2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. On January 13, 2015, the Badgers hired offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph. The Badgers were the media preseason favorites to win the Big Ten West division.^[1] During fall camp prior to the start of the season Chryst announced the Badgers would return to a pro-style punt scheme instead of the shield punt scheme, also known as the spread punt scheme.^[2] Two days after Wisconsin played in the Holiday Bowl defensive coordinator Dave Aranda was hired by LSU as their new defensive coordinator. At the end of the season, Wisconsin featured the #1 defense in college football, with opponents averaging just 13.1 points per game against the Badgers.^[3]

2015 Wisconsin Badgers football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–21 vs. USC
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21
AP	No. 21
Record	10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Paul Chryst (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Rudolph (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Aranda (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Joe Schobert
Captain	Michael Caputo Alex Erickson Joe Schobert Joel Stave
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 4 Ohio State x		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 12 Michigan		6	–	2					10	–	3
Penn State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Indiana		2	–	6					6	–	7
Rutgers		1	–	7					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	9
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 23 Northwestern		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 21 Wisconsin		6	–	2					10	–	3
Nebraska		3	–	5					6	–	7
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Illinois		2	–	6					5	–	7
Purdue		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2015)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Zack Baun ATH	Brown Deer, WI	Brown Deer HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A	Jan 18, 2015
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Titus Booker ATH	Grayslake, IL	Grayslake HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.4	Jul 3, 2014
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Jon Dietzen OL	Seymour, WI	Seymour HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	334 lb (151 kg)	5.3	May 4, 2014
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David Edwards ATH	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove North HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	N/A	Jun 18, 2014
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Kevin Estes OL	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	273 lb (124 kg)	N/A	Aug 15, 2014
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Arrington Farrar DB	College Park, GA	Woodward Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Jan 23, 2015
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Alex Hornibrook QB	Malvern, PA	Malvern Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A	Jan 12, 2015
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Kraig Howe DT	Kettering, OH	Archbishop Alter HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	N/A	Jan 23, 2015
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Alec Ingold ATH	Green Bay, WI	Bay Port HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Jun 21, 2014
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Andrew James WR	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Westminster Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	N/A	Mar 11, 2014
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David Moorman OL	Northville, MI	Northville HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	291 lb (132 kg)	5.3	May 7, 2014
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Chris Orr LB	DeSoto, TX	DeSoto HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.6	Jun 14, 2014
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Kyle Penniston TE	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	N/A	Feb 17, 2014
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David Pfaff DE	Mequon, WI	Homestead HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	4.9	May 21, 2014
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Olive Sagapolu DT	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Oct 27, 2014
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Bradrick Shaw RB	Hoover, AL	Hoover HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.7	Sep 26, 2014
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Nick Thomas LB	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	N/A	Jun 12, 2014
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Jake Whalen LB	Wausau, WI	Wausau HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.6	Feb 1, 2015
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Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 31    Rivals: 37    247Sports: 35    ESPN: 38
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Wisconsin Football Commitment List 2015". Rivals. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "Wisconsin Football Recruiting Commits 2015". Scout. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2015". ESPN. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved July 23, 2015.

Watchlists and preseason awards

• Vince Biegel (OLB)

Bednarik Award,^[4] Bronko Nagurski Trophy,^[5] Lombardi Award^[6]

• Michael Caputo (S)

Lott IMPACT Trophy,^[7] Bednarik Award,^[4] Bronko Nagurski Trophy,^[5] Jim Thorpe Award^[8]

• Corey Clement (RB)

Maxwell Award,^[9] Doak Walker Award^[10]

• Alex Erickson (WR)

Biletnikoff Award ^[11]

• Rafael Gaglianone (K)

Lou Groza Award^[12]

• Dan Voltz (C)

Rimington Trophy,^[13] Outland Trophy^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Alabama*	No. 20	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Advocare Classic) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 17–35	64,279
September 12	11:00 a.m.	Miami (OH)*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPNU	W 58–0	76,535
September 19	2:30 p.m.	Troy*	No. 24	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 28–3	77,157
September 26	7:00 p.m.	Hawaii*	No. 22	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 28–0	80,829
October 3	11:00 a.m.	Iowa	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	L 6–10	80,933
October 10	2:30 p.m.	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	ABC/ESPN2	W 23–21	89,886
October 17	11:00 a.m.	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 24–7	80,794
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	BTN	W 24–13	45,438
October 31	11:00 a.m.	Rutgers		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 48–10	74,575
November 7	2:30 p.m.	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 31–24	44,678
November 21	2:30 p.m.	No. 20 Northwestern	No. 25	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	L 7–13	75,276
November 28	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota		TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	BTN	W 31–21	52,850
December 30	9:30 p.m.	vs. No. 25 USC*		Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	W 23–21	48,329
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS 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	Final
AP	20	RV	24	22	19	—	—	RV	RV	RV	23	21	RV	25	23	21
Coaches	18	24	23	21	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	20	RV	25	23	21
CFP	Not released									—	25	25	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

vs #3 Alabama

See also: 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

#3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Crimson Tide	7	7	14	7	35
#20 Badgers	0	7	3	7	17

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 64,279
• Referee: Alan Eck
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)

Game information

First Quarter ALA – Derrick Henry, 37-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:54 (ALA 7–0) Second Quarter WIS – Alex Erickson, 6-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 11:06 (TIE 7–7) ALA – Robert Foster, 17-yard pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick), 6:39 (ALA 14–7) Third Quarter ALA – Derrick Henry, 56-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 11:42 (ALA 21–7) ALA – Derrick Henry, 2-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:17 (ALA 28–7) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 43-yard field goal, 1:05 (ALA 28–10) Fourth Quarter ALA – Kenyan Drake, 43-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 8:02 (ALA 35–10) WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 3-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 4:42 (ALA 35–17) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 26 completions, 39 attempts, 228 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception ALA - Jake Coker, 15 completions, 21 attempts, 213 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing WIS - Alex Erickson, 1 carry, 25 yards ALA - Derrick Henry, 13 carries, 147 yards, 3 touchdowns Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 73 yards, 1 touchdown ALA - Robert Foster, 4 catches, 50 yards, 1 touchdown Defense WIS - Joe Schobert, 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 tackles-for-loss ALA - Reggie Ragland, 12 tackles source

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Corey Clement Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference:[15]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Leon Jacobs Jr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Leo Musso RS Jr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[15]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[15]

Miami (OH)

See also: 2015 Miami RedHawks football team

Miami RedHawks vs Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	13	24	14	7	58

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 56, Wind: North 10, Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 76,535
• Referee: A. Cannella
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (Color)

Game information

First Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29-yard field goal, 09:47 (WIS 3-0) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25-yard field goal, 03:58 (WIS 6-0) WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 13-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:06 (WIS 13-0) Second Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 20-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:40 (WIS 20-0) WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:32 (WIS 27-0) WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 15-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:50 (WIS 34-0) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 38-yard field goal, 00:01 (WIS 37-0) Third Quarter WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 44-0) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 35-yard run (Russell, Jack kick), 02:41 (WIS 51-0) Fourth Quarter WIS – Caleb Kinlaw, 5-yard pass from Bart Houston (Jack Russell kick), 04:57 (WIS 58-0) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 19 completions, 30 attempts, 236 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception MIA - Billy Bahl, 7 completions, 20 attempts, 98 yards, 2 interceptions Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 16 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown MIA - Leonard Ross, 8 carries, 16 yards Receiving WIS - Robert Wheelright, 6 catches, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns MIA - Sam Martin, 4 catches, 46 yards Defense WIS - Derrick Tindal, 7 tackles, 1 pass breakup MIA - Paul Moses, 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss source

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference:[16]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Leon Jacobs Jr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Derrick Tindal So CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Leo Musso RS Jr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[16]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[16]

Troy

See also: 2015 Troy Trojans football team

Troy Trojans vs Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	3	0	0	0	3
#24 Badgers	7	7	7	7	28

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 66, Wind: North 12, Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 77,157
• Referee: J. Serinski
• TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)

Game information

First Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 17-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:49 (WIS 7-0) TROY – Ryan Kaye, 32-yard field goal, 01:13 (WIS 7-3) Second Quarter WIS – Joel Stave, 4-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:39 (WIS 14-3) Third Quarter WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 32-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 21-3) Fourth Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 1-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:07 (WIS 28-3) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 13 completions, 17 attempts, 202 yards, 1 touchdown TROY - Brandon Silvers, 22 completions, 34 attempts, 174 yards Rushing WIS - Taiwan Deal, 16 carries, 84 yards TROY - Brandon Burks, 19 carries, 66 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Ericksen, 3 catches, 87 yards TROY - Jarvis Bentley, 6 catches, 58 yards Defense WIS - Chris Orr, 14 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 pass breakup TROY - Montres Kitchens, 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss source

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference:[17]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Leon Jacobs Jr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Derrick Tindal So CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[17]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[17]

Hawaii

See also: 2015 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rainbow Warriors	0	0	0	0	0
#22 Badgers	7	7	7	7	28

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: September 26
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 73, Wind: 12 ESE, Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 80,829
• Referee: R. Snodgrass
• TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)

Game information

First Quarter WIS – Taiwan Deal, 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:27 (WIS 7-0) Second Quarter WIS – Taiwan Deal, 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:38 (WIS 14-0) Third Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 12-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:53 (WIS 21-0) Fourth Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 9-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 28-0) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 14 completions, 23 attempts, 164 yards, 1 touchdown HAW - Max Wittek, 15 completions, 32 attempts, 189 yards Rushing WIS - Taiwan Deal, 26 carries, 147 yards, 2 touchdowns HAW - Paul Harris, 6 carries, 22 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Ericksen, 9 catches, 87 yards HAW - Quiton Pedroza, 10 catches, 134 yards Defense WIS - Joe Schobert, 3 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks HAW - Marrell Jackson, 13 tackles

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Taiwan Deal Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr FB Austin Ramesh RS So WR Reggie Love RS Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference:[17]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB Chris Orr Fr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr S Leo Musso RS Jr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[17]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[17]

Iowa

See also: 2015 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	10	0	0	10
#19 Badgers	3	0	3	0	6

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 3
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 50, Wind: 14 ENE, Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 80,933
• Referee: D. Willard
• TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)

Game information

First Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46-yard field goal, 09:58 (WIS 3-0) Second Quarter IOWA – George Kittle, 1 yd pass from C. J. Beathard (Marshall Koehn kick), 02:59 (IOWA 3-7) IOWA – Marshall Koehn, 33-yard field goal, 01:03 (IOWA 3-10) Third Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46-yard field goal, 03:40 (IOWA 6-10) Fourth Quarter NONE Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 21 completions, 38 attempts, 234 yards, 2 interceptions IOWA - C. J. Beathard, 9 completions, 21 attempts, 77 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Taiwan Deal, 15 carries, 59 yards IOWA - Jordan Canzeri, 26 carries, 125 yards Receiving WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 4 catches, 43 yards IOWA - Matt VandeBerg, 6 catches, 61 yards Defense WIS - Joe Schobert, 8 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 3 sacks, 5 QB hurries, 2 force fumbles, 1 fumble recovery IOWA - Cole Fisher, 14 tackles, .5 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss source

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Jacob Maxwell RS Fr Reference:[18]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Olive Sagapolu Fr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[18]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[18]

At Nebraska

See also: 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry

Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	7	3	13	23
Cornhuskers	0	14	0	7	21

at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 76, Wind: SSW 7–10, Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 89,886
• Referee: John O'Neill
• TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)

Game information

First Quarter None Second Quarter WIS – Troy Fumagalli, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:45 (WIS 7–0) NEB – Tommy Armstrong Jr., 7–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 02:40 (TIE 7–7) NEB – Alonzo Moore, 41–yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick), 00:31 (NEB 14–7) Third Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 45–yard field goal, 01:06 (NEB 14–10) Fourth Quarter WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:08 (WIS 17–14) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 42–yard field goal, 06:17 (WIS 20–14) NEB – Andy Jamovich, 55–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 03:38 (NEB 21–20) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 00:04 (WIS 23–21) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 24 completions, 50 attempts, 322 yards, 1 touchdown NEB - Tommy Armstrong Jr., 11 completions, 28 attempts, 129 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 117 yards NEB - Andy Janovich, 3 carries, 59 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 7 catches, 113 yards NEB - Alonzo Moore, 1 catch, 41 yards, touchdown Defense WIS - T. J. Edwards, 9 tackles NEB - Byerson Cockrell, 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Taiwan Deal RS Fr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Eric Steffes RS Jr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference:[18]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Olive Sagapolu Fr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[18]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[18]

Purdue

See also: 2015 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue Boilermakers vs Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	7	0	0	7
Badgers	7	3	7	7	24

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 41, Wind: W 6, Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 80,794
• Referee: J. McGinn
• TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

Game information

First Quarter WIS – Alec Ingold, 4–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:25 (WIS 7–0) Second Quarter PUR – David Blough, 2–yard Run (Paul Griggs kick), 12:44 (TIE 7–7) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 06:54 (WIS 10–7) Third Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:00 (WIS 17–7) Fourth Quarter WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 24–7) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 30 completions, 39 attempts, 322 yards, 1 interception PUR - David Blough, 15 completions, 26 attempts, 136 yards Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 56 yards, 1 touchdown PUR - Markell Jones, 12 carries, 46 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 9 catches, 86 yards PUR - D.J. Knox, 2 catches, 35 yards Defense WIS - T. J. Edwards, 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble PUR - Anthony Brown, 11 tackles, blocked kick

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Eric Steffes RS Jr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Walker Williams RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference:[18]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[18]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[18]

At Illinois

See also: 2015 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	10	7	7	24
Fighting Illini	3	3	7	0	13

at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 64, Wind: W 21, Weather: Cloudy
• Game attendance: 45,438
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

Game information

First Quarter ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (ILL 3–0) Second Quarter WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 23–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:09 (WIS 7–3) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25–yard field goal, 04:23 (WIS 10–3) ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (WIS 10–6) Third Quarter ILL – Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 36–yard run (Taylor Zalewski kick), 07:48 (ILL 13–10) WIS – Alec Ingold, 2–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:05 (WIS 17–13) Fourth Quarter WIS – Alex Erickson, 9–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:42 (WIS 24–13) Passing WIS - Bart Houston, 22 completions, 30 attempts, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions ILL - Wes Lunt, 22 completions, 43 attempts, 278 yards, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Alex Erickson, 4 carries, 81 yards ILL - Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 13 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 10 catches, 96 yards, 1 touchdown ILL - Geronimo Allison, 8 catches, 99 yards Defense WIS - Michael Caputo, 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception ILL - Clayton Fejedelem, 19 tackles, 1 interception

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Troy Fumagalli RS So TE Eric Steffes RS Jr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference:[18]

Defense Position Player Class NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr CB Derrick Tindal So Reference:[18]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[18]

Rutgers

See also: 2015 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	3	0	7	0	10
Badgers	10	17	14	7	48

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 45, Wind: S 14, Weather: Light rain
• Game attendance: 74,575
• Referee: T. Geerlings
• TV: BTN

Game information

First Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 49–yard field goal, 11:26 (WIS 3–0) WIS – Corey Clement, 12–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:15 (WIS 10–0) RUT – Kyle Federico, 21–yard field goal, 02:19 (WIS 10–3) Second Quarter WIS – Alex Erickson, 31–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:29 (WIS 17–3) WIS – Corey Clement, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:30 (WIS 24–3) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 27–yard field goal, 00:00 (WIS 27–3) Third Quarter WIS – Corey Clement, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:52 (WIS 34–3) RUT – Blessuan Austin, 50–yard interception return (Kyle Federico kick), 03:01 (WIS 34–10) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 01:46 (WIS 41–10) Fourth Quarter WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 20–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:47 (WIS 48–10) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 13 completions, 25 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions RUT - Chris Laviano, 4 completions, 14 attempts, 31 yards, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Corey Clement, 11 carries, 115 yards, 3 touchdowns RUT - Josh Hicks, 15 carries, 72 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 103 yards, 1 touchdown RUT - Carlton Agudosi, 1 catch, 49 yards Defense WIS - Jack Cichy, 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup RUT - Quentin Gause, 15 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Jazz Peavy RS So TE Troy Fumagalli RS So LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference:[19]

Defense Position Player Class DE Alec James RS So NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[19]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Jack Russell Sr KO P.J. Rosowski RS Fr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr PR Jazz Peavy RS So KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[19]

At Maryland

See also: 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team

Wisconsin Badgers vs Maryland Terrapins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	3	7	7	31
Terrapins	7	10	0	7	24

at Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 55, Wind: SW 5, Weather: Light rain
• Game attendance: 44,678
• Referee: Daniel Caprin
• TV: BTN

Game information

First Quarter MD – Wes Brown, 7–yard run (Brad Craddock kick), 09:17 (MAR 7–0) WIS – Natrell Jamerson, 98–yard kickoff return (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:04 (TIE 7–7) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:56 (WIS 14–7) Second Quarter MD – Adam Greene, 44–yard field goal, 13:34 (WIS 14–10) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 07:05 (WIS 17–10) MD – D.J. Moore, 40–yard pass from Perry Hills (Adam Greene kick), 00:49 (TIE 17–17) Third Quarter WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:17 (WIS 24–17) Fourth Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:01 (WIS 31–17) MD – Taivon Jacobs, 31–yard pass from Caleb Rowe (Adam Greene kick), 02:39 (WIS 31–24) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 15 completions, 24 attempts, 188 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception MD - Perry Hills, 6 completions, 16 attempts, 107 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 19 carries, 47 yards, 1 touchdown MD - William Likely, 3 carries, 56 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 5 catches, 83 yards MD - DeAndre Lane, 3 catches, 63 yards Defense WIS - Jack Cichy, 10 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks MD - Quinton Jefferson, 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Austin Ramesh RS So WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Tanner McEvoy RS Sr TE Troy Fumagalli RS So LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference:[20]

Defense Position Player Class NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr CB Derrick Tindal So Reference:[20]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Jack Russell Sr KO P.J. Rosowski RS Fr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[20]

#20 Northwestern

See also: 2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Wildcats	7	3	0	3	13
#21 Badgers	0	0	7	0	7

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 21
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 28, Wind: NW 10, Weather: Mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 75,276
• Referee: J. McGinn
• TV: BTN

Game information

First Quarter NU – Justin Jackson, 8–yard run (Jack Mitchell kick), 09:12 (NU 7–0) Second Quarter NU – Jack Mitchell, 35–yard field goal, 00:00 (NU 10–0) Third Quarter WIS – Corey Clement, 9–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:24 (NU 10–7) Fourth Quarter NU – Jack Mitchell, 37–yard field goal, 04:00 (NU 13–7) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 20 completions, 34 attempts, 229 yards, 2 interceptions NU - Clayton Thorson, 9 completions, 20 attempts, 60 yards Rushing WIS - Corey Clement, 10 carries, 24 yards, 1 touchdown NU - Justin Jackson, 35 carries, 139 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving WIS - Jazz Peavy, 5 catches, 88 yards NU - Garrett Dickerson, 2 catches, 24 yards Defense WIS - Vince Biegel, 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack NU - Anthony Walker, 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Jazz Peavy RS So TE Troy Fumagalli RS So TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference:[21]

Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[21]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Jack Russell Sr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[21]

At Minnesota

See also: 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry

Wisconsin Badgers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#25 Badgers	7	21	3	0	31
Golden Gophers	7	7	0	7	21

at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 32, Wind: SSW 8, Weather: Sunny and crisp
• Game attendance: 52,850
• Referee: Don Willard
• TV: BTN

Game information

First Quarter MIN – Briean Boddy-Calhoun, 16–yard interception return (Ryan Santoso kick), 13:27 (MIN 7–0) WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:23 (TIE 7–7) Second Quarter WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:57 (WIS 14–7) MIN – Rodney Smith, 6–yard run (Ryan Santoso kick), 10:34 (TIE 14–14) WIS – Taiwan Deal, 13–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:56 (WIS 21–14) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 18–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 02:44 (WIS 28–14) Third Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 08:27 (WIS 31–14) Fourth Quarter MIN – Drew Wolitarsky, 27–yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick), 05:33 (WIS 31–21) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 9 completions, 17 attempts, 79 yards, 1 interception MIN - Mitch Leidner, 16 completions, 37 attempts, 223 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 33 carries, 155 yards, 1 touchdown MIN - Rodney Smith, 7 carries, 35 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 66 yards MIN - Shannon Brooks, 3 catches, 53 yards Defense WIS - Joe Schobert, 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception MIN - De'Vondre Campbell, 13 tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss

Source

source^[14]

Wisconsin starting lineup

Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Jazz Peavy RS So TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Beau Benzschawel RS Fr RT Jacob Maxwell RS Fr Reference:[22]

Defense Position Player Class DE Conor Sheehy So NT Olive Sagapolu Fr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T. J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr FS Michael Caputo RS Sr SS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference:[22]

Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr KO P.J. Rosowski RS Fr KO Jack Russell SR LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference:[22]

Holiday Bowl

See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team and 2015 Holiday Bowl

2015 Holiday Bowl

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	0	7	7	7	21
#23 Badgers	0	13	7	3	23

at Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California

• Date: December 30
• Game time: 9:30 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 52, Wind: N 4, Weather: Clear and cool
• Game attendance: 48,329
• Referee: John McDaid
• TV: ESPN

Game information

First Quarter None Second Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 13:30 (WIS 3–0) WIS – Corey Clement, 6–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:56 (WIS 10–0) USC – Justin Davis, 1–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:17 (WIS 10–7) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 33–yard field goal, 00:26 (WIS 13–7) Third Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 4–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:49 (WIS 20–7) USC – Justin Davis, 4–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:34 (WIS 20–14) Fourth Quarter USC – Darreus Rogers, 7–yard pass from Cody Kessler (Alex Wood kick), 10:19 (USC 21–20) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29–yard field goal, 02:27 (WIS 23–21) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 18 completions, 27 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown USC - Cody Kessler, 18 completions, 32 attempts, 221 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Corey Clement, 19 carries, 66 yards, 1 touchdown USC - Justin Davis, 12 carries, 27 yards, 2 touchdowns Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 5 catches, 54 yards USC - JuJu Smith-Schuster, 4 catches, 65 yards Defense WIS - Jack Cichy, 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 sacks USC - Delvon Simmons, 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup

Coaching staff

Name	Position	First season	Alma Mater
Paul Chryst	Head coach / quarterbacks coach	2015	Wisconsin
Dave Aranda	Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach	2013	Cal Lutheran
Joe Rudolph	Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / offensive line coach	2015	Wisconsin
John Settle	Running backs coach	2015	Appalachian State
Mickey Turner	Tight ends coach	2015	Wisconsin
Ted Gilmore	Wide receivers coach	2015	Wyoming
Daronte Jones	Defensive backs coach	2015	Morgan State
Tim Tibesar	Outside linebackers coach	2015	North Dakota
Inoke Breckterfield	Defensive line coach	2015	Oregon State
Chris Haering	Special teams coordinator	2015	West Virginia
Ross Kolodziej	Strength and conditioning coach	2015	Wisconsin

Roster

2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Joel Stave (C)  Sr WR/S 3 Tanner McEvoy  Sr RB 6 Corey Clement Jr QB 7 D.J. Gillins  Fr WR 9 Jordan Fredrick  Sr WR 11 Jazz Peavy  So QB 12 Alex Hornibrook Fr QB 13 Bart Houston  Jr QB 14 Thad Armstrong  Jr WR 15 Robert Wheelright Jr WR 16 Reggie Love  Jr FB 20 Austin Ramesh  So RB 21 Mark Saari  Fr RB 22 Caleb Kinlaw  Fr RB 23 Dare Ogunbowale  Jr WR 24 Ricky Finco So FB 26 Derek Straus  Sr RB 27 Bradrick Shaw Fr RB 28 Taiwan Deal  Fr RB 30 Serge Trezy  Jr FB 34 Derek Watt  Sr FB 36 Troy Laufenberg Fr TE 38 John Damrow  Fr WR 41 Henry Houden Fr WR 43 Peter Roy  Fr TE 44 Eric Steffes  Jr RB 45 Alec Ingold Fr TE 46 Austin Traylor  Sr TE 47 Mitchell Herl Fr TE 49 Kyle Penniston Fr OL 52 Jacob Maxwell  Fr OL 58 George Panos  Fr OL 61 Tyler Marz  Sr OL 62 Walker Williams  Jr OL 63 Michael Deiter  Fr OL 64 Brett Connors  Fr OL 65 Ryan Ramczyk Fr OL 66 Beau Benzschawel  Fr OL 67 Jon Dietzen Fr OL 68 David Moorman Fr OL 69 Aidan McNamara  So OL 70 Dan Voltz  Jr OL 71 Ray Ball  Sr OL 73 Kevin Estes Fr OL 74 Hayden Biegel  Fr OL 75 Micah Kapoi  Fr OL 76 Logan Schmidt  Jr OL 77 Ian Dretzka Fr OL 78 Jason Erdmann Fr OL 79 Ben Hemer  So TE 81 Troy Fumagalli  So WR 82 A. J. Jordan  Sr WR 84 Andrew James Fr WR 85 Krenwick Sanders So WR 86 Alex Erickson (C)  Sr WR 87 George Rushing So TE 89 David Edwards Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class WR/S 3 Tanner McEvoy  Sr CB 5 Darius Hillary  Sr S 7 Michael Caputo  (C)  Sr CB 8 Sojourn Shelton Jr CB 9 Titus Booker Fr CB 11 T.J. Reynard Sr CB 12 Natrell Jamerson So S 13 Evan Bondoc  Fr ILB 14 D'Cota Dixon So S 19 Leo Musso  Jr OLB 21 Arrington Farrar Fr ILB 24 Keelon Brookins  So CB 25 Derrick Tindal So CB 26 Elijah Strong Fr CB 29 Terrance Floyd  Sr ILB 29 Max Praschak Fr OLB 30 Jake Whalen Fr S 31 Lubern Figaro So ILB 32 Leon Jacobs Jr DE 34 Chikwe Obasih  So S 36 Joe Ferguson  So S 37 Bret Verstegen Fr OLB 41 Jesse Hayes  Sr OLB 42 T. J. Watt  So OLB 43 Ryan Connelly  Fr ILB 45 Nick Thomas Fr OLB 47 Vince Biegel  Jr OLB 48 Jack Cichy  So ILB 50 Chris Orr Fr DE 52 David Pfaff Fr ILB 53 T. J. Edwards  Fr ILB 54 Ty DeForest Fr OLB 55 Garret Dooley  So OLB 56 Zack Baun Fr DE 57 Alec James  So OLB 58 Joe Schobert (C) Sr OLB 59 Tyler Johnson Fr NT 65 Olive Sagapolu Fr DE 66 Kelly Thomas Fr NT 74 Gunnar Roberge Fr DE 91 Zander Neuville  Fr NT 92 Jeremy Patterson  Fr DE 93 Jake Keefer  Sr NT 94 Conor Sheehy So DE 95 Arthur Goldberg  Jr DE 96 Billy Hirschfeld  Fr DE 97 Andrew Ruzek Fr DE 98 Kraig Howe Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 10 Rafael Gaglianone So K 37 Andrew Endicott Jr P 38 P. J. Rosowski  Fr K 39 Zach Hintze Fr LS 60 Connor Udelhoven  Jr P 90 Drew Meyer  Sr P 96 Connor Allen Fr K 97 Jack Russell Sr	Head coach Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) Also quarterbacks coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Dave Aranda (Cal Lutheran) Defensive coordinator, inside linebackers Joe Rudolph (Wisconsin) Associate head coach, offensive coordinator, offensive line coach John Settle (Appalachian State) Running backs coach Mickey Turner (Wisconsin) Tight ends coach Ted Gilmore (Wyoming) Wide receivers coach Daronte Jones (Morgan State) Defensive backs coach Tim Tibesar (North Dakota) Outside linebackers coach Inoke Breckterfield (Oregon State) Defensive line coach Chris Haering (West Virginia) Special teams coordinator Ross Kolodziej (Wisconsin) Strength and conditioning coach Antonio Fenelus (Wisconsin) Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 11/2/15

Departures

After enrolling early and attending spring training quarterback Austin Kafentzis announced that he would transfer from Wisconsin to the University of Nevada before the start of the 2015 season.^[23]

At the end of the season redshirt freshman quarterback D.J. Gillins announced that he would transfer as well, to Pearl River Community College. It was reported that Gillins likely transferred because he wouldn't fit in Paul Chryst's Pro-style offense, he was originally recruited by former head coach Gary Andersen as a more mobile dual-threat style quarterback.^[24]

Depth chart

Defense FS Tanner McEvoy Leo Musso ⋅ OLB ILB ILB OLB Vince Biegel T. J. Edwards Jack Cichy Joe Schobert Jesse Hayes Chris Orr Ryan Connelly T. J. Watt ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Michael Caputo D'Cota Dixon ⋅ CB Darius Hillary Natrell Jamerson ⋅ DE NT DE Arthur Goldberg Conor Sheehy Chikwe Obasih Jake Keefer Olive Sagapolu Alec James ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Sojourn Shelton Derrick Tinda ⋅ Offense WR Alex Erickson Tanner McEvoy Reggie Love ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Tyler Marz Michael Deiter Dan Voltz Walker Williams Hayden Biegel Jacob Maxwell Ray Ball Micah Kapoi Micah Kapoi Walker Williams ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Troy Fumagalli Austin Traylor Eric Steffes WR Robert Wheelwright Jazz Peavy Jordan Fredrick QB Joel Stave Bart Houston ⋅ Key reserves RB Dare Ogunbowale Taiwan Deal Alec Ingold FB Derek Watt Austin Ramesh ⋅ Special teams PK Rafael Gaglianone P Drew Meyer KR Natrell Jamerson PR Alex Erickson LS Connor Udelhoven

Statistics

Team

Team statistics
	Wisconsin	Opponents
Scoring & Efficiency
Points	348	178
Total Time Possession	07:20:10	05:39:50
Average Time Per Game	33:52	26:08
First Downs	276	183
Rushing	95	60
Passing	157	107
Penalty	24	16
3rd–Down Conversions	75/184	59/189
4th–Down Conversions	6/8	6/20
Red Zone Scoring	46/54	19/25
Red Zone Touchdowns	35/54	11/25
Penalties – Yards	75-689	99-869
Yards Per Game	53.0	66.9
Offense
Total Offense	4,922	3,491
Total plays	931	791
Average Plays Per Game	71.6	60.8
Average Yards Per Play	5.3	4.4
Average Yards Per Game	378.6	268.5
Rushing Yards	1,954	1,240
Rushing Attempts	512	396
Average Per Rush	3.8	3.1
Average Per Game	150.3	95.4
Rushing TDs	27	13
Passing Yards	2,968	2,251
Comp–Att	252-419	194-395
Comp %	60.1	49.1
Average Per Pass	7.1	5.7
Average Per Catch	11.8	11.6
Average Per Game	228.3	173.2
Passing tds	14	7
Interceptions	13	12
Defense
INT Returns: # – Yards	12-105	13–195
INT Touchdowns	0	2
Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards	9–15	5–10
Fumble recovery Touchdowns	0	0
QB Sacks: # – Yards	29-221	23-154
Touchdowns	0	2
Safeties	0	0
Special teams
Kickoffs: # – Yards	71-4,122	41-2,451
Average Yards Per Kick	58.1	59.8
Touchbacks	13	11
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered	0-0	1-0
Punts: # – Yards	71-2,788	85-3,434
Average Yards Per Punt	39.3	40.4
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards	28-555	55-935
Average Yards Per Return	19.8	17.0
Kickoff return Touchdowns	1	0
Punt Returns: # – Yards	29-211	17-69
Average Yards Per Return	7.3	4.1
Punt return Touchdowns	0	0
Field Goals: # – Attempts	18-27	8-19
Longest Field Goal: Yards	49	44
PAT: # – Attempts	42-42	22-22

Non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 27 58 38 31 154 All opponents 10 14 21 14 59

Big 10 opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 41 61 51 41 194 Big 10 opponents 27 54 14 24 119

Offense

Passing statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
2	Joel Stave	QB	125.7	225	370	2,687	7.3	60.8	11	11	45
13	Bart Houston	QB	120.2	27	47	281	6.0	57.5	3	2	23
--	Team	--	0	0	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
	TOTALS		124.5	252	419	2,968	7.1	60.1	14	13	45
	OPPONENTS		96.8	194	395	2,251	5.7	49.1	7	12	51

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
23	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	194	819	4.2	35	7
28	Taiwan Deal	RB	117	503	4.3	17	6
6	Corey Clement	RB	48	221	4.6	58	5
3	Tanner McEvoy	WR-QB	17	132	7.8	32	2
45	Alec Ingold	RB	49	131	2.7	26	6
86	Alex Erickson	WR	7	111	15.9	56	0
58	Joe Schobert	LB	1	57	57.0	57	0
34	Derek Watt	FB	9	45	5.0	19	0
16	Reggie Love	WR	7	38	5.4	18	0
22	Caleb Kinlaw	RB	7	30	4.4	10	0
30	Serge Trezy	RB	6	18	3.0	7	0
87	George Rushing	WR	2	7	3.5	6	0
26	Derek Straus	FB	1	4	4.0	4	0
21	Mark Saari	RB	3	0	0.0	3	0
13	Bart Houston	QB	4	-17	-4.3	1	0
--	Team	--	7	-22	-3.1	0	0
2	Joel Stave	QB	33	-123	-3.7	11	0
	TOTALS		512	2,257	3.8	58	27
	OPPONENTS		396	1,566	3.1	56	13

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
86	Alex Erickson	WR	77	978	12.7	45	3
15	Robert Wheelwright	WR	32	416	13.0	30	4
81	Tony Fumagalli	TE	28	313	11.2	31	1
23	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	36	299	8.3	35	1
11	Jazz Peavy	WR	20	268	13.4	42	0
46	Austin Traylor	TE	14	210	15.0	38	4
34	Derek Watt	FB	15	139	9.3	27	0
3	Tanner McEvoy	WR-QB	10	109	10.9	23	0
9	Jordan Fredrick	WR	7	81	11.6	22	0
16	Reggie Love	WR	4	55	13.8	26	0
44	Eric Steffes	TE	3	50	16.8	19	0
6	Corey Clement	RB	2	19	9.5	13	0
20	Austin Ramesh	FB	1	12	12.0	12	0
87	George Rushing	WR	1	10	10.0	10	0
22	Caleb Kinlaw	RB	1	5	5.0	5	1
28	Taiwan Deal	RB	1	4	4.0	4	0
	TOTALS		252	2,968	11.8	45	14
	OPPONENTS		194	2,251	11.6	51	7

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACK-YDS	INT-YDS	PBU	QBH	FF	FR-YDS	TD
53	T. J. Edwards	LB	41	43	84	6.5-11	0.0–0	0–0	4	2	1	0–0	0
58	Joe Schobert	LB	39	40	79	19.5-98	9.5–78	1–14	2	14	5	2–0	0
47	Vince Biegel	LB	31	35	66	14.0-81	8.0–64	0–0	0	9	0	0–0	0
7	Michael Caputo	S	36	29	65	1.0-7	0.5–5	2–4	8	0	2	1–0	0
48	Jack Cichy	LB	32	28	60	8.0-52	5.0–38	0–0	4	2	0	0–0	0
50	Chris Orr	LB	24	22	46	2.0-11	0.5–5	0–0	2	3	0	1–0	0
5	Darius Hillary	CB	28	16	44	1.5-3	0.0–0	0–0	6	0	0	2–0	0
3	Tanner McEvoy	S	27	15	42	2.0-15	1.0–10	6–83	6	0	0	1–15	0
34	Chikwe Obasih	DE	19	22	41	5.0-15	1.0–9	0–0	0	2	0	0–0	0
25	Derrick Tindal	CB	18	14	32	0.5-1	0.0–0	0–0	5	2	0	0–0	0
94	Conor Sheehy	NT	8	23	31	3.0-9	2.0–7	0–0	1	0	0	0–0	0
8	Sojourn Shelton	CB	20	9	29	0.0-0	0.0–0	1–0	7	0	1	0–0	0
57	Alec James	DE	7	10	17	2.0-4	1.0–2	0–0	1	0	0	0–0	0
95	Arthur Goldberg	DE	5	12	17	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
14	D'Cota Dixon	LB	11	5	16	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	1	2	0	0–0	0
43	Ryan Connelly	LB	8	7	15	1.0-3	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
12	Natrell Jamerson	CB	10	4	14	0.5-2	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
32	Leon Jacobs	LB	5	5	10	2.0-4	0.5–3	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
36	Joe Ferguson	S	2	8	10	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
19	Leo Musso	S	5	3	8	0.0-0	0.0–0	2–4	1	1	0	1–0	0
34	Derek Straus	FB	5	3	8	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
41	Jesse Hayes	LB	2	6	8	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0	0–0	0
42	T. J. Watt	LB	4	4	8	1.5-5	0.0–0	0–0	3	4	0	0–0	0
65	Olive Sagapolu	NT	1	6	7	1.0-4	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
21	Arrington Farrar	LB	5	1	6	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	1	0	0–0	0
93	Jake Keefer	DE	3	3	6	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
37	Andrew Endicott	K	2	3	5	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
55	Garret Dooley	LB	0	3	3	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
96	Billy Hirschfeld	DE	2	1	3	1.0-2	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0	0–0	0
24	Keelon Brookins	LB	2	0	2	1.0-2	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
97	Jack Russell	K	1	1	2	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
30	Serge Trezy	RB	1	1	2	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
2	Joel Stave	QB	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
9	Jordan Fredrick	WR	0	1	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
11	Jazz Peavy	WR	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
16	Reggie Love	WR	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
23	Dare Ogunbowale	RB	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
31	Lubern Figaro	S	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
46	Austin Traylor	TE	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
52	Kellen Jones	LB	1	0	1	1.0-4	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
82	A.J. Jordan	WR	0	1	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
86	Alex Erickson	WR	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
66	Beau Benzschawel	OL	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
29	Terrance Floyd	CB	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
60	Connor Udelhoven	LS	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1–0	0
91	Zander Neuville	DE	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0–0	0–0	1	0	0	0–0	0
	TOTAL		414	384	798	74-333	29-221	12–105	54	42	9	9-15	0
	OPPONENTS		472	527	999	73-276	23-154	13-195	55	21	6	5-10	2

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, PBU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, TD : Touchdown

Special teams

Kicking statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS
10	Rafael Gaglianone	PK	40	40	100.0	18	27	66.7	0/0	8/8	2/5	8/11	0/3	49	94
97	Jack Russell	PK	2	2	100.0	0	0	0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	2
	TOTALS		42	42	100.0	18	27	66.7	0/0	8/8	2/5	8/11	0/3	49	96
	OPPONENTS		22	22	100.0	8	19	42.1	3/3	1/4	4/10	0/2	1/3	44	45

Kickoff statistics
#	NAME	POS	KICKS	YDS	AVG	TB	OB
37	Andrew Endicott	PK	36	2,169	60.3	9	2
97	Jack Russell	PK	27	1,453	53.8	3	1
38	P.J. Rosowski	P	8	500	62.5	1	0
	TOTALS		71	4,122	58.1	13	3
	OPPONENTS		41	2,451	59.8	11	2

Punting statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	I–20	50+	BLK
90	Drew Meyer	P	69	2,737	39.7	60	10	27	14	0
38	P.J. Rosowski	P	1	40	40.0	0	0	0	0	0
--	Team	--	1	11	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS		71	2,788	39.3	60	10	27	14	0
	OPPONENTS		85	3,434	40.4	61	3	22	12	0

Kick return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
12	Natrell Jamerson	CB	20	448	22.4	1	98
86	Alex Erickson	WR	2	37	18.5	0	19
26	Derek Straus	FB	3	35	11.8	0	14
45	Alec Ingold	RB	2	32	16.0	0	22
91	Zander Neuville	DE	1	3	3.0	0	3
	TOTALS		28	555	19.8	1	98
	OPPONENTS		55	935	17.0	0	42

Punt return statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
86	Alex Erickson	WR	24	176	7.3	0	35
8	Sojourn Shelton	CB	3	26	8.7	0	17
11	Jazz Peavy	WR	2	9	4.5	0	9
	TOTALS		29	211	7.3	0	35
	OPPONENTS		17	69	4.1	0	18

Big Ten Players of the Week

• Week 4 - Freshman of the Week - RB, Taiwan Deal^[25]
• Week 5 - Co-defensive Player of the Week - LB, Joe Schobert^[26]
• Week 7 - Freshman of the Week - LB, T. J. Edwards^[27]
• Week 8 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer ^[28]
• Week 13 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer ^[29]

Awards

Vince Biegel Third team All-Big Ten (Media) Third team All-Big Ten (Coaches) Michael Caputo Second team All-Big Ten (Media) Second team All-Big Ten (Coaches)

Joe Schobert Jack Lambert Trophy Butkus-Fitzgerald Linebacker of the Year First team All-Big Ten (Coaches) First team All-Big Ten (Media) Derek Watt Big Ten Sportsmanship Award[30]

2016 NFL Draft

2016 NFL Draft class

2016 NFL draft selections

Round	Pick #	Team	Player	Position
4	99	Cleveland Browns	Joe Schobert	Outside linebacker
6	198	San Diego Chargers	Derek Watt	Fullback

Signed undrafted free agents

• Michael Caputo, S, New Orleans Saints^{[citation needed]}
• Alex Erickson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals^[31]
• Darius Hillary, CB, Cincinnati Bengals^[31]
• Tyler Marz, OT, Tennessee Titans^[31]
• Tanner McEvoy, QB/S/WR, Seattle Seahawks^{[citation needed]}
• Joel Stave, QB, Minnesota Vikings^{[citation needed]}
• Austin Traylor, TE, Dallas Cowboys^[31]