2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game

August 2023 Big Ten Football Championship Game Conference Championship 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game Logo.svg Championship Game Logo December 1 2012 2012 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska Cornhuskers 10–2 14 13 12 Bo Pelini 10 0 7 14 University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin Badgers 7–5 Bret Bielema 21 21 21 7 Montee Ball, Wisconsin Nebraska by 12 John O'Neill University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band, University of Wisconsin Marching Band 41,260 Fox Gus Johnson, (Play-by-play) Charles Davis (Color Analyst) and Julie Alexandria (Sideline Reporter) 3.0 (4.9 million viewers) thumb|LB Chris Borland tackles QB Taylor Martinez The 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 1, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2012 champion of the Big Ten Conference. It was played between the Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division and the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Legends Division.http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/no-17-nebraska-beats-iowa-13-7-advances-big-ten-championship-game-wisconsin-rex-burkhead-td-return-from-injury-112312 No. 17 Nebraska beats Iowa 13-7, advances to Big Ten championship game vs. Wisconsin as Rex Burkhead scores TD in return from injury - College Football News | FOX Sports on MSN 2012-11-23 2012-11-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20121128043116/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/story/no-17-nebraska-beats-iowa-13-7-advances-big-ten-championship-game-wisconsin-rex-burkhead-td-return-from-injury-112312 dead Wisconsin defeated Nebraska, 70–31.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/wires/12/01/2060.ap.fbc.big.ten.championship.0159/index.html https://archive.today/20130119152923/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/football/ncaa/wires/12/01/2060.ap.fbc.big.ten.championship.0159/index.html dead January 19, 2013 Ball helps Badgers rush past No. 14 Nebraska 70–31 Sports Illustrated 2012-12-01 2012-12-01 The game was the second football championship game ever played in the Big Ten's 116-year history; the Big Ten expanded to twelve teams the year before thus becoming eligible under NCAA rules which, at that time, required conferences to have a membership of at least 12 to have a conference championship game. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox,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 2012-08-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20101223112326/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111710aaa.html 2010-12-23 dead with kickoff scheduled for 8:17 p.m. Eastern Time. In only the second year of the Big Ten Championship game, one team entered the game unranked in the BCS standings, AP poll, and Coaches' poll. Teams Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry The two teams faced each other in the regular season, with Nebraska winning 30–27. Nebraska 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team The Cornhuskers, led by fifth-year head coach Bo Pelini, finished the regular season as the champion of the Legends Division. Nebraska finished the regular season with an overall record of 10–2 and a Big Ten record of 7–1; the team's lone conference loss was against Ohio State, 63–38. To date, this is Nebraska's lone appearance in the Big Ten Championship Game. Wisconsin 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team Wisconsin finished third place in the Leaders division, but division champion Ohio State and second-place Penn State were ineligible to play in the championship game because of postseason bans. Teams that play in the conference championship game must be eligible for the postseason.Ohio State can win Leaders Division title and earn trophy, despite postseason ban http://www.cleveland.com/buckeyeblog/index.ssf/2012/09/ohio_state_can_win_leaders_div.html Lesmerises, Doug September 5, 2012 The Plain Dealer December 1, 2016Ohio State stays perfect after beating Wisconsin in OT https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/323220275 Associated Press November 17, 2012 ESPN.com December 1, 2016 The Badgers lost to both Ohio State and Penn State in the regular season, with both losses coming in overtime. The 2012 Big Ten football championship game would be the last time Bret Bielema coached the Badgers. He departed Wisconsin three days after the Big Ten championship game to accept the head coaching position at Arkansas.https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8709694/bret-bielema-head-coach-wisconsin-badgers-accepts-position-coach-arkansas-razorbacks-source Bret Bielema, head coach of Wisconsin Badgers, accepts position to coach Arkansas Razorbacks – ESPN Espn.go.com 2012-12-15 2014-05-23http://5newsonline.com/2012/12/04/arkansas-hires-wisconsin-coach-bret-bielma-as-new-football-coach/ University To Introduce New Coach Bielema Wednesday 5NEWSOnline.com 2012-12-04 2014-05-23 Wisconsin's Athletic Director, and former football head coach, Barry Alvarez went on to coach the Badgers at the 2013 Rose Bowl against Stanford. Scoring summary collapsed Big Ten Conference white; text-align:center; #fff #eee 2012 Big 10 Championship GameNo. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers December 1, 2012 8:00 p.m. EDT No. 14 Cornhuskers 10 0 7 14 Badgers 21 21 21 7 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana 41,260 None (played indoors) John O'Neill Fox Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria First quarter WIS – Melvin Gordon 56-yard run (Kyle French kick), 13:01. Badgers 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:59. WIS – Marcus Cromartie 29-yard interception return (Kyle French kick), 12:53. Badgers 14–0. NEB – Taylor Martinez 76-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 10:58. Badgers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:55. NEB – Brett Maher 32-yard field goal, 4:46. Badgers 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:30. WIS – James White 9-yard run (Kyle French kick), 1:01. Badgers 21–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:45. Second quarter WIS – James White 1-yard run (Kyle French kick), 11:11. Badgers 28–10. Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:07. WIS – Montee Ball 16-yard run (Kyle French kick), 7:15. Badgers 35–10. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:32. WIS – Sam Arneson 3-yard pass from James White (Kyle French kick), 0:02. Badgers 42–10. Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 0:59. Third quarter WIS – Montee Ball 9-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 14:13. Badgers 49–10. Drive: 1 play, 9 yards, 0:05. NEB – Taylor Martinez 11-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 10:47. Badgers 49–17. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:26. WIS – Montee Ball 57-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 9:27. Badgers 56–17. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20. WIS – James White 68-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 6:42. Badgers 63–17. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:55. Fourth quarter NEB – Braylon Heard 9-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 12:14. Badgers 63–24. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:12. WIS – James White 10-yard (Jack Russell kick), 8:57. Badgers 70–24. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:17. NEB – Imani Cross 26-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 0:51. Badgers 70–31. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 3:58. Statistics Team statistics Statistics NEBWIS First downs 23 24 Third down efficiency 6 of 16 5 of 9 Fourth down efficiency 1 of 2 0 of 0 Total yards 477 640 Rushes–yards 44–282 50–539 Yards per rush 6.4 10.8 Yards passing 195 101 Pass completions–attempts 18–34 8–10 Interceptions thrown 2 0 Fumbles–lost 2–1 0–0 Penalties–yards 4–40 4–51 Time of possession 30:06 29:45 Individual statistics +Nebraska statisticsCornhuskers passingC–A Completions–AttemptsYds Passing yardsTD Passing touchdownsINT Interceptions thrown Taylor Martinez 17–33 184 0 2 Rex Burkhead 1–1 11 0 0Cornhuskers rushingCar CarriesYds Rushing yardsTD Rushing touchdownsAvg Average yards per carry Taylor Martinez 19 184 2 7.4 Rex Burkhead 11 61 0 5.5 Imani Cross 3 35 1 11.7 Braylon Heard 6 28 1 4.7 Ameer Abdullah 5 18 0 3.6Cornhuskers receivingRec ReceptionsYds Receiving yardsTD Receiving touchdownsAvg Average yards per reception Jamal Turner 5 63 0 12.6 Quincy Enunwa 5 51 0 10.2 Kyler Reed 2 29 0 14.5 Rex Burkhead 2 18 0 9.0 Kenny Bell 2 14 0 7.0 Ameer Abdullah 1 11 0 11.0 Ben Cotton 1 9 0 9.0 +Wisconsin statisticsBadgers passingC–A Completions–AttemptsYds Passing yardsTD Passing touchdownsINT Interceptions thrown Curt Phillips 6–8 71 0 0 Jared Abbrederis 1–1 27 0 0 James White 1–1 3 1 0Badgers rushingCar CarriesYds Rushing yardsTD Rushing touchdownsAvg Average yards per carry Melvin Gordon 9 216 1 24.0 Montee Ball 21 202 3 9.6 James White 15 109 4 7.3 Kenzel Doe 1 12 0 12.0 Curt Phillips 2 3 0 1.5Badgers receivingRec ReceptionsYds Receiving yardsTD Receiving touchdownsAvg Average yards per reception Jared Abbrederis 2 29 0 14.5 Curt Phillips 1 27 0 27.0 James White 1 22 0 22.0 Derek Watt 1 10 0 10.0 Jacob Pederson 1 9 0 9.0 Sam Arneson 1 3 1 3.0 Jeff Duckworth 1 1 0 1.0 Sources:https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=323360275 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Box Score – December 01, 2012 – ESPN ESPN 2012-12-01 2014-05-23CBSSports.com wire reports http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/gametracker/recap/NCAAF_20121201_NEB@WISC/wisconsin-obliterates-huskers-in-big-ten-championship-game/rss NCAA College Football Recap – Nebraska Cornhuskers at Wisconsin Badgers – Dec 01, 2012 CBSSports.com 2014-05-23 Records Montee Ball took over as the record holder for Football Bowl Subdivision "career rushing touchdowns record" from Travis Prentice with 76 touchdowns (Ball scored one touchdown in the 2013 Rose Bowl thus extending the record). Wisconsin set multiple school records in the game; first by scoring eight rushing touchdowns during the game.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1429256-big-ten-championship-nebraska-vs-wisconsin-live-scores-analysis-and-results https://web.archive.org/web/20121203050441/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1429256-big-ten-championship-nebraska-vs-wisconsin-live-scores-analysis-and-results dead December 3, 2012 Big Ten Championship: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin Live Scores, Analysis and Results David Regimbal Bleacher Report The second school record for Wisconsin was having two 200-yard rushers in one game. Nebraska set a record for the most rushing touchdowns allowed in a game. Wisconsin's redshirt freshman running back Melvin Gordon ran for a career-high of 216 yards on just nine possessions, averaging 24 yards per carry.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/120212aaa.html Postgame Notes: Big Ten Championship Game – UWBadgers.com – The Official Athletic Site of the Wisconsin Badgers UWBadgers.com 2014-05-23 2014-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140522050640/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/120212aaa.html dead See also List of Big Ten Conference football champions References External links Championship Game Category:Big Ten Football Championship Game Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers football games Category:Wisconsin Badgers football games Big Ten Football Championship Game Big Ten Football Championship Game Category:2010s in Indianapolis