2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game

The 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2011 NCAA [Division I FBS football season|2011] champion of the Big [Ten Conference]. The 2011 [Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin Badgers] of the Leaders Division beat the Michigan State Spartans of the Legends Division by a score of 42–39. By winning the game, Wisconsin earned a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl.
The game was the first Big Ten [Football Championship Game|football championship game] ever played in the Big Ten's 115-year history. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox.