2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 11

2011 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 11 Michigan State x		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 12 Michigan %		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 24 Nebraska		5	–	3					9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4					7	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	5					6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6					3	–	9
Leaders Division
No. 10 Wisconsin xy$		6	–	2					11	–	3
Penn State x		6	–	2					9	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	6
Ohio State		3	–	5					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					7	–	6
Indiana		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Wisconsin 42, Michigan State 39
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Wisconsin Badgers football team will represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by sixth-year head coach Bret Bielema, are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2011 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
James Adeyanju DE	Chicago, IL	Curie HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	4.6	Oct 30, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Sam Arneson TE	Merrill, WI	Merrill HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	4.7	Apr 15, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Ray Ball OL	Westerville, OH	Westerville South HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	N/A	Oct 18, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Mike Caputo DB	Imperial, PA	West Allegheny HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Aug 10, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Kenzel Doe WR	Oak Ridge, NC	Oak Ridge Military Academy	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	4.4	Oct 6, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Terrance Floyd DB	Boynton Beach, FL	Santaluces HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	N/A	Jul 30, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jordan Fredrick DB	Madison, WI	Madison Memorial HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Jul 5, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Devin Gaulden DB	Fort Lauderdale, FL	University School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.6	Dec 20, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Melvin Gordon RB	Kenosha, WI	Bradford HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.5	Dec 5, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jesse Hayes DE	Cincinnati, OH	Moeller HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Oct 31, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Darius Hillary DB	Cincinnati, OH	Sycamore HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	4.8	Nov 16, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
A.J. Jordan WR	Trotwood, OH	Trotwood-Madison HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.4	Oct 20, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Jake Keefer LB	Baldwin, WI	Baldwin-Woodville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Mar 21, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Derek Landisch LB	Nashotah, WI	Arrowhead HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.6	Jun 29, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Austin Maly TE	Waunakee, WI	Waunakee HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.7	May 25, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Tyler Marz OL	Springfield, MN	Springfield HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	5.3	Dec 9, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Austin Taylor TE	Columbus, OH	Walnut Ridge HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.7	Nov 19, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Derek Watt LB	Pewaukee, WI	Pawaukee HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	NA	Dec 22, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Frederick Willis WR	Brookfield, WI	Brookfield Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	NA	Aug 30, 2010
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 36
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2011". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2011-08-08.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows:

September 17:00 PMUNLV*No. 10

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

ESPNW 51–17 77,085 September 1011:00 AMOregon State*

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

ESPN/ESPN2   September 172:30 PMvs. Northern Illinois*

• Soldier Field
• Chicago, IL

  September 24TBASouth Dakota*

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

  October 17:00 PMNebraska

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

ABC/ESPN/ESPN2   October 1511:00 AMIndiana

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/BTN   October 227:00 PMat Michigan State

• Spartan Stadium
• East Lansing, MI

ABC/ESPN/ESPN2   October 297:00 PMat Ohio State

• Ohio Stadium
• Columbus, OH

ABC/ESPN/ESPN2   November 5TBAPurdue

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

  November 12TBAat Minnesota

• TCF Bank Stadium
• Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)

  November 19TBAat Illinois

• Memorial Stadium
• Champaign, IL

  November 26TBAPenn State

• Camp Randall Stadium
• Madison, WI

 

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP	11
Coaches	10
Harris	Not released
BCS	Not released

Regular Season

UNLV

UNLV at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total UNLV 0 3 7 7 17 • Wisconsin 20 17 14 0 51 Date: September 1 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 7:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 77,085 Game weather: Clear, 90° F, Wind: S 10 MPH

See also: 2011 UNLV Rebels football team

Wisconsin started off the 2011 season with a bang, recording 499 yards of total offense en route to a 51-17 pounding of visiting UNLV. The Badgers, and in particular, QB Russell Wilson, received the opening kick and drove 65 yards in 3:11, taking a 7-0 lead on Wilson's first touchdown pass as a Wisconsin Badger to RB Montee Ball. The Badgers forced a three and out on UNLV's first possession, and WR Jared Abbrederis returned the UNLV punt 30 yards to put the Badgers in excellent field position. Wilson and the Badgers capitalized; as Montee Ball broke several tackles on a 20-yard touchdown run. With K Philip Welch sidelined to a leg injury, backup K Kyle French missed the PAT, leaving Wisconsin ahead only 13-0. But that wouldn't be all for Wisconsin in the first quarter: after a missed 34 yard field goal, Wisconsin drove 80 yards in 8 plays and extended their advantage to 20-0 on a 1 yard touchdown run by James White.

The Rebels were able to drive to Wisconsin's 35, but Nolan Kohorst missed his second field goal attempt of the game wide left from 52 yards. The Badgers wasted no time in capitalizing; Wilson dropped a short pass to Montee Ball, who proceeded to take it 63 yards to the UNLV three-yard line. Two plays later, Ball scored his third touchdown of the first half from a yard out, giving Wisconsin a 27-0 lead. But the pesky Rebels answered with a 13 play, 64 yard drive to the Wisconsin 20, scoring for the first time after Kohorst banked in a 37 yard attempt off the left upright.

Whatever hopes this raised on the UNLV sideline were quickly squashed as Wisconsin answered with a 3 play, 56 yard drive. Russell Wilson himself scored on a 46 yard touchdown run in which he accelerated past several defenders and scampered almost untouched into the endzone. UNLV managed to lose 8 yards and go three and out on their next drive, and after UNLV's punt gave Wisconsin excellent field position, the Badgers tacked on another field goal to take a 37-3 lead.

Oregon State

Oregon State at Wisconsin

1 2 Total Oregon State 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: September 10 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI

See also: 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team

vs. Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois vs. Wisconsin

1 2 Total Northern Illinois 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: September 17 Location: Soldier Field Chicago, IL

See also: 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

South Dakota

South Dakota at Wisconsin

1 2 Total South Dakota 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: September 24 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI

See also: 2011 South Dakota Coyotes football team

Nebraska

See also: 2011 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

This will be Nebraska's first Big Ten football game.

Nebraska at Wisconsin

1 2 Total Nebraska 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: October 1 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI

Indiana

Indiana at Wisconsin

1 2 Total Indiana 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: October 15 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI

See also: 2011 Indiana Hoosiers football team

at Michigan State

Wisconsin at Michigan State

1 2 Total Wisconsin 0 Michigan State 0 Date: October 22 Location: Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI

See also: 2011 Michigan State Spartans football team

at Ohio State

Wisconsin at Ohio State

1 2 Total Wisconsin 0 Ohio State 0 Date: October 29 Location: Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH

See also: 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Purdue

Purdue at Wisconsin

1 2 Total Purdue 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: November 5 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI

See also: 2011 Purdue Boilermakers football team

at Minnesota

Wisconsin at Minnesota

1 2 Total Wisconsin 0 Minnesota 0 Date: November 12 Location: TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN

See also: 2011 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe

at Illinois

Wisconsin at Illinois

1 2 Total Wisconsin 0 Illinois 0 Date: November 19 Location: Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL

See also: 2011 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Penn State

Penn State at Wisconsin

1 2 Total Penn State 0 Wisconsin 0 Date: November 26 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI

See also: 2011 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2011 Roster

(as of 8/07/2011)
Quarterbacks 2 Joel Stave – Freshman 5 Jon Budmayr – Sophomore 10 Curt Phillips – Junior 11 Joe Brennan – Freshman 12 Nate Tice – Senior 16 Russell Wilson – Senior Wide receivers 1 Nick Toon – Senior 4 Jared Abbrederis – Sophomore 6 Doe Kenzel – Freshman 8 Isaiah Williams – Freshman 9 Jordan Fredrick – Freshman 13 Lance Baretz – Freshman 14 Drew McAdams – Freshman 15 Jeff Duckworth – Sophomore 16 Chukwuma Offor – Senior 17 Connor Moutvic – Freshman 19 Manasseh Garner – Sophomore 24 Fred Willis – Freshman 31 Connor Cummins – Freshman 32 Jake Stengel – Freshman 81 A.J. Jordan – Freshman 87 Marquis Mason – Freshman 89 Chase Hammond – Freshman Offensive line 56 Riki Kodanko – Freshman 58 Ricky Wagner – Junior 60 Jake Current – Senior 61 Tyler Marz – Freshman 63 Casey Dehn – Sophomore 64 Robert Burge – Junior 65 Jonathan Coon – Freshman 66 Peter Konz – Junior 67 Josh Oglesby – Senior 70 Kevin Zeitler – Senior 71 Ray Ball – Freshman 72 Travis Frederick – Sophomore 73 Dallas Lewallen – Freshman 75 Zac Matthias – Sophomore 78 Rob Havenstein – Freshman 79 Ryan Groy – Sophomore		Running backs 20 James White – Sophomore 22 Jeffery Lewis – Freshman 25 Melvin Gordon – Freshman 26 Derek Straus – Freshman 28 Montee Ball – Junior 29 Miles Groeschel – Freshman 27 Kyle Zuleger – Sophomore 34 Bradie Ewing – Senior 42 Jason Hengel – Freshman Tight ends 46 Austin Traylor – Freshman 48 Jacob Pederson – Sophomore 49 Sam Arneson – Freshman 82 Jake Byrne – Senior 84 Austin Maly – Freshman 85 Brian Wozniak – Sophomore 86 Sherard Cadogan – Freshman		Defensive line 11 David Gilbert – Junior 39 Konrad Zagzebski – Freshman 41 Jesse Hayes – Freshman 45 Warren Herring – Freshman 51 Tyler Dippel – Sophomore 54 Kyle Costigan – Freshman 55 Eriks Briedis – Junior 58 Jacob Ninneman – Freshman 71 Ethan Hemer – Freshman 74 Konrad Zagzebski – Freshman 77 Bryce Gilbert – Freshman 87 Ethan Hemer – Sophomore 90 Jake Irwin – Freshman 91 Jordan Kohout – Sophomore 92 Pat Muldoon – Sophomore 93 Louis Nzegwu – Senior 94 Joseph McNamara – Freshman 95 Patrick Butrym – Senior 96 Beau Allen – Sophomore 97 Brendan Kelly – Junior 99 James Adeyanju – Freshman Linebackers 9 Kevin Claxton – Senior 17 A.J. Fenton – Sophomore 28 Coddye Ring-Noonan – Junior 30 Derek Landisch – Freshman 34 Derek Watt – Freshman 36 Ethan Armstrong – Sophomore 38 Cameron Ontko – Freshman 41 Greg Russo – Senior 42 Cody Byers – Freshman 44 Chris Borland – Sophomore 46 Willie Resop – Freshman 48 Jacob Keefer – Freshman 50 Josh Harrison – Freshman 52 Nick Hill – Sophomore 53 Mike Taylor – Junior 57 Ben Ruechel – Freshman 59 Marcus Trotter – Freshman		Defensive backs 3 Jameson Wright – Freshman 5 Andrew Lukasko – Senior 7 Aaron Henry – Senior 8 Tyler Leonhard – Freshman 10 Devin Smith – Senior 12 Dezmen Southward – Sophomore 13 Conor O'Neill – Sophomore 14 Marcus Cromartie – Junior 19 Darius Hillary – Freshman 21 Peniel Jean – Freshman 22 Darius Feaster – Sophomore 23 Jerry Ponio – Sophomore 24 Shelton Johnson – Junior 25 Adam Hampton – Senior 26 Antonio Fenelus – Senior 29 Terrance Floyd – Freshman 31 Josh Peprah – Sophomore 32 Devin Gaulden – Freshman 37 Michael Caputo – Freshman 43 Michael Trotter – Freshman 47 Frank Tamakloe – Freshman Punters 90 Drew Meyer – Freshman 98 Brad Nortman – Senior Place kickers 18 Philip Welch – Senior 94 Kyle French – Freshman 96 Alec Lerner – Sophomore Long snappers 56 James McGuire – Sophomore 62 Kyle Wojta – Senior

Awards

Watchlists

• Montee Ball

Doak Walker Award

Maxwell Award

• Chris Borland

Butkus Award

• Antonio Fenelus

Jim Thorpe Award

• Aaron Henry

Lott IMPACT Award

• Peter Konz

Lombardi Award

Rimington Trophy

• Mike Taylor

Butkus Award

• Philip Welch

Lou Groza Award

• James White

Doak Walker Award

Maxwell Award

Walter Camp Award

• Russell Wilson

Davey O'Brien Award

Maxwell Award

• Kevin Zeitler

Lombardi Award

Outland Trophy

2011 stats

(as of 09/02/11)

Passing

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

Player	G	COMP	ATT	COMP %	YDS	TD	INT	EFF
Joe Brennan	1	1	2	50.0	3	0	0	62.6
Russell Wilson	1	10	13	76.9	255	2	0	292.5

Rushing

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

Player	G	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Montee Ball	1	10	63	6.3	22	3
Joe Brennan	1	2	-9	-4.5	2	0
Melvin Gordon	1	7	38	5.4	12	0
Jeffrey Lewis	1	5	24	4.8	13	0
James White	1	11	64	5.8	23	1
Russell Wilson	1	2	62	31.0	46	1

Receving

Note: G = Games played; NO. = Catches; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receving touchdowns

Player	G	NO.	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Jared Abbrederis	1	1	23	23.0	23	0
Montee Ball	1	2	67	33.5	63	1
Kenzel Doe	1	1	3	3.0	3	0
Jeff Duckworth	1	1	10	10.0	10	0
Bradie Ewing	1	1	41	41.0	41	0
Jacob Pedersen	1	2	20	10.0	12	1
Nick Toon	1	2	54	27.0	39	0
James White	1	1	40	40.0	40	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 = Touchdowns

Player	G	PR	PYDS	PLG	KR	KYDS	KLG	TD
Jared Abbrederis	1	3	58	30	0	0	0	0
Montee Ball	1	0	0	0	1	15	15	0
Kenzel Doe	1	0	0	0	1	24	24	0
James White	1	0	0	0	2	62	40	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

Player	G	FGM	FGA	LG	XPT	XPT ATT	TP
Kyle French	1	1	1	29	6	7	9

Punting

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

Player	G	P	YDS	AVG	LG	In20	TB
Brad Nortman	1	2	90	45.0	51	0	0

See also

• 2011 Big Ten Conference football season

External links

• Official Wisconsin Site