2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2012 Wisconsin Badgers football
2012 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Big Ten Championship Game, W 70–31 vs. Nebraska
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Stanford
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	Leaders Division
Record	8–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bret Bielema (7th season; first 13 games); Barry Alvarez (Rose Bowl);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ash; Charlie Partridge
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Jared Abbrederis; Montee Ball; Chris Borland; Mike Taylor
Captain	Montee Ball; Chris Borland; Travis Frederick; Shelton Johnson; Mike Taylor; Ricky Wagner
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
	Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
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 represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013.

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2012)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
Vince Biegel LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Hugs Etienne CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Arthur Goldberg DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Bart Houston QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Vonte Jackson RB	Kenosha, WI	Bradford HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.53	Mar 26, 2011
Vonte Jackson RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Reggie Love WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Jake Meador OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Reggie Mitchell WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Leo Musso RB	Waunakee, WI	Waunakee HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.64	Jan 27, 2012
Leo Musso RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
D.J. Singleton S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Dan Voltz OT	Barrington, IL	Barrington HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.4	Mar 15, 2011
Dan Voltz OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 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
Walker Williams OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 63
‡ 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 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

Watchlists/Preseason awards

Jared Abbrederis

Biletnikoff Award

Montee Ball

Doak Walker Award

Maxwell Award

Walter Camp Award

Chris Borland

Travis Frederick

Lombardi Award

Outland Trophy

Rimington Trophy

Jacob Pedersen

Mackey Award

Mike Taylor

Lombardi Award

Nagurski Trophy

Ricky Wagner

Lombardi Award

Outland Trophy

James White

Doak Walker Award

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	No. 12	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 26–21	79,568
September 8	3:00 p.m.	at Oregon State*	No. 13	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FOX	L 7–10	42,189
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Utah State*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN^[1]	W 16–14	79,332
September 22	11:00 a.m.	UTEP*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 37–26	79,806
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–30	85,962
October 6	2:30 p.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	W 31–14	80,096
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 38–14	46,007
October 20	11:00 a.m.	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPNU	W 38–13	80,587
October 27	2:30 p.m.	Michigan State	No. 25	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 13–16 ^OT	80,538
November 10	11:00 a.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	W 62–14	43,240
November 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 14–21 ^OT	80,112
November 24	2:30 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 21–24 ^OT	93,505
December 1	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Nebraska		Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)	FOX	W 70–31	41,260
January 1, 2013	4:10 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Stanford*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 14–20	93,259
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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	12	13	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	—	RV	RV
Coaches	12	13	22	24	23	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	23	RV
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Regular season

Northern Iowa

Northern Iowa at #12 Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Iowa	0	0	7	14	21
• #12 Wisconsin	3	10	6	7	26

Date: September 1
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 2:30 PM CST
Elapsed time: 2:57
Game attendance: 79,568
Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind: ENE 15 MPH
Referee: Dennis Lispski
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 32 Car, 120 Yds, 1 TD
Passing: Danny O'Brien – 19/23, 219 Yds, 2 TDs
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 6 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TDs
Defense: Mike Taylor – 13 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, PBU

At Oregon State

#13 Wisconsin at Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Wisconsin	0	0	0	7	7
• Oregon State	0	3	7	0	10

Date: September 8
Location: Reser Stadium
Corvallis, OR
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:17
Game attendance: 42,189
Game weather: Partly Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C), Wind: W 13 MPH
Referee: Mike Cannon
TV announcers (FX): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 15 Car, 61 Yds
Passing: Danny O'Brien – 20/38, 172 Yds, TD, INT
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 36 Yds, TD
Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 10 Tkls

Utah State

Utah State at #22 Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utah State	7	7	0	0	14
• #22 Wisconsin	0	3	13	0	16

Date: September 15
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, Wisconsin
Game start: 7:01 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 79,332
Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: WSW 8 MPH
Referee: Todd Geerlings
TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson

Sources:

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 37 Car, 139 Yds, TD
Passing: Danny O'Brien – 5/10, 63 Yds
Receiving: Brian Wozniak – 2 Rec, 24 Yds
Defense: Mike Taylor – 15 Tkls, TFL

UTEP

UTEP at #24 Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	6	3	7	10	26
• #24 Wisconsin	2	21	0	14	37

Date: September 22
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 11:01 CST
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 79,806
Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind: NW 15 MPH
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway and Lewis Johnson

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: James White – 15 Car, 65 Yds, 2 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 12/17, 217 Yds, TD, INT
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 6 Rec, 147 Yds, TD
Defense: Chris Borland – 12 Tkls, 2 sack, 3.5 TFL, 2 PBU

At Nebraska

#23 Wisconsin at #20 Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wisconsin	14	6	7	0	27
• #20 Nebraska	3	7	17	3	30

Date: September 29
Location: Memorial Stadium
Lincoln, NE
Game start: 7:00 PM
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 85,962
Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C), Wind: SSE 5 MPH
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 31 Car, 93 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 12/23, 214 Yds, TD
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 7 Rec, 142 Yds, TD
Defense: Mike Taylor – 15 Tkls, 1.0 TFL

Illinois

Illinois at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	7	0	7	14
• Wisconsin	0	7	3	21	31

Date: October 6
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 2:30 PM
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 80,096
Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: NW 15 MPH
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell and Maria Taylor

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 19 Car, 116 Yds, 2 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 16/25, 254 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 7 Rec, 117 Yds, TD
Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.5 TFL

At Purdue

Wisconsin at Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wisconsin	7	10	7	14	38
Purdue	7	0	0	7	14

Date: October 13
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 11:00 AM
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 46,007
Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), Wind: SSW 10 MPH
Referee: Dennis Lipski
Television network: BTN

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 29 Car, 247 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 12/21, 178 Yds, TD, INT
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 77 Yds, TD
Defense: Chris Borland – 7 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, Sack

Minnesota

Minnesota at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minnesota	6	0	7	0	13
• Wisconsin	7	7	10	14	38

Date: October 20
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 11:00 AM
Elapsed time: 3:08
Game attendance: 80,587
Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C), Wind: W 10 MPH
Referee: Todd Gerrling
Television network: ESPNU

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: James White – 15 Car, 175 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 7/15, 106 Yds
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 2 Rec, 68 Yds
Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.0 TFL

Michigan State

Michigan State at #25 Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Michigan State	3	0	0	7	6	16
#25 Wisconsin	7	0	0	3	3	13

Date: October 27
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 2:30 PM
Elapsed time: 3:10
Game attendance: 80,538
Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind: NNW 12 MPH
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham and Jeannine Edwards

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 22 Car, 46 Yds
Passing: Joel Stave – 9/11, 127 Yds, TD
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 3 Rec, 65 Yds, TD
Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 8 Tkls, 1.0 TFL, QBH

At Indiana

Wisconsin at Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wisconsin	14	10	17	21	62
Indiana	0	7	0	7	14

Date: November 10
Location: Memorial Stadium
Bloomington, IN
Game start: 11:00 AM
Elapsed time: 3:09
Game attendance: 43,240
Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C), Wind: S 15 MPH
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins and Joey Galloway

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 208 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Curt Phillips – 4/7, 41 Yds, TD
Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 2 Yds, TD
Defense: Chris Borland – 8 Tkls, 0.5 TFL, FR

Ohio State

Ohio State at Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Ohio State	7	7	0	0	7	21
Wisconsin	0	7	0	7	0	14

Date: November 17
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 2:33 PM
Elapsed time: 3:27
Game attendance: 80,112
Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C), Wind: S 10 MPH
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore and Matt Millen

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 39 Car, 191 Yds, TD
Passing: Curt Phillips – 14/25, 154 Yds, TD
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 6 Rec, 66 Yds, TD
Defense: Shelton Johnson – 11 Tkls, PBU

Notes

During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.^[3]

At Penn State

Wisconsin at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wisconsin	14	0	0	7	0	21
• Penn State	7	0	6	8	3	24

Date: November 24
Location: Beaver Stadium
University Park, PA
Game start: 2:35 PM
Elapsed time: 3:32
Game attendance: 93,505
Game weather: Cloudy, flurries, 32 °F (0 °C), Wind: W 20 MPH
Referee: D. Witvoet
TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones and Brock Huard

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 111 Yds, TD
Passing: Curt Phillips – 12/25, 191 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
Receiving: Melvin Gordon – 1 Rec, 57 Yds, TD
Defense: Mike Taylor – 11 Tkls, 2 TFL, Sack, PBU

Vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)

Wisconsin vs. #13 Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Nebraska	10	0	7	14	31
• Wisconsin	21	21	21	7	70

Date: December 1
Location: Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
Game start: 7:20 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 41,260
Game weather: Indoors
Referee: John O'Neill
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis & Julie Alexandria (Sideline)

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 21 Car, 202 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Curt Phillips – 6/8, 71 Yds
Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 3 Yds, TD
Defense: Marcus Cromartie – 7 Tkls, INT, 2 PBUs, TD

Notables 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, 2012, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas,^[4] 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. Stanford (Rose Bowl)

#23 Wisconsin vs. #8 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wisconsin	0	14	0	0	14
• #8 Stanford	14	3	0	3	20

Date: January 1
Location: Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
Game start: 4:12 PM CST
Elapsed time: 3:06
Game attendance: 93,359
Game weather: Partly cloudy 61 °F (16 °C), Wind: NE 5 MPH
Referee: Jerry McGinn (Big East)
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color), Heather Cox (Sideline) & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)

Statistical Leaders

Rushing: Montee Ball – 24 Car, 100 Yds, TD
Passing: Curt Phillips – 10/16, 83 Yds, TD, INT
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 3 Rec, 44 Yds
Defense: Chris Borland – 9 Tkls

Awards

Jared Abbrederis

First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)

Beau Allen

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

Montee Ball

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^[5]

Jim Brown Award

Doak Walker Award^[6]

Chris Borland

First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)

Marcus Cromartie

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

Travis Frederick

First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)

David Gilbert

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

Ryan Groy

Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)

Ethan Hemer

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)

Dezmen Southward

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

Mike Taylor

First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)

Ricky Wagner

First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)

Second Team All-American (CBS Sports) ^[5]

Roster

(as of October 15, 2012) ^[7]

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

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

2012 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

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Joel Stave
Running Back	Montee Ball
Fullback	Derek Watt
Wide Receiver	Jared Abbrederis
Wide Receiver	Jordan Fredrick
Tight End	Jacob Pedersen Brian Wozniak
Left Tackle	Ricky Wagner
Left Guard	Ryan Groy
Center	Travis Frederick
Right Guard	Kyle Costigan
Right Tackle	Rob Havenstein

Position	Player
Defensive End	David Gilbert
Defensive Tackle	Beau Allen
Defensive Tackle	Ethan Hemer
Defensive End	Pat Muldoon
Outside Linebacker	Mike Taylor
Middle Linebacker	Chris Borland
Outside Linebacker	Ethan Armstrong
Cornerback	Devin Smith
Strong Safety	Dezmen Southward
Free Safety	Shelton Johnson
Cornerback	Marcus Cromartie

Notes

December 4, 2012 – Head coach Bret Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas for next season. He was not present as head coach for the 2013 Rose Bowl^[8]^[9]
December 5, 2012 – Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced that he will be taking over the head coaching role for the 2013 Rose Bowl.^[10]
December 6, 2012 – Montee Ball was voted the best running back in the nation in the Doak Walker Award, finishing just ahead of Johnathan Franklin of UCLA.^[11]
January 1, 2013 – Tailback Montee Ball became the first player in Rose Bowl Game history to score a touchdown in three straight years.

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

CB Marcus Cromartie, San Diego Chargers
CB Devin Smith, Dallas Cowboys

References

^ "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
^ "Wisconsin Badgers football schedule". uwbadgers.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
^ Lucas, Mike (July 26, 2012). "Fifteen minutes that have lated [sic] fifty years". Varsity (University of Wisconsin). Retrieved January 6, 2013.
^ Voigt, Kurt (December 5, 2012). "Bret Bielema Leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Big Ten All-America roundup". go.com.
^ "Doak Walker Award Winners - NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.
^ "2012 Roster at UWbadgers.com". uwbadgers.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
^ "Bret Bielema leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas | Badgers - Channel3000.com". Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
^ Associated Press, Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas, New York Times, December 4, 2012
^ Mulhern, Tom. "Barry Alvarez to coach UW in the Rose Bowl; names surface in job search". Wisconsin State Journal.
^ Franklin Finishes Second in Voting for Doak Walker Award, UCLABruins.com, December 6, 2012

External links

Media related to 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN". Big Ten Conference. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

[2] "Wisconsin Badgers football schedule". uwbadgers.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

[3] Lucas, Mike (July 26, 2012). "Fifteen minutes that have lated [sic] fifty years". Varsity (University of Wisconsin). Retrieved January 6, 2013.

[4] Voigt, Kurt (December 5, 2012). "Bret Bielema Leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved December 6, 2012.

[go.com-5] "Big Ten All-America roundup". go.com.

[6] "Doak Walker Award Winners - NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN". ESPN.com.

[7] "2012 Roster at UWbadgers.com". uwbadgers.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2012.

[8] "Bret Bielema leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas | Badgers - Channel3000.com". Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.

[9] Associated Press, Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas, New York Times, December 4, 2012

[10] Mulhern, Tom. "Barry Alvarez to coach UW in the Rose Bowl; names surface in job search". Wisconsin State Journal.

[11] Franklin Finishes Second in Voting for Doak Walker Award, UCLABruins.com, December 6, 2012

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