2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2023 Wisconsin Badgers football
2023 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West Division
Record	5–2 (3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Luke Fickell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Tressel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Colin Hitschler (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Captain	Chimere Dike; Tanner Mordecai; Maema Njongmeta; Marty Strey
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium; (capacity: 80,321)
Uniform

The 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Luke Fickell.[1] The team plays home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 2 Michigan	5	–	0	8	–	0
No. 3 Ohio State	4	–	0	7	–	0
No. 10 Penn State	3	–	1	6	–	1
Rutgers	3	–	2	6	–	2
Maryland	2	–	2	5	–	2
Indiana	0	–	4	2	–	5
Michigan State	0	–	4	2	–	5
West Division
Wisconsin	3	–	1	5	–	2
Iowa	3	–	2	6	–	2
Minnesota	2	–	2	4	–	3
Nebraska	2	–	2	4	–	3
Northwestern	1	–	3	3	–	4
Purdue	1	–	3	2	–	5
Illinois	1	–	4	3	–	5
Championship: December 2, 2023
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31)

Offseason

2023 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	43	Joe Tippmann	C	New York Jets
2	49	Keeanu Benton	NT	Pittsburgh Steelers
4	132	Nick Herbig	OLB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Undrafted		Tyler Beach	OT	Houston Texans

Transfers

Wisconsin outgoing transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Deacon Hill	#10	QB	6'3	262	Freshman	Santa Barbara, CA	Iowa
Logan Brown	#50	OL	6'6	310	Junior	Grand Rapids, MI	Kansas
Stephan Bracey	#10	WR	5'10	182	Junior	Grand Rapids, MI	Central Michigan
Graham Mertz	#5	QB	6'3	216	Junior	Overland Park, KS	Florida
Titus Toler	#41	S	5'11	180	Junior	Bellflower, CA	Boise State
Tristan Monday	#91	DE	6'4	274	Freshman	Scottsdale, AR	Arizona State
Isaac Guerendo	#20	RB	6'0	223	Senior	Clayton, IN	Louisville
Semar Melvin	#20	CB	5'11	178	Junior	Pembroke Pines, FL	Michigan State
Jaylan Franklin	#81	TE	6'4	243	Senior	Brownstown, MI	Michigan State
Dean Engram	#6	WR	5'9	170	Senior	Washington, DC
Julius Davis	#32	RB	5'10	201	Senior	Menomonee Falls, WI	Montana State
Spencer Lytle	#7	ILB	6'2	234	Senior	Redondo Beach, CA	Stanford
Avyonne Jones	#8	CB	5'11	187	Freshman	Southlake, TX	Coastal Carolina
Vito Calvaruso	#91	K	6'3	198	Senior	Jefferson City, MO
Al Ashford III	#30	CB	6'0	181	Sophomore	Denver, CO	Utah State
A'Khoury Lyde	#4	CB	5'9	191	Freshman	Wayne, NJ	Delaware
Marshall Howe	#12	QB	6'1	187	Freshman	Pacific Palisades, CA	Yale
Markus Allen	#14	WR	6'1	190	Sophomore	Clayton, OH
Drew Evans	#77	OL	6'5	260	Freshman	Fort Atkinson, WI	Indiana
Keontez Lewis*	#3	WR	6'2	196	Junior	East St. Louis, IL

*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl

Wisconsin incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous team
Nick Evers	#7	QB	6'3	186	Freshman	Flower Mound, TX	Oklahoma
Tanner Mordecai	#8	QB	6'3	214	Graduate Student	Waco, TX	SMU
Jason Maitre	#3	S	5'10	188	Graduate Student	Orlando, FL	Boston College
Darian Varner	#9	DE	6'2	260	Junior	Norfolk, VA	Temple
Joe Huber	#60	OT	6'5	310	Junior	Dublin, OH	Cincinnati
Jake Renfro	#56	OL	6'3	290	Senior	Mokena, IL	Cincinnati
Jeff Pietrowski	#47	DE	6'1	250	Junior	Lakewood, OH	Michigan State
Braedyn Locke	#16	QB	6'1	195	Freshman	Rockwall, TX	Mississippi State
Nathanial Vakos	#90	K	6'1	188	Sophomore	Avon, OH	Ohio
Will Pauling	#19	WR	5'10	165	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Cincinnati
Quincy Burroughs	#12	WR	6'2	202	Freshman	Jacksonville, FL	Cincinnati
C.J. Williams	#8	WR	6'2	190	Sophomore	Santa Ana, CA	USC
Bryson Green	#9	WR	6'0	203	Junior	Allen, TX	Oklahoma State
Nyzier Fourqurean	#12	CB	6'1	185	Junior	Mentor, OH	Grand Valley State
Michael Mack	#9	CB	6'1	180	Junior	Potomac, MD	Air Force

Preseason

Spring game

The Badgers held a spring game titled "The Launch" on April 22, 2023 at Camp Randall Stadium. [2]

2023 The Launch Spring Game

Period	1	2	Total
White	21	12	33
Red	14	10	24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI

Date: April 22, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2023 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West Division)
1	Wisconsin	233 (20)
2	Iowa	232 (16)
3	Minnesota	176 (1)
4	Illinois	152
5	Nebraska	116
6	Purdue	89
7	Northwestern	38

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 p.m.	Buffalo*	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1	W 38–17	80,321
September 9	6:30 p.m.	at Washington State*	No. 19	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 22–31	33,024
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Georgia Southern*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 35–14	80,321
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 38–17	55,529
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Rutgers		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Peacock	W 24–13	74,885
October 14	3:00 p.m.	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	FOX	L 6–15	76,205
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FS1	W 25–21	54,205
October 28	6:30 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	NBC
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN
November 11		Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
November 18		Nebraska		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)
November 25		at Minnesota		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: [4]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Wisconsin football current coaching staff[5]
Name	Position	Alma mater	Years at Wisconsin
Luke Fickell	Head Coach	Ohio State University	1st
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	Rowan University	1st
Mike Tressel	Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers	Cornell College (IA)	1st
Colin Hitschler	Co-defensive coordinator/safeties	University of Pennsylvania	1st
Jack Bicknell Jr.	Offensive line	Boston College	1st
Mike Brown	Associate head coach/wide receivers	Liberty University	1st
Devon Spalding	Running backs	Central Michigan University	1st
Nate Letton	Tight ends	Centre College	1st
Paul Haynes	Cornerbacks	Kent State University	1st
Greg Scruggs	Defensive line	University of Louisville	1st
Matt Mitchell	Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers	Cornell College (IA)	1st
Greg Gillum	Chief of staff	Ohio State University	1st
Pat Lambert	Director of recruiting	University of Cincinnati	1st
Max Stienecker	Director of recruiting strategy	University of Cincinnati	1st
Brady Collins	Director of football strength & conditioning	University of Kentucky	1st

Roster

2022 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

7 Nick Evers – freshman (6'3, 196)
8 Tanner Mordecai – senior (6'2, 218)
16 Myles Burkett – freshman (6'0, 202)
17 Cole LaCrue – freshman (6'1, 197)
18 Braedyn Locke – freshman (6'0, 200)

Running back

0 Braelon Allen – junior (6'2, 245)
1 Chez Mellusi – graduate student (5'11, 212)
20 Nate White – freshman (5'11, 170)
25 Cade Yacamelli – freshman (6'0, 213)
34 Jackson Acker – sophomore (6'1, 235)
43 Grover Bortolotti – sophomore (5'9, 192)
44 Zach Gloudeman – freshman (6'2, 218)

Wide receiver

4 C.J. Williams – freshman (6'1, 197)
5 Quincy Burroughs – freshman (6'3, 208)
9 Bryson Green – junior (6'0, 215)
11 Skyler Bell – sophomore (6'0, 195)
12 Trech Kekahuna – freshman (5'10, 180)
13 Chimere Dike – senior (6'1, 200)
15 Tommy McIntosh – freshman (6'5, 205)
19 Will Pauling – sophomore (5'10, 187)
21 Cam Fane – freshman (6'1, 184)
23 Davion Thomas – freshman (5'11, 174)
26 Grady O'Neill – freshman (5'11, 160)
27 Haakon Anderson – junior (6'1, 210)
30 Alex Moeller – sophomore (5'11, 180)
84 Christopher Brooks Jr. – freshman (6'2, 225)
86 Vinny Anthony II – sophomore (6'0, 183)

Tight end

37 Riley Nowakowski – junior (6'1, 243)
38 Tucker Ashcraft – freshman (6'5, 245)
41 JT Seagreaves – sophomore (6'6, 245)
48 Cole Dakovich – junior (6'5, 255)
49 Cam Large – junior (6'3, 237)
81 Angel Toombs – freshman (6'5, 245)
87 Hayden Rucci – senior (6'4, 253)
89 Jack Pugh – sophomore (6'5, 257)

Offensive lineman

56 Joe Brunner – freshman (6'5, 317)
57 Jake Renfro – junior (6'4, 310)
60 Joe Huber – junior (6'5, 311)
61 Dylan Barrett – junior (6'5, 320)
62 Max Rader – freshman (6'6, 283)
63 Tanor Bortolini – junior (6'4, 313)
64 Sean Timmis – sophomore (6'4, 305)
65 James Durand – freshman (6'5, 303)
66 Nolan Rucci – sophomore (6'8, 300)
67 JP Benzschawel – sophomore (6'6, 312)
70 Barrett Nelson – freshman (6'6, 292)
71 Riley Mahlman – sophomore (6'8, 315)
72 Zack Mlsna – freshman (6'7, 328)
73 Kerry Kodanko – junior (6'2, 315)
74 Michael Furtney – graduate student (6'5, 315)
76 John Clifford – freshman (6'5, 304)
77 Peyton Lange – freshman (6'9, 340)
78 Trey Wedig – junior (6'7, 315)
79 Jack Nelson – junior (6'7, 310)

Defensive lineman

19 Darian Varner – DE – junior (6'3, 275)
56 Rodas Johnson – DE – senior (6'2, 295)
58 Gabe Kirschke – DT – freshman (6'5, 250)
68 Ben Barten – DE – junior (6'5, 303)
76 Tommy Brunner – DE – senior (6'3, 250)
77 Will McDonald – DT – freshman (6'4, 254)
84 Manny Mullens – DE – sophomore (6'2, 276)
85 Nolan Vils – DT – freshman (6'2, 271)
90 James Thompson Jr. – DE – junior (6'5, 288)
91 Jamel Howard – DT – freshman (6'2, 318)
92 Curtis Neal – NT – freshman (6'0, 290)
93 Isaac Townsend – DE – senior (6'5, 277)
94 Gio Paez – DE – senior (6'3, 310)
96 Cade McDonald – DE – junior (6'6, 285)
97 Mike Jarvis – DE – sophomore (6'4, 288)
99 Isaiah Mullens – DE – graduate student (6'4, 298)

Long snappers

47 Peter Bowden – senior (6'2, 242)
60 Keane Bessert – freshman (6'2, 230)
64 Duncan McKinley – junior (6'2, 224)
69 Zach Zei – sophomore (6'2, 217)

Kicker

22 Jack Van Dyke – senior (6'5, 228)
29 Nate Van Zelst – sophomore (5'11, 200)
90 Nathanial Vakos – freshman (6'1, 200)
97 Gavin Lahm – sophomore (6'0, 216)

Punter

28 Gavin Meyers – junior (6'1, 203)
49 Atticus Bertrams – freshman (6'3, 225)

Linebacker

3 T.J. Bollers – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 270)
17 Darryl Peterson – OLB – sophomore (6'1, 245)
27 Tyler Jansey – ILB – freshman (6'0, 230)
28 Christian Alliegro – freshman (6'4, 228)
32 Marty Strey – OLB – graduate student (6'2, 235)
36 Jake Chaney – ILB – junior (5'11, 235)
39 Tatum Grass – ILB – senior (6'2, 234)
44 Jeff Pietrowski – OLB – junior (6'2, 243)
45 Garrison Solliday – ILB – sophomore (5'11, 233)
47 Evan Van Dyn Hoven – freshman (6'3, 228)
50 Aidan Vaughan – ILB – freshman (6'2, 224)
51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB – sophomore (6'1, 233)
52 Kaden Johnson – OLB – junior (6'2, 248)
53 Ross Gengler – OLB – junior (6'2, 230)
54 Jordan Turner – ILB – junior (6'1, 238)
55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB – senior (6'0, 240)
59 Aaron Witt – OLB – junior (6'6, 254)
95 Jordan Mayer – OLB – freshman (6'4, 235)
98 C.J. Goetz – OLB – graduate student (6'3, 240)

Defensive back

2 Ricardo Hallman – CB – sophomore (5'10, 185)
7 Michael Mack – CB – junior (6'1, 180)
9 Austin Brown – S – sophomore (6'1, 210)
10 Nyzier Fourqurean – CB – junior (6'1, 190)
11 Alexander Smith – CB – graduate student (5'11, 187)
12 Max Lofy – CB – junior (5'10, 189)
13 Kamo'i Latu – S – senior (6'0, 207)
14 Preston Zachman – S – sophomore (6'1, 208)
16 Amare Snowden – CB – freshman (6'4, 199)
18 Owen Arnett – S – sophomore (5'11, 212)
20 Braedyn Moore – S – freshman (6'2, 200)
21 Jonas Duclona – CB – freshman (5'10, 188)
22 Jace Arnold – CB – freshman (5'9, 186)
23 Jason Maitre – CB – senior (5'10, 188)
24 Hunter Wohler – S – junior (6'2, 210)
25 Justin Taylor – freshman (6'0, 195)
26 Travian Blaylock – S – graduate student (5'11, 208)
29 AJ Tisdell – CB – freshman (5'11, 189)
34 Charlie Jarvis – S – freshman (6'1, 205)
37 Bryce Carey – S – junior (6'1, 198)
43 Jackson Trudgeon – S – freshman (6'1, 202)
46 Deven Magli – S – freshman (6'1, 198)

Source:[6]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	19	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV
Coaches	21	19	RV	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Game summaries

Buffalo

Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	7	17
No. 19 Badgers	7	7	14	10	38

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 2, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Sunny; Wind at S13 MPH
Game attendance: 76,224
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:16 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:53.
BUF – Cole Harrity 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick), 5:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09.

Second quarter

WIS – Chimere Dike 29-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 1:00. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:08.
BUF – Alex McNulty 53-yard field goal, 0:07. Wisconsin 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:53.

Third quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 89-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:28 Wisconsin 21–10 Drive: 1 plays, 89 yards, 0:15.
WIS – Braelon Allen 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:37 Wisconsin 28–10 Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:13.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 37-yard field goal, 13:45. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:56.
BUF – Cole Harrity 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick), 7:43. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:40.
WIS – Braelon Allen 22-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:38 Wisconsin 38–17 Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:05.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 24/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
BUF – Cole Snyder – 26/41, 194 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Chez Mellusi – 13 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
BUF – Mike Washington – 12 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 5 receptions, 55 yards
BUF – Cole Harrity – 5 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 11 tackles
BUF – Shaun Dolac – 8 tackles, 1 TFL, INT

at Washington State

No. 19 Wisconsin vs. Washington State – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Badgers	3	6	13	0	22
Cougars	7	17	0	7	31

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Date: September 9, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at NE6 MPH
Game attendance: 33,024
Referee: Tyler Wadekamper
TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Kyle Williams 4-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:34. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:02.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 49-yard field goal, 1:07. Washington State 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:21.

Second quarter

WSU – Lincoln Victor 1-yard pass from Cameron Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 14:10. Washington State 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:44.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 34-yard field goal, 10:17. Washington State 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:53.
WSU – Dean Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 7:14. Washington State 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:03.
WSU – Brennan Jackson 2-yard fumble return (Dean Janikowski kick), 2:08. Washington State 24–6. 0:41.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 29-yard field goal, 0:21. Washington State 24–9. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:47.

Third quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:15 Washington State 24–16 Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:58.
WIS – Skyler Bell 16-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (failed 2-point conversion attempt by Chez Mellusi), 0:25. Washington State 24–22. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:08.

Fourth quarter

WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:30. Washington State 31–22 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:49.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 25/40, 278 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Cameron Ward – 20/32, 212 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Chez Mellusi – 12 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Cameron Ward – 17 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 5 receptions, 78 yards
WSU – Lincoln Victor – 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 13 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PD
WSU – Jaden Hicks – 9 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PD

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	0	14
Badgers	0	7	21	7	35

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 16, 2023
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NW4 MPH
Game attendance: 75,610
Referee: Tim O'Dey
TV: BTN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

WIS – Tanner Mordecai 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:18 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:40.
GASO – OJ Arnold 4-yard run (Michael Lantz kick), 12:11 Tied 7–7 Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

GASO – Jjay Mcafee 25-yard pass from Davis Brin (Michael Lantz kick), 12:33. Georgia Southern 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04.
WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:53 Tied 14–14 Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:35.
WIS – Tanner Mordecai 18-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:40 Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:59.
WIS – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:39 Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:05.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 5:51 Wisconsin 35–14 Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:41.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 19/30, 236 yards
GASO – Davis Brin – 33/52, 383 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 12 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD
GASO – OJ Arnold – 10 rushes, 66 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 57 yards
GASO – Derwin Burgess Jr. – 8 receptions, 124 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 INT
GASO – Marques Watson-Trent – 8 tackles

at Purdue

Wisconsin vs. Purdue – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	7	6	11	38
Boilermakers	3	0	14	0	17

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: September 22, 2023
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SE4 MPH
Game attendance: 55,529
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Tanner Mordecai 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:05 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:25.
WIS – Tanner Mordecai 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 3:26 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:44.
PUR – Julio Macias 34-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:09.

Second quarter

WIS – Braelon Allen 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:36 Wisconsin 21–3 Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:41.

Third quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 38-yard field goal, 11:44. Wisconsin 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:07.
PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 19-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 8:42 Wisconsin 24–10 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 22-yard field goal, 3:54. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:48.
PUR – Hudson Card 6-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 0:00 Wisconsin 27–17 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 48-yard field goal, 12:52. Wisconsin 30–17. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:01.
WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Tanner Mordecai pass), 3:35 Wisconsin 38–17 Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:27.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 17/27, 174 yards, 1 INT
PUR – Hudson Card – 21/38, 202 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 16 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. – 8 rushes, 84 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 67 yards
PUR – Deion Burks – 6 receptions, 73 yards

Top defenders

WIS – James Thompson Jr. – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 PD
PUR – Sanoussi Kane – 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PD

Rutgers

Rutgers vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	0	6	7	13
Badgers	3	14	0	7	24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 7, 2023
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Sunny; Wind at NW13 MPH
Game attendance: 74,885
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV: Peacock

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 39-yard field goal, 11:44. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:16.

Second quarter

WIS – Braelon Allen 18-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:28 Wisconsin 10–0 Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:29.
WIS – Ricardo Hallman 95-yard interception (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:04 Wisconsin 17–0

Third quarter

RUT – Aaron Young 10-yard pass from Evan Simon (Jai Patel missed kick), 1:26. Wisconsin 17–6 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:02.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Tucker Ashcraft 3-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:51. Wisconsin 24–6 Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 5:35.
RUT – Ian Strong 11-yard pass from Gavin Wimsatt (Jai Patel kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 24–13 Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:35.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 17/31, 145 yards, 1 TD
RUT – Gavin Wimsatt – 16/35, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 21 rushes, 101 yards, 1 TD
RUT – Gavin Wimsatt – 9 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 68 yards
RUT – Isaiah Washington – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Top defenders

WIS – C.J. Goetz – 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL
RUT – Wesley Bailey – 4 tackles, 2 sack, 2 TFL

Iowa

Iowa vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	8	15
Badgers	0	0	6	0	6

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 14, 2023
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N17 MPH
Game attendance: 76,205
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV: FOX

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

IOWA – Leshon Williams 82-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 11:49 Iowa 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:20.

Third quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 36-yard field goal, 9:55. Iowa 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:01.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 52-yard field goal, 3:58. Iowa 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.

Fourth quarter

IOWA – Drew Stevens 48-yard field goal, 13:08. Iowa 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:44.
IOWA – Braedyn Locke sacked for a safety, 12:55. Iowa 12–6.
IOWA – Drew Stevens 40-yard field goal, 1:55. Iowa 15–6. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:06.

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 15/30, 122 yards, 1 INT
IOWA – Deacon Hill – 6/14, 37 yards

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 18 rushes, 87 yards
IOWA – Leshon Williams – 25 rushes, 174 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Bryson Green – 5 receptions, 86 yards
IOWA – Erick All – 2 receptions, 19 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Alexander Smith – 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 TFL
IOWA – Sebastian Castro – 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PD

at Illinois

Wisconsin vs. Illinois – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	7	0	18	25
Fighting Illini	7	7	7	0	21

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

Date: October 21, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Sunny; Wind at NW21 MPH
Game attendance: 54,205
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter

ILL – Tanner Arkin 1-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin kick), 6:07. Illinois 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:39.

Second quarter

ILL – Tip Reiman 3-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin kick), 2:12. Illinois 14–0 Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 7:53.
WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:31 Illinois 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:37.

Third quarter

ILL – Kaden Feagin 12-yard run (Caleb Griffin kick), 4:30 Illinois 21–7 Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:57.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 41-yard field goal, 14:13. Illinois 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:17.
WIS – Will Pauling 20-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Riley Nowakowski pass), 7:21. Illinois 21–18 Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:25.
WIS – Nolan Rucci 3-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:27. Wisconsin 25–21 Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 2:57.

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 21/41, 240 yards, 2 TD
ILL – Luke Altmyer – 13/21, 100 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 29 rushes, 145 yards, 1 TD
ILL – Luke Altmyer – 16 rushes, 100 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
ILL – Casey Washington – 4 receptions, 34 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Maema Njongmeta – 12 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL
ILL – Jer'Zhan Newton – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL

No. 3 Ohio State

No. 3 Ohio State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 28, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
TV: NBC

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

WIS –
OSU –

Top rushers

WIS –
OSU –

Top receivers

WIS –
OSU –

Top defenders

WIS –
OSU –

at Indiana

Wisconsin vs. Indiana – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Date: November 4, 2023

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

WIS –
IU –

Top rushers

WIS –
IU –

Top receivers

WIS –
IU –

Top defenders

WIS –
IU –

Northwestern

Northwestern vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: November 11, 2023

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

WIS –
NU –

Top rushers

WIS –
NU –

Top receivers

WIS –
NU –

Top defenders

WIS –
NU –

Nebraska

Nebraska vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornhuskers	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: November 18, 2023

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

WIS –
NEB –

Top rushers

WIS –
NEB –

Top receivers

WIS –
NEB –

Top defenders

WIS –
NEB –

at Minnesota

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	0	0

at Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 25, 2023

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Top passers

WIS –
MINN –

Top rushers

WIS –
MINN –

Top receivers

WIS –
MINN –

Top defenders

WIS –
MINN –

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Braedyn Locke	Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week	October 23, 2023	[7]

References

Pete Thamel (November 27, 2022). "Wisconsin brings in Cincinnati's Luke Fickell as coach". ESPN.
"The Launch". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
Baird, Nathan (July 25, 2023). "Michigan clear favorite over Ohio State in 13th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll". Cleveland.com.
"2023 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
"2023 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
"2023 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
"Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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[1] Pete Thamel (November 27, 2022). "Wisconsin brings in Cincinnati's Luke Fickell as coach". ESPN.

[2] "The Launch". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

[3] Baird, Nathan (July 25, 2023). "Michigan clear favorite over Ohio State in 13th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll". Cleveland.com.

[4] "2023 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[roster-5] "2023 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[6] "2023 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[Big_Ten_Conference-7] "Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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