2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game

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DateDecember 1, 2018
Season2018
2018 Discover Card Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Championship Game Logo
1234 Total
Northwestern 70143 24
Ohio State 1410714 45
DateDecember 1, 2018
Season2018
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
MVPDwayne Haskins
FavoriteOhio State by 16.5
National anthemBands of participants
RefereeRon Snodgrass
Attendance66,375
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
Nielsen ratings5.0 (8.7 million)
Big Ten Football Championship Game
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2018 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$  8 1   13 1  
No. 14 Michigan x  8 1   10 3  
No. 17 Penn State  6 3   9 4  
Michigan State  5 4   7 6  
Maryland  3 6   5 7  
Indiana  2 7   5 7  
Rutgers  0 9   1 11  
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy  8 1   9 5  
Wisconsin  5 4   8 5  
No. 25 Iowa  5 4   9 4  
Purdue  5 4   6 7  
Minnesota  3 6   7 6  
Nebraska  3 6   4 8  
Illinois  2 7   4 8  
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover was played on December 1, 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The eighth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, it determined the 2018 champion of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State, the East Division champion, defeated West Division champion Northwestern 45–24 to win its second straight Big Ten Championship.[1]

The 2018 Championship Game was the eighth in the Big Ten's 123-year history and the fifth to feature the conference's East and West alignment.

Teams

Northwestern Wildcats

After starting 1–3 with losses to Duke, Akron, and No. 14 Michigan, the Wildcats rebounded to win six of their next seven, including three wins over ranked teams (No. 20 Michigan State, No. 20 Wisconsin, and No. 21 Iowa); they clinched their first-ever Big Ten Championship berth with their win against Iowa. The Wildcats entered the Big Ten Championship Game with a record of 8–4, 8–1 in Big Ten play.

Ohio State Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes represented the Big Ten East Division in the game. Ohio State secured the spot with a 62–39 win over fourth-ranked Michigan. This was Ohio State's second consecutive season representing the East.

Game summary

See also

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