2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15 15 10–3 5–3 Barry Alvarez 16th Brian White September 2025 7th September 2025 Paul Chryst September 2025 1st September 2025 Multiple September 2025 Bret Bielema September 2025 2nd September 2025 4–3 September 2025 Brian Calhoun September 2025 Brett Bell Matt Bernstein Donovan Raiola Mark Zalewski September 2025 Camp Randall Stadium Capital One Bowl champion Capital One Bowl W 24–10 vs. Auburn The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 16th and final year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 10–3 record (5–3 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 446 to 309.2005 Football Cumulative Statistics University of Wisconsin UWBadgers.com September 5, 2025 https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/stats/2005 Against ranked opponents, the Badgers defeated No. 14 Michigan and No. 22 Minnesota and lost to No. 10 Penn State. They concluded the season with a 24–10 victory over No. 7 Auburn in the Capital One Bowl.2005 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/2005-schedule.html The Badgers were ranked No. 15 in the final AP and Coaches polls. The team's statistical leaders included running back Brian Calhoun (1,636 rushing yards, 144 points scored), quarterback John Stocco (2,920 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 150.48 passer rating), Brandon Williams (59 receptions for 1,095 yards), and linebacker Dontez Sanders (51 solo tackles, 95 total tackles). The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Schedule 2005 AP Central September 3 11:00 a.m. w y Bowling Green Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN 56–42 82,138 September 10 11:00 a.m. w y Temple Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPNU 65–0 81,806 September 17 6:00 p.m. w y y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ESPN2 14–5 60,000 September 24 5:00 p.m. w Michigan 14 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 23–20 83,022 October 1 11:00 a.m. w 17 Indiana Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 41–24 82,330 October 8 11:00 a.m. l y 14 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN 48–51 33,859 October 15 11:00 a.m. w y 23 Minnesota 22 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN 38–34 65,089 October 22 2:30 p.m. w 19 Purdue Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC 31–20 82,828 October 29 11:00 a.m. w y 15 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN 41–24 52,158 November 5 2:30 p.m. l y 14 Penn State 10 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ABC 14–35 109,865 November 12 2:30 p.m. l 19 Iowa Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry ESPN 10–20 83,184 November 25 9:00 p.m. w y y 24 Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI ESPN2 41–24 34,031 January 2, 2006 12:00 p.m. w y y 21 Auburn 7 Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL Capital One Bowl ABC 24–10 57,221 Game-by-Game Statistics http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/teamgbg.html University of Wisconsin-Madison 2011-10-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120512000511/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/teamgbg.html 2012-05-12 dead Rankings 2005 NCAA Division I-A football rankings 15 4 7 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 17 17 17 14 14 13 23 23 23 19 17 17 14 15 15 15 12 14 14 14 12 19 19 19 16 25 24 24 20 24 22 23 17 21 20 20 18 21 20 20 18 15 15 Game summaries Bowling Green 2005 Bowling Green Falcons football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Bowling Green vs Wisconsin – Game summary September 3, 2005 11:00 a.m. Falcons 13 22 0 7 Badgers 0 35 14 7 Camp Randall Stadium 82,138 65 °F °C; Sunny; Wind at W 0 MPH Nick Define ESPN Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone First quarter BGU – Corey Partridge 17-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 11:02. Bowling Green 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:58. BGU – B.J. Lane 18-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick failed), 2:59. Bowling Green 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44. Second quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:56. Bowling Green 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:59. BGU – Steve Sanders 63-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 14:33. Bowling Green 20–7. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:16. WIS – Matt Bernstein 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:17. Bowling Green 20–14. Drive: 1 plays, 8 yards, 0:04. WIS – Brian Calhoun 20-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:32. Wisconsin 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:03. WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:30. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:07. BGU – B.J. Lane 5-yard TD run (Corey Partridge catch), 3:09. Tie 28–28. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:14. WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:41. Wisconsin 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:23. BGU – Steve Sanders 10-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 0:04. Tie 35–35. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:33. Third quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:49. Wisconsin 42–35. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:05. WIS – Stanley Booker 15-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 49–35. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:39. Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 9-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:33. Wisconsin 56–35. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:56. BGU – Charles Sharon 20-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 10:16. Wisconsin 56–42. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17. Top passers BGU – Omar Jacobs – 30/51, 458 yards, 5 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 8/10, 116 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BGU – B.J. Lane – 12 rushes, 47 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 43 rushes, 258 yards, 5 TD Top receivers BGU – Steve Sanders – 6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 38 yards, TD Top defenders BGU – Deaudre Perry – 12 tackles WIS – Dontez Sanders – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL Temple 2005 Temple Owls football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Temple vs Wisconsin – Game summary September 10, 2005 11:00 a.m. Owls 0 0 0 0 Badgers 17 34 14 0 Camp Randall Stadium 81,806 84 °F °C; Sunny; Wind at SE 9 MPH Jim Lapetina ESPNU/ESPN+ Wayne Larrivee, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich First quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 39-yard field goal, 13:18. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:42. WIS – Owen Daniels 6-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:54. WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:22. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 5:49. Second quarter WIS – Owen Daniels 11-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:20. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:21. WIS – Brandon Williams 66-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 12:08. Wisconsin 30–0. WIS – Owen Daniels 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:32. Wisconsin 37–0. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:30. WIS – Dywon Rowan 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:57. Wisconsin 44–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:09. WIS – Marc Randle El 29-yard pass from Tyler Donovan (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:14. Wisconsin 51–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:03. Third quarter WIS – Tyler Donovan 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:37. Wisconsin 58–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:49. WIS – Jamil Walker 12-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:10. Wisconsin 65–0. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:38. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers TEM – Mike McGann – 4/20, 38 yards, INT WIS – John Stocco – 12/19, 180 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TEM – Umar Ferguson – 12 rushes, 32 yards WIS – Jamil Walker – 13 rushes, 79 yards, TD Top receivers TEM – Jamel Harris – 3 receptions, 27 yards WIS – Owen Daniels – 6 receptions, 88 yards, 3 TD Top defenders TEM – Manuel Tapia – 12 tackles, pass breakup WIS – Mike Newkirk – 5 tackles, 1.0 TFL North Carolina 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs North Carolina – Game summary September 17, 2005 6:00 p.m. Badgers 7 0 0 7 Tar Heels 0 3 0 2 Kenan Memorial Stadium 60,000 88 °F °C; Partly Cloudy; Wind at WSW 5 MPH Dennis Lipski ESPN2 Dave Barnett, Mike Gottfried, Dave Ryan First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:57. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:12. Second quarter UNC – Connor Barth 43-yard field goal, 2:08. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:08. Third quarter No Scoring Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:12. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:00. UNC – TEAM 4-yard safety, 0:00. Wisconsin 14–5. Top passers UNC – Matt Baker – 16/37, 281 yards, INT WIS – John Stocco – 14/23, 138 yards Top rushers UNC – Barrington Edwards – 11 rushes, 37 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 38 rushes, 171 yards, 2 TD Top receivers UNC – Jesse Holley – 5 receptions, 90 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 62 yards Top defenders UNC – Tommy Richardson – 8 tackles, 1.0 TFL WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL Michigan 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Michigan vs Wisconsin – Game summary September 24, 2005 5:00 p.m. No. 14 Wolverines 0 13 0 7 Badgers 0 3 3 17 Camp Randall Stadium 83,022 66 °F °C; Light rain; Wind at S 10 MPH Dave Witvoet ESPN2 Sean McDonough, Mike Gottfried, Alex Flanagan First quarter No scoring Second quarter MIC – Garrett Rivas 44-yard field goal, 9:44. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:44. MIC – Jason Avant 4-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:27. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:37. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 35-yard field goal, 1:17. Michigan 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:04. MIC – Garrett Rivas 28-yard field goal, 0:04. Michigan 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:07. Third quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 8:59. Michigan 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:02. Fourth quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 12:47. Michigan 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:35. WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:34. Wisconsin 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:46. MIC – Mario Manningham 49-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:03. Michigan 20–16. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14. WIS – John Stocco 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:24. Wisconsin 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:05. Top passers MIC – Chad Henne – 16/34, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/32, 147 yards, INT Top rushers MIC – Max Martin – 16 rushes, 91 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 155 yards, TD Top receivers MIC – Jason Avant – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 7 receptions, 59 yards Top defenders MIC – LaMarr Woodley – 8 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 0.5 sack, forced fumble WIS – Mark Zalewski – 11 tackles, fumble recovery Indiana 2005 Indiana Hoosiers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Indiana vs Wisconsin – Game summary October 1, 2005 11:00 a.m. Hoosiers 7 10 0 7 No. 17 Badgers 17 14 3 7 Camp Randall Stadium 82,330 67 °F °C; Sunny; Wind at SW 8 MPH Bill LeMonnier ESPN2 Pam Ward, David Norrie, Jimmy Dykes First quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:41. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:26. IND – James Hardy 83-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 7:48. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:53. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 38-yard field goal, 3:38. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:05. WIS – Brandon Williams 63-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 17–7. Second quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:15. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:21. IND – James Bailey 46-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:14. WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:20. Wisconsin 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:25. IND – Joe Kleinsmith 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15. Third quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 7:06. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:09. Fourth quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 22-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:06. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21. IND – James Hardy 7-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 1:22. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 5:37. Top passers IND – Blake Powers – 20/41, 244 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT WIS – John Stocco – 13/24, 274 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers IND – Chris Taylor – 10 rushes, 35 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 26 rushes, 101 yards, TD Top receivers IND – James Hardy – 7 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD Top defenders IND – Tracy Porter – 7 tackles, INT WIS – Dontez Sanders – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL Northwestern 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Northwestern – Game summary October 8, 2005 11:00 a.m. No. 14 Badgers 7 10 10 21 Wildcats 0 10 27 14 Ryan Field 33,859 54 °F °C; Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH Dan Capron ESPN Pam Ward, David Norrie, Jimmy Dykes First quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:47. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:23. Second quarter NU – Brett Basanez 4-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 12:25. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51. WIS – Booker Stanley 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:36. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:49. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 1:59. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:42. NU – Joel Howells 21-yard field goal, 0:04. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:55. Third quarter NU – Mark Philmore 4-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick blocked), 12:43. Wisconsin 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17. NU – Tyrell Sutton 1-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 5:52. Northwestern 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:35. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 46-yard field goal, 3:34. Northwestern 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:18. NU – Kim Thompson 52-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 2:22. Northwestern 30–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:12. WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:15. Northwestern 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:07. NU – Tyrell Sutton 14-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 0:47. Northwestern 37–27. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:28. Fourth quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 9-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:13. Northwestern 37–34. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:34. NU – Tyrell Sutton 9-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 9:44. Northwestern 44–34. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:29. NU – Tyrell Sutton 62-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 4:22. Northwestern 51–34. Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 3:06. WIS – Jonathan Orr 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:53. Northwestern 51–41. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:29. WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:48. Northwestern 51–48. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:43. Top passers NU – Brett Basanez – 26/36, 361 yards, 3 TD WIS – John Stocco – 24/31, 326 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NU – Tyrell Sutton – 29 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD Top receivers NU – Mark Philmore – 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD WIS – Jonathan Orr – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 4 TD Top defenders NU – Tim McGarigle – 25 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks WIS – Nick Hayden – 10 tackles Minnesota 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Paul Bunyan's Axe Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary October 15, 2005 11:00 a.m. No. 23 Badgers 7 3 7 21 No. 22 Golden Gophers 0 10 17 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 65,089 54 °F °C; Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH Dennis Lipski ESPN Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Dave Ryan First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:25. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:22. Second quarter MIN – Matt Spaeth 4-yard pass from Tony Mortensen (Jason Giannini kick), 9:54. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:31. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 44-yard field goal, 6:14. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:40. MIN – Jason Giannini 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:19. Third quarter MIN – Laurence Maroney 93-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 12:26. Minnesota 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:50. MIN – Jason Giannini 49-yard field goal, 8:30. Minnesota 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:48. WIS – Brian Calhoun 17-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:55. Minnesota 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:35. MIN – Gary Russell 37-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:22. Minnesota 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:33. Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:15. Minnesota 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:24. MIN – Gary Russell 1-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:27. Minnesota 34–24. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 7:48. WIS – Brandon Williams 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:10. Minnesota 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:17. WIS – Ben Strickland 0-yard blocked punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:30. Wisconsin 38–34. Top passers MIN – Tony Mortensen – 7/17, 99 yards, TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 235 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Laurence Maroney – 43 rushes, 258 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 110 yards, 3 TD Top receivers MIN – Logan Payne – 2 receptions, 24 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD Top defenders MIN – Trumaine Banks – 11 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2 pass breakups WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 14 tackles Purdue 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Purdue vs Wisconsin – Game summary October 22, 2005 2:30 p.m. Boilermakers 0 10 3 7 No. 19 Badgers 10 0 14 7 Camp Randall Stadium 82,828 47 °F °C; Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 8 MPH Bill LeMonnier ABC Gary Thorne, Ed Cunningham, Dave LaMont First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:14. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:46. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 29-yard field goal, 1:57. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23. Second quarter PUR – Curtis Painter 4-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 12:42. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:15. PUR – Ben Jones 24-yard field goal, 0:56. Tie 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:28. Third quarter PUR – Ben Jones 50-yard field goal, 8:08. Purdue 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:39. WIS – Roderick Rogers 84-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:33. Wisconsin 17–13. WIS – Brian Calhoun 40-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:39. Wisconsin 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:53. Fourth quarter WIS – Jack Ikegwuonu 62-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:21. Wisconsin 31–13. PUR – Dustin Keller 4-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Ben Jones kick), 0:03. Wisconsin 31–20. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 3:10. Top passers PUR – Curtis Painter – 23/44, 212 yards, TD, 3 INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PUR – Curtis Painter – 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers PUR – Dustin Keller – 3 receptions, 21 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 5 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD Top defenders PUR – Stanford Keglar – 9 tackles, fumble recovery WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, forced fumble, 2 pass breakups Illinois 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary October 29, 2005 11:00 p.m. No. 15 Badgers 13 7 14 7 Fighting Illini 7 3 7 7 Memorial Stadium 52,158 53 °F °C; Sunny; Wind at SSW 12 MPH Dan Capron ESPN Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 10:50. Wisconsin 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:10. WIS – Brandon Williams 62-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:52. Wisconsin 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:11. ILL – Melvin Bryant 4-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 1:59. Wisconsin 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29. Second quarter ILL – Jason Reda 23-yard field goal, 7:42. Wisconsin 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:09. WIS – Brian Calhoun 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:35. Wisconsin 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:07. Third quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:53. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:42. ILL – Pierre Thomas 3-yard TD run (Jason Reda kick), 4:28. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:37. WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:04. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:24. Fourth quarter ILL – Kyle Hudson 32-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 34–24. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:09. WIS – Brian Calhoun 46-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:54. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 1 plays, 46 yards, 0:13. Top passers ILL – Tim Brasic – 20/39, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 14/22, 225 yards, TD Top rushers ILL – Tim Brasic – 16 rushes, 116 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 197 yards, 5 TD Top receivers ILL – Kyle Hudson – 10 receptions, 114 yards, TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD Top defenders ILL – Kevin Mitchell – 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup, 2 QB hurries WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles, INT Penn State 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary November 5, 2005 2:30 p.m. No. 14 Badgers 0 0 0 14 No. 10 Nittany Lions 7 14 0 14 Beaver Stadium 109,865 63 °F °C; Mostly sunny; Wind at SSW 10-15 MPH T. Geerlings ABC Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute First quarter PSU – Deon Butler 43-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 13:22. Penn State 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:38. Second quarter PSU – Tony Hunt 9-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 14:56. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:00. PSU – BranDon Snow 3-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 7:29. Penn State 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:27. Penn State 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01. PSU – Deon Butler 47-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 6:17. Penn State 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:03. WIS – Brandon White 18-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:13. Penn State 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 0:57. PSU – Tony Hunt 10-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 2:47. Penn State 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:25. Top passers PSU – Michael Robinson – 13/28, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT WIS – John Stocco – 19/34, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers PSU – Tony Hunt – 24 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 38 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – Deon Butler – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 102 yards Top defenders PSU – Tamba Hali – 9 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 4 sacks WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles Iowa 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Heartland Trophy Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary November 12, 2005 2:30 p.m. Hawkeyes 0 3 14 3 No. 19 Badgers 10 0 0 0 Camp Randall Stadium 83,184 62 °F °C; Cloudy; Wind at S 15 MPH Dennis Lipski ESPN Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Erin Andrews First quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:11. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:32. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 0:47. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:43. Second quarter IOW – Kyle Schlicher 35-yard field goal, 11:00. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 4:42. Third quarter IOW – Champ Davis 6-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 10:11. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:20. IOW – Ryan Majerus 13-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 1:11. Iowa 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:33. Fourth quarter IOW – Kyle Schlicher 32-yard field goal, 9:21. Iowa 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:38. Top passers IOW – Drew Tate – 21/34, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 21/38, 257 yards, TD Top rushers IOW – Albert Young – 26 rushes, 127 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 15 rushes, 18 yards Top receivers IOW – Clinton Solomon – 5 receptions, 77 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 9 receptions, 132 yards, TD Top defenders IOW – Chad Greenway – 12 tackles, 1.0 TFL WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, INT, pass breakup Hawaii 2005 Hawaii Warriors football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Hawaii – Game summary November 25, 2005 9:00 p.m. No. 24 Badgers 14 10 10 7 Warriors 7 3 7 7 Aloha Stadium 34,031 80 °F °C; Sunny; Wind at S 10 MPH Jay Stricherz ESPN2 Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich, Stacey Dales First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:12. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:50. HAW – Davone Bess 3-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 4:42. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:41. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:01. Second quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 9:53. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:43. WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:18. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:08. HAW – Dan Kelly 42-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:01. Third quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 12:29. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 1:28. HAW – Davone Bess 8-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 8:08. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:21. WIS – John Stocco 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:30. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:38. Fourth quarter WIS – Booker Stanley 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:56. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:55. HAW – Aaron Bain 6-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:08. Top passers HAW – Colt Brennan – 33/53, 403 yards, 3 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 12/16, 191 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HAW – Nate Ilaoa – 7 rushes, 68 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 29 rushes, 149 yards, TD Top receivers HAW – Ryan Grice-Mullen – 11 receptions, 139 yards WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD Top defenders HAW – Kila Kamakawiwo'ole – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack Auburn 2005 Auburn Tigers football team 2006 Capital One Bowl Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Auburn – Game summary January 2, 2006 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Badgers 10 7 0 7 No. 7 Tigers 0 0 3 7 Florida Citrus Bowl 57,221 73 °F °C; Overcast; Wind at S 5 MPH Ron Cherry ABC Ron Franklin, Bob Davie, Holly Rowe First quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 30-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:55. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:57. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 19-yard field goal, 0:21. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:18. Second quarter WIS – Owen Daniels 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:19. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:06. Third quarter AUB – John Vaughn 19-yard field goal, 11:54. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:29. Fourth quarter AUB – Courtney Taylor 9-yard pass from Brandon Cox (John Vaughn kick), 14:49. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 5:14. WIS – Brian Calhoun 33-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:22. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:27. Top passers AUB – Brandon Cox – 15/33, 137 yards, TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/27, 301 yards, 2 TD Top rushers AUB – Kenny Irons – 22 rushes, 88 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 30 rushes, 213 yards, TD Top receivers AUB – Ben Obomanu – 5 receptions, 62 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD Top defenders AUB – David Irons – 11 tackles, pass breakup WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.2.0 TFL, sack Personnel Roster 2005 Wisconsin Badgers f 45 Sr Matt Bernstein Matt Bernstein (American football) FB y y C 2 Sr Brian Calhoun RB y y 11 Sr Owen Daniels Owen Daniels (American football) TE y y 48 Fr Garrett Graham TE y 39 Fr P. J. Hill FB y 19 So Paul Hubbard Paul Hubbard (wide receiver) WR y y 82 Fr Sean Lewis Sean Lewis (American football) TE y y 9 Sr Jonathan Orr WR y y 84 Sr Jason Pociask TE y y 44 So Chris Pressley FB y 53 Sr Donovan Raiola C y y C 34 Fr Bill Rentmeester FB y y 7 Jr John Stocco QB y y 15 So Luke Swan WR y y 72 Jr Joe Thomas Joe Thomas (offensive tackle) T y 63 Fr Kraig Urbik OG y y 1 Sr Brandon Williams Brandon Williams (wide receiver) WR y 36 Fr Travis Beckum LB y 6 Sr Brett Bell CB y C 46 Fr Jonathan Casillas LB y 96 So Nick Hayden DT y 6 Fr Jack Ikegwuonu CB y y 90 Fr Terrance Jamison DE y 7 Fr DeAndre Levy LB y 54 Fr Mike Newkirk DL y y 28 Fr Aubrey Pleasant S y 22 Jr Roderick Rogers CB y 21 Sr Levonne Rowan CB y 50 Fr O'Brien Schofield LB y 92 Fr Matt Shaughnessy DL y 41 Jr Mark Zalewski LB y C 94 So Ken DeBauche P y y 10 So Taylor Mehlhaff K y https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2019/3/19//2005FootballRoster.pdf?id=25138 *Barry Alvarez Paul Chryst – Co-offensive coordinator/tight ends Brian White – Co-offensive coordinator/running backs Bret Bielema – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks Jim Hueber – Offensive line and run game coordinator Ron Lee – Defensive backs Henry Mason – Wide receivers Brian Murphy – Outside linebackers/special teams John Palermo – Assistant head coach/defensive line September 2025 Regular starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackJohn StoccoRunning backBrian CalhounFullbackJason PociaskWide receiverJonathan OrrWide receiverBrandon WilliamsTight endOwen DanielsLeft tackleJoe ThomasLeft guardMatt LawrenceCenter Donovan RaiolaRight guardJason PalermoRight tackleKraig Urbik PositionPlayerDefensive endJoe MontyDefensive tackleJason ChapmanDefensive tackleNick HaydenDefensive endMatt ShaughnessyOutside linebackerLaMarr WatkinsMiddle linebackerMark ZalewskiOutside linebackerDontez SandersCornerbackAllen LangfordStrong safetyJoe StellmacherFree safetyRoderick RogersCornerbackBrett Bell September 2025 2006 NFL draft 2006 NFL draft Wisconsin Badgers Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL team Brian Calhoun Running Back 3 74 Detroit Lions Brandon Williams Wide Receiver 3 84 San Francisco 49ers Owen Daniels Tight End 4 98 Houston Texans Jason Pociask Tight End 5 150 New York Jets Jonathan Orr Wide Receiver 6 172 Tennessee Titans https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071222092410/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2006.htm 2007-12-22 2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons Wisconsin Badgers football