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League | NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) |
Sport | Football |
Duration | September 3, 2011 through January, 2012 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner/s | ABC, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game) |
Regular Season | |
Champions | Wisconsin Badgers |
Season MVP | Montee Ball |
Football seasons | |
← 2010 |
2012 → |
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#12 Michigan State xy | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Michigan ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#21 Nebraska | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leaders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9 Wisconsin xy† | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#24 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 champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 4, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011 Big Ten Conference football season is the 116th and current season for the Big Ten. The conference started its season on Saturday, September 3, as each of the conference’s teams began their respective 2011 season of NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition. This season is Nebraska's first season as a member of the Big Ten, and also marks the creation of conference divisions (named Leaders and Legends), and a championship game.[1]
Contents |
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 | ||
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Illinois | AP | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 23 | RV | ||||||||||
C | RV | 22 | 16 | 15 | 21 | RV | |||||||||||
HAR | Not released | 14 | 20 | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Indiana | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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Iowa | AP | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
HAR | Not released | RV | |||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Michigan | AP | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
C | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | ||
HAR | Not released | 10 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 18 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 13 | ||||||||
Michigan State | AP | 17 | 17 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | ||
HAR | Not released | 22 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 16 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||
Minnesota | AP | ||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||
HAR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | AP | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 21 | |
C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 20 | ||
HAR | Not released | 13 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 20 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 13 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||
Northwestern | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
HAR | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | AP | 18 | 15 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
C | 16 | 15 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||
HAR | Not released | RV | |||||||||||||||
BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Penn State | AP | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | |
C | 25 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 23 | ||
HAR | Not released | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 21 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | ||||||||
Purdue | AP | ||||||||||||||||
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BCS | Not released | ||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | AP | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |
C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | ||
HAR | Not released | 4 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | |||||||
BCS | Not released | 6 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Improvement in ranking | ||
Drop in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
No change in ranking from previous week | ||
RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
April 9
April 16
April 23
April 30
Index to colors and formatting |
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Big Ten member won |
Big Ten member lost |
Big Ten teams in bold |
All times Eastern time.
Rankings reflect that of the AP poll.
Players of the Week
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Freshman | ||||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Russell Wilson | Wisconsin | Brandin Herron | Michigan | Brett Maher & Chaz Powell | Nebraska & Penn State | Houston Bates | Illinois |
Reference: |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | South Dakota State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 56–3 | ||
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Iowa | Iowa State | Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA | FSN | L 41–44 | ||
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | #17 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN2 | W 44–0 | ||
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Toledo | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | BTN | W 27–22 | ||
September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon State | #8 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN | W 35-0 | ||
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | #3 Alabama | #23 Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University, PA | ABC | W 41–7 | ||
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | L 21–28 | ||
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Eastern Illinois | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | BTN | W 42–21 | ||
September 10 | 3:30 p.m. | Purdue | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | CBS Sports Network | L 22–24 | ||
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Fresno State | #10 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | BTN | W 42–29 | ||
September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Virginia | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | L 31–34 | ||
September 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ESPN | W 35–31 |
Players of the Week
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Freshman | ||||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Denard Robinson | Michigan | Mike Taylor | Wisconsin | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska | Ameer Abdullah | Nebraska |
Reference: |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | South Dakota State | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | ESPN2 | W 31–27 | ||
September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | W 31–3 | ||
September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Penn State | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN | W 14–10 | ||
September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | SEMO | Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | BTN | W 59–0 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Northwestern | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | CBS Sports Network | L 14-21 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | South Carolina State | Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | BTN | W 38–21 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (OH) | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | W 29–23 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington | #11 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC | W 51–38 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | #15 Michigan State | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | NBC | L 13–31 | ||
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | #7 Wisconsin | Northern Illinois | Soldier Field • Chicago, IL | ESPN3 | W 49–7 | ||
September 17 | 7:00 p.m. | #22 Arizona State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 17–14 | ||
September 17 | 7:30 p.m. | #17 Ohio State | Miami | Sun Life Stadium • Miami Garden, FL | ESPN | L 6–24 |
Players of the Week
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Freshman | ||||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
James Vandenberg | Iowa | Jonathan Brown | Illinois | Duane Bennett | Minnesota | D'Angelo Roberts | Indiana |
Reference: |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Broadcast | Result | Attendance | Reference |
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September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Louisiana-Monroe | Iowa | Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA | BTN | W 45–17 | ||
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | San Diego State | #22 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | BTN | W 28–7 | ||
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Michigan | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPNU | W 45–7 | ||
September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Michigan | Penn State | Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA | ESPN2 | W 34–6 | ||
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Western Michigan | #24 Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | W 23–20 | ||
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Colorado | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | W 37-17 | ||
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | South Dakota | #6 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | BTN | W 59–10 | ||
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | North Dakota State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | BTN | L 24–37 | ||
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Indiana | North Texas | Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | ||
September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | #9 Nebrsaka | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | Versus | W 38–14 | ||
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | #7 Wisconsin | Northern Illinois | Soldier Field • Chicago, IL | ESPN3 | W 49–7 |
Players of the Week
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | Freshman | ||||
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Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
Denard Robinson Matt McGloin |
Michigan Penn State |
Tom Nardo | Iowa | Derek Dimke | Illinois | Donovonn Young | Illinois |
Reference: |
Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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Illinois | Memorial Stadium | 60,670 | 45,154 | 42,212 | 50,669 | 43,684 | 53,243 | 55,229 | 60,670 | 54,633 | 405,494 | 50,687 | 83.5% |
Indiana | Memorial Stadium | 52,929 | 41,549 | 41,203 | 42,621 | 41,665 | 39,239 | 42,005 | — | — | 248,282 | 41,380 | 78.2% |
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 | 110,506 | 114,804 | 110,343 | 110,707 | 111,106 | 112,115 | 113,718 | 114,132 | 897,431 | 112,179 | 102% |
Michigan State | Spartan Stadium | 75,005 | 75,910 | 70,249 | 72,119 | 77,515 | 76,405 | 72,219 | 74,128 | — | 518,545 | 74,078 | 98.8% |
Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium | 50,805 | 48,807 | 49,950 | 48,802 | 49,187 | 46,543 | 49,158 | 41,549 | — | 333,996 | 47,714 | 93.9% |
Nebraska | Memorial Stadium | 81,067 | 84,883 | 85,101 | 85,110 | 85,426 | 85,641 | 85,115 | 85,595 | — | 596,871 | 85,267 | 105% |
Northwestern | Ryan Field | 47,130 | 28,042 | 47,330 | 40,004 | 26,886 | 26,215 | 27,137 | — | — | 195,614 | 32,602 | 69.1% |
Ohio State | Ohio Stadium | 102,329 | 105,001 | 105,016 | 105,096 | 105,306 | 105,511 | 105,159 | 105,493 | — | 736,582 | 105 226 | 102.8% |
Penn State | Beaver Stadium | 107,282 | 96,461 | 107,846 | 95,636 | 103,497 | 100,820 | 97,828 | 107,193 | — | 709,281 | 101,326 | 94.4% |
Purdue | Ross-Ade Stadium | 62,500 | 42,110 | 46,116 | 61,555 | 38,207 | 45,146 | 43,334 | 40,106 | — | 316,574 | 45,225 | 72.3% |
Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium | 80,312 | 77,085 | 80,337 | 78,880 | 81,384 | 80,732 | 79,708 | — | — | 478,126 | 79,688 | 99.2% |
The following players were named by the coaches.[3]:
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HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Jeff Allen, Jonathan Brown, Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Ian Thomas; Indiana: Mitch Ewald, Jeff Thomas; Iowa: Broderick Binns, James Ferentz, Eric Guthrie, Micah Hyde, James Morris, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Junior Hemingway, Denard Robinson, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Denicos Allen, LeVeon Bell, Kenshawn Martin, Trenton Robinson, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Kim Royston; Nebrsaka: Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Spencer Long, Marcel Jones, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Jeremy Ebert, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa, Brian Peters; Ohio State: Johnathan Hankins, Dan Herron, Jack Mewhort, Jake Stoneburner; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Anthony Fera, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Derek Moye, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Antonio Fenelus, Peter Konz, Brad Nortman, Jacob Pedersen, Ricky Wagner.
The following players were named by the media panel.
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HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Travon Wilson; Indiana: Mitch Ewald; Iowa: Mike Daniels, James Ferentz, Adam Gettis, Eric Guthrie, James Morris, Tyler Nielsen, Shaun Prater, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Jordan Kovacs, Taylor Lewan, Craig Roh, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Le'Veon Bell, Max Bullough, Dan Conroy, Kirk Cousins, Darqueze Dennard, Brian Linthicum, Chris McDonald, Chris Norman, Kevin Pickelman, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Chris Bunders, Kim Royston; Nebrsaka: Mike Caputo, Austin Cassidy, Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Marcel Jones, Cameron Meredith, Daimion Stafford, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Kain Colter, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa; Ohio State: C.J. Barnett, Mike Brewster, Johnathan Hankins, Jack Mewhort, Tyler Moeller, Andrew Norwell, Jake Stoneburner, Andrew Sweat; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Jack Crawford, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Nate Stupar, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Ricardo Allen, Dwayne Beckford, Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly, Carson Wiggs; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Aaron Henry, Brad Nortman, Nick Toon, Ricky Wagner, Philip Welch.
Big Ten Bowl Games | |||||||||
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No. | Game | Date | Location/Time* | Television | Big Ten Team+ | Score | Opponent+ | Score | Payout (US$) per team |
1. | Little Caesars Bowl | Dec. 27, 2011 | Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 4:30 pm |
ESPN | Purdue (7–6) | 37 | Western Michigan (7–6) | 32 | $750,000 |
2. | Insight Bowl | Dec. 30, 2011 | Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 10:00 pm |
ESPN | Iowa (7–5) | 14 | #19 Oklahoma (9–3) | 31 | $1,200,000 |
3. | Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas | Dec. 31, 2011 | Reliant Stadium Houston Texas 12:00 pm |
ESPN | Northwestern (6–6) | 22 | Texas A&M (6–6) | 33 | $1,700,000 |
4. | Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | Dec. 31, 2011 | AT&T Park San Francisco, California 3:30 pm |
ESPN | Illinois (6–6) | 20 | UCLA (6–7) | 14 | $750,000-$825,000 |
5. | TicketCity Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 12:00 pm |
ESPNU | #24 Penn State (9–3) | 14 | #20 Houston (12–1) | 30 | $1,200,000 |
6. | Outback Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 1:00 pm |
ABC | #12 Michigan State (10–3) | 33 | #18 Georgia (10–3) | 30 | $3,400,000 |
7. | Capital One Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm |
ESPN | #21 Nebraska (9–3) | 13 | #10 South Carolina (10–2) | 30 | $4,250,000 |
8. | TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 1:00 pm |
ESPN2 | Ohio State (6–6) | 17 | Florida (6–6) | 24 | $2,500,000 |
9. | Rose Bowl | Jan. 2, 2012 | Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 5:10 pm |
ESPN | #9 Wisconsin (11–2) | 38 | #6 Oregon (11–2) | 45 | $18,000,000 |
10. | Allstate Sugar Bowl | Jan. 3, 2012 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana TBA |
ESPN | #13 Michigan (10–2) | #17 Virginia Tech (11–2) | $17,000,000 | ||
*Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5). +Winning team is bolded. Rankings are AP. |
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Joe Paterno was fired as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions on November 9 in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
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