2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2005 Wisconsin Badgers football

Capital One Bowl champion
Capital One Bowl, W 24–10 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (16th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian White (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Paul Chryst (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Brian Calhoun
Captain	Brett Bell Matt Bernstein Donovan Raiola Mark Zalewski
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 2004 2006 →

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e			Overall
Team	W		L	W		L
No.3Penn State $+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No.4Ohio State %+	7	–	1	10	–	2
No.15Wisconsin	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern	5	–	3	7	–	5
Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	5
Minnesota	4	–	4	7	–	5
Purdue	3	–	5	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	7
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	9

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

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

Bowling Green

Bowling Green vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	13	22	0	7	42
Badgers	0	35	14	7	56

atCamp 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: ESPN
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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

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Temple vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	17	34	14	0	65

atCamp 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: ESPNU
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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

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Wisconsin vs North Carolina – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	0	0	7	14
Tar Heels	0	3	0	2	5

atKenan 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: ESPN2
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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

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Michigan vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Wolverines	0	13	0	7	20
Badgers	0	3	3	17	23

atCamp 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: ESPN2
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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

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Indiana vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	10	0	7	24
No. 17 Badgers	17	14	3	7	41

atCamp 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: ESPN2
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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

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Wisconsin vs Northwestern – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Badgers	7	10	10	21	48
Wildcats	0	10	27	14	51

atRyan 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: ESPN
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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

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Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Badgers	7	3	7	21	38
No. 22 Golden Gophers	0	10	17	7	34

atHubert 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: ESPN
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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

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Purdue vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	10	3	7	20
No. 19 Badgers	10	0	14	7	31

atCamp 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: ABC
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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

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Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Badgers	13	7	14	7	41
Fighting Illini	7	3	7	7	24

atMemorial 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: ESPN
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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

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Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Badgers	0	0	0	14	14
No. 10 Nittany Lions	7	14	0	14	35

atBeaver 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: ABC
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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

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Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	3	14	3	20
No. 19 Badgers	10	0	0	0	10

atCamp 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: ESPN
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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

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Wisconsin vs Hawaii – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Badgers	14	10	10	7	41
Warriors	7	3	7	7	24

atAloha 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: ESPN2
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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

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Wisconsin vs Auburn – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Badgers	10	7	0	7	24
No. 7 Tigers	0	0	3	7	10

atFlorida 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: ABC
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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

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

2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Contents

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Bowling Green

Temple

North Carolina

#14 Michigan

Indiana

Northwestern

#22 Minnesota

Purdue

Illinois

#10 Penn State

Iowa

Hawaii

#7 Auburn

Regular starters

Team players selected in the 2006 NFL Draft

References

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