2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2017 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten West Division champion Orange Bowl champion
Big Ten Championship Game, L 21–27 vs. Ohio State
Orange Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 7
2017 record	13–1 (9–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Paul Chryst (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Joe Rudolph (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Leonhard (1st as DC; 2nd overall season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 80,321)
Uniform
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 15 Michigan State		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 8 Penn State		7	–	2					11	–	2
Michigan		5	–	4					8	–	5
Rutgers		3	–	6					4	–	8
Indiana		2	–	7					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	7					4	–	8
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 17 Northwestern		7	–	2					10	–	3
Iowa		4	–	5					8	–	5
Purdue		4	–	5					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	7					5	–	7
Illinois		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by third-year head coach Paul Chryst, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Coming off a Cotton Bowl-winning season in 2016, the 2017 team began the year ranked ninth in the preseason AP Poll and were the favorites to repeat as West Division champions and return to the Big Ten Championship Game.^[1] The Badgers fulfilled that expectation by winning all 12 of their regular season games, including wins over ranked opponents Iowa and Michigan. They entered the 2017 Big Ten Championship Game ranked third in the AP Poll, with a potential spot in the College Football Playoff on the line, but fell to No. 8 Ohio State, 21–27. Wisconsin was invited to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Miami (FL). Their 13 wins were the most in school history.

The Badgers were led on offense by freshman running back Jonathan Taylor, who led the Big Ten and was third in FBS in rushing yards with 1,977 yards. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten. Quarterback Alex Hornibrook finished with 2,644 passing yards and 25 touchdowns. On defense, linebacker T. J. Edwards was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press and ESPN.

Recruiting[]

Recruits[]

The Badgers signed a total of 18 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kayden Lyles OG	Scottsdale, Arizona	Middleton HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	323 lb (147 kg)	Oct 1, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Aaron Vopal DE	De Pere, Wisconsin	De Pere HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jan 25, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Logan Bruss OG	Kimberly, Wisconsin	Kimberly HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Feb 22, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Alex Fenton TE	Menomonie, Wisconsin	Menomonie HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Feb 22, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jack Coan QB	Sayville, New York	Sayville HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 24, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jake Ferguson TE	Madison, Wisconsin	Memorial HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Mar 31, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cade Green WR	Austin, Texas	Lake Travis HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 31, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tyler Beach OT	Port Washington, Wisconsin	Port Washington HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Apr 3, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Izayah Green-May DE	Bolingbrook, Illinois	Bolingbrook HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 23, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Madison Cone CB	Kernersville, North Carolina	East Forsyth HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 6, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Danny Vanden Boom QB	Kimberly, Wisconsin	Kimberly HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Jul 5, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Faion Hicks CB	Pembroke Pines, Florida	Flanagan HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 16, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Adam Bay LS	Mesa, Arizona	Desert Ridge HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Oct 30, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Emmet Perry WR	DeSoto, Texas	DeSoto HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 31, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Andrew Van Ginkel DE	Rock Valley, Iowa	Iowa Western Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Nov 1, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jonathan Taylor RB	Salem, New Jersey	Salem HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Nov 1, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Scott Nelson S	Detroit, Michigan	University of Detroit Jesuit HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Jan 9, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Danny Davis WR	Springfield, Ohio	Springfield HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Wisconsin Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017. "2017 Wisconsin Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

Watchlists and preseason awards[]

• Michael Deiter

Rimington Trophy^[2]

• Troy Fumagalli

John Mackey Award

Schedule[]

Wisconsin's 2017 schedule consisted of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Badgers hosted Big Ten foes Northwestern, Purdue, Maryland, Iowa, and Michigan, while traveling to Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota.^[3]

The team also played three non–conference games: the Utah State Aggies from the Mountain West Conference (MWC), the Florida Atlantic Owls from Conference USA, and the FBS independent BYU Cougars

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	8:00 p.m.	Utah State*	No. 9	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 59–10	75,324
September 9	11:00 a.m.	Florida Atlantic*	No. 9	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 31–14	77,542
September 16	2:30 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 10	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ABC	W 40–6	61,143
September 30	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern	No. 10	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 33–24	80,584
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at Nebraska	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	BTN	W 38–17	89,860
October 14	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 7	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 17–9	78,580
October 21	11:00 a.m.	Maryland	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FOX	W 38–13	78,058
October 28	11:00 a.m.	at Illinois	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 24–10	42,101
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at Indiana	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ABC	W 45–17	43,027
November 11	2:30 p.m.	No. 25 Iowa	No. 6	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–14	80,462
November 18	11:00 a.m.	No. 19 Michigan	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (College GameDay)	FOX	W 24–10	81,216
November 25	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 5	TCF Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–0	47,327
December 2	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 8 Ohio State	No. 3	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship)	FOX	L 21–27	65,886
December 30	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Miami (FL)*	No. 6	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–24	65,032
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[4]

Game summaries[]

Utah State[]

Utah State at No. 9 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 10 0 0 0 10 • No. 9 Badgers 0 10 28 21 59 Date: September 1 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 8:05 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 75,324 Game weather: Temperature: 65, Wind: ESE 6, Weather: Clear Referee: D. Willard TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (color), Molly McGrath (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 04:56 USU Dominik Eberle 25 yd field goal, 8 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:30 3–0 USU 1 03:47 USU LaJuan Hunt 12 yd run (Dominik Eberle kick), 2 plays, 16 yards, TOP 0:29 10–0 USU 2 01:12 WIS Bradrick Shaw 3 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 15 plays, 79 yards, TOP 8:25 10–7 USU 2 00:00 WIS R. Gaglianone 29 yd field goal, 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:01 10–10 TIE 3 13:00 WIS Troy Fumagalli 23 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:55 17–10 WIS 3 11:20 WIS Zander Neuville 28 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 3 plays, 53 yards, TOP 1:09 24–10 WIS 3 07:50 WIS Jonathan Taylor 13 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:06 31–10 WIS 3 00:51 WIS Quintez Cephus 21 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:07 38–10 WIS 4 09:26 WIS Austin Ramesh 6 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 88 yards, TOP 3:47 45–10 WIS 4 06:02 WIS Joe Ferguson 99 yd interception return (R. Gaglianone kick), 52–10 WIS 4 03:52 WIS Garrett Groshek 23 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:59 59–10 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 9 carries, 87 yards (long 41), 9.7 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 15 completions, 23 passing attempts, 244 yards, 16.3 avg, 3 touchdowns
• Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 5 receptions, 105 yards (long 44), 21.0 avg, 1 touchdown
• Defense: T. J. Edwards – 7 Tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 1 yd, 2 pass breakups, 1 interception for 7 yds

Florida Atlantic[]

Florida Atlantic at No. 9 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 7 0 0 14 • No. 9 Badgers 14 10 7 0 31 Date: September 9 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 11:00 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 77,542 Game weather: Temperature: 62, Wind: ESE 9, Weather: Sunny Referee: M. Kluczynski TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Lisa Byington (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 10:00 WIS Jonathan Taylor 64 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 2 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:45 7–0 WIS 1 06:40 WIS Jonathan Taylor 29 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:00 14–0 WIS 1 03:09 FAU DeAndre McNeal 63 yd pass from Daniel Parr (Greg Joseph kick), 2 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:31 14–7 WIS 2 09:05 WIS Troy Fumagalli 12 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 39 yards, TOP 1:50 21–7 WIS 2 04:29 FAU Devin Singletary 1 yd run (Greg Joseph kick), 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:07 21–14 WIS 2 00:02 WIS R. Gaglianone 20 yd field goal, 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:47 24–14 WIS 3 01:12 WIS Jonathan Taylor 4 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 5:51 31–14 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 26 carries, 223 yards (long 64), 8.6 yards/carry, 3 touchdowns
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 16 completions, 28 passing attempts, 201 yards, 12.6 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
• Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 8 receptions, 92 yards (long 20), 11.5 avg, 1 touchdown
• Defense: Chris Orr – 8 Tackles (6 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 3 yds, 1 sack for loss of 3 yds

at BYU[]

No. 10 Wisconsin at BYU

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 10 Badgers 10 14 7 9 40 Cougars 3 3 0 0 6 Date: September 16 Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, UT Game start: 2:36 PM CDT Elapsed time: 2:59 Game attendance: 61,143 Game weather: Temperature: 64, Wind: S 5, Weather: Fair Referee: D. Capron TV announcers (ABC): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Tommy Tuberville (color), (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 09:41 WIS R. Gaglianone 23 yd field goal, 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 3:56 3–0 WIS 1 02:47 BYU R. Almond 31 yd field goal, 14 plays, 61 yards, TOP 6:54 3–3 TIE 1 00:00 WIS Jonathan Taylor 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:47 10–3 WIS 2 07:55 WIS Quintez Cephus 9 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 5:17 17–3 WIS 2 00:25 WIS Quintez Cephus 15 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 10 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:40 24–3 WIS 2 00:00 BYU R. Almond 32 yd field goal, 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 0:25 24–6 WIS 3 02:59 WIS A.J. Taylor 18 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 4:24 31–6 WIS 4 07:00 WIS Troy Fumagalli 19 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 6:34 38–6 WIS 4 06:41 WIS TEAM safety, 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 40–6 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 18 carries, 128 yards (long 18), 7.1 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 18 completions, 19 passing attempts, 256 yards, 14.2 avg, 4 touchdowns
• Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 5 receptions, 54 yards (long 16), 10.8 avg, 2 touchdowns
• Defense: Dontye Carriere-Williams – 8 Tackles (6 solo), 1 interception for 0 yds

Northwestern[]

Northwestern at No. 10 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 3 7 0 14 24 • No. 10 Badgers 7 0 14 12 33 Date: September 30 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 11:06 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 80,584 Game weather: Temperature: 61, Wind: SE 6, Weather: Sunny Referee: D. Capron TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Allison Williams (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 13:25 NU C. Kuhbander 34 yd field goal, 4 plays, 8 yards, TOP 1:27 3–0 NU 1 04:13 WIS Jonathan Taylor 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:48 7–3 WIS 2 02:38 NU Cameron Green 1 yd pass from Clayton Thorson (R. Kuhbander kick), 12 plays, 44 yards, TOP 6:38 10–7 NU 3 09:16 WIS Jonathan Taylor 11 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 79 yards, TOP 1:59 14–10 WIS 3 05:26 WIS Danny Davis 5 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:42 21–10 WIS 4 11:12 WIS R. Gaglianone 23 yd field goal, 7 plays, 38 yards, TOP 3:41 24–10 WIS 4 09:54 WIS Natrell Jamerson 36 yd interception return (R. Gaglianone kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 31–10 WIS 4 04:46 NU Ramaud Bowman 2 yd pass from Clayton Thorson (R. Kuhbander kick), 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:08 31–17 WIS 4 02:53 NU G. Dickerson 5 yd pass from Clayton Thorson (R. Kuhbander kick), 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 1:28 31–24 WIS 4 00:58 WIS D'Cota Dixon 9 yd sack, TEAM safety, 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 33–24 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 19 carries, 80 yards (long 11), 4.2 yards/carry, 2 touchdowns
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 11 completions, 20 passing attempts, 197 yards, 17.9 avg, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
• Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 4 receptions, 99 yards (long 61), 24.6 avg
• Defense: Garret Dooley – 9 Tackles (3 solo), 5 tackles-for-loss for 20 yds, 3.5 sacks for loss of 17 yds

at Nebraska[]

No. 9 Wisconsin at Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 9 Badgers 10 7 7 14 38 Cornhuskers 0 10 7 0 17 Date: October 7 Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE Game start: 7:11 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 89,860 Game weather: Temperature: 69, Wind: SW 7, Weather: Clear Referee: J. Servinski TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Lisa Byington (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 12:34 WIS Chris Orr 36 yd interception return (R. Gaglianone kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 7–0 WIS 1 03:31 WIS R. Gaglianone 37 yd field goal, 11 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:47 10–0 WIS 2 01:20 NEB Stanley Morgan 80 yd pass from Tanner Lee (Drew Brown kick), 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 0:12 10–7 WIS 2 01:09 WIS Jonathan Taylor 75 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:11 17–7 WIS 2 00:00 NEB Drew Brown 32 yd field goal, 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:04 17–10 WIS 3 10:43 NEB Aaron Williams 14 yd interception return (Drew Brown kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 17–17 TIE 3 04:56 WIS Quintez Cephus 5 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 10 plays, 93 yards, TOP 5:42 24–17 WIS 4 09:08 WIS Jonathan Taylor 2 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:45 31–17 WIS 4 02:40 WIS Bradrick Shaw 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 10 plays, 40 yards, TOP 6:15 38–17 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 25 carries, 249 yards (long 75), 10.0 yards/carry, 2 touchdowns
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 9 completions, 17 passing attempts, 113 yards, 12.6 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
• Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 4 receptions, 68 yards (long 31), 17.0 avg, 1 touchdown
• Defense: D'Cota Dixon – 9 Tackles (6 solo), 1 pass breakup

Purdue[]

Purdue at No. 7 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 3 3 3 0 9 • No. 7 Badgers 14 3 0 0 17 Date: October 14 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 2:40 PM CDT Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 78,580 Game weather: Temperature: 59, Wind: E 9, Weather: Light rain Referee: J. O'Neill TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Matt Millen (color), Lisa Byington (sidelines) Sources:[5][6]

Scoring summary 1 13:35 WIS Jonathan Taylor 67 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:25 7–0 WIS 1 06:12 WIS Quintez Cephus 14 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 5:46 14–0 WIS 1 01:14 PUR Spencer Evans 36 yd field goal, 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 4:58 14–3 WIS 2 02:38 WIS R. Gaglianone 46 yd field goal, 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 4:21 17–3 WIS 2 00:00 PUR Spencer Evans 49 yd field goal, 11 plays, 43 yards, TOP 2:38 17–6 WIS 3 04:07 PUR J.D. Dellinger 40 yd field goal, 4 plays, 5 yards, TOP 1:26 17–9 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 30 carries, 219 yards (long 67), 7.3 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 13 completions, 18 passing attempts, 199 yards, 15.3 avg, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
• Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 5 receptions, 100 yards (long 41), 20.0 avg, 1 touchdown
• Defense: Leon Jacobs – 9 Tackles (4 solo), 0.5 tackle-for-loss for 1 yd, 1 interception for 2 yds, 1 QB hurry

Maryland[]

Maryland at No. 5 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total Terrapins 0 3 10 0 13 • No. 5 Badgers 7 14 7 10 38 Date: October 21 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 11:05 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:16 Game attendance: 78,058 Game weather: Temperature: 62, Wind: S 15, Weather: Partly cloudy Referee: M. Cannon TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Bruce Feldman (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 12:18 WIS T.J. Edwards 54 yd interception return (R. Gaglianone kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 7–0 WIS 2 14:52 UMD H. Darmstadter 23 yd field goal, 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:27 7–3 WIS 2 10:02 WIS Jonathan Taylor 3 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 4:45 14–3 WIS 2 00:32 WIS Zander Neuville 8 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 5:32 21–3 WIS 3 11:15 WIS A.J. Taylor 18 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:36 28–3 WIS 3 06:50 UMD T. Jacobs 10 yd pass from Bortenschlager (H. Darmstadter kick), 11 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:19 28–10 WIS 3 00:29 UMD H. Darmstadter 45 yd field goal, 13 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:46 28–13 WIS 4 00:00 WIS Austin Ramesh 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 6:13 35–13 WIS 4 00:36 WIS R. Gaglianone 33 yd field goal, 9 plays, 57 yards, TOP 5:28 38–13 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 22 carries, 126 yards (long 15), 5.7 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 16 completions, 24 passing attempts, 225 yards, 14.1 avg, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
• Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 7 receptions, 83 yards (long 20), 11.9 avg
• Defense: T. J. Edwards – 5 Tackles (3 solo), 1 interception return 54 yds for a touchdown, 1 pass breakup

at Illinois[]

No. 5 Wisconsin at Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Badgers 7 10 0 7 24 Fighting Illini 0 3 0 7 10 Date: October 28 Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL Game start: 11:01 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:09 Game attendance: 42,101 Game weather: Temperature: 39, Wind: W 14, Weather: Cloudy Referee: J. McGinn TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Tommy Tuberville (color), (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 00:07 WIS Alec Ingold 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 15 plays, 92 yards, TOP 8:05 7–0 WIS 2 07:07 WIS Garrett Groshek 2 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:13 14–0 WIS 2 00:39 ILL C. McLaughlin 28 yd field goal, 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:28 14–3 WIS 2 00:00 WIS R. Gaglianone 52 yd field goal, 5 plays, 36 yards, TOP 0:39 17–3 WIS 4 03:54 WIS Michael Deiter 4 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 4:42 24–3 WIS 4 00:49 ILL K. Foster 3 yd run (C. McLaughlin kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:05 24–10 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 12 carries, 73 yards (long 29), 6.1 yards/carry
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 10 completions, 19 passing attempts, 135 yards, 13.5 avg, 1 interception
• Receiving: Kendric Pryor – 2 receptions, 37 yards (long 19), 18.5 avg
• Defense: Garret Dooley – 5 Tackles (3 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 6 yds, 1 sack for 6 yd loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass breakup

at Indiana[]

No. 4 Wisconsin at Indiana

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Badgers 0 14 10 21 45 Hoosiers 7 3 7 0 17 Date: November 4 Location: Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN Game start: 11:06 AM CDT Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 43,027 Game weather: Temperature: 51, Wind: SE 8, Weather: Cloudy Referee: J. Servinski TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color), Tom Luginbill (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 03:57 IND D. Williams 23 yd pass from Richard Lagow (Griffin Oakes kick), 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:09 7–0 IND 2 14:11 IND Griffin Oakes 26 yd field goal, 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:47 10–0 IND 2 10:28 WIS Alec Ingold 18 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:43 10–7 IND 2 06:21 WIS Quintez Cephus 8 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 2 plays, 21 yards, TOP 0:41 14–10 WIS 3 09:04 WIS R. Gaglianone 21 yd field goal, 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 5:56 17–10 WIS 3 05:47 WIS Jonathan Taylor 32 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:52 24–10 WIS 3 04:12 IND Simmie Cobbs 17 yd pass from Richard Lagow (Griffin Oakes kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:35 24–17 WIS 4 10:15 WIS Alec Ingold 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 3:31 31–17 WIS 4 05:19 WIS Alec Ingold 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 8 plays, 33 yards, TOP 4:51 38–17 WIS 4 02:19 WIS Bradrick Shaw 1 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 4 plays, 16 yards, TOP 2:03 45–17 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 29 carries, 183 yards (long 45), 6.3 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 13 completions, 20 passing attempts, 158 yards, 12.2 avg, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
• Receiving: Kendric Pryor – 3 receptions, 63 yards (long 32), 21.0 avg
• Defense: Nick Nelson – 5 Tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 3 yds, 4 pass breakups

Iowa[]

No. 25 Iowa at No. 6 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total No. 25 Hawkeyes 7 0 7 0 14 • No. 6 Badgers 3 14 7 14 38 Date: November 11 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 2:36 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:14 Game attendance: 80,462 Game weather: Temperature: 30, Wind: S 9, Weather: Cloudy Referee: J. O'Neill TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 13:30 IOWA Joshua Jackson 43 yd interception return (Miguel Recinos kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 7–0 IOWA 1 05:43 WIS R. Gaglianone 23 yd field goal, 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 7:40 7–3 IOWA 2 08:55 WIS Kendric Pryor 25 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:18 10–7 WIS 2 01:19 WIS Kendric Pryor 12 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 3 plays, 26 yards, TOP 1:15 17–7 WIS 3 11:18 IOWA Joshua Jackson 52 yd interception return (Miguel Recinos kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 17–14 WIS 3 06:10 WIS Leon Jacobs 21 yd fumble return (R. Gaglianone kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 24–14 WIS 4 11:05 WIS Bradrick Shaw 8 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:13 31–14 WIS 4 07:02 WIS A.J. Taylor 5 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 3:51 38–14 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 29 carries, 157 yards (long 19), 5.4 yards/carry
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 11 completions, 18 passing attempts, 135 yards, 12.3 avg, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions
• Receiving: Danny Davis – 4 receptions, 74 yards (long 28), 18.5 avg
• Defense: Ryan Connelly – 9 Tackles (6 solo), 2 tackles-for-loss for 14 yds, 1 sack for loss 12 yds, 1 forced fumble, 1 QB hurry

Michigan[]

No. 19 Michigan at No. 5 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 Wolverines 0 7 3 0 10 • No. 5 Badgers 7 0 14 3 24 Date: November 18 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game start: 11:05 AM CST Elapsed time: 3:30 Game attendance: 81,216 Game weather: Temperature: 37, Wind: N 14, Weather: Cloudy Referee: M. Cannon TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (color), Jenny Taft (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 01:15 WIS Nick Nelson 50 yd punt return (R. Gaglianone kick), 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 7–0 WIS 2 02:24 MICH Ben Mason 1 yd run (Quinn Nordin kick), 7 plays, 84 yards, TOP 3:34 7–7 TIE 3 06:36 MICH Quinn Nordin 39 yd field goal, 5 plays, 8 yards, TOP 1:57 10–7 MICH 3 03:31 WIS A.J. Taylor 24 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 3:01 14–10 WIS 3 00:24 WIS Kendric Pryor 32 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 5 plays, 61 yards, TOP 1:42 21–10 WIS 4 02:25 WIS R. Gaglianone 30 yd field goal, 10 plays, 40 yards, TOP 5:17 24–10 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 19 carries, 132 yards (long 52), 6.9 yards/carry
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 9 completions, 19 passing attempts, 143 yards, 15.9 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
• Receiving: A. J. Taylor – 3 receptions, 79 yards (long 51), 26.3 avg, 1 touchdown
• Defense: T. J. Edwards – 11 Tackles (7 solo), 2.5 tackles-for-loss for 12 yds, 1 sack for loss 10 yds, 1 pass breakup, 1 QB hurry

at Minnesota[]

No. 5 Wisconsin at Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 5 Badgers 7 10 7 7 31 Golden Gophers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 25 Location: TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN Game start: 2:36 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:44 Game attendance: 47,327 Game weather: Temperature: 40, Wind: WNW 12, Weather: Sunny Referee: J. McGinn TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (color), Quint Kessenich (sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 00:24 WIS Troy Fumagalli 1 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 6:09 7–0 WIS 2 09:08 WIS R. Gaglianone 32 yd field goal, 9 plays, 63 yards, TOP 4:27 10–0 WIS 2 00:50 WIS Kyle Penniston 5 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook, 7 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:10 17–0 WIS 3 06:06 WIS Danny Davis 5 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (R. Gaglianone kick), 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:39 24–0 WIS 4 14:51 WIS Jonathan Taylor 53 yd run (R. Gaglianone kick), 3 plays, 70 yards, TOP 1:29 31–0 WIS

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 20 carries, 149 yards (long 53), 7.5 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 15 completions, 19 passing attempts, 151 yards, 10.1 avg, 3 touchdowns
• Receiving: Danny Davis – 5 receptions, 41 yards (long 10), 8.2 avg, 1 touchdown
• Defense: Ryan Connelly – 6 Tackles (5 solo), 3.0 tackles-for-loss for 26 yds, 2 sacks for loss 24 yds

vs. Ohio State[]

No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Wisconsin

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 8 Buckeyes 14 7 3 3 27 No. 3 Badgers 7 3 3 8 21 Date: December 2 Location: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN Game start: 7:20 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:43 Game attendance: 65,886 Game weather: Indoors Referee: D. Willard TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Analyst) and Jenny Taft (Sidelines)

Scoring summary 1 06:31 OSU Terry McLaurin 84 yd pass from J. T. Barrett (S. Nuernberger kick), 4 plays, 96 yards, TOP 1:15 7–0 OSU 1 02:08 WIS Andrew Van Ginkel 9 yd interception return, 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:00 7–7 TIE 1 00:59 OSU P. Campbell 57 yd pass from J.T. Barrett (S. Nuernberger kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:09 14–7 OSU 2 11:10 OSU J.T. Barrett 1 yd run (S. Nuernberger kick), 3 plays, 82 yards, TOP 1:05 21–7 OSU 2 03:42 WIS R. Gaglianone 28 yd field goal, 4 plays, 1 yards, TOP 1:51 21–10 OSU 3 10:14 WIS R. Gaglianone 46 yd field goal, 8 plays, 50 yards, TOP 3:12 21–13 OSU 3 07:25 OSU S. Nuernberger 27 yd field goal, 8 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:49 24–13 OSU 4 12:39 WIS Chris James 1 yd run (Troy Fumagalli pass from Alex Hornibrook), 11 plays, 52 yards, TOP 4:28 24–21 OSU 4 05:20 OSU S. Nuernberger 20 yd field goal, 15 plays, 72 yards, TOP 7:19 27–21 OSU

The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (12-1, 9-0) were defeated by the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2, 8-1) 27-21 at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Big Ten Championship. Paul Chryst is now 0-2 versus the Buckeyes, and Urban Meyer is now 5-0 versus the Badgers, though two of the victories came in overtime. This was Wisconsin's fifth appearance in the Championship game, and their second straight and Ohio State's third.

Statistical Leaders

• Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 15 carries, 41 yards (long 7), 2.7 yards/carry
• Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 19 completions, 40 passing attempts, 229 yards, 12.1 avg, 2 interceptions
• Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 5 receptions, 45 yards (long 11), 9.0 avg
• Defense: Andrew Van Ginkel – 3 Tackles (1 solo), 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception returned 9 yds for touchdown

vs. Miami (FL)[]

No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Miami

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 6 Badgers 3 21 3 7 34 No. 11 Hurricanes 14 0 7 3 24 Date: December 30 Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL Game start: 7:11 PM CST Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 65,032 Game weather: Temperature: 59, Wind: Calm, Weather: Clear Referee: M. Loefer TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-By-Play), Brian Griese (Analyst), Todd McShay, and Molly McGrath (Sidelines)

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	9	9	10	9	10	9	7	5	5	4	6	5	5	3 (10)	6	7
Coaches	10	11	12	10	10	8	6	5	5	4	3	4	4	3 (21)	6	6
CFP	Not released									9	8	5	5	4	6	Not released

Roster[]

2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Kendric Pryor  Fr WR 4 A. J. Taylor So RB 5 Chris James  Jr WR 6 Danny Davis III Fr RB 7 Bradrick Shaw  So RB 9 Rachid Ibrahim  Sr QB 10 Jack Coan Fr WR 11 Jazz Peavy   Sr QB 12 Alex Hornibrook  So QB 15 Danny Vanden Boom Fr WR 16 Jack Dunn  Fr WR 17 George Rushing Sr QB 19 Karé Lyles  Fr FB 20 Austin Ramesh  Sr RB 21 Mark Saari  Jr WR 22 Cade Green Fr RB 23 Jonathan Taylor Fr WR 24 Adam Krumholz  Fr RB 28 Taiwan Deal   Jr FB 30 Aaron Maternowski  Fr TE 30 Coy Wanner Fr RB 34 Sam Brodner   Fr RB 36 Hunter Johnson Fr RB 37 Garrett Groshek  Fr WR 38 Sam DeLany Fr FB 39 Jake Whalen   So WR 43 Peter Roy  Jr FB 45 Alec Ingold Jr TE 46 Gabe Lloyd  Fr TE 49 Kyle Penniston  So OL 52 Jacob Maxwell  Jr OL 60 Logan Bruss Fr OL 61 Tyler Biadasz  Fr OL 62 Patrick Kasl  Fr OL 63 Michael Deiter  Jr OL 64 Brett Connors  Jr OL 65 Tyler Beach Fr OL 66 Beau Benzschawel  Jr OL 67 Jon Dietzen  So OL 68 David Moorman  So OL 70 Josh Seltzner Fr OL 71 Cole Van Lanen  Fr OL 73 Alex Fenton Fr OL 75 Micah Kapoi  Jr OL 76 Kayden Lyles Fr OL 77 Blake Smithback Fr OL 78 Jason Erdmann  So OL 79 David Edwards  So TE 81 Troy Fumagalli  Sr WR 82 Emmet Perry Fr TE 84 Jake Ferguson Fr TE 85 Zander Neuville  Jr TE 86 Luke Benzschawel   Fr WR 87 Quintez Cephus  So WR 89 Deron Harrell Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Patrick Johnson  So OLB 5 Garret Dooley  Sr S 8 Joe Ferguson  Sr S 10 Seth Currens  Fr CB 11 Nick Nelson  Jr CB 12 Natrell Jamerson Sr S 13 Evan Bondoc  Jr S 14 D'Cota Dixon Sr OLB 17 Andrew Van Ginkel Jr ILB 18 Arrington Farrar Jr CB 19 Titus Booker  So CB 20 Faion Hicks Fr CB 21 Caesar Williams  Fr ILB 23 Mason Stokke   Fr CB 24 Madison Cone Fr S 25 Scott Nelson Fr CB 25 Derrick Tindal Sr S 26 Eric Burrell  Fr DB 27 Cristian Volpentesta  Fr S 28 Blake Mielke  So CB 29 Dontye Carriere-Williams  Fr S 31 Lubern Figaro Sr S 31 Tyler Mais Fr ILB 32 Jake Collinsworth Fr OLB 32 Leon Jacobs  Sr DE 34 Chikwe Obasih  Sr ILB 37 Ethan Cesarz Fr OLB 41 Noah Burks Fr ILB 43 Ryan Connelly  Jr OLB 45 Hegeman Tiedt Fr ILB 45 Nick Thomas  So ILB 47 Griffin Grady So ILB 48 Jack Cichy   Sr OLB 50 Izayah Green-May Fr DE 52 David Pfaff  So ILB 53 T. J. Edwards  Jr ILB 54 Chris Orr  So OLB 55 Christian Bell  Fr OLB 56 Zack Baun   So DE 57 Michael Balistreri Fr DE 57 Alec James  Sr ILB 58 Mike Maskalunas  Fr OLB 59 Tyler Johnson  So DE 69 Aaron Vopal Fr NT 74 Gunnar Roberge  So DE 93 Garrett Rand So DE 94 Matt Henningsen Fr DE 94 Conor Sheehy Sr OLB 95 Keldric Preston  Fr DE 96 Billy Hirschfeld  Jr DE 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk  Fr DE 98 Kraig Howe  So NT 99 Olive Sagapolu Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 15 Anthony Lotti So K 27 Rafael Gaglianone  Jr P 38 P. J. Rosowski   Jr K 39 Zach Hintze  So LS 51 Adam Bay Fr P 90 Connor Allen  So LS 91 Josh Bernhagen Fr K 98 Collin Larsh Fr	Head coach Paul Chryst (Wisconsin) Also Quarterbacks coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Joe Rudolph (Wisconsin) Associate head coach, Offensive coordinator, Offensive line coach Jim Leonhard (Wisconsin) Defensive coordinator, Defensive backs coach Bob Bostad (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) Inside linebackers Inoke Breckterfield (Oregon State) Defensive line coach Ted Gilmore (Wyoming) Passing game coordinator, Wide receivers coach (West Virginia) Special teams coordinator John Settle (Appalachian State) Running backs coach Tim Tibesar (North Dakota) Outside linebackers coach (Wisconsin) Tight ends coach Ross Kolodziej (Wisconsin) Strength and Conditioning coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 19, 2017

Injuries[]

At the start of the season four players were announced as out for the season due to injury; Senior ILB Jack Cichy (right knee), Freshman ILB Mason Stokke (right leg), Sophomore OLB Zack Baun (left foot), Freshman RB Sam Brodner (right knee).

2018 NFL Draft[]

2018 NFL Draft class[]

2018 NFL Draft selections

Round	Pick #	Team	Player	Position
4	110	Oakland Raiders	Nick Nelson	Cornerback
5	156	Denver Broncos	Troy Fumagalli	Tight End
5	164	New Orleans Saints	Natrell Jamerson	Safety
6	202	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jack Cichy	Linebacker
7	230	Jacksonville Jaguars	Leon Jacobs	Defensive End

Signed undrafted free agents[]

• Garret Dooley, LB, Minnesota Vikings^[7]
• Alec James, DE, Arizona Cardinals^[7]
• Austin Ramesh, FB, Arizona Cardinals^[7]
• Connor Sheehy, DE, Green Bay Packers^[7]

References[]