2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2008 Wisconsin Badgers football
2008 Wisconsin Badgers football
Champs Sports Bowl, L 13–42 vs. Florida State
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bret Bielema (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Paul Chryst (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Dave Doeren (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Allen Langford
Captains	DeAndre Levy; Mike Newkirk; Chris Pressley; Kraig Urbik;
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. In their third year under head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers compiled a 7–6 record (3–5 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 357 to 345.^[1] Against ranked opponents, the Badgers defeated No. 21 Fresno State and lost to No. 14 Ohio State, No. 6 Penn State, and No. 22 Michigan State. They concluded the season with a 42–13 loss to unranked Florida State in the Champs Sports Bowl.^[2] They were not ranked in the final AP and Coaches polls.

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

Record7–6 (3–5 Big Ten)

Headcoach

Bret Bielema (3rd season)

OffensivecoordinatorPaul Chryst (4th season)

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2008 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Penn State $+	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 9 Ohio State %+	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 24 Michigan State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Northwestern	5	–	3	9	–	4
No. 20 Iowa	5	–	3	9	–	4
Wisconsin	3	–	5	7	–	6
Minnesota	3	–	5	7	–	6
Illinois	3	–	5	5	–	7
Purdue	2	–	6	4	–	8
Michigan	2	–	6	3	–	9
Indiana	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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The team's statistical leaders included running back P. J. Hill (1,161 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns), quarterback Dustin Sherer (1,389 passing yards), wide receiver Garrett Graham (40 receptions for 540 yards), kicker Philip Welch (99 points scored), and Jaeve McFadden (84 total tackles).^[1]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 a.m.	Akron*	No. 13	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 38–17	80,910
September 6	11:00 a.m.	Marshall*	No. 11	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 51–14	80,396
September 13	9:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Fresno State*	No. 10	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	ESPN2	W 13–10	42,387
September 27	2:30 p.m.	at Michigan	No. 9	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC/ESPN	L 25–27	109,833
October 4	7:00 p.m.^[3]	No. 12 Ohio State	No. 18	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC^[3]	L 17–20	81,608
October 11	7:00 p.m.^[3]	No. 6 Penn State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN^[3]	L 7–48	81,524
October 18	11:00 a.m.	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	BTN	L 16–38	70,585
October 25	11:00 a.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 27–17	81,241
November 1	11:00 a.m.	at No. 22 Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 24–25	75,121
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	W 55–20	30,618
November 15	2:30 p.m.	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ABC	W 35–32	81,228
November 22	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 (FCS) Cal Poly*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 36–35 ^OT	80,709
December 27	3:30 p.m.	vs. Florida State*		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–42	52,692
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	7	0	0	14
Badgers	0	17	21	13	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	6	13	0	6	25
Wolverines	0	0	7	20	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	3	21	17	7	48
Badgers	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	0	10	7	0	17
Badgers	3	7	7	10	27

2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Akron

Marshall

Fresno State

Michigan

Ohio State

Penn State

Iowa

Illinois

Michigan State

Indiana

Minnesota

Cal Poly

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Regular starters

Statistics

Offense

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Team players selected in the 2009 NFL draft

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	13	11	10	8	9	18
Coaches	12	11	10	8	8	17	24
Harris	Not released					16										Not released
BCS	Not released															Not released


1	12:38	WIS	Garrett Graham 2-yard pass from Dustin Sherer (Philip Welch kick)	Wisconsin 7-0

2	13:30	MINN	Brandon Green 4-yard pass from Adam Weber (Joel Monroe kick)	Tie 7-7

2	11:14	MINN	Brodrick Smith 43-yard pass from Adam Weber (Joel Monroe kick)	Minnesota 14-7

2	8:17	MINN	Adam Weber 6-yard run (Joel Monroe kick)	Minnesota 21-7

3	10:14	WIS	Philip Welch 47-yard field goal	Minnesota 21-10

3	4:17	WIS	P.J. Hill 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)	Minnesota 21-17

3	1:37	MINN	Joel Monroe 30-yard field goal	Minnesota 24-17

4	13:25	WIS	P.J. Hill 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick)	Tie 24-24

4	13:16	WIS	Safety, ball fumbled out of end zone	Wisconsin 26-24

4	10:47	WIS	Safety, Adam Weber tackled by Mike Newkirk in end zone	Wisconsin 28-24

4	6:59	WIS	John Clay 5-yard run (Philip Welch kick)	Wisconsin 35-24

4	4:15	MINN	Shady Salamon 13-yard pass from Adam Weber (Shady Salamon run)	Wisconsin 35-32

Name	Position
Bret Bielema	Head coach
Paul Chryst	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
Dave Doeren	Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach
Del Alexander	Wide receivers coach
Bob Bostad	Offensive line coach/Run game coordinator
Kerry Cooks	Defensive backs coach
Randall McCray	Outside linebackers coach/Recruiting coordinator
Charlie Partridge	Defensive line/Special teams coach
Joe Rudolph	Tight ends coach
John Settle	Running backs coach
Terrance Jamison	Student assistant

Name	GP-GS	Year	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Avg/G
Allan Evridge	6-6	Sr (R)	132-71-5	53.8%	949	5	126.3
Dustin Sherer	11-7	Jr (R)	191-104-5	54.5%	1389	6	158.2
Scott Tolzien	3-0	So (R)	5-8-1	62.5%	107	0	35.7
Total	13-13	N/A	333-180-11	54.1%	2445	11	188.2
Opponents	13-13	N/A	404-212-12	52.5%	2545	15	195.8

Name	Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
P.J. Hill	226	1161	5.1		13
John Clay	155	844	5.7	46	9
Zach Brown	55	305	5.5	23	3
David Gilreath	25	285	11.4	90 (TD)	2
Bill Rentmeester	11	50	4.5	9	0
Isaac Anderson	3	21	7.0	19	0
Dustin Sherer	49	19	0.4	30	1
Bradie Ewing	4	14	3.5	8	1
Scott Tolzien	4	13	3.3	8	1
Chris Pressley	3	6	2.0	3	0
Allan Evridge	23	4	0.2	19	1
Total	567	2,745	4.8	90	31
Opponents	450	1,733	3.8		23

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Avg/G
Garrett Graham	11	40	540	13.5	5	49.1
David Gilreath	13	31	520	16.7	3	40.0
Isaac Anderson	13	21	286	13.6	0	22.0
Travis Beckum	6	23	264	11.4	0	44.0
Nick Toon	12	17	257	15.1	1	21.4
Kyle Jefferson	11	14	189	13.5	0	17.2
Lance Kendricks	7	6	141	23.5	0	20.1
P.J. Hill	13	7	72	10.3	0	5.5
Maurice Moore	6	5	61	12.2	0	10.2
Zach Brown	12	8	47	5.9	0	3.9
Mickey Turner	13	4	46	11.5	0	3.5
Elijah Theus	5	2	17	8.5	1	3.4

Player	Position	Round	Overall selection	NFL team
Matt Shaughnessy	Defensive end	3	71	Oakland Raiders
DeAndre Levy	Linebacker	3	76	Detroit Lions
Kraig Urbik	Guard	3	79	Pittsburgh Steelers
Travis Beckum	Tight end	3	100	New York Giants

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	21	3	8	32
• Badgers	7	0	10	18	35