2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

2023 Wisconsin Badgers football

ReliaQuest Bowl, L 31–35 vs. LSU

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 7–6 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Luke Fickell (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Phil Longo (1st season)
Offensive scheme| Air raid
Defensive coordinator| Mike Tressel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Colin Hitschler (1st season)
Base defense| 3–3–5
Captain| Chimere Dike
Tanner Mordecai
Maema Njongmeta
Marty Strey
Home stadium| Camp Randall Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

<- 2022

2024 ->

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings

* v
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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 15  | - | 0  |
No. 10 Ohio State |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 13 Penn State |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Maryland |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Rutgers |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Michigan State |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Indiana |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Northwestern |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Wisconsin |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Illinois |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Minnesota |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Nebraska |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Purdue |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0

* # - College Football Playoff champion
* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were led by first-year head coach Luke Fickell.[1] The team played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

## Offseason[edit]

### 2023 NFL Draft[edit]

See also: 2023 NFL Draft

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2  | 43  | Joe Tippmann | C  | New York Jets
2  | 49  | Keeanu Benton | NT  | Pittsburgh Steelers
4  | 132  | Nick Herbig | OLB  | Pittsburgh Steelers
Undrafted | Tyler Beach  | OT  | Houston Texans

### Transfers[edit]

Wisconsin outgoing transfers  Name  | Number  | Pos.  | Height  | Weight  | Year  | Hometown  | Transfer to

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Deacon Hill | #10 | QB | 6'3 | 262 | Freshman  | Santa Barbara, CA | Iowa
Logan Brown | #50 | OL | 6'6 | 310 | Junior  | Grand Rapids, MI | Kansas
Stephan Bracey | #10 | WR | 5'10 | 182 | Junior  | Grand Rapids, MI | Central Michigan
Graham Mertz | #5 | QB | 6'3 | 216 | Junior  | Overland Park, KS | Florida
Titus Toler | #41 | S | 5'11 | 180 | Junior  | Bellflower, CA | Boise State
Tristan Monday | #91 | DE | 6'4 | 274 | Freshman | Scottsdale, AR | Arizona State
Isaac Guerendo | #20 | RB | 6'0 | 223 | Senior  | Clayton, IN | Louisville
Semar Melvin | #20 | CB | 5'11 | 178 | Junior  | Pembroke Pines, FL | Michigan State
Jaylan Franklin | #81 | TE | 6'4 | 243 | Senior  | Brownstown, MI | Michigan State
Dean Engram | #6 | WR | 5'9 | 170 | Senior  | Washington, DC |
Julius Davis | #32 | RB | 5'10 | 201 | Senior  | Menomonee Falls, WI | Montana State
Spencer Lytle | #7 | ILB | 6'2 | 234 | Senior  | Redondo Beach, CA | Stanford
Avyonne Jones | #8 | CB | 5'11 | 187 | Freshman  | Southlake, TX | Coastal Carolina
Vito Calvaruso | #91 | K | 6'3 | 198 | Senior  | Jefferson City, MO |
Al Ashford III | #30 | CB | 6'0 | 181 | Sophomore  | Denver, CO | Utah State
A'Khoury Lyde | #4 | CB | 5'9 | 191 | Freshman  | Wayne, NJ | Delaware
Marshall Howe | #12 | QB | 6'1 | 187 | Freshman  | Pacific Palisades, CA | Yale
Markus Allen | #14 | WR | 6'1 | 190 | Sophomore  | Clayton, OH |
Drew Evans | #77 | OL | 6'5 | 260 | Freshman  | Fort Atkinson, WI | Indiana
Keontez Lewis* | #3 | WR | 6'2 | 196 | Junior | East St. Louis, IL |
Dylan Barrett* | #61 | OL | 6'5 | 320 | Junior  | St. Charles, IL | Iowa State
Myles Burkett* | #16 | QB | 6'0 | 202 | Freshman  | Franklin, WI | Albany
Ross Gengler* | #53 | OLB | 6'2 | 230 | Junior  | Delavan, WI |
Chimere Dike* | #13 | WR | 6'1 | 200 | Senior | Waukesha, WI | Florida
Skyler Bell* | #11 | WR | 6'0 | 195 | Sophomore  | Bronx, NY | UConn
Jordan Mayer* | #95 | OLB | 6'4 | 235 | Freshman | Jefferson Hills, PA | Penn State
Trey Wedig* | #78 | OL | 6'7 | 315 | Junior  | Oconomowoc, WI | Indiana
Jordan Turner* | #54 | ILB | 6'1 | 238 | Junior  | Farmington, MI | Michigan State
Rodas Johnson* | #56 | DE | 6'2 | 295 | Senior  | Columbus, OH | Texas A&M
Darian Varner* | #19 | DE | 6'3 | 275 | Junior  | Norfolk, VA | Cincinnati
Keane Bessert* | #60 | LS | 6'2 | 230 | Freshman | Fruita, CO |

*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl game

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Nick Evers | #7 | QB | 6'3 | 186 | Freshman  | Flower Mound, TX | Oklahoma
Tanner Mordecai | #8 | QB | 6'3 | 214 | Graduate Student | Waco, TX | SMU
Jason Maitre | #3 | S | 5'10 | 188 | Graduate Student | Orlando, FL | Boston College
Darian Varner | #9 | DE | 6'2 | 260 | Junior | Norfolk, VA | Temple
Joe Huber | #60 | OT | 6'5 | 310 | Junior  | Dublin, OH | Cincinnati
Jake Renfro | #56 | OL | 6'3 | 290 | Senior | Mokena, IL | Cincinnati
Jeff Pietrowski | #47 | DE | 6'1 | 250 | Junior  | Lakewood, OH | Michigan State
Braedyn Locke | #16 | QB | 6'1 | 195 | Freshman  | Rockwall, TX | Mississippi State
Nathanial Vakos | #90 | K | 6'1 | 188 | Sophomore | Avon, OH | Ohio
Will Pauling | #19 | WR | 5'10 | 165 | Sophomore  | Chicago, IL | Cincinnati
Quincy Burroughs | #12 | WR | 6'2 | 202 | Freshman  | Jacksonville, FL | Cincinnati
C.J. Williams | #8 | WR | 6'2 | 190 | Sophomore | Santa Ana, CA | USC
Bryson Green | #9 | WR | 6'0 | 203 | Junior | Allen, TX | Oklahoma State
Nyzier Fourqurean | #12 | CB | 6'1 | 185 | Junior | Mentor, OH | Grand Valley State
Michael Mack | #9 | CB | 6'1 | 180 | Junior | Potomac, MD | Air Force

## Preseason[edit]

### Spring game[edit]

The Badgers held a spring game titled "The Launch" on April 22, 2023 at Camp Randall Stadium.[2]

2023 The Launch Spring Game

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White | 21 | 12 | 33
Red | 14 | 10 | 24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI

* Date: April 22, 2023
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.

### Preseason Big Ten poll[edit]

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2023 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.[3]

Media poll (West Division)

Predicted finish  | Team  | Votes (1st place)
1 | Wisconsin | 233 (20)
2 | Iowa | 232 (16)
3 | Minnesota | 176 (1)
4 | Illinois | 152
5 | Nebraska | 116
6 | Purdue | 89
7 | Northwestern | 38

## Schedule[edit]

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

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September 2, 2023| 2:30 p.m.| Buffalo*| No. 19|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| FS1| W 38–17| 76,224
September 9| 6:30 p.m.| at Washington State*| No. 19|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| ABC| L 22–31| 33,024
September 16| 11:00 a.m.| Georgia Southern*| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| BTN| W 35–14| 75,610
September 22| 6:00 p.m.| at Purdue| |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| FS1| W 38–17| 55,529
October 7| 11:00 a.m.| Rutgers| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| Peacock| W 24–13| 74,885
October 14| 3:00 p.m.| Iowa| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)

| FOX| L 6–15| 76,205
October 21| 2:30 p.m.| at Illinois| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| FS1| W 25–21| 54,205
October 28| 6:30 p.m.| No. 3 Ohio State| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| NBC| L 10–24| 76,453
November 4| 11:00 a.m.| at Indiana| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Bloomington, IN

| BTN| L 14–20| 45,466
November 11| 2:30 p.m.| Northwestern| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| FS1| L 10–24| 76,124
November 18| 6:30 p.m.| Nebraska| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)

| NBC| W 24–17 OT| 72,237
November 25| 2:30 p.m.| at Minnesota| |

* Huntington Bank Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)

| FS1| W 28–14| 48,119
January 1, 2024| 11:00 a.m.| vs. No. 13 LSU*| |

* Raymond James Stadium
* Tampa, FL (ReliaQuest Bowl)

| ESPN2| L 31–35| 31,424

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time
* Source: [4]

## Personnel[edit]

### Coaching staff[edit]

Wisconsin football current coaching staff[5] Name  | Position  | Alma mater  | Years at Wisconsin

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Luke Fickell | Head Coach | Ohio State University | 1st
Phil Longo | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | Rowan University | 1st
Mike Tressel | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers | Cornell College (IA) | 1st
Colin Hitschler | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties | University of Pennsylvania | 1st
Jack Bicknell Jr. | Offensive line | Boston College | 1st
Mike Brown | Associate head coach/wide receivers | Liberty University | 1st
Devon Spalding | Running backs | Central Michigan University | 1st
Nate Letton | Tight ends | Centre College | 1st
Paul Haynes | Cornerbacks | Kent State University | 1st
Greg Scruggs | Defensive line | University of Louisville | 1st
Matt Mitchell | Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers | Cornell College (IA) | 1st
Greg Gillum | Chief of staff | Ohio State University | 1st
Pat Lambert | Director of recruiting | University of Cincinnati | 1st
Max Stienecker | Director of recruiting strategy | University of Cincinnati | 1st
Brady Collins | Director of football strength & conditioning | University of Kentucky | 1st

### Roster[edit]

2023 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

* 7 Nick Evers –  freshman (6'3, 196)
* 8 Tanner Mordecai –  senior (6'2, 218)
* 16 Myles Burkett –  freshman (6'0, 202)
* 17 Cole LaCrue – freshman (6'1, 197)
* 18 Braedyn Locke –  freshman (6'0, 200)

Running back

* 0 Braelon Allen – junior (6'2, 245)
* 1 Chez Mellusi – graduate student (5'11, 212)
* 20 Nate White – freshman (5'11, 170)
* 25 Cade Yacamelli –  freshman (6'0, 213)
* 34 Jackson Acker –  sophomore (6'1, 235)
* 43 Grover Bortolotti –  sophomore (5'9, 192)
* 44 Zach Gloudeman –  freshman (6'2, 218)

Wide receiver

* 4 C.J. Williams – freshman (6'1, 197)
* 5 Quincy Burroughs –  freshman (6'3, 208)
* 9 Bryson Green –  junior (6'0, 215)
* 11 Skyler Bell –  sophomore (6'0, 195)
* 12 Trech Kekahuna – freshman (5'10, 180)
* 13 Chimere Dike – senior (6'1, 200)
* 15 Tommy McIntosh –  freshman (6'5, 205)
* 19 Will Pauling –  sophomore (5'10, 187)
* 21 Cam Fane –  freshman (6'1, 184)
* 23 Davion Thomas – freshman (5'11, 174)
* 26 Grady O'Neill –  freshman (5'11, 160)
* 27 Haakon Anderson –  junior (6'1, 210)
* 30 Alex Moeller –  sophomore (5'11, 180)
* 84 Christopher Brooks Jr. –  freshman (6'2, 225)
* 86 Vinny Anthony II – sophomore (6'0, 183)

Tight end

* 37 Riley Nowakowski –  junior (6'1, 243)
* 38 Tucker Ashcraft – freshman (6'5, 245)
* 41 JT Seagreaves – sophomore (6'6, 245)
* 48 Cole Dakovich –  junior (6'5, 255)
* 49 Cam Large –  junior (6'3, 237)
* 81 Angel Toombs – freshman (6'5, 245)
* 87 Hayden Rucci –  senior (6'4, 253)
* 89 Jack Pugh –  sophomore (6'5, 257)

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Offensive lineman

* 56 Joe Brunner –  freshman (6'5, 317)
* 57 Jake Renfro –  junior (6'4, 310)
* 60 Joe Huber –  junior (6'5, 311)
* 61 Dylan Barrett –  junior (6'5, 320)
* 62 Max Rader –  freshman (6'6, 283)
* 63 Tanor Bortolini –  junior (6'4, 313)
* 64 Sean Timmis –  sophomore (6'4, 305)
* 65 James Durand – freshman (6'5, 303)
* 66 Nolan Rucci –  sophomore (6'8, 300)
* 67 JP Benzschawel –  sophomore (6'6, 312)
* 70 Barrett Nelson –  freshman (6'6, 292)
* 71 Riley Mahlman –  sophomore (6'8, 315)
* 72 Zack Mlsna – freshman (6'7, 328)
* 73 Kerry Kodanko – junior (6'2, 315)
* 74 Michael Furtney – graduate student (6'5, 315)
* 76 John Clifford –  freshman (6'5, 304)
* 77 Peyton Lange – freshman (6'9, 340)
* 78 Trey Wedig –  junior (6'7, 315)
* 79 Jack Nelson –  junior (6'7, 310)

Defensive lineman

* 19 Darian Varner – DE –  junior (6'3, 275)
* 56 Rodas Johnson – DE –  senior (6'2, 295)
* 58 Gabe Kirschke – DT –  freshman (6'5, 250)
* 68 Ben Barten – DE –  junior (6'5, 303)
* 76 Tommy Brunner – DE –  senior (6'3, 250)
* 77 Will McDonald – DT – freshman (6'4, 254)
* 84 Manny Mullens – DE – sophomore (6'2, 276)
* 85 Nolan Vils – DT – freshman (6'2, 271)
* 90 James Thompson Jr. – DE –  junior (6'5, 288)
* 91 Jamel Howard – DT – freshman (6'2, 318)
* 92 Curtis Neal – NT –  freshman (6'0, 290)
* 93 Isaac Townsend – DE –  senior (6'5, 277)
* 94 Gio Paez – DE –  senior (6'3, 310)
* 96 Cade McDonald – DE –  junior (6'6, 285)
* 97 Mike Jarvis – DE –  sophomore (6'4, 288)
* 99 Isaiah Mullens – DE – graduate student (6'4, 298)

Long snappers

* 47 Peter Bowden –  senior (6'2, 242)
* 60 Keane Bessert – freshman (6'2, 230)
* 64 Duncan McKinley –  junior (6'2, 224)
* 69 Zach Zei –  sophomore (6'2, 217)

Kicker

* 22 Jack Van Dyke – senior (6'5, 228)
* 29 Nate Van Zelst –  sophomore (5'11, 200)
* 90 Nathanial Vakos – freshman (6'1, 200)
* 97 Gavin Lahm – sophomore (6'0, 216)

Punter

* 28 Gavin Meyers –  junior (6'1, 203)
* 49 Atticus Bertrams – freshman (6'3, 225)

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Linebacker

* 3 T.J. Bollers – OLB –  sophomore (6'2, 270)
* 17 Darryl Peterson – OLB –  sophomore (6'1, 245)
* 27 Tyler Jansey – ILB – freshman (6'0, 230)
* 28 Christian Alliegro – freshman (6'4, 228)
* 32 Marty Strey – OLB – graduate student (6'2, 235)
* 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – junior (5'11, 235)
* 39 Tatum Grass – ILB –  senior (6'2, 234)
* 44 Jeff Pietrowski – OLB –  junior (6'2, 243)
* 45 Garrison Solliday – ILB –  sophomore (5'11, 233)
* 47 Evan Van Dyn Hoven – freshman (6'3, 228)
* 50 Aidan Vaughan – ILB –  freshman (6'2, 224)
* 51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB –  sophomore (6'1, 233)
* 52 Kaden Johnson – OLB –  junior (6'2, 248)
* 53 Ross Gengler – OLB –  junior (6'2, 230)
* 54 Jordan Turner – ILB –  junior (6'1, 238)
* 55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB –  senior (6'0, 240)
* 59 Aaron Witt – OLB –  junior (6'6, 254)
* 95 Jordan Mayer – OLB – freshman (6'4, 235)
* 98 C.J. Goetz – OLB – graduate student (6'3, 240)

Defensive back

* 2 Ricardo Hallman – CB –  sophomore (5'10, 185)
* 7 Michael Mack – CB – junior (6'1, 180)
* 9 Austin Brown – S – sophomore (6'1, 210)
* 10 Nyzier Fourqurean – CB – junior (6'1, 190)
* 11 Alexander Smith – CB – graduate student (5'11, 187)
* 12 Max Lofy – CB –  junior (5'10, 189)
* 13 Kamo'i Latu – S – senior (6'0, 207)
* 14 Preston Zachman – S –  sophomore (6'1, 208)
* 16 Amare Snowden – CB – freshman (6'4, 199)
* 18 Owen Arnett – S –  sophomore (5'11, 212)
* 20 Braedyn Moore – S – freshman (6'2, 200)
* 21 Jonas Duclona – CB – freshman (5'10, 188)
* 22 Jace Arnold – CB – freshman (5'9, 186)
* 23 Jason Maitre – CB –  senior (5'10, 188)
* 24 Hunter Wohler – S – junior (6'2, 210)
* 25 Justin Taylor – freshman (6'0, 195)
* 26 Travian Blaylock – S – graduate student (5'11, 208)
* 29 AJ Tisdell – CB – freshman (5'11, 189)
* 34 Charlie Jarvis – S –  freshman (6'1, 205)
* 37 Bryce Carey – S –  junior (6'1, 198)
* 43 Jackson Trudgeon – S –  freshman (6'1, 202)
* 46 Deven Magli – S –  freshman (6'1, 198)

Source:[6]

## Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2023 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| 19| 19| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| —| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
Coaches| 21| 19| RV| —| —| RV| RV| —| RV| —| —| —| —| —| —| —
CFP| Not released| —| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Game summaries[edit]

### Buffalo[edit]

See also: 2023 Buffalo Bulls football team

Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin – Game summary

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Bulls | 7 | 3 | 0| 7| 17
No. 19 Badgers | 7 | 7 | 14| 10| 38

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: September 2, 2023
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Sunny; Wind at S13 MPH
* Game attendance: 76,224
* Referee: Kole Knueppel
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
* [1]

Game information

First quarter

* WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:16 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:53.
* BUF – Cole Harrity 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick), 5:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09.

Second quarter

* WIS – Chimere Dike 29-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 1:00. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:08.
* BUF – Alex McNulty 53-yard field goal, 0:07. Wisconsin 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:53.

Third quarter

* WIS – Chez Mellusi 89-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:28 Wisconsin 21–10 Drive: 1 plays, 89 yards, 0:15.
* WIS – Braelon Allen 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:37 Wisconsin 28–10 Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:13.

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 37-yard field goal, 13:45. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:56.
* BUF – Cole Harrity 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick), 7:43. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:40.
* WIS – Braelon Allen 22-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:38 Wisconsin 38–17 Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:05.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 24/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
* BUF – Cole Snyder – 26/41, 194 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WIS – Chez Mellusi – 13 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
* BUF – Mike Washington – 12 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 5 receptions, 55 yards
* BUF – Cole Harrity – 5 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

* WIS – Hunter Wohler – 11 tackles
* BUF – Shaun Dolac – 8 tackles, 1 TFL, INT

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### at Washington State[edit]

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team

No. 19 Wisconsin vs. Washington State – Game summary

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No. 19 Badgers | 3 | 6 | 13| 0| 22
Cougars | 7 | 17 | 0| 7| 31

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

* Date: September 9, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at NE6 MPH
* Game attendance: 33,024
* Referee: Tyler Wadekamper
* TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
* [2]

Game information

First quarter

* WSU – Kyle Williams 4-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:34. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:02.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 49-yard field goal, 1:07. Washington State 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:21.

Second quarter

* WSU – Lincoln Victor 1-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 14:10. Washington State 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:44.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 34-yard field goal, 10:17. Washington State 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:53.
* WSU – Dean Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 7:14. Washington State 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:03.
* WSU – Brennan Jackson 2-yard fumble return (Dean Janikowski kick), 2:08. Washington State 24–6. 0:41.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 29-yard field goal, 0:21. Washington State 24–9. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:47.

Third quarter

* WIS – Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:15 Washington State 24–16 Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:58.
* WIS – Skyler Bell 16-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (failed 2-point conversion attempt by Chez Mellusi), 0:25. Washington State 24–22. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:08.

Fourth quarter

* WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:30. Washington State 31–22 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:49.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 25/40, 278 yards, 1 TD
* WSU – Cameron Ward – 20/32, 212 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WIS – Chez Mellusi – 12 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD
* WSU – Cameron Ward – 17 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 5 receptions, 78 yards
* WSU – Lincoln Victor – 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

* WIS – Hunter Wohler – 13 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PD
* WSU – Jaden Hicks – 9 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PD

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### Georgia Southern[edit]

See also: 2023 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

Georgia Southern vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7| 0| 14
Badgers | 0 | 7 | 21| 7| 35

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: September 16, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NW4 MPH
* Game attendance: 75,610
* Referee: Tim O'Dey
* TV: BTN
* [3]

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:18 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:40.
* GASO – OJ Arnold 4-yard run (Michael Lantz kick), 12:11 Tied 7–7 Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

* GASO – Jjay Mcafee 25-yard pass from Davis Brin (Michael Lantz kick), 12:33. Georgia Southern 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04.
* WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:53 Tied 14–14 Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:35.
* WIS – Tanner Mordecai 18-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:40 Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:59.
* WIS – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:39 Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:05.

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 5:51 Wisconsin 35–14 Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:41.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 19/30, 236 yards
* GASO – Davis Brin – 33/52, 383 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 12 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD
* GASO – OJ Arnold – 10 rushes, 66 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

* WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 57 yards
* GASO – Derwin Burgess Jr. – 8 receptions, 124 yards

Top defenders

* WIS – Hunter Wohler – 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 INT
* GASO – Marques Watson-Trent – 8 tackles

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### at Purdue[edit]

See also: 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Wisconsin vs. Purdue – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 14 | 7 | 6| 11| 38
Boilermakers | 3 | 0 | 14| 0| 17

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: September 22, 2023
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SE4 MPH
* Game attendance: 55,529
* Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
* TV: FS1
* [4]

Game information

First quarter

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:05 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:25.
* WIS – Tanner Mordecai 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 3:26 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:44.
* PUR – Julio Macias 34-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:09.

Second quarter

* WIS – Braelon Allen 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:36 Wisconsin 21–3 Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:41.

Third quarter

* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 38-yard field goal, 11:44. Wisconsin 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:07.
* PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 19-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 8:42 Wisconsin 24–10 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 22-yard field goal, 3:54. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:48.
* PUR – Hudson Card 6-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 0:00 Wisconsin 27–17 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 48-yard field goal, 12:52. Wisconsin 30–17. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:01.
* WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Tanner Mordecai pass), 3:35 Wisconsin 38–17 Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:27.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 17/27, 174 yards, 1 INT
* PUR – Hudson Card – 21/38, 202 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 16 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
* PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. – 8 rushes, 84 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

* WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 67 yards
* PUR – Deion Burks – 6 receptions, 73 yards

Top defenders

* WIS – James Thompson Jr. – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 PD
* PUR – Sanoussi Kane – 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PD

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### Rutgers[edit]

See also: 2023 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Scarlet Knights | 0 | 0 | 6| 7| 13
Badgers | 3 | 14 | 0| 7| 24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: October 7, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Sunny; Wind at NW13 MPH
* Game attendance: 74,885
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV: Peacock
* [5]

Game information

First quarter

* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 39-yard field goal, 11:44. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:16.

Second quarter

* WIS – Braelon Allen 18-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:28 Wisconsin 10–0 Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:29.
* WIS – Ricardo Hallman 95-yard interception (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:04 Wisconsin 17–0

Third quarter

* RUT – Aaron Young 10-yard pass from Evan Simon (Jai Patel missed kick), 1:26. Wisconsin 17–6 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:02.

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Tucker Ashcraft 3-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:51. Wisconsin 24–6 Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 5:35.
* RUT – Ian Strong 11-yard pass from Gavin Wimsatt (Jai Patel kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 24–13 Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:35.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 17/31, 145 yards, 1 TD
* RUT – Gavin Wimsatt – 16/35, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 21 rushes, 101 yards, 1 TD
* RUT – Gavin Wimsatt – 9 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 68 yards
* RUT – Isaiah Washington – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Top defenders

* WIS – C.J. Goetz – 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL
* RUT – Wesley Bailey – 4 tackles, 2 sack, 2 TFL

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### Iowa[edit]

See also: 2023 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Iowa vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Hawkeyes | 0 | 7 | 0| 8| 15
Badgers | 0 | 0 | 6| 0| 6

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: October 14, 2023
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N17 MPH
* Game attendance: 76,205
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sidelines)
* [6]

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

* IOWA – Leshon Williams 82-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 11:49 Iowa 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:20.

Third quarter

* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 36-yard field goal, 9:55. Iowa 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:01.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 52-yard field goal, 3:58. Iowa 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.

Fourth quarter

* IOWA – Drew Stevens 48-yard field goal, 13:08. Iowa 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:44.
* IOWA – Braedyn Locke sacked for a safety, 12:55. Iowa 12–6.
* IOWA – Drew Stevens 40-yard field goal, 1:55. Iowa 15–6. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:06.

Top passers

* WIS – Braedyn Locke – 15/30, 122 yards, 1 INT
* IOWA – Deacon Hill – 6/14, 37 yards

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 18 rushes, 87 yards
* IOWA – Leshon Williams – 25 rushes, 174 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

* WIS – Bryson Green – 5 receptions, 86 yards
* IOWA – Erick All – 2 receptions, 19 yards

Top defenders

* WIS – Alexander Smith – 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 TFL
* IOWA – Sebastian Castro – 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PD

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### at Illinois[edit]

See also: 2023 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Wisconsin vs. Illinois – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 0 | 7 | 0| 18| 25
Fighting Illini | 7 | 7 | 7| 0| 21

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

* Date: October 21, 2023
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Sunny; Wind at NW21 MPH
* Game attendance: 54,205
* Referee: Kole Knueppel
* TV: FS1
* [7]

Game information

First quarter

* ILL – Tanner Arkin 1-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin kick), 6:07. Illinois 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:39.

Second quarter

* ILL – Tip Reiman 3-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin kick), 2:12. Illinois 14–0 Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 7:53.
* WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:31 Illinois 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:37.

Third quarter

* ILL – Kaden Feagin 12-yard run (Caleb Griffin kick), 4:30 Illinois 21–7 Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:57.

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 41-yard field goal, 14:13. Illinois 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:17.
* WIS – Will Pauling 20-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Riley Nowakowski pass), 7:21. Illinois 21–18 Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:25.
* WIS – Nolan Rucci 3-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:27. Wisconsin 25–21 Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 2:57.

Top passers

* WIS – Braedyn Locke – 21/41, 240 yards, 2 TD
* ILL – Luke Altmyer – 13/21, 100 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 29 rushes, 145 yards, 1 TD
* ILL – Luke Altmyer – 16 rushes, 100 yards

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
* ILL – Casey Washington – 4 receptions, 34 yards

Top defenders

* WIS – Maema Njongmeta – 12 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL
* ILL – Jer'Zhan Newton – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL

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### No. 3 Ohio State[edit]

See also: 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

No. 3 Ohio State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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No. 3 Buckeyes | 3 | 7 | 7| 7| 24
Badgers | 0 | 3 | 7| 0| 10

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: October 28, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 76,453
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
* [8]

Game information

First quarter

* OSU – Jayden Fielding 27-yard field goal, 8:09. Ohio State 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:53.

Second quarter

* OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 16-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick), 10:36. Ohio State 10–0 Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:57.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio State 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:09.

Third quarter

* WIS – Will Pauling 13-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 12:30. Tied 10–10 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:30.
* OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 19-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick), 7:14. Ohio State 17–10 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:16.

Fourth quarter

* OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 33-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick), 5:15 Ohio State 24–10 Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:30.

Top passers

* WIS – Braedyn Locke – 18/39, 165 yards, 1 TD
* OSU – Kyle McCord – 17/26, 226 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 10 rushes, 50 yards
* OSU – TreVeyon Henderson – 24 rushes, 162 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 4 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD
* OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

* WIS – Maema Njongmeta – 10 tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 TFL
* OSU – Tyleik Williams – 4 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 PD

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### at Indiana[edit]

See also: 2023 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Wisconsin vs. Indiana – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 0 | 7 | 7| 0| 14
Hoosiers | 7 | 10 | 0| 3| 20

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

* Date: November 4, 2023
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 45,466
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
* [9]

Game information

First quarter

* IU – Brendan Sorsby 8-yard run (Chris Freeman kick), 9:59 Indiana 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:53.

Second quarter

* IU – Chris Freeman 27-yard field goal, 8:08. Indiana 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 3:12.
* WIS – Bryson Green 54-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:11. Indiana 10–7 Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:50.
* IU – Donaven McCulley 7-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Chris Freeman kick), 0:41. Indiana 17–7 Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:24.

Third quarter

* WIS – Will Pauling 18-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:14. Indiana 17–14 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

* IU – Chris Freeman 50-yard field goal, 1:10. Indiana 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:57.

Top passers

* WIS – Braedyn Locke – 21/41, 243 yards, 2 TD
* IU – Brendan Sorsby – 19/31, 186 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

* WIS – Cade Yacamelli – 10 rushes, 48 yards
* IU – Josh Henderson – 15 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

* WIS – Bryson Green – 4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
* IU – Donaven McCulley – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

* WIS – Jordan Turner – 8 tackles, 1 sack, 3.0 TFL, QB hurry
* IU – Aaron Casey – 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 4.0 TFL, forced fumble

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### Northwestern[edit]

See also: 2023 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Wildcats | 7 | 17 | 0| 0| 24
Badgers | 3 | 0 | 0| 7| 10

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: November 11, 2023
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 76,124
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
* [10]

Game information

First quarter

* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 33-yard field goal, 10:25. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:30.
* NU – A.J. Henning 23-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 4:12. Northwestern 7–3 Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:08.

Second quarter

* NU – Ben Bryant 1-yard run (Jack Olsen kick), 12:54 Northwestern 14–3 Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:08.
* NU – Camron Johnson 24-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 6:41. Northwestern 21–3 Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:32.
* NU – Jack Olsen 28-yard field goal, 1:06. Northwestern 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:23.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

* WIS – Jackson Acker 3-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 00:11 Northwestern 24–10 Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:27.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 31/45, 255 yards
* NU – Ben Bryant – 18/26, 195 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* WIS – Cade Yacamelli – 9 rushes, 47 yards
* NU – Cam Porter – 18 rushes, 72 yards

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 10 receptions, 96 yards
* NU – A.J. Henning – 3 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

* WIS – Hunter Wohler – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL
* NU – Devin Turner – 10 tackles

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### Nebraska[edit]

See also: 2023 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Nebraska vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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Cornhuskers | 14 | 0 | 0| 3| 0| 17
Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7| 0| 7| 24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

* Date: November 18, 2023
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: W at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 72,237
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
* [11]

Game information

First quarter

* NEB – Chubba Purdy 55-yard run (Tristan Alvano kick), 11:33 Nebraska 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27.
* NEB – Jaylen Lloyd 58-yard pass from Chubba Purdy (Tristan Alvano kick), 6:00. Nebraska 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:35.

Second quarter

* WIS – Jackson Acker 26-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:37. Nebraska 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:47.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 33-yard field goal, 1:54. Nebraska 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:00.

Third quarter

* WIS – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:47 Wisconsin 17–14 Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:31.

Fourth quarter

* NEB – Tristan Alvano 30-yard field goal, 0:04. Tie 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:33.

Overtime

* WIS – Braelon Allen 3-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:00 Wisconsin 24–17 Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 0:00.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 18/28, 160 yards, 1 TD
* NEB – Chubba Purdy – 15/23, 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 22 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TD
* NEB – Chubba Purdy – 14 rushes, 105 yards , 1 TD

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 79 yards
* NEB – Billy Kemp – 8 receptions, 43 yards

Top defenders

* WIS – Jordan Turner – 9 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1.5 TFL
* NEB – Marques Buford Jr. – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL

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### at Minnesota[edit]

See also: 2023 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota – Game summary

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Badgers | 0 | 14 | 14| 0| 28
Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 0| 0| 14

at Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

* Date: November 25, 2023
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy/Light snow
* Game attendance: 48,119
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
* [12]

Game information

First quarter

* MINN – Jordan Nubin 1-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick), 12:21 Minnesota 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:34.

Second quarter

* WIS – Braelon Allen 5-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 13:04 Tie 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:16.
* MINN – Daniel Jackson 7-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick), 4:30. Minnesota 14–7 Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:36.
* WIS – Will Pauling 11-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:38. Tie 14–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:52.

Third quarter

* WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 9:24 Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:25.
* WIS – Riley Nowakowski 5-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:10. Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:55.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 14/22, 145 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
* MINN – Athan Kaliakmanis – 16/28, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

* WIS – Braelon Allen – 26 rushes, 165 yards, 2 TD
* MINN – Jordan Nubin – 24 rushes, 93 yards , 1 TD

Top receivers

* WIS – Chimere Dike – 2 receptions, 46 yards
* MINN – Daniel Jackson – 9 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

* WIS – Hunter Wohler – 12 tackles, QB hurry
* MINN – Cody Lindenberg – 11 tackles, 1.0 TFL

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### vs No. 13 LSU (2024 ReliaQuest Bowl)[edit]

See also: 2023 LSU Tigers football team and 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl

2024 ReliaQuest Bowl

Period | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Wisconsin | 14 | 7 | 10| 0| 31
No. 13 LSU | 0 | 14 | 14| 7| 35

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

* Date: January 1, 2024
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 31,424
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
* [13]

Game information

First quarter

* WIS – Bryson Green 20-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:28. Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:15.
* WIS – Will Pauling 53-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:23. Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:28.

Second quarter

* LSU – Harold Perkins 1-yard run (Nathan Dibert kick), 6:00 Wisconsin 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:11.
* LSU – Kaleb Jackson 12-yard run (Nathan Dibert kick), 1:28 Tie 14–14 Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:28.
* WIS – Will Pauling 9-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:47. Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:41.

Third quarter

* WIS – Jackson Acker 33-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 12:14 Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
* LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 38-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Nathan Dibert kick), 10:33. Wisconsin 28–21 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.
* LSU – Chris Hilton Jr. 14-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Nathan Dibert kick), 4:44. Tie 28–28 Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:10.
* WIS – Nathanial Vakos 21-yard field goal, 1:18. Wisconsin 31–28. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:19.

Fourth quarter

* LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 4-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Nathan Dibert kick), 3:08. LSU 35–31 Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 3:02.

Top passers

* WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 27/40, 378 yards, 3 TD
* LSU – Garrett Nussmeier – 31/45, 395 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

* WIS – Jackson Acker – 14 rushes, 86 yards, 1 TD
* LSU – Josh Williams – 12 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

* WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
* LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. – 8 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

* WIS – Hunter Wohler – 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 2 PBU
* LSU – Major Burns – 13 tackles, 1.5 TFL

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## Awards and honors[edit]

Weekly Awards  Player  | Award  | Date awarded  | Ref.

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Braedyn Locke | Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week  | October 23, 2023  | [7]
Individual Awards  Player  | Award  | Ref.

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Braelon Allen | Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media)/Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)  | [8]
Hunter Wohler | Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)  | [8]
Ricardo Hallman | Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches)  | [8]
Tanor Bortolini | Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media)/Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches)  | [8]
Will Pauling | Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Offense (Media)  | [8]
Nathanial Vakos  | Honorable Mention Special Teams (Media)  | [8]

## 2024 NFL Draft[edit]

See also: 2024 NFL Draft

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Thamel, Pete (November 27, 2022). "Wisconsin brings in Cincinnati's Luke Fickell as coach". ESPN.
2. ^ "The Launch". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
3. ^ Baird, Nathan (July 25, 2023). "Michigan clear favorite over Ohio State in 13th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll". Cleveland.com.
4. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
5. ^ "2023 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
6. ^ "2023 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
7. ^ "Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". Big Ten Conference. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
8. ^ a b c d e f "Big Ten Conference Announces Football All-Conference Teams for Offense and Select Individual Honors". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. November 29, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

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