2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

2002 Wisconsin Badgers football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 31–28 OT vs. Colorado
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Barry Alvarez (13th season)
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (4th as OC; 8th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (8th as DC; 13th overall season)
Base defense4–3
MVPJim Leonhard
CaptainBrooks Bollinger
Lee Evans
Al Johnson
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,634,[1] Astroturf)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Ohio State $#+   8 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 8 Iowa %+   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 9 Michigan   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 16 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Illinois   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Minnesota   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Wisconsin   2 – 6     8 – 6  
Michigan State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Indiana   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 237:00 p.m.Fresno State*No. 25
ESPNW 23–2175,136[4]
August 316:45 p.m.at UNLV*ESPN2W 27–742,075[4]
September 711:00 a.m.West Virginia*No. 25
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+W 34–1776,320[4]
September 1411:00 a.m.Northern Illinois*No. 22
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+W 24–2177,460[4]
September 2111:00 a.m.Arizona*No. 22
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 31–1078,582[4]
October 52:30 p.m.No. 20 Penn StateNo. 19
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 31–3479,403[4]
October 1211:00 p.m.at IndianaNo. 23
ESPN+L 29–3231,156[4]
October 192:30 p.m.No. 4 Ohio Statedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 14–1979,729[4]
October 266:00 p.m.at Michigan State
ESPN2W 42–2474,507[4]
November 211:00 a.m.at No. 9 IowaESPNL 3–2070,397[4]
November 911:00 a.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+L 20–3778,709[4]
November 1611:00 a.m.at No. 12 MichiganESPN2L 14–21110,412[4]
November 2311:00 a.m.Minnesota
ESPNW 49–3178,843[4]
December 287:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 Colorado*ESPNW 31–28 OT50,690[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP25RV252222211923—————————RV
Coaches Poll2325211817161522—————————RV
BCSNot released————————Not released

Season summary

Coming off a disappointing 5–7 2001 season, the Badgers of 2002 wanted improvement. Despite amazing statistics from WR Lee Evans and RB Anthony Davis, the Badgers had issues closing out games, and an overworked defense managed lackluster efforts when the team could hardly afford them.

In the spring game, Wisconsin's offense suffered a devastating blow when top receiver Lee Evans was lost for the season with a torn ACL. Evan's loss was a significant blow, but despite it, Wisconsin managed to start off the season by winning all five of their nonconference games. From there, though, things did not go Wisconsin's way; the Badgers lost their first three Big Ten games by less than 7 points. Among those was a near-upset of eventual National Champion Ohio State, a 19–14 Ohio State win that was Jim Tressel's first over the Badgers (having lost 20–17 to Wisconsin the previous year). After going 0–3 to open their Big Ten slate, Wisconsin defeated Michigan State in Spartan Stadium 42–24 for their first conference win of the season. After that game, Wisconsin would lose their next 3 games against Big Ten opponents, including a 20–3 loss to Big Ten co-champion Iowa, and yet another close game against a Lloyd Carr-coached Michigan team. The loss to Michigan dropped Wisconsin to 1–6 in Big Ten play.

To close out the regular season, Wisconsin finally put together a complete game in a 49–31 blowout of rival Minnesota, taking back Paul Bunyan's Axe and keeping Minnesota's losing streak in Camp Randall alive. The Badgers improved to 7–6 on the season.

Wisconsin was awarded a berth in the Alamo Bowl, having gotten the required 6 wins in the regular season, and faced Colorado, a Big Twelve opponent that had won the Big Twelve North outright and lost the Big Twelve Championship Game 29–7 to Oklahoma. At 9-4, Colorado entered the game ranked 14th in the nation, and hoping for a ten-win season. But Wisconsin managed to keep up with Colorado, and won the game 31–28 in overtime for their 8th win of the season, knocking Colorado to 9–5 on the year.

For Wisconsin, Freshman WR Jonathan Orr put together a good season in the absence of Lee Evans, catching 47 passes for 842 yards, with 8 receiving touchdowns. RB Anthony Davis ran for 1,555 yards on 300 carries, with 13 touchdowns.[5] QB Brooks Bollinger, in his senior season, completed 131 passes on 245 attempts for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns, with just 4 interceptions.[5]

Roster

2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 58 Kalvin Barrett  So
TE 88 Mark Bell  Jr
FB 45 Matt Bernstein  Fr
FB 39 Erik Bickerstaff Sr
QB 5 Brooks Bollinger (C)  Sr
WR 84 David Braun  Sr
WR 1 Byron Brown  Jr
G 67 Dan Buenning  So
WR 87 Darrin Charles So
G 50 Jonathan Clinkscale  So
QB 11 Owen Daniels  Fr
RB 28 Anthony Davis  So
OT 75 Morgan Davis  So
TE 81 Bob Docherty So
WR 3 Lee Evans Injured (C) Sr
C 72 Al Johnson (C)  Sr
OT 64 Ben Johnson  Sr
OT 56 Jason Jowers  Sr
OL 79 Mike Kleber  Fr
FB 37 Russ Kuhns  Sr
OT 61 Mike Lorenz  So
TE 36 Matt Mialik  Jr
TE 38 Jason Pociask So
WR 9 Jonathan Orr  Fr
TE 85 Tony Paciotti  So
RB 20 Jerrone Pettus  So
TE 38 Jason Pociask  Fr
C, G 53 Donovan Raiola  Fr
QB 16 Matt Schabert  So
RB 30 Dwayne Smith Fr
QB 19 Jim Sorgi  Jr
TE 82 Rob Tucker  Jr
G 66 Andy Ulrich  So
RB 24 LaMarr Watkins Fr
WR 6 Brandon White Fr
WR 25 Brandon Williams Fr
OT 78 Jake Wood  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 7 Ryan Aiello Jr
CB 6 Brett Bell So
S 42 Robert Brooks So
LB 10 Chris Catalano  So
DT 97 Nick Cochart  Jr
CB 4 Chuckie Cowans  So
S 24 Patrick Ellestad  So
LB 4 Elliot Goode Fr
DT 77 Anttaj Hawthorne So
S 22 Nate Howard  Jr
DE 90 Erasmus James Jr
DT 74 Jason Jefferson  So
DE 98 Darius Jones  So
S 18 Jim Leonhard So
LB 12 Alex Lewis Jr
DE 91 Traison Lewis  So
LB 46 Jeff Mack  Jr
LB 30 Kyle McCorison  Jr
CB 21 Levonne Rowan Fr
S 14 Dontez Sanders  Fr
DB 15 Ryan Simmons  Sr
DE 99 Jake Sprague  Sr
CB 2 Scott Starks So
LB 34 Kareem Timbers  So
CB 23 B. J. Tucker Sr
DE 92 Jonathan Welsh  So
LB 27 Broderick Williams  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 97 Matt Allen So
K 16 Scott Campbell Jr
LS 86 Matt Katula  So
P 19 R. J. Morse So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Paul Chryst – Tight Ends
  • Ron Cooper – Defensive Backs
  • Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator
  • 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Fresno State

Fresno State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7721
No. 25 Badgers 0 10 7623

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: August 23, 2002
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 75,136
  • Referee: J. Strochertz
  • TV: ESPN
  • [1]
Game information
First quarter
  • FS – Bernard Berrian 22-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 4:29. Fresno State 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:38.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Matt Bernstein 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:06. Tie 7–7. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yard, 0:03.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 27-yard field goal, 4:02. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:06.
Third quarter
  • FS – Adam Jennings 8-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 11:46. Fresno State 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:53.
  • WIS – Matt Bernstein 3-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 6:08. Wisconsin 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:34.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 35-yard field goal, 11:50. Wisconsin 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:30.
  • FS – Alec Greco 23-yard pass from Jeff Grady (Asen Asparuhov kick), 9:01. Fresno State 21–20. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:36.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 34-yard field goal, 2:05. Wisconsin 23–21. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:50.

Top passers

  • FS – Jeff Grady – 21/42, 262 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 11/25, 160 yards

Top rushers

  • FS – Matt Rivera – 8 rushes, 21 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 36 rushes, 184 yards

Top receivers

  • FS – Marque Davis – 6 receptions, 69 yards
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 62 yards

Top defenders

  • FS – Sam Williams – 11 tackles, fumble recovery, pass breakup
  • WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, TFL, 2 pass breakups

UNLV

Wisconsin vs UNLV – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 24 0327
Rebels 0 7 007

at Sam Boyd Stadium

  • Date: August 31, 2002
  • Game time: 6:45 p.m.
  • Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SW 11 MPH
  • Game attendance: 42,075
  • Referee: Clair Gausman
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [2]
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 37-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 11:45. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:07.
  • WIS – Bob Docherty 8-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 10:16. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:43.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 43-yard field goal, 6:10. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:48.
  • WIS – Dwayne Smith 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 2:19. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:16.
  • NLV – Joe Haro 15-yard TD run (Dillon Pieffer kick), 0:56. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 1:23.
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Scott Campbell 42-yard field goal, 7:27. Wisconsin 27–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:42.

Top passers

  • NLV – Jason Thomas – 12/26, 138 yards, 2 INT
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 12/24, 157 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • NLV – Jason Thomas – 10 rushes, 83 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 20 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

  • NLV – Michael Johnson – 4 receptions, 45 yards
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr – 7 receptions, 150 yards, TD

Top defenders

  • NLV – Tyrone Tucker – 11 tackles
  • WIS – Jim Leonhard – 7 tackles, INT, 2 pass breakups

West Virginia

West Virginia vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Mountaineers 0 3 7717
No. 25 Badgers 7 27 0034

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 7, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Clear; Wind at SW 7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,320
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [3]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
  • WVU – Todd James 34-yard field goal, 14:10. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:22.
  • WIS – Dwayne Smith 4-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 10:09. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:50.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 7:10. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:47.
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 43-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Jim Sorgi rush failed), 3:34. Wisconsin 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:57.
  • WIS – Matt Bernstein 2-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:16. Wisconsin 34–3. Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:21.
Third quarter
  • WVU – Avon Cobourne 6-yard TD run (Todd James kick), 11:57. Wisconsin 34–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:57.
Fourth quarter
  • WVU – Rasheed Marshall 1-yard TD run (Todd James kick), 9:18. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:43.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • WVU – Avon Cobourne – 18 rushes, 79 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 19 rushes, 75 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • WVU – Miquelle Henderson – 5 receptions, 106 yards
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr – 5 receptions, 94 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

Northern Illinois

Northern Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 3 31221
No. 22 Badgers 0 10 7724

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 14, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Cloudy; Wind at Var. 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 77,460
  • Referee: S. Pamon
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [4]
Game information
First quarter
  • NIU – Steve Azar 34-yard field goal, 6:33. Northern Illinois 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 63 yards, 5:21.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 3:06. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:48.
  • NIU – Steve Azar 37-yard field goal, 0:33. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:26.
  • WIS – Scott Campbell 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 0:28.
Third quarter
  • NIU – Steve Azar 35-yard field goal, 11:31. Wisconsin 10–9. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:24.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 9-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 5:56. Wisconsin 17–9. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:26.
Fourth quarter
  • NIU – Michael Turner 3-yard TD run (Josh Haldi pass failed), 14:56. Wisconsin 17–15. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:30.
  • NIU – Michael Turner 1-yard TD run (Josh Haldi pass failed), 5:55. Northern Illinois 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:51.
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 2-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:21. Wisconsin 24–21. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 0:52.

Top passers

  • NIU – Josh Haldi – 18/33, 273 yards, 2 INT
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 15/23, 207 yards, INT

Top rushers

  • NIU – Michael Turner – 34 rushes, 160 yards, 2 TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 14 rushes, 49 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • NIU – Sam Hurd – 8 receptions, 161 yards
  • WIS – David Braun – 4 receptions, 56 yards

Top defenders

  • NIU – Larry Williams – 10 tackles, 3 TFL, 3 sacks, 2 FF
  • WIS – Jim Leonhard – 9 tackles, INT, pass breakup

Arizona

Arizona vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 7310
No. 22 Badgers 0 24 7031

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 21, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); Sunny and Clear; Wind at NW 5-7 MPH
  • Game attendance: 78,582
  • Referee: D. Witvoet
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [5]
Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 6-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 14:53. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:49.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 3-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 13:45. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 1 plays, 3 yards, 0:04.
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick), 4:03. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 4:50.
  • WIS – Scott Campbell 32-yard field goal, 0:12. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 2:39.
Third quarter
  • ARZ – Clarence Farmer 70-yard TD run (Sean Keel kick), 10:15. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 2:16.
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 31–7. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 8:51.
Fourth quarter
  • ARZ – Sean Keel 27-yard field goal, 8:12. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 11 yards, 2:29.

Top passers

  • ARZ – Jason Johnson – 13/27, 129 yards, INT
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 13/19, 127 yards, TD

Top rushers

  • ARZ – Clarence Farmer – 20 rushes, 131 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 16 rushes, 110 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

Top defenders

  • ARZ – Lance Briggs – 15 tackles, 2 TFL
  • WIS – Jeff Mack – 13 tackles, pass breakup, QB hurry

#20 Penn State

Penn State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 20 Nittany Lions 10 11 7634
No. 19 Badgers 0 14 61131

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 5, 2002
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Clear; Wind at W 6 MPH
  • Game attendance: 79,403
  • Referee: J. Lapetoma
  • TV: ABC
  • [6]
Game information
First quarter
  • PSU – Robbie Gould 33-yard field goal, 11:06. Penn State 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:54.
  • PSU – Zack Mills 1-yard TD run (Robbie Gould kick), 1:47. Penn State 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:47.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 5-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 12:24. Penn State 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:16.
  • PSU – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 8:25. Penn State 13–7. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 3:50.
  • WIS – B. J. Tucker 65-yard interception return (Scott Campbell kick), 4:33. Wisconsin 14–13.
  • PSU – Larry Johnson 24-yard TD run (Larry Johnson pass), 3:12. Penn State 21–14. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:12.
Third quarter
  • PSU – Sean McHugh 1-yard TD run (Robbie Gould kick), 8:56. Penn State 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:30.
  • WIS – Brandon Williams 7-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Scott Campbell kick failed), 2:23. Penn State 28–20. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:28.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 48-yard field goal, 13:05. Penn State 28–23. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:27.
  • PSU – Robbie Gould 51-yard field goal, 7:36. Penn State 31–23. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:50.
  • PSU – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 2:55. Penn State 34–23. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 2:37.
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 28-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Dewayne Smith run), 1:17. Penn State 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:31.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • PSU – Larry Johnson – 14 rushes, 111 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 11 rushes, 46 yards

Top receivers

Top defenders

  • PSU – Jimmy Kennedy – 6 tackles, 5 TFL, 4 sacks
  • WIS – Jim Leonhard – 10 tackles, pass breakup

Indiana

Wisconsin vs Indiana – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Badgers 6 10 13029
Hoosiers 3 7 71532

at Memorial Stadium

  • Date: October 12, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N/A
  • Game attendance: 31,156
  • Referee: Steve Newman
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [7]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Mike Allen 34-yard field goal, 13:19. Wisconsin 3–0.
  • IND – Bryan Robertson 32-yard field goal, 4:45. Tie 3–3.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 0:27. Wisconsin 6–3.
Second quarter
  • IND – Brian Lewis 4-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 11:49. Indiana 10–6.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 4:14. Indiana 10–9.
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 1:24. Wisconsin 16–10.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 8-yard TD run (Brooks Bollinger run failed), 10:06. Wisconsin 22–10.
  • WIS – Dewayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:34. Wisconsin 29–10.''
  • IND – Courtney Roby 31-yard pass from Gibran Hamdan (Bryan Robertson kick), 11:49. Wisconsin 29–17.
Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

  • IND – Brian Lewis – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 108 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • IND – Courtney Roby – 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 42 yards

Top defenders

  • IND – John Kerr – 13 tackles, TFL, sack
  • WIS – B. J. Tucker – 13 tackles

#4 Ohio State

Ohio State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Buckeyes 10 3 0619
Badgers 7 7 0014

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 19, 2002
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NE 10
  • Game attendance: 79,729
  • Referee: D. Honig
  • TV: ABC
  • [8]
Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Michael Jenkins 47-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick), 13:30. Ohio State 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:30.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 41-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:49. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:51.
  • OSU – Mike Nugent 27-yard field goal, 2:48. Ohio State 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:56.
Second quarter
  • OSU – Mike Nugent 25-yard field goal, 13:14. Ohio State 13–7. Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 3:41.
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 42-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:55. Wisconsin 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 2:15.
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

Top passers

Top rushers

  • OSU – Maurice Clarett – 30 rushes, 133 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 144 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • OSU – Michael Jenkins – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Top defenders

  • OSU – Mike Doss – 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, fumble recovery
  • WIS – Brode Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack

Michigan State

Wisconsin vs Michigan State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 21 7 7742
Spartans 0 3 14724

at Spartan Stadium

  • Date: October 26, 2002
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); Mostly Cloudy; Wind at W 5
  • Game attendance: 74,507
  • Referee: Dennis Lipski
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [9]
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:20. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:44.
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 7-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 5:47. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:27.
  • WIS – Mark Bell 3-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:50.
Second quarter
  • MSU – Dave Rayner 36-yard field goal, 10:35. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:25.
  • WIS – Brandon Williams 9-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:05. Wisconsin 28–3. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 0:32.
Third quarter
  • MSU – B.J. Lovett 7-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Raymer kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 28–10. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:38.
  • WIS – Dewayne Smith 33-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 7:10. Wisconsin 35–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:57.
  • MSU – Charles Rogers 26-yard pass from Damon Dowdell (Dave Raymer kick), 0:00. Wisconsin 35–17. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:12.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 7:49. Wisconsin 42–17. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 7:01.
  • MSU – Charles Rogers 44-yard pass from Aaron Alexander (Dave Raymer kick), 5:23. Wisconsin 42–24. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:13.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MSU – Maurice Clarett – 30 rushes, 133 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 144 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MSU – Michael Jenkins – 5 receptions, 114 yards, TD
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr – 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Top defenders

  • MSU – Mike Doss – 14 tackles, 0.5 TFL, fumble recovery
  • WIS – Brode Williams – 11 tackles, TFL, sack

#9 Iowa

Wisconsin vs Iowa – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 3 003
No. 9 Hawkeyes 0 10 10020

at Kinnick Stadium

  • Date: November 2, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
  • Game attendance: 70,397
  • Referee: S. Pamon
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter
  • IOW – Nate Kaeding 32-yard field goal, 10:45. Iowa 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 4:01.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 26-yard field goal, 4:24. Tie 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:24.
  • IOW – Maurice Brown 21-yard pass from Brad Banks (Nate Kaeding kick), 1:03. Iowa 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:11.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

Top rushers

  • IOW – Jermelle Lewis – 25 rushes, 81 yards
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 16 rushes, 34 yards

Top receivers

  • IOW – Maurice Brown – 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD
  • WIS – Jonathan Orr – 6 receptions, 83 yards

Top defenders

  • IOW – Derek Pagel – 8 tackles, INT
  • WIS – Alex Lewis – 13 tackles, 4 TFL, sack, 2 forced fumbles, pass breakup, QB hurry

Illinois

Illinois vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Fighting Illini 10 14 31037
Badgers 3 10 7020

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: November 9, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); Mostly Sunny; Wind at W 10
  • Game attendance: 78,709
  • Referee: S. Pamon
  • TV: ESPN+
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Game information
First quarter
  • ILL – John Gockman 46-yard field goal, 12:01. Illinois 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:19.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 5:13. Tie 3–3. Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:48.
  • ILL – Greg Lewis 36-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 2:59. Illinois 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:05.
Second quarter
  • ILL – Greg Lewis 7-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 14:11. Illinois 17–3. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 1:14.
  • WIS – Dewayne Smith 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 11:07. Illinois 17–10. Drive: 1 plays, 6 yards, 0:05.
  • WIS – Mike Allen 44-yard field goal, 7:31. Illinois 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:24.
  • ILL – Walter Young 22-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 0:28. Illinois 24–13. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
  • WIS – Dewayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:26. Illinois 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 2:13.
  • ILL – Peter Christofilakos 29-yard field goal, 3:07. Illinois 27–20. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:13.
Fourth quarter
  • ILL – Jason Davis 12-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (Peter Christofilakos kick), 11:34. Illinois 34–20. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:54.
  • ILL – John Gockman 46-yard field goal, 6:37. Illinois 37–20. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:33.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ILL – Antoineo Harris – 40 rushes, 158 yards
  • WIS – Dewayne Smith – 28 rushes, 122 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • ILL – Walter Young – 9 receptions, 114 yards, TD
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 83 yards

Top defenders

  • ILL – Derrick Strong – 9 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, QB hurry
  • WIS – Alex Lewis – 13 tackles, fumble recovery, QB hurry

#12 Michigan

Wisconsin vs Michigan – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 7 0014
No. 12 Wolverines 14 0 7021

at Michigan Stadium

  • Date: November 16, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 35 °F (2 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at ENE 15
  • Game attendance: 110,412
  • Referee: S. Newman
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter
  • MIC – B. J. Askew 27-yard TD run (Adam Finley kick), 12:14. Michigan 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
  • MIC – Chris Perry 11-yard TD run (Adam Finley kick), 10:41. Michigan 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:17.
  • WIS – Jim Leonhard 39-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick), 1:27. Michigan 14–7
Second quarter
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:31. Tie 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:03.
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIC – Chris Perry – 27 rushes, 175 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 26 rushes, 154 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • MIC – Bennie Joppru – 7 receptions, 45 yards
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 20 yards

Top defenders

  • MIC – Victor Hobson – 9 tackles, TFL, sack, fumble recovery
  • WIS – Ryan Aiello – 12 tackles

Minnesota

Minnesota vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Golden Gophers 3 11 10731
Badgers 7 14 72149

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: November 23, 2002
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at W 8
  • Game attendance: 78,843
  • Referee: D. Honig
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter
  • MIN – Dan Nystrom 39-yard field goal, 7:32. Minnesota 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:33.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:18. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:03.
Second quarter
  • MIN – Dan Nystrom 25-yard field goal, 14:49. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:23.
  • WIS – Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 9:27. Wisconsin 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:15.
  • MIN – Terry Jackson II 1-yard TD run (Ben Utecht catch), 3:50. Tie 14–14. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 5:26.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:03. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 3:38.
Third quarter
  • MIN – Terry Jackson II 7-yard TD run (Dan Nystrom kick), 11:29. Tie 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:22.
  • MIN – Dan Nystrom 29-yard field goal, 8:13. Minnesota 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 1:42.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 25-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:45. Wisconsin 28–24. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:50.
Fourth quarter
  • MIN – Thomas Tapeh 2-yard pass from Asad Abdul-Khaliq (Dan Nystrom kick), 12:30. Minnesota 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:09.
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 10:21. Wisconsin 35–31. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:58.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 2:51. Wisconsin 42–31. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:35.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 71-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:26. Wisconsin 49–31. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • MIN – Terry Jackson II – 22 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 45 rushes, 301 yards, 5 TD

Top receivers

  • MIN – Aaron Hosack – 4 receptions, 90 yards
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 2 receptions, 49 yards

Top defenders

  • MIN – Eli Ward – 22 tackles, TFL
  • WIS – LaMarr Watkins – 8 tackles, 2.5 TFL

#14 Colorado

Colorado vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
No. 14 Buffaloes 14 0 140028
Badgers 7 14 07331

at Alamodome

  • Date: December 28, 2002
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 50,690
  • Referee: Terry Brown
  • TV: ESPN
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Game information
First quarter
  • COL – Donald Strickland 91-yard interception return (Pat Brougham kick), 11:07. Colorado 7–0.
  • WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 4:54. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:08.
  • COL – D. J. Hackett 10-yard pass from Robert Hodge (Pat Brougham kick), 0:00. Colorado 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 4:54.
Second quarter
  • WIS – Brandon Williams 10-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 5:19. Tie 14–14. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:04.
  • WIS – Darrin Charles 7-yard pass from Brooks Bollinger (Mike Allen kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:12.
Third quarter
  • COL – Chris Brown 4-yard TD run (Pat Brougham kick), 7:37. Tie 21–21. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 3:48.
  • COL – D. J. Hackett 11-yard pass from Zac Colvin (Pat Brougham kick), 5:58. Colorado 28–21. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 1:20.
Fourth quarter
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:51. Tie 28–28. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
Overtime
  • WIS – Mike Allen 37-yard field goal, 15:00. Wisconsin 31–28. Drive: 5 plays, 4 yards, 0:42.

Top passers

  • COL – Robert Hodge – 6/13, 62 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • WIS – Brooks Bollinger – 12/24, 163 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • COL – Chris Brown – 28 rushes, 97 yards, TD
  • WIS – Anthony Davis – 25 rushes, 99 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • COL – D. J. Hackett – 3 receptions, 30 yards, 2 TD
  • WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Top defenders

  • COL – Medford Moorer – 13 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup
  • WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, 3 TFL

Regular starters

Position Player
Quarterback Brooks Bollinger
Running Back Anthony Davis
Fullback Matt Bernstein
Wide Receiver Darrin Charles
Wide Receiver Jonathan Orr
Tight End Tony Paciotti
Left Tackle Ben Johnson
Left Guard Dan Buenning
Center Al Johnson
Right Guard Jonathan Clinkscale
Right Tackle Jason Jowers
Position Player
Defensive End Jake Sprague
Defensive Tackle Anttaj Hawthorne
Defensive Tackle Jason Jefferson
Defensive End Erasmus James
Outside Linebacker Alex Lewis
Inside Linebacker Jeff Mack
Outside Linebacker Kareem Timbers
Cornerback Scott Starks
Strong Safety Jim Leonhard
Free Safety Ryan Aiello
Cornerback B.J. Tucker

Team players selected in the 2003 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL Team
Al Johnson Center 2 38 Dallas Cowboys
B.J. Tucker Cornerback 6 178 Dallas Cowboys
Brooks Bollinger Quarterback 6 200 New York Jets
Ben Johnson Offensive Tackle 7 216 Detroit Lions

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References

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  2. ^ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
  3. ^ Stapleton, Arnie (August 24, 2002). "Late FG Lifts Wisconsin". The Beaufort Gazette. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
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  5. ^ a b "UWBADGERS.COM - The Official Web Site of The Wisconsin Badgers Athletics - Football". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
  6. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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