The 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover was played on December 1, 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The eighth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, it determined the 2018 champion of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State, the East Division champion, defeated West Division champion Northwestern 45–24 to win its second straight Big Ten Championship.[1]
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After starting 1–3 with losses to Duke, Akron, and No. 14 Michigan, the Wildcats rebounded to win six of their next seven, including three wins over ranked teams (No. 20 Michigan State, No. 20 Wisconsin, and No. 21 Iowa); they clinched their first-ever Big Ten Championship berth with their win against Iowa. The Wildcats entered the Big Ten Championship Game with a record of 8–4, 8–1 in Big Ten play.
The Ohio State Buckeyes represented the Big Ten East Division in the game. Ohio State secured the spot with a 62–39 win over fourth-ranked Michigan. This was Ohio States second consecutive season representing the East.
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The 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover was played on December 1 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Indiana The eighth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game it determined the 2018 champion of the Big Ten Conference Ohio State the East Division champion defeated West Division champion Northwestern 45 24 to win its second straight Big Ten Championship 1 2018 Discover Card Big Ten Football Championship GameConference ChampionshipChampionship Game LogoNorthwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes 8 4 11 1 24 45Head coach Pat Fitzgerald Head coach Urban MeyerAPCoachesCFP212121 APCoachesCFP6661234 TotalNorthwestern 70143 24Ohio State 1410714 45DateDecember 1 2018Season2018StadiumLucas Oil StadiumLocationIndianapolis IndianaMVPDwayne HaskinsFavoriteOhio State by 16 5National anthemBands of participantsRefereeRon SnodgrassAttendance66 375United States TV coverageNetworkFoxAnnouncersGus Johnson play by play Joel Klatt analyst and Jenny Taft sideline Nielsen ratings5 0 8 7 million Big Ten Football Championship Game lt 2017 2019 gt 2018 Big Ten Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L East Division No 3 Ohio State xy 8 1 13 1 No 14 Michigan x 8 1 10 3 No 17 Penn State 6 3 9 4 Michigan State 5 4 7 6 Maryland 3 6 5 7 Indiana 2 7 5 7 Rutgers 0 9 1 11 West Division No 21 Northwestern xy 8 1 9 5 Wisconsin 5 4 8 5 No 25 Iowa 5 4 9 4 Purdue 5 4 6 7 Minnesota 3 6 7 6 Nebraska 3 6 4 8 Illinois 2 7 4 8 Championship Ohio State 45 Northwestern 24 Conference championx Division champion co championsy Championship game participantRankings from AP Poll Contents 1 History 2 Teams 2 1 Northwestern Wildcats 2 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 3 Game summary 3 1 Scoring summary 3 2 Statistics 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory editThe 2018 Championship Game was the eighth in the Big Ten s 123 year history and the fifth to feature the conference s East and West alignment Teams editNorthwestern Wildcats edit Main article 2018 Northwestern Wildcats football team After starting 1 3 with losses to Duke Akron and No 14 Michigan the Wildcats rebounded to win six of their next seven including three wins over ranked teams No 20 Michigan State No 20 Wisconsin and No 21 Iowa they clinched their first ever Big Ten Championship berth with their win against Iowa The Wildcats entered the Big Ten Championship Game with a record of 8 4 8 1 in Big Ten play Ohio State Buckeyes edit Main article 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team The Ohio State Buckeyes represented the Big Ten East Division in the game Ohio State secured the spot with a 62 39 win over fourth ranked Michigan This was Ohio States second consecutive season representing the East Game summary editScoring summary edit Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NU OSU 1 10 31 10 77 4 29 OSU Terry McLaurin 16 yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins Blake Haubeil kick good 0 7 1 6 27 2 80 0 51 NU John Moten IV 77 yard touchdown run Charlie Kuhbander kick good 7 7 1 3 29 8 65 2 58 OSU J K Dobbins 2 yard touchdown run Blake Haubeil kick good 7 14 2 6 09 8 21 3 26 OSU 42 yard field goal by Blake Haubeil 7 17 2 1 21 9 78 3 53 OSU Terry McLaurin 42 yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins Blake Haubeil kick good 7 24 3 13 23 5 75 1 37 NU Clayton Thorson 18 yard touchdown run Charlie Kuhbander kick good 14 24 3 8 03 11 85 3 24 NU Cameron Green 2 yard touchdown reception from Clayton Thorson Charlie Kuhbander kick good 21 24 3 1 21 6 60 1 29 OSU Chris Olave 29 yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins Blake Haubeil kick good 21 31 4 10 34 7 76 1 50 NU 21 yard field goal by Charlie Kuhbander 24 31 4 9 11 4 75 1 23 OSU Johnnie Dixon 9 yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins Blake Haubeil kick good 24 38 4 4 09 8 54 2 32 OSU J K Dobbins 17 yard touchdown reception from Dwayne Haskins Blake Haubeil kick good 24 45 TOP time of possession For other American football terms see Glossary of American football 24 45 Statistics edit 1 2 3 4 Total No 21 Wildcats 7 0 14 3 24 No 6 Buckeyes 14 10 7 14 45 Statistics NU OSU First downs 24 45 Plays yards 68 418 87 607 Rushes yards 24 151 46 108 Passing yards 267 499 Passing Comp Att Int 27 44 2 34 41 1 Time of possession 24 08 35 52 Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern Passing Clayton Thorson 27 44 267 yds 1 TD 2 Int Rushing John Moten IV 76 yds 1 TD Receiving Kyric McGowan 4 rec 50 yds 1 TD Ohio State Passing Dwayne Haskins 34 41 499 yds 5 TD 1 Int Rushing J K Dobbins 68 yds 1 TD Receiving Johnnie Dixon III 7rec 129 yds 1 TD 2 See also editList of Big Ten Conference football championsReferences edit Ohio State Wins 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game Big Ten Conference December 2 2018 Retrieved December 1 2019 Ohio State pulls away from Wildcats to win Big Ten crown ESPN December 1 2018 Retrieved December 1 2019 nbsp This college football related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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