2011 Big Ten All-Conf. Players
& Top 30 Players
Leaders Illinois |
Indiana |
Ohio State
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Penn State
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Purdue
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Wisconsin
Legends
Iowa
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Michigan
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Michigan
State
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Minnesota |
Nebraska
Past CFN All-Big Ten Teams
2010 |
2009 |
2008
- 2011
CFN Preview All-Big Ten Team & Top 30 Players
| Big Ten Standings |
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Leaders |
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Conf. |
Overall |
| Wisconsin |
6 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
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Penn St |
6 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
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Purdue |
4 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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Ohio St |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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Illinois |
2 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
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Indiana |
0 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
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Legends |
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Conf. |
Overall |
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Mich St |
7 |
1 |
10 |
3 |
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Michigan |
6 |
2 |
10 |
2 |
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Nebraska |
5 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
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Iowa
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4 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
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NWestern |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
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Minnesota
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2 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
Players of the Week
9/3 LB Brandon Herron, Michigan
9/10 QB Denard Robinson, Michigan
9/17 QB James Vandenberg, Iowa
9/24 QB Denard Robinson, Michigan
10/1 QB Russell Wilson, Wisconsin
10/8 QB Taylor Martinez, Neb
10/15 RB Edwin Baker, MSU
10/22 QB Kirk Cousins, MSU
10/29 RB Rex Burkhead, Nebraska
11/5 RB Montee Ball, UW
11/12 WR Jeremy Ebert, NU
11/19 QB Montee Ball, UW
11/26 RB Montee Ball, UW
Games of the Week
9/3 at Purdue 27 … Middle Tennessee 24
9/10 Michigan 35 ... Notre Dame 31
9/17 at Iowa 31 … Pitt 27
9/24 at Illinois 23 … Western Michigan 20
10/1 at Illinois 38 … Northwestern 35
10/8 at Nebraska 34 … Ohio State 27
10/15 at Michigan State 28 … Michigan 14
10/22 at Michigan State 37, Wisconsin 31
10/29 at Ohio State 33 … Wisconsin 29
11/5 at Iowa 24 ... Michigan 16
11/12 at Purdue 26 … Ohio State 23 OT
11/19 Penn State 20 … at Ohio State 14
11/26 at Michigan 40 ... Ohio State 34
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CFN Big Ten Offensive Player Of The Year
RB Montee Ball, Jr. Wisconsin
275 carries, 1,759 yards, 32 touchdowns, and 20 catches for 255 yards and six scores.
CFN Big Ten Defensive Player Of The Year
DE Whitney Mercilus, Jr. Illinois
52 tackles, 14.5 sacks, nine forced fumbles, and 23 tackles for loss.
2011 CFN All-Big Ten Offense
QB – Russell Wilson, Sr. Wisconsin
RB – Montee Ball, Jr. Wisconsin
RB – Rex Burkhead, Jr. Nebraska
WR – B.J. Cunningham, Jr. Michigan State
WR – Marvin McNutt, Sr. Iowa
TE – Drake Dunsmore, Sr. Northwestern
OL – Joel Foreman, Sr. Michigan State
OL – David Molk, Sr. Michigan
OL – Josh Oglesby, Sr. Wisconsin
OL – Riley Reiff, Jr. Iowa
OL – Kevin Zeitler, Jr. Wisconsin
PK – Brett Maher, Jr. Nebraska
KR – Raheem Mostert, Fr. Purdue
2011 CFN All-Big Ten Defense
DL – Whitney Mercilus, Jr. Illinois
DL – Kawann Short, Jr. Purdue
DL – Devon Still, Sr. Penn State
DL – Jerel Worthy, Jr. Michigan State
LB – Jonathan Brown, Soph. Illinois
LB – Lavonte David, Sr. Nebraska
LB – Mike Taylor, Jr. Wisconsin
DB – Alfonzo Dennard, Sr. Nebraska
DB – Aaron Henry, Sr. Wisconsin
DB – Brian Peters, Sr. Northwestern
DB – Kim Royston, Sr. Minnesota
P – Brett Maher, Jr Nebraska
PR – Jared Abbrederis, Soph. Wisconsin
3 Biggest Surprises
1. Michigan has a defense. A complete and utter disaster under Rich Rodriguez, new head coach and defensive coordinator Greg Mattison took all the experience and all the potential and game up with the nation’s 17th best defense. It was aggressive and a positive.
2. Minnesota 22, Iowa 21. The Gophers might have beaten the Hawkeyes in 2010, but things had changed. Iowa rebounded after losing at Penn State and started to roll offensively, while Minnesota was on a four-game losing streak with three straight blowouts after losing at home to North Dakota State and New Mexico State. Marcus Coker ran for 252 yards and two scores, but the Gophers still came up with the win.
3. Montee Ball. The Badger back was expected to crank out a big season, but no one was thinking Heisman. Over his last 18 games he has scored 52 touchdowns as the most productive back in college football. He might not have won the big prize, but he helped carry Bucky to a second straight Rose Bowl and finished as a Heisman finalist.
3 Biggest Disappointments
1. Penn State. In every way, shape, and form, this was the ugliest and saddest scandal in sports history. Not even Joe Paterno could survive something this horrific.
2. The Illinois second half of the season. The offense went into a complete and utter freefall, scoring no more than 17 points over the final six games after scoring no fewer than 17 in the first six.
3. Wisconsin’s secondary gaffes. The Badgers were two plays away from playing LSU in the BCS Championship, and it could be argued they might have been No. 2 in the human polls had they hung on to beat Ohio State. The Big Ten championship was nice, but this was a team and a season built for New Orleans on January 9th.
Best Big Ten Game of the Season
10/22 at Michigan State 37, Wisconsin 31
Second Best Game: 9/10 Michigan 35 ... Notre Dame 31
Third Best Game: 10/29 at Ohio State 33 … Wisconsin 29
Coach of the Year – Bret Bielema, Wisconsin
2) Mark Dantonio, Michigan State, 3) Brady Hoke, Michigan
Performances of the Year
1) Michigan QB Denard Robinson completed 11-of-24 passes for 338 yards and four scores, and ran 16 times for 108 yards and a touchdown, in the 35-31 win over Notre Dame.
2) Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez completed 16-of-22 passes for 191 yards and two scores with a pick, and ran 17 times for 102 yards and a score, in the 34-27 win over Ohio State.
3) Iowa QB James Vandenberg completed 31-of-48 passes for 399 yards and three scores with a pick, and he ran for a touchdown, in the 31-27 comeback win over Pitt.
Top Freshman – QB Braxton Miller, Ohio State
67-of-134 for 997 yards, 11 touchdowns, 4 picks, and ran for 695 yards and seven touchdowns.
The Best Big Ten Players of 2011
1. RB Montee Ball, Jr. Wisconsin
2. QB Russell Wilson, Sr. Wisconsin
3. DE Whitney Mercilus, Jr. Illinois
4. QB Denard Robinson, Jr. Michigan
5. RB Rex Burkhead, Jr. Nebraska
6. DT Devon Still, Sr. Penn State
7. DT Kawann Short, Jr. Purdue
8. LB Lavonte David, Sr. Nebraska
9. QB Kirk Cousins, Sr. Michigan State
10. DT Jerel Worthy, Jr. Michigan State
11. OT Riley Reiff, Jr. Iowa
12. QB Taylor Martinez, Jr., Nebraska
13. WR B.J. Cunningham, Jr. Michigan State
14. RB Marcus Coker, Soph. Iowa
15. LB Mike Taylor, Jr. Wisconsin
16. CB Alfonzo Dennard, Sr. Nebraska
17. LB Jonathan Brown, Soph. Illinois
18. WR Marvin McNutt, Sr. Iowa
19. S Kim Royston, Sr. Minnesota
20. QB Braxton Miller, Fr. Ohio State
21. RB Fitzgerald Toussaint, Jr. Michigan
22. OG Kevin Zeitler, Jr. Wisconsin
23. CB Aaron Henry, Sr. Wisconsin
24. DT John Simon, Jr. Ohio State
25. C David Molk, Sr. Michigan
26. S Brian Peters, Sr. Northwestern
27. OG Joel Foreman, Sr. Michigan State
28. QB Dan Persa, Sr. Northwestern
29. LB Chris Borland, Soph. Wisconsin
30. LB Gerald Hodges, Jr. Penn State