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The 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by first-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. On January 13, 2015, the Badgers hired offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph. The Badgers were the media preseason favorites to win the Big Ten West division.[1] During fall camp prior to the start of the season Chryst announced the Badgers would return to a pro-style punt scheme instead of the shield punt scheme, also known as the spread punt scheme.[2] Two days after Wisconsin played in the Holiday Bowl defensive coordinator Dave Aranda was hired by LSU as their new defensive coordinator. At the end of the season, Wisconsin featured the #1 defense in college football, with opponents averaging just 13.1 points per game against the Badgers.[3]
2015 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Holiday Bowl champion | |
Holiday Bowl, W 23–21 vs. USC | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
West Division | |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 21 |
AP | No. 21 |
Record | 10–3 (6–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Joe Rudolph (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Aranda (3rd season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
MVP | Joe Schobert |
Captain | Michael Caputo Alex Erickson Joe Schobert Joel Stave |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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No. 6 Michigan State xy$^ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Ohio State x | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Iowa xy | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Northwestern | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Wisconsin | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recruiting
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Zack Baun ATH |
Brown Deer, WI | Brown Deer HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | N/A | Jan 18, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Titus Booker ATH |
Grayslake, IL | Grayslake HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 4.4 | Jul 3, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jon Dietzen OL |
Seymour, WI | Seymour HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 334 lb (151 kg) | 5.3 | May 4, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
David Edwards ATH |
Downers Grove, IL | Downers Grove North HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | N/A | Jun 18, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Kevin Estes OL |
San Marcos, CA | San Marcos HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 273 lb (124 kg) | N/A | Aug 15, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Arrington Farrar DB |
College Park, GA | Woodward Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Jan 23, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Alex Hornibrook QB |
Malvern, PA | Malvern Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | N/A | Jan 12, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Kraig Howe DT |
Kettering, OH | Archbishop Alter HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | N/A | Jan 23, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Alec Ingold ATH |
Green Bay, WI | Bay Port HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | N/A | Jun 21, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Andrew James WR |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Westminster Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | N/A | Mar 11, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
David Moorman OL |
Northville, MI | Northville HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 291 lb (132 kg) | 5.3 | May 7, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Chris Orr LB |
DeSoto, TX | DeSoto HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 4.6 | Jun 14, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Kyle Penniston TE |
Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | N/A | Feb 17, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
David Pfaff DE |
Mequon, WI | Homestead HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | 4.9 | May 21, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Olive Sagapolu DT |
Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | N/A | Oct 27, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Bradrick Shaw RB |
Hoover, AL | Hoover HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.7 | Sep 26, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Nick Thomas LB |
Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | N/A | Jun 12, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jake Whalen LB |
Wausau, WI | Wausau HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 1, 2015 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 31 Rivals: 37 247Sports: 35 ESPN: 38 | ||||||
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Watchlists and preseason awards
edit- Vince Biegel (OLB)
- Michael Caputo (S)
- Corey Clement (RB)
- Alex Erickson (WR)
- Dan Voltz (C)
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Alabama* | No. 20 | ABC | L 17–35 | 64,279 | |
September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Miami (OH)* | ESPNU | W 58–0 | 76,535 | ||
September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy* | No. 24 |
| BTN | W 28–3 | 77,157 |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Hawaii* | No. 22 |
| BTN | W 28–0 | 80,829 |
October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa | No. 19 |
| ESPN | L 6–10 | 80,933 |
October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Nebraska | ABC/ESPN2 | W 23–21 | 89,886 | ||
October 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Purdue |
| BTN | W 24–7 | 80,794 | |
October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Illinois | BTN | W 24–13 | 45,438 | ||
October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Rutgers |
| BTN | W 48–10 | 74,575 | |
November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Maryland | BTN | W 31–24 | 44,678 | ||
November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20 Northwestern | No. 25 |
| BTN | L 7–13 | 75,276 |
November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | BTN | W 31–21 | 52,850 | ||
December 30 | 9:30 p.m. | vs. No. 25 USC* | ESPN | W 23–21 | 48,329 | ||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 20 | RV | 24 | 22 | 19 | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 |
Coaches | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 |
CFP | Not released | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | Not released |
Game summaries
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#3 Crimson Tide | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
#20 Badgers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
- Date: September 5
- Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: Indoors
- Game attendance: 64,279
- Referee: Alan Eck
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)
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RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Badgers | 13 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 58 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 56, Wind: North 10, Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 76,535
- Referee: A. Cannella
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (Color)
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editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Trojans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
#24 Badgers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 66, Wind: North 12, Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 77,157
- Referee: J. Serinski
- TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
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Hawaii
editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#22 Badgers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 73, Wind: 12 ESE, Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 80,829
- Referee: R. Snodgrass
- TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
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Iowa
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Hawkeyes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
#19 Badgers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: October 3
- Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 50, Wind: 14 ENE, Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 80,933
- Referee: D. Willard
- TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
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editQuarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Badgers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
Cornhuskers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date: October 10
- Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 76, Wind: SSW 7–10, Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 89,886
- Referee: John O'Neill
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
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Boilermakers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Badgers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 41, Wind: W 6, Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 80,794
- Referee: J. McGinn
- TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
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Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Fighting Illini | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
- Date: October 24
- Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 64, Wind: W 21, Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 45,438
- Referee: Jeff Servinski
- TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
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Scarlet Knights | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Badgers | 10 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: October 31
- Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 45, Wind: S 14, Weather: Light rain
- Game attendance: 74,575
- Referee: T. Geerlings
- TV: BTN
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At Maryland
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Badgers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Terrapins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
- Date: November 7
- Game time: 2:30 PM CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 55, Wind: SW 5, Weather: Light rain
- Game attendance: 44,678
- Referee: Daniel Caprin
- TV: BTN
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#20 Northwestern
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#20 Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
#21 Badgers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
- Date: November 21
- Game time: 2:30 PM CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 28, Wind: NW 10, Weather: Mostly cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,276
- Referee: J. McGinn
- TV: BTN
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#25 Badgers | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Date: November 28
- Game time: 2:30 PM CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 32, Wind: SSW 8, Weather: Sunny and crisp
- Game attendance: 52,850
- Referee: Don Willard
- TV: BTN
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Holiday Bowl
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Trojans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
#23 Badgers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California
- Date: December 30
- Game time: 9:30 PM CST
- Game weather: Temperature: 52, Wind: N 4, Weather: Clear and cool
- Game attendance: 48,329
- Referee: John McDaid
- TV: ESPN
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Coaching staff
editName | Position | First season | Alma Mater |
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Paul Chryst | Head coach / quarterbacks coach | 2015 | Wisconsin |
Dave Aranda | Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach | 2013 | Cal Lutheran |
Joe Rudolph | Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / offensive line coach | 2015 | Wisconsin |
John Settle | Running backs coach | 2015 | Appalachian State |
Mickey Turner | Tight ends coach | 2015 | Wisconsin |
Ted Gilmore | Wide receivers coach | 2015 | Wyoming |
Daronte Jones | Defensive backs coach | 2015 | Morgan State |
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
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Departures
editAfter enrolling early and attending spring training quarterback Austin Kafentzis announced that he would transfer from Wisconsin to the University of Nevada before the start of the 2015 season.[23]
At the end of the season redshirt freshman quarterback D.J. Gillins announced that he would transfer as well, to Pearl River Community College. It was reported that Gillins likely transferred because he wouldn't fit in Paul Chryst's Pro-style offense, he was originally recruited by former head coach Gary Andersen as a more mobile dual-threat style quarterback.[24]
Depth chart
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Statistics
editTeam
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Wisconsin | Opponents | |
Scoring & Efficiency | ||
Points | 348 | 178 |
Total Time Possession | 07:20:10 | 05:39:50 |
Average Time Per Game | 33:52 | 26:08 |
First Downs | 276 | 183 |
Rushing | 95 | 60 |
Passing | 157 | 107 |
Penalty | 24 | 16 |
3rd–Down Conversions | 75/184 | 59/189 |
4th–Down Conversions | 6/8 | 6/20 |
Red Zone Scoring | 46/54 | 19/25 |
Red Zone Touchdowns | 35/54 | 11/25 |
Penalties – Yards | 75-689 | 99-869 |
Yards Per Game | 53.0 | 66.9 |
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Total Offense | 4,922 | 3,491 |
Total plays | 931 | 791 |
Average Plays Per Game | 71.6 | 60.8 |
Average Yards Per Play | 5.3 | 4.4 |
Average Yards Per Game | 378.6 | 268.5 |
Rushing Yards | 1,954 | 1,240 |
Rushing Attempts | 512 | 396 |
Average Per Rush | 3.8 | 3.1 |
Average Per Game | 150.3 | 95.4 |
Rushing TDs | 27 | 13 |
Passing Yards | 2,968 | 2,251 |
Comp–Att | 252-419 | 194-395 |
Comp % | 60.1 | 49.1 |
Average Per Pass | 7.1 | 5.7 |
Average Per Catch | 11.8 | 11.6 |
Average Per Game | 228.3 | 173.2 |
Passing tds | 14 | 7 |
Interceptions | 13 | 12 |
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INT Returns: # – Yards | 12-105 | 13–195 |
INT Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards | 9–15 | 5–10 |
Fumble recovery Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
QB Sacks: # – Yards | 29-221 | 23-154 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Kickoffs: # – Yards | 71-4,122 | 41-2,451 |
Average Yards Per Kick | 58.1 | 59.8 |
Touchbacks | 13 | 11 |
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered | 0-0 | 1-0 |
Punts: # – Yards | 71-2,788 | 85-3,434 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 39.3 | 40.4 |
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards | 28-555 | 55-935 |
Average Yards Per Return | 19.8 | 17.0 |
Kickoff return Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
Punt Returns: # – Yards | 29-211 | 17-69 |
Average Yards Per Return | 7.3 | 4.1 |
Punt return Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals: # – Attempts | 18-27 | 8-19 |
Longest Field Goal: Yards | 49 | 44 |
PAT: # – Attempts | 42-42 | 22-22 |
Non-conference opponents
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Offense
editPassing statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
2 | Joel Stave | QB | 125.7 | 225 | 370 | 2,687 | 7.3 | 60.8 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
13 | Bart Houston | QB | 120.2 | 27 | 47 | 281 | 6.0 | 57.5 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
-- | Team | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 124.5 | 252 | 419 | 2,968 | 7.1 | 60.1 | 14 | 13 | 45 | ||
OPPONENTS | 96.8 | 194 | 395 | 2,251 | 5.7 | 49.1 | 7 | 12 | 51 |
Rushing statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | CAR | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
23 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 194 | 819 | 4.2 | 35 | 7 |
28 | Taiwan Deal | RB | 117 | 503 | 4.3 | 17 | 6 |
6 | Corey Clement | RB | 48 | 221 | 4.6 | 58 | 5 |
3 | Tanner McEvoy | WR-QB | 17 | 132 | 7.8 | 32 | 2 |
45 | Alec Ingold | RB | 49 | 131 | 2.7 | 26 | 6 |
86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 56 | 0 |
58 | Joe Schobert | LB | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
34 | Derek Watt | FB | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
16 | Reggie Love | WR | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
22 | Caleb Kinlaw | RB | 7 | 30 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
30 | Serge Trezy | RB | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
87 | George Rushing | WR | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
26 | Derek Straus | FB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
21 | Mark Saari | RB | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
13 | Bart Houston | QB | 4 | -17 | -4.3 | 1 | 0 |
-- | Team | -- | 7 | -22 | -3.1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Joel Stave | QB | 33 | -123 | -3.7 | 11 | 0 |
TOTALS | 512 | 2,257 | 3.8 | 58 | 27 | ||
OPPONENTS | 396 | 1,566 | 3.1 | 56 | 13 |
Receiving statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 77 | 978 | 12.7 | 45 | 3 |
15 | Robert Wheelwright | WR | 32 | 416 | 13.0 | 30 | 4 |
81 | Tony Fumagalli | TE | 28 | 313 | 11.2 | 31 | 1 |
23 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 36 | 299 | 8.3 | 35 | 1 |
11 | Jazz Peavy | WR | 20 | 268 | 13.4 | 42 | 0 |
46 | Austin Traylor | TE | 14 | 210 | 15.0 | 38 | 4 |
34 | Derek Watt | FB | 15 | 139 | 9.3 | 27 | 0 |
3 | Tanner McEvoy | WR-QB | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 23 | 0 |
9 | Jordan Fredrick | WR | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 22 | 0 |
16 | Reggie Love | WR | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 26 | 0 |
44 | Eric Steffes | TE | 3 | 50 | 16.8 | 19 | 0 |
6 | Corey Clement | RB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
20 | Austin Ramesh | FB | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
87 | George Rushing | WR | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
22 | Caleb Kinlaw | RB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
28 | Taiwan Deal | RB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
TOTALS | 252 | 2,968 | 11.8 | 45 | 14 | ||
OPPONENTS | 194 | 2,251 | 11.6 | 51 | 7 |
Defense
editDefense statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS | PBU | QBH | FF | FR-YDS | TD | |||
53 | T.J. Edwards | LB | 41 | 43 | 84 | 6.5-11 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
58 | Joe Schobert | LB | 39 | 40 | 79 | 19.5-98 | 9.5–78 | 1–14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2–0 | 0 | |||
47 | Vince Biegel | LB | 31 | 35 | 66 | 14.0-81 | 8.0–64 | 0–0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
7 | Michael Caputo | S | 36 | 29 | 65 | 1.0-7 | 0.5–5 | 2–4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1–0 | 0 | |||
48 | Jack Cichy | LB | 32 | 28 | 60 | 8.0-52 | 5.0–38 | 0–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
50 | Chris Orr | LB | 24 | 22 | 46 | 2.0-11 | 0.5–5 | 0–0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | |||
5 | Darius Hillary | CB | 28 | 16 | 44 | 1.5-3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2–0 | 0 | |||
3 | Tanner McEvoy | S | 27 | 15 | 42 | 2.0-15 | 1.0–10 | 6–83 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1–15 | 0 | |||
34 | Chikwe Obasih | DE | 19 | 22 | 41 | 5.0-15 | 1.0–9 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
25 | Derrick Tindal | CB | 18 | 14 | 32 | 0.5-1 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
94 | Conor Sheehy | NT | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.0-9 | 2.0–7 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
8 | Shjourn Shelton | CB | 20 | 9 | 29 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 1–0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
57 | Alec James | DE | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2.0-4 | 1.0–2 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
95 | Arthur Goldberg | DE | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
14 | D'Cota Dixon | LB | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
43 | Ryan Connelly | LB | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.0-3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
12 | Natrell Jamerson | CB | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0.5-2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
32 | Leon Jacobs | LB | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.0-4 | 0.5–3 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
36 | Joe Ferguson | S | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
19 | Leo Musso | S | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 2–4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | |||
34 | Derek Straus | FB | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
41 | Jesse Hayes | LB | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
42 | T.J. Watt | LB | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.5-5 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
65 | Olive Sagapolu | NT | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.0-4 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
21 | Arrington Farrar | LB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
93 | Jake Keefer | DE | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
37 | Andrew Endicott | K | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
55 | Garret Dooley | LB | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
96 | Billy Hirschfeld | DE | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0-2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
24 | Keelon Brookins | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0-2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
97 | Jack Russell | K | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
30 | Serge Trezy | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
2 | Joel Stave | QB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
9 | Jordan Fredrick | WR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
11 | Jazz Peavy | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
16 | Reggie Love | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
23 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
31 | Lubern Figaro | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
46 | Austin Traylor | TE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
52 | Kellen Jones | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0-4 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
82 | A.J. Jordan | WR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
66 | Beau Benzschawel | OL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
29 | Terrance Floyd | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
60 | Connor Udelhoven | LS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 | |||
91 | Zander Neuville | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | |||
TOTAL | 414 | 384 | 798 | 74-333 | 29-221 | 12–105 | 54 | 42 | 9 | 9-15 | 0 | |||||
OPPONENTS | 472 | 527 | 999 | 73-276 | 23-154 | 13-195 | 55 | 21 | 6 | 5-10 | 2 |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, PBU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
editKicking statistics | |||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
10 | Rafael Gaglianone | PK | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 2/5 | 8/11 | 0/3 | 49 | 94 |
97 | Jack Russell | PK | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 |
TOTALS | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 2/5 | 8/11 | 0/3 | 49 | 96 | ||
OPPONENTS | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 3/3 | 1/4 | 4/10 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 44 | 45 |
Kickoff statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
37 | Andrew Endicott | PK | 36 | 2,169 | 60.3 | 9 | 2 |
97 | Jack Russell | PK | 27 | 1,453 | 53.8 | 3 | 1 |
38 | P.J. Rosowski | P | 8 | 500 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 |
TOTALS | 71 | 4,122 | 58.1 | 13 | 3 | ||
OPPONENTS | 41 | 2,451 | 59.8 | 11 | 2 |
Punting statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | I–20 | 50+ | BLK | |
90 | Drew Meyer | P | 69 | 2,737 | 39.7 | 60 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 0 | |
38 | P.J. Rosowski | P | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
-- | Team | -- | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 71 | 2,788 | 39.3 | 60 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 0 | |||
OPPONENTS | 85 | 3,434 | 40.4 | 61 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 0 |
Kick return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
12 | Natrell Jamerson | CB | 20 | 448 | 22.4 | 1 | 98 |
86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 |
26 | Derek Straus | FB | 3 | 35 | 11.8 | 0 | 14 |
45 | Alec Ingold | RB | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 |
91 | Zander Neuville | DE | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
TOTALS | 28 | 555 | 19.8 | 1 | 98 | ||
OPPONENTS | 55 | 935 | 17.0 | 0 | 42 |
Punt return statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 24 | 176 | 7.3 | 0 | 35 |
8 | Sojourn Shelton | CB | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 |
11 | Jazz Peavy | WR | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
TOTALS | 29 | 211 | 7.3 | 0 | 35 | ||
OPPONENTS | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | 18 |
Big Ten Players of the Week
edit- Week 4 - Freshman of the Week - RB, Taiwan Deal[25]
- Week 5 - Co-defensive Player of the Week - LB, Joe Schobert[26]
- Week 7 - Freshman of the Week - LB, T. J. Edwards[27]
- Week 8 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer [28]
- Week 13 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer [29]
Awards
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2016 NFL Draft
edit2016 NFL Draft class
editRound | Pick # | Team | Player | Position |
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4 | 99 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Schobert | Outside linebacker |
6 | 198 | San Diego Chargers | Derek Watt | Fullback |
Signed undrafted free agents
edit- Michael Caputo, S, New Orleans Saints[citation needed]
- Alex Erickson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals[31]
- Darius Hillary, CB, Cincinnati Bengals[31]
- Tyler Marz, OT, Tennessee Titans[31]
- Tanner McEvoy, QB/S/WR, Seattle Seahawks[citation needed]
- Joel Stave, QB, Minnesota Vikings[citation needed]
- Austin Traylor, TE, Dallas Cowboys[31]
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