2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

2012 Wisconsin Badgers football

Big Ten champion

Big Ten Championship Game, W 70–31 vs. Nebraska

Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Stanford

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| Leaders Division
Record| 8–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Bret Bielema (7th season; first 13 games)
* Barry Alvarez (interim; Rose Bowl)

Offensive coordinator| Matt Canada (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| Chris Ash (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Charlie Partridge (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
MVP| Jared Abbrederis
Montee Ball
Chris Borland
Mike Taylor
Captain| Montee Ball
Chris Borland
Travis Frederick
Shelton Johnson
Mike Taylor
Ricky Wagner
Home stadium| Camp Randall Stadium

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings

* v
* t
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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
No. 24 Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 17 Northwestern |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Michigan State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Iowa |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Minnesota |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 0  |
Penn State*  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin y$  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 6  |
Purdue |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Indiana |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Illinois |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.

Rankings from AP Poll

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

## Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits

Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | 40‡ | Commit date
Vince Biegel
LB | Wisconsin Rapids, WI  | Lincoln HS  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 210 lb (95 kg)  | 4.6  | Apr 23, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Hugs Etienne
CB | Plantation, FL  | South Plantation HS  | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | N/A  | Jun 22, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
Arthur Goldberg
DT | Pittsburgh, PA  | Mount Lebanon HS  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 250 lb (110 kg)  | N/A  | Jun 23, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Bart Houston
QB | Concord, CA  | De La Salle HS  | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | N/A  | May 3, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Vonte Jackson
RB | Kenosha, WI  | Bradford HS  | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | 4.53  | Mar 26, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Reggie Love
WR | Boca Raton, FL  | Spanish River HS  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | N/A  | Nov 5, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 72
Jake Meador
OT | Whiteland, IN  | Whiteland Community HS  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 305 lb (138 kg)  | N/A  | Feb 1, 2012
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Reggie Mitchell
WR | Pittsburgh, PA  | Shady Side Academy  | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)  | 166 lb (75 kg)  | 4.82  | Jun 23, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74
Leo Musso
RB | Waunakee, WI  | Waunakee HS  | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)  | 186 lb (84 kg)  | 4.64  | Jan 27, 2012
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 45
D.J. Singleton
S | Jersey City, NJ  | St. Peter's Prep  | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  | 4.5  | Aug 21, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Dan Voltz
OT | Barrington, IL  | Barrington HS  | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 290 lb (130 kg)  | 5.4  | Mar 15, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
Walker Williams
OT | Tacoma, WA  | Tacoma Baptist HS  | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 320 lb (150 kg)  | N/A  | Aug 12, 2011
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 63

* ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
* Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

*   *   * "Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
*   * "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

## Watchlists/Preseason awards

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* Jared Abbrederis

Biletnikoff Award

* Montee Ball

Doak Walker Award
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Award

* Chris Borland

Bednarik Award
Butkus Award
Lombardi Award
Nagurski Trophy

* Travis Frederick

Lombardi Award
Outland Trophy
Rimington Trophy

* Jacob Pedersen

Mackey Award

* Mike Taylor

Lombardi Award
Nagurski Trophy

* Ricky Wagner

Lombardi Award
Outland Trophy

* James White

Doak Walker Award

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 2:30 p.m.| No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa*| No. 12|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| BTN| W 26–21| 79,568
September 8| 3:00 p.m.| at Oregon State*| No. 13|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| Fox| L 7–10| 42,189
September 15| 7:00 p.m.| Utah State*| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| BTN[1]| W 16–14| 79,332
September 22| 11:00 a.m.| UTEP*| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| ESPN2| W 37–26| 79,806
September 29| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 22 Nebraska| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE (rivalry)

| ABC| L 27–30| 85,962
October 6| 2:30 p.m.| Illinois| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| ABC/ESPN2| W 31–14| 80,096
October 13| 11:00 a.m.| at Purdue| |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| BTN| W 38–14| 46,007
October 20| 11:00 a.m.| Minnesota| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)

| ESPNU| W 38–13| 80,587
October 27| 2:30 p.m.| Michigan State| No. 25|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| ABC/ESPN2| L 13–16 OT| 80,538
November 10| 11:00 a.m.| at Indiana| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| ESPN2| W 62–14| 43,240
November 17| 2:30 p.m.| No. 6 Ohio State| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| ABC/ESPN2| L 14–21 OT| 80,112
November 24| 2:30 p.m.| at Penn State| |

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA

| ESPN2| L 21–24 OT| 93,505
December 1| 7:00 p.m.| vs. No. 14 Nebraska| |

* Lucas Oil Stadium
* Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)

| Fox| W 70–31| 41,260
January 1, 2013| 4:10 p.m.| vs. No. 8 Stanford*| |

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl, College GameDay)

| ESPN| L 14–20| 93,259

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Rankings

[edit]

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| 12| 13| RV| RV| RV| —| —| RV| RV| RV| —| RV| RV| —| RV| RV
Coaches| 12| 13| 22| 24| 23| RV| RV| RV| 25| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| 23| RV
Harris| Not released| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| RV| Not released
BCS| Not released| —| 25| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Game summaries

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### No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa

[edit]

See also: 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 9 (FCS) Panthers | 0 | 0 | 7| 14| 21
No. 12 Badgers | 3 | 10 | 6| 7| 26

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: September 1
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,568
* Referee: Dennis Lispski
* TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, and Jay Wilson
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* WIS – Kyle French 32-yard field goal, 7:19. Badgers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:41.

Second quarter

* WIS – Kyle French 35-yard field goal, 7:37. Badgers 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:28.
* WIS – Jared Abbrederis 10-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 0:50. Badgers 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:28.

Third quarter

* WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22. Badgers 19–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:39.
* UNI – Chad Owens 2-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 0:52. Badgers 19–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:02.

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Jared Abbrederis 53-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 12:31. Badgers 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:16.
* UNI – David Johnson 55-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 11:11. Badgers 26–14. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:13.
* UNI – David Johnson 31-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 7:24. Badgers 26–21. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:52.

Statistics | UNI | WIS

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First downs | 14 | 22
Total yards | 306 | 387
Rushing yards | 41 | 168
Passing yards | 265 | 219
Turnovers | 0 | 0
Time of possession | 20:55 | 39:05
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Northern Iowa | Passing | Sawyer Kollmorgen | 18/34, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | David Johnson | 8 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving | David Johnson | 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Wisconsin | Passing | Danny O'Brien | 19/23, 219 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Montee Ball | 32 rushes, 120 yards, TD
Receiving | Jared Abbrederis | 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD

### At Oregon State

[edit]

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 13 Badgers | 0 | 0 | 0| 7| 7
Beavers | 0 | 3 | 7| 0| 10

at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

* Date: September 8
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: Partly sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,189
* Referee: Mike Cannon
* TV announcers (Fox): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* No scoring plays

Second quarter

* ORST – Trevor Romaine 43-yard field goal, 13:03. Beavers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:43.

Third quarter

* ORST – Brandin Cooks 20-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 9:33. Beavers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:24.

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Jacob Pedersen 11-yard pass from Davey O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 1:31. Beavers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:24.

Statistics | WIS | ORST

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First downs | 13 | 18
Total yards | 207 | 354
Rushing yards | 35 | 78
Passing yards | 172 | 276
Turnovers | 2 | 0
Time of possession | 24:25 | 35:35
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Wisconsin | Passing | Danny O'Brien | 20/38, 172 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Montee Ball | 15 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving | Jeff Duckworth | 7 receptions, 55 yards
Oregon State | Passing | Sean Mannion | 29/47, 276 yards, TD
Rushing | Malcolm Agnew | 11 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving | Markus Wheaton | 8 receptions, 87 yards

### Utah State

[edit]

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team

Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Aggies | 7 | 7 | 0| 0| 14
Badgers | 0 | 3 | 13| 0| 16

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: September 15
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,332
* Referee: Todd Geerlings
* TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* USU – Kerwynn Williams 39-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 9:17. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:51.

Second quarter

* WIS – Kyle French 19-yard field goal, 14:16. Aggies 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:23.
* USU – Matt Austin 11-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 0:29. Aggies 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:48.

Third quarter

* WIS – Kenzel Doe 82-yard punt return (Kyle French kick), 7:06. Aggies 14–10.
* WIS – Montee Ball 17-yard run (kick blocked), 3:06. Badgers 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:03.

Fourth quarter

* No scoring plays

Statistics | USU | WIS

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First downs | 13 | 12
Total yards | 308 | 234
Rushing yards | 127 | 156
Passing yards | 181 | 78
Turnovers | 0 | 1
Time of possession | 26:55 | 33:05
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Utah State | Passing | Chuckie Keeton | 18/34, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Chuckie Keeton | 15 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving | Kerwynn Williams | 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Wisconsin | Passing | Danny O'Brien | 5/10, 63 yards
Rushing | Montee Ball | 37 rushes, 139 yards, TD
Receiving | Brian Wozniak | 2 receptions, 24 yards

### UTEP

[edit]

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

UTEP Miners at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Miners | 6 | 3 | 7| 10| 26
Badgers | 2 | 21 | 0| 14| 37

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: September 22
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 79,806
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, and Lewis Johnson
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* UTEP – Michael Edwards 39-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (kick blocked), 2:15. Miners 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:16.
* WIS – Devin Smith 98-yard PAT return, 2:15. Miners 6–2.

Second quarter

* WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Kyle French kick), 14:13. Badgers 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:56.
* WIS – James White 3-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 10:42. Badgers 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:51.
* WIS – Jared Abbrederis 47-yard pass from Joel Stave (Jack Russell kick), 4:23. Badgers 23–6. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:08.
* UTEP – Steven Valadez 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Badgers 23–9. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

* UTEP – Xay Williams 8-yard run (Steven Valadez kick), 4:57. Badgers 23–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20.

Fourth quarter

* UTEP – Steven Valadez 43-yard field goal, 7:59. Badgers 23–19. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 6:57.
* WIS – James White 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:20. Badgers 30–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:47.
* WIS – Melvin Gordon 26-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:05. Badgers 37–19. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:07.
* UTEP – Michael Edwards 62-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick), 0:50. Badgers 37–26. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:04.

Statistics | UTEP | WIS

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First downs | 20 | 21
Total yards | 336 | 423
Rushing yards | 77 | 213
Passing yards | 259 | 210
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 31:20 | 28:40
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTEP | Passing | Nick Lamaison | 22/39, 259 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Xay Williams | 8 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving | Michael Edwards | 7 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD
Wisconsin | Passing | Joel Stave | 12/17, 210 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Melvin Gordon | 8 rushes, 112 yards, TD
Receiving | Jared Abbrederis | 6 receptions, 147 yards, TD

### At No. 22 Nebraska

[edit]

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Wisconsin Badgers at No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 14 | 6 | 7| 0| 27
No. 22 Cornhuskers | 3 | 7 | 17| 3| 30

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

* Date: September 29
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 85,962
* Referee: Bill LeMonnier
* TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 11:02. Badgers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:30.
* WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 7:20. Badgers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:29.
* NEB – Brett Maher 26-yard field goal, 5:29. Badgers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:39.

Second quarter

* WIS – Jared Abbrederis 29-yard pass from Steve Joel (kick failed), 11:50. Badgers 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:24.
* NEB – Rex Burkhead 3-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:11. Badgers 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 5:13.

Third quarter

* WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Kyle French kick), 10:29. Badgers 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:17.
* NEB – Taylor Martinez 38-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 8:56. Badgers 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27.
* NEB – Kyler Reed 10-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:47. Badgers 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.
* NEB – Brett Maher 38-yard field goal, 0:55. Tied 27–27. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:45.

Fourth quarter

* NEB – Brett Maher 41-yard field goal, 9:41. Cornhuskers 30–27. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:22.

Statistics | WIS | NEB

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First downs | 17 | 24
Total yards | 295 | 440
Rushing yards | 56 | 259
Passing yards | 239 | 181
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 29:00 | 31:00
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Wisconsin | Passing | Joel Stave | 12/23, 214 yards, TD
Rushing | Montee Ball | 31 rushes, 93 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Jared Abbrederis | 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD
Nebraska | Passing | Taylor Martinez | 17/29, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Taylor Martinez | 13 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Receiving | Kenny Bell | 4 receptions, 57 yards

### Illinois

[edit]

See also: 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Fighting Illini | 0 | 7 | 0| 7| 14
Badgers | 0 | 7 | 3| 21| 31

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: October 6
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,096
* Referee: Dave Witvoet
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell, and Maria Taylor
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | ILL | WIS

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First downs | 15 | 18
Total yards | 284 | 427
Rushing yards | 106 | 173
Passing yards | 178 | 254
Turnovers | 2 | 2
Time of possession | 31:48 | 28:12
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Illinois | Passing | Nathan Scheelhaase | 18/29, 178 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Nathan Scheelhaase | 22 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving | Darius Millines | 5 receptions, 54 yards
Wisconsin | Passing | Joel Stave | 16/25, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Montee Ball | 19 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Jared Abbrederis | 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD

### At Purdue

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See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 7 | 10 | 7| 14| 38
Boilermakers | 7 | 0 | 0| 7| 14

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: October 13
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,007
* Referee: Dennis Lipski
* TV: BTN
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | WIS | PUR

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First downs | 30 | 11
Total yards | 645 | 252
Rushing yards | 467 | 128
Passing yards | 178 | 124
Turnovers | 1 | 1
Time of possession | 38:42 | 21:18
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Wisconsin | Passing | Joel Stave | 12/21, 178 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Montee Ball | 29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Jacob Pedersen | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Purdue | Passing | Caleb TerBush | 7/16, 80 yards, INT
Rushing | Akeem Hunt | 4 rushes, 85 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Antavian Edison | 3 receptions, 58 yards

### Minnesota

[edit]

See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Golden Gophers | 6 | 0 | 7| 0| 13
Badgers | 7 | 7 | 10| 14| 38

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: October 20
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,587
* Referee: Todd Gerrling
* TV: ESPNU
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | MINN | WIS

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First downs | 12 | 24
Total yards | 245 | 443
Rushing yards | 96 | 337
Passing yards | 149 | 106
Turnovers | 2 | 0
Time of possession | 25:04 | 34:56
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Minnesota | Passing | Philip Nelson | 13/24, 149 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Philip Nelson | 16 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving | Brandon Green | 3 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Wisconsin | Passing | Joel Stave | 7/15, 106 yards
Rushing | James White | 15 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Jared Abbrederis | 2 receptions, 68 yards

### Michigan State

[edit]

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

Michigan State Spartans at No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Spartans | 3 | 0 | 0| 7| 6| 16
No. 25 Badgers | 7 | 0 | 0| 3| 3| 13

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: October 27
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,538
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Jeannine Edwards
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | MSU | WIS

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First downs | 17 | 10
Total yards | 277 | 190
Rushing yards | 61 | 19
Passing yards | 216 | 171
Turnovers | 1 | 0
Time of possession | 29:05 | 30:55
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Michigan State | Passing | Andrew Maxwell | 24/39, 216 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Le'Veon Bell | 21 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving | Keith Mumphery | 5 receptions, 63 yards
Wisconsin | Passing | Joel Stave | 9/11, 127 yards, TD
Rushing | Montee Ball | 22 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving | Jacob Pedersen | 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD

### At Indiana

[edit]

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 14 | 10 | 17| 21| 62
Hoosiers | 0 | 7 | 0| 7| 14

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

* Date: November 10
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST/12:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,240
* Referee: Dan Capron
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins and Joey Galloway
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | WIS | IND

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Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
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Wisconsin | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Indiana | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### No. 6 Ohio State

[edit]

See also: 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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No. 6 Buckeyes | 7 | 7 | 0| 0| 7| 21
Badgers | 0 | 7 | 0| 7| 0| 14

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: November 17
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 80,112
* Referee: Bill LeMonnier
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Joe Tessitore and Matt Millen
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | OSU | WIS

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Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
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Ohio State | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Wisconsin | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

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

### At Penn State

[edit]

See also: 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Badgers | 14 | 0 | 0| 7| 0| 21
Nittany Lions | 7 | 0 | 6| 8| 3| 24

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

* Date: November 24
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST/3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy with flurries, 32 °F (0 °C)
* Game attendance: 93,505
* Referee: Dave Witvoet
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones and Brock Huard
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | WIS | PSU

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Total yards |  |
Rushing yards |  |
Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
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Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Penn State | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

### Vs. No. 14 Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)

[edit]

See also: 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game

2012 Big Ten Championship Game
No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 14 Cornhuskers | 10 | 0 | 7| 14| 31
Badgers | 21 | 21 | 21| 7| 70

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

* Date: December 1
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 41,260
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | NEB | WIS

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Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
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Nebraska | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Wisconsin | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |

Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running back James White). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set against Northwestern in 2010 and Austin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 against Indiana in 2010). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflected Taylor Martinez pass 29 yards to put Wisconsin up 14-0 less than 3 minutes into the game.

A wild rushing touchdown by Taylor Martinez and a Brett Maher field goal narrowed Wisconsin's advantage to 14-10, but the Badgers went 45 yards on two plays to set up another scoring drive, capped off by a 9-yard rushing touchdown by James White. When Nebraska's offense stalled, Wisconsin's offense roared into gear and scored three more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone, taking a 42-10 lead at the half with a James White passing touchdown to TE Sam Arneson.

In the second half, Nebraska managed to gain a grand total of 3 yards before Martinez threw his second interception on Nebraska's first drive of the half. Wisconsin scored on the next play, taking a 49-10 lead.

The Badgers secured their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a third consecutive Rose Bowl berth with the blowout win, improving to 8-5 on the year and snapping their 2-game losing streak.

On December 4, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas,[4] ending his career at Wisconsin after 7 seasons (from 2006 to 2012). Bielema had a 68-24 overall record in 7 seasons at Wisconsin and his teams went 37-19 in Big Ten conference games. In addition, Bielema won both of the first two Big Ten Conference Championship Games.

### Vs. No. 8 Stanford (Rose Bowl)

[edit]

See also: 2013 Rose Bowl and 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

2013 Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 8 Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 0 | 14 | 0| 0| 14
No. 8 Cardinal | 14 | 3 | 0| 3| 20

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

* Date: January 1, 2013
* Game time: 4:10 p.m. CST/2:10 p.m. PST
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 93,359
* Referee: Jerry McGinn
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox, and Tom Rinaldi
* Box score, Recap

Statistics | WIS | STAN

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Passing yards |  |
Turnovers |  |
Time of possession |  |
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Wisconsin | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Stanford | Passing |  |
Rushing |  |
Receiving |  |
Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl

## Awards

[edit]

* Jared Abbrederis

First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)

* Beau Allen

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

* Montee Ball

Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
First Team All-American (American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, ESPN)
Consensus All-American[5]
Jim Brown Award
Doak Walker Award[6]

* Chris Borland

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

* Marcus Cromartie

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

* Travis Frederick

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

* David Gilbert

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

* Ryan Groy

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

* Ethan Hemer

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Coaches)

* Drew Meyer

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Media)

* Jacob Pedersen

Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year
First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)

* Devin Smith

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

* Dezmen Southward

All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)

* Mike Taylor

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

* Ricky Wagner

First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
Second Team All-American (CBS Sports) [5]

## Roster

[edit]

(as of October 15, 2012) [7]

Quarterbacks

* 2 Joel Stave –  Freshman
* 5 Jon Budmayr –  Junior
* 6 Danny O'Brien \-  Junior
* 9 Chase Knox - Freshman
* 10 Curt Phillips –  Senior
* 13 Bart Houston - Freshman
* 15 Thad Armstrong - Freshman
* 16 Clay Rust - Freshman

Wide receivers

* 1 AJ Jordan –  Freshman
* 3 Kenzel Doe – Sophomore
* 4 Jared Abbrederis –  Junior
* 8 Isaiah Williams –  Sophomore
* 9 Jordan Fredrick –  Freshman
* 15 Jeff Duckworth –  Junior
* 16 Reggie Love Jr. - Freshman
* 17 Derek Hasanoglu –  Freshman
* 18 Lance Baretz –  Freshman
* 19 Manasseh Garner – Junior
* 28 Leo Musso - Freshman
* 30 Alex Erickson \- Freshman
* 31 Connor Cummins –  Sophomore
* 82 Jake Stengel –  Freshman
* 89 Chase Hammond –  Sophomore

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Running backs

* 20 James White – Junior
* 22 Jeff Lewis –  Sophomore
* 23 Vonte Jackson - Freshman
* 25 Melvin Gordon –  Freshman
* 26 Derek Straus –  Freshman
* 27 Kyle Zuleger –  Junior
* 28 Montee Ball – Senior
* 34 Derek Watt (FB) –  Freshman
* 37 Kevin MacCudden (FB) – Sophomore
* 86 Sherard Cadogan (FB) –  Sophomore

Tight ends

* 38 Eric Steffes - Freshman
* 42 Alex Walker - Freshman
* 46 Austin Traylor –  Freshman
* 48 Jacob Pedersen –  Junior
* 49 Sam Arneson – Sophomore
* 81 Brock DeCicco –  Junior
* 87 Scot MacMillan – Sophomore
* 85 Brian Wozniak –  Junior
* 90 Matt Prell - Freshman

Offensive line

* 54 Kyle Costigan –  Sophomore
* 55 Joseph McNamara –  Sophomore
* 56 Riki Kodanko –  Sophomore
* 57 Jake Meador - Freshman
* 58 Ricky Wagner –  Senior
* 61 Tyler Marz –  Freshman
* 62 Walker Williams - Freshman
* 64 Robert Burge –  Senior
* 65 Jonathan Coon –  Freshman
* 70 Dan Voltz - Freshman
* 71 Ray Ball –  Freshman
* 72 Travis Frederick –  Junior
* 73 Dallas Lewallen –  Sophomore
* 75 Zac Matthias –  Junior
* 78 Rob Havenstein –  Sophomore
* 79 Ryan Groy –  Junior

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Defensive line

* 11 David Gilbert –  Junior
* 41 Jesse Hayes –  Freshman
* 45 Warren Herring –  Sophomore
* 50 Josh Harrison –  Sophomore
* 51 Tyler Dippel –  Junior
* 55 Trent Denlinger - Freshman
* 58 Jacob Ninneman –  Sophomore
* 68 Logan Schmidt - Freshman
* 74 Konrad Zagzebski –  Sophomore
* 76 Arthur Goldberg - Freshman
* 77 Bryce Gilbert –  Sophomore
* 87 Ethan Hemer –  Junior
* 92 Pat Muldoon –  Junior
* 94 Scot Granger – Junior
* 97 Brendan Kelly –  Senior
* 99 James Adeyanju –  Freshman

Linebackers

* 13 Conor O'Neill –  Junior
* 17 AJ Fenton –  Junior
* 30 Derek Landisch – Sophomore
* 31 Josh Peprah –  Junior
* 36 Ethan Armstrong –  Junior
* 42 Tyler Byers –  Sophomore
* 44 Chris Borland –  Junior
* 46 Jake Rademacher - Freshman
* 47 Vince Biegel \- Freshman
* 52 Nick Hill –  Junior
* 53 Mike Taylor –  Senior
* 57 Ben Ruechel –  Sophomore
* 59 Marcus Trotter –  Sophomore
* 93 Jake Keefer –  Freshman

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Defensive backs

* 3 Jameson Wright –  Sophomore
* 5 Darius Hillary –  Freshman
* 7 Michael Caputo –  Freshman
* 10 Devin Smith –  Senior
* 12 Dezmen Southward –  Junior
* 14 Marcus Cromartie –  Senior
* 14 Nate Hammon Jr. - Freshman
* 18 Dare Ogunbowale \- Freshman
* 19 Hugs Etienne - Freshman
* 19 Joe Schobert \- Freshman
* 21 Peniel Jean –  Sophomore
* 22 Darius Feaster –  Junior
* 23 Jerry Ponio –  Junior
* 24 Shelton Johnson –  Senior
* 26 Reggie Mitchell - Freshman
* 29 Terrance Floyd –  Freshman
* 32 Devin Gaulden – Sophomore
* 43 Michael Trotter –  Sophomore

Punters

* 12 Matt Salerno – Freshman
* 90 Drew Meyer –  Freshman
* 91 Brett Nethery – Freshman

Place kickers

* 17 Jack Russell - Freshman
* 94 Kyle French –  Sophomore
* 96 Stephen Salata - Freshman

Long snappers

* 56 James McGuire –  Sophomore
* 60 Connor Udelhoven – Freshman

## Coaching staff

[edit]

Name | Position

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Bret Bielema | Head coach
Matt Canada | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
Chris Ash | Defensive coordinator/Defensive backs coach
Zach Azzanni | Wide receivers coach
Andy Buh | Linebackers coach
Eddie Faulkner | Tight ends coach
Thomas Hammock | Assistant head coach/Running backs coach/Recruiting coordinator
Mike Markuson | Offensive line coach
Bart Miller | Offensive line coach
Charlie Partridge | Associate head coach/Co-Defensive coordinator/Defensive line coach
Ben Strickland | Defensive backs/Special teams coach
Terrance Jamison | Graduate assistant

## 2012 statistics

[edit]

### Passing

[edit]

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

Pos.  | Player  | G  | COMP  | ATT  | COMP %  | YDS  | TD  | INT  | EFF

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WR  | Jared Abbrederis  | 13  | 1  | 1  | 100.0  | 27  | 0  | 0  | 326.8
QB  | Danny O'Brien | 7  | 52  | 86  | 60.5  | 523  | 3  | 1  | 120.7
QB  | Curt Phillips  | 7  | 46  | 81  | 56.8  | 540  | 5  | 2  | 128.2
QB  | Joel Stave | 8  | 70  | 119  | 58.8  | 1104  | 6  | 3  | 148.3
RB  | James White  | 14  | 1  | 2  | 50.0  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 227.6

### Rushing

[edit]

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

Pos.  | Player  | G  | ATT  | YDS  | AVG  | LG  | TD

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WR  | Jared Abbrederis  | 13  | 8  | 83  | 10.4  | 24  | 0
RB  | Montee Ball | 14  | 356  | 1830  | 5.1  | 67  | 22
WR  | Kenzel Doe  | 14  | 2  | 11  | 5.5  | 12  | 0
RB  | Melvin Gordon | 14  | 62  | 621  | 10.0  | 60  | 3
RB  | Jeffrey Lewis  | 3  | 4  | 13  | 3.2  | 6  | 1
QB  | Danny O'Brien  | 7  | 15  | -82  | -5.5  | 7  | 0
TE  | Jacob Pedersen  | 14  | 1  | 10  | 10.0  | 0  | 0
QB  | Curt Phillips  | 7  | 27  | 99  | 3.7  | 52  | 0
QB  | Joel Stave  | 8  | 19  | -51  | -2.7  | 16  | 0
FB  | Derek Watt  | 14  | 2  | 5  | 2.5  | 3  | 0
RB  | James White | 14  | 125  | 806  | 6.4  | 69  | 12

### Receiving

[edit]

Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns

Pos.  | Player  | G  | REC  | YDS  | AVG  | LG  | TD

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TE  | Sam Arneson  | 13  | 4  | 19  | 4.8  | 9  | 2
WR  | Jared Abbrederis | 13  | 49  | 837  | 17.1  | 60  | 5
RB  | Montee Ball  | 14  | 10  | 72  | 7.2  | 16  | 0
WR  | Kenzel Doe  | 14  | 16  | 121  | 7.6  | 19  | 0
WR  | Jeff Duckworth  | 13  | 9  | 60  | 6.7  | 10  | 1
WR  | Jordan Fredrick  | 14  | 17  | 196  | 11.5  | 20  | 1
RB  | Melvin Gordon  | 14  | 2  | 65  | 32.5  | 57  | 1
WR  | Chase Hammond  | 12  | 5  | 50  | 10.0  | 30  | 0
WR  | Reggie Love  | 5  | 1  | 19  | 19.0  | 19  | 0
TE  | Jacob Pedersen  | 14  | 27  | 355  | 13.1  | 31  | 4
QB  | Curt Phillips  | 7  | 1  | 27  | 27.0  | 27  | 0
FB  | Derek Watt  | 14  | 12  | 150  | 12.5  | 33  | 0
RB  | James White  | 14  | 8  | 132  | 16.5  | 62  | 1
TE  | Brian Wozniak  | 14  | 9  | 94  | 10.4  | 21  | 0

### Kick and punt returning

[edit]

Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns

Pos.  | Player  | G  | PR  | PYDS  | PLG  | KR  | KYDS  | KLG  | Total Return TDs

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WR  | Jared Abbrederis  | 13  | 17  | 111  | 34  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
DT  | Beau Allen  | 14  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
WR  | Kenzel Doe  | 13  | 8  | 99  | 82  | 7  | 195  | 47  | 1
RB  | Melvin Gordon  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 151  | 32  | 0
RB  | James White  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 114  | 26  | 0
RB  | Kyle Zulegar  | 14  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 29  | 20  | 0

### Kicking

[edit]

Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; TP = Total points

Pos.  | Player  | G  | FGM  | FGA  | LG  | XPT  | XPT ATT  | TP

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K  | Kyle French  | 13  | 10  | 16  | 46  | 38  | 40  | 68
K  | Jack Russell  | 8  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 14  | 15  | 14

### Punting

[edit]

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

Pos.  | Player  | G  | P  | YDS  | AVG  | LG  | In20  | TB

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P  | Drew Meyer  | 14  | 80  | 3323  | 41.5  | 61  | 36  | 5

### Defensive

[edit]

Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PDef = Passes defended ; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries

Pos.  | Player  | G  | Solo  | Ast  | Total  | TFL-Yds  | Sack  | INT  | PDef  | FF  | FR

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LB  | Mike Taylor | 14  | 69  | 54  | 123  | 15.0-59  | 3  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 1
LB  | Chris Borland | 12  | 56  | 48  | 104  | 10.0-40  | 4.5  | 0  | 6  | 3  | 3
LB  | Ethan Armstrong  | 14  | 54  | 39  | 93  | 2.0-6  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 0  | 0
S  | Dezmen Southward | 14  | 44  | 25  | 69  | 8.0-18  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 1  | 0
CB  | Marcus Cromartie | 14  | 38  | 24  | 62  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 1  | 13  | 1  | 0
CB  | Devin Smith  | 14  | 35  | 22  | 57  | 1.0-4  | 1  | 4  | 17  | 1  | 0
S  | Shelton Johnson | 11  | 30  | 26  | 56  | 0.5-0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0
DE  | David Gilbert  | 14  | 21  | 21  | 42  | 9.5-46  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0
DT  | Beau Allen | 14  | 18  | 19  | 37  | 7.5-31  | 2.5  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 0
DE  | Brendon Kelly  | 11  | 17  | 11  | 28  | 6.0-29  | 5  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 1
LB  | Derek Landisch  | 14  | 15  | 13  | 28  | 1.0-1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0
DT  | Ethan Hemer | 14  | 14  | 10  | 24  | 2.5-12  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0
S  | Michael Trotter  | 13  | 14  | 10  | 24  | 1.0-8  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0
CB  | Darius Hillary  | 14  | 16  | 7  | 23  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0
DE  | Tyler Dippel  | 13  | 10  | 10  | 20  | 5.5-34  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0
DE  | Pat Muldoon  | 11  | 9  | 7  | 16  | 5.5-18  | 2.5  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0
LB  | Conor O'Neill  | 14  | 10  | 5  | 15  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0
DT  | Warren Herring  | 14  | 7  | 6  | 13  | 1.0-6  | 0.5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1
FB  | Derek Watt  | 14  | 10  | 3  | 13  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0
CB  | Michael Caputo | 13  | 8  | 2  | 10  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
DT  | Bryce Gilbert  | 13  | 5  | 5  | 10  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
RB  | Kyle Zulegar  | 14  | 4  | 3  | 7  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
WR  | Lance Baretz  | 12  | 4  | 2  | 6  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
LB  | Marcus Trotter  | 4  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
DT  | Konrad Zagezebski  | 13  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0
LB  | Jake Keefer  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
CB  | Deven Gaulden  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
LS  | James McGuire  | 14  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
CB  | Jerry Ponio  | 10  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
WR  | Kenzel Doe  | 14  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
DE  | Jacob Ninneman  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
DE  | James Adeyanju  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
CB  | Peniel Jean  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0
WR  | Jake Stengel  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1
CB  | Terrance Floyd  | 7  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
RB  | Derek Straus  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
DE  | Josh Harrison  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 1.0-4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
G  | Ryan Groy | 14  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
C  | Travis Frederick | 14  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
TE  | Jacob Pedersen  | 14  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
RB  | Melvin Gordon  | 14  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
P  | Drew Meyer  | 14  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
RB  | Montee Ball  | 14  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0.0-0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0

## Regular starters

[edit]

| Position  | Player

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

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

## Notes

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

## 2013 NFL Draft class

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2013 NFL draft selections  Round | Pick # | Team | Player | Position

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1 | 31 | Dallas Cowboys | Travis Frederick | Center
2 | 58 | Denver Broncos | Montee Ball | Running Back
5 | 168 | Baltimore Ravens | Ricky Wagner | Offensive Tackle

### Signed undrafted free agents

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

## References

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

## External links

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* Media related to 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team at Wikimedia Commons

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