FOOTBALL RELEASE • NOVEMBER 6, 2006 Quick Hits GAME 11: WISCONSIN AT IOWA Wisconsin needs one more Records: Wisconsin (9-1, 6-1) at Iowa (6-4, 2-4) victory to become just the second team in school histo- Date / Time: Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11:03 a.m. CST ry to record a 10-win regular Location: Iowa City, Iowa (Kinnick Stadium / 70,585) season ... also with one more Television: ESPN (Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman win, Bret Bielema would and Rob Stone) become the first coach in Big Radio: Wisconsin Radio Network (Matt Lepay and Mike Ten history to win 10 games Lucas) ... 53 affiliates throughout Wisconsin and in his first season as a head Minnesota, including WIBA (1310 AM / 101.5 FM in coach ... UW is one of four Madison) and WTMJ (620 AM) in Milwaukee teams in the country to have Polls: UW is ranked 16th in the A.P poll and 16th in the won at least nine games in USA Today Coaches poll / Iowa is not ranked each of the last three sea- Coaches: Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema (1st year as a head sons ... the Badgers have six coach: 9-1) and Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz (11th year as a head Big Ten victories for the sec- coach: 67-61; 8th year at Iowa: 55-40) ond time in three seasons Series: Iowa leads the series 40-39-2 and just the seventh time in Last Meeting: In Barry Alvarez’s last home game as school history ... the school Wisconsin’s head coach, Iowa defeated the Badgers 20- record for conference wins is 10 on Nov. 12, 2005 ... UW jumped out to a 10-0 lead in seven set in 1998 and 1999 the first quarter but could not score the rest of the way ... Wisconsin’s defense has as Iowa tallied 20 straight points, including 17 in the given up just 10 touchdowns Linebacker DeAndre Levy recorded two quarterback second half ... Wisconsin’s Brian Calhoun was held to 18 this season and has kept its sacks and caused a fumble last week vs. Penn State. yards yards rushing. UW’s defense limited the Nittany Lions to 36 yards opponents out of the end Wisconsin-Iowa Series Notes: UW head coach Bret rushing. zone in four of the 10 games Bielema earned four letters as a player at Iowa, starting this year ... freshman P.J. his final two seasons and serving as co-captain during his senior season ... Bielema coached eight years at Iowa, including Hill leads the Big Ten and three under current Hawkeye head coach Kirk Ferentz ... Iowa has won four straight meetings with UW ... Wisconsin’s last ranks fifth in the country win in the series was a 34-28 decision in Madison in 2001 ... the Badgers and Hawkeyes play annually for the Heartland with 137.0 rushing yards per Trophy, which was inaugurated in 2004. game 2006 Wisconsin Schedule / Results Polls* Date Opponent UW / Opp. Live TV Time/Score Highlight S 2 vs. Bowling Green# NR / NR ESPNR W, 35-14 Hill runs for 130 yards / Casillas blocked punt for TD S 9 WESTERN ILLINOIS NR / NR ESPNU W, 34-10 Hill scores three TDs / UW records three interceptions S 16 SAN DIEGO STATE NR / NR ESPN+ W, 14-0 Defense limits SDSU to 115 total yards / Hill rushes for 184 yards S 23 at Michigan NR / 6th & 6th ESPN L, 13-27 Defense records three INTs / Hill accounts for 118 total yards S 30 at Indiana NR / NR ESPN2 W, 52-17 Stocco pass efficiency of 296.7 / Hill runs for 129 yards and three TDs O 7 NORTHWESTERN NR / NR ESPN360 W, 41-9 Hill runs for 249 yards / UW outgains NU 527-216 O 14 MINNESOTA 25th & NR / NR ESPN W, 48-12 Stocco throws four TDs / Hill goes over 1,000 yards O 21 at Purdue 21st & 22nd / NR ESPN W, 24-3 Defense limits Purdue to 286 yards / Hill runs for 161 yards O 28 ILLINOIS 17th & 18th / NR ESPN2 W, 30-24 UW erases an 18-point deficit / defense shuts out Illini in second half N 4 PENN STATE 17th & 17th / NR ABC W, 13-3 Hill rushes for 148 yards / defense limits PSU to 36 rushing yards N 11 at Iowa 16th & 16th / NR ESPN 11:03 a.m. N 18 BUFFALO ESPNU 11 a.m. All times Central *AP & USA Today #at Cleveland Browns Stadium ESPNR = ESPN Regional ESPNU = ESPN University ESPN+ = ESPN Plus Local University of Wisconsin • Intercollegiate Athletics Kellner Hall • 1440 Monroe Street • Madison, Wisconsin 53711 (608) 262-1866 • www.uwbadgers.com Notable, Quotable and Promotable Our top items for this week ... Bret Bielema has set the WHERE DO THEY RANK Wisconsin record for victories by a first-year head coach with nine. 1 Below is a look at where some Badger players stand in the NCAA and Big Ten statistical rankings: The previous record was held by Phil King (7-1-1 in 1896) and William Juneau (7-0-0 Player Category Stat NCAA Rank Big Ten Rank in 1912). With one more win this season, P.J. Hill Rushing 137.0 yds. per game 5th 1st Bielema would become the first Big Ten P.J. Hill All-Purpose Running 154.2 yds. per game 4th 1st coach to record at least 10 victories in his P.J. Hill Scoring 8.4 pts. per game 19th 1st first season. The NCAA record for wins by P.J. Hill Touchdowns 14 TDs T5th 1st a first-year head coach is 12 by Miami’s John Stocco Passing Efficiency 150.3 17th 2nd Larry Coker in 2001. John Stocco Passing 197.9 yds. per game 41st 6th Travis Beckum Receiving Yards 61.6 yards per game 71st 5th UW is 22-4 in its last 26 home Taylor Mehlhaff Scoring 7.6 pts. per game 29th 3rd games. That includes a perfect Taylor Mehlhaff Field Goals 1.2 per game T31st T4th 6-0 record this year and a 17-1 2 Taylor Mehlhaff Field Goal Percentage 81.2 % -- 3rd mark since the start of 2004. Wisconsin is Taylor Mehlhaff PAT Kicking Percentage 100.0 % -- T1st one of six teams in the country with one or no home losses over that span. Below is a look at where Wisconsin stands among the NCAA and Big Ten statistical leaders: The Badgers have won six Category Stat NCAA Rank Big Ten Rank straight games, tied for the ninth- Scoring Offense 30.4 pts. per game 23rd 2nd longest active streak in the coun- 3 Total Offense 384.3 yds. per game 30th 3rd try. It’s their longest streak since winning Rushing Offense 183.6 yds. per game 19th 2nd the first nine games of the 2004 season. Time of Possession 33:16 3rd 2nd 3rd Down Efficiency 43.9 percent 23rd 3rd For the 12th time in the past 14 Scoring Defense 11.9 pts. per game 6th 2nd seasons, and a school record- Total Defense 245.9 yds. per game 5th 2nd tying fifth consecutive year, 4 Pass Defense 138.5 yds. per game 3rd 1st Wisconsin is bowl eligible. Among Big Ten Pass Efficiency Defense 85.8 1st 1st schools, only Ohio State and Michigan can 3rd Down Effic. Defense 30.1 percent 10th 2nd match UW’s run of bowl appearances over 4th Down Effic. Defense 23.5 percent 8th 1st the last 14 years. Opponent 1st Downs 142 -- 2nd Interceptions 11 T32nd T3rd Wisconsin is 9-1 this season. It is the sixth time in school history 5 the Badgers have started a season 9-1. This is the 11th time in school history in school history the Badgers have accom- UW’s defense has given up UW has won at least nine games in a sea- plished that were in 1897-99 (9-1/9-1/9- eight touchdowns in the last son. With another victory, Wisconsin 2) and 1998-2000 (11-1/10-2/9-4). 10 nine games. The average would have just the fifth 10-win season in length of those TD drives is 49.6 yards school history. UW has won 28 games over the and four of those drives have been shorter last three years, the fifth-best than 40 yards. UW is one of just four teams in 7 total in the country over that the country (along with Auburn, span. The only time Wisconsin has won In the last three seasons, 6 Texas and Boise St.) that have more games than that in a three-year while Bret Bielema has been won at least nine games in each of the span was 1998-2000 (30). 11 on Wisconsin’s coaching past three seasons. The only other times staff, the Badgers have given up fewer The Badgers have won six Big than 20 points in a game 20 times. The JUST WIN, BABY! Ten games for just seventh time Badgers are 20-0 in those games. 8 in school history. The UW record for conference wins is seven, set in 1998 Quarterback John Stocco has led Wisconsin to UW ranks second in the Big and 1999. a 28-7 record in his three seasons as a starter. Ten and fifth in the country Over the last three years only Boise State’s 12 in total defense, allowing just Wisconsin is second in the Big Jared Zabransky has more wins as a starter 245.9 yards per game. The best perform- Ten and ranks sixth in the coun- than Stocco does. Below is a look at the ance by a Badger opponent this season try in scoring defense, allowing quarterbacks with the most wins as a starter 9 was 322 yards by Michigan on Sept.