B1G Numbers: Desmond is Co-King of interceptions

Maryland and Rutgers just haven't quite caught on yet in Big Ten country. Saturday, the crowd at the Maryland-Iowa game was 62,667. That's Iowa's smallest home crowd for a Big Ten game in a long time.

Saturday's crowd at Rutgers-Wisconsin was 74,575 (and the number of actual people at Camp Randall Stadium was far less), the smallest crowd for a Wisconsin home game of any kind in a long time.

Here are some other Big Ten numbers from the weekend:

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The Big Ten's three interim head coaches — Illinois' Bill Cubit, Maryland's Mike Locksley and Minnesota's Tracy Claeys — went 0-3 Saturday.

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Purdue Coach Darrell Hazell got his first Big Ten home win in his three seasons as coach, and second overall, when the Boilermakers beat Nebraska, 55-45.

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Ohio State's J.T. Barnett's tenure as the Buckeyes' starting quarterback this season lasted one game. He started last week in the Buckeyes' rout of Rutgers, but was suspended for this Saturday's game against Minnesota because he was cited on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence in Columbus early Saturday morning.

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Penn State had its first two PAT tries blocked Saturday against Illinois, but survived those indignities and won, 39-0.

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Purdue's Anthony Brown became the first Boilermaker in 18 years to get three interceptions in a game.

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Four of the nation's top six teams in scoring defense are from the Big Ten. They are Wisconsin (11.0 points allowed per game), Michigan (11.4), Ohio State (15.1) and Iowa (15.3).

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Iowa cornerback Desmond King got his seventh interception of the season in the Hawkeyes' 31-15 win over Penn State. King is tied with Northern Illinois' Shawun Lurry for the national-lead in picks.

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Maryland's Will Likely returned a kickoff 100 yards for his eighth career touchdown via kickoff return, punt return and interception return. He had a pick-6 against Iowa last year.

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Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib has a quarterback sack in all nine games this season, and has a nation-leading 14.5 this year.

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Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg not only wears uniform No. 14, but had a 14-yard touchdown catch against Illinois.

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Minnesota was 18 inches from beating Michigan. But the Wolverines, prevailed 29-27 when Minnesota's last play of the game from inside the 1-yard line was stopped short of the goal line.

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The deepest Illinois' offense got Saturday was the Penn State 33-yard line.

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In six games against Michigan State, Ohio State and Wisconsin over the last two years, Rutgers has been outscored by an average of 34 points per game.

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It's been 52 years since Minnesota defeated Michigan two years in a row.

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Purdue entered its game at Nebraska ranked 103rd nationally in total offense, but gained 457 yards against the Cornhuskers.

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Wisconsin running back Corey Clement missed seven games because of a sports hernia, but returned Saturday with 11 carries for 115 yards and three touchdowns against Rutgers.

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Minnesota outgained Michigan by 165 yards, 461-296. It still lost.

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Nebraska is 3-6 for the first time since 1960. This year is the first in which the Huskers lost six games before November.

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That was the official attendance at the Nebraska-Purdue game.