2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2004 Wisconsin Badgers football
2004 Wisconsin Badgers football
Outback Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 17
Record	9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian White (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Scott Starks
Captains	Dan Buenning; Anthony Davis; Anttaj Hawthorne; Jim Leonhard;
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

2004 Big Ten Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Michigan $+	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 8 Iowa +	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 17	6	–	2	9	–	3
Northwestern	5	–	3	6	–	6
No. 20 Ohio State	4	–	4	8	–	4
Purdue	4	–	4	7	–	5
Michigan State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	5	7	–	5
Penn State	2	–	6	4	–	7
Illinois	1	–	7	3	–	8
Indiana	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big Ten. Wisconsin was invited to the Outback Bowl, where the Badgers lost to Georgia. The team played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	11:00 a.m.	UCF*	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 34–6	82,116
September 11	11:00 a.m.	UNLV*	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 18–3	82,071
September 18	3:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 20	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 9–7	50,275
September 25	5:00 p.m.	Penn State	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 16–3	82,179
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 24–7	82,306
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Ohio State	No. 15	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 24–13	105,090
October 16	4:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Purdue	No. 10	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (College GameDay)	ESPN2	W 20–17	65,196
October 23	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern	No. 6	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 24–12	82,468
November 6	2:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–14	83,069
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 4	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 14–49	76,697
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Iowa	No. 9	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–30	70,397
January 1, 2005	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 8 Georgia*	No. 16	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24	62,414
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	21	21	20	20	20	15	10	6	6	5	4	9	20	17	16	17
Coaches Poll	22	22	21	20	20	16	12	7	6	4	4	9	18	17	16	18
BCS	Not released							6	7	5	5	13	20	17	17	Not released

Game summaries

UCF

UCF vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Knights	3	0	3	0	6
No. 21 Badgers	10	10	7	7	34

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 4, 2004
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); Sunny and humid; Wind at S 7 MPH
Game attendance: 82,116
Referee: Steve Pamon
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 8-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:27. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:37.
UCF – Matt Prater 51-yard field goal, 3:13. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:13.
WIS – Mike Allen 40-yard field goal, 0:35. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 2:54.

Second quarter

WIS – Jonathan Orr 16-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 1:35. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:00.
WIS – Mike Allen 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 20–3. Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:24.

Third quarter

WIS – John Stocco 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:48. Wisconsin 27–3. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:03.
UCF – Matt Prater 33-yard field goal, 0:07. Wisconsin 27–6. Drive: 10 plays, 22 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Owen Daniels 52-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 12:30. Wisconsin 34–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:37.

Top passers

UCF – Steven Moffett – 13/24, 177 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 8/18, 164 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

UCF – Alex Haynes – 21 rushes, 56 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 13 rushes, 78 yards, TD

Top receivers

UCF – Luther Huggins – 5 receptions, 85 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD

Top defenders

UCF – Atari Bigby – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL
WIS – Reggie Cribbs – 6 tackles, 2.0 TFL

UNLV

UNLV vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	0	0	3	0	3
No. 21 Badgers	2	7	2	7	18

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 11, 2004
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at S 8 MPH
Game attendance: 82,072
Referee: Steve Newman
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – TEAM 3-yard safety, 0:22. Wisconsin 2–0.

Second quarter

WIS – Jim Leonhard 86-yard blocked field goal return (Mike Allen kick), 2:20. Wisconsin 9–0.

Third quarter

WIS – Mark Zalewski 1-yard safety, 7:55. Wisconsin 11–0.
UNV – Sergio Aguayo 34-yard field goal, 4:40. Wisconsin 11–3. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:26.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Darrin Charles 5-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 12:19. Wisconsin 18–3. Drive: 16 plays, 91 yards, 7:15.

Top passers

UNV – Shane Steichen – 12/27, 100 yards
WIS – John Stocco – 14/24, 131 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

UNV – Dominique Dorsey – 14 rushes, 57 yards
WIS – Jamil Walker – 16 rushes, 88 yards

Top receivers

UNV – Alvin Marshall – 3 receptions, 33 yards
WIS – Owen Daniels – 2 receptions, 40 yards

Top defenders

UNV – Joe Miklos – 11 tackles, INT
WIS – Reggie Cribbs – 8 tackles, blocked kick, QB hurry

Arizona

Wisconsin vs Arizona – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Badgers	0	0	0	9	9
Wildcats	0	7	0	0	7

at Arizona Stadium

Date: September 18, 2004
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Rain; Wind at Var 8 MPH
Game attendance: 50,272
Referee: Gordon Riese
TV: FSN
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

ARI – Mike Jefferson 44-yard pass from Kris Heavner (Nick Folk kick), 0:32. Arizona 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:53.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

WIS – Booker Stanley 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick failed), 14:21. Arizona 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 4:43.
WIS – Mike Allen 23-yard field goal, 3:47. Wisconsin 9–7. Drive: 16 plays, 72 yards, 7:26.

Top passers

ARI – Kris Heavner – 9/15, 103 yards, TD
WIS – John Stocco – 12/24, 116 yards

Top rushers

ARI – Gilbert Harris – 11 rushes, 56 yards
WIS – Stanley Booker – 30 rushes, 135 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – Mike Jefferson – 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD
WIS – Matt Bernstein – 2 receptions, 27 yards

Top defenders

ARI – Lemon Means – 12 tackles, 1.5 TFL, pass breakup
WIS – Erasmus James – 5 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, pass breakup

Penn State

Penn State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	0	0	3	0	3
No. 20 Badgers	7	6	3	0	16

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 25, 2004
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 7 MPH
Game attendance: 82,179
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – John Stocco 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:58. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:23.

Second quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 39-yard field goal, 5:17. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:43.
WIS – Mike Allen 38-yard field goal, 2:08. Wisconsin 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:57.

Third quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 7:01. Wisconsin 16–0. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 7:59.
PSU – Robbie Gould 23-yard field goal, 2:16. Wisconsin 16–3. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 4:39.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

PSU – Chris Ganter – 6/23, 32 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 12/29, 150 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

PSU – Tony Hunt – 16 rushes, 72 yards
WIS – Matt Bernstein – 27 rushes, 123 yards

Top receivers

PSU – Michael Robinson – 1 receptions, 49 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 64 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Tim Shaw – 10 tackles, pass breakup, QB hurry
WIS – Brett Bell – 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL, INT

Illinois

Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	0	0	0	7	7
No. 20 Badgers	0	10	7	7	24

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: October 2, 2004
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); Clear; Wind at W 8 MPH
Game attendance: 82,306
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 16-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 13:44. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:13.
WIS – Mike Allen 48-yard field goal, 5:32. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:46.

Third quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:47. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:48.

Fourth quarter

ILL – Melvin Bryant 3-yard pass from Chris Pazan (Jason Reda kick), 7:29. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:05.
WIS – Anthony Davis 31-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:10. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:14.

Top passers

ILL – Chris Pazan – 7/10, 67 yards, TD
WIS – John Stocco – 9/20, 99 yards

Top rushers

ILL – Jason Davis – 8 rushes, 30 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 27 rushes, 213 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

ILL – Kendrick Jones – 4 receptions, 57 yards
WIS – Owen Daniels – 2 receptions, 43 yards

Top defenders

ILL – Morris Virgil – 10 tackles, TFL, pass breakup
WIS – Dontez Sanders – 13 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble

Ohio State

Wisconsin vs Ohio State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Badgers	0	14	3	7	24
No. 18 Buckeyes	7	6	0	0	13

at Ohio Stadium

Date: October 9, 2004
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at NW 9 MPH
Game attendance: 105,090
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV: ABC
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Game information

First quarter

OSU – Ted Ginn Jr. 65-yard punt return (Mike Nugent kick), 8:33. Ohio State 7–0.

Second quarter

OSU – Mike Nugent 42-yard field goal, 11:34. Ohio State 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:49.
WIS – Anthony Davis 31-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:00. Ohio State 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:26.
WIS – Darrin Charles 8-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 3:30. Wisconsin 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:02.
OSU – Mike Nugent 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 14–13. Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 3:24.

Third quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 8:43. Wisconsin 17–13. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:17.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Jonathan Orr 10-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 10:41. Wisconsin 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34.

Top passers

OSU – Justin Zwick – 15/31, 125 yards
WIS – John Stocco – 15/24, 160 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

OSU – Antonio Pittman – 4 rushes, 48 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 39 rushes, 168 yards, TD

Top receivers

OSU – Santonio Holmes – 3 receptions, 34 yards
WIS – Owen Daniels – 4 receptions, 72 yards

Top defenders

OSU – A. J. Hawk – 20 tackles, TFL, forced fumble
WIS – Erasmus James – 6 tackles, 2 TFL, sack

Purdue

Wisconsin vs Purdue – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Badgers	0	7	0	13	20
No. 5 Boilermakers	0	0	7	10	17

at Ross–Ade Stadium

Date: October 16, 2004
Game time: 4:30 p.m.
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at NW 22-30 MPH
Game attendance: 65,196
Referee: Steve Newman
TV: ESPN2
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:42. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:21.

Third quarter

PUR – Charles Davis 8-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick), 4:32. Tie 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:53.

Fourth quarter

PUR – Ben Jones 35-yard field goal, 13:43. Purdue 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:06.
PUR – Kyle Orton 6-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 8:00. Purdue 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:57.
WIS – Booker Stanley 7-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 5:29. Purdue 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:31.
WIS – Scott Starks 40-yard fumble return (Mike Allen kick blocked), 2:36. Wisconsin 20–17.

Top passers

PUR – Kyle Orton – 25/45, 235 yards, TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 17/32, 211 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

PUR – Jerod Void – 16 rushes, 74 yards
WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 66 yards, TD

Top receivers

PUR – Dorien Bryant – 6 receptions, 68 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 84 yards

Top defenders

PUR – George Hall – 7 tackles, INT
WIS – Scott Starks – 9 tackles, fumble recovery, INT, pass breakup, TD

Northwestern

Northwestern vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	6	6	12
No. 6 Badgers	3	14	7	0	24

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: October 23, 2004
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at S 13 MPH
Game attendance: 82,468
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 29-yard field goal, 5:35. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:21.

Second quarter

WIS – Owen Daniels 4-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 9:29. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:44.
WIS – Anthony Davis 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:09. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:29.

Third quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:54. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:40.
NU – Mark Philmore 29-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Brett Basanez pass failed), 0:49. Wisconsin 24–6. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:27.

Fourth quarter

NU – Noah Herron 14-yard TD run (Brett Basanez pass failed), 14:36. Wisconsin 24–12. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:09.

Top passers

NU – Brett Basanez – 16/37, 185 yards, TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 13/21, 178 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

NU – Noah Herron – 19 rushes, 109 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 31 rushes, 117 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

NU – Mark Philmore – 5 receptions, 41 yards, TD
WIS – Darrin Charles – 4 receptions, 83 yards

Top defenders

NU – Tim McGarigle – 14 tackles, TFL
WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 3.5 TFL, pass breakup

Minnesota

Minnesota vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	7	7	0	14
No. 5 Badgers	21	10	7	0	38

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: November 6, 2004
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW 8 MPH
Game attendance: 83,069
Referee: Steve Newman
TV: ABC
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – John Stocco 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:18. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:42.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 4:39. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:20.
WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:08. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:28.

Second quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:44. Wisconsin 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:16.
WIS – Mike Allen 41-yard field goal, 6:00. Wisconsin 31–0. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:14.
MIN – Ernie Wheelwright 10-yard pass from Bryan Cupito (Rhys Lloyd kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 31–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

MIN – Laurence Maroney 31-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 12:57. Wisconsin 31–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:56.
WIS – John Stocco 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:18. Wisconsin 38–14. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 7:34.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

MIN – Bryan Cupito – 17/33, 258 yards, TD
WIS – John Stocco – 19/26, 297 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIN – Laurence Maroney – 8 rushes, 57 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 31 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

MIN – Ernie Wheelwright – 6 receptions, 83 yards, TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD

Top defenders

MIN – Dominique Sims – 14 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks
WIS – Dontez Sanders – 5 tackles, TFL, sack, fumble recovery, QB hurry

Michigan State

Wisconsin vs Michigan State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Badgers	7	7	0	0	14
Spartans	14	7	14	14	49

at Spartan Stadium

Date: November 13, 2004
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Sunny; Wind at ENE 6 MPH
Game attendance: 76,697
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV: ABC
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Anthony Davis 45-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 13:01. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:59.
MSU – Eric Knott 4-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Rayner kick), 7:45. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:50.
MSU – Travis Key 0-yard blocked punt return (Dave Rayner kick), 6:03. Michigan State 14–7.

Second quarter

WIS – Matt Bernstein 9-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:05. Tie 14–14. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:58.
MSU – Jason Teague 30-yard pass from Aaron Alexander (Dave Rayner kick), 6:22. Michigan State 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 99 yards, 2:36.

Third quarter

MSU – Jehuu Caulcrick 1-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 11:02. Michigan State 28–14. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:57.
MSU – Matt Trannon 31-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Dave Rayner kick), 1:19. Michigan State 35–14. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:04.

Fourth quarter

MSU – DeAndra' Cobb 55-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 12:03. Michigan State 42–14. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:38.
MSU – Jason Teague 1-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 5:08. Michigan State 49–14. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:55.

Top passers

MSU – Drew Stanton – 3/5, 44 yards, TD
WIS – John Stocco – 20/38, 178 yards

Top rushers

MSU – Jehuu Caulcrick – 13 rushes, 146 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 21 rushes, 128 yards, TD

Top receivers

MSU – Matt Trannon – 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD
WIS – Darrin Charles – 5 receptions, 48 yards

Top defenders

MSU – Eric Smith – 8 tackles, pass breakup
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 9 tackles, 2 pass breakups

Iowa

Wisconsin vs Iowa – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 Badgers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 17 Hawkeyes	7	7	10	6	30

at Kinnick Stadium

Date: November 20, 2004
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NW 14 MPH
Game attendance: 70,397
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

IOW – Clinton Solomon 6-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 4:22. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:51.

Second quarter

WIS – Stanley Booker 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:51. Tie 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:38.
IOW – Clinton Solomon 51-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 1:00. Iowa 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:43.

Third quarter

IOW – Scott Chandler 12-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 3:54. Iowa 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 3:24.
IOW – Kyle Schlicher 31-yard field goal, 1:37. Iowa 24–7. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:07.

Fourth quarter

IOW – Kyle Schlicher 21-yard field goal, 10:59. Iowa 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 25 yards, 4:01.
IOW – Kyle Schlicher 34-yard field goal, 6:50. Iowa 30–7. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:29.

Top passers

IOW – Drew Tate – 15/24, 186 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 18/38, 145 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

IOW – Aaron Mickens – 11 rushes, 42 yards
WIS – Matt Bernstein – 11 rushes, 28 yards

Top receivers

IOW – Clinton Solomon – 6 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brandon White – 4 receptions, 42 yards

Top defenders

IOW – Chad Greenway – 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL, sack, forced fumble
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 10 tackles, 2 INTs

Georgia

Georgia vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Bulldogs	3	7	14	0	24
No. 16 Badgers	3	3	7	8	21

at Raymond James Stadium

Date: January 1, 2005
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at Var. 5 MPH
Game attendance: 62,414
Referee: Jack Childress
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

GEO – Brandon Coutu 20-yard field goal, 10:24. Georgia 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:36.
WIS – Mike Allen 46-yard field goal, 5:47. Tie 3–3. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:12.

Second quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 14:55. Wisconsin 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:19.
GEO – Fred Gibson 19-yard pass from David Greene (Brandon Coutu kick), 7:38. Georgia 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:50.

Third quarter

GEO – Jeremy Thomas 24-yard pass from David Greene (Brandon Coutu kick), 9:16. Georgia 17–6. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:21.
GEO – Thomas Brown 29-yard TD run (Brandon Coutu kick), 6:33. Georgia 24–6. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 1:32.
WIS – Darrin Charles 19-yard pass from John Stocco (Mike Allen kick), 3:16. Georgia 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:17.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Andy Crooks 11-yard interception return (Jonathan Orr catch), 4:12. Georgia 24–21.

Top passers

GEO – David Greene – 19/38, 264 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 12/27, 170 yards, TD

Top rushers

GEO – Thomas Brown – 16 rushes, 111 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 21 rushes, 79 yards

Top receivers

GEO – Fred Gibson – 4 receptions, 42 yards, TD
WIS – Darrin Charles – 3 receptions, 52 yards, TD

Top defenders

GEO – Thomas Davis Sr. – 8 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, pass breakup
WIS – Robert Brooks – 10 tackles, TFL

Roster

2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`45`	Matt Bernstein	Jr
G	`67`	Dan Buenning (C)	Sr
RB	`27`	Brian Calhoun	Jr
OL	`50`	Jonathan Clinkscale	Sr
TE	`11`	Owen Daniels	Jr
RB	`28`	Anthony Davis (C)	Sr
WR	`19`	Paul Hubbard	Fr
QB	`10`	Sean Lewis	Fr
WR	`9`	Jonathan Orr	Jr
TE	`84`	Jason Pociask	Jr
FB	`25`	Chris Pressley	Fr
OL	`53`	Donovan Raiola	Jr
FB	`34`	Bill Rentmeester	Fr
QB	`7`	John Stocco	So
WR	`15`	Luke Swan	Fr
OT	`72`	Joe Thomas	So
G	`63`	Kraig Urbik	Fr
WR	`1`	Brandon Williams	Jr
OL	`78`	Jake Wood	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`77`	Anttaj Hawthorne (C)	Sr
DT	`96`	Nick Hayden	Fr
CB	`27`	Jack Ikegwuonu	Fr
DE	`90`	Erasmus James	Sr
DT	`74`	Jason Jefferson	Sr
S	`18`	Jim Leonhard (C)	Sr
LB	`39`	Mike Newkirk	Fr
DB	`22`	Roderick Rogers	So
CB	`21`	Levonne Rowan	Jr
CB	`2`	Scott Starks	Sr
DE	`92`	Jonathan Welsh	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`94`	Ken DeBauche	So
LS	`86`	Matt Katula	Sr
K	`10`	Taylor Mehlhaff	Fr

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
Bret Bielema – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator
Rob Ianello – Tight Ends
Ron Lee – Defensive Backs
Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
Brian Murphy – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	John Stocco
Running back	Anthony Davis
Fullback	Matt Bernstein
Wide receiver	Brandon Williams
Wide receiver	Darrin Charles
Tight end	Tony Paciotti
Left tackle	Joe Thomas
Left guard	Dan Buenning
Center	Donovan Raiola
Right guard	Jonathan Clinkscale
Right tackle	Morgan Davis

Position	Player
Defensive end	Erasmus James
Defensive tackle	Anttaj Hawthorne
Defensive tackle	Jason Jefferson
Defensive end	Jonathan Welsh
Outside linebacker	Mark Zalewski
Middle linebacker	Reggie Cribbs/Andy Crooks
Outside linebacker	Dontez Sanders
Cornerback	Scott Starks
Strong safety	Robert Brooks
Free safety	Jim Leonhard
Cornerback	Brett Bell

Players selected in the 2005 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL team
Erasmus James	Defensive End	1	18	Minnesota Vikings
Scott Starks	Cornerback	3	87	Jacksonville Jaguars
Dan Buenning	Guard	4	107	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jonathan Welsh	Defensive End	5	148	Indianapolis Colts
Anttaj Hawthorne	Defensive Tackle	6	175	Oakland Raiders
Jason Jefferson	Defensive Tackle	6	193	New Orleans Saints
Anthony Davis	Running Back	7	243	Indianapolis Colts

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References

^ "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

[statistics-1] "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.

[2] "2005 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2009.

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