2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2013 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Leaders Division
Ranking
Coaches #21
AP #22
2013 record 9–4 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Andersen (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (1st year)
Offensive scheme Pro-Style
Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda (1st year)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 80,321)
2013 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Legends Division
#3 Michigan State x$   8 – 0         13 – 1  
Iowa   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Nebraska   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Minnesota   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Michigan   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Northwestern   1 – 7         5 – 7  
Leaders Division
#12 Ohio State x%   8 – 0         12 – 2  
#22 Wisconsin   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Penn State*   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Indiana   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Purdue   0 – 8         1 – 11  
Championship: Michigan State 34, Ohio State 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by first year head coach Gary Andersen, were members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium.

Recruiting

Watchlists and preseason awards

Fred Biletnikoff Award
Paul Hornung Award
Bednarik Award
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Butkus Award
Lombardi Award
Lott IMPACT Trophy
Doak Walker Award
Outland Trophy
Lombardi Award
  • Jacob Pedersen
John Mackey Award
Doak Walker Award
Maxwell Award

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 11:00 AM Massachusetts* #23 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 45–0   76,306[1]
September 7 11:00 AM Tennessee Tech* #21 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 48–0   77,785[1]
September 14 9:30 PM at Arizona State* #18 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN L 30–32   66,155[1]
September 21 2:30 PM Purdue Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC W 41–10   80,772[1]
September 28 7:00 PM at #3 Ohio State #24 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 24–31   105,826[1]
October 12 2:30 PM #18 Northwesterndagger Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC W 35–6   81,411[1]
October 19 7:00 PM at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN W 56–32   47,362[1]
November 2 11:00 AM at Iowa #23 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Battle for the Heartland Trophy) ABC W 28–9   69,812[1]
November 9 2:30 PM BYU* #22 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN W 27–17   80,191[1]
November 16 11:00 AM Indiana #20 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2 W 51–3   77,849[1]
November 23 2:30 PM at #23 Minnesota #17 TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Battle for Paul Bunyan's Axe) ESPN W 20–7   53,090[1]
November 30 2:30 PM Penn State #14 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN L 24–31   78,064[1]
January 1 12:00 PM vs. #8 South Carolina* #19 Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium • Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) ABC L 24–34   56,629[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 23 21 20 24 23 RV RV 25 22 22 21 17 16 14 21 19 22 
Coaches' 23 21 18 RV 24 RV RV RV 24 23 22 20 17 14 21 19 21 
Harris Not released RV 24 24 22 21 19 15 21 19 Not released 
BCS Not released NR 24 24 22 19 15 21 19 Not released

Regular season

Massachusetts

UMass at #23 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Minutemen 0 000 0
• #23 Badgers 10 7217 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0 – –

The Badgers first game of the 2013 season was a first for many. It was new Wisconsin head coach Gary Andersen's first game and it was the first time the Badgers have ever squared off against the UMass Minutemen.

Wisconsin received the opening kickoff and marched right down the field and scored on a 4-yard touchdown run by quarterback Joel Stave. On the Minutemen's first offensive play, Wisconsin's linebacker Brendan Kelly forced a fumble that was recovered by fellow linebacker Ethan Armstrong. On the very next play, Joel Stave threw an interception. The Badgers managed a 21-yard field goal by Kyle French before the end of the first quarter for a 10–0 lead. After a UMass punt, Wisconsin missed a 40-yard field goal and then UMass missed a 47-yard field goal. On the second play of the next Badgers drive, running back Melvin Gordon sprinted down the sideline for a 70-yard touchdown run. The Badgers led 17–0 at the half.

UMass started with the ball in the second half but after a three-and-out, the Badgers scored on their first offensive play of the second half with Joel Stave connecting with wide receiver Jared Abbrederis on a 65-yard touchdown pass. Another UMass punt and then three plays later running back James White scores on a 51-yard touchdown run. UMass then put together a nice drive that got down to the Badgers 38-yard line but Wisconsin CB Sojour Shelton intercepted the UMass pass. The Badgers took over at their own 22-yard line and five plays later they were in the end zone again with a 57-yard touchdown pass to Jared Abbrederis from Joel Stave. At the end of the third quarter, Wisconsin led 38–0. The Badgers would close out the scoring less than two minutes into the fourth quarter with a 23-yard touchdown run by true freshman running back, Corey Clement, his first career touchdown. UMass then used a 12-play drive to get down to the Badgers 33-yard line but failed on a fourth down conversion. A heavy dose of running the ball with Corey Clement help the Badgers run off the final seven and a half minutes of the game and giving Wisconsin a 45–0 victory.

Game Notes

Statistical Leaders[2]

Tennessee Tech

Tennessee Tech at #21 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Golden Eagles 0 000 0
• #21 Badgers 14 14614 48
  • Date: September 7
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 77,785
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 79 °F (26 °C), Wind: SSW 7 MPH
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler and Derek Rackley
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0 – –

In the Badgers second game, they faced another opponent who they have never faced in the school's history, the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

Tennessee Tech received the opening kickoff. On the second play of the game, the Golden Eagles fumbled and Badgers safety Dezmen Southward recovered at Tech's 22-yard line. Six plays later, Joel Stave connected with fullback Derek Straus on a 3-yard touchdown pass. It was Straus' first career start and his first career touchdown. After two Tech punts and a Wisconsin punt, the Badgers took over at their own 24-yard line just under seven minutes left in the first quarter. After a Melvin Gordon 5-yard run, Gordon ripped off a 65-yard run and was pushed out-of-bounds at the Golden Eagles 6-yard line. The very next play, Joel Stave hit Jared Abbrederis with a 6-yard touchdown pass giving the Badgers a 14–0 lead. The first quarter end after a Tech punt and the Badgers driving into Tech territory. At the start of the second quarter, the Badgers got down to the Golden Eagles 37-yard line but Joel Stave threw an interception that was returned to Tech's 39-yard line. After a Tech punt, a Wisconsin punt and another Tech punt, the Badgers took over at their own 48-yard line. It only took Wisconsin three plays to drive 52 yards and score on a 37-yard touchdown run by Melvin Gordon stretching the lead to 21. After a Tech punt and Wisconsin penalty on the punt return, the Badgers were backed up at their own 6-yard line with 1:49 left until halftime. The Badgers put together an impressive 11-play 94-yard scoring drive that only took one minute and 37 seconds. Joel Stave was 10–10 passing during the drive and capped the drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brian Wozniak. The Golden Eagles then took the kickoff to their own 19-yard line and took a knee on the final play of the half with the Badgers leading 28–0.

The second half started with the Badgers receiving the kickoff. Wisconsin put together another impressive scoring drive using 12 plays to go 76 yards. The drive was closed out by a James White 2-yard touchdown run but kicker Kyle French missed the extra point, the Badgers lead to 34–0. Punt by Tech, punt by Wisconsin and punt by Tech again. The Badgers took over at their own 20-yard line and got to Tech's 42-yard line as the third quarter came to a close. Wisconsin then turned the ball over on downs. The Badgers just looking to run the clock down, true freshman running back Corey Clement eight times on the next drive and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run extending the Wisconsin led to 41–0. On the next Tech drive, Badgers redshirt freshman safety Leo Musso got his first career interception. On the very next play, Corey Clement scampered 75 yards for his second touchdown of the game. After a Tech turnover-on-downs, a Wisconsin missed field goal, the Golden Eagles ran the clock out and the Badgers start the season 2–0 after a 48–0 victory over Tennessee Tech.

Game Notes

Statistical Leaders[3]

at Arizona State

#18 Wisconsin at Arizona State
1 234Total
#18 Badgers 0 1479 30
• Sun Devils 3 10613 32
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2010 W 20–19

The Badgers first road game of the 2013 season is against the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Badgers are 1–2 all-time vs. the Sun Devils and Wisconsin won the last meeting, 20–19 on September 10, 2010 in Madison.

The Badgers first road game of the season was a hot one as the game time temperature was 98 degrees. Arizona State's opening drive took them down to the Wisconsin 3-yard line but on fourth and two the Sun Devils went for it but failed. Both offenses struggled for most of the first quarter until the Sun Devils kicked a 34-yard field goal with 4:08 left in the first quarter. The Badgers then put a 10-play 73-yard drive together that took 5:22 and into the second quarter. The Badgers capped that nice drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass from QB Joel Stave to TE Jacob Pedersen. On the next drive, the Sun Devils had a three-and-out. Arizona State attempted to punt the ball but because of a bad snap, Wisconsin's DT Beau Allen recovered the ball in the end zone for a touchdown giving the Badgers a 14–3 lead. Arizona State answered right back with a 10-play 75-yard scoring drive capped by a 2-yard touchdown run by RB Marion Grice. The Sun Devils added a 19-yard field goal before the half cutting the Wisconsin lead to 14–13.

The start of the second half had the Badgers starting at their own 20-yard line. On the first play, Badgers RB Melvin Gordon lined up as a wide receiver and went in motion taking the jet sweep handoff 80-yards for a touchdown. This gave the Badgers a 21–13 lead. Arizona State the scored before the end of the third quarter on a Marion Grice 1-yard touchdown run but the 2-point attempt failed. On the next drive, Wisconsin extended their lead 24–19 with a 34-yard field goal by K Kyle French. Arizona State took the lead less than two minutes later on a Marion Grice 2-yard touchdown run but again failed on the 2-point try giving the Sun Devils a 25–24 lead. After a Badgers punt, the Sun Devils added to their lead with a 12-yard touchdown run by Marion Grice, his fourth touchdown of the night. Arizona State led 32–24 with 8:50 left to go in the game. The Badgers scored on their next drive chewing up over five minutes as Melvin Gordon scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. The Badgers attempted the 2-point conversion to try and tie the game but Joel Stave's pass was incomplete as the Sun Devils held on to a 32–30 lead with less than for minutes remaining in the game. Arizona State could not run out the clock as they got to about midfield where they were forced to punt. Wisconsin got the ball back at their own 17-yard line with 1:36 and the Badgers were out of timeouts. On third and four at their own 23-yard line, Joel Stave connected with WR Jeff Duckworth for a 51-yard catch and run that put the Badgers at the Sun Devils 26-yard line.

Controversial last play (kneel) of the game

An ESPN camera angle of Stave's kneel from the Wisconsin endzone.

After a couple more completions, the Badgers had the ball at the Sun Devil 13-yard line for 1st and 10. The Badgers were in possession of the football with 18 seconds left, hoping to kick a game-winning field goal.[4] Upon the hike Quarterback Joel Stave knelt in the middle of the field to center the ball for their kicker.[5] Stave then placed the ball quickly on the ground after the play was blown dead by the referee.[5] Replays showed that Stave did get his knee down for a brief second, however Arizona State believed that it was a fumble, and ASU Anthony Jones dove on top of the ball, with the game clock running.[4][5] At this point Badgers players signalled to the officials, pointing out the delay of game penalty by ASU due to Anthony being top of the football.[5] Umpire Jack Folliard motioned to Stave acknowledging his knee, however the rest of the officiating crew allegedly did not see this signal.[5] The umpire then spotted the ball after a significant delay, but told the Wisconsin offensive line to wait to line up, even though the clock continued to run. Finally, with approximately 2 seconds remaining, the umpire rushed behind the defensive line as Wisconsin tried to run a play to spike the ball and stop the clock but the clock reached zero before the ball was snapped and the game was over.[5]

Initially after the game ASU coach Todd Graham stated "The quarterback put the ball on the ground while he was still standing up, he hadn't been tackled," and "So that should have been a turnover. That should have ended the game."[4] And after watching the footage after the game he acknowledged the officiating error when he stated "You win or you lose. We won and let's move onto the next deal. Obviously, that was a very unusual deal."

The next day saw sports commentators and articles who reported on the "bizarre end" of the game in Tempe.[6][7][8] Some even stated that Stave's knee did not touch the ground or that he crouched.[6] This was later countered by other sports commentators, notably columnist Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports that the NCAA handbook states that one simply has to assimilate a kneeling motion.[9]

Ultimately the Pac-12 reprimanded the officiating crew two days after the game ended, deeming that the officials had not acted with enough urgency during the end of the game.[10][11][12] Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott made a statement when announcing the reprimand; "After a thorough review, we have determined that the officials fell short of the high standard in which the Pac-12 games should be managed. We will continue to work with all our officials to ensure this type of situation never occurs again."[12]

Game notes

Statistical Leaders[13]

Purdue

Purdue at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 1000 10
• Badgers 14 10107 41
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:30 CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 80,772
  • Game weather: Overcast, 58 °F (14 °C), Wind: NW 10 MPH
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–29–8 2012 W 38–14

The Badgers first conference game of the 2013 season is against Purdue. The Badgers led the all-time series 43–29–8. The Badgers won the last meeting on October 13, 2012, 38–14 in West Lafayette.

The 2013 Big Ten season kicked off with the Purdue Boilermakers squaring off with the Wisconsin Badgers. Both teams started off a little slow as they exchanged punts on their first possessions. After another Purdue punt the Badgers took over at their own 5-yard line. Just 8 plays and 95 yards later, Wisconsin got on the board first with a RB Melvin Gordon 5-yard touchdown run. After another Boilermakers three-and-out, the Badgers struck again as RB James White scored on 70-yard touchdown run. At the end of the first quarter the Badgers led 14–0. Purdue then got on the board on a broken play where QB Rob Henry scrambled for a 22-yard touchdown run. On the next Wisconsin drive, QB Joel Stave's pass was intercepted by CB Ricardo Allen and returned to the Wisconsin 10-yard line. The Badgers defense was able to hold the Boilermakers to a field goal to make the score 14–10 Wisconsin. The Badgers then marched right down the field and scored on a Milevin Gordon 27-yard touchdown run. After another Purdue three-and-out, the Badgers again moved the ball with ease against the Boilermaker defense but stalled out and settled for a 32-yard field goal by K Kyle French. Wisconsin led 24–10 at the half.

Wisconsin opened the second half with the ball and once again marched right down the field and Melvin Gordon scored his third touchdown of the game on a 15-yard run. Wisconsin put some more points on the board late in the third quarter with a 27-yard field goal by Kyle French. On the first play of the fourth quarter, RB Corey Clement scored on a 5-yard touchdown run. With Purdue unable to move the ball and Wisconsin just running the clock down, the game was over by a score of 41–10. Wisconsin stuffed the stats sheet as they out gained Purdue 546 yards to 180 yards. Wisconsin out rushed Purdue by a clip of 388 yards to 45 yards. Wisconsin had 22 first downs, 10 more than Purdue.

Game notes

Statistical Leaders[14]

at Ohio State

#24 Wisconsin at #3 Ohio State
1 234Total
#24 Badgers 7 7010 24
• #3 Buckeyes 14 1070 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–55–5 2012 L 14–21

The Badgers first road conference game of the season is against Ohio State. The Buckeyes have dominated the all-time series against the Badgers with a record of 18–55–5. Ohio State won the last meeting on November 17, 2012, 14–21 in Madison.

The Badgers received the opening kickoff but after a three-and-out, they punted giving the Buckeyes the ball at their own 45-yard line. Four plays later, Ohio State was on the board first with a 25-yard touchdown pass to WR Evan Spencer from QB Braxton Miller. The Badgers and Buckeyes then exchanged punts. The Badgers third drive started at their own 10-yard line. Wisconsin put together an 8 play 90 yard drive that was capped off by a 36-yard touchdown pass to WR Jared Abbrederis from QB Joel Stave, that tied the game at seven. Ohio State answered on the very next drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass to WR Devin Smith from Braxton Miller. The first quarter came to a close with the Buckeyes leading 14–7. On the next drive, Wisconsin got the ball down the Ohio State 11-yard line at the start of the second quarter. The Badgers attempted a 32-yard field goal that was missed by K Kyle French. For most of the second quarter, both team struggled to move the ball but with just under five minutes left in the half, the Buckeyes added to their lead with a 45-yard field goal from K Drew Basil. The Badgers then answered with a minute and a half left until half with an 11-yard touchdown pass to TE Sam Arneson from Joel Stave cutting the Buckeyes led to only three. Ohio State then drove the ball to the Wisconsin 40-yard line. On third down, Braxton Miller threw a deep ball that was under thrown. Wisconsin CB Sojour Shelton had a chance to intercept the ball but dropped it. It was fourth down and with eight seconds left until halftime. Ohio State head coach, Urban Meyer to go for it rather than try a long field goal. Brxtom Miller connected on a 40-yard touchdown pass to WR Corey Brown leaving only one second on the clock. Ohio State led 24–14 at the half.

For almost the entire third quarter, both teams struggled to move the ball. A couple of punts, a turnover on downs by Ohio State and a Wisconsin interception thrown by Joel Stave. Finally, Ohio State scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass to Corey Brown from Braxton Miller with 2:18 left in the third. The Badgers then took over and putting a nice drive together as the third quarter came to an end. On the last play of the third quarter, Badger RB Melvin Gordon was hurt and unable to return to the game. The Badgers would continue driving into Buckeyes territory at the start of the fourth quarter. Wisconsin would score on a 17-yard run by RB James White and getting the Badgers within 10. Three drives and three punts later, the Badgers got the ball back 4:38 left in the game. Wisconsin drove down to the Ohio State 24-yard line but the drive stalled there. On fourth and ten, the Badgers decided to kick a field to try and get within one score. Badgers kicker Kyle French then drilled a 42-yard field goal making the score 31–24. Wisconsin would try a "pooch" onside kick that went out of bounds at the Ohio State 34-yard line. With 2:03 left on the clock, Ohio State was trying to run the clock out. Wisconsin had all three of their timeouts left. Wisconsin stopped Ohio State on three straight runs and forced a punt. The Badgers would get the ball back at their own 10-yard line with 1:29 left in the game and no timeouts. After an incomplete pass on first down, Joel Stave threw a screen pass to James White. White fumbled but Stave would recover the ball for a seven-yard loss. Without any timeouts, the clock ticked down to 43 seconds before the Badgers could get lined up for third and 17. Stave then completed a 13-yard pass to James White bringing up fourth and four. White did not get out of bounds but an Ohio State player was injured stopping the clock. When play resumed, Stave's pass was incomplete on fourth down turning the ball over on downs to Ohio State and giving the Buckeyes a 31–24 victory.

Game notes

Statistical Leaders[15]

Northwestern

#18 Northwestern at Wisconsin
1 234Total
#18 Wildcats 3 300 6
• Badgers 7 1477 35
  • Date: October 12
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 81,411
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), Wind: W 9 MPH
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough and Chris Spielman
Overall record Last meeting Result
56–33–6 2010 W 70–23

Wisconsin returns home to face Northwestern. The Badgers hold a commanding all-time lead over the Wildcats with a record of 56–33–6. Wisconsin won the last meeting on November 27, 2010, 70–23 in Madsion.

After a week off, the Badgers returned home for homecoming to face the Northwestern Wildcats. The Wildcats sterted with the ball. On the fourth play of the game, QB Kain Colter threw and interception to CB Sojour Shelton. The Badgers then took over at their own 36-yard line. On the Badgers second offensive play of the game, WR Jared Abbrederis caught and 11-yard pass but fumbled. The ball was recovered and returned by Northwestern to the Badgers 39-yard line. Northwestern got down to the Wisconsin 3-yard line but they were unable to get into the endzone and had to settle for a 27-yard field goal by K Jeff Budzien to give the Wildcats a 3–0 lead. The next four drives (two by each team) all resulted in punts. On the fifth drive, Wisconsin started at their own 37-yard line. On the first play of the drive, Joel Stave threw a deep pass down the middle to Jared Abbrederis who got behind the defense and scored on a 63-yard touchdown catch giving the Badgers a 7–3 lead. After a Wildcat punt, the Badgers drove into Northwestern territory but Joel Stave was intercepted at the NU 18-yard line. The first quarter ended with the Badgers holding a slight lead, 7–3, Another Northwestern punt gave the ball back to Wisconsin. The Badgers then put together an 11 play 75-yard drive that was capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by RB James White making the score 14–3 Wisconsin. The Wildcats would punt again and the Badgers would then drive to the NU 20-yard line but K Kyle French missed at 38-yard field goal. The Wildcats continued to struggle as RB Venric Mark left the game with and ankle injury and QB Kain Colter was in and out of the game with an ankle injury. Another Northwestern punt and Wisconsin would strike quickly again as the second play of the drive would lead to a touchdown by RB Melvin Gordon on a 71-yard run giving the Badgers a 21–3 advantage. Northwestern would punt and Wisconsin then tried to add to their lead with less than two minutes left until halftime. Joel Stave completed two passes to get into NU territory but his third attempt of the drive was intercepted by NU at their own 16-yard line with 47 second left until half. QB Trevor Siemian would drive NU into field goal range and NU got three points before the half on a 43-yard field goal making the score 21–6 at the half.

The Badgers started the second half with the ball and put together a 10 play scoring drive that ended with a 1-yard touchdown pass to TE Jacob Pedersen giving Wisconsin a commanding 28–6 lead. The remainder of the third quarter would see both teams unable to put anymore points on the board as both teams punters got their work in exchanging five punts (3 for NU and 2 for UW). The Badgers took over at the end of the third quarter and moved the ball into the NU red zone at the start of the fourth quarter. Wisconsin would score on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Joel Stave to FB Derek Watt scoring the final points of the game and making the score 35–6. Another NU punt, their 11th of the game. Northwestern's previous season high for punts in a game was five. Wisconsin would then chew up 8 minutes and 15 seconds before turning the ball over on downs at the Northwestern 30-yard line. The Wildcats got the ball back with only 1:16 left in the game. After a few rushing plays and NU penalty, the game was over with Wisconsin dominating the #18 ranked team in the nation with a 35–6 victory.

Game notes

Statistical Leaders[16]

at Illinois

Wisconsin at Illinois
1 234Total
• Badgers 21 71414 56
Fighting Illini 0 17015 32
Overall record Last meeting Result
36–36–7 2012 W 31–14

The Badgers travel down south to Illinois. The all-time series is deadlocked with a record of 36–36–7. The Badgers won the last meeting on October 6, 2012, 31–14 in Madison.

The Badgers traveled to Champaign, Illinois looking for their first road win of the season. The Illini started the game with the ball but ended up going backwards on their first drive and were forced to punt. The Badgers took over with great field position at their own 47-yard line. Five plays later, Wisconsin was on the board first with a 2-yard touchdown run by RB James White. After a three-and-out for the Illini, the Badgers struck again this time it was RB Melvin Gordon with a 26-yard touchdown run. On the next Illini drive, QB Nathan Scheelhaase fumbled on the first play of the drive and the Badgers DE Ethan Hemer recovered at the Illinois 8-yard line. Three plays later, the Badgers extended their lead with a 2-yard touchdown pass to TE Brian Wozniak from QB Joel Stave. Back-to-back three-and-outs for both teams gave the ball back to the Illini late in the first quarter. The Illini were driving the ball into Wisconsin territory as the first quarter came to a close, the Badgers leading 21–0. The Illini would continue to move the ball and got down to the Wisconsin 3-yard line but on third down, Nathan Scheelhaase was sacked by LB Derek Landisch. The Illini K Taylor Zalewski kicked a 31-yard field goal and got Illinois on the board. Wisconsin would punt on their next drive and then Illinois responded with a quick 4-play drive that was capped with a 1-yard touchdown run by RB Josh Ferguson. The Badgers would then extend their lead with a 10-play scoring drive with Melvin Gordon punching in a 1-yard touchdown run. Once again, Illinois would score on their next drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to TE Matt LeCosse from QB Aaron Bailey with less than a minute before half. The Badgers led 28–17 at halftime.

Wisconsin would come out of halftime running and score on the opening drive of the half with a 3-yard pass to James White from Joel Stave. Another three-and-out for the Illini and the Badgers would continue running their "Two-Headed Monster" of Gordon and White. The Badgers would score on a 13-yard run by Melvin Gordon. The Illini would then put together a 13-play 74-yard drive but on fourth and goal at the one yard-line but the Badgers stuffed Illini and took over at their one 1-yard line. The fourth quarter would begin with the Badgers trying to get out of the shadow of their own end zone. They would get the ball out to their own 17-yard line but they would punt the ball back the Illini. The Illini would take advantage of a short field and score on a Nathan Scheelhaase 1-yard touchdown run. The Illini would then convert a 2-point conversion. The Badgers would not let the Illini back in the game as they scored on the next drive with a 1-yard touchdown run by James White. Wisconsin would force a fumble and close out their scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run by RB Corey Clement. With both teams playing their backups, the Illini would score on a 29-yard pass to WR Spencer Harris from QB Reilly O'Toole. The Badgers would then use backup running back Corey Clement to run out the final 44 seconds for a 56–32 victory.

Game notes

Statistical Leaders[17]

at Iowa

#23 Wisconsin at Iowa
1 234Total
• #23 Badgers 0 7714 28
Hawkeyes 3 330 9
Overall record Last meeting Result
42–42–2 2010 W 31–30

Two straight road games for the Badgers as they face-off against Hawkeyes. The all-time series is tied at 42–42–2. The Badgers won the last meeting on October 23, 2010, 31–30 in Iowa City.

Just before the game starting middle linebacker Chris Borland was ruled out. The Badgers would start with the ball. On the third play of the game, Wisconsin QB Joel Stave was hit as he attempted a third down pass. The ball fluttered and was off target and was intercepted by Iowa at the Wisconsin 49-yard line. Iowas was unable to capitalize on the turnover as they punted. The Badgers would go three-and-out and punt into the wind. The punt would only travel 23 yards and the Hawkeyes took over at the Wisconsin 39-yard line. Iowa would get down to the Wisconsin 11-yard line but would have to settle for a 28-yard field goal by K Mike Meyer. Once again, Wisconsin would go three-and-out and punt a 27-yarder into the wind. Wisconsin's defense would force and Iowa three-and-out, Iowa would do the same and then again the Badgers. The first quarter would end with Iowa leading 3–0 in a defensive struggle. The Badgers would start the second quarter at their own 8-yard line. They would finally pick up their first first down of the game on the drive but would later punt. The Hawkeyes would put together a nice 13-play drive that chewed up almost six and a half minutes and got down to the Wisconsin 4-yard line but again Iowa would have to settle for a 22-yard field goal. The Badgers would answer with a 44-yard touchdown pass to TE Jacob Pedersen from Joel Stave. The Hawkeyes would get the ball with less than two minutes until the half. They would be forced to punt and Wisconsin took over at their own 42-yard line with 1:17 left until half. The Badgers got to the Iowa 36-yard line with one second left. Wisconsin K Jack Russell came out to attempt a 54-yard field goal with the wind at his back. Just before the ball was snapped, Iowa called a timeout but Russell kicked the ball anyways and the kick would have been good. Iowa would use another two timeout to try and "Ice" the kicker. It worked as Russell attempt was short and the Badgers led 7–6 at halftime.

Iowa started the second half with the ball but they would punt the ball to Wisconsin after three plays. Wisconsin would do the same as they punted the ball back to Iowa. The Hawkeyes drive the ball to the Badgers 35-yard line. On fourth-and-one, Iowa decided to go for it and failed as the Badgers defense stuffed the run up the middle. Still the Badgers struggled to move the ball on the Iowa defense and punted it back to the Hawkeyes. The Wisconsin punt was downed at the Iowa 1-yard line. On the first play, Iowa tried to pass out of their own end zone. The pass was intercepted by CB Darius Hillary at the Iowa 20-yard line. During that play Iowa starting QB Jake Rudock was injured and would not return to the game. On the very next play, Joel Stave connected with WR Jared Abbrederis on a 20-yard touchdown pass. Jared Abbrederis was injured on the touchdown catch and he would not return to the game. Iowa's backup QB C.J. Beathard would come in but failed to pick up a first down so they punted. Wisconsin tried to move the ball but two holding penalties forced them to punt. Wisconsin punting into the wind again forced a 23-yard punt and Iowa took over at their own 40-yard line. Iowa would again get into the red zone at the Wisconsin 12-yard line but once again they were forced to settle for a 29-yard field goal. Wisconsin would have the ball as the third quarter came to a close with the Badgers holding onto a slight 14–9 lead. The Badgers got to midfield put punted the ball back to the Hawkeyes. The Badgers would get pressure on the Iowa backup QB and forced a bad throw that hit off an Iowa helmet, popped up in the air and was intercepted by DE Pat Muldoon at the Iowa 25-yard line. Three plays later, RB James White scored on an 11-yard touchdown run. The Badgers defense would again force another Hawkeye punt. Wisconsin took over at their own 24-yard line and on the second play of the drive, James White broke loose for a 59-yard run down to the Iowa 17. The Iowa defense tried to hold Wisconsin but finally James White punched it in with a 2-yard touchdown run giving the Badgers a 28–9 lead. With about and three and a half minutes left in the game, Iowa would again drive into the Wisconsin red zone but failed on fourth down and the Badgers closed out the game with a kneel down.

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BYU

BYU at #22 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Cougars 3 077 17
• #22 Badgers 7 1037 27
  • Date: November 9
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 80,191
  • Game weather: Overcast, 51 °F (11 °C), Wind: W 14 MPH
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen and Rod Gilmore
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 1980 L 3–28

The Badgers then face a rare non-conference opponent, the Cougars, in the second half of the season. The Badgers and Cougars have only played once on September 20, 1980 and the Cougars won 3–28 in Madison.

Wisconsin would start the game with the ball. The Badgers put together a nice 11–play drive that would end with Wisconsin striking first with a 4-yard touchdown run by RB James White. The next two drives (one by each team) would all result in three–and–outs. The Badgers would get the ball back after an interception by quarterback turned safety Tanner McEvoy. BYU would take over after a catch and fumble by WR Kenzel Doe. BYU then put together their own nice 13–play drive but they would have to settle for a field goal. A Wisconsin three–and–out would give the ball back to BYU and the first quarter came to a close with Wisconsin leading 7–3. The Cougars would get the ball to the Badgers 32-yard line but they would put the ball rather than attempt a long field goal into the wind. Two plays later, the Badgers would again turn the ball over after an interception by QB Joel Stave. The Couguars would have very good field possession after the interception at their own 40-yard line but the Badgers defense would force a punt. Wisconsin would get down to the BYU 20-yard line but stalled there and settle for a 38-yard field goal by K Jack Russell, the first field goal of his career. The Badgers defense forced BYU to a three–and–out and Wisconsin would score just before halftime on a 5-yard touchdown pass to James White from Joel Stave. Wisconsin led 17–3 at the half.

BYU would start the second half with the ball but once again the Wisconsin defense would force a three–and–out. After a nice punt return by Kenzel Doe, the Badgers would start the drive at the Cougars 23-yard line. The BYU defense would hold the Badgers to a 26-yard field goal and giving Wisconsin a 20–3 lead. The Cougars would answer right back quick 6–play drive capped by a 34-yard touchdown pass to WR Cody Hoffman from QB Taysom Hill. A couple of stalled drive by both teams but Wisconsin would get the ball at their own 8-yard line after a 73-yard punt by BYU and were moving the ball into BYU territory as their quarter came to an end. The Badgers would score just over a minute into the fourth quarter on a 14-yard touchdown run by James White giving the Badgers a 27–10 lead. The next four drive (two by each team) would all result in punts. BYU would score after a 9–play 57 yard drive capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass to Cody Hoffman from Taysom Hill. BYU then forced the Badgers to punt and the Cougars would get the ball back with 2:12 left in the game and down by 10 points. BYU got down to the Wisconsin 25-yard line but ran out of time, Wisconsin won 27–17.

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Indiana

Indiana at #20 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Hoosiers 0 030 3
• #20 Badgers 20 71014 51
  • Date: November 16
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:00 AM
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 77,849
  • Game weather: Light drizzle, 48 °F (9 °C), Wind: S 18 MPH
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Bob Wischusen and Rod Gilmore
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–18–2 2012 W 62–14

Another home game and the return to Big Ten play as the Badgers face the Hoosiers. Wisconsin has owned the all-time series with a record of 39–18–2 against Indiana. The Badgers won the last meeting on November 10, 2012, 62–14 in Bloomington.

Indiana would start the game with the ball and move into Badgers territory. Indiana QB Nate Sudfeld then threw a deep pass that was intercepted by CB Sojourn Shelton at the Wisconsin 7-yard line. On the first play from scrimmage for the Badgers, RB James White ran 93 yards for the touchdown. On Indiana's second possession, a fumbled snap was recovered by OLB Brendan Kelly at the Indiana 14-yard line. The Badgers would score three plays later on a Melvin Gordon 1-yard touchdown run. Indiana was forced to punt and Wisconsin would settle for a 31-yard field goal by K Jack Russell. Another punt for the Hoosiers and the Badgers would again have to settle for a field goal, this time it was a 36-yard field goal by Jack Russell. Indiana would have the ball near midfield as the first quarter came to a close with Wisconsin leading 20–0. Indiana's drive stalled at about midfield and gave the ball back to Wisconsin. The Badgers would then be forced to punt for the first time of the game. After an Indiana three–and–out, Wisconsin took over at their own 7-yard line. The Badgers put together a very nice 9 plays 93 yard scoring drive that was capped with a 32-yard touchdown run by WR Jared Abbrederis. The Hoosier and Badgers would exchange punts as Indiana then closed out the half by running out the clock. The Badgers led 27–0 at halftime.

Wisconsin started the half with the ball and a big 61-yard completion to TE Jacob Pedersen from QB Joel Stave would get the Badgers down to the Hoosiers 2-yard line. Wisconsin was unable to get the ball into the endzone and they would have to settle for a 26-yard field goal by Jack Russell. Indiana then put together their best drive of the game, a 14 play, 70 yard drive but were unable to get into the endzone so they were forced to kick a 23-yard field goal. Once again both team exchanged punts. The Badgers got the ball back with less than a minute left in the third quarter. On the second play of the drive, Jared Abbrederis took a jet sweep handoff and ran 49 yards for his second rushing touchdown of the game. The Badgers led 37–3 by the end of the third quarter. A three–and–out for the Hooisers would then lead to another scoring drive for the Badgers, a 19-yard touchdown run by RB Corey Clement. Indiana's next drive would again stall right at midfield so they punted the ball back to Wisconsin. The Badgers started the drive at their own 17-yard line and they would use 9 plays (all running plays) to go 83 yards and score on a 21-yard touchdown run by Corey Clement. The Hoosier got the ball with less than two minutes left in the game. They ran the ball four times as time expired. Badgers would win 51–3.

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at Minnesota

#17 Wisconsin at #23 Minnesota
1 234Total
• #17 Badgers 3 1070 20
#23 Golden Gophers 0 700 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
56–58–8 2012 W 38–13

The longest rivalry in Division I FBS is Wisconsin vs. Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have a slight all-time series lead over the Badgers, 56–58–8. The Badgers won the last meeting on October 20, 2012, 38–13 in Madison.

The Golden Gophers would start the game with the ball on a chilly afternoon in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The stout Badgers defense would get right to work forcing a three–and–out. Wisconsin's first offensive play was a 49-yard run by RB James White down to the Minnesota 12-yard line. The Gopher defense would hold up and force Wisconsin to kick a 31-yard field goal by K Jack Russell. Minnesota would then punt again after only three offensive plays. Wisconsin moved the ball to about midfield but were forced to punt. The Golden Gophers took over at their own 4-yard line and picked up a couple of first downs but once again had to punt. The Badgers then had their own three–and–out and punting the ball back to the Gophers who took over right aroung midfield as the first quarter came to a close. On the first play of the second quarter, Minnesota QB Philip Nelson threw a 9-yard pass to WR Maxx Williams but the ball the stripped by Badgers S Nate Hammon and recovered by LB Derek Landisch at the Badgers 32-yard line. Three plays later, Wisconsin QB Joel Stave threw and interception to Gophers CB Aaron Hill who returned it 39 yards for a touchdown. Wisconsin would move the ball into Minnesota territory but were forced to punt it back to Minnesota. The Golden Gophers were putting together a nice drive but on third down and 11 from the Wisconsin 36-yard line, LB Brendan Kelly hit the Gophers QB Nelson and forced a fumble that was recovered by Badgers LB Chris Borland. Five plays later, Wisconsin was in the end zone with a 1-yard touchdown run by James White. The Badgers defense moved the Gophers offense back and forced a three–and–out. The Badgers then used a 12 play drive and got down to the Minnesota 2-yard line but were forced to kick a 20-yard field goal by Jack Russell. The Gophers would take a knee to close out the half, Wisconsin led 13–7.

The second half started with the Badgers marching 83 yards on the Gophers and scoring on a 2-yard touchdown pass to WR Jared Abbrederis from Joel Stave. On the Gophers first play of the second half, RB David Cobb would stripped by Chris Borland and Borland would also recover the fumble. The Badgers had the ball at the Golden Gophers 26-yard line but could not get in the end zone. They tried a 38-yard field goal but missed. Minnesota would punt after unable to pick up a first down. The Badgers took over with very good field possession but would also punt the ball back to Minnesota. The Gophers picked up one first down but the Badgers defense again held firm and forced a punt that was returned by Jared Abbrederis down to the Gophers 33-yard line as the third quarter came to a close. Three straight incompletions by the Badgers would set up a fourth down where the Badgers tried a trick punt play that failed. A big 31-yard completion by the Gophers on their drive put them inside the Badgers 40-yard line. They could not pickup another first down and the Badgers defense held on a fourth down try by the Gophers. The Badgers would punt after three running plays. Minnesota would drive into the Badgers red zone but only to again be forced to turn the ball over on downs. The Badgers were then able to run out the final four minutes and 52 seconds and win their 10th in a row versus the Golden Gophers, 20–7.

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Penn State

Penn State at #14 Wisconsin
1 234Total
• Nittany Lions 7 7107 31
#14 Badgers 0 14010 24
  • Date: November 30
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 78,064
  • Game weather: Clear, 42 °F (6 °C), Wind: SSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Ed Cunningham
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7 2012 L 21–24

The Badgers finish off the regular season at home against the Nittany Lions. The Badgers lead the all-time series 9–7. Penn State won the last meeting on November 24, 2012, 21–24 at State College.

Penn State came out on the opening drive and scored on the fourth play of the game with a 68-yard touchdown pass to WR Adam Breneman from QB Christian Hackenberg. Wisconsin's first drive would result in a three–and–out. On the Nittany Lions next drive, they drove down to the Badgers 17-yard line but would have to settle for a field goal attempt. The 34-yard field goal attempt by K Sam Ficken was blocked by the Badgers. Wisconsin would take over but after one first down, they would again punt. Penn State would punt they ball back to Wisconsin after their own three–and–out. The Badgers then were driving into Penn State territory as the first quarter came to an end. The Badgers continued their drive and would score on a 4-yard touchdown pass to TE Brian Wozniak from QB Joel Stave. Another three–and–out for the Nittany Lions would lead to another scoring drive for the Badgers. This was after an 11–play drive for the Badgers which was capped with a 20-yard touchdown pass to WR Jeff Duckworth from Joel Stave. Penn State answered on their next drive with a 3-yard touchdown pass to WR Eugene Lewis from Christan Hackenberg. Wisconsin then got to about midfield but were forced to punt. Penn State then ran one final play before halftime. The game was tied 14–14 at the half.

The Badgers started the second half with the ball but punted after three plays. Penn State capitalized as they would score on a 7-yard touchdown pass to TE Jesse James from Christan Hackenberg. Wisconsin's first drive of the half would end with the first turnover of the game. Joel Stave threw an interception that was returned to the Badgers 19-yard line. The Badgers would force the Nittany Lions to kick a 28-yard field goal giving Penn State a 24–14 lead. Back–to–back three–and–outs for both Wisconsin and then Penn State gave the Badgers the ball back at their own 34-yard line. Wisconsin was moving the ball to about midfield as the third quarter came to a close. After an 18-yard completion got the Badgers to the Nittany Lions 33-yard line, Joel Stave was again intercepted by Penn State. The Nittany Lions took over at their own 38-yard line and three plays later they were in the endzone again on a 59-yard touchdown pass to Eugene Lewis from Christan Hankenberg. The Badgers next drive would end on a turnover–on–downs after Joel Stave was sacked on fourth and 23. Penn State would punt the ball back to Wisconsin after a three–and–out. The Badgers would then score after a 13 play drive that was capped by a 5-yard touchdown pass to Brian Wozniak from Joel Stave. Wisconsin would force Penn State to punt after three plays and the Badgers blocked the punt. They took over at their own 42-yard line. Wisconsin would get to the Penn State 30-yard line but they were forced to kick a field goal. Wisconsin K Jack Russell then kicked a 48-yard field goal to making it a seven-point game with just over four minutes left in the game. Wisconsin forced a Penn State to a third–and–nine at the Penn State 18-yard line but RB Zach Zwinak broke loose for a 61-yard run. He was tackled at the Badgers 21-yard line. Three plays later, Penn State would try a 31-yard field goal. The field goal try was missed and the Badgers took over down by seven with 31 seconds left in the game. Joel Stave completed two passes to WR Jared Abbrederis to get to the Penn State 41-yard line with 7 seconds remaining. Joel Stave then threw a Hail Mary pass into the endzone but it was intercepted by Penn State with one second remaining. After a kneel down, Penn State won 31–24.

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Post season

South Carolina

#19 Wisconsin at #8 South Carolina
1 234Total
#19 Badgers 0 1437 24
• #8 Gamecocks 7 6714 34
  • Date: January 1
  • Location: Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium
    Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 12:00 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 56,629
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C), Wind: NE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Jay Stricherz
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brian Griese and Dave Pasch
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–0 – –

The Badgers close out the 2013 season playing in the 2014 Capital One Bowl against the Gamecocks on January 1, 2014. The Badgers have never faced South Carolina.

The game started with the Badgers kicking off to the Gamecocks. South Carolina would pickup three first downs but would punt after they go to the Wisconsin 36–yard line. The Badgers would then pickup two first downs on their first drive but stalled at the South Carolina 30–yard line. Wisconsin lined up in a punt formation and attempted a fake but Badgers punter Drew Meyer's pass was incomplete. The Gamecocks' next drive would result in a punt. On the Badgers next drive, QB Joel Stave was trying to throw away a pass into the ground as he was pressured but the pass deflected off a leg of his own lineman and into the hands of a South Carolina defender. On the very next play, South Carolina QB Connor Shaw threw a 39–yard touchdown pass to WR Bruce Ellington. The first quarter came to an end as the Badgers started their drive. Wisconsin would answer with a 1–yard touchdown pass to TE Sam Arneson from Joel Stave. South Carolina then drove 86 yards on 12 plays scoring on a reverse throwback to the quarterback. Wide receiver Bruce Ellington threw a 9–yard pass to quarterback Connoer Shaw. The extra point failed because of a low snap then caused the holder for South Carolina to try and run for the conversion but was tackled well short of the goal line. The Badgers answered again on their next drive with a 16 play, 75 yard drive that used up over six and a half minutes. The drive was capped by a 3–yard touchdown pass to WR Jeff Duckworth from Joel Stave. After the kickoff and a South Carolina kneel down, the Badgers led 14–13 at halftime.

The Badgers took the opening drive of the second half and moved into the Gamecocks red zone but would be forced to settle for a 35–yard field goal by K Jack Russell. South Carolina got the ball for their first second half drive. On their first play, Connor Shaw scrambled for 8 yards but fumbled after he was hit by Badgers LB Derek Landisch. The ball was recovered by fellow Badgers LB Ethan Armstrong. Wisconsin started at the South Carolina 31–yard line but failed to move the ball into the red zone and were forced to try a field goal. The kick from Jack Russell was wide right from 42 yards. South Carolina then drove 75 yards scoring on a 22–yard touchdown pass to Bruce Ellington from Connor Shaw. On the first play of the Badgers next drive, QB Joel Stave would scamble for 5 yards but was hit hard by a South Carolina defender. A few plays later after handing the ball off, Stave would be forced to leave the game with a shoulder injury. Taking over at quarterback for the Badgers was sixth year senior Curt Phillips. The third quarter would come to a close with the Badgers moving into Gamecock territory. On fourth and one from the South Carolina 26–yard line, Wisconsin decided to go for the first down instead to try a 40 plus yard field goal. The Gamecocks defense stuffed the Badgers and they turned the ball over on down. Six plays later, South Carolina extended their lead with a 3–yard touchdown pass to Jerell Adams from Connor Shaw. However, the Badgers would strike quickly on the ensuring kickoff. Badgers kick returner, Kenzel Doe, returned the kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown. The return was highlighted with a stiff arm that sprung Doe for the score. The Badgers were within three with just under 11 minutes left in the game. Once again, South Carolina would answer this time a 9 play 88 yard drive capped by a 1–yard touchdown run by Connor Shaw on a QB sneak. The Badgers then took over and got to the Gamecocks 47–yard line before Curt Phillips was intercepted. With less than five minutes left, the Gamecocks took over. Wisconsin LB Conor O'Neill then forced a fumble that was recovered by CB Darius Hillary. The Badgers then moved the ball to the Gamecocks 16–yard line but again backup QB Curt Phillips was intercepted. The Badgers defense would force the Gamecocks to punt and the Badgers took over with 2:10 left in the game still down by 10 points. Wisconsin got down to South Carolina's 17–yard line but the Badgers tried a trick play with a screen to WR Jared Abbrederis who then attempted to pitch the ball to RB Melvin Gordon but he mishandled the ball and fumbled turning the ball over to South Carolina. Two kneel downs later and the game was over with a South Carolina victory over Wisconsin, 34–24.

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Roster

2013 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Jordan, A. J.A. J. Jordan  So
QB 2 Stave, JoelJoel Stave  So
WR 3 Doe, KenzelKenzel Doe Jr
WR 4 Abbrederis, JaredJared Abbrederis  Sr
RB 6 Clement, CoreyCorey Clement Fr
WR 7 Arnold, BrettBrett Arnold  Sr
TE 8 Watt, T. J.T. J. Watt Fr
WR 9 Fredrick, JordanJordan Fredrick  So
QB 10 Phillips, CurtCurt Phillips  Sr
WR 11 Peavy, JazzJazz Peavy Fr
QB 12 Armstrong, ThadThad Armstrong  Fr
QB 13 Houston, BartBart Houston  Fr
QB 14 Senger, ConnorConnor Senger Fr
WR 15 Duckworth, JeffJeff Duckworth  Sr
WR 16 Love, ReggieReggie Love So
QB/S 17 McEvoy, TannerTanner McEvoy  So
WR 18 Baretz, LanceLance Baretz  So
RB 20 White, JamesJames White Sr
RB 22 Lewis, JeffreyJeffrey Lewis  Jr
RB 23 Jackson, VonteVonte Jackson  Fr
RB 25 Gordon, MelvinMelvin Gordon  So
FB 26 Straus, DerekDerek Straus  So
RB 30 Ramesh, AustinAustin Ramesh Fr
WR 31 Cummins, ConnorConnor Cummins  Jr
FB 34 Watt, DerekDerek Watt  So
FB 36 Spurling, D. J.D. J. Spurling Fr
FB 37 MacCudden, KevinKevin MacCudden Jr
TE 38 Steffes, EricEric Steffes  Fr
TE 41 Fumagalli, TonyTony Fumagalli Fr
TE 42 Walker, AlexAlex Walker  Fr
TE 46 Traylor, AustinAustin Traylor  So
TE 48 Pedersen, JacobJacob Pedersen  Sr
TE 49 Arneson, SamSam Arneson Jr
OL 54 Costigan, KyleKyle Costigan  Jr
OL 55 Denlinger, TrentTrent Denlinger  Fr
OL 58 Ninneman, JacobJacob Ninneman  Jr
OL 60 Miller, MattMatt Miller Fr
OL 61 Marz, TylerTyler Marz  So
OL 62 Williams, WalkerWalker Williams  Fr
OL 67 Gill, ChrisChris Gill Sr
OL 70 Voltz, DanDan Voltz  Fr
OL 71 Ball, RayRay Ball  So
OL 72 Hemer, BenBen Hemer Fr
OL 73 Lewallen, DallasDallas Lewallen  Jr
OL 74 Biegel, HaydenHayden Biegel Fr
OL 75 Matthias, ZacZac Matthias  Sr
OL 76 McNamara, AidanAidan McNamara Fr
OL 77 Keeler, JacksonJackson Keeler Fr
OL 78 Havenstein, RobRob Havenstein  Jr
OL 79 Groy, RyanRyan Groy  Sr
TE 81 DeCicco, BrockBrock DeCicco  Sr
WR 82 Stengel, JakeJake Stengel  So
WR 82 Wheelwright, RobertRobert Wheelwright Fr
TE 85 Wozniak, BrianBrian Wozniak  Sr
WR 86 Erikson, AlexAlex Erikson  Fr
TE 87 MacMillan, ScotScot MacMillan Jr
 Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 5 Hillary, DariusDarius Hillary  So
OLB 6 James, AlecAlec James Fr
S 7 Caputo, MichaelMichael Caputo  So
CB 8 Shelton, SojournSojourn Shelton Fr
S 8 Williams, IsaiahIsaiah Williams  Jr
CB 10 Gaulden, DevinDevin Gaulden Jr
CB 11 Reynard, T. J.T. J. Reynard So
S 12 Southward, DezmenDezmen Southward  Sr
LB 13 O'Neill, ConorConor O'Neill  Sr
S 14 Hammon, NateNate Hammon  Fr
S 16 Ferguson, JoeJoe Ferguson Fr
OLB 17 Cadogan, SherardSherard Cadogan  Jr
CB 18 Ogunbowale, DareDare Ogunbowale  Fr
S 19 Musso, LeoLeo Musso  Fr
CB 21 Jean, PenielPeniel Jean  Jr
CB 22 Washington, JakarrieJakarrie Washington Fr
S 23 Ponio, JerryJerry Ponio  Sr
S 24 Brookins, KeelonKeelon Brookins Fr
S 26 Johnson, MattMatt Johnson Fr
S 27 Zuleger, KyleKyle Zuleger  Sr
S 28 Hubley, MattMatt Hubley Fr
CB 29 Floyd, TerranceTerrance Floyd  So
ILB 30 Landisch, DerekDerek Landisch Jr
CB 31 Etienne, HugsHugs Etienne  Fr
OLB 32 Jacobs, LeonLeon Jacobs Fr
DE 34 Obasih, ChikweChikwe Obasih Fr
OLB 36 Armstrong, EthanEthan Armstrong  Sr
OLB 41 Hayes, JesseJesse Hayes  So
S 43 Trotter, MichaelMichael Trotter  Jr
ILB 44 Borland, ChrisChris Borland  Sr
NT 45 Herring, WarrenWarren Herring  Jr
OLB 47 Biegel, VinceVince Biegel  Fr
ILB 48 Cichy, JackJack Cichy Fr
OLB 50 Harrison, JoshJosh Harrison  Jr
DE 51 Dippel, TylerTyler Dippel  Sr
ILB 52 Miller, CarlCarl Miller Fr
LB 54 Rademacher, JakeJake Rademacher  Fr
ILB 55 Dooley, GarretGarret Dooley Fr
ILB 57 Ruechel, BenBen Ruechel  Jr
OLB 58 Schobert, JoeJoe Schobert So
ILB 59 Trotter, MarcusMarcus Trotter  Jr
NT 77 Gilbert, BryceBryce Gilbert  Jr
DE 87 Hemer, EthanEthan Hemer  Sr
DT 91 Zagzebski, KonradKonrad Zagzebski  Jr
DE 92 Muldoon, PatPat Muldoon  Sr
DE 93 Keefer, JakeJake Keefer  So
DE 94 Schmidt, LoganLogan Schmidt  Fr
DT 95 Goldberg, ArthurArthur Goldberg  Fr
DT 96 Allen, BeauBeau Allen Sr
OLB 97 Kelly, BrendanBrendan Kelly  Sr
DE 99 Adeyanju, JamesJames Adeyanju  So
 Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 37 Endicott, AndrewAndrew Endicott Fr
LS 39 Kelliher, BradyBrady Kelliher Fr
LS 56 McGuire, JamesJames McGuire  Jr
LS 60 Udelhoven, ConnorConnor Udelhoven  Fr
P 90 Meyer, DrewDrew Meyer  So
P 91 Nethery, BrettBrett Nethery  Fr
K 94 French, KyleKyle French  Jr
K 97 Russell, JackJack Russell So
K 98 Salata, StephenStephen Salata  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 12/03/13

Team statistics

(as of January 2, 2014)

Passing

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

Pos. Player G COMP ATT COMP % YDS TD INT EFF
LB Chris Borland 12 1 1 100.0 23 0 0 293.2
QB Bart Houston 2 1 1 100.0 8 0 0 167.2
P Drew Meyer 13 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0
QB Curt Phillips 3 7 14 50.0 37 0 2 43.6
QB Joel Stave 13 208 336 61.9 2,494 22 13 138.1

Rushing

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
WR Jared Abbrederis 13 6 119 19.8 49 2
TE Sam Arneson 13 1 −7 −7.0 0 0
RB Corey Clement 12 67 547 8.2 75 7
WR Kenzel Doe 11 1 −17 −17.0 0 0
WR Jeff Duckworth 10 1 6 6.0 6 0
WR Alex Erickson 13 1 12 12.0 12 0
RB Melvin Gordon 13 206 1,609 7.8 80 12
RB Jeffrey Lewis 2 3 2 0.7 1 0
QB Curt Phillips 3 3 11 3.7 7 0
QB Joel Stave 13 37 −22 −0.6 10 1
FB Derek Watt 12 1 8 8.0 8 0
RB James White 13 221 1,444 6.5 93 13

Receiving

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
TE Sam Arneson 13 6 57 9.5 20 2
WR Jared Abbrederis 13 78 1,081 13.9 65 7
RB Corey Clement 12 1 9 9.0 9 0
TE Brock DiCicco 13 1 16 16.0 16 0
WR Kenzel Doe 11 7 57 8.1 11 0
WR Jeff Duckworth 10 12 176 14.7 51 2
WR Alex Erickson 13 9 127 14.1 35 0
WR Jordan Fredrick 13 10 106 10.6 19 0
RB Melvin Gordon 13 1 5 5.0 5 0
TE Jacob Pedersen 12 39 551 14.1 61 3
FB Derek Straus 7 3 10 3.3 4 1
FB Derek Watt 12 3 20 6.7 12 1
WR Robert Wheelwright 12 2 9 4.5 6 0
RB James White 13 39 300 7.7 35 2
TE Brian Wozniak 13 6 33 5.5 9 4

Kick and punt returning

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
WR Jared Abbrederis 13 11 94 35 0 0 0 0
TE Sam Arneson 13 0 0 0 1 9 9 0
WR Kenzel Doe 11 16 116 26 20 529 91 1
CB Sojour Shelton 13 1 −2 0 0 0 0 0
RB James White 13 0 0 0 1 7 7 0
TE Brian Wozniak 13 0 0 0 1 18 18 0
S Kyle Zuleger 13 0 0 0 8 153 27 0

Kicking

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
K Kyle French 8 5 8 42 23 24 38
K Jack Russell 10 9 13 48 34 34 61

Punting

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
P Drew Meyer 13 53 2,045 38.6 58 19 3

Defensive

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

Pos. Player G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack–Yds INT PDef FF FR
LB Chris Borland 12 72 39 111 8.5–31 4.0–15 0 2 1 2
S Michael Caputo 13 36 27 63 3.0–7 0.0–0 0 3 0 0
LB Ethan Armstrong 13 33 18 51 5.0–13 2.0–9 0 2 0 2
LB Conor O'Neill 12 24 18 42 5.5–13 2.0–4 0 1 1 0
S Dezmen Southward 13 26 14 40 3.5–7 0.0–0 1 6 1 1
CB Sojour Shelton 13 31 5 36 0.0–0 0.0–0 4 11 1 0
LB Brendon Kelly 12 23 12 35 7.0–21 4.5–18 0 2 3 1
LB Derek Landisch 10 19 14 33 2.0–11 1.0–10 0 1 1 1
CB Darius Hillary 13 21 9 30 0.0–0 0.0–0 1 6 1 1
DE Pat Muldoon 13 15 14 29 4.5–19 2.0–12 1 1 1 0
S Tanner McEvoy 11 13 14 27 1.0–1 0.0–0 1 5 0 0
LB Vince Biegel 13 19 6 25 3.0–14 2.0–9 0 2 0 0
LB Joe Schobert 13 12 12 24 2.5–13 1.0–8 0 3 0 0
S Nate Hammon 12 20 4 24 1.0–8 1.0–8 0 1 1 0
LB Marcus Trotter 5 9 14 23 2.0–4 0.0–0 0 1 0 1
NT Beau Allen 13 10 10 20 2.0–13 1.5–13 0 0 0 1
DE Konrad Zagezebski 13 10 9 19 2.0–3 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
DE Tyler Dippel 12 10 7 17 0.5–1 0.0–0 0 0 1 0
NT Warren Herring 13 10 7 17 6.0–46 4.0–34 0 0 0 0
S Leo Musso 13 7 8 15 1.0–5 0.0–0 1 1 0 0
DE Ethan Hemer 13 7 6 13 2.0–3 0.0–0 0 2 0 1
CB Peniel Jean 12 13 0 13 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 4 0 0
S Kyle Zulegar 13 6 6 12 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 1 0
CB Jakarrie Washington 11 8 2 10 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
CB T.J. Reynard 7 5 3 8 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 1 0 0
NT Bryce Gilbert 8 5 2 7 1.0–8 1.0–8 0 0 0 0
LB Leon Jacobs 13 4 3 7 1.0–5 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
CB Jerry Ponio 13 2 4 6 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
WR A.J. Jordan 13 3 3 6 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
K Andrew Endicott 10 5 0 5 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
RB James White 13 4 0 4 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 1 0
CB Dare Ogunbowale 8 3 0 3 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
LS James McGuire 13 1 2 3 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
WR Jordan Fredrick 13 2 1 3 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
OL Rob Havenstein 13 2 0 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
WR Alex Erickson 13 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
K Kyle French 8 1 1 2 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
P Drew Meyer 13 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
WR Lance Baretz 3 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
DE James Adeyanju 3 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
S Joe Ferguson 4 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
S Michael Trotter 4 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
RB Jeffrey Lewis 2 0 1 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
RB Melvin Gordon 13 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 1 0
LB Jack Cichy 4 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
WR Kenzel Doe 11 1 0 1 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 0 0 0
G Kyle Costigan 13 0 0 0 0.0–0 0.0–0 0 1 0 0

Regular starters

Note - Number of starts in parentheses ()

Position Player
Quarterback Joel Stave (13)
Running Back James White (12)
Melvin Gordon (4)
Fullback Derek Watt (5)
Wide Receiver Jared Abbrederis (11)
Tight End Jacob Pedersen (11)
Tight End Brian Wozniak (10)
Left Tackle Tyler Marz (13)
Left Guard Ryan Groy (13)
Center Dallas Lewallen (7)
Dan Voltz (6)
Right Guard Kyle Costigan (12)
Right Tackle Rob Havenstein (13)
Position Player
Defensive End Pat Muldoon (10)
Nose Guard Beau Allen (12)
Defensive End Ethan Hemer (8)
Outside Linebacker Ethan Armstrong (11)
Inside Linebacker Chris Borland (12)
Inside Linebacker Conor O'Neill (9)
Outside Linebacker Brendan Kelly (8)
Cornerback Sojourn Shelton (12)
Strong Safety Dezmen Southward (13)
Free Safety Michael Caputo (11)
Cornerback Darius Hillary (13)

2014 NFL Draft

2014 NFL Draft class

2014 NFL Draft selections
Round Pick # Team Player Position
3 68 Atlanta Falcons Dezmen Southward Safety
3 77 San Francisco 49ers Chris Borland Linebacker
4 130 New England Patriots James White Running back
5* 176 Green Bay Packers Jared Abbrederis Wide receiver
7 224 Philadelphia Eagles Beau Allen Defensive Tackle

* Fifth round compensatory pick

Signed undrafted free agents

See also

References

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