American college football season
The2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Leaders Division of theBig Ten Conference during the2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season . In their seventh and final year under head coachBret Bielema , the Badgers compiled an 8–6 record (4–4 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 414 to 268.[ 1] Big Ten Championship Game , because the first- and second-place teams (Ohio State andPenn State ) were ineligible for postseason play. The Badgers defeatedNebraska in the Big Ten Championship Game and advanced to theRose Bowl , losing toStanford . On December 4, Bielema accepted the vacant coaching position atArkansas .[ 2] [ 3] Barry Alvarez took over as head coach for the Rose Bowl.[ 4]
Montee Ball led the team with 1,830 yards and 132 points scored,[ 1] Doak Walker Award as the best running back in college football.[ 5] Rose Bowl Games . Ball and offensive linemenTravis Frederick andRicky Wagner received All-America honors. LinebackerMike Taylor led the team with 69 solo tackles, 123 total tackles, and 15 tackles for loss.[ 1]
The team played its home games atCamp Randall Stadium inMadison, Wisconsin .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 2:30 p.m. No. 9(FCS ) Northern Iowa * No. 12 BTN W 26–2179,568 September 8 3:00 p.m. atOregon State * No. 13 Fox L 7–1042,189 September 15 7:00 p.m. Utah State * Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI BTN[ 6] W 16–1479,332 September 22 11:00 a.m. UTEP * Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN2 W 37–2679,806 September 29 7:00 p.m. at No. 22Nebraska ABC L 27–3085,962 October 6 2:30 p.m. Illinois Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC /ESPN2 W 31–1480,096 October 13 11:00 a.m. atPurdue BTN W 38–1446,007 October 20 11:00 a.m. Minnesota Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry ) ESPNU W 38–1380,587 October 27 2:30 p.m. Michigan State No. 25 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC/ESPN2 L 13–16OT 80,538 November 10 11:00 a.m. atIndiana ESPN2 W 62–1443,240 November 17 2:30 p.m. No. 6Ohio State Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC/ESPN2 L 14–21OT 80,112 November 24 2:30 p.m. atPenn State ESPN2 L 21–24OT 93,505 December 1 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 14Nebraska Fox W 70–3141,260 January 1, 2013 4:10 p.m. vs. No. 8Stanford * ESPN L 14–2093,259 *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
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[ edit ] Game information First quarter WIS – Kyle French 32-yard field goal, 7:19.Badgers 3–0.Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:41. Second quarter
WIS – Kyle French 35-yard field goal, 7:37.Badgers 6–0.Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:28. WIS – Jared Abbrederis 10-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 0:50.Badgers 13–0.Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 5:28. Third quarter
WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (kick blocked), 10:22.Badgers 19–0.Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:39. UNI – Chad Owens 2-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 0:52.Badgers 19–7.Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:02. Fourth quarter
WIS – Jared Abbrederis 53-yard pass from Danny O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 12:31.Badgers 26–7.Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:16. UNI – David Johnson 55-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 11:11.Badgers 26–14.Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:13. UNI – David Johnson 31-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen (Tyler Sievertsen kick), 7:24.Badgers 26–21.Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:52.
Statistics UNI WIS First downs 14 22 Total yards 306 387 Rushing yards 41 168 Passing yards 265 219 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 20:55 39:05
Team Category Player Statistics Northern Iowa Passing Sawyer Kollmorgen 18/34, 265 yards, 3 TD Rushing David Johnson 8 rushes, 18 yards Receiving David Johnson 4 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD Wisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 19/23, 219 yards, 2 TD Rushing Montee Ball 32 rushes, 120 yards, TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 6 receptions, 84 yards, 2 TD
Game information First quarter Second quarter
ORST – Trevor Romaine 43-yard field goal, 13:03.Beavers 3–0.Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:43. Third quarter
ORST –Brandin Cooks 20-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick), 9:33.Beavers 10–0.Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:24. Fourth quarter
WIS – Jacob Pedersen 11-yard pass from Davey O'Brien (Kyle French kick), 1:31.Beavers 10–7.Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:24.
Statistics WIS ORST First downs 13 18 Total yards 207 354 Rushing yards 35 78 Passing yards 172 276 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 24:25 35:35
Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 20/38, 172 yards, TD, INT Rushing Montee Ball 15 rushes, 61 yards Receiving Jeff Duckworth 7 receptions, 55 yards Oregon State Passing Sean Mannion 29/47, 276 yards, TD Rushing Malcolm Agnew 11 rushes, 45 yards Receiving Markus Wheaton 8 receptions, 87 yards
Utah State Aggies at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Aggies 7 7 0 0 14 Badgers 0 3 13 0 16
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Date : September 15Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Clear, 76 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 79,332Referee : Todd GeerlingsTV announcers (BTN) :Matt Devlin ,Glen Mason , and Jay WilsonBox score ,Recap
Game information First quarter USU – Kerwynn Williams 39-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 9:17.Aggies 7–0.Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 0:51. Second quarter
WIS – Kyle French 19-yard field goal, 14:16.Aggies 7–3.Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 5:23. USU – Matt Austin 11-yard pass from Chuckie Keeton (Josh Thompson kick), 0:29.Aggies 14–3.Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 1:48. Third quarter
WIS – Kenzel Doe 82-yard punt return (Kyle French kick), 7:06.Aggies 14–10. WIS – Montee Ball 17-yard run (kick blocked), 3:06.Badgers 16–14.Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:03. Fourth quarter
Statistics USU WIS First downs 13 12 Total yards 308 234 Rushing yards 127 156 Passing yards 181 78 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 26:55 33:05
Team Category Player Statistics Utah State Passing Chuckie Keeton 18/34, 181 yards, 2 TD Rushing Chuckie Keeton 15 rushes, 75 yards Receiving Kerwynn Williams 6 receptions, 78 yards, TD Wisconsin Passing Danny O'Brien 5/10, 63 yards Rushing Montee Ball 37 rushes, 139 yards, TD Receiving Brian Wozniak 2 receptions, 24 yards
UTEP Miners at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Miners 6 3 7 10 26 Badgers 2 21 0 14 37
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Game information First quarter UTEP – Michael Edwards 39-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (kick blocked), 2:15.Miners 6–0.Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:16. WIS – Devin Smith 98-yard PAT return, 2:15.Miners 6–2. Second quarter
WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Kyle French kick), 14:13.Badgers 9–6.Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:56. WIS – James White 3-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 10:42.Badgers 16–6.Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:51. WIS – Jared Abbrederis 47-yard pass from Joel Stave (Jack Russell kick), 4:23.Badgers 23–6.Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:08. UTEP – Steven Valadez 45-yard field goal, 0:00.Badgers 23–9.Drive: 8 plays, 27 yards, 2:03. Third quarter
UTEP – Xay Williams 8-yard run (Steven Valadez kick), 4:57.Badgers 23–16.Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20. Fourth quarter
UTEP – Steven Valadez 43-yard field goal, 7:59.Badgers 23–19.Drive: 16 plays, 54 yards, 6:57. WIS – James White 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:20.Badgers 30–19.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:47. WIS – Melvin Gordon 26-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 3:05.Badgers 37–19.Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:07. UTEP – Michael Edwards 62-yard pass from Nick Lamaison (Steven Valadez kick), 0:50.Badgers 37–26.Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:04.
Statistics UTEP WIS First downs 20 21 Total yards 336 423 Rushing yards 77 213 Passing yards 259 210 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 31:20 28:40
Team Category Player Statistics UTEP Passing Nick Lamaison 22/39, 259 yards, 2 TD Rushing Xay Williams 8 rushes, 53 yards, TD Receiving Michael Edwards 7 receptions, 151 yards, 2 TD Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/17, 210 yards, TD, INT Rushing Melvin Gordon 8 rushes, 112 yards, TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 6 receptions, 147 yards, TD
Game information First quarter WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 11:02.Badgers 7–0.Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:30. WIS – Montee Ball 1-yard run (Jack Russell kick), 7:20.Badgers 14–0.Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:29. NEB –Brett Maher 26-yard field goal, 5:29.Badgers 14–3.Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:39. Second quarter
WIS – Jared Abbrederis 29-yard pass from Steve Joel (kick failed), 11:50.Badgers 20–3.Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:24. NEB –Rex Burkhead 3-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:11.Badgers 20–10.Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 5:13. Third quarter
WIS – Montee Ball 2-yard run (Kyle French kick), 10:29.Badgers 27–10.Drive: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:17. NEB – Taylor Martinez 38-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 8:56.Badgers 27–17.Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:27. NEB – Kyler Reed 10-yard pass from Taylor Martinez (Brett Maher kick), 3:47.Badgers 27–24.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:41. NEB – Brett Maher 38-yard field goal, 0:55.Tied 27–27.Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:45. Fourth quarter
NEB – Brett Maher 41-yard field goal, 9:41.Cornhuskers 30–27.Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:22.
Statistics WIS NEB First downs 17 24 Total yards 295 440 Rushing yards 56 259 Passing yards 239 181 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:00 31:00
Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/23, 214 yards, TD Rushing Montee Ball 31 rushes, 93 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 7 receptions, 142 yards, TD Nebraska Passing Taylor Martinez 17/29, 181 yards, 2 TD Rushing Taylor Martinez 13 rushes, 107 yards, TD Receiving Kenny Bell 4 receptions, 57 yards
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Fighting Illini 0 7 0 7 14 Badgers 0 7 3 21 31
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Statistics ILL WIS First downs 15 18 Total yards 284 427 Rushing yards 106 173 Passing yards 178 254 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics Illinois Passing Nathan Scheelhaase 18/29, 178 yards, TD, INT Rushing Nathan Scheelhaase 22 rushes, 84 yards, TD Receiving Darius Millines 5 receptions, 54 yards Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 16/25, 254 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Montee Ball 19 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 7 10 7 14 38 Boilermakers 7 0 0 7 14
atRoss–Ade Stadium ,West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : October 13Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDT/12:00 p.m.EDT Game weather : Mostly cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)Game attendance : 46,007Referee : Dennis LipskiTV : BTNBox score ,Recap
Statistics WIS PUR First downs 30 11 Total yards 645 252 Rushing yards 467 128 Passing yards 178 124 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 38:42 21:18
Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 12/21, 178 yards, TD, INT Rushing Montee Ball 29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jacob Pedersen 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD Purdue Passing Caleb TerBush 7/16, 80 yards, INT Rushing Akeem Hunt 4 rushes, 85 yards, 1 TD Receiving Antavian Edison 3 receptions, 58 yards
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Gophers 6 0 7 0 13 Badgers 7 7 10 14 38
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Date : October 20Game time : 11:00 a.m. CDTGame weather : Sunny, 48 °F (9 °C)Game attendance : 80,587Referee : Todd GerrlingTV :ESPNU Box score ,Recap
Statistics MINN WIS First downs 12 24 Total yards 245 443 Rushing yards 96 337 Passing yards 149 106 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 25:04 34:56
Team Category Player Statistics Minnesota Passing Philip Nelson 13/24, 149 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Philip Nelson 16 rushes, 67 yards Receiving Brandon Green 3 receptions, 44 yards, TD Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 7/15, 106 yards Rushing James White 15 rushes, 175 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jared Abbrederis 2 receptions, 68 yards
Michigan State Spartans at No. 25 Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Spartans 3 0 0 7 6 16 No. 25 Badgers 7 0 0 3 3 13
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Statistics MSU WIS First downs 17 10 Total yards 277 190 Rushing yards 61 19 Passing yards 216 171 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:05 30:55
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan State Passing Andrew Maxwell 24/39, 216 yards, 2 TD Rushing Le'Veon Bell 21 rushes, 77 yards Receiving Keith Mumphery 5 receptions, 63 yards Wisconsin Passing Joel Stave 9/11, 127 yards, TD Rushing Montee Ball 22 rushes, 46 yards Receiving Jacob Pedersen 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 14 10 17 21 62 Hoosiers 0 7 0 7 14
atMemorial Stadium ,Bloomington, Indiana
Date : November 10Game time : 11:00 a.m. CST/12:00 p.m. ESTGame weather : Sunny, 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 43,240Referee : Dan CapronTV announcers (ESPN2) : Beth Mowins and Joey GallowayBox score ,Recap
Statistics WIS IND First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 6 Buckeyes 7 7 0 0 7 21 Badgers 0 7 0 7 0 14
at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
Date : November 17Game time : 2:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 80,112Referee : Bill LeMonnierTV announcers (ABC/ESPN2) :Joe Tessitore andMatt Millen Box score ,Recap
Statistics OSU WIS First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Rushing Receiving Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving
During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.[ 8]
Statistics WIS PSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Penn State Passing Rushing Receiving
[ edit ] 2012 Big Ten Championship Game
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Cornhuskers 10 0 7 14 31 Badgers 21 21 21 7 70
atLucas Oil Stadium ,Indianapolis, Indiana
Statistics NEB WIS First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Nebraska Passing Rushing Receiving Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving
Wisconsin had 2 running backs run for over 200 yards (Montee Ball andMelvin Gordon ) and Badgers running backs accounted for 8 rushing touchdowns on the day (along with a passing touchdown by running backJames White ). The 70 points tied the second-highest mark in Wisconsin history, set againstNorthwestern in 2010 andAustin Peay in 2010 (the Wisconsin record for most points in a game is 83 againstIndiana in 2010 ). The Badgers returned their first interception for a touchdown, as senior defensive back Marcus Cromartie returned a deflectedTaylor 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 aBrett 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, head coachBret Bielema announced he would take the head coaching vacancy at theUniversity of Arkansas ,[ 9]
[ edit ] 2013 Rose Bowl
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Badgers 0 14 0 0 14 No. 8 Cardinal 14 3 0 3 20
atRose Bowl ,Pasadena, California
Statistics WIS STAN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Stanford Passing Rushing Receiving
Stanford defeated Wisconsin in the 2013 Rose Bowl
(as of October 15, 2012)[ 10] Quarterbacks 2Joel Stave – 5 Jon Budmayr – 6Danny O'Brien - 9 Chase Knox -Freshman 10 Curt Phillips – 13 Bart Houston -Freshman 15 Thad Armstrong -Freshman 16 Clay Rust -Freshman Wide receivers 1 AJ Jordan – 3Kenzel Doe –Sophomore 4Jared Abbrederis – 8 Isaiah Williams – 9 Jordan Fredrick – 15 Jeff Duckworth – 16 Reggie Love Jr. -Freshman 17 Derek Hasanoglu – 18 Lance Baretz – 19 Manasseh Garner –Junior 28 Leo Musso -Freshman 30Alex Erickson -Freshman 31 Connor Cummins – 82 Jake Stengel – 89 Chase Hammond – Running backs 20James White –Junior 22 Jeff Lewis – 23 Vonte Jackson -Freshman 25Melvin Gordon – 26 Derek Straus – 27 Kyle Zuleger – 28Montee Ball –Senior 34Derek Watt (FB) – 37 Kevin MacCudden (FB) –Sophomore 86 Sherard Cadogan (FB) – Tight ends 38 Eric Steffes -Freshman 42 Alex Walker -Freshman 46Austin Traylor – 48 Jacob Pedersen – 49 Sam Arneson –Sophomore 81 Brock DeCicco – 87 Scot MacMillan –Sophomore 85 Brian Wozniak – 90 Matt Prell -Freshman Offensive line 54 Kyle Costigan – 55 Joseph McNamara – 56 Riki Kodanko – 57 Jake Meador -Freshman 58Ricky Wagner – 61Tyler Marz – 62 Walker Williams -Freshman 64 Robert Burge – 65 Jonathan Coon – 70 Dan Voltz -Freshman 71 Ray Ball – 72Travis Frederick – 73 Dallas Lewallen – 75 Zac Matthias – 78Rob Havenstein – 79Ryan Groy – Defensive line 11 David Gilbert – 41 Jesse Hayes – 45 Warren Herring – 50 Josh Harrison – 51 Tyler Dippel – 55 Trent Denlinger -Freshman 58 Jacob Ninneman – 68 Logan Schmidt -Freshman 74 Konrad Zagzebski – 76 Arthur Goldberg -Freshman 77 Bryce Gilbert – 87Ethan Hemer – 92 Pat Muldoon – 94 Scot Granger –Junior 97 Brendan Kelly – 99 James Adeyanju – Linebackers 13 Conor O'Neill – 17 AJ Fenton – 30 Derek Landisch –Sophomore 31 Josh Peprah – 36 Ethan Armstrong – 42 Tyler Byers – 44Chris Borland – 46 Jake Rademacher -Freshman 47Vince Biegel -Freshman 52 Nick Hill – 53Mike Taylor – 57 Ben Ruechel – 59 Marcus Trotter – 93 Jake Keefer – Defensive backs Punters 12 Matt Salerno –Freshman 90 Drew Meyer – 91 Brett Nethery –Freshman Place kickers 17 Jack Russell -Freshman 94 Kyle French – 96 Stephen Salata -Freshman Long snappers 56 James McGuire – 60 Connor Udelhoven –Freshman
College recruiting informationName Hometown School Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Vince Biegel LB Wisconsin Rapids, WI Lincoln HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.6 Apr 23, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (80)Hugs Etienne CB Plantation, FL South Plantation HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) N/A Jun 22, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (78)Arthur Goldberg DT Pittsburgh, PA Mount Lebanon HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) N/A Jun 23, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (75)Bart Houston QB Concord, CA De La Salle HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A May 3, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (80)Vonte Jackson RB Kenosha, WI Bradford HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.53 Mar 26, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (79)Reggie Love WR Boca Raton, FL Spanish River HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Nov 5, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (72)Jake Meador OT Whiteland, IN Whiteland Community HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 305 lb (138 kg) N/A Feb 1, 2012 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (77)Reggie Mitchell WR Pittsburgh, PA Shady Side Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 4.82 Jun 23, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (74)Leo Musso RB Waunakee, WI Waunakee HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 4.64 Jan 27, 2012 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (45)D.J. Singleton S Jersey City, NJ St. Peter's Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.5 Aug 21, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (79)Dan Voltz OT Barrington, IL Barrington HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 5.4 Mar 15, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (80)Walker Williams OT Tacoma, WA Tacoma Baptist HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 320 lb (150 kg) N/A Aug 12, 2011 Recruit ratings :Scout : Rivals : (76)Overall recruit ranking: Scout : 63‡ Refers to40-yard dash Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Watchlists and preseason awards [ edit ] First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) 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[ 11] Jim Brown Award Doak Walker Award [ 12] First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) Second Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Coaches) All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Media) Kwalick-Clark Tight End of the Year First Team All-Big Ten (Coaches) / Honorable mention (Media) Second Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) All-Big Ten Honorable mention (Consensus) First Team All-Big Ten (Media) / Honorable mention (Coaches) First Team All-Big Ten (Consensus) Second Team All-American (CBS Sports)[ 11]
Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency
Pos. Player G COMP ATT COMP % YDS TD INT EFF WR Jared Abbrederis 13 1 1 100.0 27 0 0 326.8 QB Danny O'Brien 7 52 86 60.5 523 3 1 120.7 QB Curt Phillips 7 46 81 56.8 540 5 2 128.2 QB Joel Stave 8 70 119 58.8 1104 6 3 148.3 RB James White 14 1 2 50.0 3 1 0 227.6
Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns
Pos. Player G ATT YDS AVG LG TD WR Jared Abbrederis 13 8 83 10.4 24 0 RB Montee Ball 14 356 1830 5.1 67 22 WR Kenzel Doe 14 2 11 5.5 12 0 RB Melvin Gordon 14 62 621 10.0 60 3 RB Jeffrey Lewis 3 4 13 3.2 6 1 QB Danny O'Brien 7 15 -82 -5.5 7 0 TE Jacob Pedersen 14 1 10 10.0 0 0 QB Curt Phillips 7 27 99 3.7 52 0 QB Joel Stave 8 19 -51 -2.7 16 0 FB Derek Watt 14 2 5 2.5 3 0 RB James White 14 125 806 6.4 69 12
Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns
Pos. Player G REC YDS AVG LG TD TE Sam Arneson 13 4 19 4.8 9 2 WR Jared Abbrederis 13 49 837 17.1 60 5 RB Montee Ball 14 10 72 7.2 16 0 WR Kenzel Doe 14 16 121 7.6 19 0 WR Jeff Duckworth 13 9 60 6.7 10 1 WR Jordan Fredrick 14 17 196 11.5 20 1 RB Melvin Gordon 14 2 65 32.5 57 1 WR Chase Hammond 12 5 50 10.0 30 0 WR Reggie Love 5 1 19 19.0 19 0 TE Jacob Pedersen 14 27 355 13.1 31 4 QB Curt Phillips 7 1 27 27.0 27 0 FB Derek Watt 14 12 150 12.5 33 0 RB James White 14 8 132 16.5 62 1 TE Brian Wozniak 14 9 94 10.4 21 0
Kick and punt returning [ edit ] 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
Pos. Player G PR PYDS PLG KR KYDS KLG Total Return TDs WR Jared Abbrederis 13 17 111 34 0 0 0 0 DT Beau Allen 14 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 WR Kenzel Doe 13 8 99 82 7 195 47 1 RB Melvin Gordon 14 0 0 0 7 151 32 0 RB James White 14 0 0 0 6 114 26 0 RB Kyle Zulegar 14 0 0 0 2 29 20 0
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
Pos. Player G FGM FGA LG XPT XPT ATT TP K Kyle French 13 10 16 46 38 40 68 K Jack Russell 8 0 2 0 14 15 14
Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks
Pos. Player G P YDS AVG LG In20 TB P Drew Meyer 14 80 3323 41.5 61 36 5
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
Pos. Player G Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds Sack INT PDef FF FR LB Mike Taylor 14 69 54 123 15.0-59 3 0 4 0 1 LB Chris Borland 12 56 48 104 10.0-40 4.5 0 6 3 3 LB Ethan Armstrong 14 54 39 93 2.0-6 0 1 5 0 0 S Dezmen Southward 14 44 25 69 8.0-18 0 1 5 1 0 CB Marcus Cromartie 14 38 24 62 0.0-0 0 1 13 1 0 CB Devin Smith 14 35 22 57 1.0-4 1 4 17 1 0 S Shelton Johnson 11 30 26 56 0.5-0 0 0 4 0 0 DE David Gilbert 14 21 21 42 9.5-46 4 0 1 3 0 DT Beau Allen 14 18 19 37 7.5-31 2.5 0 2 1 0 DE Brendon Kelly 11 17 11 28 6.0-29 5 0 2 0 1 LB Derek Landisch 14 15 13 28 1.0-1 0 0 1 0 0 DT Ethan Hemer 14 14 10 24 2.5-12 1 0 3 0 0 S Michael Trotter 13 14 10 24 1.0-8 1 0 1 0 0 CB Darius Hillary 14 16 7 23 0.0-0 0 0 2 0 0 DE Tyler Dippel 13 10 10 20 5.5-34 5 0 1 0 0 DE Pat Muldoon 11 9 7 16 5.5-18 2.5 0 2 0 0 LB Conor O'Neill 14 10 5 15 0.0-0 0 1 1 0 0 DT Warren Herring 14 7 6 13 1.0-6 0.5 0 1 0 1 FB Derek Watt 14 10 3 13 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0 CB Michael Caputo 13 8 2 10 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DT Bryce Gilbert 13 5 5 10 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Kyle Zulegar 14 4 3 7 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 WR Lance Baretz 12 4 2 6 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 LB Marcus Trotter 4 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DT Konrad Zagezebski 13 1 3 4 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0 LB Jake Keefer 4 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CB Deven Gaulden 4 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 LS James McGuire 14 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CB Jerry Ponio 10 0 2 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 WR Kenzel Doe 14 1 1 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DE Jacob Ninneman 1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DE James Adeyanju 3 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CB Peniel Jean 5 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 1 0 0 WR Jake Stengel 6 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 1 CB Terrance Floyd 7 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Derek Straus 4 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 DE Josh Harrison 1 1 0 1 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0 G Ryan Groy 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 C Travis Frederick 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 TE Jacob Pedersen 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Melvin Gordon 14 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 P Drew Meyer 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0 RB Montee Ball 14 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
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