Wisconsin Football 2017 Fact Book 2017 Wisconsin Football Schedule
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WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2017 FACT BOOK 2017 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 UTAH STATE 8 p.m. Sept. 9 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11 a.m. Sept. 16 at BYU 2:30 p.m. Sept. 30 NORTHWESTERN TBD Oct. 7 at Nebraska TBD Oct. 14 PURDUE TBD Oct. 21 MARYLAND 11 a.m. Oct. 28 at Illinois 11 a.m. Nov. 4 at Indiana TBD Nov. 11 IOWA TBD Nov. 18 MICHIGAN TBD Nov. 25 at Minnesota TBD Dec. 2 Big Ten Championship Game 7:20 p.m. (Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis) all times Central WISCONSIN FOOTBALL | 2017 FACT BOOK Contents Personnel Wisconsin and the NFL Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez......................................2-3 Former Badgers in Pro Football .................................209-212 Head Coach Paul Chryst ........................................................4-5 NFL Honors ..............................................................................213 Assistant Coaches .................................................................6-14 Badgers in the NFL Draft .............................................214-216 Football Support Staff........................................................14-18 Postseason All-Star Games ..........................................217-218 The 2017 Badgers All-Time Results Alphabetical Roster .............................................................20-21 Yearly Records ................................................................220-221 Numerical Roster ................................................................22-23 All-Time Yearly Scores ..................................................222-237 Player Bios ............................................................................24-74 Series Records vs. All Opponents .......................................238 Pronunciation Guide ..................................................................75 All-Time Scores with Opponents ...............................239-248 All-Time Scores with AP Ranked Opponents ..........249-252 2016 Season in Review Wisconsin in the AP Top 25 ........................................253-255 Wisconsin in the USA Today Coaches Poll...............256-257 Schedule and Results ................................................................78 Wisconsin in the BCS/CFP Standings ................................258 Team Overall Stats ....................................................................79 Gametime Weather Conditions ...........................................259 Individual Stats.....................................................................80-83 Night Games ............................................................................260 Individual Superlatives ..............................................................84 Biggest Comebacks ................................................................260 Game-by-Game Statistics ........................................................85 Fourth-Quarter Comeback Wins ........................................261 Participation..........................................................................86-87 Shutouts ...........................................................................262-263 Individual Game-by-Game Statistics...............................87-91 Overtime Games ............................................................264-265 Game Recaps .......................................................................92-98 Attendance Figures ................................................................266 Largest Crowds ........................................................................267 Records Individual Records ..........................................................100-102 History Service ...........................................................................103 Past Head Coaches .......................................................268-271 Rushing .................................................................104-112 All-Alvarez Team / All-Time Team ......................................272 Passing..................................................................113-118 Assistant Coaches (since 1944) ...........................................273 Receiving..............................................................119-122 Significant Dates ............................................................274-281 Total Offense ...............................................................123 Wisconsin Football Glossary .......................................282-285 Scoring..................................................................124-125 Field Goals and PATs ........................................126-128 Camp Randall Stadium All-Purpose Yards .......................................................129 Defense ................................................................130-133 History and Facts ...........................................................286-287 Interceptions ................................................................134 25 Greatest Moments ..................................................288-289 Punting ..........................................................................135 Stadium Diagram / Driving Directions ...............................290 Kickoff/Punt Returns ........................................136-137 Statistical Champions ....................................................138-139 Bowl Games Yearly Statistical Leaders ..............................................140-143 Team Records .................................................................144-150 Bowl History ............................................................................292 Camp Randall Stadium Records ...........................................151 Game Summaries ...........................................................293-306 Best Opponent Performances .............................................151 Individual Bowl Game Records ...................................307-311 Offensive Statistical Trends .........................................152-153 Team Bowl Game Records ..........................................312-320 Defensive Statistical Trends ........................................154-155 Game-By-Game Statistics (1998-2016) ...................156-165 Media Information The Last Time It Happened .........................................166-168 Covering the Badgers ....................................................322-323 Athletic Communications Staff ...................................324-328 Honors and Awards Big Ten / College Football Playoff Info ..............................329 Major Individual Awards ...............................................170-171 2017 Big Ten Schedule .........................................................330 All-Americans ..................................................................172-174 2017-18 Bowl Game Schedule ...........................................331 First-Team All-Americans .............................................175-180 Wisconsin Future Schedules ................................................332 First-Team All-Big Ten ..................................................181-182 Badger Sports Network .........................................................333 Big Ten Players of the Week ......................................183-184 Quick Facts ...............................................................................334 Academic Honors ....................................................................185 Academic All-Big Ten ....................................................186-188 Team Honors and Awards............................................189-191 Retired Numbers .....................................................................192 College Football Hall of Fame .............................................192 Team Captains .........................................................................193 Regular Starters (1991-2016) .....................................194-197 All-Time Letterwinners .................................................198-208 1 1 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL | 2017 FACT BOOK Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez Barry Alvarez is in his 14th year as Director of Wisconsin to three Big Athletics at the University of Wisconsin in 2016- Ten and Rose Bowl 17, and his 12th without the additional title of titles (including back- head football coach. Alvarez served as A.D. and to-back in 1998-99) football coach from 2004-05. en route to becoming Wisconsin has enjoyed remarkable success dur- the winningest football ing Alvarez’s tenure at the head of the athletic coach in school history department, winning a combined 14 team national (119-74-4 record). titles and 59 conference regular-season or tourna- In December, 2012 ment crowns since he took over. he returned to the In Alvarez’s 13 previous seasons as A.D., sidelines and guided Wisconsin has finished among the top 30 in the the Badgers against NACDA Director’s Cup 11 times, including a 16th- Stanford in the 2013 place finish in 2006-07 (2nd-best in school his- Rose Bowl. Two years tory) and 18th-place showings each of the last two later, he came back one last time to lead UW years. Six different programs have won national to a 34-31 upset win over Auburn in the 2015 titles during Alvarez’s tenure, including four in the Outback Bowl. magical 2005-06 season. Thirteen different teams Alvarez was just the 10th coach in Big Ten his- have been crowned as conference champions, tory to win 100 games at one conference institu- including five in each of the 2005-06, 2006-07, tion. The 1993 national coach of the year, he was 2007-08, 2012-13