WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2014 Big Ten West Division Champions . 5 Consecutive January Bowls . 13 Consecutive Bowl Games . 20 First-Team All-Americans Since 2000 WISCONSIN (7-2, 4-1) AT MARYLAND (2-6, 0-4) 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SATURDAY, NOV. 7, 2015 . 2:42 P.M. (CT) . COLLEGE PARK, MD. BYRD STADIUM . BTN 7-2, 4-1 BIG TEN DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Location ...........................College Park, Md. WISCONSIN BADGERS Sept. 5 vs. #3 Alabama L, 17-35 ABC Site ..........................................Byrd Stadium Rankings (AP/Coaches) .............................RV/RV AdvoCare Classic (Arlington, Texas) Capacity ............................................51,802 Record (Big Ten) ...................................7-2 (4-1) Surface...........................................FieldTurf Head Coach ...................................... Paul Chryst Sept. 12 MIAMI (OHIO) W, 58-0 ESPNU TV .............................................................. BTN Record at Wisconsin (Years) ..................7-2 (1st) Sept. 19 TROY W, 28-3 BTN Radio ........................Badger Sports Network MARYLAND TERRAPINS Sept. 26 HAWAI’I W, 28-0 BTN All-Time Series ...................WIS leads, 1-0 Rankings (AP/Coaches) ............................NR/NR Oct. 3 IOWA* L, 6-10 ESPN In College Park ..................... First meeting Record (Big Ten) ...................................2-6 (0-4) Last Meeting..... Wisconsin 52, Maryland 7 Interim Head Coach ......................Mike Locksley Oct. 10 at Nebraska* W, 23-21 ABC Oct. 25, 2014 (at Madison) Record at Maryland (Years) ...................0-2 (1st) Oct. 17 PURDUE* W, 24-7 BTN Oct. 24 at Illinois* W, 24-13 BTN Oct. 31 RUTGERS* W, 48-10 BTN BADGERS SET TO TANGLE WITH TERRAPINS Wisconsin (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) closes its season-opening Nov. 7 at Maryland* 2:42 p.m. BTN stretch of 10 consecutive games by making its first-ever trip Nov. 21 NORTHWESTERN* TBD TBD to College Park to take on Maryland (3-4, 1-3) at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Minnesota* TBD TBD (CT) on Saturday. The Badgers have won four straight games and sit alone All times Central. Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at in second place in the Big Ten West Division standings, a Camp Randall Stadium. * Big Ten Conference game game back of division-leading Iowa (4-0), which holds a head-to-head tiebreaker over UW. TV: BTN . Play-by-Play ..........................................................Josh Lewin KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER . Analyst ...................................................................Chuck Long Wisconsin leads the nation in scoring defense, allow- . Sideline Reporter ......................................................J Leman ing 11.0 points per game. Since giving up 35 points to . Online: BTN2Go.com Alabama in their season opener, the Badgers have surren- . Mobile App: BTN2Go dered an average of just 8.0 points per contest. Opposing Vince Biegel and the Wisconsin defense rank No. 1 nationally in scoring defense, offenses have scored 6 touchdowns against UW’s defense allowing just 11.0 points per game. RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK over the last 8 games. Play-by-Play ...........................................................Matt Lepay Since the start of the 2006 season, Wisconsin is 28-6 (.824) . Analyst ....................................................................Mike Lucas in the month of November. Sideline Reporter ............................................... Patrick Herb Wisconsin is 65-28 (.699) in Big Ten play since the start of the 2004 season. Only Ohio State . Satellite: Sirius 135 / XM 195 (78-14, .848) has a better conference record than the Badgers over that span. Online: BadgerSportsNetwork.com . Mobile App: iHeartRadio (search WIBA) In his first action after missing 7 games due to a sports hernia, junior RB Corey Clement scored a career-high 3 rushing TDs and ran for 115 yards on 11 carries (10.5 average) vs. Rutgers. TWITTER: #BADGERS Senior WR Alex Erickson has 58 receptions, the most by a Badgers player through nine games . Official Account ...........................................@BadgerFootball of a season. He is one of 24 FBS players — and the only player from the Big Ten — with at . Live In-Game Updates ...................................@BadgersLive least 100 receptions and 1,500 receiving yards over the past two seasons. (see Page 5). Senior QB Joel Stave has thrown for 1,974 yards and needs 26 to become the fifth quarterback MOBILE APP: BADGER GAMEDAY in school history with multiple 2,000-yard passing seasons. With 6,922 for his career, he needs Re-launched for the 2015 season, the all-new Badger 78 yards to join Darrell Bevell (1992-95) and John Stocco (2003-06) as the only QBs in school Gameday app for iOS and Android devices offers everything history to throw for 7,000 yards. fans need to keep up with the Badgers, whether at home or in their seat at Camp Randall Stadium. The app gives fans access to in-game video highlights and the ability to upgrade their gameday experience right from their phone. 52.2 11-2 38 Wisconsin has been successful on Heading into their first game at A total of 38 players have started at 24 of 46 third-down attempts over Maryland, the Badgers own an 11-2 least one game for the Badgers this the last three games, a conversion record in their first road games season — 16 of which have made percentage of 52.2%. UW has con- against Big Ten opponents — the first start of their career in 2015. verted at least 50% of its tries in including a 3-1 mark in the modern Wisconsin’s roster features 31 play- all three games. Over their first six era (see Page 8). Most recently, UW ers that have started multiple games games, the Badgers owned a third- scored a 37-0 win over Rutgers in this year, including 21 that have down conversion mark of 39.2% Piscataway, N.J., last season. made at least five starts. Football Contact: Brian Lucas . Offi ce: 608-263-5052 . Cell: 608-513-3987 . E-mail: [email protected] . Twitter: @BrianLucasUW Secondary Football Contact: Brian Mason . Offi ce: 608-262-2311 . Cell: 608-279-8659 . E-mail: [email protected] . Twitter: @Brian_Mason Athletic Communications Office . University of Wisconsin . Kellner Hall . 1440 Monroe Street . Madison, WI 53711 GAME 10: WISCONSIN VS. MARYLAND MEDIA INFORMATION COVERING THE BADGERS MARYLAND WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE 11/2 11/3 11/4 11/5 11/6 11/7 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 11:30 a.m. 11:16 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 3 p.m. No availability Postgame Player Interviews Coach Chryst on Post-Practice Interviews: Pre-Practice Interview: Coach Chryst (Caputo, Clement, Big Ten Teleconference Players & Assistants Coach Chryst News Conference and Cichy, Stave) (Defense) Player Interviews 5:15 p.m. 6 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Post-Practice Interviews: Paul Chryst Radio Show Coach Chryst Players & Assistants (Badger Sports Network) News Conference (Offense) INTERVIEW REQUESTS UW ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS All regular-season Badgers practices, including Friday walk-throughs, are closed to the media. Interviews are conducted GENERAL INFORMATION as follows: . Office Phone: (608) 262-1811 Chryst Interviews: Head coach Paul Chryst holds a weekly media conference Mondays at 12:30 p.m. during the fall. Press Box Phone: (608) 262-7766 . Fax: (608) 262-8184 Those sessions are live video-streamed via BTN2Go. Chryst’s comments are available on UWBadgers.com late Monday . Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI 53711 afternoon as both a video archive and a transcript. Website: UWBadgers.com Chryst is also available prior to practice Thursdays at approximately 3 p.m. Assistant Coach Interviews: Wisconsin assistant coaches are available after practice on Tuesdays (offense) and BRIAN LUCAS — DIRECTOR Wednesdays (defense) at approximately 5:15 p.m. on the practice field. Out-of-town media wishing to arrange a phone Paul Chryst Interviews, Credentials interview with an assistant coach during the week should contact Brian Mason in the Athletic Communications office at . Office: (608) 263-5052 (608) 262-2311. Cell: (608) 513-3987 . Email: [email protected] Player Interviews: Badgers players can be interviewed after practice on Tuesdays (offense) and Wednesdays . Twitter: @BrianLucasUW (defense) at approximately 5:15 p.m. on the practice field in the McClain Center. Requests for player and assistant coach interviews should be submitted to Brian Mason prior to the start of that BRIAN MASON — ASSISTANT DIRECTOR day’s practice session. Media members are limited to a total of three requests per day. Player & Assistant Interviews, Game Notes Phone calls by players to out-of-town media are made on the corresponding days following practice. Interviews . Office: (608) 262-2311 should be arranged through Brian Mason in the Athletic Communications office at (608) 262-2311. Cell: (608) 279-8659 Cell phone numbers will not be made available to the media and players have been instructed not to conduct inter- . Email: [email protected] views when contacted without prior approval from the Athletic Communications staff. Twitter: @Brian_Mason BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE KELLI GRASHEL — ASSISTANT Photo Requests, Social Media Head coach Paul Chryst is available every Tuesday at 11:16 a.m. (CT) on the weekly Big Ten Teleconference. Contact . Office: (608) 262-8216 Adam Augustine of the Big Ten for call-in information at (847) 696-1010. Cell: (608) 445-4086 . Email: [email protected] WISCONSIN FOOTBALL TODAY . Twitter: @KelliGrashel The Wisconsin Athletic Communications office sends out its Wisconsin Football Today media email on a daily basis during the season. Media members can sign up by selecting “Wisconsin” and “Football” in the settings of their Big Ten MEDIA RESOURCES Media List account. Accounts can be created and updated by visiting office.bigten.org/media. Contact Adam Augustine ([email protected]) of the Big Ten staff with any questions on the email system. CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS . www.sportssystems.com/Wisconsin PHOTOS BIG TEN MEDIA EMAIL LIST The Wisconsin Athletic Communications office maintains an FTP site offering media outlets access to high-resolution . office.bigten.org/media headshots and action photos. Contact Brian Mason for access information. WISCONSIN FOOTBALL FACT BOOK .