2020 Big Ten Football Championship Game

2020 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes
(6–1) (5–0)
10 22
Head coach: 
Pat Fitzgerald		 Head coach: 
Ryan Day
APCoachesCFP
151414
APCoachesCFP
344
1234 Total
Northwestern 7300 10
Ohio State 3379 22
DateDecember 19, 2020
Season2020
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
MVPTrey Sermon, RB, Ohio State
FavoriteOhio State by 16.5[1]
National anthemKindergarten class
RefereeMark Kluczynski
Halftime shownone
Attendance3,178
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
AnnouncersGus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline)
Nielsen ratings8.03 million
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2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State xy$^   5 – 0     7 – 1  
No. 12 Indiana   6 – 1     6 – 2  
Penn State   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Maryland   2 – 3     2 – 3  
Rutgers   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Michigan   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Michigan State   2 – 5     2 – 5  
West Division
No. 10 Northwestern xy   6 – 1     7 – 2  
No. 16 Iowa   6 – 2     6 – 2  
Wisconsin   3 – 3     4 – 3  
Minnesota   3 – 4     3 – 4  
Nebraska   3 – 5     3 – 5  
Purdue   2 – 4     2 – 4  
Illinois   2 – 6     2 – 6  
Championship: Ohio State 22, Northwestern 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the season on August 11, but later decided to begin play on October 24. In addition to the title game that was played on December 19, the conference seeded all remaining teams for "championship week" games.[2]
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 19, 2020 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The tenth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, it determined the 2020 champion of the Big Ten Conference. The game was played between the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes out of the East division, and the No. 14 Northwestern Wildcats out of the West division. Sponsored by credit card company Discover, the game was officially known as the Big Ten Championship Game presented by Discover.

  1. ^ "ESPN Game Summary - Ohio State vs. Northwestern - December 19, 2020". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Stevens, Matthew (September 16, 2020). "Big Ten To Play A "Championship Weekend" 9th Game Of 2020 Season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 17, 2020.