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 8 #5 WISCONSIN 7 0, 4 0 AT ILLINOIS 2 5, 0 4 OCT. 28, A.M. CT CHAMPAIGN, ILL. MEMORIAL STADIUM 60,670 ESPN FIGHT WITH ILLINI UP NEXT Off to a 7-0 start to the season, fifth-ranked Wisconsin (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten), returns to Big Ten West Division play by traveling to take on Illinois (2-5, 0-4) at 11 a.m. Saturday. The Badgers have won their last 7 meetings with the Fighting Illini, including 3 straight victories at Memorial Stadium. UW has won 5 of its last 6 trips to Champaign. KEY NOTES TO CONSIDER Wisconsin is in its third season under 2016 Hayes- Schembechler Big Ten Coach of the Year Paul Chryst, who is 28-6 (.824) at his alma mater, including a 17-4 (.810) mark in Big Ten play. Read more on Page 9. The Badgers are off to a 7-0 start for the third time in the modern era (1946-present), and the first since opening the 2004 season with 9 straight wins. Wisconsin owns a record of 38-9 (.809) since the start of the 2014 season, trailing only Alabama (48-4,.923), Ohio State (42-5,.894) and Clemson (43-6,.878) in terms of wins and winning percentage among FBS programs in that span. UW has won 10 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. A 126-yard rushing performance vs. Maryland his fifth 100-yard effort in 7 games earned freshman RB Jonathan Taylor Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the fourth time. Taylor leads the Big Ten in rushing, and ranks No. 3 nationally, at yards per game. He also has scored a league-high 11 rushing TDs. Taylor leads all FBS freshmen in both categories. The Badgers offense is among the nation s most balanced, with Wisconsin 1 of just 4 teams to average 250 rushing yards and 200 passing yards per game this season. Read more on Page 4 Wisconsin has converted 55.2% of its third-down attempts overall on the season. That ranks No. 2 nationally, trailing only TCU (56.2%). Only 7 of the 130 FBS teams have converted at least 50.0% of their third-down tries this season. UW ranks 6th nationally in scoring defense, allowing 13.3 points per game, and stands 6th in total defense, allowing yards per game. The Badgers rank 5th in rushing defense (88.0 ypg) and 9th in pass efficiency defense (101.4). The Badgers have held 4 of their 7 opponents under 250 yards of total offense, including conference foes Northwestern (244) and Purdue (221). Jonathan Taylor matched the FBS freshman record for fewest games needed to reach 1,000 rushing yards (7) in last Saturday s win over Maryland. Of the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams, 44 failed to record 1,000 rushing yards in their first 7 games this season. WISCONSIN BADGERS Head Coach: Paul Chryst Record at WIS: 28-6 (3rd) Overall: (6th) Wisconsin s defense continues to do some of its best work this season when defending a short field. Of the 10 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. ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI Head Coach: Lovie Smith Record at ILL: 5-14 (2nd) Overall: Same A er topping the 1,000-yard mark in just his seventh game, Jonathan Taylor was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth me The Badgers have thrived away from home over the last three seasons, putting together an impressive 10-1 (.909) mark in true road games under head coach Paul Chryst. Including neutral site games, the Badgers own a 13-3 (.813) record away home under Chryst SCHEDULE/RESULTS 7 0, 4 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* 11 a.m. ESPN Nov. 4 at Indiana* 11 a.m. ABC 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 * Big Ten Conference game All times Central Home games in BOLD CAPS TV: ESPN Play-by-Play...Mike Patrick Analyst...Tommy Tuberville Sideline Reporter...Paul Carcaterra Online: WatchESPN.com Mobile App: ESPN RADIO: BADGER SPORTS NETWORK Play-by-Play... Matt Lepay Analysts... Mike Lucas Sideline Reporter...Patrick Herb Satellite Radio: Sirius 134 / XM 196 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 As part of the celebration of Camp Randall Stadium s centennial, The Camp Randall 100 honors a prestigious group of 100 people who shaped the storied venue s first century. Wisconsin Athletics revealed an honoree each day for 100 days leading up to the Badgers season opener Sept. 1. 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 WISCONSIN QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH PAUL CHRYST Hometown: Madison, Wis. Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1988 Career Record: (.653) Record at Wisconsin (Big Ten): 28-6 (17-4) 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 off to a 7-0 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 8 straight games, dating back to their victory in the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2, matching the fifth-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, Sept. 5, 1998 to Nov. 7, Sept. 4, 2004 to Nov. 6, Oct. 20, 1951 to Oct. 4, Jan. 2, 2017 to present UW s current streak matches Alabama and Georgia for the nation s third-longest active win streak. Only South Florida (12) and Miami (11) have longer active streaks. UW has won 25 of its last 29 games (.862), dating back to Chryst s first season in LEAGUE LEADER The Badgers are 30-7 (.811) in conference play over the last 5 seasons ( ). Only Ohio State (35-2,.946) has a better league record over that span. The Badgers 30-7 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 (35-2, Big Ten).946 Alabama (34-3, SEC).919 Clemson (32-5, ACC).865 Wisconsin (30-7, Big Ten).811 Oklahoma (32-8, Big 12).800 UW owns an 18-3 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. POLL POSITION Wisconsin has been ranked among the top 10 in each of the last 16 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: 16: 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. TEAM INFORMATION BOWL BONANZA At 7-0, 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. 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. 3 among FBS players. Only Stanford RB Bryce Love (198.1 ypg), and Navy QB Zach Abey (163.1) have averaged more yards this season. Taylor has scored a league-high 11 rushing touchdowns over his first 7 games. Penn State s Saquon Barkley ranks second in the Big Ten, with 8. Taylor leads all FBS freshmen in both rushing and total touchdowns. Taylor carried 22 times for 126 yards last Saturday vs. Maryland, topping the 100-yard mark for the 5th time in 7 career games and topping the 1,000-yard mark for the season. 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. 3 3

3 2017 BIG TEN STANDINGS Conference Division Overall EAST W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Ohio State Penn State Michigan State Michigan Rutgers Maryland Indiana Conference Division Overall WEST W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin Northwestern Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Purdue Illinois * Division champion BIG TEN GAMES ALL TIMES CENTRAL Saturday, Oct. 28 #5 Wisconsin at Illinois (ESPN) Rutgers at Michigan (BTN) #2 Penn State at #6 Ohio State (FOX) #16 Mich. St. at Northwestern (ESPN) Indiana at Maryland (BTN) Minnesota at Iowa (FS1) Nebraska at Purdue (BTN) BADGERS IN THE RANKINGS 11 a.m. 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. Date AP Coaches CFP Preseason Sept Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 26 Dec. 3 Final 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 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 1,125 rushing yards already rank as the 4th-most recorded by a UW freshman. See list on Page 14. Taylor is one of just two FBS players to record three 200-yard rushing games in 2017, joining 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 7.5 yards per carry, the second-best mark nationally among players with at least 125 carries on the season. He trails only Stanford s Bryce Love (10.3 ypc) in that category. The explosive Taylor has posted 37 runs of 10-plus yards, the most of any FBS player. He s followed by Louisville QB Lamar Jackson (36), Oregon RB Royce Freeman (34), Stanford RB Bryce Love (33) and Florida Atlantic RB Devin Singletary (33). GAME NOTES Including most recently a 67-yard TD run vs. Purdue on Oct. 14, Taylor owns 3 runs of 60-plus yards. Only Stanford s Bryce Love (6) and Notre Dame s Josh Adams (6) have more this season. Taylor made the first start of his career vs. Florida Atlantic on Sept. 9, becoming the Badgers first true freshman starter at running back since Zach Brown started the final 4 games of the 2007 season. He became the just the sixth true freshman to start at tailback for Wisconsin since 1990, joining Mark Montgomery (1990), Terrell Fletcher (1991), Ron Dayne (1996), Dwayne Smith (2002) and Brown (2007). SECOND HALF STARS The Badgers have outscored their opponents in the second half this season. That includes a margin in the fourth quarter. Opposing offenses have scored just 3 touchdowns on Wisconsin s defense in the second half of games this season, totaling 21 points. 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). Through 7 games, the Badgers have allowed only 178 rushing yards on 86 second-half carries averages of just 2.1 yards per carry and 25.4 yards per game. RUSHING YARDS ALLOWED, 2ND HALF FBS Team (Games) Yards Avg. TD Wisconsin (7) NC State (7) Georgia (7) Washington (7) Michigan (7) OFFENSE ON POINT Wisconsin owns one of the nation s most balanced offensive attacks, with the Badgers 1 of just 4 FBS programs to average 250 rushing yards and 200 passing yards per game this season: AVERAGING 250 RUSH & 200 PASS YPG FBS Team Rush YPG Pass YPG Alabama Florida Atlantic Ohio State Wisconsin The Badgers have topped the 30-point mark in 6 of their 7 games this season. Dating back to last year, the Badgers have reached the 30-point threshold in 10 of their last 12 games and a total of 16 times under Chryst. The Badgers rank third in the Big Ten in scoring offense (36.6 ppg) and stand third in total offense (462.7 ypg). Wisconsin leads the Big Ten in rushing, at yards per game. Wisconsin ranks second in the league in passing efficiency (164.9), trailing only Ohio 4

4 CAREER GAMES/STARTS Player Total P Connor Allen /0 76/0 21/0 OLB Zack Baun / /0 LS Adam Bay /0 7/0 OLB Christian Bell /0 3/0 OL Beau Benzschawel /8 14/14 7/7 29/29 TE Luke Benzschawel /0 4/0 OL Tyler Biadasz /7 7/7 S Evan Bondoc /0 9/0 7/0 17/0 OLB Noah Burks /0 3/0 S Eric Burrell /0 7/0 CB D. Carriere-Williams /1 7/1 WR Quintez Cephus /5 7/5 21/10 ILB Jack Cichy 5/ /4 7/ /11 QB Jack Coan /0 4/0 CB Madison Cone /0 4/0 ILB Ryan Connelly /0 14/8 7/1 34/9 OL Brett Connors /0 14/4 7/0 23/4 S Seth Currens /0 7/0 WR Danny Davis /1 6/1 RB Taiwan Deal /2 6/ /3 OL Michael Deiter /13 14/14 7/7 34/34 OL Jon Dietzen /8 6/5 16/13 S D Cota Dixon -- 3/0 13/0 14/14 7/7 37/21 OLB Garret Dooley /0 14/2 7/7 32/9 WR Jack Dunn /0 4/0 OL David Edwards /7 7/7 20/14 ILB T.J. Edwards /13 13/12 7/7 33/32 OL Jason Erdmann /0 7/0 20/0 ILB Arrington Farrar /0 14/0 6/0 33/0 S Joe Ferguson 4/0 14/1 12/0 14/0 7/0 51/1 S Lubern Figaro -- 13/7 11/0 14/4 7/0 45/11 TE Troy Fumagalli -- 14/2 11/4 14/14 6/5 45/25 K Rafael Gaglianone -- 13/0 13/0 3/0 7/0 36/0 ILB Griffin Grady / /0 RB Garrett Groshek /0 7/0 K Zach Hintze /0 6/0 DE Billy Hirschfeld /0 12/0 7/0 23/0 QB Alex Hornibrook /9 7/7 19/16 DE Kraig Howe /0 1/0 RB Rachid Ibrahim /0 7/0 FB Alec Ingold /0 14/0 7/0 31/0 OLB Leon Jacobs 13/0 14/1 4/3 14/0 7/7 52/11 S Natrell Jamerson -- 12/0 13/0 8/2 7/7 40/9 DE Alec James -- 14/2 13/1 13/9 7/7 47/19 RB Chris James /0 5/0 S Patrick Johnson /0 4/0 17/0 OLB Tyler Johnson /0 7/0 14/0 OL Micah Kapoi /10 13/2 4/3 29/15 OL Patrick Kasl /0 7/0 P Anthony Lotti /0 7/0 19/0 TE Gabe Lloyd /0 1/0 DE Isaiahh Loudermilk /0 6/0 ILB Mike Maskalunas /0 7/0 OL David Moorman /0 7/0 21/0 CB Nick Nelson /7 7/7 TE Zander Neuville /0 14/1 7/6 34/7 DE Chikwe Obasih -- 14/7 13/13 14/11 1/0 42/31 ILB Chris Orr /6 1/1 7/6 18/13 WR Jazz Peavy -- 2/0 13/3 14/10 5/3 34/16 TE Kyle Penniston /3 7/4 19/7 DE David Pfaff /0 2/0 DE Keldric Preston /0 1/0 WR Kendric Pryor /0 3/0 FB Austin Ramesh -- 7/2 9/2 11/8 7/3 34/15 NT Garrett Rand /0 7/0 21/0 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 7/6 29/15 RB Bradrick Shaw /1 6/1 17/2 DE Conor Sheehy -- 14/0 13/8 13/11 7/7 47/26 WR A.J. Taylor /0 7/1 20/1 RB Jonathan Taylor /6 7/6 CB Derrick Tindal -- 12/2 12/4 14/14 7/7 45/27 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel /0 7/0 OL Cole Van Lanen /0 7/0 FB Jake Whalen /0 -- 4/0 CB Caesar Williams /0 1/0 State (171.3), and leads the conference at 9.5 yards per passing attempt (the Buckeyes own the No. 2 mark, at 8.9). The Badgers are averaging 6.76 yards per play the 13th-best mark nationally and No. 2 in the Big Ten a major improvement over their average of 5.45 yards per play in 2016 and 5.29 in 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. 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 last Saturday vs. Maryland, marking the second time this season that UW didn t allow a sack (also vs. Florida Atlantic). The Badgers rank 8th among Power Five programs in terms of fewest sacks allowed, giving up just 1.14 per game (Mississippi State leads the nation, at 0.43, while Minnesota has the top number in the Big Ten, at 0.57). 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-14th HORNIBROOK HITS THE TARGET Sophomore QB Alex Hornibrook ranks sixth among Power Five quarterbacks in pass efficiency rating (166.1) by completing 65.8% of his passes for 1,435 yards, 13 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Among Big Ten signal callers, only Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett has a better efficiency mark, at The Badgers have won Hornibrook s last 13 starts the nation s longest active win streak by a quarterback dating back to Oct. 22, Hornibrook owns a 14-2 (.875) record as the Badgers starter, including an 11-2 (.846) mark in Big Ten play. His 14 wins rank in a tie for eighth-most in school history. Hornibrook s average of 9.6 yards per attempt ranks third among Power Five QBs, behind Oklahoma s Baker Mayfield (11.6), and Oklahoma State s Mason Rudolph (11.0). Averaging passing yards per game, Hornibrook has thrown for 200-plus yards in 4 of the Badgers 7 contests and GAME NOTES missed that mark by 1 yard vs. Purdue (199) and 3 yards vs. Northwestern (197). He entered the season with one 200-yard game to his credit (214 vs. Ohio State on Oct. 15, 2016). The red zone has been a comfortable place to pass for Hornibrook, who owns a pass efficiency rating of inside the 20. He s gone 16-for-22 (.727) for 168 yards, 10 TDs and 0 interceptions in the red zone. 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, 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 On the season, Hornibrook is 28-for-46 for 449 yards with 6 TDs and 3 INT on third down. That s good for a pass efficiency rating. Only Georgia s Jake Fromm (208.7), TCU s Kenny Hill (201.6), Oklahoma State s Mason Rudolph (175.1) and Ohio State s J.T. Barrett (168.1) have better marks among Power Five QBs with at least 30 attempts. Hornibrook was a perfect 8-for-8 for 114 yards with 3 TDs (343.5 pass efficiency rating) on third down vs. BYU on Sept. 16. Thanks in part to Hornibrook's efforts (27 first downs on 54 third-down passing attempts 50.0%), the Badgers have converted 55.2% of their third-down attempts overall on the season. That ranks No. 2 nationally, behind only TCU (56.2%). Only 7 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 30.9% of their third-down attempts. DEFENSE DOMINATING 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 sixth: WISCONSIN DEFENSE RANKS FBS Category Rank Avg. Scoring Defense 6th 13.3 ppg Total Defense 6th ypg Defense 5th 88.0 ypg Passing Defense 16th ypg Since moving to a 3-4 defensive alignment in 2013, Wisconsin has allowed just

5 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 points per game. Only Alabama (14.4 ppg) has allowed fewer points over that 5-year stretch. Ohio State (18.6), Clemson (19.0) and Michigan (19.7) round out the top 5 scoring defenses of the past 5 seasons. The Badgers have allowed just 9 touchdowns this season, matching Penn State and Alabama for the second-fewest of any FBS team. Only Washington (8) has allowed fewer total TDs. Wisconsin has held 4 of its 7 opponents under 250 yards of total offense, including conference foes Northwestern (244) and Purdue (221). BACKED UP, NO BACKING DOWN Including following a first-quarter fumble that set Maryland up at the UW 5-yard line but resulted in only a field goal last Saturday, the Badgers defense has taken over in sudden change situations 13 times this season (following 6 interceptions, 6 fumbles and a blocked punt). UW has allowed opponents to convert just 5 of those 13 opportunities into scores 2 TDs and 3 FGs. Overall, the Badgers defense has allowed touchdowns on just 3 of the 10 opponent possessions that have started in UW territory this season. RED MEANS STOP The Badgers lead the nation in opponent touchdown percentage in the red zone at 27.3%, allowing TDs on just 6 the 22 opponent drives that have traveled inside the Wisconsin 20 yard line. UW also ranks 5th among Power Five teams in overall red zone scoring defense, allowing points on 68.2% (15 of 22) of opponents red zone drives. That includes 6 TDs and 7 field goals. Only TCU (62.5%), Virginia (63.2%), Ohio State (64.7%) and Penn State (66.7%) have been more stingy inside the 20. LEAVING THEM AT A LOSS The Badgers have spent more time in opponents backfields this season, averaging 3.1 sacks per game. That total ranks in a tie for 13th nationally and second in the Big Ten with Michigan (Penn State leads the league, at 3.4) and is a major jump from UW s average of 2.4 sacks per game last season. Wisconsin s average is buoyed by the 8 sacks the Badgers tallied vs. Northwestern, matching Washington (8 vs. Cal on Oct. 7) for the third-most by a Power Five team this season (Clemson had 11 sacks vs. Auburn on Sept. 9 and Cal had 9 vs. Washington State on Oct. 13). The performance marked UW s highest sack total since logging 8 vs. Penn State in The Badgers finished with a season-high 11 tackles for loss vs. Northwestern and are averaging 6.7 TFLs per game on the year. UW has recorded at least 8 tackles for loss in 3 of its 7 games this season, something the Badgers failed to do once in GAME NOTES Senior OLB Garret Dooley led the way vs. Northwestern, contributing to 5 of the Badgers 8 sacks (2 solo, 3 assist). Dooley finished with 3.5 sacks, a total eclipsed by only 4 FBS players this season: Clemson s Austin Bryant (Sept. 9 vs. Auburn), SMU s Justin Lawler (Sept. 30 vs. UConn), Arizona s Kylan Wilborn (Oct. 14 vs. UCLA) and Central Michigan s Joe Ostman (Oct. 21 vs. Ball State) who each recorded 4.0 sacks. Dooley s 5.0 TFLs in the game 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, NOWHERE TO RUN The Badgers have held 4 of their 7 opponents to fewer than 100 rushing yards while giving up an average of just 88.0 yards per game the nation s fifth-best mark behind Alabama (66.4), Washington (73.0), TCU (80.7) and Georgia (82.1). Dating back to last season, UW has held 8 of its last 13 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 20 games. Opponents have managed just 2.95 yards per rushing attempt against the Badgers defense. UW has surrendered just 2 rushing touchdowns on the year. Only Notre Dame (1) has allowed fewer rushing scores. NO BIG DEAL The Badgers are limiting big plays, having allowed just 18 plays of 20-plus yards. Among FBS teams, only Washington (13) has allowed fewer explosive plays on the season. PLAYING TAKEAWAY A year after matching the single-season program record with 22 interceptions in Leonhard s first season in charge of the secondary, UW has already picked off 10 passes in its first 7 games of Wisconsin has turned 4 of those picks into quick points, with senior S Joe Ferguson scoring on a 99-yard pick-six vs. Utah State, senior S Natrell Jamerson returning a 36-yard INT for a score vs. Northwestern, sophomore ILB Chris Orr returning an INT 78 yards for at TD at Nebraska and T.J. Edwards going 54 yards with a pick-six vs. Maryland. UW s 4 interception return touchdowns matching Duke for the most of any team this season are the most for the Badgers program in a season since at least

6 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 Midseason All-America 2nd Team (Associated Press) Maxwell Award watch list Doak Walker Award watch list 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) The Badgers have scored 62 points off their 13 forced turnovers this season (10 INTs, 3 fumble recoveries). Dating back to last season, the Badgers have forced 27 turnovers over their last 12 games including 3 games in which UW recorded 4 takeaways each. WINNING WAYS Wisconsin won 81 games over the previous 8 seasons (2009 to 2016). That made the Badgers one of just 8 Power Five conference programs to average 10-plus wins over that 8-year stretch: 80 PLUS WINS, POWER 5 Rk. School Wins Losses Pct. 1. Alabama Ohio State Florida State Stanford Oregon Clemson Oklahoma Wisconsin Including marks of 10-3 and 11-3 over the last two years under Paul Chryst, Wisconsin has recorded 8 seasons with double-digit wins since Among Power Five teams, only Ohio State (11), Alabama (10) and Oklahoma (9) have hit double-digits more often in that span. 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 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). 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. Wisconsin, Duke and Northwestern are the only programs to post a score of at least 990 in each of the last three years. GAME NOTES WALK ON WAY Wisconsin is known for its walk-on program, which has produced numerous team captains and even NFL players. 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 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. CHRYST CALLS THE SHOTS UW head coach Paul Chryst is 28-6 (.824), the best start through 34 games of any Wisconsin coach in the modern era. Chryst was 1 of 15 head coaches to start at an FBS program in Of the 13 who remain with the program they joined for the 2015 season (Tom Herman of Houston and Gary Andersen of Oregon State are no longer with those programs), Chryst has the highest win percentage, at.824 (28-6): WIN PCT., CLASS OF 2015 COACHES Coach School Record (Pct.) Paul Chryst Wisconsin 28-6 (.824) Jim Harbaugh Michigan 25-8 (.758) Jim McElwain Florida (.667) Neal Brown Troy (.594) Mike Bobo Colorado State (.588) The Badgers are (.757) 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 Hayes-Schembechler Coach of the Year last season. 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 ( ). 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. 7 7

7 SERIES HISTORY: ILLINOIS Overall: Wisconsin leads, In Champaign: Illinois leads, MODERN ERA MEETINGS Year Rank Result Score Location /- L Champaign /- W Madison /- T Champaign /15 W 7-6 Champaign /8 L Champaign /2 W 20-6 Madison /3 W 34-7 Madison /- W Champaign /16 L Madison /- T Champaign /15 W Madison /- W Champaign /- L 6-9 Madison /- L Champaign /- W 55-7 Madison /- W 35-6 Champaign /8 L 7-17 Madison /- L 0-29 Champaign /- L 0-51 Madison /- L Champaign /- W Madison /- W Champaign /- L Madison /- L 7-27 Champaign /- W 18-9 Madison /- L Champaign /- W 26-0 Madison /- T Champaign /- L Champaign /- L Madison /19 L Madison /- L 6-22 Champaign /- L Champaign /- W 15-9 Madison /- L Champaign /- L 6-34 Madison /8 L 9-32 Champaign /5 L 3-21 Madison /- L 6-22 Champaign /- L Madison /- W Champaign /- W Madison /- T 3-3 Madison /- W Champaign /- W 31-7 Madison /- W 37-3 Champaign /- L Champaign /- L Madison /- W Champaign /- W 24-7 Madison /- W Champaign /- W Madison /- L Champaign /- W Madison /- W Champaign /- W Madison /- W Champaign /- W Madison /- W Champaign /- W 48-3 Madison ABOUT THE SERIES Wisconsin has won 7 straight games vs. Illinois, dating back to 2008, the longest win streak by either team in the history of the series. The previous mark of 6 came when the Illini won 6 straight over UW from Since the Illini s six-game win streak ended in 1993, Wisconsin is (.825) against Illinois. Wisconsin and Illinois played in the final tie game in FBS history, closing the 1995 season with a 3-3 draw on Nov. 25 in Madison. Overtime was introduced the following season. As a ranked team, the Badgers are 11-3 all-time vs. Illinois, including a 3-1 mark when holding a top-five ranking. WISCONSIN ILLINOIS CONNECTIONS Second-year Illinois head coach Lovie Smith served as linebackers coach at Wisconsin in 1987, which was UW head coach Paul Chryst s senior season as a player at UW. Wisconsin outside linebackers coach Tim Tibesar and Illinois defensive line coach Mike Phair worked together on the Chicago Bears coaching staff in Tibesar served as linebackers coach and Phair as defensive line coach in Chicago. Illinois head football strength and conditioning coach Joey Boese was a four-year letterwinner at Wisconsin and starting safety for the Badgers in 2000 and Wisconsin senior OLB Garret Dooley was high school teammates with former Illinois WR and current graduate assistant Zach Grant at Rochester (Ill.) High School, winning Class 4A state championships in 2010 and Illinois sophomore LB Jimmy Marchese, freshman DB Michael Marchese and Wisconsin redshirt freshman ILB Mike Maskalunas were high school teammates at Adlai E. Stevenson in Lincolnshire, Ill. The Badgers roster features 10 Illinois natives: RB Sam Brodner (Glen Ellyn), OLB Garret Dooley (Rochester), OL David Edwards (Downers Grove), OLB T.J. Edwards (Lake Villa) and TE Troy Fumagalli (Aurora), OLB Izayah Green-May (Bolingbrook), RB Chris James (Chicago), ILB Mike Maskalunas (Long Grove), WR Kendric Pryor (Hazel Crest) and CB Cristian Volpentesta (Highland Park). STATISTICAL MATCHUP: WISCONSIN VS. ILLINOIS LAST MEETING MATCHUP #7 WISCONSIN 48, ILLINOIS 3 NOV. 12, 2016 MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin celebrated Homecoming in a big way, rolling to a 48-3 victory against Illinois. Corey Clement ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns and the Badgers intercepted Illinois quarterback Jeff George Jr. four times to seal a decisive Big Ten West Division win. Dare Ogunbowale added 103 yards on seven carries for Wisconsin and the team rushed for a season-high 363 yards at Camp Randall Stadium. Wisconsin led by 18 after the first quarter with two scores from Clement, and 31-3 at the half. George was 5 of 16 for 79 yards in the first half before getting pulled for former starter Wes Lunt. That didn t work either. Illinois had just 60 yards and three first downs in the second half. Wisconsin s defense held Illinois without a third-down conversion (0-for-9). Safety Leo Musso had two of the Badgers four interceptions. The Badgers held a season-best 42:03 to 17:57 advantage in time of possession, the third time in the 2016 season that UW had possessed the ball for at least 40 minutes. Illinois managed a few big rushing plays in the first half against the Big Ten s best run defense but finished with 99 rushing yards. Wisconsin, conversely, ran the ball on 29 of the final 30 plays to put the game away. CATEGORY WIS NCAA BIG TEN ILL NCAA BIG TEN Scoring Offense th 3rd st 14th Total Offense th 3rd th 13th Offense th 1st th 14th Passing Offense th 8th th 10th Passing Efficiency th 2nd th 13th Time of Possession 35:23 3rd 1st 29:29 76th 10th Scoring Defense th 2nd th 12th Total Defense th 3rd th 13th Defense th 1st th 14th Passing Defense th 4th th 5th Passing Efficiency Def th 4th nd 12th QB Sacks th 2nd th 10th Tackles for Loss rd 6th th 12th Net Punting th 14th th 5th Punt Returns th 8th st 5th Kickoff Returns th 8th th 9th Turnover Margin th 6th th 6th 8

8 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. 9 THE CHRYST FILE Career Record (6th Season): (.653) Record at Wisconsin: 28-6 (3rd Season) Big Ten Record: 17-4 (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 Wisconsin Totals (3rd season) Bowl Games Head Coaching Totals (6th season) Bowl Games 9

9 CAMP RANDALL STADIUM 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 (86-10,.896) has won a higher percentage of its home games in that time frame, with Oklahoma (73-9,.890) just behind. 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 10

10 WISCONSIN DEPTH CHART OFFENSE QB 12 Alex Hornibrook (So.) 10 Jack Coan (Fr.) RB 23 Jonathan Taylor (Fr.) 5 Chris James (Jr.) / 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 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.) 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 54 Chris Orr (So.) 18 Arrington Farrar (Jr.) ILB 53 T.J. Edwards (Jr.) 43 Ryan Connelly (Jr.) 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 4 A.J. Taylor (So.) 6 Danny Davis (Fr.) COACHING STAFF PAUL CHRYST HEAD COACH SIDELINE TED GILMORE WIDE RECEIVERS SIDELINE 11 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 52/11 S Joe Ferguson 51/1 DE Conor Sheehy 47/26 DE Alec James 47/19 CB Derrick Tindal 45/27 TE Troy Fumagalli 45/25 S Lubern Figaro 45/11 DE Chikwe Obasih 42/31 S Natrell Jamerson 40/9 WR George 39/1 S D Cota Dixon 37/21 K Rafael Gaglianone 36/0 OL Michael Deiter 34/34 WR Jazz Peavy 34/16 FB Austin Ramesh 34/15 ILB Ryan Connelly 34/9 TE Zander Neuville 34/7 ILB T.J. Edwards 33/32 ILB Arrington Farrar 33/0 OLB Garret Dooley 32/9 FB Alec Ingold 31/0 OL Beau Benzschawel 29/29 OL Micah Kapoi 29/15 NT Olive Sagapolu 29/15 ILB Jack Cichy 25/11 OL Brett Connors 23/4 DE Billy Hirschfeld 23/0 WR Quintez Cephus 21/10 P Connor Allen 21/0 OL David Moorman 21/0 NT Garrett Rand 21/0 OL David Edwards 20/14 WR A.J. Taylor 20/1 OL Jason Erdmann 20/0 K P.J. Rosowski 20/0 QB Alex Hornibrook 19/16 TE Kyle Penniston 19/7 P Anthony Lotti 19/0 ILB Chris Orr 18/13 RB Bradrick Shaw 17/2 S Evan Bondoc 17/0 S Patrick Johnson 17/0 OL Jon Dietzen 16/13 RB Taiwan Deal 16/3 OLB Tyler Johnson 14/0 OLB Zack Baun 12/0 ILB Griffin Grady 12/0 OL Tyler Biadasz 7/7 CB Nick Nelson 7/7 RB Jonathan Taylor 7/6 CB D. Carriere-Williams 7/1 LS Adam Bay 7/0 S Eric Burrell 7/0 S Seth Currens 7/0 RB Garrett Groshek 7/0 RB Rachid Ibrahim 7/0 OL Patrick Kasl 7/0 ILB Mike Maskalunas 7/0 OLB Andrew Van Ginkel 7/0 OL Cole Van Lanen 7/0 WR Danny Davis 6/1 K Zach Hintze 6/0 DE Isaiahh Loudermilk 6/0 RB Chris James 5/0 TE Luke Benzschawel 4/0 QB Jack Coan 4/0 CB Madison Cone 4/0 WR Jack Dunn 4/0 FB Jake Whalen 4/0 OLB Christian Bell 3/0 OLB Noah Burks 3/0 WR Kendric Pryor 3/0 DE David Pfaff 2/0 DE Kraig Howe 1/0 TE Gabe Lloyd 1/0 DE Keldric Preston 1/0 RB Mark Saari 1/0 CB Caesar Williams 1/0 11