The 2009 Big Ten Conference football season was the 114th for the conference, and saw

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conclude the regular season as

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champion for the 5th consecutive time, their 34th Big Ten title. This earned them the conference's automatic selection to a

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game in which it emerged victorious in the January 1,

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against

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. Co-runner-up,

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, 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

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hosted

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. The conference's other 10 teams began their respective 2009 season of

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Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition two days later. All teams started their season at

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except

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who started their season on neutral turf for the third consecutive season against

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and

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who traveled to

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. 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

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. This was the seventh

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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,

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, and

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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.

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recipients as the Big Ten co-MVPs were Daryll Clark and Brandon Graham. Jones was the conferences only consensus

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representative. The Big Ten Conference enjoyed two national statistical championships. Graham led the nation in

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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

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including three in the first round and six each by Iowa and

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Previous season

During the

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won its fourth consecutive Big Ten championship while co-champion

won its second in four years. Although the two teams tied with 7–1 conference records, Penn State earned the conference's automatic

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

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Terrelle Pryor the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and Michigan State

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Greg Jones the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. In the Preseason

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released on August 7, the Big Ten was one of only three conferences with multiple teams ranked in the top ten. The

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has selected Iowa's

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(1982–85), Ohio State's

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(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

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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."

Award watch lists

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, and

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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.

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. 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. Four Big Ten Players midseason watch list for the John Mackey Award: Moeaki, Gantt, Quarless and Graham. Three were quarterfinalists for the Lott Award: Angerer, Jones and Coleman. The Big Ten had two O'Brien Award semifinalists: Stanzi and Clark. Eric Decker was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award. 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. Mesko, Blair White, and Andrew Brewer were among the 12 finalists for the

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. Mesko, and Donahue were among 10 semifinalists for the Guy Award. Mesko was named one of three finalists for the Ray Guy Award. Michigan's Graham was a finalist for the Henricks Award.

Rankings

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's governing body, the

, 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

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. Two additional polls are released midway through the season; the Harris Interactive Poll is released after the fourth week of the season and the

(BCS) Standings is released after the seventh week. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS Standings.

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

head coach Danny Hope began his first season in

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. On September 12, Minnesota opened the 2009 season its new 50,720-seat home field,

when the team hosted the

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. For the third straight year, each Big Ten home game during the first three weeks of the season was broadcast nationally on

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or the

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, 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.

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s, was available to approximately 73 million homes in the U.S. and Canada through agreements with more than 250

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affiliates. The season began amidst allegations that Michigan was working its players beyond the extent permissible by the NCAA. Nonetheless, the conference had its fifth ten-win week during the opening weekend. During week 3, the Ohio State-

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game became the most-viewed college football game in

history. After three weeks, the Big Ten Conference was the only Football Bowl Subdivision conference with five 3–0 teams.

Homecoming games

September 26 *Michigan 36, Indiana 33 (Michigan's record in homecoming games is 83–26)† October 3 *Northwestern 27, Purdue 21 (Purdue's record in homecoming games is 48–35–4)† October 10 *Michigan State 24, Illinois 14 (Illinois's record in homecoming games is 42–55–2)† *Iowa 30, Michigan 28 (Iowa's record in homecoming games is 52–41–5)† *Minnesota 35, Purdue 20 (Minnesota's record in homecoming games is 54–33–3)† October 17 *Indiana 27, Illinois 14 (Indiana's record in homecoming games is 43–48–6)† *Michigan State 24, Northwestern 14 (Michigan State's record in homecoming games is 61–30–3)† *Penn State 20, Minnesota 0 (Penn State's record in homecoming games is 65–20–5)† *Iowa 20, Wisconsin 10 (Wisconsin's record in homecoming games is 52–45–5)† October 24 *Northwestern 29, Indiana 28 11:00 a.m. CT *Ohio State 38, Minnesota 7 (Ohio State's record in homecoming games is 64–19–5)† † denotes record after the game

Schedule

Week one

Week two

Week three

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , September 19 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Eastern Michigan Eagles , , Michigan Wolverines , , Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan , ,

, , W 45–17 , , 107,903 ,

, - bgcolor=#ffcccc , September 19 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , 2009 California Golden Bears football team, California Golden Bears , , Minnesota Golden Gophers , , TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota , ,

, , L 35–21 , , 50,805 ,

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , September 19 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , 2009 Temple Owls football team, Temple Owls , , Penn State Nittany Lions , , Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania , ,

, , W 31–6 , , 105,514 ,

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , September 19 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , 2010 Wofford Terriers football team, Wofford Terriers , , Wisconsin Badgers , , Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin , ,

, , W 44–14 , , 78,253 ,

, - bgcolor=#ffcccc , September 19 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , 2009 Northern Illinois Huskies football team, Northern Illinois Huskies , , Purdue Boilermakers , , Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana , ,

, , 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 , , Notre Dame Football on NBC, NBC , , L 33–30 , , 80,795 ,

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , September 19 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Indiana Hoosiers , , Akron Zips , , InfoCision Stadium • Akron, Ohio , ,

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, , W 38–21 , , 18,340 ,

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , September 19 , , 3:35 p.m. ET , , 2009 Arizona Wildcats football team, Arizona Wildcats , , Iowa Hawkeyes , , Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa , ,

, , 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 , ,

, , MINN 35–24 , , 22,091 ,

, - , September 26 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Indiana Hoosiers , , Michigan Wolverines , , Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan , ,

, , MICH 36–33 , , 108,118 ,

, - , September 26 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Michigan State Spartans , , Wisconsin Badgers , , Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin , ,

, , WIS 38–30 , , 80,123 ,

, - , September 26 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Illinois Fighting Illini , , Ohio State Buckeyes , , Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio , ,

, , OSU 30–0 , , 105,219 ,

, - , September 26 , , 8:00 p.m. ET , , Iowa Hawkeyes , , Penn State Nittany Lions , , Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania , ,

, , 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 , ,

, , L 24–21 , , 56,452 ,

Week five

, - , October 3 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Michigan Wolverines , , Michigan State Spartans , , Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan , ,

, , MSU 26–20 , , 78,629 ,

, - , October 3 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Wisconsin Badgers , , Minnesota Golden Gophers , , TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota , ,

, , WIS 31–28 , , 50,805 ,

, - , October 3 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Northwestern Wildcats , , Purdue Boilermakers , , Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana , ,

, , NU 27–21 , , 47,163 ,

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , October 3 , , 12:05 p.m. ET , , 2009 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team, Arkansas State Red Wolves , , Iowa Hawkeyes , , Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa , ,

, , W 24–21 , , 67,989 ,

, - , October 3 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Penn State Nittany Lions , , Illinois Fighting Illini , , Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois , ,

, , PSU 35–17 , , 62,870 ,

, - , October 3 , , 7:00 p.m. ET , , Ohio State Buckeyes , , Indiana Hoosiers , , Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana , ,

, , OSU 33–14 , , 51,500 ,

Week six

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , October 10 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , 2009 Miami RedHawks football team, Miami RedHawks , , Northwestern Wildcats , , Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois , ,

, , W 16–6 , , 23,085 ,

, - , October 10 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Purdue Boilermakers , , Minnesota Golden Gophers , , TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota , ,

, , MINN 35–20 , , 50,805 ,

, -bgcolor=#ccffcc , October 10 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , 2010 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team, Eastern Illinois Panthers , , Penn State Nittany Lions , , Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania , ,

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, , PSU 52–3 , , 104,488 ,

, - , October 10 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Michigan State Spartans , , Illinois Fighting Illini , , Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois , ,

, , MSU 24–14 , , 62,870 ,

, - , October 10 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Wisconsin Badgers , , Ohio State Buckeyes , , Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio , ,

, , OSU 31–13 , , 105,301 ,

, -bgcolor=#ffcccc , October 10 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Indiana Hoosiers , , 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team, Virginia Cavaliers , ,

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•

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, Virginia , , , , L 47–7 , , 45,371 ,

, - , October 10 , , 8:05 p.m. ET , , Michigan Wolverines , , Iowa Hawkeyes , , Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa , ,

, , IOWA 30–28 , , 70,585 ,

Week seven

, - , October 17 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Northwestern Wildcats , , Michigan State Spartans , , Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan , ,

, , MSU 24–14 , , 71,726 ,

, -bgcolor=#ccffcc , October 17 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , , , Michigan Wolverines , , Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan , ,

, , W 63–6 , , 106,304 ,

, - , October 17 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Iowa Hawkeyes , , Wisconsin Badgers , , Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin , ,

, , IOWA 20–10 , , 81,043 ,

, - , October 17 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Ohio State Buckeyes , , Purdue Boilermakers , , Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana , ,

, , PUR 26–18 , , 50,404 ,

, - , October 17 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Minnesota Golden Gophers , , Penn State Nittany Lions , , Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania , ,

, , PSU 20–0 , , 107,981 ,

, - , October 17 , , 7:00 p.m. ET , , Illinois Fighting Illini , , Indiana Hoosiers , , Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana , ,

, , IND 27–14 , , 42,358 ,

Week eight

, - , October 24 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Indiana Hoosiers , , Northwestern Wildcats , , Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois , ,

, , NU 29–28 , , 24,364 ,

, - , October 24 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Minnesota Golden Gophers , , Ohio State Buckeyes , , Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio , ,

, , OSU 38–7 , , 105,011 ,

, - , October 24 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Illinois Fighting Illini , , Purdue Boilermakers , , Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana , ,

, , PUR 24–14 , , 47,349 ,

, - , October 24 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Penn State Nittany Lions , , Michigan Wolverines , , Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan , ,

, , PSU 35–10 , , 110,377 ,

, - , October 24 , , 7:00 p.m. ET , , Iowa Hawkeyes , , Michigan State Spartans , , Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan , ,

, , IOWA 15–13 , , 74,411 ,

Week nine

, -bgcolor=#ccffcc , October 31 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , 2009 New Mexico State Aggies football team, New Mexico State Aggies , , Ohio State Buckeyes , , Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio , ,

, , W 45–0 , , 104,719 ,

, - , October 31 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Indiana Hoosiers , , Iowa Hawkeyes , , Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, Iowa , ,

, , IOWA 42–24 , , 70,585 ,

, - , October 31 , , 12:00 p.m. ET , , Purdue Boilermakers , , Wisconsin Badgers , , Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin , ,

, , WIS 37–0 , , 79,920 ,

, - , October 31 , , 3:30 p.m. ET , , Michigan Wolverines , , Illinois Fighting Illini , , Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois , ,

, , ILL 38–13 , , 60,119 ,

, - , October 31 , , 4:30 p.m. ET , , Penn State Nittany Lions , , Northwestern Wildcats , , Ryan Field • Evanston, Illinois , ,

, , PSU 34–13 , , 30,546 ,

, - , October 31 , , 8:00 p.m. ET , , Michigan State Spartans , , Minnesota Golden Gophers , , TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota , ,

, , 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 , , , , 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 , , 2009 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Cincinnati Bearcats , ,

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, Ohio , , ABC , , L 49–36 , , 35,106 ,

Week fourteen

, - bgcolor=#ccffcc , December 5 , , 11:30 p.m. ET , , Wisconsin Badgers , , 2009 Hawaii Warriors football team, Hawaii Warriors , ,

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, Hawaii , , ESPN2 , , W 55–10 , , 40,069 ,

, - bgcolor=#ffcccc , December 5 , , 12:30 p.m. ET , , 2009 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, 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.

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.

Bowl games

On December 6, the Bowl matchups were announced. It marked the fifth consecutive season that at least seven Big Ten teams earned

invitations and the ninth time in twelve-year history of the

that the conference was awarded two BCS invitations. :(*) 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

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offices named offensive, defensive and

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players of the week each Sunday.

Big Ten Conference football individual honors

At the conclusion of week 12, the coaches and media made

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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.

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and Odrick were selected as offensive and defensive linemen of the year. Chris Borland was freshman of the year and

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was

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. The

recipients as the Big Ten co-MVPs were Daryll Clark and Brandon Graham, marking the first time the award has been shared.

All-Conference

The following players were selected as All-Big Ten at the conclusion of the season. * Additional honorees due to ties

Position key

All-Americans

The following players were chosen as All-Americans for the

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'',

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or the ''

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'' teams.

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. ;January 30 2010 Senior Bowl * Kurt Coleman * A. J. Edds * Brandon Graham * Garrett Graham * Mike Hoomanawanui * Zoltan Mesko * Mike Neal * Jared Odrick *

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Brandon Graham earned MVP honors with five tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble. ;February 6, 2010 Texas vs. The Nation Game *

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* 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

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

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s per game with 1.08. The Big Ten saw several career and single-season Big Ten records fall. Mike Kafka broke

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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

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, 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.

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became the second

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to secure five consecutive Big Ten championships.

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.

Academic honors

26 Big Ten student-athletes were named to the Academic All-District teams presented by ''

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'', 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

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(FBS) or the

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(FCS). The Big Ten also had six of the fifteen first-team selections, which led the nation. FCS'

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was second with five first or second team selections and the FBS'

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had four honorees. Only the Big 12 and

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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. 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.

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

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. 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

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