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WISCONSIN FOOTBALL2018 SPRING PROSPECTUS

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WISCONSIN FOOTBALL | 2018 SPRING PROSPECTUS

2018 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL Quick Facts

University FactsLoca on: Madison, Wis.Popula on: 245,691Founded: 1848Joined Big Ten: 1896 (charter member)Enrollment: 43,338Nickname: BadgersColors: Cardinal and WhiteChancellor: Rebecca M. BlankDirector of Athle cs: Barry AlvarezWebsite: UWBadgers.com

Team FactsHead Coach: Paul Chryst (Wisconsin, 1988), 4th seasonAssistant Coaches:Joe Rudolph (Off ensive Coordinator/OL)Jim Leonhard (Defensive Coordinator/DBs)Bobby April III (Outside Linebackers)Bob Bostad (Inside Linebackers)Inoke Breckterfi eld (Defensive Line)Jon Budmayr (Quarterbacks)Ted Gilmore (Off . Pass Game Coordinator/WRs)Chris Haering (Special Teams)John Se le (Running Backs)Mickey Turner (Tight Ends)Off ensive Forma on: Mul pleDefensive Forma on: 3-4Starters Returning: 13 Off ense: 9 (QB Alex Hornibrook, RB Jonathan Taylor, WR Quintez Cephus WR A.J. Taylor, LT Michael Deiter, LG Jon Dietzen, C Tyler Biadasz, RG Beau Benzschawel, RT David Edwards) Defense: 4 (NT Olive Sagapolu, ILB Ryan Connelly, ILB T.J. Edwards, SS D’Cota Dixon) Special Teams: 3 (FG Rafael Gaglianone, KO Zach Hintze, P Anthony Lo )Starters Lost: 9 Off ense: 2 (FB Aus n Ramesh, TE Troy Fumagalli) Defense: 7 (DE Alec James, DE Conor Sheehy, OLB Garret Dooley, OLB Leon Jacobs, CB Nick Nelson, CB Derrick Tindal, FS Natrell Jamerson) Special Teams: 0Le erwinners Returning: 44 Off ense: 23 Defense: 16 Special Teams: 5Le erwinners Lost: 13 Off ense: 3 Defense: 10 Special Teams: 0

Team HistoryFirst Year of Football: 1889Record (Years): 697-490-53 (129)Big Ten Record (Years): 373-370-41 (122)Big Ten Championships (Last): 14 (2012)All-Time Bowl Record: 15-14Na onal Championships: 1 (1942, Helms Founda on)Consensus All-America Selec ons: 27First Team All-Big Ten Selec ons: 2362017 Overall Record: 13-12017 Big Ten Record/Finish: 9-0/1st (West)2017 Bowl Game: Capital One Orange Bowl (def. #11 Miami, 34-24)2017 Final Ranking (AP/Coach/CFP): 7th/6th/6th

Stadium InformationName: Camp Randall StadiumCapacity: 80,321Surface: FieldTurfOpened: 1917Largest Crowd: 83,184 (vs. Iowa, 2005)Record at Camp Randall: 356-194-23 (.641)

Athletic CommunicationsDirector of Athle c Communica onsBrian LucasCell Phone: 608-513-3987Fax: 608-262-8184Email: bml@athle cs.wisc.eduTwi er: @BrianLucasUW

Assistant Director of Athle c Communica ons Brian MasonCell Phone: 608-279-8659Fax: 608-262-8184Email: bm3@athle cs.wisc.eduTwi er: @Brian_Mason

Press Box Phone: 608-262-7766

Social MediaTwi er: @BadgerFootballInstagram: @badgerfootballHashtags: #Badgers / #OnWisconsinFacebook: Facebook.com/WisconsinFootballYouTube: YouTube.com/WisconsinBadgersSnapchat: offi cialbadgers

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Day Date Practice Time AvailabilityTuesday March 13 8-10 a.m. Head coach Paul ChrystWednesday March 14 11 a.m. Pro DayThursday March 15 8-10 a.m. Assistant coachesFriday March 16 4:45-6:30 p.m. NoneSunday March 18 11:20 a.m.-1:20 p.m. NoneTuesday March 20 8-10 a.m. Offensive players Thursday March 22 8-10 a.m. Defensive playersTuesday April 3 8-10 a.m. Offensive players Thursday April 5 8-10 a.m. Defensive playersFriday April 6 4:45-6:30 p.m. Head coach Paul ChrystTuesday April 10 8-10 a.m. Offensive playersWednesday April 11 TBA Head coach Paul Chryst (Big Ten coaches teleconference)Thursday April 12 8-10 a.m. Defensive players Friday April 13 6-8 p.m. 2018 Wisconsin Football Spring Game (BTN)Tuesday April 17 8-10 a.m. Offensive players and assistant coachesThursday April 19 8-10 a.m. Defensive players and assistant coachesFriday April 20 4:45-6:30 p.m. Head coach Paul Chryst

With the exception of March 16 and 18, all practices are open to the media in their entirety. The first 30 minutes are open to still and video photographers.

Media may submit a maximum of three interview requests per day.

SPRING PRACTICE MEDIA SCHEDULE

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Coming off a record-setting 2017 season, Wisconsin enters spring practice with plenty of reasons for optimism. Here’s a look at the Badgers heading into 2018:

THE OFFENSE SHOULD BE EXPLOSIVE... Of UW’s 11 offensive starters in the Orange Bowl,

10 return for 2018.

The Badgers return 100% of their offensive line starts, 100% of their passing yards, 92.3% of their rushing yards and 72.4% of their receiving yards. Of the 18 players that started at least one game on offense last year, 15 return.

On the offensive line, UW returns 3 All-Americans (RG Beau Benzschawel, LT Michael Deiter and RT David Edwards) and a freshman All-American (C Tyler Biadasz). Those four started every game for UW in 2017.

RB Jonathan Taylor is back after breaking Adrian Peterson’s FBS freshman rushing record (1,977 yards) and finishing sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

Taylor is 1 of 3 players returning from last year’s top 10 in the Heisman voting.

QB Alex Hornibrook, the MVP of the Orange Bowl, is 20-3 as a starter. His 25 TD passes last season were second-most in school history, behind only Russell Wilson’s 33 in 2011.

The Badgers lose All-America TE Troy Fumagalli but their top 4 wide receivers from last season were all freshmen or sophomores and combined for 100 catches, 1,573 yards and 17 TD receptions.

TOUGH DEFENSE IS NOW A TRADITION... Butkus Award runner-up T.J. Edwards returns for his

fourth year as a starter at inside linebacker for UW. In his previous 3 seasons, the Badgers have allowed an average of just 14.4 points per game.

UW’s other inside linebacker and leading tackler in 2017, Ryan Connelly (88 stops), also returns.

The Badgers lose both starters at outside lineback-er in Garret Dooley and Leon Jacobs but return Andrew Van Ginkel, who, in the final 2 games of 2017 against Ohio State and Miami, had two inter-ceptions and a fumble recovery.

First-team All-Big Ten safety D’Cota Dixon is back for his third year as a starter.

All told, UW returns 6 players who started games on defense last year and 3 of its top 4 tacklers.

UW returns 56.6% of its tackles, 53.4% of its TFLs and 50% of its interceptions.

Over the last 5 seasons, the Badgers rank No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (16.1 ppg), total defense (286.2 ypg), rushing defense (104.4 ypg) and pass efficiency defense (106.0).

SOMETHING SPECIAL... UW returns its kicker, holder, long snapper, punter

and kickoff specialist from last year.

Second-team All-Big Ten selection Rafael Gaglianone returns for his senior season. His .800 career field goal percentage and 60 career made field goals are both second-best in school history.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT WISCONSIN

Orange Bowl MVP Alex Hornibrook is 20-3 as Wisconsin’s star ng quarterback.

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Junior Anthony Lotti is entering his third season as the Badgers’ punter.

Over the past 2 seasons, P.J. Rosowski and Zach Hintze have combined to record touchbacks on 65.3% of their kickoffs. Both return in 2017.

IN GOOD HANDS... Paul Chryst has led the Badgers to a 34-7 (.829)

record over the last 3 years, the fifth-best mark in the country (behind only Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma).

Named Big Ten Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons, Chryst owns a mark of 22-4 (.846) in conference play and has led the Badgers to consec-utive West Division titles.

Chryst has led Wisconsin to 3 straight bowl wins, making him 1 of just 3 Power Five coaches in the country to do so (joining Alabama’s Nick Saban and Utah’s Kyle Whittingham).

In his first year as a defensive coordinator, Broyles Award finalist Jim Leonhard led the No. 2 total defense and No. 3 scoring defense in the country. The Badgers gave up only 18 offensive touchdowns in 14 games.

QUITE A RUN... The Badgers won a school-record 13 games in 2017

and finished the season ranked No. 6 in the Coaches poll and No. 7 in the AP poll.

Wisconsin has won at least 10 games in each of the last 4 seasons. Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson are the only other schools that can make that claim.

Wisconsin’s 5 appearances in the Big Ten Championship game since 2011 are the most of any Power Five team in its respective conference.

The Badgers have won the Big Ten West Division 3 times in the 4 years of the current divisional setup.

UW has won 4 straight bowl games, beating Auburn (2015 Outback Bowl), USC (2015 Holiday Bowl), Western Michigan (2017 Cotton Bowl) and Miami (2017 Orange Bowl). That is tied for the longest current bowl winning streak in the country (with Georgia, Louisiana Tech and Utah).

Over the last 2 years, UW has won 6 games over teams ranked in the top 20 of the AP poll.

THIS IS NOTHING NEW... Wisconsin has made 16 straight bowl game appear-

ances, the longest streak in the Big Ten and tied for the sixth-longest streak in the country.

Since 1993, Wisconsin has made 8 appearances in the current New Year’s Six bowl games (6 Rose Bowl appearances, 1 Cotton Bowl, 1 Orange Bowl). Among Big Ten teams, only Ohio State has been to more over that span.

Wisconsin has won 141 games over the last 14 years (since the start of the 2004 season).

That spans 4 different head coaches (Barry Alvarez, Bret Bielema, Gary Andersen and Paul Chryst). UW is 1 of just 6 Power Five conference schools to aver-age at least 10 wins over that span, joining Alabama (154), Ohio State (153), Oklahoma (147), Georgia (143) and USC (141).

A PIPELINE TO THE NFL... Last year there were 32 former Badgers on NFL

opening-day rosters.

There are 6 former Badgers currently in the NFL who have been named to the Pro Bowl: Travis Frederick, Melvin Gordon, Joe Schobert, Joe Thomas, J.J. Watt and Russell Wilson.

There are 8 former Badgers who are currently in the NFL who have Super Bowl rings: Beau Allen, Jonathan Casillas, Corey Clement, Chris Maragos, Brad Nortman, Scott Tolzien, James White, Russell Wilson.

Over the last 7 years, Wisconsin has produced 7 first-round draft picks: J.J. Watt and Gabe Carimi in 2011, Kevin Zeitler in 2012, Travis Frederick in 2013, Melvin Gordon in 2015 and T.J. Watt and Ryan Ramczyk in 2017.

Rick Wagner is the highest-paid right tackle in the NFL, Kevin Zeitler is the highest-paid guard and Travis Frederick is the highest-paid center. Browns left tackle Joe Thomas was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first 10 seasons.

Last year there were 7 former Badgers walk-ons who made NFL opening-day rosters.

Butkus Award runner-up T.J. Edwards will be a fourth-year starter at inside linebacker for UW.

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Wisconsin football continues to thrive under Paul Chryst’s leadership.

A back-to-back Big Ten Coach of the Year selec-tion, Chryst has guided the Badgers to a 34-7 (.829) record over his first three seasons as head coach at his alma mater, including a 22-4 (.846) mark in Big Ten Conference play. UW’s winning percentage over the last three seasons trails only Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State and Oklahoma during that span.

Chryst is one of just three mentors in Big Ten his-tory to post double-digit win totals in each of his first three seasons as head coach, joining Michigan legend Fielding Yost and current Ohio State coach Urban Meyer.

He also has piloted UW to a pair of Big Ten West Division crowns and berths in the Big Ten Football Championship Game, as well as a 3-0 mark in bowl games that includes consecutive victories in New Year’s Six games.

In his first season, Chryst led Wisconsin to a 10-3 record in 2015 — a run that concluded with a victory over USC in the Holiday Bowl. For an encore, he directed the Badgers to an 11-3 finish in 2016, includ-ing a win over Western Michigan in the Cotton Bowl and the Big Ten West Division championship.

For leading the Badgers to an 11-win season against a schedule that included six matchups with top 10-ranked teams, Chryst was named the 2016 Hayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year by a vote of his league peers

He swept the league’s top coaching honors in 2017 after leading the Badgers to another West Division crown, a 12-0 regular season and a No. 3 ranking – the program’s highest in the AP poll since the 1960s. The Badgers capped the historic season with a victory over Miami in the Orange Bowl for a school-record 13th victory and second straight New Year’s Six bowl title. In addition to repeating as Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year, Chryst was named Dave McClain Big Ten Coach of the Year by a vote of league media.

Nationally, he was a finalist for the AFCA Coach of the Year, Dodd Trophy and Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year awards for the second consecutive season.

Leading the way for Wisconsin were Butkus Award finalist T.J. Edwards, Mackey Award finalist Troy Fumagalli and Doak Walker Award finalist Jonathan Taylor, who set the FBS freshman rushing record with 1,977 yards. Fumagalli was named the Big Ten’s top tight end, while Taylor was tabbed as the league’s freshman of the year.

Through three seasons under Chryst, the Badgers have produced 10 All-Americans, including six first-team All-America selections. Wisconsin had a school-record seven

All-America honorees in 2017 alone. A total of 13 players have earned first-team All-Big Ten laurels under Chryst’s watch.

A former Wisconsin player and assistant coach and a Madison native, Chryst returned to his roots when he was named the Badgers’ 30th head coach on Dec. 17, 2014.

Including his time as head coach and a stint as the Badgers’ offensive coordinator, he has overseen some of the nation’s best units on both sides of the ball.

Across his first three seasons as head coach, Wisconsin boasted one of the nation’s elite defenses. The Badgers allowed just 14.4 points per game over those three season, a mark that ranked No. 2 nation-ally over that span and trailed only Alabama’s mark of 13.4 points allowed per contest. Over those two years, Wisconsin also ranked No. 3 in total defense (277.5 yards per game), No. 2 in rushing defense (97.6 ypg) and No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (100.2).

During Chryst’s seven years as offensive coordinator from 2005-11, Wisconsin averaged 34.1 points and 416.3 yards of total offense per game. Both marks were the best in the Big Ten over that span and pow-ered the Badgers to conference titles in 2010 and 2011, remarkable offensive seasons in which UW aver-aged 41.5 and 44.1 points per game, respectively.

Wisconsin had won 10 or more games in a season just three times before Chryst joined the Badgers’ coaching staff as offensive coordinator in 2005. In his 10 seasons on staff since, the Badgers have posted double-digit win totals eight times – posting an overall record of 104-29 (.782).

Before spending the previous three seasons as the head coach at Pittsburgh, where he led the Panthers to three consecutive bowl appearances, Chryst over-saw the most explosive offenses in UW history as the Badgers’ offensive coordinator. During those seven

seasons, Wisconsin claimed a pair of Big Ten titles while piling up a 70-22 (.761) overall record.

During his last two seasons as UW’s offensive coordinator (2010 and 2011), the Badgers set a multitude of school and Big Ten records.

With current Indianapolis Colts quarterback Scott Tolzien at the helm in 2010, UW averaged more than 40.0 points a game for the first time in school

Head Coach Paul Chryst

CHRYST AT A GLANCEHometown: Madison, Wis.Head Coaching Record: 53-26 (6 Seasons)Record at Wisconsin: 34-7 (3 Seasons)Bowl Record: 4-1 (.800)Birthdate: Nov. 17, 1965Education: Wisconsin, 1988 (bachelor’s, political science); West Virginia, 1990 (master’s, educational administration)Playing Experience: Wisconsin, 1984-87 (quarter-back, tight end, special teams)Family: Wife, Robin; daughters, Katy and JoJo; son, Danny

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history, ranking fifth in the country at 41.5 points per contest. On the way to the Big Ten title, the Badgers scored at least 70 points three times.

Individually, Tolzien won the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and left tackle Gabe Carimi won the Outland Trophy. Running back John Clay was a Doak Walker Award finalist while tight end Lance Kendricks and left guard John Moffitt joined Carimi as first-team All-Americans.

The following season, UW did the unthinkable and improved upon that dynamic season. In the only year they were united, Chryst and quarterback Russell Wilson combined on a season for the ages. Wilson set the FBS record for pass efficiency (191.8) in addition to school records for passing yards (3,175) and passing touchdowns (33, second-most in Big Ten history).

Not to be outdone, junior running back Montee Ball etched his own name in the NCAA record book, tying Barry Sanders’ single-season record with 39 touch-downs. Ball ran for 1,923 yards and was a Heisman Trophy finalist. For the second-straight season, the Badgers had three first-team All-Americans with center Peter Konz and guard Kevin Zeitler joining Ball.

The Badgers averaged a school-record 44.1 points per game, sixth-best in the country. In fact, UW led the Big Ten in scoring in each of Chryst’s last three seasons, with the final two ranking among the top five in the league’s modern history.

Chryst was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oregon State in 2003-04. The 2003 Beavers became the first FBS team with a 4,000-yard passer, 1,500-yard rusher and two 1,000-yard receivers.

That followed his first stint at Wisconsin in 2002, as tight ends coach.

Chryst was a three-time letterwinner at UW, where he earned a degree in political science. He added a master’s degree in educational administration from West Virginia. Paul’s brother, Rick, was commissioner of the Mid-American Conference for 10 years. Another brother, Geep, is a longtime NFL assistant coach who currently coaches tight ends for the Denver Broncos. His late father, George, was a longtime head coach at UW-Platteville and a former Badgers player and assis-tant coach.

Chryst and his wife, Robin, have three children: Katy, JoJo and Danny.

CHRYST’S COACHING CAREERYear School Position Overall Conf. Bowl Game1989 West Virginia Graduate Assistant 8-3-1 -- Gator1990 West Virginia Graduate Assistant 4-7 --1991 San Antonio (WLAF) Running Backs, Tight Ends 4-6 --1992 San Antonio (WLAF) Running Backs, Tight Ends 7-3 --1993 UW-Platteville Offensive Coordinator/QBs 3-7 2-51994 Ottawa (CFL) Quarterbacks 4-14 --1995 Illinois State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 5-6 3-3 1996 Saskatchewan (CFL) Offensive Coordinator/QBs 5-13 --1997 Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 3-8 0-81998 Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 5-6 2-6 1999 San Diego (NFL) Tight Ends 8-8 --2000 San Diego (NFL) Tight Ends 1-15 --2001 San Diego (NFL) Tight Ends 5-11 --2002 Wisconsin Tight Ends 8-6 2-6 Alamo2003 Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 8-5 4-4 Las Vegas2004 Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs 7-5 5-3 Insight Bowl2005 Wisconsin Co-Offensive Coordinator/TEs 10-3 5-3 Capital One2006 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs 12-1 7-1 Capital One2007 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs 9-4 5-3 Outback2008 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs 7-6 3-5 Champs Sports2009 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs 10-3 5-3 Champs Sports2010 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs 11-2 7-1 Rose2011 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs 11-3 6-2 Rose2012 Pittsburgh Head Coach 6-7 3-4 BBVA Compass2013 Pittsburgh Head Coach 7-6 3-5 Little Caesars2014 Pittsburgh Head Coach 6-6 4-4 Armed Forces2015 Wisconsin Head Coach 10-3 6-2 Holiday2016 Wisconsin Head Coach 11-3 7-2 Cotton2017 Wisconsin Head Coach 13-1 9-0 Orange

Wisconsin Head Coaching Totals (3 seasons) 34-7 22-4 3 Bowl GamesHead Coaching Totals (6 seasons) 53-26 32-17 5 Bowl Games

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Joe RudolphOffensive Coordinator/OL

Joe Rudolph is in his fourth season as Wisconsin’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator in 2018, a homecoming for the UW alumnus who has won Big Ten championships with the Badgers both as a player and assistant coach.

Rudolph returned to Madison in 2015 following a three-year stint as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Pittsburgh under UW head coach Paul Chryst.

A former Badgers captain who helped Wisconsin to Big Ten and Rose Bowl titles in the 1993 season, Rudolph also was UW’s tight ends coach from 2008 to 2011, winning two more Big Ten crowns with the most prolific offenses in school history.

He then followed Chryst to Pittsburgh and ran the Panthers’ offense from 2012-14, also serving as interim head coach for the 2015 Armed Forces Bowl.

Since returning to UW, Rudolph has helped guide the Badgers to a combined 34-7 record, two Big Ten West Division titles and three straight bowl wins in the Holiday, Cotton and Orange bowls.

He also mentored a first-round draft pick in left tackle Ryan Ramczyk, who earned consensus first-team All-America honors as the cornerstone of a Badgers offense that found its footing in 2016 before being selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

A year later, three of Rudolph’s offensive lineman were named All-Americans for the 2017 season, led by first-team selections in Beau Benzschawel at right guard and David Edwards at right tackle, with left tackle Michael Deiter earning second-team All-America laurels. In addition, center Tyler Biadasz was named Freshman All-America by the Football Writers Association of America.

The Badgers’ imposing line – a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award presented to the nation’s top unit – led the way for a histor-ic season by running back Jonathan Taylor in which he ran for 1,977 yards to set the FBS freshman rushing record. As a team, UW averaged 222.9 rush-ing yards per game and 5.0 yards per carry.

Quarterback Alex Hornibrook threw 25 touchdown passes, the second-most in school history, thanks in part to a line that allowed a Big Ten-low 1.5 sacks per game.

Under Rudolph’s direc-tion in 2016, Ramczyk and Co. helped pave the way for first-team All-Big Ten running back Corey Clement to aver-age 105.8 rushing yards per game and score 15 touchdowns. As a team, the Badgers averaged 203.1 rushing yards per game.

With a pair of quarter-backs sharing the duties, UW also ranked fourth in the Big Ten in passing efficiency, at 135.9. Freshman Hornibrook (1,262) and senior Bart Houston (1,245) combined to give UW a pair of 1,000-yard passers.

Little came easy for Rudolph’s unit during the first season of his return to Madison in 2015, with the Badgers forced to use eight different starting lineups on an offensive line beset by injuries. By the end of the 2015 season, Rudolph was using four redshirt freshmen to complement senior All-Big Ten selection Tyler Marz.

The payoff for one of Rudolph’s best coaching jobs was a 10-3 season that culminated with a win over USC in the Holiday Bowl.

Senior WR Alex Erickson earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after making 77 catches for 978 yards, while senior QB Joel Stave became UW’s all-time winningest quarterback while setting school records for passing attempts and completions. The Badgers averaged a school-record 32.2 passing attempts per game.

UW’s performance came on the heels of Pittsburgh enjoying its most productive year offen-sively under Rudolph in 2014, averaging 31.8 points and 435.4 yards per game. Pitt ranked No. 3 in the ACC in total offense and No. 5 in the league in scoring offense.

Much of that production came from sophomore RB James Conner, who earned 2014 ACC Player of the Year honors by rushing for 1,765 yards and an ACC single-sea-son record 26 touch-downs.

In all, Rudolph’s offensive players at Pitt earned a total of 12 all-conference honors.

That included two-time All-ACC performer Tyler Boyd, who earned Freshman All-America honors in 2013.

Much like the offenses he was involved with at

Assistant Coaches

RUDOLPH AT A GLANCEHometown: Belle Vernon, Pa.Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1995Coaching Experience: Ohio State graduate assistant (2004-05), Ohio State strength coordinator (2006), Nebraska tight ends coach ( 007), Wisconsin tight ends coach (2008-11) Pittsburgh offensive coordi-nator (2012-14), Wisconsin associate head coach/offensive coordinator (2015-present)Bowl Games: 2004 Alamo, 2006 Fiesta, 2007 BCS National Championship, 2008 Champs Sports, 2009 Champs Sports, 2011 Rose, 2012 Rose, 2012 BBVA Compass, 2013 Little Caesars Pizza, 2015 Armed Forces, 2015 Holiday, 2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

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Wisconsin, Rudolph’s Pitt units controlled the clock and rarely turned the ball over. The Panthers com-mitted the fifth-fewest turnovers in the FBS from 2012-14, with a total of just 46. They also ranked 14th nationally over that span with an average time of possession of 31:51.

In his first coaching stint with the Badgers, Rudolph contributed to the two highest-scoring offenses in school history, with the Badgers averag-ing 44.1 points per game in 2011 and 41.5 points per game in 2010 en route to back-to-back Big Ten championships.

He coached four UW tight ends that earned playing time in the NFL in Travis Beckum, Garrett Graham, Lance Kendricks and Jake Byrne. Beckum was taken in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, Kendricks was a sec-ond-round pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2011 and Graham was selected in the fourth round by the Houston Texans in 2010.

Kendricks was a first-team All-American and final-ist for the John Mackey Award as a senior in 2010, leading the Badgers in receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns.

Rudolph served as tight ends coach at Nebraska in 2007. He also assisted on all special teams units, overseeing the punt team. Prior to Nebraska, Rudolph served as a strength coordinator (2006) and offensive graduate assistant coach (2004-05) at Ohio State, with the Buckeyes playing in the 2007 BCS National Championship game.

Rudolph entered coaching after earning his master’s degree in business administration from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.

Rudolph played two seasons in the NFL, earning a roster spot with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995 before joining the San Francisco 49ers in 1997.

A standout lineman, Rudolph was a member of head coach Barry Alvarez’s first recruiting class at Wisconsin. He went on to earn three letters (1992-94) and help the Badgers to the 1993 Big Ten title and 1994 Rose Bowl victory. Rudolph was a team captain in 1994, a year that ended with a victory in the Hall of Fame Bowl on New Year’s Day.

A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, Rudolph was the team’s 1994 Scholastic Award winner and went on to play in the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl. He earned his bachelor’s degree in zoology in 1995.

Rudolph is a native of Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Dawn, have three sons, Alex, Andrew and Austin.

Jim LeonhardDefensive Coordinator/DBs

In just two seasons on Wisconsin’s coach-ing staff, Jim Leonhard has managed to further elevate a defense that has become one of the nation’s best, year in and year out.

Few could be consid-ered more knowledge-able on what it means to have success on defense at Wisconsin than Leonhard, a 2015 inductee to the UW Athletic Hall of Fame who was one of the most suc-cessful players to ever patrol the Badgers’ defensive backfield.

Following his retirement from a 10-year career in the NFL, Leonhard joined the Badgers’ staff as defensive backs coach in 2016. He became defen-sive coordinator less than a year later and went on to be named a finalist for the Broyles Award, presented to the nation’s top assistant coach, in his first season running UW’s defense.

Leonhard is now in his second year as defensive coordinator, and third on staff overall, in 2018.

In its first season under Leonhard’s direction, the Wisconsin defense was once again one of the nation’s most complete and high-performing units. The Badgers ranked second nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), third in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), third in rushing defense (98.4 yards per game) and had the No. 1 pass efficiency defense mark in the country, at 96.4.

Led by the Leonhard-coached secondary, UW gave up just 11 touchdowns through the air, picked off 20 passes and was one of only four FBS teams to hold opposing teams under a 50 percent comple-tion rate. With a school-record 75 breakups to go along with their 20 interceptions, the Badgers led the nation with 95 passes defended.

Cornerback Nick Nelson, a consensus first-team All-Big Ten selection and second-team All-America pick, led the way with a school-record 21 pass breakups. Remarkably, 10 players recorded at least one interception for the Badgers – led by four apiece from senior safety Joe Ferguson and junior

LEONHARD AT A GLANCEHometown: Tony, Wis.Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 2004Coaching Experience: Wisconsin defensive backs coach (2016), Wisconsin defensive coordinator (2017-present)Bowl Games: 2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

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linebacker T.J. Edwards – with a school-record five picks returned for touchdowns.

Edwards and junior safety D’Cota Dixon joined Nelson as first-team All-Big Ten picks, leading the way for an impressive list of 11 players who earned all-conference recognition for their efforts on the Badgers’ league-leading defense.

Key to the Badgers racking up a school-record 13 wins, including a victory in the Orange Bowl, UW’s defense allowed just 18 touchdowns in 14 games. Only national champion Alabama (17) gave up fewer TDs on the season. In the red zone, the Badgers surrendered touchdowns on only 11 of 35 opponent trips inside the 20-yard line, a nation-leading clip of 31.4 percent.

Leonhard’s impact on the Badgers’ secondary was immediate in 2016. His unit was instrumental in the Badgers grabbing 22 interceptions, a total that ranked second in the FBS and marked UW’s highest output since 2002, when Leonhard himself record-ed a school-record 11 of UW’s 22 picks.

The secondary contributed to an overall effort that saw the Badgers finish the season ranked No. 4 nationally in scoring defense (15.6 points per game), No. 7 in total defense (301.4 yards per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.8 yards per game) and No. 10 in passing efficiency defense (106.9).

Under Leonhard’s tutelage, senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton was named first-team All-Big Ten for a season in which he recorded four interceptions and 12 pass breakups. Senior safety Leo Musso, the Badgers’ MVP, finished with a team-high five picks, while fellow safety Dixon grabbed four and Tindal had three at corner.

A product of tiny Tony, Wisconsin, Leonhard arrived on campus in 2001 as an unheralded, 5-foot-8 walk-on and left four years later as a three-time first-team All-American. He played in every game of his four-year career, including each of the last 39 as a starting safety, en route to becoming one of the best defensive players in school history.

He matched UW’s school record with 21 inter-ceptions in his career, the fourth-most in Big Ten history, and finished with 50 passes defended — 25 of which came during his breakout sophomore season in 2002. His nation-leading 11 interceptions that year tied the Big Ten’s single-season record.

Leonhard went on to earn first-team All-America laurels that season and became the first sophomore to be named Wisconsin’s team MVP since 1947.

The following season, Leonhard proved those numbers were no fluke, again being named a first-team All-American. He led the Big Ten once again with eight interceptions, including a key fourth-quarter pick in Wisconsin’s 17-10 upset of No. 3 Ohio State, and tied for the team lead with 98 tackles. He also returned two punts for touch-downs and broke his own school record with 470 punt return yards.

As a senior, Leonhard again earned first-team All-America honors and was a finalist for the inaugural Lott IMPACT Trophy. He finished his career with 21 interceptions, tying Jamar Fletcher’s school record.

He also broke the Big Ten record with 1,347 career punt return yards, a mark that currently ranks sec-ond in league annals.

In addition to his three All-America nods and three first-team All-Big Ten honors, Leonhard excelled in the classroom as well. A two-time Academic All-American, he joined Alan Ameche, Dave Mohapp and Don Davey as the only Badgers to earn that distinction multiple times. He was also one of 15 players nationally to earn a post-graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation in 2004.

Though he went undrafted, Leonhard put togeth-er a 10-year NFL career with Buffalo, Baltimore, the New York Jets, Denver, New Orleans and Cleveland. He played in 142 games over his 10-year NFL career, starting 73 of them. He made 14 career interceptions and averaged 9.2 yards per punt return.

He earned a spot on the Bills’ 53-man roster after signing as an undrafted free agent following his senior season and spent three seasons in Buffalo, playing in 38 games.

Leonhard got his big break in 2008 after signing with the Baltimore Ravens. Following an injury to Dawan Landry, he started 16 of Baltimore’s final 17 games, including all three in the playoffs. He signed with the New York Jets the following season and started 40 games over the next three seasons. He then played for the Denver Broncos in 2012 and the Bills again in 2013 before retiring following the 2014 season with the Cleveland Browns.

Leonhard, 35, and his wife Katie have two sons, Reese and Graham.

Bobby April IIIOutside Linebackers

Bobby April III is in his first season on the Wisconsin foot-ball coaching staff in 2018 and oversees the Badgers’ outside line-backers.

April joined the UW staff after most recently spending six seasons in the NFL, most recently as linebackers coach for the Buffalo Bills in 2015 and 2016.

In his final season with the Bills, April coached a pair of All-Pro linebackers in Lorenzo Alexander and Zach Brown. Both were named to the Pro Bowl, with Alexander earning Defensive MVP honors.

Prior to his time in Buffalo, April served two seasons on the New York Jets staff. He spent the 2013 season as a quality control assistant before being promoted to linebackers coach in 2014. April got his start in the NFL under head coach Andy Reid, working as a quality control assistant with the

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Philadelphia Eagles’ secondary in 2011 and 2012.A graduate of Louisiana-Lafayette, April’s coach-

ing career began as a student assistant at his alma mater in 2004. He spent the next two seasons as a graduate assistant at Tulane before taking a posi-tion as inside linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Portland State under head coach Jerry Glanville, a role he held from 2007-09. He then served as secondary coach and special teams coordinator at Nicholls State in 2010.

April is the son of longtime coach Bobby April Jr., a two-time NFL Special Teams Coach of the Year. He and his wife, Laura, have a daughter, Olivia Grace.

Bob BostadInside Linebackers

Bob Bostad is in his second season as inside linebackers coach at Wisconsin in 2018, his second stint with the program he helped reach unprecedented offensive success during a six-year run that saw the Badgers claim a pair of Big Ten championships.

A former college player at the position, Bostad led Wisconsin’s inside linebackers in 2017 after spending the previous 27 years as an offensive coach. His first season on the defensive side was a success, with his linebackers contributing to a unit that was among the nation’s best while leading the Badgers to a school-record 13 wins and Orange Bowl title.

Junior T.J. Edwards led the way for UW’s inside linebackers and finished runner-up for the Butkus Award, presented annually to the nation’s best play-er at the position. Equally adept at disrupting oppo-nents’ rushing and passing attacks, the first-team All-American snagged four interceptions – matching the most by a Power Five conference linebacker – and returned one for a touchdown to go along with

seven pass breakups. He logged 11.0 tackles for loss and finished sec-

ond on the team with 81 total stops, trailing only fellow junior inside ’backer Ryan Connelly, who paced the Badgers with 88 tackles.

Bostad’s linebackers were key to a dominant defense that saw Wisconsin finish the season ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yard per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in passing efficiency defense (96.4).

After initially serving on the Badgers’ staff from 2006 to 2011, Bostad worked four years as an offensive line coach in the NFL, spending two sea-sons each with Tampa Bay and Tennessee. He was tight ends and fullbacks coach at Northern Illinois in 2016.

In his first stint with the Badgers, Bostad spent two seasons coaching tight ends in 2006 and 2007 before overseeing UW’s offensive line from 2008 to ’11. He also carried the title of run game coor-dinator over his final five seasons on the UW staff, helping guide the Badgers to back-to-back Big Ten titles in 2010 and 2011.

Before he joined the NFL coaching ranks, Bostad was producing pros at Wisconsin — eight of the offensive linemen he tutored over his four seasons went on to become NFL draft picks, including three first-round selections in Gabe Carimi, Kevin Zeitler and Travis Frederick.

Frederick became the NFL’s highest-paid center in 2016 and Zeitler signed the largest contract by a guard in NFL history in 2017, the same year anoth-er of Bostad’s players, Rick Wagner, became the league’s highest-paid right tackle.

Bostad coached tight ends in his first two seasons at Wisconsin, with three of his players at that posi-tion — Owen Daniels, Travis Beckum and Garrett Graham — also drafted by NFL teams. Beckum

BOSTAD AT A GLANCEHometown: Pardeeville, Wis.Alma Mater: UW-Stevens Point, 1989Coaching Experience: UW–Stevens Point offensive line coach (1990-91), Kristlanstad (Sweden) head coach (1991), Minnesota graduate assistant (offen-sive line) coach (1992-94), Cal-State Northridge offensive line coach (1995-96), San Jose State offensive line coach (1997), San Jose State co-of-fensive coordinator/offensive line coach (1998), New Mexico offensive line coach (1999-2005), Wisconsin run game coordinator/tight ends coach (2006-07), Wisconsin run game coordinator/offen-sive line coach (2008-11), Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive line coach (2012-13), Tennessee Titans offensive line coach (2014-15), Northern Illinois tight ends/fullbacks (2016), Wisconsin inside linebackers (2017-present)Bowl Games: 2002 Las Vegas, 2003 Las Vegas, 2004 Emerald, 2007 Capital One, 2008 Outback, 2008 Champs Sports, 2009 Champs Sports, 2011 Rose, 2017 Orange

APRIL AT A GLANCEHometown: Mandeville, La.Alma Mater: Louisiana-Lafayette, 2004Coaching Experience: Louisiana-Lafayette student assistant (2004), Tulane graduate assistant (2005-06), Portland State special teams coordinator/inside linebackers coach (2007-09), Nicholls State special teams coordinator/safeties coach (2010), Philadelphia Eagles quality control - secondary (2011-12), New York Jets assistant linebackers coach (2013), New York Jets linebackers coach (2014), Buffalo Bills linebackers coach (2015-16), Wisconsin outside linebackers coach (2018-present)Bowl Games: N/A

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was a first-team All-American and finalist for the John Mackey Award in 2007 and set both UW’s single-season and career records for receptions and receiving yards by a tight end.

Four of Bostad’s offensive linemen earned first-team All-America recognition: Carimi and John Moffitt in 2010 and Peter Konz and Zeitler in 2011. As a senior, Carimi was a unanimous consensus All-American and winner of the 2010 Outland Trophy.

Amazingly, 11 different offensive linemen earned All-Big Ten honors during Bostad’s four-year run with that unit, including five first-team picks in Carimi, Moffitt, Konz, Zeitler and Josh Oglesby.

Wisconsin boasted the Big Ten’s most potent offense over Bostad’s final three seasons on staff, leading the league in scoring each year and posting the two highest scoring averages in school history during its conference championship seasons of 2011 (44.1 points per game) and 2010 (41.5).

The Badgers averaged at least 200.0 rushing yards per game in each of Bostad’s five seasons as run game coordinator, leading the Big Ten in rushing three times.

UW’s offense produced at least one 1,000-yard rusher each year with Bostad on staff, including the 2011 season that saw Montee Ball run for 1,923 yards and tie the FBS single-season record with 39 touchdowns en route to being named a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Prior to coming to Wisconsin, Bostad coached the offensive line at New Mexico from 1999 to 2005. During Bostad’s tenure at New Mexico, 14 Lobos offensive linemen earned all-conference mention, including seven first-team selections. Among the players Bostad coached at New Mexico were tackle Claude Terrell, a third-team AP All-American and fourth-round draft choice of the St. Louis Rams, and tackle Jason Lenzmeier.

Bostad was offensive line coach (1997-98) and offensive coordinator (1998) at San Jose State prior to his years at New Mexico. His top player with the Spartans was David Loverne, a first-team All-WAC selection and third-round choice of the New York Jets.

Bostad coached the offensive line at Cal State Northridge in 1995-96 and spent three seasons (1992-94) as an offensive line graduate assistant at Minnesota under head coach Jim Wacker.

Bostad got his coaching start at his alma mater, UW-Stevens Point, where he coached the offensive line from 1990-91.

Bostad graduated from UW-Stevens Point in 1989 with a degree in physical education. He was a four-year starter as a linebacker for the Pointers and earned all-conference mention each year. UW-Stevens Point won 33 games during his career and tied Pacific Lutheran for the NAIA Division II national title in 1987. Bostad earned a master’s degree in kinesiology from Minnesota in 1994.

Bostad is a native of Pardeeville, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Cara, have three daughters, Rachel, Bryn and Annika; and a son, John.

Inoke BreckterfieldDefensive Line

Inoke Breckterfield (pronounced ee-NO-kay) is in his fourth season as Wisconsin’s defensive line coach in 2018, leading a unit that has become a cornerstone of one of the nation’s strongest defenses during his time in Madison.

The Badgers allowed an average of just 14.4 points per game over Breckterfield’s first three seasons, ranking No. 2 nationally in scoring defense and trailing only Alabama (13.4 ppg). UW also ranked No. 2 in rushing defense (97.6 ypg), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (100.2) and No. 3 in total defense (277.5 ypg) over the course of those seasons.

Wisconsin went a combined 34-7 during Breckterfield’s first three seasons on staff, claiming back-to-back Big Ten West Division titles in 2016 and 2017 and scoring three straight bowl game wins with victories over USC in the Holiday Bowl, Western Michigan in the Cotton Bowl and Miami in the Orange Bowl.

He developed a deep front line for the Badgers’ 3-4 defense, anchored by a trio of defensive ends who became part of the winningest senior class in school history with their four-year record of 45-10: Alec James, Chikwe Obasih and Conor Sheehy.

James and Sheehy were second-team All-Big Ten selections as seniors in 2017, contributing to a unit that won a school-record 13 games while finishing the season ranked No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 yards per game), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 points per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in passing efficiency defense (96.4).

James finished with 6.5 sacks – the most by a Badgers defensive lineman since J.J. Watt recorded 7.0 in 2010 – while junior Olive Sagapolu had a

BRECKTERFIELD AT A GLANCEHometown: Kaneohe, HawaiiAlma Mater: Oregon State, 2007Coaching Experience: Oregon State graduate assis-tant (2007-08), Weber State defensive line coach (2009), Montana defensive line coach (2010), UCLA defensive line coach (2011), Pittsburgh defensive line coach (2012), Pittsburgh defensive tackles coach (2013-14), Wisconsin defensive line coach (2015-present)Bowl Games: 2007 Emerald, 2008 Sun, 2011 Kraft Fight Hunger, 2012 BBVA Compass, 2013 Little Caesar’s Pizza, 2015 Armed Forces, 2015 Holiday, 2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

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career-high 3.0 sacks from his nose tackle spot. As a whole, the defensive line recorded 18.5 tackles for loss, led by 8.0 from James, 5.5 from Sheehy and 3.5 from Sagapolu.

Obasih joined James and Sheehy to give UW three All-Big Ten honorees at defensive end in 2016, when the trio combined with Sagapolu to record 10 TFLs and 8.5 sacks on the season.

In his first year in Madison, Breckterfield helped the Badgers build the nation’s top defense, ranking No. 1 in scoring defense (13.7 points per game) and No. 2 in total defense (268.5 yards per game) in 2015.

Breckterfield joined the staff at Wisconsin after three years of coaching defensive tackles at Pittsburgh.

His most successful pupil, Panthers product Aaron Donald, was a first-round pick of the St. Louis Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft following a senior season that saw the Consensus All-American sweep the nation’s top defensive honors by claim-ing the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award. Donald led the nation with 28.5 tackles for loss and ranked 11th in the country with 11.0 sacks as a senior.

Breckterfield came to Pittsburgh after coaching the defensive line at UCLA in 2011. The Bruins played in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game and received an invitation to San Francisco’s Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.

Prior to UCLA, Breckterfield coached the defen-sive line at Montana during the 2010 season. The Grizzlies ranked first in the Big Sky Conference and 14th nationally in tackles for loss (7.64 per game), and second in the league and 18th nation-ally in sacks per contest (2.64). The year prior to Breckterfield’s arrival in 2009, Montana ranked 103rd and 88th in those categories, respectively.

A tenacious defensive end at Oregon State, Breckterfield finished his collegiate career as the Beavers’ career leader in tackles for loss (55.5) and sacks (19.5). As a senior in 1998, he was named an Associated Press All-American (third team) and the Pac-10’s Morris Trophy Award recipient as the top defensive lineman in the league as voted on by Pac-10 offensive linemen. Breckterfield additionally was named Oregon State’s Male Athlete of the Year and played in the prestigious Hula Bowl.

Breckterfield was twice named the Beavers’ Most Valuable Player. He was the team’s Defensive Rookie of the Year as a freshman.

Following his OSU career, he played five sea-sons in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts (1999-2000) and Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2001-03). In Breckterfield’s initial season with Winnipeg, the Blue Bombers advanced to the Grey Cup final after posting a franchise-best 14-4 mark and tying a CFL record with 12 consecutive wins.

Breckterfield began his coaching career under Mike Riley, his former head coach, at Oregon State. Joining the Beavers as a volunteer assistant in

2006, Breckterfield went on to serve as a graduate assistant in 2007 and ’08 working with the defen-sive line. The 2008 Beavers finished with a No. 18 ranking after going 9-4 with a victory over Pitt in the Sun Bowl.

Following his graduate assistantship with Oregon State, Breckterfield landed his first full-time post as defensive line coach at Weber State in 2009.

Breckterfield earned a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from Oregon State. He and his wife, Carol, have three sons, Kalevi and twins Rocky and Riley.

Jon BudmayrQuarterbacks

Former Wisconsin QB Jon Budmayr was named quarterbacks coach at his alma mater on Jan. 4, 2018, following three seasons working with the Badgers’ offense in other capacities.

Budmayr served as a quality control assistant for the past two seasons after spending 2015 as a graduate assistant with UW’s quarterbacks.

Budmayr returned to Wisconsin after spend-ing a year as an offensive graduate assistant at Pittsburgh under current UW head coach Paul Chryst.

Injuries derailed Budmayr’s playing career at Wisconsin after the 2010 season, when he lettered for the UW team that posted an 11-2 record and won the Big Ten title, but he went on to serve as a student assistant coach for the Badgers in 2012 and 2013.

Prior to UW, Budmayr quarterbacked Marian Central Catholic to the Illinois Class 5A title game as a sophomore and the state semifinals as a junior before missing his entire senior season with an injury. A three-year starter at QB, he finished his prep career with 5,172 passing yards and 38 touch-downs.

A native of Woodstock, Illinois, Budmayr earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from UW in 2013.

BUDMAYR AT A GLANCEHometown: Woodstock, Ill.Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 2013Coaching Experience: Wisconsin student assistant (2012-13), Pittsburgh graduate assistant (2014), Wisconsin graduate assistant (2015), Wisconsin qual-ity control (2016-17), Wisconsin quarterbacks coach (2018-present)Bowl Games: 2013 Rose, 2014 Capital One, 2015 Armed Forces, 2015 Holiday, 2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

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Ted GilmoreWide Receivers/Offensive Pass Game Coordinator

Ted Gilmore is in his fourth season as wide receivers coach at Wisconsin in 2018, his second year with the title of Offensive Pass Game Coordinator.

A veteran of the col-lege and NFL coaching ranks, Gilmore’s experi-ence has been evident in his work building one of the Badgers’ most promising position groups. His efforts have helped Wisconsin post a 34-7 record over his first three seasons in Madison, a run that includes wins in the Holiday, Cotton and Orange bowls to go along with a pair of Big Ten West Division championships.

Most recently, Gilmore has overseen the develop-ment of four receivers who emerged as consistent threats for Wisconsin’s passing attack in 2017. Sophomores Quintez Cephus and A.J. Taylor were joined in the receiver rotation by freshmen Danny Davis and Kendric Pryor to give the Badgers an impressive quartet on the outside.

Their impact was on display as the Badgers wrapped up a program-best 13-1 season with a 34-24 win over Miami in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Davis concluded his true freshman campaign by catching a UW bowl game-record three touch-down passes, while Taylor logged eight receptions for a career-high 105 yards and a TD.

Cephus led the Badgers with six touchdown grabs and averaged a team-best 16.7 yards per reception, earning All-Big Ten honorable mention despite being sidelined by injury for the season’s final five games. Davis and Taylor pulled in five touchdown catches apiece, and both averaged better than 15 yards per reception.

In his first season at UW, Gilmore mentored senior WR Alex Erickson to first-team All-Big Ten honors for a season in which he caught 77 passes for 978 yards. Gilmore also guided the emergence of receivers Rob Wheelwright and Jazz Peavy.

Peavy went on to earn honorable mention All-Big Ten laurels as a junior in 2016, leading the Badgers with 635 receiving yards and five touchdown catches. Wheelwright enjoyed a strong senior campaign, logging 448 receiving yards and a touch-down, before being selected for the 2017 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl and earning a free agent deal with the New York Giants.

Gilmore came to Madison after spending the pre-vious three seasons coaching wide receivers for the Oakland Raiders.

Before moving to the NFL, Gilmore spent 18 years in the college ranks. He coached at USC in 2011 and was named FootballScoop Wide Receivers Coach of the Year for helping to mold one of the top receiving corps in the country, led by 2011 Biletnikoff Award finalist and consensus All-American Robert Woods and 2011 Freshman All-American Marqise Lee. Both went on to be selected in the NFL draft.

Prior to that, Gilmore spent six seasons as the wide receivers coach at Nebraska, adding the title of assistant head coach in his final three seasons while also serving as the Huskers’ recruiting coor-dinator.

Gilmore also coached wide receivers at Colorado (2003-04), Purdue (2001-02) and Houston (2000). He was the tight ends coach at Kansas in 1999 and coached wide receivers at his alma mater, Wyoming, the previous two seasons.

In 2003, while at Colorado, Gilmore coached D.J. Hackett, who set the Buffaloes’ single-season receptions record (78), earned first-team All-Big 12 honors and was drafted in the fifth round by the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks.

At Purdue, Gilmore mentored future NFL players Taylor Stubblefield and John Standeford. Stubblefield went on to become a consensus All-American and Biletnikoff Award finalist in 2004 while setting the NCAA career receptions record with 316.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Gilmore entered the coaching ranks as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Wyoming, under head coach Joe Tiller from 1994-96. During that time, Marcus Harris, the 1996 Biletnikoff Award winner who was a two-time first-team All-American (1995-96) and three-time All-Western Athletic Conference first teamer, set NCAA records for most career receiving yards (4,518 yards) and consecutive seasons with 1,400 receiving yards (3) and twice led the nation (1994 and 1996) in receiving yards per game before being chosen in the seventh round by the Detroit Lions.

After beginning his playing career by spend-ing two years as a receiver at Butler Community College, Gilmore lettered at Wyoming from 1988-89. He caught 40 passes for a team-best 594 yards and three touchdowns as a junior to help the

GILMORE AT A GLANCEHometown: Wichita, Kan.Alma Mater: Wyoming, 1991Coaching Experience: Wyoming graduate assistant (1994-96), Wyoming wide receivers coach (1997-98), Kansas tight ends coach (1999), Houston wide receivers coach (2000), Purdue wide receivers coach (2001-02), Colorado wide receivers coach (2003-04), Nebraska wide receivers coach (2005-07), Nebraska associate head coach/recruiting coordinator/wide receivers coach (2008-10), USC wide receivers coach (2011), Oakland Raiders wide receivers coach (2012-14), Wisconsin wide receivers coach (2015-present)Bowl Games: 2001 Sun, 2002 Sun, 2004 Houston, 2005 Alamo, 2007 Cotton, 2009 Holiday, 2010 Holiday, 2015 Holiday, 2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

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Cowboys to the 1988 Holiday Bowl and he added 32 receptions for 445 yards and two TDs as a senior to earn All-WAC second team honors.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in sociology from Wyoming in 1991.

Gilmore and his wife, Jennifer, have a daughter, Taylor, and a son, T.J.

Chris HaeringSpecial Teams Coordinator

Chris Haering is in his fourth season as Wisconsin’s special teams coordinator in 2018.

In his first three sea-sons, Haering’s special teams units have helped the Badgers post a combined 34-7 record, back-to-back Big Ten West Division titles in 2016 and 2017 and three straight bowl vic-tories in the Holiday, Cotton and Orange bowls.

The Badgers won a school-record 13 games in 2017, with junior kicker Rafael Gaglianone playing a key role. Bouncing back from an injury-shortened season a year earlier, Gaglianone converted 16 of 18 field goal attempts, a percentage of 88.9 that ranked him No. 4 nationally and stands as the sec-ond-best mark in school history.

Entering his senior season, Gaglianone ranks sec-ond at UW in career field goal percentage, at .800 (60-for-75).

Haering oversaw a massive improvement in the Badgers’ kickoff unit in 2016, with UW averaging 63.3 yards per kick and recording touchbacks on 63 percent of those kickoffs. In the season prior to Haering’s arrival, only 30 percent of the Badgers’ kickoffs went for touchbacks.

Individually, kickoff specialist P.J. Rosowski aver-aged 64.6 yards per kickoff, the second-best mark of any player in the Big Ten.

That trend continued in 2017 when, despite injury to Rosowski, the Badgers led the Big Ten in kickoff average at 64.1 yards per kick and record-ed touchbacks on 65.9 percent of their kickoffs. Sophomore Zach Hintze was the individual league leader at 64.1 yards per kickoff and converted 68.4 percent of his kicks into touchbacks.

In his first season, Haering coached some of the nation’s strongest kickoff and punt coverage units. The Badgers allowed just 16.6 yards per kickoff return in 2015, ranking No. 5 nationally, and gave up just 4.1 yards per punt return to rank No. 17 in that category.

He joined the Badgers’ staff after spending three seasons coaching defense and special teams at Pittsburgh.

After coaching the Panthers’ linebackers in 2012

and 2013, Haering added the title of special teams coordinator and focused on outside linebackers for the 2014 season. One his pupils, senior OLB Anthony Gonzalez led the Panthers with 81 total tackles.

The Panthers ranked fourth in the ACC in kickoff returns at 22.2 yards per return, while Pitt’s cov-erage units ranked fourth in opponent punt return average and sixth in kickoff coverage. Individually, Tyler Boyd led the ACC in kickoff returns, aver-aging 27.6 yards per runback, and ranked No. 2 in punt returns at 10.1 yards per return.

Before joining the staff at Pitt, Haering spent 17 seasons as head coach at Mt. Lebanon (Pa.) High School. His coaching career began as a graduate assistant at West Virginia in 1991 following his playing days wih the Mountaineers, when he first crossed paths with UW head coach Paul Chryst, who also was a GA at West Virginia.

John SettleRunning Backs

John Settle is in his fourth season since returning to the Wisconsin football program in 2015 and his ninth season overall as the Badgers’ running backs coach.

Settle, who spent the 2014 season coach-ing running backs at Pittsburgh under cur-rent UW head coach Paul Chryst, previously served five years as the running backs coach at Wisconsin when Chryst served as the Badgers’ offensive coordinator.

His return to Wisconsin has been as successful one, with the Badgers going a combined 34-7, claiming two Big Ten West Division titles and scor-ing three straight bowl game wins in the Holiday Bowl, Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl.

HAERING AT A GLANCEHometown: Pueblo, Colo.Alma Mater: West Virginia, 1989Coaching Experience: West Virginia graduate assis-tant (1991), Hampton (Pa.) High School assistant coach (1993), Hampton (Pa.) High School head coach (1994), Mt. Lebanon (Pa.) High School head coach (1995-2011), Pittsburgh linebackers coach (2012-13), Pittsburgh special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach (2014), Wisconsin special teams coach (2015-present)Bowl Games: 2012 BBVA Compass, 2013 Little Caesars Pizza, 2015 Armed Forces, 2015 Holiday, 2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

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Settle’s latest success story is Jonathan Taylor, whose tremendous rookie season in 2017 saw him break Adrian Peterson’s FBS freshman rushing record by racking up 1,977 yards to go with 13 touchdowns. He matched another FBS mark by reaching the 1,000-yard threshold in just his sev-enth career game. Taylor, who finished sixth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award and a second-team All-American in his first collegiate season.

Settle’s most recent pupils to make it to the pros are Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale, who signed free-agent deals with NFL teams in the spring of 2017.

Clement bounced back from an injury-riddled junior season to rush for 1,375 yards and 15 touch-downs as a senior in 2016 on his way to first-team All-Big Ten honors. He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and led the NFC champions in rushing touchdowns while getting the second-most carries of any back.

Ogunbowale, a former walk-on and converted defensive back, developed into a rushing, receiv-ing and blocking threat under Settle’s direction. He ran for 819 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior before logging 506 yards and five TDs as a senior team captain. He signed a free agent deal with the Houston Texans and ended the season on Washington’s active roster.

While at Wisconsin from 2006 to 2010, Settle coached four of the top 10 rushers in school history. In his first season, he tutored Big Ten Freshman of the Year P.J. Hill, who led the Big Ten and ranked fifth in the country with 1,569 rushing yards. Hill would go on to become just the third running back in school history to go over 1,000 yards in three different seasons, joining Ron Dayne and Billy Marek.

In 2008, behind the tandem of Hill and freshman John Clay (2,045 yards between them), Wisconsin led the Big Ten in rushing offense. When Clay

became the featured back in 2009, he flourished, winning Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year hon-ors, leading the Big Ten and ranking eighth in the country with 1,517 yards. The Badgers again led the conference in rushing offense.

In 2010, Wisconsin nearly became the first team in FBS history to have three different running backs rush for at least 1,000 yards in the same season. Big Ten Freshman of the Year James White led the Badgers with 1,052 yards, Clay chipped in with 1,012 yards and sophomore Montee Ball fell just four yards shy of 1,000, running for 996 yards. UW averaged 245.7 rushing yards per game on its way to a Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl.

Ball would go on to rush for 5,140 yards (sec-ond-best in school history), win the Doak Walker Award and be named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. White’s 4,015 yards rank fifth in school history while Hill is sixth with 3,942 and Clay is 10th at 3,413.

In addition to those four tailbacks, each of whom played in the NFL, Settle coached three fullbacks who have gone on to play on Sundays. Chris Pressley played five seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers while Bradie Ewing was taken in the fifth round by the Atlanta Falcons in 2012 and Derek Watt was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2016.

After leaving UW, Settle coached for three sea-sons in the NFL, two with the Carolina Panthers (2011-12) and one with the Cleveland Browns (2013). Carolina made NFL history in 2011, becom-ing the first team to feature three 700-yard rushers while posting a franchise-record 5.4 yards per carry.

In his one season at Pitt, Settle helped running back James Connor earn ACC Player of the Year honors as he led the league and ranked sixth in the country, averaging 135.8 yards per game on the ground. His 26 rushing TDs were good for third-best in the country and bested both Tony Dorsett’s school record and the all-time ACC mark.

Prior to his first stint at Wisconsin, Settle served eight seasons as running backs coach at Fresno State, where he tutored six 1,000-yard rushers.

Settle went to Fresno State after a three-year stint (1995-98) as an offensive assistant with the Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens fran-chise under head coaches Bill Belicheck and Ted Marchibroda.

Settle was a four-year letterwinner (1983-86) as a running back at Appalachian State, where he played one season for eventual Texas head coach Mack Brown and another three years for Sparky Woods. Settle finished as the school’s career rushing leader with 4,409 yards (then third-most in NCAA FCS history) and 43 touchdowns. He was the Southern Conference Player of the Year as a senior after rushing for 1,661 yards and 20 TDs. The two-time All-American also scored a conference-record five TDs against Davidson.

Settle signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent and played six seasons in the NFL, includ-

SETTLE AT A GLANCEHometown: Reidsville, N.C.Alma Mater: Appalachian State, 1989Coaching Experience: Appalachian State running backs coach (1994), Cleveland Browns offensive assistant and special teams quality control (1995), Baltimore Ravens offensive assistant and special teams quality control (1996-97), Fresno State run-ning backs coach (1998-2005), Wisconsin running backs coach (2006-10), Carolina Panthers running backs coach (2011-12), Cleveland Browns running backs coach (2013), Pittsburgh running backs coach, Wisconsin running backs coach (2015-present)Bowl Games: 1999 Las Vegas, 2000 Silicon Valley, 2001 Silicon Valley, 2002 Silicon Valley, 2003 Silicon Valley, 2004 MPC Computers, 2005 Liberty, 2014 Armed Forces, 2007 Capital One, 2008 Outback, 2008 Champs Sports, 2009 Champs Sports, 2011 Rose, 2015 Holiday, 2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

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TURNER AT A GLANCEHometown: Camdenton, Mo.Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 2010Coaching Experience: Pittsburgh quality control coordinator (2012), Pittsburgh graduate assistant (2013), Pittsburgh assistant director of player development (2014), Wisconsin tight ends coach (2015-present)Bowl Games: 2012 BBVA Compass, 2013 Little Caesars Pizza, 2015 Armed Forces, 2015 Holiday,2017 Cotton, 2017 Orange

ing four with Atlanta (1987-90) and two with the Washington Redskins. He accumulated 1,594 yards of total offense (1,024 rushing and 570 receiving) in 1988, becoming the first free agent in NFL his-tory to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He was named to the Pro Bowl and the All-Madden Team in 1988. He also played for the Redskins’ Super Bowl championship team in 1991.

A 1989 graduate of Appalachian State with a degree in criminal justice, Settle and his wife, Karen, have three children: Jonathan, Leighton and Devynn. Settle’s No. 23 was retired by his alma mater and he was inducted into the school’s hall of fame in 1994.

Mickey TurnerTight Ends/Fullbacks

Mickey Turner is in his fourth season as an assistant coach at Wisconsin in 2018, mentoring tight ends and fullbacks at his alma mater.

Turner’s star pupil in his first three sea-sons at UW was tight end Troy Fumagalli, a finalist for the John Mackey Award and second-team All-American as a senior in 2017. He led the Badgers in receptions (46) and receiving yards (547) while pulling in four touchdown catches on the way to earning first-team All-Big Ten laurels.

The Kwalick-Clark Big Ten Tight End of the Year in his final season, Fumagalli developed a reputa-tion as one of the nation’s most complete players at his position and earned an invitation to the Senior Bowl to showcase his skills both as a blocker and pass catcher.

As a junior in 2016, Fumagalli made a team-high 47 receptions for 580 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns on his way to second-team All-Big Ten accolades. His breakout performance came in the Cotton Bowl, where he earned Offensive MVP honors after making six catches for 83 yards and a touchdown in the Badgers’ win over No. 12-ranked Western Michigan.

Fumagalli shined in his first season under Turner’s direction as a sophomore in 2015, finishing as UW’s third-leading pass catcher with 28 receptions for 313 yards and a touchdown.

Turner also has overseen the development of Zander Neuville, a former walk-on who split time as a defensive end and tight end as a sophomore in 2016 before becoming a dedicated offensive player as a junior in 2017. Regarded as an outstanding blocker, Neuville also hauled in a pair of touchdown passes among his nine receptions on the season.

Sophomore Kyle Penniston, who started eight

games, rounded out the scoring for UW’s tight ends in 2017 with a touchdown grab among seven catches on the season.

In his first year at Wisconsin, Turner also guided senior tight end Austin Traylor to a (injury-short-ened) breakout campaign in which he caught 14 passes for 210 yards and four touchdowns on his way to being a free agent signee of the Dallas Cowboys. Traylor played for the Denver Broncos in 2017.

Turner added responsibility for Wisconsin’s full-backs in 2017 and his first season working with the group was a successful one, with senior Austin Ramesh and junior Alec Ingold serving as key parts of the Badgers’ offensive attack. The duo combined to score six total touchdowns and were integral to a rushing effort that saw UW average 222.9 rush-ing yards per game.

Before returning to Madison, Turner spent the previous three years at Pittsburgh. The 2010 UW graduate went on to earn an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis before join-ing Paul Chryst’s staff in 2012. He served as an offensive graduate assistant in 2013 and was the Panthers’ assistant director of player development in 2014.

Turner was a four-year letterwinner for the Badgers from 2006-09, serving as a captain during his senior season in 2009 and contributing to a UW team that went 10-3 and downed Miami to win the Champs Sports Bowl. A three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Turner was presented with the Ivan B. Williamson Scholastic Award as the team’s top scholar-athlete as a senior.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./El. Hometown (High School/Last School)90 Allen, Connor** P 6-0 173 Sr./Jr. New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield East)57 Balistreri, Michael DE 6-4 272 So./Fr. Grafton, Wis. (University School of Milwaukee)56 Baun, Zack* OLB 6-3 230 Sr./Jr. Brown Deer, Wis. (Brown Deer)51 Bay, Adam* LS 6-0 227 So./So. Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge)65 Beach, Tyler OL 6-6 301 So./Fr. Grafton, Wis. (Port Washington)55 Bell, Christian OLB 6-4 246 Jr./So. Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover/Alabama)34 Benzing, Jake S 5-11 193 So./Fr. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)66 Benzschawel, Beau*** OL 6-6 322 Sr.#/Sr. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)86 Benzschawel, Luke TE 6-6 250 Jr./So. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)91 Bernhagen, Josh LS 6-2 236 Jr./So. Madison, Wis. (La Follette)61 Biadasz, Tyler* OL 6-3 322 Jr./So. Amherst, Wis. (Amherst)13 Bondoc, Evan*** S 6-1 200 Sr.#/Sr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood)34 Brodner, Sam RB 5-10 212 Jr./So. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)60 Bruss, Logan OL 6-5 292 So./Fr. Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)41 Burks, Noah* OLB 6-2 234 Jr./So. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)26 Burrell, Eric* S 6-0 187 Jr./So. Severn, Md. (McDonogh School)4 Burton, Donte CB 5-10 182 Fr./Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Loganville)29 Carriere-Williams, Dontye* CB 5-10 185 Jr./So. Miami, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)87 Cephus, Quintez** WR 6-1 206 Jr./Jr. Macon, Ga. (Stratford Academy)37 Cesarz, Ethan ILB 6-0 247 So./Fr. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)26 Clementi, Chris WR 5-11 191 Sr.#/Sr. Wausau, Wis. (West)17 Coan, Jack QB 6-3 206 So./So. Sayville, N.Y. (Sayville)32 Collinsworth, Jake FB 6-1 234 So./Fr. Merrill, Wis. (Merrill)24 Cone, Madison CB 5-9 180 So./So. Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth)43 Connelly, Ryan*** ILB 6-3 236 Sr.#/Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie)64 Connors, Brett*** OL 6-6 297 Sr.#/Sr. New Berlin, Wis. (West)11 Cruickshank, Aron WR 5-9 152 Fr./Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Erasmus Hall)10 Currens, Seth* S 6-3 212 Jr./So. Pickerington, Ohio (Central)6 Davis, Danny* WR 6-0 194 So./So. Springfield, Ohio (Springfield)28 Deal, Taiwan** RB 6-1 225 Sr.#/Sr. Capitol Heights, Md. (DeMatha)63 Deiter, Michael*** OL 6-6 321 Sr.#/Sr. Curtice, Ohio (Genoa)38 DeLany, Sam WR 5-10 170 So./Fr. Delafield, Wis. (Kettle Moraine)67 Dietzen, Jon** OL 6-6 326 Sr./Jr. Black Creek, Wis. (Seymour)14 Dixon, D’Cota*** S 5-10 200 Sr.#/Sr. Oak Hill, Fla. (New Smyrna Beach)16 Dunn, Jack WR 5-7 173 Jr./So. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood)79 Edwards, David** OL 6-7 319 Sr./Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. (North)53 Edwards, T.J.*** ILB 6-1 248 Sr.#/Sr. Lake Villa, Ill. (Lakes Community)78 Erdmann, Jason** OL 6-6 330 Sr./Jr. Richfield, Wis. (Slinger)18 Farrar, Arrington*** OLB 6-2 242 Sr./Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward)73 Fenton, Alex OL 6-4 302 So./Fr. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)84 Ferguson, Jake TE 6-5 240 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (Memorial)27 Gaglianone, Rafael*** K 5-11 236 Sr.#/Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor)47 Grady, Griffin* ILB 6-3 216 Jr./So. Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)22 Green, Cade WR 5-11 186 So./Fr. Austin, Texas (Lake Travis)50 Green-May, Izayah OLB 6-6 212 So./Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)37 Groshek, Garrett* RB 5-11 218 Jr./So. Amherst Junction, Wis. (Amherst)89 Harrell, Deron CB 6-2 177 So./Fr. Denver, Colo. (East)94 Henningsen, Matt DE 6-3 271 So./Fr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)20 Hicks, Faion CB 5-10 183 So./Fr. Miami, Fla. (Flanagan)39 Hintze, Zach* K 6-0 185 Sr./Jr. Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary’s Springs)12 Hornibrook, Alex** QB 6-4 220 Sr./Jr. West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep)98 Howe, Kraig DE 6-3 277 Sr./Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter)45 Ingold, Alec*** FB 6-2 246 Sr./Sr. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)41 Jackson, Paul OLB 6-3 229 Sr.#/Sr. Miami Gardens, Fla. (Youngstown (Ohio) Ursuline)5 James, Chris* RB 5-10 219 Sr.#/Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep/Pittsburgh)

Alphabetical Roster

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./El. Hometown (High School/Last School)36 Johnson, Hunter RB 6-0 214 So./Fr. Darlington, Wis. (Darlington)2 Johnson, Patrick* S 5-11 202 Jr./Jr. Washington, D.C. (The Bullis School)59 Johnson, Tyler** OLB 6-3 247 Sr./Jr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha)75 Kapoi, Micah*** OL 6-3 321 Sr.#/Sr. Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei)62 Kasl, Patrick* OL 6-5 315 Jr./So. Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake)36 Knaak, Kobe CB 5-9 186 Jr./So. Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)24 Krumholz, Adam WR 6-1 198 Jr./So. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)98 Larsh, Collin K 5-10 182 So./Fr. Marshall, Wis. (Monona Grove)39 Laufenberg, Brad S 5-11 204 So./Fr. Verona, Wis. (Verona)46 Lloyd, Gabe TE 6-4 237 Jr./So. Green Bay, Wis. (Northeast Wisconsin Lutheran)15 Lotti, Anthony** P 6-0 185 Jr./Jr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (West Hall)97 Loudermilk, Isaiahh* DE 6-7 297 Jr./So. Howard, Kan. (West Elk)19 Lyles, Karé QB 6-0 207 Jr./So. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)76 Lyles, Kayden OL 6-3 323 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (Middleton)31 Mais, Tyler S 6-1 198 So./Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)58 Maskalunas, Mike* ILB 6-3 230 Jr./So. Long Grove, Ill. (Adlai E. Stevenson)68 Moorman, David** OL 6-5 306 Sr./Jr. Northville, Mich. (Northville)81 Mustapha, Taj WR 6-0 192 Fr./Fr. Southfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield)25 Nelson, Scott S 6-2 207 So./Fr. Detroit, Mich. (University of Detroit Jesuit)85 Neuville, Zander*** TE 6-5 251 Sr.#/Sr. Waupaca, Wis. (Waupaca)22 O’Connell, Ryan S 5-11 199 So./Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame)54 Orr, Chris** ILB 6-0 229 Sr./Jr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)19 Pearson, Reggie S 5-10 187 Fr./Fr. Inkster, Mich. (River Rouge)49 Penniston, Kyle** TE 6-4 236 Sr./Jr. Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei)82 Perry, Emmet WR 6-2 182 So./Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas (DeSoto)52 Pfaff, David DE 6-2 272 Sr./Jr. Mequon, Wis. (Homestead)95 Preston, Keldric DE 6-4 249 Jr./So. Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)3 Pryor, Kendric* WR 5-11 179 Jr./So. Hazel Crest, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)93 Rand, Garrett** DE 6-2 278 Jr./Jr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton)74 Roberge, Gunnar NT 6-4 291 Sr./Jr. Seymour, Wis. (Seymour)38 Rosowski, P.J.** K 6-3 226 Sr.#/Sr. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)21 Saari, Mark RB 6-0 206 Sr.#/Sr. Montreal, Wis. (Hurley)99 Sagapolu, Olive*** NT 6-2 338 Sr./Sr. Pago Pago, American Samoa (Mater Dei (Calif.))96 Schlichting, Conor P 6-2 212 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (East)70 Seltzner, Josh OL 6-4 329 So./Fr. Columbus, Wis. (Columbus)7 Shaw, Bradrick** RB 6-1 211 Sr./Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover)77 Smithback, Blake OL 6-2 298 So./Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)23 Stokke, Mason ILB 6-2 226 Jr./So. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)4 Taylor, A.J.** WR 5-11 199 Jr./Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst)23 Taylor, Jonathan* RB 5-11 216 So./So. Salem, N.J. (Salem)45 Tiedt, Hegeman OLB 6-4 241 Jr./So. Burlington, Wis. (Burlington)17 Van Ginkel, Andrew* OLB 6-4 233 Sr.#/Sr. Rock Valley, Iowa (Rock Valley/Iowa Western C.C.)71 Van Lanen, Cole* OL 6-5 311 Jr./So. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)15 Vanden Boom, Danny QB 6-5 212 So./Fr. Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly)27 Volpentesta, Cristian CB 5-9 186 Jr./So. Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)69 Vopal, Aaron DE 6-6 299 So./Fr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere)30 Wanner, Coy TE 6-3 240 So./Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Preble)91 Williams, Bryson NT 6-2 306 Fr./Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast)21 Williams, Caesar CB 6-0 183 Jr./So. Grand Prairie, Texas (South)

* - letters won | # - indicates fifth-year senior

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./El. Hometown (High School/Last School)2 Patrick Johnson* S 5-11 202 Jr./Jr. Washington, D.C. (The Bullis School)3 Kendric Pryor* WR 5-11 179 Jr./So. Hazel Crest, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)4 Donte Burton CB 5-10 182 Fr./Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Loganville)4 A.J. Taylor** WR 5-11 199 Jr./Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst)5 Chris James* RB 5-10 219 Sr.#/Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep/Pittsburgh)6 Danny Davis* WR 6-0 194 So./So. Springfield, Ohio (Springfield)7 Bradrick Shaw** RB 6-1 211 Sr./Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover)10 Seth Currens* S 6-3 212 Jr./So. Pickerington, Ohio (Central)11 Aron Cruickshank WR 5-9 152 Fr./Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Erasmus Hall)12 Alex Hornibrook** QB 6-4 220 Sr./Jr. West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep)13 Evan Bondoc*** S 6-1 200 Sr.#/Sr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood)14 D’Cota Dixon*** S 5-10 200 Sr.#/Sr. Oak Hill, Fla. (New Smyrna Beach)15 Anthony Lotti** P 6-0 185 Jr./Jr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (West Hall)15 Danny Vanden Boom QB 6-5 212 So./Fr. Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly)16 Jack Dunn WR 5-7 173 Jr./So. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood)17 Jack Coan QB 6-3 206 So./So. Sayville, N.Y. (Sayville)17 Andrew Van Ginkel* OLB 6-4 233 Sr.#/Sr. Rock Valley, Iowa (Rock Valley/Iowa Western C.C.)18 Arrington Farrar*** OLB 6-2 242 Sr./Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward)19 Karé Lyles QB 6-0 207 Jr./So. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)19 Reggie Pearson S 5-10 187 Fr./Fr. Inkster, Mich. (River Rouge)20 Faion Hicks CB 5-10 183 So./Fr. Miami, Fla. (Flanagan)21 Mark Saari RB 6-0 206 Sr.#/Sr. Montreal, Wis. (Hurley)21 Caesar Williams CB 6-0 183 Jr./So. Grand Prairie, Texas (South)22 Cade Green WR 5-11 186 So./Fr. Austin, Texas (Lake Travis)22 Ryan O’Connell S 5-11 199 So./Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame)23 Mason Stokke ILB 6-2 226 Jr./So. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)23 Jonathan Taylor* RB 5-11 216 So./So. Salem, N.J. (Salem)24 Madison Cone CB 5-9 180 So./So. Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth)24 Adam Krumholz WR 6-1 198 Jr./So. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)25 Scott Nelson S 6-2 207 So./Fr. Detroit, Mich. (University of Detroit Jesuit)26 Eric Burrell* S 6-0 187 Jr./So. Severn, Md. (McDonogh School)26 Chris Clementi WR 5-11 191 Sr.#/Sr. Wausau, Wis. (West)27 Rafael Gaglianone*** K 5-11 236 Sr.#/Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor)27 Cristian Volpentesta CB 5-9 186 Jr./So. Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)28 Taiwan Deal** RB 6-1 225 Sr.#/Sr. Capitol Heights, Md. (DeMatha)29 Dontye Carriere-Williams* CB 5-10 185 Jr./So. Miami, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)30 Coy Wanner TE 6-3 240 So./Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Preble)31 Tyler Mais S 6-1 198 So./Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)32 Jake Collinsworth FB 6-1 234 So./Fr. Merrill, Wis. (Merrill)34 Jake Benzing S 5-11 193 So./Fr. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)34 Sam Brodner RB 5-10 212 Jr./So. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)36 Hunter Johnson RB 6-0 214 So./Fr. Darlington, Wis. (Darlington)36 Kobe Knaak CB 5-9 186 Jr./So. Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)37 Ethan Cesarz ILB 6-0 247 So./Fr. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)37 Garrett Groshek* RB 5-11 218 Jr./So. Amherst Junction, Wis. (Amherst)38 Sam DeLany WR 5-10 170 So./Fr. Delafield, Wis. (Kettle Moraine)38 P.J. Rosowski** K 6-3 226 Sr.#/Sr. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)39 Zach Hintze* K 6-0 185 Sr./Jr. Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary’s Springs)39 Brad Laufenberg S 5-11 204 So./Fr. Verona, Wis. (Verona)41 Noah Burks* OLB 6-2 234 Jr./So. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)41 Paul Jackson OLB 6-3 229 Sr.#/Sr. Miami Gardens, Fla. (Youngstown (Ohio) Ursuline)43 Ryan Connelly*** ILB 6-3 236 Sr.#/Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie)45 Alec Ingold*** FB 6-2 246 Sr./Sr. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)45 Hegeman Tiedt OLB 6-4 241 Jr./So. Burlington, Wis. (Burlington)46 Gabe Lloyd TE 6-4 237 Jr./So. Green Bay, Wis. (Northeast Wisconsin Lutheran)47 Griffin Grady* ILB 6-3 216 Jr./So. Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)

Numerical Roster

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./El. Hometown (High School/Last School)49 Kyle Penniston** TE 6-4 236 Sr./Jr. Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei)50 Izayah Green-May OLB 6-6 212 So./Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)51 Adam Bay* LS 6-0 227 So./So. Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge)52 David Pfaff DE 6-2 272 Sr./Jr. Mequon, Wis. (Homestead)53 T.J. Edwards*** ILB 6-1 248 Sr.#/Sr. Lake Villa, Ill. (Lakes Community)54 Chris Orr** ILB 6-0 229 Sr./Jr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)55 Christian Bell OLB 6-4 246 Jr./So. Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover/Alabama)56 Zack Baun* OLB 6-3 230 Sr./Jr. Brown Deer, Wis. (Brown Deer)57 Michael Balistreri DE 6-4 272 So./Fr. Grafton, Wis. (University School of Milwaukee)58 Mike Maskalunas* ILB 6-3 230 Jr./So. Long Grove, Ill. (Adlai E. Stevenson)59 Tyler Johnson** OLB 6-3 247 Sr./Jr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha)60 Logan Bruss OL 6-5 292 So./Fr. Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)61 Tyler Biadasz* OL 6-3 322 Jr./So. Amherst, Wis. (Amherst)62 Patrick Kasl* OL 6-5 315 Jr./So. Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake)63 Michael Deiter*** OL 6-6 321 Sr.#/Sr. Curtice, Ohio (Genoa)64 Brett Connors*** OL 6-6 297 Sr.#/Sr. New Berlin, Wis. (West)65 Tyler Beach OL 6-6 301 So./Fr. Grafton, Wis. (Port Washington)66 Beau Benzschawel*** OL 6-6 322 Sr.#/Sr. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)67 Jon Dietzen** OL 6-6 326 Sr./Jr. Black Creek, Wis. (Seymour)68 David Moorman** OL 6-5 306 Sr./Jr. Northville, Mich. (Northville)69 Aaron Vopal DE 6-6 299 So./Fr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere)70 Josh Seltzner OL 6-4 329 So./Fr. Columbus, Wis. (Columbus)71 Cole Van Lanen* OL 6-5 311 Jr./So. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)73 Alex Fenton OL 6-4 302 So./Fr. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)74 Gunnar Roberge NT 6-4 291 Sr./Jr. Seymour, Wis. (Seymour)75 Micah Kapoi*** OL 6-3 321 Sr.#/Sr. Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei)76 Kayden Lyles OL 6-3 323 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (Middleton)77 Blake Smithback OL 6-2 298 So./Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)78 Jason Erdmann** OL 6-6 330 Sr./Jr. Richfield, Wis. (Slinger)79 David Edwards** OL 6-7 319 Sr./Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. (North)81 Taj Mustapha WR 6-0 192 Fr./Fr. Southfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield)82 Emmet Perry WR 6-2 182 So./Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas (DeSoto)84 Jake Ferguson TE 6-5 240 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (Memorial)85 Zander Neuville*** TE 6-5 251 Sr.#/Sr. Waupaca, Wis. (Waupaca)86 Luke Benzschawel TE 6-6 250 Jr./So. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)87 Quintez Cephus** WR 6-1 206 Jr./Jr. Macon, Ga. (Stratford Academy)89 Deron Harrell CB 6-2 177 So./Fr. Denver, Colo. (East)90 Connor Allen** P 6-0 173 Sr./Jr. New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield East)91 Josh Bernhagen LS 6-2 236 Jr./So. Madison, Wis. (La Follette)91 Bryson Williams NT 6-2 306 Fr./Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast)93 Garrett Rand** DE 6-2 278 Jr./Jr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton)94 Matt Henningsen DE 6-3 271 So./Fr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)95 Keldric Preston DE 6-4 249 Jr./So. Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)96 Conor Schlichting P 6-2 212 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (East)97 Isaiahh Loudermilk* DE 6-7 297 Jr./So. Howard, Kan. (West Elk)98 Kraig Howe DE 6-3 277 Sr./Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter)98 Collin Larsh K 5-10 182 So./Fr. Marshall, Wis. (Monona Grove)99 Olive Sagapolu*** NT 6-2 338 Sr./Sr. Pago Pago, American Samoa (Mater Dei (Calif.))

* - letters won | # - indicates fifth-year senior

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Letterwinners Returning (44)OFFENSE (23)QB Alex Hornibrook, RB Garrett Groshek, RB Chris James, RB Brad-rick Shaw, RB Jonathan Taylor, FB Alec Ingold, TE Zander Neuville, TE Kyle Penniston, WR Quintez Ce-phus, WR Kendric Pryor, WR A.J. Taylor, OL Beau Benzschawel, OL Tyler Biadasz, OL Brett Connors, OL Michael Deiter, OL Jon Dietzen, OL David Edwards, OL Jason Erd-mann, OL Micah Kapoi, OL Patrick Kasl, OL David Moorman, OL Cole Van Lanen

DEFENSE (16)DE Isaiahh Loudermilk, NT Garrett Rand, NT Olive Sagapolu, OLB Noah Burks, OLB Tyler Johnson, OLB Andrew Van Ginkel, ILB Ryan Connelly, ILB T.J. Edwards, ILB Arrington Farrar, ILB Mike Mas-kalunas, ILB Chris Orr, CB Dontye Carriere-Williams, S Evan Bondoc, S Eric Burrell, S Seth Currens, S D’Cota Dixon

SPECIAL TEAMS (5)P Connor Allen, LS Adam Bay,K Rafael Gaglianone, K Zach Hintze, P Anthony Lotti

Team Breakdown

Letterwinners Lost (13)OFFENSE (3)RB Rachid Ibrahim, TE Troy Fumagalli, FB Austin Ramesh

DEFENSE (10)DE Alec James, DE Chikwe Obasih, DE Conor Sheehy, OLB Garret Dooley, OLB Leon Jacobs, CB Derrick Tindal, CB Nick Nelson, S Joe Ferguson, S Lubern Figaro, S Natrell Jamerson

SPECIAL TEAMS (0)--

Starters Returning (13)OFFENSE (9)QB Alex Hornibrook, RB Jonathan Taylor, WR Quintez Cephus, WR A.J. Taylor, LT Michael Deiter, LG Jon Dietzen, C Tyler Biadasz, RG Beau Benzschawel, RT David Edwards

DEFENSE (4)NT Olive Sagapolu, ILB Ryan Connelly, ILB T.J. Edwards, SS D’Cota Dixon

SPECIAL TEAMS (3)FG Rafael Gaglianone, KO Zach Hintze, P Anthony Lotti

Starters Lost (9)OFFENSE (2)FB Austin Ramesh, TE Troy Fumagalli

DEFENSE (7)DE Alec James, DE Conor Sheehy, OLB Garret Dooley, OLB Leon Ja-cobs, CB Nick Nelson, CB Derrick Tindal, FS Natrell Jamerson

SPECIAL TEAMS (0)--

Early Enrollees (5)OFFENSE (2)WR Aron CruickshankWR Taj Mustapha

DEFENSE (3)CB Donte Burton, S Reggie Pearson, NT Bryson Williams

SPECIAL TEAMS (0)--

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Quarterbacks (4)17 Coan, Jack QB 6-3 206 So./So. Sayville, N.Y. (Sayville)12 Hornibrook, Alex** QB 6-4 220 Sr./Jr. West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep)19 Lyles, Karé QB 6-0 207 Jr./So. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro)15 Vanden Boom, Danny QB 6-5 212 So./Fr. Kimberly, Wis. (Kimberly)

Running Backs (8)34 Brodner, Sam RB 5-10 212 Jr./So. Glen Ellyn, Ill. (Glenbard West)28 Deal, Taiwan** RB 6-1 225 Sr.#/Sr. Capitol Heights, Md. (DeMatha)37 Groshek, Garrett* RB 5-11 218 Jr./So. Amherst Junction, Wis. (Amherst)5 James, Chris* RB 5-10 219 Sr.#/Sr. Chicago, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep/Pittsburgh)36 Johnson, Hunter RB 6-0 214 So./Fr. Darlington, Wis. (Darlington)21 Saari, Mark RB 6-0 206 Sr.#/Sr. Montreal, Wis. (Hurley)7 Shaw, Bradrick** RB 6-1 211 Sr./Jr. Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover)23 Taylor, Jonathan* RB 5-11 216 So./So. Salem, N.J. (Salem)

Fullbacks (2)32 Collinsworth, Jake FB 6-1 234 So./Fr. Merrill, Wis. (Merrill)45 Ingold, Alec*** FB 6-2 246 Sr./Sr. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)

Tight Ends (6)86 Benzschawel, Luke TE 6-6 250 Jr./So. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)84 Ferguson, Jake TE 6-5 240 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (Memorial)46 Lloyd, Gabe TE 6-4 237 Jr./So. Green Bay, Wis. (Northeast Wisconsin Lutheran)85 Neuville, Zander*** TE 6-5 251 Sr.#/Sr. Waupaca, Wis. (Waupaca)49 Penniston, Kyle** TE 6-4 236 Sr./Jr. Orange, Calif. (Mater Dei)30 Wanner, Coy TE 6-3 240 So./Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Preble)

Wide Receivers (12)87 Cephus, Quintez** WR 6-1 206 Jr./Jr. Macon, Ga. (Stratford Academy)26 Clementi, Chris WR 5-11 191 Sr.#/Sr. Wausau, Wis. (West)11 Cruickshank, Aron WR 5-9 152 Fr./Fr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Erasmus Hall)6 Davis, Danny* WR 6-0 194 So./So. Springfield, Ohio (Springfield)38 DeLany, Sam WR 5-10 170 So./Fr. Delafield, Wis. (Kettle Moraine)16 Dunn, Jack WR 5-7 173 Jr./So. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood)22 Green, Cade WR 5-11 186 So./Fr. Austin, Texas (Lake Travis)24 Krumholz, Adam WR 6-1 198 Jr./So. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)81 Mustapha, Taj WR 6-0 192 Fr./Fr. Southfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield)82 Perry, Emmet WR 6-2 182 So./Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas (DeSoto)3 Pryor, Kendric* WR 5-11 179 Jr./So. Hazel Crest, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)4 Taylor, A.J.** WR 5-11 199 Jr./Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst)

Offensive Line (17)65 Beach, Tyler OL 6-6 301 So./Fr. Grafton, Wis. (Port Washington)66 Benzschawel, Beau*** OL 6-6 322 Sr.#/Sr. Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)61 Biadasz, Tyler* OL 6-3 322 Jr./So. Amherst, Wis. (Amherst)60 Bruss, Logan OL 6-5 292 So./Fr. Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)64 Connors, Brett*** OL 6-6 297 Sr.#/Sr. New Berlin, Wis. (West)63 Deiter, Michael*** OL 6-6 321 Sr.#/Sr. Curtice, Ohio (Genoa)67 Dietzen, Jon** OL 6-6 326 Sr./Jr. Black Creek, Wis. (Seymour)79 Edwards, David** OL 6-7 319 Sr./Jr. Downers Grove, Ill. (North)78 Erdmann, Jason** OL 6-6 330 Sr./Jr. Richfield, Wis. (Slinger)73 Fenton, Alex OL 6-4 302 So./Fr. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)75 Kapoi, Micah*** OL 6-3 321 Sr.#/Sr. Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei)62 Kasl, Patrick* OL 6-5 315 Jr./So. Wyoming, Minn. (Forest Lake)76 Lyles, Kayden OL 6-3 323 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (Middleton)68 Moorman, David** OL 6-5 306 Sr./Jr. Northville, Mich. (Northville)70 Seltzner, Josh OL 6-4 329 So./Fr. Columbus, Wis. (Columbus)77 Smithback, Blake OL 6-2 298 So./Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)71 Van Lanen, Cole* OL 6-5 311 Jr./So. Green Bay, Wis. (Bay Port)

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Defensive Line (11)57 Balistreri, Michael DE 6-4 272 So./Fr. Grafton, Wis. (University School of Milwaukee)94 Henningsen, Matt DE 6-3 271 So./Fr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)98 Howe, Kraig DE 6-3 277 Sr./Jr. Dayton, Ohio (Archbishop Alter)97 Loudermilk, Isaiahh* DE 6-7 297 Jr./So. Howard, Kan. (West Elk)52 Pfaff, David DE 6-2 272 Sr./Jr. Mequon, Wis. (Homestead)95 Preston, Keldric DE 6-4 249 Jr./So. Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)93 Rand, Garrett** DE 6-2 278 Jr./Jr. Chandler, Ariz. (Hamilton)69 Vopal, Aaron DE 6-6 299 So./Fr. De Pere, Wis. (De Pere)74 Roberge, Gunnar NT 6-4 291 Sr./Jr. Seymour, Wis. (Seymour)99 Sagapolu, Olive*** NT 6-2 338 Sr./Sr. Pago Pago, American Samoa (Mater Dei (Calif.))91 Williams, Bryson NT 6-2 306 Fr./Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast)

Outside Linebackers (9)56 Baun, Zack* OLB 6-3 230 Sr./Jr. Brown Deer, Wis. (Brown Deer)55 Bell, Christian OLB 6-4 246 Jr./So. Birmingham, Ala. (Hoover/Alabama)41 Burks, Noah* OLB 6-2 234 Jr./So. Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)18 Farrar, Arrington*** OLB 6-2 242 Sr./Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward)50 Green-May, Izayah OLB 6-6 212 So./Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)41 Jackson, Paul OLB 6-3 229 Sr.#/Sr. Miami Gardens, Fla. (Youngstown (Ohio) Ursuline)59 Johnson, Tyler** OLB 6-3 247 Sr./Jr. Menasha, Wis. (Menasha)45 Tiedt, Hegeman OLB 6-4 241 Jr./So. Burlington, Wis. (Burlington)17 Van Ginkel, Andrew* OLB 6-4 233 Sr.#/Sr. Rock Valley, Iowa (Rock Valley/Iowa Western C.C.)

Inside Linebackers (7)37 Cesarz, Ethan ILB 6-0 247 So./Fr. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)43 Connelly, Ryan*** ILB 6-3 236 Sr.#/Sr. Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie)53 Edwards, T.J.*** ILB 6-1 248 Sr.#/Sr. Lake Villa, Ill. (Lakes Community)47 Grady, Griffin* ILB 6-3 216 Jr./So. Dublin, Ohio (Coffman)58 Maskalunas, Mike* ILB 6-3 230 Jr./So. Long Grove, Ill. (Adlai E. Stevenson)54 Orr, Chris** ILB 6-0 229 Sr./Jr. DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto)23 Stokke, Mason ILB 6-2 226 Jr./So. Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)

Cornerbacks (8)4 Burton, Donte CB 5-10 182 Fr./Fr. Loganville, Ga. (Loganville)29 Carriere-Williams, Dontye* CB 5-10 185 Jr./So. Miami, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas)24 Cone, Madison CB 5-9 180 So./So. Kernersville, N.C. (East Forsyth)89 Harrell, Deron CB 6-2 177 So./Fr. Denver, Colo. (East)20 Hicks, Faion CB 5-10 183 So./Fr. Miami, Fla. (Flanagan)36 Knaak, Kobe CB 5-9 186 Jr./So. Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)27 Volpentesta, Cristian CB 5-9 186 Jr./So. Highland Park, Ill. (Highland Park)21 Williams, Caesar CB 6-0 183 Jr./So. Grand Prairie, Texas (South)

Safeties (11)34 Benzing, Jake S 5-11 193 So./Fr. Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)13 Bondoc, Evan*** S 6-1 200 Sr.#/Sr. Madison, Wis. (Edgewood)26 Burrell, Eric* S 6-0 187 Jr./So. Severn, Md. (McDonogh School)10 Currens, Seth* S 6-3 212 Jr./So. Pickerington, Ohio (Central)14 Dixon, D’Cota*** S 5-10 200 Sr.#/Sr. Oak Hill, Fla. (New Smyrna Beach)2 Johnson, Patrick* S 5-11 202 Jr./Jr. Washington, D.C. (The Bullis School)39 Laufenberg, Brad S 5-11 204 So./Fr. Verona, Wis. (Verona)31 Mais, Tyler S 6-1 198 So./Fr. Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)25 Nelson, Scott S 6-2 207 So./Fr. Detroit, Mich. (University of Detroit Jesuit)22 O’Connell, Ryan S 5-11 199 So./Fr. Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame)19 Pearson, Reggie S 5-10 187 Fr./Fr. Inkster, Mich. (River Rouge)

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Kickers (4)27 Gaglianone, Rafael*** K 5-11 236 Sr.#/Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Chattanooga (Tenn.) Baylor)39 Hintze, Zach* K 6-0 185 Sr./Jr. Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary’s Springs)98 Larsh, Collin K 5-10 182 So./Fr. Marshall, Wis. (Monona Grove)38 Rosowski, P.J.** K 6-3 226 Sr.#/Sr. Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)

Punters (3)90 Allen, Connor** P 6-0 173 Sr./Jr. New Berlin, Wis. (Brookfield East)15 Lotti, Anthony** P 6-0 185 Jr./Jr. Flowery Branch, Ga. (West Hall)96 Schlichting, Conor P 6-2 212 So./Fr. Madison, Wis. (East)

Long Snappers (2)51 Bay, Adam* LS 6-0 227 So./So. Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Ridge)91 Bernhagen, Josh LS 6-2 236 Jr./So. Madison, Wis. (La Follette)

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2017 Season in ReviewResults (13-1, 9-0 Big Ten)

Date Opponent Result A .Sept. 1 UTAH STATE W, 59-10 75,324

Sept. 9 FLA. ATLANTIC W, 31-14 77,542

Sept. 16 at BYU W, 40-6 61,143

Sept. 30 NORTHWESTERN* W, 33-24 80,584

Oct. 7 at Nebraska* W, 38-17 89,860

Oct. 14 PURDUE* W, 17-9 78,850

Oct. 21 MARYLAND* W, 38-13 78,058

Oct. 28 at Illinois* W, 24-10 42,101

Nov. 4 at Indiana* W, 45-17 43,027

Nov. 11 #25 IOWA* W, 38-14 80,462

Nov. 18 #19 MICHIGAN* W, 24-10 81,216

Nov. 25 at Minnesota* W, 31-0 47,327

Dec. 3 vs. #8 Ohio State L, 21-27 65,018 Big Ten Football Championship Game

Jan. 2 at #11 Miami W, 34-24 59,615 Capital One Orange Bowl

HOME GAMES IN CAPS Rankings refl ect AP Top 25 at me of game *Big Ten Conference game

Season Highlights Wisconsin won a school-record 13 games, its fourth

consecutive season with double-digit victories. Alabama, Clemson and Ohio State are the only other teams that can make that claim.

The Badgers finished at No. 7 in the AP Top 25, their second straight top-10 finish in the AP poll.

In downing Miami in the Orange Bowl, UW won its fourth consecutive bowl game. That matches Georgia, Louisiana Tech and Utah for the nation’s longest active streak. The Badgers have won back-to-back New Year’s Six games after also defeating Western Michigan in the Cotton Bowl following the 2016 season.

Wisconsin won its third Big Ten West Division title in the four-year history of the league’s current divi-sional setup. The Badgers have appeared in five of the first seven Big Ten Championship Games.

UW saw a school-record seven players named All-America, led by first-teamers Beau Benzschawel, David Edwards and T.J. Edwards. Michael Deiter, Troy Fumagalli, Nick Nelson and Jonathan Taylor earned second-team All-America accolades.

T.J. Edwards finished runner-up for the Butkus Award, with Troy Fumagalli (Mackey) and Jonathan Taylor (Doak Walker) also finalists for major awards.

Wisconsin finished No. 2 nationally in total defense (262.1 ypg), No. 3 in scoring defense (13.9 ppg), No. 3 in rushing defense (98.4 ypg) and No. 1 in pass efficiency defense (96.4).

Team Statistics WIS OPPSCORING 473 195 Points Per Game 33.8 13.9 Points Off Turnovers 146 61FIRST DOWNS 296 196 Rushing 148 79 Passing 128 97 Penalty 20 20RUSHING YARDAGE 3121 1378 Yards gained rushing 3347 1808 Yards lost rushing 226 430 Rushing Attempts 629 436 Average Per Rush 5.0 3.2 Average Per Game 222.9 98.4 TDs Rushing 28 7PASSING YARDAGE 2689 2291 Comp-Att 204-325 192-395 Interceptions 15 20 Average Per Pass 8.3 5.8 Average Per Catch 13.2 11.9 Average Per Game 192.1 163.6 TDs Passing 25 11TOTAL OFFENSE 5810 3669 Total Plays 954 831 Average Per Play 6.1 4.4 Average Per Game 415.0 262.1KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 35-733 29-565PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 24-206 18-132INT RETURNS: #-Yards 20-346 15-255KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.9 19.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 8.6 7.3INT RETURN AVERAGE 17.3 17.0FUMBLES-LOST 21-9 15-9PENALTIES-Yards 75-703 76-659 Average Per Game 50.2 47.1PUNTS-Yards 62-2441 84-3495 Average Per Punt 39.4 41.6 Net punt average 36.6 38.2KICKOFFS-Yards 88-5642 48-3020 Average Per Kick 64.1 62.9 Net kick average 41.2 40.9TIME OF POSSESSION 35:29 24:313RD-DOWN Conversions 90/185 55/189 3rd-Down Pct 49% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/6 11/17 4th-Down Pct 67% 65%SACKS BY-Yards 42-311 21-117MISC YARDS 21 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 60 21FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-18 16-24ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES 53-62 25-35RED-ZONE TDS 41-62 11-35PAT-ATTEMPTS 59-59 21-21

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Individual StatisticsRUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/GTaylor, Jonathan 14 299 2016 39 1977 6.6 13 75 141.2Shaw, Bradrick 11 96 381 16 365 3.8 4 26 33.2Groshek, Garrett 14 61 314 17 297 4.9 2 27 21.2James, Chris 9 51 238 5 233 4.6 1 29 25.9Ibrahim, Rachid 14 28 133 3 130 4.6 0 24 9.3Ramesh, Austin 13 17 89 0 89 5.2 2 41 6.8Pryor, Kendric 10 5 64 1 63 12.6 2 32 6.3Taylor, A.J. 14 6 26 0 26 4.3 0 10 1.9Ingold, Alec 14 10 25 0 25 2.5 3 5 1.8Tindal, Derrick 14 2 14 0 14 7.0 0 13 1.0Davis, Danny 12 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 5 0.8Peavy, Jazz 5 3 7 0 7 2.3 0 5 1.4Cephus, Quintez 9 4 8 3 5 1.2 0 4 0.6Deiter, Michael 14 1 4 0 4 4.0 1 4 0.3TEAM 14 0 22 -22 -1.6 0 0 -2.4Hornibrook, Alex 14 29 19 120 -101 -3.5 0 7 -7.2Total 14 629 3347 226 3121 5.0 28 75 222.9Opponents 14 436 1808 430 1378 3.2 7 77 98.4

PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/GHornibrook, Alex 14 148.62 198-318-15 62.3 2644 25 61 188.9Coan, Jack 6 160.48 5-5-0 100.0 36 0 11 6.0Groshek, Garrett 14 175.60 1-1-0 100.0 9 0 9 0.6TEAM 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 14 148.42 204-325-15 62.8 2689 25 61 192.1Opponents 14 96.39 192-395-20 48.6 2291 11 84 163.6

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/GFumagalli, Troy 13 46 547 11.9 4 44 42.1Taylor, A.J. 14 31 475 15.3 5 51 33.9Cephus, Quintez 9 30 501 16.7 6 61 55.7Davis, Danny 12 26 418 16.1 5 50 34.8Pryor, Kendric 10 13 179 13.8 1 31 17.9Neuville, Zander 12 9 81 9.0 2 28 6.8Taylor, Jonathan 14 8 95 11.9 0 24 6.8Ibrahim, Rachid 14 7 63 9.0 0 16 4.5Penniston, Kyle 14 7 56 8.0 1 14 4.0Ramesh, Austin 13 6 76 12.7 0 25 5.8Peavy, Jazz 5 5 55 11.0 0 23 11.0James, Chris 9 5 36 7.2 0 17 4.0Groshek, Garrett 14 4 40 10.0 0 17 2.9Ingold, Alec 14 3 37 12.3 1 18 2.6Shaw, Bradrick 11 3 21 7.0 0 10 1.9Hornibrook, Alex 14 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.6Total 14 204 2689 13.2 25 61 192.1Opponents 14 192 2291 11.9 11 84 163.6

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD LongFerguson, Joe 4 136 34.0 1 99Edwards, T.J. 4 63 15.8 1 54Tindal, Derrick 2 9 4.5 0 9Van Ginkel, Andrew 2 11 5.5 1 9Jacobs, Leon 2 5 2.5 0 3Jamerson, Natrell 2 40 20.0 1 36Carriere-Williams, D. 1 0 0.0 0 0Connelly, Ryan 1 5 5.0 0 5Orr, Chris 1 78 78.0 1 78Dixon, D'Cota 1 -1 -1.0 0 0Total 20 346 17.3 5 99Opponents 15 255 17.0 3 52

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PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongNelson, Nick 24 206 8.6 1 50Total 24 206 8.6 1 50Opponents 18 132 7.3 0 22

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongTindal, Derrick 15 319 21.3 0 39Taylor, A.J. 14 329 23.5 0 42Jamerson, Natrell 5 62 12.4 0 21Davis, Danny 1 23 23.0 0 23Total 35 733 20.9 0 42Opponents 29 565 19.5 0 42

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD LongJacobs, Leon 1 21 21.0 1 21Total 1 21 21.0 1 21Opponents 1 13 13.0 0 13

|--------------------- PATs ---------------------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf PointsGaglianone, Rafael 0 16-18 59-59 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 107Taylor, Jonathan 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78Cephus, Quintez 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Taylor, A.J. 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Davis, Danny 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Fumagalli, Troy 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26Ingold, Alec 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Shaw, Bradrick 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Pryor, Kendric 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18Neuville, Zander 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Groshek, Garrett 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Ramesh, Austin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12Penniston, Kyle 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jamerson, Natrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Nelson, Nick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Orr, Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jacobs, Leon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Van Ginkel, Andrew 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Deiter, Michael 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Edwards, T.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6James, Chris 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Ferguson, Joe 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6TEAM 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2 4Hornibrook, Alex 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0Total 48 20-27 45-47 1-1 0 0-0 0 1 397Opponents 24 17-23 23-24 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 218

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GHornibrook, Alex 14 347 -101 2644 2543 181.6Taylor, Jonathan 14 299 1977 0 1977 141.2Shaw, Bradrick 11 96 365 0 365 33.2Groshek, Garrett 14 62 297 9 306 21.9James, Chris 9 51 233 0 233 25.9Ibrahim, Rachid 14 28 130 0 130 9.3Ramesh, Austin 13 17 89 0 89 6.8Pryor, Kendric 10 5 63 0 63 6.3Coan, Jack 6 5 0 36 36 6.0Taylor, A.J. 14 6 26 0 26 1.9Ingold, Alec 14 10 25 0 25 1.8Tindal, Derrick 14 2 14 0 14 1.0Davis, Danny 12 3 9 0 9 0.8Peavy, Jazz 5 3 7 0 7 1.4Cephus, Quintez 9 4 5 0 5 0.6Deiter, Michael 14 1 4 0 4 0.3TEAM 15 -22 0 -22 -2.4Total 14 954 3121 2689 5810 415.0Opponents 14 831 1378 2291 3669 262.1

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FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct <19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg BlkGaglianone, Rafael 16-18 88.9 0-0 7-7 5-7 3-3 1-1 52 0

FG SEQUENCE Wisconsin OpponentsUtah State (29) (25)Florida Atlantic (20), 37 -BYU (23) (31), (32)Northwestern (23) (34)Nebraska (37) 33, (32)Purdue (46) (36), 42, (49), (40)Maryland 39, (33) (23), (45)Illinois (52) (28), 48Indiana (21) (26)Iowa (23) -Michigan (30) (39)Minnesota (32) 46, 48Ohio State (28), (46) 43, (27), (20)Miami (35), (47) 53, (41), 24Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ BlkdLotti, Anthony 57 2281 40.0 62 2 18 25 12 1Allen, Connor 4 160 40.0 48 0 2 2 0 0TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 62 2441 39.4 62 2 20 27 12 1Opponents 84 3495 41.6 69 4 24 21 13 0

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnHintze, Zach 79 5061 64.1 54 1 Rosowski, P.J. 9 581 64.6 4 0 Total 88 5642 64.1 58 1 565 41.2 23Opponents 48 3020 62.9 13 0 733 40.9 24

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/GTaylor, Jonathan 14 1977 95 0 0 0 2072 148.0Taylor, A.J. 14 26 475 0 329 0 830 59.3Fumagalli, Troy 13 0 547 0 0 0 547 42.1Cephus, Quintez 9 5 501 0 0 0 506 56.2Davis, Danny 12 9 418 0 23 0 450 37.5Shaw, Bradrick 11 365 21 0 0 0 386 35.1Tindal, Derrick 14 14 0 0 319 9 342 24.4Groshek, Garrett 14 297 40 0 0 0 337 24.1James, Chris 9 233 36 0 0 0 269 29.9Pryor, Kendric 10 63 179 0 0 0 242 24.2Nelson, Nick 14 0 0 206 0 0 206 14.7Ibrahim, Rachid 14 130 63 0 0 0 193 13.8Ramesh, Austin 13 89 76 0 0 0 165 12.7Ferguson, Joe 14 0 0 0 0 136 136 9.7Jamerson, Natrell 14 0 0 0 62 40 102 7.3Neuville, Zander 12 0 81 0 0 0 81 6.8Orr, Chris 12 0 0 0 0 78 78 6.5Edwards, T.J. 14 0 0 0 0 63 63 4.5Ingold, Alec 14 25 37 0 0 0 62 4.4Peavy, Jazz 5 7 55 0 0 0 62 12.4Penniston, Kyle 14 0 56 0 0 0 56 4.0Van Ginkel, Andrew 14 0 0 0 0 11 11 0.8Jacobs, Leon 14 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.4Connelly, Ryan 14 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.4Deiter, Michael 14 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.3Dixon, D’Cota 12 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1TEAM -22 0 0 0 0 -22 -2.4Hornibrook, Alex 14 -101 9 0 0 0 -92 -6.6Total 14 2843 2507 143 515 252 6260 447.1Opponents 14 1383 2836 168 579 44 5010 357.9

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|-----------Tackles-----------| |-Sacks-| |--------Pass Def--------| |--Fumbles--| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick SafConnelly, Ryan 14 57 31 88 11.0-63 3.0-36 1-5 1 3 1-0 1 . .Edwards, T.J. 14 53 28 81 11.0-32 2.0-11 4-63 7 2 . . . .Jacobs, Leon 14 35 25 60 9.5-41 3.5-28 2-5 3 8 2-21 1 . .Dixon, D'Cota 12 34 21 55 3.5-18 1.5-10 1--1 3 1 . 1 . .James, Alec 14 32 20 52 8.0-52 6.5-49 . 2 5 1-0 . . .Jamerson, Natrell 14 32 19 51 3.5-16 1.5-11 2-40 10 2 . . . .Dooley, Garret 14 19 22 41 12.0-58 7.5-45 . 1 4 . 1 . .Van Ginkel, Andrew 14 26 13 39 10.0-55 6.5-49 2-11 2 3 1-0 2 . .Orr, Chris 12 20 16 36 3.0-12 2.0-11 1-78 1 1 . . . .Sheehy, Conor 14 15 20 35 5.5-17 1.5-11 . 1 1 . . . .Nelson, Nick 14 26 9 35 1.0-3 . . 21 2 . . 1 .Carriere-Williams, D. 14 22 8 30 . . 1-0 6 1 . . . .Tindal, Derrick 14 19 9 28 1.0-3 . 2-9 10 . 1-0 2 . .Ferguson, Joe 14 10 7 17 . . 4-136 2 . 2-0 . . .Sagapolu, Olive 14 8 9 17 3.5-22 3.0-21 . . 1 . . . .Farrar, Arrington 13 4 12 16 . . . . . . . . .Rand, Garrett 14 4 9 13 . . . 1 2 . . . .Loudermilk, Isaiahh 11 6 5 11 1.5-10 1.5-10 . 1 . . . . .Obasih, Chikwe 8 2 9 11 . . . . 1 . . . .Maskalunas, Mike 13 6 5 11 1.0-14 . . . . 1-0 . . .Johnson, Tyler 14 6 2 8 2.0-10 1.0-5 . . 1 . 2 . .Bondoc, Evan 14 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .Burrell, Eric 14 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . .Figaro, Lubern 12 5 . 5 1.0-2 . . 1 . . 1 . .Burks, Noah 8 3 1 4 . . . . 1 . . . .Groshek, Garrett 14 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .Hornibrook, Alex 14 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .Lloyd, Gabe 8 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .Bell, Christian 8 2 . 2 1.0-14 1.0-14 . . . . 1 . .Neuville, Zander 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .Ibrahim, Rachid 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .Hirschfeld, Billy 9 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .Bay, Adam 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Preston, Keldric 1 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .Cone, Madison 9 . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .Davis, Danny 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Fumagalli, Troy 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Dietzen, Jon 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Lotti, Anthony 14 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .Hintze, Zach 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Howe, Kraig 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .Currens, Seth 14 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .TEAM 9 . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Total 14 470 314 784 89.0-442 42.0-311 20-346 75 40 9-21 12 1 2Opponents 14 594 420 1014 70.0-203 21.0-117 15-255 37 18 9-13 15 1 0

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Wisconsin Game-By-Game Statistics

|---RUSHING---| |---RECEIVING---| |------------PASSING--------------| |-----KICK RET-----| |---PUNT RET---| totOpponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg offUTAH STATE 45 234 4 41 15 244 3 44 15-23-0 244 3 44 2 46 0 28 2 17 0 14 478FLA. ATLANTIC 54 357 3 64 17 207 1 35 17-30-1 207 1 35 1 21 0 21 3 8 0 8 564at BYU 49 235 1 18 18 256 4 50 18-19-0 256 4 50 2 65 0 42 2 3 0 2 491NORTHWESTERN 37 109 2 11 11 197 1 61 11-20-2 197 1 61 3 24 0 18 3 30 0 17 306at Nebraska 49 353 3 75 9 113 1 31 9-17-1 113 1 31 1 25 0 25 1 7 0 7 466PURDUE 53 295 1 67 13 199 1 41 13-18-2 199 1 41 1 23 0 23 1 20 0 20 494MARYLAND 41 215 2 20 16 225 2 30 16-24-1 225 2 30 4 83 0 27 0 0 0 0 440at Illinois 45 168 3 29 10 135 0 24 10-19-1 135 0 24 1 29 0 29 1 0 0 0 303at Indiana 52 237 4 45 15 170 2 32 15-22-1 170 2 32 3 80 0 39 2 1 0 8 407IOWA 49 247 2 25 11 135 2 28 11-18-3 135 2 28 3 64 0 25 3 22 0 20 382MICHIGAN 40 182 1 52 9 143 1 51 9-19-1 143 1 51 3 45 0 17 2 68 1 50 325at Minnesota 39 287 1 53 17 169 3 31 17-21-0 169 3 31 1 24 0 24 1 13 0 13 456vs Ohio State 32 60 1 7 20 238 0 33 20-41-2 238 0 33 6 114 0 23 1 -3 0 0 298at Miami 44 142 0 19 23 258 4 24 23-34-0 258 4 24 4 90 0 34 2 20 0 10 400

|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| |---PASS DEFENSE---| Blkd |---PAT Attempts---|Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Kick Run Rcv Saf PtsUTAH STATE 44 28 72 8.0-24 1.0-5 2 1-0 3-105 4 3 0 8-8 0 0 0 59FLA. ATLANTIC 39 16 55 10.0-35 5.0-22 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 31at BYU 33 18 51 4.0-39 2.0-22 1 0-0 2-2 1 3 0 5-5 0 0 1 40NORTHWESTERN 37 36 73 11.0-60 8.0-55 0 0-0 2-40 3 5 0 4-4 0 0 1 33at Nebraska 34 18 52 2.0-9 1.0-7 1 1-0 1-78 4 7 0 5-5 0 0 0 38PURDUE 27 22 49 6.0-34 3.0-22 0 0-0 1-2 4 8 0 2-2 0 0 0 17MARYLAND 42 14 56 6.0-27 2.0-18 2 1-0 1-54 6 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 38at Illinois 29 24 53 9.0-48 5.0-36 2 1-0 2-46 3 8 0 3-3 0 0 0 24at Indiana 37 10 47 7.0-47 4.0-37 1 1-0 2-0 1 7 0 6-6 0 0 0 45IOWA 23 24 47 6.0-40 4.0-37 1 2-21 1-0 4 6 0 5-5 0 0 0 38MICHIGAN 36 22 58 7.0-27 2.0-18 1 1-0 0-0 5 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 24at Minnesota 29 28 57 7.0-35 2.0-24 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 31vs Ohio State 37 28 65 2.0-4 0.0-0 1 1-0 2-12 4 2 1 1-1 0 1 0 21at Miami 23 26 49 4.0-13 3.0-8 0 0-0 3-7 1 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 34

Opponent Game-By-Game Statistics

|---RUSHING---| |---RECEIVING---| |------------PASSING--------------| |-----KICK RET-----| |---PUNT RET---| totOpponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg offUTAH STATE 27 85 1 19 25 219 0 40 25-41-3 219 0 40 5 96 0 21 1 0 0 0 304FLA. ATLANTIC 35 106 1 26 9 142 1 63 9-19-0 142 1 63 2 35 0 18 3 11 0 7 248at BYU 26 81 0 18 11 111 0 50 11-20-2 111 0 50 3 50 0 22 1 1 0 1 192NORTHWESTERN 34 25 0 12 29 219 3 24 29-45-2 219 3 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 244at Nebraska 26 110 0 28 18 271 1 80 18-35-1 271 1 80 2 35 0 22 2 10 0 9 381PURDUE 26 66 0 21 13 155 0 31 13-29-1 155 0 31 1 23 0 23 2 32 0 18 221MARYLAND 35 143 0 22 13 125 1 38 13-30-1 125 1 38 3 61 0 22 0 0 0 0 268at Illinois 33 134 1 27 9 152 0 29 9-31-2 152 0 29 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 8 286at Indiana 21 40 0 19 20 226 2 24 20-34-2 226 2 24 4 78 0 23 0 0 0 0 266IOWA 26 25 0 9 8 41 0 10 8-24-1 41 0 10 3 53 0 21 0 0 0 0 66MICHIGAN 37 58 1 12 11 176 0 48 11-26-0 176 0 48 2 37 0 28 4 7 0 9 234at Minnesota 39 93 0 25 3 40 0 26 3-9-0 40 0 26 1 42 0 42 0 0 0 0 133vs Ohio State 42 238 1 77 12 211 2 84 12-26-2 211 2 84 0 0 0 0 3 50 0 22 449at Miami 29 174 2 39 11 203 1 48 11-26-3 203 1 48 3 55 0 22 1 13 0 13 377

|---------TACKLES---------| |-SACKS-| |-FUMBLE-| |---PASS DEFENSE---| Blkd |---PAT Attempts---|Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Kick Run Rcv Saf PtsUTAH STATE 45 24 69 5.0-21 3.0-19 1 2-13 0-0 1 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 10FLA. ATLANTIC 58 20 78 3.0-6 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-15 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 14at BYU 48 32 80 4.0-20 1.0-11 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 6NORTHWESTERN 38 20 58 5.0-16 2.0-9 3 1-0 2-6 1 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 24at Nebraska 38 34 72 1.0-6 1.0-6 1 0-0 1-14 0 4 0 2-2 0 0 0 17PURDUE 54 18 72 8.0-11 1.0-3 1 1-0 2-80 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 9MARYLAND 46 20 66 3.0-5 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-21 2 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 13at Illinois 30 46 76 6.0-17 1.0-10 0 0-0 1-20 1 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 10at Indiana 52 26 78 8.0-18 3.0-9 2 0-0 1-0 2 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17IOWA 42 34 76 5.0-15 2.0-9 2 1-0 3-95 0 2 0 2-2 0 0 0 14MICHIGAN 23 44 67 8.0-30 3.0-18 0 0-0 1-0 3 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 10at Minnesota 34 32 66 3.0-3 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0vs Ohio State 42 28 70 5.0-18 3.0-16 1 0-0 2-4 4 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 27at Miami 44 42 86 6.0-17 1.0-7 1 1-0 0-0 4 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 24

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ParticipationName GP/GS USU FAU BYU NU NEB PUR UMD ILL IND IOWA MICH MINN OSU MIA90 Allen, Connor 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX51 Bay, Adam 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX55 Bell, Christian 8/- XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX66 Benzschawel, B. 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START86 Benzschawel, L. 5/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX61 Biadasz, Tyler 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START13 Bondoc, Evan 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX19 Booker, Titus 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...41 Burks, Noah 8/- XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...26 Burrell, Eric 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX29 Carriere-Williams 14/5 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START XXX XXX XXX START87 Cephus, Quintez 9/7 START XXX START XXX START START START START START ... ... ... ... ...10 Coan, Jack 6/- XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... ... ... XXX ... ... XXX ... ...24 Cone, Madison 9/- XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ... XXX43 Connelly, Ryan 14/6 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START START START64 Connors, Brett 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX1C Currens, Seth 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX6 Davis, Danny 12/3 XXX START XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX START XXX XXX XXX START63 Deiter, Michael 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START67 Dietzen, Jon 13/12 XXX START ... START START START START START START START START START START START14 Dixon, D'Cota 12/9 START START START START START START START ... START ... XXX XXX XXX START5D Dooley, Garret 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START16 Dunn, Jack 8/- XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ...79 Edwards, David 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START53 Edwards, T.J. 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START78 Erdmann, Jason 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX18 Farrar, Arrington 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX8 Ferguson, Joe 14/5 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START START START XXX31 Figaro, Lubern 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... XXX48 Fumagalli, Troy 13/12 START START START ... XXX START START START START START START START START START27 Gaglianone, R. 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX37 Groshek, Garrett 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX39 Hintze, Zach 13/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX96 Hirschfeld, Billy 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ...12 Hornibrook, Alex 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START98 Howe, Kraig 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...9 Ibrahim, Rachid 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX45 Ingold, Alec 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX32 Jacobs, Leon 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START1J Jamerson, Natrell 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START57 James, Alec 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START5 James, Chris 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX2 Johnson, Patrick 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...59 Johnson, Tyler 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX75 Kapoi, Micah 10/2 START XXX START XXX ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX62 Kasl, Patrick 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX2K Krumholz, Adam 6/- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...46 Lloyd, Gabe 8/- ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX15 Lotti, Anthony 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX97 Loudermilk, I. 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX58 Maskalunas, M. 13/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX68 Moorman, David 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX1N Nelson, Nick 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START85 Neuville, Zander 12/11 START START START START START XXX START START START START START START ... ...34 Obasih, Chikwe 8/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX54 Orr, Chris 12/8 XXX START START START START START START START START ... ... XXX XXX XXX11 Peavy, Jazz 5/3 XXX XXX START START START ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...49 Penniston, Kyle 14/8 START START XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START START START52 Pfaff, David 5/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... XXX XXX ... XXX ... ...95 Preston, Keldric 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...3 Pryor, Kendric 10/3 ... ... XXX ... ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX20 Ramesh, Austin 13/5 XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX XXX ... XXX START XXX START XXX93 Rand, Garrett 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX38 Rosowski, P.J. 1/- XXX ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

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ParticipationName GP/GS USU FAU BYU NU NEB PUR UMD ILL IND IOWA MICH MINN OSU MIA99 Sagapolu, Olive 14/9 START START START START START XXX START XXX XXX XXX START START START XXX7 Shaw, Bradrick 11/1 START ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... ...94 Sheehy, Conor 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START4 Taylor, A.J. 14/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX START23 Taylor, Jonathan 14/13 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START START START25 Tindal, Derrick 14/14 START START START START START START START START START START START START START START17 Van Ginkel, A. 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX71 Van Lanen, Cole 14/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX21 Williams, Caesar 2/- ... ... ... ... ... ... XXX ... ... ... ... XXX ... ...

Key: START - starter, XXX - played, ... - did not play

Individual SuperlativesWISCONSINRushes 30 Taylor, J. vs Purdue (Oct 14)Yards Rushing 249 Taylor, J. at Nebraska (Oct 7)TD Rushes 3 Taylor, J. vs Fla. Atlantic (Sep 9)Long Rush 75 Taylor, J. at Nebraska (Oct 7)Pass Attempts 40 Hornibrook vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Pass Completions 23 Hornibrook at Miami (Dec 30)Yards Passing 258 Hornibrook at Miami (Dec 30)TD Passes 4 Hornibrook at BYU (Sep 16) Hornibrook at Miami (Dec 30)Long Pass 61 Hornibrook vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Receptions 8 Fumagalli vs Fla. Atlantic (Sep 9) Taylor, A.J. at Miami (Dec 30)Yards Receiving 105 Fumagalli vs Utah State (Sep 1) Taylor, A.J. at Miami (Dec 30)TD Receptions 3 Davis at Miami (Dec 30)Long Reception 61 Cephus vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Field Goals 2 Gaglianone vs Ohio State (Dec 2) Gaglianone at Miami (Dec 30)Long Field Goal 52 Gaglianone at Illinois (Oct 28)Punts 8 Lotti vs Michigan (Nov 18) Lotti vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Punting Avg 46.5 Lotti at BYU (Sep 16)Long Punt 62 Lotti vs Iowa (Nov 11)Punts Inside 20 5 Lotti vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Long Punt Return 50 Nelson vs Michigan (Nov 18)Long Kickoff Ret. 42 Taylor, A.J. at BYU (Sep 16)Tackles 12 Dixon vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Sacks 3.5 Dooley vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Tackles For Loss 5 Dooley vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Interceptions 2 Jamerson vs Northwestern (Sep 30) Ferguson at Indiana (Nov 4)

OPPONENTSRushes 23 Ozigbo at Nebraska (Oct 7)Yards Rushing 174 Dobbins vs Ohio State (Dec 2)TD Rushes 1 Hunt vs Utah State (Sep 1) Singletary vs Fla. Atlantic (Sep 9) Foster at Illinois (Oct 28) Mason vs Michigan (Nov 18) Barrett vs Ohio State (Dec 2) Homer at Miami (Dec 30) Dallas at Miami (Dec 30)Long Rush 77 Dobbins vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Pass Attempts 45 Thorson vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Pass Completions 29 Thorson vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Yards Passing 262 Lee at Nebraska (Oct 7)TD Passes 3 Thorson vs Northwestern (Sep 30)Long Pass 84 Barrett vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Receptions 6 Spielman at Nebraska (Oct 7)Yards Receiving 115 Morgan at Nebraska (Oct 7)TD Receptions 1 McNeal vs Fla. Atlantic (Sep 9) Green vs Northwestern (Sep 30) Dickerson vs Northwestern (Sep 30) Bowman vs Northwestern (Sep 30) Morgan at Nebraska (Oct 7) Jacobs vs Maryland (Oct 21) Williams at Indiana (Nov 4) Cobbs at Indiana (Nov 4) Campbell vs Ohio State (Dec 2) McLaurin vs Ohio State (Dec 2) Cager at Miami (Dec 30)Long Reception 84 McLaurin vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Field Goals 2 Almond at BYU (Sep 16) Evans vs Purdue (Oct 14) Darmstadter vs Maryland (Oct 21) Nuernberger vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Long Field Goal 49 Evans vs Purdue (Oct 14)Punts 11 Rickel vs Fla. Atlantic (Sep 9)Punting Avg 47.4 Lightbourn at Nebraska (Oct 7)Long Punt 69 Lightbourn at Nebraska (Oct 7)Punts Inside 20 4 Robbins vs Michigan (Nov 18)Long Punt Return 22 Hill vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Long Kickoff Return 42 Smith at Minnesota (Nov 25)Tackles 16 Baker vs Ohio State (Dec 2)Sacks 2 McCray at Indiana (Nov 4)Tackles For Loss 3 Neal vs Purdue (Oct 14)Interceptions 2 Jackson vs Iowa (Nov 11)

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Wisconsin Future Schedules2018 Schedule

Aug. 31 WESTERN KENTUCKYSept. 8 NEW MEXICOSept. 15 BYUSept. 22 at IowaSept. 29 Bye WeekOct. 6 NEBRASKAOct. 13 at MichiganOct. 20 ILLINOISOct. 27 at NorthwesternNov. 3 RUTGERSNov. 10 at Penn StateNov. 17 at PurdueNov. 24 MINNESOTADec. 1 Big Ten Championship Game (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis)

2019 ScheduleAug. 31 at USFSept. 7 CENTRAL MICHIGANSept. 14 Bye WeekSept. 21 MICHIGANSept. 28 NORTHWESTERNOct. 5 KENT STATEOct. 12 MICHIGAN STATEOct. 19 at IllinoisOct. 26 at Ohio StateNov. 2 Bye WeekNov. 9 IOWANov. 16 at NebraskaNov. 23 PURDUENov. 30 at MinnesotaDec. 7 Big Ten Championship Game (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis)

2020 ScheduleSept. 5 INDIANASept. 12 SOUTHERN ILLINOISSept. 19 APPALACHIAN STATESept. 26 at MichiganOct. 3 vs. Notre Dame (Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wis.)Oct. 10 MINNESOTAOct. 17 Bye WeekOct. 24 at MarylandOct. 31 ILLINOISNov. 7 at NorthwesternNov. 14 at PurdueNov. 21 NEBRASKANov. 28 at IowaDec. 5 Big Ten Championship Game (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis)

2021 ScheduleSept. 4 PENN STATESept. 11 EASTERN MICHIGANSept. 18 Bye WeekSept. 25 vs. Notre Dame (Soldier Field, Chicago)Oct. 2 MICHIGANOct. 9 at MinnesotaOct. 16 ARMYOct. 23 at IllinoisOct. 30 NORTHWESTERNNov. 6 at RutgersNov. 13 PURDUENov. 20 at NebraskaNov. 27 IOWADec. 4 Big Ten Championship Game (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis)

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