2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game

The 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover was played on December 2, 2017 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The seventh annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, it determined the 2017 champion of the Big Ten Conference.

2017 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Championship Game Logo
Ohio State Buckeyes Wisconsin Badgers
(10–2) (12–0)
27 21
Head coach: 
Urban Meyer		 Head coach: 
Paul Chryst
APCoachesCFP
888
APCoachesCFP
334
1234 Total
Ohio State 14733 27
Wisconsin 7338 21
DateDecember 2, 2017
Season2017
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
MVPJ. K. Dobbins
FavoriteOhio State by 3.5
National anthemBands of participants
RefereeDon Willard
Attendance65,886
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox/Compass Media
AnnouncersGus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Analyst) and Jenny Taft (Sidelines) (FOX)
Gregg Daniels (Play-By-Play) and Dale Hellestrae (Analyst) (Compass Media)
Nielsen ratings7.3 (12.9 million viewers)
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 15 Michigan State  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 8 Penn State  7 –2   11 –2  
Michigan  5 –4   8 –5  
Rutgers  3 –6   4 –8  
Indiana  2 –7   5 –7  
Maryland  2 –7   4 –8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy  9 –0   13 –1  
No. 17 Northwestern  7 –2   10 –3  
Iowa  4 –5   8 –5  
Purdue  4 –5   7 –6  
Nebraska  3 –6   4 –8  
Minnesota  2 –7   5 –7  
Illinois  0 –9   2 –10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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