| Game Name: | Big Ten Football Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference Championship |
| Date Game Played: | December 3 |
| Year Game Played: | 2011 |
| Football Season: | 2011 |
| Stadium: | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| City: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Visitor School: | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Visitor Name Short: | Wisconsin |
| Visitor Nickname: | Badgers |
| Visitor Record: | 10–2 |
| Visitor Rank Ap: | 15 |
| Visitor Rank Coaches: | 12 |
| Visitor Rank Bcs: | 15 |
| Visitor Coach: | Bret Bielema |
| Visitor 1Q: | 21 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 14 |
| Home School: | Michigan State University |
| Home Name Short: | Michigan State |
| Home Nickname: | Spartans |
| Home Record: | 10–2 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 11 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 9 |
| Home Rank Bcs: | 13 |
| Home Coach: | Mark Dantonio |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 22 |
| Home 3Q: | 7 |
| Home 4Q: | 3 |
| Mvp: | Russell Wilson |
| Odds: | Wisconsin by 1.5 |
| Anthem: | Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band and University of Wisconsin Marching Band |
| Referee: | Bill LeMonnier |
| Attendance: | 64,152 |
| Us Network: | Fox |
| Us Announcers: | Gus Johnson (Play-by-play)[1] Charles Davis (Color Analyst) Tim Brewster (Sideline Analyst) Dhani Jones (Sideline Analyst) |
| Ratings: | 4.6 (7.8 million viewers) |
| First Game Ever Played: | Yes |
The 2011 Big Ten Football Championship Game was a college football game. It was played on December 3, 2011, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, to determine the 2011 champion of the Big Ten Conference. The Wisconsin Badgers of the Leaders Division beat the Michigan State Spartans of the Legends Division by a score of 42–39.[2] [3] By winning the game, Wisconsin earned a berth in the 2012 Rose Bowl.
The game was the first football championship game ever played in the Big Ten's 115-year history. The game was played in prime time and televised by Fox.[4]