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WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2020 SCOREBOARD Oct. 23 ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Nebraska* TBD 18 STRAIGHT BOWLS ▪ 102 WINS LAST 10 SEASONS ▪ 11 CONSENSUS 1ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS LAST 10 SEASONS Nov. 7 PURDUE* TBD Nov. 14 at Michigan* TBD GAME 1 Nov. 21 at Northwestern* TBD Nov. 28 MINNESOTA* TBD #14 WISCONSIN BADGERS VS ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Dec. 5 INDIANA* TBD 0-0 BIG TEN, 0-0 WEST 0-0 BIG TEN, 0-0 WEST Dec. 12 at Iowa* TBD Head Coach: Paul Chryst Head Coach: Lovie Smith Dec. 19 Big Ten Champions Week TBD Record at Wisconsin: 52-16 (6th Season) Record at Illinois: 15-34 (5th Season) Overall Record: 71-35 (9th Season) Overall Record: Same * Big Ten Conference game Record vs. Illinois: 4-1 Record vs. Wisconsin: 1-3 Home games in BOLD CAPS FRIDAY, OCT. 23 ▪ 7 P.M. (CT) ▪ MADISON, WIS. ▪ CAMP RANDALL STADIUM ▪ BTN ON THE AIR BADGERS HOST ILLINOIS TO OPEN SEASON UNLIKE ANY OTHER TV: BTN An unprecedented campaign begins Friday when 14th-ranked Wisconsin wel- App: FOX Sports | Online: FOXSports.com comes Illinois to Camp Randall Stadium to open the 125th season of Big Ten . Play-by-Play: Brandon Gaudin Conference football. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., live on BTN. Analyst: James Laurinaitis Friday’s contest opens a nine-game, conference-only schedule that was . Sideline Reporter: Rick Pizzo announced by the Big Ten on Sept. 16 following the initial postponement of the league’s season on Aug. 11 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK App: iHeartRadio | Satellite: Sirius 84, XM 84 The defending Big Ten West Division champion Badgers enter the 2020 season . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay following a 10-4 finish that included a berth in the Rose Bowl last season. Analysts: Mike Lucas, Mark Tauscher Wisconsin saw its 9-game win streak over Illinois snapped in last year’s meet- . Sideline Reporter: Patrick Herb ing, which the Illini claimed, 24-23, on a field goal as time expired. The series now returns to Madison, where the Badgers seek an 8th consecutive ILB Jack Sanborn is 1 of 8 return- SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN ing starters from the Badgers’ win over the Illini at Camp Randall. Twitter: @BadgerFootball top-10 ranked defense in 2019. Instagram: @badgerfootball . Facebook: /WisconsinFootball KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER Oct. 23 marks the latest start to a Wisconsin football The Badgers open their 6th season under the leader- THEY SAID IT season since the Badgers opened the 1918 cam- ship of head coach Paul Chryst, who is 52-16 (.765) paign — which was delayed due to the Spanish flu as head coach at his alma mater. The two-time Big “If you’re asking me about which pandemic of 1918-20 and came during the final days Ten Coach of the Year has led the Badgers to a team, fan base, administration of World War I — by hosting Camp Grant on Oct. 26. 34-10 (.773) conference record. Chryst enters his knows themselves better than The last time the Badgers opened a season in the 15th season overall on the Badgers’ coaching staff. anybody else in the country, it’s month of October came when they hosted in-state Finishing 10-4 overall in 2019, Wisconsin posted Wisconsin. They know who they rival Marquette at Camp Randall on Oct. 4, 1941. at least 10 wins for the fifth time in six sea- are, how they have success, why sons. Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma Wisconsin hasn’t opened a season with a Big Ten they have success — and that’s and Georgia were the only other programs to win opponent since taking on Michigan to begin the why they do have success year, double-digit games in at least five of those six years. 1982 campaign. The last season-opener vs. a Big over year, over year.” Wisconsin seeks its 5th Big Ten West Division title in Ten foe at Camp Randall was the Badgers’ 21-14 win . FOX Sports analyst Joel Klatt over the No. 1-ranked Wolverines in 1981. 7 years of the league’s current divisional alignment. Wisconsin has opened a season by taking on Illinois The Badgers return 8 starters on a defensive unit “It’s definitely gonna be different. just once, a 14-5 defeat on Oct. 26, 1907. that finished the 2019 campaign ranked 4th nation- Camp Randall is not gonna be the ally in total defense (287.1 ypg) and 10th in scoring Though the venue has a capacity of 80,321, the defense (16.9 ppg). Read more, Page 5. same without 80,000-plus fans 104th season of football at Camp Randall Stadium there. We’re definitely gonna miss will begin without fans in attendance due to the With Jack Coan, who started all 14 games last them. Our emphasis is bring your COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 5,436,168 fans season, out indefinitely due to injury, redshirt fresh- attended games at the venerable stadium over the man QB Graham Mertz is set to become the first own juice.” last decade as the Badgers amassed a 61-8 record in Wisconsin freshman in 42 years to start a season . Senior safety Collin Wilder on playing home games — the 5th-best mark in the FBS. opener at QB. Read more, Page 6. without fans in Camp Randall Stadium BY THE NUMBERS WHAT’S INSIDE . Media Information ............................. 2 . Quick Facts ......................................... 3 . Badgers in the NFL ........................... 5 . Matchup with Illinois ........................ 7 10 11 20 . Coach Paul Chryst ............................. 8 The Badgers finished 10-4 overall UW produced 11 consensus first- For the first time in school his- . Camp Randall Stadium ..................... 9 last season, the seventh time in team All-Americans in the past tory, the Badgers return 4 players . Roster .................................................10 the decade of the 2010s that they decade: OL Gabe Carimi, TE Lance who had at least 20 receptions . Roster Breakdown ...........................12 reached double-digit wins. Paul Kendricks, RB Montee Ball (twice), in the previous season: junior TE . Depth Chart ......................................14 Chryst has been on staff for 9 of RB Melvin Gordon, OL Ryan Jake Ferguson (33 catches), senior . Player Career Stats ..........................15 the 13 double-digit win seasons in Ramczyk, OL Beau Benzschawel, WR Danny Davis (30), senior . Season Stats (2019) ........................26 school history — including 4 of his RB Jonathan Taylor (twice), OLB RB Garrett Groshek (29) and . Game Recaps (2019) .......................41 5 seasons as head coach. Zack Baun and OL Tyler Biadasz. senior WR Kendric Pryor (23). Last Time it Happened ...................46 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. ILLINOIS MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA INFORMATION ILLINOIS WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE 10/18 10/19 10/20 10/21 10/22 10/23 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 9:15 a.m. Noon No availability 10:15 a.m. No availability Postgame Paul Chryst Interviews (Zoom): Paul Chryst Paul Chryst News Conference (Zoom) . O.C. Joe Rudolph Availability (Zoom) News Conference and . D.C. Jim Leonhard Player Interviews (Zoom) Player Interviews (Zoom): . RB Garrett Groshek . S Eric Burrell INTERVIEWS FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS All regular-season Badgers practices are closed to the media. For the 2020 season, all interviews will be GENERAL INFORMATION conducted via Zoom. There will be no in-person interviews, either during the week or following games. Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 Chryst Interviews: Head coach Paul Chryst holds a weekly news conference Mondays at approximately . Website: UWBadgers.com/Football 10:15 a.m. during the fall. Chryst also meets the media on Thursdays. Specific times will be shared weekly . Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 via the Wisconsin Football Today email. BRIAN LUCAS — DIRECTOR Assistant Coach Interviews: Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph and defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard Chryst Interviews, Credentials hold weekly interviews on Tuesdays. Specific times will be shared via the Wisconsin Football Today email. Phone: (608) 513-3987 Other assistant coaches can be made available upon special request submitted to Brian Mason. Email: [email protected] Player Interviews: Selected players are available for interviews at the conclusion of Chryst’s weekly news . Twitter: @BrianLucasUW conference, at approximately 10:30 a.m. Mondays. Additional selected players are available Tuesdays. Phone calls by players to out-of-town media are made on Mondays. Phone interviews should be BRIAN MASON — ASSISTANT DIRECTOR requested through Brian Mason by 3 p.m. Sunday. Player & Assistant Interviews, Game Notes . Players’ phone numbers will not be made available to the media, and players have been instructed not . Phone: (608) 279-8659 to conduct interviews without prior approval from the football communications staff. Email: [email protected] . Twitter: @Brian_Mason WISCONSIN FOOTBALL TODAY The football communications staff offers daily updates during the season via the Wisconsin Football KELLI STEFFES — ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Today email. Wisconsin Football Today includes each day’s schedule and availabilities and also features Social Media links to pertinent coverage of the Badgers, game-related notes and other valuable information. Phone: (608) 445-4086 The email is sent to all subscribers who have selected to receive Wisconsin football updates via the Big . Email: [email protected] Ten Media Email List. Accounts can be created and updated by visiting office.bigten.org/media. Twitter: @KelliSteffes Contact Adam Augustine ([email protected]) of the Big Ten with questions on the email system. STATS, SCHEDULES AND INFORMATION MEDIA RESOURCES The latest Wisconsin football news releases, schedules and statistics are available via the program’s official web site at UWBadgers.com/Football. BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST . office.bigten.org/media CollegePressBox.com is the official media website for college football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member OFFICIAL BIG TEN MEDIA SITE schools.