2002Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Alamo Bowl champion | |
Alamo Bowl, W 31–28OT vs.Colorado | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 8–6 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian White (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Cosgrove (8th season) |
Base defense | 4–3color |
MVP | Jim Leonhard |
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Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1Ohio State $#+ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8Iowa %+ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented theUniversity of Wisconsin as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 13th-year head coachBarry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 8–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin was invited to theAlamo Bowl, where the Badgers defeatedColorado. The team played home games atCamp Randall Stadium inMadison, Wisconsin.
In the spring game, Wisconsin's offense suffered a devastating blow when top receiverLee Evans was lost for the season with a tornanterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Evan's loss was a significant blow, but despite it, Wisconsin managed to start off the season by winning all five of their nonconference games. From there, though, things did not go Wisconsin's way; the Badgers lost their first three Big Ten games by less than seven points. Among those was a near-upset of eventual national championOhio State, a 19–14 Buckeyes win that wasJim Tressel's first over the Badgers (having lost 20–7 to Wisconsin the previous year). After going 0–3 to open their Big Ten slate, Wisconsin defeatedMichigan State inSpartan Stadium, 42–24, for their first conference win of the season. After that game, Wisconsin lost their next three games against Big Ten opponents, including a 20–3 loss to Big Ten co-championIowa, and yet another close game against aLloyd Carr-coachedMichigan team. The loss to Michigan dropped Wisconsin to 1–6 in Big Ten play. To close out the regular season, Wisconsin finally put together a complete game in a 49–31 blowout of rival Minnesota, taking backPaul Bunyan's Axe and keeping Minnesota's losing streak in Camp Randall alive. The Badgers improved to 7–6 on the season.
Wisconsin was awarded a berth in the Alamo Bowl, having reached the required six wins in the regular season forBowl eligibility, and faced Colorado, champion of theBig 12 Conference's North Division. At 9–4, Colorado entered the game ranked 14th in the nation, and hoping for a ten-win season. But Wisconsin managed to keep up with Colorado, and won the game 31–28 in overtime for their eighth win of the season, knocking Colorado to 9–5 on the year.
For Wisconsin, freshman wide receiverJonathan Orr put together a good season in the absence of Evans, catching 47 passes for 842 yards, with 8 receiving touchdowns. RBAnthony Davis ran for 1,555 yards on 300 carries, with 13 touchdowns.[2] QuarterbackBrooks Bollinger, in his senior season, completed 131 passes on 245 attempts for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns, with just 4 interceptions.[2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Fresno State* | No. 25 |
| ESPN | W 23–21 | 75,136 | [3] |
August 31 | 6:45 p.m. | atUNLV* | ESPN2 | W 27–7 | 42,075 | |||
September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia* | No. 25 |
| ESPN Plus | W 34–17 | 76,320 | |
September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 22 |
| ESPN Plus | W 24–21 | 77,460 | |
September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Arizona* | No. 22 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–10 | 78,582 | |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20Penn State | No. 19 |
| ABC | L 31–34 | 79,403 | |
October 12 | 11:00 p.m. | atIndiana | No. 23 | ESPN Plus | L 29–32 | 31,156 | ||
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4Ohio State![]() |
| ABC | L 14–19 | 79,729 | ||
October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | atMichigan State | ESPN2 | W 42–24 | 74,507 | |||
November 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9Iowa | ESPN | L 3–20 | 70,397 | |||
November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | Illinois |
| ESPN Plus | L 20–37 | 78,709 | ||
November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 12Michigan | ESPN2 | L 14–21 | 110,41 | |||
November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Minnesota |
| ESPN | W 49–31 | 78,843 | ||
December 28 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14Colorado* | ESPN | W 31–28OT | 50,690 | |||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 25 | RV | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
Coaches Poll | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 25 Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
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Badgers | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Rebels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
No. 25 Badgers | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
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Huskies | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
No. 22 Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
No. 22 Badgers | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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No. 20 Nittany Lions | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
No. 19 Badgers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
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No. 23 Badgers | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
Hoosiers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
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No. 4 Buckeyes | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Badgers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Spartans | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
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Badgers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 9 Hawkeyes | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
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Fighting Illini | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
Badgers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
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Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 12 Wolverines | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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Golden Gophers | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Badgers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
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No. 14 Buffaloes | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Badgers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
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Player | Position | Round | Overall Selection | NFL team |
Al Johnson | Center | 2 | 38 | Dallas Cowboys |
B. J. Tucker | Cornerback | 6 | 178 | Dallas Cowboys |
Brooks Bollinger | Quarterback | 6 | 200 | New York Jets |
Ben Johnson | Offensive Tackle | 7 | 216 | Detroit Lions |