2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2001 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
2001 record 5–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Barry Alvarez (12th season)
Offensive coordinator Brian White
Defensive coordinator Kevin Cosgrove
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,634,[1] Astroturf)
2001 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Illinois $  7 –1     10 –2  
No. 20 Michigan  6 –2     8 –4  
Ohio State  5 –3     7 –5  
Iowa  4 –4     7 –5  
Purdue  4 –4     6 –6  
Penn State  4 –4     5 –6  
Indiana  4 –4     5 –6  
Michigan State  3 –5     7 –5  
Wisconsin  3 –5     5 –7  
Minnesota  2 –6     4 –7  
Northwestern  2 –6     4 –7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 25 1:00 PM vs. Virginia* No. 22 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Eddie Robinson Classic[2]) FSN W 26–17   76,740[3]
September 1 7:00 PM at No. 7 Oregon* No. 22 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR ABC L 28–31   45,919[3]
September 8 11:00 AM No. 19 Fresno State* No. 23 Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN L 20–32   78,506[3]
September 22 11:00 AM at Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC W 18–6   107,253[3]
September 29 1:00 PM Western Kentucky* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 24–6   75,662[3]
October 6 1:00 PM Indiana Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI L 32–63   79,264[3]
October 13 2:30 PM at No. 21 Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC W 20–17   103,520[3]
October 20 11:00 AM at Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ESPN L 35–42   70,904[3]
October 27 11:00 AM Michigan Statedagger Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN+ L 28–42   79,108[3]
November 3 11:00 AM Iowa Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN+ W 34–29   79,421[3]
November 17 2:30 PM No. 11 Michigan Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ABC L 17–20   79,633[3]
November 24 11:00 AM at Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe) ESPN2 L 31–42   55,890[3]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Season summary

After an 8–4 regular season and a Sun Bowl win in 2000, the Badgers looked for their third Rose Bowl trip in 4 years. However, Wisconsin would be defeated in Autzen Stadium by Oregon and Camp Randall by Fresno State.

After those two losses, the Badgers won their next 2 games. But any dreams of Pasadena were dashed after Wisconsin's first Big Ten home game of the season. The Badgers lost 63–32 to Indiana, one of the worst losses in school history. While they managed to upset a ranked Ohio State team in Ohio Stadium the next week, the Badgers found themselves unable to pull off a significant win after; losing four of their final five to close out the season. While the Badgers managed to keep it close against both Illinois and Michigan, they were unable to pull off an upset of either team, losing another close game to Michigan, 20–17.

Despite a disappointing season, the Badgers had some bright spots. WR Lee Evans had an amazing season, as he would catch 75 passes for 1,545 yards and 9 touchdowns,[4] despite having 3 different QBs during the year (Brooks Bollinger, Jim Sorgi, and Matt Schabert). RB Anthony Davis also turned in an outstanding season, with 1,466 yards rushing[4] Davis would have 10 games of 100 or more yards rushing, including a season high 200 against Penn State.

Despite these great efforts from skill position players, the Badgers had injuries at the QB position, as well as difficulties on defense all season long. The Badgers were 2–3 in games decided by 7 points or less and would lose 7 games on the year, missing the postseason entirely.

Roster

2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 88 Mark Bell So
FB 39 Erik Bickerstaff Jr
TE 81 Mark Anelli Sr
QB 5 Brooks Bollinger Jr
RB 28 Anthony Davis Fr
WR 22 Nick Davis Sr
WR 3 Lee Evans So
C 72 Al Johnson Jr
T 64 Ben Johnson Jr
QB 19 Jim Sorgi So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 7 Ryan Aiello So
DB 8 Michael Broussard So
DT 77 Wendell Bryant Sr
CB 36 Mike Echols Sr
LB 49 Nick Greisen Sr
LB 12 Alex Lewis So
LB 46 Jeff Mack Jr
DE 99 Jake Sprague Jr
CB 2 Scott Starks Fr
CB 23 B. J. Tucker Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Regular starters

Team players in the 2002 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Wendell BryantDefensive Tackle112Arizona Cardinals
Mike EcholsCornerback4110Tennessee Titans
Nick GreisenLinebacker5152New York Giants
Mark AnelliTight End6201San Francisco 49ers

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/college_football_2001_schedules/wisconsin.htm
  2. ↑ Martzke, Rudy (August 24, 2001). "Little League Hits It Big: Prime Time". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  5. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm
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