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Wisconsin Sports Information 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711 WISCONSIN Ph: 608-262-1811 Fax: 608-262-8184 2002 Football Release, Oct. 7 Website: UWBADGERS.COM Contact: Justin Doherty GAME BASICS Wisconsin (5-1, 0-1 Big Ten) plays its GAME #7 STORYLINES first road game since Aug. 31 when it • This will be Wisconsin’s first road game in 42 days takes on Indiana (2-3, 0-1 Big Ten) on • QB Brooks Bollinger can become Wisconsin’s career wins leader Saturday, Oct. 12, at Memorial Stadium • Badgers have won three straight in Bloomington and six of last seven in series with Hoosiers (52,354, natural grass) in Bloomington. • Wisconsin has won seven of its last nine Big Ten road openers Kickoff is set for 11:10 a.m. CDT. • Thirty of the 44 listed starters (both teams combined) in this game are non-seniors TELEVISION • UW is 31-4-1 in last 36 games in which it is ranked by A.P. and its opponent is not ESPN Regional (WISC-TV in Maidson) will carry the game live with Wayne Larrivee, Randy Wright and Jim WISCONSIN COACH BARRY ALVAREZ seven meetings ... IU won a 63-32 deci- Barber (sideline) handling the coverage. Barry Alvarez is in his 13th season as sion in Madison in 2001 to snap a six- a head coach, all at Wisconsin. This will game Wisconsin winning streak in the RADIO be his 150th game with the Badgers. The series ... UW is 13-9-1 all-time in The Wisconsin Radio Network carries winningest coach in school history, he Bloomington, including victories in the all Wisconsin games live. Matt Lepay owns an 89-56-4 (.611) overall record last three meetings at Memorial Stadium (play-by-play) and Mike Lucas (analysis) and a 48-46-3 (.510) Big Ten mark. He is ... Wisconsin is 6-0 all-time vs. IU in call the action. 51-26-3 (.656) at Camp Randall Stadium games in which the Badgers are national- and 38-30-1 (.558) away from Madison. ly ranked ... during the Alvarez era, INTERNET Alvarez has guided the Badgers to Big Wisconsin has outscored the Hoosiers by All Wisconsin games can be heard live Ten titles in 1993, 1998 and 1999 (each of an average of 33.5-21.7 points per game on UWBADGERS.COM, the UW those teams won the Rose Bowl). He has ... Alvarez (Notre Dame) and Indiana Department of Athletics’ website. Also coached Wisconsin to a 6-1 bowl record head coach Gerry DiNardo (Colorado) available is all the latest Badger sports and to the three winningest seasons in were on opposite sidelines as assistant news, statistics, information and photos. school history. coaches during the 1990 Orange Bowl, Alvarez is looking to become just the won by the Fighting Irish ... Wisconsin’s NATIONAL RANKINGS 11th coach in Big Ten history to win 90 two highest-scoring games of the Alvarez Wisconsin is ranked 22nd in this games at one conference institution. era came against Indiana, as did the week’s ESPN/USA Today coaches poll Badgers’ two highest total yardage out- and 23rd according to this week’s WISCONSIN-INDIANA SERIES NOTES puts under Alvarez. Associated Press poll. Indiana is Wisconsin leads the series 31-17-2 ... unranked. the Badgers have won six of the last 2002 WISCONSIN SCHEDULE / RESULTS Date UW Rank Opponent (A.P. Rank), TV Site Time/Result Quick Facts/Highlights Aug. 23 25, 23 Fresno State, ESPN Madison W 23 - 21 A. Davis 36-184, Leonhard 2 INTs, Allen 3 FGs (game-winner with 2:05 left) Aug. 31 RV, 25 UNLV, ESPN2 Las Vegas W 27 - 7 Orr’s 150 receiving yards are UW freshman record; UW defense records 5 TOs Sept. 7 25, 21 West Virginia, ESPN Plus Madison W 34 - 17 UW leads 34-3 at half; Bollinger 14-20 for 218 yards and 2 TDs Sept. 14 22, 18 Northern Illinois, ESPN Plus Madison W 24 - 21 Bollinger two rushing TDs, including game-winner with 1:21 left Sept. 21 22, 17 Arizona, ESPN2 Madison W 31 - 10 A. Davis rushes for 110 yards and 2 TDs in 1st half; UW leads 24-0 at halftime Oct. 5 19, 15 Penn State (20), ABC Madison L 31 - 34 Bollinger 2 passing, 1 rushing TD; Penn State 436-309 edge in total yards Oct. 12 23, 22 Indiana, ESPN Plus Bloomington 11:10 a.m. Wisconsin has won three straight in Bloomington Oct. 19 -- Ohio State, ABC Madison 2:30 p.m. Visiting team has won last three meetings Oct. 26 -- Michigan State East Lansing TBA UW is 5-2 in last seven contests with Spartans Nov. 2 -- Iowa Iowa City TBA Badgers have won five straight in series after snapping Iowa’s 18-game win streak Nov. 9 -- Illinois Madison TBA Wisconsin leads 5-1-1 in last seven meetings Nov. 16 -- Michigan Ann Arbor TBA Wolverines have won the last five encounters with Wisconsin Nov. 23 -- Minnesota Madison TBA Battle for Paul Bunyan’s Axe Rankings listed (AP, ESPN/USA Today); RV = received votes; all times central TEAM NOTES MEDIA INFORMATION Wisconsin Sports Information (608-262-1811) • Wisconsin has won seven of its last Football contact: Justin Doherty, SID (E-mail: [email protected]) nine Big Ten road openers, including four Assistant SID: Brian Lucas (E-mail: [email protected]) of its last five. Fax: 608-262-8184 Website: UWBADGERS.COM • The Badgers are third in the Big Ten Indiana Media Relations (812-855-9399) in scoring defense, allowing just 18.3 Football Contact: Jeff Fanter, Assistant AD (E-mail: [email protected]) points per game. Assistant SID: Gavin Lang (E-mail: [email protected]) Fax: 812-855-9401 • Wisconsin is 8-5 during the Alvarez Website: www.iuhoosiers.com era in games against teams with first- year Big Ten head coaches. SATELLITE FEED ... Cuts from Coach Barry Alvarez’s Monday media conference and highlights from the previous game are uplinked each Tuesday from 2:30-2:40 p.m. CT. The satellite coordinates are SBS 6, transponder 5 full. The troubleshoot • Wisconsin has had two freshmen number is 608-277-5172. receivers (Jonathan Orr and Brandon Williams) register 100-yard games this BIGTEN TELECONFERENCE ... Coach Barry Alvarez, along with the other 10 Big Ten coaches, is available each Tuesday on the season. Prior to 2002, a freshman had Big Ten Teleconference. Alvarez has the time slot from 11:50-noon CT. The phone number for news media to call can be totaled 100 receiving yards in a game just obtained by contacting the Big Ten Conference at 847-696-1010 or the UW Sports Information Office. three times in school history. This year is the first time that two different freshmen INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY ... Wisconsin players and assistant coaches conduct interviews each Tuesday and Wednesday after have accomplished that feat in the same practice during the regular season outside the locker room in the basement of the McClain Center. Out-of-town media wishing season. Orr’s 459 receiving yards are the to arrange a phone interview with a player should contact Brian Lucas. For phone interviews with Badger assistant coaches, most for any freshman in the nation. contact Julie Kluge. Both can be reached at 608-262-1811. Coach Barry Alvarez and selected players also appear at a media conference each Monday during the regular season at 1 p.m. CT in the National W Club Room at Camp Randall • Three of Wisconsin’s six games this Stadium. All interview requests for Coach Alvarez should be made through Justin Doherty. season have been decided by three points or less (UW is 2-1 in those games). PRACTICE COVERAGE ... Regular-season Wisconsin practices are closed to the media and general public. • The Badgers are scoring more points PHOTO AVAILABILITY ... Mug and action photos of current Wisconsin football players and coaches are available at per game this season (28.3) than they did ftp://www.uwbadgers.com. Contact the UW Sports Information Office for the passwords. last season (26.1) when they had the league’s top rusher (Anthony Davis) and LOCKER ROOM ACCESS ... Wisconsin’s locker room is closed during the week and after games. Requests for interviews will be receiver (Lee Evans). taken in the press box during games and players will be made available in the weight room of the McClain Center (home games). Coach Alvarez is available postgame on the first floor of the McClain Center. • One of the most impressive streaks going in college football is Wisconsin’s TEAM INFORMATION ... Wisconsin’s weekly game notes/release is available each Monday during the season. It can be Big Ten-record nine straight seasons with obtained via UWBADGERS.COM or by calling Justin Doherty to receive an e-mailed pdf version. A paper copy is available at a 1,000-yard rusher. North Carolina (12 the weekly Monday media conference in the National W Club Room at Camp Randall Stadium. from 1973-84) and Southern California (10 from 1972-81) are the only two CREDENTIALS ... To request credentials to a Wisconsin home game, please fax or e-mail a letter to Justin Doherty at the UW schools in Division I history with streaks Sports Information Office. of longer than nine seasons. Anthony Davis is more than halfway to 1,000 yards this season, with 545 after six games. • Wisconsin was 8-15 (53.3) on third son have been fourth-quarter comeback down last week vs. Penn State. That was victories, including two this season. • The Wisconsin defense has forced a UW’s highest third-down completion turnover on its opponent’s first offensive percentage since a 12-19 (63.2) perform- • Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in aver- series three times this season.