2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game

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The 2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game (officially known as the 2024 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game for sponsorship reasons) was a college football game that was played on December 7, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the 14th edition of the Big Ten Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the conference for the 2024 season, as well as earning the winner an automatic bye to the quarterfinals of the 2024 College Football Playoff. The game began at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on CBS. The game featured the Oregon Ducks and the Penn State Nittany Lions.

DateDecember 7, 2024
Season2024
Quick facts Big Ten Football Championship Game, Total ...
2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Penn State 101401337
Oregon 14177745
DateDecember 7, 2024
Season2024
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
MVPTez Johnson, WR, Oregon
FavoriteOregon by 3.5
RefereeKole Knueppel[1]
Attendance67,469
United States TV coverage
NetworkCBS
Compass Media
AnnouncersCBS: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Jenny Dell (sideline)
Compass Media: Gregg Daniels (play-by-play) and Chad Brown (color)
Big Ten Football Championship Game
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2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Oregon y$^ 90  131 
No. 10 Indiana ^ 81  112 
No. 5 Penn State y^ 81  133 
No. 1 Ohio State #^ 72  142 
No. 16 Illinois 63  103 
Iowa 63  85 
Michigan 54  85 
Minnesota 54  85 
USC 45  76 
Rutgers 45  76 
Washington 45  67 
Nebraska 36  76 
UCLA 36  57 
Wisconsin 36  57 
Northwestern 27  48 
Maryland 18  48 
Michigan State 06  07 
Purdue 09  111 
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
  • † — NCAA vacated all wins for Michigan State (5–7, 3–6)[2]
Rankings from AP Poll
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Teams

The Big Ten eliminated divisions for the 2024 season and featured the two teams with the best overall conference record for the first time, those being Oregon and Penn State.[3] This was the first Big Ten title game appearance for Oregon in its first season in the Big Ten, while it was Penn State's second.

This matchup was the fifth game between the two schools; they last played each other in the 1995 Rose Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated the Ducks 38–20.[4]

This was the first Big Ten Championship game since 2020 to not feature the Michigan Wolverines, who previously appeared in three straight championship games.

Oregon Ducks

Oregon clinched a spot in the game following their defeat of Wisconsin on November 16.[5] The Ducks entered the game as the last remaining undefeated team in the FBS, having achieved their first undefeated regular season since 2010.

Penn State Nittany Lions

Penn State clinched a spot in the game following Ohio State's upset loss to Michigan and the Nittany Lions' defeat of Maryland on November 30. Penn State made their first Big Ten Championship Game appearance since 2016, in which they defeated Wisconsin 38–31.

Scoring summary

2024 Big 10 Championship Game
#1 Oregon Ducks (12–0, 9–0) vs. #3 Penn State Nittany Lions (11–1, 8–1)
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Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Penn State 10 14 01337
No. 1 Oregon 14 17 7745
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at Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis, IN

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Statistics PSU UO
First downs2824
Plays–yards74-51875-466
Rushes–yards297186
Passing yards226283
Passing: compattint20-39-222-32-0
Time of possession27:2432:36
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Penn State PassingDrew Allar20/39, 226 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingKaytron Allen14 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTyler Warren7 receptions, 84 yards
Oregon PassingDillon Gabriel22/32, 283 yards, 4 TD
RushingJordan James20 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingTez Johnson11 receptions, 181 yards, 1 TD
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