West Lafayette. On September 12, Minnesota opened the 2009 season its new 50,720-seat home field, TCF Bank Stadium when the team hosted the Air Force Falcons. For the third straight year, each Big Ten home game during the first three weeks of the season was broadcast nationally on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or the Big Ten Network, which televised more than 20 contests altogether in the opening weeks, including all nine home games in Week 1. Every ABC afternoon telecast was broadcast nationally, either on ABC or simultaneously on ESPN or ESPN2. Note that although the Big Ten is a regional conference the Big Ten Network, which was available in 19 of the 20 largest U.S. media markets,http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090109aab.html Big Ten Network Kicks Off Third Season: Live football coverage begins Thursday night 2009-09-03 2009-09-01 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091008085206/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090109aab.html 8 October 2009 dead dmy-all was available to approximately 73 million homes in the U.S. and Canada through agreements with more than 250 cable television or satellite television affiliates. The season began amidst allegations that Michigan was working its players beyond the extent permissible by the NCAA.https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=4432956 Michigan looking at players' allegations 2009-08-31 2009-08-30 ESPN.com Nonetheless, the conference had its fifth ten-win week during the opening weekend.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090709aaa.html Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Sept. 7: Big Ten posts 10-win week for fifth straight season. 2009-09-13 2009-09-07 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091013082439/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090709aaa.html 13 October 2009 dead dmy-all During week 3, the Ohio State-USC game became the most-viewed college football game in ESPN history. After three weeks, the Big Ten Conference was the only Football Bowl Subdivision conference with five 3–0 teams.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aaa.html Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Sept. 21: Big Ten opens 114th season of conference play with five matchups on Saturday. 2009-09-22 2009-09-21 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090926035257/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092109aaa.html 2009-09-26 dead Homecoming games September 26 Michigan 36, Indiana 33 (Michigan's record in homecoming games is 83–26)† http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092609aag.html Postgame Notes: #23 Michigan 36, Indiana 33 Michigan Sports Information 2009-09-26 2009-10-09 October 3 Northwestern 27, Purdue 21 (Purdue's record in homecoming games is 48–35–4)† http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092809aac.html Football Game Notes - Vs. Northwestern Purdue Sports Information 2009-09-28 2009-10-09 July 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110727185232/http://www.purduesports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092809aac.html dead October 10 Michigan State 24, Illinois 14 (Illinois's record in homecoming games is 42–55–2)† http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100509aaa.html Game 5: Illinois (1-3, 0-2) vs. Michigan State (2-3, 1-1) Illinois Sports Information 2009-10-05 2009-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100322202747/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100509aaa.html 2010-03-22 dead Iowa 30, Michigan 28 (Iowa's record in homecoming games is 52–41–5)† http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101109aab.html #12 Iowa 30, Michigan 28 Iowa Sports Information 2009-10-10 2009-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20091014183917/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101109aab.html 14 October 2009 live Minnesota 35, Purdue 20 (Minnesota's record in homecoming games is 54–33–3)† http://www.gophersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=38605&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400&ATCLID=204811120 Minnesota Postgame Notes - vs. Purdue Minnesota Sports Information 2009-10-10 2009-10-15 April 2012 H3llBot October 17 Indiana 27, Illinois 14 (Indiana's record in homecoming games is 43–48–6)† http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101709aaa.html Indiana Rolls Past Illinois, 27-14, on Homecoming Indiana Sports Information 2009-12-17 2010-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100310142725/http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101709aaa.html 2010-03-10 dead Michigan State 24, Northwestern 14 (Michigan State's record in homecoming games is 61–30–3)† http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101709aac.html Post-Game Notes Michigan State Sports Information 2009-10-17 2010-05-17 July 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725200710/http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101709aac.html dead Penn State 20, Minnesota 0 (Penn State's record in homecoming games is 65–20–5)† http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101709aal.html Notes and records Penn State Sports Information 2009-10-17 2010-05-17 October 24, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091024014603/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101709aal.html dead Iowa 20, Wisconsin 10 (Wisconsin's record in homecoming games is 52–45–5)† http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101809aaa.html Homecoming effort falls short in 20-10 loss to Iowa Wisconsin Sports Information 2009-10-17 2010-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20110622024856/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101809aaa.html 2011-06-22 dead October 24 Northwestern 29, Indiana 28 11:00 a.m. CT http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060309aab.html Northwestern Announces Start Times for Three Big Ten Contests Northwestern Sports Information 2009-06-03 2009-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090609073119/http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/060309aab.html 2009-06-09 dead Ohio State 38, Minnesota 7 (Ohio State's record in homecoming games is 64–19–5)† http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87745&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=204820202 Postgame Notes From No. 18 Ohio State vs. Minnesota Ohio State Sports Information 2009-10-24 2010-06-25 April 2012 H3llBot † denotes record after the game Schedule Index to colors and formattingBig 10 member wonBig 10 member lostBig 10 teams in bold Week one September 3 8:00 p.m. w Eastern Kentucky Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Big Ten Network 19–13 36,759 w September 5 12:00 p.m. Towson Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL Big Ten Network 47–14 17,587 w September 5 12:00 p.m. Montana State Michigan State Spartan Stadium Lansing, MI Big Ten Network 44–3 74,518 w September 5 12:00 p.m. Minnesota Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 23–20 74,518 w September 5 12:00 p.m. Navy Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 31–27 105,092 w September 5 12:00 p.m. Akron Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Big Ten Network 31–7 104,968 w September 5 12:00 p.m. Toledo Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Big Ten Network 52–31 47,551 w September 5 12:05 p.m. Northern Iowa Iowa Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA Big Ten Network 17–16 70,585 w September 5 3:30 p.m. Western Michigan Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 31–7 109,019 l September 5 3:40 p.m. Missouri Illinois Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO ESPN 37–9 64,215 w September 5 7:00 p.m. Northern Illinois Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Big Ten Network 28–20 80,532 Eastern Time Week two w September 12 12:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL Big Ten Network 27–24 19,239 w September 12 12:00 p.m. Western Michigan Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Big Ten Network 23–19 35,162 l September 12 12:00 p.m. Central Michigan Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN2 29–27 76,221 w September 12 12:00 p.m. Syracuse Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Big Ten Network 28–7 106,387 w September 12 12:00 p.m. Fresno State Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN 34–31 80,353 w September 12 12:05 p.m. Iowa Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA Fox Sports Net 35–3 52,089 w September 12 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame Michigan Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI ABC 38–34 110,278 w September 12 7:00 p.m. Air Force Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN Big Ten Network 20–13 50,805 w September 12 7:00 p.m. Illinois State Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL Big Ten Network 45–17 62,347 l September 12 8:00 p.m. USC Ohio State Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ESPN 18–15 106,033 l September 12 10:15 p.m. Purdue Oregon Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR Fox Sports Net 38–36 57,772 Eastern Time Week three |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | September 19 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Eastern Michigan Eagles || Michigan Wolverines || Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || Big Ten Network || W 45–17 || 107,903 || |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | September 19 || 12:00 p.m. ET || California Golden Bears || Minnesota Golden Gophers || TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || ESPN || L 35–21 || 50,805 || |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | September 19 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Temple Owls || Penn State Nittany Lions || Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania || Big Ten Network || W 31–6 || 105,514 || |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | September 19 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Wofford Terriers || Wisconsin Badgers || Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin || Big Ten Network || W 44–14 || 78,253 || |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | September 19 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Northern Illinois Huskies || Purdue Boilermakers || Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana || Big Ten Network || L 28–21 || 53,240 || |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | September 19 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Ohio State Buckeyes || Toledo Rockets || Cleveland Browns Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio || || W 38–0 || 71,727 || |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | September 19 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Michigan State Spartans || Notre Dame Fighting Irish || Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana || NBC || L 33–30 || 80,795 || |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | September 19 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Indiana Hoosiers || Akron Zips || InfoCision Stadium • Akron, Ohio || ESPNU || W 38–21 || 18,340 || |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | September 19 || 3:35 p.m. ET || Arizona Wildcats || Iowa Hawkeyes || Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa || ABC || W 27–17 || 70,585 || |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | September 19 || 7:00 p.m. ET || Northwestern Wildcats || Syracuse Orange || Carrier Dome • Syracuse, New York || || L 37–34 || 40,251 || Week four |- | September 26 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Minnesota Golden Gophers || Northwestern Wildcats || Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois || Big Ten Network || MINN 35–24 || 22,091 || |- | September 26 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Indiana Hoosiers || Michigan Wolverines || Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || ESPN2 || MICH 36–33 || 108,118 || |- | September 26 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Michigan State Spartans || Wisconsin Badgers || Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin || ESPN || WIS 38–30 || 80,123 || |- | September 26 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Illinois Fighting Illini || Ohio State Buckeyes || Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || ABC || OSU 30–0 || 105,219 || |- | September 26 || 8:00 p.m. ET || Iowa Hawkeyes || Penn State Nittany Lions || Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania || ABC || IOWA 21–10 || 109,316 || |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | September 26 || 8:00 p.m. ET || Notre Dame Fighting Irish || Purdue Boilermakers || Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana || ESPN || L 24–21 || 56,452 || Week five |- | October 3 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Michigan Wolverines || Michigan State Spartans || Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan || Big Ten Network || MSU 26–20 || 78,629 || |- | October 3 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Wisconsin Badgers || Minnesota Golden Gophers || TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || ESPN || WIS 31–28 || 50,805 || |- | October 3 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Northwestern Wildcats || Purdue Boilermakers || Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana || Big Ten Network || NU 27–21 || 47,163 || |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | October 3 || 12:05 p.m. ET || Arkansas State Red Wolves || Iowa Hawkeyes || Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa || ESPN2 || W 24–21 || 67,989 || |- | October 3 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Penn State Nittany Lions || Illinois Fighting Illini || Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois || ABC || PSU 35–17 || 62,870 || |- | October 3 || 7:00 p.m. ET || Ohio State Buckeyes || Indiana Hoosiers || Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana || Big Ten Network || OSU 33–14 || 51,500 || Week six |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | October 10 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Miami RedHawks || Northwestern Wildcats || Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois || Big Ten Network || W 16–6 || 23,085 || |- | October 10 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Purdue Boilermakers || Minnesota Golden Gophers || TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || ESPN2 || MINN 35–20 || 50,805 || |-bgcolor=#ccffcc | October 10 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Eastern Illinois Panthers || Penn State Nittany Lions || Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania || ESPN Classic || PSU 52–3 || 104,488 || |- | October 10 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Michigan State Spartans || Illinois Fighting Illini || Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois || Big Ten Network || MSU 24–14 || 62,870 || |- | October 10 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Wisconsin Badgers || Ohio State Buckeyes || Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || ABC || OSU 31–13 || 105,301 || |-bgcolor=#ffcccc | October 10 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Indiana Hoosiers || Virginia Cavaliers || Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia || || L 47–7 || 45,371 || |- | October 10 || 8:05 p.m. ET || Michigan Wolverines || Iowa Hawkeyes || Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa || ABC || IOWA 30–28 || 70,585 || Week seven |- | October 17 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Northwestern Wildcats || Michigan State Spartans || Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan || ESPN2 || MSU 24–14 || 71,726 || |-bgcolor=#ccffcc | October 17 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Delaware State Hornets || Michigan Wolverines || Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || Big Ten Network || W 63–6 || 106,304 || |- | October 17 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Iowa Hawkeyes || Wisconsin Badgers || Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin || ESPN || IOWA 20–10 || 81,043 || |- | October 17 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Ohio State Buckeyes || Purdue Boilermakers || Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana || Big Ten Network || PUR 26–18 || 50,404 || |- | October 17 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Minnesota Golden Gophers || Penn State Nittany Lions || Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania || ABC || PSU 20–0 || 107,981 || |- | October 17 || 7:00 p.m. ET || Illinois Fighting Illini || Indiana Hoosiers || Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana || Big Ten Network || IND 27–14 || 42,358 || Week eight |- | October 24 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Indiana Hoosiers || Northwestern Wildcats || Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois || Big Ten Network || NU 29–28 || 24,364 || |- | October 24 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Minnesota Golden Gophers || Ohio State Buckeyes || Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || ESPN || OSU 38–7 || 105,011 || |- | October 24 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Illinois Fighting Illini || Purdue Boilermakers || Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana || ESPN2 || PUR 24–14 || 47,349 || |- | October 24 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Penn State Nittany Lions || Michigan Wolverines || Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || ABC || PSU 35–10 || 110,377 || |- | October 24 || 7:00 p.m. ET || Iowa Hawkeyes || Michigan State Spartans || Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan || Big Ten Network || IOWA 15–13 || 74,411 || Week nine |-bgcolor=#ccffcc | October 31 || 12:00 p.m. ET || New Mexico State Aggies || Ohio State Buckeyes || Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || Big Ten Network || W 45–0 || 104,719 || |- | October 31 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Indiana Hoosiers || Iowa Hawkeyes || Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa || ESPN || IOWA 42–24 || 70,585 || |- | October 31 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Purdue Boilermakers || Wisconsin Badgers || Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin || ESPN2 || WIS 37–0 || 79,920 || |- | October 31 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Michigan Wolverines || Illinois Fighting Illini || Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois || ABC || ILL 38–13 || 60,119 || |- | October 31 || 4:30 p.m. ET || Penn State Nittany Lions || Northwestern Wildcats || Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois || ESPN || PSU 34–13 || 30,546 || |- | October 31 || 8:00 p.m. ET || Michigan State Spartans || Minnesota Golden Gophers || TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || Big Ten Network || MINN 42–34 || 50,805 || Week ten |- | November 7 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Wisconsin Badgers || Indiana Hoosiers || Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana || Big Ten Network || WIS 31–28 || 36,611 || |- |-bgcolor=#ccffcc | November 7 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Western Michigan Broncos || Michigan State Spartans || Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan || Big Ten Network || W 49–14 || 73,910 || |- | November 7 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Purdue Boilermakers || Michigan Wolverines || Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || Big Ten Network || PUR 38–36 || 108,543 || |- | November 7 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Illinois Fighting Illini || Minnesota Golden Gophers || TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || Big Ten Network || ILL 35–32 || 50,805 || |- | November 7 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Northwestern Wildcats || Iowa Hawkeyes || Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa || ESPN || NW 17–10 || 70,585 || |- | November 7 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Ohio State Buckeyes || Penn State Nittany Lions || Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania || ABC || OSU 24–7 || 110,033 || Week eleven |- |-bgcolor=#ccffcc | November 14 || 12:00 p.m. ET || South Dakota State Jackrabbits || Minnesota Golden Gophers || TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota || Big Ten Network || W 16–13 || 50,805 || |- | November 14 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Indiana Hoosiers || Penn State Nittany Lions || Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania || Big Ten Network || PSU 31–20 || 107,379 || |- | November 14 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Michigan Wolverines || Wisconsin Badgers || Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin || Big Ten Network || WIS 45–24 || 80,540 || |- | November 14 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Northwestern Wildcats || Illinois Fighting Illini || Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois || ESPN Classic || NU 21–16 || 60,523 || |- | November 14 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Michigan State Spartans || Purdue Boilermakers || Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana || ESPN || MSU 40–37 || 48,408 || |- | November 14 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Iowa Hawkeyes || Ohio State Buckeyes || Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio || ABC || OSU 27–24 || 105,455 || Week twelve |- | November 21 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Wisconsin Badgers || Northwestern Wildcats || Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois || Big Ten Network || NU 33–31 || 32,150 || |- | November 21 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Purdue Boilermakers || Indiana Hoosiers || Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana || Big Ten Network || PUR 38–21 || 48,607 || |- | November 21 || 3:30 p.m. ET || Penn State Nittany Lions || Michigan State Spartans || Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan || ABC || PSU 42–14 || 73,771 || |- | November 21 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Ohio State Buckeyes || Michigan Wolverines || Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan || ABC || OSU 21–10 || 110,922 || |- | November 21 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Minnesota Golden Gophers || Iowa Hawkeyes || Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa || ESPN || IOWA 12–0 || 70,585 || Week thirteen |-bgcolor=#ffcccc | November 27 || 12:00 p.m. ET || Illinois Fighting Illini || Cincinnati Bearcats || Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio || ABC || L 49–36 || 35,106 || Week fourteen |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | December 5 || 11:30 p.m. ET || Wisconsin Badgers || Hawaii Warriors || Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, Hawaii || ESPN2 || W 55–10 || 40,069 || |- bgcolor=#ffcccc | December 5 || 12:30 p.m. ET || Fresno State Bulldogs || Illinois Fighting Illini || Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois || Big Ten Network || L 53–52 || 48,538 || Records against other conferences The following summarizes the Big Ten's record this season vs. other conferences.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-2009-FINAL Big Ten Football: 2009-10 Final Release 2010-01-18 2010-01-13 Big Ten Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20120304194545/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-2009-FINAL 2012-03-04 dead Conference Wins Losses ACC 2 1 Big 12 1 3 Big East 2 2 Big Sky 1 0 Colonial Athletic 1 0 MEAC 1 0 Independents 2 2 MAC 12 2 Missouri Valley 3 0 Mountain West 1 0 Ohio Valley 2 0 Pac-10 2 3 SEC 1 1 Southern 1 0 Sun Belt 1 0 WAC 3 1 Overall 36 15 Big Ten vs. BCS matchups During the season, Big Ten teams played several games against BCS conference opponents. Some of these games are regularly contested rivalry games. Date Visitor Home Significance Winning teamSeptember 5 Missouri Illinois Arch Rivalry MissouriSeptember 5 Minnesota Syracuse Minnesota September 12 Iowa Iowa State Cy-Hawk Trophy Iowa September 12 Notre Dame Michigan Michigan – Notre Dame rivalry Michigan September 12 USC Ohio State Both ranked in the top 10 USC September 12 Syracuse Penn State Penn State September 12 Purdue Oregon Oregon September 19 Arizona Iowa Iowa September 19 Michigan State Notre Dame Megaphone Trophy Notre Dame September 19 Cal Minnesota Cal September 19 Northwestern Syracuse Syracuse September 26 Notre Dame Purdue Shillelagh Trophy Notre Dame October 10 Indiana Virginia Virginia November 27 Illinois Cincinnati Cincinnati Bowl games On December 6, the Bowl matchups were announced.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aac.html Ohio State and Iowa Give Big Ten Two Teams in BCS Bowls for Ninth Time in 12 Years: Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Penn State and Wisconsin also earn bowl berths 2009-12-07 2009-12-06 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091213010001/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aac.html 13 December 2009 dead dmy-all It marked the fifth consecutive season that at least seven Big Ten teams earned bowl game invitations and the ninth time in twelve-year history of the Bowl Championship Series that the conference was awarded two BCS invitations.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121609aaa.html Big Ten Football Bowl Release: Big Ten Sends at Least Seven Teams to Bowls for Conference-Record Fifth Straight Season 2009-12-30 2009-12-16 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091223093957/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121609aaa.html 23 December 2009 dead dmy-all Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionMatchups/ResultPayout (US$)http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=16084&change_well_id=2 Bowl Schedules/Results 2010-01-03 2010 NCAAFootball.com & IMG College https://web.archive.org/web/20100102020631/http://ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=34&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=16084&change_well_id=2 January 2, 2010 dead Champs Sports BowlDecember 29, 2009 8:00 p.m. ETCitrus BowlOrlando, FloridaESPNWisconsin 20, Miami 14$2,130,000Insight BowlDecember 31, 2009 6:00 p.m. ETSun Devil StadiumTempe, ArizonaNFL NetworkIowa State 14, Minnesota 13$1,200,000Outback BowlJanuary 1, 2010 11:00 a.m. ETRaymond James StadiumTampa, FloridaESPNAuburn 38, Northwestern 35 (OT)$3,100,000Capital OneJanuary 1, 2010 1:00 p.m. ETCitrus BowlOrlando, FloridaABCPenn State 19, LSU 17$4,250,000Rose Bowl*January 1, 2010 5:10 p.m. ETRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaABCOhio State 26, Oregon 17$17,000,000Alamo BowlJanuary 2, 2010 9:00 p.m. ETAlamodomeSan Antonio, TexasESPNTexas Tech 41, Michigan State 31$2,250,000Orange Bowl*January 5, 2010 8:00 p.m. ETLand Shark StadiumMiami Gardens, FloridaFOXIowa 24 vs. Georgia Tech 14$17,000,000 (*) denotes BCS game Big Ten team and score in bold Winning team and score listed first in italics Players of the week Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named offensive, defensive and special teams players of the week each Sunday. Week Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team 9/6/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090609aaa.html Iowa, Minnesota, Penn State and Purdue Share First Weekly Football Honors of 2009: Initial honorees officially announced on Sunday's Big Ten Tonight 2009-09-13 2009-09-06 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090910041414/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/090609aaa.html 2009-09-10 dead Daryll ClarkRalph Bolden PSUPUR Lee Campbell MINN Jeremiha HunterEric Ellestad IOWAMINN 9/13/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091309aab.html Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota Earn Weekly Football Laurels: Wolverines' Forcier and Stonum Claim Offensive and Special Teams Honors 2009-09-14 2009-09-13 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20090922234415/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/091309aab.html 2009-09-22 dead Tate Forcier MICH Tyler SashNate Triplett IOWAMINN Darryl Stonum MICH 9/20/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092009aaa.html Five Schools Earn Weekly Accolades for Final Full Non-Conference Saturday: Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State and Wisconsin standouts honored for Sept. 19 performances 2009-09-22 2009-09-20 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091203092247/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092009aaa.html 2009-12-03 dead Carlos BrownMike Kafka MICHNU Sean Lee PSU Ryan DonahueChris Borland IOWAWIS 9/27/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092709aab.html Wisconsin's Tolzien and Iowa's Angerer and Clayborn Named Football Players of Week: Hawkeyes collect defensive and special teams accolades after victory at nationally ranked Penn State 2009-09-28 2009-09-27 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091001171930/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092709aab.html 2009-10-01 dead Scott Tolzien WIS Pat Angerer IOWA Adrian Clayborn IOWA 10/4/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100409aaa.html Wisconsin's Clay and Schofield, Northwestern's Demos and Penn State's Boone Nab Weekly Football Laurels: Badgers' running back and defensive end sweep offensive and defensive player of the week awards 2009-10-08 2009-10-04 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091008110317/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/100409aaa.html 8 October 2009 dead dmy-all John Clay WIS O'Brien Schofield WIS Stefan DemosJeremy Boone NUPSU 10/11/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101109aab.html Iowa's Moeaki, OSU's Homan and Michigan's Mesko Named Football Players of Week: Hawkeyes standout becomes first tight end to earn weekly honors since 2002. 2009-10-12 2009-10-11 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091015062134/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101109aab.html 15 October 2009 dead dmy-all Tony Moeaki IOWA Ross Homan OSU Zoltan Mesko MICH 10/18/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101809aaa.html Indiana, Michigan State and Purdue Claim Weekly Football Awards: Boilermakers sweep defensive and special teams laurels after defeating Ohio State 2009-10-21 2009-10-18 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091022085921/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/101809aaa.html 22 October 2009 dead dmy-all Ben ChappellBlair White INDMSU Ryan Kerrigan PUR Carson Wiggs PUR 10/25/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102509aaa.html Iowa, Northwestern, Ohio State and Penn State Earn Weekly Football Honors: Nittany Lions quarterback Daryll Clark throws four touchdowns to earn second laurel this season 2009-10-26 2009-10-25 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091029141632/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/102509aaa.html 29 October 2009 dead dmy-all Daryll Clark (2) PSU Adrian Clayborn IOWA Thaddeus GibsonStefan Demos (2) OSUNU 11/1/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110109aaa.html Minnesota, Michigan State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors: Gophers' Weber and Brown Nab Offensive and Co-Defensive Accolades, Respectively 2009-11-02 2009-11-01 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091105031814/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110109aaa.html 5 November 2009 dead dmy-all Adam Weber MINN Garrett BrownChris Borland MINNWIS Keshawn Martin MSU 11/8/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110809aaa.html Ohio State and Purdue Earn Weekly Football Honors: Buckeyes Pick Up Defensive and Special Teams Accolades After Win at Penn State 2009-11-11 2009-11-08 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091112123202/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/110809aaa.html 12 November 2009 dead dmy-all Joey Elliott PUR Cameron Heyward OSU Ray Small OSU 11/15/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111509aaa.html Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan State Earn Weekly Football Laurels: Badgers' quarterback Scott Tolzien named offensive honoree after accounting for five touchdowns against Michigan 2009-11-16 2009-11-15 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091119145541/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111509aaa.html 19 November 2009 dead dmy-all Scott Tolzien (2) WIS NaVorro Bowman PSU Brett Swenson MSU 11/22/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112209aaa.html Iowa, Northwestern and Penn State Collect Weekly Football Accolades: Nittany Lions earn co-offensive and defensive honors while Wildcats nab co-offensive and special teams laurels 2009-11-23 2009-11-22 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091126015403/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112209aaa.html 26 November 2009 dead dmy-all Mike Kafka (2)Daryll Clark (3) NUPSU Troy JohnsonNaVorro Bowman (2) IOWAPSU Stefan Demos (3) NU 11/29/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html Illinois Standouts Earn Weekly Football Accolades: Illini quarterback Juice Williams becomes sixth Big Ten player to surpass 10,000 career yards of total offense 2009-12-07 2009-11-30 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100703214607/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aaa.html 2010-07-03 dead Juice Williams ILL -- -- Derek Dimke ILL 12/06/09http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aaa.html Illinois and Wisconsin Share Final Weekly Football Laurels of 2009 Season: Badgers earn offensive, defensive and special teams honors after winning at Hawaii 2009-12-10 2009-12-07 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100703213520/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aaa.html 2010-07-03 dead Mikel LeshoureJohn Clay (2) ILLWIS J. J. Watt WIS David Gilreath WIS Big Ten Conference football individual honors right vertical 2009 co-MVPs left/right/center left/right/center 20081122 Brandon Graham and Terrell Pryor.jpg 180 Brandon Graham attempting to sack Terrelle Pryor in 2008 Daryll Clark handoff.jpg 180 Daryll Clark handing off to Evan Royster in 2007 thumb|180px|right|Tackle Gabe Carimi At the conclusion of week 12, the coaches and media made Big Ten Conference football individual honors selections. John Clay was selected as offensive player of the year by both the coaches and the media. Jared Odrick and Greg Jones won defensive player of the year awards from the coaches and media, respectively. Bryan Bulaga and Odrick were selected as offensive and defensive linemen of the year. Chris Borland was freshman of the year and Kirk Ferentz was Coach of the Year.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aag.html Big Ten Announces 2009 Football All-Conference Teams and Individual Honors 2009-11-24 2009-11-23 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091127055128/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112309aag.html 27 November 2009 dead dmy-all The Chicago Tribune Silver Football recipients as the Big Ten co-MVPs were Daryll Clark and Brandon Graham, marking the first time the award has been shared.http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:DTNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C7E89DA99508E8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Kelly has conversation with Notre Dame 2009-12-14 2009-12-09 2B The Detroit Newshttp://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:NewsBank:CTRB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12C7E43D6F34BF50&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB579A3BDA420 Double winners twice as nice - Graham, Clark share honor as Big Ten's best 2009-12-14 2009-12-09 1, Sports section Chicago Tribune Greenstein, Teddy All-Conference The following players were selected as All-Big Ten at the conclusion of the season. CoachesMedia OFFENSEFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAMFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM QuarterbackDaryll ClarkPSUMike KafkaNUDaryll ClarkPSUMike KafkaNU Running BackEvan RoysterPSUBrandon SaineOSUEvan RoysterPSUBrandon SaineOSU Running BackJohn ClayWISRalph BoldenPURJohn ClayWISRalph BoldenPUR ReceiverEric DeckerMINNTandon Doss*INDTandon DossINDBlair WhiteMSU Receiver Blair WhiteMSUDerrell Johnson-Koulianos*IOWAKeith SmithPURZeke MarkshausenNU Keith Smith*PUR CenterStefen WisniewskiPSURafael Eubanks*IOWAStefen WisniewskiPSURafael EubanksIOWA Joel Nitchman*MSU GuardDace RichardsonIOWAJon AsamoahILLJustin BorenOSUJon AsamoahILL GuardJohn MoffittWISJustin BorenOSUJohn MoffittWISDace RichardsonIOWA TackleBryan BulagaIOWARodger SaffoldINDBryan BulagaIOWAKyle CallowayIOWA TackleDennis LandoltPSUGabe CarimiWISGabe CarimiWISDennis LandoltPSU Tight EndTony MoeakiIOWAGarrett GrahamWISGarrett GrahamWISTony MoeakiIOWA KickerBrett SwensonMSUStefan DemosNUBrett SwensonMSUStefan DemosNU DEFENSEFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAMFIRST TEAMSECOND TEAM LineAdrian ClaybornIOWAJammie KirlewAdrian ClaybornIOWAJammie KirlewIND LineBrandon GrahamMICHThaddeus GibsonOSUBrandon GrahamMICHThaddeus GibsonOSU LineJared OdrickPSUCameron HeywardOSURyan KerriganPURCameron HeywardOSU LineO'Brien SchofieldWISRyan KerriganPURO'Brien SchofieldWISJared OdrickPSU LinebackerPat AngererIOWAA. 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EddsIOWAPat AngererIOWARoss HomanOSU LinebackerGreg JonesMSURoss HomanOSUGreg JonesMSUJosh HullPSU LinebackerNaVorro BowmanPSUSean LeePSUNaVorro BowmanPSUSean LeePSU Defensive BackTyler SashIOWADonovan Warren*MICHTyler SashIOWABrett GreenwoodIOWA Defensive BackAmari SpieveyIOWASherrick McManis*NUDonovan WarrenMICHAmari SpieveyIOWA Defensive BackBrad PhillipsNUBrandon King*PURSherrick McManisNUBrad PhillipsNU Defensive BackKurt ColemanOSUDavid Pender*PURKurt ColemanOSUDavid PenderPUR Jay Valai*WIS PunterZoltan MeskoMICHJeremy BoonePSUZoltan MeskoMICHJeremy BoonePSU Additional honorees due to ties Position key BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndEFullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerKKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR All-Americans 2009 College Football All-America Team The following players were chosen as All-Americans for the Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, ESPN, Football Writers Association of America, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Rivals.com, Scout.com, College Football News, Walter Camp Football Foundation or the Pro Football Weekly teams.http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=204843538 2009 AFCA FBS Coaches' All-America Team 2009-12-10 2009-12-03 American Football Coaches Association https://web.archive.org/web/20091206043713/http://www.afca.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9300&ATCLID=204843538 6 December 2009 deadhttp://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12633439 CBSSports.com 2009 All-America Team 2009-12-10 2009-12-09 CBS Interactive dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121011135736/http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/12633439 2012-10-11 http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/allamerica091212.html FWAA Names 2009 All-America Team 2009-12-13 2009-12-12 Football Writers Association of America https://web.archive.org/web/20100120050312/http://www.sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2009/allamerica091212.html 20 January 2010 livehttp://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/2009-sporting-news-college-football-all-america-first-team 2009 Sporting News college football All-America first team 2009-12-15 2009-12-15 Sporting News https://web.archive.org/web/20091216160656/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/2009-sporting-news-college-football-all-america-first-team 16 December 2009 dead dmy-allhttp://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1028724 Rivals.com 2009 All-America Teams 2009-12-15 2009-12-15 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093204/http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1028724 3 January 2010 dead http://www.scout.com/2/928745.html Scout.com All-America Team 2009-12-15 2009-12-14 Scout.com Safrit, Millerhttp://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/ingram-mcclain-lead-6-alabama-ap-all-americans Ingram, McClain lead 6 Alabama AP All-Americans 2009-12-15 2009-12-15 The Sporting News https://web.archive.org/web/20091218051320/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/ingram-mcclain-lead-6-alabama-ap-all-americans 2009-12-18 deadhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/12/15/all-america/index.html SI.com's 2009 All-Americas 2009-12-15 2009-12-15 Sports Illustrated https://web.archive.org/web/20100108015810/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/12/15/all-america/index.html 8 January 2010 deadhttp://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2009_walter_camp_all_america_team_announced/ 2009 Walter Camp All-America Team Announced 2009-12-12 2009-12-10 Walter Camp Football Foundation dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091214181351/http://waltercamp.org/index.php/news/2009_walter_camp_all_america_team_announced 2009-12-14 http://cfn.scout.com/2/929578.html 2009 CFN All-America Defense & Special Teams 2009-12-16 2009-12-16 College Football News https://web.archive.org/web/20091219185917/http://cfn.scout.com/2/929578.html 2009-12-19 deadhttp://www.kansascity.com/385/story/1643826.html Pro Football Weekly's list of All-Americans includes Tigers and Wildcats 2009-12-30 2009-12-21 The Kansas City Star KansasCity.com DeArmond, Mike https://web.archive.org/web/20190326161911/https://www.kansascity.com/385/story/1643826.html 2019-03-26 deadhttp://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/2009-sporting-news-college-football-all-american-second-team 2009 Sporting News college football All-American second team 2009-12-15 2009-12-15 Sporting News https://web.archive.org/web/20091216160701/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-football/article/2009-12-15/2009-sporting-news-college-football-all-american-second-team 16 December 2009 livehttp://cfn.scout.com/2/929577.html 2009 CFN All-America Teams 2009-12-16 2009-12-16 College Football News https://web.archive.org/web/20091219185912/http://cfn.scout.com/2/929577.html 2009-12-19 deadhttp://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4826163 ESPN.com All-America Team (video) 2010-01-14 2010-01-14 ESPN.com Maisel, Ivan https://web.archive.org/web/20100119082817/http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=4826163 19 January 2010 dead NameSchoolPos.1st team2nd teamotherGreg JonesMichigan StateLBAssociated Press, AFCA-Coaches, ESPN, FWAA-Writers, CBS Sports, Sports Illustrated, Rivals.com, Scout.com, College Football NewsWCFFPro Football WeeklyPat AngererIowaLBFWAA-Writers, Sports Illustrated, Rivals.com, College Football NewsCBS Sports, WCFF, Scout.com, Associated PressBrandon GrahamMichiganDEESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.comWCFF, Sporting News, Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, College Football NewsPro Football WeeklyJared OdrickPenn StateDTAFCA-coaches, CBS SportsRivals.com, Associated PressPro Football WeeklyTyler SashIowaSCBS SportsRivals.com, Sports Illustrated, College Football NewsAssociated PressBryan BulagaIowaOTSporting NewsWCFF, Rivals.com, Scout.com, Associated PressSports Illustrated, College Football News, Pro Football WeeklyKurt ColemanOhio StateSSporting NewsSports IllustratedNaVorro BowmanPenn StateLBCBS Sports, Sporting News, Rivals.com, Sports IllustratedAssociated Press, College Football News, Pro Football WeeklyZoltan MeskoMichiganP WCFF, Rivals.com, Scout.com, Associated PressSports Illustrated, College Football News, Pro Football WeeklyJon AsamoahIllinoisOL Sporting NewsPro Football WeeklyRyan KerriganPurdueDE Rivals.comSports Illustrated, College Football NewsAmari SpieveyIowaCB Rivals.comPro Football WeeklyO'Brien SchofieldWisconsinDL Scout.comSports Illustrated, College Football News, Pro Football WeeklyDace RichardsonIowaOL CBS SportsDennis LandoltPenn StateOT Associated PressJohn ClayWisconsinRB Sports Illustrated, College Football NewsAdrian ClaybornIowaDL Sports IllustratedRoss HomanOhio StateLB Sports IllustratedSherrick McManisMichigan StateDL Sports IllustratedBrett SwensonMichigan StateK Sports Illustrated, College Football NewsRay FisherIndianaKR Sports Illustrated, College Football NewsStefen WisniewskiPenn StateC College Football News, Pro Football WeeklyDaryll ClarkPenn StateQB College Football News, Pro Football WeeklyKeith SmithPurdueWR College Football NewsGarrett GrahamWisconsinTE College Football News, Pro Football WeeklyTony MoeakiIowaTE College Football NewsKeshawn MartinMichigan StateKR College Football NewsRicky StanziIowaQB Pro Football WeeklyMarvin McNuttIowaWR Pro Football WeeklyCameron HeywardOhio StateDE Pro Football WeeklyAdrian ClaybornIowaDE Pro Football WeeklySean LeePenn StateLB Pro Football Weekly All-Star Games The following players were selected to play in post season All-Star Games: January 23, 2010 East-West Shrine Game Jim Cordle Doug Worthington Daryll Clark Jeremy Boone Andrew Quarless Mike Neal Kyle Calloway O'Brien Schofield Blair White Rodger Saffold Kafka earned offensive MVP; Shofield was named defensive MVP, and White led all receivers with seven catches for 93 yards.http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/os-east-west-shrine-sidebar-0124-20100123,0,2832819.story Big Ten well represented in East-West Shrine game: Wisconsin's O'Brien Shofield wins East defensive MVP 2010-01-24 2010-01-23 Orlando Sentinel Carnahan, J.C. https://web.archive.org/web/20100129062343/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/os-east-west-shrine-sidebar-0124-20100123,0,2832819.story 2010-01-29 dead January 30 2010 Senior Bowl Kurt Coleman A. 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Edds Brandon Graham Garrett Graham Mike Hoomanawanui Zoltan Mesko Mike Neal Jared Odrick Brett Swenson Brandon Graham earned MVP honors with five tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/01/30/senior.bowl/ https://web.archive.org/web/20110604034258/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/football/nfl/01/30/senior.bowl/ dead June 4, 2011 Graham shines at Senior Bowl 2010-02-01 2010-01-30 Sports Illustrated Pauline, Tony February 6, 2010 Texas vs. The Nation Gamehttp://texasvsthenation.com/players/rosters/2010-roster/category/2010-nation-offense 2010 Nation Offense 2010-02-08 Texas vs The Nation https://web.archive.org/web/20100206213238/http://texasvsthenation.com/players/rosters/2010-roster/category/2010-nation-offense 6 February 2010 deadhttp://texasvsthenation.com/players/rosters/2010-roster/category/2010-nation-defense 2010 Nation Defense 2010-02-08 Texas vs The Nation https://web.archive.org/web/20100208220832/http://texasvsthenation.com/players/rosters/2010-roster/category/2010-nation-defense 8 February 2010 deadhttp://texasvsthenation.com/players/rosters/2010-roster/category/2010-nation-special-teams 2010 Nation Special Teams 2010-02-08 Texas vs The Nation https://web.archive.org/web/20100209100810/http://texasvsthenation.com/players/rosters/2010-roster/category/2010-nation-special-teams 9 February 2010 dead Dennis Landolt A.J. Wallace Simoni Lawrence Nick Polk Josh Hull Nathan Triplett Aaron Pettrey All Big Ten Players represented the nation. Statistics The Big Ten had two national statistical leaders: Brandon Graham led the nation with 2.17 tackles for a loss per game ahead of national second-place finisher O'Brien Schofield and Ray Fisher led the nation in kickoff return average with 37.35. Greg Jones ranked third nationally in tackles per game at 11.85 followed closely by Pat Angerer who finished fourth. Ryan Kerrigan finished third in quarterback sacks per game with 1.08.http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/2009/Internet/conf%20stats/2009000000827PD.HTML Big Ten Player Report 2009-01-08 2010-01-08 National Collegiate Athletic Association The Big Ten saw several career and single-season Big Ten records fall. Mike Kafka broke Drew Brees 1998 record for single-season offensive plays (642 vs. 638). Fisher's return average was a Big Ten single-season record, surpassing the 1965 record. Troy Stoudermire accumulated 43 kickoff returns, which tied Earl Douthitt's 1973 single-season total. David Gilreath's 108 career kickoff returns surpassed the 106 set by Brandon Williams (2002–05) and Derrick Mason (1993–96). Other near single-season records were Tyler Sash's 203 interception return yards, which fell short of the 207 set in 2003 by Alan Zemaitis and Ryan Kerrigan's 7 forced fumbles, which was short of the 8 set by Jonal Saint-Dic in 2007. Jim Tressel became the second head coach to secure five consecutive Big Ten championships.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aac.html Big Ten Weekly Football Release - Nov. 30: Illinois' Juice Williams Becomes Sixth Player in Big Ten History to Amass 10,000 Yards of Total Offense 2009-12-07 2009-11-30 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20120304194558/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/113009aac.html 2012-03-04 dead Attendance In 2009, the Big Ten established a new overall conference attendance record with 5,526,237 fans attending 77 home games. This surpassed the previous record set in 2002 when a total of 5,499,439 was reached in 78 contests. Below is a table of home game attendances.http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-2009bowls Big Ten Football: 2009-10 Bowl Games Release 2010-01-18 2009-12-16 Big Ten Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20100108040459/http://www.bigten.org/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football-2009bowls 8 January 2010 dead dmy-all TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of CapacityIllinoisMemorial Stadium62,87262,34762,87062,87060,11960,5230 —0 —0 —308,72961,74598.2IndianaMemorial Stadium52,69236,75935,16251,50042,35836,61148,6070 —0 —250,99741,83279.3IowaKinnick Stadium70,58570,58570,58567,98970,58570,58570,58570,5850 —491,49070,21299.4MichiganMichigan Stadium106,201109,019110,278107,903108,118106,304110,377108,543110,922871,464108,933102.5Michigan StateSpartan Stadium75,00574,51876,22178,62971,72674,41173,91073,7710 —523,18674,74099.6MinnesotaTCF Bank Stadium50,80550,80550,80550,80550,80550,80550,80550,8050 —346,63550,805100.0NorthwesternRyan Field47,13017,85719,23922,09123,08524,36430,54632,1500 —169,33224,19051.3Ohio StateOhio Stadium102,329105,092106,033105,219105,301105,011104,719105,4550 —736,830105,261102.8Penn StateBeaver Stadium107,282104,968106,387105,514109,316104,488107,981110,033107,379856,369107,04699.7PurdueRoss–Ade Stadium62,50047,55153,24059,08247,16350,40447,34948,4080 —353,19750,45680.7WisconsinCamp Randall Stadium80,32180,53280,35578,25380,12381,04379,92080,5400 —560,74680,10699.7 Academic honors 26 Big Ten student-athletes were named to the Academic All-District teams presented by ESPN The Magazine, including 18 first-team selections: Illinois' Jon Asamoah, Indiana's Brandon Bugg, Trea Burgess and Ben Chappell, Michigan's Zoltan Mesko, Michigan State's Blair White, Minnesota's Eric Decker and Jeff Tow-Arnett, Northwestern's Doug Bartels, Stefan Demos and Zeke Markshausen, Penn State's Jeremy Boone, Josh Hull, Andrew Pitz and Stefen Wisniewski, Purdue's Joe Holland and Ryan Kerrigan and Wisconsin's Brad Nortman. The Nittany Lions were one of only six schools nationwide with four or more first-team selections. Second-team picks included the Hawkeyes' Julian Vandervelde, the Wolverines' Jon Conover, the Spartans' Adam Decker and Andrew Hawken and the Buckeyes' Bryant Browning, Todd Denlinger, Andrew Moses and Marcus Williams. To be eligible for the award, a player must be in at least his second year of athletic eligibility, be a first-team or key performer and carry a cumulative 3.30 grade point average. First-team selections will be added to the national ballot and are eligible for Academic All-America honors to be announced on November 24. Penn State's Hull and Pitz are looking to earn Academic All-America accolades for the second straight year. For the fifth consecutive season the Big Ten had more (8) student-athletes named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first or second teams in football than any other conference whether they be a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) or the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Big Ten also had six of the fifteen first-team selections, which led the nation. FCS' Missouri Valley Conference was second with five first or second team selections and the FBS' Big 12 Conference had four honorees. Only the Big 12 and Southeastern Conference had two first team selections. The Academic All-America first-team honorees from the Big Ten include Zoltan Mesko, Blair White, Zeke Markshausen, Josh Hull, Andrew Pitz and Stefen Wisniewski. Second-team honors went to Northwestern's Stefan Demos and Purdue's Ryan Kerrigan. Hull and Pitz were repeat first-team selections.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112409aaa.html Big Ten Leads All Conferences with Eight Academic All-Americans in Football: Big Ten Tops All Conferences in Football Honorees for Fifth Straight Season 2009-12-07 2009-11-24 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091130172333/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112409aaa.html 30 November 2009 dead dmy-allhttp://www.cosida.com/news/2009/11/24/1124092136_4925.aspx Florida's Tim Tebow and Morningside's Beau Kildow top ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-America Football Team 2009-12-07 2009-11-24 College Sports Information Directors of America https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222800/http://www.cosida.com/news/2009/11/24/1124092136_4925.aspx 2017-11-18 dead The Big Ten conference also recognized 193 football players as fall term 2009-10 Academic All-Conference honorees, including Purdue's Joe Holland who has maintained a 4.0 Grade Point Average. The student-athletes honorees were letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution and who carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120109aaa.html Big Ten Announces Fall Academic All-Conference Teams: Conference recognizes 705 fall sports student-athletes for academic achievement 2009-12-07 2009-12-01 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20091213024147/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120109aaa.html 13 December 2009 dead dmy-all 2010 NFL draft 2010 NFL draft The 2010 saw 34 Big Ten athletes selected. This included at least one representative from each member school, making the Big Ten one of only two conferences to have each of its members represented among the draft selections. Iowa and Penn State each had six selections. The Big Ten had three first round selections: Big Ten Silver Football co-winner Brandon Graham was selected 13th overall by Philadelphia. Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year Bryan Bulaga 23rd by Green Bay, while Big Ten Defensive Player and Lineman of the Year Jared Odrick was chosen 28th overall by Miami.http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042610aaa.html National Football League Selects 34 Big Ten Student-Athletes in 2010 Draft: Big Ten ranks second among all conferences with 34 selections overall 2010-04-26 2010-04-27 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100515084621/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042610aaa.html 2010-05-15 dead Round # Pick # NFL team Player Position College 113 Philadelphia Eagles (from San Francisco via Denver) Brandon Graham Defensive end Michigan 123 Green Bay Packers Bryan Bulaga Offensive tackle Iowa 128 Miami Dolphins (from San Diego) Jared Odrick Defensive tackle Penn State 233 St. Louis Rams Rodger Saffold Offensive tackle Indiana 239 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Oakland) Arrelious Benn Wide receiver Illinois 255 Dallas Cowboys (from Philadelphia) Sean Lee Linebacker Penn State 256 Green Bay Packers Mike Neal Defensive tackle Purdue 263 Indianapolis Colts Pat Angerer Linebacker Iowa 366 Detroit Lions Amari Spievey Cornerback Iowa 368 Kansas City Chiefs Jon Asamoah Offensive guard Illinois 387 Denver Broncos (from Philadelphia) Eric Decker Wide receiver Minnesota 391 San Francisco 49ers (from San Diego) NaVorro Bowman Linebacker Penn State 393 Kansas City Chiefs (from Minnesota via Houston) Tony Moeaki Tight end Iowa 4109 Chicago Bears Corey Wootton Defensive end Northwestern 4116 Pittsburgh Steelers Thaddeus Gibson Defensive end Ohio State 4118 Houston Texans Garrett Graham Tight end Wisconsin 4119 Miami Dolphins (from New England via Oakland, New England, and Dallas) A. 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Edds Linebacker Iowa 4122 Philadelphia Eagles (from Green Bay) Mike Kafka Quarterback Northwestern 4130 Arizona Cardinals (from New Orleans) O'Brien Schofield Defensive end Wisconsin 5132 St. Louis Rams Michael Hoomanawanui Tight end Illinois 5144 Houston Texans (from Carolina via Kansas City) Sherrick McManis Cornerback Northwestern 5150 New England Patriots (from Houston) Zoltan Mesko Punter Michigan 5154 Green Bay Packers Andrew Quarless Tight end Penn State 5167 Minnesota Vikings Nathan Triplett Linebacker Minnesota 7214 Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland via Detroit) Mickey Shuler, Jr. Tight end Penn State 7215 Oakland Raiders Jeremy Ware Cornerback Michigan State 7216 Buffalo Bills Kyle Calloway Offensive tackle Iowa 7232 Denver Broncos (from Baltimore via Tampa Bay) Jammie Kirlew Defensive end Indiana 7242 Pittsburgh Steelers Doug Worthington Defensive end Ohio State 7244 Philadelphia Eagles Kurt Coleman Safety Ohio State 7246 Indianapolis Colts Ray Fisher Cornerback Indiana 7251 Oakland Raiders Stevie Brown Safety Michigan 7252 Miami Dolphins Austin Spitler Linebacker Ohio State 7254 St. Louis Rams Josh Hull Linebacker Penn State See also 2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season References