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2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bret Bielema in his seventh and final season, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten's Leaders Division. Since the two teams ahead of Wisconsin in the Leaders Division standings, Ohio State and Penn State, were ineligible for postseason play, Wisconsin advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game, where the Badgers defeated Nebraska to win the Big Ten title. Wisconsin earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, losing there to Stanford. Bielema left Wisconsin after the Big Ten Championship game to become the head football coach at the University of Arkansas. Wisconsin athletic director and former head football coach Barry Alvarez served as interim head coach for the Rose Bowl. The team played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
On December 4, Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas.[1][2] On December 5 Alvarez announced he would take over the head coaching role for the Rose Bowl.[3] On December 6, Montee Ball was voted the best running back in the nation in the Doak Walker Award, finishing just ahead of Johnathan Franklin of UCLA.[4] On January 1, 2013, Ball became the first player in to score a touchdown in three straight Rose Bowl Games.
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No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa
No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: September 1
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 79,568
- Referee: Dennis Lispski
- TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, and Jay Wilson
- Box score, Recap
At Oregon State
No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Partly sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 42,189
- Referee: Mike Cannon
- TV announcers (Fox): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis
- Box score, Recap
Utah State
Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 79,332
- Referee: Todd Geerlings
- TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson
- Box score, Recap
UTEP
UTEP Miners at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 79,806
- Referee: John O'Neill
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, and Lewis Johnson
- Box score, Recap
At No. 22 Nebraska
Wisconsin Badgers at No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
- Game attendance: 85,962
- Referee: Bill LeMonnier
- TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe
- Box score, Recap
Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
- Game attendance: 80,096
- Referee: Dave Witvoet
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell, and Maria Taylor
- Box score, Recap
At Purdue
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Minnesota
Michigan State
Michigan State Spartans at No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: October 27
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 80,538
- Referee: John O'Neill
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Jeannine Edwards
- Box score, Recap
At Indiana
Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
No. 6 Ohio State
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: November 17
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
- Game attendance: 80,112
- Referee: Bill LeMonnier
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Joe Tessitore and Matt Millen
- Box score, Recap
During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.[7]
At Penn State
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary
at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST/3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy with flurries, 32 °F (0 °C)
- Game attendance: 93,505
- Referee: Dave Witvoet
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones and Brock Huard
- Box score, Recap
Vs. No. 14 Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)
2012 Big Ten Championship Game
No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 41,260
- Referee: John O'Neill
- TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria
- Box score, Recap
Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running back James White). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set against Northwestern in 2010 and Austin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 against Indiana in 2010). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflected Taylor Martinez pass 29 yards to put Wisconsin up 14-0 less than 3 minutes into the game.
A wild rushing touchdown by Taylor Martinez and a Brett Maher field goal narrowed Wisconsin's advantage to 14-10, but the Badgers went 45 yards on two plays to set up another scoring drive, capped off by a 9-yard rushing touchdown by James White. When Nebraska's offense stalled, Wisconsin's offense roared into gear and scored three more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone, taking a 42-10 lead at the half with a James White passing touchdown to TE Sam Arneson.
In the second half, Nebraska managed to gain a grand total of 3 yards before Martinez threw his second interception on Nebraska's first drive of the half. Wisconsin scored on the next play, taking a 49-10 lead.
The Badgers secured their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a third consecutive Rose Bowl berth with the blowout win, improving to 8-5 on the year and snapping their 2-game losing streak.
On December 4, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas,[8] ending his career at Wisconsin after 7 seasons (from 2006 to 2012). Bielema had a 68-24 overall record in 7 seasons at Wisconsin and his teams went 37-19 in Big Ten conference games. In addition, Bielema won both of the first two Big Ten Conference Championship Games.
Vs. No. 8 Stanford (Rose Bowl)
2013 Rose Bowl
Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 8 Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 8 Stanford Cardinal – Game summary
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Date: January 1, 2013
- Game time: 4:10 p.m. CST/2:10 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 93,359
- Referee: Jerry McGinn
- TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox, and Tom Rinaldi
- Box score, Recap
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Recruiting
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Awards
Watchlists and preseason awards
- Jacob Pedersen
Postseason awards
- First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
- All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
- Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year
- First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
- First Team All-American (American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, ESPN)
- Consensus All-American[10]
- Jim Brown Award
- Doak Walker Award[11]
- First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
- All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
- First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
- David Gilbert
- All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
- Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
- All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Coaches)
- Drew Meyer
- All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Media)
- Jacob Pedersen
- Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year
- First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
- Devin Smith
- Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
- All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
- First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
- First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
- Second Team All-American (CBS Sports) [10]
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Passing
Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency
Rushing
Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns
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
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
Punting
Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks
Defensive
Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PDef = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries
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2013 NFL draft class
Round | Pick # | Team | Player | Position |
1 | 31 | Dallas Cowboys | Travis Frederick | Center |
2 | 58 | Denver Broncos | Montee Ball | Running Back |
5 | 168 | Baltimore Ravens | Ricky Wagner | Offensive Tackle |
Signed undrafted free agents
- CB Marcus Cromartie, San Diego Chargers
- CB Devin Smith, Dallas Cowboys
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