2012 Big Ten Conference football season

2012 Big Ten Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 31, 2012
through January 2013
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ABC, ESPN2, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2013 NFL Draft
Top draft pickTravis Frederick (Wisconsin)
Picked byDallas Cowboys, 31st overall
Regular Season
Season MVPBraxton Miller
Top scorerMontee Ball (132 points)
Leaders Division championsOhio State
Legends Division championsNebraska
Championship Game
ChampionsWisconsin Badgers
  Runners-upNebraska
Finals MVPMontee Ball
Football seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 24 Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 17 Northwestern   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Iowa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x   8 – 0     12 – 0  
Penn State*   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Wisconsin y$   4 – 4     8 – 6  
Purdue   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Illinois   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
Stanford defeated Wisconsin 20–14 in the 2013 Rose Bowl on January 1, 2013, in Pasadena, California

The 2012 Big Ten Conference football season was the 117th season for the Big Ten. The conference began its season on September 1, as each of the conference's teams began their respective 2012 season of NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. This was the league's second season with a divisional format and a championship game.