# 2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Michigan* | No. 4 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN+ | W 19–7 | 77,843 |
| September 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Oregon* | No. 5 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | W 27–23 | 78,521 |
| September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati* | No. 4 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | | W 28–25 $^{OT}$ | 78,749 |
| September 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Northwestern | No. 7 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN+ | L 44–47 $^{2OT}$ | 78,597 |
| September 30 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9 Michigan | No. 17 | Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI (College GameDay) | ABC | L 10–13 | 111,341 |
| October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 8 Ohio State | No. 24 | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ABC | L 7–23 | 79,045 |
| October 14 | 11:00 a.m. | at Michigan State | | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 74,863 |
| October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 17 Purdue | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI | ESPN | L 24–30 $^{OT}$ | 79,048 |
| October 28 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa | | Kinnick StadiumIowa City, IA (rivalry) | ESPN+ | W 13–7 | 62,560 |
| November 4 | 11:00 a.m. | Minnesota | | Camp Randall StadiumMadison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe) | ESPN2 | W 41–20 | 79,171 |
| November 11 | 11:00 a.m. | at Indiana | | Memorial StadiumBloomington, IN | ESPN+ | W 43–22 | 30,469 |
| November 25 | 10:00 p.m. | at Hawaii* | | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | ESPN+ | W 34–18 | 41,313 |
| December 29 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. UCLA* | | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | W 21–20 | 49,093 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Regular starters

| Position | Player |
| Quarterback | Brooks Bollinger |
| Running Back | Michael Bennett |
| Fullback | Mark Anelli |
| Wide Receiver | Lee Evans |
| Wide Receiver | Chris Chambers |
| Tight End | John Sigmund |
| Left Tackle | Ben Johnson |
| Left Guard | Bill Ferrario |
| Center | Al Johnson |
| Right Guard | Casey Rabach |
| Right Tackle | Brian Lamont |
| Position | Player |
| Defensive Tackle | Ross Kolodziej |
| Nose Tackle | Eric Mahlik |
| Defensive Tackle | Wendell Bryant |
| Rush End | John Favret |
| Outside Linebacker | Roger Knight |
| Inside Linebacker | Nick Greisen |
| Outside Linebacker | Jeff Mack |
| Cornerback | Jamar Fletcher |
| Free Safety | Jason Doering |
| Strong Safety | Joey Boese |
| Cornerback | Mike Echols |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 7 | 17 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Coaches Poll | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 (1) | 5 (1) | 6 | 14 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## 2001 NFL draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jamar Fletcher | Cornerback | 1 | 26 | Miami Dolphins |
| Michael Bennett | Running Back | 1 | 27 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Chris Chambers | Wide Receiver | 2 | 52 | Miami Dolphins |
| Casey Rabach | Center | 3 | 92 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Bill Ferrario | Guard | 4 | 105 | Green Bay Packers |
| Roger Knight | Linebacker | 6 | 182 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Jason Doering | Defensive Back | 6 | 193 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Ross Kolodziej | Defensive End | 7 | 230 | New York Giants |

## Awards and records

* Kevin Stemke, Punter, Ray Guy Award
* Jamar Fletcher, Cornerback, Jim Thorpe Award
* Jamar Fletcher, Cornerback, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year