The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the

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in the

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. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach

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, through December 4, 2012, and

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for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the

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and play their home games at

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. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the

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of the

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on January 1, 2013.

Recruiting

Watchlists/Preseason awards

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Biletnikoff Award The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was creat ...

Montee Ball Montee Ball Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin, where he was twice recognized as the be ...

Doak Walker Award Since 1990 the Doak Walker Award honors the top running back in college football in the United States. It is named in honor of Doak Walker, a former running back who played for the SMU Mustangs from 1945 to 1949 and in the National Football Le ...

Maxwell Award The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best al ...

Walter Camp Award The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player of the year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS head coaches and sports information directo ...

* Chris Borland :

Bednarik Award The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and professional Ameri ...

Butkus Award The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985 by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, is given annually to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football. The award, named in honor of College Football Hall of Fame ...

Lombardi Award The Rotary Lombardi Award is an award for college football in the United States. Awarded by the Rotary Club of Houston, Texas annually to the college football player "who best embodies the values and spirit of NFL's legendary coach Vince Lomba ...

Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athl ...

* Travis Frederick :

Outland Trophy The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best college football interior lineman in the United States as adjudged by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named an All-Am ...

Rimington Trophy The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best American football center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979 to 1982. A member of the National College ...

* Jacob Pedersen :

Mackey Award The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end. Established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission, the award is given annually to the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, a ...

* Mike Taylor :

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* James White :

Schedule

Rankings

Regular season

Northern Iowa

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 32 Car, 120 Yds, 1 TD * Passing: Danny O'Brien – 19/23, 219 Yds, 2 TDs * Receiving:

– 6 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TDs * Defense: Mike Taylor – 13 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, PBU

at Oregon State

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 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

Sources: Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 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:

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– 12/17, 217 Yds, TD, INT * Receiving:

– 6 Rec, 147 Yds, TD * Defense: Chris Borland – 12 Tkls, 2 sack, 3.5 TFL, 2 PBU

at Nebraska

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 31 Car, 93 Yds, 3 TDs * Passing:

– 12/23, 214 Yds, TD * Receiving:

– 7 Rec, 142 Yds, TD * Defense: Mike Taylor – 15 Tkls, 1.0 TFL

Illinois

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 19 Car, 116 Yds, 2 TDs * Passing:

– 16/25, 254 Yds, 2 TDs, INT * Receiving:

– 7 Rec, 117 Yds, TD * Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.5 TFL

at Purdue

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 29 Car, 247 Yds, 3 TDs * Passing:

– 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:

– 7/15, 106 Yds * Receiving:

– 2 Rec, 68 Yds * Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.0 TFL

Michigan State

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 22 Car, 46 Yds * Passing:

– 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:

– 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:

– 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

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on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.

at Penn State

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 27 Car, 111 Yds, TD * Passing: Curt Phillips – 12/25, 191 Yds, 2 TDs, INT * Receiving:

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– 1 Rec, 57 Yds, TD * Defense: Mike Taylor – 11 Tkls, 2 TFL, Sack, PBU

vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)

Statistical Leaders * Rushing:

– 21 Car, 202 Yds, 3 TDs * Passing: Curt Phillips – 6/8, 71 Yds * Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 3 Yds, TD * Defense:

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– 7 Tkls, INT, 2 PBUs, TD Notables Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (

and

) 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 Taylor Todd Martinez (born September 15, 1990) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Nebraska. High school career Martinez played his senior year of high school football at Centennial High School in Corona, ...

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

announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at the

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, 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:

– 24 Car, 100 Yds, TD * Passing: Curt Phillips – 10/16, 83 Yds, TD, INT * Receiving:

– 3 Rec, 44 Yds * Defense: Chris Borland – 9 Tkls

Awards

::First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) *

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::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) *

:: Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year ::First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) ::First Team All-American (American Football Coaches Association, Associated Press, ESPN) ::Consensus All-American ::

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* Chris Borland ::First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) *

::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) * Travis Frederick ::First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) * David Gilbert ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) *

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::Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) * Ethan Hemer ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Coaches) * Drew Meyer ::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Media) * Jacob Pedersen :: Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year ::First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) * Devin Smith ::Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) *

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::All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) * Mike Taylor ::First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) *

::First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) ::Second Team All-American (CBS Sports)

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

accepted the vacant coaching position at

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for next season. He was not present as head coach for the

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* December 5, 2012 – Athletic Director

announced that he will be taking over the head coaching role for the

. * December 6, 2012 –

was voted the best running back in the nation in the

, finishing just ahead of

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.Franklin Finishes Second in Voting for Doak Walker Award
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history to score a touchdown in three straight years.

2013 NFL Draft class

Signed undrafted free agents

* CB

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* CB Devin Smith,

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References

External links

* {{Big Ten Conference football champions

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