2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2018 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 10
AP No. 15
2018 record 4–2 (2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Paul Chryst (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard (3rd season)
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 80,321)
2018 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State  4 –0     7 –0  
No. 6 Michigan  4 –0     6 –1  
No. 24 Michigan State  2 –1     4 –2  
Maryland  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 18 Penn State  1 –2     4 –2  
Indiana  1 –3     4 –3  
Rutgers  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
Northwestern  3 –1     3 –3  
No. 23 Wisconsin  2 –1     4 –2  
Purdue  2 –1     3 –3  
No. 19 Iowa  2 –1     5 –1  
Illinois  1 –2     3 –3  
Minnesota  0 –3     3 –3  
Nebraska  0 –4     0 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team represents University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers are led by fourth year head coach Paul Chryst and compete as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2017 season 13–1, 9–0 in Big Ten play to win the Big Ten West division. They lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game 27–21. They received an invitation to the Orange Bowl where they defeated Miami 34–24. The 13 wins marked the most wins in school history.

Offseason

2018 NFL Draft

Round Pick Team Player Position
4 110 Oakland Raiders Nick Nelson CB
5 156 Denver Broncos Troy Fumagalli TE
5 164 New Orleans Saints Natrell Jamerson S
6 202 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jack Cichy LB
7 230 Jacksonville Jaguars Leon Jacobs OLB

Recruiting

The Badgers signed a total of 20 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] T. J. Edwards LB SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] T. J. Edwards LB SR
D'Cota Dixon S SR
Maxwell Award[3] Jonathan Taylor RB SO
Davey O'Brien Award[4] Alex Hornibrook QB JR
Doak Walker Award[5] Jonathan Taylor RB SO
John Mackey Award[6] Zander Neuville TE SR
Kyle Penniston TE JR
Butkus Award[7] Ryan Connelly LB SR
T. J. Edwards LB JR
Andrew van Ginkel LB JR
Jim Thorpe Award[8] D'Cota Dixon S SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[9] D'Cota Dixon S SR
T. J. Edwards LB SR
Olive Sagapolu DT SR
Outland Trophy[10] Beau Benzschawel OL SR
Tyler Biadasz OL SO
Michael Deiter OL SR
David Edwards OL JR
Olive Sagapolu DT SR
Lou Groza Award[11] Rafael Gaglianone K SR
Ray Guy Award[12] Anthony Lotti P JR
Wuerffel Trophy[13] D'Cota Dixon S SR
Walter Camp Award[14] T. J. Edwards LB SR
Jonathan Taylor RB SO
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[15] Alex Hornibrook QB JR
Manning Award[16] Alex Hornibrook QB JR

Personnel

Roster

2018 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Aron Cruickshank Fr
QB 2 Chase Wolf Fr
WR 3 Kendric Pryor  So
WR 4 A.J. Taylor Jr
RB 5 Chris James  Sr
WR 6 Danny Davis III So
RB 7 Bradrick Shaw  Jr
RB 10 Isaac Guerendo Fr
QB 12 Alex Hornibrook  Jr
WR 13 Mike Gregoire Fr
QB 15 Danny Vanden Boom  Fr
WR 16 Jack Dunn  So
QB 17 Jack Coan So
QB 19 Nate Carter Fr
RB 21 Mark Saari  Sr
WR 22 Cade Green  Fr
RB 23 Jonathan Taylor So
WR 24 Adam Krumholz  So
RB 25 Nakia Watson Fr
RB 28 Taiwan Deal  Sr
WR 28 Brady Schipper Fr
FB 30 Coy Wanner  Fr
FB 32 Jake Collinsworth  Fr
RB 36 Hunter Johnson  Fr
RB 37 Garrett Groshek  So
TE 41 Jack Eschenbach Fr
FB 44 John Chenal Fr
FB 45 Alec Ingold Jr
TE 46 Gabe Lloyd  So
TE 49 Kyle Penniston  Jr
OL 59 Andrew Lyons Fr
OL 60 Logan Bruss  Fr
OL 61 Tyler Biadasz  So
OL 62 Patrick Kasl  So
OL 63 Michael Deiter  Sr
OL 65 Tyler Beach  Fr
OL 66 Beau Benzschawel  Sr
OL 67 Jon Dietzen  Jr
OL 68 David Moorman  Jr
OL 70 Josh Seltzner  Fr
OL 71 Cole Van Lanen  So
OL 73 Alex Fenton  Fr
OL 74 Michael Furtney Fr
OL 75 Micah Kapoi  Sr
OL 77 Blake Smithback   Fr
OL 78 Jason Erdmann  Jr
OL 79 David Edwards  Jr
WR 81 Taj Mustapha Fr
WR 82 Emmet Perry  Fr
TE 84 Jake Ferguson  Fr
TE 85 Zander Neuville  Sr
TE 86 Luke Benzschawel  So
WR 87 Quintez Cephus Jr
WR 89 A.J. Abbott Fr
TE 96 Cormac Sampson Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4 Donte Burton Fr
CB 5 Rachad Wildgoose Fr
S 7 Reggie Pearson Fr
CB 8 Deron Harrell  Fr
S 9 Scott Nelson  Fr
S 10 Seth Currens  So
CB 11 Alexander Smith Fr
S 13 Evan Bondoc  Sr
S 14 D'Cota Dixon  Sr
OLB 17 Andrew Van Ginkel  Sr
S 18 Collin Wilder Jr
S 19 John Torchio Fr
CB 20 Faion Hicks  Fr
CB 21 Caesar Williams  So
ILB 22 Jacob Heyroth Fr
ILB 23 Mason Stokke  So
S 25 Eric Burrell  So
CB 26 Travian Blaylock Fr
CB 27 Cristian Volpentesta  So
S 30 Tyler Mais  Fr
CB 31 Madison Cone So
OLB 32 Marty Strey Fr
ILB 34 C.J. Goetz Fr
CB 36 Kobe Knaak So
ILB 37 Ethan Cesarz  Fr
OLB 38 Paul Jackson  Jr
OLB 41 Noah Burks  So
OLB 42 Jaylan Franklin Fr
ILB 43 Ryan Connelly  Sr
OLB 46 Hegeman Tiedt  So
ILB 47 Griffin Grady  So
OLB 48 Mason Platter  Fr
OLB 50 Izayah Green-May  Fr
DE 52 David Pfaff  Jr
ILB 53 T.J. Edwards  Sr
ILB 54 Chris Orr  Jr
OLB 55 Christian Bell  So
OLB 56 Zack Baun  Jr
DE 57 Michael Balistreri  Fr
ILB 57 Jack Sanborn Fr
ILB 58 Mike Maskalunas  So
OLB 59 Tyler Johnson  Jr
DE 69 Aaron Vopal  Fr
NT 74 Gunnar Roberge  Jr
NT 76 Kayden Lyles  Fr
DE 90 Isaiah Mullens Fr
NT 91 Bryson Williams Fr
DE 92 Matt Henningsen  Fr
DE 93 Garrett Rand  Jr
DE 94 Boyd Dietzen Fr
DE 95 Keldric Preston  So
DE 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk  So
DE 98 Kraig Howe  Jr
NT 99 Olive Sagapolu Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 15 Anthony Lotti Jr
K 27 Rafael Gaglianone  Sr
P 38 P.J. Rosowski  Sr
K 39 Zach Hintze  Jr
LS 51 Adam Bay So
LS 52 Josh Bernhagen So
P 90 Connor Allen  Jr
P 96 Conor Schlichting Fr
K 98 Collin Larsh  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 6, 2018

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Schedule

Wisconsin's 2018 schedule consists of 7 home, and 5 away games in the regular season. The Badgers will host Big Ten opponents Nebraska, Illinois, Rutgers, and Minnesota and will travel to Iowa, Michigan, Northwestern, and Penn State, and Purdue.[17]

The team's three non–conference games are against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers from the Conference USA (C-USA), New Mexico Lobos from Mountain West Conference (MWC), and the BYU Cougars, who compete independently in football.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.Western Kentucky*No. 4
ESPNW 34–374,145
September 811:00 a.m.New Mexico*No. 5
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNW 45–1477,003
September 152:30 p.m.BYU*No. 6
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 21–2480,720
September 227:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 18
FOXW 28–1769,250
October 66:30 p.m.NebraskaNo. 16
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
BTNW 41–2480,051
October 136:30 p.m.at No. 12 MichiganNo. 15
ABCL 13–38
October 2011:00 a.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
FS1
October 27at Northwestern
November 3Rutgers
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
November 10at Penn State
November 17at Purdue
November 24Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:[18]

Game summaries

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 3 0 3
No. 4 Badgers 7 17 3 7 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2001 W, 24–6

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 7 0 0 7 14
No. 5 Badgers 3 7 14 21 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 7 7 3 24
No. 6 Badgers 7 7 0 7 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2017 W, 40–6

at Iowa

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Badgers 0 7 7 14 28
Hawkeyes 0 7 10 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
46–43–2 2017 W, 38–14

Nebraska

1 2 3 4 Total
Cornhuskers 0 3 14 7 24
No. 16 Badgers 3 17 14 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–4 2017 W, 38–17

at Michigan

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Badgers 0 7 0 6 13
No. 12 Wolverines 0 13 8 17 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–50–1 2017 W, 24–10

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Illini 0
Badgers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–37–7 2017 W, 24–10

at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 0
Wildcats 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
59–35–5 2017 W, 33–24

Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Scarlet Knights 0
Badgers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W, 48–10

at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 0
Nittany Lions 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–9 2016 L, 31–38

at Purdue

1 2 3 4 Total
Badgers 0
Boilermakers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
48–29–8 2017 W, 17–9

Minnesota

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Gophers 0
Badgers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
60–59–8 2017 W, 31–0

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 4 (1) 5 (1) 6 (1) 18 15 16 15  
Coaches 7 6 6 16 13 12 10  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". Maxwell Football Club. 2018-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  3. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  10. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lou Groza Collegiate Place-Kicker Award Announces 2018 Preseason Watch List". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ray Guy Award preseason watch list unveiled". July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Football - Wisconsin Athletics - 2018 Football Schedule". uwbadgers.com.
  18. ↑ "2018 Wisconsin Badgers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
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