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2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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2016 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten West Division champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Big Ten Championship Game, vs. Penn State, L 31–38
Cotton Bowl Classic, vs. Western Michigan, W 24–16
Conference
Big Ten Conference
Division
West Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 9
AP
No. 9
2016 record
11–3 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Paul Chryst (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Joe Rudolph (2nd season)
Offensive scheme
Pro-style
Defensive coordinator
Justin Wilcox (1st season)
Base defense
3–4
Captain
Vince Biegel, Dare Ogunbowale[1]
Home stadium
Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 80,321)
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Big Ten football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$ 8 – 1 11 – 3
No. 6 Ohio State x^ 8 – 1 11 – 2
No. 10 Michigan 7 – 2 10 – 3
Indiana 4 – 5 6 – 7
Maryland 3 – 6 6 – 7
Michigan State 1 – 8 3 – 9
Rutgers 0 – 9 2 – 10
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy 7 – 2 11 – 3
Iowa 6 – 3 8 – 5
Nebraska 6 – 3 9 – 4
Minnesota 5 – 4 9 – 4
Northwestern 5 – 4 7 – 6
Illinois 2 – 7 3 – 9
Purdue 1 – 8 3 – 9
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by second-year head coach Paul Chryst, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.
Contents
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1 Watchlists and preseason awards
2 Schedule
3 Rankings
4 Game summaries
4.1 vs No. 5 LSU
4.2 Akron
4.3 Georgia State
4.4 at No. 8 Michigan State
4.5 at No. 4 Michigan
4.6 No. 2 Ohio State
4.7 at Iowa
4.8 No. 7 Nebraska
4.9 at Northwestern
4.10 Illinois
4.11 at Purdue
4.12 Minnesota
5 Coaching staff
6 Roster
6.1 Departures
7 Big Ten Players of the Week
8 Awards
9 2017 NFL Draft
9.1 2017 NFL Draft class
9.2 Signed undrafted free agents
10 References
Watchlists and preseason awards[edit]
Michael Deiter (C)
Rimington Trophy[2]
Jack Cichy (OLB)
Lott IMPACT Trophy[3]
Corey Clement (RB)
Maxwell Award,[4] Doak Walker Award[5]
Vince Biegel (OLB)
Bednarik Award, Nagurski Award,[6] Butkus Award,[7] Allstate AFCA Good Works Team[8]
Dan Voltz (G)
Outland Trophy[6]
Schedule[edit]
Wisconsin announced its 2016 football schedule on July 11, 2013. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home, 5 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. The Badgers will host Big Ten foes Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Ohio State, and will travel to Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, and Purdue.[9]
The teams three non–conference games are against the Akron Zips from the Mid-American Conference (MAC), Georgia State Panthers from the Sun Belt Conference, and the LSU Tigers from the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Associated Press and Coaches' preseason top 25 polls were released in August and for the first time since 2009 the Badgers were unranked in both polls. Meanwhile, the first five of their Power 5 opponents were all ranked 17th or higher in the preseason polls with #5 LSU, #6 Ohio State, #7 Michigan, #12 Michigan State and #17 Iowa.[10]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 3 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 5 LSU* Lambeau Field • Green Bay, WI ABC W 16–14 77,823
September 10 2:30 p.m. Akron* No. 10 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 54–10 77,331
September 17 11:00 a.m. Georgia State* No. 9 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI BTN W 23–17 79,883
September 24 11:00 a.m. at No. 8 Michigan State No. 11 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI BTN W 30–6 75,505
October 1 3:30 p.m. at No. 4 Michigan No. 8 Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI ABC L 7–14 111,846
October 15 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Ohio State No. 8 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC L 23–30 OT 81,541
October 22 11:00 a.m. at Iowa No. 10 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA (Rivalry) ESPN W 17–9 70,585
October 29 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Nebraska No. 11 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry) ESPN W 23–17 OT 80,833
November 5 11:00 a.m. at Northwestern No. 8 Ryan Field • Evanston, IL ABC W 21–7 42,016
November 12 2:30 p.m. Illinois No. 7 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN2 W 48–3 79,340
November 19 11:00 a.m. at Purdue No. 6 Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN ABC W 49–20 30,465
November 26 2:30 p.m. Minnesota No. 5 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Rivalry) BTN W 31–17 77,216
December 3 7:30 p.m. vs. No. 8 Penn State No. 6 Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN (Big Ten Championship) FOX L 31–38 65,018
January 2, 2017 12:00 p.m. vs. No. 12 Western Michigan No. 8 AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) ESPN W 24–16 59,615
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[11]
Rankings[edit]
Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
RV 10 9 11 8 11 8 10 11 8 7 6 5 6 8 9
Coaches
RV 16 12 10 8 13 10 10 10 8 7 6 6 5 8 9
CFP
Not released 8 7 7 6 6 8 Not released

Game summaries[edit]
vs No. 5 LSU[edit]
See also: 2016 LSU Tigers football team
No. 5 LSU at Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 LSU 0 0 14 0 14
• Wisconsin 0 6 7 3 16
Date: September 3
Location:
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, WI
Game start: 2:40
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 77,823
Game weather: Temperature: 75, Wind: SSE 11, Weather: Mostly Sunny
Referee: M.Defee
TV announcers (ABC): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Todd McShay (sidelines)
[show]Scoring summary
2
04:13
WIS Gaglianone, R. 30 yd field goal 9 plays, 24 yards, TOP 4:12 3–0 WIS
2
00:54
WIS Gaglianone, R. 48 yd field goal 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 0:55 6–0 WIS
3
10:55
WIS Clement, Corey 5 yd run (Gaglianone, R. kick), 5 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:56 13–0 WIS
3
05:28
LSU T. White 21 yd interception (C. Delahoussaye kick) 13–7 WIS
3
04:21
LSU Travin Dural 10 yd pass from Brandon Harris (C. Delahoussaye kick) 2 plays, 41 yards, TOP 0:18 14–13 LSU
4
03:47
WIS Gaglianone, R. 47 yd field goal 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 4:27 16–14 WIS

Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–3 (.000) August 30, 2014 L, 24–28
The Badgers started off the regular season with a neutral site game against the LSU Tigers at Lambeau field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. LSU was favored to win the game by double-digits. The Badgers came out to lead 6–0 by halftime with the Badgers kicker, Rafael Gaglianone, making two field goals; one from 30 and the other 48 yards. Runningback Corey Clement led the Badgers on their opening drive of the third quarter and scored a touchdown on a five-yard run. LSU responded with two touchdowns shortly thereafter due to a quick succession of Badgers' turnovers. Another field goal in the fourth quarter from 47 yards put the Badgers back in the lead. In the last minute of the game, and within field goal range, LSU quarterback Brandon Harris was nearly sacked by linebacker Vince Biegel and threw an interception which was caught by Safety D'Cota Dixon. The turnover secured the victory for the Badgers who in turn ran out the clock.
The game was fifth-year senior Bart Houston's debut as Wisconsin's starting quarterback, after being a backup quarterback for four years. His debut passer rating of 33.2 was the worst for a Wisconsin quarterback since 1977 when Mike Kalasmicki's debut passer rating was 5.20. Rafael Gaglianone had his fourth game-winning field goal of his career, the most in school history.[12]
The game was described as a "historic upset" for the Badgers by ESPN and Yahoo! Sports.[13][14] After the game ESPN Staff Writer Jesse Temple stated that "Wisconsin secured its most significant nonconference regular-season victory since 1974, when the team upset fourth-ranked Nebraska 21–20 at Camp Randall Stadium."[13] The Badgers snapped the Tigers 52-game win streak for non-conference regular season wins, an FBS record that stood since a 2002 loss to Virginia Tech.[15]
Following the game Wisconsin's kicker Rafael Gaglianone was lauded with multiple 'Player of the Week' awards, including Big Ten special teams player of the week, Rose Bowl Big Ten player of the week and one of three Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week.[12][16] Wisconsin's Jack Cichy was named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week for his defensive efforts.[16] Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst was announced as the "Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week" following the opening week of college football.[17] Paul Chryst announced in a press conference that Chris Orr, who went down the first play of the game with a right leg injury, would be out for the rest of the year due to a torn ACL. He also stated that former linebacker-turned-fullback Leon Jacobs would now play both sides of the ball at fullback in addition to inside linebacker, to regain some depth at the position due to Chris Orr's season-ending injury.[18]
Statistical Leaders[19]
Rushing: Corey Clement – 21 carries, 86 yards (long 12), 4.1 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
Passing: Bart Houston – 19 completions, 31 passing attempts, 205 yards, 6.6 avg, 0 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 7 receptions, 100 yards, 14.3 avg, 27 long
Defense: Jack Cichy – 8 Tackles (5 solo, 3 asst), 1 Tackle-for-loss for 5 yds, 1 Forced Fumble
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Bart Houston RS Sr
RB Corey Clement Sr
FB Austin Ramesh RS Jr
WR Robert Wheelwright Sr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Micah Kapoi RS So
C Michael Dieter RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT Jacob Maxwell RS So
Reference:[19]
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Alec James RS Jr
NT Olive Sagapolu RS So
DE Connor Sheehy RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegel RS Sr
ILB Chris Orr So
ILB Jack Cichy RS Jr
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
Reference:[19]
Akron[edit]
See also: 2016 Akron Zips football team
Akron at No. 10 Wisconsin
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2
3
4
Total
Akron 0 10 0 0 10
• No. 10 Wisconsin 9 21 10 14 54
Date: September 10
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game start: 2:36 CST
Elapsed time: 3:19
Game attendance: 77,331
Game weather: Temperature: 69, Wind: 10 WNW, Weather: Mostly Cloudy
Referee: C. Johnson
TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (play-by-play)
Stanley Jackson (analyst)
[show]Scoring summary
1
08:05
WIS Clement, C. 4 yard run (Caglianone, R. kick), 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 6:55 7–0 WIS
1
02:28
WIS Team 1 yard safety 9–0 WIS
2
13:45
WIS Clement, C. 1 yard run (Gaglianone, R. kick), 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:32 16–0 WIS
2
04:58
WIS Peavy, J. 13 yard pass from Houston, B. (Gaglianone, R. kick), 9 plays, 73 yards, TOP 4:12 23–0 WIS
2
03:12
AKR Natson, J. 55 yard punt return (O'Leary, T. kick) 23–7 WIS
2
02:10
WIS Peavy, J. 34 yard pass from Houston, B. (Gaglianone, R. kick), 3 plays, 67 yards, TOP 0:57 30–7 WIS
2
00:00
AKR O'Leary, T. 32 yard field goal, 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:10 30–10 WIS
3
06:25
WIS Gaglianone, R. 33 yard field goal, 12 plays, 57 yards, TOP 6:44 33–10 WIS
3
01:07
WIS Ingold, A. 6 yard pass from Hornibrook, A. (Gaglianone, R. kick), 8 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:22 40–10 WIS
4
11:17
WIS Ramesh, A. 1 yard run (Gaglianone, R. kick), 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 3:27 47–10 WIS
4
07:54
WIS Shaw, B. 35 yard run (Gaglianone, R. kick), 3 plays, 44 yards, TOP 1:23 54–10 WIS
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–0 (1.000) August 30, 2008 W, 38–17
Statistical Leaders[20]
Rushing: Corey Clement – 21 carries, 111 yards (long 27), 5.3 yards/carry, 2 touchdowns
Passing: Bart Houston – 15 completions, 22 passing attempts, 231 yards, 10.5 avg, 2 touchdowns
Receiving: Jazz Peavy – 7 receptions, 100 yards, 14.3 avg, 34 long, 2 touchdowns
Defense: T.J. Watt – 3 Tackles (3 solo), 1 Tackle-for-loss for 11 yds, 1 Sack
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Bart Houston RS Sr
RB Corey Clement Sr
FB Austin Ramesh RS Jr
WR Robert Wheelwright Sr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Micah Kapoi RS So
C Michael Dieter RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT Jacob Maxwell RS So
Reference:[20]
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Alec James RS Jr
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegel RS Sr
ILB Ryan Connelly So
ILB Jack Cichy RS Jr
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
CB Natrell Jamerson Jr
Reference:[20]
Georgia State[edit]
See also: 2016 Georgia State Panthers football team
Georgia State at No. 9 Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
Georgia State 0 0 10 7 17
• No. 9 Wisconsin 6 0 7 10 23
Date: September 17
Location:
Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 11:01 CST
Elapsed time: 3:04
Game attendance: 79,883
Game weather: Temperature: 71, Wind: 6 WSW, Weather: Sunny
Referee: G. Blum
TV announcers: Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play)
Chuck Long (analyst)
[show]Scoring summary
1
07:20
WIS Gaglianone, R. 41 yard field goal, 15 plays, 52 yard, TOP 7:40 3–0 WIS
1
00:51
WIS Gaglianone, R. 28 yard field goal, 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:09 6–0 WIS
3
06:00
GSU ten Lohuis, R. 45 yard field goal, 10 plays 49 yards, TOP 4:25 6–3 WIS
3
02:58
WIS Ogunbowale, D. 2 yard run (Gaglianone, R. kick), 6 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:56 13–3 WIS
3
00:19
GSU Davis, R. 13 yard pass from Manning, C. (ten Lohuis, R. kick), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:39 13–10 WIS
4
11:36
GSU Neal, K. 9 yard run (ten Lohuis, R. kick), 3 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:06 17–13 GSU
4
07:25
WIS Penniston, K. 1 yard pass from Hornibrook, A. (Gaglianone, R. kick), 8 plays, 59 yards, TOP 4:03 20–17 WIS
4
03:36
WIS Gaglianone, R. 41 yard field goal, 7 plays, 19 yards, TOP 2:17 23–17 WIS
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
The Badgers played against opponent Georgia State for the first time. The entire game was marked by offensive struggles on Wisconsin's part. Wisconsin jumped out to an early 6-0 lead on the foot of kicker Rafael Gaglianone, who converted field goal attempts from 47 and 28 yards in the 1st quarter. In the second half, things got ugly for the Badgers as Georgia State countered a touchdown run by Dare Ogunbowale with a field goal and touchdown of their own. With Wisconsin struggling to make progress on offense, Paul Chryst replaced QB Bart Houston with redshirt freshman Alex Hornibrook. In the 4th quarter, the winless Panthers took the lead 17-10 on a 9-yard run. Hornibrook, however, led the offense on two scoring drives - a touchdown pass to Kyle Penniston and another Gaglianone kick - to pull out the win. The Badgers improved to 3-0 on the season, but their struggles on offense led to questions about which quarterback would start next week's crucial Big Ten matchup against Michigan State.
Statistical Leaders[21]
Rushing: Dare Ogunbowale – 20 carries, 65 yards (long 19), 3.3 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 8 completions, 12 passing attempts, 122 yards, 10.2 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Receiving: Jazz Peavy – 3 receptions, 67 yards, 22.3 avg, 29 long
Defense: T.J. Edwards – 11 Tackles (6 solo), 1 Tackle-for-loss for 2 yds
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Bart Houston RS Sr
RB Taiwan Deal RS Fr
FB Austin Ramesh RS Jr
WR Robert Wheelwright Sr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Micah Kapoi RS So
C Michael Dieter RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT Jacob Maxwell RS So
Reference:[21]
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Connor Sheehy RS Jr
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegel RS Sr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Jack Cichy RS Jr
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
CB Lubern Figaro Jr
Reference:[21]
at No. 8 Michigan State[edit]
See also: 2016 Michigan State Spartans football team
No. 11 Wisconsin at No. 8 Michigan State
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2
3
4
Total
• No. 11 Wisconsin 7 6 17 0 30
No. 8 Michigan State 3 3 0 0 6
Date: September 24
Location:
Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI
Game start: 11:01
Elapsed time: 3:12
Game attendance: 75,505
Game weather: Temperature: 63, Wind: 8 ENE, Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: Jerry McGinn
TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (play-by-play)
Matt Millen (analyst)
[show]Scoring summary
1
08:03
MSU Geiger, M. 48 yard field goal, 7 plays, 16 yards, TOP 1:31 3–0 MSU
1
00:25
WIS Steffes, E. 1 yard pass from Hornibrook, A. (Endicott, A. kick), 16 plays, 65 yards, TOP 7:38 7–3 WIS
2
07:14
WIS Clement, C. 1 yard run (Endicott, A. kick failed, 6 plays 28 yards, TOP 2:40 13–3 WIS
2
01:18
MSU Geiger, M. 40 yard field goal, 15 plays, 62 yards, TOP 5:51 13–6 WIS
3
13:10
WIS Musso, L. 66 yard fumble return (Endicott, A. kick) 20–6 WIS
3
04:58
WIS Endicott, A. 41 yard field goal, 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 5:40 23–6 WIS
3
03:52
WIS Clement, C. 5 yard run (Endicott, A kick), 1 play, 5 yards, TOP 0:06 30–6 WIS
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
22–30 (.423) October 27, 2012 L, 13–16
Prior to the game, it was leaked that redshirt freshman quarterback Alex Hornibrook would make his debut and start against Michigan State after his performance the prior week against Georgia State. Wisconsin was also laden with injuries going into the game with two offensive line starters, Jon Dietzen and Micah Kapoi, out with injuries along with placekicker Rafael Gaglianone and fourth-string running back Bradrick Shaw.[22]
Michigan State opened the scoring with a field goal by Michael Geiger in the first quarter on a drive started when MSU defensive lineman Raequan Williams stripped and recovered a fumble from Wisconsin's freshman quarterback. Wisconsin answered back with a seven-and-a-half minute drive resulting in a one-yard touchdown catch by tight end Eric Steffes. Thereafter, Wisconsin's defense shut down the Spartan offense and an interception by Sojourn Shelton in the second quarter resulted in a one-yard rushing touchdown by running back Corey Clement. The Spartans made another field goal to close out the first half. In the third quarter, Badgers defensive back D'Cota Dixon forced a fumble which was recovered by fellow Badgers DB Leo Musso who returned it for a 66-yard touchdown. Also in the third quarter, the Badgers replacement kicker Andrew Endicott made his first ever field goal attempt (college or high school) at 41 yards, Corey Clement had another five-yard rushing touchdown to round out the third quarter.[22][23] Overall, the Badgers forced four turnovers. Hornibrook, on third down, completed nine of his 13 attempts for 136 yards and a touchdown and, on third and long (10+ yards), he was six for six for 100 yards.[22]
It was the first time since 1999 that a Big Ten team beat two top ten teams by the first of October in the same season, the last being Penn State in 1999.[24] The last time Wisconsin defeated two top ten teams in the same season was 1962.[25] The last time Wisconsin beat MSU in East Lansing was in 2002 when Barry Alvarez was head coach.[26] The last time Wisconsin beat a top team team on the road was at No. 5 Purdue in 2004.[22]
Wisconsin players were lauded after the game, including freshman QB Alex Hornibrook for making his debut on the road against No. 8 Michigan State and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week.[27][28] Outside Linebacker TJ Watt was named the Walter Camp Player of the Week and Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his dominant defensive performance, including 6 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, one pass breakup and two QB hits.[27][29]
Statistical Leaders[23]
Rushing: Corey Clement – 23 carries, 54 yards (long 22), 2.3 yards/carry, 2 touchdowns
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 16 completions, 26 passing attempts, 195 yards, 7.5 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Receiving: Jazz Peavy – 4 receptions, 96 yards, 24 avg, 31 long
Defense: T.J. Watt – 6 Tackles (3 solo), 3.5 Tackle-for-loss for 12 yds, 2.5 sacks for 10 yds, 1 Pass breakup, 2 QB hits
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
FB Austin Ramesh RS Jr
WR Robert Wheelwright Sr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Michael Dieter RS So
C Brett Connors RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT Jacob Maxwell RS So
Reference:[23]
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Connor Sheehy RS Jr
NT Olive Sagapolu So
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegel RS Sr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Jack Cichy RS Jr
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
Reference:[23]
at No. 4 Michigan[edit]
See also: 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team
No. 8 Wisconsin at No. 4 Michigan
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2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Wisconsin 0 0 7 0 7
• No. 4 Michigan 0 7 0 7 14
Date: October 1
Location: Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, MI
Game start: 2:41
Elapsed time: 3:21
Game attendance: 111,846
Game weather: Temperature: 68, Wind: 10-15 SE, Weather: Cloudy, light rain
Referee: R. Snodgrass
Television network: ABC
[show]Scoring summary
2
14:56
MICH Khalid Hill 1-yard run (Kenny Allen kick) MICH 7–0
3
8:03
WIS Dare Ogunbowale 7-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick) TIE 7–7
4
7:56
MICH Amara Darboh 46-yard pass from Wilton Speight (Kenny Allen kick) MICH 14–7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–49–1 (.227) November 20, 2010 W, 48–28
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Corey Clement – 17 carries, 68 yards (long 19), 4.0 yards/carry
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 9 completions, 25 passing attempts, 88 yards, 3.5 avg, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions
Receiving: Dare Ogunbowale – 3 receptions, 23 yards, 7.7 avg, 17 long
Defense: Jack Cichy – 12 Tackles (10 solo), 0.5 Tackle-for-loss for 1 yd, 0.5 sack for 1 yd
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
FB Austin Ramesh RS Jr
WR Robert Wheelwright Sr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Michael Dieter RS So
C Brett Connors RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT Jacob Maxwell RS So
Reference:
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Connor Sheehy RS Jr
DE Alec James RS Jr
OLB Garret Dooley Jr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Jack Cichy RS Jr
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
CB Lubern Figaro Jr
Reference:
No. 2 Ohio State[edit]
See also: 2016 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 8 Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
• No. 2 Ohio State 3 3 7 10 7 30
No. 8 Wisconsin 10 6 0 7 0 23
Date: October 15
Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI
Game start: 7:12
Elapsed time: 3:45
Game attendance: 81,541
Game weather: Temperature: 64, Wind: 6 S, Weather: Cloudy
Referee: D. Willard
Television network: ABC
[show]Scoring summary
1
9:03
WIS Andrew Endicott 46-yard field goal WIS 3–0
1
6:17
WIS Jazz Peavy 24-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 10–0
1
2:46
OSU Tyler Durbin 25-yard field goal WIS 10–3
2
8:43
OSU Tyler Durbin 40-yard field goal WIS 10–6
2
2:47
WIS Andrew Endicott 32-yard field goal WIS 13–6
2
:14
WIS Andrew Endicott 22-yard field goal WIS 16–6
3
2:52
OSU J.T. Barrett 1-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick) WIS 16–13
4
14:09
OSU J.T. Barrett 8-yard run (Tyler Durbin kick) OSU 20–16
4
7:54
WIS Austin Ramesh 4-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 23–20
4
3:57
OSU Tyler Durbin 31-yard field goal Tie 23–23
OT
OSU Noah Brown 7-yard pass from J.T. Barrett (Tyler Durbin kick) OSU 30–23
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
18–57–5 (.256) December 6, 2014 L, 0–59
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Corey Clement – 25 carries, 164 yards (long 68), 6.6 yards/carry
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 16 completions, 28 passing attempts, 214 yards, 7.6 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 7 receptions, 84 yards, 12.0 avg, 30 long
Defense: Jack Cichy – 15 Tackles (11 solo), 3.5 Tackle-for-loss for 7 yds, 1.0 sack for 2 yds
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
WR Robert Wheelwright Sr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
TE Eric Steffes RS Sr.
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Michael Dieter RS So
C Brett Connors RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT Jacob Maxwell RS So
Reference:
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Connor Sheehy RS Jr
NT Olive Sagapolu So
DE Alec James RS Jr
OLB Garret Dooley Jr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Jack Cichy RS Jr
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
Reference:
at Iowa[edit]
See also: 2016 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
No. 10 Wisconsin at Iowa
1
2
3
4
Total
• No. 10 Wisconsin 0 7 7 3 17
Iowa 0 6 0 3 9
Date: October 22
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City, IA
Game start: 11:01 a.m.
Elapsed time: 3:25
Game attendance: 70,585
Game weather: Temperature: 49, Wind: 9 S, Weather: Clear
Referee: J. Servinski
Television network: ESPN
[show]Scoring summary
2
10:06
WIS Troy Fumagalli 17-yard pass from Bart Houston (Andrew Endicott Kick) WIS 7–0
2
3:49
IOWA Keith Duncan 41-yard field goal WIS 7–3
2
0:00
IOWA Miguel Recinos 47-yard field goal WIS 7–6
3
7:20
WIS Corey Clement 1-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 14–6
4
1:24
WIS Andrew Endicott 36-yard field goal WIS 17–6
4
00:43
IOWA Keith Duncan 25-yard field goal WIS 17–9
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
44–43–2 (.506) October 3, 2015 L, 10–6
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Corey Clement – 35 carries, 134 yards (long 34), 3.8 yards/carry
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 11 completions, 19 passing attempts, 197 yards, 10.4 avg
Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 2 receptions, 38 yards, 19.0 avg, 21 long, 1 touchdown
Defense: Jack Cichy – 10 Tackles (6 solo), 1 QB hurry
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
FB Austin Ramesh RS Jr
WR Quintez Cephus Fr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Michael Dieter RS So
C Brett Connors RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT Jacob Maxwell RS So
Reference:
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
NT Connor Sheehy RS Jr
DE Alec James RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegal RS Sr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Jack Cichy RS Jr
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
Reference:
No. 7 Nebraska[edit]
See also: 2016 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry
No. 7 Nebraska at No. 11 Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
No. 7 Nebraska 0 7 0 10 0 17
• No. 11 Wisconsin 7 3 7 0 6 23
Date: October 29
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 6:10 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:20
Game attendance: 80,833
Game weather: Temperature: 61, Wind: 7 NE, Weather: Partly Cloudy
Referee: D. Capron
Television network: ESPN
[show]Scoring summary
1
9:38
WIS Bradrick Shaw 21-yard run (Andrew Endicott Kick) WIS 7–0
2
13:41
NEB Devine Ozigbo 1-yard run (Drew Brown Kick) TIE 7–7
2
6:53
WIS Andrew Endicott 44-yard field goal WIS 10–7
3
8:17
WIS Rob Wheelwright 9-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 17–7
4
13:45
NEB Tommy Armstrong 2-yard run (Drew Brown Kick) WIS 17–14
4
3:43
NEB Drew Brown 35-yard field goal TIE 17–17
OT
15:00
WIS Dare Ogunbowale 11-yard run (Andrew Endicott Kick Failed) WIS 23–17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
6–4 (.600) October 10, 2015 W, 23–21
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Dare Ogunbowale – 11 carries, 120 yards (long 39), 10.9 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 10 completions, 16 passing attempts, 71 yards, 4.4 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Receiving: Rob Wheelwright – 5 receptions, 43 yards, 8.6 avg, 16 long, 1 touchdown
Defense: Ryan Connelly – 11 Tackles (7 solo), 2.0 Tackle-for-loss for 2 yds
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
FB Austin Ramesh RS Jr
WR Rob Wheelwright Sr
WR Jazz Peavy RS Jr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Jon Dietzen RS Fr
C Michael Deiter RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT David Edwards Fr
Reference:
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
NT Connor Sheehy RS Jr
DE Alec James RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegal RS Sr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Ryan Connelly RS So
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
Reference:
at Northwestern[edit]
See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team
No. 8 Wisconsin at Northwestern
1
2
3
4
Total
• No. 8 Wisconsin 0 10 3 8 21
Northwestern 0 7 0 0 7
Date: November 5
Location: Ryan Field
Evanston, IL
Game start: 11:06 a.m.
Elapsed time: 3:18
Game attendance: 42,016
Game weather: Temperature: 59, Wind: 9 WSW, Weather: Clear
Referee: M. Cannon
Television network: ABC
[show]Scoring summary
2
11:11
WIS Andrew Endicott 40-yard field goal WIS 3–0
2
7:33
WIS Jazz Peavy 46-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 10–0
2
0:39
NU Austin Carr 13-yard pass from Charlie Thorson (Jack Mitchell kick) WIS 10–7
3
8:06
WIS Andrew Endicott 28-yard field goal WIS 13–7
4
8:57
WIS Corey Clement 2-yard run (Alec Ingold rush) WIS 21–7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
57–35–5 (.613) November 21, 2015 L, 7–13
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Corey Clement – 32 carries, 106 yards (long 15), 3.3 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 11 completions, 19 passing attempts, 92 yards, 4.8 avg
Receiving: Jazz Peavy – 4 receptions, 73 yards, 18.3 avg, 32 long
Defense: Leo Musso – 9 Tackles (9 solo), 1.0 Tackle-for-loss for 1 yd
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
WR Quintez Cephus Fr
TE Eric Steffes RS Sr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
TE Kyle Penniston RS Fr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Jon Dietzen RS Fr
C Michael Deiter RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT David Edwards Fr
Reference:
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
NT Connor Sheehy RS Jr
DE Alec James RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegal RS Sr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Ryan Connelly RS So
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
Reference:
Illinois[edit]
See also: 2016 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois at No. 7 Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
Illinois 3 0 0 0 3
• No. 7 Wisconsin 21 10 3 14 48
Date: November 12
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game start: 2:35 p.m.
Elapsed time: 3:05
Game attendance: 79,340
Game weather: Temperature: 50, Wind: 11 WSW, Weather: Mostly sunny
Referee: R. Snodgrass
Television network: ESPN2
[show]Scoring summary
1
9:25
WIS Corey Clement 2-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 7–0
1
6:59
WIS Corey Clement 4-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 14–0
1
3:11
ILL Chase McLaughlin 31-yard field goal WIS 14–3
1
0:13
WIS Jazz Peavy 8-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 21–3
2
12:24
WIS Kyle Penniston 7-yard pass from Bart Houston (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 28–3
2
0:04
WIS Andrew Endicott 37-yard field goal WIS 31–3
3
7:10
WIS Andrew Endicott 21-yard field goal WIS 34–3
4
14:18
WIS Corey Clement 2-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 41–3
4
5:01
WIS Bradrick Shaw 3-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 48–3
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
39–36–7 (.518) October 24, 2015 W, 24–13
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Corey Clement – 25 carries, 123 yards (long 23), 4.9 yards/carry, 3 touchdowns
Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 7 completions, 12 passing attempts, 85 yards, 7.1 avg, 1 touchdown
Receiving: Jazz Peavy – 3 receptions, 29 yards, 9.7 avg, 17 long, 1 touchdown
Defense: Ryan Connelly – 6 Tackles (2 solo), 1.5 Tackle-for-loss for 4 yds, 1 interception returned 12 yds
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
RB Bradrick Shaw RS Fr
WR Quintez Cephus Fr
TE Eric Steffes RS Sr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Jon Dietzen RS Fr
C Michael Deiter RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT David Edwards Fr
Reference:
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
NT Connor Sheehy RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegal RS Sr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Ryan Connelly RS So
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
CB Lubern Figaro Jr
Reference:
at Purdue[edit]
See also: 2016 Purdue Boilermakers football team
No. 6 Wisconsin at Purdue
1
2
3
4
Total
• No. 6 Wisconsin 0 35 7 7 49
Purdue 3 7 3 7 20
Date: November 19
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium
West Lafayette, IN
Game start: 11:06 a.m.
Elapsed time: 3:07
Game attendance: 30,465
Game weather: Temperature: 37, Wind: 24 W, Weather: Cloudy
Referee: J. O'Neill
Television network: ABC
[show]Scoring summary
1
4:56
PUR J. D. Dellinger 28-yard field goal PUR 3–0
2
8:34
WIS Alec Ingold 1-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 7–3
2
8:26
WIS T.J. Watt 17-yard interception return (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 14–3
2
3:03
WIS Bradrick Shaw 7-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 21–3
2
2:49
WIS Alec Ingold 19-yard pass from Bart Houston (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 28–3
2
2:38
PUR DeAngelo Yancey 75-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) WIS 28–10
2
0:51
WIS Bradrick Shaw 33-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 35–10
3
8:47
PUR J.D. Dellinger 30-yard field goal WIS 35–13
3
3:23
WIS Jazz Peavy 25-yard pass from Alex Hornibrook (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 42–13
4
7:41
WIS Corey Clement 6-yard run (Andrew Endicott kick) WIS 49–13
4
4:15
PUR DeAngelo Yancey 10-yard pass from David Blough (J.D. Dellinger kick) goal WIS 49–20
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
46–29–8 (.602) October 17, 2015 W, 24–7
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Corey Clement – 27 carries, 112 yards (long 13), 4.1 yards/carry, 1 touchdowns
Passing: Bart Houston – 5 completions, 6 passing attempts, 102 yards, 17.0 avg, 1 touchdown
Receiving: Dare Ogunbowale – 3 receptions, 62 yards, 20.7 avg, 34 long
Defense: T.J. Watt – 2 Tackles (1 solo), 1.0 Tackle-for-loss for 3 yds, 1.0 sack for loss 3 yds, 1 interception returned 17 yds for TD
Starters on Offense
Position
Player
Class
QB Alex Hornibrook RS Fr
RB Corey Clement Sr
WR Quintez Cephus Fr
TE Eric Steffes RS Sr
TE Troy Fumagalli RS Jr
TE Kyle Penniston RS Fr
LT Ryan Ramczyk RS Jr
LG Jon Dietzen RS Fr
C Michael Deiter RS So
RG Beau Benzschawel RS So
RT David Edwards Fr
Reference:
Starters on Defense
Position
Player
Class
DE Chikwe Obasih RS Jr
NT Connor Sheehy RS Jr
DE Alec James RS Jr
OLB Vince Biegal RS Sr
ILB T.J. Edwards RS So
ILB Ryan Connelly RS So
OLB TJ Watt RS Jr
CB Soujorn Shelton Sr
SS D'Cota Dixon Jr
FS Leo Musso RS Sr
CB Derrick Tindal Jr
Reference:
Minnesota[edit]
See also: 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry
Minnesota at No. 5 Wisconsin
1
2
3
4
Total
Minnesota 3 14 0 0 17
• No. 5 Wisconsin 0 7 3 21 31
Date: November 26
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI
Game attendance: 77,216
Television network: BTN
[show]Scoring summary
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
58–59–8 (.496) November 28, 2015 W, 31–21
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Corey Clement - 26 carries, 100 yards (long 15), 3.8 yards/carry, 2 touchdowns
Passing: Bart Houston - 9 completions, 14 passing attempts, 8.8 avg, 123 yards
Receiving: Jazz Peavy- 4 receptions, 47 yards, 11.8 avg, 14 long
Defense: Sojourn Shelton- 1 tackle, 2 interceptions returned for a combined 40 yards

Coaching staff[edit]
Name Position Joined Staff Alma Mater
Paul Chryst Head coach / Quarterbacks coach 2015 Wisconsin
Joe Rudolph Associate head coach / Offensive coordinator / Offensive line coach 2015 Wisconsin
Justin Wilcox Defensive coordinator 2016 Oregon
John Settle Running backs coach 2015 Appalachian State
Mickey Turner Tight ends coach 2015 Wisconsin
Ted Gilmore Wide receivers coach 2015 Wyoming
Jim Leonhard Defensive backs coach 2016 Wisconsin
Tim Tibesar Outside linebackers coach 2015 North Dakota
Inoke Breckterfield Defensive line coach 2015 Oregon State
Chris Haering Special teams coordinator 2015 West Virginia
Ross Kolodziej Strength and Conditioning coach 2015 Wisconsin
Roster[edit]
The Badgers returned 13 starters, six on offense, six on defense and one on special teams.
2016 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
WR 1 Love, ReggieReggie Love 4.5 !Sr
RB 5 James, ChrisChris James 5.0 !Jr
RB 6 Clement, CoreyCorey Clement 57.0 !Sr
RB 7 Shaw, BradrickBradrick Shaw 1.5 !Fr
QB 9 Lyles, KaréKaré Lyles 1.0 !Fr
WR 11 Peavy, JazzJazz Peavy 3.5 !Jr
QB 12 Hornibrook, AlexAlex Hornibrook 1.5 !Fr
QB 13 Houston, BartBart Houston 4.5 !Sr
QB 14 Groshek, GarrettGarrett Groshek 1.0 !Fr
WR 15 Wheelright, RobertRobert Wheelright 57.0 !Sr
WR 17 Rushing, GeorgeGeorge Rushing 5.0 !Jr
WR 19 Dunn, JackJack Dunn 1.0 !Fr
FB 20 Ramesh, AustinAustin Ramesh 3.5 !Jr
RB 21 Saari, MarkMark Saari 2.5 !So
RB 23 Ogunbowale, DareDare Ogunbowale 4.5 !Sr
WR 24 Krumholz, AdamAdam Krumholz 1.0 !Fr
WR 27 Pryor, KendricKendric Pryor 1.0 !Fr
RB 28 Deal, TaiwanTaiwan Deal 2.5 !So
RB 29 Laufenberg, TroyTroy Laufenberg 1.5 !Fr
FB 30 Maternowski, AaronAaron Maternowski 1.0 !Fr
FB/ILB 32 Jacobs, LeonLeon Jacobs 3.5 !Jr
TE 41 Hescock, JakeJake Hescock 1.0 !Fr
TE 42 Lloyd, GabeGabe Lloyd 1.0 !Fr
WR 43 Roy, PeterPeter Roy 2.5 !So
TE 44 Steffes, EricEric Steffes 4.5 !Sr
FB 45 Ingold, AlecAlec Ingold 3.0 !So
WR 46 Popp, JackJack Popp 1.0 !Fr
TE 48 Herl, MitchellMitchell Herl 1.5 !Fr
TE 49 Penniston, KyleKyle Penniston 1.5 !Fr
TE 49 Rolfe, MichaelMichael Rolfe 1.5 !Fr
OL 52 Maxwell, JacobJacob Maxwell 2.5 !So
OL 58 Panos, GeorgeGeorge Panos 2.5 !So
OL 61 Biadasz, TylerTyler Biadasz 1.0 !Fr
OL 62 Kasl, PatrickPatrick Kasl 1.0 !Fr
OL 63 Deiter, MichaelMichael Deiter 2.5 !So
OL 64 Connors, BrettBrett Connors 2.5 !So
OL 65 Ramczyk, RyanRyan Ramczyk 3.5 !Jr
OL 66 Benzschawel, BeauBeau Benzschawel 2.5 !So
OL 67 Dietzen, JonJon Dietzen 1.5 !Fr
OL 68 Moorman, DavidDavid Moorman 1.5 !Fr
OL 70 Voltz, DanDan Voltz 4.5 !Sr
OL 71 Van Lanen, ColeCole Van Lanen 1.0 !Fr
OL 73 Estes, KevinKevin Estes 1.5 !Fr
OL 75 Kapoi, MicahMicah Kapoi 2.5 !So
OL 76 Schmidt, LoganLogan Schmidt 4.5 !Sr
OL 77 Dretzka, IanIan Dretzka 1.5 !Fr
OL 78 Erdmann, JasonJason Erdmann 1.5 !Fr
OL 79 Edwards, DavidDavid Edwards 1.0 !Fr
TE 81 Fumagalli, TroyTroy Fumagalli 3.5 !Jr
WR 82 Houden, HenryHenry Houden 1.5 !Fr
WR 84 Taylor, A. J.A. J. Taylor 1.0 !Fr
WR 86 Finco, RickyRicky Finco 2.5 !So
WR 87 Cephus, QuintezQuintez Cephus 1.0 !Fr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
CB 8 Shelton, SojournSojourn Shelton 57.0 !Sr
CB 9 Booker, TitusTitus Booker 3.0 !So
S 10 Currens, SethSeth Currens 1.0 !Fr
CB 11 Nelson, NickNick Nelson 5.0 !Jr
CB 12 Jamerson, NatrellNatrell Jamerson 5.0 !Jr
S 13 Bondoc, EvanEvan Bondoc 2.5 !So
S 14 Dixon, D'CotaD'Cota Dixon 5.0 !Jr
CB 18 Williamss, CaesarCaesar Williamss 1.0 !Fr
S 19 Musso, LeoLeo Musso 4.5 !Sr
DB 20 Volpentesta, CristianCristian Volpentesta 1.0 !Fr
S 21 Farrar, ArringtonArrington Farrar 3.0 !So
S 22 Johnson, PatrickPatrick Johnson 1.0 !Fr
ILB 23 Stokke, MasonMason Stokke 1.0 !Fr
S 24 Brookins, KeelonKeelon Brookins 3.5 !Jr
CB 25 Tindal, DerrickDerrick Tindal 5.0 !Jr
S 28 Mielke, BlakeBlake Mielke 1.5 !Fr
CB 29 Carriere-Williams, DontyeDontye Carriere-Williams 1.0 !Fr
CB 30 Trezy, SergeSerge Trezy 4.5 !Sr
S 31 Figaro, LubernLubern Figaro 5.0 !Jr
FB/ILB 32 Jacobs, LeonLeon Jacobs 3.5 !Jr
DE 34 Obasih, ChikweChikwe Obasih 3.5 !Jr
S 36 Ferguson, JoeJoe Ferguson 3.5 !Jr
S 37 Verstegen, BretBret Verstegen 1.5 !Fr
OLB 39 Whalen, JakeJake Whalen 1.5 !Fr
OLB 41 Praschak, MaxMax Praschak 1.0 !Fr
OLB 42 Watt, T. J.T. J. Watt 3.5 !Jr
ILB 43 Connelly, RyanRyan Connelly 2.5 !So
ILB 45 Thomas, NickNick Thomas 1.5 !Fr
OLB 47 Biegel, VinceVince Biegel 4.5 !Sr
OLB 47 Brady, GriffinGriffin Brady 1.0 !Fr
ILB 48 Cichy, JackJack Cichy 3.5 !Jr
ILB 50 Orr, ChrisChris Orr 3.0 !So
OLB 51 Burks, NoahNoah Burks 1.0 !Fr
DE 52 Pfaff, DavidDavid Pfaff 1.5 !Fr
ILB 53 Edwards, T. J.T. J. Edwards 2.5 !So
ILB 54 Jeanty, DallasDallas Jeanty 1.0 !Fr
OLB 55 Dooley, GarretGarret Dooley 3.5 !Jr
OLB 56 Baun, ZackZack Baun 1.5 !Fr
DE 57 James, AlecAlec James 3.5 !Jr
ILB 58 Maskalunas, MikeMike Maskalunas 1.0 !Fr
OLB 59 Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson 1.5 !Fr
NT 65 Sagapolu, OliveOlive Sagapolu 3.0 !So
DE 66 Thomas, KellyKelly Thomas 1.5 !Fr
DE 68 Tiedt, HegemanHegeman Tiedt 1.0 !Fr
NT 74 Roberge, GunnarGunnar Roberge 1.5 !Fr
DE 91 Neuville, ZanderZander Neuville 2.5 !So
NT 92 Patterson, JeremyJeremy Patterson 2.5 !So
DE 93 Rand, GarrettGarrett Rand 1.0 !Fr
DE 94 Sheehy, ConorConor Sheehy 5.0 !Jr
OLB 95 Preston, KeldricKeldric Preston 1.0 !Fr
DE 96 Hirschfeld, BillyBilly Hirschfeld 2.5 !So
DE 97 Loudermilk, IsaiahhIsaiahh Loudermilk 1.0 !Fr
DE 98 Howe, KraigKraig Howe 1.5 !Fr
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P 15 Lotti, AnthonyAnthony Lotti 1.0 !Fr
K 27 Gaglianone, RafaelRafael Gaglianone 5.0 !Jr
K 37 Endicott, AndrewAndrew Endicott 57.0 !Sr
K/P 38 Rosowski, P. J.P. J. Rosowski 2.5 !So
K 39 Hintze, ZachZach Hintze 1.5 !Fr
LS 60 Udelhoven, ConnorConnor Udelhoven 3.5 !Jr
LS 89 Cesear, JakeJake Cesear 1.5 !Fr
P 96 Allen, ConnorConnor Allen 1.5 !Fr
P 97 Hoffman, ZachZach Hoffman 1.0 !Fr
Head coach
Paul Chryst (Wisconsin)
Also Quarterbacks coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Justin Wilcox (Oregon)
Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers
Joe Rudolph (Wisconsin)
Associate head coach, Offensive coordinator, Offensive line coach
John Settle (Appalachian State)
Running backs coach
Mickey Turner (Wisconsin)
Tight ends coach
Ted Gilmore (Wyoming)
Wide Receivers coach
Jim Leonhard (Wisconsin)
Defensive backs coach
Tim Tibesar (North Dakota)
Outside linebackers coach
Inoke Breckterfield (Oregon State)
Defensive line coach
Chris Haering (West Virginia)
Special teams coordinator
Ross Kolodziej (Wisconsin)
Strength and Conditioning coach
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Last update: August 23, 2016
Departures[edit]
In early August, after not making the 105-man fall roster, wide receiver Krenwick Sanders announced his intent to transfer from UW due to being buried on the depth chart, he had one catch for 10 yards his true freshman year in 2014 and he redshirted the 2015 season.[30] He was granted a release by the university and announced that he would transfer to Jacksonville State, an FCS team in Alabama.[31]
Later in August the Badgers' 3-year starter at center, fifth-year senior Dan Voltz, retired from football due to numerous injuries sustained over his career. In the 2015 season he tore his ACL against Illinois and was out for the remainder of the season. He suffered from various ankle issues during the 2014 season.[32]
Big Ten Players of the Week[edit]
Weekly Awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Rafael Gaglianone Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week September 5, 2016 [33]
T. J. Watt Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week September 24, 2016 [27]
Alex Hornibrook Big Ten Freshman of the Week September 24, 2016 [27]
Jack Cichy Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 17, 2016 [34]
Ryan Connelly Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week October 31, 2015 [35]
Awards[edit]
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2017 NFL Draft[edit]
2017 NFL Draft class[edit]
2017 NFL Draft selections
Round
Pick #
Team
Player
Position
1 30 Pittsburgh Steelers T. J. Watt Outside Linebacker
1 32 New Orleans Saints Ryan Ramczyk Offensive Tackle
4 108 Green Bay Packers Vince Biegel Outside Linebacker
Signed undrafted free agents[edit]
Corey Clement, RB, Philadelphia Eagles[36]
Dare Ogunbowale, RB, Houston Texans[36]
Sojourn Shelton, CB, Arizona Cardinals[36]
Robert Wheelwright, WR, New York Giants[37]
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