2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2003 Wisconsin Badgers football Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 7–6 4–4 Barry Alvarez 14th Brian WhiteSeptember 2025 5thSeptember 2025 MultipleSeptember 2025 Kevin CosgroveSeptember 2025 9thSeptember 2025 4–3September 2025 Lee EvansSeptember 2025 Lee Evans Jim Leonhard Jeff Mack Jim SorgiSeptember 2025 Camp Randall Stadium Music City Bowl L 14–28 vs. Auburn The 2003 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 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 14th year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 7–6 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 355 to 306.2003 Football Cumulative Statistics University of Wisconsin UWBadgers.com September 5, 2025 https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/stats/2003 The Badgers defeated unranked West Virginia and Akron to open the season. In week 3, the Badgers, ranked No. 14, were upset by unranked UNLV, 23–5. They then won four consecutive games, including a 17–10 victory over No. 3 defending national champion Ohio State, breaking the Buckeyes' 19-game winning streak. They then lost five of their six final games, concluding with a 28–14 loss to unranked Auburn in the Music City Bowl. The Badgers were not ranked in the final polls.2003 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 5, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/2003-schedule.html Key players included: Wide receiver Lee Evans led the team in both receiving (64 catches for 1,213 yards) and scoring (78 points). Against Michigan State, he had 10 receptions for 258 yards and five touchdowns.Individual Game-by-Game Summaries http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2003-2004/indgbg.html University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222215405/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2003-2004/indgbg.html 2014-12-22 dead Quarterback Jim Sorgi threw for 2,251 pasing yards and 17 touchdowns. Running back Dwayne Smith led the team with 857 rushing yards. Free safety Jim Leonhard led the Big Ten with seven interceptions. He also led the team with 63 solo tackles and 98 total tackles. Leonhard was selected by ESPN as a first-team All-American. The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Schedule 2003 AP Central August 30 11:00 a.m. w y y 21 West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV ESPN 24–17 60,663 September 6 2:30 p.m. w y 18 Akron Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN Plus 48–31 75,401 September 13 11:00 a.m. l y 14 UNLV Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 5–23 78,043 September 20 11:00 a.m. w y North Carolina Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN 38–27 77,439 September 27 5:00 p.m. w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ESPN2 38–20 58,495 October 4 11:00 a.m. w y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN 30–23 107,851 October 11 8:00 p.m. w 23 Ohio State 3 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN 17–10 79,793 October 18 11:00 a.m. l y 14 Purdue 13 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI College GameDay ESPN 23–26 79,541 October 25 11:00 a.m. l y 20 Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL ESPN2 7–16 36,233 November 8 11:00 a.m. l y Minnesota 24 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN 34–37 59,543 November 15 11:00 a.m. w Michigan State 21 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 56–21 79,256 November 22 2:30 p.m. l Iowa 17 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry ABC 21–27 79,931 December 31 11:00 a.m. l y y Auburn The Coliseum Nashville, TN Music City Bowl ESPN 14–28 55,109 2003 Wisconsin Football http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2003-2004/teamstat.html University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics September 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001053/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2003-2004/teamstat.html 2011-06-29 dead Game summaries West Virginia 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs West Virginia – Game summary August 30, 2003 11:00 a.m. No. 21 Badgers 7 0 3 14 Mountaineers 10 0 7 0 Milan Puskar Stadium 60,663 73 °F °C; Overcast; Wind at SW 10 MPH John Carson ESPN Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline) First quarter WIS – Kareem Timbers 0-yard blocked punt return (Scott Campbell kick), 13:44. Wisconsin 7–0. WVU – Quincy Wilson 10-yard TD run (Brad Cooper kick), 0:57. West Virginia 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:45. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter WVU – Quincy Wilson 2-yard TD run (Brad Cooper kick), 11:10. West Virginia 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:20. WIS – Scott Campbell 29-yard field goal, 5:36. West Virginia 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:34. Fourth quarter WIS – Lee Evans 20-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 13:02. Tie 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:47. WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 2:57. Wisconsin 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:20. Top passers WVU – Rasheed Marshall – 10/16, 98 yards WIS – Jim Sorgi – 20/34, 215 yards, TD Top rushers WVU – Quincy Wilson – 24 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 30 rushes, 167 yards, TD Top receivers WVU – Aaron Neal – 4 receptions, 45 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD Top defenders WVU – Mike Lorello – 12 tackles, 4 TFL WIS – Jim Leonhard – 10 tackles, TFL Akron 2003 Akron Zips football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Akron vs Wisconsin – Game summary September 6, 2003 2:30 p.m. Zips 3 7 14 7 No. 18 Badgers 17 14 3 14 Camp Randall Stadium 75,401 83 °F °C; Clear; Wind at SW 10 MPH Steve Newman ESPN+ First quarter AKR – Jason Swiger 30-yard field goal, 12:34. Akron 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:20. WIS – Anthony Davis 10-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 10:50. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:40. WIS – Anthony Davis 20-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:45. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:01. WIS – Scott Campbell 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:18. Second quarter AKR – Jason Montgomery 30-yard pass from Charlie Frye (Jason Swiger kick), 12:21. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:39. WIS – Lee Evans 6-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 9:59. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:17. WIS – Anthony Davis 14-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:25. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:53. Third quarter AKR – Bobby Hendry 2-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 11:42. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 3:13. AKR – Charlie Frye 2-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 6:15. Wisconsin 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:14. WIS – Scott Campbell 35-yard field goal, 2:58. Wisconsin 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:14. Fourth quarter AKR – Dan Basch 7-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 11:13. Wisconsin 34–31. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:43. WIS – Lee Evans 99-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 6:26. Wisconsin 41–31. Drive: 1 plays, 99 yards, 0:12. WIS – Dwayne Smith 34-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 4:08. Wisconsin 48–31. Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 1:20. Top passers AKR – Charlie Frye – 31/49, 372 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 14/25, 281 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers AKR – Bobby Hendry – 24 rushes, 101 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD Top receivers AKR – Jason Montgomery – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 9 receptions, 214 yards, 2 TD Top defenders AKR – Diontre Earl – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, sack WIS – Jeff Mack – 14 tackles, TFL, sack, QB hurry UNLV 2003 UNLV Rebels football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse UNLV vs Wisconsin – Game summary September 13, 2003 11:00 a.m. Rebels 10 6 7 0 No. 14 Badgers 0 5 0 0 Camp Randall Stadium 78,043 69 °F °C; Light rain; Wind at S 9 MPH Dave Witvoet ESPN2 First quarter UNV – Dillon Pieffer 26-yard field goal, 8:51. UNLV 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:43. UNV – Jamaal Brimmer 55-yard fumble return (Dillon Pieffer kick), 4:26. UNLV 10–0. Second quarter WIS – Alex Lewis 13-yard safety, 14:55. UNLV 10–2. WIS – Scott Campbell 27-yard field goal, 13:04. UNLV 10–5. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:51. UNV – Earvin Johnson 6-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick failed), 8:03. UNLV 16–5. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:06. Third quarter UNV – Earvin Johnson 8-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick), 12:14. UNLV 23–5. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:22. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers UNV – Kurt Nantkes – 12/25, 93 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 11/25, 222 yards, 2 INT Top rushers UNV – Dominique Dorsey – 26 rushes, 100 yards WIS – Dwayne Smith – 18 rushes, 92 yards Top receivers UNV – Earvin Johnson – 5 receptions, 41 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 83 yards Top defenders UNV – Jamaal Brimmer – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, fumble recovery for TD, 2 INT WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup North Carolina 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse North Carolina vs Wisconsin – Game summary September 20, 2003 11:00 a.m. Tar Heels 7 10 3 7 Badgers 14 7 7 10 Camp Randall Stadium 77,439 58 °F °C; Clear; Wind at SE 6 MPH Jack Childress ESPN First quarter UNC – Michael Waddell 97-yard kickoff return (Dan Orner kick), 14:47. North Carolina 7–0. WIS – Stanley Booker 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 6:26. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:03. WIS – Stanley Booker 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:20. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:21. Second quarter UNC – Darian Durant 1-yard TD run (Dan Orner kick), 13:51. Tie 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:22. WIS – Lee Evans 44-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 10:59. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:56. UNC – Dan Orner 25-yard field goal, 5:14. Wisconsin 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:26. Third quarter WIS – Stanley Booker 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:48. Wisconsin 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:47. UNC – Dan Orner 51-yard field goal, 4:47. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:26. Fourth quarter WIS – Darrin Charles 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 13:38. Wisconsin 35–20. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09. WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 1:30. Wisconsin 38–20. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:51. UNC – Jesse Holley 26-yard pass from C.J. Stephens (Dan Orner kick), 0:00. Wisconsin 38–27. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:16. Top passers UNC – Darian Durant – 12/24, 139 yards, INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 12/20, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers UNC – Jacque Lewis – 6 rushes, 82 yards WIS – Stanley Booker – 28 rushes, 119 yards, 3 TD Top receivers UNC – Jarwarski Pollock – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD WIS – Lee Evans – 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD Top defenders UNC – Mahlon Carey – 14 tackles, 2 INT WIS – Anttaj Hawthorne – 8 tackles, 3 TFL, forced fumble Illinois 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary September 27, 2003 5:00 p.m. Badgers 14 7 7 10 Fighting Illini 0 10 10 0 Memorial Stadium 58,495 65 °F °C; Partly Cloudy; Wind at W 15 MPH Richard Honig ESPN First quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 19-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:32. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:14. WIS – Dwayne Smith 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:02. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:04. Second quarter WIS – Jim Sorgi 8-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:30. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:00. ILL – John Gockman 27-yard field goal, 10:54. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:36. ILL – Ibrahim Halsey 4-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (John Gockman kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 21–10. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 6:32. Third quarter ILL – John Gockman 47-yard field goal, 13:14. Wisconsin 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 0:19. WIS – Dwayne Smith 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:19. Wisconsin 28–13. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16. ILL – Ibrahim Halsey 4-yard TD run (John Gockman kick), 5:14. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:05. Fourth quarter WIS – Jim Sorgi 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:59. Wisconsin 35–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:15. WIS – Mike Allen 18-yard field goal, 3:54. Wisconsin 38–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:12. Top passers ILL – Jon Beutjer – 23/41, 207 yards, TD, INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 7/12, 131 yards Top rushers ILL – Ibrahim Halsey – 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD WIS – Dwayne Smith – 34 rushes, 193 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ILL – Kelvin Hayden – 9 receptions, 97 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 45 yards Top defenders ILL – Matt Sinclair – 21 tackles WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles Penn State 2003 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary October 4, 2003 11:00 a.m. Badgers 7 10 6 7 Nittany Lions 3 6 7 7 Beaver Stadium 107,851 52 °F °C; Rainy; Wind at SW 10-20 MPH D. Lipski ESPN First quarter PSU – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 9:15. Penn State 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:21. WIS – Lee Evans 30-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 5:27. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:48. Second quarter PSU – Sean McHugh 1-yard TD run (TEAM kick failed), 13:12. Penn State 9–7. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:15. WIS – Mike Allen 46-yard field goal, 10:42. Wisconsin 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:36. WIS – Brandon Williams 20-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 17–9. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:25. Third quarter WIS – Jim Leonhard 65-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick failed), 2:17. Wisconsin 23–9. PSU – Matt Kranchick 73-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Robbie Gould kick), 1:44. Wisconsin 23–16. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:33. Fourth quarter WIS – Stanley Booker 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:42. Wisconsin 30–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:02. PSU – Gerald Smith 5-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Robbie Gould kick), 8:43. Wisconsin 30–23. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:59. Top passers PSU – Michael Robinson – 22/43, 379 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 9/26, 140 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PSU – Austin Scott – 10 rushes, 22 yards WIS – Stanley Booker – 24 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – Matt Kranchick – 4 receptions, 136 yards, TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – Derek Wake – 9 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack WIS – Alex Lewis – 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL, forced fumble Ohio State 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Ohio State vs Wisconsin – Game summary October 11, 2003 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Buckeyes 0 3 0 7 No. 23 Badgers 0 7 3 7 Camp Randall Stadium 79,793 72 °F °C; Light Rain; Wind at S 15 MPH Dave Witvoet ESPN Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline) First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Stanley Booker 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:54. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:26. OSU – Mike Nugent 24-yard field goal, 4:02. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 2:55. Third quarter WIS – Mike Allen 38-yard field goal, 5:09. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:10. Fourth quarter OSU – Michael Jenkins 6-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick), 6:09. Tie 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:05. WIS – Lee Evans 79-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Mike Allen kick), 5:20. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:49. Top passers OSU – Craig Krenzel – 14/26, 202 yards, TD, INT WIS – Matt Schabert – 2/3, 104 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Lydell Ross – 7 rushes, 28 yards WIS – Stanley Booker – 31 rushes, 125 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Drew Carter – 3 receptions, 90 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 1 receptions, 79 yards, TD Top defenders OSU – Robert Reynolds – 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL WIS – Jonathan Welsh – 6 tackles, TFL, sack, forced fumble, QB hurry Purdue 2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team College GameDay (football TV program) Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Purdue vs Wisconsin – Game summary October 18, 2003 11:00 a.m. No. 13 Boilermakers 14 3 3 6 No. 14 Badgers 7 6 0 10 Camp Randall Stadium 79,541 57 °F °C; Clear; Wind at W 5-10 MPH Steve Newman ESPN First quarter PUR – Jerod Void 2-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 12:50. Purdue 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:57. PUR – Taylor Stubblefield 6-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick), 5:31. Purdue 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:05. WIS – Anthony Davis 28-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:14. Purdue 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:08. Second quarter WIS – Jeff Mack 55-yard fumble return (Mike Allen kick failed), 13:45. Purdue 14–13. PUR – Ben Jones 42-yard field goal, 4:11. Purdue 17–13. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 4:59. Third quarter PUR – Ben Jones 20-yard field goal, 10:16. Purdue 20–13. Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 4:39. Fourth quarter WIS – Mike Allen 25-yard field goal, 9:42. Purdue 20–16. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:27. PUR – Ben Jones 26-yard field goal, 8:15. Purdue 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:21. WIS – Jim Leonhard 63-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick), 2:55. Tie 23–23. PUR – Ben Jones 18-yard field goal, 0:03. Purdue 26–23. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 2:45. Top passers PUR – Kyle Orton – 38/55, 411 yards, TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 6/9, 118 yards, INT Top rushers PUR – Jerod Void – 11 rushes, 44 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 96 yards, TD Top receivers PUR – Taylor Stubblefield – 16 receptions, 130 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 76 yards Top defenders PUR – Stuart Schweigert – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks WIS – Alex Lewis – 9 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 5 sacks, forced fumble Northwestern 2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Northwestern – Game summary October 25, 2003 11:00 a.m. No. 20 Badgers 0 7 0 0 Wildcats 6 3 7 0 Ryan Field 36,233 54 °F °C; Cloudy; Wind at W 6 MPH Richard Honig ESPN2 First quarter NU – Jason Wright 53-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick blocked), 3:42. Northwestern 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:06. Second quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 18-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 6:55. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:49. NU – Brian Huffman 25-yard field goal, 1:44. Northwestern 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:11. Third quarter NU – Jason Wright 1-yard TD run (Brian Huffman kick), 2:08. Northwestern 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:20. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers NU – Brett Basanez – 10/23, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – Matt Schabert – 20/36, 193 yards, INT Top rushers NU – Jason Wright – 18 rushes, 97 yards, TD WIS – Dwayne Smith – 10 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers NU – Jason Wright – 1 receptions, 53 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 6 receptions, 90 yards Top defenders NU – Tim McGarigle – 14 tackles, INT WIS – Jim Leonhard – 19 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack, INT Minnesota 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary November 8, 2003 11:00 a.m. Badgers 3 10 14 7 No. 24 Golden Gophers 10 14 3 10 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,543 72 °F °C; Dome Bill LeMonnier ESPN First quarter MIN – Laurence Maroney 30-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 14:04. Minnesota 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:56. MIN – Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal, 7:56. Minnesota 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 4:27. WIS – Mike Allen 27-yard field goal, 0:13. Minnesota 10–3. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 7:43. Second quarter MIN – Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 10:52. Minnesota 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:21. WIS – Mike Allen 23-yard field goal, 4:54. Minnesota 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:58. MIN – Thomas Tapeh 6-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 2:01. Minnesota 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:53. WIS – Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:25. Minnesota 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:36. Third quarter WIS – Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 12:47. Minnesota 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:36. MIN – Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal, 9:17. Minnesota 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:30. WIS – Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:35. Tie 27–27. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:56. Fourth quarter MIN – Marion Barber III 11-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 11:13. Minnesota 34–27. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:33. WIS – Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 7:15. Tie 34–34. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:58. MIN – Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Minnesota 37–34. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 2:49. Top passers MIN – Benji Kamrath – 6/10, 93 yards WIS – Jim Sorgi – 23/34, 305 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Marion Barber III – 27 rushes, 139 yards, TD WIS – Stanley Booker – 20 rushes, 68 yards Top receivers MIN – Jared Ellerson – 3 receptions, 68 yards WIS – Owen Daniels – 3 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD Top defenders MIN – Ben West – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, sack WIS – Jim Leonhard – 11 tackles, TFL Michigan State 2003 Michigan State Spartans football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Michigan State vs Wisconsin – Game summary November 15, 2003 11:00 a.m. No. 21 Spartans 0 7 7 7 Badgers 14 14 21 7 Camp Randall Stadium 79,256 40 °F °C; Dome Stave Pamon ESPN Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Chris Spielman (Color) First quarter WIS – Lee Evans 9-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 11:22. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38. WIS – Dwayne Smith 3-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:27. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:30. Second quarter WIS – Lee Evans 75-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 4:21. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:35. MSU – Kyle Brown 21-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 2:51. Wisconsin 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:20. WIS – Lee Evans 18-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:06. Third quarter WIS – Lee Evans 70-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 35–7. Drive: 1 plays, 70 yards, 0:12. MSU – Aaron Alexander 30-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 7:49. Wisconsin 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:18. WIS – Lee Evans 18-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 4:05. Wisconsin 42–14. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:41. WIS – Dwayne Smith 14-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:32. Wisconsin 49–14. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:20. Fourth quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 26-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 13:11. Wisconsin 56–14. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:45. MSU – Drew Stanton 13-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 4:56. Wisconsin 56–21. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 4:07. Top passers MSU – Jeff Smoker – 16/31, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 16/24, 380 yards, 5 TD Top rushers MSU – DeAndra' Cobb – 16 rushes, 88 yards WIS – Dwayne Smith – 21 rushes, 207 yards, 3 TD Top receivers MSU – Aaron Alexander – 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 10 receptions, 258 yards, 5 TD Top defenders MSU – Seth Mitchell – 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL WIS – Alex Lewis – 6 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, 2 QB hurries Iowa 2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary November 22, 2003 2:30 p.m. No. 17 Hawkeyes 7 10 7 3 Badgers 14 7 0 0 Camp Randall Stadium 79,931 38 °F °C; Drizzle; Wind at NE 13 MPH Dennis Lipski ABC Tim Brant (Play-by-play) & Ed Cunningham (Color) First quarter IOW – Ramon Ochoa 18-yard TD run (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:05. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:55. WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 7:32. Tie 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:42. WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:15. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:55. Second quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 10:08. Wisconsin 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:46. IOW – Ramon Ochoa 6-yard pass from Nathan Chandler (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:42. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:40. IOW – Nate Kaeding 50-yard field goal, 0:11. Wisconsin 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 0:28. Third quarter IOW – Fred Russell 1-yard TD run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:11. Iowa 24–21. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, 0:05. Fourth quarter IOW – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 13:59. Iowa 27–21. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:49. Top passers IOW – Nathan Chandler – 8/26, 66 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – John Stocco – 5/9, 84 yards Top rushers IOW – Fred Russell – 18 rushes, 137 yards, TD WIS – Dwayne Smith – 29 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers IOW – Ramon Ochoa – 2 receptions, 15 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 76 yards Top defenders IOW – Chad Greenway – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup WIS – Kyle McCorison – 10 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack, INT, 2 QB hurries Auburn 2003 Auburn Tigers football team 2003 Music City Bowl Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin vs Auburn – Game summary December 31, 2003 11:00 a.m. Badgers 0 6 0 8 Tigers 0 7 7 14 The Coliseum 55,109 50 °F °C; Mostly sunny; Wind at Var. 7 MPH Jack Childress ESPN First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 9:44. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:58. AUB – Ronnie Brown 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 4:37. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:07. WIS – Mike Allen 35-yard field goal, 2:42. Auburn 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:55. Third quarter AUB – Cadillac Williams 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 1:32. Auburn 14–6. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:16. Fourth quarter WIS – Lee Evans 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Owen Daniels catch), 8:52. Tie 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:57. AUB – Ronnie Brown 2-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 3:30. Auburn 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:16. AUB – Cadillac Williams 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 1:37. Auburn 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 1:00. Top passers AUB – Jason Campbell – 10/22, 138 yards, INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 13/22, 169 yards, TD, INT Top rushers AUB – Cadillac Williams – 18 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 17 rushes, 77 yards Top receivers AUB – Jeris McIntyre – 3 receptions, 74 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD Top defenders AUB – Karlos Dansby – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, pass breakup WIS – Alex Lewis – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack Personnel Roster 2003 Wisconsin Badgers f 58 Jr Kalvin Barrett G y 88 Jr Mark Bell TE y 45 So Matt Bernstein Matt Bernstein (American football) FB y y 1 Sr Byron Brown WR y 67 Jr Dan Buenning G y y 87 Jr Darrin Charles WR 50 Jr Jonathan Clinkscale G y y 11 So Owen Daniels Owen Daniels (American football) WR y y 28 Jr Anthony Davis Anthony Davis (running back, born 1982) RB y y 75 Jr Morgan Davis T y 3 Sr Lee Evans Lee Evans (American football) WR y y C 26 Fr Zach Hampton WR y 13 Jr Travann Hayes WR y 29 Fr Paul Hubbard Paul Hubbard (wide receiver) WR y 76 So Matt Lawrence G y 61 Jr Mike Lorenz T y 7 Fr Ernest Mason WR y 68 Sr Fred Nieforth T y 84 So Jason Pociask TE y y 9 So Jonathan Orr WR y y 85 Jr Tony Paciotti TE y 52 So Jason Palermo C y 20 Jr Jerrone Pettus RB y 84 So Jason Pociask TE y 53 So Donovan Raiola C y y 37 So Greg Root FB y 16 Jr Matt Schabert QB y 30 So Dwayne Smith RB y 19 Sr Jim Sorgi QB y y C 32 Fr Booker Stanley RB y 2 Fr John Stocco QB y y 15 Fr Luke Swan WR y 72 Fr Joe Thomas Joe Thomas (offensive tackle) T y 8 So Brandon White WR 25 So Brandon Williams Brandon Williams (wide receiver) WR y 78 So Jake Wood Jake Wood (veteran) T y y 7 Sr Ryan Aiello S 6 Jr Brett Bell CB y 42 Jr Robert Brooks S 10 Jr Chris Catalano LB y 56 Sr Jason Clemens LB y 97 Sr Nick Cochart DT y 4 Jr Chuckie Cowans CB y 44 Jr Patrick Ellestad S y 73 Sr Matt Gajda DT y 47 So Elliot Goode LB 77 Jr Anttaj Hawthorne DT y 90 Sr Erasmus James DE y 74 Jr Jason Jefferson DT y y 98 Jr Darius Jones DE y 18 Jr Jim Leonhard S y C 12 Sr Alex Lewis Alex Lewis (linebacker) LB y 91 Jr Traison Lewis DE y 46 Sr Jeff Mark LB y C 43 Sr Kyle McCorison LB y 95 Fr Joe Monty DE y 22 Fr Roderick Rogers DB y 21 So Levonne Rowan CB y 14 So Dontez Sanders S y 2 Jr Scott Starks CB y 16 Fr Joe Stellmacher S y 34 Jr Kareem Timbers LB y 24 So LaMarr Watkins LB 92 Jr Jonathan Welsh Jonathan Welsh (American football) DE y y 41 Fr Mark Zalewski LB y 99 Jr Mike Allen K 29 Sr Scott Campbell K 94 Fr Ken DeBauche P y 86 Jr Matt Katula LS y y 31 Jr R. 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Morse P https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/uwbadgers.com/documents/2019/3/19/2003FootballRoster.pdf *Barry Alvarez Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator Rob Ianello – Tight Ends 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 PositionPlayerQuarterbackJim SorgiRunning backAnthony DavisFullbackMatt BernsteinWide receiverLee EvansWide receiverBrandon WilliamsTight endTony PaciottiLeft tackleMorgan DavisLeft guardDan BuenningCenter Donovan RaiolaRight guardJonathan ClinkscaleRight tackleMike Lorenz PositionPlayerDefensive endDarius JonesDefensive tackleAnttaj HawthorneDefensive tackleJason JeffersonDefensive endJonathan WelshOutside linebackerJeff MackInside linebackerAlex LewisOutside linebackerKareem TimbersCornerbackScott StarksStrong safetyRyan AielloFree safetyJim LeonhardCornerbackLevonne Rowan September 2025 2004 NFL draft 2004 NFL draft Wisconsin Badgers Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL team Lee Evans Wide Receiver 1 13 Buffalo Bills Alex Lewis Linebacker 5 140 Detroit Lions Jim Sorgi Quarterback 6 193 Indianapolis Colts 2004 NFL Draft https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm Pro-Football Reference December 22, 2014 December 23, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071223114213/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2004.htm dead References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Wisconsin Badgers football