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 (Rose Bowl)

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

Seasons

<- 2011

2013 ->

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings

* v
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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[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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

## Regular season[edit]

### Northern Iowa[edit]

Northern Iowa at #12 Wisconsin |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Northern Iowa | 0 | 0| 7| 14 | 21
• #12 Wisconsin | 3 | 10| 6| 7 | 26

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

See also: 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### At Oregon State[edit]

#13 Wisconsin at Oregon State |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#13 Wisconsin | 0 | 0| 0| 7 | 7
• Oregon State | 0 | 3| 7| 0 | 10

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

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### Utah State[edit]

Utah State at #22 Wisconsin |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Utah State | 7 | 7| 0| 0 | 14
• #22 Wisconsin | 0 | 3| 13| 0 | 16

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

Sources:

See also: 2012 Utah State Aggies football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### UTEP[edit]

UTEP at #24 Wisconsin  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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UTEP | 6 | 3| 7| 10 | 26
• #24 Wisconsin | 2 | 21| 0| 14 | 37

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

See also: 2012 UTEP Miners football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### At Nebraska[edit]

#23 Wisconsin at #20 Nebraska |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#23 Wisconsin | 14 | 6| 7| 0 | 27
• #20 Nebraska | 3 | 7| 17| 3 | 30

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

See also: 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### Illinois[edit]

Illinois at Wisconsin  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Illinois | 0 | 7| 0| 7 | 14
• Wisconsin | 0 | 7| 3| 21 | 31

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

See also: 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### At Purdue[edit]

Wisconsin at Purdue |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Wisconsin | 7 | 10| 7| 14 | 38
Purdue | 7 | 0| 0| 7 | 14

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

See also: 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### Minnesota[edit]

Minnesota at Wisconsin |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Minnesota | 6 | 0| 7| 0 | 13
• Wisconsin | 7 | 7| 10| 14 | 38

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

See also: 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe

Statistical Leaders

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

### Michigan State[edit]

Michigan State at #25 Wisconsin |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| OT| Total

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• Michigan State | 3 | 0| 0| 7| 6 | 16
#25 Wisconsin | 7 | 0| 0| 3| 3 | 13

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

See also: 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### At Indiana[edit]

Wisconsin at Indiana |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Wisconsin | 14 | 10| 17| 21 | 62
Indiana | 0 | 7| 0| 7 | 14

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

See also: 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### Ohio State[edit]

Ohio State at Wisconsin |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| OT| Total

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• Ohio State | 7 | 7| 0| 0| 7 | 21
Wisconsin | 0 | 7| 0| 7| 0 | 14

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

See also: 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Statistical Leaders

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

Notes

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

### At Penn State[edit]

Wisconsin at Penn State |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| OT| Total

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Wisconsin | 14 | 0| 0| 7| 0 | 21
• Penn State | 7 | 0| 6| 8| 3 | 24

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

See also: 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Statistical Leaders

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

### Vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)[edit]

Wisconsin vs. #13 Nebraska |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#13 Nebraska | 10 | 0| 7| 14 | 31
• Wisconsin | 21 | 21| 21| 7 | 70

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

See also: 2012 Big Ten Championship Game and 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Statistical Leaders

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

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

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

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

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

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

### Vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)[edit]

#23 Wisconsin vs. #8 Stanford |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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#23 Wisconsin | 0 | 14| 0| 0 | 14
• #8 Stanford | 14 | 3| 0| 3 | 20

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

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

Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl

Statistical Leaders

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

## Awards[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

## 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[edit]

* 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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[edit]

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

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