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2010 Big Ten Conference football season

2010 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 2, 2010
through January 4, 2011
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network
2011 NFL Draft
Top draft pickJ. J. Watt (Wisconsin)
Picked byHouston Texans, #11
Regular Season
Conference
Co-Champions		Wisconsin Badgers
Michigan State Spartans
Season MVPDenard Robinson
Football seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan State +   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Iowa   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Illinois   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Michigan   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Northwestern   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Purdue   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     5 – 7  
No. 5 Ohio State† %   0 – 1     0 – 1  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † – Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) self-vacated all of their wins[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

The 2010 Big Ten Conference football season was the 115th season for the Big Ten. The conference started its season on Thursday, September 2, as conference member Minnesota traveled to Murfreesboro, Tennessee to face Middle Tennessee, and Ohio State hosted the Thundering Herd of Marshall. The conference's other 9 teams began their respective 2010 season of NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition on Saturday, September 4. It was also the final season for the conference before the Nebraska Cornhuskers joined the conference from the Big 12 the following season.

Preseason

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After a 2010 NFL draft, which saw 34 Big Ten athletes selected,[4] 12 2009 first-team All-Big Ten selections, 8 second-team selections and 33 honorable mention selections returned for the 2010 season.[5] The Big Ten held the 2010 Football Media Days and 39th annual Kickoff Luncheon on Monday and Tuesday, August 2–3.[4]

Schedules

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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 2010:[6]

Rankings

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In Weeks 3 and 4, the Big Ten had six teams ranked in both polls for the first time since September 13, 2004.[7]

  Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Final
Illinois AP RV
C RV RV
Harris Not released RV
BCS Not released
Indiana AP
C
Harris Not released
BCS Not released
Iowa AP 9 9 9 18 17 15 15 13 18 15 13 21
C 10 9 10 18 18 15 14 12 19 16 13 20
Harris Not released 15 12 17 14 12 19
BCS Not released 15 18 16 13 20
Michigan AP RV 20 21 19 18 RV RV RV RV
C RV 22 22 19 17 24 RV 25 RV RV RV
Harris Not released 24 RV RV RV RV RV
BCS Not released
Michigan State AP RV RV 25 24 17 13 8 5 16 10 11 11 7 7
C RV RV RV 23 21 16 11 8 5 15 10 11 10 7 7
Harris Not released 12 8 5 16 10 10 10 7 7
BCS Not released 7 5 14 11 12 10 8 9
Minnesota AP
C
Harris Not released
BCS Not released
Northwestern AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25
Harris Not released RV RV RV RV RV
BCS Not released
Ohio State AP 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 11 10 8 8 8
C 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 10 10 8 7 7
Harris Not released 1 10 10 8 7 7
BCS Not released 10 11 11 9 9
Penn State AP 19 18 22 23 22 RV RV
C 14 14 20 20 20 RV RV RV
Harris Not released RV RV
BCS Not released
Purdue AP
C
Harris Not released
BCS Not released
Wisconsin AP 12 11 11 11 11 20 18 10 9 7 6 5
C 12 11 11 10 9 19 16 11 9 7 5 5
Harris Not released 16 11 9 7 5 5
BCS Not released 13 10 9 7 7

Spring games

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April 17

April 24

Season

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Homecoming games

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October 2

October 9

October 16

October 23

On September 25, Joe Paterno became the fifth head coach to earn 150 victories as a member of the Big Ten Conference.[7] On October 9, Jim Tressel became the first Big Ten head coach to earn 100 victories in his first ten seasons, surpassing Bo Schembechler and Lloyd Carr who achieved the milestone in their 11th seasons and he did so in the third fewest games (121), behind Schembechler and Fielding Yost (119) and ahead of Henry Williams (123). (The wins for the 2010 season were later vacated.)[19] On November 6, Paterno became the first FBS coach to total 400 career wins.[20]

Big Ten vs. BCS matchups

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Date Visitor Home Significance Winning Team
September 4 Illinois Missouri Arch Rivalry Missouri
September 4 Connecticut Michigan Michigan
September 4 Northwestern Vanderbilt Northwestern
September 4 Purdue Notre Dame Shillelagh Trophy Notre Dame
September 11 Iowa State Iowa Cy-Hawk Trophy Iowa
September 11 Michigan Notre Dame Michigan – Notre Dame rivalry Michigan
September 11 Miami Ohio State Rematch of 2003 Fiesta Bowl (2002 National Championship) Ohio State (Vacated)
September 11 Penn State Alabama Alabama
September 18 USC Minnesota USC
September 18 Iowa Arizona Arizona
September 18 Notre Dame Michigan State Megaphone Trophy Michigan State
September 18 Arizona State Wisconsin Wisconsin

Attendance

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Week 3 attendance (September 18) set an all-time Big Ten single-day attendance record with an average of 78,844. All eight games had crowds of over 50,000; Michigan State (78,411), Wisconsin (81,332), Ohio State (105,075) and Michigan (110,187) had sellouts; and 100,610 patrons were in attendance for Penn State. It surpassed the September 3, 2005 eight-game single-day average of 76,475.[21] On October 9, the Big Ten set a five-game attendance record of 88,034, surpassing the 87,620, set on October 28, 1995. Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin all hosted sellouts.[19]

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 62,872 52,217 50,569 62,870 53,550 50,371 55,549 — — 325,126 54,188 86.2
Indiana Memorial Stadium 52,929 35,242 42,258 52,929 40,480 37,818 42,991 — — 251,718 41,953 79.3
Iowa Kinnick Stadium 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 70,585 — 494,095 70,585 100
Michigan Michigan Stadium 109,901 113,090 110,187 109,933 113,065 112,784 111,441 112,276 — 782,782 111,826 101.8
Michigan State Spartan Stadium 75,005 75,769 78,411 70,926 73,108 74,441 71,128 71,111 — 514,984 73,556 98.1
Minnesota TCF Bank Stadium 50,805 49,554 50,422 49,368 49,228 48,479 48,717 50,805 — 346,573 49,510 97.5
Northwestern Ryan Field 47,130 25,471 30,075 33,847 41,115 47,130 — — — 177,638 35,527 75.4
Ohio State Ohio Stadium 102,329 105,040 105,454 105,075 105,017 105,291 105,387 105,466 105,491 842,231 105,278 102.9
Penn State Beaver Stadium 107,282 101,213 100,610 104,840 107,638 108,539 104,147 102,649 — 729,636 104,233 97.2
Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium 62,500 47,301 54,124 42,068 47,319 45,227 50,268 50,136 — 190,812 48,063 76.9
Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium 80,321 78,469 81,332 77,224 80,328 81,194 80,477 80,011 — 559,035 79,862 99.4

Bowl games

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The following is the Big Ten Bowl game schedule.[22]

Bowl Date Opponents Winner* Score Loser* Score Location Time+ Network Big Ten's
Records 		Notes
Insight Bowl December 28, 2010 Iowa vs. Missouri Iowa 27 Missouri 24 Tempe, Arizona 6 p.m. ESPN 1-0
Texas Bowl December 29, 2010 Illinois vs. Baylor Illinois 38 Baylor 14 Houston, Texas 5 p.m. ESPN 2-0
Capital One Bowl January 1, 2011 Michigan State vs. Alabama Alabama 49 Michigan State 7 Orlando, Florida 1 p.m. ESPN 2-1
Outback Bowl January 1, 2011 Penn State vs. Florida Florida 37 Penn State 24 Tampa, Florida 1 p.m. ABC 2-2
TicketCity Bowl January 1, 2011 Northwestern vs. Texas Tech Texas Tech 45 Northwestern 38 Dallas, Texas ESPNU 2-3
Gator Bowl January 1, 2011 Michigan vs. Mississippi State Mississippi State 52 Michigan 14 Jacksonville, Florida 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 2-4
Rose Bowl presented by Vizio January 1, 2011 Wisconsin vs. TCU TCU 21 Wisconsin 19 Pasadena, California 2:10 p.m. ESPN 2-5
Sugar Bowl January 4, 2011 Ohio State vs. Arkansas Ohio State (Vacated) 31 Arkansas 26 New Orleans, Louisiana 8:30 p.m. ESPN 2-5
*Big Ten team is bolded. +Time given is Central Time

Head coaches

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2011 NFL Draft

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Main article: 2011 NFL draft
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 11 Houston Texans J. J. Watt  DE Wisconsin Big Ten
1 16 Washington Redskins Ryan Kerrigan  DE Purdue Big Ten
1 18 San Diego Chargers Corey Liuget  DT Illinois Big Ten
1 20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Adrian Clayborn  DE Iowa Big Ten
1 29 Chicago Bears Gabe Carimi  OT Wisconsin Big Ten
1 31 Pittsburgh Steelers Cameron Heyward  DE Ohio State Big Ten
2 47 St. Louis Rams Lance Kendricks  TE Wisconsin Big Ten
2 48 Oakland Raiders Stefen Wisniewski  C Penn State Big Ten
2 57 Detroit Lions Mikel Leshoure  RB Illinois Big Ten
from Seattle
2 61 San Diego Chargers Jonas Mouton  LB Michigan Big Ten
3 72 New Orleans Saints Martez Wilson  LB Illinois Big Ten
3 75 Seattle Seahawks John Moffitt  OG Wisconsin Big Ten
from Detroit
4 106 Minnesota Vikings Christian Ballard  DE Iowa Big Ten
from
4 113 Oakland Raiders Chimdi Chekwa  CB Ohio State Big Ten
4 117 New York Giants James Brewer  OT Indiana Big Ten
4 123 Baltimore Ravens Tandon Doss  WR Indiana Big Ten
5 135 Kansas City Chiefs Ricky Stanzi  QB Iowa Big Ten
5 142 Tennessee Titans Karl Klug  DE Iowa Big Ten
5 158 St. Louis Rams Jermale Hines  S Ohio State Big Ten
from Atlanta
5 161 Philadelphia Eagles Julian Vandervelde  OG Iowa Big Ten
6 177 Washington Redskins Evan Royster  RB Penn State Big Ten
6 185 New York Giants Greg Jones  LB Michigan State Big Ten
6 188 Indianapolis Colts Chris L. Rucker  CB Michigan State Big Ten
6 193 Philadelphia Eagles Brian Rolle  LB Ohio State Big Ten
6* 198 New York Giants Tyler Sash  S Iowa Big Ten
6* 200 Minnesota Vikings Ross Homan  LB Ohio State Big Ten
6* 201 San Diego Chargers Stephen Schilling  OG Michigan Big Ten
7* 243 New Orleans Saints Nathan Bussey  LB Illinois Big Ten
7^ 252 Dallas Cowboys Bill Nagy  C Wisconsin Big Ten

Awards

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2010 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team

As selected by CONFERENCE COACHES

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM
Dan Persa, Northwestern Quarterback Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin
Mikel Leshoure, Illinois Running Back Evan Royster, Penn State
Dan Herron, Ohio State Running Back John Clay, Wisconsin
Tandon Doss, Indiana* Receiver Marvin McNutt, Iowa#
Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Iowa* Receiver
Dane Sanzenbacher, Ohio State* Receiver
David Molk, Michigan Center Mike Brewster, Ohio State
Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State Guard Julian Vandervelde, Iowa
John Moffitt, Wisconsin Guard Justin Boren, Ohio State
Mike Adams, Ohio State Tackle Riley Reiff, Iowa
Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin Tackle D.J. Young, Michigan State
Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin Tight End Allen Reisner, Iowa
Dan Conroy, Michigan State Kicker Derek Dimke, Illinois
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE SECOND TEAM
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa Line Corey Liuget, Illinois
Cameron Heyward, Ohio State Line Karl Klug, Iowa
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue Line Mike Martin, Michigan
J.J. Watt, Wisconsin Line Ollie Ogbu, Penn State
Greg Jones, Michigan State Linebacker Martez Wilson, Illinois
Ross Homan, Ohio State Linebacker Jeremiha Hunter, Iowa
Brian Rolle, Ohio State Linebacker Eric Gordon, Michigan State
Shaun Prater, Iowa Defensive Back Brett Greenwood, Iowa*
Tyler Sash, Iowa Defensive Back Johnny Adams, Michigan State*
Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio State Defensive Back Trenton Robinson, Michigan State*
Jermale Hines, Ohio State Defensive Back Chris L. Rucker, Michigan State*
Defensive Back Aaron Henry, Wisconsin*
Anthony Santella, Illinois Punter Aaron Bates, Michigan State

HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Jeff Allen, Nate Bussey, Trulon Henry, Graham Pocic, Tavon Wilson; INDIANA: Damarlo Belcher, James Brewer, Mitch Ewald; IOWA: Christian Ballard, Mike Daniels, Adam Robinson, Ryan Donahue; MICHIGAN: Denard Robinson, Stephen Schilling; MICHIGAN STATE: Edwin Baker, Kirk Cousins, Mark Dell, Joel Foreman, Charlie Gantt, Marcus Hyde, Jerel Worthy; MINNESOTA: D.J. Burris; NORTHWESTERN: Drake Dunsmore, Jeremy Ebert, Brian Peters; OHIO STATE: Devin Barclay, DeVier Posey, Terrelle Pryor, John Simon; PENN STATE: Quinn Barham, Chris Colasanti, D'Anton Lynn, Derek Moye; PURDUE: Ricardo Allen, Dwayne Beckford, Carson Wiggs; WISCONSIN: Montee Ball, Niles Brinkley, Antonio Fenelus, Peter Konz, Bill Nagy, Blake Sorensen, Mike Taylor, Ricky Wagner, Philip Welch, James White, Kevin Zeitler.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Denard Robinson, Michigan
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: James White, Wisconsin

Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honorees: Tavon Wilson, ILL; Tyler Replogle, IND; Ricky Stanzi, IOWA; Mark Moundros, MICH; Kirk Cousins, MSU; Jon Hoese, MINN; Corbin Bryant, NU; Bryant Browning, OSU; Brett Brackett, PSU; Ryan Kerrigan, PUR; Scott Tolzien, WIS.

* Additional honorees due to ties

# Second team reduced by one due to additional first-team honoree

2010 All-Big Ten Conference Football Team

As selected by CONFERENCE MEDIA

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE SECOND TEAM
Denard Robinson, Michigan Quarterback Dan Persa, Northwestern
Mikel Leshoure, Illinois Running Back John Clay, Wisconsin
Edwin Baker, Michigan State Running Back James White, Wisconsin
Jeremy Ebert, Northwestern Receiver Tandon Doss, Indiana
Dane Sanzenbacher, Ohio State Receiver Roy Roundtree, Michigan
Mike Brewster, Ohio State Center David Molk, Michigan
Justin Boren, Ohio State Guard Julian Vandervelde, Iowa
John Moffitt, Wisconsin Guard Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State
Mike Adams, Ohio State Tackle Jeff Allen, Illinois
Gabe Carimi, Wisconsin Tackle Riley Reiff, Iowa
Lance Kendricks, Wisconsin Tight End Charlie Gantt, Michigan State
Dan Conroy, Michigan State Kicker Devin Barclay, Ohio State
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE SECOND TEAM
Adrian Clayborn, Iowa Line Corey Liuget, Illinois
Cameron Heyward, Ohio State Line Karl Klug, Iowa
Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue Line Vince Browne, Northwestern
J.J. Watt, Wisconsin Line Kawann Short, Purdue
Martez Wilson, Illinois Linebacker Jonas Mouton, Michigan
Greg Jones, Michigan State Linebacker Eric Gordon, Michigan State
Brian Rolle, Ohio State Linebacker Ross Homan, Ohio State
Shaun Prater, Iowa Defensive Back Marcus Hyde, Michigan State
Tyler Sash, Iowa Defensive Back Brian Peters, Northwestern
Chimdi Chekwa, Ohio State Defensive Back Jermale Hines, Ohio State
Antonio Fenelus, Wisconsin Defensive Back Ricardo Allen, Purdue
Aaron Bates, Michigan State Punter Anthony Santella, Illinois

HONORABLE MENTION: ILLINOIS: Nate Bussey, Derek Dimke, Trulon Henry, Graham Pocic, Tavon Wilson; INDIANA: Ted Bolser, Ben Chappell, Damarlo Belcher, James Brewer, Tyler Replogle; IOWA: Christian Ballard, Mike Daniels, Brett Greenwood, Jeremiha Hunter, Micah Hyde, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos, Marvin McNutt, Allen Reisner, Adam Robinson, Ryan Donahue; MICHIGAN: Jordan Kovacs, Mike Martin, Stephen Schilling; MICHIGAN STATE: Johnny Adams, Kirk Cousins, B.J. Cunningham, Mark Dell, Joel Foreman, Trenton Robinson, Chris L. Rucker, Jerel Worthy, D.J. Young; MINNESOTA: D.J. Burris, Troy Stoudermire, Gary Tinsley; NORTHWESTERN: Corbin Bryant, Drake Dunsmore, Jordan Mabin, Al Netter; OHIO STATE: Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Terrelle Pryor, John Simon; PENN STATE: Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Chris Colasanti, D'Anton Lynn, Derek Moye, Ollie Ogbu, Evan Royster, Devon Still, Collin Wagner; PURDUE: Kyle Adams, Peters Drey, Dennis Kelly, Ken Plue, Cody Webster, Carson Wiggs; WISCONSIN: Montee Ball, Aaron Henry, Peter Konz, Blake Sorensen, Mike Taylor, Scott Tolzien, Ricky Wagner, Philip Welch, Kevin Zeitler.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Denard Robinson, Michigan
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Ryan Kerrigan, Purdue
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: James White, Wisconsin
DAVE McCLAIN COACH OF THE YEAR: Mark Dantonio, Michigan State

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Notes

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  1. ^ #16: Jacksonville → Washington. (D) see #10: Washington → Jacksonville.[23]
  2. ^ #61: New York Jets → San Diego (PD). The Jets traded this conditional selection to San Diego for cornerback Antonio Cromartie.[24]
  3. ^ #72: Washington → New Orleans (PD). Washington traded this selection and a conditional 2012 sixth-round selection to New Orleans for offensive tackle Jammal Brown and a fifth-round selection.[25]
  4. ^ #135: multiple trades:
    #135: Denver → Tampa Bay (PD). Denver traded this selection to Tampa Bay for a 2010 seventh-round selection it acquired from Pittsburgh (225th overall; Denver selected Syd'Quan Thompson) and a 2010 seventh-round selection it acquired from Baltimore (232nd overall; Denver selected Jammie Kirlew).[26]
    #135: Tampa Bay → Kansas City (PD). Tampa Bay traded this selection to Kansas City for Kansas City's 6th round selection (#187) and defensive tackle Alex Magee.[27]

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