2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2012 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Big Ten Championship Game, W 70–31 vs. Nebraska
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Stanford
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	Leaders Division
2012 record	8–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bret Bielema (13 games, through December 4, 2012) Barry Alvarez (Rose Bowl)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Canada
Defensive coordinator	Chris Ash Charlie Partridge
Captain	Montee Ball Chris Borland Travis Frederick Shelton Johnson Mike Taylor Ricky Wagner
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 80,321)
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska x		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 24 Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 17 Northwestern		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Iowa		2	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6					6	–	7
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x		8	–	0					12	–	0
Penn State*		6	–	2					8	–	4
Wisconsin $		4	–	4					8	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5					6	–	7
Indiana		2	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013.

Recruiting[]

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Vince Biegel LB	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	Lincoln HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.6	Apr 23, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Hugs Etienne CB	Plantation, FL	South Plantation HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A	Jun 22, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Arthur Goldberg DT	Pittsburgh, PA	Mount Lebanon HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Jun 23, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Bart Houston QB	Concord, CA	De La Salle HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	May 3, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Vonte Jackson RB	Kenosha, WI	Bradford HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.53	Mar 26, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Reggie Love WR	Boca Raton, FL	Spanish River HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Nov 5, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Jake Meador OT	Whiteland, IN	Whiteland Community HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	N/A	Feb 1, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Reggie Mitchell WR	Pittsburgh, PA	Shady Side Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	4.82	Jun 23, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Leo Musso RB	Waunakee, WI	Waunakee HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.64	Jan 27, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
D.J. Singleton S	Jersey City, NJ	St. Peter's Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.5	Aug 21, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Dan Voltz OT	Barrington, IL	Barrington HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	5.4	Mar 15, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Walker Williams OT	Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Baptist HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	N/A	Aug 12, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 63
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

Watchlists/Preseason awards[]

Schedule[]

The schedule is as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa*	No. 12	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 26–21	79,568
September 8	3:00 p.m.	at Oregon State*	No. 13	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FOX	L 7–10	42,189
September 15	7:00 p.m.	Utah State*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN[2]	W 16–14	79,332
September 22	11:00 a.m.	UTEP*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 37–26	79,806
September 29	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	ABC	L 27–30	85,962
October 6	2:30 p.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	W 31–14	80,096
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	BTN	W 38–14	46,007
October 20	11:00 a.m.	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPNU	W 38–13	80,587
October 27	2:30 p.m.	Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 13–16 OT	80,538
November 10	11:00 a.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN2	W 62–14	43,240
November 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 14–21 OT	80,112
November 24	2:30 p.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 21–24 OT	93,505
December 1	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Nebraska		Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship Game)	FOX	W 70–31	41,260
January 1, 2013	4:10 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Stanford		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 14–20	93,259
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	12	13	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV
Coaches	12	13	22	24	23	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	23	RV
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	25	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Regular season[]

Northern Iowa[]

Northern Iowa at #12 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Northern Iowa 0 0 7 14 21 • #12 Wisconsin 3 10 6 7 26 Date: September 1 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 2:30 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:57 Game attendance: 79,568 Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C), Wind: ENE 15 MPH Referee: Dennis Lispski TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Chris Martin (Color) & (Sideline)

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 32 Car, 120 Yds, 1 TD
• Passing: Danny O'Brien – 19/23, 219 Yds, 2 TDs
• Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 6 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TDs
• Defense: Mike Taylor – 13 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, PBU

at Oregon State[]

#13 Wisconsin at Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total #13 Wisconsin 0 0 0 7 7 • Oregon State 0 3 7 0 10 Date: September 8 Location: Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR Game start: 3:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:17 Game attendance: 42,189 Game weather: Partly Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C), Wind: W 13 MPH Referee: Mike Cannon TV announcers (FX): Craig Bolerjack, Joel Klatt, and Petros Papadakis

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 15 Car, 61 Yds
• Passing: Danny O'Brien – 20/38, 172 Yds, TD, INT
• Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 36 Yds, TD
• Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 10 Tkls

Utah State[]

Utah State at #22 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Utah State 7 7 0 0 14 • #22 Wisconsin 0 3 13 0 16 Date: September 15 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin Game start: 7:01 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 79,332 Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: WSW 8 MPH Referee: Todd Geerlings TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson Sources:

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 37 Car, 139 Yds, TD
• Passing: Danny O'Brien – 5/10, 63 Yds
• Receiving: Brian Wozniak – 2 Rec, 24 Yds
• Defense: Mike Taylor – 15 Tkls, TFL

UTEP[]

UTEP at #24 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total UTEP 6 3 7 10 26 • #24 Wisconsin 2 21 0 14 37 Date: September 22 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 11:01 CST Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 79,806 Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind: NW 15 MPH Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway and Lewis Johnson

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: James White – 15 Car, 65 Yds, 2 TDs
• Passing: Joel Stave – 12/17, 217 Yds, TD, INT
• Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 6 Rec, 147 Yds, TD
• Defense: Chris Borland – 12 Tkls, 2 sack, 3.5 TFL, 2 PBU

at Nebraska[]

#23 Wisconsin at #20 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total #23 Wisconsin 14 6 7 0 27 • #20 Nebraska 3 7 17 3 30 Date: September 29 Location: Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE Game start: 7:00 PM Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 85,962 Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C), Wind: SSE 5 MPH Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 31 Car, 93 Yds, 3 TDs
• Passing: Joel Stave – 12/23, 214 Yds, TD
• Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 7 Rec, 142 Yds, TD
• Defense: Mike Taylor – 15 Tkls, 1.0 TFL

Illinois[]

Illinois at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 0 7 0 7 14 • Wisconsin 0 7 3 21 31 Date: October 6 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 2:30 PM Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 80,096 Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: NW 15 MPH Referee: Dave Witvoet TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell and Maria Taylor

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 19 Car, 116 Yds, 2 TDs
• Passing: Joel Stave – 16/25, 254 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
• Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 7 Rec, 117 Yds, TD
• Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.5 TFL

at Purdue[]

Wisconsin at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 7 10 7 14 38 Purdue 7 0 0 7 14 Date: October 13 Location: Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Game start: 11:00 AM Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 46,007 Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), Wind: SSW 10 MPH Referee: Dennis Lipski Television network: BTN

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 29 Car, 247 Yds, 3 TDs
• Passing: Joel Stave – 12/21, 178 Yds, TD, INT
• Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 77 Yds, TD
• Defense: Chris Borland – 7 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, Sack

Minnesota[]

Minnesota at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Minnesota 6 0 7 0 13 • Wisconsin 7 7 10 14 38 Date: October 20 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 11:00 AM Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 80,587 Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C), Wind: W 10 MPH Referee: Todd Gerrling Television network: ESPNU

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: James White – 15 Car, 175 Yds, 3 TDs
• Passing: Joel Stave – 7/15, 106 Yds
• Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 2 Rec, 68 Yds
• Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.0 TFL

Michigan State[]

Michigan State at #25 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Michigan State 3 0 0 7 6 16 #25 Wisconsin 7 0 0 3 3 13 Date: October 27 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 2:30 PM Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 80,538 Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind: NNW 12 MPH Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham and Jeannine Edwards

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 22 Car, 46 Yds
• Passing: Joel Stave – 9/11, 127 Yds, TD
• Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 3 Rec, 65 Yds, TD
• Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 8 Tkls, 1.0 TFL, QBH

at Indiana[]

Wisconsin at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 14 10 17 21 62 Indiana 0 7 0 7 14 Date: November 10 Location: Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN Game start: 11:00 AM Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 43,240 Game weather: Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C), Wind: S 15 MPH Referee: Dan Capron TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins and Joey Galloway

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 208 Yds, 3 TDs
• Passing: Curt Phillips – 4/7, 41 Yds, TD
• Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 2 Yds, TD
• Defense: Chris Borland – 8 Tkls, 0.5 TFL, FR

Ohio State[]

Ohio State at Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Ohio State 7 7 0 0 7 21 Wisconsin 0 7 0 7 0 14 Date: November 17 Location: Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Game start: 2:33 PM Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 80,112 Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C), Wind: S 10 MPH Referee: Bill LeMonnier TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore and Matt Millen

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 39 Car, 191 Yds, TD
• Passing: Curt Phillips – 14/25, 154 Yds, TD
• Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 6 Rec, 66 Yds, TD
• Defense: Shelton Johnson – 11 Tkls, PBU

Notes

• During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.^[3]

at Penn State[]

Wisconsin at Penn State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Wisconsin 14 0 0 7 0 21 • Penn State 7 0 6 8 3 24 Date: November 24 Location: Beaver Stadium University Park, PA Game start: 2:35 PM Elapsed time: 3:32 Game attendance: 93,505 Game weather: Cloudy, flurries, 32 °F (0 °C), Wind: W 20 MPH Referee: D. Witvoet TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Jones and Brock Huard

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 111 Yds, TD
• Passing: Curt Phillips – 12/25, 191 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
• Receiving: Melvin Gordon – 1 Rec, 57 Yds, TD
• Defense: Mike Taylor – 11 Tkls, 2 TFL, Sack, PBU

vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)[]

Wisconsin vs. #13 Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total #13 Nebraska 10 0 7 14 31 • Wisconsin 21 21 21 7 70 Date: December 1 Location: Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN Game start: 7:20 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:28 Game attendance: 41,260 Game weather: Indoors Referee: John O'Neill TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis & Julie Alexandria (Sideline)

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 21 Car, 202 Yds, 3 TDs
• Passing: Curt Phillips – 6/8, 71 Yds
• Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 3 Yds, TD
• Defense: Marcus Cromartie – 7 Tkls, INT, 2 PBUs, TD

Notables 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, 2012, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas,^[4] 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.

vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)[]

#23 Wisconsin vs. #8 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total #23 Wisconsin 0 14 0 0 14 • #8 Stanford 14 3 0 3 20 Date: January 1 Location: Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Game start: 4:12 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:06 Game attendance: 93,359 Game weather: Partly cloudy 61 °F (16 °C), Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Jerry McGinn (Big East) TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color), Heather Cox (Sideline) & Tom Rinaldi (Sideline)

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Montee Ball – 24 Car, 100 Yds, TD
• Passing: Curt Phillips – 10/16, 83 Yds, TD, INT
• Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 3 Rec, 44 Yds
• Defense: Chris Borland – 9 Tkls

Awards[]

Roster[]

(as of October 15, 2012) [7]
Quarterbacks 2 Joel Stave – Freshman 5 Jon Budmayr – Junior 6 Danny O'Brien - Junior 9 Chase Knox - Freshman 10 Curt Phillips – Senior 13 Bart Houston - Freshman 15 Thad Armstrong - Freshman 16 Clay Rust - Freshman Wide receivers 1 AJ Jordan – Freshman 3 Kenzel Doe – Sophomore 4 Jared Abbrederis – Junior 8 Isaiah Williams – Sophomore 9 Jordan Fredrick – Freshman 15 Jeff Duckworth – Junior 16 Reggie Love Jr. - Freshman 17 Derek Hasanoglu – Freshman 18 Lance Baretz – Freshman 19 Manasseh Garner – Junior 28 Leo Musso - Freshman 30 Alex Erickson - Freshman 31 Connor Cummins – Sophomore 82 Jake Stengel – Freshman 89 Chase Hammond – Sophomore		Running backs 20 James White – Junior 22 Jeff Lewis – Sophomore 23 Vonte Jackson - Freshman 25 Melvin Gordon – Freshman 26 Derek Straus – Freshman 27 Kyle Zuleger – Junior 28 Montee Ball – Senior 34 Derek Watt (FB) – Freshman 37 Kevin MacCudden (FB) – Sophomore 86 Sherard Cadogan (FB) – Sophomore Tight ends 38 Eric Steffes - Freshman 42 Alex Walker - Freshman 46 Austin Traylor – Freshman 48 Jacob Pedersen – Junior 49 Sam Arneson – Sophomore 81 Brock DeCicco – Junior 87 Scot MacMillan – Sophomore 85 Brian Wozniak – Junior 90 Matt Prell - Freshman Offensive line 54 Kyle Costigan – Sophomore 55 Joseph McNamara – Sophomore 56 Riki Kodanko – Sophomore 57 Jake Meador - Freshman 58 Ricky Wagner – Senior 61 Tyler Marz – Freshman 62 Walker Williams - Freshman 64 Robert Burge – Senior 65 Jonathan Coon – Freshman 70 Dan Voltz - Freshman 71 Ray Ball – Freshman 72 Travis Frederick – Junior 73 Dallas Lewallen – Sophomore 75 Zac Matthias – Junior 78 Rob Havenstein – Sophomore 79 Ryan Groy – Junior		Defensive line 11 David Gilbert – Junior 41 Jesse Hayes – Freshman 45 Warren Herring – Sophomore 50 Josh Harrison – Sophomore 51 Tyler Dippel – Junior 55 Trent Denlinger - Freshman 58 Jacob Ninneman – Sophomore 68 Logan Schmidt - Freshman 74 Konrad Zagzebski – Sophomore 76 Arthur Goldberg - Freshman 77 Bryce Gilbert – Sophomore 87 Ethan Hemer – Junior 92 Pat Muldoon – Junior 94 Scot Granger – Junior 97 Brendan Kelly – Senior 99 James Adeyanju – Freshman Linebackers 13 Conor O'Neill – Junior 17 AJ Fenton – Junior 30 Derek Landisch – Sophomore 31 Josh Peprah – Junior 36 Ethan Armstrong – Junior 42 Tyler Byers – Sophomore 44 Chris Borland – Junior 46 Jake Rademacher - Freshman 47 Vince Biegel - Freshman 52 Nick Hill – Junior 53 Mike Taylor – Senior 57 Ben Ruechel – Sophomore 59 Marcus Trotter – Sophomore 93 Jake Keefer – Freshman		Defensive backs 3 Jameson Wright – Sophomore 5 Darius Hillary – Freshman 7 Michael Caputo – Freshman 10 Devin Smith – Senior 12 Dezmen Southward – Junior 14 Marcus Cromartie – Senior 14 Nate Hammon Jr. - Freshman 18 Dare Ogunbowale - Freshman 19 Hugs Etienne - Freshman 19 Joe Schobert - Freshman 21 Peniel Jean – Sophomore 22 Darius Feaster – Junior 23 Jerry Ponio – Junior 24 Shelton Johnson – Senior 26 Reggie Mitchell - Freshman 29 Terrance Floyd – Freshman 32 Devin Gaulden – Sophomore 43 Michael Trotter – Sophomore Punters 12 Matt Salerno – Freshman 90 Drew Meyer – Freshman 91 Brett Nethery – Freshman Place kickers 17 Jack Russell - Freshman 94 Kyle French – Sophomore 96 Stephen Salata - Freshman Long snappers 56 James McGuire – Sophomore 60 Connor Udelhoven – Freshman

2012 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

Regular starters[]

Notes[]

• December 4, 2012 – Head coach Bret Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas for next season. He was not present as head coach for the 2013 Rose Bowl^[8][9]
• December 5, 2012 – Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced that he will be taking over the head coaching role for the 2013 Rose Bowl.^[10]
• December 6, 2012 – Montee Ball was voted the best running back in the nation in the Doak Walker Award, finishing just ahead of Johnathan Franklin of UCLA.^[11]
• January 1, 2013 – Tailback Montee Ball became the first player in Rose Bowl Game history to score a touchdown in three straight years.

2013 NFL Draft class[]

2013 NFL Draft selections

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[]

• Media related to 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team at Wikimedia Commons