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The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football. At the beginning of the 2009 season, they had an all-time winning percentage of 56.3% with a win-loss-tie record of 604-462-53.[1]
[edit] Team name origin
The team's nickname originates in the early history of Wisconsin. In the 1820s and 1830s, prospectors came to the state looking for minerals, primarily lead. Without shelter in the winter, the miners had to "live like badgers" in tunnels burrowed into hillsides.[1] As a result, the territory was dubbed the "Badger State," and the team took its name from that.
[edit] Team history
Pat "Kangaroo Kicker" O'Dea
The history of Wisconsin football is one of highs and lows.
The first Badger football team took the field in 1889, losing the only two games it played that season.
The next year, Wisconsin suffered a humiliating 63-0 defeat at the hands of the University of Minnesota, in the first game of what was to become the oldest and most-played rivalry in Division I college football.
Despite these inauspicious beginnings, the Badgers improved dramatically over the next decade. Upon the formation of the Big Ten conference in 1896, Wisconsin became the first-ever conference champion with a 7-1-1 record. Over the next ten years, the Badgers won or shared the conference title three more times (1897, 1901, and 1906), and recorded their first undefeated season, going 9-0-0 (1901). With the exception of their second undefeated season in 1912, in which they won their fifth Big Ten title, the next 35 years were a period of general mediocrity for the Badgers.
1942 was an important year for Wisconsin football. On October 24, the #6 ranked Badgers defeated the #1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at Camp Randall, catapulting Wisconsin to the #2 spot in the AP poll. Unfortunately for the Badgers, their national championship hopes were dashed by a 6-0 defeat by the Iowa Hawkeyes the following week. Nevertheless, Wisconsin won the remainder of its games, finishing the season 8-1-1, and #3 in the AP poll, while garnering the Helms Athletic Foundation vote for National Champion.
In 1952, Wisconsin received its first #1 ranking by the Associated Press. That season, the Badgers again claimed the Big Ten title and earned their first trip to the Rose Bowl, where they were defeated 7-0 by the University of Southern California. Wisconsin returned to the Rose Bowl as Big Ten champs again in 1959 and 1962, with both games resulting in defeat.
Over the next thirty years, the Wisconsin football program descended to gloomy depths. The nadir occurred in the back-to-back winless seasons of 1967 and 1968. After languishing through the 1970s, a string of seven-win seasons from 1981-84 placed the Badgers in the Garden State (1981), Independence (1982), and Hall of Fame Bowls (1984).
In 1990, Barry Alvarez became the head coach of the Badgers and, following three losing seasons (including a 1-10 campaign in his first year), Alvarez led the Badgers to their first Big Ten championship and first Rose Bowl appearance in over 30 years. On January 1, 1994 Wisconsin defeated UCLA 21-16 to claim its first Rose Bowl victory. Over his 16-year tenure as head coach, Alvarez led the Badgers to two more conference championships, 11 bowl games (going 8-3), and two more Rose Bowl victories.
Following the 2005 season, Alvarez stepped down as head coach of the Wisconsin football team and assumed the duties of athletic director. Former defensive coordinator, Bret Bielema, took over as head coach, and has since led the Badgers to a 28-11 record, with three consecutive bowl appearances.
At the beginning of the 2009 season, the Wisconsin Badgers had an all-time record of 604-462-53.
[edit] Current coaching staff
- Bret Bielema, head coach
- Paul Chryst, offensive coordinator
- Dave Doeren, defensive coordinator
- To be determined, co-defensive coordinator
- Bob Bostad, offensive line coach
- Randall McCray, defensive line coach
- Henry Mason, wide receivers coach
- DelVaughn Alexander, wide receivers coach (contracted for 2007 and 2008 seasons)
- Kerry Cooks, cefensive backs coach
- Joe Rudolph, tight ends coach
- John Settle, running backs coach
- Aaron Mack, graduate assistant
- Jake Sprague, graduate assistant
[edit] 2009 Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
City |
Location |
Score |
Outcome |
| Sept. 05 |
6:00 PM |
Northern Illinois |
Madison, WI |
Camp Randall Stadium |
|
|
| Sept. 12 |
11:00 AM |
Fresno State |
Madison, WI |
Camp Randall Stadium |
|
|
| Sept. 19 |
11:00 AM |
Wofford |
Madison, WI |
Camp Randall Stadium |
|
|
| Sept. 26 |
TBA |
Michigan State |
Madison, WI |
Camp Randall Stadium |
|
|
| Oct. 3 |
TBA |
Minnesota Golden Gophers |
Minneapolis, MN |
TCF Bank Stadium |
|
|
| Oct. 10 |
TBA |
Ohio State |
Columbus, OH |
Ohio Stadium |
|
|
| Oct. 17 |
11:00 AM |
Iowa Hawkeyes
Homecoming |
Madison, WI |
Camp Randall Stadium |
|
|
| Oct. 31 |
TBA |
Purdue |
Madison, WI |
Camp Randall Stadium |
|
|
| Nov. 7 |
TBA |
Indiana Hoosiers |
Bloomington, IN |
Memorial Stadium |
|
|
| Nov. 14 |
TBA |
Michigan Wolverines |
Madison, WI |
Camp Randall Stadium |
|
|
| Nov. 21 |
TBA |
Northwestern |
Evanston, IL |
Ryan Field |
|
|
| Dec. 5 |
TBA |
University of Hawaii |
Honolulu, HI |
Aloha Stadium |
|
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[2]
[edit] Bowl history
[edit] Individual award winners and finalists
The following players have been nominated for national awards. Players highlighted in yellow indicate winners:
|
|
| Year |
Athlete |
Place |
| 1999 |
Nick Davis |
Semi-finalist |
| 1999 |
Vitaly Pisetsky |
Finalist |
| 2001 |
Nick Davis |
Finalist |
|
[edit] Players
[edit] Roster
[edit] Current NFL players
- Brooks Bollinger (QB) - Jets, Vikings, Cowboys
- Dan Buenning - Buccaneers
- Brian Calhoun (RB) - Lions
- Chris Chambers (WR)- Dolphins, Chargers
- Jonathan Clinkscale
- Owen Daniels - Texans
- Ron Dayne (RB) - Giants, Broncos, Texans
- Lee Evans (WR) - Bills
- Jamar Fletcher - Dolphins, Chargers, Lions, Texans
- Nick Greisen - Giants, Jaguars, Ravens
- Erasmus James (DE) - Vikings Redskins
- Jason Jefferson - Saints, Bears, Eagles, Bills
- Al Johnson - Cowboys, Cardinals
- Ben Johnson
- Matt Katula - Ravens
- Ross Kolodziej - Giants, 49ers, Cardinals, Vikings
- Ahmad Merritt - Bears, Cardinals
- Jonathan Orr (WR) - Titans, Raiders
- Jim Leonhard - Bills Ravens
- Alex Lewis - Lions
- Jason Pociask - Jets
- Casey Rabach - Ravens, Redskins
- Mike Schneck - Steelers, Bills, Falcons
- Jim Sorgi (QB) - Colts
- Scott Starks - Jaguars
- Mark Tauscher (OT) - Packers
- Joe Thomas - Browns
- B.J. Tucker - Cowboys, Steelers, 49ers
- Troy Vincent - Dolphins, Eagles, Bills, Redskins
- Jonathan Welsh - Colts
- Brandon Williams - 49ers, Rams
- Taylor Mehlhaff - Saints
- DeAndre Levy - Detroit Lions
[edit] Hall of Famers
Below is a list of Badgers who are members of the College Football Hall of Fame:
[edit] Other notable players
[edit] Honored numbers
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
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