2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game

2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan State Spartans
(12–0) (11–1)
24 34
Head coach: 
Urban Meyer		 Head coach: 
Mark Dantonio
APCoachesBCS
222
APCoachesBCS
10910
1234 Total
Ohio State 010140 24
Michigan State 314314 34
DateDecember 7, 2013
Season2013
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, IN
MVPConnor Cook (MSU)
FavoriteOhio State by 5.5
National anthemOhio State University Marching Band and Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band
RefereeDan Capron
Attendance66,002
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson and Charles Davis
Nielsen ratings7.9 (13.9 million viewers)
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2013 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 3 Michigan State x$   8 – 0     13 – 1  
Iowa   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Nebraska   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Minnesota   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Michigan   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Northwestern   1 – 7     5 – 7  
Leaders Division
No. 12 Ohio State x%   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 22 Wisconsin   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Penn State*   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Indiana   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Michigan State 34, Ohio State 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game that was played on December 7, 2013, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] It was the third annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, and determined the 2013 champion of the Big Ten Conference (B1G). The game featured the Leaders Division champion Ohio State Buckeyes against the Legends Division champion Michigan State Spartans.[2] Michigan State defeated Ohio State 34–24, to win the Big Ten Championship, and represent the conference in the 100th Rose Bowl game on January 1, 2014.[3][4] The upset loss kept Ohio State out of the BCS National Championship game.

After 2013, a Michigan State–Ohio State match-up in the conference championship game would no longer be possible, as a result of both schools becoming part of the newly-formed East Division of the Big Ten.

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