How Big is the Spartans Next Game?

What does the terrain ahead look like? What happens after Spartans travel Lincoln? Can the Spartans still be a serious contender to get to the B1G Championship Game if they lose to the Corn Balls next week? Check out the standings remaining schedules for the three second place teams below. Share your thoughts through the comments link at the bottom of the post. (If you are receiving this post via automatic e-mail, go to BEATchUMps.com to view it in a better format and leave comments.)

Leaders
	Conference					Overall					vs
	W-L	PF	PA	Home	Road	W-L	PF	PA	Home	Road	Top 25
Penn State	4-0	86	55	2-0	2-0	7-1	186	105	4-1	3-0	0-1
Wisconsin	2-1	138	61	2-0	0-1	6-1	332	95	5-0	0-1	1-1
Purdue	2-1	84	54	2-0	0-1	4-3	202	140	4-1	0-2	1-0
Illinois	2-2	100	93	1-1	1-1	6-2	229	145	5-1	1-1	1-0
Ohio State	1-2	51	51	0-1	1-1	4-3	163	114	3-1	1-2	1-1
Indiana	0-4	61	161	0-2	0-2	1-7	171	267	1-3	0-3	0-2
Legends
	Conference					Overall					vs
	W-L	PF	PA	Home	Road	W-L	PF	PA	Home	Road	Top 25
Michigan State	3-0	75	52	2-0	1-0	6-1	205	96	5-0	1-1	2-0
Michigan	2-1	114	52	1-0	1-1	6-1	242	103	5-0	1-1	0-1
Nebraska	2-1	92	89	1-0	1-1	6-1	263	177	4-0	2-1	0-1
Iowa	2-1	89	68	2-0	0-1	5-2	240	163	5-0	0-2	0-0
Minnesota	0-3	31	144	0-1	0-2	1-6	122	251	1-3	0-3	0-3
Northwestern	0-4	114	155	0-2	0-2	2-5	194	214	1-2	1-3	0-2

Nebraska's Schedule:

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result
Sat.	Sep. 3	vs. Chattanooga	3:30 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 40 - 7
Sat.	Sep. 10	vs. Fresno State	7:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 42 - 29
Sat.	Sep. 17	vs. Washington	3:30 PM ET	ABC/ESPN3	W 51 - 38
Sat.	Sep. 24	at Wyoming	7:30 PM ET	VERS	W 38 - 14
Sat.	Oct. 1	at 7 Wisconsin	8:00 PM ET	ABC	L 17 - 48
Sat.	Oct. 8	vs. Ohio State	8:00 PM ET	ABC	W 34 - 27
Sat.	Oct. 22	at Minnesota	3:30 PM ET	ABC	W 41 - 14
Sat.	Oct. 29	vs. 9 Michigan State	12:00 PM ET	ESPN
Sat.	Nov. 5	vs. Northwestern	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 12	at 21 Penn State	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 19	at 17 Michigan	TBA
Fri.	Nov. 25	vs. Iowa	12:00 PM ET	ABC

Iowa's Schedule:

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result
Sat.	Sep. 3	vs. Tennessee Tech	12:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 34 - 7
Sat.	Sep. 10	at Iowa State	12:00 PM ET	FSN	L 41 - 44
Sat.	Sep. 17	vs. Pittsburgh	12:00 PM ET	ESPN2/ESPN3	W 31 - 27
Sat.	Sep. 24	vs. Louisiana-Monroe	12:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 45 - 17
Sat.	Oct. 8	at Penn State	3:30 PM ET	ABC	L 3 - 13
Sat.	Oct. 15	vs. Northwestern	7:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 41 - 31
Sat.	Oct. 22	vs. Indiana	12:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 45 - 24
Sat.	Oct. 29	at Minnesota	3:30 PM ET	BTN/BTN2
Sat.	Nov. 5	vs. 17 Michigan	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 12	vs. 9 Michigan State	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 19	at Purdue	TBA
Fri.	Nov. 25	at 13 Nebraska	12:00 PM ET	ABC

chUMps Schedule:

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result
Sat.	Sep. 3	vs. Western Michigan	3:30 PM ET	ABC/ESPN3	W 34 - 10
Sat.	Sep. 10	vs. Notre Dame	8:00 PM ET	ESPN/ESPN3	W 35 - 31
Sat.	Sep. 17	vs. Eastern Michigan	12:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 31 - 3
Sat.	Sep. 24	vs. San Diego State	12:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 28 - 7
Sat.	Oct. 1	vs. Minnesota	12:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 58 - 0
Sat.	Oct. 8	at Northwestern	7:00 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 42 - 24
Sat.	Oct. 15	at 23 Michigan State	12:00 PM ET	ESPN/ESPN3	L 14 - 28
Sat.	Oct. 29	vs. Purdue	12:00 PM ET	ESPN2
Sat.	Nov. 5	at Iowa	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 12	at Illinois	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 19	vs. 13 Nebraska	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 26	vs. Ohio State	TBA

Spartans Schedule

Schedule

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	TV	Result
Fri.	Sep. 2	vs. Youngstown State	7:30 PM ET	BTN/BTN2	W 28 - 6
Sat.	Sep. 10	vs. Florida Atlantic	12:00 PM ET	ESPN2/ESPN3	W 44 - 0
Sat.	Sep. 17	at Notre Dame	3:30 PM ET	NBC	L 13 - 31
Sat.	Sep. 24	vs. Central Michigan	12:00 PM ET	ESPNU	W 45 - 7
Sat.	Oct. 1	at Ohio State	3:30 PM ET	ABC	W 10 - 7
Sat.	Oct. 15	vs. 11 Michigan	12:00 PM ET	ESPN/ESPN3	W 28 - 14
Sat.	Oct. 22	vs. 4 Wisconsin	8:00 PM ET	ESPN/ESPN3	W 37 - 31
Sat.	Oct. 29	at 13 Nebraska	12:00 PM ET	ESPN
Sat.	Nov. 5	vs. Minnesota	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 12	at Iowa	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 19	vs. Indiana	TBA
Sat.	Nov. 26	at Northwestern	TBA

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