2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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2012 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionLeaders Division
Record8–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Canada
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorChris Ash
Charlie Partridge
Base defense4–3
MVPJared Abbrederis
Montee Ball
Chris Borland
Mike Taylor
CaptainMontee Ball
Chris Borland
Travis Frederick
Shelton Johnson
Mike Taylor
Ricky Wagner
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Legends Division
No. 25 Nebraska xy   7 1     10 4  
No. 24 Michigan   6 2     8 5  
No. 17 Northwestern   5 3     10 3  
Michigan State   3 5     7 6  
Iowa   2 6     4 8  
Minnesota   2 6     6 7  
Leaders Division
No. 3 Ohio State* x   8 0     12 0  
Penn State*   6 2     8 4  
Wisconsin y$   4 4     8 6  
Purdue   3 5     6 7  
Indiana   2 6     4 8  
Illinois   0 8     2 10  
Championship: Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ohio State and Penn State ineligible for conference championship game and post-season bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013.

Recruiting[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2012 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Vince Biegel
LB
Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.6 Apr 23, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Hugs Etienne
CB
Plantation, FL South Plantation HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) N/A Jun 22, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Arthur Goldberg
DT
Pittsburgh, PA Mount Lebanon HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) N/A Jun 23, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Bart Houston
QB
Concord, CA De La Salle HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A May 3, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Vonte Jackson
RB
Kenosha, WI Bradford HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.53 Mar 26, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Reggie Love
WR
Boca Raton, FL Spanish River HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Nov 5, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 72
Jake Meador
OT
Whiteland, IN Whiteland Community HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 305 lb (138 kg) N/A Feb 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 77
Reggie Mitchell
WR
Pittsburgh, PA Shady Side Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 4.82 Jun 23, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Leo Musso
RB
Waunakee, WI Waunakee HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 4.64 Jan 27, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 45
D.J. Singleton
S
Jersey City, NJ St. Peter's Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Aug 21, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 79
Dan Voltz
OT
Barrington, IL Barrington HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.4 Mar 15, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 80
Walker Williams
OT
Tacoma, WA Tacoma Baptist HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 320 lb (150 kg) N/A Aug 12, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 63
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2012". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.

Watchlists/Preseason awards[edit]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12:30 p.m.No. 9 (FCS) Northern Iowa*No. 12BTNW 26–2179,568
September 83:00 p.m.at Oregon State*No. 13FOXL 7–1042,189
September 157:00 p.m.Utah State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTN[1]W 16–1479,332
September 2211:00 a.m.UTEP*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 37–2679,806
September 297:00 p.m.at No. 22 NebraskaABCL 27–3085,962
October 62:30 p.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABC/ESPN2W 31–1480,096
October 1311:00 a.m.at PurdueBTNW 38–1446,007
October 2011:00 a.m.Minnesota
ESPNUW 38–1380,587
October 272:30 p.m.Michigan StatedaggerNo. 25
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABC/ESPN2L 13–16 OT80,538
November 1011:00 a.m.at IndianaESPN2W 62–1443,240
November 172:30 p.m.No. 6 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABC/ESPN2L 14–21 OT80,112
November 242:30 p.m.at Penn StateESPN2L 21–24 OT93,505
December 17:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 NebraskaFOXW 70–3141,260
January 1, 20134:10 p.m.vs. No. 8 Stanford*ESPNL 14–2093,259
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1213RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV
Coaches1213222423RVRVRV25RVRVRVRV23RV
HarrisNot releasedRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
BCSNot released25Not released

Regular season[edit]

Northern Iowa[edit]

Northern Iowa at #12 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Northern Iowa 0 0714 21
#12 Wisconsin 3 1067 26

Statistical Leaders

At Oregon State[edit]

#13 Wisconsin at Oregon State
1 234Total
#13 Wisconsin 0 007 7
Oregon State 0 370 10

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Montee Ball – 15 Car, 61 Yds
  • Passing: Danny O'Brien – 20/38, 172 Yds, TD, INT
  • Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 36 Yds, TD
  • Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 10 Tkls

Utah State[edit]

Utah State at #22 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Utah State 7 700 14
#22 Wisconsin 0 3130 16
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, Wisconsin
  • Game start: 7:01 PM CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 79,332
  • Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C), Wind: WSW 8 MPH
  • Referee: Todd Geerlings
  • TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin, Glen Mason, and Jay Wilson
Sources:

Statistical Leaders

UTEP[edit]

UTEP at #24 Wisconsin
1 234Total
UTEP 6 3710 26
#24 Wisconsin 2 21014 37
  • Date: September 22
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:01 CST
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 79,806
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind: NW 15 MPH
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins, Joey Galloway and Lewis Johnson

Statistical Leaders

At Nebraska[edit]

#23 Wisconsin at #20 Nebraska
1 234Total
#23 Wisconsin 14 670 27
#20 Nebraska 3 7173 30

Statistical Leaders

Illinois[edit]

Illinois at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Illinois 0 707 14
Wisconsin 0 7321 31
  • Date: October 6
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 80,096
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: NW 15 MPH
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Bob Wischusen, Danny Kanell and Maria Taylor

Statistical Leaders

At Purdue[edit]

Wisconsin at Purdue
1 234Total
Wisconsin 7 10714 38
Purdue 7 007 14
  • Date: October 13
  • Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
    West Lafayette, IN
  • Game start: 11:00 AM
  • Elapsed time: 3:05
  • Game attendance: 46,007
  • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C), Wind: SSW 10 MPH
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • Television network: BTN

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Montee Ball – 29 Car, 247 Yds, 3 TDs
  • Passing: Joel Stave – 12/21, 178 Yds, TD, INT
  • Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 77 Yds, TD
  • Defense: Chris Borland – 7 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, Sack

Minnesota[edit]

Minnesota at Wisconsin
1 234Total
Minnesota 6 070 13
Wisconsin 7 71014 38
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:00 AM
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 80,587
  • Game weather: Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C), Wind: W 10 MPH
  • Referee: Todd Gerrling
  • Television network: ESPNU

Statistical Leaders

Michigan State[edit]

Michigan State at #25 Wisconsin
1 234OTTotal
Michigan State 3 0076 16
#25 Wisconsin 7 0033 13
  • Date: October 27
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:30 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 80,538
  • Game weather: Sunny, 44 °F (7 °C), Wind: NNW 12 MPH
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick, Ed Cunningham and Jeannine Edwards

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Montee Ball – 22 Car, 46 Yds
  • Passing: Joel Stave – 9/11, 127 Yds, TD
  • Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 3 Rec, 65 Yds, TD
  • Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 8 Tkls, 1.0 TFL, QBH

At Indiana[edit]

Wisconsin at Indiana
1 234Total
Wisconsin 14 101721 62
Indiana 0 707 14

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 208 Yds, 3 TDs
  • Passing: Curt Phillips – 4/7, 41 Yds, TD
  • Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 2 Yds, TD
  • Defense: Chris Borland – 8 Tkls, 0.5 TFL, FR

Ohio State[edit]

Ohio State at Wisconsin
1 234OTTotal
Ohio State 7 7007 21
Wisconsin 0 7070 14
  • Date: November 17
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 2:33 PM
  • Elapsed time: 3:27
  • Game attendance: 80,112
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C), Wind: S 10 MPH
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore and Matt Millen

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Montee Ball – 39 Car, 191 Yds, TD
  • Passing: Curt Phillips – 14/25, 154 Yds, TD
  • Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 6 Rec, 66 Yds, TD
  • Defense: Shelton Johnson – 11 Tkls, PBU

Notes

At Penn State[edit]

Wisconsin at Penn State
1 234OTTotal
Wisconsin 14 0070 21
Penn State 7 0683 24

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 111 Yds, TD
  • Passing: Curt Phillips – 12/25, 191 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
  • Receiving: Melvin Gordon – 1 Rec, 57 Yds, TD
  • Defense: Mike Taylor – 11 Tkls, 2 TFL, Sack, PBU

Vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)[edit]

Wisconsin vs. #13 Nebraska
1 234Total
#13 Nebraska 10 0714 31
Wisconsin 21 21217 70

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Montee Ball – 21 Car, 202 Yds, 3 TDs
  • Passing: Curt Phillips – 6/8, 71 Yds
  • Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 3 Yds, TD
  • Defense: Marcus Cromartie – 7 Tkls, INT, 2 PBUs, TD

Notables 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, 2012, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas,[4] 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. Stanford (Rose Bowl)[edit]

#23 Wisconsin vs. #8 Stanford
1 234Total
#23 Wisconsin 0 1400 14
#8 Stanford 14 303 20
Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl

Statistical Leaders

Awards[edit]

First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
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[5]
Jim Brown Award
Doak Walker Award[6]
First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
  • David Gilbert
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media)
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)
All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus)
First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches)
First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus)
Second Team All-American (CBS Sports) [5]

Roster[edit]

(as of October 15, 2012) [7]
Quarterbacks
  • 2 Joel StaveRedshirt Freshman
  • 5 Jon Budmayr – Redshirt Junior
  • 6 Danny O'Brien - Redshirt Junior
  • 9 Chase Knox - Freshman
  • 10 Curt Phillips – Redshirt Senior
  • 13 Bart Houston - Freshman
  • 15 Thad Armstrong - Freshman
  • 16 Clay Rust - Freshman
Wide receivers
  • 1 AJ Jordan – Redshirt Freshman
  • 3 Kenzel DoeSophomore
  • 4 Jared AbbrederisRedshirt Junior
  • 8 Isaiah Williams – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 9 Jordan Fredrick – Redshirt Freshman
  • 15 Jeff Duckworth – Redshirt Junior
  • 16 Reggie Love Jr. - Freshman
  • 17 Derek Hasanoglu – Redshirt Freshman
  • 18 Lance Baretz – Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Manasseh Garner – Junior
  • 28 Leo Musso - Freshman
  • 30 Alex Erickson - Freshman
  • 31 Connor Cummins – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 82 Jake Stengel – Redshirt Freshman
  • 89 Chase Hammond – Redshirt Sophomore
 
Running backs
  • 20 James WhiteJunior
  • 22 Jeff Lewis – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 23 Vonte Jackson - Freshman
  • 25 Melvin GordonRedshirt Freshman
  • 26 Derek Straus – Redshirt Freshman
  • 27 Kyle Zuleger – Redshirt Junior
  • 28 Montee BallSenior
  • 34 Derek Watt (FB) – Redshirt Freshman
  • 37 Kevin MacCudden (FB) – Sophomore
  • 86 Sherard Cadogan (FB) – Redshirt Sophomore
Tight ends
  • 38 Eric Steffes - Freshman
  • 42 Alex Walker - Freshman
  • 46 Austin TraylorRedshirt Freshman
  • 48 Jacob Pedersen – Redshirt Junior
  • 49 Sam Arneson – Sophomore
  • 81 Brock DeCicco – Redshirt Junior
  • 87 Scot MacMillan – Sophomore
  • 85 Brian Wozniak – Redshirt Junior
  • 90 Matt Prell - Freshman
Offensive line
  • 54 Kyle Costigan – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 55 Joseph McNamara – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 56 Riki Kodanko – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 57 Jake Meador - Freshman
  • 58 Ricky WagnerRedshirt Senior
  • 61 Tyler MarzRedshirt Freshman
  • 62 Walker Williams - Freshman
  • 64 Robert Burge – Redshirt Senior
  • 65 Jonathan Coon – Redshirt Freshman
  • 70 Dan Voltz - Freshman
  • 71 Ray Ball – Redshirt Freshman
  • 72 Travis FrederickRedshirt Junior
  • 73 Dallas Lewallen – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 75 Zac Matthias – Redshirt Junior
  • 78 Rob HavensteinRedshirt Sophomore
  • 79 Ryan GroyRedshirt Junior
 
Defensive line
  • 11 David Gilbert – Redshirt Junior
  • 41 Jesse Hayes – Redshirt Freshman
  • 45 Warren Herring – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 50 Josh Harrison – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 51 Tyler Dippel – Redshirt Junior
  • 55 Trent Denlinger - Freshman
  • 58 Jacob Ninneman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 68 Logan Schmidt - Freshman
  • 74 Konrad Zagzebski – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 76 Arthur Goldberg - Freshman
  • 77 Bryce Gilbert – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 87 Ethan HemerRedshirt Junior
  • 92 Pat Muldoon – Redshirt Junior
  • 94 Scot Granger – Junior
  • 97 Brendan Kelly – Redshirt Senior
  • 99 James Adeyanju – Redshirt Freshman
Linebackers
  • 13 Conor O'Neill – Redshirt Junior
  • 17 AJ Fenton – Redshirt Junior
  • 30 Derek Landisch – Sophomore
  • 31 Josh Peprah – Redshirt Junior
  • 36 Ethan Armstrong – Redshirt Junior
  • 42 Tyler Byers – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 44 Chris BorlandRedshirt Junior
  • 46 Jake Rademacher - Freshman
  • 47 Vince Biegel - Freshman
  • 52 Nick Hill – Redshirt Junior
  • 53 Mike TaylorRedshirt Senior
  • 57 Ben Ruechel – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 59 Marcus Trotter – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 93 Jake Keefer – Redshirt Freshman
 
Defensive backs
  • 3 Jameson Wright – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 5 Darius HillaryRedshirt Freshman
  • 7 Michael CaputoRedshirt Freshman
  • 10 Devin Smith – Redshirt Senior
  • 12 Dezmen SouthwardRedshirt Junior
  • 14 Marcus CromartieRedshirt Senior
  • 14 Nate Hammon Jr. - Freshman
  • 18 Dare Ogunbowale - Freshman
  • 19 Hugs Etienne - Freshman
  • 19 Joe Schobert - Freshman
  • 21 Peniel Jean – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 22 Darius Feaster – Redshirt Junior
  • 23 Jerry Ponio – Redshirt Junior
  • 24 Shelton JohnsonRedshirt Senior
  • 26 Reggie Mitchell - Freshman
  • 29 Terrance Floyd – Redshirt Freshman
  • 32 Devin Gaulden – Sophomore
  • 43 Michael Trotter – Redshirt Sophomore
Punters
  • 12 Matt Salerno – Freshman
  • 90 Drew Meyer – Redshirt Freshman
  • 91 Brett Nethery – Freshman
Place kickers
  • 17 Jack Russell - Freshman
  • 94 Kyle French – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 96 Stephen Salata - Freshman
Long snappers
  • 56 James McGuire – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 60 Connor Udelhoven – Freshman

Coaching staff[edit]

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

2012 statistics[edit]

Passing[edit]

Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency

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[edit]

Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns

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[edit]

Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

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

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[edit]

Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks

Pos. Player G P YDS AVG LG In20 TB
P Drew Meyer 14 80 3323 41.5 61 36 5

Defensive[edit]

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

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

Regular starters[edit]

Notes[edit]

2013 NFL Draft class[edit]

2013 NFL Draft selections
Round Pick # Team Player Position
1 31 Dallas Cowboys Travis Frederick Center
2 58 Denver Broncos Montee Ball Running Back
5 168 Baltimore Ravens Ricky Wagner Offensive Tackle

Signed undrafted free agents[edit]

References[edit]

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