2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game

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. By winning the game, Wisconsin earned a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl.

2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Championship Game Logo
Wisconsin Badgers Michigan State Spartans
(10–2) (10–2)
42 39
Head coach: 
Bret Bielema		 Head coach: 
Mark Dantonio
APCoachesBCS
151215
APCoachesBCS
11913
1234 Total
Wisconsin 210714 42
Michigan State 72273 39
DateDecember 3, 2011
Season2011
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
MVPRussell Wilson
FavoriteWisconsin by 1.5
National anthemMichigan State University Spartan Marching Band and University of Wisconsin Marching Band
RefereeBill LeMonnier
Attendance64,152
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson (Play-by-play)

Charles Davis (Color Analyst)
Tim Brewster (Sideline Analyst)

Dhani Jones (Sideline Analyst)
Nielsen ratings4.6 (7.8 million viewers)
2011 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

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