2017 Co on Bowl Champs 15 Straight Bowls 81 Wins Last 8 Seasons 15 First-Team All-Americans Since Straight APR Public Recogni on Awards

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1 2017 Co on Bowl Champs 15 Straight Bowls 81 Wins Last 8 Seasons 15 First-Team All-Americans Since Straight APR Public Recogni on Awards 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 0 0, 0 0 BIG TEN DATE OPPONENT TIME (CT) TV Sept. 1 UTAH STATE 8 p.m. ESPN Sept. 9 FLA. ATLANTIC 11 a.m. BTN Sept. 16 at BYU 2:30 p.m. TBD Sept. 30 NORTHWESTERN* TBD TBD Oct. 7 at Nebraska* TBD TBD Oct. 14 PURDUE* TBD TBD Oct. 21 MARYLAND* 11 a.m. TBD Oct. 28 at Illinois* 11 a.m. TBD Nov. 4 at Indiana* TBD TBD Nov. 11 IOWA* TBD TBD Nov. 18 MICHIGAN* TBD TBD Nov. 25 at Minnesota* TBD TBD Dec. 2 Big Ten Football 7 p.m. FOX Championship Game All times Central. * Big Ten Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS played at Camp Randall Stadium. TV: ESPN Play-by-Play... Adam Amin Analyst...Dusty Dvoracek Sideline Reporter...Molly McGrath Online: WatchESPN.com Mobile App: ESPN RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK Play-by-Play...Matt Lepay Analysts...Mike Lucas, Mark Tauscher Sideline Reporter... Patrick Herb Satellite Radio: Sirius 135 / XM 195 Online: BadgerSportsNetwork.com Mobile App: iheartradio (search WIBA) SOCIAL MEDIA: #ONWISCONSIN Twitter...@BadgerFootball Hashtags:...#Badgers / #OnWisconsin Facebook:...WisconsinFootball Snapchat:...officialbadgers YouTube:...WisconsinBadgers MOBILE APP: BADGER GAMEDAY The Badger Gameday app for ios and Android devices offers everything fans need to keep up with the Badgers, whether at home or in their seat at Camp Randall Stadium. Badger Gameday is available from the App Store and Google Play. GAME 1 #9/10 WISCONSIN 0 0, 0 0 VS. UTAH STATE 0 0, 0 0 FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, P.M. CT MADISON, WIS. CAMP RANDALL STADIUM 80,321 ESPN BADGERS SET FOR PRIME TIME OPENER The 129th season of Wisconsin football begins Friday with a prime-time matchup between the ninth-ranked Badgers and Utah State. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. (CT) on ESPN. Wisconsin returns 15 starters from a team that went 11-3 overall, claimed the Big Ten West Division title and won the Badgers third-consecutive bowl game in UW is set to begin a season at Camp Randall Stadium for the first time since 2013 after opening the last three campaigns at neutral sites. The Badgers have won 21 consecutive home openers, dating back to Friday s matchup marks the third all-time meeting between the Badgers and Utah State, with the series tied 1-1. CAMP RANDALL CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL Opened in 1917 on the grounds of a Civil War training site, Camp Randall Stadium has been home to Wisconsin football for 100 years. Offensive MVP of the Badgers win in the Co on Bowl, senior ght end Troy Fumagalli enters 2017 as a preseason first-team All-American. UW Athletics is in the midst of a year-long celebration of the venerable venue s centennial, including the introduction of The Camp Randall 100, a select group of 100 influential individuals who have shaped the stadium s history over its first century. Read more on Page 10. KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER Wisconsin begins its third season under 2016 Hayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year Paul Chryst, who owns a record of 21-6 (.778) at his alma mater. He is just the fourth coach in Big Ten history to begin a tenure with back-to-back 10-win seasons. Read more on Page 9. UW has won 18 of its last 22 games (.818), dating back to the 2015 season. The Badgers own a 37-game win streak in non-conference home games, the sixth-longest streak by any FBS team in the modern era (since 1946). See chart, Page 3. Wisconsin amassed a record of 32-9 (.780) over the last three seasons, trailing only Alabama (40-3), Clemson (37-5), Ohio State (37-4) and Florida State (33-7) in terms of wins and winning percentage among Power Five programs. Jim Leonhard, a three-time All-American at UW and 10-year NFL veteran, is in his first season as the Badgers defensive coordinator. He takes over a unit that has allowed just 16.6 points per game over the last four seasons second-best in the FBS behind only Alabama (15.1 ppg) Paul Chryst is in search of his 100th win as a coach at Wisconsin. The Badgers are (.744) with Chryst as a member of the UW coaching staff, including stints as tight ends coach (2002), offensive coordinator ( ) and head coach (2015-present). WISCONSIN BADGERS Head Coach: Paul Chryst Record at WIS: 21-6 (3rd) Overall: (6th) Friday s season opener will be carried nationally by ESPN. Over the last four seasons, Wisconsin has had an average of 8 games per season broadcast to a national audience by ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or FOX (33 total). Those games have averaged 4.16 million viewers. UTAH STATE AGGIES Head Coach: Matt Wells Record at USU: (5th) Overall: Same Including marks of 10-3 and 11-3 over the last two years under Paul Chryst, Wisconsin has recorded 7 seasons with double-digit wins since Among Power Five teams, only Ohio State (10), Alabama (9) and Oklahoma (9) have hit doubledigits more often in that span. Football Contact: Brian Lucas Phone: bml@athle cs.wisc.edu Twi Secondary Football Contact: Brian Mason Phone: bm3@athle cs.wisc.edu Twi Athletic Communications Office University of Wisconsin Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711

2 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST Hometown: Madison, Wis. Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 Career Record: (.615) Record at Wisconsin (Big Ten): 21-6 (13-4) Bowl Record: 3-1 (.750) ASSISTANT COACHES Joe Rudolph (Offensive Coordinator/OL) Sideline Jim Leonhard (Defensive Coordinator/DBs) Sideline Bob Bostad (Inside Linebackers) Booth Inoke Breckterfield (Defensive Line) Sideline Ted Gilmore (Wide Receivers) Sideline Chris Haering (Special Teams) Sideline John Settle (Running Backs) Sideline Tim Tibesar (Outside Linebackers) Sideline Mickey Turner (Tight Ends) Booth FOOTBALL STAFF Jeff Duckworth (Graduate Assistant - Offense) Al Johnson (Graduate Assistant - Offense) Kevin Claxton (Graduate Assistant - Defense) Pat Muldoon (Graduate Assistant - Defense) Jon Budmayr (Quality Control - Offense) Antonio Fenelus (Quality Control - Defense) Taylor Mehlhaff (Quality Control - Special Teams) Matt Miller (Quality Control) Ashton Youboty (Quality Control) Ross Kolodziej (Head Strength & Conditioning Coach) Kyle Costigan (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) Jeff Moore (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) Shaun Snee (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) Shaud Williams (Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach) TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Overall Record: Big Ten Record (Finish): 7-2 (1st, West) 2016 Bowl: Def. W. Michigan, (Cotton) 2016 Final Rank (AP/Coach/CFP): 9th/9th/8th Starters Returning/Lost: 15/7 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Returning: QB Alex Hornibrook, FB Austin Ramesh, TE Troy Fumagalli, WR Jazz Peavy, LG Jon Dietzen, C Michael Deiter, RG Beau Benzschawel, RT David Edwards Lost: RB Corey Clement, WR Robert Wheelwright, LT Ryan Ramczyk Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 7/4 Returning: DE Conor Sheehy, NT Olive Sagapolu, DE Chikwe Obasih, ILB Jack Cichy, ILB T.J. Edwards, CB Derrick Tindal, SS D Cota Dixon Lost: OLB Vince Biegel, OLB T.J. Watt, CB Sojourn Shelton, FS Leo Musso Special Teams Starters Returning/Lost: 3/2 Returning: FG Rafael Gaglianone, KO P.J. Rosowski, P Anthony Lotti Lost: K Andrew Endicott, LS Connor Udelhoven Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 51/16 Offensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 20/8 Defensive Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 27/6 Special Teams Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/2 TEAM HISTORY First Year of Football: 1889 Record (Years): (128) Big Ten Record (Years): (121) Big Ten Championships (Last): 14 (2012) All-Time Bowl Record: Consensus All-America Selections: 27 First Team All-Big Ten Selections: 229 HARD TO TOP AT HOME Wisconsin has won 37 consecutive home games against non-conference opponents, the sixth-longest streak of any FBS team in the modern era (since 1946). It s the second-longest active streak, trailing only LSU s run of 47 straight non-conference wins at home. Here s a look at the 10 longest non-conference home win streaks in NCAA history: LONGEST NON CONFERENCE HOME WIN STREAKS FBS, ALL TIME Team Streak Began Ended Miami (Fla.) 48 10/12/1985 9/3/1994 LSU 47 9/1/ Tennessee 44 10/24/ /27/1973 Kansas State 43 9/30/1989 9/13/2003 Ole Miss 39 10/4/ /19/1968 Wisconsin 37 9/20/ Ohio State 36 9/7/1991 9/3/2005 Nebraska 35 9/5/1992 9/4/2004 Virginia Tech 32 9/4/1999 9/19/2009 Boise State 31 11/24/ The Badgers have not lost a non-conference game at Camp Randall Stadium since suffering a 23-5 defeat to UNLV on Sept. 13, In its last 10 non-conference games at Camp Randall Stadium, dating back to the 2013 season, Wisconsin has held its opponents to an average of 7.7 points per game including four shutouts and six games in which the Badgers did not surrender an offensive touchdown. OPENERS UNDER THE LIGHTS Wisconsin will open a season with a night game at Camp Randall Stadium for the sixth time, and the first time since downing UNLV on Sept. 1, The Badgers are 4-1 in prime-time season openers at home: PRIME TIME OPENERS AT HOME Date Opponent Score Sept. 2, 1995 Colorado L, 7-43 Aug. 31, 2000 Western Michigan W, 19-7 Aug. 23, 2002 Fresno State W, Sept. 5, 2009 Northern Illinois W, Sept. 1, 2011 UNLV W, Overall, the Badgers have won 7 of their last 8 night games at home, dating back to the 2009 season. WINNING WAYS Wisconsin has won 81 games over the last 8 seasons (since 2009). That makes the Badgers one of just 8 Power Five conference programs to average 10-plus wins over that 8-year stretch: 80 PLUS WINS, 2009 PRESENT POWER 5 Rk. School Wins Losses Pct. 1. Alabama Ohio State Florida State Stanford Oregon Clemson Oklahoma Wisconsin The Badgers have posted a double-digit win total in each of the last three seasons: 11-3 in 2014; 10-3 in 2015; 11-3 in UW has hit double-digits in the win column in 8 of the last 12 seasons (dating back to 2005). The Badgers recorded just 3 doubledigit win seasons in the 115 years prior to that Big Ten championship seasons of 1993, 1998 and Wisconsin is (.732) in Big Ten play over the last five seasons. Only Ohio State (39-2,.951) has a better league record over that span. The Badgers are Buckeyes are the only teams to amass 30 league wins over those five seasons. UW owns a 14-3 mark against the Big Ten West Division since the league moved to its current divisional setup in Since 2006, Wisconsin has had two Outland Trophy winners (Joe Thomas and Gabe Carimi), two Doak Walker Award winners (Montee Ball and Melvin Gordon), one Unitas Golden Arm Award winner (Scott Tolzien), one Lott IMPACT Trophy winner (J.J. Watt), two Heisman Trophy finalists (Ball and Gordon) and 19 first-team All-Americans (Thomas, Travis Beckum, Taylor Mehlhaff, Kraig Urbik, Carimi, Lance Kendricks, John Moffitt, Watt, Ball, Peter Konz, Kevin Zeitler, Travis Frederick, Chris Borland, Kyle Costigan, Gordon, Rob Havenstein, Joe Schobert, Ryan Ramczyk and T.J. Watt). POLL POSITI ON The Badgers open the season ranked No. 9 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 10 in the Amway Coaches Poll, giving UW its first consensus top-10 preseason ranking since UW was unranked to begin 2016 but jumped to No. 10 in the AP poll following its win over fifth-ranked LSU at Lambeau Field. The Badgers went on to spend a school-record 12 weeks in the AP top 10 last season. Wisconsin has been ranked among the top 10 in each of the last 8 AP polls (dating back to Oct. 30, 2016), one of the longest runs in school history. Here are the longest streaks of consecutive polls featuring the Badgers as a top-10 team: 15: Oct. 8, 1962 to Oct. 28, : Nov. 19, 2006 to Sept. 30, : Oct. 31, 1999 to Sept. 17, : Oct. 17, 2010 to Jan. 11, : Oct. 30, 2016 to present 8: Nov. 22, 1998 to Sept. 12, : Nov. 5, 1951 to Oct. 6, 1952 (run culminated with only No. 1 ranking in school history) 8: Oct. 12, 1942 to Nov. 30, IN REVIEW TEAM INFORMATION Wisconsin faced a gauntlet in Paul Chryst s second year as head coach in 2016, but the Badgers put together one of the most successful seasons in school history in the face of a schedule that included six opponents ranked among the top 10 of the Associated Press poll, finishing 11-3 overall. 3 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2016

3 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE 2016 BIG TEN STANDINGS Conference Division Overall EAST W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Penn State* Ohio State Michigan Indiana Maryland Michigan State Rutgers Conference Division Overall WEST W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin* Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Northwestern Illinois Purdue * Division champion BIG TEN GAMES ALL TIMES CENTRAL Thursday, Aug. 31 Buffalo at Minnesota (BTN) #2 Ohio State at Indiana (ESPN) Friday, Sept. 1 #8 Washington at Rutgers (FS1) Utah State at #9 Wisconsin (ESPN) 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 Akron at #6 Penn State (ABC) 11 a.m. Maryland at #23 Texas (FS1) 11 a.m. Ball State at Illinois (BTN) 11 a.m. Wyoming at Iowa (BTN) 11 a.m. Bowling Green at Michigan State (ESPNU) 11 a.m. #11 Michigan vs. #17 Florida (ABC) 2:30 p.m. Nevada at Northwestern (BTN) 2:30 p.m. #16 Louisville vs. Purdue (FOX) 6:30 p.m. Arkansas State at Nebraska (BTN) 7 p.m. BADGERS IN THE RANKINGS Date AP Coaches CFP Preseason Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Final Triumphs over No. 5-ranked LSU in the inaugural college game at historic Lambeau Stadium in Green Bay and No. 12 Western Michigan in the Cotton Bowl Classic bookended a season that saw UW post a 6-2 record away from Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers finished with a No. 8 ranking in the final AP poll, claimed the seventh 11-win season in school history and made their fourth appearance in the six-year history of the Big Ten Football Championship Game. With consensus first-team All-American and first-round NFL draft pick Ryan Ramczyk anchoring things at left tackle, UW enjoyed a resurgence of its running game as senior Corey Clement rushed for 1,375 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Badgers also found success under center with Chryst balancing a quarterback tandem of senior Bart Houston and freshman Alex Hornibrook. Defense was once again a driver for UW, with the unit led by first-team All-American and first-round NFL pick T.J. Watt at outside linebacker. The Badgers boasted All-Big Ten players at every level of the unit in defensive end Conor Sheehy, outside linebacker Vince Biegel, inside linebackers Jack Cichy and T.J. Edwards, cornerback Sojourn Shelton and safeties D Cota Dixon and Leo Musso. UW allowed only 15.6 points per game to rank fourth nationally in scoring defense and also posted top-10 rankings in total defense (301.4 yards per game), rushing defense (98.8 yards per game) and pass efficiency defense (106.9). The Badgers also led all Power Five programs with 22 interceptions. Some notes on 2016: The Badgers scored four wins over teams in the top 12 of the Associated Press poll (No. 5 LSU, No. 7 Nebraska, No. 8 Michigan State and No. 12 Western Michigan) UW won the Big Ten West Division championship for the second time in three seasons of the league s current divisional alignment. The Badgers swept their three rivalry games with wins over Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. Wisconsin s seniors finished as winningest class in school history at (.759). The class went 26-7 (.788) in conference play, 23-4 (.852) at Camp Randall Stadium and 10-1 (.909) in rivalry games. Among the Badgers 17 All-Big Ten honorees, four players were named firstteam All-Big Ten: RB Corey Clement, LT Ryan Ramczyk, CB Sojourn Shelton and OLB T.J. Watt. Wisconsin had 24 Academic All-Big Ten selections The Badgers led the nation in time of possession, at 34:58, and ranked No. 2 in fewest penalties per game, at 3.4. BOWL BONANZA GAME NOTES Wisconsin played in a bowl game for the 15th-consecutive season in 2016, extending the longest active bowl streak in the Big Ten, and tied for the sixth-longest in the nation: ACTIVE BOWL STREAKS Team Streak (Years) 1. Florida State Virginia Tech Georgia Oklahoma LSU Wisconsin 15 Boise State 15 DUAL SPORT SUCCESS Wisconsin has qualified for a bowl game in football and the NCAA tournament in men s basketball for 15 consecutive years the longest streak in NCAA history. The next longest belongs to Texas, which qualified for a bowl and the NCAA tournament 12 straight seasons from to Currently, the next-longest active streak is 4 years, held by North Carolina and Baylor. The Badgers have won a bowl game in football and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA men s basketball tournament in each of the last three seasons, making the Badgers only the third team in history to do so in three consecutive years. UW joins Notre Dame ( to ) and Michigan State, which did so in four straight seasons ( to ), in accomplishing that feat of dual-sport success. BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Wisconsin s football program posted an Academic Progress Rate score of 990 for , the sixth-best mark of any Power Five program. The Badgers had the nation s second-highest mark for (992) and led the FBS in with a score of 998 that remains the highest score by a football team in the 12-year history of the NCAA s APR program. Wisconsin joins Duke, Northwestern and Stanford as the only FBS football teams to earn APR Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA in each of the last five years. In addition, Wisconsin, Duke and Northwestern are the only programs to post a score of at least 990 in each of the last three years. NAMES TO KNOW Junior OL Beau Benzschawel was named a preseason first-team All-American by USA Today and will be a third-year starter at guard on the right side of UW s offensive line. Redshirt freshman OL Tyler Biadasz will be the Badgers starter at center. An outstanding defensive lineman in high school, he received the Tim Krumrie Award as the state of Wisconsin s top senior D-lineman. Sophomore WR Quintez Cephus begins the season as the Badgers No. 2 wide receiver after recording a solid rookie campaign in 4 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2017

4 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE CAREER GAMES/STARTS Player Total P Connor Allen /0 14/0 OLB Zach Baun /0 12/0 OL Beau Benzschawel /8 14/14 22/22 S Evan Bondoc /0 9/0 10/0 CB Titus Booker /0 14/0 WR Quintez Cephus /5 14/5 ILB Jack Cichy -- 5/ /4 7/7 25/11 ILB Ryan Connelly /0 14/8 27/8 OL Brett Connors /0 14/4 16/4 RB Taiwan Deal /2 6/1 16/3 OL Michael Deiter /13 14/14 27/27 OL Jon Dietzen /8 10/8 S D Cota Dixon /0 13/0 14/14 30/14 OLB Garret Dooley /0 14/2 25/2 OL David Edwards /7 13/7 ILB T.J. Edwards /13 13/12 26/25 OL Jason Erdmann /0 13/0 ILB Arrington Farrar /0 14/0 27/0 S Joe Ferguson -- 4/0 14/1 12/0 14/0 44/1 CB Lubern Figaro /7 11/0 14/4 38/11 TE Troy Fumagalli /2 11/4 14/14 39/20 K Rafael Gaglianone /0 13/0 3/0 29/0 OLB Griffin Grady /0 12/0 DE Billy Hirschfeld /0 12/0 16/0 QB Alex Hornibrook /9 12/9 FB Alec Ingold /0 14/0 24/0 OLB Leon Jacobs -- 13/0 14/1 4/3 14/0 45/4 S Natrell Jamerson /0 13/0 8/2 33/2 DE Alec James /2 13/1 13/9 40/12 S Patrick Johnson /0 13/0 OLB Tyler Johnson /0 7/0 OL Micah Kapoi /10 13/2 25/12 P Anthony Lotti /0 12/0 OL David Moorman /0 14/0 TE Zander Neuville /0 14/1 27/1 DE Chikwe Obasih /7 13/13 14/11 41/31 ILB Chris Orr /6 1/1 11/7 WR Jazz Peavy /0 13/3 14/10 29/13 TE Kyle Penniston /3 12/3 FB Austin Ramesh /2 9/2 11/8 27/12 NT Garrett Rand /0 14/0 P P.J. Rosowski /0 14/0 19/0 WR George /1 11/0 14/0 39/1 RB Mark Saari /0 -- 1/0 NT Olive Sagapolu /4 8/4 22/9 RB Bradrick Shaw /1 11/1 DE Conor Sheehy /0 13/8 13/11 40/19 WR A.J. Taylor /0 13/0 CB Derrick Tindal /2 12/4 14/14 38/20 OLB Jake Whalen /0 4/0 which he played in all 14 games with five starts. Junior ILB Ryan Connelly, a former walkon, is slated to fill the starting role at inside linebacker that came open when senior Jack Cichy suffered a torn ACL in training camp. Connelly started 8 games last year and recorded 59 tackles and 7.0 TFLs. Freshman WR Danny Davis will see the field in his first season after an impressive showing in fall camp. The Springfield, Ohio, native was a two-year all-state pick while playing running back and receiver in high school. Junior OL Michael Deiter makes the move to left tackle after earning All-Big Ten honorable mention in each of the last two seasons for his work at center and guard. Senior S D Cota Dixon enters his second season as a starter at strong safety and was named to the watch list for the Nagurski Trophy. Dixon logged 4 interceptions last season. Senior OLB Garrett Dooley slides into a starter s role at outside linebacker after backing up NFL draft pick Vince Biegel last season, and starting a pair of games in Biegel s absence. Sophomore OL David Edwards will be the Badgers starting right tackle. The former high school quarterback began his career at UW as a tight end before making the switch to the O-line prior to last season. Junior ILB T.J. Edwards is a third-year starter at inside linebacker who has led the Badgers in tackles in each of his first two seasons and was named Defensive MVP of the Cotton Bowl last year. Senior TE Troy Fumagalli could be the nation s best player at his position and was named a preseason first-team All-American by Sports Illustrated. Fumagalli, the Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP, is a former walk-on who recorded 47 catches for 580 yards last season. He looks to join a list of 15 firstteam All-Americans the Badgers have produced since Junior K Rafael Gaglianone returns as the Badgers field-goal specialist after being sidelined by a back injury just three games into the 2016 season. The Brazilian has converted a school-record 4 game-winning field goals in his first three seasons. Sophomore QB Alex Hornibrook will be the Badgers starter under center after splitting time with then-senior Bart Houston last season. Hornibrook started 9 consecutive games in Big Ten play last season and threw for 1,262 yards and 9 touchdowns. Senior OLB Leon Jacobs is back at his original position following time spent at inside linebacker and fullback. The senior has played in 45 career games and will be one of the starters (along with Dooley) at outside linebacker looking to help UW replace the production of NFL draft picks Vince Biegel and T.J. Watt. Senior S Natrell Jamerson made the second position change of his career in the offseason and will hold down the starting spot at GAME NOTES free safety. A former wide receiver and cornerback, Jamerson was UW s primary nickel back and kick returner last season. Senior DE Alec James is part of a tremendous trio of senior defensive ends along with teammates Chikwe Obasih and Conor Sheehy. Honorable mention All-Big Ten last year, James has played in 39 games with 12 starts. Junior RB Chris James is one of the Badgers primary options at tailback after redshirting the 2016 season following his transfer from Pittsburgh. James played in 23 games and rushed for 690 yards with the Panthers. Junior CB Nick Nelson replaces four-year starter Sojourn Shelton at cornerback and will make his Badgers debut after sitting out 2016 following his transfer from Hawai i. Nelson started 21 games for the Rainbow Warriors, recording 21 pass breakups. Junior TE Zander Neuville, a former walk-on, should emerge as a threat for the Badgers at tight end after showcasing his versatility last season by contributing in all three phases. Neuville saw time at tight end and defensive end last season while also being part of several special teams units. Senior DE Chikwe Obasih has started 31 games across his first three seasons and will combine with fellow seniors Alec James and Conor Sheehy for a formidable collection of defensive ends in a deep UW front seven. Sophomore ILB Chris Orr is back after suffering a season-ending knee injury on the Badgers first defensive snap of Orr has started 7 games over two injury-shortened seasons and will contribute to a deep unit at inside linebacker that is also headlined by T.J. Edwards and Ryan Connelly. Senior WR Jazz Peavy will be the Badgers No. 1 receiver following a solid junior campaign that saw him log 43 receptions for 635 yards and 5 touchdowns. The speedy Peavy also is a threat on sweeps, averaging 15.1 rushing yards per carry last season. Sophomore TE Kyle Penniston backs up Fumagalli and will be a threat as both a blocker and pass-catcher in his second year. Penniston caught 6 balls for 102 yards and a touchdown in his debut season. Senior FB Austin Ramesh is back as the Badgers starting fullback, adding versatility to the offense with his abilities to block, run and catch. He tallied the first rushing and receiving scores of his career last season. Junior K P.J. Rosowski gives the Badgers a weapon on kickoffs after recording touchbacks on 64.4% of his efforts last season. A former walk-on, Rosowski was awarded a scholarship in August. Junior NT Olive Sagapolu returns as the starter in the middle of UW s imposing defensive front. Though he missed 5 games last season due to injury, Sagapolu finished with 14 tackles and his first career sack. Sophomore RB Bradrick Shaw will vie for carries as one of the Badgers top tailbacks. In his debut season, the explosive Shaw carried 88 times for 457 yards and scored 5 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL

5 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE SITUATIONAL RECORDS 2016 Under Season Chryst vs. Top 25 opponents (AP/Coaches) vs. Top-10 opponents (AP/Coaches) UW scores first Opponent scores first UW leads after 1st quarter Opponent leads after 1st quarter UW leads at halftime Opponent leads at halftime UW leads after 3rd quarter Opponent leads after 3rd quarter WISCONSIN OFFENSE SCORING: 20+ points SCORING: 30+ points TOTAL OFFENSE: 400+ yards TOTAL OFFENSE: 500+ yards RUSHING: 200+ yards RUSHING: 300+ yards RUSHING ATT: 40 or more PASSING: 200+ yards PASSING: 300+ yards PASSING ATT: 25 or more ST DOWNS: at least RD DOWN: convert at least 40% TURNOVERS: two or less AVG. FIELD POSITION: 30 or better WISCONSIN DEFENSE SCORING: allow 15 points or less SCORING: allow 20 points or less TOTAL OFFENSE: allow 300 yards or less RUSHING: allow 150 yards or less RUSHING: allow 100 yards or less PASSING: allow 150 yards or less PASSING: allow 100 yards or less ST DOWNS: allow 15 or less RD DOWN: opp. convert 33% or less TURNOVERS: opponent has two or more AVG. FIELD POSITION: 30 or worse AVG. FIELD POSITION: 20 or worse TEAM COMPARISON RUSHING YARDS: UW has more PASSING YARDS: UW has more TURNOVERS: UW has fewer TIME OF POSSESSION: advantage FIRST DOWNS: UW has more AVG. FIELD POSITION: UW advantage PENALTIES: UW has fewer SPECIAL TEAMS SCORE: UW scores WISCONSIN INDIVIDUALS RUSHING: 100-yard rusher PASSING: 200-yard passer RECEIVING: 100-yard receiver RUSH/PASS: 100-yd rusher/200-yd passer touchdowns behind then-seniors Corey Clement and Dare Ogunbowale. Senior DE Conor Sheehy was named to the watch lists for the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy after a season in which he logged 27 tackles, 4.0 TFLs and 2.5 sacks from his defensive end spot. He ll once again join fellow senior ends Alec James and Chikwe Obasih to form an imposing front. Speedy sophomore WR A.J. Taylor is in line to see the ball thrown his way more often as a sophomore after recording 3 catches for 53 yards in a freshman season that saw him play in 13 games. He also is expected to be the Badgers primary kick returner. Freshman RB Jonathan Taylor will factor into the mix at tailback, along with Chris James and Bradrick Shaw, after an impressive showing in training camp. As a prep, the two-time New Jersey sprint champion broke the South Jersey single-season rushing record previously held by former Badgers back Corey Clement. Senior CB Derrick Tindal returns to hold down one of the cornerback spots after starting all 14 games last season. The All- Big Ten honorable mention pick recorded 3 interceptions, a forced fumble and 11 pass breakups in his first season as a starter. Junior OLB Andrew Van Ginkel will be a contributor at outside linebacker following his transfer from Iowa Western Community College. Two years ago, Van Ginkel was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Freshman of the Year after logging 18.5 TFLs and 9.0 sacks as a rookie at South Dakota. CAPTAINS ORDERS Five players have been elected by their teammates to serve as team captains for the 2017 season: Senior ILB Jack Cichy, who suffered a torn ACL during practice on Aug. 8 and will miss the season. Junior OL Michael Deiter, who has made the move to left tackle after spending his first two seasons as a starter at center and guard. Senior S D Cota Dixon, an inspirational leader of the Badgers secondary who is in his second season as the starter at strong safety. Senior TE Troy Fumagalli, a preseason All-American who has developed into a weapon for the Badgers offense both as a blocker and receiver. Senior DE Conor Sheehy, a lead-byexample cornerstone of the Badgers deep and powerful defensive line. WALK ON WAY Wisconsin is known for its walk-on program, which has produced numerous team captains and even NFL players. In Paul Chryst s first season as head coach in 2015, the Badgers leading passer (QB Joel Stave), rusher (RB Dare Ogunbowale), receiver (WR Alex Erickson) and defensive player (OLB Joe Schobert) were walk-ons. GAME NOTES A total of 7 players on UW s current roster began their careers as walk-ons before later earning scholarships: SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED BY WALK ONS Name Walked On Scholarship S Joe Ferguson TE Troy Fumagalli ILB Jack Cichy ILB Ryan Connelly TE Zander Neuville OL Brett Connors K P.J. Rosowski Since 1990, the Badgers have had 92 walkons go on to earn scholarships. A total of 19 players that started their UW careers as walk-ons since 1990 have gone on to make NFL rosters, a list that includes three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt, among others. RB Dare Ogunbowale, a free-agent signee of the Houston Texans, could add to that list this season. FAMILIAR FACES Wisconsin s football staff includes 13 former Badgers players: head coach Paul Chryst; assistant coaches Jim Leonhard, Joe Rudolph and Mickey Turner; graduate assistants Jeff Duckworth, Kevin Claxton, Al Johnson and Pat Muldoon; quality control coordinators Jon Budmayr, Antonio Fenelus and Taylor Mehlhaff; and strength and conditioning coaches Ross Kolodziej and Kyle Costigan. The Badgers are one of two programs in the FBS to have alumni holding down their head coach (Paul Chryst), offensive coordinator (Joe Rudolph) and defensive coordinator (Jim Leonhard) positions. Air Force also features alums at its three top spots in head coach Troy Calhoun, OC Mike Thiessen and DC Steve Russ. CHRYST CALLS THE SHOTS UW head coach Paul Chryst is 21-6 (.778) through his first 27 games as head coach at UW, giving him the second-best record through 27 games of any UW coach in the modern era. Bret Bielema started 22-5 (.815) across the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons. After leading the Badgers to a 10-2 regularseason record, including a 7-2 mark in the Big Ten and the West Division title, Chryst was named Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year last season by a vote of the league s coaches. Chryst is the third UW coach to be named Big Ten Coach of the Year, joining Barry Alvarez (1993 and 1998) and Bret Bielema (2006). With records of 10-3 and 11-3 in his first two seasons at the helm of his alma mater, Chryst is just the fourth Big Ten coach to win at least 10 games in his first two seasons, joining Michigan s Fielding Yost ( ), Ohio State s Urban Meyer ( ) and Michigan s Jim Harbaugh ( ). With a win in the Cotton Bowl, Chryst became the third coach in UW history to win 11 or more games in a season. Alvarez 6 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2017

6 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE 2016 HONORS AND AWARDS RETURNING PLAYERS PAUL CHRYST, HEAD COACH Hayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year Dodd Trophy Finalist Paul Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Finalist George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Semifinalist BEAU BENZSCHAWEL, JR., OL Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) Third-team All-Big Ten (media) RYAN CONNELLY, JR., ILB Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 31) MICHAEL DEITER, JR., OL Honorable mention All-Big Ten (consensus) JON DIETZEN, SO., OL ESPN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Team D COTA DIXON, SR., S Third-team All-Big Ten (media) Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches) T.J. EDWARDS, JR., ILB Honorable mention All-Big Ten (consensus) TROY FUMAGALLI, JR., TE Second-team All-Big Ten (coaches) Third-team All-Big Ten (media) RAFAEL GAGLIANONE, JR., K Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 5) Rose Bowl Game Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 5) ALEX HORNIBROOK, SO., QB ESPN.com Big Ten All-Freshman Team Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 26) Rose Bowl Game Big Ten Player of the Week (Sept. 26) ALEC JAMES, SR., DE Honorable mention All-Big Ten (coaches) CHIKWE OBASIH, SR., DE Honorable mention All-Big Ten (consensus) JAZZ PEAVY, SR., WR Honorable mention All-Big Ten (consensus) CONOR SHEEHY, SR., DE Third-team All-Big Ten (coaches) Honorable mention All-Big Ten (media) DERRICK TINDAL, SR., CB Honorable mention All-Big Ten (consensus) did it in 1998 (11-1). Bret Bielema did it in 2006 (12-1), 10 (11-2) and 11 (11-3). Chryst developed a reputation for building highly-efficient offenses during his time as the Badgers offensive coordinator from Over his last two seasons ( ), the Badgers averaged 42.9 points per game, ranking third among Power Five teams over that time frame only Oregon (46.5 ppg) and Oklahoma State (46.5) averaged more. FINISHING MOVES Since Paul Chryst took over as UW s head coach for the 2015 season, the Badgers are 3-1 in games decided by four points or fewer. Wisconsin has put together fourth-quarter comebacks five times with Chryst as head coach. Chryst has been part of a combined 13 fourth-quarter comebacks as offensive coordinator ( ) and head coach (2015-present) at Wisconsin: CHRYST S FOURTH QUARTER COMEBACKS Date Opp. Trailed Final 11/26/16 Minnesota /17/16 Georgia State /3/16 vs. LSU /30/15 vs. USC /10/15 at Nebraska /3/11 vs. Michigan St /23/10 at Iowa /22/08 Cal Poly /15/08 Minnesota /8/07 at UNLV 9-10, /28/06 Illinois /15/05 at Minnesota 17-27, /24/05 Michigan PIPELINE TO THE PROS GAME NOTES Wisconsin boasts 36 players in NFL training camps this season (as of Aug. 26): BADGERS IN THE NFL 36 Player at UW Pos. NFL Team Jared Abbrederis WR Detroit Beau Allen DL Philadelphia Vince Biegel OLB Green Bay Jonathan Casillas LB N.Y. Giants Corey Clement RB Philadelphia Marcus Cromartie DB Seattle Alex Erickson WR Cincinnati Travis Frederick OL Dallas Melvin Gordon RB L.A. Chargers Ryan Groy OL Buffalo Rob Havenstein OL L.A. Rams Darius Hillary CB Cleveland Bart Houston QB Pittsburgh Lance Kendricks TE Green Bay Chris Maragos DB Philadelphia Tyler Marz OL Tennessee Tanner McEvoy WR Seattle Brad Nortman P Jacksonville Dare Ogunbowale RB Houston Ryan Ramczyk OL New Orleans Joe Schobert OLB Cleveland Sojourn Shelton CB Arizona Dez Southward DB Carolina Joel Stave QB Kansas City Joe Thomas OL Cleveland Scott Tolzien QB Indianapolis Austin Traylor TE Denver Kraig Urbik OL Miami Rick Wagner OL Detroit Derek Watt FB L.A. Chargers J.J. Watt DE Houston T.J. Watt OLB Pittsburgh Rob Wheelwright WR Kansas City James White RB New England Russell Wilson 2011 QB Seattle Kevin Zeitler OL Cleveland (P) Practice Squad (I) Injured Reserve UW saw three players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft OLB T.J. Watt (1st round, Pittsburgh), LT Ryan Ramczyk (1st round, New Orleans) and OLB Vince Biegel (4th round, Green Bay) giving the Badgers a total of 26 draft picks over the last seven years. Over the course of the last seven drafts, UW has produced 14 players that were taken in the first 75 picks. 7 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL

7 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE SERIES HISTORY: UTAH STATE Overall: Series tied, 1-1 In Madison: Series tied, 1-1 ALL-TIME MEETINGS Year Rank Result Score Location / - L 0-20 Madison / - W Madison SERIES HISTORY Wisconsin and Utah State will meet for the third time, with all three meetings coming in Camp Randall Stadium. The Aggies scored a 20-0 victory in the teams first meeting in 1968 before the Badgers claimed a win in That 1968 win over UW is the Aggies lone victory against a Big Ten team. Utah State is 1-13 all-time against the league s current membership and hasn t faced a Big Ten team since playing the Badgers in Friday s matchup marks the teams first meeting since Utah State joined the Mountain West Conference in The Aggies were on their way to winning the final championship of the now-defunct Western Athletic Conference when they came to Madison in Since the league formed in 1999, Wisconsin is 7-2 vs. the MWC. That mark includes a loss to TCU in the 2011 Rose Bowl Game. BADGERS AGGIES CONNECTIONS When the Badgers and Aggies last met on Sept. 15, 2012, Utah State was led by head coach Gary Andersen. Just over three months later, Andersen was named head coach at Wisconsin, a position he would hold for the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Chasen Andersen, who redshirted the 2014 season as a freshman while playing for his father at Wisconsin, is now a junior linebacker for the Aggies. Four members of Wisconsin s current football staff were players during the Badgers last meeting with Utah State in Graduate assistant Jeff Duckworth started at wide receiver and assistant strength and conditioning coach Kyle Costigan saw action on the offensive line. Graduate assistant Pat Muldoon (a defensive lineman) and quality control assistant Jon Budmayr (quarterback) were on the Badgers roster for the game, as well. In addition, current head strength and conditioning coach Ross Kolodziej was a graduate assistant on the Badgers staff for the 2012 season. Wisconsin junior OL Micah Kapoi and Utah State redshirt freshman OL Viliamu McMoore both attended Kapolei (Hawai i) High School. LAST MEETING MATCHUP WISCONSIN 16, UTAH STATE 14 SEPT. 15, 2012 MADISON Utah State s Josh Thompson missed a 37-yard field goal with seconds remaining, allowing Wisconsin to hold on for a victory at Camp Randall Stadium. Trailing 14-3 at halftime, the Badgers got an 82-yard punt return touchdown from Kenzel Doe to begin their comeback, and Montee Ball scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 17-yard run late in the third quarter. Ball carried 37 times for 139 yards. Utah State built its first-half lead on a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback Chuckie Keeton, who was 18 of 34 for 181 yards. Wisconsin finally got a drive going late in the first quarter, but Ball was stuffed on third-and-goal from the 2 and the Badgers had to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Kyle French to cut the lead to 7-3 early in the second quarter. The Badgers switched quarterbacks at halftime, with redshirt freshman Joel Stave taking over for Danny O Brien. But it took Doe s return to make it a game again, cutting the lead to in the third quarter. After a short punt by Utah State, Wisconsin put together a drive that included Ball finding plenty of room to run on a 17-yard touchdown. The extra point attempt was blocked, and Wisconsin led with 3:06 left in the third in what became the final margin. STATISTICAL MATCHUP: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE 2016 STATS CATEGORY WIS NCAA BIG TEN USU NCAA MWC Scoring Offense th 5th th 11th Total Offense th 8th th 11th Offense th 3rd th 9th Passing Offense th 9th rd 8th Passing Efficiency th 4th th 10th Time of Possession 34:58 1st 1st 26:45 115th 12th Scoring Defense th 3rd rd 5th Total Defense th 3rd th 3rd Defense rd 1st st 6th Passing Defense th 6th th 3rd Passing Efficiency Def th 3rd st 3rd QB Sacks th 6th th 8th Tackles for Loss th 11th th 7th Net Punting th 12th th 12th Punt Returns th 9th th 11th Kickoff Returns th 9th th 11th Turnover Margin th 2nd th 9th 8 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2017

8 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST THIRD SEASON HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST Wisconsin football continues to thrive under Paul Chryst s leadership. In his first season as head coach at his alma mater, Chryst led Wisconsin to a 10-3 record in 2015 a run that concluded with a victory over USC in the Holiday Bowl. For an encore, he directed the Badgers to an 11-3 finish in 2016, including a win in the Cotton Bowl and Big Ten West Division championship. Chryst was named the 2016 Hayes-Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year and for leading the Badgers to an 11-win season against a schedule that included six matchups with top 10-ranked teams was a national finalist for both The Dodd Trophy and Paul Bear Bryan Coach of the Year awards. A former Wisconsin player and assistant coach and a Madison native, Chryst returned to his roots when he was named the Badgers 30th head coach on Dec. 17, Since then, Chryst has become one of just four coaches in Big Ten history to post double-digit win totals in each of his first two seasons as head coach, joining Michigan legend Fielding Yost and current cotemporaries Jim Harbaugh of Michigan and Urban Meyer of Ohio State. Chryst s 21-6 (.778) overall record marked the best start by a Badgers coach through two seasons, and he is the first UW mentor to win consecutive bowl games to begin a tenure as head coach. UW went 13-4 (.765) in Big Ten games over his first two seasons, with only Ohio State (15-2) posting a better mark in league play across the 2015 and 16 campaigns. Including two seasons at the helm of the program and seven years as the Badgers offensive coordinator, Chryst has overseen some of the nation s best units on both sides of the ball. Across his first two seasons as head coach, Wisconsin boasted one of the nation s truly elite defenses. The Badgers allowed just 14.7 points per game over the 2015 and 2016 seasons, a mark that ranked No. 2 nationally over that span and trailed only Alabama s mark of 14.1 points allowed per contest. Over those two years, Wisconsin also ranked No. 4 in total defense (285.6 yards per game), No. 3 in rushing defense (97.1 ypg) and No. 3 in pass efficiency defense (102.1). During Chryst s seven years as offensive coordinator from , Wisconsin averaged 34.1 points and yards of total offense per game. Both marks were the best in the Big Ten over that span and powered the Badgers to conference titles in 2010 and 2011, remarkable offensive seasons in which UW averaged 41.5 and 44.1 points per game, respectively. Wisconsin had won 10 or more games in a season just three times before Chryst joined the Badgers coaching staff as offensive coordinator in In his nine seasons on staff since, the Badgers posted double-digit win totals seven times and had an overall record of (.765). Before spending the previous three seasons as the head coach at Pittsburgh, where he led the Panthers to three consecutive bowl appearances, Chryst oversaw the most explosive offenses in UW history as the Badgers offensive coordinator. During those seven seasons, Wisconsin claimed a pair of Big Ten titles while piling up a (.761) overall record. Chryst was a three-time letterwinner at UW, where he earned a degree in political science. He and his wife, Robin, have three children: Katy, JoJo and Danny. 9 THE CHRYST FILE Career Record (6th Season): (.615) Record at Wisconsin: 21-6 (3rd Season) Big Ten Record: 13-4 (3rd Season) Bowl Record: 3-1 (.750) Birthdate: Nov. 17, 1965 Hometown: Madison, Wis. Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 (Political Science) Playing Experience: Quarterback (Wisconsin, ) Family: Wife Robin, daughters Katy and JoJo, son Danny BOWL GAME EXPERIENCE Overall Bowl Game Record: 9-5 (.643) Year School Bowl Result (Opponent) 2002 WIS Alamo W, (Colorado) 2003 ORST Las Vegas W, (New Mexico) 2004 ORST Insight W, (Notre Dame) 2005 WIS Capital One W, (Auburn) 2006 WIS Capital One W, (Arkansas) 2007 WIS Outback L, (Tennessee) 2008 WIS Champs Sports L, (Florida State) 2009 WIS Champs Sports W, (Miami) 2010 WIS Rose L, (TCU) 2011 WIS Rose L, (Oregon) 2012 PITT BBVA Compass L, (Ole Miss) 2013 PITT Little Caesars W, (Bowling Green) 2015 WIS Holiday W, (USC) 2016 WIS Cotton W, (W. Michigan) CHRYST YEAR BY YEAR Year Team Position Record Conf. Bowl Game 1989 West Virginia Graduate Assistant Gator 1990 West Virginia Graduate Assistant San Antonio (WLAF) Running Backs, Tight Ends San Antonio (WLAF) Running Backs, Tight Ends UW-Platteville Offensive Coordinator/QBs Ottawa (CFL) Quarterbacks Illinois State Offensive Coordinator/QBs Saskatchewan (CFL) Offensive Coordinator/QBs Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs San Diego (NFL) Tight Ends San Diego (NFL) Tight Ends San Diego (NFL) Tight Ends Wisconsin Tight Ends Alamo 2003 Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs Las Vegas 2004 Oregon State Offensive Coordinator/QBs Insight Bowl 2005 Wisconsin Co-Offensive Coordinator/TEs Capital One 2006 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs Capital One 2007 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs Outback 2008 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs Champs Sports 2009 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs Champs Sports 2010 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs Rose 2011 Wisconsin Offensive Coordinator/QBs Rose 2012 Pittsburgh Head Coach BBVA Compass 2013 Pittsburgh Head Coach Little Caesars 2014 Pittsburgh Head Coach/QBs Armed Forces 2015 Wisconsin Head Coach Holiday 2016 Wisconsin Head Coach Cotton 2017 Wisconsin Head Coach Head Coaching Totals (6th season) Bowl Games WISCONSIN FOOTBALL

9 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE CAMP RANDALL STADIUM CAMP RANDALL QUICK FACTS Built: 1917 Original cost: $32,100 Original capacity: 10,000 Current capacity: 80,321 Wisconsin football record: (.638) First game: Oct. 6, 1917 (Wisconsin 34, Beloit 0) Dedication game: Nov. 3, 1917 (Wisconsin 10, Minnesota 7) First televised game: Oct. 9, 1954 (No. 3 Wisconsin 13, No. 11 Rice 7) First night game: Oct. 4, 1986 (No. 4 Michigan 43, Wisconsin 17) Largest attendance: 83,184 (vs. Iowa, Nov. 12, 2005) 19 A total of 19 Heisman Trophy winners have played in Camp Randall Stadium, including two Badgers: Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne. 26 Wisconsin defeated Marquette 26 times at Camp Randall Stadium between 1919 and That s the most wins for UW at Camp Randall against a single opponent. 100 YEARS OF CAMP RANDALL STADIUM One of college football s finest facilities, Camp Randall Stadium just keeps getting better and better with age. Originally opened in 1917, the venerable venue celebrates its centennial in What now stands as the oldest stadium in the Big Ten, Camp Randall was originally used as a Civil War training site. This hallowed ground has seen many upgrades since officially becoming the home of the Badgers in During the Civil War, nearly 70,000 soldiers trained at Camp Randall, which also included a hospital and a prison for Confederate soldiers on its grounds. Named for Alexander Randall, the state of Wisconsin s first wartime governor, the Camp Randall land was returned to state fair property after peace was restored nationally. The fair later moved to Milwaukee, and Wisconsin s Civil War veterans urged the legislature to purchase the land. In 1893, the state presented the site to the university as a memorial athletic field. Since then, Camp Randall Stadium has grown from a small venue with wooden bleachers to one of the largest stadiums in the Big Ten with a capacity of 80,321. One of the nation s most historic college football venues, Camp Randall Stadium also happens to be one of the intimidating for opposing teams, and Wisconsin has made the most of the home-field advantage that the raucous atmosphere provides. Though it has only been a tradition at Camp Randall Stadium since 1998, Jump Around is now a defining part of UW game day. Between the third and fourth quarters, Jump Around by House of Pain is played and the 80,000-plus fans delight in doing as the tune instructs. Jump Around was crowned the winner of Sports Illustrated s Greatest College Football Traditions bracket in 2012 and was named the nation s best tradition in votes contested by SiriusXM College Sports Nation in 2014 and Since the start of the 2004 season, the Badgers have compiled a record (.886) at Camp Randall Stadium. Among Power Five programs, only Ohio State (83-9,.902) and Oklahoma (71-8,.899) have won a higher percentage of their home games in that time frame. Opened in 1917, Camp Randall is the fourth-oldest stadium in the FBS. The only older on-campus facilities are: Georgia Tech (1913), Mississippi State (1914) and Cincinnati (1916). The Camp Randall grounds were used as a Civil War training site. It also held Confederate soldiers, many of whom died and were laid to rest on the west side of Madison. The area known as soldiers rest is the northernmost Confederate cemetery in the United States. Camp Randall Stadium served as a living quarters for students and military personnel during the 1940s. Dormitories were built underneath the east side stands. Approximately 150 men lived there. OLDEST STADIUMS Camp Randall is among the oldest facilities in the FBS: 1. Georgia Tech Mississippi State Cincinnati Wisconsin Oklahoma State 1920 CAPACITIES Camp Randall seating capacities through the years: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , WISCONSIN FOOTBALL 2017

10 GAME 1: WISCONSIN VS. UTAH STATE WISCONSIN DEPTH CHART OFFENSE QB 12 Alex Hornibrook (So.) 10 Jack Coan (Fr.) RB 7 Bradrick Shaw (So.) OR 5 Chris James (Jr.) OR 23 Jonathan Taylor (Fr.) FB 20 Aus n Ramesh (Sr.) 45 Alec Ingold (Jr.) WR 11 Jazz Peavy (Sr.) 4 A.J. Taylor (So.) WR 87 Quintez Cephus (So.) 6 Danny Davis (Fr.) TE 81 Troy Fumagalli (Sr.) 49 Kyle Penniston (So.) / 85 Zander Neuville (Jr.) LT 63 Michael Deiter (Jr.) 71 Cole Van Lanen (R-Fr.) LG 67 Jon Dietzen (So.) OR 75 Micah Kapoi (Jr.) C 61 Tyler Biadasz (R-Fr.) 64 Bre Connors (Jr.) RG 66 Beau Benzschawel (Jr.) 78 Jason Erdmann (So.) / 68 David Moorman (So.) RT 79 David Edwards (So.) 62 Patrick Kasl (R-Fr.) DEFENSE DE 57 Alec James (Sr.) OR 34 Chikwe Obasih (Sr.) NT 99 Olive Sagapolu (Jr.) 93 Garre Rand (So.) DE 94 Conor Sheehy (Sr.) 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk (R-Fr.) OLB 5 Garret Dooley (Sr.) 17 Andrew Van Ginkel (Jr.) ILB 43 Ryan Connelly (Jr.) 18 Arrington Farrar (Jr.) ILB 53 T.J. Edwards (Jr.) 54 Chris Orr (So.) OLB 32 Leon Jacobs (Sr.) 59 Tyler Johnson (So.) CB 25 Derrick Tindal (Sr.) 29 Dontye Carriere-Williams (R-Fr.) SS 14 D Cota Dixon (Sr.) 8 Joe Ferguson (Sr.) FS 12 Natrell Jamerson (Sr.) 2 Patrick Johnson (So.) CB 11 Nick Nelson (Jr.) 31 Lubern Figaro (Sr.) SPECIAL TEAMS P 15 Anthony Lo (So.) 90 Connor Allen (So.) FG 27 Rafael Gaglianone (Jr.) 39 Zach Hintze (So.) KO 38 P.J. Rosowski (Jr.) 39 Zach Hintze (So.) LS 51 Adam Bay (Fr.) 91 Josh Bernhagen (R-Fr.) H 90 Connor Allen (So.) 38 P.J. Rosowski (Jr.) PR 11 Nick Nelson (Jr.) 11 Jazz Peavy (Sr.) KR 4 A.J. Taylor (So.) 5 Chris James (Jr.) DEPTH CHART CAREER GAMES/STARTS Pos. Name GP/GS OLB Leon Jacobs 45/4 S Joe Ferguson 44/1 DE Chikwe Obasih 41/31 DE Conor Sheehy 40/19 DE Alec James 40/12 TE Troy Fumagalli 39/20 WR George 39/1 CB Derrick Tindal 38/20 CB Lubern Figaro 38/11 S Natrell Jamerson 33/2 S D Cota Dixon 30/14 WR Jazz Peavy 29/13 K Rafael Gaglianone 29/0 OL Michael Deiter 27/27 FB Austin Ramesh 27/12 ILB Ryan Connelly 27/8 TE Zander Neuville 27/1 ILB Arrington Farrar 27/0 ILB T.J. Edwards 26/25 OL Micah Kapoi 25/12 ILB Jack Cichy 25/11 OLB Garret Dooley 25/2 FB Alec Ingold 24/0 OL Beau Benzschawel 22/22 NT Olive Sagapolu 22/9 P P.J. Rosowski 19/0 OL Brett Connors 16/4 RB Taiwan Deal 16/3 DE Billy Hirschfeld 16/0 WR Quintez Cephus 14/5 P Connor Allen 14/0 CB Titus Booker 14/0 OL David Moorman 14/0 NT Garrett Rand 14/0 OL David Edwards 13/7 OL Jason Erdmann 13/0 S Patrick Johnson 13/0 WR A.J. Taylor 13/0 QB Alex Hornibrook 12/9 TE Kyle Penniston 12/3 OLB Zach Baun 12/0 OLB Griffin Grady 12/0 P Anthony Lotti 12/0 ILB Chris Orr 11/7 RB Bradrick Shaw 11/1 OL Jon Dietzen 10/8 S Evan Bondoc 10/0 OLB Tyler Johnson 7/0 FB Jake Whalen 4/0 RB Mark Saari 1/0 COACHING STAFF PAUL CHRYST HEAD COACH SIDELINE JOE RUDOLPH OFFENSIVE COORD./OL SIDELINE JIM LEONHARD DEFENSIVE COORD./DB SIDELINE BOB BOSTAD INSIDE LINEBACKERS BOOTH INOKE BRECKTERFIELD DEFENSIVE LINE SIDELINE TED GILMORE WIDE RECEIVERS SIDELINE CHRIS HAERING SPECIAL TEAMS SIDELINE JOHN SETTLE RUNNING BACKS SIDELINE TIM TIBESAR OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS SIDELINE MICKEY TURNER TIGHT ENDS BOOTH 11 WISCONSIN FOOTBALL