Wisconsin Badgers football

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The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents University of Wisconsin-Madison in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. As of 2006, the university had an all-time 53% win/loss/tie record of 575-451-53^[1].

Contents 1 Team name origin 2 Current coaching staff 3 Big Ten Championships 4 Bowl History 5 Trophy games 6 Individual award winners & finalists 7 Players 7.1 College Football Hall of Famers 7.2 Pro Football Hall of Famers 7.3 Current players 7.4 Current NFL players 7.5 Other famous players 8 Retired Numbers 9 External links 10 References

[edit] Team name origin

Contrary to popular belief, the true origin of the team's nickname has nothing to do with the state animal. Yet, the team's nickname 'Badgers', was borrowed from the state of Wisconsin. The territory was dubbed the "Badger State", not because of animals in the region, but rather an association with lead miners in the 1820s. Prospectors came to the state looking for minerals. Without shelter in the winter, the miners had to 'live like badgers' in tunnels burrowed into hillsides.[1]

[edit] Current coaching staff

• Bret Bielema, Head Coach
• Paul Chryst, Offensive Coordinator
• Mike Hankwitz, Defensive Cooridinator
• Dave Doeren, Co-Defensive Cooridinator
• Bob Palcic, Offensive Line Coach
• Randall McCray, Defensive Line Coach
• Henry Mason, Wide Receivers Coach
• Kerry Cooks, Defensive Backs Coach
• Bob Bostad, Tight Ends Coach
• John Settle, Running Backs Coach
• Aaron Mack, Graduate Assistant
• Jake Spraque, Graduate Assistant

[edit] Big Ten Championships

• 1896, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1912, 1952, 1959, 1962, 1993, 1998, 1999

[edit] Bowl History

W/L	Season	PF	Opponent	PA	Bowl
L	1952	0	Southern California	7	Rose Bowl
L	1959	8	Washington	44	Rose Bowl
L	1962	37	Southern California	42	Rose Bowl
L	1981	21	Tennessee	28	Garden State Bowl
W	1982	14	Kansas State	3	Independence Bowl
L	1984	19	Kentucky	20	Hall of Fame Classic
W	1993	21	UCLA	16	Rose Bowl
W	1994	34	Duke	20	Outback Bowl
W	1996	38	Utah	10	Copper Bowl
L	1997	6	Georgia	33	Outback Bowl
W	1998	38	UCLA	31	Rose Bowl
W	1999	17	Stanford	9	Rose Bowl
W	2000	21	UCLA	20	Sun Bowl
W	2002	31	Colorado	28	Alamo Bowl
L	2003	14	Auburn	28	Music City Bowl
L	2004	21	Georgia	24	Outback Bowl
W	2005	24	Auburn	10	Capital One Bowl
	2006		Arkansas		Capital One Bowl

[edit] Trophy games

• Heartland Trophy - Iowa Hawkeyes
• Paul Bunyan's Axe - Minnesota Golden Gophers

[edit] Individual award winners & finalists

The following is a list of players that have been nominated for national awards. Players highlighted in yellow indicate winners:

Heisman Trophy Year Athlete Place 1938 Howard Weiss 6th 1942 Dave Schreiner 10th 1953 Alan Ameche 6th 1954 Alan Ameche Winner 1959 Dale Hackbart 7th 1962 Pat Richter 6th 1962 Ron Van Kelen 9th 1999 Ron Dayne Winner Maxwell Award Year Athlete Place 1999 Ron Dayne Winner Walter Camp Award Year Athlete Place 1953 Alan Ameche Winner 1999 Ron Dayne Winner Doak Walker Award Year Athlete Place 1998 Ron Dayne Finalist 1999 Ron Dayne Winner 2001 Anthony Davis Semi-finalist 2005 Brian Calhoun Semi-finalist 2006 P.J. Hill Semi-finalist Dave Rimington Trophy Year Athlete Place 2002 Al Johnson Finalist Outland Trophy Year Athelete Place 1998 Aaron Gibson Finalist 1999 Chris McIntosh Finalist 2006 Joe Thomas Winner Lombardi Award Year Athelete Place 1998 Aaron Gibson Finalist 2000 Wendell Bryant Semi-finalist 2001 Wendell Bryant Semi-finalist 2004 Erasmus James Finalist 2005 Joe Thomas Semi-finalist 2006 Joe Thomas Semi-finalist

Chuck Bednarik Award Year Athelete Place 2004 Erasmus James Finalist Bronko Nagurski Trophy Year Athelete Place 2004 Erasmus James Finalist Ted Hendricks Award Year Athelete Place 2004 Erasmus James Finalist Fred Biletnikoff Award Year Athelete Place 2001 Lee Evans Finalist Ray Guy Award Year Athelete Place 2000 Kevin Stemke Winner Lou Groza Award Year Athelete Place 1998 Matt Davenport Semi-finalist 1999 Vitaly Pisetsky Finalist Jim Thorpe Award Year Athelete Place 1991 Troy Vincent Semi-finalist 2000 Jamar Fletcher Winner 2004 Jim Leonhard Semi-finalist Mosi Tatupu Award Year Athelete Place 1999 Nick Davis Semi-finalist 1999 Vitaly Pisetsky Finalist 2001 Nick Davis Finalist Ronnie Lott Award Year Athelete Place 2004 Jim Leonhard Finalist

[edit] Players

[edit] College Football Hall of Famers

• Alan Ameche
• Marty Below
• Bob Butler
• Pat Harder
• Elroy Hirsch
• George Little
• Pat O'Dea
• Pat Richter
• Dave Schreiner^[2]

[edit] Pro Football Hall of Famers

• Arnie Herber
• Elroy Hirsch
• Mike Webster^[3]

[edit] Current players

01 Swan, Luke WR 02 Casillas, Jonathan LB 02 Harris, Xavier WR 03 Moore, Maurice WR 03 Strickland, Ben DB 04 Evridge, Allan QB 04 White, Johnny DB 05 Cooper, Jamal DL 05 Smith-Williams, Lance RB 06 Ikegwuonu, Jack DB 07 Stocco, John QB 08 Nettles, Josh DB 08 Ruffin, Jarmal WR 09 Beckum, Travis TE 10 Anderson, Isaac WR 10 Mehlhaff, Taylor K 11 Konkol, Derek WR 11 Levy, DeAndre LB 12 Donovan, Tyler QB 12 Hogan, Casey LB 13 Randle El, Marcus WR 14 Fishbune, Tyler QB 14 St. Jean, Culmer LB 15 Erickson, Jon QB 15 Valai, Jay DB 16 Stellmacher, Joe DB 16 Tolzien, Scott QB 17 Langford, Allen DB 17 Stoltz, Noah RB 18 Sherer, Dustin QB 19 Hartmann, William DB 19 Hubbard, Paul WR 20 Kamoku, James DB 21 Rowan, Dywon RB 22 Jenkins, Diondrae WR 22 Rogers, Roderick DB 23 Cathcart, Michael DB 23 Joran, Paul LB 24 Balts, Josh RB

25 Carter, Shane DB 26 Hampton, Zach DB 27 Butler, Jerry RB 27 Emanuel, Nate WR 28 McCulliss, Brian WR 28 Pleasant, Aubrey DB 29 Brinkley, Niles WR 30 Holland, Tyler DB 31 Egholm, Nate DB 31 Moody, Prince DB 32 Royston, Kim DB 34 Rentmeester, Bill FB 34 Ware, Kurt DL 36 Turner, Mickey TE 37 Brown, Matt TE 38 Landgraf, Ben LB 39 Hill, P.J. RB 41 Zalewski, Mark LB 42 Prather, Erik LB 42 Walker, Jamil RB 43 Crooks, Andy TE 44 Eernisse, Chris DB 44 Pressley, Chris RB 45 DeCremer, Kirk DL 45 Sibley, Joe DB 47 McFadden, Jaevery LB 47 Woodward, Drew LS 48 Neal, Joshua LB 49 Flasch, Ryan LB 50 Schofield, O'Brien LB 52 Hodge, Elijah LB 53 Smolek, Brad OL 54 Newkirk, Mike DL 55 Purcell, Adam DL 56 Kelly, Brandon DL 57 Johnson, Steve LS 58 Lenzendorf, Mike OL 58 Thorson, Brad OL 59 Hoey, Brandon DL

60 Knauf, Luke OL 62 Van Someren, Mike OL 63 Urbik, Kraig OL 64 Kaye, Danny OL 65 Coleman, Marcus OL 66 Watters, Dirk OL 68 Carimi, Gabe OL 69 Jones, Kenny OL 70 Weininger, Andrew OL 71 Behnke, Brian DL 71 Vandenheuvel, Eric OL 72 Thomas, Joe OL 73 Kasper, Korey TE 74 Moffitt, John DL 75 Kemp, Andy OL 76 Nagy, Bill OL 77 Cascone, Dan DL 78 Bscherer, Jake OL 79 Stehle, Jeffrey OL 81 Peck, Dave TE/LS 82 Lewis, Sean TE 84 Kendricks, Lance WR 85 Holzbauer, Jeff WR 86 Theus, Elijah WR 87 Kirtley, Richard WR 88 Minton, Jarvis WR 89 Graham, Garrett TE 90 Jamison, Terrance DL 91 Chapman, Jason DL 92 Shaughnessy, Matthew DL 93 Gorman, Mark DL 94 Debauche, Ken P 94 Yentz, Derek DL 95 Monty, Joe DL 96 Fischer, Matt PK 96 Hayden, Nick DL 97 Standring, Paul P/PK 98 Garner, Richard DL 99 Ostrowski, Justin DL

[edit] Current NFL players

• Michael Bennett
• Brooks Bollinger
• Dan Buenning
• Brian Calhoun
• Chris Chambers
• Jonathan Clinkscale
• Owen Daniels
• Ron Dayne
• Lee Evans
• Jamar Fletcher
• Aaron Gibson
• Nick Greisen
• John Hall
• Anttaj Hawthorne
• Erasmus James
• Jason Jefferson
• Al Johnson
• Ben Johnson
• Matt Katula
• Ross Kolodziej
• Ahmad Merritt
• Jonathan Orr
• Jim Leonhard
• Jason Pociask
• Casey Rabach
• Mike Schneck
• Jim Sorgi
• Scott Starks
• Mark Tauscher
• B.J. Tucker
• Troy Vincent
• Jonathan Welsh
• Brandon Williams^[4]

[edit] Other famous players

• Darrell Bevell
• Terrell Fletcher
• Donald Hayes
• Dennis Lick
• Tony Simmons
• Al Toon
• Randy Wright

[edit] Retired Numbers

• 33 Ron Dayne (not retired but not assigned since Dayne's final season)
• 35 Alan Ameche
• 40 Elroy Hirsch
• 80 Dave Schreiner
• 83 Allan Shafer
• 88 Pat Richter

[edit] External links

• Official Site

[edit] References

• The Official Badger Athletic Site, origin of the Badger nickname.
• Award Section of the Wisconsin Media Guide, "List of award winners and finalists".