The 2016 Big Ten Football Championship Game was played December 3, 2016 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The 2016 Championship Game would be the sixth in the Big Ten's 121-year history, and the third to feature the conference's East and West division alignment.

Michigan State defeated Iowa 16–13 to win its second Big Ten Championship in three years.

For the third time in the championship's history, ESPN's College GameDay was on site prior to the game.

[4] In June 2024, the game was listed as one of the top ten Nittany Lions wins of the last decade by Yahoo!

The Badgers went into the Championship game 10–2 (7–2 Big Ten), with both losses coming to Top 5 teams: No.

The Nittany Lions were led by sophomore duo quarterback Trace McSorley and 1,000+ yard rusher in Saquon Barkley and junior wide receiver Chris Godwin.