2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Leaders Division Big Ten 8–6 4–4 Bret Bielema 7th first 13 games Barry Alvarez interim; bowl game Matt Canada 1st Pro-style Chris Ash 2nd Charlie Partridge 2nd 4–3 Jared Abbrederis Montee Ball Chris Borland Mike Taylor Montee Ball Chris Borland Travis Frederick Shelton Johnson Mike Taylor Ricky Wagner Camp Randall Stadium Big Ten champion Big Ten Championship Game W 70–31 vs. Nebraska Rose Bowl L 14–20 vs. Stanford The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers compiled an 8–6 record (4–4 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 414 to 268.2012 Football Cumulative Statistics University of Wisconsin UWBadgers.com September 12, 2025 https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/stats/2011 Despite finishing third in the Leaders Division, the Badgers advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game, because the first- and second-place teams (Ohio State and Penn State) were ineligible for postseason play. The Badgers defeated Nebraska in the Big Ten Championship Game and advanced to the Rose Bowl, losing to Stanford. On December 4, Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas.http://www.channel3000.com/sports/badgers/Bret-Bielema-leaves-Wisconsin-for-Arkansas/-/4052/17652574/-/14sam9h/-/index.html Bret Bielema leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas Badgers - Channel3000.com 2012-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20121207074137/http://www.channel3000.com/sports/badgers/Bret-Bielema-leaves-Wisconsin-for-Arkansas/-/4052/17652574/-/14sam9h/-/index.html 2012-12-07 dead Associated Press, Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas, New York Times, December 4, 2012 Athletic director and former head coach Barry Alvarez took over as head coach for the Rose Bowl.Mulhern Tom http://host.madison.com/sports/college/football/badgers-football-barry-alvarez-to-coach-uw-in-the-rose/article_343b5b3c-3f30-11e2-b159-0019bb2963f4.html Barry Alvarez to coach UW in the Rose Bowl; names surface in job search Wisconsin State Journal Montee Ball led the team with 1,830 yards and 132 points scored, and won the Doak Walker Award as the best running back in college football.https://archive.today/20130111102648/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120612aai.html Franklin Finishes Second in Voting for Doak Walker Award, UCLABruins.com, December 6, 2012 He also became the first player to score a touchdown in three straight Rose Bowl Games. Ball and offensive linemen Travis Frederick and Ricky Wagner received All-America honors. Linebacker Mike Taylor led the team with 69 solo tackles, 123 total tackles, and 15 tackles for loss. The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Schedule 2012 AP Central September 1 2:30 p.m. w y 12 Northern Iowa 9 (FCS) Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN 26–21 79,568 September 8 3:00 p.m. l y y 13 Oregon State Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR Fox 7–10 42,189 September 15 7:00 p.m. w y Utah State Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTNhttp://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042412aaa.html Big Ten Schools Announce Primetime Games to appear on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, or BTN Big Ten Conference April 24, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210922/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/042412aaa.html March 3, 2016 dead 16–14 79,332 September 22 11:00 a.m. w y UTEP Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 37–26 79,806 September 29 7:00 p.m. l y Nebraska 22 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE rivalry ABC 27–30 85,962 October 6 2:30 p.m. w Illinois Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC/ESPN2 31–14 80,096 October 13 11:00 a.m. w y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN BTN 38–14 46,007 October 20 11:00 a.m. w Minnesota Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry ESPNU 38–13 80,587 October 27 2:30 p.m. l y 25 Michigan State Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC/ESPN2 13–16 OT 80,538 November 10 11:00 a.m. w y Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN ESPN2 62–14 43,240 November 17 2:30 p.m. l Ohio State 6 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC/ESPN2 14–21 OT 80,112 November 24 2:30 p.m. l y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN2 21–24 OT 93,505 December 1 7:00 p.m. w y Nebraska 14 Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Big Ten Championship Game Fox 70–31 41,260 January 1, 2013 Tuesday 4:10 p.m. l y y Stanford 8 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl, College GameDay ESPN 14–20 93,259 http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/wis-m-footbl-sched.html Wisconsin Badgers football schedule uwbadgers.com April 1, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100629045356/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/wis-m-footbl-sched.html June 29, 2010 dead Rankings 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 6 7 12 12 13 13 RV 22 RV 24 RV 23 NR RV NR RV RV RV RV RV NR RV 25 RV 25 RV RV RV NR NR RV RV NR RV RV RV NR RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR RV 23 RV NR RV RV Game summaries No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa 2012 Northern Iowa Panthers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa Panthers at No. 12 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary September 1 2:30 p.m. CDT No. 9 (FCS) Panthers 0 0 7 14 No. 12 Badgers 3 10 6 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 79,568 Partly cloudy, 75 F C Dennis Lispski BTN Kevin Kugler, Chris Martin, and Jay Wilson Box score, Recap First quarter WIS – Kyle French 32-yard field goal, 7:19. Badgers 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:41. Second quarter WIS – Kyle French 35-yard field goal, 7:37. Badgers 6–0. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:28. WIS – Jared Abbrederis 10-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 0:50. Badgers 13–0. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:28. Third quarter WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22. Badgers 19–0. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:39. UNI – Chad Owens 2-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 0:52. Badgers 19–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:02. Fourth quarter WIS – Jared Abbrederis 53-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 12:31. Badgers 26–7. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:16. UNI – David Johnson 55-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 11:11. Badgers 26–14. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:13. UNI – David Johnson 31-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 7:24. Badgers 26–21. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:52. Statistics UNIWIS First downs 14 22 Total yards 306 387 Rushing yards 41 168 Passing yards 265 219 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 20:55 39:05 Team Category Player StatisticsNorthern Iowa Passing Sawyer Kollmorgen 18/34, 265 yards, 3 TD Rushing David Johnson 8 rushes, 18 yards Receiving David Johnson 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TDWisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 19/23, 219 yards, 2 TD Rushing Montee Ball 32 rushes, 120 yards, TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD At Oregon State 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 13 Wisconsin Badgers at Oregon State Beavers – Game summary September 8 3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT No. 13 Badgers 0 0 0 7 Beavers 0 3 7 0 Reser Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon 42,189 Partly sunny, 64 F C Mike Cannon Fox Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis Box score, Recap First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter ORST – Trevor Romaine 43-yard field goal, 13:03. Beavers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:43. Third quarter ORST – Brandin Cooks 20-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 9:33. Beavers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:24. Fourth quarter WIS – Jacob Pedersen 11-yard pass from Davey O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 1:31. Beavers 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:24. Statistics WISORST First downs 13 18 Total yards 207 354 Rushing yards 35 78 Passing yards 172 276 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 24:25 35:35 Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 20/38, 172 yards, TD, INT Rushing Montee Ball 15 rushes, 61 yards Receiving Jeff Duckworth 7 receptions, 55 yardsOregon State Passing Sean Mannion 29/47, 276 yards, TD Rushing Malcolm Agnew 11 rushes, 45 yards Receiving Markus Wheaton 8 receptions, 87 yards Utah State 2012 Utah State Aggies football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary September 15 7:00 p.m. CDT Aggies 7 7 0 0 Badgers 0 3 13 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 79,332 Clear, 76 F C Todd Geerlings BTN Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson Box score, Recap First quarter USU – Kerwynn Williams 39-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 9:17. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:51. Second quarter WIS – Kyle French 19-yard field goal, 14:16. Aggies 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:23. USU – Matt Austin 11-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 0:29. Aggies 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:48. Third quarter WIS – Kenzel Doe 82-yard punt return (Kyle French kick), 7:06. Aggies 14–10. WIS – Montee Ball 17-yard run (kick blocked), 3:06. Badgers 16–14. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:03. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Statistics USUWIS First downs 13 12 Total yards 308 234 Rushing yards 127 156 Passing yards 181 78 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 26:55 33:05 Team Category Player StatisticsUtah State Passing Chuckie Keeton 18/34, 181 yards, 2 TD Rushing Chuckie Keeton 15 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Kerwynn Williams 6 receptions, 78 yards, TDWisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 5/10, 63 yards Rushing Montee Ball 37 rushes, 139 yards, TD Receiving Brian Wozniak 2 receptions, 24 yards UTEP 2012 UTEP Miners football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse UTEP Miners at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary September 22 11:00 a.m. CDT Miners 6 3 7 10 Badgers 2 21 0 14 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 79,806 Cloudy, 44 F C John O'Neill ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway, and Lewis Johnson Box score, Recap First quarter UTEP – Michael Edwards 39-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (kick blocked), 2:15. Miners 6–0. Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:16. WIS – Devin Smith 98-yard PAT return, 2:15. Miners 6–2. Second quarter WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Kyle French kick), 14:13. Badgers 9–6. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:56. WIS – James White 3-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 10:42. Badgers 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:51. WIS – Jared Abbrederis 47-yard pass from Joel Stave (Jack Russell kick), 4:23. Badgers 23–6. Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:08. UTEP – Steven Valadez 45-yard field goal, 0:00. Badgers 23–9. Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:03. Third quarter UTEP – Xay Williams 8-yard run (Steven Valadez kick), 4:57. Badgers 23–16. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20. Fourth quarter UTEP – Steven Valadez 43-yard field goal, 7:59. Badgers 23–19. Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 6:57. WIS – James White 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:20. Badgers 30–19. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:47. WIS – Melvin Gordon 26-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:05. Badgers 37–19. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:07. UTEP – Michael Edwards 62-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick), 0:50. Badgers 37–26. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:04. Statistics UTEPWIS First downs 20 21 Total yards 336 423 Rushing yards 77 213 Passing yards 259 210 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 31:20 28:40 Team Category Player StatisticsUTEP Passing Nick Lamaison 22/39, 259 yards, 2 TD Rushing Xay Williams 8 rushes, 53 yards, TD Receiving Michael Edwards 7 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TDWisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/17, 210 yards, TD, INT Rushing Melvin Gordon 8 rushes, 112 yards, TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 6 receptions, 147 yards, TD At No. 22 Nebraska 2012 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin Badgers at No. 22 Nebraska Cornhuskers – Game summary September 29 7:00 p.m. CDT Badgers 14 6 7 0 No. 22 Cornhuskers 3 7 17 3 Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska 85,962 Clear, 73 F C Bill LeMonnier ABC Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge, and Holly Rowe Box score, Recap First quarter WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 11:02. Badgers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:30. WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 7:20. Badgers 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:29. NEB – Brett Maher 26-yard field goal, 5:29. Badgers 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:39. Second quarter WIS – Jared Abbrederis 29-yard pass from Steve Joel (kick failed), 11:50. Badgers 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:24. NEB – Rex Burkhead 3-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:11. Badgers 20–10. Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 5:13. Third quarter WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Kyle French kick), 10:29. Badgers 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:17. NEB – Taylor Martinez 38-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 8:56. Badgers 27–17. Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27. NEB – Kyler Reed 10-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:47. Badgers 27–24. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41. NEB – Brett Maher 38-yard field goal, 0:55. Tied 27–27. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:45. Fourth quarter NEB – Brett Maher 41-yard field goal, 9:41. Cornhuskers 30–27. Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:22. Statistics WISNEB First downs 17 24 Total yards 295 440 Rushing yards 56 259 Passing yards 239 181 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:00 31:00 Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/23, 214 yards, TD Rushing Montee Ball 31 rushes, 93 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 7 receptions, 142 yards, TDNebraska Passing Taylor Martinez 17/29, 181 yards, 2 TD Rushing Taylor Martinez 13 rushes, 107 yards, TD Receiving Kenny Bell 4 receptions, 57 yards Illinois 2012 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary October 6 2:30 p.m. CDT Fighting Illini 0 7 0 7 Badgers 0 7 3 21 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 80,096 Cloudy, 46 F C Dave Witvoet ABC/ESPN2 Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell, and Maria Taylor Box score, Recap Statistics ILLWIS First downs 15 18 Total yards 284 427 Rushing yards 106 173 Passing yards 178 254 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 31:48 28:12 Team Category Player StatisticsIllinois Passing Nathan Scheelhaase 18/29, 178 yards, TD, INT Rushing Nathan Scheelhaase 22 rushes, 84 yards, TD Receiving Darius Millines 5 receptions, 54 yardsWisconsin Passing Joel Stave 16/25, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Montee Ball 19 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD At Purdue 2012 Purdue Boilermakers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary October 13 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m. EDT Badgers 7 10 7 14 Boilermakers 7 0 0 7 Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana 46,007 Mostly cloudy, 59 F C Dennis Lipski BTN Box score, Recap Statistics WISPUR First downs 30 11 Total yards 645 252 Rushing yards 467 128 Passing yards 178 124 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 38:42 21:18 Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/21, 178 yards, TD, INT Rushing Montee Ball 29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jacob Pedersen 4 receptions, 77 yards, TDPurdue Passing Caleb TerBush 7/16, 80 yards, INT Rushing Akeem Hunt 4 rushes, 85 yards, 1 TD Receiving Antavian Edison 3 receptions, 58 yards Minnesota 2012 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary October 20 11:00 a.m. CDT Golden Gophers 6 0 7 0 Badgers 7 7 10 14 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 80,587 Sunny, 48 F C Todd Gerrling ESPNU Box score, Recap Statistics MINNWIS First downs 12 24 Total yards 245 443 Rushing yards 96 337 Passing yards 149 106 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 25:04 34:56 Team Category Player StatisticsMinnesota Passing Philip Nelson 13/24, 149 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Philip Nelson 16 rushes, 67 yards Receiving Brandon Green 3 receptions, 44 yards, TDWisconsin Passing Joel Stave 7/15, 106 yards Rushing James White 15 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 2 receptions, 68 yards Michigan State 2012 Michigan State Spartans football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Michigan State Spartans at No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary October 27 2:30 p.m. CDT Spartans 3 0 0 7 6 No. 25 Badgers 7 0 0 3 3 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 80,538 Sunny, 44 F C John O'Neill ABC/ESPN2 Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham, and Jeannine Edwards Box score, Recap Statistics MSUWIS First downs 17 10 Total yards 277 190 Rushing yards 61 19 Passing yards 216 171 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:05 30:55 Team Category Player StatisticsMichigan State Passing Andrew Maxwell 24/39, 216 yards, 2 TD Rushing Le'Veon Bell 21 rushes, 77 yards Receiving Keith Mumphery 5 receptions, 63 yardsWisconsin Passing Joel Stave 9/11, 127 yards, TD Rushing Montee Ball 22 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Jacob Pedersen 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD At Indiana 2012 Indiana Hoosiers football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary November 10 11:00 a.m. CST/12:00 p.m. EST Badgers 14 10 17 21 Hoosiers 0 7 0 7 Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana 43,240 Sunny, 63 F C Dan Capron ESPN2 Beth Mowins and Joey Galloway Box score, Recap Statistics WISIND First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving No. 6 Ohio State 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary November 17 2:30 p.m. CST No. 6 Buckeyes 7 7 0 0 7 Badgers 0 7 0 7 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 80,112 Sunny, 54 F C Bill LeMonnier ABC/ESPN2 Joe Tessitore and Matt Millen Box score, Recap Statistics OSUWIS First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsOhio State Passing Rushing Receiving Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111612aab.html Fifteen minutes that have lated y fifty years Lucas Mike July 26, 2012 January 6, 2013 Varsity (University of Wisconsin) At Penn State 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions – Game summary November 24 2:30 p.m. CST/3:30 p.m. EST Badgers 14 0 0 7 0 Nittany Lions 7 0 6 8 3 Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania 93,505 Cloudy with flurries, 32 F C Dave Witvoet ESPN2 Mark Jones and Brock Huard Box score, Recap Statistics WISPSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Penn State Passing Rushing Receiving Vs. No. 14 Nebraska (Big Ten Championship) 2012 Big Ten Football Championship Game Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse 2012 Big Ten Championship GameNo. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary December 1 7:00 p.m. CST/8:00 p.m. EST No. 14 Cornhuskers 10 0 7 14 Badgers 21 21 21 7 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana 41,260 None (retractable roof closed) John O'Neill Fox Gus Johnson, Charles Davis, and Julie Alexandria Box score, Recap Statistics NEBWIS First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsNebraska Passing Rushing Receiving Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running back James White). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set against Northwestern in 2010 and Austin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 against Indiana in 2010). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflected Taylor Martinez pass 29 yards to put Wisconsin up 14-0 less than 3 minutes into the game. A wild rushing touchdown by Taylor Martinez and a Brett Maher field goal narrowed Wisconsin's advantage to 14-10, but the Badgers went 45 yards on two plays to set up another scoring drive, capped off by a 9-yard rushing touchdown by James White. When Nebraska's offense stalled, Wisconsin's offense roared into gear and scored three more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone, taking a 42-10 lead at the half with a James White passing touchdown to TE Sam Arneson. In the second half, Nebraska managed to gain a grand total of 3 yards before Martinez threw his second interception on Nebraska's first drive of the half. Wisconsin scored on the next play, taking a 49-10 lead. The Badgers secured their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a third consecutive Rose Bowl berth with the blowout win, improving to 8-5 on the year and snapping their 2-game losing streak. On December 4, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas,Bret Bielema Leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas Kurt Voigt https://news.yahoo.com/bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas-005156846--spt.html Yahoo! Sports Associated Press December 5, 2012 December 6, 2012 ending his career at Wisconsin after 7 seasons (from 2006 to 2012). Bielema had a 68-24 overall record in 7 seasons at Wisconsin and his teams went 37-19 in Big Ten conference games. In addition, Bielema won both of the first two Big Ten Conference Championship Games. 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No. 8 Stanford (Rose Bowl) 2013 Rose Bowl 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team Wisconsin Badgers white ;text-align:center; autocollapse 2013 Rose BowlWisconsin Badgers vs. No. 8 Stanford Cardinal – Game summary January 1, 2013 Tuesday 4:10 p.m. CST/2:10 p.m. PST Badgers 0 14 0 0 No. 8 Cardinal 14 3 0 3 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California 93,359 Partly cloudy, 61 F C Jerry McGinn ABC Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox, and Tom Rinaldi Box score, Recap Statistics WISSTAN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Stanford Passing Rushing Receiving thumb|left|Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Bret Bielema Head coach Matt Canada Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach Chris Ash Defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach Zach Azzanni Wide receivers coach Andy Buh Linebackers coach Eddie Faulkner Tight ends coach Thomas Hammock Assistant head coach, running backs coach recruiting coordinator Mike Markuson Offensive line coach Bart Miller Offensive line coach Charlie Partridge Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, defensive line coach Ben Strickland Defensive backs, special teams coach Terrance Jamison Graduate assistant Roster (as of October 15, 2012)http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wis-m-footbl-mtt.html 2012 Roster at UWbadgers.com uwbadgers.com 2012-04-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20111013200626/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wis-m-footbl-mtt.html 2011-10-13 deadQuarterbacks 2 Joel Stave – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 5 Jon Budmayr – 10px|Redshirt Junior 6 Danny O'Brien - 10px|Redshirt Junior 9 Chase Knox - Freshman 10 Curt Phillips – 10px|Redshirt Senior 13 Bart Houston - Freshman 15 Thad Armstrong - Freshman 16 Clay Rust - Freshman Wide receivers 1 AJ Jordan – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 3 Kenzel Doe – Sophomore 4 Jared Abbrederis – 10px|Redshirt Junior 8 Isaiah Williams – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 9 Jordan Fredrick – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 15 Jeff Duckworth – 10px|Redshirt Junior 16 Reggie Love Jr. - Freshman 17 Derek Hasanoglu – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 18 Lance Baretz – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 19 Manasseh Garner – Junior 28 Leo Musso - Freshman 30 Alex Erickson - Freshman 31 Connor Cummins – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 82 Jake Stengel – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 89 Chase Hammond – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Running backs 20 James White – Junior 22 Jeff Lewis – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 23 Vonte Jackson - Freshman 25 Melvin Gordon – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 26 Derek Straus – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 27 Kyle Zuleger – 10px|Redshirt Junior 28 Montee Ball – Senior 34 Derek Watt (FB) – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 37 Kevin MacCudden (FB) – Sophomore 86 Sherard Cadogan (FB) – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Tight ends 38 Eric Steffes - Freshman 42 Alex Walker - Freshman 46 Austin Traylor – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 48 Jacob Pedersen – 10px|Redshirt Junior 49 Sam Arneson – Sophomore 81 Brock DeCicco – 10px|Redshirt Junior 87 Scot MacMillan – Sophomore 85 Brian Wozniak – 10px|Redshirt Junior 90 Matt Prell - Freshman Offensive line 54 Kyle Costigan – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 55 Joseph McNamara – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 56 Riki Kodanko – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 57 Jake Meador - Freshman 58 Ricky Wagner – 10px|Redshirt Senior 61 Tyler Marz – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 62 Walker Williams - Freshman 64 Robert Burge – 10px|Redshirt Senior 65 Jonathan Coon – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 70 Dan Voltz - Freshman 71 Ray Ball – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 72 Travis Frederick – 10px|Redshirt Junior 73 Dallas Lewallen – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 75 Zac Matthias – 10px|Redshirt Junior 78 Rob Havenstein – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 79 Ryan Groy – 10px|Redshirt Junior Defensive line 11 David Gilbert – 10px|Redshirt Junior 41 Jesse Hayes – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 45 Warren Herring – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 50 Josh Harrison – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 51 Tyler Dippel – 10px|Redshirt Junior 55 Trent Denlinger - Freshman 58 Jacob Ninneman – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 68 Logan Schmidt - Freshman 74 Konrad Zagzebski – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 76 Arthur Goldberg - Freshman 77 Bryce Gilbert – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 87 Ethan Hemer – 10px|Redshirt Junior 92 Pat Muldoon – 10px|Redshirt Junior 94 Scot Granger – Junior 97 Brendan Kelly – 10px|Redshirt Senior 99 James Adeyanju – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Linebackers 13 Conor O'Neill – 10px|Redshirt Junior 17 AJ Fenton – 10px|Redshirt Junior 30 Derek Landisch – Sophomore 31 Josh Peprah – 10px|Redshirt Junior 36 Ethan Armstrong – 10px|Redshirt Junior 42 Tyler Byers – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 44 Chris Borland – 10px|Redshirt Junior 46 Jake Rademacher - Freshman 47 Vince Biegel - Freshman 52 Nick Hill – 10px|Redshirt Junior 53 Mike Taylor – 10px|Redshirt Senior 57 Ben Ruechel – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 59 Marcus Trotter – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 93 Jake Keefer – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Defensive backs 3 Jameson Wright – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 5 Darius Hillary – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 7 Michael Caputo – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 10 Devin Smith – 10px|Redshirt Senior 12 Dezmen Southward – 10px|Redshirt Junior 14 Marcus Cromartie – 10px|Redshirt Senior 14 Nate Hammon Jr. - Freshman 18 Dare Ogunbowale - Freshman 19 Hugs Etienne - Freshman 19 Joe Schobert - Freshman 21 Peniel Jean – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 22 Darius Feaster – 10px|Redshirt Junior 23 Jerry Ponio – 10px|Redshirt Junior 24 Shelton Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Senior 26 Reggie Mitchell - Freshman 29 Terrance Floyd – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 32 Devin Gaulden – Sophomore 43 Michael Trotter – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Punters 12 Matt Salerno – Freshman 90 Drew Meyer – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 91 Brett Nethery – Freshman Place kickers 17 Jack Russell - Freshman 94 Kyle French – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 96 Stephen Salata - Freshman Long snappers 56 James McGuire – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 60 Connor Udelhoven – Freshman Regular starters PositionPlayerQuarterbackJoel StaveRunning BackMontee BallFullbackDerek WattWide receiverJared AbbrederisWide receiverJordan FredrickTight endJacob Pedersen / Brian WozniakLeft tackleRicky WagnerLeft guardRyan GroyCenterTravis FrederickRight guardKyle CostiganRight tackleRob Havenstein PositionPlayerDefensive endDavid GilbertDefensive tackleBeau AllenDefensive tackleEthan HemerDefensive endPat MuldoonOutside linebackerMike TaylorMiddle linebackerChris BorlandOutside linebackerEthan ArmstrongCornerbackDevin SmithStrong safetyDezmen SouthwardFree safetyShelton JohnsonCornerbackMarcus Cromartie Recruiting yes 2012 Vince Biegel LB Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln HS 6 3 210 4.6 April 23, 2011 4 4 80 Hugs Etienne CB Plantation, FL South Plantation HS 5 10 175 N/A June 22, 2011 2 3 78 Arthur Goldberg DT Pittsburgh, PA Mount Lebanon HS 6 3 250 N/A June 23, 2011 3 3 75 Bart Houston QB Concord, CA De La Salle HS 6 3 200 N/A May 3, 2011 4 3 80 Vonte Jackson RB Kenosha, WI Bradford HS 6 0 175 4.53 March 26, 2011 4 4 79 Reggie Love WR Boca Raton, FL Spanish River HS 6 2 200 N/A November 5, 2011 3 3 72 Jake Meador OT Whiteland, IN Whiteland Community HS 6 6 305 N/A February 1, 2012 3 3 77 Reggie Mitchell WR Pittsburgh, PA Shady Side Academy 5 11 166 4.82 June 23, 2011 2 2 74 Leo Musso RB Waunakee, WI Waunakee HS 5 9 186 4.64 January 27, 2012 2 2 45 D.J. Singleton S Jersey City, NJ St. Peter's Prep 6 2 200 4.5 August 21, 2011 4 3 79 Dan Voltz OT Barrington, IL Barrington HS 6 5 290 5.4 March 15, 2011 4 4 80 Walker Williams OT Tacoma, WA Tacoma Baptist HS 6 6 320 N/A August 12, 2011 3 3 76 yes 2012 Wisconsin Football Commitment List 2012 Wisconsin Football Recruiting Commits 2012 Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2012 275 April 2, 2012 63 Awards Watchlists and preseason awards 18em Jared Abbrederis Biletnikoff Award Montee Ball Doak Walker Award Maxwell Award Walter Camp Award Chris Borland Bednarik Award Butkus Award Lombardi Award Nagurski Trophy Travis Frederick Lombardi Award Outland Trophy Rimington Trophy Jacob Pedersen Mackey Award Mike Taylor Lombardi Award Nagurski Trophy Ricky Wagner Lombardi Award Outland Trophy James White Doak Walker Award Postseason awards 18em Jared Abbrederis First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) Beau Allen All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) Montee Ball Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) First Team All-American (American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, ESPN) Consensus All-Americanhttps://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/68078/big-ten-all-america-roundup Big Ten All-America roundup go.com Jim Brown Award Doak Walker Awardhttp://www.espn.com/college-football/awards/_/id/5 Doak Walker Award Winners - NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN ESPN.com Chris Borland First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) Marcus Cromartie All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) Travis Frederick First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) David Gilbert All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) Ryan Groy Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) Ethan Hemer All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Coaches) Drew Meyer All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Media) Jacob Pedersen Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) Devin Smith Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) Dezmen Southward All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) Mike Taylor First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) Ricky Wagner First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) Second Team All-American (CBS Sports) Statistics Passing Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency Pos. Player G COMP ATT COMP % YDS TD INT EFF WR Jared Abbrederis 13 1 1 100.0 27 0 0 326.8 QB Danny O'Brien 7 52 86 60.5 523 3 1 120.7 QB Curt Phillips 7 46 81 56.8 540 5 2 128.2 QB Joel Stave 8 70 119 58.8 1104 6 3 148.3 RB James White 14 1 2 50.0 3 1 0 227.6 Rushing Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns Pos. Player G ATT YDS AVG LG TD WR Jared Abbrederis 13 8 83 10.4 24 0 RB Montee Ball 14 356 1830 5.1 67 22 WR Kenzel Doe 14 2 11 5.5 12 0 RB Melvin Gordon 14 62 621 10.0 60 3 RB Jeffrey Lewis 3 4 13 3.2 6 1 QB Danny O'Brien 7 15 -82 -5.5 7 0 TE Jacob Pedersen 14 1 10 10.0 0 0 QB Curt Phillips 7 27 99 3.7 52 0 QB Joel Stave 8 19 -51 -2.7 16 0 FB Derek Watt 14 2 5 2.5 3 0 RB James White 14 125 806 6.4 69 12 Receiving Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns Pos. Player G REC YDS AVG LG TD TE Sam Arneson 13 4 19 4.8 9 2 WR Jared Abbrederis 13 49 837 17.1 60 5 RB Montee Ball 14 10 72 7.2 16 0 WR Kenzel Doe 14 16 121 7.6 19 0 WR Jeff Duckworth 13 9 60 6.7 10 1 WR Jordan Fredrick 14 17 196 11.5 20 1 RB Melvin Gordon 14 2 65 32.5 57 1 WR Chase Hammond 12 5 50 10.0 30 0 WR Reggie Love 5 1 19 19.0 19 0 TE Jacob Pedersen 14 27 355 13.1 31 4 QB Curt Phillips 7 1 27 27.0 27 0 FB Derek Watt 14 12 150 12.5 33 0 RB James White 14 8 132 16.5 62 1 TE Brian Wozniak 14 9 94 10.4 21 0 Kick and punt returning Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns Pos. Player G PR PYDS PLG KR KYDS KLG Total Return TDs WR Jared Abbrederis 13 17 111 34 0 0 0 0 DT Beau Allen 14 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 WR Kenzel Doe 13 8 99 82 7 195 47 1 RB Melvin Gordon 14 0 0 0 7 151 32 0 RB James White 14 0 0 0 6 114 26 0 RB Kyle Zulegar 14 0 0 0 2 29 20 0 Kicking Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; TP = Total points Pos. Player G FGM FGA LG XPT XPT ATT TP K Kyle French 13 10 16 46 38 40 68 K Jack Russell 8 0 2 0 14 15 14 Punting Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks Pos. Player G P YDS AVG LG In20 TB P Drew Meyer 14 80 3323 41.5 61 36 5 Defensive Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PDef = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries Pos. Player G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack INT PDef FF FR LB Mike Taylor 14 69 54 123 15.0-59 3 0 4 0 1 LB Chris Borland 12 56 48 104 10.0-40 4.5 0 6 3 3 LB Ethan Armstrong 14 54 39 93 2.0-6 0 1 5 0 0 S Dezmen Southward 14 44 25 69 8.0-18 0 1 5 1 0 CB Marcus Cromartie 14 38 24 62 0.0-0 0 1 13 1 0 CB Devin Smith 14 35 22 57 1.0-4 1 4 17 1 0 S Shelton Johnson 11 30 26 56 0.5-0 0 0 4 0 0 DE David Gilbert 14 21 21 42 9.5-46 4 0 1 3 0 DT Beau Allen 14 18 19 37 7.5-31 2.5 0 2 1 0 DE Brendon Kelly 11 17 11 28 6.0-29 5 0 2 0 1 LB Derek Landisch 14 15 13 28 1.0-1 0 0 1 0 0 DT Ethan Hemer 14 14 10 24 2.5-12 1 0 3 0 0 S Michael Trotter 13 14 10 24 1.0-8 1 0 1 0 0 CB Darius Hillary 14 16 7 23 0.0-0 0 0 2 0 0 DE Tyler Dippel 13 10 10 20 5.5-34 5 0 1 0 0 DE Pat Muldoon 11 9 7 16 5.5-18 2.5 0 2 0 0 LB Conor O'Neill 14 10 5 15 0.0-0 0 1 1 0 0 DT Warren Herring 14 7 6 13 1.0-6 0.5 0 1 0 1 FB Derek Watt 14 10 3 13 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0 CB Michael Caputo 13 8 2 10 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DT Bryce Gilbert 13 5 5 10 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Kyle Zulegar 14 4 3 7 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 WR Lance Baretz 12 4 2 6 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 LB Marcus Trotter 4 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DT Konrad Zagezebski 13 1 3 4 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0 LB Jake Keefer 4 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CB Deven Gaulden 4 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 LS James McGuire 14 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CB Jerry Ponio 10 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 WR Kenzel Doe 14 1 1 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DE Jacob Ninneman 1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DE James Adeyanju 3 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CB Peniel Jean 5 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0 WR Jake Stengel 6 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1 CB Terrance Floyd 7 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Derek Straus 4 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DE Josh Harrison 1 1 0 1 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0 G Ryan Groy 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 C Travis Frederick 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 TE Jacob Pedersen 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Melvin Gordon 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 P Drew Meyer 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Montee Ball 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 NFL draft class + 2013 NFL draft selections Wisconsin Badgers Round Pick # Team Player Position 1 31 Dallas Cowboys Travis Frederick Center 2 58 Denver Broncos Montee Ball Running Back 5 168 Baltimore Ravens Ricky Wagner Offensive Tackle Signed undrafted free agents CB Marcus Cromartie, San Diego Chargers CB Devin Smith, Dallas Cowboys References External links Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Wisconsin Badgers football