2017 COTTON BOWL CHAMPS 15 STRAIGHT BOWLS 81 WINS LAST 8 SEASONS 15 FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS SINCE STRAIGHT APR RECOGNITION AWARDS

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1 2017 COTTON BOWL CHAMPS 15 STRAIGHT BOWLS 81 WINS LAST 8 SEASONS 15 FIRST TEAM ALL AMERICANS SINCE STRAIGHT APR RECOGNITION AWARDS GAME 10 #6 WISCONSIN 9 0, 6 0 VS. #25 IOWA 6 3, 3 3 NOV. 11, :30 P.M. CT MADISON, WIS. CAMP RANDALL STADIUM 80,321 ABC RIVALS RENEW BATTLE FOR THE BULL Sixth-ranked Wisconsin (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) renews its rivalry with No. 25 Iowa (6-3, 3-3) Saturday as the battle for the Heartland Trophy returns to Camp Randall Stadium. The winner of the Iowa-Wisconsin matchup has gone on to represent the West Division in the Big Ten Championship Game in each of the first 3 seasons of the league s East- West divisional split (Wisconsin, 2014, 2016; Iowa, 2015). Wisconsin holds a 6-5 lead in the series since the Heartland Trophy debuted in KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER Wisconsin is in its third season under 2016 Hayes- Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year Paul Chryst, who is 30-6 (.833) at his alma mater, including a 19-4 (.826) mark in Big Ten play. Read more on Page 10. Chryst is just the fourth head coach in Big Ten history to win 30 games in his first 3 seasons, joining Ohio State s Urban Meyer (38, ), Michigan s Fielding Yost (33, ) and Ohio State s Jim Tressel (32, ). At 9-0, Wisconsin is one of 5 remaining unbeaten FBS teams, joining No. 1 Alabama (9-0), No. 2 Georgia (9-0), No. 7 Miami (8-0) and No. 14 UCF (8-0). Wisconsin, Alabama and UCF are the only FBS teams that have not trailed in the second half of any game this season. Dating back to their win in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2, the Badgers have won 10 consecutive games, matching Georgia for the nation s second-longest active win streak. Only Miami (Fla.) has a longer active streak, at 13 games. UW has won 12 straight Big Ten games, the longest conference win streak in school history. The Badgers have won 15 of their last 16 trophy games against rivals Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska, dating back to The lone loss in that stretch was a 10-6 setback to Iowa in Freshman RB Jonathan Taylor, a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, leads the Big Ten in rushing and ranks No. 4 nationally at yards per game. He also has scored a league-high 12 rushing TDs. Taylor leads all FBS freshmen in both categories. UW ranks 4th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 13.3 points per game, and stands 5th in total defense, allowing yards per game. The Badgers rank 4th in rushing defense (87.8 ypg) and 5th in passing efficiency defense (99.1). They also lead the nation in opponent red-zone touchdown percentage (29.6%) and rank 5th in sacks (31). With 3.5 sacks over the last 2 weeks (2.0 at Illinois and 1.5 at Indiana), senior DE Alec James has now recorded 5.5 sacks on the season. That s the most for a Wisconsin defensive lineman since J.J. Watt racked up 7.0 sacks in his final season at UW in WISCONSIN BADGERS Head Coach: Paul Chryst Record at WIS: 30-6 (3rd) Overall: (6th) The visiting team has won the last 6 meetings between Wisconsin and Iowa, dating back to 2009, with the Badgers winning the last 4 games in Iowa City and the Hawkeyes winning their last 2 trips to Madison. UW s last win over Iowa at Camp Randall Stadium came in IOWA HAWKEYES Head Coach: Kirk Ferentz Record at IA: (19th) Overall: (22nd) A er rushing for 183 yards and a TD at Indiana, Jonathan Taylor picked up his school-record fi h Big Ten Freshman of the Week honor Senior Leon Jacobs started at outside linebacker at Indiana, appearing in his 54th game to match the Badgers school record for career games played and becoming the 11th player to do so. Jacobs can break the record by appearing in a 55th game this Saturday vs. Iowa SCHEDULE/RESULTS 9 0, 6 0 BIG TEN DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sept. 1 UTAH STATE W, ESPN Sept. 9 FLA. ATLANTIC W, BTN Sept. 16 at BYU W, 40-6 ABC Sept. 30 NORTHWESTERN* W, ABC Oct. 7 at Nebraska* W, BTN Oct. 14 PURDUE* W, 17-9 BTN Oct. 21 MARYLAND* W, FOX Oct. 28 at Illinois* W, ESPN Nov. 4 at Indiana* W, ABC Nov. 11 #25 IOWA* 2:30 p.m. ABC Nov. 18 #21 MICHIGAN* TBD TBD Nov. 25 at Minnesota* TBD TBD Dec. 2 Big Ten Football 7 p.m. FOX Championship Game * Big Ten Conference game All times Central Home games in BOLD CAPS TV: ABC Play-by-Play... Joe Tessitore Analyst...Todd Blackledge Sideline Reporter...Holly Rowe 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 Instagram:...@badgerfootball Facebook:...WisconsinFootball Snapchat:... officialbadgers YouTube:... WisconsinBadgers THE CAMP RANDALL 100 The Camp Randall 100 honors a prestigious group of 100 people who shaped the first century of Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin Athletics revealed a new honoree each day for 100 days leading up to the Badgers season opener Sept. 1. That list includes Saturday s honorary captain, Badgers great Ron Dayne. To see the complete Camp Randall 100 list and learn more about the stadium s centennial celebration, visit CampRandall100.com. 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 COVERING THE BADGERS MEDIA INFORMATION IOWA WEEK MEDIA SCHEDULE 11/6 MONDAY 11/7 TUESDAY 10 a.m. Post-Practice Interviews: Offensive Players Offensive Coordinator Joe Rudolph 11/8 WEDNESDAY 10 a.m. Post-Practice Interviews: Defensive/Special Teams Players Defensive Coordinator Jim Leonhard 11/9 THURSDAY 10 a.m. Post-Practice Interview: Coach Chryst 11/10 FRIDAY No availability 11/11 SATURDAY Postgame Coach Chryst News Conference and Player Interviews 10:10 a.m. Coach Chryst News Conference (BTN2Go) 10:30 a.m. Post-Practice Interviews: Select Players 11:16 a.m. Coach Chryst on Big Ten Teleconference 6 p.m. Paul Chryst Radio Show (Badger Sports Network) UW ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL INFORMATION Office Phone: (608) Press Box Phone: (608) Fax: (608) Address: 1440 Monroe Street, Madison, WI Website: UWBadgers.com BRIAN LUCAS DIRECTOR Chryst Interviews, Credentials Cell: (608) bml@athletics.wisc.edu BRIAN MASON ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Player/Coach Interviews, Game Notes Cell: (608) bm3@athletics.wisc.edu MEDIA RESOURCES CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS go.wisc.edu/2017credentials BIG TEN MEDIA LIST office.bigten.org/media WISCONSIN FOOTBALL FACT BOOK go.wisc.edu/factbook2017 OFFICIAL BIG TEN MEDIA SITE WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS CAMP RANDALL BadgerWiFi (connect and register with address) OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS Facebook: WisconsinFootball / WisconsinBadgers Snapchat: officialbadgers YouTube: WisconsinBadgers INTERVIEW REQUESTS All regular-season Badgers practices, including Friday walk-throughs, are closed to the media. Interviews are conducted as follows: Chryst Interviews: Head coach Paul Chryst holds a weekly news conference Mondays at 10:15 a.m. during the fall. Those sessions are live video-streamed via BTN2Go. Chryst also meets the media following practice on Thursdays, at approximately 10 a.m. Assistant Coach Interviews: Offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph (Tuesday) and defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard (Wednesday) are available for interviews following practice, at approximately 10 a.m. in the McClain Center. Other assistant coaches can be made available upon special request. Media should submit their requests to Brian Mason in the Athletic Communications office. Player Interviews: Players can be interviewed after practice on Tuesdays (offense) and Wednesdays (defense/special teams) subject to players class schedules at approximately 10 a.m. on the practice field in the McClain Center. Requests for player interviews should be submitted to Brian Mason by 3 p.m. the day prior to the assigned interview period. Phone calls by players to out-of-town media are made on corresponding days following practice. Interviews should be arranged through Brian Mason in the Athletic Communications office at (608) Players phone numbers will not be made available to the media, and players have been instructed not to conduct interviews without prior approval from the Athletic Communications staff. BIG TEN TELECONFERENCE Head coach Paul Chryst is available every Tuesday at 11:16 a.m. (CT) on the weekly Big Ten Teleconference. Contact Adam Augustine of the Big Ten for call-in information at (847) WISCONSIN FOOTBALL TODAY The Wisconsin Athletic Communications office sends out its Wisconsin Football Today media on a daily basis during the season. Media members can sign up by selecting Wisconsin and Football in the settings of their Big Ten Media List account. Accounts can be created and updated by visiting office.bigten.org/media. Contact Adam Augustine (aaugustine@bigten.org) of the Big Ten staff with any questions. PHOTOS The Wisconsin Athletic Communications office maintains an FTP site offering media outlets access to high-resolution headshots and action photos. Contact Brian Mason for access information. CREDENTIAL GUIDELINES Requests for 2017 Wisconsin football credentials (including parking) must be made online via the link at left. Contact Brian Lucas with questions. Sideline credentials will be issued only to accredited photographers and reporters on assignment. Credentials must be prominently displayed on the field level. Credentials will be mailed to the opposing SID if time permits. Passes not mailed will be left at the media entrance, which is located at Gate 4 of Camp Randall Stadium (north end of the stadium, adjacent to the Lot 17 parking ramp). 2

3 WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST Hometown: Madison, Wis. Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 Career Record: (.662) Record at Wisconsin (Big Ten): 30-6 (19-4) 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): (129th) Big Ten Record (Years): (121st) Big Ten Championships (Last): 14 (2012) All-Time Bowl Record: Consensus All-America Selections: 27 First Team All-Big Ten Selections: 229 WINNING WAYS Wisconsin is 40-9 (.816) since the start of the 2014 season, trailing only Alabama (49-4,.925), Clemson (45-6,.882) and Ohio State (43-6,.878) in wins and winning percentage among FBS programs in that span. Wisconsin is off to a 9-0 start to a season for the third time in the modern era (1946-present), and the first time since opening the 2004 season with 9 straight wins. The Badgers also started 9-0 in The Badgers have won 10 straight games, dating back to their victory in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2, matching the third-longest win streak in school history: LONGEST UW WIN STREAKS, MODERN ERA 14 Sept. 30, 2006 to Sept. 29, Oct. 2, 1999 to Sept. 16, Jan. 2, 2017 to present 9 Sept. 5, 1998 to Nov. 7, Sept. 4, 2004 to Nov. 6, 2004 Over the last four seasons, the Badgers are 16-2 in games played in the month of November. UW has won 27 of its last 31 games (.871), dating back to Chryst s first season in Wisconsin has recorded double-digit win totals in 8 of the last 12 seasons (since 2005). Among Power Five teams, only Ohio State (11), Alabama (10) and Oklahoma (9) have hit double-digits more in that span. The Badgers recorded just 3 double-digit win seasons in the 115 years prior to 2005 their Big Ten championship seasons of 1993, 1998 and LEAGUE LEADER The Badgers are 32-7 (.821) in conference play over the last 5 seasons ( ). Only Ohio State (36-3,.923) has a better league record over that span. The Badgers 32-7 mark is the fourth-best conference record of any Power Five team during that span: CONFERENCE WIN PCT., POWER 5 Team (Conf. Record) Win Pct. Ohio State (36-3, Big Ten).923 Alabama (35-3, SEC).921 Clemson (34-5, ACC).872 Wisconsin (32-7, Big Ten).821 Oklahoma (34-8, Big 12).810 UW owns a 19-3 mark against the Big Ten West Division since the league moved to its current divisional setup in The Badgers have won 2 of the first 3 West Division crowns (2014, 2016). UW has won 12 straight Big Ten games, dating back to last season, the longest conference win streak in school history. The Badgers previously won 9 straight league games across the 2006 and 2007 seasons and the 2010 and 2011 seasons. Wisconsin enters Saturday s game at.500 ( ) all-time in Big Ten play. With a win, the Badgers have the opportunity to move their all-time league record above.500 for the first time in 50 years since a 14-9 TEAM INFORMATION loss to Indiana on Nov. 4, 1967 dropped them to By the end of the 1992 season, the Badgers were 62 games under.500 ( ) in Big Ten play all-time. In the 25 seasons since, Wisconsin has posted a record of (.656) in conference play and claimed 6 Big Ten championships. CHRYST CALLS THE SHOTS With records of 10-3, 11-3 and 9-0 in his first 3 seasons at the helm of his alma mater, Paul Chryst looks to join Michigan s Fielding Yost ( ) and Ohio State s Urban Meyer ( ) as the only coaches in league history to win 10-plus games in each of their first 3 seasons. Chryst was 1 of 15 head coaches to start at an FBS program in Of the 12 who remain with the program they joined for the 2015 season (Jim McElwain of Florida, Tom Herman of Houston and Gary Andersen of Oregon State are no longer with those programs), Chryst has the highest win percentage, at.833 (30-6): WIN PCT., CLASS OF 2015 COACHES Coach School Record (Pct.) Paul Chryst Wisconsin 30-6 (.833) Jim Harbaugh Michigan 27-8 (.771) Neal Brown Troy (.618) Pat Narduzzi Pittsburgh (.571) Mike Bobo Colorado State (.556) The Badgers are (.761) with Chryst as a member of the UW coaching staff, including stints as tight ends coach (2002), offensive coordinator ( ) and head coach (2015-present). 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 2016 Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year. 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. DEFENSE DOMINATING AGAIN Wisconsin has had 3 defensive coordinators in as many seasons, but the Badgers are once again performing like one of the nation s best units under first-year coordinator Jim Leonhard. The Badgers led the nation in scoring defense in 2015 (13.7 ppg), ranked fourth in that category in 2016 (15.6 ppg) and are once again off to a strong start (13.3 ppg), ranking in a tie for fourth: WISCONSIN DEFENSE RANKS FBS Category Rank Avg. Scoring Defense T-4th 13.3 ppg Total Defense 5th ypg Defense 4th 87.9 ypg Passing Defense 18th ypg 3 3

4 GAME NOTES BIG TEN STANDINGS Conference Division Overall EAST W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Ohio State Michigan State Michigan Penn State Rutgers Maryland Indiana Conference Division Overall WEST W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin Northwestern Iowa Nebraska Purdue Minnesota Illinois * Division champion BIG TEN GAMES ALL TIMES CENTRAL Saturday, Nov. 11 #13 Michigan St. at #11 Ohio State (FOX) 11 a.m. Rutgers at #16 Penn State (BTN) 11 a.m. Indiana at Illinois (BTN) 11 a.m. Nebraska at Minnesota (FS1) 11 a.m. #25 Iowa at #6 Wisconsin (ABC) 2:30 p.m. #21 Michigan at Maryland (BTN) 2:30 p.m. Purdue at Northwestern (ESPN2) 6 p.m. BADGERS IN THE RANKINGS Date AP Coaches CFP Preseason Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov TBD Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Final THE RUSTY TOOLBOX GAME With the resumption of the Iowa-Wisconsin series in 2013 came the revival of another important rivalry the Rusty Toolbox Game. The contest has preceded each game between the Badgers and Hawkeyes since 1995 and pits the teams student managers against one another in a flag football game held on the eve of the main event. Including a win in the inaugural game in 1991, Iowa s managers lead the Rusty Toolbox series 11-10, but UW s managers currently possess the Rusty Toolbox and are riding a 6-game win streak that dates back to The 22nd edition of the battle for the Rusty Toolbox will be held Friday inside the McClain Center. Since moving to a 3-4 defensive alignment in 2013, Wisconsin has allowed just 16.2 points per game. Only Alabama (14.4 ppg) has allowed fewer points over that 5-year stretch. Clemson (19.0), Ohio State (19.5) and Michigan (19.5) round out the top 5 scoring defenses of the past 5 seasons. The Badgers have allowed just 12 touchdowns this season, matching Georgia for the third-fewest of any FBS team. Only Alabama (10) and Washington (11) have allowed fewer total TDs. Wisconsin has held 7 of its 9 opponents under 300 yards of total offense, including holding conference foes Northwestern (244) and Purdue (221) under 250 yards. Only Georgia (8) and Michigan (8) have held more opponents under 300 total yards this season. BACKED UP, NO BACKING DOWN Wisconsin s defense has taken over in sudden change situations 15 times this season (following 8 interceptions, 6 fumbles and a blocked punt) and has allowed opponents to convert just 6 of those 15 opportunities into scores 3 TDs and 3 FGs. Wisconsin s defense has been at its best when defending a short field. Of the 11 opponent drives that have started in Badgers territory including a Maryland drive that originated on the UW 5-yard line only 3 have found the end zone. RED MEANS STOP The Badgers lead the nation in opponent touchdown percentage in the red zone at 29.6%, allowing TDs on just 8 the 27 opponent drives that have traveled inside the Wisconsin 20 yard line. TCU (36.8%) ranks No. 2 among Power Five programs. UW also ranks No. 3 among Power Five teams in overall red zone scoring defense, allowing points on 70.4% (19 of 27) of opponents red zone drives. That includes 8 TDs and 11 field goals. Only TCU (63.2%) and USC (70.3%) have been more stingy inside the 20. SACK ATTACK The Badgers have spent more time in opponents backfields this season, racking up 31 sacks to rank second in the Big Ten and fifth nationally. USC (34.0) leads the nation, followed by Clemson (33.0), Michigan (32.0), Texas A&M (32.0) and the Badgers. With 5.0 at Illinois on Oct. 28 and 4.0 last week at Indiana, the Badgers have logged 9.0 sacks over the last 2 weeks. UW s average of 3.4 is a full sack per game better than its mark of of 2.4 sacks per game in Incredibly, the Badgers have made that jump despite the loss of both of their play-making outside linebackers from last season: first-round NFL draft pick T.J. Watt (Pittsburgh) and fourth-round selection Vince Biegel (Green Bay). Wisconsin has not averaged 3.0 sacks per game in a season since 1998, when the Badgers finished their 12-game slate with 42 sacks (3.5 per game). Senior OLB Garret Dooley ranks 2nd in the Big Ten with 6.5 sacks on the season, with senior DE Alec James (5.5) ranking 5th and and junior OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (5.0) ranking in a tie for 6th in the league, at 4.0 sacks. Senior OLB Leon Jacobs also has logged 2.5 sacks. Wisconsin s average is buoyed by the 8 sacks the Badgers tallied vs. Northwestern, which marked UW s highest sack total since logging 8 vs. Penn State in Dooley led the way vs. Northwestern, contributing to 5 of the Badgers 8 sacks (2 solo, 3 assist) to finish with a total of 3.5 sacks. Dooley s 5.0 TFLs vs. Northwestern rank in a tie for the fifth-highest single-game total in school history, and the most since Alex Lewis had a school-record 6.5 TFLs vs. Purdue on Oct. 18, Including a season-high 11 tackles for loss vs. Northwestern, the Badgers are averaging 7.0 TFLs per game on the year well ahead of last year s average of 5.3 TFLs per game. UW has recorded at least 8.0 tackles for loss 4 times this season, something the Badgers failed to do once in PASS AT YOUR PERIL Wisconsin ranks 5th nationally in passing efficiency defense, holding opponents to a pass efficiency rating of just Alabama (97.8), Boston College (98.2), Miami (98.3) and Michigan (98.6) are the only other Power Five teams with opponent ratings of less than 100.

5 5 CAREER GAMES/STARTS Player Total P Connor Allen /0 9/0 23/0 OLB Zack Baun / /0 LS Adam Bay /0 9/0 OLB Christian Bell /0 5/0 OL Beau Benzschawel /8 14/14 9/9 31/31 TE Luke Benzschawel /0 4/0 OL Tyler Biadasz /9 9/9 S Evan Bondoc /0 9/0 9/0 19/0 OLB Noah Burks /0 5/0 S Eric Burrell /0 9/0 CB D. Carriere-Williams /3 9/3 WR Quintez Cephus /5 9/7 23/12 ILB Jack Cichy 5/ /4 7/ /11 QB Jack Coan /0 5/0 CB Madison Cone /0 6/0 ILB Ryan Connelly /0 14/8 9/1 36/9 OL Brett Connors /0 14/4 9/0 25/4 S Seth Currens /0 9/0 WR Danny Davis /1 7/1 RB Taiwan Deal /2 6/ /3 OL Michael Deiter /13 14/14 9/9 36/36 OL Jon Dietzen /8 8/7 18/15 S D Cota Dixon -- 3/0 13/0 14/14 8/8 38/22 OLB Garret Dooley /0 14/2 9/9 34/11 WR Jack Dunn /0 5/0 OL David Edwards /7 9/9 22/16 ILB T.J. Edwards /13 13/12 9/9 35/34 OL Jason Erdmann /0 9/0 22/0 ILB Arrington Farrar /0 14/0 8/0 35/0 S Joe Ferguson 4/0 14/1 12/0 14/0 9/1 53/2 S Lubern Figaro -- 13/7 11/0 14/4 9/0 47/11 TE Troy Fumagalli -- 14/2 11/4 14/14 8/7 47/27 K Rafael Gaglianone -- 13/0 13/0 3/0 9/0 38/0 ILB Griffin Grady / /0 RB Garrett Groshek /0 9/0 K Zach Hintze /0 8/0 DE Billy Hirschfeld /0 12/0 9/0 25/0 QB Alex Hornibrook /9 9/9 21/18 DE Kraig Howe /0 1/0 RB Rachid Ibrahim /0 9/0 FB Alec Ingold /0 14/0 9/0 33/0 OLB Leon Jacobs 13/0 14/1 4/3 14/0 9/9 54/13 S Natrell Jamerson -- 12/0 13/0 8/2 9/9 42/11 DE Alec James -- 14/2 13/1 13/9 9/9 49/21 RB Chris James /0 5/0 S Patrick Johnson /0 4/0 17/0 OLB Tyler Johnson /0 9/0 16/0 OL Micah Kapoi /10 13/2 5/3 30/15 OL Patrick Kasl /0 9/0 WR Adam Krumholz /0 2/0 P Anthony Lotti /0 9/0 21/0 TE Gabe Lloyd /0 3/0 DE Isaiahh Loudermilk /0 6/0 ILB Mike Maskalunas /0 8/0 OL David Moorman /0 9/0 23/0 CB Nick Nelson /9 9/9 TE Zander Neuville /0 14/1 9/8 36/9 DE Chikwe Obasih -- 14/7 13/13 14/11 3/0 44/31 ILB Chris Orr /6 1/1 9/8 20/15 WR Jazz Peavy -- 2/0 13/3 14/10 5/3 34/16 TE Kyle Penniston /3 9/5 21/8 DE David Pfaff /0 3/0 DE Keldric Preston /0 1/0 WR Kendric Pryor /0 5/0 FB Austin Ramesh -- 7/2 9/2 11/8 8/3 35/15 NT Garrett Rand /0 9/0 23/0 K P.J. Rosowski /0 14/0 1/0 20/0 WR George -- 14/1 11/0 14/ /1 RB Mark Saari / /0 NT Olive Sagapolu /4 9/5 9/6 31/15 RB Bradrick Shaw /1 8/1 19/2 DE Conor Sheehy -- 14/0 13/8 13/11 9/9 49/28 WR A.J. Taylor /0 9/2 22/2 RB Jonathan Taylor /8 9/8 CB Derrick Tindal -- 12/2 12/4 14/14 9/9 47/29 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel /0 9/0 OL Cole Van Lanen /0 9/0 FB Jake Whalen /0 -- 4/0 CB Caesar Williams /0 1/0 Breaking down the components of passing efficiency, the Badgers defense ranks among the nation s top 15 in four categories: WISCONSIN PASSING DEFENSE RANKS FBS Category Mark Rank Opp. Completion Pct. 51.8% 11th Opp. Yards per Attempt 5.7 T-5th Passing TDs Allowed 8 T-12th Interceptions By 14 T-4th Wisconsin has recorded 64 passes defended over its first 9 games (50 pass breakups and 14 interceptions), ranking in a tie with Iowa (51 PBUs, 13 INTs) for the most of any FBS team. The Badgers average of 7.1 passes defended per game is a major improvement over last season s mark of 5.7 an average that was still good enough to rank 11th among FBS programs in No program is disrupting passes at a higher rate this season than the Badgers, who have recorded 64 passes defended on 284 opponent passing attempts, or 22.5%. UW posted a mark of 18.3% last season. Rutgers (21.7%), Duke (20.9%) and LSU (20.2%) are the only other programs to defend at least 20 percent of their opponents passing attempts this season. The Badgers have logged a combined 19 passes defended (15 PBUs, 4 interceptions) over their last 2 games. Junior CB Nick Nelson is leading the way with 18 pass breakups, already the secondbest single-season total in UW history (see list, Page 15). That includes 8 PBUs over the last 2 weeks 4 each in the Badgers wins at Illinois and Indiana. Nelson leads the nation in pass breakups (18), leading Iowa s Josh Jackson (15) and Ohio s Bradd Ellis in that category. Nelson ranks No. 2 in total passes defended, with 18, and trails only Jackson s total of 20 (15 breakups and 5 interceptions). Nelson s current average of 2.0 passes defended per game would have been the nation s top mark in 9 of the last 10 seasons (Houston s William Jackson III had 2.15 to lead the country in 2015). PLAYING TAKEAWAY A year after matching the single-season program record with 22 interceptions in Leonhard s first season in charge of the secondary in 2016, UW has already picked off 14 passes in its first 9 games of Wisconsin has turned 4 of those picks into quick points: INTERCEPTION RETURN TDS IN 2017 Player Opponent Distance Joe Ferguson Utah State 99 yards Natrell Jamerson Northwestern 36 yards Chris Orr Nebraska 78 yards T.J. Edwards Maryland 54 yards UW s 4 interception return TDs matching Duke and Texas for the most of any team this season are the most for the Badgers program in a season since at least GAME NOTES The Badgers have scored 97 points off their 19 forced turnovers this season (14 INTs, 5 fumble recoveries), while allowing opponents to score just 37 points off the 15 turnovers UW has lost. Dating back to last season, the Badgers have forced 33 turnovers over their last 14 games including 3 games in which UW recorded 4 takeaways each. NOWHERE TO RUN The Badgers have held 5 of their 9 opponents to fewer than 100 rushing yards while giving up an average of just 87.8 yards per game the nation s fourth-best mark behind TCU (69.7), Alabama (75.8) and Michigan State (87.0). Dating back to last season, UW has held 9 of its last 15 opponents under 100 rushing yards. Wisconsin allowed Northwestern to rush for just 25 yards on Sept. 30, its fewest allowed to a Big Ten opponent since holding Michigan State to 25 rushing yards on Nov. 1, Wisconsin has allowed just one individual 100-yard rusher Nebraska s Devine Ozigbo (112 yards on Oct. 7, 2017) in its last 22 games. UW has allowed just 3 rushing touchdowns on the year, matching Alabama and Washington for the fewest in the FBS. NO BIG DEAL The Badgers are limiting big plays, having allowed just 27 plays of 20-plus yards. Among Power Five teams, only Washington (14) and Alabama (25) have allowed fewer explosive plays on the season. TAYLOR TIME Freshman RB Jonathan Taylor has his career off to a fast start, averaging a Big Ten-leading rushing yards per game to rank No. 4 among FBS players. He trails only Stanford RB Bryce Love (182.0 ypg), San Diego State RB Rashaad Penny (160.2) and Arizona QB Khalil Tate (155.3) in rushing. Taylor has scored a Big Ten-leading 12 rushing touchdowns over his first 9 games, leading Michigan s Karan Higdon (10) and Penn State s Saquon Barkley (9). Taylor leads all FBS freshmen in both rushing and total touchdowns. Taylor reached 1,000 rushing yards in his 7th game, matching the FBS freshman record for fewest games needed to record 1,000 yards. He joins Florida s Emmitt Smith (1987), San Diego State s Marshall Faulk (1991), Oklahoma s Adrian Peterson (2004), North Texas Jamario Thomas (2004) and Wisconsin s own P.J. Hill (2006) on that list. Taylor joins Smith, Faulk, Peterson and Thomas in achieving the feat as a true freshman. Taylor also became the fastest UW freshman to reach 1,000 yards in terms of carries. He eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark on his 130th 5

6 SITUATIONAL RECORDS Under 2017 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 attempt, breaking James White s freshman record of 138 carries from the 2010 season. FASTEST TO 1,000 YARDS, SEASON UW Att. Player Season 105 Melvin Gordon (So.) Melvin Gordon (Jr.) Jonathan Taylor (Fr.) James White (Fr.) 2010 Overall, Taylor is the second-fastest UW player to reach 1,000 career rushing yards in terms of carries. Only Melvin Gordon (104 during the seasons) needed fewer attempts to reach 1,000 career yards. FASTEST TO 1,000 YARDS, CAREER UW Att. Player Season(s) 104 Melvin Gordon Jonathan Taylor James White 2010 Taylor s 1,368 rushing yards already rank as the 4th-most recorded by a UW freshman. See list, Page 15. Taylor is 1 of just 3 FBS players to record three 200-yard rushing games in 2017, joining San Diego State RB Rashaad Penny and Hawaii RB Diocemy Saint Juste. Taylor logged 223 yards vs. Florida Atlantic, 249 yards at Nebraska and 219 yards vs. Purdue. Only 3 active FBS players own more 200- yard games in their careers than Taylor s 3: Old Dominion RB Ray Lawry (4), New Mexico State RB Larry Rose III (4) and Hawaii RB Diocemy Saint Juste (4). Each of those players are seniors. Taylor is just the sixth FBS freshman since 2000 to post 3 games of 200-plus rushing yards in a season, and the first since Oklahoma s Samaje Perine in He joins North Texas Jamario Thomas (6 games, 2004); Michigan s Mike Hart (3, 2004); Oklahoma s Adrian Peterson (3, 2004); Northwestern s Tyrell Sutton (3, 2005) and Perine (3, 2014) on that list. Taylor is the second true freshman in Wisconsin history to record multiple 200- yard rushing games. He joins 1999 Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne also a New Jersey native who had 5 games of 200- plus yards as a true freshman in In hitting the 200-yard mark in consecutive games vs. Nebraska and Purdue, Taylor became the first Big Ten freshman with back-to-back 200-yard games since Michigan s Mike Hart in Taylor has averaged 7.2 yards per carry, the fourth-best mark nationally among players with at least 125 carries on the season. He trails only Stanford s Bryce Love (9.6 ypc), Notre Dame s Josh Adams (8.7 ypc) and Army s Ahmad Bradshaw (8.0) in that category. The only player in UW history to average at least 7.0 yards per carry in a season is Melvin Gordon, who averaged 7.8 ypc in 2013 and 7.5 ypc in 2014 on his way to winning the Doak Walker Award and finishing runner-up for the Heisman Trophy. GAME NOTES The explosive Taylor has posted 44 runs of 10-plus yards, tied for the second-most of any FBS player behind Florida Atlantic RB Devin Singletary (47). Including most recently a 67-yard TD run vs. Purdue on Oct. 14, Taylor owns 3 runs of 60-plus yards. Only Notre Dame s Josh Adams (7), Stanford s Bryce Love (6), San Diego State s Rashaad Penny (5) and Arizona s Khalil Tate (4) have more. Taylor, who missed the second half at Illinois on Oct. 28 due to injury, has appeared in the fourth quarter in only 6 of UW s 9 games this season. He has recorded a total of just 27 fourth-quarter carries. SECOND HALF STARS The Badgers have outscored their opponents in the second half this season. That includes a margin in the fourth quarter. Wisconsin has not trailed in the second half this season, joining Alabama and UCF as the only teams that can make that claim. In 9 games, opposing offenses have scored just 5 touchdowns on Wisconsin s defense in the second half this season. Not only has the Badgers defense been stingy after halftime, but the unit also has put up 18 points of its own in the second half of games: interception return TDs vs. Utah State (Joe Ferguson) and Northwestern (Natrell Jamerson) and safeties against BYU (Mike Maskalunas sack) and Northwestern (D Cota Dixon sack). The Badgers have allowed only 305 rushing yards (33.9 per game) and 1 rushing touchdown in the second half of games this season. OFFENSE ON POINT The Badgers have topped the 30-point mark in 7 of their 9 games this season. Dating back to last year, the Badgers have reached the 30-point threshold in 11 of their last 14 games and a total of 17 times under Chryst. The Badgers rank third in the Big Ten in scoring offense (36.1 ppg) and total offense (438.8 ypg). Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in rushing, at yards per game. Wisconsin ranks second in the league in passing efficiency (157.4), trailing only Ohio State (167.1). UW also leads the conference at 9.1 yards per passing attempt (the Buckeyes own the No. 2 mark, at 8.6). ALL ON THE LINE Wisconsin s offensive line which includes a starting five comprised of two juniors (LT Michael Deiter and RG Beau Benzschawel), two sophomores (LG Jon Dietzen and RT David Edwards) and a redshirt freshman (C Tyler Biadasz) was named to the midseason honor roll for the Joe Moore Award, which honors the nation s outstanding offensive line. 6

7 HONORS AND AWARDS BEAU BENZSCHAWEL, JR., OL Preseason 1st-Team All-America (USA Today) Outland Trophy watch list JACK CICHY, SR., ILB Bednarik Award, Butkus Award, Nagurski Trophy, Lott IMPACT Trophy watch lists MICHAEL DEITER, JR., OL Outland Trophy watch list D COTA DIXON, JR., S Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award Walter Camp National Def. Player of the Week (Oct. 2) Rose Bowl Game Big Ten Def. Player of the Week (Oct. 2) FWAA/Orange Bowl Courage Award nominee Nagurski Trophy watch list GARRET DOOLEY, SR., OLB Senior Bowl Defensive Senior of the Week (Oct. 2) Senior Bowl watch list DAVID EDWARDS, SO., OL Midseason All-America 1st Team (AP, CBS, ESPN) JOE FERGUSON, SR., S William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist TROY FUMAGALLI, SR., TE Preseason 1st-Team All-America (Athlon, Sports Illustrated) Preseason 2nd-Team All-America (Associated Press) Senior Bowl watch list ALEX HORNIBROOK, SO., QB Maxwell Award watch list Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 18) Rose Bowl Game Big Ten Off. Player of the Week (Sept. 18) LEON JACOBS, SR., OLB Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 16) NATRELL JAMERSON, SR., S Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2) ALEC JAMES, SR., DE Senior Bowl watch list CHRIS JAMES, JR., RB Doak Walker Award watch list CHIKWE OBASIH, SR., DE Senior Bowl watch list JAZZ PEAVY, SR., WR Senior Bowl watch list OLIVE SAGAPOLU, JR., NT Polynesian College Player of the Year watch list BRADRICK SHAW, SO., RB Doak Walker Award watch list CONOR SHEEHY, SR., DE Bednarik Award watch list Nagurski Trophy watch list Senior Bowl watch list JONATHAN TAYLOR, FR., RB Maxwell Award semifinalist Doak Walker Award watch list Midseason All-America 2nd Team (Associated Press) Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 11, Oct. 9) Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 23, Nov. 6) Running behind that group, Wisconsin ranks 8th among Power Five teams in rushing, averaging yards per game. In terms of pass protection, the Badgers didn t yield a sack on Oct. 21 vs. Maryland, marking the second time this season that UW didn t allow a sack (also vs. Florida Atlantic). The Badgers have allowed just 12 sacks, matching Michigan State for the secondfewest in the Big Ten (Rutgers, 11). That continues a trend of steady improvement in the young unit s third year under the direction of offensive coordinator and O-line coach Joe Rudolph: SACKS ALLOWED, UW Season Sacks/Game FBS Rank T-53rd T-41st T-20th Deiter got the chance to flash his athleticism at Illinois on Oct. 28, taking a lateral from QB Alex Hornibrook the first touch of his career and charging in for a 4-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. HORNIBROOK HITS THE TARGET Sophomore QB Alex Hornibrook ranks 9th among Power Five quarterbacks in pass efficiency rating (158.3) by completing 64.4% of his passes for 1,728 yards, 15 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Among Big Ten signal callers, only Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett has a better efficiency mark, at Hornibrook s average of 9.2 yards per attempt ranks 6th among Power Five QBs, a list led by Oklahoma s Baker Mayfield (11.9). The red zone has been a comfortable place to pass for Hornibrook, who owns a pass efficiency rating of inside the 20 the best mark of any FBS player with at least 15 red-zone attempts. He s gone 19-for-27 (.704) for 200 yards, 12 TDs and 1 interception in the red zone. The Badgers have won Hornibrook s last 15 starts the nation s longest active win streak by a quarterback dating back to Oct. 22, Hornibrook owns a 16-2 (.889) record as the Badgers starter, including a 13-2 (.867) mark in Big Ten play. His 16 wins rank as the seventh-most in school history. Hornibrook has thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 games this year and missed that mark by 1 yard vs. Purdue (199) and 3 yards vs. Northwestern (197). He entered the season with 1 career 200-yard game (214 vs. Ohio State on Oct. 15, 2016) to his credit. Hornibrook s 18-for-19 (.947) passing performance at BYU on Sept. 16 put him in elite company alongside former Badgers QB Russell Wilson as the only major college quarterbacks since 2000 to complete at least 94 percent of their passes in a road game. Wilson went 16-for-17 (.941) at Minnesota on Nov. 12, GAME NOTES Hornibrook's 18-for-19 showing set UW's single-game completion percentage record at 94.7%, breaking the record held by Darrell Bevell from a 17-for-18 (94.4%) performance vs. Northwestern in THIRD DOWN LOOKING UP The Badgers have converted 53.5% of their third-down attempts on the season the nation s No. 1 mark, ahead of Army (51.3%). Only 6 of the 130 FBS teams have converted at least 50.0% of their third-down tries this season. Conversely, the Badgers defense has allowed opponents to convert just 32.5% of their third-down attempts. IT S GOOD FOR GAGLIANONE Junior K Rafael Gaglianone is 9-for-11 on field goal attempts this season. Gaglinaone, who missed all but 3 games last season due to injury, has converted 18 of his last 21 field goal attempts, dating back to the 2015 Holiday Bowl. Gaglianone converted a career-long 52-yard field goal on Oct. 28 at Illinois. The kick was the third 50-yarder of Gaglianone s career (51 vs. LSU on Aug. 30, 2014; 50 vs. Iowa on Nov. 22, 2014), matching Taylor Mehlhaff and Philip Welch for the most 50-yarders in school history. The field goal made Gaglianone just the fourth player in school history to score at least 300 points (see list, Page 15), and he now has 310 for his career. Gaglianone also holds the Badgers school record for game-winning field goals, with 4. POLL POSITION At No. 4 last week, Wisconsin had its highest ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 since being ranked fourth over the course of three polls from Oct. 2-16, Wisconsin has been ranked among the top 10 in each of the last 18 Associated Press Top 25 polls (dating back to Oct. 30, 2016), marking the longest run in school history. Here are the longest streaks of consecutive polls featuring UW as a top-10 team: 18: Oct. 30, 2016 to present 15: Oct. 8, 1962 to Oct. 28, : Nov. 19, 2006 to Sept. 30, : Oct. 31, 1999 to Sept. 17, 2000 The Badgers opened 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 total of 12 weeks in the AP top 10 last season. 7 7

8 PIPELINE TO THE PROS Wisconsin boasts 30 players with NFL teams entering Week 8 of the season. BADGERS IN THE NFL 30 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 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 (P) CB Cleveland Lance Kendricks TE Green Bay Chris Maragos (I) DB Philadelphia Tyler Marz OL L.A. Chargers Tanner McEvoy WR Seattle Brad Nortman P Jacksonville Dare Ogunbowale (P) RB Houston Ryan Ramczyk OL New Orleans Joe Schobert OLB Cleveland Dez Southward (P) DB Carolina Joe Thomas (I) OL Cleveland Scott Tolzien QB Indianapolis Austin Traylor (P) TE Denver Rick Wagner OL Detroit Derek Watt FB L.A. Chargers J.J. Watt (I) DE Houston T.J. Watt OLB Pittsburgh 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. WALK ON WAY Wisconsin is known for its walk-on program, which has produced numerous team captains and even NFL players. A total of 8 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 S Evan Bondoc Since 1990, the Badgers have had 93 walkons go on to earn scholarships. A total of 20 players that started their UW careers as walk-ons since 1990 have gone on to make NFL rosters, including three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt. FAMILIAR FACES Wisconsin s football staff includes 13 former UW 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 1 of 2 FBS programs to have alumni as head coach (Paul Chryst), offensive coordinator (Joe Rudolph) and defensive coordinator (Jim Leonhard). Air Force also features alums at its three top spots in head coach Troy Calhoun, OC Mike Thiessen and DC Steve Russ. FINISHING MOVES Since Paul Chryst took over as UW s head coach in 2015, the Badgers are 3-1 in games decided by four points or fewer. Wisconsin has put together fourth-quarter comebacks 5 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 BOWL BONANZA At 9-0, Wisconsin is bowl-eligible for the 16th-consecutive season. The Badgers run of 15 consecutive bowl games is the longest active bowl streak in the Big Ten and is tied for the sixth-longest in the nation entering 2017: ACTIVE BOWL GAME STREAKS Team Streak (Years) 1. Florida State Virginia Tech* Georgia* Oklahoma* LSU* Wisconsin* 15 Boise State* 15 * Bowl eligible in 2017 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 GENERAL NOTES Wisconsin posted an Academic Progress Rate score of 990 for , the sixthbest 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. Wisconsin, Duke and Northwestern are the only programs to post a score of at least 990 in each of the last three years. 8

9 9 SERIES HISTORY: IOWA Overall: Wisconsin leads, In Madison: Wisconsin leads, MODERN ERA MEETINGS Year Rank Result Score Location /- L 7-21 Madison /- W Madison /- L Iowa City /- W Madison /- W 14-0 Iowa City /- W 34-7 Madison /- W Iowa City /- W 10-6 Madison /- L 7-13 Iowa City /14 W Madison /- L 7-13 Iowa City /6 L 7-21 Iowa City /13 L 9-20 Madison /9 W Madison /2 L Iowa City /4 L Iowa City /- W Madison /- W 10-7 Iowa City /- W Madison /- W Madison /- W 7-0 Iowa City /- T Madison /- L 0-41 Iowa City /- W Madison /- L Iowa City /- L Iowa City /- W Madison /- W 35-7 Madison /- W Iowa City /- L Iowa City /- W Madison /- L 8-24 Madison /- L Iowa City /- L Madison /- L Iowa City /- L 7-17 Madison /- L Iowa City /15 L Madison /17 T Iowa City /1 L Madison /10 L 6-17 Iowa City /- L Madison /- L 6-31 Iowa City /- L Madison /25 L Iowa City /- L 6-10 Madison /- L Iowa City /- L Madison /- L 0-31 Iowa City /12 W Madison /- W 31-0 Iowa City /- W 41-3 Madison /- W 13-7 Iowa City /- W Madison /9 L 3-20 Iowa City /17 L Madison /17 L 7-30 Iowa City /- L Madison /- W Iowa City /- W Madison /- L Iowa City /11 L Madison /13 W Iowa City /- W 28-9 Iowa City /- W Iowa City /- L 6-10 Madison /- W 17-9 Iowa City BATTLE FOR THE HEARTLAND TROPHY With 90 all-time meetings, Iowa is the third mostplayed rival in UW history. The Badgers have faced Minnesota 126 times the most played rivalry of any FBS teams and Northwestern 99 times. Saturday s matchup marks the first game in which both Wisconsin and Iowa are ranked since a memorable 2010 matchup that saw the No. 10 Badgers score a win over the No. 13 Hawkeyes. Wisconsin has won 6 of its last 9 meetings with Iowa, dating back to UW is 11-7 against Iowa since breaking an 18-game winless streak against the Hawkeyes in From 1977 to 96, Wisconsin was against Iowa. WISCONSIN IOWA CONNECTIONS UW Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez began his college coaching career as linebackers coach at Iowa from under head coach Hayden Fry, who hired Alvarez after he led Mason City High School to the Iowa Class 4A state title in Alvarez and Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz worked together as assistants under Fry from Wisconsin running backs coach John Settle was an offensive assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns/ Baltimore Ravens from , when Ferentz served as the franchise s offensive line coach. Wisconsin inside linebackers coach Bob Bostad and Iowa wide receivers coach Kelton Copeland were on the coaching staff at Northern Illinois in Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle was an assistant strength coach at Wisconsin from Wisconsin redshirt freshman ILB Mike Maskalunas and Iowa freshman WR Henry Marchese were teammates at Adlai E. Stevenson (Ill.) High School. Junior OLB Andrew Van Ginkel (Rock Valley) is the lone Iowa native on Wisconsin s roster. Iowa s roster features 7 Wisconsin natives: freshman WR Max Cooper (Waukesha), freshman DB Max Duchow (Pewaukee), freshman P Ryan Gersonde (Milwaukee), senior TE Peter Pekar, sophomore QB Nathan Stanley (Menomonie), redshirt freshman RB Toren Young (Madison), sophomore LB Kristian Welch (Iola). STATISTICAL MATCHUP: WISCONSIN VS. IOWA LAST MEETING MATCHUP #10 WISCONSIN 17, IOWA 9 OCT. 22, 2016 IOWA CITY, Iowa Corey Clement ran for 134 yards and a touchdown as 10th-ranked Wisconsin used a stout defense to beat Iowa, Alex Hornibrook had 197 yards passing for the Badgers, who won for the fourth straight time in Iowa City. Backup Bart Houston threw a touchdown pass for Wisconsin, and Clement s 1-yard TD run put the Badgers ahead 14-6 midway through the third quarter. Houston was 4 of 6 passing for 59 yards and led the Badgers to their first touchdown. Wisconsin was carried by its defense. The Badgers allowed just 236 yards on 60 plays and held the Hawkeyes without a touchdown for the first time all season - just a week after Iowa scored 49 points against Purdue. Quarterback C.J. Beathard had 153 yards passing for Iowa. The Badgers overcame two missed field goals and a fumble that Iowa recovered in its own end zone, and their defense stopped Iowa 11 times on 13 third downs. Down 14-6 midway through the fourth quarter, Iowa finally found some life in the passing game. But the Hawkeyes drive stalled out at the Wisconsin 20, and Kirk Ferentz elected for a field goal to get within five. Freshman Keith Duncan pushed his kick wide right, though, and Clement broke a tackle in the backfield on 3rd-and-1 for a 34-yard gain with less than four minutes left. CATEGORY WIS NCAA BIG TEN IOWA NCAA BIG TEN Scoring Offense th 3rd th 5th Total Offense th 3rd nd 10th Offense th 1st st 10th Passing Offense st 9th th 8th Passing Efficiency th 2nd th 4th Time of Possession 35:28 1st 1st 30:31 53rd 6th Scoring Defense th 1st th 4th Total Defense th 2nd th 9th Defense th 2nd th 8th Passing Defense th 4th th 10th Passing Efficiency Def th 2nd th 3rd QB Sacks 3.4 6th 2nd th 7th Tackles for Loss th 5th th 11th Net Punting th 14th th 7th Punt Returns rd 9th th 8th Kickoff Returns th 6th rd 7th Turnover Margin th 3rd th 5th 9

10 HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST 2016 HAYES SCHEMBECHLER BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR 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. 10 THE CHRYST FILE Career Record (6th Season): (.662) Record at Wisconsin: 30-6 (3rd Season) Big Ten Record: 19-4 (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 Armed Forces 2015 Wisconsin Head Coach Holiday 2016 Wisconsin Head Coach Cotton 2017 Wisconsin Head Coach Wisconsin Totals (3rd season) Bowl Games Head Coaching Totals (6th season) Bowl Games

11 CAMP RANDALL STADIUM 11 CAMP RANDALL QUICK FACTS Built: 1917 Original cost: $32,100 Original capacity: 10,000 Current capacity: 80,321 Wisconsin football record: (.641) 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 (.892) at Camp Randall Stadium. Among Power Five programs, only Ohio State (87-10,.897) has won a higher percentage of its home games in that time frame, with Oklahoma (74-9) also holding an.892 win percentage. 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: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,321 11

12 WISCONSIN DEPTH CHART OFFENSE QB 12 Alex Hornibrook (So.) 10 Jack Coan (Fr.) RB 23 Jonathan Taylor (Fr.) 7 Bradrick Shaw (So.) FB 20 Aus n Ramesh (Sr.) 45 Alec Ingold (Jr.) WR 4 A.J. Taylor (So.) 3 Kendric Pryor (R-Fr.) WR 6 Danny Davis (Fr.) 16 Jack Dunn (R-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.) 78 Jason Erdmann (So.) C 61 Tyler Biadasz (R-Fr.) 64 Bre Connors (Jr.) RG 66 Beau Benzschawel (Jr.) 75 Micah Kapoi (Jr.) RT 79 David Edwards (So.) 62 Patrick Kasl (R-Fr.) DEFENSE DE 57 Alec James (Sr.) 34 Chikwe Obasih (Sr.) NT 99 Olive Sagapolu (Jr.) 93 Garre Rand (So.) DE 94 Conor Sheehy (Sr.) 96 Billy Hirschfeld (Jr.) 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.) 58 Mike Maskalunas (R-Fr.) 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 (Jr.) 8 Joe Ferguson (Sr.) FS 12 Natrell Jamerson (Sr.) 26 Eric Burrell (R-Fr.) 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.) 16 Jack Dunn (R-Fr.) KR 25 Derrick Tindal (Sr.) 4 A.J. Taylor (So.) COACHING STAFF PAUL CHRYST HEAD COACH SIDELINE TED GILMORE WIDE RECEIVERS SIDELINE 12 JOE RUDOLPH OFFENSIVE COORD./OL SIDELINE CHRIS HAERING SPECIAL TEAMS SIDELINE JIM LEONHARD DEFENSIVE COORD./DB SIDELINE JOHN SETTLE RUNNING BACKS SIDELINE BOB BOSTAD INSIDE LINEBACKERS BOOTH TIM TIBESAR OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS SIDELINE INOKE BRECKTERFIELD DEFENSIVE LINE SIDELINE MICKEY TURNER TIGHT ENDS BOOTH DEPTH CHART CAREER GAMES/STARTS Pos. Name GP/GS OLB Leon Jacobs 54/13 S Joe Ferguson 53/2 DE Conor Sheehy 49/28 DE Alec James 49/21 CB Derrick Tindal 47/29 TE Troy Fumagalli 47/27 S Lubern Figaro 47/11 DE Chikwe Obasih 44/31 S Natrell Jamerson 42/11 WR George 39/1 S D Cota Dixon 38/22 K Rafael Gaglianone 38/0 OL Michael Deiter 36/36 ILB Ryan Connelly 36/9 TE Zander Neuville 36/9 ILB T.J. Edwards 35/34 FB Austin Ramesh 35/15 ILB Arrington Farrar 35/0 WR Jazz Peavy 34/16 OLB Garret Dooley 34/11 FB Alec Ingold 33/0 OL Beau Benzschawel 31/31 NT Olive Sagapolu 31/15 OL Micah Kapoi 30/15 ILB Jack Cichy 25/11 OL Brett Connors 25/4 DE Billy Hirschfeld 25/0 WR Quintez Cephus 23/12 P Connor Allen 23/0 OL David Moorman 23/0 NT Garrett Rand 23/0 OL David Edwards 22/16 WR A.J. Taylor 22/2 OL Jason Erdmann 22/0 QB Alex Hornibrook 21/18 TE Kyle Penniston 21/8 P Anthony Lotti 21/0 ILB Chris Orr 20/15 K P.J. Rosowski 20/0 RB Bradrick Shaw 19/2 S Evan Bondoc 19/0 OL Jon Dietzen 18/15 S Patrick Johnson 17/0 RB Taiwan Deal 16/3 OLB Tyler Johnson 16/0 OLB Zack Baun 12/0 ILB Griffin Grady 12/0 OL Tyler Biadasz 9/9 CB Nick Nelson 9/9 RB Jonathan Taylor 9/8 CB D. Carriere-Williams 9/3 LS Adam Bay 9/0 S Eric Burrell 9/0 S Seth Currens 9/0 RB Garrett Groshek 9/0 RB Rachid Ibrahim 9/0 OL Patrick Kasl 9/0 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel 9/0 OL Cole Van Lanen 9/0 K Zach Hintze 8/0 ILB Mike Maskalunas 8/0 WR Danny Davis 7/1 CB Madison Cone 6/0 DE Isaiahh Loudermilk 6/0 OLB Christian Bell 5/0 OLB Noah Burks 5/0 QB Jack Coan 5/0 WR Jack Dunn 5/0 RB Chris James 5/0 WR Kendric Pryor 5/0 TE Luke Benzschawel 4/0 FB Jake Whalen 4/0 TE Gabe Lloyd 3/0 DE David Pfaff 3/0 WR Adam Krumholz 2/0 DE Kraig Howe 1/0 DE Keldric Preston 1/0 RB Mark Saari 1/0 CB Caesar Williams 1/0