2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin was invited to the Alamo Bowl, where the Badgers defeated Colorado. The team played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

2002 Wisconsin Badgers football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 31–28 OT vs. Colorado
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian White (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (8th season)
Base defense	4–3color
MVP	Jim Leonhard
Captains	Brooks Bollinger Lee Evans Al Johnson
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Ohio State $#+		8	–	0					14	–	0
No. 8 Iowa %+		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 9 Michigan		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 16 Penn State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	6
Illinois		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					8	–	5
Wisconsin		2	–	6					8	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Northwestern		1	–	7					3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7					3	–	9
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll[1]

In the spring game, Wisconsin's offense suffered a devastating blow when top receiver Lee Evans was lost for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Evan's loss was a significant blow, but despite it, Wisconsin managed to start off the season by winning all five of their nonconference games. From there, though, things did not go Wisconsin's way; the Badgers lost their first three Big Ten games by less than seven points. Among those was a near-upset of eventual national champion Ohio State, a 19–14 Buckeyes win that was Jim Tressel's first over the Badgers (having lost 20–7 to Wisconsin the previous year). After going 0–3 to open their Big Ten slate, Wisconsin defeated Michigan State in Spartan Stadium, 42–24, for their first conference win of the season. After that game, Wisconsin lost their next three games against Big Ten opponents, including a 20–3 loss to Big Ten co-champion Iowa, and yet another close game against a Lloyd Carr-coached Michigan team. The loss to Michigan dropped Wisconsin to 1–6 in Big Ten play. To close out the regular season, Wisconsin finally put together a complete game in a 49–31 blowout of rival Minnesota, taking back Paul Bunyan's Axe and keeping Minnesota's losing streak in Camp Randall alive. The Badgers improved to 7–6 on the season.

Wisconsin was awarded a berth in the Alamo Bowl, having reached the required six wins in the regular season for Bowl eligibility, and faced Colorado, champion of the Big 12 Conference's North Division. At 9–4, Colorado entered the game ranked 14th in the nation, and hoping for a ten-win season. But Wisconsin managed to keep up with Colorado, and won the game 31–28 in overtime for their eighth win of the season, knocking Colorado to 9–5 on the year.

For Wisconsin, freshman wide receiver Jonathan Orr put together a good season in the absence of Evans, catching 47 passes for 842 yards, with 8 receiving touchdowns. RB Anthony Davis ran for 1,555 yards on 300 carries, with 13 touchdowns.^[2] Quarterback Brooks Bollinger, in his senior season, completed 131 passes on 245 attempts for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns, with just 4 interceptions.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 23	7:00 p.m.	Fresno State*	No. 25	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (John Thompson Foundation Classic)	ESPN	W 23–21	75,136	[3]
August 31	6:45 p.m.	at UNLV*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV	ESPN2	W 27–7	42,075
September 7	11:00 a.m.	West Virginia*	No. 25	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN Plus	W 34–17	76,320
September 14	11:00 a.m.	Northern Illinois*	No. 22	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN Plus	W 24–21	77,460
September 21	11:00 a.m.	Arizona*	No. 22	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 31–10	78,582
October 5	2:30 p.m.	No. 20 Penn State	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 31–34	79,403
October 12	11:00 p.m.	at Indiana	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN Plus	L 29–32	31,156
October 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 14–19	79,729
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	W 42–24	74,507
November 2	11:00 a.m.	at No. 9 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–20	70,397
November 9	11:00 a.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN Plus	L 20–37	78,709
November 16	11:00 a.m.	at No. 12 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN2	L 14–21	110,41
November 23	11:00 a.m.	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN	W 49–31	78,843
December 28	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Colorado*		Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 31–28 OT	50,690
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

See also: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	25	RV	25	22	22	21	19	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
Coaches Poll	23	25	21	18	17	16	15	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV
BCS	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Fresno State

See also: 2002 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

Fresno State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	21
No. 25 Badgers	0	10	7	6	23

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: August 23, 2002
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 75,136
• Referee: J. Strochertz
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter FS – Bernard Berrian 22-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 4:29. Fresno State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:38. Second quarter WIS – Matt Bernstein 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:06. Tie 7–7. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yard, 0:03. WIS – Mike Allen 27-yard field goal, 4:02. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:06. Third quarter FS – Adam Jennings 8-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 11:46. Fresno State 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:53. WIS – Matt Bernstein 3-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 6:08. Wisconsin 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:34. Fourth quarter WIS – Mike Allen 35-yard field goal, 11:50. Wisconsin 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:30. FS – Alec Greco 23-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 9:01. Fresno State 21–20. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:36. WIS – Mike Allen 34-yard field goal, 2:05. Wisconsin 23–21. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:50. Top passers FS – Jeff Grady – 21/42, 262 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 11/25, 160 yards Top rushers FS – Matt Rivera – 8 rushes, 21 yards WIS – Anthony Davis – 36 rushes, 184 yards Top receivers FS – Marque Davis – 6 receptions, 69 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 62 yards Top defenders FS – Sam Williams – 11 tackles, fumble recovery, pass breakup WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, TFL, 2 pass breakups

UNLV

See also: 2002 UNLV Rebels football team

Wisconsin vs UNLV – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	24	0	3	27
Rebels	0	7	0	0	7

at Sam Boyd Stadium

• Date: August 31, 2002
• Game time: 6:45 p.m.
• Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW 11 MPH
• Game attendance: 42,075
• Referee: Clair Gausman
• TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 37-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 11:45. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:07. WIS – Bob Docherty 8-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 10:16. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:43. WIS – Mike Allen 43-yard field goal, 6:10. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:48. WIS – Dwayne Smith 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 2:19. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:16. NLV – Joe Haro 15-yard TD run (Dillon Pieffer kick), 0:56. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:23. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter WIS – Scott Campbell 42-yard field goal, 7:27. Wisconsin 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:42. Top passers NLV – Jason Thomas – 12/26, 138 yards, 2 INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 12/24, 157 yards, 2 TD Top rushers NLV – Jason Thomas – 10 rushes, 83 yards WIS – Anthony Davis – 20 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers NLV – Michael Johnson – 4 receptions, 45 yards WIS – Jonathan Orr – 7 receptions, 150 yards, TD Top defenders NLV – Tyrone Tucker – 11 tackles WIS – Jim Leonhard – 7 tackles, INT, 2 pass breakups

West Virginia

See also: 2002 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

West Virginia vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountaineers	0	3	7	7	17
No. 25 Badgers	7	27	0	0	34

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 7, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Clear; Wind at SW 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 76,320
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 19-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick), 6:54. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:03. Second quarter WVU – Todd James 34-yard field goal, 14:10. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:22. WIS – Dwayne Smith 4-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 10:09. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:50. WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 7:10. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:47. WIS – Jonathan Orr 43-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Jim Sorgi rush failed), 3:34. Wisconsin 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:57. WIS – Matt Bernstein 2-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:16. Wisconsin 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:21. Third quarter WVU – Avon Cobourne 6-yard TD run (Todd James kick), 11:57. Wisconsin 34–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:57. Fourth quarter WVU – Rasheed Marshall 1-yard TD run (Todd James kick), 9:18. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:43. Top passers WVU – Rasheed Marshall – 17/36, 219 yards WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 14/20, 218 yards, 2 TD Top rushers WVU – Avon Cobourne – 18 rushes, 79 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD Top receivers WVU – Miquelle Henderson – 5 receptions, 106 yards WIS – Jonathan Orr – 5 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD Top defenders WVU – Grant Wiley – 7 tackles WIS – Jim Leonhard – 7 tackles, 2 pass breakups

Northern Illinois

See also: 2002 Northern Illinois Huskies football team

Northern Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	3	3	12	21
No. 22 Badgers	0	10	7	7	24

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 14, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at Var. 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 77,460
• Referee: S. Pamon
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter NIU – Steve Azar 34-yard field goal, 6:33. Northern Illinois 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:21. Second quarter WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 3:06. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:48. NIU – Steve Azar 37-yard field goal, 0:33. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:26. WIS – Scott Campbell 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:28. Third quarter NIU – Steve Azar 35-yard field goal, 11:31. Wisconsin 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:24. WIS – Anthony Davis 9-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 5:56. Wisconsin 17–9. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:26. Fourth quarter NIU – Michael Turner 3-yard TD run (Josh Haldi pass failed), 14:56. Wisconsin 17–15. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:30. NIU – Michael Turner 1-yard TD run (Josh Haldi pass failed), 5:55. Northern Illinois 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:51. WIS – Brooks Bollinger 2-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:21. Wisconsin 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 0:52. Top passers NIU – Josh Haldi – 18/33, 273 yards, 2 INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 15/23, 207 yards, INT Top rushers NIU – Michael Turner – 34 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 14 rushes, 49 yards, TD Top receivers NIU – Sam Hurd – 8 receptions, 161 yards WIS – David Braun – 4 receptions, 56 yards Top defenders NIU – Larry Williams – 10 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF WIS – Jim Leonhard – 9 tackles, INT, pass breakup

Arizona

See also: 2002 Arizona Wildcats football team

Arizona vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	3	10
No. 22 Badgers	0	24	7	0	31

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 21, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); Sunny and Clear; Wind at NW 5-7 MPH
• Game attendance: 78,582
• Referee: D. Witvoet
• TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 14:53. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:49. WIS – Anthony Davis 3-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 13:45. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards, 0:04. WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick), 4:03. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 4:50. WIS – Scott Campbell 32-yard field goal, 0:12. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 2:39. Third quarter ARZ – Clarence Farmer 70-yard TD run (Sean Keel kick), 10:15. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 2:16. WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 31–7. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:51. Fourth quarter ARZ – Sean Keel 27-yard field goal, 8:12. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 11 yards, 2:29. Top passers ARZ – Jason Johnson – 13/27, 129 yards, INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 13/19, 127 yards, TD Top rushers ARZ – Clarence Farmer – 20 rushes, 131 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 16 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARZ – Bobby Wade – 7 receptions, 85 yards WIS – Jonathan Orr – 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD Top defenders ARZ – Lance Briggs – 15 tackles, 2 TFL WIS – Jeff Mack – 13 tackles, pass breakup, QB hurry

Penn State

See also: 2002 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Nittany Lions	10	11	7	6	34
No. 19 Badgers	0	14	6	11	31

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: October 5, 2002
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Clear; Wind at W 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 79,403
• Referee: J. Lapetoma
• TV: ABC

Game information

First quarter PSU – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 11:06. Penn State 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:54. PSU – Zack Mills 1-yard TD run (Robbie Gould kick), 1:47. Penn State 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:47. Second quarter WIS – Brooks Bollinger 5-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 12:24. Penn State 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:16. PSU – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 8:25. Penn State 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 3:50. WIS – B. J. Tucker 65-yard interception return (Scott Campbell kick), 4:33. Wisconsin 14–13. PSU – Larry Johnson 24-yard TD run (Larry Johnson pass), 3:12. Penn State 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:12. Third quarter PSU – Sean McHugh 1-yard TD run (Robbie Gould kick), 8:56. Penn State 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:30. WIS – Brandon Williams 7-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick failed), 2:23. Penn State 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:28. Fourth quarter WIS – Mike Allen 48-yard field goal, 13:05. Penn State 28–23. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:27. PSU – Robbie Gould 51-yard field goal, 7:36. Penn State 31–23. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:50. PSU – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 2:55. Penn State 34–23. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:37. WIS – Jonathan Orr 28-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Dewayne Smith run), 1:17. Penn State 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:31. Top passers PSU – Zack Mills – 21/37, 287 yards, INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 15/25, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PSU – Larry Johnson – 14 rushes, 111 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 11 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers PSU – Bryant Johnson – 4 receptions, 81 yards WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – Jimmy Kennedy – 6 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 sacks WIS – Jim Leonhard – 10 tackles, pass breakup

Indiana

See also: 2002 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Wisconsin vs Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Badgers	6	10	13	0	29
Hoosiers	3	7	7	15	32

at Memorial Stadium

• Date: October 12, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N/A
• Game attendance: 31,156
• Referee: Steve Newman
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter WIS – Mike Allen 34-yard field goal, 13:19. Wisconsin 3–0. IND – Bryan Robertson 32-yard field goal, 4:45. Tie 3–3. WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 0:27. Wisconsin 6–3. Second quarter IND – Brian Lewis 4-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 11:49. Indiana 10–6. WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 4:14. Indiana 10–9. WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 1:24. Wisconsin 16–10. Third quarter WIS – Anthony Davis 8-yard TD run (Brooks Bollinger run failed), 10:06. Wisconsin 22–10. WIS – Dewayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:34. Wisconsin 29–10.'' IND – Courtney Roby 31-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 11:49. Wisconsin 29–17. Fourth quarter IND – Aaron Halterman 4-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 9:21. Wisconsin 29–24. IND – Glenn Johnson 20-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Glenn Johnson pass), 2:16. Indiana 32–29. Top passers IND – Gibran Hamdan – 24/36, 310 yards, 4 TD, INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 11/23, 113 yards, TD, INT Top rushers IND – Brian Lewis – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 108 yards, TD Top receivers IND – Courtney Roby – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 42 yards Top defenders IND – John Kerr – 13 tackles, TFL, sack WIS – B. J. Tucker – 13 tackles

Ohio State

See also: 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Buckeyes	10	3	0	6	19
Badgers	7	7	0	0	14

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: October 19, 2002
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE 10
• Game attendance: 79,729
• Referee: D. Honig
• TV: ABC

Game information

First quarter OSU – Michael Jenkins 47-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick), 13:30. Ohio State 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30. WIS – Anthony Davis 41-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:49. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:51. OSU – Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal, 2:48. Ohio State 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:56. Second quarter OSU – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 13:14. Ohio State 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 3:41. WIS – Jonathan Orr 42-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:55. Wisconsin 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:15. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter OSU – Ben Hartsock 3-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Craig Krenzel pass failed), 9:59. Ohio State 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:44. Top passers OSU – Craig Krenzel – 12/19, 204 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 7/15, 137 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OSU – Maurice Clarett – 30 rushes, 133 yards WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 144 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Michael Jenkins – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD Top defenders OSU – Mike Doss – 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, fumble recovery WIS – Brode Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack

Michigan State

See also: 2002 Michigan State Spartans football team

Wisconsin vs Michigan State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	21	7	7	7	42
Spartans	0	3	14	7	24

at Spartan Stadium

• Date: October 26, 2002
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); Mostly Cloudy; Wind at W 5
• Game attendance: 74,507
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:20. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:44. WIS – Brooks Bollinger 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:47. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:27. WIS – Mark Bell 3-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:50. Second quarter MSU – Dave Rayner 36-yard field goal, 10:35. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:25. WIS – Brandon Williams 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:05. Wisconsin 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 0:32. Third quarter MSU – B.J. Lovett 7-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Raymer kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 28–10. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:38. WIS – Dewayne Smith 33-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 7:10. Wisconsin 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:57. MSU – Charles Rogers 26-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Raymer kick), 0:00. Wisconsin 35–17. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:12. Fourth quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 7:49. Wisconsin 42–17. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:01. MSU – Charles Rogers 44-yard pass from Aaron Alexander (Dave Raymer kick), 5:23. Wisconsin 42–24. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:13. Top passers MSU – Craig Krenzel – 12/19, 204 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 7/15, 137 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MSU – Maurice Clarett – 30 rushes, 133 yards WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 144 yards, TD Top receivers MSU – Michael Jenkins – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD Top defenders MSU – Mike Doss – 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, fumble recovery WIS – Brode Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack

Iowa

See also: 2002 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Wisconsin vs Iowa – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	3	0	0	3
No. 9 Hawkeyes	0	10	10	0	20

at Kinnick Stadium

• Date: November 2, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
• Game attendance: 70,397
• Referee: S. Pamon
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter IOW – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 10:45. Iowa 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:01. WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 4:24. Tie 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:24. IOW – Maurice Brown 21-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nate Kaeding kick), 1:03. Iowa 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:11. Third quarter IOW – Nate Kaeding 30-yard field goal, 10:05. Iowa 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:29. IOW – Dallas Clark 23-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:25. Iowa 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:31. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers IOW – Brad Banks – 17/30, 275 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 8/17, 84 yards, INT Top rushers IOW – Jermelle Lewis – 25 rushes, 81 yards WIS – Anthony Davis – 16 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers IOW – Maurice Brown – 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD WIS – Jonathan Orr – 6 receptions, 83 yards Top defenders IOW – Derek Pagel – 8 tackles, INT WIS – Alex Lewis – 13 tackles, 4 TFL, sack, 2 forced fumbles, pass breakup, QB hurry

Illinois

See also: 2002 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	10	14	3	10	37
Badgers	3	10	7	0	20

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: November 9, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
• Game attendance: 78,709
• Referee: S. Pamon
• TV: ESPN+

Game information

First quarter ILL – John Gockman 46-yard field goal, 12:01. Illinois 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:19. WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 5:13. Tie 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:48. ILL – Greg Lewis 36-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 2:59. Illinois 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:05. Second quarter ILL – Greg Lewis 7-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 14:11. Illinois 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:14. WIS – Dewayne Smith 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 11:07. Illinois 17–10. Drive: 1 plays, 6 yards, 0:05. WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 7:31. Illinois 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:24. ILL – Walter Young 22-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 0:28. Illinois 24–13. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:08. Third quarter WIS – Dewayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:26. Illinois 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 2:13. ILL – Peter Christofilakos 29-yard field goal, 3:07. Illinois 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:13. Fourth quarter ILL – Jason Davis 12-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 11:34. Illinois 34–20. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:54. ILL – John Gockman 46-yard field goal, 6:37. Illinois 37–20. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:33. Top passers ILL – Jon Beutjer – 22/34, 319 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 13/23, 162 yards Top rushers ILL – Antoineo Harris – 40 rushes, 158 yards WIS – Dewayne Smith – 28 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ILL – Walter Young – 9 receptions, 114 yards, TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 83 yards Top defenders ILL – Derrick Strong – 9 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, QB hurry WIS – Alex Lewis – 13 tackles, fumble recovery, QB hurry

Michigan

See also: 2002 Michigan Wolverines football team

Wisconsin vs Michigan – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	7	0	0	14
No. 12 Wolverines	14	0	7	0	21

at Michigan Stadium

• Date: November 16, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at ENE 15
• Game attendance: 110,412
• Referee: S. Newman
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter MIC – B. J. Askew 27-yard TD run (Adam Finley kick), 12:14. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:46. MIC – Chris Perry 11-yard TD run (Adam Finley kick), 10:41. Michigan 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:17. WIS – Jim Leonhard 39-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick), 1:27. Michigan 14–7 Second quarter WIS – Anthony Davis 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:31. Tie 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:03. Third quarter MIC – Braylon Edwards 8-yard pass from John Navarre (Adam Finley kick), 2:15. Michigan 21–14. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 8:43. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers MIC – John Navarre – 19/28, 136 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 7/20, 60 yards Top rushers MIC – Chris Perry – 27 rushes, 175 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 26 rushes, 154 yards, TD Top receivers MIC – Bennie Joppru – 7 receptions, 45 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 20 yards Top defenders MIC – Victor Hobson – 9 tackles, TFL, sack, fumble recovery WIS – Ryan Aiello – 12 tackles

Minnesota

See also: 2002 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry

Minnesota vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	3	11	10	7	31
Badgers	7	14	7	21	49

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: November 23, 2002
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at W 8
• Game attendance: 78,843
• Referee: D. Honig
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter MIN – Dan Nystrom 39-yard field goal, 7:32. Minnesota 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:33. WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:18. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:03. Second quarter MIN – Dan Nystrom 25-yard field goal, 14:49. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:23. WIS – Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 9:27. Wisconsin 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:15. MIN – Terry Jackson II 1-yard TD run (Ben Utecht catch), 3:50. Tie 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:26. WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:03. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:38. Third quarter MIN – Terry Jackson II 7-yard TD run (Dan Nystrom kick), 11:29. Tie 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:22. MIN – Dan Nystrom 29-yard field goal, 8:13. Minnesota 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 1:42. WIS – Anthony Davis 25-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:45. Wisconsin 28–24. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:50. Fourth quarter MIN – Thomas Tapeh 2-yard pass from Asad Abdul-Khaliq (Dan Nystrom kick), 12:30. Minnesota 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09. WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 10:21. Wisconsin 35–31. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:58. WIS – Anthony Davis 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 2:51. Wisconsin 42–31. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:35. WIS – Anthony Davis 71-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:26. Wisconsin 49–31. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01. Top passers MIN – Asad Abdul-Khaliq – 15/33, 282 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 6/12, 134 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Terry Jackson II – 22 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 45 rushes, 301 yards, 5 TD Top receivers MIN – Aaron Hosack – 4 receptions, 90 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 2 receptions, 49 yards Top defenders MIN – Eli Ward – 22 tackles, TFL WIS – LaMarr Watkins – 8 tackles, 2.5 TFL

Colorado

See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team and 2002 Alamo Bowl

Colorado vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 14 Buffaloes	14	0	14	0	0	28
Badgers	7	14	0	7	3	31

at Alamodome

• Date: December 28, 2002
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 50,690
• Referee: Terry Brown
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter COL – Donald Strickland 91-yard interception return (Pat Brougham kick), 11:07. Colorado 7–0. WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:54. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:08. COL – D. J. Hackett 10-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Pat Brougham kick), 0:00. Colorado 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:54. Second quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 10-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 5:19. Tie 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:04. WIS – Darrin Charles 7-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:12. Third quarter COL – Chris Brown 4-yard TD run (Pat Brougham kick), 7:37. Tie 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:48. COL – D. J. Hackett 11-yard pass from Zac Colvin (Pat Brougham kick), 5:58. Colorado 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:20. Fourth quarter WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:51. Tie 28–28. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:34. Overtime WIS – Mike Allen 37-yard field goal, 15:00. Wisconsin 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 0:42. Top passers COL – Robert Hodge – 6/13, 62 yards, TD, 3 INT WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 12/24, 163 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers COL – Chris Brown – 28 rushes, 97 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 99 yards, TD Top receivers COL – D. J. Hackett – 3 receptions, 30 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD Top defenders COL – Medford Moorer – 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, 3 TFL

Personnel

Roster

2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 58 Kalvin Barrett  So TE 88 Mark Bell  Jr FB 45 Matt Bernstein  Fr FB 39 Erik Bickerstaff Sr QB 5 Brooks Bollinger (C)  Sr WR 84 David Braun  Sr WR 1 Byron Brown  Jr G 67 Dan Buenning  So WR 87 Darrin Charles So G 50 Jonathan Clinkscale  So QB 11 Owen Daniels  Fr RB 28 Anthony Davis  So OT 75 Morgan Davis  So TE 81 Bob Docherty So WR 3 Lee Evans  (C) Sr C 72 Al Johnson (C)  Sr OT 64 Ben Johnson  Sr OT 56 Jason Jowers  Sr OL 79 Mike Kleber  Fr FB 37 Russ Kuhns  Sr OT 61 Mike Lorenz  So TE 36 Matt Mialik  Jr TE 38 Jason Pociask So WR 9 Jonathan Orr  Fr TE 85 Tony Paciotti  So RB 20 Jerrone Pettus  So TE 38 Jason Pociask  Fr C, G 53 Donovan Raiola  Fr QB 16 Matt Schabert  So RB 30 Dwayne Smith Fr QB 19 Jim Sorgi  Jr TE 82 Rob Tucker  Jr G 66 Andy Ulrich  So RB 24 LaMarr Watkins Fr WR 6 Brandon White Fr WR 25 Brandon Williams Fr OT 78 Jake Wood  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 7 Ryan Aiello Jr CB 6 Brett Bell So S 42 Robert Brooks So LB 10 Chris Catalano  So DT 97 Nick Cochart  Jr CB 4 Chuckie Cowans  So S 24 Patrick Ellestad  So LB 4 Elliot Goode Fr DT 77 Anttaj Hawthorne So S 22 Nate Howard  Jr DE 90 Erasmus James Jr DT 74 Jason Jefferson  So DE 98 Darius Jones  So S 18 Jim Leonhard So LB 12 Alex Lewis Jr DE 91 Traison Lewis  So LB 46 Jeff Mack  Jr LB 30 Kyle McCorison  Jr CB 21 Levonne Rowan Fr S 14 Dontez Sanders  Fr DB 15 Ryan Simmons  Sr DE 99 Jake Sprague  Sr CB 2 Scott Starks So LB 34 Kareem Timbers  So CB 23 B. J. Tucker Sr DE 92 Jonathan Welsh  So LB 27 Broderick Williams  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 97 Matt Allen So K 16 Scott Campbell Jr LS 86 Matt Katula  So P 19 R. J. Morse So	Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Paul Chryst – Tight Ends Ron Cooper – Defensive Backs Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator Henry Mason – Wide Receivers Brian Murphy – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Regular starters

Position Player Quarterback Brooks Bollinger Running back Anthony Davis Fullback Matt Bernstein Wide receiver Darrin Charles Wide receiver Jonathan Orr Tight End Tony Paciotti Left tackle Ben Johnson Left guard Dan Buenning Center Al Johnson Right guard Jonathan Clinkscale Right tackle Jason Jowers

Position Player Defensive end Jake Sprague Defensive tackle Anttaj Hawthorne Defensive tackle Jason Jefferson Defensive end Erasmus James Outside linebacker Alex Lewis Inside linebacker Jeff Mack Outside linebacker Kareem Timbers Cornerback Scott Starks Strong safety Jim Leonhard Free safety Ryan Aiello Cornerback B.J. Tucker

Team players selected in the 2003 NFL draft

See also: 2003 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL team
Al Johnson	Center	2	38	Dallas Cowboys
B. J. Tucker	Cornerback	6	178	Dallas Cowboys
Brooks Bollinger	Quarterback	6	200	New York Jets
Ben Johnson	Offensive Tackle	7	216	Detroit Lions

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