2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2015 Wisconsin Badgers football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–21 vs. USC
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 21
AP No. 21
2015 record 10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Paul Chryst (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph (1st year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda (3rd year)
Base defense 3–4
Captain Michael Caputo
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 80,321)
2015 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#6 Michigan State xy$^   7 1         12 2  
#4 Ohio State x   7 1         12 1  
#12 Michigan   6 2         10 3  
Penn State   4 4         7 6  
Indiana   2 6         6 7  
Rutgers   1 7         4 8  
Maryland   1 7         3 9  
West Division
#9 Iowa x   8 0         12 2  
#23 Northwestern   6 2         10 3  
#21 Wisconsin   6 2         10 3  
Nebraska   3 5         6 7  
Minnesota   2 6         6 7  
Illinois   2 6         5 7  
Purdue   1 7         2 10  
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
As of January 2, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Alabama* No. 20 AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Advocare Classic) ABC L 17–35   64,279
September 12 11:00 a.m. Miami (OH)* Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI ESPNU W 58–0   76,535
September 19 2:30 p.m. Troy* No. 24 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 28–3   77,157
September 26 7:00 p.m. Hawaii* No. 22 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 28–0   80,829
October 3 11:00 a.m. Iowa No. 19 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy) ESPN L 6–10   80,933
October 10 2:30 p.m. at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy) ABC/ESPN2 W 23–21   89,886
October 17 11:00 a.m. Purduedagger Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 24–7   80,794
October 24 2:30 p.m. at Illinois Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL BTN W 24–13   45,438
October 31 11:00 a.m. Rutgers Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 48–10   74,575
November 7 2:30 p.m. at Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN W 31–24   44,678
November 21 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Northwestern No. 21 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN L 7–13   75,276
November 28 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) BTN W 31–21   52,850
December 30 9:30 p.m. vs. USC* No. 23 Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) ESPN W 23–21   48,329
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place 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 NR NR 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 NR 25 25 NR NR NR Not released

Game notes

vs #3 Alabama

#3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
#3 Crimson Tide 7 7 14735
#20 Badgers 0 7 3717

at AT&T StadiumArlington, TX

Game information

First Quarter
  • ALA – Derrick Henry, 37-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:54 (ALA 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • WIS – Alex Erickson, 6-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 11:06 (TIE 7–7)
  • ALA – Robert Foster, 17-yard pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick), 6:39 (ALA 14–7)
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

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Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 November 3, 1928 W 15–0
source[14]

Miami (OH)

Miami RedHawks vs Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
RedHawks 0 0 000
Badgers 13 24 14758

at Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 56, Wind: North 10, Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,535
  • Referee: A. Cannella
  • TV 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]

Troy

Troy Trojans vs Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
Trojans 3 0 003
#24 Badgers 7 7 7728

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 66, Wind: North 12, Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,157
  • Referee: J. Serinski
  • TV 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

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Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0
source[14]

Hawaii

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
Rainbow Warriors 0 0 000
#22 Badgers 7 7 7728

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 73, Wind: 12 ESE, Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 80,829
  • Referee: R. Snodgrass
  • TV 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]

Iowa

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
Hawkeyes 0 10 0010
#19 Badgers 3 0 306

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 50, Wind: 14 ENE, Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 80,933
  • Referee: D. Willard
  • TV 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
  • NONE

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]

at Nebraska

Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers
1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 7 31323
Cornhuskers 0 14 0721

at Memorial StadiumLincoln, Nebraska

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76, Wind: SSW 7–10, Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 89,886
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
Game information

First Quarter
  • None
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]

Purdue

Purdue Boilermakers vs Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 0 7 007
Badgers 7 3 7724

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 41, Wind: W 6, Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 80,794
  • Referee: J. McGinn
  • TV 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]

at Illinois

Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini
1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 10 7724
Fighting Illini 3 3 7013

at Memorial StadiumChampaign, Illinois

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 64, Wind: W 21, Weather: Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 45,438
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV 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]

Rutgers

Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
Scarlet Knights 3 0 7010
Badgers 10 17 14748

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 45, Wind: S 14, Weather: Light rain
  • Game attendance: 74,575
  • Referee: T. Geerlings
  • TV: 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]

at Maryland

Wisconsin Badgers vs Maryland Terrapins
1 2 34Total
Badgers 14 3 7731
Terrapins 7 10 0724

at Byrd StadiumCollege Park, Maryland

  • Date: November 7
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55, Wind: SW 5, Weather: Light rain
  • Game attendance: 44,678
  • Referee: Daniel Caprin
  • TV: 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]

#20 Northwestern

Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers
1 2 34Total
#20 Wildcats 7 3 0313
#21 Badgers 0 0 707

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 28, Wind: NW 10, Weather: Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 75,276
  • Referee: J. McGinn
  • TV: BTN
Game information

First Quarter
  • NU – Justin Jackson, 8–yard run (Jack Mitchell kick), 09:12 (NU 7–0)
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]

at Minnesota

Wisconsin Badgers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers
1 2 34Total
#25 Badgers 7 21 3031
Golden Gophers 7 7 0721

at TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 32, Wind: SSW 8, Weather: Sunny and crisp
  • Game attendance: 52,850
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • TV: 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]

Holiday Bowl

2015 Holiday Bowl
1 2 34Total
Trojans 0 7 7721
#23 Badgers 0 13 7323

at Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, California

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 9:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 52, Wind: N 4, Weather: Clear and cool
  • Game attendance: 48,329
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV: ESPN
Game information

First Quarter
  • None
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

2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 2 Stave, JoelJoel Stave  Sr
WR/S 3 McEvoy, TannerTanner McEvoy  Sr
RB 6 Clement, CoreyCorey Clement Jr
QB 7 Gillins, D.J.D.J. Gillins  Fr
WR 9 Fredrick, JordanJordan Fredrick  Sr
WR 11 Peavy, JazzJazz Peavy  So
QB 12 Hornibrook, AlexAlex Hornibrook Fr
QB 13 Houston, BartBart Houston  Jr
QB 14 Armstrong, ThadThad Armstrong  Jr
WR 15 Wheelright, RobertRobert Wheelright Jr
WR 16 Love, ReggieReggie Love  Jr
FB 20 Ramesh, AustinAustin Ramesh  So
RB 21 Saari, MarkMark Saari  Fr
RB 22 Kinlaw, CalebCaleb Kinlaw  Fr
RB 23 Ogunbowale, DareDare Ogunbowale  Jr
WR 24 Finco, RickyRicky Finco So
FB 26 Straus, DerekDerek Straus  Sr
RB 27 Shaw, BradrickBradrick Shaw Fr
RB 28 Deal, TaiwanTaiwan Deal  Fr
RB 30 Trezy, SergeSerge Trezy  Jr
FB 34 Watt, DerekDerek Watt  Sr
FB 36 Laufenberg, TroyTroy Laufenberg Fr
TE 38 Damrow, JohnJohn Damrow  Fr
WR 41 Houden, HenryHenry Houden Fr
WR 43 Roy, PeterPeter Roy  Fr
TE 44 Steffes, EricEric Steffes  Jr
RB 45 Ingold, AlecAlec Ingold Fr
TE 46 Traylor, AustinAustin Traylor  Sr
TE 47 Herl, MitchellMitchell Herl Fr
TE 49 Penniston, KyleKyle Penniston Fr
OL 52 Maxwell, JacobJacob Maxwell  Fr
OL 58 Panos, GeorgeGeorge Panos  Fr
OL 61 Marz, TylerTyler Marz  Sr
OL 62 Williams, WalkerWalker Williams  Jr
OL 63 Deiter, MichaelMichael Deiter  Fr
OL 64 Connors, BrettBrett Connors  Fr
OL 65 Ramczyk, RyanRyan Ramczyk Fr
OL 66 Benzschawel, BeauBeau Benzschawel  Fr
OL 67 Dietzen, JonJon Dietzen Fr
OL 68 Moorman, DavidDavid Moorman Fr
OL 69 McNamara, AidanAidan McNamara  So
OL 70 Voltz, DanDan Voltz  Jr
OL 71 Ball, RayRay Ball  Sr
OL 73 Estes, KevinKevin Estes Fr
OL 74 Biegel, HaydenHayden Biegel  Fr
OL 75 Kapoi, MicahMicah Kapoi  Fr
OL 76 Schmidt, LoganLogan Schmidt  Jr
OL 77 Dretzka, IanIan Dretzka Fr
OL 78 Erdmann, JasonJason Erdmann Fr
OL 79 Hemer, BenBen Hemer  So
TE 81 Fumagalli, TroyTroy Fumagalli  So
WR 82 Jordan, A. J.A. J. Jordan  Sr
WR 84 James, AndrewAndrew James Fr
WR 85 Sanders, KrenwickKrenwick Sanders So
WR 86 Erikson, AlexAlex Erikson  Sr
WR 87 Rushing, GeorgeGeorge Rushing So
TE 89 Edwards, DavidDavid Edwards Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
WR/S 3 McEvoy, TannerTanner McEvoy  Sr
CB 5 Darius, HillaryHillary Darius  Sr
S 7 , Michael CaputoMichael Caputo  Sr
CB 8 Shelton, SojournSojourn Shelton Jr
CB 9 Booker, TitusTitus Booker Fr
CB 11 Reynard, T.J.T.J. Reynard Sr
CB 12 Jamerson, NatrellNatrell Jamerson So
S 13 Bondoc, EvanEvan Bondoc  Fr
ILB 14 Dixon, D'CotaD'Cota Dixon So
S 19 Musso, LeoLeo Musso  Jr
OLB 21 Farrar, ArringtonArrington Farrar Fr
ILB 24 Brookins, KeelonKeelon Brookins  So
CB 25 Tindal, DerrickDerrick Tindal So
CB 26 Strong, ElijahElijah Strong Fr
CB 29 Floyd, TerranceTerrance Floyd  Sr
ILB 29 Praschak, MaxMax Praschak Fr
OLB 30 Whalen, JakeJake Whalen Fr
S 31 Figaro, LubernLubern Figaro So
ILB 32 Jacobs, LeonLeon Jacobs Jr
DE 34 Obasih, ChikweChikwe Obasih  So
S 36 Ferguson, JoeJoe Ferguson  So
S 37 Verstegen, BretBret Verstegen Fr
OLB 41 Hayes, JesseJesse Hayes  Sr
OLB 42 Watt, T. J.T. J. Watt  So
OLB 43 Connelly, RyanRyan Connelly  Fr
ILB 45 Thomas, NickNick Thomas Fr
OLB 47 Biegel, VinceVince Biegel  Jr
OLB 48 Cichy, JackJack Cichy  So
ILB 50 Orr, ChrisChris Orr Fr
DE 52 Pfaff, DavidDavid Pfaff Fr
ILB 53 Edwards, T. J.T. J. Edwards  Fr
ILB 54 DeForest, TyTy DeForest Fr
OLB 55 Dooley, GarretGarret Dooley  So
OLB 56 Baun, ZackZack Baun Fr
DE 57 James, AlecAlec James  So
OLB 58 Schobert, JoeJoe Schobert Sr
OLB 59 Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson Fr
NT 65 Sagapolu, OliveOlive Sagapolu Fr
DE 66 Thomas, KellyKelly Thomas Fr
NT 74 Roberge, GunnarGunnar Roberge Fr
DE 91 Neuville, ZanderZander Neuville  Fr
NT 92 Patterson, JeremyJeremy Patterson  Fr
DE 93 Keefer, JakeJake Keefer  Sr
NT 94 Sheehy, ConorConor Sheehy So
DE 95 Goldberg, ArthurArthur Goldberg  Jr
DE 96 Hirschfeld, BillyBilly Hirschfeld  Fr
DE 97 Ruzek, AndrewAndrew Ruzek Fr
DE 98 Howe, KraigKraig Howe Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 Gaglianone, RafaelRafael Gaglianone So
K 37 Endicott, AndrewAndrew Endicott Jr
P 38 Rosowski, P. J.P. J. Rosowski  Fr
K 39 Hintze, ZachZach Hintze Fr
LS 60 Udelhoven, ConnorConnor Udelhoven  Jr
P 90 Meyer, DrewDrew Meyer  Sr
P 96 Allen, ConnorConnor Allen Fr
K 97 Russell, JackJack Russell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 11/2/15

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

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

Defense

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

Big Ten Players of the Week

Awards

Third team All-Big Ten (Media)
Third team All-Big Ten (Coaches)
Second team All-Big Ten (Media)
Second team All-Big Ten (Coaches)

Jack Lambert Trophy
Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year
First team All-Big Ten (Coaches)
First team All-Big Ten (Media)
  • Derek Watt
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award[30]

2016 NFL Draft

2016 NFL Draft class

2016 NFL Draft selections
Round Pick # Team Player Position
4 99 Cleveland Browns Joe Schobert Outside Linebacker
6 198 San Diego Chargers Derek Watt Fullback

Signed undrafted free agents

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