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WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2020 SCOREBOARD Oct. 23 ILLINOIS* W, 45-7 Oct. 31 at Nebraska* Canceled 18 STRAIGHT BOWLS ▪ 102 WINS LAST 10 SEASONS ▪ 11 CONSENSUS 1ST-TEAM ALL-AMERICANS LAST 10 SEASONS Nov. 7 PURDUE* Canceled Nov. 14 at Michigan* W, 49-11 2020 DUKE’S MAYO BOWL Nov. 21 at #19 Northwestern* L, 17-7 Nov. 28 MINNESOTA* Canceled WISCONSIN BADGERS VS WAKE FOREST DEMON DEACONS Dec. 5 #10 INDIANA* L, 14-6 3-3, 3-3 BIG TEN 4-4, 3-4 ACC Dec. 12 at #19 Iowa* L, 28-7 Head Coach: Paul Chryst Head Coach: Dave Clawson Dec. 19 MINNESOTA* W, 20-17 (OT) Record at Wisconsin: 55-19 (6th Season) Record at Wake Forest: 40-44 (7th Season) Dec. 30 vs. Wake Forest 11 a.m. Overall Record: 74-38 (9th Season) Overall Record: 130-124 (21st Season) Duke’s Mayo Bowl Record vs. Wake Forest: First meeting Record vs. Wisconsin: First meeting * Big Ten Conference game WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30 ▪ 11 A.M. (CT) ▪ CHARLOTTE, N.C. ▪ BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM ▪ ESPN Home games in BOLD CAPS WISCONSIN AND WAKE FOREST MEET IN DUKE’S MAYO BOWL ON THE AIR Wisconsin is set to play in a bowl game for the 19th-consecutive season TV: ESPN when the Badgers (3-3, 3-3 Big Ten) take on Wake Forest (4-4, 3-4 ACC) in App: ESPN | ESPN.com/Watch the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30. Kickoff at Bank of America Stadium in . Play-by-Play: Taylor Zarzour Charlotte, N.C., is set for 11 a.m. (CT), with the game airing live on ESPN. Analyst: Matt Stinchcomb The Badgers are set to meet an ACC foe in a bowl game for the third time in . Sideline Reporter: Marty Smith four years. UW defeated Miami in consecutive seasons in the Orange Bowl (2017) and Pinstripe Bowl (2018). RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK Wisconsin’s matchup with Wake Forest marks the first meeting between the App: TuneIn | Satellite: Sirius 137, XM 207 schools in football. The Badgers are 9-9-1 all-time vs. the current membership . Play-by-Play: Matt Lepay of the ACC, including a 4-1 mark vs. ACC foes in bowl games. ILB Jack Sanborn leads a Badgers . Analyst: Mike Lucas The Badgers own a 4-1 mark in bowl games under head coach Paul Chryst and defense that ranks No. 1 in the have won 5 of their last 6 bowls overall. FBS in yards allowed. NATIONAL RADIO: FIRST TEAM RADIO App: TuneIn | Satellite: Sirius 137, XM 207 . Play-by-Play: Travis Jones . Analyst: John Denton KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER The Badgers are in their 6th season under the leader- The duo of junior ILB Jack Sanborn, a preseason SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN ship of head coach Paul Chryst, who is 55-19 (.743) candidate for the Bednarik and Butkus awards, and . Twitter: @BadgerFootball as head coach at his alma mater. The two-time Big sophomore ILB Leo Chenal — the Bednarik National . Instagram: @badgerfootball Ten Coach of the Year has led the Badgers to a Player of the Week for his efforts in UW’s win . Facebook: /WisconsinFootball 37-13 (.740) conference record. Chryst is in his 15th over Minnesota on Dec. 19 — lead the way for the season overall on the Badgers’ coaching staff. defense with 41 tackles each. Read more, Page 6 SERIES HISTORY UW will play a game in the state of North Carolina The Badgers produced a pair of first-team All-Big for just the second time. The Badgers scored a 14-5 Ten selections on offense in senior LT Cole Van WISCONSIN VS. WAKE FOREST win over North Carolina on Sept. 18, 2005. Lanen and junior TE Jake Ferguson. Ferguson is . First meeting . Wisconsin vs. ACC: 9-9-1 Wisconsin is 8-4 all-time in December bowl games, Wisconsin’s leading receiver and has caught at least . Last ACC Meeting: Wisconsin 35, Miami 3 including wins in each of its last 4: 2009 Champs 1 pass in 33 consecutive games, a school record for Pinstripe Bowl — Dec. 27, 2018 (Bronx, N.Y.) Sports Bowl, 2015 Holiday Bowl, 2017 Orange Bowl, tight ends. Read more, Page 6 2018 Pinstripe Bowl. Senior RB Garrett Groshek made the first start of The Badgers lead the nation in total defense, giving his career and rushed for a career-best 154 yards THEY SAID IT on 24 carries to lead the Badgers past Minnesota on up just 263.5 yards per game. UW has held 4 of its 6 “No matter what adversity we went opponents to fewer than 300 total yards. Dec. 19. Groshek and another former walk-on, senior WR Jack Dunn (7 catches for 76 yards, both career through, we stayed together. We’ve Wisconsin has allowed just 15.7 points per game highs), helped carry Wisconsin to its 23rd win in the got selfless guys who put the team to ranks 6th in the FBS in points allowed. Over the last 26 meetings with the rival Gophers. first. All they want to do is win last 5 seasons, UW has given up an average of just 17.0 points per game, the 3rd best mark of any FBS UW-Madison held its winter commencement cer- games and see each other do well.” team behind only Clemson (15.0) and Alabama (16.0). emony virtually on Dec. 13, with 16 Badgers earning . Senior WR Jack Dunn on the 2020 season Read more, Page 5. degrees. Read more, Page 5 WHAT’S INSIDE . Media Information ............................. 2 BY THE NUMBERS . Quick Facts ......................................... 3 . Badgers in the NFL ........................... 5 . Bowl History/Matchup..................... 8 . Bowl Records ...................................... 9 86.5 7 25.4 . Coach Paul Chryst ...........................16 . Camp Randall Stadium ...................17 UW’s tandem of Jack Sanborn Bank of America Stadium will Wisconsin’s defense has allowed . Roster .................................................18 (1st) and Leo Chenal (2nd) were be the 7th NFL venue to host opponents to convert just 25.4% . Roster Breakdown ...........................20 the top picks at linebacker on Pro a Badgers game during the Paul of their third-down attempts on . Depth Chart ......................................22 Football Focus’ All-Big Ten teams. Chryst era, joining home stadiums the season, the best mark by any . Player Career Stats ..........................23 Sanborn’s PFF grade of 86.5 ranks for the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay team in the FBS. Of UW’s first 6 . Season Stats ......................................38 8th nationally among linebackers, Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami opponents, only Indiana (4-for-10) . Game Summaries .............................49 with Chenal (86.3) ranking 9th on Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers has converted at least 40% of its . that list. and the then-San Diego Chargers. third-down tries in a game. Last Time it Happened ...................52 DUKE’S MAYO BOWL: WISCONSIN VS. WAKE FOREST NOTES DECORATED DECADE The Badgers had 9 major award winners: BADGERS AT A GLANCE The decade of the 2010s proved to be . Doak Walker Award: Montee Ball (2012), HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST the most successful in modern history for the Melvin Gordon (2014), Jonathan Taylor Hometown: Madison, Wis. Wisconsin football program, which continued (2018, 2019) to establish itself as one of the nation’s most Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 . Rimington Trophy: Tyler Biadasz (2019) consistent powers over the last 10 years. Career Record: 74-38 (.661) . Outland Trophy: Gabe Carimi (2010) Record at Wisconsin: 55-19 (.743) The Badgers won 102 games, won at a clip Big Ten Record: 37-13 (.740) of .756 (102-33) and posted 7 double-digit win . Unitas Golden Arm Award: Scott Tolzien Bowl Record: 5-2 (.714) seasons while qualifying for a bowl game in all (2010) 10 years — including 6 New Year’s Six bowl . Lott IMPACT Trophy: J.J. Watt (2010) ASSISTANT COACHES game appearances. Joe Rudolph (Offensive Coordinator/OL) Sideline . Burlsworth Trophy: Jared Abbrederis WINS (FBS, 2010-19) . Jim Leonhard (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) Sideline (2013) 1. Alabama 124 . Bobby April III (Outside Linebackers) Sideline 2. Ohio State 117 . Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year: . Bob Bostad (Inside Linebackers) Sideline 3. Clemson 117 D’Cota Dixon (2018) . Inoke Breckterfield (Defensive Line) Sideline 4. Oklahoma 109 . Jon Budmayr (Quarterbacks) Booth 5. Boise State 107 GOING BOWLING . Chris Haering (Special Teams) Sideline 6. LSU 103 Wisconsin has played in a bowl game for the . John Settle (Running Backs) Sideline 7. Wisconsin 102 last 19 consecutive seasons, the longest active . Mickey Turner (Tight Ends) Booth CONFERENCE WIN PCT. (POWER FIVE, 2010-19) streak in the Big Ten and the third-longest in . Alvis Whitted (Wide Receivers) Sideline 1. Ohio State 74-10 (.881) the FBS: 2. Alabama 69-11 (.863) FOOTBALL STAFF ACTIVE BOWL GAME STREAKS 3. Clemson 68-12 (.850) . Ryan Bright (Graduate Assistant) Team Streak . Bobby Dunn (Graduate Assistant) 4. Oklahoma 73-16 (.820) 1. Georgia 24 5. Wisconsin 64-20 (.762) . Micah Kapoi (Graduate Assistant) 2. Oklahoma 22 . Brent Zdebski (Graduate Assistant) TOP-15 AP POLL FINISHES (2010-19) 3. Wisconsin 19 . Alvah Hansbro (Analyst) 1. Alabama 10 4. Alabama 17 . Taylor Mehlhaff (Analyst) 2. Ohio State 9 5. Clemson 16 . James Rodgers (Analyst) 3. Clemson 8 Since 1993, Wisconsin has made 9 appear- Oklahoma 8 . Ross Kolodziej (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach) ances in the current New Year’s Six bowl 5. LSU 7 . Kyle Costigan (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) games (7 Rose Bowl appearances, 1 Cotton 6. Wisconsin 6 . John Graves (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) Bowl, 1 Orange Bowl). Among Big Ten teams, Oregon 6 . Shaun Snee (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) only Ohio State (18) has been to more New Michigan State 6 . Ty Taylor (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) Year’s Six games over that span.