2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2005 Wisconsin Badgers football
Capital One Bowl champion
Capital One Bowl, W 24–10 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 15
Record	10–3 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (16th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian White (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Paul Chryst (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Brian Calhoun
Captain	Brett Bell Matt Bernstein Donovan Raiola Mark Zalewski
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+		7	–	1					11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 15 Wisconsin		5	–	3					10	–	3
Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	5
Northwestern		5	–	3					7	–	5
Iowa		5	–	3					7	–	5
Minnesota		4	–	4					7	–	5
Purdue		3	–	5					5	–	6
Michigan State		2	–	6					5	–	6
Indiana		1	–	7					4	–	7
Illinois		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 10–3 record, including a 5–3 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place tie with Michigan, Northwestern and Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	11:00 a.m.	Bowling Green*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 56–42	82,138
September 10	11:00 a.m.	Temple*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPNU	W 65–0	81,806
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	W 14–5	60,000
September 24	5:00 p.m.	No. 14 Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 23–20	83,022
October 1	11:00 a.m.	Indiana	No. 17	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 41–24	82,330
October 8	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	No. 14	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN	L 48–51	33,859
October 15	11:00 a.m.	at No. 22 Minnesota	No. 23	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN	W 38–34	65,089
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Purdue	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 31–20	82,828
October 29	11:00 a.m.	at Illinois	No. 15	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN	W 41–24	52,158
November 5	2:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Penn State	No. 14	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 14–35	109,865
November 12	2:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	ESPN	L 10–20	83,184
November 25	9:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 24	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	ESPN2	W 41–24	34,031
January 2, 2006	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Auburn*	No. 21	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Capital One Bowl)	ABC	W 24–10	57,221
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB 45 Matt Bernstein (C)  Sr RB 2 Brian Calhoun  Sr TE 11 Owen Daniels  Sr TE 48 Garrett Graham Fr FB 39 P. J. Hill Fr WR 19 Paul Hubbard  So TE 82 Sean Lewis  Fr WR 9 Jonathan Orr  Sr TE 84 Jason Pociask  Sr FB 44 Chris Pressley So C 53 Donovan Raiola (C)  Sr FB 34 Bill Rentmeester  Fr QB 7 John Stocco  Jr WR 15 Luke Swan  So OT 72 Joe Thomas Jr G 63 Kraig Urbik  Fr WR 1 Brandon Williams Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 36 Travis Beckum Fr CB 6 Brett Bell (C)  Sr LB 46 Jonathan Casillas Fr DT 96 Nick Hayden So CB 6 Jack Ikegwuonu  Fr DE 90 Terrance Jamison Fr LB 7 DeAndre Levy Fr DL 54 Mike Newkirk  Fr S 28 Aubrey Pleasant Fr CB 22 Roderick Rogers Jr CB 21 Levonne Rowan Sr LB 50 O'Brien Schofield Fr DL 92 Matt Shaughnessy Fr LB 41 Mark Zalewski (C)  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 94 Ken DeBauche  So K 10 Taylor Mehlhaff So	Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Chryst – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Brian White – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Bret Bielema – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator Ron Lee – Defensive Backs Henry Mason – Wide Receivers Brian Murphy – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Bowling Green

See also: 2005 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Bowling Green vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	13	22	0	7	42
Badgers	0	35	14	7	56

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 3, 2005
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); Sunny; Wind at W 0 MPH
• Game attendance: 82,138
• Referee: Nick Define
• TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter BGU – Corey Partridge 17-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 11:02. Bowling Green 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:58. BGU – B.J. Lane 18-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick failed), 2:59. Bowling Green 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44. Second quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:56. Bowling Green 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:59. BGU – Steve Sanders 63-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 14:33. Bowling Green 20–7. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:16. WIS – Matt Bernstein 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:17. Bowling Green 20–14. Drive: 1 plays, 8 yards, 0:04. WIS – Brian Calhoun 20-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:32. Wisconsin 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:03. WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:30. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:07. BGU – B.J. Lane 5-yard TD run (Corey Partridge catch), 3:09. Tie 28–28. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:14. WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:41. Wisconsin 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:23. BGU – Steve Sanders 10-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 0:04. Tie 35–35. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:33. Third quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:49. Wisconsin 42–35. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:05. WIS – Stanley Booker 15-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 49–35. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:39. Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 9-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:33. Wisconsin 56–35. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:56. BGU – Charles Sharon 20-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 10:16. Wisconsin 56–42. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17. Top passers BGU – Omar Jacobs – 30/51, 458 yards, 5 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 8/10, 116 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BGU – B.J. Lane – 12 rushes, 47 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 43 rushes, 258 yards, 5 TD Top receivers BGU – Steve Sanders – 6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 38 yards, TD Top defenders BGU – Deaudre Perry – 12 tackles WIS – Dontez Sanders – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL

Temple

See also: 2005 Temple Owls football team

Temple vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	17	34	14	0	65

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 10, 2005
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at SE 9 MPH
• Game attendance: 81,806
• Referee: Jim Lapetina
• TV: ESPNU
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 39-yard field goal, 13:18. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:42. WIS – Owen Daniels 6-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:54. WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:22. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 5:49. Second quarter WIS – Owen Daniels 11-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:20. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:21. WIS – Brandon Williams 66-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 12:08. Wisconsin 30–0. WIS – Owen Daniels 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:32. Wisconsin 37–0. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:30. WIS – Dywon Rowan 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:57. Wisconsin 44–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:09. WIS – Marc Randle El 29-yard pass from Tyler Donovan (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:14. Wisconsin 51–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:03. Third quarter WIS – Tyler Donovan 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:37. Wisconsin 58–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:49. WIS – Jamil Walker 12-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:10. Wisconsin 65–0. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:38. Fourth quarter No scoring Top passers TEM – Mike McGann – 4/20, 38 yards, INT WIS – John Stocco – 12/19, 180 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TEM – Umar Ferguson – 12 rushes, 32 yards WIS – Jamil Walker – 13 rushes, 79 yards, TD Top receivers TEM – Jamel Harris – 3 receptions, 27 yards WIS – Owen Daniels – 6 receptions, 88 yards, 3 TD Top defenders TEM – Manuel Tapia – 12 tackles, pass breakup WIS – Mike Newkirk – 5 tackles, 1.0 TFL

North Carolina

See also: 2005 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Wisconsin vs North Carolina – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	0	0	7	14
Tar Heels	0	3	0	2	5

at Kenan Memorial Stadium

• Date: September 17, 2005
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Partly Cloudy; Wind at WSW 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 60,000
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV: ESPN2
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:57. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:12. Second quarter UNC – Connor Barth 43-yard field goal, 2:08. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:08. Third quarter No Scoring Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:12. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:00. UNC – TEAM 4-yard safety, 0:00. Wisconsin 14–5. Top passers UNC – Matt Baker – 16/37, 281 yards, INT WIS – John Stocco – 14/23, 138 yards Top rushers UNC – Barrington Edwards – 11 rushes, 37 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 38 rushes, 171 yards, 2 TD Top receivers UNC – Jesse Holley – 5 receptions, 90 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 62 yards Top defenders UNC – Tommy Richardson – 8 tackles, 1.0 TFL WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL

#14 Michigan

See also: 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team

Michigan vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Wolverines	0	13	0	7	20
Badgers	0	3	3	17	23

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: September 24, 2005
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Light rain; Wind at S 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 83,022
• Referee: Dave Witvoet
• TV: ESPN2
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Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter MIC – Garrett Rivas 44-yard field goal, 9:44. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:44. MIC – Jason Avant 4-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:27. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:37. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 35-yard field goal, 1:17. Michigan 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:04. MIC – Garrett Rivas 28-yard field goal, 0:04. Michigan 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:07. Third quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 8:59. Michigan 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:02. Fourth quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 12:47. Michigan 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:35. WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:34. Wisconsin 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:46. MIC – Mario Manningham 49-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:03. Michigan 20–16. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14. WIS – John Stocco 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:24. Wisconsin 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:05. Top passers MIC – Chad Henne – 16/34, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/32, 147 yards, INT Top rushers MIC – Max Martin – 16 rushes, 91 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 155 yards, TD Top receivers MIC – Jason Avant – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 7 receptions, 59 yards Top defenders MIC – LaMarr Woodley – 8 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 0.5 sack, forced fumble WIS – Mark Zalewski – 11 tackles, fumble recovery

Indiana

See also: 2005 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Indiana vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hoosiers	7	10	0	7	24
No. 17 Badgers	17	14	3	7	41

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: October 1, 2005
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 82,330
• Referee: Bill LeMonnier
• TV: ESPN2
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:41. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:26. IND – James Hardy 83-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 7:48. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:53. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 38-yard field goal, 3:38. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:05. WIS – Brandon Williams 63-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 17–7. Second quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:15. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:21. IND – James Bailey 46-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:14. WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:20. Wisconsin 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:25. IND – Joe Kleinsmith 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15. Third quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 7:06. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:09. Fourth quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 22-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:06. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21. IND – James Hardy 7-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 1:22. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 5:37. Top passers IND – Blake Powers – 20/41, 244 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT WIS – John Stocco – 13/24, 274 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers IND – Chris Taylor – 10 rushes, 35 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 26 rushes, 101 yards, TD Top receivers IND – James Hardy – 7 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD Top defenders IND – Tracy Porter – 7 tackles, INT WIS – Dontez Sanders – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL

Northwestern

See also: 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Wisconsin vs Northwestern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Badgers	7	10	10	21	48
Wildcats	0	10	27	14	51

at Ryan Field

• Date: October 8, 2005
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH
• Game attendance: 33,859
• Referee: Dan Capron
• TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:47. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:23. Second quarter NU – Brett Basanez 4-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 12:25. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51. WIS – Booker Stanley 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:36. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:49. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 1:59. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:42. NU – Joel Howells 21-yard field goal, 0:04. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:55. Third quarter NU – Mark Philmore 4-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick blocked), 12:43. Wisconsin 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17. NU – Tyrell Sutton 1-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 5:52. Northwestern 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:35. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 46-yard field goal, 3:34. Northwestern 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:18. NU – Kim Thompson 52-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 2:22. Northwestern 30–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:12. WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:15. Northwestern 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:07. NU – Tyrell Sutton 14-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 0:47. Northwestern 37–27. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:28. Fourth quarter WIS – Jonathan Orr 9-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:13. Northwestern 37–34. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:34. NU – Tyrell Sutton 9-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 9:44. Northwestern 44–34. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:29. NU – Tyrell Sutton 62-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 4:22. Northwestern 51–34. Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 3:06. WIS – Jonathan Orr 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:53. Northwestern 51–41. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:29. WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:48. Northwestern 51–48. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:43. Top passers NU – Brett Basanez – 26/36, 361 yards, 3 TD WIS – John Stocco – 24/31, 326 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NU – Tyrell Sutton – 29 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD Top receivers NU – Mark Philmore – 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD WIS – Jonathan Orr – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 4 TD Top defenders NU – Tim McGarigle – 25 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks WIS – Nick Hayden – 10 tackles

#22 Minnesota

See also: 2005 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe

Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Badgers	7	3	7	21	38
No. 22 Golden Gophers	0	10	17	7	34

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

• Date: October 15, 2005
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH
• Game attendance: 65,089
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:25. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:22. Second quarter MIN – Matt Spaeth 4-yard pass from Tony Mortensen (Jason Giannini kick), 9:54. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:31. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 44-yard field goal, 6:14. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:40. MIN – Jason Giannini 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:19. Third quarter MIN – Laurence Maroney 93-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 12:26. Minnesota 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:50. MIN – Jason Giannini 49-yard field goal, 8:30. Minnesota 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:48. WIS – Brian Calhoun 17-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:55. Minnesota 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:35. MIN – Gary Russell 37-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:22. Minnesota 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:33. Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:15. Minnesota 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:24. MIN – Gary Russell 1-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:27. Minnesota 34–24. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 7:48. WIS – Brandon Williams 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:10. Minnesota 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:17. WIS – Ben Strickland 0-yard blocked punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:30. Wisconsin 38–34. Top passers MIN – Tony Mortensen – 7/17, 99 yards, TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 235 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Laurence Maroney – 43 rushes, 258 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 110 yards, 3 TD Top receivers MIN – Logan Payne – 2 receptions, 24 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD Top defenders MIN – Trumaine Banks – 11 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2 pass breakups WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 14 tackles

Purdue

See also: 2005 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	10	3	7	20
No. 19 Badgers	10	0	14	7	31

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: October 22, 2005
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 8 MPH
• Game attendance: 82,828
• Referee: Bill LeMonnier
• TV: ABC
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:14. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:46. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 29-yard field goal, 1:57. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23. Second quarter PUR – Curtis Painter 4-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 12:42. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:15. PUR – Ben Jones 24-yard field goal, 0:56. Tie 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:28. Third quarter PUR – Ben Jones 50-yard field goal, 8:08. Purdue 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:39. WIS – Roderick Rogers 84-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:33. Wisconsin 17–13. WIS – Brian Calhoun 40-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:39. Wisconsin 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:53. Fourth quarter WIS – Jack Ikegwuonu 62-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:21. Wisconsin 31–13. PUR – Dustin Keller 4-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Ben Jones kick), 0:03. Wisconsin 31–20. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 3:10. Top passers PUR – Curtis Painter – 23/44, 212 yards, TD, 3 INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PUR – Curtis Painter – 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers PUR – Dustin Keller – 3 receptions, 21 yards, TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 5 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD Top defenders PUR – Stanford Keglar – 9 tackles, fumble recovery WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, forced fumble, 2 pass breakups

Illinois

See also: 2005 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Badgers	13	7	14	7	41
Fighting Illini	7	3	7	7	24

at Memorial Stadium

• Date: October 29, 2005
• Game time: 11:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); Sunny; Wind at SSW 12 MPH
• Game attendance: 52,158
• Referee: Dan Capron
• TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 10:50. Wisconsin 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:10. WIS – Brandon Williams 62-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:52. Wisconsin 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:11. ILL – Melvin Bryant 4-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 1:59. Wisconsin 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29. Second quarter ILL – Jason Reda 23-yard field goal, 7:42. Wisconsin 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:09. WIS – Brian Calhoun 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:35. Wisconsin 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:07. Third quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:53. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:42. ILL – Pierre Thomas 3-yard TD run (Jason Reda kick), 4:28. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:37. WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:04. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:24. Fourth quarter ILL – Kyle Hudson 32-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 34–24. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:09. WIS – Brian Calhoun 46-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:54. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 1 plays, 46 yards, 0:13. Top passers ILL – Tim Brasic – 20/39, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 14/22, 225 yards, TD Top rushers ILL – Tim Brasic – 16 rushes, 116 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 197 yards, 5 TD Top receivers ILL – Kyle Hudson – 10 receptions, 114 yards, TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD Top defenders ILL – Kevin Mitchell – 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup, 2 QB hurries WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles, INT

#10 Penn State

See also: 2005 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Badgers	0	0	0	14	14
No. 10 Nittany Lions	7	14	0	14	35

at Beaver Stadium

• Date: November 5, 2005
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); Mostly sunny; Wind at SSW 10-15 MPH
• Game attendance: 109,865
• Referee: T. Geerlings
• TV: ABC
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Game information

First quarter PSU – Deon Butler 43-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 13:22. Penn State 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:38. Second quarter PSU – Tony Hunt 9-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 14:56. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:00. PSU – BranDon Snow 3-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 7:29. Penn State 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:27. Penn State 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01. PSU – Deon Butler 47-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 6:17. Penn State 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:03. WIS – Brandon White 18-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:13. Penn State 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 0:57. PSU – Tony Hunt 10-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 2:47. Penn State 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:25. Top passers PSU – Michael Robinson – 13/28, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT WIS – John Stocco – 19/34, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers PSU – Tony Hunt – 24 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 38 yards, TD Top receivers PSU – Deon Butler – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 102 yards Top defenders PSU – Tamba Hali – 9 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 4 sacks WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles

Iowa

See also: 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Heartland Trophy

Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	3	14	3	20
No. 19 Badgers	10	0	0	0	10

at Camp Randall Stadium

• Date: November 12, 2005
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); Cloudy; Wind at S 15 MPH
• Game attendance: 83,184
• Referee: Dennis Lipski
• TV: ESPN
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First quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:11. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:32. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 0:47. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:43. Second quarter IOW – Kyle Schlicher 35-yard field goal, 11:00. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 4:42. Third quarter IOW – Champ Davis 6-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 10:11. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:20. IOW – Ryan Majerus 13-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 1:11. Iowa 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:33. Fourth quarter IOW – Kyle Schlicher 32-yard field goal, 9:21. Iowa 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:38. Top passers IOW – Drew Tate – 21/34, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 21/38, 257 yards, TD Top rushers IOW – Albert Young – 26 rushes, 127 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 15 rushes, 18 yards Top receivers IOW – Clinton Solomon – 5 receptions, 77 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 9 receptions, 132 yards, TD Top defenders IOW – Chad Greenway – 12 tackles, 1.0 TFL WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, INT, pass breakup

Hawaii

See also: 2005 Hawaii Warriors football team

Wisconsin vs Hawaii – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Badgers	14	10	10	7	41
Warriors	7	3	7	7	24

at Aloha Stadium

• Date: November 25, 2005
• Game time: 9:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); Sunny; Wind at S 10 MPH
• Game attendance: 34,031
• Referee: Jay Stricherz
• TV: ESPN2
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First quarter WIS – Brian Calhoun 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:12. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:50. HAW – Davone Bess 3-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 4:42. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:30. WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:41. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:01. Second quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 9:53. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:43. WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:18. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:08. HAW – Dan Kelly 42-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:01. Third quarter WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 12:29. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 1:28. HAW – Davone Bess 8-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 8:08. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:21. WIS – John Stocco 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:30. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:38. Fourth quarter WIS – Booker Stanley 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:56. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:55. HAW – Aaron Bain 6-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:08. Top passers HAW – Colt Brennan – 33/53, 403 yards, 3 TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 12/16, 191 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HAW – Nate Ilaoa – 7 rushes, 68 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 29 rushes, 149 yards, TD Top receivers HAW – Ryan Grice-Mullen – 11 receptions, 139 yards WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD Top defenders HAW – Kila Kamakawiwo'ole – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack

#7 Auburn

See also: 2005 Auburn Tigers football team and 2006 Capital One Bowl

Wisconsin vs Auburn – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Badgers	10	7	0	7	24
No. 7 Tigers	0	0	3	7	10

at Florida Citrus Bowl

• Date: January 2, 2006
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Overcast; Wind at S 5 MPH
• Game attendance: 57,221
• Referee: Ron Cherry
• TV: ABC
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First quarter WIS – Brandon Williams 30-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:55. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:57. WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 19-yard field goal, 0:21. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:18. Second quarter WIS – Owen Daniels 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:19. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:06. Third quarter AUB – John Vaughn 19-yard field goal, 11:54. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:29. Fourth quarter AUB – Courtney Taylor 9-yard pass from Brandon Cox (John Vaughn kick), 14:49. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 5:14. WIS – Brian Calhoun 33-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:22. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:27. Top passers AUB – Brandon Cox – 15/33, 137 yards, TD, INT WIS – John Stocco – 15/27, 301 yards, 2 TD Top rushers AUB – Kenny Irons – 22 rushes, 88 yards WIS – Brian Calhoun – 30 rushes, 213 yards, TD Top receivers AUB – Ben Obomanu – 5 receptions, 62 yards WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD Top defenders AUB – David Irons – 11 tackles, pass breakup WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.2.0 TFL, sack

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	John Stocco
Running Back	Brian Calhoun
Fullback	Jason Pociask
Wide Receiver	Jonathan Orr
Wide Receiver	Brandon Williams
Tight End	Owen Daniels
Left Tackle	Joe Thomas
Left Guard	Matt Lawrence
Center	Donovan Raiola
Right Guard	Jason Palermo
Right Tackle	Kraig Urbik

Position	Player
Defensive End	Joe Monty
Defensive Tackle	Jason Chapman
Defensive Tackle	Nick Hayden
Defensive End	Matt Shaughnessy
Outside Linebacker	LaMarr Watkins
Middle Linebacker	Mark Zalewski
Outside Linebacker	Dontez Sanders
Cornerback	Allen Langford
Strong Safety	Joe Stellmacher
Free Safety	Roderick Rogers
Cornerback	Brett Bell

Team players selected in the 2006 NFL Draft

See also: 2006 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL Team
Brian Calhoun	Running Back	3	74	Detroit Lions
Brandon Williams	Wide Receiver	3	84	San Francisco 49ers
Owen Daniels	Tight End	4	98	Houston Texans
Jason Pociask	Tight End	5	150	New York Jets
Jonathan Orr	Wide Receiver	6	172	Tennessee Titans