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2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	2012
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
image	Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg
image_size	125
conference	Big Ten Conference
division	Leaders Division
short_conf	Big Ten
record	8–6
conf_record	4–4
head_coach	Bret Bielema
hc_year	7th
hc_games	first 13 games
head_coach2	Barry Alvarez
hc_games2	interim; bowl game
off_coach	Matt Canada
oc_year	1st
off_scheme	Pro-style
def_coach	Chris Ash
dc_year	2nd
codef_coach1	Charlie Partridge
codc1_year	2nd
def_scheme	[4–3](4-3-defense)
mvp	Jared Abbrederis
mvp2	Montee Ball
mvp3	Chris Borland
mvp4	Mike Taylor
captain	Montee Ball
captain2	Chris Borland
captain3	Travis Frederick
captain4	Shelton Johnson
captain5	Mike Taylor
captain6	Ricky Wagner
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
champion	Big Ten champion
conf_champ	[Big Ten Championship Game](2012-big-ten-championship-game)
conf_champ_result	W 70–31 vs. [Nebraska](2012-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
bowl	[Rose Bowl](2013-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	L 14–20 vs. [Stanford](2012-stanford-cardinal-football-team)

The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their seventh and final year under head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers compiled an 8–6 record (4–4 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 414 to 268. Despite finishing third in the Leaders Division, the Badgers advanced to the Big Ten Championship Game, because the first- and second-place teams (Ohio State and Penn State) were ineligible for postseason play. The Badgers defeated Nebraska in the Big Ten Championship Game and advanced to the Rose Bowl, losing to Stanford. On December 4, Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas. Athletic director and former head coach Barry Alvarez took over as head coach for the Rose Bowl.

Montee Ball led the team with 1,830 yards and 132 points scored, He also became the first player to score a touchdown in three straight Rose Bowl Games. Ball and offensive linemen Travis Frederick and Ricky Wagner received All-America honors. Linebacker Mike Taylor led the team with 69 solo tackles, 123 total tackles, and 15 tackles for loss.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa

First quarter

WIS – Kyle French 32-yard field goal, 7:19. ''Badgers 3–0. '''Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:41.''''' Second quarter
WIS – Kyle French 35-yard field goal, 7:37. ''Badgers 6–0. '''Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:28.'''''
WIS – Jared Abbrederis 10-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 0:50. ''Badgers 13–0. '''Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:28.''''' Third quarter
WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22. ''Badgers 19–0. '''Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:39.'''''
UNI – Chad Owens 2-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 0:52. ''Badgers 19–7. '''Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:02.''''' Fourth quarter
WIS – Jared Abbrederis 53-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 12:31. ''Badgers 26–7. '''Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:16.'''''
UNI – David Johnson 55-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 11:11. ''Badgers 26–14. '''Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:13.'''''
UNI – David Johnson 31-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 7:24. ''Badgers 26–21. '''Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:52.'''''

Statistics	Northern Iowa Panthers}}"	UNI
First downs	14	22
Total yards	306	387
Rushing yards	41	168
Passing yards	265	219
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	20:55	39:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Iowa Panthers}}; text-align:center;"	Northern Iowa	Passing	Sawyer Kollmorgen	18/34, 265 yards, 3 TD
Rushing	David Johnson	8 rushes, 18 yards
Receiving	David Johnson	4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Danny O'Brien	19/23, 219 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Montee Ball	32 rushes, 120 yards, TD
Receiving	Jared Abbrederis	6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD

At Oregon State

First quarter

No scoring plays Second quarter
ORST – Trevor Romaine 43-yard field goal, 13:03. ''Beavers 3–0. '''Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:43.''''' Third quarter
ORST – Brandin Cooks 20-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 9:33. ''Beavers 10–0. '''Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:24.''''' Fourth quarter
WIS – Jacob Pedersen 11-yard pass from Davey O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 1:31. ''Beavers 10–7. '''Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:24.'''''

Statistics	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"
First downs	13	18
Total yards	207	354
Rushing yards	35	78
Passing yards	172	276
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:25	35:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Danny O'Brien	20/38, 172 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Montee Ball	15 rushes, 61 yards
Receiving	Jeff Duckworth	7 receptions, 55 yards
Oregon State Beavers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Oregon State	Passing	Sean Mannion	29/47, 276 yards, TD
Rushing	Malcolm Agnew	11 rushes, 45 yards
Receiving	Markus Wheaton	8 receptions, 87 yards

Utah State

First quarter

USU – Kerwynn Williams 39-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 9:17. ''Aggies 7–0. '''Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:51.''''' Second quarter
WIS – Kyle French 19-yard field goal, 14:16. ''Aggies 7–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:23.'''''
USU – Matt Austin 11-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 0:29. ''Aggies 14–3. '''Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:48.''''' Third quarter
WIS – Kenzel Doe 82-yard punt return (Kyle French kick), 7:06. Aggies 14–10.
WIS – Montee Ball 17-yard run (kick blocked), 3:06. ''Badgers 16–14. '''Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:03.''''' Fourth quarter
No scoring plays

Statistics	Utah State Aggies	color=white}}"
First downs	13	12
Total yards	308	234
Rushing yards	127	156
Passing yards	181	78
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:55	33:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State Aggies	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Utah State	Passing	Chuckie Keeton	18/34, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Chuckie Keeton	15 rushes, 75 yards
Receiving	Kerwynn Williams	6 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Danny O'Brien	5/10, 63 yards
Rushing	Montee Ball	37 rushes, 139 yards, TD
Receiving	Brian Wozniak	2 receptions, 24 yards

UTEP

First quarter

UTEP – Michael Edwards 39-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (kick blocked), 2:15. ''Miners 6–0. '''Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:16.'''''
WIS – Devin Smith 98-yard PAT return, 2:15. Miners 6–2. Second quarter
WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Kyle French kick), 14:13. ''Badgers 9–6. '''Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:56.'''''
WIS – James White 3-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 10:42. ''Badgers 16–6. '''Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:51.'''''
WIS – Jared Abbrederis 47-yard pass from Joel Stave (Jack Russell kick), 4:23. ''Badgers 23–6. '''Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:08.'''''
UTEP – Steven Valadez 45-yard field goal, 0:00. ''Badgers 23–9. '''Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:03.''''' Third quarter
UTEP – Xay Williams 8-yard run (Steven Valadez kick), 4:57. ''Badgers 23–16. '''Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20.''''' Fourth quarter
UTEP – Steven Valadez 43-yard field goal, 7:59. ''Badgers 23–19. '''Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 6:57.'''''
WIS – James White 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:20. ''Badgers 30–19. '''Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:47.'''''
WIS – Melvin Gordon 26-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:05. ''Badgers 37–19. '''Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:07.'''''
UTEP – Michael Edwards 62-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick), 0:50. ''Badgers 37–26. '''Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:04.'''''

Statistics	UTEP Miners}}"	UTEP
First downs	20	21
Total yards	336	423
Rushing yards	77	213
Passing yards	259	210
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:20	28:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP Miners}}; text-align:center;"	UTEP	Passing	Nick Lamaison	22/39, 259 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Xay Williams	8 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving	Michael Edwards	7 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Joel Stave	12/17, 210 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Melvin Gordon	8 rushes, 112 yards, TD
Receiving	Jared Abbrederis	6 receptions, 147 yards, TD

At No. 22 Nebraska

First quarter

WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 11:02. ''Badgers 7–0. '''Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:30.'''''
WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 7:20. ''Badgers 14–0. '''Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:29.'''''
NEB – Brett Maher 26-yard field goal, 5:29. ''Badgers 14–3. '''Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:39.''''' Second quarter
WIS – Jared Abbrederis 29-yard pass from Steve Joel (kick failed), 11:50. ''Badgers 20–3. '''Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:24.'''''
NEB – Rex Burkhead 3-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:11. ''Badgers 20–10. '''Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 5:13.''''' Third quarter
WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Kyle French kick), 10:29. ''Badgers 27–10. '''Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:17.'''''
NEB – Taylor Martinez 38-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 8:56. ''Badgers 27–17. '''Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27.'''''
NEB – Kyler Reed 10-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:47. ''Badgers 27–24. '''Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41.'''''
NEB – Brett Maher 38-yard field goal, 0:55. ''Tied 27–27. '''Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:45.''''' Fourth quarter
NEB – Brett Maher 41-yard field goal, 9:41. ''Cornhuskers 30–27. '''Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:22.'''''

Statistics	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"
First downs	17	24
Total yards	295	440
Rushing yards	56	259
Passing yards	239	181
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	29:00	31:00

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Joel Stave	12/23, 214 yards, TD
Rushing	Montee Ball	31 rushes, 93 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jared Abbrederis	7 receptions, 142 yards, TD
Nebraska Cornhuskers}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing	Taylor Martinez	17/29, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Taylor Martinez	13 rushes, 107 yards, TD
Receiving	Kenny Bell	4 receptions, 57 yards

Illinois

Statistics	Illinois Fighting Illini	color=white}}"
First downs	15	18
Total yards	284	427
Rushing yards	106	173
Passing yards	178	254
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	31:48	28:12

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois Fighting Illini	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Illinois	Passing	Nathan Scheelhaase	18/29, 178 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Nathan Scheelhaase	22 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving	Darius Millines	5 receptions, 54 yards
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Joel Stave	16/25, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Montee Ball	19 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Jared Abbrederis	7 receptions, 117 yards, TD

At Purdue

Statistics	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"
First downs	30	11
Total yards	645	252
Rushing yards	467	128
Passing yards	178	124
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	38:42	21:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Joel Stave	12/21, 178 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Montee Ball	29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jacob Pedersen	4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Purdue Boilermakers}}; text-align:center;"	Purdue	Passing	Caleb TerBush	7/16, 80 yards, INT
Rushing	Akeem Hunt	4 rushes, 85 yards, 1 TD
Receiving	Antavian Edison	3 receptions, 58 yards

Minnesota

Statistics	Minnesota Golden Gophers}}"	MINN
First downs	12	24
Total yards	245	443
Rushing yards	96	337
Passing yards	149	106
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	25:04	34:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota Golden Gophers}}; text-align:center;"	Minnesota	Passing	Philip Nelson	13/24, 149 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Philip Nelson	16 rushes, 67 yards
Receiving	Brandon Green	3 receptions, 44 yards, TD
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Joel Stave	7/15, 106 yards
Rushing	James White	15 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TD
Receiving	Jared Abbrederis	2 receptions, 68 yards

Michigan State

Statistics	Michigan State Spartans}}"	MSU
First downs	17	10
Total yards	277	190
Rushing yards	61	19
Passing yards	216	171
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	29:05	30:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State Spartans}}; text-align:center;"	Michigan State	Passing	Andrew Maxwell	24/39, 216 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Le'Veon Bell	21 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving	Keith Mumphery	5 receptions, 63 yards
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing	Joel Stave	9/11, 127 yards, TD
Rushing	Montee Ball	22 rushes, 46 yards
Receiving	Jacob Pedersen	3 receptions, 65 yards, TD

At Indiana

Statistics	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"	WIS	Indiana Hoosiers}}"	IND
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana Hoosiers}}; text-align:center;"	Indiana	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 6 Ohio State

Statistics	Ohio State Buckeyes}}"	OSU	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"	WIS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State Buckeyes}}; text-align:center;"	Ohio State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.

At Penn State

Statistics	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"	WIS	Penn State Nittany Lions}}"	PSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Penn State Nittany Lions}}; text-align:center;"	Penn State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Vs. No. 14 Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)

No. 14 Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary

Statistics	Nebraska Cornhuskers}}"	NEB	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"	WIS
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nebraska Cornhuskers}}; text-align:center;"	Nebraska	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running back James White). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set against Northwestern in 2010 and Austin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 against Indiana in 2010). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflected Taylor Martinez pass 29 yards to put Wisconsin up 14-0 less than 3 minutes into the game.

A wild rushing touchdown by Taylor Martinez and a Brett Maher field goal narrowed Wisconsin's advantage to 14-10, but the Badgers went 45 yards on two plays to set up another scoring drive, capped off by a 9-yard rushing touchdown by James White. When Nebraska's offense stalled, Wisconsin's offense roared into gear and scored three more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone, taking a 42-10 lead at the half with a James White passing touchdown to TE Sam Arneson.

In the second half, Nebraska managed to gain a grand total of 3 yards before Martinez threw his second interception on Nebraska's first drive of the half. Wisconsin scored on the next play, taking a 49-10 lead.

The Badgers secured their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a third consecutive Rose Bowl berth with the blowout win, improving to 8-5 on the year and snapping their 2-game losing streak.

On December 4, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas, ending his career at Wisconsin after 7 seasons (from 2006 to 2012). Bielema had a 68-24 overall record in 7 seasons at Wisconsin and his teams went 37-19 in Big Ten conference games. In addition, Bielema won both of the first two Big Ten Conference Championship Games.

Vs. No. 8 Stanford (Rose Bowl)

Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 8 Stanford Cardinal – Game summary

Statistics	Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}"	WIS	Stanford Cardinal}}"	STAN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin Badgers	color=white}}; text-align:center;"	Wisconsin	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stanford Cardinal}}; text-align:center;"	Stanford	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Bret Bielema	Head coach
Matt Canada	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach
Chris Ash	Defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach
Zach Azzanni	Wide receivers coach
Andy Buh	Linebackers coach
Eddie Faulkner	Tight ends coach
Thomas Hammock	Assistant head coach, running backs coach recruiting coordinator
Mike Markuson	Offensive line coach
Bart Miller	Offensive line coach
Charlie Partridge	Associate head coach, co-defensive coordinator, defensive line coach
Ben Strickland	Defensive backs, special teams coach
Terrance Jamison	Graduate assistant

Roster

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Joel Stave
Running Back	Montee Ball
Fullback	Derek Watt
Wide receiver	Jared Abbrederis
Wide receiver	Jordan Fredrick
Tight end	Jacob Pedersen / Brian Wozniak
Left tackle	Ricky Wagner
Left guard	Ryan Groy
Center	Travis Frederick
Right guard	Kyle Costigan
Right tackle	Rob Havenstein

Position	Player
Defensive end	David Gilbert
Defensive tackle	Beau Allen
Defensive tackle	Ethan Hemer
Defensive end	Pat Muldoon
Outside linebacker	Mike Taylor
Middle linebacker	Chris Borland
Outside linebacker	Ethan Armstrong
Cornerback	Devin Smith
Strong safety	Dezmen Southward
Free safety	Shelton Johnson
Cornerback	Marcus Cromartie

Recruiting

Awards

Watchlists and preseason awards

Jared Abbrederis : Biletnikoff Award
Montee Ball : Doak Walker Award : Maxwell Award : Walter Camp Award
Chris Borland : Bednarik Award : Butkus Award : Lombardi Award : Nagurski Trophy
Travis Frederick : Lombardi Award : Outland Trophy : Rimington Trophy
Jacob Pedersen : Mackey Award
Mike Taylor : Lombardi Award : Nagurski Trophy
Ricky Wagner : Lombardi Award : Outland Trophy
James White : Doak Walker Award

Postseason awards

Jared Abbrederis

- **Beau Allen** ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) - **Montee Ball** ::Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year ::First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) ::First Team All-American (American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, ESPN) ::Consensus All-American ::Jim Brown Award ::Doak Walker Award - **Chris Borland** ::First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) - **Marcus Cromartie** ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) - **Travis Frederick** ::First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) - **David Gilbert** ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) - **Ryan Groy** ::Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) - **Ethan Hemer** ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Coaches) - **Drew Meyer** ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Media) - **Jacob Pedersen** ::Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year ::First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) - **Devin Smith** ::Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) - **Dezmen Southward** ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) - **Mike Taylor** ::First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) - **Ricky Wagner** ::First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) ::Second Team All-American (CBS Sports) ## Statistics ### Passing *Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency* ::data[format=table] | Pos. | Player | G | COMP | ATT | COMP % | YDS | TD | INT | EFF | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | WR | Jared Abbrederis | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 326.8 | | QB | Danny O'Brien | 7 | 52 | 86 | 60.5 | 523 | 3 | 1 | 120.7 | | QB | Curt Phillips | 7 | 46 | 81 | 56.8 | 540 | 5 | 2 | 128.2 | | QB | Joel Stave | 8 | 70 | 119 | 58.8 | 1104 | 6 | 3 | 148.3 | | RB | James White | 14 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 227.6 | :: ### Rushing *Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns* ::data[format=table] | Pos. | Player | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | WR | Jared Abbrederis | 13 | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 24 | 0 | | RB | Montee Ball | 14 | 356 | 1830 | 5.1 | 67 | 22 | | WR | Kenzel Doe | 14 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 12 | 0 | | RB | Melvin Gordon | 14 | 62 | 621 | 10.0 | 60 | 3 | | RB | Jeffrey Lewis | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.2 | 6 | 1 | | QB | Danny O'Brien | 7 | 15 | -82 | -5.5 | 7 | 0 | | TE | Jacob Pedersen | 14 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | | QB | Curt Phillips | 7 | 27 | 99 | 3.7 | 52 | 0 | | QB | Joel Stave | 8 | 19 | -51 | -2.7 | 16 | 0 | | FB | Derek Watt | 14 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | | RB | James White | 14 | 125 | 806 | 6.4 | 69 | 12 | :: ### Receiving *Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns* ::data[format=table] | Pos. | Player | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | TE | Sam Arneson | 13 | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 9 | 2 | | WR | Jared Abbrederis | 13 | 49 | 837 | 17.1 | 60 | 5 | | RB | Montee Ball | 14 | 10 | 72 | 7.2 | 16 | 0 | | WR | Kenzel Doe | 14 | 16 | 121 | 7.6 | 19 | 0 | | WR | Jeff Duckworth | 13 | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 10 | 1 | | WR | Jordan Fredrick | 14 | 17 | 196 | 11.5 | 20 | 1 | | RB | Melvin Gordon | 14 | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 57 | 1 | | WR | Chase Hammond | 12 | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 30 | 0 | | WR | Reggie Love | 5 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | | TE | Jacob Pedersen | 14 | 27 | 355 | 13.1 | 31 | 4 | | QB | Curt Phillips | 7 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | | FB | Derek Watt | 14 | 12 | 150 | 12.5 | 33 | 0 | | RB | James White | 14 | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 62 | 1 | | TE | Brian Wozniak | 14 | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 21 | 0 | :: ### Kick and punt returning *Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns* ::data[format=table] | Pos. | Player | G | PR | PYDS | PLG | KR | KYDS | KLG | Total Return TDs | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | WR | Jared Abbrederis | 13 | 17 | 111 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DT | Beau Allen | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | WR | Kenzel Doe | 13 | 8 | 99 | 82 | 7 | 195 | 47 | 1 | | RB | Melvin Gordon | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 151 | 32 | 0 | | RB | James White | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 26 | 0 | | RB | Kyle Zulegar | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 0 | :: ### Kicking *Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; TP = Total points* ::data[format=table] | Pos. | Player | G | FGM | FGA | LG | XPT | XPT ATT | TP | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | K | Kyle French | 13 | 10 | 16 | 46 | 38 | 40 | 68 | | K | Jack Russell | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 14 | :: ### Punting *Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks* ::data[format=table] | Pos. | Player | G | P | YDS | AVG | LG | In20 | TB | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | P | Drew Meyer | 14 | 80 | 3323 | 41.5 | 61 | 36 | 5 | :: ### Defensive *Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PDef = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries* ::data[format=table] | Pos. | Player | G | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | Sack | INT | PDef | FF | FR | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | LB | Mike Taylor | 14 | 69 | 54 | 123 | 15.0-59 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | | LB | Chris Borland | 12 | 56 | 48 | 104 | 10.0-40 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | LB | Ethan Armstrong | 14 | 54 | 39 | 93 | 2.0-6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | S | Dezmen Southward | 14 | 44 | 25 | 69 | 8.0-18 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | CB | Marcus Cromartie | 14 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | | CB | Devin Smith | 14 | 35 | 22 | 57 | 1.0-4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 0 | | S | Shelton Johnson | 11 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 0.5-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | | DE | David Gilbert | 14 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 9.5-46 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | | DT | Beau Allen | 14 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 7.5-31 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | DE | Brendon Kelly | 11 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 6.0-29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | LB | Derek Landisch | 14 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 1.0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | DT | Ethan Hemer | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 2.5-12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | S | Michael Trotter | 13 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 1.0-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | CB | Darius Hillary | 14 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | DE | Tyler Dippel | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5.5-34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | DE | Pat Muldoon | 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5.5-18 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | LB | Conor O'Neill | 14 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | DT | Warren Herring | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1.0-6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | FB | Derek Watt | 14 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | CB | Michael Caputo | 13 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DT | Bryce Gilbert | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | RB | Kyle Zulegar | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | WR | Lance Baretz | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | LB | Marcus Trotter | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DT | Konrad Zagezebski | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | LB | Jake Keefer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | CB | Deven Gaulden | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | LS | James McGuire | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | CB | Jerry Ponio | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | WR | Kenzel Doe | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DE | Jacob Ninneman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DE | James Adeyanju | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | CB | Peniel Jean | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | WR | Jake Stengel | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | CB | Terrance Floyd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | RB | Derek Straus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DE | Josh Harrison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | G | Ryan Groy | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C | Travis Frederick | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | TE | Jacob Pedersen | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | RB | Melvin Gordon | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | P | Drew Meyer | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | RB | Montee Ball | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | :: ## 2013 NFL draft class ### Signed undrafted free agents - CB Marcus Cromartie, San Diego Chargers - CB Devin Smith, Dallas Cowboys ## References ## References 1. ["2012 Football Cumulative Statistics"](https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/stats/2011). *University of Wisconsin*. 2. ["Bret Bielema leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas {{!}} Badgers - Channel3000.com"](http://www.channel3000.com/sports/badgers/Bret-Bielema-leaves-Wisconsin-for-Arkansas/-/4052/17652574/-/14sam9h/-/index.html). 3. Associated Press, [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-briefings.html Wisconsin Coach Headed to Arkansas], ''New York Times'', December 4, 2012 4. Mulhern, Tom. 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["Fifteen minutes that have {{sic"](http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/111612aab.html). *Varsity (University of Wisconsin)*. 9. Voigt, Kurt. (December 5, 2012). ["Bret Bielema Leaves Wisconsin for Arkansas"](https://news.yahoo.com/bret-bielema-leaves-wisconsin-arkansas-005156846--spt.html). *[[Yahoo! Sports]]*. 10. ["2012 Roster at UWbadgers.com"](http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wis-m-footbl-mtt.html). 11. ["Big Ten All-America roundup"](https://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/68078/big-ten-all-america-roundup). 12. ["Doak Walker Award Winners - NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN"](http://www.espn.com/college-football/awards/_/id/5). ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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