# 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10–3 record, including a 5–3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with Michigan, Northwestern and Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | Bowling Green* | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN | W 56–42 | 82,138 |
| September 10 | 11:00 a.m. | Temple* | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPNU | W 65–0 | 81,806 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Carolina* | | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPN2 | W 14–5 | 60,000 |
| September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 14 Michigan | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN2 | W 23–20 | 83,022 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Indiana | No. 17 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN2 | W 41–24 | 82,330 |
| October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | at Northwestern | No. 14 | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | ESPN | L 48–51 | 33,859 |
| October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 22 Minnesota | No. 23 | Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeMinneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN | W 38–34 | 65,089 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Purdue | No. 19 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | W 31–20 | 82,828 |
| October 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at Illinois | No. 15 | Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL | ESPN | W 41–24 | 52,158 |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Penn State | No. 14 | Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA | ABC | L 14–35 | 109,865 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | Iowa | No. 19 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Heartland Trophy) | ESPN | L 10–20 | 83,184 |
| November 25 | 9:00 p.m. | at Hawaii* | No. 24 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | ESPN2 | W 41–24 | 34,031 |
| January 2, 2006 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. No. 7 Auburn* | No. 21 | Citrus BowlOrlando, FL (Capital One Bowl) | ABC | W 24–10 | 57,221 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Bowling Green

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 13 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Badgers | 0 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: September 3, 2005
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); Sunny; Wind at W 0 MPH
* Game attendance: 82,138
* Referee: Nick Define
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone
Game information :
First quarter
BGU – Corey Partridge 17-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 11:02. Bowling Green 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:58.
BGU – B.J. Lane 18-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick failed), 2:59. Bowling Green 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44.
Second quarter
WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:56. Bowling Green 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:59.
BGU – Steve Sanders 63-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 14:33. Bowling Green 20–7. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:16.
WIS – Matt Bernstein 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:17. Bowling Green 20–14. Drive: 1 plays, 8 yards, 0:04.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 20-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:32. Wisconsin 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:03.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:30. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:07.
BGU – B.J. Lane 5-yard TD run (Corey Partridge catch), 3:09. Tie 28–28. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:14.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:41. Wisconsin 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:23.
BGU – Steve Sanders 10-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 0:04. Tie 35–35. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:33.
Third quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:49. Wisconsin 42–35. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:05.
WIS – Stanley Booker 15-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 49–35. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:39.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 9-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:33. Wisconsin 56–35. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:56.
BGU – Charles Sharon 20-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 10:16. Wisconsin 56–42. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17.
Top passers
BGU – Omar Jacobs – 30/51, 458 yards, 5 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 8/10, 116 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
BGU – B.J. Lane – 12 rushes, 47 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 43 rushes, 258 yards, 5 TD
Top receivers
BGU – Steve Sanders – 6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 38 yards, TD
Top defenders
BGU – Deaudre Perry – 12 tackles
WIS – Dontez Sanders – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL :

### Temple

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badgers | 17 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 65 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: September 10, 2005
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at SE 9 MPH
* Game attendance: 81,806
* Referee: Jim Lapetina
* TV announcers (ESPNU/ESPN+): Wayne Larrivee, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 39-yard field goal, 13:18. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:42.
WIS – Owen Daniels 6-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:54.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:22. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 5:49.
Second quarter
WIS – Owen Daniels 11-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:20. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:21.
WIS – Brandon Williams 66-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 12:08. Wisconsin 30–0.
WIS – Owen Daniels 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:32. Wisconsin 37–0. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:30.
WIS – Dywon Rowan 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:57. Wisconsin 44–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:09.
WIS – Marc Randle El 29-yard pass from Tyler Donovan (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:14. Wisconsin 51–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:03.
Third quarter
WIS – Tyler Donovan 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:37. Wisconsin 58–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:49.
WIS – Jamil Walker 12-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:10. Wisconsin 65–0. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:38.
Fourth quarter
No scoring
Top passers
TEM – Mike McGann – 4/20, 38 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 12/19, 180 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
TEM – Umar Ferguson – 12 rushes, 32 yards
WIS – Jamil Walker – 13 rushes, 79 yards, TD
Top receivers
TEM – Jamel Harris – 3 receptions, 27 yards
WIS – Owen Daniels – 6 receptions, 88 yards, 3 TD
Top defenders
TEM – Manuel Tapia – 12 tackles, pass breakup
WIS – Mike Newkirk – 5 tackles, 1.0 TFL :

### North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Tar Heels | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Date: September 17, 2005
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Partly Cloudy; Wind at WSW 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 60,000
* Referee: Dennis Lipski
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Barnett, Mike Gottfried, Dave Ryan
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:57. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:12.
Second quarter
UNC – Connor Barth 43-yard field goal, 2:08. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:08.
Third quarter
No Scoring
Fourth quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:12. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:00.
UNC – TEAM 4-yard safety, 0:00. Wisconsin 14–5.
Top passers
UNC – Matt Baker – 16/37, 281 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 14/23, 138 yards
Top rushers
UNC – Barrington Edwards – 11 rushes, 37 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 38 rushes, 171 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
UNC – Jesse Holley – 5 receptions, 90 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 62 yards
Top defenders
UNC – Tommy Richardson – 8 tackles, 1.0 TFL
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL :

### #14 Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Wolverines | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Badgers | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: September 24, 2005
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Light rain; Wind at S 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 83,022
* Referee: Dave Witvoet
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Mike Gottfried, Alex Flanagan
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
MIC – Garrett Rivas 44-yard field goal, 9:44. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:44.
MIC – Jason Avant 4-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:27. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:37.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 35-yard field goal, 1:17. Michigan 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:04.
MIC – Garrett Rivas 28-yard field goal, 0:04. Michigan 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:07.
Third quarter
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 8:59. Michigan 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:02.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 12:47. Michigan 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:35.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:34. Wisconsin 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:46.
MIC – Mario Manningham 49-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:03. Michigan 20–16. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14.
WIS – John Stocco 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:24. Wisconsin 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:05.
Top passers
MIC – Chad Henne – 16/34, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/32, 147 yards, INT
Top rushers
MIC – Max Martin – 16 rushes, 91 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 155 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIC – Jason Avant – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 7 receptions, 59 yards
Top defenders
MIC – LaMarr Woodley – 8 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 0.5 sack, forced fumble
WIS – Mark Zalewski – 11 tackles, fumble recovery :

### Indiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoosiers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 17 Badgers | 17 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 41 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: October 1, 2005
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 82,330
* Referee: Bill LeMonnier
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, David Norrie, Jimmy Dykes
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:41. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:26.
IND – James Hardy 83-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 7:48. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:53.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 38-yard field goal, 3:38. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:05.
WIS – Brandon Williams 63-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 17–7.
Second quarter
WIS – Brandon Williams 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:15. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:21.
IND – James Bailey 46-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:14.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:20. Wisconsin 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:25.
IND – Joe Kleinsmith 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15.
Third quarter
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 7:06. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:09.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Jonathan Orr 22-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:06. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21.
IND – James Hardy 7-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 1:22. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 5:37.
Top passers
IND – Blake Powers – 20/41, 244 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 13/24, 274 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
IND – Chris Taylor – 10 rushes, 35 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 26 rushes, 101 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – James Hardy – 7 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
IND – Tracy Porter – 7 tackles, INT
WIS – Dontez Sanders – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL :

### Northwestern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Badgers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 27 | 14 | 51 |
at Ryan Field
* Date: October 8, 2005
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH
* Game attendance: 33,859
* Referee: Dan Capron
* TV announcers (ESPN): Pam Ward, David Norrie, Jimmy Dykes
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Jonathan Orr 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:47. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:23.
Second quarter
NU – Brett Basanez 4-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 12:25. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51.
WIS – Booker Stanley 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:36. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:49.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 1:59. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:42.
NU – Joel Howells 21-yard field goal, 0:04. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:55.
Third quarter
NU – Mark Philmore 4-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick blocked), 12:43. Wisconsin 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 1-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 5:52. Northwestern 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:35.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 46-yard field goal, 3:34. Northwestern 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:18.
NU – Kim Thompson 52-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 2:22. Northwestern 30–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:12.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:15. Northwestern 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:07.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 14-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 0:47. Northwestern 37–27. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:28.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Jonathan Orr 9-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:13. Northwestern 37–34. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:34.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 9-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 9:44. Northwestern 44–34. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:29.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 62-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 4:22. Northwestern 51–34. Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 3:06.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:53. Northwestern 51–41. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:29.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:48. Northwestern 51–48. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:43.
Top passers
NU – Brett Basanez – 26/36, 361 yards, 3 TD
WIS – John Stocco – 24/31, 326 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NU – Tyrell Sutton – 29 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD
Top receivers
NU – Mark Philmore – 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 4 TD
Top defenders
NU – Tim McGarigle – 25 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks
WIS – Nick Hayden – 10 tackles :

### #22 Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Badgers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
| No. 22 Golden Gophers | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 34 |
at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
* Date: October 15, 2005
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH
* Game attendance: 65,089
* Referee: Dennis Lipski
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Dave Ryan
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:25. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:22.
Second quarter
MIN – Matt Spaeth 4-yard pass from Tony Mortensen (Jason Giannini kick), 9:54. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:31.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 44-yard field goal, 6:14. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:40.
MIN – Jason Giannini 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:19.
Third quarter
MIN – Laurence Maroney 93-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 12:26. Minnesota 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:50.
MIN – Jason Giannini 49-yard field goal, 8:30. Minnesota 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:48.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 17-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:55. Minnesota 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:35.
MIN – Gary Russell 37-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:22. Minnesota 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:33.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:15. Minnesota 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:24.
MIN – Gary Russell 1-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:27. Minnesota 34–24. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 7:48.
WIS – Brandon Williams 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:10. Minnesota 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:17.
WIS – Ben Strickland 0-yard blocked punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:30. Wisconsin 38–34.
Top passers
MIN – Tony Mortensen – 7/17, 99 yards, TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 235 yards, TD
Top rushers
MIN – Laurence Maroney – 43 rushes, 258 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 110 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
MIN – Logan Payne – 2 receptions, 24 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Top defenders
MIN – Trumaine Banks – 11 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2 pass breakups
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 14 tackles :

### Purdue

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Boilermakers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 19 Badgers | 10 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: October 22, 2005
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 8 MPH
* Game attendance: 82,828
* Referee: Bill LeMonnier
* TV announcers (ABC): Gary Thorne, Ed Cunningham, Dave LaMont
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:14. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:46.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 29-yard field goal, 1:57. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23.
Second quarter
PUR – Curtis Painter 4-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 12:42. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:15.
PUR – Ben Jones 24-yard field goal, 0:56. Tie 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:28.
Third quarter
PUR – Ben Jones 50-yard field goal, 8:08. Purdue 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:39.
WIS – Roderick Rogers 84-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:33. Wisconsin 17–13.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 40-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:39. Wisconsin 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:53.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Jack Ikegwuonu 62-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:21. Wisconsin 31–13.
PUR – Dustin Keller 4-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Ben Jones kick), 0:03. Wisconsin 31–20. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 3:10.
Top passers
PUR – Curtis Painter – 23/44, 212 yards, TD, 3 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
PUR – Curtis Painter – 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
PUR – Dustin Keller – 3 receptions, 21 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 5 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
PUR – Stanford Keglar – 9 tackles, fumble recovery
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, forced fumble, 2 pass breakups :

### Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Badgers | 13 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
| Fighting Illini | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Memorial Stadium
* Date: October 29, 2005
* Game time: 11:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); Sunny; Wind at SSW 12 MPH
* Game attendance: 52,158
* Referee: Dan Capron
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 10:50. Wisconsin 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:10.
WIS – Brandon Williams 62-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:52. Wisconsin 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:11.
ILL – Melvin Bryant 4-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 1:59. Wisconsin 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29.
Second quarter
ILL – Jason Reda 23-yard field goal, 7:42. Wisconsin 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:09.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:35. Wisconsin 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:07.
Third quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:53. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:42.
ILL – Pierre Thomas 3-yard TD run (Jason Reda kick), 4:28. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:37.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:04. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:24.
Fourth quarter
ILL – Kyle Hudson 32-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 34–24. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:09.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 46-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:54. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 1 plays, 46 yards, 0:13.
Top passers
ILL – Tim Brasic – 20/39, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 14/22, 225 yards, TD
Top rushers
ILL – Tim Brasic – 16 rushes, 116 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 197 yards, 5 TD
Top receivers
ILL – Kyle Hudson – 10 receptions, 114 yards, TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD
Top defenders
ILL – Kevin Mitchell – 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup, 2 QB hurries
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles, INT :

### #10 Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Badgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| No. 10 Nittany Lions | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
at Beaver Stadium
* Date: November 5, 2005
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); Mostly sunny; Wind at SSW 10-15 MPH
* Game attendance: 109,865
* Referee: T. Geerlings
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson, Jack Arute
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Deon Butler 43-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 13:22. Penn State 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:38.
Second quarter
PSU – Tony Hunt 9-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 14:56. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:00.
PSU – BranDon Snow 3-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 7:29. Penn State 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29.
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:27. Penn State 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01.
PSU – Deon Butler 47-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 6:17. Penn State 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:03.
WIS – Brandon White 18-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:13. Penn State 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 0:57.
PSU – Tony Hunt 10-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 2:47. Penn State 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:25.
Top passers
PSU – Michael Robinson – 13/28, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 19/34, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
PSU – Tony Hunt – 24 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 38 yards, TD
Top receivers
PSU – Deon Butler – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 102 yards
Top defenders
PSU – Tamba Hali – 9 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 4 sacks
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles :

### Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawkeyes | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
| No. 19 Badgers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: November 12, 2005
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); Cloudy; Wind at S 15 MPH
* Game attendance: 83,184
* Referee: Dennis Lipski
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Erin Andrews
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:11. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:32.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 0:47. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:43.
Second quarter
IOW – Kyle Schlicher 35-yard field goal, 11:00. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 4:42.
Third quarter
IOW – Champ Davis 6-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 10:11. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
IOW – Ryan Majerus 13-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 1:11. Iowa 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:33.
Fourth quarter
IOW – Kyle Schlicher 32-yard field goal, 9:21. Iowa 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:38.
Top passers
IOW – Drew Tate – 21/34, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 21/38, 257 yards, TD
Top rushers
IOW – Albert Young – 26 rushes, 127 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 15 rushes, 18 yards
Top receivers
IOW – Clinton Solomon – 5 receptions, 77 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 9 receptions, 132 yards, TD
Top defenders
IOW – Chad Greenway – 12 tackles, 1.0 TFL
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, INT, pass breakup :

### Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Badgers | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| Warriors | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Aloha Stadium
* Date: November 25, 2005
* Game time: 9:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); Sunny; Wind at S 10 MPH
* Game attendance: 34,031
* Referee: Jay Stricherz
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich, Stacey Dales
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brian Calhoun 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:12. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:50.
HAW – Davone Bess 3-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 4:42. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:30.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:41. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:01.
Second quarter
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 9:53. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:43.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:18. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:08.
HAW – Dan Kelly 42-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:01.
Third quarter
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 12:29. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 1:28.
HAW – Davone Bess 8-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 8:08. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:21.
WIS – John Stocco 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:30. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:38.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Booker Stanley 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:56. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:55.
HAW – Aaron Bain 6-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:08.
Top passers
HAW – Colt Brennan – 33/53, 403 yards, 3 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 12/16, 191 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
HAW – Nate Ilaoa – 7 rushes, 68 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 29 rushes, 149 yards, TD
Top receivers
HAW – Ryan Grice-Mullen – 11 receptions, 139 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
HAW – Kila Kamakawiwo'ole – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL
WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack :

### #7 Auburn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Badgers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 7 Tigers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
at Florida Citrus Bowl
* Date: January 2, 2006
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Overcast; Wind at S 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 57,221
* Referee: Ron Cherry
* TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin, Bob Davie, Holly Rowe
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brandon Williams 30-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:55. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:57.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 19-yard field goal, 0:21. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:18.
Second quarter
WIS – Owen Daniels 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:19. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:06.
Third quarter
AUB – John Vaughn 19-yard field goal, 11:54. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:29.
Fourth quarter
AUB – Courtney Taylor 9-yard pass from Brandon Cox (John Vaughn kick), 14:49. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 5:14.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 33-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:22. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:27.
Top passers
AUB – Brandon Cox – 15/33, 137 yards, TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/27, 301 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
AUB – Kenny Irons – 22 rushes, 88 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 30 rushes, 213 yards, TD
Top receivers
AUB – Ben Obomanu – 5 receptions, 62 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD
Top defenders
AUB – David Irons – 11 tackles, pass breakup
WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.2.0 TFL, sack :

## Regular starters

| Position | Player |
| Quarterback | John Stocco |
| Running Back | Brian Calhoun |
| Fullback | Jason Pociask |
| Wide Receiver | Jonathan Orr |
| Wide Receiver | Brandon Williams |
| Tight End | Owen Daniels |
| Left Tackle | Joe Thomas |
| Left Guard | Matt Lawrence |
| Center | Donovan Raiola |
| Right Guard | Jason Palermo |
| Right Tackle | Kraig Urbik |
| Position | Player |
| Defensive End | Joe Monty |
| Defensive Tackle | Jason Chapman |
| Defensive Tackle | Nick Hayden |
| Defensive End | Matt Shaughnessy |
| Outside Linebacker | LaMarr Watkins |
| Middle Linebacker | Mark Zalewski |
| Outside Linebacker | Dontez Sanders |
| Cornerback | Allen Langford |
| Strong Safety | Joe Stellmacher |
| Free Safety | Roderick Rogers |
| Cornerback | Brett Bell |

## Team players selected in the 2006 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall Selection | NFL Team |
| Brian Calhoun | Running Back | 3 | 74 | Detroit Lions |
| Brandon Williams | Wide Receiver | 3 | 84 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Owen Daniels | Tight End | 4 | 98 | Houston Texans |
| Jason Pociask | Tight End | 5 | 150 | New York Jets |
| Jonathan Orr | Wide Receiver | 6 | 172 | Tennessee Titans |