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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 9-4-0 L-1
Big Ten Conference Record: 5-3-0
Sat 08/30/2008 SYRACUSE 30 - 10 W
Sat 09/06/2008 @ Duke * 24 - 20 W
Sat 09/13/2008 SOUTHERN ILL. 33 - 7 W
Sat 09/20/2008 OHIO 16 - 8 W
Sat 09/27/2008 @ Iowa 22 - 17 W
Sat 10/11/2008 MICHIGAN ST. 20 - 37 L
Sat 10/18/2008 PURDUE 48 - 26 W
Sat 10/25/2008 @ Indiana 19 - 21 L
Sat 11/01/2008 @ Minnesota 24 - 17 W
Sat 11/08/2008 OHIO ST. 10 - 45 L
Sat 11/15/2008 @ Michigan 21 - 14 W
Sat 11/22/2008 ILLINOIS 27 - 10 W
Mon 12/29/2008 MISSOURI * ^ 23 - 30 L OT
HOME GAME IN CAPS * Night Game ^ Neutral Site
OT Overtime Game
 
TEAM RANKINGS
119 teams ranked in Football Bowl Subdivision
11 teams ranked in the Big Ten Conference
 
Category National
Rank		 Actual National
Leader		 Actual Conf
Rank		 Big Ten
Conference Leader		 Actual
Rushing Offense 64 141.77 Navy 292.38 8 Wisconsin 211.15
Passing Offense 59 216.69 Texas Tech 413.15 5 Illinois 269.33
Total Offense 61 358.46 Tulsa 569.86 6 Penn St. 448.92
Scoring Offense 74 24.38 Oklahoma 51.14 8 Penn St. 38.92
Rushing Defense 34 126.38 TCU 47.08 4 Penn St. 93.23
Pass Efficiency Defense 25 111.83 Southern California 85.75 5 Iowa 98.32
Total Defense 49 340.54 TCU 217.77 5 Penn St. 280.08
Scoring Defense 26 20.15 Southern California 9.00 4 Iowa 13.00
Net Punting 75 34.12 Cincinnati 41.48 9 Michigan 39.34
Punt Returns 70 8.30 Central Mich. 20.50 9 Ohio St. 13.00
Kickoff Returns 97 19.60 Temple 26.60 9 Penn St. 24.54
Turnover Margin 73 -.23 Oklahoma 1.64 7 Ohio St. 1.23
Pass Defense 71 214.15 Southern California 134.38 8 Purdue 183.25
Passing Efficiency 77 119.12 Oklahoma 176.24 7 Penn St. 145.35
Sacks 18 2.62 Texas 3.62 2 Illinois 2.67
Tackles For Loss 29 6.62 Mississippi 8.62 3 Illinois 7.00
Sacks Allowed 45 1.69 Air Force .38 2 Penn St. 1.00
T=tied at this ranking


PLAYER RANKINGS
Player must have played in 75% of team's games
Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders
15 categories ranked
 
Category Player National
Rank		 Actual National
Leader		 Actual Conf
Rank		 Big Ten
Conference Leader		 Actual
Rushing C.J. Bacher   20.91 Brown (Connecticut) 160.23 25 Greene (Iowa) 142.31
Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) C.J. Bacher 82 116.52 Bradford (Oklahoma) 180.84 8 Pryor (Ohio St.) 146.50
Total Offense C.J. Bacher 34 242.00 Keenum (Houston) 403.15 2 Williams (Illinois) 324.33
Receptions Per Game Ross Lane T-76 4.62 Fitzgerald (North Texas) 9.42 5 Decker (Minnesota) 7.00
  Eric Peterman T-81 4.54    6   
  Rasheed Ward   3.92    9   
Receiving Yards Per Game Eric Peterman 98 56.69 Collie (BYU) 118.31 8 Decker (Minnesota) 89.50
  Ross Lane   49.23    10   
  Rasheed Ward   40.46    18   
Interceptions Brad Phillips   .23 Berry (Tennessee) .58 T-10 Sash (Iowa) .42
  Jordan Mabin   .23    T-10   
  Sherrick McManis   .15    T-23   
  Brendan Smith   .15    T-23   
Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) Stefan Demos 80 39.05 Conley (Idaho) 47.43 9 Mesko (Michigan) 42.95
Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)     Brown (Central Mich.) 20.50   Small (Ohio St.) 15.17
Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Stephen Simmons 89 22.13 Shelton (Temple) 31.30 10 Stoudermire (Minnesota) 25.79
Field Goals Amado Villarreal T-13 1.54 Gano (Florida St.) 2.18 T-2 Swenson (Michigan St.) 1.69
Scoring Amado Villarreal T-73 6.92 Ringer (Michigan St.) 10.15 8 Ringer (Michigan St.) 10.15
All-Purpose Runners Stephen Simmons   69.80 Maclin (Missouri) 202.36 19 Ringer (Michigan St.) 157.77
Sacks Corey Wootton T-21 .77 Hughes (TCU) 1.15 5 Maybin (Penn St.) .92
  Vince Browne   .40    14   
  John Gill   .33    T-20   
Tackles Brad Phillips T-58 8.38 Richardson (New Mexico St.) 12.45 5 Miller (Illinois) 11.00
  Prince Kwateng T-68 8.15    T-8   
  Brendan Smith   6.31    21   
Tackles For Loss Corey Wootton T-35 1.23 Gilbert (San Jose St.) 1.83 7 Graham (Michigan) 1.82
  John Gill   .79    18   
  Vince Browne   .75    19   
  Quentin Davie   .73    T-20   
T=tied at this ranking