2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2012 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLeaders Division
Record8–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Ash (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCharlie Partridge (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPs
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
No. 24 Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 5  
No. 17 Northwestern   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Iowa   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Minnesota   2 – 6     6 – 7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x   8 – 0     12 – 0  
Penn State*   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Wisconsin y$   4 – 4     8 – 6  
Purdue   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Illinois   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers compiled an 8–6 record (4–4 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 414 to 268.[1] Despite finishing third in the Leaders Division, the Badgers advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game, because the first- and second-place teams (Ohio State and Penn State) were ineligible for postseason play. The Badgers defeated Nebraska in the Big Ten Championship Game and advanced to the Rose Bowl, losing to Stanford. On December 4, Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas.[2][3] Athletic director and former head coach Barry Alvarez took over as head coach for the Rose Bowl.[4]

Montee Ball led the team with 1,830 yards and 132 points scored,[1] and won the Doak Walker Award as the best running back in college football.[5] He also became the first player to score a touchdown in three straight Rose Bowl Games. Ball and offensive linemen Travis Frederick and Ricky Wagner received All-America honors. Linebacker Mike Taylor led the team with 69 solo tackles, 123 total tackles, and 15 tackles for loss.[1]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 p.m.No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa*No. 12
BTNW 26–2179,568
September 83:00 p.m.at Oregon State*No. 13
FoxL 7–1042,189
September 157:00 p.m.Utah State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTN[6]W 16–1479,332
September 2211:00 a.m.UTEP*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 37–2679,806
September 297:00 p.m.at No. 22 Nebraska
ABCL 27–3085,962
October 62:30 p.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABC/ESPN2W 31–1480,096
October 1311:00 a.m.at Purdue
BTNW 38–1446,007
October 2011:00 a.m.Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ESPNUW 38–1380,587
October 272:30 p.m.Michigan StateNo. 25
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABC/ESPN2L 13–16 OT80,538
November 1011:00 a.m.at Indiana
ESPN2W 62–1443,240
November 172:30 p.m.No. 6 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABC/ESPN2L 14–21 OT80,112
November 242:30 p.m.at Penn State
ESPN2L 21–24 OT93,505
December 17:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Nebraska
FoxW 70–3141,260
January 1, 20134:10 p.m.vs. No. 8 Stanford*
ESPNL 14–2093,259
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source: [7]

Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1213RVRVRV——RVRVRV—RVRV—RVRV
Coaches1213222423RVRVRV25RVRVRVRV—23RV
HarrisNot releasedRVRVRVRVRVRVRV—RVNot released
BCSNot released—25——————Not released

Game summaries

No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa

See also: 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team
No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 9 (FCS) Panthers 0 0 71421
No. 12 Badgers 3 10 6726

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Kyle French 32-yard field goal, 7:19. Badgers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:41.

Second quarter

  • WIS – Kyle French 35-yard field goal, 7:37. Badgers 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:28.
  • WIS – Jared Abbrederis 10-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 0:50. Badgers 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:28.

Third quarter

  • WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22. Badgers 19–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:39.
  • UNI – Chad Owens 2-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 0:52. Badgers 19–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:02.

Fourth quarter

  • WIS – Jared Abbrederis 53-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 12:31. Badgers 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:16.
  • UNI – David Johnson 55-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 11:11. Badgers 26–14. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:13.
  • UNI – David Johnson 31-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 7:24. Badgers 26–21. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:52.
Statistics UNI WIS
First downs 14 22
Total yards 306 387
Rushing yards 41 168
Passing yards 265 219
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 20:55 39:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Iowa Passing Sawyer Kollmorgen 18/34, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing David Johnson 8 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving David Johnson 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Wisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 19/23, 219 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Montee Ball 32 rushes, 120 yards, TD
Receiving Jared Abbrederis 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team
No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Badgers 0 0 077
Beavers 0 3 7010

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays

Second quarter

  • ORST – Trevor Romaine 43-yard field goal, 13:03. Beavers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

  • ORST – Brandin Cooks 20-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 9:33. Beavers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:24.

Fourth quarter

  • WIS – Jacob Pedersen 11-yard pass from Davey O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 1:31. Beavers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:24.
Statistics WIS ORST
First downs 13 18
Total yards 207 354
Rushing yards 35 78
Passing yards 172 276
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 24:25 35:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 20/38, 172 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Montee Ball 15 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving Jeff Duckworth 7 receptions, 55 yards
Oregon State Passing Sean Mannion 29/47, 276 yards, TD
Rushing Malcolm Agnew 11 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving Markus Wheaton 8 receptions, 87 yards

Utah State

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team
Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 7 7 0014
Badgers 0 3 13016

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 79,332
  • Referee: Todd Geerlings
  • TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • USU – Kerwynn Williams 39-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 9:17. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:51.

Second quarter

  • WIS – Kyle French 19-yard field goal, 14:16. Aggies 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:23.
  • USU – Matt Austin 11-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 0:29. Aggies 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:48.

Third quarter

  • WIS – Kenzel Doe 82-yard punt return (Kyle French kick), 7:06. Aggies 14–10.
  • WIS – Montee Ball 17-yard run (kick blocked), 3:06. Badgers 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:03.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays
Statistics USU WIS
First downs 13 12
Total yards 308 234
Rushing yards 127 156
Passing yards 181 78
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 26:55 33:05
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Chuckie Keeton 18/34, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Chuckie Keeton 15 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving Kerwynn Williams 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Wisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 5/10, 63 yards
Rushing Montee Ball 37 rushes, 139 yards, TD
Receiving Brian Wozniak 2 receptions, 24 yards

UTEP

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team
UTEP Miners at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 6 3 71026
Badgers 2 21 01437

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Game information
First quarter
  • UTEP – Michael Edwards 39-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (kick blocked), 2:15. Miners 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:16.
  • WIS – Devin Smith 98-yard PAT return, 2:15. Miners 6–2.

Second quarter

  • WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Kyle French kick), 14:13. Badgers 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:56.
  • WIS – James White 3-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 10:42. Badgers 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:51.
  • WIS – Jared Abbrederis 47-yard pass from Joel Stave (Jack Russell kick), 4:23. Badgers 23–6. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:08.
  • UTEP – Steven Valadez 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Badgers 23–9. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

  • UTEP – Xay Williams 8-yard run (Steven Valadez kick), 4:57. Badgers 23–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20.

Fourth quarter

  • UTEP – Steven Valadez 43-yard field goal, 7:59. Badgers 23–19. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 6:57.
  • WIS – James White 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:20. Badgers 30–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:47.
  • WIS – Melvin Gordon 26-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:05. Badgers 37–19. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:07.
  • UTEP – Michael Edwards 62-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick), 0:50. Badgers 37–26. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:04.
Statistics UTEP WIS
First downs 20 21
Total yards 336 423
Rushing yards 77 213
Passing yards 259 210
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 31:20 28:40
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Nick Lamaison 22/39, 259 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Xay Williams 8 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving Michael Edwards 7 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD
Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/17, 210 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Melvin Gordon 8 rushes, 112 yards, TD
Receiving Jared Abbrederis 6 receptions, 147 yards, TD

At No. 22 Nebraska

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 14 6 7027
No. 22 Cornhuskers 3 7 17330

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 11:02. Badgers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:30.
  • WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 7:20. Badgers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:29.
  • NEB – Brett Maher 26-yard field goal, 5:29. Badgers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:39.

Second quarter

  • WIS – Jared Abbrederis 29-yard pass from Steve Joel (kick failed), 11:50. Badgers 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:24.
  • NEB – Rex Burkhead 3-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:11. Badgers 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 5:13.

Third quarter

  • WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Kyle French kick), 10:29. Badgers 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:17.
  • NEB – Taylor Martinez 38-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 8:56. Badgers 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27.
  • NEB – Kyler Reed 10-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:47. Badgers 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.
  • NEB – Brett Maher 38-yard field goal, 0:55. Tied 27–27. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:45.

Fourth quarter

  • NEB – Brett Maher 41-yard field goal, 9:41. Cornhuskers 30–27. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:22.
Statistics WIS NEB
First downs 17 24
Total yards 295 440
Rushing yards 56 259
Passing yards 239 181
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/23, 214 yards, TD
Rushing Montee Ball 31 rushes, 93 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jared Abbrederis 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD
Nebraska Passing Taylor Martinez 17/29, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Taylor Martinez 13 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Receiving Kenny Bell 4 receptions, 57 yards

Illinois

See also: 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 0 7 0714
Badgers 0 7 32131

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Statistics ILL WIS
First downs 15 18
Total yards 284 427
Rushing yards 106 173
Passing yards 178 254
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois Passing Nathan Scheelhaase 18/29, 178 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nathan Scheelhaase 22 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Darius Millines 5 receptions, 54 yards
Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 16/25, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Montee Ball 19 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jared Abbrederis 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD

At Purdue

See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 10 71438
Boilermakers 7 0 0714

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,007
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: BTN
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics WIS PUR
First downs 30 11
Total yards 645 252
Rushing yards 467 128
Passing yards 178 124
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 38:42 21:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/21, 178 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Montee Ball 29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jacob Pedersen 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Purdue Passing Caleb TerBush 7/16, 80 yards, INT
Rushing Akeem Hunt 4 rushes, 85 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Antavian Edison 3 receptions, 58 yards

Minnesota

See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 6 0 7013
Badgers 7 7 101438

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 80,587
  • Referee: Todd Gerrling
  • TV: ESPNU
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics MINN WIS
First downs 12 24
Total yards 245 443
Rushing yards 96 337
Passing yards 149 106
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 25:04 34:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Minnesota Passing Philip Nelson 13/24, 149 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Philip Nelson 16 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving Brandon Green 3 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 7/15, 106 yards
Rushing James White 15 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jared Abbrederis 2 receptions, 68 yards

Michigan State

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State Spartans at No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Spartans 3 0 07616
No. 25 Badgers 7 0 03313

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Statistics MSU WIS
First downs 17 10
Total yards 277 190
Rushing yards 61 19
Passing yards 216 171
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 29:05 30:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan State Passing Andrew Maxwell 24/39, 216 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Le'Veon Bell 21 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving Keith Mumphery 5 receptions, 63 yards
Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 9/11, 127 yards, TD
Rushing Montee Ball 22 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving Jacob Pedersen 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD

At Indiana

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 14 10 172162
Hoosiers 0 7 0714

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST/12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,240
  • Referee: Dan Capron
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins and Joey Galloway
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics WIS IND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 6 Ohio State

See also: 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 6 Buckeyes 7 7 00721
Badgers 0 7 07014

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 80,112
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Joe Tessitore and Matt Millen
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics OSU WIS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wisconsin Passing
Rushing
Receiving

During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.[8]

At Penn State

See also: 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Badgers 14 0 07021
Nittany Lions 7 0 68324

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST/3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy with flurries, 32 °F (0 °C)
  • Game attendance: 93,505
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones and Brock Huard
  • Box score, Recap
Statistics WIS PSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Penn State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Vs. No. 14 Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)

See also: 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game
2012 Big Ten Championship Game
No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 14 Cornhuskers 10 0 71431
Badgers 21 21 21770

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Statistics NEB WIS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wisconsin Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running back James White). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set against Northwestern in 2010 and Austin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 against Indiana in 2010). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflected Taylor Martinez pass 29 yards to put Wisconsin up 14-0 less than 3 minutes into the game.

A wild rushing touchdown by Taylor Martinez and a Brett Maher field goal narrowed Wisconsin's advantage to 14-10, but the Badgers went 45 yards on two plays to set up another scoring drive, capped off by a 9-yard rushing touchdown by James White. When Nebraska's offense stalled, Wisconsin's offense roared into gear and scored three more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone, taking a 42-10 lead at the half with a James White passing touchdown to TE Sam Arneson.

In the second half, Nebraska managed to gain a grand total of 3 yards before Martinez threw his second interception on Nebraska's first drive of the half. Wisconsin scored on the next play, taking a 49-10 lead.

The Badgers secured their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a third consecutive Rose Bowl berth with the blowout win, improving to 8-5 on the year and snapping their 2-game losing streak.

On December 4, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas,[9] ending his career at Wisconsin after 7 seasons (from 2006 to 2012). Bielema had a 68-24 overall record in 7 seasons at Wisconsin and his teams went 37-19 in Big Ten conference games. In addition, Bielema won both of the first two Big Ten Conference Championship Games.

Vs. No. 8 Stanford (Rose Bowl)

See also: 2013 Rose Bowl and 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team
2013 Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 8 Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 14 0014
No. 8 Cardinal 14 3 0320

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Statistics WIS STAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position
Bret Bielema Head coach
Matt Canada Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Chris Ash Defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach
Zach Azzanni Wide receivers coach
Andy Buh Linebackers coach
Eddie Faulkner Tight ends coach
Thomas Hammock Assistant head coach, running backs coach recruiting coordinator
Mike Markuson Offensive line coach
Bart Miller Offensive line coach
Charlie Partridge Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, defensive line coach
Ben Strickland Defensive backs, special teams coach
Terrance Jamison Graduate assistant

Roster

(as of October 15, 2012) [10]
Quarterbacks
  • 2 Joel Stave – Freshman
  • 5 Jon Budmayr – Junior
  • 6 Danny O'Brien - Junior
  • 9 Chase Knox - Freshman
  • 10 Curt Phillips – Senior
  • 13 Bart Houston - Freshman
  • 15 Thad Armstrong - Freshman
  • 16 Clay Rust - Freshman
Wide receivers
  • 1 AJ Jordan – Freshman
  • 3 Kenzel Doe – Sophomore
  • 4 Jared Abbrederis – Junior
  • 8 Isaiah Williams – Sophomore
  • 9 Jordan Fredrick – Freshman
  • 15 Jeff Duckworth – Junior
  • 16 Reggie Love Jr. - Freshman
  • 17 Derek Hasanoglu – Freshman
  • 18 Lance Baretz – Freshman
  • 19 Manasseh Garner – Junior
  • 28 Leo Musso - Freshman
  • 30 Alex Erickson - Freshman
  • 31 Connor Cummins – Sophomore
  • 82 Jake Stengel – Freshman
  • 89 Chase Hammond – Sophomore
  
Running backs
  • 20 James White – Junior
  • 22 Jeff Lewis – Sophomore
  • 23 Vonte Jackson - Freshman
  • 25 Melvin Gordon – Freshman
  • 26 Derek Straus – Freshman
  • 27 Kyle Zuleger – Junior
  • 28 Montee Ball – Senior
  • 34 Derek Watt (FB) – Freshman
  • 37 Kevin MacCudden (FB) – Sophomore
  • 86 Sherard Cadogan (FB) – Sophomore
Tight ends
  • 38 Eric Steffes - Freshman
  • 42 Alex Walker - Freshman
  • 46 Austin Traylor – Freshman
  • 48 Jacob Pedersen – Junior
  • 49 Sam Arneson – Sophomore
  • 81 Brock DeCicco – Junior
  • 87 Scot MacMillan – Sophomore
  • 85 Brian Wozniak – Junior
  • 90 Matt Prell - Freshman
Offensive line
  • 54 Kyle Costigan – Sophomore
  • 55 Joseph McNamara – Sophomore
  • 56 Riki Kodanko – Sophomore
  • 57 Jake Meador - Freshman
  • 58 Ricky Wagner – Senior
  • 61 Tyler Marz – Freshman
  • 62 Walker Williams - Freshman
  • 64 Robert Burge – Senior
  • 65 Jonathan Coon – Freshman
  • 70 Dan Voltz - Freshman
  • 71 Ray Ball – Freshman
  • 72 Travis Frederick – Junior
  • 73 Dallas Lewallen – Sophomore
  • 75 Zac Matthias – Junior
  • 78 Rob Havenstein – Sophomore
  • 79 Ryan Groy – Junior
  
Defensive line
  • 11 David Gilbert – Junior
  • 41 Jesse Hayes – Freshman
  • 45 Warren Herring – Sophomore
  • 50 Josh Harrison – Sophomore
  • 51 Tyler Dippel – Junior
  • 55 Trent Denlinger - Freshman
  • 58 Jacob Ninneman – Sophomore
  • 68 Logan Schmidt - Freshman
  • 74 Konrad Zagzebski – Sophomore
  • 76 Arthur Goldberg - Freshman
  • 77 Bryce Gilbert – Sophomore
  • 87 Ethan Hemer – Junior
  • 92 Pat Muldoon – Junior
  • 94 Scot Granger – Junior
  • 97 Brendan Kelly – Senior
  • 99 James Adeyanju – Freshman
Linebackers
  • 13 Conor O'Neill – Junior
  • 17 AJ Fenton – Junior
  • 30 Derek Landisch – Sophomore
  • 31 Josh Peprah – Junior
  • 36 Ethan Armstrong – Junior
  • 42 Tyler Byers – Sophomore
  • 44 Chris Borland – Junior
  • 46 Jake Rademacher - Freshman
  • 47 Vince Biegel - Freshman
  • 52 Nick Hill – Junior
  • 53 Mike Taylor – Senior
  • 57 Ben Ruechel – Sophomore
  • 59 Marcus Trotter – Sophomore
  • 93 Jake Keefer – Freshman
  
Defensive backs
  • 3 Jameson Wright – Sophomore
  • 5 Darius Hillary – Freshman
  • 7 Michael Caputo – Freshman
  • 10 Devin Smith – Senior
  • 12 Dezmen Southward – Junior
  • 14 Marcus Cromartie – Senior
  • 14 Nate Hammon Jr. - Freshman
  • 18 Dare Ogunbowale - Freshman
  • 19 Hugs Etienne - Freshman
  • 19 Joe Schobert - Freshman
  • 21 Peniel Jean – Sophomore
  • 22 Darius Feaster – Junior
  • 23 Jerry Ponio – Junior
  • 24 Shelton Johnson – Senior
  • 26 Reggie Mitchell - Freshman
  • 29 Terrance Floyd – Freshman
  • 32 Devin Gaulden – Sophomore
  • 43 Michael Trotter – Sophomore
Punters
  • 12 Matt Salerno – Freshman
  • 90 Drew Meyer – Freshman
  • 91 Brett Nethery – Freshman
Place kickers
  • 17 Jack Russell - Freshman
  • 94 Kyle French – Sophomore
  • 96 Stephen Salata - Freshman
Long snappers
  • 56 James McGuire – Sophomore
  • 60 Connor Udelhoven – Freshman

Regular starters

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Vince Biegel
LB 		Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.6 Apr 23, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Hugs Etienne
CB 		Plantation, FL South Plantation HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) N/A Jun 22, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Arthur Goldberg
DT 		Pittsburgh, PA Mount Lebanon HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) N/A Jun 23, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (75)
Bart Houston
QB 		Concord, CA De La Salle HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A May 3, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Vonte Jackson
RB 		Kenosha, WI Bradford HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.53 Mar 26, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (79)
Reggie Love
WR 		Boca Raton, FL Spanish River HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Nov 5, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (72)
Jake Meador
OT 		Whiteland, IN Whiteland Community HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 305 lb (138 kg) N/A Feb 1, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (77)
Reggie Mitchell
WR 		Pittsburgh, PA Shady Side Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 4.82 Jun 23, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (74)
Leo Musso
RB 		Waunakee, WI Waunakee HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 4.64 Jan 27, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (45)
D.J. Singleton
S 		Jersey City, NJ St. Peter's Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Aug 21, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (79)
Dan Voltz
OT 		Barrington, IL Barrington HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.4 Mar 15, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (80)
Walker Williams
OT 		Tacoma, WA Tacoma Baptist HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 320 lb (150 kg) N/A Aug 12, 2011 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (76)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 63
  • ‡ Refers to 40-yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2012". ESPN. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

Awards

Watchlists and preseason awards

Biletnikoff Award
Doak Walker Award
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Award
Bednarik Award
Butkus Award
Lombardi Award
Nagurski Trophy
Lombardi Award
Outland Trophy
Rimington Trophy
  • Jacob Pedersen
Mackey Award
Lombardi Award
Nagurski Trophy
Lombardi Award
Outland Trophy
Doak Walker Award

Postseason awards

First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
First Team All-American (American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, ESPN)
Consensus All-American[11]
Jim Brown Award
Doak Walker Award[12]
First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
  • David Gilbert
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Coaches)
  • Drew Meyer
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Media)
  • Jacob Pedersen
Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
  • Devin Smith
Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
Second Team All-American (CBS Sports) [11]

Statistics

Passing

Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency

Pos. Player G COMP ATT COMP % YDS TD INT EFF
WR Jared Abbrederis 13 1 1 100.0 27 0 0 326.8
QB Danny O'Brien 7 52 86 60.5 523 3 1 120.7
QB Curt Phillips 7 46 81 56.8 540 5 2 128.2
QB Joel Stave 8 70 119 58.8 1104 6 3 148.3
RB James White 14 1 2 50.0 3 1 0 227.6

Rushing

Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns

Pos. Player G ATT YDS AVG LG TD
WR Jared Abbrederis 13 8 83 10.4 24 0
RB Montee Ball 14 356 1830 5.1 67 22
WR Kenzel Doe 14 2 11 5.5 12 0
RB Melvin Gordon 14 62 621 10.0 60 3
RB Jeffrey Lewis 3 4 13 3.2 6 1
QB Danny O'Brien 7 15 -82 -5.5 7 0
TE Jacob Pedersen 14 1 10 10.0 0 0
QB Curt Phillips 7 27 99 3.7 52 0
QB Joel Stave 8 19 -51 -2.7 16 0
FB Derek Watt 14 2 5 2.5 3 0
RB James White 14 125 806 6.4 69 12

Receiving

Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns

Pos. Player G REC YDS AVG LG TD
TE Sam Arneson 13 4 19 4.8 9 2
WR Jared Abbrederis 13 49 837 17.1 60 5
RB Montee Ball 14 10 72 7.2 16 0
WR Kenzel Doe 14 16 121 7.6 19 0
WR Jeff Duckworth 13 9 60 6.7 10 1
WR Jordan Fredrick 14 17 196 11.5 20 1
RB Melvin Gordon 14 2 65 32.5 57 1
WR Chase Hammond 12 5 50 10.0 30 0
WR Reggie Love 5 1 19 19.0 19 0
TE Jacob Pedersen 14 27 355 13.1 31 4
QB Curt Phillips 7 1 27 27.0 27 0
FB Derek Watt 14 12 150 12.5 33 0
RB James White 14 8 132 16.5 62 1
TE Brian Wozniak 14 9 94 10.4 21 0

Kick and punt returning

Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns

Pos. Player G PR PYDS PLG KR KYDS KLG Total Return TDs
WR Jared Abbrederis 13 17 111 34 0 0 0 0
DT Beau Allen 14 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
WR Kenzel Doe 13 8 99 82 7 195 47 1
RB Melvin Gordon 14 0 0 0 7 151 32 0
RB James White 14 0 0 0 6 114 26 0
RB Kyle Zulegar 14 0 0 0 2 29 20 0

Kicking

Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; TP = Total points

Pos. Player G FGM FGA LG XPT XPT ATT TP
K Kyle French 13 10 16 46 38 40 68
K Jack Russell 8 0 2 0 14 15 14

Punting

Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks

Pos. Player G P YDS AVG LG In20 TB
P Drew Meyer 14 80 3323 41.5 61 36 5

Defensive

Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PDef = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries

Pos. Player G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack INT PDef FF FR
LB Mike Taylor 14 69 54 123 15.0-59 3 0 4 0 1
LB Chris Borland 12 56 48 104 10.0-40 4.5 0 6 3 3
LB Ethan Armstrong 14 54 39 93 2.0-6 0 1 5 0 0
S Dezmen Southward 14 44 25 69 8.0-18 0 1 5 1 0
CB Marcus Cromartie 14 38 24 62 0.0-0 0 1 13 1 0
CB Devin Smith 14 35 22 57 1.0-4 1 4 17 1 0
S Shelton Johnson 11 30 26 56 0.5-0 0 0 4 0 0
DE David Gilbert 14 21 21 42 9.5-46 4 0 1 3 0
DT Beau Allen 14 18 19 37 7.5-31 2.5 0 2 1 0
DE Brendon Kelly 11 17 11 28 6.0-29 5 0 2 0 1
LB Derek Landisch 14 15 13 28 1.0-1 0 0 1 0 0
DT Ethan Hemer 14 14 10 24 2.5-12 1 0 3 0 0
S Michael Trotter 13 14 10 24 1.0-8 1 0 1 0 0
CB Darius Hillary 14 16 7 23 0.0-0 0 0 2 0 0
DE Tyler Dippel 13 10 10 20 5.5-34 5 0 1 0 0
DE Pat Muldoon 11 9 7 16 5.5-18 2.5 0 2 0 0
LB Conor O'Neill 14 10 5 15 0.0-0 0 1 1 0 0
DT Warren Herring 14 7 6 13 1.0-6 0.5 0 1 0 1
FB Derek Watt 14 10 3 13 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0
CB Michael Caputo 13 8 2 10 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
DT Bryce Gilbert 13 5 5 10 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
RB Kyle Zulegar 14 4 3 7 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
WR Lance Baretz 12 4 2 6 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
LB Marcus Trotter 4 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
DT Konrad Zagezebski 13 1 3 4 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0
LB Jake Keefer 4 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Deven Gaulden 4 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
LS James McGuire 14 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Jerry Ponio 10 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
WR Kenzel Doe 14 1 1 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
DE Jacob Ninneman 1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
DE James Adeyanju 3 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
CB Peniel Jean 5 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0
WR Jake Stengel 6 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1
CB Terrance Floyd 7 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
RB Derek Straus 4 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
DE Josh Harrison 1 1 0 1 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0
G Ryan Groy 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
C Travis Frederick 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
TE Jacob Pedersen 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
RB Melvin Gordon 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
P Drew Meyer 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
RB Montee Ball 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0

2013 NFL draft class

2013 NFL draft selections
Round Pick # Team Player Position
1 31 Dallas Cowboys Travis Frederick Center
2 58 Denver Broncos Montee Ball Running Back
5 168 Baltimore Ravens Ricky Wagner Offensive Tackle

Signed undrafted free agents

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