2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

2004 Wisconsin Badgers football
Outback Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Georgia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 17
Record9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Barry Alvarez (15th season)
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (6th as OC; 10th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorBret Bielema (1st season)
Base defense4–3
MVPScott Starks
CaptainDan Buenning
Anthony Davis
Anttaj Hawthorne
Jim Leonhard
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 81,318)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Michigan $+   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 8 Iowa +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 17 Wisconsin   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Northwestern   5 – 3     6 – 6  
No. 20 Ohio State   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Michigan State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Penn State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 9–3 record, including a 6–2 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place finish.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 411:00 a.m.UCF*No. 21ESPNW 34–682,116[1]
September 1111:00 a.m.UNLV*No. 21
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 18–382,071[1]
September 183:00 p.m.at Arizona*No. 20FSNW 9–750,275[1]
September 255:00 p.m.Penn StateNo. 20
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (College GameDay)
ESPNW 16–382,179[1]
October 21:00 p.m.IllinoisNo. 20
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 24–782,306[1]
October 92:30 p.m.at No. 18 Ohio StateNo. 15ABCW 24–13105,090[1]
October 164:30 p.m.at No. 5 PurdueNo. 10ESPN2W 20–1765,196[1]
October 2311:00 a.m.NorthwesternNo. 6
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 24–1282,468[1]
November 62:30 p.m.MinnesotadaggerNo. 5
ABCW 38–1483,069[1]
November 132:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 4
ABCL 14–4976,697[1]
November 203:30 p.m.at No. 17 IowaNo. 9ESPNL 7–3070,397[1]
January 1, 200510:00 a.m.vs. No. 8 Georgia*No. 16ESPNL 21–2462,414[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 45 Matt Bernstein  Jr
G 67 Dan Buenning (C)  Sr
RB 27 Brian Calhoun  Jr
OL 50 Jonathan Clinkscale  Sr
TE 11 Owen Daniels  Jr
RB 28 Anthony Davis (C)  Sr
WR 19 Paul Hubbard  Fr
QB 10 Sean Lewis Fr
WR 9 Jonathan Orr  Jr
TE 84 Jason Pociask  Jr
FB 25 Chris Pressley Fr
OL 53 Donovan Raiola  Jr
FB 34 Bill Rentmeester Fr
QB 7 John Stocco  So
WR 15 Luke Swan  Fr
OT 72 Joe Thomas So
G 63 Kraig Urbik Fr
WR 1 Brandon Williams Jr
OL 78 Jake Wood  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 77 Anttaj Hawthorne (C) Sr
DT 96 Nick Hayden Fr
CB 27 Jack Ikegwuonu Fr
DE 90 Erasmus James Sr
DT 74 Jason Jefferson  Sr
S 18 Jim Leonhard (C) Sr
LB 39 Mike Newkirk Fr
DB 22 Roderick Rogers So
CB 21 Levonne Rowan Jr
CB 2 Scott Starks Sr
DE 92 Jonathan Welsh  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 94 Ken DeBauche  So
LS 86 Matt Katula  Sr
K 10 Taylor Mehlhaff Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Bret Bielema – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator
  • Rob Ianello – Tight Ends
  • Ron Lee – Defensive Backs
  • Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
  • Brian Murphy – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Central Florida

UCF vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Knights 3 0 306
No. 21 Badgers 10 10 7734

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 4, 2004
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); Sunny and humid; Wind at S 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 82,116
  • Referee: Steve Pamon
  • TV: ESPN
  • [1]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 8-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:27. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:37.
  • UCF – Matt Prater 51-yard field goal, 3:13. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:13.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 40-yard field goal, 0:35. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:54.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 16-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 1:35. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:00.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:24.
Third quarter
  • WIS – John Stocco 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:48. Wisconsin 27–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:03.
  • UCF – Matt Prater 33-yard field goal, 0:07. Wisconsin 27–6. Drive: 10 plays, 22 yards, 3:54.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Owen Daniels 52-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 12:30. Wisconsin 34–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37.

Top passers

  • UCF – Steven Moffett – 13/24, 177 yards, INT
  • WIS – John Stocco – 8/18, 164 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • UCF – Alex Haynes – 21 rushes, 56 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 13 rushes, 78 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • UCF – Luther Huggins – 5 receptions, 85 yards
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD

Top defenders

  • UCF – Atari Bigby – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL
  • WIS – Reggie Cribbs – 6 tackles, 2.0 TFL

UNLV

UNLV vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 0 303
No. 21 Badgers 2 7 2718

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 11, 2004
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at S 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 82,072
  • Referee: Steve Newman
  • TV: ESPN
  • [2]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – TEAM 3-yard safety, 0:22. Wisconsin 2–0.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Jim Leonhard 86-yard blocked field goal return (Mike Allen kick), 2:20. Wisconsin 9–0.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Mark Zalewski 1-yard safety, 7:55. Wisconsin 11–0.
  • UNV – Sergio Aguayo 34-yard field goal, 4:40. Wisconsin 11–3. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:26.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Darrin Charles 5-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 12:19. Wisconsin 18–3. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 7:15.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • UNV – Dominique Dorsey – 14 rushes, 57 yards
  • WIS – Jamil Walker – 16 rushes, 88 yards

Top receivers

  • UNV – Alvin Marshall – 3 receptions, 33 yards
  • WIS – Owen Daniels – 2 receptions, 40 yards

Top defenders

  • UNV – Joe Miklos – 11 tackles, INT
  • WIS – Reggie Cribbs – 8 tackles, blocked kick, QB hurry

Arizona

Wisconsin vs Arizona – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Badgers 0 0 099
Wildcats 0 7 007

at Arizona Stadium

  • Date: September 18, 2004
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Rain; Wind at Var 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 50,272
  • Referee: Gordon Riese
  • TV: FSN
  • [3]
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • ARI – Mike Jefferson 44-yard pass from Kris Heavner (Nick Folk kick), 0:32. Arizona 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:53.
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Booker Stanley 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick failed), 14:21. Arizona 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:43.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 23-yard field goal, 3:47. Wisconsin 9–7. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 7:26.

Top passers

  • ARI – Kris Heavner – 9/15, 103 yards, TD
  • WIS – John Stocco – 12/24, 116 yards

Top rushers

  • ARI – Gilbert Harris – 11 rushes, 56 yards
  • WIS – Stanley Booker – 30 rushes, 135 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Mike Jefferson – 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD
  • WIS – Matt Bernstein – 2 receptions, 27 yards

Top defenders

  • ARI – Lemon Means – 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, pass breakup
  • WIS – Erasmus James – 5 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, pass breakup

Penn State

Penn State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Nittany Lions 0 0 303
No. 20 Badgers 7 6 3016

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 25, 2004
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 82,179
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV: ESPN
  • [4]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – John Stocco 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:58. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:23.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 39-yard field goal, 5:17. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:43.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 38-yard field goal, 2:08. Wisconsin 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:57.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 7:01. Wisconsin 16–0. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 7:59.
  • PSU – Robbie Gould 23-yard field goal, 2:16. Wisconsin 16–3. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:39.
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

  • PSU – Chris Ganter – 6/23, 32 yards, INT
  • WIS – John Stocco – 12/29, 150 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

  • PSU – Tony Hunt – 16 rushes, 72 yards
  • WIS – Matt Bernstein – 27 rushes, 123 yards

Top receivers

  • PSU – Michael Robinson – 1 receptions, 49 yards
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 64 yards

Top defenders

  • PSU – Tim Shaw – 10 tackles, pass breakup, QB hurry
  • WIS – Brett Bell – 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL, INT

Illinois

Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 0 0 077
No. 20 Badgers 0 10 7724

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 2, 2004
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); Clear; Wind at W 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 82,306
  • Referee: Bill LeMonnier
  • TV: ESPN
  • [5]
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 16-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 13:44. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:13.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 48-yard field goal, 5:32. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:46.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:47. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:48.
Fourth quarter
  • ILL – Melvin Bryant 3-yard pass from Chris Pazan (Jason Reda kick), 7:29. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:05.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 31-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:10. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:14.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ILL – Jason Davis – 8 rushes, 30 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 27 rushes, 213 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

Top defenders

  • ILL – Morris Virgil – 10 tackles, TFL, pass breakup
  • WIS – Dontez Sanders – 13 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble

#18 Ohio State

Wisconsin vs Ohio State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Badgers 0 14 3724
No. 18 Buckeyes 7 6 0013

at Ohio Stadium

  • Date: October 9, 2004
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at NW 9 MPH
  • Game attendance: 105,090
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: ABC
  • [6]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • OSU – Mike Nugent 42-yard field goal, 11:34. Ohio State 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:49.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 31-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:00. Ohio State 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:26.
  • WIS – Darrin Charles 8-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 3:30. Wisconsin 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:02.
  • OSU – Mike Nugent 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 14–13. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 3:24.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 8:43. Wisconsin 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:17.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 10-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 10:41. Wisconsin 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • OSU – Antonio Pittman – 4 rushes, 48 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 39 rushes, 168 yards, TD

Top receivers

Top defenders

#5 Purdue

Wisconsin vs Purdue – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Badgers 0 7 01320
No. 5 Boilermakers 0 0 71017

at Ross–Ade Stadium

  • Date: October 16, 2004
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at NW 22-30 MPH
  • Game attendance: 65,196
  • Referee: Steve Newman
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [7]
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:42. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:21.
Third quarter
  • PUR – Charles Davis 8-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick), 4:32. Tie 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:53.
Fourth quarter
  • PUR – Ben Jones 35-yard field goal, 13:43. Purdue 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:06.
  • PUR – Kyle Orton 6-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 8:00. Purdue 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:57.
  • WIS – Booker Stanley 7-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 5:29. Purdue 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:31.
  • WIS – Scott Starks 40-yard fumble return (Mike Allen kick blocked), 2:36. Wisconsin 20–17.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • PUR – Jerod Void – 16 rushes, 74 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 66 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • PUR – Dorien Bryant – 6 receptions, 68 yards
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 84 yards

Top defenders

  • PUR – George Hall – 7 tackles, INT
  • WIS – Scott Starks – 9 tackles, fumble recovery, INT, pass breakup, TD

Northwestern

Northwestern vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 6612
No. 6 Badgers 3 14 7024

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 23, 2004
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at S 13 MPH
  • Game attendance: 82,468
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV: ESPN
  • [8]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 29-yard field goal, 5:35. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:21.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Owen Daniels 4-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 9:29. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:44.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:09. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:29.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:54. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:40.
  • NU – Mark Philmore 29-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Brett Basanez pass failed), 0:49. Wisconsin 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:27.
Fourth quarter
  • NU – Noah Herron 14-yard TD run (Brett Basanez pass failed), 14:36. Wisconsin 24–12. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:09.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • NU – Noah Herron – 19 rushes, 109 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 31 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • NU – Mark Philmore – 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD
  • WIS – Darrin Charles – 4 receptions, 83 yards

Top defenders

  • NU – Tim McGarigle – 14 tackles, TFL
  • WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 3.5 TFL, pass breakup

Minnesota

Minnesota vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 0 7 7014
No. 5 Badgers 21 10 7038

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: November 6, 2004
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW 8 MPH
  • Game attendance: 83,069
  • Referee: Steve Newman
  • TV: ABC
  • [9]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – John Stocco 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:18. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:42.
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 4:39. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:20.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:08. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:28.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:44. Wisconsin 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:16.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 41-yard field goal, 6:00. Wisconsin 31–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:14.
  • MIN – Ernie Wheelwright 10-yard pass from Bryan Cupito (Rhys Lloyd kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 31–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:53.
Third quarter
  • MIN – Laurence Maroney 31-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 12:57. Wisconsin 31–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:56.
  • WIS – John Stocco 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:18. Wisconsin 38–14. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:34.
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIN – Laurence Maroney – 8 rushes, 57 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 31 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Top defenders

  • MIN – Dominique Sims – 14 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks
  • WIS – Dontez Sanders – 5 tackles, TFL, sack, fumble recovery, QB hurry

Michigan State

Wisconsin vs Michigan State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Badgers 7 7 0014
Spartans 14 7 141449

at Spartan Stadium

  • Date: November 13, 2004
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Sunny; Wind at ENE 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,697
  • Referee: Dave Witvoet
  • TV: ABC
  • [10]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 45-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 13:01. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:59.
  • MSU – Eric Knott 4-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Rayner kick), 7:45. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:50.
  • MSU – Travis Key 0-yard blocked punt return (Dave Rayner kick), 6:03. Michigan State 14–7.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Matt Bernstein 9-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:05. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:58.
  • MSU – Jason Teague 30-yard pass from Aaron Alexander (Dave Rayner kick), 6:22. Michigan State 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 2:36.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • MSU – DeAndra' Cobb 55-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 12:03. Michigan State 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:38.
  • MSU – Jason Teague 1-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 5:08. Michigan State 49–14. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:55.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MSU – Jehuu Caulcrick – 13 rushes, 146 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 21 rushes, 128 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MSU – Matt Trannon – 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD
  • WIS – Darrin Charles – 5 receptions, 48 yards

Top defenders

  • MSU – Eric Smith – 8 tackles, pass breakup
  • WIS – Jim Leonhard – 9 tackles, 2 pass breakups

Iowa

Wisconsin vs Iowa – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 9 Badgers 0 7 007
No. 17 Hawkeyes 7 7 10630

at Kinnick Stadium

  • Date: November 20, 2004
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NW 14 MPH
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: ESPN
  • [11]
Game information
First quarter
  • IOW – Clinton Solomon 6-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 4:22. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:51.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Stanley Booker 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:51. Tie 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38.
  • IOW – Clinton Solomon 51-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 1:00. Iowa 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:43.
Third quarter
  • IOW – Scott Chandler 12-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 3:54. Iowa 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:24.
  • IOW – Kyle Schlicher 31-yard field goal, 1:37. Iowa 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:07.
Fourth quarter
  • IOW – Kyle Schlicher 21-yard field goal, 10:59. Iowa 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 4:01.
  • IOW – Kyle Schlicher 34-yard field goal, 6:50. Iowa 30–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:29.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • IOW – Aaron Mickens – 11 rushes, 42 yards
  • WIS – Matt Bernstein – 11 rushes, 28 yards

Top receivers

  • IOW – Clinton Solomon – 6 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
  • WIS – Brandon White – 4 receptions, 42 yards

Top defenders

#8 Georgia

Georgia vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Bulldogs 3 7 14024
No. 16 Badgers 3 3 7821

at Raymond James Stadium

  • Date: January 1, 2005
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at Var. 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 62,414
  • Referee: Jack Childress
  • TV: ESPN
  • [12]
Game information
First quarter
  • GEO – Brandon Coutu 20-yard field goal, 10:24. Georgia 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:36.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 46-yard field goal, 5:47. Tie 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:12.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 14:55. Wisconsin 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:19.
  • GEO – Fred Gibson 19-yard pass from David Greene (Brandon Coutu kick), 7:38. Georgia 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:50.
Third quarter
  • GEO – Jeremy Thomas 24-yard pass from David Greene (Brandon Coutu kick), 9:16. Georgia 17–6. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:21.
  • GEO – Thomas Brown 29-yard TD run (Brandon Coutu kick), 6:33. Georgia 24–6. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:32.
  • WIS – Darrin Charles 19-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 3:16. Georgia 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:17.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Andy Crooks 11-yard interception return (Jonathan Orr catch), 4:12. Georgia 24–21.

Top passers

  • GEO – David Greene – 19/38, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
  • WIS – John Stocco – 12/27, 170 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • GEO – Thomas Brown – 16 rushes, 111 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 21 rushes, 79 yards

Top receivers

  • GEO – Fred Gibson – 4 receptions, 42 yards, TD
  • WIS – Darrin Charles – 3 receptions, 52 yards, TD

Top defenders

  • GEO – Thomas Davis Sr. – 8 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, pass breakup
  • WIS – Robert Brooks – 10 tackles, TFL

Rankings

Ranking movements
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Regular starters

Position Player
Quarterback John Stocco
Running Back Anthony Davis
Fullback Matt Bernstein
Wide Receiver Brandon Williams
Wide Receiver Darrin Charles
Tight End Tony Paciotti
Left Tackle Joe Thomas
Left Guard Dan Buenning
Center Donovan Raiola
Right Guard Jonathan Clinkscale
Right Tackle Morgan Davis
Position Player
Defensive End Erasmus James
Defensive Tackle Anttaj Hawthorne
Defensive Tackle Jason Jefferson
Defensive End Jonathan Welsh
Outside Linebacker Mark Zalewski
Middle Linebacker Reggie Cribbs/Andy Crooks
Outside Linebacker Dontez Sanders
Cornerback Scott Starks
Strong Safety Robert Brooks
Free Safety Jim Leonhard
Cornerback Brett Bell

Players selected in the 2005 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL Team
Erasmus James Defensive End 1 18 Minnesota Vikings
Scott Starks Cornerback 3 87 Jacksonville Jaguars
Dan Buenning Guard 4 107 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jonathan Welsh Defensive End 5 148 Indianapolis Colts
Anttaj Hawthorne Defensive Tackle 6 175 Oakland Raiders
Jason Jefferson Defensive Tackle 6 193 New Orleans Saints
Anthony Davis Running Back 7 243 Indianapolis Colts

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
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