Annual NCAA football game
2011 Big Ten Football Championship GameChampionship Game Logo
Wisconsin Badgers
Michigan State Spartans
(10–2)
(10–2)
42
39
Head coach: Bret Bielema
Head coach: Mark Dantonio
1 2 3 4
Total
Wisconsin
21 0 7 14
42
Michigan State
7 22 7 3
39
Date December 3, 2011 Season 2011 Stadium Lucas Oil Stadium Location Indianapolis , Indiana MVP Russell Wilson Favorite Wisconsin by 1.5 National anthem Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band and University of Wisconsin Marching Band Referee Bill LeMonnier Attendance 64,152 Network Fox Announcers Gus Johnson (Play-by-play)[1]
Charles Davis (Color Analyst)
Tim Brewster (Sideline Analyst)
Dhani Jones (Sideline Analyst)Nielsen ratings 4.6 (7.8 million viewers)
Big Ten Football Championship Game
2012 >
2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x
7
–
1
11
–
3
No. 12 Michigan %
6
–
2
11
–
2
No. 24 Nebraska
5
–
3
9
–
4
Iowa
4
–
4
7
–
6
Northwestern
3
–
5
6
–
7
Minnesota
2
–
6
3
–
9
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$
6
–
2
11
–
3
Penn State x
6
–
2
9
–
4
Purdue
4
–
4
7
–
6
Ohio State
3
–
5
6
–
7
Illinois
2
–
6
7
–
6
Indiana
0
–
8
1
–
11
Championship : Wisconsin 42 , Michigan State 39
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll
The 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana , to determine the 2011 champion of the Big Ten Conference . The Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division beat the Michigan State Spartans of the Legends Division by a score of 42–39.[2] [3] By winning the game, Wisconsin earned a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl .
The game was the first football championship game ever played in the Big Ten's 115-year history. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox .[4]
Scoring summary [ ]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
WIS
MSU
1
10:04
9
71
4:56
WIS
Jeff Duckworth 3-yard touchdown reception from Russell Wilson , Philip Welch kick good
7
0
1
6:44
6
59
3:20
MSU
Edwin Baker 8-yard touchdown run, Dan Conroy kick good
7
7
1
3:44
7
60
3:00
WIS
Montee Ball 6-yard touchdown run, Philip Welch kick good
14
7
1
3:12
2
24
0:32
WIS
Montee Ball 6-yard touchdown run, Philip Welch kick good
21
7
2
14:55
7
80
3:17
MSU
B.J. Cunningham 30-yard touchdown reception from Kirk Cousins , Dan Conroy kick good
21
14
2
10:21
6
57
2:42
MSU
Keith Nichol 3-yard reception from Kirk Cousins, lateral to B.J. Cunningham for 7 yards for a touchdown, 2pt run good
21
22
2
3:26
8
84
3:57
MSU
Le'Veon Bell 6-yard touchdown run, Dan Conroy kick good
21
29
3
9:13
8
62
3:30
WIS
Jared Abbrederis 42-yard touchdown reception from Russell Wilson, Philip Welch kick good
28
29
3
1:41
3
48
1:01
MSU
B.J. Cunningham 44-yard touchdown reception from Kirk Cousins, Dan Conroy kick good
28
36
4
13:25
7
52
3:16
WIS
Montee Ball 5-yard touchdown reception from Russell Wilson, Philip Welch kick no good
34
36
4
8:28
10
52
4:57
MSU
25-yard field goal by Dan Conroy
34
39
4
3:45
8
64
4:43
WIS
Montee Ball 7-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
42
39
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
42
39
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