2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by third-year head coach Paul Chryst, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

2017 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten West Division champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 34–24 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
2017 record13–1 (9–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Rudolph (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Leonhard (1st as DC; 2nd overall season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 80,321)
Uniform
2017 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 5 Ohio State xy$  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 15 Michigan State  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 8 Penn State  7 –2     11 –2  
Michigan  5 –4     8 –5  
Rutgers  3 –6     4 –8  
Indiana  2 –7     5 –7  
Maryland  2 –7     4 –8  
West Division
No. 7 Wisconsin xy  9 –0     13 –1  
No. 17 Northwestern  7 –2     10 –3  
Iowa  4 –5     8 –5  
Purdue  4 –5     7 –6  
Nebraska  3 –6     4 –8  
Minnesota  2 –7     5 –7  
Illinois  0 –9     2 –10  
Championship: Ohio State 27, Wisconsin 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Coming off a Cotton Bowl-winning season in 2016, the 2017 team began the year ranked ninth in the preseason AP Poll and were the favorites to repeat as West Division champions and return to the Big Ten Championship Game.[1] The Badgers fulfilled that expectation by winning all 12 of their regular season games, including wins over ranked opponents Iowa and Michigan. They entered the 2017 Big Ten Championship Game ranked third in the AP Poll, with a potential spot in the College Football Playoff on the line, but fell to No. 8 Ohio State, 21–27. Wisconsin was invited to the Orange Bowl, where they defeated Miami (FL). Their 13 wins were the most in school history.

The Badgers were led on offense by freshman running back Jonathan Taylor, who led the Big Ten and was third in FBS in rushing yards with 1,977 yards. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten. Quarterback Alex Hornibrook finished with 2,644 passing yards and 25 touchdowns. On defense, linebacker T. J. Edwards was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press and ESPN.

Recruiting

Recruits

The Badgers signed a total of 18 recruits.

Watchlists and preseason awards
Rimington Trophy[2]
John Mackey Award

Schedule

Wisconsin's 2017 schedule consists of 7 home, and 5 away games in the regular season. The Badgers will host Big Ten foes Northwestern, Purdue, Maryland, Iowa, and Michigan and will travel to Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, and Minnesota.[3]

The team's three non–conference games are against the Utah State Aggies from the Mountain West Conference (MWC), Florida Atlantic Owls from Conference USA, and the BYU Cougars who compete independently in football.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 18:00 p.m.Utah State*No. 9
ESPNW 59–1075,324
September 911:00 a.m.Florida Atlantic*No. 9
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNW 31–1477,542
September 162:30 p.m.at BYU*No. 10
ABCW 40–661,143
September 3011:00 a.m.NorthwesternNo. 10
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCW 33–2480,584
October 77:00 p.m.at NebraskaNo. 9
BTNW 38–1789,860
October 142:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 7
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
BTNW 17–978,580
October 2111:00 a.m.MarylandNo. 5
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
FOXW 38–1378,058
October 2811:00 a.m.at IllinoisNo. 5
ESPNW 24–1042,101
November 411:00 a.m.at IndianaNo. 4
ABCW 45–1743,027
November 112:30 p.m.No. 25 IowaNo. 6
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ABCW 38–1480,462
November 1811:00 a.m.No. 19 MichiganNo. 5
FOXW 24–1081,216
November 252:30 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 5
ABCW 31–047,327
December 27:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Ohio StateNo. 3
FOXL 21–2765,886
December 307:00 p.m.at No. 11 Miami (FL)*No. 6
ESPNW 34–2465,032
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule Source:[4]

Game summaries

Utah State
See also: 2017 Utah State Aggies football team
Utah State at No. 9 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Aggies 10 000 10
• No. 9 Badgers 0 102821 59


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 9 carries, 87 yards (long 41), 9.7 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 15 completions, 23 passing attempts, 244 yards, 16.3 avg, 3 touchdowns
  • Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 5 receptions, 105 yards (long 44), 21.0 avg, 1 touchdown
  • Defense: T. J. Edwards – 7 Tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 1 yd, 2 pass breakups, 1 interception for 7 yds

Florida Atlantic
See also: 2017 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic at No. 9 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Owls 7 700 14
• No. 9 Badgers 14 1070 31


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 26 carries, 223 yards (long 64), 8.6 yards/carry, 3 touchdowns
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 16 completions, 28 passing attempts, 201 yards, 12.6 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
  • Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 8 receptions, 92 yards (long 20), 11.5 avg, 1 touchdown
  • Defense: Chris Orr – 8 Tackles (6 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 3 yds, 1 sack for loss of 3 yds

at BYU
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team
No. 10 Wisconsin at BYU
1 234Total
• No. 10 Badgers 10 1479 40
Cougars 3 300 6


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 18 carries, 128 yards (long 18), 7.1 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 18 completions, 19 passing attempts, 256 yards, 14.2 avg, 4 touchdowns
  • Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 5 receptions, 54 yards (long 16), 10.8 avg, 2 touchdowns
  • Defense: Dontye Carriere-Williams – 8 Tackles (6 solo), 1 interception for 0 yds

Northwestern
See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Northwestern at No. 10 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Wildcats 3 7014 24
• No. 10 Badgers 7 01412 33


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 19 carries, 80 yards (long 11), 4.2 yards/carry, 2 touchdowns
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 11 completions, 20 passing attempts, 197 yards, 17.9 avg, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
  • Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 4 receptions, 99 yards (long 61), 24.6 avg
  • Defense: Garret Dooley – 9 Tackles (3 solo), 5 tackles-for-loss for 20 yds, 3.5 sacks for loss of 17 yds

at Nebraska
See also: 2017 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team and Nebraska–Wisconsin football rivalry
No. 9 Wisconsin at Nebraska
1 234Total
• No. 9 Badgers 10 7714 38
Cornhuskers 0 1070 17


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 25 carries, 249 yards (long 75), 10.0 yards/carry, 2 touchdowns
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 9 completions, 17 passing attempts, 113 yards, 12.6 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
  • Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 4 receptions, 68 yards (long 31), 17.0 avg, 1 touchdown
  • Defense: D'Cota Dixon – 9 Tackles (6 solo), 1 pass breakup

Purdue
See also: 2017 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Purdue at No. 7 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Boilermakers 3 330 9
• No. 7 Badgers 14 300 17


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 30 carries, 219 yards (long 67), 7.3 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 13 completions, 18 passing attempts, 199 yards, 15.3 avg, 1 touchdown, 2 interceptions
  • Receiving: Quintez Cephus – 5 receptions, 100 yards (long 41), 20.0 avg, 1 touchdown
  • Defense: Leon Jacobs – 9 Tackles (4 solo), 0.5 tackle-for-loss for 1 yd, 1 interception for 2 yds, 1 QB hurry

Maryland
See also: 2017 Maryland Terrapins football team
Maryland at No. 5 Wisconsin
1 234Total
Terrapins 0 3100 13
• No. 5 Badgers 7 14710 38


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 22 carries, 126 yards (long 15), 5.7 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 16 completions, 24 passing attempts, 225 yards, 14.1 avg, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
  • Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 7 receptions, 83 yards (long 20), 11.9 avg
  • Defense: T. J. Edwards – 5 Tackles (3 solo), 1 interception return 54 yds for a touchdown, 1 pass breakup

at Illinois
See also: 2017 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
No. 5 Wisconsin at Illinois
1 234Total
• No. 5 Badgers 7 1007 24
Fighting Illini 0 307 10


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 12 carries, 73 yards (long 29), 6.1 yards/carry
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 10 completions, 19 passing attempts, 135 yards, 13.5 avg, 1 interception
  • Receiving: Kendric Pryor – 2 receptions, 37 yards (long 19), 18.5 avg
  • Defense: Garret Dooley – 5 Tackles (3 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 6 yds, 1 sack for 6 yd loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 pass breakup

at Indiana
See also: 2017 Indiana Hoosiers football team
No. 4 Wisconsin at Indiana
1 234Total
• No. 4 Badgers 0 141021 45
Hoosiers 7 370 17


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 29 carries, 183 yards (long 45), 6.3 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 13 completions, 20 passing attempts, 158 yards, 12.2 avg, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception
  • Receiving: Kendric Pryor – 3 receptions, 63 yards (long 32), 21.0 avg
  • Defense: Nick Nelson – 5 Tackles (5 solo), 1 tackle-for-loss for 3 yds, 4 pass breakups

Iowa
See also: 2017 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
No. 25 Iowa at No. 6 Wisconsin
1 234Total
No. 25 Hawkeyes 7 070 14
• No. 6 Badgers 3 14714 38


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 29 carries, 157 yards (long 19), 5.4 yards/carry
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 11 completions, 18 passing attempts, 135 yards, 12.3 avg, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions
  • Receiving: Danny Davis – 4 receptions, 74 yards (long 28), 18.5 avg
  • Defense: Ryan Connelly – 9 Tackles (6 solo), 2 tackles-for-loss for 14 yds, 1 sack for loss 12 yds, 1 forced fumble, 1 QB hurry

Michigan
See also: 2017 Michigan Wolverines football team
No. 19 Michigan at No. 5 Wisconsin
1 234Total
No. 19 Wolverines 0 730 10
• No. 5 Badgers 7 0143 24


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 19 carries, 132 yards (long 52), 6.9 yards/carry
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 9 completions, 19 passing attempts, 143 yards, 15.9 avg, 1 touchdown, 1 interception
  • Receiving: A. J. Taylor – 3 receptions, 79 yards (long 51), 26.3 avg, 1 touchdown
  • Defense: T. J. Edwards – 11 Tackles (7 solo), 2.5 tackles-for-loss for 12 yds, 1 sack for loss 10 yds, 1 pass breakup, 1 QB hurry

at Minnesota
See also: 2017 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry
No. 5 Wisconsin at Minnesota
1 234Total
• No. 5 Badgers 7 1077 31
Golden Gophers 0 000 0


Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 20 carries, 149 yards (long 53), 7.5 yards/carry, 1 touchdown
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 15 completions, 19 passing attempts, 151 yards, 10.1 avg, 3 touchdowns
  • Receiving: Danny Davis – 5 receptions, 41 yards (long 10), 8.2 avg, 1 touchdown
  • Defense: Ryan Connelly – 6 Tackles (5 solo), 3.0 tackles-for-loss for 26 yds, 2 sacks for loss 24 yds

vs. Ohio State
See also: 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and 2017 Big Ten Football Championship Game
No. 8 Ohio State vs. No. 3 Wisconsin
1 234Total
• No. 8 Buckeyes 14 733 27
No. 3 Badgers 7 338 21

The No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers (12-1, 9-0) were defeated by the No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-2, 8-1) 27-21 at Lucas Oil Stadium in the Big Ten Championship. Paul Chryst is now 0-2 versus the Buckeyes, and Urban Meyer is now 5-0 versus the Badgers, though two of the victories came in overtime. This was Wisconsin's fifth appearance in the Championship game, and their second straight and Ohio State's third.

Statistical Leaders

  • Rushing: Jonathan Taylor – 15 carries, 41 yards (long 7), 2.7 yards/carry
  • Passing: Alex Hornibrook – 19 completions, 40 passing attempts, 229 yards, 12.1 avg, 2 interceptions
  • Receiving: Troy Fumagalli – 5 receptions, 45 yards (long 11), 9.0 avg
  • Defense: Andrew Van Ginkel – 3 Tackles (1 solo), 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 1 interception returned 9 yds for touchdown

vs. Miami (FL)
See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team and 2017 Orange Bowl
No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Miami
1 234Total
• No. 6 Badgers 3 2137 34
No. 11 Hurricanes 14 073 24

Rankings
Further information: 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 9 9 10 9 10 9 7 5 5 4 6 5 5 3 (10) 6 7 
Coaches 10 11 12 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 (21) 6 6 
CFP Not released 9 8 5 5 4 6 Not released

Roster
2017 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Kendric Pryor  Fr
WR 4 A. J. Taylor So
RB 5 Chris James  Jr
WR 6 Danny Davis III Fr
RB 7 Bradrick Shaw  So
RB 9 Rachid Ibrahim  Sr
QB 10 Jack Coan Fr
WR 11 Jazz Peavy   Sr
QB 12 Alex Hornibrook  So
QB 15 Danny Vanden Boom Fr
WR 16 Jack Dunn  Fr
WR 17 George Rushing Sr
QB 19 Karé Lyles  Fr
FB 20 Austin Ramesh  Sr
RB 21 Mark Saari  Jr
WR 22 Cade Green Fr
RB 23 Jonathan Taylor Fr
WR 24 Adam Krumholz  Fr
RB 28 Taiwan Deal   Jr
FB 30 Aaron Maternowski  Fr
TE 30 Coy Wanner Fr
RB 34 Sam Brodner   Fr
RB 36 Hunter Johnson Fr
RB 37 Garrett Groshek  Fr
WR 38 Sam DeLany Fr
FB 39 Jake Whalen   So
WR 43 Peter Roy  Jr
FB 45 Alec Ingold Jr
TE 46 Gabe Lloyd  Fr
TE 49 Kyle Penniston  So
OL 52 Jacob Maxwell  Jr
OL 60 Logan Bruss Fr
OL 61 Tyler Biadasz  Fr
OL 62 Patrick Kasl  Fr
OL 63 Michael Deiter  Jr
OL 64 Brett Connors  Jr
OL 65 Tyler Beach Fr
OL 66 Beau Benzschawel  Jr
OL 67 Jon Dietzen  So
OL 68 David Moorman  So
OL 70 Josh Seltzner Fr
OL 71 Cole Van Lanen  Fr
OL 73 Alex Fenton Fr
OL 75 Micah Kapoi  Jr
OL 76 Kayden Lyles Fr
OL 77 Blake Smithback Fr
OL 78 Jason Erdmann  So
OL 79 David Edwards  So
TE 81 Troy Fumagalli  Sr
WR 82 Emmet Perry Fr
TE 84 Jake Ferguson Fr
TE 85 Zander Neuville  Jr
TE 86 Luke Benzschawel   Fr
WR 87 Quintez Cephus  So
WR 89 Deron Harrell Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 2 Patrick Johnson  So
OLB 5 Garret Dooley  Sr
S 8 Joe Ferguson  Sr
S 10 Seth Currens  Fr
CB 11 Nick Nelson  Jr
CB 12 Natrell Jamerson Sr
S 13 Evan Bondoc  Jr
S 14 D'Cota Dixon Sr
OLB 17 Andrew Van Ginkel Jr
ILB 18 Arrington Farrar Jr
CB 19 Titus Booker  So
CB 20 Faion Hicks Fr
CB 21 Caesar Williams  Fr
ILB 23 Mason Stokke   Fr
CB 24 Madison Cone Fr
S 25 Scott Nelson Fr
CB 25 Derrick Tindal Sr
S 26 Eric Burrell  Fr
DB 27 Cristian Volpentesta  Fr
S 28 Blake Mielke  So
CB 29 Dontye Carriere-Williams  Fr
S 31 Lubern Figaro Sr
S 31 Tyler Mais Fr
ILB 32 Jake Collinsworth Fr
OLB 32 Leon Jacobs  Sr
DE 34 Chikwe Obasih  Sr
ILB 37 Ethan Cesarz Fr
OLB 41 Noah Burks Fr
ILB 43 Ryan Connelly  Jr
OLB 45 Hegeman Tiedt Fr
ILB 45 Nick Thomas  So
ILB 47 Griffin Grady So
ILB 48 Jack Cichy   Sr
OLB 50 Izayah Green-May Fr
DE 52 David Pfaff  So
ILB 53 T. J. Edwards  Jr
ILB 54 Chris Orr  So
OLB 55 Christian Bell  Fr
OLB 56 Zack Baun   So
DE 57 Michael Balistreri Fr
DE 57 Alec James  Sr
ILB 58 Mike Maskalunas  Fr
OLB 59 Tyler Johnson  So
DE 69 Aaron Vopal Fr
NT 74 Gunnar Roberge  So
DE 93 Garrett Rand So
DE 94 Matt Henningsen Fr
DE 94 Conor Sheehy Sr
OLB 95 Keldric Preston  Fr
DE 96 Billy Hirschfeld  Jr
DE 97 Isaiahh Loudermilk  Fr
DE 98 Kraig Howe  So
NT 99 Olive Sagapolu Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 15 Anthony Lotti So
K 27 Rafael Gaglianone  Jr
P 38 P. J. Rosowski   Jr
K 39 Zach Hintze  So
LS 51 Adam Bay Fr
P 90 Connor Allen  So
LS 91 Josh Bernhagen Fr
K 98 Collin Larsh Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 19, 2017

Injuries

At the start of the season four players were announced as out for the season due to injury; Senior ILB Jack Cichy (right knee), Freshman ILB Mason Stokke (right leg), Sophomore OLB Zack Baun (left foot), Freshman RB Sam Brodner (right knee).

2018 NFL Draft

2018 NFL Draft class
2018 NFL Draft selections
Round Pick # Team Player Position
4110Oakland RaidersNick NelsonCornerback
5156Denver BroncosTroy FumagalliTight End
5164New Orleans SaintsNatrell JamersonSafety
6202Tampa Bay BuccaneersJack CichyLinebacker
7230Jacksonville JaguarsLeon JacobsDefensive End

Signed undrafted free agents

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