American college football season
The 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Badgers, led by first-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 . On January 13, 2015, the Badgers hired offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph . The Badgers were the media preseason favorites to win the Big Ten West division.[1] During fall camp prior to the start of the season Chryst announced the Badgers would return to a pro-style punt scheme instead of the shield punt scheme, also known as the spread punt scheme.[2] Two days after Wisconsin played in the Holiday Bowl defensive coordinator Dave Aranda was hired by LSU as their new defensive coordinator. At the end of the season, Wisconsin featured the #1 defense in college football, with opponents averaging just 13.1 points per game against the Badgers.[3]
Recruiting [ edit ] US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Zack Baun ATH Brown Deer, WI Brown Deer HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) N/A Jan 18, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Titus Booker ATH Grayslake, IL Grayslake HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 4.4 Jul 3, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jon Dietzen OL Seymour, WI Seymour HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 334 lb (151 kg) 5.3 May 4, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : David Edwards ATH Downers Grove, IL Downers Grove North HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) N/A Jun 18, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kevin Estes OL San Marcos, CA San Marcos HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 273 lb (124 kg) N/A Aug 15, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Arrington Farrar DB College Park, GA Woodward Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) N/A Jan 23, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Alex Hornibrook QB Malvern, PA Malvern Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) N/A Jan 12, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kraig Howe DT Kettering, OH Archbishop Alter HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 262 lb (119 kg) N/A Jan 23, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Alec Ingold ATH Green Bay, WI Bay Port HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) N/A Jun 21, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Andrew James WR Fort Lauderdale, FL Westminster Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 161 lb (73 kg) N/A Mar 11, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : David Moorman OL Northville, MI Northville HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 291 lb (132 kg) 5.3 May 7, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Chris Orr LB DeSoto, TX DeSoto HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 4.6 Jun 14, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Kyle Penniston TE Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 232 lb (105 kg) N/A Feb 17, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : David Pfaff DE Mequon, WI Homestead HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 4.9 May 21, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Olive Sagapolu DT Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg) N/A Oct 27, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Bradrick Shaw RB Hoover, AL Hoover HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.7 Sep 26, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Nick Thomas LB Bradenton, FL IMG Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 218 lb (99 kg) N/A Jun 12, 2014 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Jake Whalen LB Wausau, WI Wausau HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 4.6 Feb 1, 2015 Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 31 Rivals : 37 247Sports : 35 ESPN : 38 ‡ 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:
Watchlists and preseason awards [ edit ] Bednarik Award ,[4] Bronko Nagurski Trophy ,[5] Lombardi Award [6] Lott IMPACT Trophy ,[7] Bednarik Award ,[4] Bronko Nagurski Trophy ,[5] Jim Thorpe Award [8] Maxwell Award ,[9] Doak Walker Award [10] Biletnikoff Award [11] Lou Groza Award [12] Rimington Trophy ,[13] Outland Trophy [5] Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 5 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Alabama * No. 20 ABC L 17–3564,279 September 12 11:00 a.m. Miami (OH) * ESPNU W 58–076,535 September 19 2:30 p.m. Troy * No. 24 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN W 28–377,157 September 26 7:00 p.m. Hawaii * No. 22 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN W 28–080,829 October 3 11:00 a.m. Iowa No. 19 ESPN L 6–1080,933 October 10 2:30 p.m. at Nebraska ABC/ESPN2 W 23–2189,886 October 17 11:00 a.m. Purdue Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN W 24–780,794 October 24 2:30 p.m. at Illinois BTN W 24–1345,438 October 31 11:00 a.m. Rutgers Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN W 48–1074,575 November 7 2:30 p.m. at Maryland BTN W 31–2444,678 November 21 2:30 p.m. No. 20 Northwestern No. 25 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN L 7–1375,276 November 28 2:30 p.m. at Minnesota BTN W 31–2152,850 December 30 9:30 p.m. vs. No. 25 USC * ESPN W 23–2148,329
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP 20 RV 24 22 19 — — RV RV RV 23 21 RV 25 23 21 Coaches 18 24 23 21 18 RV RV RV RV RV 22 20 RV 25 23 21 CFP Not released — 25 25 — — — Not released
Game summaries [ edit ] vs #3 Alabama [ edit ] #3 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total #3 Crimson Tide 7 7 14 7 35 #20 Badgers 0 7 3 7 17
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
Game information First Quarter ALA – Derrick Henry , 37-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:54 (ALA 7–0) Second Quarter Third Quarter ALA – Derrick Henry, 56-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 11:42 (ALA 21–7) ALA – Derrick Henry, 2-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:17 (ALA 28–7) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 43-yard field goal, 1:05 (ALA 28–10) Fourth Quarter ALA – Kenyan Drake, 43-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 8:02 (ALA 35–10) WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 3-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 4:42 (ALA 35–17) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 26 completions, 39 attempts, 228 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception ALA - Jake Coker, 15 completions, 21 attempts, 213 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing WIS - Alex Erickson, 1 carry, 25 yards ALA - Derrick Henry, 13 carries, 147 yards, 3 touchdowns Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 73 yards, 1 touchdown ALA - Robert Foster, 4 catches, 50 yards, 1 touchdown Defense WIS - Joe Schobert , 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 tackles-for-loss ALA - Reggie Ragland, 12 tackles source
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Corey Clement Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference: [15]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Leon Jacobs Jr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Leo Musso RS Jr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [15]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [15]
Miami (OH) [ edit ] Miami RedHawks vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 0 0 0 0 Badgers 13 24 14 7 58
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : September 12Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 56, Wind: North 10, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 76,535Referee : A. CannellaTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Clay Matvick (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (Color)
Game information First Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29-yard field goal, 09:47 (WIS 3-0) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25-yard field goal, 03:58 (WIS 6-0) WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 13-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:06 (WIS 13-0) Second Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 20-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:40 (WIS 20-0) WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:32 (WIS 27-0) WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 15-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:50 (WIS 34-0) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 38-yard field goal, 00:01 (WIS 37-0) Third Quarter WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 44-0) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 35-yard run (Russell, Jack kick), 02:41 (WIS 51-0) Fourth Quarter WIS – Caleb Kinlaw, 5-yard pass from Bart Houston (Jack Russell kick), 04:57 (WIS 58-0) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 19 completions, 30 attempts, 236 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception MIA - Billy Bahl, 7 completions, 20 attempts, 98 yards, 2 interceptions Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 16 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown MIA - Leonard Ross, 8 carries, 16 yards Receiving WIS - Robert Wheelright, 6 catches, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns MIA - Sam Martin, 4 catches, 46 yards Defense WIS - Derrick Tindal, 7 tackles, 1 pass breakup MIA - Paul Moses, 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss source
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference: [16]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Leon Jacobs Jr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Derrick Tindal So CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Leo Musso RS Jr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [16]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [16]
Troy Trojans vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 3 0 0 0 3 #24 Badgers 7 7 7 7 28
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : September 19Game time : 2:30 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 66, Wind: North 12, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 77,157Referee : J. SerinskiTV announcers (BTN ) : Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
Game information First Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 17-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:49 (WIS 7-0) TROY – Ryan Kaye, 32-yard field goal, 01:13 (WIS 7-3) Second Quarter WIS – Joel Stave, 4-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:39 (WIS 14-3) Third Quarter WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 32-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 21-3) Fourth Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 1-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:07 (WIS 28-3) Passing WIS - Joel Stave, 13 completions, 17 attempts, 202 yards, 1 touchdown TROY - Brandon Silvers, 22 completions, 34 attempts, 174 yards Rushing WIS - Taiwan Deal, 16 carries, 84 yards TROY - Brandon Burks, 19 carries, 66 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Ericksen, 3 catches, 87 yards TROY - Jarvis Bentley, 6 catches, 58 yards Defense WIS - Chris Orr, 14 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 pass breakup TROY - Montres Kitchens, 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss source
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference: [17]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Leon Jacobs Jr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Derrick Tindal So CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [17]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [17]
Hawaii Rainbow Warriors vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rainbow Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 #22 Badgers 7 7 7 7 28
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : September 26Game time : 7:00 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 73, Wind: 12 ESE, Weather: ClearGame attendance : 80,829Referee : R. SnodgrassTV announcers (BTN ) : Joe Beninati (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter WIS – Taiwan Deal, 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:38 (WIS 14-0) Third Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 12-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:53 (WIS 21-0) Fourth Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 9-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 28-0) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 14 completions, 23 attempts, 164 yards, 1 touchdown HAW - Max Wittek , 15 completions, 32 attempts, 189 yards Rushing WIS - Taiwan Deal, 26 carries, 147 yards, 2 touchdowns HAW - Paul Harris, 6 carries, 22 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Ericksen, 9 catches, 87 yards HAW - Quiton Pedroza, 10 catches, 134 yards Defense WIS - Joe Schobert , 3 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks HAW - Marrell Jackson, 13 tackles
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Taiwan Deal Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr FB Austin Ramesh RS So WR Reggie Love RS Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Hayden Biegel RS Fr Reference: [17]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB Chris Orr Fr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr S Leo Musso RS Jr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [17]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [17]
Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 10 0 0 10 #19 Badgers 3 0 3 0 6
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 3Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 50, Wind: 14 ENE, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 80,933Referee : D. WillardTV announcers (ESPN ) : Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter IOWA – George Kittle, 1 yd pass from C. J. Beathard (Marshall Koehn kick), 02:59 (IOWA 3-7) IOWA – Marshall Koehn, 33-yard field goal, 01:03 (IOWA 3-10) Third Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46-yard field goal, 03:40 (IOWA 6-10) Fourth Quarter Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 21 completions, 38 attempts, 234 yards, 2 interceptions IOWA - C. J. Beathard , 9 completions, 21 attempts, 77 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Taiwan Deal, 15 carries, 59 yards IOWA - Jordan Canzeri , 26 carries, 125 yards Receiving WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 4 catches, 43 yards IOWA - Matt VandeBerg, 6 catches, 61 yards Defense WIS - Joe Schobert , 8 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 3 sacks, 5 QB hurries, 2 force fumbles, 1 fumble recovery IOWA - Cole Fisher, 14 tackles, .5 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss source
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Jacob Maxwell RS Fr Reference: [18]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Olive Sagapolu Fr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [18]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [18]
At Nebraska [ edit ] Wisconsin Badgers vs Nebraska Cornhuskers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 0 7 3 13 23 Cornhuskers 0 14 0 7 21
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
Date : October 10Game time : 2:30 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 76, Wind: SSW 7–10, Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 89,886Referee : John O'NeillTV announcers (ABC/ESPN2 ) : Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter WIS – Troy Fumagalli, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:45 (WIS 7–0) NEB – Tommy Armstrong Jr. , 7–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 02:40 (TIE 7–7) NEB – Alonzo Moore, 41–yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick), 00:31 (NEB 14–7) Third Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 45–yard field goal, 01:06 (NEB 14–10) Fourth Quarter WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:08 (WIS 17–14) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 42–yard field goal, 06:17 (WIS 20–14) NEB – Andy Jamovich, 55–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 03:38 (NEB 21–20) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 00:04 (WIS 23–21) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 24 completions, 50 attempts, 322 yards, 1 touchdown NEB - Tommy Armstrong Jr. , 11 completions, 28 attempts, 129 yards, 1 touchdown Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 117 yards NEB - Andy Janovich, 3 carries, 59 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 7 catches, 113 yards NEB - Alonzo Moore, 1 catch, 41 yards, touchdown Defense WIS - T.J. Edwards, 9 tackles NEB - Byerson Cockrell, 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Taiwan Deal RS Fr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Eric Steffes RS Jr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference: [18]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Olive Sagapolu Fr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [18]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [18]
Purdue Boilermakers vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 0 7 0 0 7 Badgers 7 3 7 7 24
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 17Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 41, Wind: W 6, Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 80,794Referee : J. McGinnTV announcers (BTN) : Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter PUR – David Blough, 2–yard Run (Paul Griggs kick), 12:44 (TIE 7–7) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 06:54 (WIS 10–7) Third Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:00 (WIS 17–7) Fourth Quarter WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 24–7) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 30 completions, 39 attempts, 322 yards, 1 interception PUR - David Blough, 15 completions, 26 attempts, 136 yards Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 56 yards, 1 touchdown PUR - Markell Jones, 12 carries, 46 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 9 catches, 86 yards PUR - D.J. Knox, 2 catches, 35 yards Defense WIS - T.J. Edwards, 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble PUR - Anthony Brown, 11 tackles, blocked kick
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Eric Steffes RS Jr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Walker Williams RS Jr RG Micah Kapoi RS Fr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference: [18]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [18]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [18]
At Illinois [ edit ] Wisconsin Badgers vs Illinois Fighting Illini
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 0 10 7 7 24 Fighting Illini 3 3 7 0 13
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
Date : October 24Game time : 2:30 PM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 64, Wind: W 21, Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 45,438Referee : Jeff ServinskiTV announcers (BTN) : Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
Game information First Quarter ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (ILL 3–0) Second Quarter WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 23–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:09 (WIS 7–3) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25–yard field goal, 04:23 (WIS 10–3) ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (WIS 10–6) Third Quarter ILL – Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 36–yard run (Taylor Zalewski kick), 07:48 (ILL 13–10) WIS – Alec Ingold, 2–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:05 (WIS 17–13) Fourth Quarter WIS – Alex Erickson, 9–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:42 (WIS 24–13) Passing WIS - Bart Houston, 22 completions, 30 attempts, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions ILL - Wes Lunt , 22 completions, 43 attempts, 278 yards, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Alex Erickson, 4 carries, 81 yards ILL - Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 13 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 10 catches, 96 yards, 1 touchdown ILL - Geronimo Allison, 8 catches, 99 yards Defense WIS - Michael Caputo , 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception ILL - Clayton Fejedelem, 19 tackles, 1 interception
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Rob Wheelwright Jr TE Troy Fumagalli RS So TE Eric Steffes RS Jr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Michael Deiter RS Fr C Dan Voltz RS Jr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference: [18]
Defense Position Player Class NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Chris Orr Fr OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr CB Derrick Tindal So Reference: [18]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [18]
Rutgers [ edit ] Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Scarlet Knights 3 0 7 0 10 Badgers 10 17 14 7 48
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 31Game time : 11:00 AM CDTGame weather : Temperature: 45, Wind: S 14, Weather: Light rainGame attendance : 74,575Referee : T. GeerlingsTV : BTN
Game information First Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone , 49–yard field goal, 11:26 (WIS 3–0) WIS – Corey Clement , 12–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:15 (WIS 10–0) RUT – Kyle Federico, 21–yard field goal, 02:19 (WIS 10–3) Second Quarter WIS – Alex Erickson, 31–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:29 (WIS 17–3) WIS – Corey Clement, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:30 (WIS 24–3) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 27–yard field goal, 00:00 (WIS 27–3) Third Quarter WIS – Corey Clement, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:52 (WIS 34–3) RUT – Blessuan Austin, 50–yard interception return (Kyle Federico kick), 03:01 (WIS 34–10) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 01:46 (WIS 41–10) Fourth Quarter WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 20–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:47 (WIS 48–10) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 13 completions, 25 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions RUT - Chris Laviano, 4 completions, 14 attempts, 31 yards, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Corey Clement , 11 carries, 115 yards, 3 touchdowns RUT - Josh Hicks, 15 carries, 72 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 103 yards, 1 touchdown RUT - Carlton Agudosi, 1 catch, 49 yards Defense WIS - Jack Cichy, 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup RUT - Quentin Gause, 15 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Jazz Peavy RS So TE Troy Fumagalli RS So LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference: [19]
Defense Position Player Class DE Alec James RS So NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [19]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Jack Russell Sr KO P.J. Rosowski RS Fr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr PR Jazz Peavy RS So KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [19]
At Maryland [ edit ] Wisconsin Badgers vs Maryland Terrapins
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 14 3 7 7 31 Terrapins 7 10 0 7 24
at Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
Date : November 7Game time : 2:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 55, Wind: SW 5, Weather: Light rainGame attendance : 44,678Referee : Daniel CaprinTV : BTN
Game information First Quarter MD – Wes Brown, 7–yard run (Brad Craddock kick), 09:17 (MAR 7–0) WIS – Natrell Jamerson, 98–yard kickoff return (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:04 (TIE 7–7) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:56 (WIS 14–7) Second Quarter MD – Adam Greene, 44–yard field goal, 13:34 (WIS 14–10) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 07:05 (WIS 17–10) MD – D.J. Moore, 40–yard pass from Perry Hills (Adam Greene kick), 00:49 (TIE 17–17) Third Quarter WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:17 (WIS 24–17) Fourth Quarter WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:01 (WIS 31–17) MD – Taivon Jacobs, 31–yard pass from Caleb Rowe (Adam Greene kick), 02:39 (WIS 31–24) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 15 completions, 24 attempts, 188 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception MD - Perry Hills, 6 completions, 16 attempts, 107 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 19 carries, 47 yards, 1 touchdown MD - William Likely, 3 carries, 56 yards Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 5 catches, 83 yards MD - DeAndre Lane, 3 catches, 63 yards Defense WIS - Jack Cichy, 10 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks MD - Quinton Jefferson, 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Austin Ramesh RS So WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Tanner McEvoy RS Sr TE Troy Fumagalli RS So LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference: [20]
Defense Position Player Class NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr CB Derrick Tindal So Reference: [20]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Jack Russell Sr KO P.J. Rosowski RS Fr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [20]
#20 Northwestern [ edit ] Northwestern Wildcats vs Wisconsin Badgers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total #20 Wildcats 7 3 0 3 13 #21 Badgers 0 0 7 0 7
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
Date : November 21Game time : 2:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 28, Wind: NW 10, Weather: Mostly cloudyGame attendance : 75,276Referee : J. McGinnTV : BTN
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter NU – Jack Mitchell, 35–yard field goal, 00:00 (NU 10–0) Third Quarter Fourth Quarter NU – Jack Mitchell, 37–yard field goal, 04:00 (NU 13–7) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 20 completions, 34 attempts, 229 yards, 2 interceptions NU - Clayton Thorson , 9 completions, 20 attempts, 60 yards Rushing Receiving WIS - Jazz Peavy, 5 catches, 88 yards NU - Garrett Dickerson, 2 catches, 24 yards Defense WIS - Vince Biegel , 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack NU - Anthony Walker, 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup
source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Jazz Peavy RS So TE Troy Fumagalli RS So TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Walker Williams RS Jr RT Beau Benzschawel RS Fr Reference: [21]
Defense Position Player Class DE Arthur Goldberg RS Jr NT Conor Sheehy So DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr SS Michael Caputo RS Sr FS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [21]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Jack Russell Sr LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [21]
At Minnesota [ edit ] Wisconsin Badgers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers
Period 1 2 3 4 Total #25 Badgers 7 21 3 0 31 Golden Gophers 7 7 0 7 21
at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis , Minnesota
Date : November 28Game time : 2:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 32, Wind: SSW 8, Weather: Sunny and crispGame attendance : 52,850Referee : Don WillardTV : BTN
Game information First Quarter MIN – Briean Boddy-Calhoun, 16–yard interception return (Ryan Santoso kick), 13:27 (MIN 7–0) WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:23 (TIE 7–7) Second Quarter WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:57 (WIS 14–7) MIN – Rodney Smith, 6–yard run (Ryan Santoso kick), 10:34 (TIE 14–14) WIS – Taiwan Deal, 13–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:56 (WIS 21–14) WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 18–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 02:44 (WIS 28–14) Third Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 08:27 (WIS 31–14) Fourth Quarter MIN – Drew Wolitarsky, 27–yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick), 05:33 (WIS 31–21) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 9 completions, 17 attempts, 79 yards, 1 interception MIN - Mitch Leidner , 16 completions, 37 attempts, 223 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions Rushing WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 33 carries, 155 yards, 1 touchdown MIN - Rodney Smith, 7 carries, 35 yards, 1 touchdown Receiving WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 66 yards MIN - Shannon Brooks, 3 catches, 53 yards Defense WIS - Joe Schobert , 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception MIN - De'Vondre Campbell, 13 tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss
Source source[14] Wisconsin starting lineup
Offense Position Player Class QB Joel Stave RS Sr RB Dare Ogunbowale Jr FB Derek Watt RS Sr WR Alex Erickson RS Sr WR Jazz Peavy RS So TE Austin Traylor RS Sr LT Tyler Marz RS Sr LG Micah Kapoi RS Fr C Michael Deiter RS Fr RG Beau Benzschawel RS Fr RT Jacob Maxwell RS Fr Reference: [22]
Defense Position Player Class DE Conor Sheehy So NT Olive Sagapolu Fr DE Chikwe Obasih RS So OLB Vince Biegel RS Jr ILB T.J. Edwards RS Fr ILB Jack Cichy RS So OLB Joe Schobert Sr CB Darius Hillary RS Sr FS Michael Caputo RS Sr SS Tanner McEvoy RS Sr CB Sojourn Shelton Jr Reference: [22]
Special teams Position Player Class P Drew Meyer RS Sr FG Rafael Gaglianone So KO Andrew Endicott Jr KO P.J. Rosowski RS Fr KO Jack Russell SR LS Connor Udelhoven RS Jr H Drew Meyer RS Sr PR Alex Erickson RS Sr KR Natrell Jamerson So Reference: [22]
Holiday Bowl [ edit ] 2015 Holiday Bowl
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 0 7 7 7 21 #23 Badgers 0 13 7 3 23
at Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego , California
Date : December 30Game time : 9:30 PM CSTGame weather : Temperature: 52, Wind: N 4, Weather: Clear and coolGame attendance : 48,329Referee : John McDaidTV : ESPN
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter WIS – Rafael Gaglianone , 28–yard field goal, 13:30 (WIS 3–0) WIS – Corey Clement , 6–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:56 (WIS 10–0) USC – Justin Davis, 1–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:17 (WIS 10–7) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 33–yard field goal, 00:26 (WIS 13–7) Third Quarter WIS – Austin Traylor, 4–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:49 (WIS 20–7) USC – Justin Davis, 4–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:34 (WIS 20–14) Fourth Quarter USC – Darreus Rogers, 7–yard pass from Cody Kessler (Alex Wood kick), 10:19 (USC 21–20) WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29–yard field goal, 02:27 (WIS 23–21) Passing WIS - Joel Stave , 18 completions, 27 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown USC - Cody Kessler , 18 completions, 32 attempts, 221 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Rushing WIS - Corey Clement , 19 carries, 66 yards, 1 touchdown USC - Justin Davis, 12 carries, 27 yards, 2 touchdowns Receiving Defense WIS - Jack Cichy, 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 sacks USC - Delvon Simmons, 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup
Coaching staff [ edit ] Departures [ edit ] After enrolling early and attending spring training quarterback Austin Kafentzis announced that he would transfer from Wisconsin to the University of Nevada before the start of the 2015 season.[23]
At the end of the season redshirt freshman quarterback D.J. Gillins announced that he would transfer as well, to Pearl River Community College . It was reported that Gillins likely transferred because he wouldn't fit in Paul Chryst's Pro-style offense, he was originally recruited by former head coach Gary Andersen as a more mobile dual-threat style quarterback.[24]
Depth chart [ edit ] Defense
DE NT DE Arthur Goldberg Conor Sheehy Chikwe Obasih Jake Keefer Olive Sagapolu Alec James ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
Offense
WR Robert Wheelwright Jazz Peavy Jordan Fredrick
Statistics [ edit ] Team statistics Wisconsin Opponents Scoring & Efficiency Points 348 178 Total Time Possession 07:20:10 05:39:50 Average Time Per Game 33:52 26:08 First Downs 276 183 Rushing 95 60 Passing 157 107 Penalty 24 16 3rd–Down Conversions 75/184 59/189 4th–Down Conversions 6/8 6/20 Red Zone Scoring 46/54 19/25 Red Zone Touchdowns 35/54 11/25 Penalties – Yards 75-689 99-869 Yards Per Game 53.0 66.9 Offense Total Offense 4,922 3,491 Total plays 931 791 Average Plays Per Game 71.6 60.8 Average Yards Per Play 5.3 4.4 Average Yards Per Game 378.6 268.5 Rushing Yards 1,954 1,240 Rushing Attempts 512 396 Average Per Rush 3.8 3.1 Average Per Game 150.3 95.4 Rushing TDs 27 13 Passing Yards 2,968 2,251 Comp–Att 252-419 194-395 Comp % 60.1 49.1 Average Per Pass 7.1 5.7 Average Per Catch 11.8 11.6 Average Per Game 228.3 173.2 Passing tds 14 7 Interceptions 13 12 Defense INT Returns: # – Yards 12-105 13–195 INT Touchdowns 0 2 Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards 9–15 5–10 Fumble recovery Touchdowns 0 0 QB Sacks: # – Yards 29-221 23-154 Touchdowns 0 2 Safeties 0 0 Special teams Kickoffs: # – Yards 71-4,122 41-2,451 Average Yards Per Kick 58.1 59.8 Touchbacks 13 11 Onside Kicks: # – Recovered 0-0 1-0 Punts: # – Yards 71-2,788 85-3,434 Average Yards Per Punt 39.3 40.4 Kickoff Returns: # – Yards 28-555 55-935 Average Yards Per Return 19.8 17.0 Kickoff return Touchdowns 1 0 Punt Returns: # – Yards 29-211 17-69 Average Yards Per Return 7.3 4.1 Punt return Touchdowns 0 0 Field Goals: # – Attempts 18-27 8-19 Longest Field Goal: Yards 49 44 PAT: # – Attempts 42-42 22-22
Non-conference opponents
1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 27 58 38 31 154 All opponents 10 14 21 14 59
Big 10 opponents
1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 41 61 51 41 194 Big 10 opponents 27 54 14 24 119
Offense [ edit ] Passing statistics # NAME POS RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG CMP% TD INT LONG 2 Joel Stave QB 125.7 225 370 2,687 7.3 60.8 11 11 45 13 Bart Houston QB 120.2 27 47 281 6.0 57.5 3 2 23 -- Team -- 0 0 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 TOTALS 124.5 252 419 2,968 7.1 60.1 14 13 45 OPPONENTS 96.8 194 395 2,251 5.7 49.1 7 12 51
Rushing statistics # NAME POS CAR YDS AVG LONG TD 23 Dare Ogunbowale RB 194 819 4.2 35 7 28 Taiwan Deal RB 117 503 4.3 17 6 6 Corey Clement RB 48 221 4.6 58 5 3 Tanner McEvoy WR-QB 17 132 7.8 32 2 45 Alec Ingold RB 49 131 2.7 26 6 86 Alex Erickson WR 7 111 15.9 56 0 58 Joe Schobert LB 1 57 57.0 57 0 34 Derek Watt FB 9 45 5.0 19 0 16 Reggie Love WR 7 38 5.4 18 0 22 Caleb Kinlaw RB 7 30 4.4 10 0 30 Serge Trezy RB 6 18 3.0 7 0 87 George Rushing WR 2 7 3.5 6 0 26 Derek Straus FB 1 4 4.0 4 0 21 Mark Saari RB 3 0 0.0 3 0 13 Bart Houston QB 4 -17 -4.3 1 0 -- Team -- 7 -22 -3.1 0 0 2 Joel Stave QB 33 -123 -3.7 11 0 TOTALS 512 2,257 3.8 58 27 OPPONENTS 396 1,566 3.1 56 13
Receiving statistics # NAME POS REC YDS AVG LONG TD 86 Alex Erickson WR 77 978 12.7 45 3 15 Robert Wheelwright WR 32 416 13.0 30 4 81 Tony Fumagalli TE 28 313 11.2 31 1 23 Dare Ogunbowale RB 36 299 8.3 35 1 11 Jazz Peavy WR 20 268 13.4 42 0 46 Austin Traylor TE 14 210 15.0 38 4 34 Derek Watt FB 15 139 9.3 27 0 3 Tanner McEvoy WR-QB 10 109 10.9 23 0 9 Jordan Fredrick WR 7 81 11.6 22 0 16 Reggie Love WR 4 55 13.8 26 0 44 Eric Steffes TE 3 50 16.8 19 0 6 Corey Clement RB 2 19 9.5 13 0 20 Austin Ramesh FB 1 12 12.0 12 0 87 George Rushing WR 1 10 10.0 10 0 22 Caleb Kinlaw RB 1 5 5.0 5 1 28 Taiwan Deal RB 1 4 4.0 4 0 TOTALS 252 2,968 11.8 45 14 OPPONENTS 194 2,251 11.6 51 7
Defense [ edit ] Defense statistics # NAME POS SOLO AST TOT TFL-YDS SACK-YDS INT-YDS PBU QBH FF FR-YDS TD 53 T.J. Edwards LB 41 43 84 6.5-11 0.0–0 0–0 4 2 1 0–0 0 58 Joe Schobert LB 39 40 79 19.5-98 9.5–78 1–14 2 14 5 2–0 0 47 Vince Biegel LB 31 35 66 14.0-81 8.0–64 0–0 0 9 0 0–0 0 7 Michael Caputo S 36 29 65 1.0-7 0.5–5 2–4 8 0 2 1–0 0 48 Jack Cichy LB 32 28 60 8.0-52 5.0–38 0–0 4 2 0 0–0 0 50 Chris Orr LB 24 22 46 2.0-11 0.5–5 0–0 2 3 0 1–0 0 5 Darius Hillary CB 28 16 44 1.5-3 0.0–0 0–0 6 0 0 2–0 0 3 Tanner McEvoy S 27 15 42 2.0-15 1.0–10 6–83 6 0 0 1–15 0 34 Chikwe Obasih DE 19 22 41 5.0-15 1.0–9 0–0 0 2 0 0–0 0 25 Derrick Tindal CB 18 14 32 0.5-1 0.0–0 0–0 5 2 0 0–0 0 94 Conor Sheehy NT 8 23 31 3.0-9 2.0–7 0–0 1 0 0 0–0 0 8 Shjourn Shelton CB 20 9 29 0.0-0 0.0–0 1–0 7 0 1 0–0 0 57 Alec James DE 7 10 17 2.0-4 1.0–2 0–0 1 0 0 0–0 0 95 Arthur Goldberg DE 5 12 17 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 14 D'Cota Dixon LB 11 5 16 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 1 2 0 0–0 0 43 Ryan Connelly LB 8 7 15 1.0-3 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 12 Natrell Jamerson CB 10 4 14 0.5-2 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 32 Leon Jacobs LB 5 5 10 2.0-4 0.5–3 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 36 Joe Ferguson S 2 8 10 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 19 Leo Musso S 5 3 8 0.0-0 0.0–0 2–4 1 1 0 1–0 0 34 Derek Straus FB 5 3 8 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 41 Jesse Hayes LB 2 6 8 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0 0–0 0 42 T.J. Watt LB 4 4 8 1.5-5 0.0–0 0–0 3 4 0 0–0 0 65 Olive Sagapolu NT 1 6 7 1.0-4 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 21 Arrington Farrar LB 5 1 6 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 1 0 0–0 0 93 Jake Keefer DE 3 3 6 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 37 Andrew Endicott K 2 3 5 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 55 Garret Dooley LB 0 3 3 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 96 Billy Hirschfeld DE 2 1 3 1.0-2 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0 0–0 0 24 Keelon Brookins LB 2 0 2 1.0-2 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 97 Jack Russell K 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 30 Serge Trezy RB 1 1 2 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 2 Joel Stave QB 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 9 Jordan Fredrick WR 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 11 Jazz Peavy WR 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 16 Reggie Love WR 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 23 Dare Ogunbowale RB 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 31 Lubern Figaro S 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 46 Austin Traylor TE 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 52 Kellen Jones LB 1 0 1 1.0-4 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 82 A.J. Jordan WR 0 1 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 86 Alex Erickson WR 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 66 Beau Benzschawel OL 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 29 Terrance Floyd CB 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0–0 0 60 Connor Udelhoven LS 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 0 0 0 1–0 0 91 Zander Neuville DE 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0–0 0–0 1 0 0 0–0 0 TOTAL 414 384 798 74-333 29-221 12–105 54 42 9 9-15 0 OPPONENTS 472 527 999 73-276 23-154 13-195 55 21 6 5-10 2
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, PBU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, TD : Touchdown
Special teams [ edit ] Kicking statistics # NAME POS XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% 1–19 20–29 30–39 40–49 50+ LNG PTS 10 Rafael Gaglianone PK 40 40 100.0 18 27 66.7 0/0 8/8 2/5 8/11 0/3 49 94 97 Jack Russell PK 2 2 100.0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0 2 TOTALS 42 42 100.0 18 27 66.7 0/0 8/8 2/5 8/11 0/3 49 96 OPPONENTS 22 22 100.0 8 19 42.1 3/3 1/4 4/10 0/2 1/3 44 45
Kickoff statistics # NAME POS KICKS YDS AVG TB OB 37 Andrew Endicott PK 36 2,169 60.3 9 2 97 Jack Russell PK 27 1,453 53.8 3 1 38 P.J. Rosowski P 8 500 62.5 1 0 TOTALS 71 4,122 58.1 13 3 OPPONENTS 41 2,451 59.8 11 2
Punting statistics # NAME POS PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB I–20 50+ BLK 90 Drew Meyer P 69 2,737 39.7 60 10 27 14 0 38 P.J. Rosowski P 1 40 40.0 0 0 0 0 0 -- Team -- 1 11 11.0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 71 2,788 39.3 60 10 27 14 0 OPPONENTS 85 3,434 40.4 61 3 22 12 0
Kick return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG 12 Natrell Jamerson CB 20 448 22.4 1 98 86 Alex Erickson WR 2 37 18.5 0 19 26 Derek Straus FB 3 35 11.8 0 14 45 Alec Ingold RB 2 32 16.0 0 22 91 Zander Neuville DE 1 3 3.0 0 3 TOTALS 28 555 19.8 1 98 OPPONENTS 55 935 17.0 0 42
Punt return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG 86 Alex Erickson WR 24 176 7.3 0 35 8 Sojourn Shelton CB 3 26 8.7 0 17 11 Jazz Peavy WR 2 9 4.5 0 9 TOTALS 29 211 7.3 0 35 OPPONENTS 17 69 4.1 0 18
Big Ten Players of the Week [ edit ] Week 4 - Freshman of the Week - RB, Taiwan Deal[25] Week 5 - Co-defensive Player of the Week - LB, Joe Schobert [26] Week 7 - Freshman of the Week - LB, T. J. Edwards [27] Week 8 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer [28] Week 13 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer [29] 2016 NFL Draft [ edit ] 2016 NFL Draft class [ edit ] Signed undrafted free agents [ edit ] Michael Caputo , S, New Orleans Saints[citation needed ] Alex Erickson , WR, Cincinnati Bengals[31] Darius Hillary , CB, Cincinnati Bengals[31] Tyler Marz , OT, Tennessee Titans[31] Tanner McEvoy , QB/S/WR, Seattle Seahawks[citation needed ] Joel Stave , QB, Minnesota Vikings[citation needed ] Austin Traylor , TE, Dallas Cowboys[31] References [ edit ] ^ Galloway, Jason (July 27, 2015). "Media Picks UW to Win West Again" . Wisconsin State Journal . Madison. Retrieved September 14, 2015 . ^ Potrykus, Jeff (August 19, 2015). 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