2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game

The 2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 6, 2014 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the fourth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game and it determined the 2014 champion of the Big Ten Conference. The game featured the Ohio State Buckeyes, champions of the East Division, and the West Division champion Wisconsin Badgers. Wisconsin was favored by 4.5 points over Ohio State, but Ohio State won by a score of 59–0. It was the first shutout in Big Ten Football Championship Game history.

2014 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Wisconsin Badgers Ohio State Buckeyes
(10–2) (11–1)
0 59
Head coach: 
Gary Andersen		 Head coach: 
Urban Meyer
APCoachesCFP
111113
APCoachesCFP
665
1234 Total
Wisconsin 0000 0
Ohio State 1424714 59
DateDecember 6, 2014
Season2014
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, IN
MVPCardale Jones (OSU)
FavoriteWisconsin by 4
RefereeMike Cannon
Attendance60,229
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson and Charles Davis
Nielsen ratings3.5 (6.1 million viewers)
2014 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 1 Ohio State x$#^  8 –0   14 –1  
No. T–5 Michigan State  7 –1   11 –2  
Maryland  4 –4   7 –6  
Rutgers  3 –5   8 –5  
Michigan  3 –5   5 –7  
Penn State  2 –6   7 –6  
Indiana  1 –7   4 –8  
West Division
No. 13 Wisconsin x  7 –1   11 –3  
Minnesota  5 –3   8 –5  
Nebraska  5 –3   9 –4  
Iowa  4 –4   7 –6  
Illinois  3 –5   6 –7  
Northwestern  3 –5   5 –7  
Purdue  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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