The 2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game (officially known as the 2024 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game for sponsorship reasons) was a college football game that was played on December 7, 2024, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was the 14th edition of the Big Ten Football Championship Game and determined the champion of the conference for the 2024 season, as well as earning the winner an automatic bye to the quarterfinals of the 2024 College Football Playoff. The game began at 8:00 p.m. EST and aired on CBS. The game featured the Oregon Ducks and the Penn State Nittany Lions.
2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 7, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Lucas Oil Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Oregon by 3.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Kole Knueppel[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 67,469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Network | CBS Compass Media | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | CBS: Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Jenny Dell (sideline) Compass Media: Gregg Daniels (play-by-play) and Chad Brown (color) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Oregon y$^ | 9 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Penn State y^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Indiana ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Ohio State ^ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Illinois | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from CFP Rankings |
Teams
editThe Big Ten eliminated divisions for the 2024 season and featured the two teams with the best overall conference record for the first time, those being Oregon and Penn State.[2] This was the first Big Ten title game appearance for Oregon in its first season in the Big Ten, while it was Penn State's second.
This matchup was the fifth game between the two schools; they last played each other in the 1995 Rose Bowl, where the Nittany Lions defeated the Ducks 38–20.[3]
This was the first Big Ten Championship game since 2020 to not feature the Michigan Wolverines, who previously appeared in three straight championship games.
Oregon Ducks
editOregon clinched a spot in the game following their defeat of Wisconsin on November 16.[4] The Ducks entered the game as the last remaining undefeated team in the FBS, having achieved their first undefeated regular season since 2010.
Penn State Nittany Lions
editPenn State clinched a spot in the game following Ohio State's upset loss to Michigan and the Nittany Lions' defeat of Maryland on November 30. Penn State made their first Big Ten Championship Game appearance since 2016, in which they defeated Wisconsin 38–31.
Scoring summary
edit#1 Oregon Ducks (12–0, 9–0) vs. #3 Penn State Nittany Lions (11–1, 8–1)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 3 Penn State | 10 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 37 |
No. 1 Oregon | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN
- Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 67,469
- Referee: Kole Knueppel
- TV announcers (CBS/Compass Media Network): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), and Jenny Dell (sideline)
Compass Media: Gregg Daniels (play-by-play) and Chad Brown (color)
Statistics | PSU | UO |
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First downs | 28 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 74-518 | 75-466 |
Rushes–yards | 297 | 186 |
Passing yards | 226 | 283 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20-39-2 | 22-32-0 |
Time of possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Penn State | Passing | Drew Allar | 20/39, 226 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Kaytron Allen | 14 carries, 124 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tyler Warren | 7 receptions, 84 yards | |
Oregon | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 22/32, 283 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Jordan James | 20 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Tez Johnson | 11 receptions, 181 yards, 1 TD |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Austro, Ben (December 6, 2024). "Officiating crews for the 2024 college football conference championship games". FootballZebras.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Casey (June 8, 2023). "Big Ten Eliminating East, West Divisions in 2024". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ Dodd, Dennis (November 30, 2024). "2024 Big Ten Championship Game: Oregon vs. Penn State set as Ohio State loss helps vault Nittany Lions". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Big Ten Championship Game:Oregon clinches berth in first season of league membership". CBS Sports. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.