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2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game


The 2018 Big Ten Football Championship Game presented by Discover was played on December 1, 2018 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The eighth annual Big Ten Football Championship Game, it determined the 2018 champion of the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State, the East Division champion, defeated West Division champion Northwestern 45–24 to win its second straight Big Ten Championship.

The 2018 Championship Game was the eighth in the Big Ten's 123-year history and the fifth to feature the conference's East and West alignment.

After starting 1–3 with losses to Duke, Akron, and No. 14 Michigan, the Wildcats rebounded to win six of their next seven, including three wins over ranked teams (No. 20 Michigan State, No. 20 Wisconsin, and No. 21 Iowa); they clinched their first-ever Big Ten Championship berth with their win against Iowa. The Wildcats entered the Big Ten Championship Game with a record of 8–4, 8–1 in Big Ten play.

The Ohio State Buckeyes represented the Big Ten East Division in the game. Ohio State secured the spot with a 62–39 win over fourth-ranked Michigan. This was Ohio State's second consecutive season representing the East.

1234Total
No. 21 Wildcats7014324
No. 6 Buckeyes141071445
StatisticsNUOSU
First downs2445
Plays–yards68–41887–607
Rushes–yards24–15146–108
Passing yards267499
Passing: Comp–Att–Int27–44–234–41–1
Time of possession24:0835:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NorthwesternPassingClayton Thorson27–44, 267 yds., 1 TD, 2 Int.
RushingJohn Moten IV76 yds., 1 TD
ReceivingKyric McGowan4 rec., 50 yds., 1 TD
Ohio StatePassingDwayne Haskins34–41, 499 yds., 5 TD, 1 Int.
RushingJ. K. Dobbins68 yds., 1 TD
ReceivingJohnnie Dixon III7rec., 129 yds., 1 TD
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