2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2003 Wisconsin Badgers football
Music City Bowl, L 14–28 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brian White (5th as OC; 9th overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (9th as DC; 14th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Lee Evans
Captains	Lee Evans Jim Leonhard Jeff Mack Jim Sorgi
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

2003 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Michigan $		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 4 Ohio State %		6	–	2					11	–	2
No. 18 Purdue		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 8 Iowa		5	–	3					10	–	3
No. 20 Minnesota		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan State		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wisconsin		4	–	4					7	–	6
Northwestern		4	–	4					6	–	7
Penn State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7					2	–	10
Illinois		0	–	8					1	–	11
% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 7–6 record, including a 4–4 mark in the Big Ten Conference, finishing in a tie for 7th in the Big Ten.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia*	No. 21	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 24–17	60,663
September 6	2:30 p.m.	Akron*	No. 18	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	W 48–31	75,401
September 13	11:00 a.m.	UNLV*	No. 14	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 5–23	78,043
September 20	11:00 a.m.	North Carolina*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 38–27	77,439
September 27	5:00 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN2	W 38–20	58,495
October 4	11:00 a.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN	W 30–23	107,851
October 11	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State	No. 23	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 17–10	79,793
October 18	11:00 a.m.	No. 13 Purdue	No. 14	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 23–26	79,541
October 25	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	No. 20	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 7–16	36,233
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 24 Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 34–37	59,543
November 15	11:00 a.m.	No. 21 Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 56–21	79,256
November 22	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–27	79,931
December 31	11:00 a.m.	vs. Auburn*		The Coliseum Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–28	55,109
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Season summary

Wisconsin entered the 2003 season ranked, after an 8–6 campaign the year before. The Badgers defeated West Virginia and Akron to open the season, but then were shocked by perennially underachieving UNLV at home, 23–5. The stunning upset knocked the Badgers (then ranked 14th) out of the polls entirely, and they would not return until after wins in their first two Big Ten games, against Illinois and Penn State (teams that would combine for a 1–15 Big Ten record). With defending National Champion Ohio State coming to town on a 19-game winning streak, the Badgers put together a solid game, and ended the Buckeyes' winning streak in a 17–10 upset.

At 3–0 in the Big Ten and having defeated Ohio State, the Badgers were looking to put together a run at a Big Ten title. Unfortunately for the Badgers, Kyle Orton and the Purdue Boilermakers ended Wisconsin's undefeated Big Ten campaign with a 26–23 win in Camp Randall. The next week in Evanston, the 20th ranked Badgers lost 16–7 to Northwestern.

With Paul Bunyan's Axe on the line against Minnesota, the Badgers were unable to avoid giving up another late drive, and Minnesota beat the Badgers in Minneapolis for the 2nd time in a row, 37–34. Disheartened but not yet finished, the Badgers dealt a massive blow to Michigan State (which was riding a losing streak of its own) as they routed the Spartans, 56–21. It was their second straight win over MSU. WR Lee Evans caught 10 passes for 258 yards and 5 touchdowns in the game.

Against Iowa the next week, the Badgers took a 21–7 lead, which they proved unable to hold. Iowa defeated Wisconsin 27–21, a devastating loss on Senior Day that left the Badgers tied for 7th in the Big Ten. The Badgers accepted an invitation to the 2003 Music City Bowl against Auburn, a team ranked 6th in the nation in the preseason. The Badgers lost 28–14, closing out their 3rd season in a row with 6 or more losses.

FS Jim Leonhard caught 7 interceptions on defense for Wisconsin, leading the Badgers and the Big Ten. However, Wisconsin's defense gave up late scoring drives against Purdue, Minnesota, and Iowa, all games the Badgers lost.

Roster

2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 58 Kalvin Barrett  Jr TE 88 Mark Bell  Jr FB 45 Matt Bernstein  So WR 1 Byron Brown  Sr G 67 Dan Buenning  Jr WR 87 Darrin Charles Jr G 50 Jonathan Clinkscale  Jr WR 11 Owen Daniels  So RB 28 Anthony Davis  Jr OT 75 Morgan Davis  Jr WR 3 Lee Evans (C)  Sr WR 26 Zach Hampton  Fr WR 13 Travann Hayes  Jr WR 29 Paul Hubbard Fr G 76 Matt Lawrence  So OT 61 Mike Lorenz  Jr WR 7 Ernest Mason  Fr OT 68 Fred Nieforth  Sr TE 84 Jason Pociask  So WR 9 Jonathan Orr  So TE 85 Tony Paciotti  Jr C 52 Jason Palermo  So RB 20 Jerrone Pettus  Jr TE 84 Jason Pociask  So C 53 Donovan Raiola  So FB 37 Greg Root  So QB 16 Matt Schabert  Jr RB 30 Dwayne Smith  So QB 19 Jim Sorgi (C)  Sr RB 32 Booker Stanley  Fr QB 2 John Stocco  Fr WR 15 Luke Swan Fr OT 72 Joe Thomas Fr WR 8 Brandon White So WR 25 Brandon Williams So OT 78 Jake Wood  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 7 Ryan Aiello Sr CB 6 Brett Bell  Jr S 42 Robert Brooks Jr LB 10 Chris Catalano  Jr LB 56 Jason Clemens  Sr DT 97 Nick Cochart  Sr CB 4 Chuckie Cowans  Jr S 44 Patrick Ellestad  Jr DT 73 Matt Gajda  Sr LB 47 Elliot Goode So DT 77 Anttaj Hawthorne Jr DE 90 Erasmus James Sr DT 74 Jason Jefferson  Jr DE 98 Darius Jones  Jr S 18 Jim Leonhard (C) Jr LB 12 Alex Lewis Sr DE 91 Traison Lewis  Jr LB 46 Jeff Mark (C)  Sr LB 43 Kyle McCorison  Sr DE 95 Joe Monty  Fr DB 22 Roderick Rogers Fr CB 21 Levonne Rowan So S 14 Dontez Sanders  So CB 2 Scott Starks Jr S 16 Joe Stellmacher  Fr LB 34 Kareem Timbers  Jr LB 24 LaMarr Watkins So DE 92 Jonathan Welsh  Jr LB 41 Mark Zalewski  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 99 Mike Allen Jr K 29 Scott Campbell Sr P 94 Ken DeBauche Fr LS 86 Matt Katula  Jr P 31 R. J. Morse Jr	Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators/assistant coaches Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator Rob Ianello – Tight Ends Ron Lee – Defensive Backs Henry Mason – Wide Receivers Brian Murphy – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

West Virginia

See also: 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Wisconsin vs West Virginia – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Badgers	7	0	3	14	24
Mountaineers	10	0	7	0	17

at Milan Puskar Stadium

• Date: August 30, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Overcast; Wind at SW 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 60,663
• Referee: John Carson
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)
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First quarter WIS – Kareem Timbers 0-yard blocked punt return (Scott Campbell kick), 13:44. Wisconsin 7–0. WVU – Quincy Wilson 10-yard TD run (Brad Cooper kick), 0:57. West Virginia 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:45. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter WVU – Quincy Wilson 2-yard TD run (Brad Cooper kick), 11:10. West Virginia 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:20. WIS – Scott Campbell 29-yard field goal, 5:36. West Virginia 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:34. Fourth quarter WIS – Lee Evans 20-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 13:02. Tie 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:47. WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 2:57. Wisconsin 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:20. Top passers WVU – Rasheed Marshall – 10/16, 98 yards WIS – Jim Sorgi – 20/34, 215 yards, TD Top rushers WVU – Quincy Wilson – 24 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 30 rushes, 167 yards, TD Top receivers WVU – Aaron Neal – 4 receptions, 45 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD Top defenders WVU – Mike Lorello – 12 tackles, 4 TFL WIS – Jim Leonhard – 10 tackles, TFL

Akron

See also: 2003 Akron Zips football team

Akron vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	14	7	31
No. 18 Badgers	17	14	3	14	48

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 6, 2003
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); Clear; Wind at SW 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 75,401
• Referee: Steve Newman
• TV: ESPN+
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First quarter AKR – Jason Swiger 30-yard field goal, 12:34. Akron 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:20. WIS – Anthony Davis 10-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 10:50. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:40. WIS – Anthony Davis 20-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:45. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:01. WIS – Scott Campbell 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:18. Second quarter AKR – Jason Montgomery 30-yard pass from Charlie Frye (Jason Swiger kick), 12:21. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:39. WIS – Lee Evans 6-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 9:59. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:17. WIS – Anthony Davis 14-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:25. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:53. Third quarter AKR – Bobby Hendry 2-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 11:42. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 3:13. AKR – Charlie Frye 2-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 6:15. Wisconsin 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:14. WIS – Scott Campbell 35-yard field goal, 2:58. Wisconsin 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:14. Fourth quarter AKR – Dan Basch 7-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 11:13. Wisconsin 34–31. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:43. WIS – Lee Evans 99-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 6:26. Wisconsin 41–31. Drive: 1 plays, 99 yards, 0:12. WIS – Dwayne Smith 34-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 4:08. Wisconsin 48–31. Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 1:20. Top passers AKR – Charlie Frye – 31/49, 372 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 14/25, 281 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers AKR – Bobby Hendry – 24 rushes, 101 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD Top receivers AKR – Jason Montgomery – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 9 receptions, 214 yards, 2 TD Top defenders AKR – Diontre Earl – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, sack WIS – Jeff Mack – 14 tackles, TFL, sack, QB hurry

UNLV

See also: 2003 UNLV Rebels football team

UNLV vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	10	6	7	0	23
No. 14 Badgers	0	5	0	0	5

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 13, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Light rain; Wind at S 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 78,043
• Referee: Dave Witvoet
• TV: ESPN2
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First quarter UNV – Dillon Pieffer 26-yard field goal, 8:51. UNLV 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:43. UNV – Jamaal Brimmer 55-yard fumble return (Dillon Pieffer kick), 4:26. UNLV 10–0. Second quarter WIS – Alex Lewis 13-yard safety, 14:55. UNLV 10–2. WIS – Scott Campbell 27-yard field goal, 13:04. UNLV 10–5. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:51. UNV – Earvin Johnson 6-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick failed), 8:03. UNLV 16–5. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:06. Third quarter UNV – Earvin Johnson 8-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick), 12:14. UNLV 23–5. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:22. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers UNV – Kurt Nantkes – 12/25, 93 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 11/25, 222 yards, 2 INT Top rushers UNV – Dominique Dorsey – 26 rushes, 100 yards WIS – Dwayne Smith – 18 rushes, 92 yards Top receivers UNV – Earvin Johnson – 5 receptions, 41 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 83 yards Top defenders UNV – Jamaal Brimmer – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, fumble recovery for TD, 2 INT WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup

North Carolina

See also: 2003 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

North Carolina vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	10	3	7	27
Badgers	14	7	7	10	38

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 20, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); Clear; Wind at SE 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 77,439
• Referee: Jack Childress
• TV: ESPN
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First quarter UNC – Michael Waddell 97-yard kickoff return (Dan Orner kick), 14:47. North Carolina 7–0. WIS – Stanley Booker 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 6:26. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:03. WIS – Stanley Booker 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:20. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:21. Second quarter UNC – Darian Durant 1-yard TD run (Dan Orner kick), 13:51. Tie 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:22. WIS – Lee Evans 44-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 10:59. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:56. UNC – Dan Orner 25-yard field goal, 5:14. Wisconsin 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:26. Third quarter WIS – Stanley Booker 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:48. Wisconsin 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:47. UNC – Dan Orner 51-yard field goal, 4:47. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:26. Fourth quarter WIS – Darrin Charles 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 13:38. Wisconsin 35–20. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09. WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 1:30. Wisconsin 38–20. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:51. UNC – Jesse Holley 26-yard pass from C.J. Stephens (Dan Orner kick), 0:00. Wisconsin 38–27. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:16. Top passers UNC – Darian Durant – 12/24, 139 yards, INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 12/20, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers UNC – Jacque Lewis – 6 rushes, 82 yards WIS – Stanley Booker – 28 rushes, 119 yards, 3 TD Top receivers UNC – Jarwarski Pollock – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD WIS – Lee Evans – 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD Top defenders UNC – Mahlon Carey – 14 tackles, 2 INT WIS – Anttaj Hawthorne – 8 tackles, 3 TFL, forced fumble

Illinois

See also: 2003 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	7	7	10	38
Fighting Illini	0	10	10	0	20

at Memorial Stadium

• Date: September 27, 2003
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); Partly Cloudy; Wind at W 15 MPH
• Game attendance: 58,495
• Referee: Richard Honig
• TV: ESPN
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First quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 19-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:32. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:14. WIS – Dwayne Smith 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:02. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:04. Second quarter WIS – Jim Sorgi 8-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:30. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:00. ILL – John Gockman 27-yard field goal, 10:54. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:36. ILL – Ibrahim Halsey 4-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (John Gockman kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 21–10. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 6:32. Third quarter ILL – John Gockman 47-yard field goal, 13:14. Wisconsin 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 0:19. WIS – Dwayne Smith 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:19. Wisconsin 28–13. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16. ILL – Ibrahim Halsey 4-yard TD run (John Gockman kick), 5:14. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:05. Fourth quarter WIS – Jim Sorgi 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:59. Wisconsin 35–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:15. WIS – Mike Allen 18-yard field goal, 3:54. Wisconsin 38–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:12. Top passers ILL – Jon Beutjer – 23/41, 207 yards, TD, INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 7/12, 131 yards Top rushers ILL – Ibrahim Halsey – 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD WIS – Dwayne Smith – 34 rushes, 193 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ILL – Kelvin Hayden – 9 receptions, 97 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 45 yards Top defenders ILL – Matt Sinclair – 21 tackles WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles

Penn State

See also: 2003 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	10	6	7	30
Nittany Lions	3	6	7	7	23

at Beaver Stadium

• Date: October 4, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); Rainy; Wind at SW 10-20 MPH
• Game attendance: 107,851
• Referee: D. Lipski
• TV: ESPN
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First quarter PSU – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 9:15. Penn State 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:21. WIS – Lee Evans 30-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 5:27. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:48. Second quarter PSU – Sean McHugh 1-yard TD run (TEAM kick failed), 13:12. Penn State 9–7. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:15. WIS – Mike Allen 46-yard field goal, 10:42. Wisconsin 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:36. WIS – Brandon Williams 20-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 17–9. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:25. Third quarter WIS – Jim Leonhard 65-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick failed), 2:17. Wisconsin 23–9. PSU – Matt Kranchick 73-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Robbie Gould kick), 1:44. Wisconsin 23–16. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:33. Fourth quarter WIS – Stanley Booker 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:42. Wisconsin 30–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:02. PSU – Gerald Smith 5-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Robbie Gould kick), 8:43. Wisconsin 30–23. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:59. Top passers PSU – Michael Robinson – 22/43, 379 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 9/26, 140 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PSU – Austin Scott – 10 rushes, 22 yards WIS – Stanley Booker – 24 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – Matt Kranchick – 4 receptions, 136 yards, TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD Top defenders PSU – Derek Wake – 9 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack WIS – Alex Lewis – 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL, forced fumble

#3 Ohio State

See also: 2003 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Ohio State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	3	0	7	10
No. 23 Badgers	0	7	3	7	17

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: October 11, 2003
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Light Rain; Wind at S 15 MPH
• Game attendance: 79,793
• Referee: Dave Witvoet
• TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)
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First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Stanley Booker 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:54. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:26. OSU – Mike Nugent 24-yard field goal, 4:02. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 2:55. Third quarter WIS – Mike Allen 38-yard field goal, 5:09. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:10. Fourth quarter OSU – Michael Jenkins 6-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick), 6:09. Tie 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:05. WIS – Lee Evans 79-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Mike Allen kick), 5:20. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:49. Top passers OSU – Craig Krenzel – 14/26, 202 yards, TD, INT WIS – Matt Schabert – 2/3, 104 yards, TD Top rushers OSU – Lydell Ross – 7 rushes, 28 yards WIS – Stanley Booker – 31 rushes, 125 yards, TD Top receivers OSU – Drew Carter – 3 receptions, 90 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 1 receptions, 79 yards, TD Top defenders OSU – Robert Reynolds – 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL WIS – Jonathan Welsh – 6 tackles, TFL, sack, forced fumble, QB hurry

#13 Purdue

See also: 2003 Purdue Boilermakers football team and College GameDay (football TV program)

Purdue vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Boilermakers	14	3	3	6	26
No. 14 Badgers	7	6	0	10	23

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: October 18, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); Clear; Wind at W 5-10 MPH
• Game attendance: 79,541
• Referee: Steve Newman
• TV: ESPN
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First quarter PUR – Jerod Void 2-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 12:50. Purdue 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:57. PUR – Taylor Stubblefield 6-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick), 5:31. Purdue 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:05. WIS – Anthony Davis 28-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:14. Purdue 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:08. Second quarter WIS – Jeff Mack 55-yard fumble return (Mike Allen kick failed), 13:45. Purdue 14–13. PUR – Ben Jones 42-yard field goal, 4:11. Purdue 17–13. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 4:59. Third quarter PUR – Ben Jones 20-yard field goal, 10:16. Purdue 20–13. Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 4:39. Fourth quarter WIS – Mike Allen 25-yard field goal, 9:42. Purdue 20–16. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:27. PUR – Ben Jones 26-yard field goal, 8:15. Purdue 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:21. WIS – Jim Leonhard 63-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick), 2:55. Tie 23–23. PUR – Ben Jones 18-yard field goal, 0:03. Purdue 26–23. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 2:45. Top passers PUR – Kyle Orton – 38/55, 411 yards, TD WIS – Jim Sorgi – 6/9, 118 yards, INT Top rushers PUR – Jerod Void – 11 rushes, 44 yards, TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 96 yards, TD Top receivers PUR – Taylor Stubblefield – 16 receptions, 130 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 76 yards Top defenders PUR – Stuart Schweigert – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks WIS – Alex Lewis – 9 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 5 sacks, forced fumble

Northwestern

See also: 2003 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Wisconsin vs Northwestern – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Badgers	0	7	0	0	7
Wildcats	6	3	7	0	16

at Ryan Field

• Date: October 25, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Cloudy; Wind at W 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 36,233
• Referee: Richard Honig
• TV: ESPN2
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First quarter NU – Jason Wright 53-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick blocked), 3:42. Northwestern 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:06. Second quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 18-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 6:55. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:49. NU – Brian Huffman 25-yard field goal, 1:44. Northwestern 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:11. Third quarter NU – Jason Wright 1-yard TD run (Brian Huffman kick), 2:08. Northwestern 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:20. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers NU – Brett Basanez – 10/23, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – Matt Schabert – 20/36, 193 yards, INT Top rushers NU – Jason Wright – 18 rushes, 97 yards, TD WIS – Dwayne Smith – 10 rushes, 31 yards, TD Top receivers NU – Jason Wright – 1 receptions, 53 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 6 receptions, 90 yards Top defenders NU – Tim McGarigle – 14 tackles, INT WIS – Jim Leonhard – 19 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack, INT

Minnesota

See also: 2003 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry

Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	3	10	14	7	34
No. 24 Golden Gophers	10	14	3	10	37

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

• Date: November 8, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Dome
• Game attendance: 59,543
• Referee: Bill LeMonnier
• TV: ESPN
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First quarter MIN – Laurence Maroney 30-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 14:04. Minnesota 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:56. MIN – Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal, 7:56. Minnesota 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 4:27. WIS – Mike Allen 27-yard field goal, 0:13. Minnesota 10–3. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 7:43. Second quarter MIN – Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 10:52. Minnesota 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:21. WIS – Mike Allen 23-yard field goal, 4:54. Minnesota 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:58. MIN – Thomas Tapeh 6-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 2:01. Minnesota 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:53. WIS – Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:25. Minnesota 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:36. Third quarter WIS – Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 12:47. Minnesota 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:36. MIN – Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal, 9:17. Minnesota 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:30. WIS – Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:35. Tie 27–27. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:56. Fourth quarter MIN – Marion Barber III 11-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 11:13. Minnesota 34–27. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:33. WIS – Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 7:15. Tie 34–34. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:58. MIN – Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Minnesota 37–34. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 2:49. Top passers MIN – Benji Kamrath – 6/10, 93 yards WIS – Jim Sorgi – 23/34, 305 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Marion Barber III – 27 rushes, 139 yards, TD WIS – Stanley Booker – 20 rushes, 68 yards Top receivers MIN – Jared Ellerson – 3 receptions, 68 yards WIS – Owen Daniels – 3 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD Top defenders MIN – Ben West – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, sack WIS – Jim Leonhard – 11 tackles, TFL

#21 Michigan State

See also: 2003 Michigan State Spartans football team

Michigan State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Spartans	0	7	7	7	21
Badgers	14	14	21	7	56

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: November 15, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); Dome
• Game attendance: 79,256
• Referee: Stave Pamon
• TV announcers (ESPN): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Chris Spielman (Color)
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First quarter WIS – Lee Evans 9-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 11:22. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38. WIS – Dwayne Smith 3-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:27. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:30. Second quarter WIS – Lee Evans 75-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 4:21. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:35. MSU – Kyle Brown 21-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 2:51. Wisconsin 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:20. WIS – Lee Evans 18-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:06. Third quarter WIS – Lee Evans 70-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 35–7. Drive: 1 plays, 70 yards, 0:12. MSU – Aaron Alexander 30-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 7:49. Wisconsin 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:18. WIS – Lee Evans 18-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 4:05. Wisconsin 42–14. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:41. WIS – Dwayne Smith 14-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:32. Wisconsin 49–14. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:20. Fourth quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 26-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 13:11. Wisconsin 56–14. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:45. MSU – Drew Stanton 13-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 4:56. Wisconsin 56–21. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 4:07. Top passers MSU – Jeff Smoker – 16/31, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 16/24, 380 yards, 5 TD Top rushers MSU – DeAndra' Cobb – 16 rushes, 88 yards WIS – Dwayne Smith – 21 rushes, 207 yards, 3 TD Top receivers MSU – Aaron Alexander – 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 10 receptions, 258 yards, 5 TD Top defenders MSU – Seth Mitchell – 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL WIS – Alex Lewis – 6 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, 2 QB hurries

#17 Iowa

See also: 2003 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry

Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Hawkeyes	7	10	7	3	27
Badgers	14	7	0	0	21

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: November 22, 2003
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); Drizzle; Wind at NE 13 MPH
• Game attendance: 79,931
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant (Play-by-play) & Ed Cunningham (Color)
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First quarter IOW – Ramon Ochoa 18-yard TD run (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:05. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:55. WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 7:32. Tie 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:42. WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:15. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:55. Second quarter WIS – Dwayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 10:08. Wisconsin 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:46. IOW – Ramon Ochoa 6-yard pass from Nathan Chandler (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:42. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:40. IOW – Nate Kaeding 50-yard field goal, 0:11. Wisconsin 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 0:28. Third quarter IOW – Fred Russell 1-yard TD run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:11. Iowa 24–21. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, 0:05. Fourth quarter IOW – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 13:59. Iowa 27–21. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:49. Top passers IOW – Nathan Chandler – 8/26, 66 yards, TD, 2 INT WIS – John Stocco – 5/9, 84 yards Top rushers IOW – Fred Russell – 18 rushes, 137 yards, TD WIS – Dwayne Smith – 29 rushes, 119 yards, TD Top receivers IOW – Ramon Ochoa – 2 receptions, 15 yards, TD WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 76 yards Top defenders IOW – Chad Greenway – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup WIS – Kyle McCorison – 10 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack, INT, 2 QB hurries

Auburn

See also: 2003 Auburn Tigers football team and 2003 Music City Bowl

Wisconsin vs Auburn – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	6	0	8	14
Tigers	0	7	7	14	28

at The Coliseum

• Date: December 31, 2003
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); Mostly sunny; Wind at Var. 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 55,109
• Referee: Jack Childress
• TV: ESPN
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First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 9:44. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:58. AUB – Ronnie Brown 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 4:37. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:07. WIS – Mike Allen 35-yard field goal, 2:42. Auburn 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:55. Third quarter AUB – Cadillac Williams 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 1:32. Auburn 14–6. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:16. Fourth quarter WIS – Lee Evans 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Owen Daniels catch), 8:52. Tie 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:57. AUB – Ronnie Brown 2-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 3:30. Auburn 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:16. AUB – Cadillac Williams 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 1:37. Auburn 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 1:00. Top passers AUB – Jason Campbell – 10/22, 138 yards, INT WIS – Jim Sorgi – 13/22, 169 yards, TD, INT Top rushers AUB – Cadillac Williams – 18 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD WIS – Anthony Davis – 17 rushes, 77 yards Top receivers AUB – Jeris McIntyre – 3 receptions, 74 yards WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD Top defenders AUB – Karlos Dansby – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, pass breakup WIS – Alex Lewis – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Jim Sorgi
Running Back	Anthony Davis
Fullback	Matt Bernstein
Wide Receiver	Lee Evans
Wide Receiver	Brandon Williams
Tight End	Tony Paciotti
Left Tackle	Morgan Davis
Left Guard	Dan Buenning
Center	Donovan Raiola
Right Guard	Jonathan Clinkscale
Right Tackle	Mike Lorenz

Position	Player
Defensive End	Darius Jones
Defensive Tackle	Anttaj Hawthorne
Defensive Tackle	Jason Jefferson
Defensive End	Jonathan Welsh
Outside Linebacker	Jeff Mack
Inside Linebacker	Alex Lewis
Outside Linebacker	Kareem Timbers
Cornerback	Scott Starks
Strong Safety	Ryan Aiello
Free Safety	Jim Leonhard
Cornerback	Levonne Rowan

Players selected in the 2004 NFL Draft

See also: 2004 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL Team
Lee Evans	Wide Receiver	1	13	Buffalo Bills
Alex Lewis	Linebacker	5	140	Detroit Lions
Jim Sorgi	Quarterback	6	193	Indianapolis Colts