2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; + – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

2004 Wisconsin Badgers football
2004 Wisconsin Badgers football
Outback Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 17
2004 record	9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian White
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium; (Capacity: 81,318)
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 9–3 record, including a 6–2 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place finish.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 a.m.	UCF*	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 34–6	82,116^[1]
September 11	11:00 a.m.	UNLV*	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 18–3	82,071^[1]
September 18	3:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 20	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 9–7	50,275^[1]
September 25	5:00 p.m.	Penn State	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 16–3	82,179^[1]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 24–7	82,306^[1]
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Ohio State	No. 15	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 24–13	105,090^[1]
October 16	4:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Purdue	No. 10	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (College GameDay)	ESPN2	W 20–17	65,196^[1]
October 23	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern	No. 6	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 24–12	82,468^[1]
November 6	2:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ABC	W 38–14	83,069^[1]
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 4	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 14–49	76,697^[1]
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Iowa	No. 9	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–30	70,397^[1]
January 1, 2005	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 8 Georgia*	No. 16	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24	62,414^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[]

2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`45`	Matt Bernstein	Jr
G	`67`	Dan Buenning	Sr
RB	`27`	Brian Calhoun	Jr
OL	`50`	Jonathan Clinkscale	Sr
TE	`11`	Owen Daniels	Jr
RB	`28`	Anthony Davis	Sr
WR	`19`	Paul Hubbard	Fr
QB	`10`	Sean Lewis	Fr
WR	`9`	Jonathan Orr	Jr
TE	`84`	Jason Pociask	Jr
FB	`25`	Chris Pressley	Fr
OL	`53`	Donovan Raiola	Jr
FB	`34`	Bill Rentmeester	Fr
QB	`7`	John Stocco	So
WR	`15`	Luke Swan	Fr
OT	`72`	Joe Thomas	So
G	`63`	Kraig Urbik	Fr
WR	`1`	Brandon Williams	Jr
OL	`78`	Jake Wood	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`77`	Anttaj Hawthorne	Sr
DT	`96`	Nick Hayden	Fr
CB	`27`	Jack Ikegwuonu	Fr
DE	`90`	Erasmus James	Sr
DT	`74`	Jason Jefferson	Sr
S	`18`	Jim Leonhard	Sr
LB	`39`	Mike Newkirk	Fr
DB	`22`	Roderick Rogers	So
CB	`21`	Levonne Rowan	Jr
CB	`2`	Scott Starks	Sr
DE	`92`	Jonathan Welsh	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`94`	Ken DeBauche	So
LS	`86`	Matt Katula	Sr
K	`10`	Taylor Mehlhaff	Fr

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries[]

Central Florida[]

UCF vs Wisconsin – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Knights	3	0	3	0	6
No. 21 Badgers	10	10	7	7	34

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 4, 2004
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); Sunny and humid; Wind at S 7 MPH
Game attendance: 82,116
Referee: Steve Pamon
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 8-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:27. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:37.
UCF – Matt Prater 51-yard field goal, 3:13. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:13.
WIS – Mike Allen 40-yard field goal, 0:35. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:54.

Second quarter

WIS – Jonathan Orr 16-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 1:35. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:00.
WIS – Mike Allen 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:24.

Third quarter

WIS – John Stocco 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:48. Wisconsin 27–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:03.
UCF – Matt Prater 33-yard field goal, 0:07. Wisconsin 27–6. Drive: 10 plays, 22 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Owen Daniels 52-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 12:30. Wisconsin 34–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37.

Top passers

UCF – Steven Moffett – 13/24, 177 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 8/18, 164 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

UCF – Alex Haynes – 21 rushes, 56 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 13 rushes, 78 yards, TD

Top receivers

UCF – Luther Huggins – 5 receptions, 85 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD

Top defenders

UCF – Atari Bigby – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL
WIS – Reggie Cribbs – 6 tackles, 2.0 TFL

UNLV[]

UNLV vs Wisconsin – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	3	0	3
No. 21 Badgers	2	7	2	7	18

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 11, 2004
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at S 8 MPH
Game attendance: 82,072
Referee: Steve Newman
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – TEAM 3-yard safety, 0:22. Wisconsin 2–0.

Second quarter

WIS – Jim Leonhard 86-yard blocked field goal return (Mike Allen kick), 2:20. Wisconsin 9–0.

Third quarter

WIS – Mark Zalewski 1-yard safety, 7:55. Wisconsin 11–0.
UNV – Sergio Aguayo 34-yard field goal, 4:40. Wisconsin 11–3. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:26.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Darrin Charles 5-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 12:19. Wisconsin 18–3. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 7:15.

Top passers

UNV – Shane Steichen – 12/27, 100 yards
WIS – John Stocco – 14/24, 131 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

UNV – Dominique Dorsey – 14 rushes, 57 yards
WIS – Jamil Walker – 16 rushes, 88 yards

Top receivers

UNV – Alvin Marshall – 3 receptions, 33 yards
WIS – Owen Daniels – 2 receptions, 40 yards

Top defenders

UNV – Joe Miklos – 11 tackles, INT
WIS – Reggie Cribbs – 8 tackles, blocked kick, QB hurry

Arizona[]

Wisconsin vs Arizona – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Badgers	0	0	0	9	9
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7

at Arizona Stadium

Date: September 18, 2004
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Rain; Wind at Var 8 MPH
Game attendance: 50,272
Referee: Gordon Riese
TV: FSN
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

ARI – Mike Jefferson 44-yard pass from Kris Heavner (Nick Folk kick), 0:32. Arizona 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:53.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

WIS – Booker Stanley 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick failed), 14:21. Arizona 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:43.
WIS – Mike Allen 23-yard field goal, 3:47. Wisconsin 9–7. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 7:26.

Top passers

ARI – Kris Heavner – 9/15, 103 yards, TD
WIS – John Stocco – 12/24, 116 yards

Top rushers

ARI – Gilbert Harris – 11 rushes, 56 yards
WIS – Stanley Booker – 30 rushes, 135 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – Mike Jefferson – 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD
WIS – Matt Bernstein – 2 receptions, 27 yards

Top defenders

ARI – Lemon Means – 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, pass breakup
WIS – Erasmus James – 5 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, pass breakup

Penn State[]

Penn State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	0	0	3	0	3
No. 20 Badgers	7	6	3	0	16

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 25, 2004
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 7 MPH
Game attendance: 82,179
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – John Stocco 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:58. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:23.

Second quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 39-yard field goal, 5:17. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:43.
WIS – Mike Allen 38-yard field goal, 2:08. Wisconsin 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:57.

Third quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 7:01. Wisconsin 16–0. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 7:59.
PSU – Robbie Gould 23-yard field goal, 2:16. Wisconsin 16–3. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:39.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

PSU – Chris Ganter – 6/23, 32 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 12/29, 150 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

PSU – Tony Hunt – 16 rushes, 72 yards
WIS – Matt Bernstein – 27 rushes, 123 yards

Top receivers

PSU – Michael Robinson – 1 receptions, 49 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 64 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Tim Shaw – 10 tackles, pass breakup, QB hurry
WIS – Brett Bell – 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL, INT

Regular starters[]

Position	Player
Quarterback	John Stocco
Running Back	Anthony Davis
Fullback	Matt Bernstein
Wide Receiver	Brandon Williams
Wide Receiver	Darrin Charles
Tight End	Tony Paciotti
Left Tackle	Joe Thomas
Left Guard	Dan Buenning
Center	Donovan Raiola
Right Guard	Jonathan Clinkscale
Right Tackle	Morgan Davis

Position	Player
Defensive End	Erasmus James
Defensive Tackle	Anttaj Hawthorne
Defensive Tackle	Jason Jefferson
Defensive End	Jonathan Welsh
Outside Linebacker	Mark Zalewski
Middle Linebacker	Reggie Cribbs/Andy Crooks
Outside Linebacker	Dontez Sanders
Cornerback	Scott Starks
Strong Safety	Robert Brooks
Free Safety	Jim Leonhard
Cornerback	Brett Bell

Players selected in the 2005 NFL Draft[]

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL Team
Erasmus James	Defensive End	1	18	Minnesota Vikings
Scott Starks	Cornerback	3	87	Jacksonville Jaguars
Dan Buenning	Guard	4	107	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jonathan Welsh	Defensive End	5	148	Indianapolis Colts
Anttaj Hawthorne	Defensive Tackle	6	175	Oakland Raiders
Jason Jefferson	Defensive Tackle	6	193	New Orleans Saints
Anthony Davis	Running Back	7	243	Indianapolis Colts

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References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[statistics-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved September 17, 2011.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 14 Michigan $+		7	–	1		9	–	3
No. 8 Iowa +		7	–	1		10	–	2
No. 17 Wisconsin		6	–	2		9	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3		6	–	6
No. 20 Ohio State		4	–	4		8	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4		7	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5		7	–	5
Penn State		2	–	6		4	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7		3	–	8
Indiana		1	–	7		3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll