WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 3 Consecutive Big Ten Championships (2010-12)
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WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 3 Consecutive Big Ten Championships (2010-12) . 5 BCS Bowl Games . 12 Consecutive Bowl Games . 17 First-Team All-Americans Since 2000 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2014 ADVOCARE TEXAS KICKOFF 0-0, 0-0 BIG TEN #14/14 WISCONSIN (0-0) VS. #13/13 LSU (0-0) DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 . 8:10 P.M. (CT) . HOUSTON, TEXAS . NRG STADIUM Aug. 30 vs. LSU 8 p.m. ESPN ESPN . WESTWOOD ONE . BADGER SPORTS NETWORK AdvoCare Texas Kickoff (NRG Stadium) Location ...............................Houston, Texas WISCONSIN Sept. 6 WESTERN ILLINOIS 11 a.m. BTN Site ..........................................NRG Stadium Rankings (AP/Coaches) ..................... 14/14 Sept. 20 BOWLING GREEN TBD Capacity ........................................... 71,054 Record (Big Ten) ...........................0-0 (0-0) Head Coach ......................... Gary Andersen Surface.................AstroTurf Gameday Grass Sept. 27 SOUTH FLORIDA TBD Record at WIS (Years) .................. 9-4 (2nd) TV ............................................................ESPN Oct. 4 at Northwestern* TBD Radio ........................Badger Sports Network Oct. 11 ILLINOIS* TBD LSU All-Time Series .................. LSU leads, 2-0 Rankings (AP/Coaches) ..................... 13/13 Oct. 25 MARYLAND* 11 a.m. At Neutral Sites..................... First meeting Record (SEC) ................................0-0 (0-0) Nov. 1 at Rutgers* 11 a.m. Last Meeting........................Sept. 30, 1972 Head Coach .................................Les Miles LSU 27, Wisconsin 7 (at Baton Rouge) Record at LSU (Years) ............ 95-24 (10th) Nov. 8 at Purdue* TBD Nov. 15 NEBRASKA* TBD A NEW BEGINNING IN 2014 Nov. 22 at Iowa* TBD Wisconsin begins a new era in college football with a Nov. 29 MINNESOTA* TBD new-look roster for the 2014 season after losing 13 starters Dec. 6 Big Ten Championship TBD — including 10 that made NFL rosters — from last year’s team that finished 9-4 overall and 6-2 in the Big Ten in its All times Central. Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at first season under head coach Gary Andersen. Camp Randall Stadium. * Big Ten Conference game The Badgers open the first season of the College Football Playoff era with a major non-conference matchup against TV: ESPN perennial power LSU on Saturday in the AdvoCare Texas . Play-by-Play ................................................Sean McDonough Kickoff at Houston’s NRG Stadium. It is the first of three- . Analyst ............................................................. Chris Spielman consecutive high-profile openers for the Badgers, who also . Sideline Reporter .............................................Todd McShay begin the 2015 season against Alabama in the Cowboys . Online: WatchESPN.com Classic in Arlington, Texas, and the 2016 season against . Mobile App: WatchESPN LSU at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. NATIONAL RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE TWO OF THE GAME’S BEST FACE OFF . Play-by-Play .......................................................Jason Benetti Two of the nation’s most consistent winners will face off The nation’s second-leading . Analyst ................................................................Derek Rackley Saturday when No. 14 Wisconsin takes on No. 13 LSU at returning rusher and active career NRG Stadium. Online: WestwoodOneSports.com leader in rushing average, junior . Mobile App: TuneIn The Badgers and Tigers are among the nation’s lead- RB Melvin Gordon is back with ers in wins, winning percentage and production of NFL the Badgers and has his eyes on RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK draft picks over the last five seasons. Since the start of the another explosive season. Play-by-Play ...........................................................Matt Lepay 2009 season, LSU’s .803 winning percentage ranks No. Analyst ....................................................................Mike Lucas 6 nationally, with the Badgers’ .731 mark ranking No. 12. Over the last four NFL drafts, only . Sideline Reporter ............................................... Patrick Herb LSU and Alabama (16 each) have produced more top-75 picks than Wisconsin (10). Satellite: Sirius 126, XM 205 (LSU broadcast) LSU has won at least nine games in 9 of the last 10 seasons, one of just two teams nationally . Online: BadgerSportsNetwork.com with more nine-win campaigns than the Badgers’ 8 over that 10-year span (see chart, Page 2). Mobile App: iHeartRadio (search WIBA) Something will have to give Saturday, as LSU and Wisconsin rank 1-2 nationally in terms of wins in regular-season non-conference games since 2002 (see chart, Page 2). TWITTER: #BADGERS The Badgers have won 16 consecutive season-openers, dating back to 1998, while LSU has . Official Account ...........................................@BadgerFootball won 11 straight games to open a season, a streak that dates to 2003. ONLINE: UWBADGERS.COM UWBadgers.com offers the most complete and compre- GORDON GONE IN A FLASH RB Melvin Gordon has returned for his junior year at Wisconsin after proving himself to be hensive coverage of the Badgers on gameday via the live Gameday Blog and GameTracker live stats. one of college football’s most explosive players in 2013 and enters the season as a top candiate for the Doak Walker Award and on many preseason lists of Heisman Trophy candidates. MOBILE APP: BADGER GAMEDAY Gordon enters 2014 as the nation’s active career leader in rushing average at 8.1 yards per Improved for the 2014 season, the Badger Gameday app carry, and his 1,609 rushing yards last season ranks No. 2 among returning players. Nebraska’s for iPhone, iPad and Android devices offers fans a wide vari- Ameer Abdullah (1,690) is the nation’s top returning rusher. ety of information on the Badgers — home and away. Gordon needs just 12 attempts to be eligible to break the Big Ten career rushing average record The free app is available in the App Store and Google Play. of 7.27 yards per carry set by Penn State’s Ki-Jana Carter (1992-94). Football Contact: Brian Lucas . Office: 608-263-5052 . Cell: 608-513-3987 . E-mail: [email protected] Secondary Football Contact: Brian Mason . Office: 608-262-2311 . Cell: 608-279-8659 . E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 ADVOCARE TEXAS KICKOFF: WISCONSIN VS. LSU SEASON PREVIEW WINNING WAYS BRING ON THE BAYOU BENGALS WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS The Badgers are 49-18 (.731) since the start LSU enters Saturday’s game riding an HEAD COACH GARY ANDERSEN of the 2009 season. That is the 12th-best FBS-record streak of 45 consecutive wins in Years Coached: 7th season record in the nation over that five-year regular-season non-conference games. The Alma Mater: Utah, 1986 span. Alabama (60-7, .896) has the nation’s Tigers haven’t lost to a non-conference foe Career Record: 39-35 (.527) best record in that time frame. Among Big in the regular season since a 26-8 setback to Record at Wisconsin: 9-4 (2nd season) Ten teams, only Ohio State (53-12, .815) Virginia Tech in their 2002 season opener. Big Ten Record: 6-2 (2nd season) has a better record than UW over the last Since LSU’s streak began on on Sept. 7, Bowl Record: 1-2 (.333) five years. 2002, the Tigers and Badgers rank 1-2 nationally in both wins and winning per- BEST RECORD, 2009-2013 ASSISTANT COACHES Location centage in regular-season non-conference Team Pct. Record . Dave Aranda (Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) SL games, with LSU boasting a 45-0 record 1. Alabama .896 60-7 . Andy Ludwig (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks) PB (1.000) and the Badgers owning a mark of 2. Boise State .864 57-9 . Chris Beatty (Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coord.) SL 43-3 (.935): . Thomas Brown (Running Backs) SL Oregon .864 57-9 . Bill Busch (Safeties) PB 4. Ohio State .815 53-12 REGULAR-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE RECORD . Jeff Genyk (Tight Ends/Special Teams Coordinator) SL 5. Stanford .806 54-13 (SINCE SEPT. 7, 2002) . Chad Kauha’aha’a (Defensive Line) SL 6. LSU .803 53-13 Team Record Win Pct. Ben Strickland (Cornerbacks) SL 7. Oklahoma .773 51-15 1. LSU 45-0 1.000 . T.J. Woods (Offensive Line) SL 8. Oklahoma State .769 50-15 2. Wisconsin 43-3 .935 9. Northern Illinois .768 53-16 3. Ohio State 42-4 .913 TEAM INFORMATION 10. Florida State .765 52-16 4. USC 37-4 .902 2013 Overall Record: 9-4 11. South Carolina .742 49-17 5. Texas Tech 38-5 .884 2013 Big Ten Record (Finish): 6-2 (2nd, Leaders) 12. Wisconsin .731 49-18 2013 Bowl: Lost to #8 S. Carolina, 34-24 (Capital One) LSU’s run of 45 consecutive regular-season 2013 Final Rank (AP/Coaches): 22/21 At 9-4 overall, Gary Andersen’s first sea- wins against non-conference opponents Starters Returning/Lost: 9/13 son was among the most successful by a is the best in FBS history. UW ranks No. Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5 first-year head coach in the FBS. Of the 31 4 all-time on that list with its run of 33 Returning: QB Joel Stave, WR Jordan Fredrick, coaches that took over a new program in straight regular-season non-conference tri- LT Tyler Marz, C Dan Voltz, RG Kyle Costigan, 2013, only five posted at least nine wins: umphs from Sept. 20, 2003 to Sept. 1, 2012: RT Rob Havenstein REGULAR-SEASON NON-CONFERENCE WIN STREAKS Lost: RB James White, WR Jared Abbrederis, MOST WINS, 2013 FIRST-YEAR COACHES (FBS) (FBS, MODERN ERA) TE Jacob Pedersen, TE Brian Wozniak, LG Ryan Groy Coach, School 2013 Record Team Streak Dates Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 3/8 Rod Carey, Northern Illinois 12-2 1. LSU 45 9/7/2002 to present Returning: CB Darius Hillary, CB Sojourn Shelton, Gus Malzahn, Auburn 12-2 2. Kansas State 39 9/4/1993 to 9/13/2003 SS Michael Caputo Mark Helfrich, Oregon 11-2 3. Miami (Fla.) 36 9/14/1985 to 10/1/1988 Lost: NG Beau Allen, DE Ethan Hemer, DE Pat Muldoon, Gary Andersen, Wisconsin 9-4 4.