2011 Big Ten Conference football season

2011 Big Ten Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS
Sport	Football
Duration	September 3, 2011 through January 2012
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	ABC, ESPN Inc., Big Ten Network, FOX (championship game)
2012 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Riley Reiff (Iowa)
Picked by	Detroit Lions, 23rd overall
Regular Season
Season MVP	Montee Ball
Top scorer	Montee Ball
Leaders Division champions	Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany Lions
Legends Division champions	Michigan State Spartans
Championship Game
Champions	Wisconsin Badgers
Runners-up	Michigan State
Finals MVP	Russell Wilson

2011 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Michigan %		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 24 Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6					3	–	9
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Penn State x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ohio State		3	–	5					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Big Ten Conference football season is the 116th for the Big Ten. The conference started its season on Saturday, September 3, as each of the conference's teams began their respective 2011 season of NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) competition. This season is Nebraska's first season as a member of the Big Ten, and also marks the creation of conference divisions (named Leaders and Legends), and a championship game.^[1] The season was also notable for the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.

For the season, Leaders Division champion Wisconsin finished as conference champion by defeating Legends Division champion Michigan State in the 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game. Penn State was Leaders Division co-Champion, while Legends Division runner-up Michigan finished with the conference's best record. The conference earned two BCS bowl invitations and compiled a 4–6 overall record in 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games.

The Conference had six 2011 College Football All-America Team consensus selections: Montee Ball, Kevin Zeitler, David Molk, Whitney Mercilus (unanimous), Devon Still, and Jerel Worthy, with the Rimington Trophy going to Molk and the Ted Hendricks Award going to Mercilus. Ball won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football and the conference's players won four national statistical championships: Russell Wilson (passing efficiency), Raheem Mostert (kickoff return average), Ball (scoring), and Mercilus (quarterback sacks).

Following the season the conference contributed 41 to the 2012 NFL draft, including 4 in the first round: Riley Reiff (23rd), Mercilus (26th), Zeitler (27th), and A. J. Jenkins (30th).

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
Illinois	AP				24	24	19	16	23	RV
	C				RV	22	16	15	21	RV
	Harris	Not released						14	20	RV	RV
	BCS	Not released							23
Indiana	AP
	C
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Iowa	AP	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV				RV			RV
	Harris	Not released								RV
	BCS	Not released
Michigan	AP	RV	RV	RV	22	19	12	11	18	17	13	22	20	17	17	13	12
	C	RV	RV	RV	21	19	11	10	17	17	13	21	18	16	16	12	9
	Harris	Not released						10	17	16	13	21	18	16	16	12
	BCS	Not released							18	18	15	24	18	15	16	13
Michigan State	AP	17	17	15	RV	RV	RV	23	15	9	15	13	12	11	11	12	11
	C	17	16	15	23	25	20	19	13	10	16	13	12	10	9	13	10
	Harris	Not released						22	15	11	17	13	12	11	11	13
	BCS	Not released							16	11	17	17	15	14	11	17
Minnesota	AP
	C
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Nebraska	AP	10	10	10	9	8	14	14	13	13	9	18	16	22	20	21	24
	C	11	10	10	9	8	15	14	11	13	9	17	16	22	19	20	24
	Harris	Not released						13	11	13	9	17	16	21	19	20
	BCS	Not released							13	14	10	19	16	21	20	20
Northwestern	AP	RV	RV	RV
	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Ohio State	AP	18	15	17	RV	RV					RV
	C	16	15	16	RV	RV	RV				RV
	Harris	Not released									RV
	BCS	Not released
Penn State	AP	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	16	12	21	20	23	24	RV
	C	25	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	22	19	15	12	21	19	22	23	RV
	Harris	Not released						RV	24	19	16	12	19	18	22	23
	BCS	Not released							21	19	16	12	21	19	23	22
Purdue	AP
	C
	Harris	Not released
	BCS	Not released
Wisconsin	AP	11	8	7	6	7	4	4	4	12	19	16	15	15	15	9	10
	C	10	9	8	7	7	5	4	4	11	17	14	13	12	12	8	11
	Harris	Not released						4	4	12	18	14	13	14	13	8
	BCS	Not released							6	15	20	18	17	16	12	10

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll

Spring games

April 9

• Purdue Boilermakers

April 16

• Indiana Hoosiers
• Iowa Hawkeyes
• Michigan Wolverines
• Nebraska Cornhuskers
• Northwestern Wildcats
• Penn State Nittany Lions

April 23

• Illinois Fighting Illini
• Minnesota Golden Gophers
• Ohio State Buckeyes
• Wisconsin Badgers

April 30

• Michigan State Spartans

^[2]

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Big Ten member won
Big Ten member lost
Big Ten teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the AP poll.^{[citation needed]}

Week 1

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 1	8:00 p.m.	UNLV	No. 11 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	W 51–17	77,085	[1]
September 2	7:30 p.m.	Youngstown State	No. 17 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	W 28–6	75,910	[2]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPNU	W 24–17	37,561	[3]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Akron	No. 18 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	W 42–0	105,001	[4]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Indiana State	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	W 41–7	96,461	[5]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 34–7	70,585	[6]
September 3	12:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 27–24	42,110	[7]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 25 USC	Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC / ESPN2	L 19–17	68,273	[8]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ABC / ESPN2	W 34–10	110,506	[9]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Chattanooga	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 40–7	84,883	[10]
September 3	3:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 33–15	45,154	[11]
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Indiana	Ball State	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN	BTN	L 27–20	40,224	[12]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 2

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA (Cy-Hawk Series)	FSN	L 44–41 ^3OT	56,085	[13]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	No. 17 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	W 44–0	70,249	[14]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Toledo	No. 15 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	W 27–22	105,016	[15]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 8 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	W 35–0	80,337	[16]
September 10	12:00 p.m.	South Dakota State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 56–3	42,212	[17]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Northwestern	Ryan Field (stadium) • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 42–21	28,042	[18]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	New Mexico State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 28–21	48,807	[19]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	No. 3 Alabama	No. 23 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 27–11	107,846	[20]
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Rice	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	CBS Sports Network	L 24–22	25,317	[21]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Virginia	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 34–31	41,549	[22]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Fresno State	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	W 42–29	85,101	[23]
September 10	8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Mich-ND rivalry)	ESPN	W 35–31	114,804	[24]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 3

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	BTN	W 31–3	110,343	[25]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	W 14–10	57,323	[26]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	W 31–27	70,585	[27]
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 59–0	46,116	[28]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	South Carolina State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 38–21	41,203	[29]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan State	Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Megaphone Trophy)	NBC	L 31–13	80,795	[30]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	W 29–23	49,950	[31]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Washington	No. 11 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	W 51–38	85,110	[32]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBS	L 21–14	35,784	[33]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 7 Wisconsin	Northern Illinois	Soldier Field • Chicago, IL	ESPN3	W 49–7	41,068	[34]
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 22 Arizona State	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 17–14	50,669	[35]
September 17	7:30 p.m.	No. 17 Ohio State	Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium • Miami, FL	ESPN	L 24–6	66,279	[36]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 4

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Central Michigan	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPNU	W 45–7	72,119	[37]
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	W 34–6	95,636	[38]
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana-Monroe	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	W 45–17	70,585	[39]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Colorado	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC \ ESPN2	W 37–17	105,096	[40]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	South Dakota	No. 6 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	W 59–10	78,880	[41]
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Western Michigan	No. 24 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	BTN	W 23–20	43,684	[42]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	North Dakota State	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	L 37–24	48,802	[43]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Indiana	North Texas	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPN3	L 24–21	21,181	[44]
September 24	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Nebraska	Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY	NBC Sports Network	W 38–14	32,617	[45]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
September 24	Northwestern	Purdue

Week 5

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Penn State	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	ESPNU	PSU16–10	42,621	[46]
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 19 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	BTN	MICH 58–0	111,106	[47]
October 1†	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 24 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Land of Lincoln Trophy)	BTN	ILL 38–35	53,243	[48]
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC / ESPN2	MSU 10–7	105,306	[49]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	No. 8 Nebraska	No. 7 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	WIS 48–17	81,384	[50]
October 1	8:00 p.m.	Notre Dame	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Shillelagh Trophy)	ESPN	L 38–10	61,555	[51]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 1	Iowa

Week 6

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	PUR 45–17	38,207	[52]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 Illinois	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	ILL 41–20	41,665	[53]
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC / ESPN	PSU 13–3	103,497	[54]
October 8	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 Michigan	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	MICH 42–24	47,330	[55]
October 8†	8:00 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 14 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ABC	NEB 34–27	85,426	[56]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 8	Michigan State	#4 Wisconsin

Week 7

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 15	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan	No. 23 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Paul Bunyan Trophy)	ESPN	MSU 28–14	77,515	[57]
October 15†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	PSU 23–18	100,820	[58]
October 15†	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 4 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN2	WIS 59–7	80,732	[59]
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 16 Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)	ABC / ESPN	OSU 17–7	55,229	[60]
October 15	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IOWA 41–31	70,585	[61]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 15	Minnesota	#14 Nebraska

Week 8

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 22†	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	BTN	IOWA 45–24	70,585	[62]
October 22†	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Illinois	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)	ESPN2	PUR 21–14	45,146	[63]
October 22†	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Nebraska	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	ABC / ESPN2	NEB 41–14	49,187	[64]
October 22†	7:00 p.m.	No. 21 Penn State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	PSU 34–24	40,004	[65]
October 22†	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 Wisconsin	No. 16 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	MSU 37–31	76,405	[66]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
October 22	#18 Michigan	Ohio State

Week 9

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
October 29†	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	BTN	NW 59–38	39,239	[67]
October 29†	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 18 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	MICH 36–14	112,115	[68]
October 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Michigan State	No. 14 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	ESPN	NEB 24–3	85,641	[69]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Floyd of Rosedale)	BTN	MIN 22–21	46,543	[70]
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	No. 19 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC / ESPN2	PSU 10–7	97,828	[71]
October 29†	8:00 p.m.	No. 15 Wisconsin	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ESPN	OSU 33–29	105,511	[72]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 10

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 17 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	BTN	MSU 31–24	72,219	[73]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	OSU 34–20	105,195	[74]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 Michigan	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN	IOWA 24–16	70,585	[75]
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 10 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	BTN	NW 28–25	85,115	[76]
November 5	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 20 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	BTN	WIS 62–17	80,566	[77]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 5	Illinois	#16 Penn State

Week 11

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Rice	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	W 28–6	26,886	[78]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Nebraska	No. 12 Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN	NEB 17–14	107,903	[79]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Michigan State	Iowa	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	MSU 37–21	70,585	[80]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	PUR 26–23	43,334	[81]
November 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 Wisconsin	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	BTN	WIS 42–13	49,158	[82]
November 12	3:30 p.m.	No. 24 Michigan	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC / ESPN	MICH 31–14	60,670	[83]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Date	Bye Week
November 12	Indiana

Week 12

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	NW 28–13	26,215	[84]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Indiana	No. 15 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI (Old Brass Spittoon)	BTN	MSU 55–3	74,128	[85]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Nebraska	No. 18 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	MICH 45–17	113,718	[86]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 17 Wisconsin	Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ESPN2	WIS 28–17	45,519	[87]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	BTN	IOWA 31–21	40,106	[88]
November 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 21 Penn State	Ohio State	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC / ESPN	PSU 20–14	105,493	[89]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Week 13

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
November 25	12:00 p.m.	Iowa	No. 21 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE (Heroes Trophy)	ABC	NEB 20–7	85,595	[90]
November 26	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Michigan State	Northwestern	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	MSU 31–17	32,172	[91]
November 26	12:00 p.m.	Ohio State	No. 15 Michigan	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	ABC	MICH 40–34	114,132	[92]
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Purdue	Indiana	Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	BTN	PUR 33–25	42,005	[93]
November 26	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN	BTN	MIN 27–7	41,549	[94]
November 26	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Penn State	No. 16 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	WIS 45–7	79,708	[95]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Big Ten Championship Game

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Ref.
December 3	8:00 p.m.	No. 10 Wisconsin	No. 17 Michigan State	Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (2011 Big Ten Championship)	FOX	WIS 42–39	64,152	[96]
^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Players of the week

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Freshman
	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team	Player	Position	Team
Week 1	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS	Brandon Herron	LB	MICH	Brett Maher	P/PK	NEB	Houston Bates	LB	ILL
							Chaz Powell	KR	PSU
Week 2	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Mike Taylor	LB	WIS	Ameer Abdullah	KR	NEB	Ameer Abdullah	KR	NEB
Week 3	James Vandenberg	QB	IOWA	Jonathan Brown	LB	ILL	Duane Bennett	RB	MINN	D'Angelo Roberts	RB	IND
Week 4	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Tom Nardo	DT	IOWA	Derek Dimke	PK	ILL	Donovonn Young	RB	ILL
	Matt McGloin	QB	PSU
Week 5	A.J. Jenkins	WR	ILL	Mike Taylor	LB	WIS	Anthony Fera	PK/P	PSU	Marcus Rush	DE	MSU
	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS
Week 6	Taylor Martinez	QB	NEB	Tavon Wilson	CB	ILL	Brett Maher	P/PK	NEB	Shayne Wynn	KR	IND
Week 7	Montee Ball	RB	WIS	John Simon	DT	OSU	Anthony Fera	P/PK	PSU	Mike Sadler	P	MSU
Week 8	Marvin McNutt	WR	IOWA	Gerald Hodges	LB	PSU	Kyler Elsworth	LB	MSU	Tre Roberson	QB	IND
	Kirk Cousins	QB	MSU	Kawann Short	DT	PUR
Week 9	Drake Dunsmore	TE	NW	Gerald Hodges	LB	PSU	Jordan Wettstein	PK	MINN	Braxton Miller	QB	OSU
Week 10	Kain Colter	QB	NW	Chris Borland	LB	WIS	Mike Sadler	P	MSU	Raheem Mostert	KR	PUR
	Montee Ball	RB	WIS
Week 11	Russell Wilson	QB	WIS	Ryan Van Bergen	DE	MICH	Brett Maher	P/PK	NEB	Mike Sadler	P	MSU
				Kawann Short	DT	PUR	Bruce Gaston	DT	PUR
Week 12	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Chris Borland	LB	WIS	Anthony Fera	P/PK	PSU	Ryan Shazier	LB	OSU
	Montee Ball	RB	WIS
Week 13	Denard Robinson	QB	MICH	Kim Royston	DB	MINN	Carson Wiggs	PK	PUR	Braxton Miller	QB	OSU
	Montee Ball	RB	WIS	Lavonte David	LB	NEB

Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Game 8	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Illinois	Memorial Stadium	60,670	45,154	42,212	50,669	43,684	53,243	55,229	60,670	54,633	405,494	50,687	83.5%
Indiana	Memorial Stadium	52,929	41,549	41,203	42,621	41,665	39,239	42,005	—	—	248,282	41,380	78.2%
Iowa	Kinnick Stadium	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	70,585	—	494,095	70,585	100%
Michigan	Michigan Stadium	109,901	110,506	114,804	110,343	110,707	111,106	112,115	113,718	114,132	897,431	112,179	102%
Michigan State	Spartan Stadium	75,005	75,910	70,249	72,119	77,515	76,405	72,219	74,128	—	518,545	74,078	98.8%
Minnesota	TCF Bank Stadium	50,805	48,807	49,950	48,802	49,187	46,543	49,158	41,549	—	333,996	47,714	93.9%
Nebraska	Memorial Stadium	81,067	84,883	85,101	85,110	85,426	85,641	85,115	85,595	—	596,871	85,267	105%
Northwestern	Ryan Field	47,130	28,042	47,330	40,004	26,886	26,215	27,137	—	—	195,614	32,602	69.1%
Ohio State	Ohio Stadium	102,329	105,001	105,016	105,096	105,306	105,511	105,159	105,493	—	736,582	105 226	102.8%
Penn State	Beaver Stadium	107,282	96,461	107,846	95,636	103,497	100,820	97,828	107,193	—	709,281	101,326	94.4%
Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium	62,500	42,110	46,116	61,555	38,207	45,146	43,334	40,106	—	316,574	45,225	72.3%
Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium	80,312	77,085	80,337	78,880	81,384	80,732	79,708	—	—	478,126	79,688	99.2%

Post-season awards and honors

Individual Big Ten Award Winners

• Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year: Russell Wilson, Wisconsin
• Richter-Howard Receiver of the Year: Marvin McNutt, Iowa
• Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year: Montee Ball, Wisconsin
• Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year: Drake Dunsmore, Northwestern
• Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year: David Molk, Michigan
• Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year: Devon Still, Penn State
• Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year: Lavonte David, Nebraska
• Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year: Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska
• Bakken-Andersen Kicker of the Year: Brett Maher, Nebraska
• Eddleman-Fields Punter of the Year: Brett Maher, Nebraska

All-Big Ten

The following players were named by the coaches.:^[3]

Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Russell Wilson Sr. Wisconsin RB Montee Ball Jr. Wisconsin RB Rex Burkhead Jr. Nebraska WR A.J. Jenkins Sr. Illinois WR Marvin McNutt Sr. Iowa TE Drake Dunsmore Sr. Northwestern OT Riley Reiff Jr. Iowa OG Joel Foreman Sr. Michigan State C David Molk Sr. Michigan OG Kevin Zeitler Sr. Wisconsin OT Josh Oglesby Sr. Wisconsin First Team Defense DL Whitney Mercilus Jr. Illinois DL Jerel Worthy Jr. Michigan State DL John Simon Jr. Ohio State DL Devon Still Sr. Penn State LB Lavonte David Jr. Nebraska LB Gerald Hodges Sr. Penn State LB Chris Borland So. Wisconsin DB Shaun Prater Sr. Iowa DB Johnny Adams Jr. Michigan State DB Alfonzo Dennard Sr. Nebraska DB Aaron Henry Sr. Wisconsin First Team Special Teams K Brett Maher Jr. Nebraska P Brett Maher Jr. Nebraska

Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Kirk Cousins Sr. Michigan State RB Marcus Coker So. Iowa RB Silas Redd So. Penn State WR B.J. Cunningham Sr. Michigan State WR Nick Toon Sr. Wisconsin TE Brian Linthicum Sr. Michigan State OT Taylor Lewan So. Michigan OG Adam Gettis Sr. Iowa C Mike Caputo Sr. Nebraska C Mike Brewster Sr. Ohio State OG Travis Frederick So. Wisconsin OT Mike Adams Sr. Ohio State Second Team Defense DL Michael Buchanan Jr. Illinois DL Mike Daniels Sr. Iowa DL Mike Martin Sr. Michigan DL William Gholston So. Michigan State DL Jack Crawford Sr. Penn State DL Kawann Short Jr. Purdue LB Max Bullough So. Michigan State LB Andrew Sweat Sr. Ohio State LB Mike Taylor Jr. Wisconsin DB Isaiah Lewis So. Michigan State DB C.J. Barnett So. Ohio State DB Nick Sukay Sr. Penn State DB Ricardo Allen So. Purdue Second Team Special Teams K Carson Wiggs Sr. Purdue P Cody Webster So. Purdue

HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Jeff Allen, Jonathan Brown, Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Ian Thomas; Indiana: Mitch Ewald, Jeff Thomas; Iowa: Broderick Binns, James Ferentz, Eric Guthrie, Micah Hyde, James Morris, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Junior Hemingway, Denard Robinson, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Denicos Allen, Le'Veon Bell, Kenshawn Martin, Trenton Robinson, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Kim Royston; Nebraska: Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Spencer Long, Marcel Jones, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Jeremy Ebert, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa, Brian Peters; Ohio State: Johnathan Hankins, Dan Herron, Jack Mewhort, Jake Stoneburner; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Anthony Fera, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Derek Moye, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Antonio Fenelus, Peter Konz, Brad Nortman, Jacob Pedersen, Ricky Wagner.

The following players were named by the media panel.

Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Russell Wilson Sr. Wisconsin RB Montee Ball Jr. Wisconsin RB Rex Burkhead Jr. Nebraska WR A.J. Jenkins Sr. Illinois WR Marvin McNutt Sr. Iowa TE Drake Dunsmore Sr. Northwestern OT Riley Reiff Jr. Iowa OG Joel Foreman Sr. Michigan State C Peter Konz Jr. Wisconsin OG Kevin Zeitler Sr. Wisconsin OT Josh Oglesby Sr. Wisconsin First Team Defense DL Whitney Mercilus Jr. Illinois DL Jerel Worthy Jr. Michigan State DL Devon Still Sr. Penn State DL Kawann Short Jr. Purdue LB Lavonte David Jr. Nebraska LB Chris Borland So. Wisconsin LB Mike Taylor Jr. Wisconsin DB Trenton Robinson Sr. Michigan State DB Alfonzo Dennard Sr. Nebraska DB Brian Peters Sr. Northwestern DB Antonio Fenelus Sr. Wisconsin First Team Special Teams K Brett Maher Jr. Nebraska P Brett Maher Jr. Nebraska

Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Denard Robinson Jr. Michigan RB Marcus Coker So. Iowa RB Silas Redd So. Penn State WR B.J. Cunningham Sr. Michigan State WR Jeremy Ebert Sr. Northwestern TE Jacob Pedersen So. Wisconsin OT Jeff Allen Sr. Illinois OG Spencer Long So. Nebraska C David Molk Sr. Michigan OG Travis Frederick So. Wisconsin OT Mike Adams Sr. Ohio State Second Team Defense DL Michael Buchanan Jr. Illinois DL Broderick Binns Sr. Iowa DL Mike Martin Sr. Michigan DL William Gholston So. Michigan State DL John Simon Sr. Ohio State LB Jonathan Brown Jr. Illinois LB Denicos Allen So. Michigan State LB Gerald Hodges Jr. Penn State DB Micah Hyde Sr. Iowa DB Johnny Adams Jr. Michigan State DB Isaiah Lewis So. Michigan State DB Nick Sukay Sr. Penn State Second Team Special Teams K Anthony Fera Sr. Penn State P Cody Webster So. Purdue

HONORABLE MENTION: Illinois: Derek Dimke, Terry Hawthorne, Travon Wilson; Indiana: Mitch Ewald; Iowa: Mike Daniels, James Ferentz, Adam Gettis, Eric Guthrie, James Morris, Tyler Nielsen, Shaun Prater, Markus Zusevics; Michigan: Kenny Demens, J.T. Floyd, Kevin Koger, Jordan Kovacs, Taylor Lewan, Craig Roh, Fitzgerald Toussaint, Ryan Van Bergen; Michigan State: Le'Veon Bell, Max Bullough, Dan Conroy, Kirk Cousins, Darqueze Dennard, Brian Linthicum, Chris McDonald, Chris Norman, Kevin Pickelman, Marcus Rush; Minnesota: Chris Bunders, Kim Royston; Nebraska: Mike Caputo, Austin Cassidy, Will Compton, Ben Cotton, Marcel Jones, Cameron Meredith, Daimion Stafford, Baker Steinkuhler; Northwestern: Kain Colter, Jordan Mabin, Brian Mulroe, Al Netter, Dan Persa; Ohio State: C.J. Barnett, Mike Brewster, Johnathan Hankins, Jack Mewhort, Tyler Moeller, Andrew Norwell, Jake Stoneburner, Andrew Sweat; Penn State: Drew Astorino, Quinn Barham, Jack Crawford, Jordan Hill, D'Anton Lynn, Chima Okoli, Chaz Powell, Nate Stupar, Johnnie Troutman; Purdue: Ricardo Allen, Dwayne Beckford, Joe Holland, Dennis Kelly, Carson Wiggs; Wisconsin: Jared Abbrederis, Patrick Butrym, Aaron Henry, Brad Nortman, Nick Toon, Ricky Wagner, Philip Welch.

National Award Winners

• David Molk, Michigan – Rimington Trophy
• Whitney Mercilus, Illinois – Ted Hendricks Award

First Team All-Americans

There are many outlets that award All-America honors in football. The NCAA uses five official selectors to also determine Consensus and Unanimous All-America honors. The five teams used by the NCAA to compile the consensus team are from the Associated Press, the AFCA, the FWAA, The Sporting News and the Walter Camp Football Foundation. A point system is used to calculate the consensus honors. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and three points for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation.

The teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named a Consensus All-American. If there is a tie at a position in football for first team then the players who are tied shall be named to the team. A player named first-team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is recognized as a Unanimous All-American.^[4]

Main article: 2011 College Football All-America Team

Player	School	Position	Selector	Consensus/Unanimous
Montee Ball	Wisconsin	RB	AFCA, FWAA, AP, Sporting News, CBS Sports, ESPN, Scout.com, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports	Consensus
Jay Prosch	Illinois	FB	Pro Football Weekly
Riley Reiff	Iowa	OT	Pro Football Weekly
Kevin Zeitler	Wisconsin	OG	AFCA, AP, Pro Football Weekly	Consensus
Peter Konz	Wisconsin	C	AFCA, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly
David Molk	Michigan	C	AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, Scout.com	Consensus
Whitney Mercilus	Illinois	DE	AFCA, AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, ESPN, Scout.com, Yahoo! Sports	Unanimous
Devon Still	Penn State	DT	AP, FWAA, Sporting News, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, ESPN, Pro Football Weekly, Scout.com, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo! Sports	Consensus
Jerel Worthy	Michigan State	DT	AFCA, AP, Sporting News, Walter Camp, CBS Sports, Scout.com, Yahoo! Sports	Consensus
Lavonte David	Nebraska	LB	AFCA, CBS Sports, ESPN, Yahoo! Sports
Brett Maher	Nebraska	PK	Yahoo! Sports

Academic All-American

The Big Ten led all conferences with 7 Academic All-America selections: 1st team – Rex Burkhead (Nebraska), Austin Cassidy (Nebraska), Patrick Ward (Northwestern) and Joe Holland (Purdue); 2nd team – Mike Sadler (Michigan State), Sean Fisher (Nebraska) and Jacob Schmidt (Northwestern). Cassidy was one of four repeat first-team winners, while Holland was a 2010 second-team selection.^[5]

Bowl games

See also: 2011–12 NCAA football bowl games

Big Ten Bowl Games
No.	Game	Date	Location/Time*	Television	Big Ten Team^+	Score	Opponent^+	Score	Payout (US$) per team
1.	Little Caesars Bowl	Dec. 27, 2011	Ford Field Detroit, Michigan 4:30 pm	ESPN	Purdue (6–6)	37	Western Michigan (7–5)	32	$750,000
2.	Insight Bowl	Dec. 30, 2011	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 10:00 pm	ESPN	Iowa (7–5)	14	#19 Oklahoma (9–3)	31	$1,200,000
3.	Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas	Dec. 31, 2011	Reliant Stadium Houston Texas 12:00 pm	ESPN	Northwestern (6–6)	22	Texas A&M (6–6)	33	$1,700,000
4.	Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl	Dec. 31, 2011	AT&T Park San Francisco, California 3:30 pm	ESPN	Illinois (6–6)	20	UCLA (6–7)	14	$750,000–$825,000
5.	TicketCity Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas 12:00 pm	ESPNU	#24 Penn State (9–3)	14	#20 Houston (12–1)	30	$1,200,000
6.	Outback Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida 1:00 pm	ABC	#12 Michigan State (10–3)	33	#18 Georgia (10–3)	30	$3,400,000
7.	Capital One Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm	ESPN	#21 Nebraska (9–3)	13	#10 South Carolina (10–2)	30	$4,250,000
8.	TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	EverBank Field Jacksonville, Florida 1:00 pm	ESPN2	Ohio State (6–6)	17	Florida (6–6)	24	$2,500,000
9.	Rose Bowl	Jan. 2, 2012	Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 5:10 pm	ESPN	#9 Wisconsin (11–2)	38	#6 Oregon (11–2)	45	$18,000,000
10.	Allstate Sugar Bowl	Jan. 3, 2012	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 8:30 pm	ESPN	#13 Michigan (10–2)	23	#17 Virginia Tech (11–2)	20	$17,000,000
*Time given is Eastern Time (UTC-5). ^+Winning team is bolded. Rankings are AP.

2012 NFL Draft

Main article: 2012 NFL draft

The conference lost 4 players in the first round of the NFL Draft:^[6] A total of 41 Big Ten players were drafted.^[7]

Team	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Total
Illinois	2	2						4
Indiana								0
Iowa	1	1		1	2	1	1	7
Michigan			1				2	3
Michigan State		1		2		2	1	6
Minnesota								0
Nebraska		1		1			2	4
Northwestern							2	2
Ohio State		1	1			2		4
Penn State		1			2		1	4
Purdue					1	1		2
Wisconsin	1	1	1	1	1	1		6

	Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
	1	23	Detroit Lions	Riley Reiff	OT	Iowa	Big Ten
	1	26	Houston Texans	Whitney Mercilus	DE	Illinois	Big Ten
	1	27	Cincinnati Bengals	Kevin Zeitler	OG	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from New Orleans via New England [R1 - 1]
	1	30	San Francisco 49ers	A. J. Jenkins	WR	Illinois	Big Ten
	2	44	Kansas City Chiefs	Jeff Allen	OG	Illinois	Big Ten
	2	48	New England Patriots	Tavon Wilson	S	Illinois	Big Ten	from Oakland[R2 - 1]
	2	51	Green Bay Packers	Jerel Worthy	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Arizona via Philadelphia[R2 - 2]
	2	53	Cincinnati Bengals	Devon Still	DT	Penn State	Big Ten
	2	55	Atlanta Falcons	Peter Konz	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	2	56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Adams	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten
	2	58	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lavonte David	LB	Nebraska	Big Ten	from Houston
	3	68	Houston Texans	DeVier Posey	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay
	3	75	Seattle Seahawks	Russell Wilson	QB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	3	82	Tennessee Titans	Mike Martin	DT	Michigan	Big Ten
	4	102	Washington Redskins	Kirk Cousins	QB	Michigan State	Big Ten
	4	121	Houston Texans	Keshawn Martin	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten
	4	122	New Orleans Saints	Nick Toon	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	4	126	Houston Texans	Jared Crick	DE	Nebraska	Big Ten	from New England via Denver and Tampa Bay[R4 - 1]
	4*	132	Green Bay Packers	Mike Daniels	DT	Iowa	Big Ten
	5	141	Washington Redskins	Adam Gettis	OG	Iowa	Big Ten
	5	149	San Diego Chargers	Johnnie Troutman	OG	Penn State	Big Ten
	5	153	Philadelphia Eagles	Dennis Kelly	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
	5	156	Cincinnati Bengals	Shaun Prater	CB	Iowa	Big Ten
	5	157	Atlanta Falcons	Bradie Ewing	FB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	5	158	Oakland Raiders	Jack Crawford	DE	Penn State	Big Ten
	6	180	San Francisco 49ers	Trenton Robinson	S	Michigan State	Big Ten	from Carolina
	6	183	Miami Dolphins	B.J. Cunningham	WR	Michigan State	Big Ten	from San Diego
	6	191	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Herron	RB	Ohio State	Big Ten
	6	194	Philadelphia Eagles	Marvin McNutt	WR	Iowa	Big Ten	from Denver[R6 - 1]
	6	195	Houston Texans	Nick Mondek	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
	6*	207	Carolina Panthers	Brad Nortman	P	Wisconsin	Big Ten
	7	217	Washington Redskins	Jordan Bernstine	CB	Iowa	Big Ten	from Buffalo
	7	224	New England Patriots	Alfonzo Dennard	CB	Nebraska	Big Ten	from New York Jets[R7 - 1]
	7	226	San Diego Chargers	David Molk	C	Michigan	Big Ten
	7	230	Detroit Lions	Nathan Stupar	OLB	Penn State	Big Ten
	7	233	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Drake Dunsmore	TE	Northwestern University	Big Ten	from Houston
	7	234	New Orleans Saints	Marcel Jones	OT	Nebraska	Big Ten
	7	235	New England Patriots	Jeremy Ebert	WR	Northwestern University	Big Ten
	7	238	Kansas City Chiefs	Junior Hemingway	WR	Michigan	Big Ten	from New England[R7 - 2]
	7*	250	San Diego Chargers	Edwin Baker	RB	Michigan State	Big Ten

Head coaches

Ron Zook and Vic Koenning (for bowl game), Illinois Kevin R. Wilson, Indiana Kirk Ferentz, Iowa Brady Hoke, Michigan Mark Dantonio, Michigan State Jerry Kill, Minnesota

Bo Pelini, Nebraska Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern Luke Fickell, Ohio State Joe Paterno (first nine games) and Tom Bradley (last three games), Penn State Danny Hope, Purdue Bret Bielema, Wisconsin

Joe Paterno was fired as head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions on November 9 in the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[8]

Notes

• July 28–29, 2011 – Media Days in Chicago.

References

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1. No. 27: multiple trades:

   No. 27: New Orleans → New England (PD). New Orleans traded this selection and their 2011 second-round selection (No. 56, New England selected Shane Vereen) to New England for New England's first-round selection in the 2011 Draft (No. 28, New Orleans selected Mark Ingram II).^{[source 1]}

   No. 27: New England → Cincinnati (D). see No. 21: Cincinnati → New England.^{[citation needed]}

1. No. 48: Oakland → New England (PD). Oakland traded this selection and a 2011 seventh-round selection (No. 219, New England selected Malcolm Williams) to New England for New England's third- and fourth-round selections in 2011 (Nos. 92 and 125, Oakland selected Joseph Barksdale and Taiwan Jones, respectively).^{[source 2]}
2. No. 51: Arizona → Philadelphia (PD). Arizona traded this selection and CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to Philadelphia for QB Kevin Kolb.^{[source 3]}

1. No. 126: multiple trades:

   No. 126: New England → Denver (D). see No. 25: Denver → New England.

   No. 126: Denver → Tampa Bay (D). see No. 31: Denver → Tampa Bay.

1. No. 194: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded this selection to Philadelphia for linebacker Joe Mays. Denver originally sent running back J. J. Arrington to Philadelphia, with the condition that if Arrington did not make Philadelphia's 53-man roster, Denver would instead send the sixth-round selection.^{[source 4]}

1. No. 224: New York Jets → Green Bay (PD). The Jets traded this selection to Green Bay in exchange for guard Caleb Schlauderaff.^{[source 5]}
2. No. 238: New England → Kansas City (PD). New England traded this conditional selection to Kansas City for safety Jarrad Page.^{[source 6]}

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