Ron Dayne not only holds the Wisconsin rushing yards record, but the entire NCAA rushing yards record.
The Wisconsin Badgers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Wisconsin Badgers football program in various categories,[1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Badgers represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA 's Big Ten Conference .
Although Wisconsin began competing in intercollegiate football in 1889,[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Badgers have reached a bowl game every year since then, giving recent players an extra game each year to accumulate statistics.
Similarly, the Badgers have played in the Big Ten Football Championship Game five times since its establishment in 2011.
These lists are updated through Wisconsin's game against Arizona State on December 30, 2021 .
Passing [ ]
Passing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Darrell Bevell
7,686
1992 1993 1994 1995
2
Joel Stave
7,635
2012 2013 2014 2015
3
John Stocco
7,227
2003 2004 2005 2006
4
Brooks Bollinger
5,627
1999 2000 2001 2002
5
Alex Hornibrook
5,438
2016 2017 2018
6
Scott Tolzien
5,271
2008 2009 2010 2011
7
Randy Wright
5,003
1981 1982 1983
8
Mike Samuel
4,989
1995 1996 1997 1998
9
Jim Sorgi
4,498
2000 2001 2002 2003
10
Tony Lowery
4,006
1987 1988 1990 1991
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Russell Wilson
3,175
2011
2
John Stocco
2,920
2005
3
Jack Coan
2,725
2019
4
Scott Tolzien
2,705
2009
5
Joel Stave
2,687
2015
6
Alex Hornibrook
2,644
2017
7
Tyler Donovan
2,607
2007
8
Joel Stave
2,494
2013
9
Scott Tolzien
2,459
2010
10
Darrell Bevell
2,390
1993
Passing completion percentage [ ]
Career (Minimum 300 attempts)
Rank
Player
Percentage
Years
1
Russell Wilson
72.8%
2011
2
Scott Tolzien
68.1%
2008 2009 2010
3
Jack Coan
68.0%
2017 2018 2019
4
Darrell Bevell
61.4%
1992 1993 1994 1995
5
Graham Mertz
60.8% [9]
2019 2020 2021
5
Alex Hornibrook
60.5%
2016 2017 2018
6
Joel Stave
59.5%
2012 2013 2014 2015
7
Tyler Donovan
58.8%
2004 2005 2006 2007
8
John Stocco
57.2%
2003 2004 2005 2006
9
Mike Howard
56.1%
1983 1984 1985 1986
10
Jim Sorgi
55.5%
2000 2001 2002 2003
Single season (Minimum 100 attempts)
Rank
Player
Percentage
Year
1
Scott Tolzien
72.9%
2010
2
Russell Wilson
72.8%
2011
3
Jack Coan
69.6%
2019
4
Darrell Bevell
67.8%
1993
5
Bart Houston
65.1%
2016
6
Darrell Bevell
65.0%
1995
7
Scott Tolzien
64.3%
2009
8
Alex Hornibrook
62.3%
2017
9
Joel Stave
61.9%
2013
10
Graham Mertz
61.1% [9]
2020
Passing touchdowns [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
1
Russell Wilson
33
2011
2
Alex Hornibrook
25
2017
3
Joel Stave
22
2013
4
John Stocco
21
2005
5
Randy Wright
19
1983
Darrell Bevell
19
1993
7
Jack Coan
18
2019
8
John Stocco
17
2006
Darrell Bevell
17
1994
Jim Sorgi
17
2003
Tyler Donovan
17
2007
Rushing [ ]
Rushing yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ron Dayne
7,125
1996 1997 1998 1999
2
Jonathan Taylor
6,174
2017 2018 2019
3
Montee Ball
5,140
2009 2010 2011 2012
4
Melvin Gordon
4,915
2011 2012 2013 2014
5
Anthony Davis
4,676
2001 2002 2003 2004
6
James White
4,015
2010 2011 2012 2013
7
P.J. Hill
3,942
2006 2007 2008
8
Billy Marek
3,709
1972 1973 1974 1975
9
Brent Moss
3,428
1991 1992 1993 1994
10
Terrell Fletcher
3,414
1991 1992 1993 1994
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Melvin Gordon
2,587
2014
2
Jonathan Taylor
2,194
2018
3
Ron Dayne
2,109
1996
4
Ron Dayne
2,034
1999
5
Jonathan Taylor
2,003
2019
6
Jonathan Taylor
1,977
2017
7
Montee Ball
1,923
2011
8
Montee Ball
1,830
2012
9
Michael Bennett
1,681
2000
10
Brent Moss
1,637
1993
Rushing touchdowns [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
1
Montee Ball
77
2009 2010 2011 2012
2
Ron Dayne
71
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Jonathan Taylor
50
2017 2018 2019
4
James White
45
2010 2011 2012 2013
Melvin Gordon
45
2011 2012 2013 2014
6
Billy Marek
44
1972 1973 1974 1975
7
Anthony Davis
42
2001 2002 2003 2004
P.J. Hill
42
2006 2007 2008
9
John Clay
41
2008 2009 2010
10
Corey Clement
36
2013 2014 2015 2016
Single season
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
1
Montee Ball
33
2011
2
Melvin Gordon
29
2014
3
Brian Calhoun
22
2005
4
Montee Ball
22
2012
5
Ron Dayne
21
1996
Jonathan Taylor
21
2019
7
Ron Dayne
20
1999
8
Billy Marek
18
1974
John Clay
18
2009
Montee Ball
18
2010
Receiving [ ]
Receptions [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Rec
Years
1
Brandon Williams
202
2002 2003 2004 2005
Jared Abbrederis
202
2010 2011 2012 2013
3
Lee Evans
175
1999 2000 2001 2003
4
Nick Toon
171
2008 2009 2010 2011
5
Travis Beckum
159
2006 2007 2008
6
Jake Ferguson
145[16]
2018 2019 2020 2021
7
Alex Erickson
141
2013 2014 2015
8
Troy Fumagalli
135
2014 2015 2016 2017
9
Al Toon
131
1982 1983 1984
Danny Davis III
131[17]
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Single season
Rank
Player
Rec
Year
1
Jared Abbrederis
78
2013
2
Alex Erickson
77
2015
3
Lee Evans
75
2001
Travis Beckum
75
2007
5
Lee Evans
64
2003
Nick Toon
64
2011
7
Travis Beckum
61
2006
8
Brandon Williams
59
2005
Quintez Cephus
59
2019
10
Jared Abbrederis
55
2011
Alex Erickson
55
2014
Receiving yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Lee Evans
3,468
1999 2000 2001 2003
2
Jared Abbrederis
3,140
2010 2011 2012 2013
3
Brandon Williams
2,924
2002 2003 2004 2005
4
Nick Toon
2,447
2008 2009 2010 2011
5
Travis Beckum
2,149
2006 2007 2008
6
Al Toon
2,103
1982 1983 1984
7
Chris Chambers
2,004
1997 1998 1999 2000
8
Tony Simmons
1,991
1994 1995 1996 1997
9
Lee DeRamus
1,974
1991 1992 1993
10
Alex Erickson
1,877
2013 2014 2015
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Lee Evans
1,545
2001
2
Lee Evans
1,213
2003
3
Brandon Williams
1,095
2005
4
Jared Abbrederis
1,081
2013
5
Travis Beckum
982
2007
6
Alex Erickson
978
2015
7
Jared Abbrederis
933
2011
8
Nick Toon
926
2011
9
Lee DeRamus
920
1993
10
Travis Beckum
903
2006
Receiving touchdowns [ ]
Total offense [ ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[25]
Total offense yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Darrell Bevell
7,477
1992 1993 1994 1995
2
Brooks Bollinger
7,394
1999 2000 2001 2002
3
Joel Stave
7,369
2012 2013 2014 2015
4
Ron Dayne
7,125
1996 1997 1998 1999
5
John Stocco
7,083
2003 2004 2005 2006
6
Jonathan Taylor
6,174
2017 2018 2019
7
Mike Samuel
5,750
1995 1996 1997 1998
8
Randy Wright
5,350
1981 1982 1983
9
Scott Tolzien
5,262
2008 2009 2010 2011
10
Montee Ball
5,197
2009 2010 2011 2012
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Russell Wilson
3,513
2011
2
John Stocco
2,888
2005
3
Jack Coan
2,747
2019
4
Scott Tolzien
2,713
2009
5
Tyler Donovan
2,607
2007
6
Melvin Gordon
2,587
2014
7
Joel Stave
2,564
2015
8
Alex Hornibrook
2,543
2017
9
Randy Wright
2,481
1982
10
Joel Stave
2,472
2013
All-purpose yards [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ron Dayne
7,429
1996 1997 1998 1999
2
Jonathan Taylor
6,581
2017 2018 2019
3
Brandon Williams
5,852
2002 2003 2004 2005
4
Montee Ball
5,738
2009 2010 2011 2012
5
James White
5,450
2010 2011 2012 2013
6
Melvin Gordon
5,317
2011 2012 2013 2014
7
David Gilreath
5,265
2007 2008 2009 2010
8
Anthony Davis
4,874
2001 2002 2003 2004
9
Jared Abbrederis
4,818
2010 2011 2012 2013
10
Terrell Fletcher
4,322
1991 1992 1993 1994
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Melvin Gordon
2,740
2014
2
Jonathan Taylor
2,255
2019
3
Jonathan Taylor
2,254
2018
4
Ron Dayne
2,242
1996
5
Montee Ball
2,229
2011
6
Brian Calhoun
2,207
2005
7
Brandon Williams
2,138
2005
8
Jonathan Taylor
2,072
2017
9
Ron Dayne
2,043
1999
10
Jared Abbrederis
1,999
2011
Total touchdowns responsible for [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
TDs
Years
1
Montee Ball
84
2009 2010 2011 2012
2
Ron Dayne
71
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Brooks Bollinger
64
1999 2000 2001 2002
4
Darrell Bevell
62
1992 1993 1994 1995
5
Jonathan Taylor
55
2017 2018 2019
6
John Stocco
54
2003 2004 2005 2006
7
Joel Stave
50
2012 2013 2014 2015
8
James White
49
2010 2011 2012 2013
Melvin Gordon
49
2011 2012 2013 2014
10
Mike Samuel
47
1995 1996 1997 1998
Alex Hornibrook
47
2016 2017 2018
Defense [ ]
Interceptions [ ]
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Clarence Bratt
4
1954
Minnesota
2
11 times by 11 players
3
Most recent: Jamar Fletcher vs. Oregon , 2000
Tackles [ ]
Single season
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
1
Dave Lokanc
181
1972
2
Pete Monty
178
1996
3
Dave Crossen
175
1977
4
Ken Criter
169
1967
5
Nick Greisen
167
2001
6
Dave Lokanc
162
1971
7
Michael Reid
156
1986
8
Mike Taylor
150
2011
9
Aaron Norvell
148
1992
10
Nick Greisen
146
2000
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Year
Opponent
1
Dave Crossen
28
1977
Purdue
2
Ken Criter
27
1968
Ohio State
Dave Lokanc
27
1972
Ohio State
4
Mark Zakula
25
1973
Northwestern
5
Dave Lokanc
24
1971
Indiana
Dave Crossen
24
1977
Iowa
David Wings
24
1987
Iowa
8
8 times by 7 players
23
Most recent: Bob Adamov vs. Purdue , 1998
Sacks [ ]
Kicking [ ]
Field goals made [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
FGs
Years
1
Rafael Gaglianone
70
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2
Todd Gregoire
65
1984 1985 1986 1987
3
Philip Welch
59
2008 2009 2010 2011
4
Rich Thompson
50
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Taylor Mehlhaff
50
2004 2005 2006 2007
6
Mike Allen
41
2001 2002 2003 2004
7
34[27]
2019 2020 2021
8
Matt Davenport
33
1996 1997 1998
9
John Hall
29
1993 1994 1995 1996
Vitaly Pisetsky
29
1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
1
Rich Thompson
22
1992
2
Taylor Mehlhaff
21
2007
3
Todd Gregoire
20
1984
Philip Welch
20
2008
5
Matt Davenport
19
1998
Rafael Gaglianone
19
2014
7
Rafael Gaglianone
18
2015
8
Philip Welch
17
2009
Philip Welch
17
2010
17[27]
2021
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Year
Opponent
1
Vince Lamia
4
1976
Minnesota
Todd Gregoire
4
1984
Kentucky
Todd Gregoire
4
1987
Ohio State
Rich Thompson
4
1992
Bowling Green
Rich Thompson
4
1992
Purdue
Matt Davenport
4
1998
Minnesota
Vitaly Pisetsky
4
1999
Michigan State
Philip Welch
4[28]
2008
Michigan
9
21 times
3
Most recent: Collin Larsh vs. Purdue , 2021 [29]
Field goal percentage [ ]
Career
Rank
Player
FG%
Years
1
Matt Davenport
86.8%
1996 1997 1998
2
Philip Welch
77.6%
2008 2009 2010 2011
3
Taylor Mehlhaff
76.9%
2004 2005 2006 2007
4
Todd Gregoire
76.5%
1984 1985 1986 1987
5
Rafael Gaglianone
76.1%
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
6
Collin Larsh
72.3% [27]
2019 2020 2021
7
Vitaly Pisetsky
69.0%
1997 1998 1999 2000
8
Mike Allen
67.2%
2001 2002 2003 2004
9
Vince Lamia
64.1%
1973 1974 1975 1976
10
Rich Thompson
63.3%
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Matt Davenport
90.5%
1998
2
Rafael Gaglianone
88.9%
2017
3
Rafael Gaglianone
86.4%
2014
4
Taylor Mehlhaff
84.0%
2007
5
Philip Welch
83.3%
2008
6
Matt Davenport
82.4%
1997
7
Todd Gregoire
80.0%
1987
Vitaly Pisetsky
80.0%
1999
9
Philip Welch
77.3%
2010
Collin Larsh
77.3% [27]
2021
[ ]
Career
Rank
Player
PATs
Years
1
Rafael Gaglianone
216
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2
Philip Welch
207
2008 2009 2010 2011
3
Taylor Mehlhaff
145
2004 2005 2006 2007
4
Collin Larsh
115[27]
2019 2020 2021
5
Vince Lamia
105
1973 1974 1975 1976
6
John Hall
99
1993 1994 1995 1996
7
Mike Allen
97
2001 2002 2003 2004
8
Kyle French
87
2011 2012 2013
9
Todd Gregoire
83
1984 1985 1986 1987
10
Vitaly Pisetsky
78
1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rank
Player
PATs
Year
1
Philip Welch
67
2010
2
Rafael Gaglianone
59
2014
Rafael Gaglianone
59
2017
4
Taylor Mehlhaff
56
2005
5
Philip Welch
54
2011
6
Collin Larsh
53[27]
2019
7
Rafael Gaglianone
48
2018
8
Taylor Mehlhaff
47
2006
Philip Welch
47
2009
10
Vitaly Pisetsky
46
1999
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