2023 Big Ten Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Michigan Wolverines Iowa Hawkeyes
(12–0) (10–2)
Head coach: 
Jim Harbaugh		 Head coach: 
Kirk Ferentz
APCoachesCFP
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APCoachesCFP
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DateDecember 2, 2023
Season2023
StadiumLucas Oil Stadium
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox
Compass Media
AnnouncersGus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sideline) (FOX)
Gregg Daniels (play-by-play) and Chad Brown (analyst) (Compass Media)
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 2 Michigan xy  9 –0   12 –0  
No. 6 Ohio State  8 –1   11 –1  
No. 10 Penn State  7 –2   10 –2  
Maryland  4 –5   7 –5  
Rutgers  3 –6   6 –6  
Michigan State  2 –7   4 –8  
Indiana  1 –8   3 –9  
West Division
No. 16 Iowa xy  7 –2   10 –2  
Northwestern  5 –4   7 –5  
Wisconsin  5 –4   7 –5  
Illinois  3 –6   5 –7  
Minnesota  3 –6   5 –7  
Nebraska  3 –6   5 –7  
Purdue  3 –6   4 –8  
Championship: Michigan vs. Iowa
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 29, 2023
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2023 Big Ten Football Championship Game will be a college football game that will be played on December 2, 2023, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. It will be the 13th edition of the Big Ten Football Championship Game and will determine the champion of the conference for the 2023 season. The game will begin at 8:00 p.m. EST and will air on Fox. The game will feature the West Division champion Iowa Hawkeyes and the East Division champion Michigan Wolverines.

Teams

The 2023 Big Ten Championship Game will feature the Iowa Hawkeyes, champions of the West Division, and the Michigan Wolverines, champions of the East Division. This will be the third Big Ten title game appearance for both programs, The Hawkeyes are 0–2 overall in previous appearances, having most recently lost to Michigan in 2021. The Wolverines are 2–0 overall in previous appearances, having also defeated Purdue in 2022.

Michigan Wolverines

Michigan enters the game at 12–0 (9–0 BIG). Entering the final week of the regular season, Michigan and Ohio State both had undefeated conference records at 8–0 going into the 2023 edition of The Game in Ann Arbor, thus making the game a de facto East division championship. The Wolverines won the game 30–24, and clinched the division title for the third consecutive season.[1]

Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa enters the game at 10–2 (7–2 BIG). The Hawkeyes clinched a spot in the game following their defeat of Illinois on November 18.[2] They have not won the Big Ten since 2004 or outright since 1985. Iowa also hasn't defeated Michigan since 2016, going 0–3 since a 14–13 walk off over the No. 2 Wolverines at Kinnick Stadium. They are a 21-point underdog.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fornelli, Tom (November 25, 2023). "Wolverines win third straight in thriller to keep playoff bid alive". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Iowa clinches Big Ten Championship Game spot with win over Illinois, will face Michigan-Ohio State winner". CBS Sports. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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