big conference football season big conference football season conference saw ohio_state conclude regular season big conference champion 5th consecutive time 34th big title earned conference automatic selection bowl championship series game emerged victorious january rose bowl oregon ducks runner iowa earned conference large invitation january orange bowl season started thursday september conference member indiana hosted conference teams began respective season competition days later teams started season home illinois started season neutral turf consecutive season missouri minnesota traveled syracuse players post season star games remaining season concluded big teams orange bowl iowa defeated seventh bowl game conference compiled record course home games conference set new attendance record season minnesota opened new athletic stadium welcomed new head coach season saw selected offensive player year coaches media won defensive player year awards coaches media respectively recipients big jones conferences consensus college football america team representative enjoyed national statistical championships graham led nation tackles loss earned national statistical championship return average established new big single season record performance big led nation team academic americans season athletes selected nfl draft including round iowa previous season ncaa division football season ohio_state won fourth consecutive big championship champion won second years teams tied conference records earned conference automatic bowl championship series selection head head victory teams teams conference win big championship past seasons season home game televised nationally percent big games nationally aired far exceeding conferences percent games televised preseason given year big team play big teams given team given year competed breakdown team plays illinois iowa illinois michigan minnesota northwestern michigan state indiana ohio_state minnesota indiana michigan northwestern michigan ohio state ohio_state wisconsin iowa illinois penn state announced july big media elected ohio_state preseason favorite football season ranked second chose ohio_state quarterback year linebacker preseason defensive player year poll released august big conferences multiple teams ranked selected iowa ohio_state december induction big athletes selected late april including round picks additional players selected major_league_baseball draft according beginning season big features student athletes preseason watch lists different national awards honored conference players appear list big lead way appearing different lists big team player appearing watch list iowa ohio_state big schools seven different players appearing watch lists followed nominees illinois michigan selections wisconsin offensive ball returning team big quarterback appears watch lists year manning brien golden arm awards illinois signal second team big choice year appears different lists manning brien golden arm awards year ohio_state quarterback manning brien appear different watch lists players appearing lists include iowa offensive tackle michigan running offensive center minnesota quarterback northwestern center ohio_state center running offensive wisconsin trio running tight end center defensive ball appear different watch lists big preseason defensive player year returning team big linebacker named watch lists awards trophies fellow linebacker missed season injury earning second team big accolades appears watch lists jones defensive ends michigan northwestern watch lists team big choice year graham named second team named watch lists linebacker defensive tackle defensive appear multiple lists include illinois linebacker indiana defensive end iowa linebacker ohio_state safety award watch lists candidate ohio_state suspended game suspension violation new ncaa football playing rule required mandatory conference video review act player helmet helmet contact targets opponent incident occurred september game illinois midseason jones lee sixteen selected midseason clark named finalists award big athletes named campbell trophy illinois jon indiana michigan minnesota northwestern ohio_state wisconsin october big players midseason watch list graham award jones big brien award clark named award jones selected award wisconsin defensive end brien chosen jim award northwestern named finalists guy award named finalists michigan graham finalist rankings unlike sports college football governing body ncaa title title bestowed different polling agencies main weekly polls begin preseason poll coaches poll additional polls released midway season released fourth week season bowl championship series standings released seventh week harris poll coaches poll factors spring games april michigan april indiana wisconsin april illinois michigan state minnesota northwestern ohio state penn state spring game year iowa season head coach began season september minnesota opened season new seat home field team hosted straight year big home game weeks season broadcast nationally abc espn televised contests altogether opening weeks including home games week abc afternoon telecast broadcast nationally abc simultaneously espn note big regional conference available largest media markets available approximately million homes canada agreements cable television satellite television season began amidst allegations michigan working players extent ncaa nonetheless conference fifth win week opening weekend week game viewed college football game espn history weeks football bowl subdivision conference teams homecoming games september michigan indiana michigan record homecoming games october northwestern record homecoming games october michigan state illinois illinois record homecoming games iowa michigan iowa record homecoming games minnesota minnesota record homecoming games october indiana illinois indiana record homecoming games northwestern record homecoming games minnesota record homecoming games iowa wisconsin record homecoming games october northwestern indiana ohio state minnesota ohio_state record homecoming games denotes record game schedule week week week week week week week seven week week week week week week thirteen week fourteen records conferences following big record season conferences big season big teams played games conference opponents games regularly contested rivalry games bowl games december bowl announced marked fifth consecutive season seven big teams earned bowl game ninth time year history bowl championship series conference awarded denotes game big team score bold winning team score listed players week conference regular season big offices named offensive defensive special teams players week sunday big conference football individual honors conclusion week coaches media big conference football individual honors selections selected offensive player year coaches media won defensive player year awards coaches media respectively selected offensive defensive year freshman year coach year recipients big marking time award shared conference following players selected big conclusion season additional ties position key americans following players chosen americans associated_press espn sports_illustrated teams star games following players selected play post season star games january east west shrine game jim mike kyle brien blair white earned offensive mvp named defensive mvp white led receivers seven catches yards january senior bowl kurt earned mvp honors tackles sacks forced february texas wallace hull aaron big players represented nation statistics big national statistical leaders led nation tackles loss game ahead national second place finisher brien led nation return average ranked nationally tackles game followed closely finished fourth finished quarterback sacks game big saw career single season big records fall broke record single season offensive plays fisher return average big single season record surpassing record accumulated returns tied single season total career returns surpassed set near single season records tyler interception return yards fell short set forced short set second head coach secure consecutive big championships attendance big established new overall conference attendance record fans attending home games surpassed previous record set total reached contests table home game academic honors big student athletes named academic district teams presented including team selections illinois indiana michigan minnesota northwestern wisconsin schools nationwide team selections second team picks included julian eligible award player second year athletic eligibility team key performer carry cumulative grade point average team selections added national ballot eligible honors announced november hull looking earn accolades second straight year fifth consecutive season big student athletes named second teams football conference member big team selections led nation second second team selections big conference big southeastern conference team selections team big include second team honors went northwestern hull repeat team selections big conference recognized football players fall term academic conference including maintained grade point average student athletes second academic year institution carry cumulative grade point average higher nfl draft saw big athletes selected included representative member school making big conferences members draft selections iowa selections big round selections big silver football winner selected 13th overall philadelphia big offensive year 23rd big defensive player year chosen 28th overall miami
2009 Big Ten Conference football season