2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game

2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Michigan State 3067 16
Iowa 3307 13
DateDecember 5, 2015
Season2015
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, IN
MVPConnor Cook (MSU)
FavoriteMichigan State by 3
National anthemHawkeye Marching Band and Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band
RefereeJohn O'Neill
Attendance66,985
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Nielsen ratings5.7 (9.8 million viewers)
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2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 4 Ohio State x   7 1     12 1  
No. 12 Michigan   6 2     10 3  
Penn State   4 4     7 6  
Indiana   2 6     6 7  
Rutgers   1 7     4 8  
Maryland   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy   8 0     12 2  
No. 23 Northwestern   6 2     10 3  
No. 21 Wisconsin   6 2     10 3  
Nebraska   3 5     6 7  
Minnesota   2 6     6 7  
Illinois   2 6     5 7  
Purdue   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game that was played on December 5, 2015, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the fifth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game and it determined the 2015 champion of the Big Ten Conference. The game featured the Michigan State Spartans, champions of the East Division, and the Iowa Hawkeyes, champions of the West Division. Michigan State defeated Iowa 16–13 to win its second Big Ten Championship in three years.[1] Since both teams were #5 and #4 respectively, the winner automatically clinch a berth to the four-team College Football Playoff.

  1. ^ "No. 5 Michigan St. snatches Big Ten, likely playoff spot from No. 4 Iowa". ESPN. December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2019.