The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013.
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Recruiting
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Watchlists/Preseason awards
Schedule
The schedule is as follows:
Rankings
Regular season
Northern Iowa
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 32 Car, 120 Yds, 1 TD
- Passing: Danny O'Brien - 19/23, 219 Yds, 2 TDs
- Receiving: Jared Abbrederis - 6 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TDs
- Defense: Mike Taylor - 13 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, PBU
at Oregon State
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 15 Car, 61 Yds
- Passing: Danny O'Brien - 20/38, 172 Yds, TD, INT
- Receiving: Jacob Pedersen - 4 Rec, 36 Yds, TD
- Defense: Ethan Armstrong - 10 Tkls
Utah State
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 37 Car, 139 Yds, TD
- Passing: Danny O'Brien - 5/10, 63 Yds
- Receiving: Brian Wozniak - 2 Rec, 24 Yds
- Defense: Mike Taylor - 15 Tkls, TFL
UTEP
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: James White - 15 Car, 65 Yds, 2 TDs
- Passing: Joel Stave - 12/17, 217 Yds, TD, INT
- Receiving: Jared Abbrederis - 6 Rec, 147 Yds, TD
- Defense: Chris Borland - 12 Tkls, 2 sack, 3.5 TFL, 2 PBU
at Nebraska
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 31 Car, 93 Yds, 3 TDs
- Passing: Joel Stave - 12/23, 214 Yds, TD
- Receiving: Jared Abbrederis - 7 Rec, 142 Yds, TD
- Defense: Mike Taylor - 15 Tkls, 1.0 TFL
Illinois
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 19 Car, 116 Yds, 2 TDs
- Passing: Joel Stave - 16/25, 254 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
- Receiving: Jared Abbrederis - 7 Rec, 117 Yds, TD
- Defense: Mike Taylor - 12 Tkls, 1.5 TFL
at Purdue
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 29 Car, 247 Yds, 3 TDs
- Passing: Joel Stave - 12/21, 178 Yds, TD, INT
- Receiving: Jacob Pedersen - 4 Rec, 77 Yds, TD
- Defense: Chris Borland - 7 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, Sack
Minnesota
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: James White - 15 Car, 175 Yds, 3 TDs
- Passing: Joel Stave - 7/15, 106 Yds
- Receiving: Jared Abbrederis - 2 Rec, 68 Yds
- Defense: Mike Taylor - 12 Tkls, 1.0 TFL
Michigan State
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 22 Car, 46 Yds
- Passing: Joel Stave - 9/11, 127 Yds, TD
- Receiving: Jacob Pedersen - 3 Rec, 65 Yds, TD
- Defense: Ethan Armstrong - 8 Tkls, 1.0 TFL, QBH
at Indiana
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 27 Car, 208 Yds, 3 TDs
- Passing: Curt Phillips - 4/7, 41 Yds, TD
- Receiving: Sam Arneson - 1 Rec, 2 Yds, TD
- Defense: Chris Borland - 8 Tkls, 0.5 TFL, FR
Ohio State
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 39 Car, 191 Yds, TD
- Passing: Curt Phillips - 14/25, 154 Yds, TD
- Receiving: Jacob Pedersen - 6 Rec, 66 Yds, TD
- Defense: Shelton Johnson - 11 Tkls, PBU
Notes
- During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.
at Penn State
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 27 Car, 111 Yds, TD
- Passing: Curt Phillips - 12/25, 191 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
- Receiving: Melvin Gordon - 1 Rec, 57 Yds, TD
- Defense: Mike Taylor - 11 Tkls, 2 TFL, Sack, PBU
vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 21 Car, 202 Yds, 3 TDs
- Passing: Curt Phillips - 6/8, 71 Yds
- Receiving: Sam Arneson - 1 Rec, 3 Yds, TD
- Defense: Marcus Cromartie - 7 Tkls, INT, 2 PBUs, TD
Notables Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running back James White). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set against Northwestern in 2010 and Austin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 against Indiana in 2010). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflected Taylor Martinez pass 29 yards to put Wisconsin up 14-0 less than 3 minutes into the game.
A wild rushing touchdown by Taylor Martinez and a Brett Maher field goal narrowed Wisconsin's advantage to 14-10, but the Badgers went 45 yards on two plays to set up another scoring drive, capped off by a 9-yard rushing touchdown by James White. When Nebraska's offense stalled, Wisconsin's offense roared into gear and scored three more touchdowns in the 2nd quarter alone, taking a 42-10 lead at the half with a James White passing touchdown to TE Sam Arneson.
In the second half, Nebraska managed to gain a grand total of 3 yards before Martinez threw his second interception on Nebraska's first drive of the half. Wisconsin scored on the next play, taking a 49-10 lead.
The Badgers secured their third consecutive Big Ten Championship and a third consecutive Rose Bowl berth with the blowout win, improving to 8-5 on the year and snapping their 2-game losing streak.
On December 4, 2012, head coach Bret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the University of Arkansas, ending his career at Wisconsin after 7 seasons (from 2006 to 2012). Bielema had a 68-24 overall record in 7 seasons at Wisconsin and his teams went 37-19 in Big Ten conference games. In addition, Bielema won both of the first two Big Ten Conference Championship Games.
vs. Stanford (Rose Bowl)
Statistical Leaders
- Rushing: Montee Ball - 24 Car, 100 Yds, TD
- Passing: Curt Phillips - 10/16, 83 Yds, TD, INT
- Receiving: Jared Abbrederis - 3 Rec, 44 Yds
- Defense: Chris Borland - 9 Tkls
Awards
Roster
2012 statistics
Passing
Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency
Rushing
Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns
Kick and punt returning
Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns
Kicking
Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; TP = Total points
Punting
Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks
Defensive
Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PDef = Passes defended ; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries
Regular starters
Notes
- December 4, 2012 - Head coach Bret Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position at Arkansas for next season. He was not present as Head Coach for the 2013 Rose Bowl
- December 5, 2012 - Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced that he will be taking over the Head Coaching role for the 2013 Rose Bowl.
- December 6, 2012 - Montee Ball was voted the best running back in the nation in the Doak Walker Award, finishing just ahead of Johnathan Franklin of UCLA.
- January 1, 2013 - Tailback Montee Ball became the first player in Rose Bowl Game history to score a touchdown in three straight years.
2013 NFL Draft class
Signed undrafted free agents
- CB Marcus Cromartie, San Diego Chargers
- CB Devin Smith, Dallas Cowboys
References
External links
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