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2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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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.

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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
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at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

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At Oregon State

No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary
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at Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

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Utah State

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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
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UTEP

UTEP Miners at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
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at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

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At No. 22 Nebraska

Wisconsin Badgers at No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary
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at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

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Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
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at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

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At Purdue

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at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,007
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: BTN
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Minnesota

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at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 80,587
  • Referee: Todd Gerrling
  • TV: ESPNU
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Michigan State

Michigan State Spartans at No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
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at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

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At Indiana

Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
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at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST/12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,240
  • Referee: Dan Capron
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins and Joey Galloway
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No. 6 Ohio State

No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
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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
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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

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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
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Vs. No. 14 Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)

2012 Big Ten Championship Game
No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
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at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

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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
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at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

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Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl
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Coaching staff

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Roster

(as of October 15, 2012) [9]
Quarterbacks
  • 2 Joel StaveRedshirt Freshman
  • 5 Jon Budmayr – Redshirt Junior
  • 6 Danny O'Brien - Redshirt Junior
  • 9 Chase Knox - Freshman
  • 10 Curt Phillips – Redshirt Senior
  • 13 Bart Houston - Freshman
  • 15 Thad Armstrong - Freshman
  • 16 Clay Rust - Freshman
Wide receivers
  • 1 AJ Jordan – Redshirt Freshman
  • 3 Kenzel DoeSophomore
  • 4 Jared AbbrederisRedshirt Junior
  • 8 Isaiah Williams – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 9 Jordan Fredrick – Redshirt Freshman
  • 15 Jeff Duckworth – Redshirt Junior
  • 16 Reggie Love Jr. - Freshman
  • 17 Derek Hasanoglu – Redshirt Freshman
  • 18 Lance Baretz – Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Manasseh Garner – Junior
  • 28 Leo Musso - Freshman
  • 30 Alex Erickson - Freshman
  • 31 Connor Cummins – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 82 Jake Stengel – Redshirt Freshman
  • 89 Chase Hammond – Redshirt Sophomore
 
Running backs
  • 20 James WhiteJunior
  • 22 Jeff Lewis – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 23 Vonte Jackson - Freshman
  • 25 Melvin GordonRedshirt Freshman
  • 26 Derek Straus – Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 Kyle Zuleger – Redshirt Junior
  • 28 Montee BallSenior
  • 34 Derek Watt (FB) – Redshirt Freshman
  • 37 Kevin MacCudden (FB) – Sophomore
  • 86 Sherard Cadogan (FB) – Redshirt Sophomore
Tight ends
  • 38 Eric Steffes - Freshman
  • 42 Alex Walker - Freshman
  • 46 Austin TraylorRedshirt Freshman
  • 48 Jacob Pedersen – Redshirt Junior
  • 49 Sam Arneson – Sophomore
  • 81 Brock DeCicco – Redshirt Junior
  • 87 Scot MacMillan – Sophomore
  • 85 Brian Wozniak – Redshirt Junior
  • 90 Matt Prell - Freshman
Offensive line
  • 54 Kyle Costigan – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 55 Joseph McNamara – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 56 Riki Kodanko – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 57 Jake Meador - Freshman
  • 58 Ricky WagnerRedshirt Senior
  • 61 Tyler MarzRedshirt Freshman
  • 62 Walker Williams - Freshman
  • 64 Robert Burge – Redshirt Senior
  • 65 Jonathan Coon – Redshirt Freshman
  • 70 Dan Voltz - Freshman
  • 71 Ray Ball – Redshirt Freshman
  • 72 Travis FrederickRedshirt Junior
  • 73 Dallas Lewallen – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 75 Zac Matthias – Redshirt Junior
  • 78 Rob HavensteinRedshirt Sophomore
  • 79 Ryan GroyRedshirt Junior
 
Defensive line
  • 11 David Gilbert – Redshirt Junior
  • 41 Jesse Hayes – Redshirt Freshman
  • 45 Warren Herring – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 50 Josh Harrison – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 51 Tyler Dippel – Redshirt Junior
  • 55 Trent Denlinger - Freshman
  • 58 Jacob Ninneman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 68 Logan Schmidt - Freshman
  • 74 Konrad Zagzebski – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 76 Arthur Goldberg - Freshman
  • 77 Bryce Gilbert – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 87 Ethan HemerRedshirt Junior
  • 92 Pat Muldoon – Redshirt Junior
  • 94 Scot Granger – Junior
  • 97 Brendan Kelly – Redshirt Senior
  • 99 James Adeyanju – Redshirt Freshman
Linebackers
  • 13 Conor O'Neill – Redshirt Junior
  • 17 AJ Fenton – Redshirt Junior
  • 30 Derek Landisch – Sophomore
  • 31 Josh Peprah – Redshirt Junior
  • 36 Ethan Armstrong – Redshirt Junior
  • 42 Tyler Byers – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 Chris BorlandRedshirt Junior
  • 46 Jake Rademacher - Freshman
  • 47 Vince Biegel - Freshman
  • 52 Nick Hill – Redshirt Junior
  • 53 Mike TaylorRedshirt Senior
  • 57 Ben Ruechel – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 59 Marcus Trotter – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 93 Jake Keefer – Redshirt Freshman
 
Defensive backs
  • 3 Jameson Wright – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 5 Darius HillaryRedshirt Freshman
  • 7 Michael CaputoRedshirt Freshman
  • 10 Devin Smith – Redshirt Senior
  • 12 Dezmen SouthwardRedshirt Junior
  • 14 Marcus CromartieRedshirt Senior
  • 14 Nate Hammon Jr. - Freshman
  • 18 Dare Ogunbowale - Freshman
  • 19 Hugs Etienne - Freshman
  • 19 Joe Schobert - Freshman
  • 21 Peniel Jean – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 22 Darius Feaster – Redshirt Junior
  • 23 Jerry Ponio – Redshirt Junior
  • 24 Shelton JohnsonRedshirt Senior
  • 26 Reggie Mitchell - Freshman
  • 29 Terrance Floyd – Redshirt Freshman
  • 32 Devin Gaulden – Sophomore
  • 43 Michael Trotter – Redshirt Sophomore
Punters
  • 12 Matt Salerno – Freshman
  • 90 Drew Meyer – Redshirt Freshman
  • 91 Brett Nethery – Freshman
Place kickers
  • 17 Jack Russell - Freshman
  • 94 Kyle French – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 96 Stephen Salata - Freshman
Long snappers
  • 56 James McGuire – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 60 Connor Udelhoven – Freshman

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Awards

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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

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Rushing

Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns

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Receiving

Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns

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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

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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

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Punting

Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks

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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

2013 NFL draft selections
Round Pick # Team Player Position
131Dallas CowboysTravis FrederickCenter
258Denver BroncosMontee BallRunning Back
5168Baltimore RavensRicky WagnerOffensive Tackle

Signed undrafted free agents

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