# 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. On January 13, 2015, the Badgers hired offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph. The Badgers were the media preseason favorites to win the Big Ten West division. During fall camp prior to the start of the season Chryst announced the Badgers would return to a pro-style punt scheme instead of the shield punt scheme, also known as the spread punt scheme. Two days after Wisconsin played in the Holiday Bowl defensive coordinator Dave Aranda was hired by LSU as their new defensive coordinator. At the end of the season, Wisconsin featured the #1 defense in college football, with opponents averaging just 13.1 points per game against the Badgers.

## Recruiting

College recruiting information (2015) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Zack Baun ATH | Brown Deer, WI | Brown Deer HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | N/A | Jan 18, 2015 |
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| Titus Booker ATH | Grayslake, IL | Grayslake HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | 4.4 | Jul 3, 2014 |
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| Jon Dietzen OL | Seymour, WI | Seymour HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 334 lb (151 kg) | 5.3 | May 4, 2014 |
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| David Edwards ATH | Downers Grove, IL | Downers Grove North HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | N/A | Jun 18, 2014 |
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| Kevin Estes OL | San Marcos, CA | San Marcos HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 273 lb (124 kg) | N/A | Aug 15, 2014 |
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| Arrington Farrar DB | College Park, GA | Woodward Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | N/A | Jan 23, 2015 |
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| Alex Hornibrook QB | Malvern, PA | Malvern Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | N/A | Jan 12, 2015 |
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| Kraig Howe DT | Kettering, OH | Archbishop Alter HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 262 lb (119 kg) | N/A | Jan 23, 2015 |
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| Alec Ingold ATH | Green Bay, WI | Bay Port HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | N/A | Jun 21, 2014 |
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| Andrew James WR | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Westminster Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | N/A | Mar 11, 2014 |
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| David Moorman OL | Northville, MI | Northville HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 291 lb (132 kg) | 5.3 | May 7, 2014 |
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| Chris Orr LB | DeSoto, TX | DeSoto HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 4.6 | Jun 14, 2014 |
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| Kyle Penniston TE | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 232 lb (105 kg) | N/A | Feb 17, 2014 |
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| David Pfaff DE | Mequon, WI | Homestead HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 243 lb (110 kg) | 4.9 | May 21, 2014 |
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| Olive Sagapolu DT | Santa Ana, CA | Mater Dei HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | N/A | Oct 27, 2014 |
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| Bradrick Shaw RB | Hoover, AL | Hoover HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.7 | Sep 26, 2014 |
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| Nick Thomas LB | Bradenton, FL | IMG Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | N/A | Jun 12, 2014 |
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| Jake Whalen LB | Wausau, WI | Wausau HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | 4.6 | Feb 1, 2015 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 31 Rivals: 37 247Sports: 35 ESPN: 38 |||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Wisconsin Football Commitment List 2015". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "Wisconsin Football Recruiting Commits 2015". Scout.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "Wisconsin Badgers Commits 2015". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015. |||||||

## Watchlists and preseason awards

* Vince Biegel (OLB)
    Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award
* Michael Caputo (S)
    Lott IMPACT Trophy, Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Jim Thorpe Award
* Corey Clement (RB)
    Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award
* Alex Erickson (WR)
    Biletnikoff Award
* Rafael Gaglianone (K)
    Lou Groza Award
* Dan Voltz (C)
    Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Alabama* | No. 20 | AT&T StadiumArlington, TX (Advocare Classic) (College GameDay) | ABC | L 17–35 | 64,279 |
| September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Miami (OH)* | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPNU | W 58–0 | 76,535 |
| September 19 | 2:30 p.m. | Troy* | No. 24 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | W 28–3 | 77,157 |
| September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | Hawaii* | No. 22 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | W 28–0 | 80,829 |
| October 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Iowa | No. 19 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Heartland Trophy) | ESPN | L 6–10 | 80,933 |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at Nebraska | | Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy) | ABC/ESPN2 | W 23–21 | 89,886 |
| October 17 | 11:00 a.m. | Purdue | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | W 24–7 | 80,794 |
| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | at Illinois | | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | BTN | W 24–13 | 45,438 |
| October 31 | 11:00 a.m. | Rutgers | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | W 48–10 | 74,575 |
| November 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at Maryland | | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | BTN | W 31–24 | 44,678 |
| November 21 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20 Northwestern | No. 25 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | BTN | L 7–13 | 75,276 |
| November 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at Minnesota | | TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | BTN | W 31–21 | 52,850 |
| December 30 | 9:30 p.m. | vs. No. 25 USC* | | Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) | ESPN | W 23–21 | 48,329 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 20 | RV | 24 | 22 | 19 | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 21 | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| Coaches | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | Not released |

## Game summaries
### vs #3 Alabama

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #3 Crimson Tide | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| #20 Badgers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX
* Date: September 5
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 64,279
* Referee: Alan Eck
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Heather Cox (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
ALA – Derrick Henry, 37-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:54 (ALA 7–0)
Second Quarter
WIS – Alex Erickson, 6-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 11:06 (TIE 7–7)
ALA – Robert Foster, 17-yard pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick), 6:39 (ALA 14–7)
Third Quarter
ALA – Derrick Henry, 56-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 11:42 (ALA 21–7)
ALA – Derrick Henry, 2-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 5:17 (ALA 28–7)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 43-yard field goal, 1:05 (ALA 28–10)
Fourth Quarter
ALA – Kenyan Drake, 43-yard run (Adam Griffith kick), 8:02 (ALA 35–10)
WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 3-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 4:42 (ALA 35–17)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 26 completions, 39 attempts, 228 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
ALA - Jake Coker, 15 completions, 21 attempts, 213 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing
WIS - Alex Erickson, 1 carry, 25 yards
ALA - Derrick Henry, 13 carries, 147 yards, 3 touchdowns
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 73 yards, 1 touchdown
ALA - Robert Foster, 4 catches, 50 yards, 1 touchdown
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert, 13 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 tackles-for-loss
ALA - Reggie Ragland, 12 tackles
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### Miami (OH)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| RedHawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badgers | 13 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 58 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 56, Wind: North 10, Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 76,535
* Referee: A. Cannella
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (Color)
Game information :
First Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29-yard field goal, 09:47 (WIS 3-0)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25-yard field goal, 03:58 (WIS 6-0)
WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 13-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:06 (WIS 13-0)
Second Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 20-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:40 (WIS 20-0)
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:32 (WIS 27-0)
WIS – Robert Wheelwright, 15-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:50 (WIS 34-0)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 38-yard field goal, 00:01 (WIS 37-0)
Third Quarter
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 44-0)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 35-yard run (Russell, Jack kick), 02:41 (WIS 51-0)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Caleb Kinlaw, 5-yard pass from Bart Houston (Jack Russell kick), 04:57 (WIS 58-0)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 19 completions, 30 attempts, 236 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception
MIA - Billy Bahl, 7 completions, 20 attempts, 98 yards, 2 interceptions
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 16 carries, 112 yards, 1 touchdown
MIA - Leonard Ross, 8 carries, 16 yards
Receiving
WIS - Robert Wheelright, 6 catches, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns
MIA - Sam Martin, 4 catches, 46 yards
Defense
WIS - Derrick Tindal, 7 tackles, 1 pass breakup
MIA - Paul Moses, 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss
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### Troy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #24 Badgers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 66, Wind: North 12, Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 77,157
* Referee: J. Serinski
* TV announcers (BTN): Matt Devlin (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 17-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 06:49 (WIS 7-0)
TROY – Ryan Kaye, 32-yard field goal, 01:13 (WIS 7-3)
Second Quarter
WIS – Joel Stave, 4-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:39 (WIS 14-3)
Third Quarter
WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 32-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 21-3)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 1-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:07 (WIS 28-3)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 13 completions, 17 attempts, 202 yards, 1 touchdown
TROY - Brandon Silvers, 22 completions, 34 attempts, 174 yards
Rushing
WIS - Taiwan Deal, 16 carries, 84 yards
TROY - Brandon Burks, 19 carries, 66 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Ericksen, 3 catches, 87 yards
TROY - Jarvis Bentley, 6 catches, 58 yards
Defense
WIS - Chris Orr, 14 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss, 1 pass breakup
TROY - Montres Kitchens, 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss
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### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #22 Badgers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 73, Wind: 12 ESE, Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 80,829
* Referee: R. Snodgrass
* TV announcers (BTN): Joe Beninati (Play-by-play), J Leman (Color) & Jay Wilson (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:27 (WIS 7-0)
Second Quarter
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 2-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:38 (WIS 14-0)
Third Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 12-yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:53 (WIS 21-0)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 9-yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:29 (WIS 28-0)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 14 completions, 23 attempts, 164 yards, 1 touchdown
HAW - Max Wittek, 15 completions, 32 attempts, 189 yards
Rushing
WIS - Taiwan Deal, 26 carries, 147 yards, 2 touchdowns
HAW - Paul Harris, 6 carries, 22 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Ericksen, 9 catches, 87 yards
HAW - Quiton Pedroza, 10 catches, 134 yards
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert, 3 tackles, 2 tackles-for-loss, 2 sacks
HAW - Marrell Jackson, 13 tackles :
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### Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #19 Badgers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 50, Wind: 14 ENE, Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 80,933
* Referee: D. Willard
* TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy (Play-by-play), Brock Huard (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46-yard field goal, 09:58 (WIS 3-0)
Second Quarter
IOWA – George Kittle, 1 yd pass from C. J. Beathard (Marshall Koehn kick), 02:59 (IOWA 3-7)
IOWA – Marshall Koehn, 33-yard field goal, 01:03 (IOWA 3-10)
Third Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46-yard field goal, 03:40 (IOWA 6-10)
Fourth Quarter
NONE
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 21 completions, 38 attempts, 234 yards, 2 interceptions
IOWA - C. J. Beathard, 9 completions, 21 attempts, 77 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Taiwan Deal, 15 carries, 59 yards
IOWA - Jordan Canzeri, 26 carries, 125 yards
Receiving
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 4 catches, 43 yards
IOWA - Matt VandeBerg, 6 catches, 61 yards
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert, 8 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 3 sacks, 5 QB hurries, 2 force fumbles, 1 fumble recovery
IOWA - Cole Fisher, 14 tackles, .5 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss
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### At Nebraska

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| Cornhuskers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 76, Wind: SSW 7–10, Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 89,886
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Adam Amin (Play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (Color) & Olivia Harlan (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
None
Second Quarter
WIS – Troy Fumagalli, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:45 (WIS 7–0)
NEB – Tommy Armstrong Jr., 7–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 02:40 (TIE 7–7)
NEB – Alonzo Moore, 41–yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. (Drew Brown kick), 00:31 (NEB 14–7)
Third Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 45–yard field goal, 01:06 (NEB 14–10)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:08 (WIS 17–14)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 42–yard field goal, 06:17 (WIS 20–14)
NEB – Andy Jamovich, 55–yard run (Drew Brown kick), 03:38 (NEB 21–20)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 00:04 (WIS 23–21)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 24 completions, 50 attempts, 322 yards, 1 touchdown
NEB - Tommy Armstrong Jr., 11 completions, 28 attempts, 129 yards, 1 touchdown
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 117 yards
NEB - Andy Janovich, 3 carries, 59 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 7 catches, 113 yards
NEB - Alonzo Moore, 1 catch, 41 yards, touchdown
Defense
WIS - T.J. Edwards, 9 tackles
NEB - Byerson Cockrell, 10 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 pass breakup :
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### Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Badgers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 41, Wind: W 6, Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 80,794
* Referee: J. McGinn
* TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
WIS – Alec Ingold, 4–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:25 (WIS 7–0)
Second Quarter
PUR – David Blough, 2–yard Run (Paul Griggs kick), 12:44 (TIE 7–7)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 06:54 (WIS 10–7)
Third Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 00:00 (WIS 17–7)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard Run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:16 (WIS 24–7)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 30 completions, 39 attempts, 322 yards, 1 interception
PUR - David Blough, 15 completions, 26 attempts, 136 yards
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 18 carries, 56 yards, 1 touchdown
PUR - Markell Jones, 12 carries, 46 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 9 catches, 86 yards
PUR - D.J. Knox, 2 catches, 35 yards
Defense
WIS - T.J. Edwards, 16 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 forced fumble
PUR - Anthony Brown, 11 tackles, blocked kick :
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### At Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Fighting Illini | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois
* Date: October 24
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 64, Wind: W 21, Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 45,438
* Referee: Jeff Servinski
* TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Matt Millen (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (ILL 3–0)
Second Quarter
WIS – Rob Wheelwright, 23–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:09 (WIS 7–3)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 25–yard field goal, 04:23 (WIS 10–3)
ILL – Taylor Zalewski, 37–yard field goal, 04:21 (WIS 10–6)
Third Quarter
ILL – Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 36–yard run (Taylor Zalewski kick), 07:48 (ILL 13–10)
WIS – Alec Ingold, 2–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:05 (WIS 17–13)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Alex Erickson, 9–yard pass from Bart Houston (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:42 (WIS 24–13)
Passing
WIS - Bart Houston, 22 completions, 30 attempts, 232 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
ILL - Wes Lunt, 22 completions, 43 attempts, 278 yards, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Alex Erickson, 4 carries, 81 yards
ILL - Ke'Shawn Vaughn, 13 carries, 60 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 10 catches, 96 yards, 1 touchdown
ILL - Geronimo Allison, 8 catches, 99 yards
Defense
WIS - Michael Caputo, 4 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception
ILL - Clayton Fejedelem, 19 tackles, 1 interception :
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### Rutgers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Scarlet Knights | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Badgers | 10 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 45, Wind: S 14, Weather: Light rain
* Game attendance: 74,575
* Referee: T. Geerlings
* TV: BTN
Game information :
First Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 49–yard field goal, 11:26 (WIS 3–0)
WIS – Corey Clement, 12–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:15 (WIS 10–0)
RUT – Kyle Federico, 21–yard field goal, 02:19 (WIS 10–3)
Second Quarter
WIS – Alex Erickson, 31–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 10:29 (WIS 17–3)
WIS – Corey Clement, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:30 (WIS 24–3)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 27–yard field goal, 00:00 (WIS 27–3)
Third Quarter
WIS – Corey Clement, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:52 (WIS 34–3)
RUT – Blessuan Austin, 50–yard interception return (Kyle Federico kick), 03:01 (WIS 34–10)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 4–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 01:46 (WIS 41–10)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Tanner McEvoy, 20–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:47 (WIS 48–10)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 13 completions, 25 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
RUT - Chris Laviano, 4 completions, 14 attempts, 31 yards, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Corey Clement, 11 carries, 115 yards, 3 touchdowns
RUT - Josh Hicks, 15 carries, 72 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 103 yards, 1 touchdown
RUT - Carlton Agudosi, 1 catch, 49 yards
Defense
WIS - Jack Cichy, 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup
RUT - Quentin Gause, 15 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup :
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### At Maryland

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Terrapins | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 55, Wind: SW 5, Weather: Light rain
* Game attendance: 44,678
* Referee: Daniel Caprin
* TV: BTN
Game information :
First Quarter
MD – Wes Brown, 7–yard run (Brad Craddock kick), 09:17 (MAR 7–0)
WIS – Natrell Jamerson, 98–yard kickoff return (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 09:04 (TIE 7–7)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 21–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 03:56 (WIS 14–7)
Second Quarter
MD – Adam Greene, 44–yard field goal, 13:34 (WIS 14–10)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 07:05 (WIS 17–10)
MD – D.J. Moore, 40–yard pass from Perry Hills (Adam Greene kick), 00:49 (TIE 17–17)
Third Quarter
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 05:17 (WIS 24–17)
Fourth Quarter
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 7–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:01 (WIS 31–17)
MD – Taivon Jacobs, 31–yard pass from Caleb Rowe (Adam Greene kick), 02:39 (WIS 31–24)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 15 completions, 24 attempts, 188 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
MD - Perry Hills, 6 completions, 16 attempts, 107 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 19 carries, 47 yards, 1 touchdown
MD - William Likely, 3 carries, 56 yards
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 5 catches, 83 yards
MD - DeAndre Lane, 3 catches, 63 yards
Defense
WIS - Jack Cichy, 10 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks
MD - Quinton Jefferson, 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 sack :
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### #20 Northwestern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| #21 Badgers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 28, Wind: NW 10, Weather: Mostly cloudy
* Game attendance: 75,276
* Referee: J. McGinn
* TV: BTN
Game information :
First Quarter
NU – Justin Jackson, 8–yard run (Jack Mitchell kick), 09:12 (NU 7–0)
Second Quarter
NU – Jack Mitchell, 35–yard field goal, 00:00 (NU 10–0)
Third Quarter
WIS – Corey Clement, 9–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:24 (NU 10–7)
Fourth Quarter
NU – Jack Mitchell, 37–yard field goal, 04:00 (NU 13–7)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 20 completions, 34 attempts, 229 yards, 2 interceptions
NU - Clayton Thorson, 9 completions, 20 attempts, 60 yards
Rushing
WIS - Corey Clement, 10 carries, 24 yards, 1 touchdown
NU - Justin Jackson, 35 carries, 139 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving
WIS - Jazz Peavy, 5 catches, 88 yards
NU - Garrett Dickerson, 2 catches, 24 yards
Defense
WIS - Vince Biegel, 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack
NU - Anthony Walker, 8 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 1 pass breakup :
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### At Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #25 Badgers | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Golden Gophers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 32, Wind: SSW 8, Weather: Sunny and crisp
* Game attendance: 52,850
* Referee: Don Willard
* TV: BTN
Game information :
First Quarter
MIN – Briean Boddy-Calhoun, 16–yard interception return (Ryan Santoso kick), 13:27 (MIN 7–0)
WIS – Alec Ingold, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:23 (TIE 7–7)
Second Quarter
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 1–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 14:57 (WIS 14–7)
MIN – Rodney Smith, 6–yard run (Ryan Santoso kick), 10:34 (TIE 14–14)
WIS – Taiwan Deal, 13–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 04:56 (WIS 21–14)
WIS – Dare Ogunbowale, 18–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 02:44 (WIS 28–14)
Third Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 46–yard field goal, 08:27 (WIS 31–14)
Fourth Quarter
MIN – Drew Wolitarsky, 27–yard pass from Mitch Leidner (Ryan Santoso kick), 05:33 (WIS 31–21)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 9 completions, 17 attempts, 79 yards, 1 interception
MIN - Mitch Leidner, 16 completions, 37 attempts, 223 yards, 1 touchdown, 3 interceptions
Rushing
WIS - Dare Ogunbowale, 33 carries, 155 yards, 1 touchdown
MIN - Rodney Smith, 7 carries, 35 yards, 1 touchdown
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 6 catches, 66 yards
MIN - Shannon Brooks, 3 catches, 53 yards
Defense
WIS - Joe Schobert, 5 tackles, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception
MIN - De'Vondre Campbell, 13 tackles, 0.5 tackle for loss :
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### Holiday Bowl

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| #23 Badgers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
at Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, California
* Date: December 30
* Game time: 9:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 52, Wind: N 4, Weather: Clear and cool
* Game attendance: 48,329
* Referee: John McDaid
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First Quarter
None
Second Quarter
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 28–yard field goal, 13:30 (WIS 3–0)
WIS – Corey Clement, 6–yard run (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 08:56 (WIS 10–0)
USC – Justin Davis, 1–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:17 (WIS 10–7)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 33–yard field goal, 00:26 (WIS 13–7)
Third Quarter
WIS – Austin Traylor, 4–yard pass from Joel Stave (Rafael Gaglianone kick), 07:49 (WIS 20–7)
USC – Justin Davis, 4–yard run (Alex Wood kick), 05:34 (WIS 20–14)
Fourth Quarter
USC – Darreus Rogers, 7–yard pass from Cody Kessler (Alex Wood kick), 10:19 (USC 21–20)
WIS – Rafael Gaglianone, 29–yard field goal, 02:27 (WIS 23–21)
Passing
WIS - Joel Stave, 18 completions, 27 attempts, 217 yards, 1 touchdown
USC - Cody Kessler, 18 completions, 32 attempts, 221 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
Rushing
WIS - Corey Clement, 19 carries, 66 yards, 1 touchdown
USC - Justin Davis, 12 carries, 27 yards, 2 touchdowns
Receiving
WIS - Alex Erickson, 5 catches, 54 yards
USC - JuJu Smith-Schuster, 4 catches, 65 yards
Defense
WIS - Jack Cichy, 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
USC - Delvon Simmons, 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 pass breakup :

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | First season | Alma Mater |
| Paul Chryst | Head coach / quarterbacks coach | 2015 | Wisconsin |
| Dave Aranda | Defensive coordinator / inside linebackers coach | 2013 | Cal Lutheran |
| Joe Rudolph | Associate head coach / offensive coordinator / offensive line coach | 2015 | Wisconsin |
| John Settle | Running backs coach | 2015 | Appalachian State |
| Mickey Turner | Tight ends coach | 2015 | Wisconsin |
| Ted Gilmore | Wide receivers coach | 2015 | Wyoming |
| Daronte Jones | Defensive backs coach | 2015 | Morgan State |
| Tim Tibesar | Outside linebackers coach | 2015 | North Dakota |
| Inoke Breckterfield | Defensive line coach | 2015 | Oregon State |
| Chris Haering | Special teams coordinator | 2015 | West Virginia |
| Ross Kolodziej | Strength and conditioning coach | 2015 | Wisconsin |

## Roster
### Departures

After enrolling early and attending spring training quarterback Austin Kafentzis announced that he would transfer from Wisconsin to the University of Nevada before the start of the 2015 season.
At the end of the season redshirt freshman quarterback D.J. Gillins announced that he would transfer as well, to Pearl River Community College. It was reported that Gillins likely transferred because he wouldn't fit in Paul Chryst's Pro-style offense, he was originally recruited by former head coach Gary Andersen as a more mobile dual-threat style quarterback.

### Depth chart

Defense :
* FS
* Tanner McEvoy
* Leo Musso
| OLB | ILB | ILB | OLB |
| Vince Biegel | T.J. Edwards | Jack Cichy | Joe Schobert |
| Jesse Hayes | Chris Orr | Ryan Connelly | T.J. Watt |
* SS
* Michael Caputo
* D'Cota Dixon
* CB
* Darius Hillary
* Natrell Jamerson
| DE | NT | DE |
| Arthur Goldberg | Conor Sheehy | Chikwe Obasih |
| Jake Keefer | Olive Sagapolu | Alec James |
* CB
* Sojourn Shelton
* Derrick Tinda
Offense :
* WR
* Alex Erickson
* Tanner McEvoy Reggie Love
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Tyler Marz | Michael Deiter | Dan Voltz | Walker Williams | Hayden Biegel |
| Jacob Maxwell | Ray Ball | Micah Kapoi | Micah Kapoi | Walker Williams |
* TE
* Troy Fumagalli
* Austin Traylor
* Eric Steffes
* WR
* Robert Wheelwright
* Jazz Peavy
* Jordan Fredrick
* QB
* Joel Stave
* Bart Houston
* Key reserves
* RB
* Dare Ogunbowale
* Taiwan Deal
* Alec Ingold
* FB
* Derek Watt
* Austin Ramesh
* Special teams
* PK Rafael Gaglianone
* P Drew Meyer
* KR Natrell Jamerson
* PR Alex Erickson
* LS Connor Udelhoven

## Statistics
### Team

Team statistics :
| | Wisconsin | Opponents |
| Scoring & Efficiency |||
| Points | 348 | 178 |
| Total Time Possession | 07:20:10 | 05:39:50 |
| Average Time Per Game | 33:52 | 26:08 |
| First Downs | 276 | 183 |
| Rushing | 95 | 60 |
| Passing | 157 | 107 |
| Penalty | 24 | 16 |
| 3rd–Down Conversions | 75/184 | 59/189 |
| 4th–Down Conversions | 6/8 | 6/20 |
| Red Zone Scoring | 46/54 | 19/25 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns | 35/54 | 11/25 |
| Penalties – Yards | 75-689 | 99-869 |
| Yards Per Game | 53.0 | 66.9 |
| Offense |||
| Total Offense | 4,922 | 3,491 |
| Total plays | 931 | 791 |
| Average Plays Per Game | 71.6 | 60.8 |
| Average Yards Per Play | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Average Yards Per Game | 378.6 | 268.5 |
| Rushing Yards | 1,954 | 1,240 |
| Rushing Attempts | 512 | 396 |
| Average Per Rush | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Average Per Game | 150.3 | 95.4 |
| Rushing TDs | 27 | 13 |
| Passing Yards | 2,968 | 2,251 |
| Comp–Att | 252-419 | 194-395 |
| Comp % | 60.1 | 49.1 |
| Average Per Pass | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| Average Per Catch | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| Average Per Game | 228.3 | 173.2 |
| Passing tds | 14 | 7 |
| Interceptions | 13 | 12 |
| Defense |||
| INT Returns: # – Yards | 12-105 | 13–195 |
| INT Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards | 9–15 | 5–10 |
| Fumble recovery Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| QB Sacks: # – Yards | 29-221 | 23-154 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Special teams |||
| Kickoffs: # – Yards | 71-4,122 | 41-2,451 |
| Average Yards Per Kick | 58.1 | 59.8 |
| Touchbacks | 13 | 11 |
| Onside Kicks: # – Recovered | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punts: # – Yards | 71-2,788 | 85-3,434 |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 39.3 | 40.4 |
| Kickoff Returns: # – Yards | 28-555 | 55-935 |
| Average Yards Per Return | 19.8 | 17.0 |
| Kickoff return Touchdowns | 1 | 0 |
| Punt Returns: # – Yards | 29-211 | 17-69 |
| Average Yards Per Return | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Punt return Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals: # – Attempts | 18-27 | 8-19 |
| Longest Field Goal: Yards | 49 | 44 |
| PAT: # – Attempts | 42-42 | 22-22 |
Non-conference opponents
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 27 | 58 | 38 | 31 | 154 |
| All opponents | 10 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 59 |
Big 10 opponents
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wisconsin | 41 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 194 |
| Big 10 opponents | 27 | 54 | 14 | 24 | 119 |

### Offense

Passing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | CMP% | TD | INT | LONG |
| 2 | Joel Stave | QB | 125.7 | 225 | 370 | 2,687 | 7.3 | 60.8 | 11 | 11 | 45 |
| 13 | Bart Houston | QB | 120.2 | 27 | 47 | 281 | 6.0 | 57.5 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| -- | Team | -- | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | | 124.5 | 252 | 419 | 2,968 | 7.1 | 60.1 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 96.8 | 194 | 395 | 2,251 | 5.7 | 49.1 | 7 | 12 | 51 |
Rushing statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | CAR | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| 23 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 194 | 819 | 4.2 | 35 | 7 |
| 28 | Taiwan Deal | RB | 117 | 503 | 4.3 | 17 | 6 |
| 6 | Corey Clement | RB | 48 | 221 | 4.6 | 58 | 5 |
| 3 | Tanner McEvoy | WR-QB | 17 | 132 | 7.8 | 32 | 2 |
| 45 | Alec Ingold | RB | 49 | 131 | 2.7 | 26 | 6 |
| 86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 7 | 111 | 15.9 | 56 | 0 |
| 58 | Joe Schobert | LB | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 57 | 0 |
| 34 | Derek Watt | FB | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 16 | Reggie Love | WR | 7 | 38 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 22 | Caleb Kinlaw | RB | 7 | 30 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 |
| 30 | Serge Trezy | RB | 6 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 87 | George Rushing | WR | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Derek Straus | FB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Mark Saari | RB | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Bart Houston | QB | 4 | -17 | -4.3 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Team | -- | 7 | -22 | -3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Joel Stave | QB | 33 | -123 | -3.7 | 11 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | | 512 | 2,257 | 3.8 | 58 | 27 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 396 | 1,566 | 3.1 | 56 | 13 |
Receiving statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
| 86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 77 | 978 | 12.7 | 45 | 3 |
| 15 | Robert Wheelwright | WR | 32 | 416 | 13.0 | 30 | 4 |
| 81 | Tony Fumagalli | TE | 28 | 313 | 11.2 | 31 | 1 |
| 23 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 36 | 299 | 8.3 | 35 | 1 |
| 11 | Jazz Peavy | WR | 20 | 268 | 13.4 | 42 | 0 |
| 46 | Austin Traylor | TE | 14 | 210 | 15.0 | 38 | 4 |
| 34 | Derek Watt | FB | 15 | 139 | 9.3 | 27 | 0 |
| 3 | Tanner McEvoy | WR-QB | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 23 | 0 |
| 9 | Jordan Fredrick | WR | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | Reggie Love | WR | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 26 | 0 |
| 44 | Eric Steffes | TE | 3 | 50 | 16.8 | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | Corey Clement | RB | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 20 | Austin Ramesh | FB | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 87 | George Rushing | WR | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 22 | Caleb Kinlaw | RB | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 28 | Taiwan Deal | RB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | | 252 | 2,968 | 11.8 | 45 | 14 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 194 | 2,251 | 11.6 | 51 | 7 |

### Defense

Defense statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACK-YDS | INT-YDS | PBU | QBH | FF | FR-YDS | TD |
| 53 | T.J. Edwards | LB | 41 | 43 | 84 | 6.5-11 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 58 | Joe Schobert | LB | 39 | 40 | 79 | 19.5-98 | 9.5–78 | 1–14 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 2–0 | 0 |
| 47 | Vince Biegel | LB | 31 | 35 | 66 | 14.0-81 | 8.0–64 | 0–0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Caputo | S | 36 | 29 | 65 | 1.0-7 | 0.5–5 | 2–4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1–0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jack Cichy | LB | 32 | 28 | 60 | 8.0-52 | 5.0–38 | 0–0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 50 | Chris Orr | LB | 24 | 22 | 46 | 2.0-11 | 0.5–5 | 0–0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 |
| 5 | Darius Hillary | CB | 28 | 16 | 44 | 1.5-3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2–0 | 0 |
| 3 | Tanner McEvoy | S | 27 | 15 | 42 | 2.0-15 | 1.0–10 | 6–83 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1–15 | 0 |
| 34 | Chikwe Obasih | DE | 19 | 22 | 41 | 5.0-15 | 1.0–9 | 0–0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 25 | Derrick Tindal | CB | 18 | 14 | 32 | 0.5-1 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 94 | Conor Sheehy | NT | 8 | 23 | 31 | 3.0-9 | 2.0–7 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 8 | Shjourn Shelton | CB | 20 | 9 | 29 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 1–0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 57 | Alec James | DE | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2.0-4 | 1.0–2 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 95 | Arthur Goldberg | DE | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 14 | D'Cota Dixon | LB | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ryan Connelly | LB | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1.0-3 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 12 | Natrell Jamerson | CB | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0.5-2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 32 | Leon Jacobs | LB | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2.0-4 | 0.5–3 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 36 | Joe Ferguson | S | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 19 | Leo Musso | S | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 2–4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 |
| 34 | Derek Straus | FB | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 41 | Jesse Hayes | LB | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 42 | T.J. Watt | LB | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.5-5 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 65 | Olive Sagapolu | NT | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1.0-4 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 21 | Arrington Farrar | LB | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 93 | Jake Keefer | DE | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 37 | Andrew Endicott | K | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 55 | Garret Dooley | LB | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 96 | Billy Hirschfeld | DE | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.0-2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 24 | Keelon Brookins | LB | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0-2 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 97 | Jack Russell | K | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 30 | Serge Trezy | RB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 2 | Joel Stave | QB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 9 | Jordan Fredrick | WR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 11 | Jazz Peavy | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 16 | Reggie Love | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 23 | Dare Ogunbowale | RB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 31 | Lubern Figaro | S | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 46 | Austin Traylor | TE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 52 | Kellen Jones | LB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0-4 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 82 | A.J. Jordan | WR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 66 | Beau Benzschawel | OL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 29 | Terrance Floyd | CB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| 60 | Connor Udelhoven | LS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1–0 | 0 |
| 91 | Zander Neuville | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0-0 | 0.0–0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| | TOTAL | | 414 | 384 | 798 | 74-333 | 29-221 | 12–105 | 54 | 42 | 9 | 9-15 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 472 | 527 | 999 | 73-276 | 23-154 | 13-195 | 55 | 21 | 6 | 5-10 | 2 |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, PBU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, TD : Touchdown

### Special teams

Kicking statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 1–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
| 10 | Rafael Gaglianone | PK | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 2/5 | 8/11 | 0/3 | 49 | 94 |
| 97 | Jack Russell | PK | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 |
| | TOTALS | | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 8/8 | 2/5 | 8/11 | 0/3 | 49 | 96 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 3/3 | 1/4 | 4/10 | 0/2 | 1/3 | 44 | 45 |
Kickoff statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
| 37 | Andrew Endicott | PK | 36 | 2,169 | 60.3 | 9 | 2 |
| 97 | Jack Russell | PK | 27 | 1,453 | 53.8 | 3 | 1 |
| 38 | P.J. Rosowski | P | 8 | 500 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | | 71 | 4,122 | 58.1 | 13 | 3 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 41 | 2,451 | 59.8 | 11 | 2 |
Punting statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
| 90 | Drew Meyer | P | 69 | 2,737 | 39.7 | 60 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | P.J. Rosowski | P | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| -- | Team | -- | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | TOTALS | | 71 | 2,788 | 39.3 | 60 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 85 | 3,434 | 40.4 | 61 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 0 |
Kick return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
| 12 | Natrell Jamerson | CB | 20 | 448 | 22.4 | 1 | 98 |
| 86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 |
| 26 | Derek Straus | FB | 3 | 35 | 11.8 | 0 | 14 |
| 45 | Alec Ingold | RB | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 22 |
| 91 | Zander Neuville | DE | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| | TOTALS | | 28 | 555 | 19.8 | 1 | 98 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 55 | 935 | 17.0 | 0 | 42 |
Punt return statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
| 86 | Alex Erickson | WR | 24 | 176 | 7.3 | 0 | 35 |
| 8 | Sojourn Shelton | CB | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Jazz Peavy | WR | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 9 |
| | TOTALS | | 29 | 211 | 7.3 | 0 | 35 |
| | OPPONENTS | | 17 | 69 | 4.1 | 0 | 18 |

## Big Ten Players of the Week

* Week 4 - Freshman of the Week - RB, Taiwan Deal
* Week 5 - Co-defensive Player of the Week - LB, Joe Schobert
* Week 7 - Freshman of the Week - LB, T. J. Edwards
* Week 8 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer
* Week 13 - Special Teams Player of the Week - P, Drew Meyer

## 2016 NFL Draft
### 2016 NFL Draft class

2016 NFL draft selections :
| Round | Pick # | Team | Player | Position |
| 4 | 99 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Schobert | Outside linebacker |
| 6 | 198 | San Diego Chargers | Derek Watt | Fullback |

### Signed undrafted free agents

* Michael Caputo, S, New Orleans Saints
* Alex Erickson, WR, Cincinnati Bengals
* Darius Hillary, CB, Cincinnati Bengals
* Tyler Marz, OT, Tennessee Titans
* Tanner McEvoy, QB/S/WR, Seattle Seahawks
* Joel Stave, QB, Minnesota Vikings
* Austin Traylor, TE, Dallas Cowboys