2024 Big Ten Football Championship Game

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
Conference Championship
Penn State Nittany Lions Oregon Ducks (11–1) (12–0) 37 45 Head coach:  James Franklin Head coach:  Dan Lanning AP Coaches CFP 3 3 3 AP Coaches CFP 1 1 1
1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 10 14 0 13 37 Oregon 14 17 7 7 45
Date	December 7, 2024
Season	2024
Stadium	Lucas Oil Stadium
Location	Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP	Tez Johnson, WR, Oregon
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)
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2024 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oregon y$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 5 Penn State y^		8	–	1					13	–	3
No. 10 Indiana ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 1 Ohio State #^		7	–	2					14	–	2
No. 16 Illinois		6	–	3					10	–	3
Iowa		6	–	3					8	–	5
Michigan		5	–	4					8	–	5
Minnesota		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		4	–	5					7	–	6
Rutgers		4	–	5					7	–	6
Washington		4	–	5					6	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	6					7	–	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
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Teams

The 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

Main article: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon 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

Main article: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn 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

2024 Big 10 Championship Game
#1 Oregon Ducks (12–0, 9–0) vs. #3 Penn State Nittany Lions (11–1, 8–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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
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

• List of Big Ten Conference football champions