2016 Big Ten Conference football season

2016 Big Ten Conference football season
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport Football
Duration September 1, 2016
through January 2017
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2017 NFL Draft
Regular season
East Division champions Penn State, Ohio State (co-champions)[1]
West Division champions Wisconsin
Championship Game
Champions Penn State
  Runners-up Wisconsin
Finals MVP Trace McSorley, Penn State (QB)
2016 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 5 Penn State xy$   8 1         11 2  
No. 2 Ohio State x   8 1         11 1  
No. 6 Michigan   7 2         10 2  
Indiana   4 5         6 6  
Maryland   3 6         6 6  
Michigan State   1 8         3 9  
Rutgers   0 9         2 10  
West Division
No. 8 Wisconsin xy   7 2         10 3  
No. 24 Nebraska   6 3         9 3  
No. 21 Iowa   6 3         8 4  
Minnesota   5 4         8 4  
Northwestern   5 4         6 6  
Illinois   2 7         3 9  
Purdue   1 8         3 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Big Ten Conference football season is the 121st season of college football play for the Big Ten Conference and is a part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season.

This is the Big Ten's third season with 14 teams. The defending league champion is Michigan State. The 2016 season will also mark a return to a nine-game conference schedule, something the league has not had since 1984.[2]

The Big Ten also welcomes several new head coaches for the 2016 season. Tracy Claeys at Minnesota had the "interim" tag removed from his title and is now serving as the permanent head coach. D. J. Durkin is the new head coach at Maryland taking over for Randy Edsall after having spent the previous year as the defensive coordinator at Michigan, while Rutgers has replaced Kyle Flood with Chris Ash, who comes to Piscataway after serving as a co-defensive coordinator at Ohio State. In March, new Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman announced he was replacing Bill Cubit as head football coach with Lovie Smith.[3]

On October 16, 2016, Purdue announced they were parting ways with head coach Darrell Hazell. Receivers coach Gerad Parker was named interim head coach for the remainder of the 2016 season.[4]

On December 1, 2016, Indiana University announced that head coach Kevin Wilson resigned his position. Indiana associate head coach Tom Allen was named Wilson's permanent successor.[5]

Rankings

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Illinois AP
C
CFP Not released
Indiana AP RV
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Iowa AP 17 16 13 RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 21
C 15 10 11 25 RV RV RV RV 25
CFP Not released
Maryland AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Michigan AP 7 (1) 5 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 2 (1) 4 3 5 6
C 8 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 (2) 3 4 4 6
CFP Not released 3 3 3 3 5
Michigan State AP 12 12 12 8 17 RV
C 11 8 8 8 16 RV
CFP Not released
Minnesota AP RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
CFP Not released
Nebraska AP RV RV RV 20 15 12 10 8 7 9 21 19 17 23 24
C RV RV RV 20 15 12 9 9 T6 10 20 17 15 22
CFP Not released 10 19 18 16
Northwestern AP RV
C RV RV
CFP Not released
Ohio State AP 6 (1) 4 3 2 (4) 2 (4) 2 (6) 2 (2) 2 6 6 6 2 2 2 2
C 5 4 4 2 (3) 2 (2) 2 (3) 2 (4) 2 (2) 8 6 5 2 2 2
CFP Not released 6 5 2 2 2
Penn State AP 24 20 12 9 8 8 5
C RV RV 23 14 10 8 8
CFP Not released 12 10 8 7 7
Purdue AP
C
CFP Not released
Rutgers AP
C
CFP Not released
Wisconsin AP RV 10 9 11 8 11 8 10 11 8 7 6 5 6 8
C RV 16 12 10 8 13 10 10 11 8 7 6 6 5
CFP Not released 8 7 7 6 6
Legend
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  No change in ranking from previous week
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Schedule

[6]

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

† denotes Homecoming game

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:30 PM Indiana Florida International FIU StadiumMiami, FL ESPNU W 3413   16,089
September 1 9:00 PM Oregon State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN W 3023   44,582
September 2 7:00 PM Furman #12 Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN W 2813   74,516
September 3 12:00 PM Bowling Green #6 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH BTN W 7710   107,193
September 3 12:00 PM Howard Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN W 5213   35,474
September 3 12:00 PM Hawaii #7 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN W 633   110,222
September 3 12:00 PM Western Michigan Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPNU L 2122   30,635
September 3 12:00 PM Eastern Kentucky Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPNEWS W 4524   32,074
September 3 2:00 PM Rutgers #14 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA Pac-12 Network L 1348   58,640
September 3 3:30 PM Kent State Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA BTN W 3313   94,378
September 3 3:30 PM Murray State Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN W 523   48,644
September 3 3:30 PM #5 LSU Wisconsin Lambeau FieldGreen Bay, WI ABC W 1614   77,823
September 3 3:30 PM Miami (OH) #17 Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPNU W 4521   68,390
September 3 8:00 PM Fresno State Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE BTN W 4310   90,013
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 7:30 PM Maryland Florida International FIU StadiumMiami, FL CBS Sports Network W 4114   17,084
September 10 12:00 PM Penn State Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA (PSU-Pitt Rivalry) ESPN L 3942   69,983
September 10 12:00 PM Cincinnati Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN BTN L 2038   33,068
September 10 12:00 PM Howard Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN W 5214   45,245
September 10 12:00 PM Wyoming Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPN2 W 5217   89,895
September 10 12:00 PM Central Florida #5 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC W 5114   109,295
September 10 12:00 PM Indiana State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN ESPNEWS W 5828   41,026
September 10 3:30 PM Tulsa #4 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC W 483   104,410
September 10 3:30 PM Akron #10 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI BTN W 5410   77,331
September 10 3:30 PM Illinois State Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN L 79   30,748
September 10 4:00 PM Ball State Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN ESPNEWS W 3020   41,374
September 10 7:30 PM North Carolina Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN L 2348   60,670
September 10 7:30 PM Iowa State #16 Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Cy-Hawk Series) BTN W 423   70,585
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 10 #12 Michigan State

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 17 12:00 PM North Dakota State #13 Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPN2 L 2123   70,585
September 17 12:00 PM Temple Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA BTN W 3427   100,420
September 17 12:00 PM Georgia State #9 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI BTN W 2317   79,883
September 17 12:00 PM New Mexico Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPNEWS W 3728   39,680
September 17 3:30 PM #22 Oregon Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ABC W 3532   90,414
September 17 3:30 PM Colorado #4 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI BTN W 4528   110,042
September 17 4:00 PM Western Michigan Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPNEWS L 1034   40,954
September 17 7:00 PM Maryland Central Florida Bright House Networks StadiumOrlando, FL CBS Sports Network W 3024 2OT  43,197
September 17 7:30 PM #12 Michigan State #18 Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Megaphone Trophy) NBC W 3628   80,795
September 17 7:30 PM #3 Ohio State #14 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK FOX W 4524   87,979
September 17 8:00 PM Duke Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN W 2413   34,464
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 17 Indiana Minnesota Purdue

Week 4

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 24 12:00 PM Iowa Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ABC/ESPN2  IA 147   44,061
September 24 12:00 PM Colorado State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN ESPNU W 3124   44,854
September 24 12:00 PM Nevada Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPNNEWS W 2414   41,607
September 24 12:00 PM #11 Wisconsin #8 Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN  WISC 306   75,505
September 24 3:30 PM Penn State #4 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC  MICH 4910   110,319
September 24 3:30 PM Wake Forest Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN BTN L 2833   45,519
September 24 7:30 PM #20 Nebraska Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN  NEB 2413   40,284
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
September 24 Illinois Maryland #2 Ohio State

Week 5

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 1 12:00 PM Rutgers #2 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH BTN  OSU 580   105,830
October 1 12:00 PM Northwestern Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ESPNU  NW 3831   67,047
October 1 12:00 PM Purdue Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN  MD 507   41,206
October 1 3:30 PM Illinois #15 Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPN2  NEB 3116   90,374
October 1 3:30 PM #8 Wisconsin #4 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC  MICH 147   111,846
October 1 3:30 PM Minnesota Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Governor's Victory Bell) BTN  PSU 2926 OT  95,332
October 1 8:00 PM #17 Michigan State Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Brass Spittoon) BTN  IND 2421 OT  43,971
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 8 12:00 PM Maryland Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (MD-PSU rivalry) BTN  PSU 3814   100,787
October 8 12:00 PM Iowa Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale) ESPN2  IA 147   49,145
October 8 3:30 PM Purdue Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL (Purdue Cannon) BTN  PUR 3431 OT  42,912
October 8 3:30 PM Indiana #2 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN  OSU 3817   107,820
October 8 3:30 PM BYU Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ABC/ESPN2 L 1431   74,214
October 8 8:00 PM #4 Michigan Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPN2  MICH 780   53,250
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 8 #12 Nebraska Northwestern #11 Wisconsin

Week 7

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 15 12:00 PM Illinois Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPNEWS  ILL 247   42,640
October 15 12:00 PM Iowa Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ESPN2  IA 4935   40,239
October 15 12:00 PM Minnesota Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPNU  MIN 3110   41,465
October 15 3:30 PM Northwestern Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN  NW 5440   75,625
October 15 3:30 PM #10 Nebraska Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN ABC/ESPN2  NEB 2722   48,254
October 15 8:00 PM #2 Ohio State #8 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ABC  OSU 3023 OT  81,541
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 15 #4 Michigan Penn State

Week 8

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 22 12:00 PM Rutgers Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN ESPNU  MIN 3432   46,096
October 22 12:00 PM Indiana Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL BTN  NW 2414   35,417
October 22 12:00 PM #10 Wisconsin Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy) ESPN  WIS 179   70,585
October 22 3:30 PM Illinois #3 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI BTN  MICH 418   111,103
October 22 3:30 PM Purdue #8 Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ABC/ESPN2  NEB 2714   90,546
October 22 7:30 PM Michigan State Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN  MD 2817   41,235
October 22 8:00 PM #2 Ohio State Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (OSU-PSU rivalry) ABC  PSU 2421   107,280
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 9

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 29 12:00 PM Minnesota Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN  MIN 4017   40,090
October 29 12:00 PM #2 Michigan Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy) ESPN  MICH 3223   75,802
October 29 12:00 PM #24 Penn State Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC/ESPN2  PSU 6224   33,157
October 29 3:30 PM Maryland Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN ESPNU  IND 4236   38,291
October 29 3:30 PM Northwestern #6 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ESPN  OSU 2420   107,296
October 29 7:00 PM #7 Nebraska #11 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Freedom Trophy) ESPN  WIS 2317 OT  80,833
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Date Bye Week
October 29 Iowa Rutgers

Week 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 5 12:00 PM Indiana Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN  IND 3327   37,345
November 5 12:00 PM Michigan State Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL ESPNEWS  ILL 3127   47,144
November 5 3:30 PM Maryland #2 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN  MICH 593   110,626
November 5 3:30 PM Purdue Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN  MINN 4431   42,832
November 5 12:00 PM #8 Wisconsin Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ABC  WIS 217   42,016
November 5 7:30 PM Iowa #20 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA BTN  PSU 4114   106,194
November 5 8:00 PM #9 Nebraska #6 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH ABC  OSU 623   108,750
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 11

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 12 12:00 PM Rutgers Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI BTN  MSU 490   73,701
November 12 12:00 PM Northwestern Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN BTN  NW 4517   30,548
November 12 12:00 PM #12 Penn State Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN ABC / ESPN2  PSU 4531   40,678
November 12 3:30 PM Illinois #7 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPN2  WIS 483   79,340
November 12 3:30 PM #6 Ohio State Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPN  OSU 623   48,090
November 12 7:30 PM Minnesota #21 Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy) BTN  NEB 2417   90,456
November 12 8:00 PM #2 Michigan Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA ABC  IA 1413   70,585
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 12

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 19 12:00 PM Iowa Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN  IA 280   39,091
November 19 12:00 PM Maryland #19 Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE ESPNEWS  NEB 287   89,704
November 19 12:00 PM #7 Wisconsin Purdue Ross-Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IN ABC  WIS 4920   30,465
November 19 12:00 PM #2 Ohio State Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ESPN  OSU 1716   73,303
November 19 3:30 PM Indiana #4 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ESPN  MICH 2010   110,288
November 19 3:30 PM Northwestern Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN BTN  MINN 2912   38,162
November 19 8:00 PM #9 Penn State Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ BTN  PSU 390   51,366
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 25 3:30 PM #17 Nebraska Iowa Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (Heroes Trophy) ABC  IA 4010   69,814
November 26 12:00 PM Rutgers Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD ESPNEWS  MD 3113   30,220
November 26 12:00 PM Purdue Indiana Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) ESPNU  IND 2624   43,103
November 26 12:00 PM #3 Michigan #2 Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH (The Game) ABC  OSU 3027 2OT  110,045
November 26 12:00 PM Illinois Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy) BTN  NW 4221   30,022
November 26 3:30 PM Michigan State #8 Penn State Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA (Land Grant Trophy) ESPN  PSU 4512   97,418
November 26 3:30 PM Minnesota #5 Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) BTN  WIS 3117   77,216
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 3 8:00 PM #6 Wisconsin #8 Penn State Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN FOX  PSU 3831   65,018
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Bowl games

Big Ten bowl games for the 2016 season are:

Bowl game Date Site Television Time (EST) Big Ten team Opponent Score Attendance
Quick Lane Bowl December 26 Ford FieldDetroit, MI ESPN 2:30 PM  
Holiday Bowl December 27 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA ESPN 7:00 PM  
Pinstripe Bowl December 28 Yankee StadiumNew York, NY ESPN 2:00 PM  
Foster Farms Bowl December 28 Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA FOX 8:30 PM  
Music City Bowl December 30 Nissan StadiumNashville, TN ESPN 3:30 PM  
Outback Bowl January 2 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ABC 1:00 PM  
New Year's Six Bowls
Orange Bowl December 30 Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL ESPN 8:00 PM  
Cotton Bowl January 2 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX ESPN 1:00 PM  
Rose Bowl January 2 Rose BowlPasadena, CA ESPN 5:00 PM  
College Football Playoff
Peach Bowl (Semifinal) December 31 Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA ESPN 3 or 7 PM  
Fiesta Bowl (Semifinal) December 31 University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ ESPN 3 or 7 PM  
CFP National Championship Game January 9 Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN 8:30 PM  

Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Eastern Time Zone.

Records against FBS conferences

2016 records against FBS conferences

Through Nov. 26, 2016

Power-Five conferences & independents

Conference Record Winning %
ACC 1–3 .250
Big 12 2–0 1.000
Independents 1–1 .500
Pac-12 3–1 .750
SEC 1–0 1.000
Total 8–5 .615

Group of Five Conferences

Conference Record Winning %
American 3–1 .750
C-USA 3–0 1.000
MAC 5–2 .714
Mountain West 6–0 1.000
Sun Belt 1–0 1.000
Total 18–3 .842

Awards

Players of the Week

Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
Week 1[7] J. T. Barrett QB OSU Mike McCray LB MICH Rafael Gaglianone PK WIS Anthony Nelson DE IOWA
Week 2[8] Wilton Speight QB MICH Nathan Gerry S NEB Janarion Grant KR RUT Marcelino Ball S IND
Week 3[9] Noah Brown WR OSU Jabrill Peppers LB/DB MICH Jabrill Peppers LB/DB MICH Caleb Lightbourn P NEB
Jerome Baker LB OSU
Week 4[10] Tommy Armstrong Jr. QB NEB T. J. Watt LB WIS Ron Coluzzi P IA Alex Hornibrook QB WIS
Week 5[11] Ty Johnson RB MD Ifeadi Odenigbo DL NW Emmitt Carpenter PK MN Mike Weber RB OSU
Marcus Allen S PSU
Week 6[12] Saquon Barkley RB PSU Brandon Smith LB PSU J. D. Dellinger PK PUR Brian Lankford-Johnson RB PUR
Week 7[13] Justin Jackson RB NW Jack Cichy LB WIS Solomon Vault WR NW Patrick Nelson S ILL
J.T. Barrett QB OSU
Week 8[14] Rodney Smith RB MIN Brandon Bell LB PSU Marcus Allen S PSU Lorenzo Harrison RB MD
Grant Haley CB PSU
Week 9 [15] Saquon Barkley RB PSU Ryan Connelly LB WIS Kenny Allen PK/P MICH Tyler Natee RB IND
Marcus Oliver LB IND
Week 10 [16] Wilton Speight QB MICH Tré Watson LB ILL Emmit Carpenter PK MINN Connor McGovern OG PSU
Curtis Samuel RB OSU
Week 11[17] Tommy Armstrong Jr. QB NEB Jaleel Johnson DT IA Keith Duncan PK IA Manny Rugamba CB IA
John Moten IV RB NW
Week 12[18] LeShun Daniels RB IA Blake Cashman LB MINN Riley McCarron WR IA Mike Weber RB OSU
De'Veon Smith RB MICH Tyler Davis PK PSU
Week 13[19] Trace McSorley QB PSU Raekwon McMillan LB OSU Teldrick Morgan WR/KR MD John Moten IV RB NW

Players of the Year

2016 Big Ten Player of the Year Awards[20]

Award Player School
Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year Saquon Barkley Penn State
Nagurski-Woodson Defensive Player of the Year Jabrill Peppers Michigan
Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year Mike Weber Ohio State
Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year J.T. Barrett Ohio State
Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year Austin Carr Northwestern
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year Saquon Barkley Penn State
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year Jake Butt Michigan
Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year Pat Elflein Ohio State
Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year Tyquan Lewis Ohio State
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year Jabrill Peppers Michigan
Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year Jourdan Lewis Michigan
Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year Emmit Carpenter Minnesota
Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year Cameron Johnston Ohio State
Rodgers-Dwight Return Specialist of the Year Jabrill Peppers Michigan
Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year (coaches vote) Paul Chryst Wisconsin
Dave McClain Coach of the Year (media vote) James Franklin Penn State
Dungy-Thompson Humanitarian Award Trent Green Indiana
Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award Reggie McKenzie Michigan

All-conference players

2016 Big Ten All-Conference Honors[21]

Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS

Position Player Team
First Team Offense (Coaches)
QB J.T. Barrett Ohio State
RB Saquon Barkley Penn State
RB Corey Clement Wisconsin
WR Austin Carr Northwestern
WR Curtis Samuel Ohio State
TE Jake Butt Michigan
C Pat Elflein Ohio State
OG Dan Feeney Indiana
OG Billy Price Ohio State
OT Erik Magnuson Michigan
OT Ryan Ramczyk Wisconsin
First Team Defense (Coaches)
DL Jaleel Johnson Iowa
DL Taco Charlton Michigan
DL Chris Wormley Michigan
DL Tyquan Lewis Ohio State
LB Jabrill Peppers Michigan
LB Raekwon McMillan Ohio State
LB T.J. Watt Wisconsin
DB Desmond King Iowa
DB Jourdan Lewis Michigan
DB Malik Hooker Ohio State
DB Marshon Lattimore Ohio State
First Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K Tyler Davis Penn State
P Cameron Johnston Ohio State
RS Jabrill Peppers Michigan

Position Player Team
Second Team Offense (Coaches)
QB Trace McSorley Penn State
RB Justin Jackson Northwestern
RB Mike Weber Ohio State
WR Amara Darboh Michigan
WR R.J. Shelton Michigan State
TE Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin
C Mason Cole Michigan
OG Kyle Kalis Michigan
OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin
OT Ben Braden Michigan
OT Jamarco Jones Ohio State
Second Team Defense (Coaches)
DL Ryan Glasgow Michigan
DL Malik McDowell Michigan State
DL Ifeadi Odenigbo Northwestern
DL Garrett Sickels Penn State
LB Josey Jewell Iowa
LB Anthony Walker Jr. Northwestern
LB Vince Biegel Wisconsin
DB Delano Hill Michigan
DB Channing Stribling Michigan
DB Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern
DB Gareon Conley Ohio State
DB Sojourn Shelton Wisconsin
Second Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K Emmit Carpenter Minnesota
P Kenny Allen Michigan
RS Desmond King Iowa

Position Player Team
Third Team Offense (Coaches)
QB Wilton Speight Michigan
RB Akrum Wadley Iowa
RB Rodney Smith Minnesota
WR Jordan Westerkamp Nebraska
WR DeAngelo Yancey Purdue
TE Josiah Price Michigan State
C Sean Welsh Iowa
OG James Daniels Iowa
OG Brian Allen Michigan State
OT Cole Croston Iowa
OT Jonah Pirsig Minnesota
Third Team Defense (Coaches)
DL Dawuane Smoot Illinois
DL Steven Richardson Minnesota
DL Evan Schwan Penn State
DL Conor Sheehy Wisconsin
LB Tegray Scales Indiana
LB Ben Gedeon Michigan
LB Riley Bullough Michigan State
LB Jason Cabinda Penn State
DB Rashard Fant Indiana
DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska
DB Marcus Allen Penn State
Third Team Special Teams (Coaches)
K Tyler Durbin Ohio State
P Ron Coluzzi Iowa
RS Parris Campbell Ohio State

Coaches Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Hardy Nickerson, Carroll Phillips; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Ralph Green III, Richard Lagow, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige, Devine Redding, Nick Westbrook; IOWA: Ike Boettger, LeShun Daniels Jr., Parker Hesse, George Kittle, Greg Mabin, Riley McCarron; MARYLAND: Michael Dunn; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen (kicker), Ben Bredeson, Matt Godin, Mike McCray, De'Veon Smith, Dymonte Thomas; MICHIGAN STATE: Darian Hicks, Montae Nicholson, L.J. Scott; MINNESOTA: Shannon Brooks, Jonathan Celestin, Scott Epke, Jalen Myrick, Drew Wolitarsky; NEBRASKA: Tommy Armstrong Jr., Josh Banderas, Cethan Carter, Ross Dzuris, Nick Gates, Chris Jones, Kevin Maurice, De'Mornay Pierson-El (return specialist); NORTHWESTERN: Tommy Doles, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Noah Brown, Michael Hill, Jayln Holmes, Sam Hubbard, Damon Webb; PENN STATE: Brandon Bell, Brian Gaia, Mike Gesicki, Blake Gillikin, Chris Godwin, Parker Cothren, John Reid; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, David Blough, Jason King, Evan Panfil, Jordan Roos, Joe Schopper; RUTGERS: Tariq Cole; WISCONSIN: Jack Cichy, Michael Dieter, D'Cota Dixon, T.J. Edwards, Alec James, Leo Musso, Chikwe Obasih, Jazz Peavy, Derrick Tindal.

Position Player Team
First Team Offense (Media)
QB J.T. Barrett Ohio State
RB SAQUON BARKLEY Penn State
RB Justin Jackson Northwestern
WR Austin Carr Northwestern
WR Curtis Samuel Ohio State
TE Jake Butt Michigan
C Pat Elflein Ohio State
OG Dan Feeney Indiana
OG Billy Price Ohio State
OT Erik Magnuson Michigan
OT Ryan Ramczyk Wisconsin
First Team Defense (Media)
DL Carroll Phillips Illinois
DL Taco Charlton Michigan
DL Ifeadi Odenigbo Northwestern
DL Tyquan Lewis Ohio State
LB Jabrill Peppers Michigan
LB Raekwon McMillan Ohio State
LB T.J. Watt Wisconsin
DB Desmond King Iowa
DB Jourdan Lewis Michigan
DB Malik Hooker Ohio State
DB Sojourn Shelton Wisconsin
First Team Special Teams (Media)
K Emmit Carpenter Minnesota
P Cameron Johnston Ohio State
RS Jabrill Peppers Michigan

Position Player Team
Second Team Offense (Media)
QB Trace McSorley Penn State
RB Corey Clement Wisconsin
RB Mike Weber Ohio State
WR Amara Darboh Michigan
WR DeAngelo Yancey Purdue
TE Mike Gesicki Penn State
C Mason Cole Michigan
OG Kyle Kalis Michigan
OG Brian Allen Michigan State
OT Ben Braden Michigan
OT Jamarco Jones Ohio State
Second Team Defense (Media)
DL Jaleel Johnson Iowa
DL Ryan Glasgow Michigan
DL Chris Wormley Michigan
DL Malik McDowell Michigan State
LB Tegray Scales Indiana
LB Josey Jewell Iowa
LB Ben Gedeon Michigan
DB Rashard Fant Indiana
DB Channing Stribling Michigan
DB Nathan Gerry Nebraska
DB Marson Lattimore Ohio State
Second Team Special Teams (Media)
K Tyler Davis Penn State
P Kenny Allen Michigan
RS Desmond King Iowa

Position Player Team
Third Team Offense (Media)
QB Wilton Speight Michigan
RB L.J. Scott Michigan State
RB Rodney Smith Minnesota
WR Drew Wolitarsky Minnesota
WR Chris Godwin Penn State
TE Troy Fumagalli Wisconsin
C Sean Welsh Iowa
OG James Daniels Iowa
OG Beau Benzschawel Wisconsin
OT Jonah Pirsig Minnesota
OT Nick Gates Nebraska
Third Team Defense (Media)
DL Dawuane Smoot Illinois
DL Steven Richardson Minnesota
DL Evan Schwan Penn State
DL Garrett Sickels Penn State
LB Riley Bullough Michigan State
LB Anthony Walker Jr. Northwestern
LB Vince Biegel Wisconsin
DB Godwin Igwebuike Northwestern
DB Gareon Conley Ohio State
DB D'Cota Dixon Wisconsin
DB Leo Musso Wisconsin
Third Team Special Teams (Media)
K Tyler Durbin Ohio State
P Ron Coluzzi Iowa
RS Solomon Vault Northwestern


Media Honorable Mention: ILLINOIS: Hardy Nickerson, Joe Spencer, Malik Turner, Tre Watson; INDIANA: Marcelino Ball, Jonathan Crawford, Ricky Jones, Marcus Oliver, Mitchell Paige, Devine Redding, Nick Westbrook; IOWA: Nathan Bazata, C.J. Beathard, Ike Boettger, Cole Croston, LeShun Daniels Jr., Parker Hesse, George Kittle, Riley McCarron, Akrum Wadley; MARYLAND: Jermaine Carter, Shane Cockerille, Michael Dunn; MICHIGAN: Kenny Allen, Ben Bredeson, Jehu Chesson, Delano Hill, Mike McCray, De'Veon Smith, Dymonte Thomas; MICHIGAN STATE: Chris Frey, Darian Hicks, Montae Nicholson, Josiah Price, R.J. Shelton; MINNESOTA: Jonathan Celestin, Scott Epke, Jack Lynn, Jalen Myrick, Damarius Travis; NEBRASKA: Tommy Armstrong Jr., Josh Banderas, Drew Brown, Cethan Carter, Ross Dzuris, Chris Jones, Kevin Maurice, Terrell Newby, De'Mornay Pierson-El (return specialist), Jordan Westerkamp; NORTHWESTERN: Garrett Dickerson, Tommy Doles, Montre Hartage, Clayton Thorson; OHIO STATE: Jerome Baker, Marcus Baugh, Noah Brown, Parris Campbell (return specialist), Michael Hill, Jalyn Holmes, Sam Hubbard, Denzel Ward, Chris Worley; PENN STATE: Marcus Allen, Brandon Bell, Jason Cabinda, Brian Gaia, Blake Gillikin, John Reid; PURDUE: Markus Bailey, Jason King, Evan Panfil, Jake Replogle, Jordan Roos, Joe Schopper; RUTGERS: Blessuan Austin; WISCONSIN: Jack Cichy, Michael Dieter, T.J. Edwards, Chikwe Obasih, Jazz Peavy, Conor Sheehy, Derrick Tindal.

Academic All-Americans

2016 CoSIDA Academic-All Americans[22]

Player School Team
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans
Sam Hubbard Ohio State First Team
Tyler Yazujian Penn State First Team
Austin Carr Northwestern Second Team
Justin Jackson Northwestern Second Team

Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Illinois Memorial Stadium 60,670 48,644 60,670† 40,954 42,912 40,090 47,144 39,091 319,505 45,644 75.2%
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,929 41,374 45,519 43,971 48,254† 38,291 40,678 43,103 301,190 43,027 81.3%
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,585 68,390 70,585† 70,585† 67,047 70,585† 70,585† 69,814 487,591 69,656 98.7%
Maryland Maryland Stadium 51,802 35,474 41,206 41,465† 41,235 48,090 30,220 237,690 39,615 76.5%
Michigan Michigan Stadium 107,601 110,222 109,295 110,042 110,319 111,846 111,103 110,626 110,288 883,741 110,468 102.7%
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 74,516 75,505 74,214 75,625 75,802 73,701 73,303 522,666 74,667 99.5%
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 [23] 44,582 41,026 44,854 49,145† 46,096 42,832 38,162 306,697 43,814 86.2%
Nebraska Memorial Stadium 86,047 90,013 89,895 90,414 90,374 90,546 90,456 89,704 631,402 90,200 104.8%
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 30,635 30,748 34,464 40,284 35,417 42,016† 30,022 243,586 34,798 73.8%
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 104,944 107,193 104,410 105,830 107,820 107,296 108,750 110,045 751,344 107,335 102.3%
Penn State Beaver Stadium 106,572 94,378 100,420 95,332 100,787 107,280 106,194 97,418 701,809 100,258 94.1%
Purdue Ross-Ade Stadium 57,236 32,074 33,068 41,607† 40,239 33,157 30,548 30,465 241,158 34,451 60.2%
Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium 52,454 45,245 39,680 44,061 53,250† 42,640 37,345 51,366 313,587 44,798 85.4%
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 77,331 79,883 81,541 80,833 79,340 77,216 476,144 79,357 98.8%
Total

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

2016 NFL Draft

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Head coaches

Note: All stats as of games played through November 26, 2016

Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school B1G record
Illinois Lovie Smith 1 3–9 (.250) 3–9 (.250) 2–7 (.222)
Indiana Kevin Wilson 6 26–47 (.356) 26–47 (.356) 12–37 (.245)
Iowa Kirk Ferentz 18 147–91 (.618) 135–91 (.597) 82–63 (.566)
Maryland D.J. Durkin 1 6–6 (.500) 6–6 (.500) 3–6 (.333)
Michigan Jim Harbaugh 2 78–32 (.709) 20–5 (.800) 13–4 (.765)
Michigan State Mark Dantonio 10 108–59 (.647) 90–42 (.682) 53–28 (.654)
Minnesota Tracy Claeys 2 10–8 (.556) 10–8 (.556) 6–8 (.429)
Nebraska Mike Riley 2 108–90 (.545) 15–10 (.600) 9–8 (.529)
Northwestern Pat Fitzgerald 11 76–61 (.555) 76–61 (.555) 41–47 (.466)
Ohio State Urban Meyer 5 165–28 (.855) 61–5 (.924) 39–2 (.951)
Penn State James Franklin 3 49–29 (.628) 25–14 (.641) 15-11 (.577)
Purdue Darrell Hazell 4 25-43 (.368) 9-33 (.214) 3-24 (.111)
Purdue Gerad Parker* 1 0-6 (.000) 0-6 (.000) 0-6 (.000)
Rutgers Chris Ash 1 2–10 (.167) 2–10 (.167) 0–9 (.000)
Wisconsin Paul Chryst 2 39–25 (.609) 20–6 (.769) 13–5 (.722)

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