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The 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Badgers, led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst , were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium . On January 13, 2015, the Badgers hired offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph . The Badgers were the media preseason favorites to win the Big Ten West division.[ 1] During fall camp prior to the start of the season Chryst announced the Badgers would return to a pro-style punt scheme instead of the shield punt scheme, also known as the spread punt scheme.[ 2] Two days after Wisconsin played in the Holiday Bowl defensive coordinator Dave Aranda was hired by LSU as their new defensive coordinator. At the end of the season Wisconsin featured the #1 defense in college football, with opponents averaging just 13.1 points per game against the Badgers.[ 3]
Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Zack Baun ATH
Brown Deer, WI
Brown Deer HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
N/A
Jan 18, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Titus Booker ATH
Grayslake, IL
Grayslake HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
4.4
Jul 3, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Jon Dietzen OL
Seymour, WI
Seymour HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
334 lb (151 kg)
5.3
May 4, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
David Edwards ATH
Downers Grove, IL
Downers Grove North HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
N/A
Jun 18, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Kevin Estes OL
San Marcos, CA
San Marcos HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
273 lb (124 kg)
N/A
Aug 15, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Arrington Farrar DB
College Park, GA
Woodward Academy
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
201 lb (91 kg)
N/A
Jan 23, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Alex Hornibrook QB
Malvern, PA
Malvern Prep
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
N/A
Jan 12, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Kraig Howe DT
Kettering, OH
Archbishop Alter HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
262 lb (119 kg)
N/A
Jan 23, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Alec Ingold ATH
Green Bay, WI
Bay Port HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
N/A
Jun 21, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Andrew James WR
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Westminster Academy
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
N/A
Mar 11, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
David Moorman OL
Northville, MI
Northville HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
291 lb (132 kg)
5.3
May 7, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Chris Orr LB
DeSoto, TX
DeSoto HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
4.6
Jun 14, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Kyle Penniston TE
Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
232 lb (105 kg)
N/A
Feb 17, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
David Pfaff DE
Mequon, WI
Homestead HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
4.9
May 21, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Olive Sagapolu DT
Santa Ana, CA
Mater Dei HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
300 lb (140 kg)
N/A
Oct 27, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Bradrick Shaw RB
Hoover, AL
Hoover HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
4.7
Sep 26, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Nick Thomas LB
Bradenton, FL
IMG Academy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
N/A
Jun 12, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Jake Whalen LB
Wausau, WI
Wausau HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
4.6
Feb 1, 2015
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 31 Rivals : 37 247Sports : 35 ESPN : 38
‡ 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:
Watchlists and preseason awards
Bednarik Award ,[ 4] Bronko Nagurski Trophy ,[ 5] Lombardi Award [ 6]
Lott IMPACT Trophy ,[ 7] Bednarik Award ,[ 4] Bronko Nagurski Trophy ,[ 5] Jim Thorpe Award [ 8]
Maxwell Award ,[ 9] Doak Walker Award [ 10]
Biletnikoff Award [ 11]
Lou Groza Award [ 12]
Rimington Trophy ,[ 13] Outland Trophy [ 5]
Schedule
September 57:00 PMvs. No. 3 Alabama * No. 20
ABC L 17–3564,279
September 1211:00 AMMiami (OH) *
ESPNU W 58–076,535
September 192:30 PMTroy * No. 24
Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN W 28–377,157
September 267:00 PMHawaii * No. 22
Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTNW 28–080,829
October 311:00 AMIowa No. 19
ESPN L 6–1080,933
October 102:30 PMat Nebraska
ABC/ESPN2 W 23–2189,886
October 1711:00 AMPurdue
Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTNW 24–780,794
October 242:30 PMat Illinois
BTNW 24–1345,438
October 3111:00 AMRutgers
Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTNW 48–1074,575
November 72:30 PMat Maryland
BTNW 31–2444,678
November 212:30 PMNo. 20 Northwestern No. 21
Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTNL 7–1375,276
November 282:30 PMat Minnesota
BTNW 31–2152,850
December 309:30 PMvs. USC * No. 23
ESPNW 23–2148,329
Template:CFB Schedule End
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 20 RV 24 22 19 — — RV RV RV 23 21 RV 25 23 21 Coaches 18 24 23 21 18 RV RV RV RV RV 22 20 RV 25 23 21 CFP Not released — 25 25 — — — Not released
Game notes
vs #3 Alabama
#3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#3 Crimson Tide
7
7
14 7 35
#20 Badgers
0
7
3 7 17
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
Game information
First Quarter
ALA – Derrick Henry , 37-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:54 (ALA 7–0)
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
ALA – Derrick Henry, 56-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 11:42 (ALA 21–7)
ALA – Derrick Henry, 2-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:17 (ALA 28–7)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 43-yard field goal, 1:05 (ALA 28–10)
Fourth Quarter
ALA – Kenyan Drake, 43-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 8:02 (ALA 35–10)
WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 3-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 4:42 (ALA 35–17)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 26 completions, 39 attempts, 228 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
ALA - Jake Coker, 15 completions, 21 attempts, 213 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing
WIS - Alex Erickson, 1 carry, 25 yards
ALA - Derrick Henry, 13 carries, 147 yards, 3 touchdowns
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 73 yards, 1 touchdown
ALA - Robert Foster, 4 catches, 50 yards, 1 touchdown
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert , 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 tackles-for-loss
ALA - Reggie Ragland, 12 tackles
source
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
November 3, 1928
W 15–0
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Corey Clement
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Rob Wheelwright
Jr
TE
Austin Traylor
RS Sr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Dan Voltz
RS Jr
RG
Walker Williams
RS Jr
RT
Hayden Biegel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 15]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
DT
Conor Sheehy
So
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Leon Jacobs
Jr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Leo Musso
RS Jr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 15]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 15]
Miami (OH)
Miami RedHawks vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
RedHawks
0
0
0 0 0
Badgers
13
24
14 7 58
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : September 12Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 56, Wind: North 10, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 76,535Referee : A. CannellaTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Clay Matvick (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (Color)
Game information
First Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29-yard field goal, 09:47 (WIS 3-0)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25-yard field goal, 03:58 (WIS 6-0)
WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 13-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:06 (WIS 13-0)
Second Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 20-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:40 (WIS 20-0)
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:32 (WIS 27-0)
WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 15-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:50 (WIS 34-0)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 38-yard field goal, 00:01 (WIS 37-0)
Third Quarter
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 44-0)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 35-yard run (Russell, Jack kick), 02:41 (WIS 51-0)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Caleb Kinlaw, 5-yard pass from Bart Houston (Jack Russell kick), 04:57 (WIS 58-0)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 19 completions, 30 attempts, 236 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
MIA - Billy Bahl, 7 completions, 20 attempts, 98 yards, 2 interceptions
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 16 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown
MIA - Leonard Ross, 8 carries, 16 yards
Receiving
WIS - Robert Wheelright, 6 catches, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns
MIA - Sam Martin, 4 catches, 46 yards
Defense
WIS - Derrick Tindal, 7 tackles, 1 pass breakup
MIA - Paul Moses, 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss
source
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–0
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Rob Wheelwright
Jr
TE
Austin Traylor
RS Sr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Dan Voltz
RS Jr
RG
Walker Williams
RS Jr
RT
Hayden Biegel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 16]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Leon Jacobs
Jr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Derrick Tindal
So
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Leo Musso
RS Jr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 16]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 16]
Troy
Troy Trojans vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Trojans
3
0
0 0 3
#24 Badgers
7
7
7 7 28
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : September 19Game time : 2:30 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 66, Wind: North 12, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 77,157Referee : J. SerinskiTV announcers (BTN ) : Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 17-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:49 (WIS 7-0)
TROY – Ryan Kaye, 32-yard field goal, 01:13 (WIS 7-3)
Second Quarter
WIS – Joel Stave, 4-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:39 (WIS 14-3)
Third Quarter
WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 32-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 21-3)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 1-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:07 (WIS 28-3)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 13 completions, 17 attempts, 202 yards, 1 touchdown
TROY - Brandon Silvers, 22 completions, 34 attempts, 174 yards
Rushing
WIS - Taiwan Deal, 16 carries, 84 yards
TROY - Brandon Burks, 19 carries, 66 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Ericksen, 3 catches, 87 yards
TROY - Jarvis Bentley, 6 catches, 58 yards
Defense
WIS - Chris Orr, 14 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 pass breakup
TROY - Montres Kitchens, 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss
source
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–0
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Rob Wheelwright
Jr
TE
Austin Traylor
RS Sr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Dan Voltz
RS Jr
RG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
RT
Hayden Biegel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 17]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Leon Jacobs
Jr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Derrick Tindal
So
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 17]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 17]
Hawaii
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Rainbow Warriors
0
0
0 0 0
#22 Badgers
7
7
7 7 28
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : September 26Game time : 7:00 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 73, Wind: 12 ESE, Weather: ClearGame attendance : 80,829Referee : R. SnodgrassTV announcers (BTN ) : Joe Beninati (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:38 (WIS 14-0)
Third Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 12-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:53 (WIS 21-0)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 9-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 28-0)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 14 completions, 23 attempts, 164 yards, 1 touchdown
HAW - Max Wittek , 15 completions, 32 attempts, 189 yards
Rushing
WIS - Taiwan Deal, 26 carries, 147 yards, 2 touchdowns
HAW - Paul Harris, 6 carries, 22 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Ericksen, 9 catches, 87 yards
HAW - Quiton Pedroza, 10 catches, 134 yards
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert , 3 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks
HAW - Marrell Jackson, 13 tackles
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–1
December 5, 2009
W 51–10
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Taiwan Deal
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
FB
Austin Ramesh
RS So
WR
Reggie Love
RS Jr
TE
Austin Traylor
RS Sr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Dan Voltz
RS Jr
RG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
RT
Hayden Biegel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 17]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
Chris Orr
Fr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
S
Leo Musso
RS Jr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 17]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 17]
Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
10
0 0 10
#19 Badgers
3
0
3 0 6
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 3Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 50, Wind: 14 ENE, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 80,933Referee : D. WillardTV announcers (ESPN ) : Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
IOWA – George Kittle, 1 yd pass from C. J. Beathard (Marshall Koehn kick), 02:59 (IOWA 3-7)
IOWA – Marshall Koehn, 33-yard field goal, 01:03 (IOWA 3-10)
Third Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46-yard field goal, 03:40 (IOWA 6-10)
Fourth Quarter
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 21 completions, 38 attempts, 234 yards, 2 interceptions
IOWA - C. J. Beathard , 9 completions, 21 attempts, 77 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Taiwan Deal, 15 carries, 59 yards
IOWA - Jordan Canzeri , 26 carries, 125 yards
Receiving
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 4 catches, 43 yards
IOWA - Matt VandeBerg, 6 catches, 61 yards
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert , 8 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 3 sacks, 5 QB hurries, 2 force fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
IOWA - Cole Fisher, 14 tackles, .5 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss
source
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
44–42–2
November 22, 2014
W 26–24
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Rob Wheelwright
Jr
TE
Austin Traylor
RS Sr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Dan Voltz
RS Jr
RG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
RT
Jacob Maxwell
RS Fr
Reference: [ 18]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
NT
Olive Sagapolu
Fr
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Chris Orr
Fr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 18]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 18]
at Nebraska
Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Badgers
0
7
3 13 23
Cornhuskers
0
14
0 7 21
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
Date : October 10Game time : 2:30 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 76, Wind: SSW 7–10, Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 89,886Referee : John O'NeillTV announcers (ABC/ESPN2 ) : Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
WIS – Troy Fumagalli, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:45 (WIS 7–0)
NEB – Tommy Armstrong Jr. , 7–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 02:40 (TIE 7–7)
NEB – Alonzo Moore, 41–yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick), 00:31 (NEB 14–7)
Third Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 45–yard field goal, 01:06 (NEB 14–10)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:08 (WIS 17–14)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 42–yard field goal, 06:17 (WIS 20–14)
NEB – Andy Jamovich, 55–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 03:38 (NEB 21–20)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 00:04 (WIS 23–21)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 24 completions, 50 attempts, 322 yards, 1 touchdown
NEB - Tommy Armstrong Jr. , 11 completions, 28 attempts, 129 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 117 yards
NEB - Andy Janovich, 3 carries, 59 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 7 catches, 113 yards
NEB - Alonzo Moore, 1 catch, 41 yards, touchdown
Defense
WIS - T.J. Edwards, 9 tackles
NEB - Byerson Cockrell, 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–4
November 15, 2014
W 59–24
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Taiwan Deal
RS Fr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Rob Wheelwright
Jr
TE
Eric Steffes
RS Jr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Dan Voltz
RS Jr
RG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
RT
Beau Benzschawel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 18]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
NT
Olive Sagapolu
Fr
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Chris Orr
Fr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 18]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 18]
Purdue
Purdue Boilermakers vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Boilermakers
0
7
0 0 7
Badgers
7
3
7 7 24
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 17Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 41, Wind: W 6, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 80,794Referee : J. McGinnTV announcers (BTN) : Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
PUR – David Blough, 2–yard Run (Paul Griggs kick), 12:44 (TIE 7–7)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 06:54 (WIS 10–7)
Third Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:00 (WIS 17–7)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 24–7)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 30 completions, 39 attempts, 322 yards, 1 interception
PUR - David Blough, 15 completions, 26 attempts, 136 yards
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 56 yards, 1 touchdown
PUR - Markell Jones, 12 carries, 46 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 9 catches, 86 yards
PUR - D.J. Knox, 2 catches, 35 yards
Defense
WIS - T.J. Edwards, 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble
PUR - Anthony Brown, 11 tackles, blocked kick
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
45–29
November 8, 2014
W 34–16
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Rob Wheelwright
Jr
TE
Eric Steffes
RS Jr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Walker Williams
RS Jr
RG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
RT
Beau Benzschawel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 18]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
NT
Conor Sheehy
So
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Chris Orr
Fr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 18]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 18]
at Illinois
Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Badgers
0
10
7 7 24
Fighting Illini
3
3
7 0 13
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Date : October 24Game time : 2:30 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 64, Wind: W 21, Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 45,438Referee : Jeff ServinskiTV announcers (BTN) : Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (ILL 3–0)
Second Quarter
WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 23–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:09 (WIS 7–3)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25–yard field goal, 04:23 (WIS 10–3)
ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (WIS 10–6)
Third Quarter
ILL – Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 36–yard run (Taylor Zalewski kick), 07:48 (ILL 13–10)
WIS – Alec Ingold, 2–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:05 (WIS 17–13)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Alex Erickson, 9–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:42 (WIS 24–13)
Passing
WIS - Bart Houston, 22 completions, 30 attempts, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
ILL - Wes Lunt , 22 completions, 43 attempts, 278 yards, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Alex Erickson, 4 carries, 81 yards
ILL - Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 13 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 10 catches, 96 yards, 1 touchdown
ILL - Geronimo Allison, 8 catches, 99 yards
Defense
WIS - Michael Caputo , 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception
ILL - Clayton Fejedelem, 19 tackles, 1 interception
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
38–36–7
October 11, 2014
W 38–28
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Rob Wheelwright
Jr
TE
Troy Fumagalli
RS So
TE
Eric Steffes
RS Jr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
C
Dan Voltz
RS Jr
RG
Walker Williams
RS Jr
RT
Beau Benzschawel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 18]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
NT
Conor Sheehy
So
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Chris Orr
Fr
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
CB
Derrick Tindal
So
Reference: [ 18]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 18]
Rutgers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights
3
0
7 0 10
Badgers
10
17
14 7 48
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 31Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 45, Wind: S 14, Weather: Light rainGame attendance : 74,575Referee : T. GeerlingsTV : BTN
Game information
First Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone , 49–yard field goal, 11:26 (WIS 3–0)
WIS – Corey Clement , 12–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:15 (WIS 10–0)
RUT – Kyle Federico, 21–yard field goal, 02:19 (WIS 10–3)
Second Quarter
WIS – Alex Erickson, 31–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:29 (WIS 17–3)
WIS – Corey Clement, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:30 (WIS 24–3)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 27–yard field goal, 00:00 (WIS 27–3)
Third Quarter
WIS – Corey Clement, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:52 (WIS 34–3)
RUT – Blessuan Austin, 50–yard interception return (Kyle Federico kick), 03:01 (WIS 34–10)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 01:46 (WIS 41–10)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 20–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:47 (WIS 48–10)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 13 completions, 25 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
RUT - Chris Laviano, 4 completions, 14 attempts, 31 yards, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Corey Clement , 11 carries, 115 yards, 3 touchdowns
RUT - Josh Hicks, 15 carries, 72 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 103 yards, 1 touchdown
RUT - Carlton Agudosi, 1 catch, 49 yards
Defense
WIS - Jack Cichy, 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup
RUT - Quentin Gause, 15 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
November 1, 2014
W 37–0
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Jazz Peavy
RS So
TE
Troy Fumagalli
RS So
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
C
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
RG
Walker Williams
RS Jr
RT
Beau Benzschawel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 19]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Alec James
RS So
NT
Conor Sheehy
So
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Jack Cichy
RS So
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 19]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Jack Russell
Sr
KO
P.J. Rosowski
RS Fr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
PR
Jazz Peavy
RS So
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 19]
at Maryland
Wisconsin Badgers vs Maryland Terrapins
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Badgers
14
3
7 7 31
Terrapins
7
10
0 7 24
at Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
Date : November 7Game time : 2:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 55, Wind: SW 5, Weather: Light rainGame attendance : 44,678Referee : Daniel CaprinTV : BTN
Game information
First Quarter
MD – Wes Brown, 7–yard run (Brad Craddock kick), 09:17 (MAR 7–0)
WIS – Natrell Jamerson, 98–yard kickoff return (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:04 (TIE 7–7)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:56 (WIS 14–7)
Second Quarter
MD – Adam Greene, 44–yard field goal, 13:34 (WIS 14–10)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 07:05 (WIS 17–10)
MD – D.J. Moore, 40–yard pass from Perry Hills (Adam Greene kick), 00:49 (TIE 17–17)
Third Quarter
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:17 (WIS 24–17)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:01 (WIS 31–17)
MD – Taivon Jacobs, 31–yard pass from Caleb Rowe (Adam Greene kick), 02:39 (WIS 31–24)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 15 completions, 24 attempts, 188 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
MD - Perry Hills, 6 completions, 16 attempts, 107 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 19 carries, 47 yards, 1 touchdown
MD - William Likely, 3 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 5 catches, 83 yards
MD - DeAndre Lane, 3 catches, 63 yards
Defense
WIS - Jack Cichy, 10 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
MD - Quinton Jefferson, 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–0
October 25, 2014
W 52–7
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
FB
Austin Ramesh
RS So
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
TE
Troy Fumagalli
RS So
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
C
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
RG
Walker Williams
RS Jr
RT
Beau Benzschawel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 20]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
NT
Conor Sheehy
So
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Jack Cichy
RS So
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
CB
Derrick Tindal
So
Reference: [ 20]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Jack Russell
Sr
KO
P.J. Rosowski
RS Fr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 20]
#20 Northwestern
Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#20 Wildcats
7
3
0 3 13
#21 Badgers
0
0
7 0 7
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : November 21Game time : 2:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 28, Wind: NW 10, Weather: Mostly cloudyGame attendance : 75,276Referee : J. McGinnTV : BTN
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
NU – Jack Mitchell, 35–yard field goal, 00:00 (NU 10–0)
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
NU – Jack Mitchell, 37–yard field goal, 04:00 (NU 13–7)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 20 completions, 34 attempts, 229 yards, 2 interceptions
NU - Clayton Thorson , 9 completions, 20 attempts, 60 yards
Rushing
Receiving
WIS - Jazz Peavy, 5 catches, 88 yards
NU - Garrett Dickerson, 2 catches, 24 yards
Defense
WIS - Vince Biegel , 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack
NU - Anthony Walker, 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
57–34–5
October 4, 2014
L 14–20
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Jazz Peavy
RS So
TE
Troy Fumagalli
RS So
TE
Austin Traylor
RS Sr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
C
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
RG
Walker Williams
RS Jr
RT
Beau Benzschawel
RS Fr
Reference: [ 21]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Arthur Goldberg
RS Jr
NT
Conor Sheehy
So
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Jack Cichy
RS So
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
SS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
FS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 21]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Jack Russell
Sr
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 21]
at Minnesota
Wisconsin Badgers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
#25 Badgers
7
21
3 0 31
Golden Gophers
7
7
0 7 21
at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis , Minnesota
Date : November 28Game time : 2:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 32, Wind: SSW 8, Weather: Sunny and crispGame attendance : 52,850Referee : Don WillardTV : BTN
Game information
First Quarter
MIN – Briean Boddy-Calhoun, 16–yard interception return (Ryan Santoso kick), 13:27 (MIN 7–0)
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:23 (TIE 7–7)
Second Quarter
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:57 (WIS 14–7)
MIN – Rodney Smith, 6–yard run (Ryan Santoso kick), 10:34 (TIE 14–14)
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 13–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:56 (WIS 21–14)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 18–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 02:44 (WIS 28–14)
Third Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 08:27 (WIS 31–14)
Fourth Quarter
MIN – Drew Wolitarsky, 27–yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick), 05:33 (WIS 31–21)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 9 completions, 17 attempts, 79 yards, 1 interception
MIN - Mitch Leidner , 16 completions, 37 attempts, 223 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 33 carries, 155 yards, 1 touchdown
MIN - Rodney Smith, 7 carries, 35 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 66 yards
MIN - Shannon Brooks, 3 catches, 53 yards
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert , 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 intercption
MIN - De'Vondre Campbell, 13 tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
57–59–8
November 29, 2014
W 34–24
Source
source[ 14]
Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB
Joel Stave
RS Sr
RB
Dare Ogunbowale
Jr
FB
Derek Watt
RS Sr
WR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
WR
Jazz Peavy
RS So
TE
Austin Traylor
RS Sr
LT
Tyler Marz
RS Sr
LG
Micah Kapoi
RS Fr
C
Michael Deiter
RS Fr
RG
Beau Benzschawel
RS Fr
RT
Jacob Maxwell
RS Fr
Reference: [ 22]
Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE
Conor Sheehy
So
NT
Olive Sagapolu
Fr
DE
Chikwe Obasih
RS So
OLB
Vince Biegel
RS Jr
ILB
T.J. Edwards
RS Fr
ILB
Jack Cichy
RS So
OLB
Joe Schobert
Sr
CB
Darius Hillary
RS Sr
FS
Michael Caputo
RS Sr
SS
Tanner McEvoy
RS Sr
CB
Sojourn Shelton
Jr
Reference: [ 22]
Special teams
Position
Player
Class
P
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
FG
Rafael Gaglianone
So
KO
Andrew Endicott
Jr
KO
P.J. Rosowski
RS Fr
KO
Jack Russell
SR
LS
Connor Udelhoven
RS Jr
H
Drew Meyer
RS Sr
PR
Alex Erickson
RS Sr
KR
Natrell Jamerson
So
Reference: [ 22]
Holiday Bowl
2015 Holiday Bowl
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Trojans
0
7
7 7 21
#23 Badgers
0
13
7 3 23
at Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego , California
Date : December 30Game time : 9:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 52, Wind: N 4, Weather: Clear and coolGame attendance : 48,329Referee : John McDaidTV : ESPN
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone , 28–yard field goal, 13:30 (WIS 3–0)
WIS – Corey Clement , 6–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:56 (WIS 10–0)
USC – Justin Davis, 1–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:17 (WIS 10–7)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 33–yard field goal, 00:26 (WIS 13–7)
Third Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 4–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:49 (WIS 20–7)
USC – Justin Davis, 4–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:34 (WIS 20–14)
Fourth Quarter
USC – Darreus Rogers, 7–yard pass from Cody Kessler (Alex Wood kick), 10:19 (USC 21–20)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29–yard field goal, 02:27 (WIS 23–21)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave , 18 completions, 27 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown
USC - Cody Kessler , 18 completions, 32 attempts, 221 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Corey Clement , 19 carries, 66 yards, 1 touchdown
USC - Justin Davis, 12 carries, 27 yards, 2 touchdowns
Receiving
Defense
WIS - Jack Cichy, 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
USC - Delvon Simmons, 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup
Roster
Departures
After enrolling early and attending spring training quarterback Austin Kafentzis announced that he would transfer from Wisconsin to the University of Nevada before the start of the 2015 season.[ 23]
At the end of the season redshirt freshman quarterback D.J. Gillins announced that he would transfer as well, to Pearl River Community College . It was reported that Gillins likely transferred because he wouldn't fit in Paul Chryst's Pro-style offense, he was originally recruited by former head coach Gary Andersen as a more mobile dual-threat style quarterback.[ 24]
Statistics
Team
Team statistics
Wisconsin
Opponents
Scoring & Efficiency
Points
348
178
Total Time Possession
07:20:10
05:39:50
Average Time Per Game
33:52
26:08
First Downs
276
183
Rushing
95
60
Passing
157
107
Penalty
24
16
3rd–Down Conversions
75/184
59/189
4th–Down Conversions
6/8
6/20
Red Zone Scoring
46/54
19/25
Red Zone Touchdowns
35/54
11/25
Penalties – Yards
75-689
99-869
Yards Per Game
53.0
66.9
Offense
Total Offense
4,922
3,491
Total Plays
931
791
Average Plays Per Game
71.6
60.8
Average Yards Per Play
5.3
4.4
Average Yards Per Game
378.6
268.5
Rushing Yards
1,954
1,240
Rushing Attempts
512
396
Average Per Rush
3.8
3.1
Average Per Game
150.3
95.4
Rushing TDs
27
13
Passing Yards
2,968
2,251
Comp–Att
252-419
194-395
Comp %
60.1
49.1
Average Per Pass
7.1
5.7
Average Per Catch
11.8
11.6
Average Per Game
228.3
173.2
Passing TDs
14
7
Interceptions
13
12
Defense
INT Returns: # – Yards
12-105
13–195
INT Touchdowns
0
2
Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards
9–15
5–10
Fumble recovery Touchdowns
0
0
QB Sacks: # – Yards
29-221
23-154
Touchdowns
0
2
Safeties
0
0
Special Teams
Kickoffs: # – Yards
71-4,122
41-2,451
Average Yards Per Kick
58.1
59.8
Touchbacks
13
11
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered
0-0
1-0
Punts: # – Yards
71-2,788
85-3,434
Average Yards Per Punt
39.3
40.4
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards
28-555
55-935
Average Yards Per Return
19.8
17.0
Kickoff return Touchdowns
1
0
Punt Returns: # – Yards
29-211
17-69
Average Yards Per Return
7.3
4.1
Punt return Touchdowns
0
0
Field Goals: # – Attempts
18-27
8-19
Longest Field Goal: Yards
49
44
PAT: # – Attempts
42-42
22-22
Non-conference opponents
1
2
3
4
Total
Wisconsin
27
58
38
31
154
All opponents
10
14
21
14
59
Big 10 opponents
1
2
3
4
Total
Wisconsin
41
61
51
41
194
Big 10 opponents
27
54
14
24
119
Offense
Passing statistics
#
NAME
POS
RAT
CMP
ATT
YDS
AVG
CMP%
TD
INT
LONG
2
Joel Stave
QB
125.7
225
370
2,687
7.3
60.8
11
11
45
13
Bart Houston
QB
120.2
27
47
281
6.0
57.5
3
2
23
--
Team
--
0
0
2
0
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
TOTALS
124.5
252
419
2,968
7.1
60.1
14
13
45
OPPONENTS
96.8
194
395
2,251
5.7
49.1
7
12
51
Rushing statistics
#
NAME
POS
CAR
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
23
Dare Ogunbowale
RB
194
819
4.2
35
7
28
Taiwan Deal
RB
117
503
4.3
17
6
6
Corey Clement
RB
48
221
4.6
58
5
3
Tanner McEvoy
WR-QB
17
132
7.8
32
2
45
Alec Ingold
RB
49
131
2.7
26
6
86
Alex Erickson
WR
7
111
15.9
56
0
58
Joe Schobert
LB
1
57
57.0
57
0
34
Derek Watt
FB
9
45
5.0
19
0
16
Reggie Love
WR
7
38
5.4
18
0
22
Caleb Kinlaw
RB
7
30
4.4
10
0
30
Serge Trezy
RB
6
18
3.0
7
0
87
George Rushing
WR
2
7
3.5
6
0
26
Derek Straus
FB
1
4
4.0
4
0
21
Mark Saari
RB
3
0
0.0
3
0
13
Bart Houston
QB
4
-17
-4.3
1
0
--
Team
--
7
-22
-3.1
0
0
2
Joel Stave
QB
33
-123
-3.7
11
0
TOTALS
512
2,257
3.8
58
27
OPPONENTS
396
1,566
3.1
56
13
Receiving statistics
#
NAME
POS
REC
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
86
Alex Erickson
WR
77
978
12.7
45
3
15
Robert Wheelwright
WR
32
416
13.0
30
4
81
Tony Fumagalli
TE
28
313
11.2
31
1
23
Dare Ogunbowale
RB
36
299
8.3
35
1
11
Jazz Peavy
WR
20
268
13.4
42
0
46
Austin Traylor
TE
14
210
15.0
38
4
34
Derek Watt
FB
15
139
9.3
27
0
3
Tanner McEvoy
WR-QB
10
109
10.9
23
0
9
Jordan Fredrick
WR
7
81
11.6
22
0
16
Reggie Love
WR
4
55
13.8
26
0
44
Eric Steffes
TE
3
50
16.8
19
0
6
Corey Clement
RB
2
19
9.5
13
0
20
Austin Ramesh
FB
1
12
12.0
12
0
87
George Rushing
WR
1
10
10.0
10
0
22
Caleb Kinlaw
RB
1
5
5.0
5
1
28
Taiwan Deal
RB
1
4
4.0
4
0
TOTALS
252
2,968
11.8
45
14
OPPONENTS
194
2,251
11.6
51
7
Defense
Defense statistics
#
NAME
POS
SOLO
AST
TOT
TFL-YDS
SACK-YDS
INT-YDS
PBU
QBH
FF
FR-YDS
TD
53
T.J. Edwards
LB
41
43
84
6.5-11
0.0–0
0–0
4
2
1
0–0
0
58
Joe Schobert
LB
39
40
79
19.5-98
9.5–78
1–14
2
14
5
2–0
0
47
Vince Biegel
LB
31
35
66
14.0-81
8.0–64
0–0
0
9
0
0–0
0
7
Michael Caputo
S
36
29
65
1.0-7
0.5–5
2–4
8
0
2
1–0
0
48
Jack Cichy
LB
32
28
60
8.0-52
5.0–38
0–0
4
2
0
0–0
0
50
Chris Orr
LB
24
22
46
2.0-11
0.5–5
0–0
2
3
0
1–0
0
5
Darius Hillary
CB
28
16
44
1.5-3
0.0–0
0–0
6
0
0
2–0
0
3
Tanner McEvoy
S
27
15
42
2.0-15
1.0–10
6–83
6
0
0
1–15
0
34
Chikwe Obasih
DE
19
22
41
5.0-15
1.0–9
0–0
0
2
0
0–0
0
25
Derrick Tindal
CB
18
14
32
0.5-1
0.0–0
0–0
5
2
0
0–0
0
94
Conor Sheehy
NT
8
23
31
3.0-9
2.0–7
0–0
1
0
0
0–0
0
8
Shjourn Shelton
CB
20
9
29
0.0-0
0.0–0
1–0
7
0
1
0–0
0
57
Alec James
DE
7
10
17
2.0-4
1.0–2
0–0
1
0
0
0–0
0
95
Arthur Goldberg
DE
5
12
17
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
14
D'Cota Dixon
LB
11
5
16
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
1
2
0
0–0
0
43
Ryan Connelly
LB
8
7
15
1.0-3
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
12
Natrell Jamerson
CB
10
4
14
0.5-2
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
32
Leon Jacobs
LB
5
5
10
2.0-4
0.5–3
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
36
Joe Ferguson
S
2
8
10
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
19
Leo Musso
S
5
3
8
0.0-0
0.0–0
2–4
1
1
0
1–0
0
34
Derek Straus
FB
5
3
8
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
41
Jesse Hayes
LB
2
6
8
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
1
0
0
0–0
0
42
T.J. Watt
LB
4
4
8
1.5-5
0.0–0
0–0
3
4
0
0–0
0
65
Olive Sagapolu
NT
1
6
7
1.0-4
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
21
Arrington Farrar
LB
5
1
6
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
1
0
0–0
0
93
Jake Keefer
DE
3
3
6
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
37
Andrew Endicott
K
2
3
5
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
55
Garret Dooley
LB
0
3
3
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
96
Billy Hirschfeld
DE
2
1
3
1.0-2
0.0–0
0–0
1
0
0
0–0
0
24
Keelon Brookins
LB
2
0
2
1.0-2
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
97
Jack Russell
K
1
1
2
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
30
Serge Trezy
RB
1
1
2
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
2
Joel Stave
QB
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
9
Jordan Fredrick
WR
0
1
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
11
Jazz Peavy
WR
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
16
Reggie Love
WR
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
23
Dare Ogunbowale
RB
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
31
Lubern Figaro
S
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
46
Austin Traylor
TE
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
52
Kellen Jones
LB
1
0
1
1.0-4
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
82
A.J. Jordan
WR
0
1
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
86
Alex Erickson
WR
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
66
Beau Benzschawel
OL
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
29
Terrance Floyd
CB
1
0
1
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
0–0
0
60
Connor Udelhoven
LS
0
0
0
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
0
0
0
1–0
0
91
Zander Neuville
DE
0
0
0
0.0-0
0.0–0
0–0
1
0
0
0–0
0
TOTAL
414
384
798
74-333
29-221
12–105
54
42
9
9-15
0
OPPONENTS
472
527
999
73-276
23-154
13-195
55
21
6
5-10
2
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, PBU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
Kicking statistics
#
NAME
POS
XPM
XPA
XP%
FGM
FGA
FG%
1–19
20–29
30–39
40–49
50+
LNG
PTS
10
Rafael Gaglianone
PK
40
40
100.0
18
27
66.7
0/0
8/8
2/5
8/11
0/3
49
94
97
Jack Russell
PK
2
2
100.0
0
0
0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0/0
0
2
TOTALS
42
42
100.0
18
27
66.7
0/0
8/8
2/5
8/11
0/3
49
96
OPPONENTS
22
22
100.0
8
19
42.1
3/3
1/4
4/10
0/2
1/3
44
45
Kickoff statistics
#
NAME
POS
KICKS
YDS
AVG
TB
OB
37
Andrew Endicott
PK
36
2,169
60.3
9
2
97
Jack Russell
PK
27
1,453
53.8
3
1
38
P.J. Rosowski
P
8
500
62.5
1
0
TOTALS
71
4,122
58.1
13
3
OPPONENTS
41
2,451
59.8
11
2
Punting statistics
#
NAME
POS
PUNTS
YDS
AVG
LONG
TB
I–20
50+
BLK
90
Drew Meyer
P
69
2,737
39.7
60
10
27
14
0
38
P.J. Rosowski
P
1
40
40.0
0
0
0
0
0
--
Team
--
1
11
11.0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTALS
71
2,788
39.3
60
10
27
14
0
OPPONENTS
85
3,434
40.4
61
3
22
12
0
Kick return statistics
#
NAME
POS
RTNS
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
12
Natrell Jamerson
CB
20
448
22.4
1
98
86
Alex Erickson
WR
2
37
18.5
0
19
26
Derek Straus
FB
3
35
11.8
0
14
45
Alec Ingold
RB
2
32
16.0
0
22
91
Zander Neuville
DE
1
3
3.0
0
3
TOTALS
28
555
19.8
1
98
OPPONENTS
55
935
17.0
0
42
Punt return statistics
#
NAME
POS
RTNS
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
86
Alex Erickson
WR
24
176
7.3
0
35
8
Sojourn Shelton
CB
3
26
8.7
0
17
11
Jazz Peavy
WR
2
9
4.5
0
9
TOTALS
29
211
7.3
0
35
OPPONENTS
17
69
4.1
0
18
Big Ten Players of the Week
Week 4 - Freshman of the Week - RB, Taiwan Deal[ 25]
Week 5 - Co-Defensive Player of the Week - LB, Joe Schobert [ 26]
Week 7 - Freshman of the Week - LB, T.J. Edwards[ 27]
Week 8 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer [ 28]
Week 13 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer [ 29]
Awards
2016 NFL Draft
2016 NFL Draft class
Signed undrafted free agents
Alex Erickson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals[ 31]
Darius Hillary, CB, Cincinnati Bengals[ 31]
Austin Traylor, TE, Dallas Cowboys[ 31]
Tyler Marz, OT, Tennessee Titans[ 31]
Joel Stave , QB, Minnesota Vikings[citation needed ]
Tanner McEvoy, QB/S/WR, Seattle Seahawks[citation needed ]
Michael Caputo , S, New Orleans Saints[citation needed ]
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