# 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Fresno State* | No. 25 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (John Thompson Foundation Classic) | ESPN | W 23–21 | 75,136 |
| August 31 | 6:45 p.m. | at UNLV* | | Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney, NV | ESPN2 | W 27–7 | 42,075 |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia* | No. 25 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN+ | W 34–17 | 76,320 |
| September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 22 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 77,460 |
| September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Arizona* | No. 22 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN2 | W 31–10 | 78,582 |
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20 Penn State | No. 19 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | L 31–34 | 79,403 |
| October 12 | 11:00 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 23 | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN+ | L 29–32 | 31,156 |
| October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Ohio State | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | L 14–19 | 79,729 |
| October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN2 | W 42–24 | 74,507 |
| November 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9 Iowa | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (rivalry) | ESPN | L 3–20 | 70,397 |
| November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | Illinois | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN+ | L 20–37 | 78,709 |
| November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 12 Michigan | | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI | ESPN2 | L 14–21 | 110,412 |
| November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Minnesota | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN | W 49–31 | 78,843 |
| December 28 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Colorado* | | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl) | ESPN | W 31–28 $^{OT}$ | 50,690 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the 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 | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 25 | RV | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| Coaches Poll | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Season summary

Coming off a disappointing 5–7 2001 season, the Badgers of 2002 wanted improvement. Despite amazing statistics from WR Lee Evans and RB Anthony Davis, the Badgers had issues closing out games, and an overworked defense managed lackluster efforts when the team could hardly afford them.
In the spring game, Wisconsin's offense suffered a devastating blow when top receiver Lee Evans was lost for the season with a torn ACL. Evan's loss was a significant blow, but despite it, Wisconsin managed to start off the season by winning all five of their nonconference games. From there, though, things did not go Wisconsin's way; the Badgers lost their first three Big Ten games by less than 7 points. Among those was a near-upset of eventual National Champion Ohio State, a 19–14 Ohio State win that was Jim Tressel's first over the Badgers (having lost 20–17 to Wisconsin the previous year). After going 0–3 to open their Big Ten slate, Wisconsin defeated Michigan State in Spartan Stadium 42–24 for their first conference win of the season. After that game, Wisconsin would lose their next 3 games against Big Ten opponents, including a 20–3 loss to Big Ten co-champion Iowa, and yet another close game against a Lloyd Carr-coached Michigan team. The loss to Michigan dropped Wisconsin to 1–6 in Big Ten play.
To close out the regular season, Wisconsin finally put together a complete game in a 49–31 blowout of rival Minnesota, taking back Paul Bunyan's Axe and keeping Minnesota's losing streak in Camp Randall alive. The Badgers improved to 7–6 on the season.
Wisconsin was awarded a berth in the Alamo Bowl, having gotten the required 6 wins in the regular season, and faced Colorado, a Big Twelve opponent that had won the Big Twelve North outright and lost the Big Twelve Championship Game 29–7 to Oklahoma. At 9-4, Colorado entered the game ranked 14th in the nation, and hoping for a ten-win season. But Wisconsin managed to keep up with Colorado, and won the game 31–28 in overtime for their 8th win of the season, knocking Colorado to 9–5 on the year.
For Wisconsin, Freshman WR Jonathan Orr put together a good season in the absence of Lee Evans, catching 47 passes for 842 yards, with 8 receiving touchdowns. RB Anthony Davis ran for 1,555 yards on 300 carries, with 13 touchdowns. QB Brooks Bollinger, in his senior season, completed 131 passes on 245 attempts for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns, with just 4 interceptions.

## Game summaries
### Fresno State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 25 Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: August 23, 2002
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 75,136
* Referee: J. Strochertz
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
FS – Bernard Berrian 22-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 4:29. Fresno State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:38.
Second quarter
WIS – Matt Bernstein 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:06. Tie 7–7. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yard, 0:03.
WIS – Mike Allen 27-yard field goal, 4:02. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:06.
Third quarter
FS – Adam Jennings 8-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 11:46. Fresno State 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:53.
WIS – Matt Bernstein 3-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 6:08. Wisconsin 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:34.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Mike Allen 35-yard field goal, 11:50. Wisconsin 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:30.
FS – Alec Greco 23-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 9:01. Fresno State 21–20. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:36.
WIS – Mike Allen 34-yard field goal, 2:05. Wisconsin 23–21. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:50.
Top passers
FS – Jeff Grady – 21/42, 262 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 11/25, 160 yards
Top rushers
FS – Matt Rivera – 8 rushes, 21 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 36 rushes, 184 yards
Top receivers
FS – Marque Davis – 6 receptions, 69 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 62 yards
Top defenders
FS – Sam Williams – 11 tackles, fumble recovery, pass breakup
WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, TFL, 2 pass breakups :

### UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
| Rebels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Sam Boyd Stadium
* Date: August 31, 2002
* Game time: 6:45 p.m.
* Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW 11 MPH
* Game attendance: 42,075
* Referee: Clair Gausman
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
WIS – Jonathan Orr 37-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 11:45. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:07.
WIS – Bob Docherty 8-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 10:16. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:43.
WIS – Mike Allen 43-yard field goal, 6:10. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:48.
WIS – Dwayne Smith 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 2:19. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:16.
NLV – Joe Haro 15-yard TD run (Dillon Pieffer kick), 0:56. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:23.
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
WIS – Scott Campbell 42-yard field goal, 7:27. Wisconsin 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:42.
Top passers
NLV – Jason Thomas – 12/26, 138 yards, 2 INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 12/24, 157 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
NLV – Jason Thomas – 10 rushes, 83 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 20 rushes, 81 yards
Top receivers
NLV – Michael Johnson – 4 receptions, 45 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 7 receptions, 150 yards, TD
Top defenders
NLV – Tyrone Tucker – 11 tackles
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 7 tackles, INT, 2 pass breakups :

### West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountaineers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 25 Badgers | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: September 7, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Clear; Wind at SW 7 MPH
* Game attendance: 76,320
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Jonathan Orr 19-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick), 6:54. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:03.
Second quarter
WVU – Todd James 34-yard field goal, 14:10. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:22.
WIS – Dwayne Smith 4-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 10:09. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:50.
WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 7:10. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:47.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 43-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Jim Sorgi rush failed), 3:34. Wisconsin 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:57.
WIS – Matt Bernstein 2-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:16. Wisconsin 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:21.
Third quarter
WVU – Avon Cobourne 6-yard TD run (Todd James kick), 11:57. Wisconsin 34–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:57.
Fourth quarter
WVU – Rasheed Marshall 1-yard TD run (Todd James kick), 9:18. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:43.
Top passers
WVU – Rasheed Marshall – 17/36, 219 yards
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 14/20, 218 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
WVU – Avon Cobourne – 18 rushes, 79 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD
Top receivers
WVU – Miquelle Henderson – 5 receptions, 106 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 5 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD
Top defenders
WVU – Grant Wiley – 7 tackles
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 7 tackles, 2 pass breakups :

### Northern Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| No. 22 Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: September 14, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at Var. 5 MPH
* Game attendance: 77,460
* Referee: S. Pamon
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
NIU – Steve Azar 34-yard field goal, 6:33. Northern Illinois 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:21.
Second quarter
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 3:06. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:48.
NIU – Steve Azar 37-yard field goal, 0:33. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:26.
WIS – Scott Campbell 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:28.
Third quarter
NIU – Steve Azar 35-yard field goal, 11:31. Wisconsin 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
WIS – Anthony Davis 9-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 5:56. Wisconsin 17–9. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:26.
Fourth quarter
NIU – Michael Turner 3-yard TD run (Josh Haldi pass failed), 14:56. Wisconsin 17–15. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:30.
NIU – Michael Turner 1-yard TD run (Josh Haldi pass failed), 5:55. Northern Illinois 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:51.
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 2-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:21. Wisconsin 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 0:52.
Top passers
NIU – Josh Haldi – 18/33, 273 yards, 2 INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 15/23, 207 yards, INT
Top rushers
NIU – Michael Turner – 34 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 14 rushes, 49 yards, TD
Top receivers
NIU – Sam Hurd – 8 receptions, 161 yards
WIS – David Braun – 4 receptions, 56 yards
Top defenders
NIU – Larry Williams – 10 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 9 tackles, INT, pass breakup :

### Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| No. 22 Badgers | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: September 21, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); Sunny and Clear; Wind at NW 5-7 MPH
* Game attendance: 78,582
* Referee: D. Witvoet
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 14:53. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:49.
WIS – Anthony Davis 3-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 13:45. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards, 0:04.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick), 4:03. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 4:50.
WIS – Scott Campbell 32-yard field goal, 0:12. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 2:39.
Third quarter
ARZ – Clarence Farmer 70-yard TD run (Sean Keel kick), 10:15. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 2:16.
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 31–7. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:51.
Fourth quarter
ARZ – Sean Keel 27-yard field goal, 8:12. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 11 yards, 2:29.
Top passers
ARZ – Jason Johnson – 13/27, 129 yards, INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 13/19, 127 yards, TD
Top rushers
ARZ – Clarence Farmer – 20 rushes, 131 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 16 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ARZ – Bobby Wade – 7 receptions, 85 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 7 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Top defenders
ARZ – Lance Briggs – 15 tackles, 2 TFL
WIS – Jeff Mack – 13 tackles, pass breakup, QB hurry :

### #20 Penn State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 20 Nittany Lions | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| No. 19 Badgers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: October 5, 2002
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Clear; Wind at W 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 79,403
* Referee: J. Lapetoma
* TV: ABC
Game information :
First quarter
PSU – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 11:06. Penn State 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:54.
PSU – Zack Mills 1-yard TD run (Robbie Gould kick), 1:47. Penn State 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:47.
Second quarter
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 5-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 12:24. Penn State 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:16.
PSU – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 8:25. Penn State 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 3:50.
WIS – B. J. Tucker 65-yard interception return (Scott Campbell kick), 4:33. Wisconsin 14–13.
PSU – Larry Johnson 24-yard TD run (Larry Johnson pass), 3:12. Penn State 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:12.
Third quarter
PSU – Sean McHugh 1-yard TD run (Robbie Gould kick), 8:56. Penn State 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:30.
WIS – Brandon Williams 7-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick failed), 2:23. Penn State 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:28.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Mike Allen 48-yard field goal, 13:05. Penn State 28–23. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:27.
PSU – Robbie Gould 51-yard field goal, 7:36. Penn State 31–23. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:50.
PSU – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 2:55. Penn State 34–23. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:37.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 28-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Dewayne Smith run), 1:17. Penn State 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:31.
Top passers
PSU – Zack Mills – 21/37, 287 yards, INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 15/25, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
PSU – Larry Johnson – 14 rushes, 111 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 11 rushes, 46 yards
Top receivers
PSU – Bryant Johnson – 4 receptions, 81 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Top defenders
PSU – Jimmy Kennedy – 6 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 sacks
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 10 tackles, pass breakup :

### Indiana

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Badgers | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
| Hoosiers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
at Memorial Stadium
* Date: October 12, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N/A
* Game attendance: 31,156
* Referee: Steve Newman
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Mike Allen 34-yard field goal, 13:19. Wisconsin 3–0.
IND – Bryan Robertson 32-yard field goal, 4:45. Tie 3–3.
WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 0:27. Wisconsin 6–3.
Second quarter
IND – Brian Lewis 4-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 11:49. Indiana 10–6.
WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 4:14. Indiana 10–9.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 1:24. Wisconsin 16–10.
Third quarter
WIS – Anthony Davis 8-yard TD run (Brooks Bollinger run failed), 10:06. Wisconsin 22–10.
WIS – Dewayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:34. Wisconsin 29–10.''
IND – Courtney Roby 31-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 11:49. Wisconsin 29–17.
Fourth quarter
IND – Aaron Halterman 4-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 9:21. Wisconsin 29–24.
IND – Glenn Johnson 20-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Glenn Johnson pass), 2:16. Indiana 32–29.
Top passers
IND – Gibran Hamdan – 24/36, 310 yards, 4 TD, INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 11/23, 113 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
IND – Brian Lewis – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 108 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – Courtney Roby – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 42 yards
Top defenders
IND – John Kerr – 13 tackles, TFL, sack
WIS – B. J. Tucker – 13 tackles :

### #4 Ohio State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Buckeyes | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: October 19, 2002
* Game time: 2:30 p.m.
* Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE 10
* Game attendance: 79,729
* Referee: D. Honig
* TV: ABC
Game information :
First quarter
OSU – Michael Jenkins 47-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick), 13:30. Ohio State 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30.
WIS – Anthony Davis 41-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:49. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:51.
OSU – Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal, 2:48. Ohio State 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:56.
Second quarter
OSU – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 13:14. Ohio State 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 3:41.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 42-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:55. Wisconsin 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:15.
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
OSU – Ben Hartsock 3-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Craig Krenzel pass failed), 9:59. Ohio State 19–14. Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:44.
Top passers
OSU – Craig Krenzel – 12/19, 204 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 7/15, 137 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
OSU – Maurice Clarett – 30 rushes, 133 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Top receivers
OSU – Michael Jenkins – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Top defenders
OSU – Mike Doss – 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, fumble recovery
WIS – Brode Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack :

### Michigan State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Spartans | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Spartan Stadium
* Date: October 26, 2002
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); Mostly Cloudy; Wind at W 5
* Game attendance: 74,507
* Referee: Dennis Lipski
* TV: ESPN2
Game information :
First quarter
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:20. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:44.
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:47. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:27.
WIS – Mark Bell 3-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:50.
Second quarter
MSU – Dave Rayner 36-yard field goal, 10:35. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:25.
WIS – Brandon Williams 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:05. Wisconsin 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 0:32.
Third quarter
MSU – B.J. Lovett 7-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Raymer kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 28–10. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:38.
WIS – Dewayne Smith 33-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 7:10. Wisconsin 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:57.
MSU – Charles Rogers 26-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Raymer kick), 0:00. Wisconsin 35–17. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:12.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 7:49. Wisconsin 42–17. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:01.
MSU – Charles Rogers 44-yard pass from Aaron Alexander (Dave Raymer kick), 5:23. Wisconsin 42–24. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:13.
Top passers
MSU – Craig Krenzel – 12/19, 204 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 7/15, 137 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
MSU – Maurice Clarett – 30 rushes, 133 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 144 yards, TD
Top receivers
MSU – Michael Jenkins – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Top defenders
MSU – Mike Doss – 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, fumble recovery
WIS – Brode Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack :

### #9 Iowa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 9 Hawkeyes | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
at Kinnick Stadium
* Date: November 2, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
* Game attendance: 70,397
* Referee: S. Pamon
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
IOW – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 10:45. Iowa 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:01.
WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 4:24. Tie 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:24.
IOW – Maurice Brown 21-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nate Kaeding kick), 1:03. Iowa 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:11.
Third quarter
IOW – Nate Kaeding 30-yard field goal, 10:05. Iowa 13–3. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 2:29.
IOW – Dallas Clark 23-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nate Kaeding kick), 6:25. Iowa 20–3. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:31.
Fourth quarter
No scoring
Top passers
IOW – Brad Banks – 17/30, 275 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 8/17, 84 yards, INT
Top rushers
IOW – Jermelle Lewis – 25 rushes, 81 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 16 rushes, 34 yards
Top receivers
IOW – Maurice Brown – 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 6 receptions, 83 yards
Top defenders
IOW – Derek Pagel – 8 tackles, INT
WIS – Alex Lewis – 13 tackles, 4 TFL, sack, 2 forced fumbles, pass breakup, QB hurry :

### Illinois

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fighting Illini | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
| Badgers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: November 9, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
* Game attendance: 78,709
* Referee: S. Pamon
* TV: ESPN+
Game information :
First quarter
ILL – John Gockman 46-yard field goal, 12:01. Illinois 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:19.
WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 5:13. Tie 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:48.
ILL – Greg Lewis 36-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 2:59. Illinois 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:05.
Second quarter
ILL – Greg Lewis 7-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 14:11. Illinois 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:14.
WIS – Dewayne Smith 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 11:07. Illinois 17–10. Drive: 1 plays, 6 yards, 0:05.
WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 7:31. Illinois 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:24.
ILL – Walter Young 22-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 0:28. Illinois 24–13. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
WIS – Dewayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:26. Illinois 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 2:13.
ILL – Peter Christofilakos 29-yard field goal, 3:07. Illinois 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:13.
Fourth quarter
ILL – Jason Davis 12-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 11:34. Illinois 34–20. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:54.
ILL – John Gockman 46-yard field goal, 6:37. Illinois 37–20. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:33.
Top passers
ILL – Jon Beutjer – 22/34, 319 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 13/23, 162 yards
Top rushers
ILL – Antoineo Harris – 40 rushes, 158 yards
WIS – Dewayne Smith – 28 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ILL – Walter Young – 9 receptions, 114 yards, TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 83 yards
Top defenders
ILL – Derrick Strong – 9 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, QB hurry
WIS – Alex Lewis – 13 tackles, fumble recovery, QB hurry :

### #12 Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 12 Wolverines | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at Michigan Stadium
* Date: November 16, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at ENE 15
* Game attendance: 110,412
* Referee: S. Newman
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
MIC – B. J. Askew 27-yard TD run (Adam Finley kick), 12:14. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
MIC – Chris Perry 11-yard TD run (Adam Finley kick), 10:41. Michigan 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:17.
WIS – Jim Leonhard 39-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick), 1:27. Michigan 14–7
Second quarter
WIS – Anthony Davis 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:31. Tie 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:03.
Third quarter
MIC – Braylon Edwards 8-yard pass from John Navarre (Adam Finley kick), 2:15. Michigan 21–14. Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 8:43.
Fourth quarter
No scoring
Top passers
MIC – John Navarre – 19/28, 136 yards, TD, 2 INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 7/20, 60 yards
Top rushers
MIC – Chris Perry – 27 rushes, 175 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 26 rushes, 154 yards, TD
Top receivers
MIC – Bennie Joppru – 7 receptions, 45 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 20 yards
Top defenders
MIC – Victor Hobson – 9 tackles, TFL, sack, fumble recovery
WIS – Ryan Aiello – 12 tackles :

### Minnesota

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Gophers | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Badgers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
at Camp Randall Stadium
* Date: November 23, 2002
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at W 8
* Game attendance: 78,843
* Referee: D. Honig
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Dan Nystrom 39-yard field goal, 7:32. Minnesota 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:33.
WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:18. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:03.
Second quarter
MIN – Dan Nystrom 25-yard field goal, 14:49. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:23.
WIS – Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 9:27. Wisconsin 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:15.
MIN – Terry Jackson II 1-yard TD run (Ben Utecht catch), 3:50. Tie 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:26.
WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:03. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:38.
Third quarter
MIN – Terry Jackson II 7-yard TD run (Dan Nystrom kick), 11:29. Tie 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:22.
MIN – Dan Nystrom 29-yard field goal, 8:13. Minnesota 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 1:42.
WIS – Anthony Davis 25-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:45. Wisconsin 28–24. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:50.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Thomas Tapeh 2-yard pass from Asad Abdul-Khaliq (Dan Nystrom kick), 12:30. Minnesota 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09.
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 10:21. Wisconsin 35–31. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
WIS – Anthony Davis 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 2:51. Wisconsin 42–31. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:35.
WIS – Anthony Davis 71-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:26. Wisconsin 49–31. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01.
Top passers
MIN – Asad Abdul-Khaliq – 15/33, 282 yards, TD, 2 INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 6/12, 134 yards, TD
Top rushers
MIN – Terry Jackson II – 22 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 45 rushes, 301 yards, 5 TD
Top receivers
MIN – Aaron Hosack – 4 receptions, 90 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 2 receptions, 49 yards
Top defenders
MIN – Eli Ward – 22 tackles, TFL
WIS – LaMarr Watkins – 8 tackles, 2.5 TFL :

### #14 Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 14 Buffaloes | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Badgers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
at Alamodome
* Date: December 28, 2002
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 50,690
* Referee: Terry Brown
* TV: ESPN
Game information :
First quarter
COL – Donald Strickland 91-yard interception return (Pat Brougham kick), 11:07. Colorado 7–0.
WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:54. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:08.
COL – D. J. Hackett 10-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Pat Brougham kick), 0:00. Colorado 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:54.
Second quarter
WIS – Brandon Williams 10-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 5:19. Tie 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:04.
WIS – Darrin Charles 7-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:12.
Third quarter
COL – Chris Brown 4-yard TD run (Pat Brougham kick), 7:37. Tie 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:48.
COL – D. J. Hackett 11-yard pass from Zac Colvin (Pat Brougham kick), 5:58. Colorado 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:20.
Fourth quarter
WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:51. Tie 28–28. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
Overtime
WIS – Mike Allen 37-yard field goal, 15:00. Wisconsin 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 0:42.
Top passers
COL – Robert Hodge – 6/13, 62 yards, TD, 3 INT
WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 12/24, 163 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
COL – Chris Brown – 28 rushes, 97 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 99 yards, TD
Top receivers
COL – D. J. Hackett – 3 receptions, 30 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Top defenders
COL – Medford Moorer – 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup
WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, 3 TFL :

## Regular starters

| Position | Player |
| Quarterback | Brooks Bollinger |
| Running Back | Anthony Davis |
| Fullback | Matt Bernstein |
| Wide Receiver | Darrin Charles |
| Wide Receiver | Jonathan Orr |
| Tight End | Tony Paciotti |
| Left Tackle | Ben Johnson |
| Left Guard | Dan Buenning |
| Center | Al Johnson |
| Right Guard | Jonathan Clinkscale |
| Right Tackle | Jason Jowers |
| Position | Player |
| Defensive End | Jake Sprague |
| Defensive Tackle | Anttaj Hawthorne |
| Defensive Tackle | Jason Jefferson |
| Defensive End | Erasmus James |
| Outside Linebacker | Alex Lewis |
| Inside Linebacker | Jeff Mack |
| Outside Linebacker | Kareem Timbers |
| Cornerback | Scott Starks |
| Strong Safety | Jim Leonhard |
| Free Safety | Ryan Aiello |
| Cornerback | B.J. Tucker |

## Team players selected in the 2003 NFL Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall Selection | NFL Team |
| Al Johnson | Center | 2 | 38 | Dallas Cowboys |
| B.J. Tucker | Cornerback | 6 | 178 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Brooks Bollinger | Quarterback | 6 | 200 | New York Jets |
| Ben Johnson | Offensive Tackle | 7 | 216 | Detroit Lions |