2025 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2025 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were led by third-year head coach Luke Fickell and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium located in Madison, Wisconsin.

2025 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–8 (2–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Luke Fickell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Grimes (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike Tressel (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Indiana y$^		9	–	0					14	–	0
No. 2 Ohio State y^		9	–	0					12	–	2
No. 5 Oregon ^		8	–	1					13	–	1
No. 16 USC		7	–	2					9	–	4
No. 18 Michigan		7	–	2					9	–	4
No. 23 Iowa		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					9	–	4
Illinois		5	–	4					9	–	4
Minnesota		5	–	4					8	–	5
Nebraska		4	–	5					7	–	6
Northwestern		4	–	5					7	–	6
UCLA		3	–	6					3	–	9
Penn State		3	–	6					7	–	6
Wisconsin		2	–	7					4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	7					5	–	7
Michigan State		1	–	8					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	8					4	–	8
Purdue		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Indiana 13, Ohio State 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of January 9, 2026 Rankings from CFP Rankings

Offseason

2025 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
7	218	Jack Nelson	OT	Atlanta Falcons
7	232	Hunter Wohler	S	Indianapolis Colts
Undrafted		Joe Huber	OT	Minnesota Vikings
		RJ Delancey III	CB	New York Giants
		Bryson Green	WR	Arizona Cardinals

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Carter Smith QB	Fort Myers, Florida	Bishop Verot High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Nov 24, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Mason Posa ILB	Albuquerque, New Mexico	La Cueva High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 13, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Nicolas Clayton DE	Gainesville, Florida	Buchholz High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 22, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Jaylen Williams DT	Palatine, Illinois	Palatine High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Nov 20, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Logan Powell OT	Phoenix, Arizona	Brophy College Preparatory	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jun 1, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Hardy Watts OT	Brookline, Massachusetts	Dexter Southfield School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Jul 1, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Eugene Hilton WR	Zionsville, Indiana	Zionsville Community High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 14, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Michael Roeske OT	Wautoma, Wisconsin	Wautoma High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Nov 12, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Jai'mier Scott CB	Cincinnati, Ohio	Mount Healthy High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 20, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Torin Pettaway DE	Middleton, Wisconsin	Middleton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 11, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Nolan Davenport OT	Massillon, Ohio	Washington Court House High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	Jun 6, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Nizyi Davis TE	Indianapolis, Indiana	Lawrence Central High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 10, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Samuel Lateju OLB	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	Lawrenceville School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 4, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Luke Emmerich S	Monticello, Minnesota	Monticello High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 3, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Xavier Ukponu DT	Denton, Texas	John H. Guyer High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Aug 5, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Cam Clark OT	Dexter, Michigan	Dexter High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Apr 25, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Remington Moss S	Chesapeake, Virginia	Saint Michael the Archangel High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Aug 2, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Grant Dean S	Neenah, Wisconsin	Neenah High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 11, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Cooper Catalano ILB	Germantown, Wisconsin	Germantown High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 28, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Jahmare Washington CB	Chicago, Illinois	Morgan Park High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Cairo Skanes CB	Charlotte, North Carolina	Providence Day School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Dec 2, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (75)
Emmett Bork TE	Oconomowoc, Wisconsin	Oconomowoc High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Oct 28, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (74)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 27    247Sports: 26    ESPN: —
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Wisconsin Football Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved August 27, 2025. "Wisconsin 2025 Football Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2025. Madison, WI							BTN	W 17–0	65,952
September 6	3:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1	W 42–10	70,368
September 13	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	ABC	L 14–38	100,077
September 20	11:00 a.m.	Maryland	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	NBC	L 10–27	68,547
October 4	11:00 a.m.	at No. 20 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 10–24	111,070
October 11	6:00 p.m.	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	FS1	L 0–37	76,064
October 18	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	CBS	L 0–34	72,795
October 25	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Oregon	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FS1	L 7–21	58,940
November 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Washington	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 13–10	71,217
November 15	11:00 a.m.	at No. 2 Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 7–31	55,042
November 22	6:30 p.m.	No. 21 Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 27–10	67,876
November 29	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan’s Axe)	FS1	L 7–17	46,038
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time Source:

Roster

2025 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Chris Brooks Jr.  Jr WR 2 Trech Kekahuna  So WR 3 Tyrell Henry  Jr WR 4 Jayden Ballard  Sr QB 5 Carter Smith Fr RB 6 Darrion Dupree So RB 7 Dilin Jones   Fr WR 8 Vinny Anthony II Sr QB 9 Billy Edwards Jr.   GS RB 10 Gideon Ituka   Fr TE 11 Tucker Ashcraft Jr WR 12 Joseph Griffin Jr.   Jr WR 13 Eugene Hilton Jr. Fr QB 15 Hunter Simmons Sr QB 16 Milos Spasojevic  Fr TE 17 Nizyi Davis Fr QB 18 Danny O'Neil  So WR 19 Langdon Nordgaard  Fr WR 20 Dekel Crowdus  Sr WR 22 Kyan Berry-Johnson  Fr WR 23 Davion Thomas-Kumpula  So RB 25 Cade Yacamelli  Jr RB 30 Harrison Bortolotti Fr TE 34 Jackson Acker  Sr RB 38 Mason Lane  Fr TE 41 JT Seagreaves  Jr RB 43 Grover Bortolotti GS OL 50 Ryan Cory  Fr OL 52 Hardy Watts Fr OL 53 Cam Clark Fr OL 55 Kevin Heywood  So OL 56 Joe Brunner  Jr OL 57 Jake Renfro  GS OL 58 Michael Roeske Fr OL 60 Nolan Davenport Fr OL 61 Joey Okla  Jr OL 64 Evan Brown  So OL 66 Leyton Nelson   Jr OL 67 JP Benzschawel  Sr OL 70 Barrett Nelson   Jr OL 71 Riley Mahlman  Sr OL 73 Kerry Kodanko GS OL 74 Davis Heinzen  Sr OL 75 Emerson Mandell  Fr OL 76 John Clifford  Jr OL 77 Peyton Lange  So OL 78 Colin Cubberly  Fr OL 79 Logan Powell Fr WR 81 Mason Kelley Fr WR 82 Emmett Bork Fr TE 85 Grant Stec  Fr TE 86 Lance Mason Sr TE 87 Jackson McGohan  So WR 89 Ben Lemirand  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Christian Alliegro Jr CB 1 Geimere Latimer II Jr CB 2 Ricardo Hallman GS CB 3 Nyzier Fourqurean (I) GS LB 4 Tackett Curtis Jr CB 5 D'Yoni Hill Sr OLB 7 Tyreese Fearbry  Jr LB 8 Mason Posa Fr S 9 Austin Brown Sr CB 10 Jahmare Washington Fr CB 11 Omillio Agard  Fr OLB 12 Nicolas Clayton Fr S 13 Matthew Traynor  So S 14 Preston Zachman  GS LB 15 Sebastian Cheeks  Jr S 16 Grant Dean Fr OLB 17 Darryl Peterson III GS S 18 Owen Arnett  GS LB 19 Thomas Heiberger  Fr S 20 Luke Emmerich Fr CB 21 Cairo Skanes Fr OLB 22 Mason Reiger GS LB 23 Landon Gauthier  Fr CB 24 Jai'mier Scott Fr S 27 Raphael Dunn  Fr LB 28 Antarron Turner  Jr S 29 Matthew Jung  Jr DL 30 Charles Perkins  Jr DL 31 Jay'viar Suggs GS S 32 Remington Moss Fr S 34 Charlie Jarvis  Jr OLB 35 Angel Toombs  So LB 42 Tyler Jansey  So LB 44 Cooper Catalano Fr LB 45 Garrison Solliday GS OLB 47 Evan Van Dyn Hoven   So OLB 50 Sam Lateju Fr OLB 51 Micheal Garner Jr OLB 55 Drew Braam  Fr OLB 56 Cody Raymond  Fr OLB 59 Aaron Witt GS DL 68 Ben Barten GS DL 76 Dillan Johnson So DL 77 Will McDonald  So DL 85 Nolan Vils  So DL 91 Jamel Howard Jr.  So OLB 92 Corey Walker  Sr DL 93 Ernest Willor Jr.  Fr DL 94 Xavier Ukponu Fr DL 95 Brandon Lane Jr.  Sr OLB 97 Jaylen Williams Fr DL 98 Torin Pettaway  Fr DL 99 Parker Petersen  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 46 Nick Levy Sr LS 48 Andrew Goodman  Jr P 49 Atticus Bertrams Jr LS 54 Deed Capper  Fr K 90 Nathanial Vakos Sr K 91 Sean West  Fr P 92 Stone Anderson  So K 97 Gavin Lahm Sr	Head coach Luke Fickell Coordinators/assistant coaches Jeff Grimes – Offensive coordinator Mike Tressel – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers Matt Mitchell – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers A. J. Blazek – Offensive linemen Jack Cooper – Safeties Kenny Guiton – Quarterbacks Paul Haynes – Cornerbacks Nate Letton – Tight ends Jordan Reid – Wide receivers Devon Spalding – Running backs E. J. Whitlow – Defensive linemen Tuf Borland – Assistant linebackers Michael Cibene – Assistant special teams coordinator Scott Power – Assistant defensive backs Casey Rabach – Assistant offensive linemen Blake Rolan – Assistant wide receivers Cooper Eckhardt – Graduate assistant Zack Heeman – Graduate assistant Tyler Gibson – Graduate assistant Landon Fickell – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 26, 2025

Game summaries

vs Miami (OH)

Miami RedHawks (0–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	3	0	7	7	17

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 67 °F (19 °C); Wind: E 6 mph
• Game attendance: 65,952
• Referee: Bryan Banks
• TV announcers (BTN): Lisa Byington (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), and Melanie Ricks (sideline reporter)
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter WIS – Nathanial Vakos 42-yard field goal, 1:39. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 7:16. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter WIS – Vinny Anthony II 3-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:08 Wisconsin 10–0 Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:46. Fourth quarter WIS – Danny O'Neil 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:45 Wisconsin 17–0 Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 1:22.

Statistics	M-OH	WIS
First downs	7	23
Plays–yards	40-117	75-353
Rushes–yards	22-34	43-165
Passing yards	83	188
Passing: comp–att–int	9-18-2	18-32-1
Time of possession	20:47	39:13

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (OH)	Passing	Dequan Finn	9/18, 83 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kenny Tracy	6 carries, 15 yards
	Receiving	Cole Weaver	3 receptions, 35 yards
	Defense	Silas Walters	8 tackles, INT, 2 pass breakups
Wisconsin	Passing	Danny O'Neil	12/19, 120 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dilin Jones	14 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Vinny Anthony II	4 receptions, 57 yards, TD
	Defense	Preston Zachman	2 tackles, 2 INT

vs Middle Tennessee

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0–1) at Wisconsin Badgers (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	3	7	0	0	10
Badgers	0	14	14	14	42

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C); Wind: NW 12 mph
• Game attendance: 70,368
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MTS – Jacob Hathaway 27-yard field goal, 4:13. Middle Tennessee 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:39. Second quarter WIS – Tyrell Henry 3-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:16 Wisconsin 7–3 Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:44. WIS – Dilin Jones 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:07 Wisconsin 14–3 Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:57. MTS – Hunter Tipton 4-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Jacob Hathaway kick), 1:05 Wisconsin 14–10 Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:10. Third quarter WIS – Trech Kekahuna 61-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:26 Wisconsin 21–10 Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:52. WIS – Vinny Anthony II 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:44 Wisconsin 28–10 Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:34. Fourth quarter WIS – Jayden Ballard 58-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:24 Wisconsin 35–10 Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 3:41. WIS – Lance Mason 17-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 5:48 Wisconsin 42–10 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:33.

Statistics	MTSU	WIS
First downs	14	21
Plays–yards	60-241	58-436
Rushes–yards	28-33	31-153
Passing yards	208	283
Passing: comp–att–int	21-32-1	23-27-1
Time of possession	29:17	30:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Nicholas Vattiato	20/31, 197 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jekail Middlebrook	12 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Nahzae Cox	3 receptions, 75 yards
	Defense	Muaaz Byard	9 tackles, 1.5 TFL
Wisconsin	Passing	Danny O'Neil	23/27, 283 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Dilin Jones	10 carries, 36 yards, TD
	Receiving	Lance Mason	7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
	Defense	Tackett Curtis	7 tackles, sack, pass breakup

at No. 19 Alabama

Wisconsin Badgers (2–0) at No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	7	7	14
No. 19 Crimson Tide	7	14	14	3	38

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C); Wind: NW 5 mph
• Game attendance: 100,077
• Referee: Tim Barker
• TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), and Katie George (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ALA – Germie Bernard 2-yard run (Conor Talty kick), 2:24 Alabama 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 6:29. Second quarter ALA – Germie Bernard 43-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 12:05 Alabama 14–0 Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:46. ALA – Isaiah Horton 13-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 12:05 Alabama 21–0 Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 4:58. Third quarter ALA – Ryan Williams 75-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 14:45 Alabama 28–0 Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:15. WIS – Vinny Anthony II 95-yard kickoff return (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:32 Alabama 28–7 ALA – Ryan Williams 41-yard pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick), 11:02 Alabama 35–7 Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:30. Fourth quarter ALA – Conor Talty 33-yard field goal, 13:56. Alabama 38–7. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:00. WIS – Jayden Ballard 41-yard pass from Danny O'Neil (Nathanial Vakos kick), 5:29 Alabama 38–14 Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:58.

Statistics	WIS	ALA
First downs	14	22
Plays–yards	51-209	52-454
Rushes–yards	34-92	22-72
Passing yards	117	382
Passing: comp–att–int	11-17-2	24-30-0
Time of possession	31:17	28:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Danny O'Neil	11/17, 117 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Darrion Dupree	7 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Jayden Ballard	1 reception, 41 yards, TD
	Defense	Austin Brown	11 tackles, TFL
Alabama	Passing	Ty Simpson	24/29, 382 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Ty Simpson	6 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	Ryan Williams	5 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
	Defense	Bray Hubbard	5 tackles, 2 INT

vs Maryland

Maryland Terrapins (3–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	7	13	0	7	27
Badgers	0	0	3	7	10

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C); Wind: S 6 mph
• Game attendance: 68,547
• Referee: Francisco Villar
• TV announcers (NBC): Paul Burmeister (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Caroline Pineda (sideline reporter)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MAR – Malik Washington 1-yard run (Sean O'Haire kick), 6:22 Maryland 7–0 Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:33. Second quarter MAR – Shaleak Knotts 9-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O'Haire kick), 13:41 Maryland 14–0 Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:24. MAR – Sean O'Haire 49-yard field goal, 3:38. Maryland 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 2:46. MAR – Sean O'Haire 26-yard field goal, 0:00. Maryland 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 0:25. Third quarter WIS – Nathanial Vakos 33-yard field goal, 10:12. Maryland 20–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter MAR – Shaleak Knotts 62-yard pass from Malik Washington (Sean O'Haire kick), 9:03 Maryland 27–3 Drive: 6 plays, 99 yards, 3:22. WIS – Lance Mason 13-yard pass from Hunter Simmons (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:28 Maryland 27–10 Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:44.

Statistics	MD	WIS
First downs	13	21
Plays–yards	57-326	77-296
Rushes–yards	23-61	42-61
Passing yards	265	235
Passing: comp–att–int	18-34-0	22-35-1
Time of possession	22:53	37:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing	Malik Washington	18/34, 265 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	DeJuan Williams	15 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Shaleak Knotts	3 receptions, 80 yards, 2 TD
	Defense	Daniel Wingate	11 tackles, sack, 1.5 TFL, QB hurry
Wisconsin	Passing	Hunter Simmons	7/9, 70 yards, TD
	Rushing	Darrion Dupree	14 carries, 52 yards
	Receiving	Trech Kekahuna	5 receptions, 77 yards
	Defense	Christian Alliegro	7 tackles

at No. 20 Michigan

Wisconsin Badgers (2–2) at No. 20 Michigan Wolverines (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	0	0	3	10
No. 20 Wolverines	7	3	7	7	24

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 84 °F (29 °C); Wind: SW 7 mph
• Game attendance: 111,070
• Referee: Ron Snodgrass
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter WIS – Dilin Jones 5-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:10 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:50. OUM – Justice Haynes 1-yard run (Dominic Zvada kick), 6:02 Tie 7–7 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:08. Second quarter UOM – Dominic Zvada 40-yard field goal, 3:27. Michigan 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:27. Third quarter UOM – Donaven McCulley 29-yard pass from Bryce Underwood (Dominic Zvada kick), 4:11 Michigan 17–7 Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:03. Fourth quarter OUM – Justice Haynes 1-yard run (Dominic Zvada kick), 9:24 Michigan 24–7 Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:47. WIS – Nathanial Vakos 39-yard field goal, 2:43. Michigan 24–10. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 6:41.

Statistics	WIS	MICH
First downs	13	19
Plays–yards	57-252	62-445
Rushes–yards	28-75	34-175
Passing yards	177	270
Passing: comp–att–int	18-29-1	19-28-0
Time of possession	30:57	29:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Hunter Simmons	18/29, 177 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dilin Jones	17 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Vinny Anthony III	9 receptions, 97 yards
	Defense	Matt Jung	9 tackles
Michigan	Passing	Bryce Underwood	19/28, 270 yards, TD
	Rushing	Justice Haynes	19 carries, 117 yards , 2 TD
	Receiving	Donaven McCulley	6 receptions, 112 yards, TD
	Defense	Derrick Moore	5 tackles, sack, 1.5 TFL, sack, QB hurry

vs Iowa (rivalry)

Iowa Hawkeyes (3–2) at Wisconsin Badgers (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	17	6	7	7	37
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C); Wind: E 6 mph
• Game attendance: 76,064
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter IOWA – Drew Stevens 32-yard field goal, 4:33. Hawkeyes 3–0. 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:29. IOWA – Kamari Moulton 6-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 2:33. Hawkeyes 10–0. 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:19. IOWA – Mark Gronowski 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 1:30. Hawkeyes 17–0. 1 play, 1 yard, 0:15. Second quarter IOWA – Drew Stevens 25-yard field goal, 8:44. Hawkeyes 20–0. 9 plays, 22 yards, 5:26. IOWA – Drew Stevens 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Hawkeyes 23–0. 9 plays, 63 yards, 1:40. Third quarter IOWA – Xavier Williams 29-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 10:34. Hawkeyes 30–0. 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:25. Fourth quarter IOWA – Xavier Williams 19-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 7:25. Hawkeyes 37–0. 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:38.

Statistics	IOWA	WIS
First downs	18	12
Plays–yards	61–319	57–209
Rushes–yards	36–210	36–127
Passing yards	109	82
Passing: comp–att–int	18–25–1	8–21–2
Time of possession	31:15	28:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Iowa	Passing	Mark Gronowski	17/24, 107 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kamari Moulton	15 carries, 96 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kamari Moulton	3 receptions, 29 yards
	Defense	Karson Sharar	7 tackles, TFL
Wisconsin	Passing	Hunter Simmons	8/21, 82 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Dilin Jones	16 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Lance Mason	1 reception, 29 yards
	Defense	Christian Alliegro	11 tackles, pass breakup

vs No. 1 Ohio State

No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Buckeyes	17	0	10	7	34
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C); Wind: SW 10 mph
• Game attendance: 72,795
• Referee: Jeff Servinski
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OSU – Carnell Tate 33-yard pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick), 8:25 Ohio State 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:34. OSU – Jayden Fielding 38-yard field goal, 4:40. Ohio State 10–0. 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:30. OSU – Carnell Tate 10-yard pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick), 0:04 Ohio State 17–0 Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:41. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter OSU – Jayden Fielding 37-yard field goal, 8:42. Ohio State 20–0. 11 plays, 57 yards, 6:18. OSU – Will Kacmarek 2-yard pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick), 1:15 Ohio State 27–0 Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:21. Fourth quarter OSU – Brandon Inniss 13-yard pass from Julian Sayin (Jayden Fielding kick), 5:35 Ohio State 34–0 Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:32.

Statistics	OSU	WIS
First downs	26	9
Plays–yards	70-491	46-144
Rushes–yards	28-98	31-95
Passing yards	393	49
Passing: comp–att–int	36-42-0	7-15-1
Time of possession	33:57	26:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	Julian Sayin	36/42, 393 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah West	9 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Carnell Tate	6 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD
	Defense	Arvell Reese	4 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, QB hurry
Wisconsin	Passing	Hunter Simmons	6/12, 54 yards, INT
	Rushing	Gideon Ituka	4 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Lance Mason	2 receptions, 31 yards
	Defense	Cooper Catalano	8 tackles, TFL

at No. 6 Oregon

Wisconsin Badgers (2–5) at No. 6 Oregon Ducks (6–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	7	7
No. 6 Ducks	0	7	7	7	21

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Rain, 51 °F (11 °C); Wind: S 18 mph
• Game attendance: 58,940
• Referee: Jason Nickelby
• TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter ORE – Jordon Davison 3-yard run (Atticus Sappington kick), 1:07. Oregon 7–0. 16 plays, 99 yards, 8:24. Third quarter ORE – Jordon Davison 20-yard run (Atticus Sappington kick), 12:14. Oregon 14–0. 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:46. Fourth quarter ORE – Gernorris Wilson 1-yard pass from Brock Thomas (Atticus Sappington kick), 14:17 Oregon 21–0 Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:44. WIS – Lance Mason 2-yard pass from Hunter Simmons (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:57 Oregon 21–7 Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:14.

Statistics	WIS	ORE
First downs	11	19
Plays–yards	50-196	64-335
Rushes–yards	29-110	45-203
Passing yards	86	132
Passing: comp–att–int	7-21-1	13-19-0
Time of possession	25:03	34:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Hunter Simmons	7/21, 86 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Gideon Ituka	21 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Lance Mason	2 receptions, 9 yards, TD
	Defense	Mason Posa	13 tackles, pass breakup
Oregon	Passing	Brock Thomas	4/4, 46 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordon Davison	16 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dakorien Moore	3 receptions, 45 yards
	Defense	Dillon Thieneman	7 tackles, 2 pass breakups

vs No. 23 Washington

No. 23 Washington Huskies (6–2) vs Wisconsin Badgers (2–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Huskies	0	10	0	0	10
Badgers	0	3	10	0	13

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 40 °F (4 °C); Wind: E 7 mph
• Game attendance: 71,217
• Referee: Bryan Banks
• TV announcers (BTN): Rhett Lewis (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Nathanial Vakos 42-yard field goal, 13:39. Wisconsin 3–0. 8 plays, 18 yards, 2:58. WAS – Grady Gross 42-yard field goal, 9:33. Tie 3–3. 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:06. WAS – Denzel Boston 1-yard pass from Demond Williams Jr. (Grady Gross kick), 7:44 Washington 10–3 Drive: 2 plays, 1 yards, 0:34. Third quarter WIS – Carter Smith 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:26. Tie 10–10. 2 plays, 7 yards, 0:40. WIS – Nathanial Vakos 32-yard field goal, 1:58. Wisconsin 13–10. 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:43. Fourth quarter No scoring

Statistics	WASH	WIS
First downs	15	12
Plays–yards	68-251	65-205
Rushes–yards	36-117	47-157
Passing yards	134	48
Passing: comp–att–int	20-32-1	6-18-0
Time of possession	28:38	31:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing	Demond Williams Jr.	20/32, 134 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Demond Williams Jr.	19 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Denzel Boston	8 receptions, 62 yards, TD
	Defense	Xe'ree Alexander	10 tackles, TFL
Wisconsin	Passing	Sean West	1/1, 24 yards
	Rushing	Gideon Ituka	19 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Jackson Acker	3 receptions, 27 yards
	Defense	Mason Posa	11 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2.5 TFL, FF, FR, pass breakup

at No. 2 Indiana

Wisconsin Badgers (3–6) at No. 2 Indiana Hoosiers (10–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	7	0	0	7
No. 2 Hoosiers	7	3	14	7	31

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C); Wind: S 15 mph
• Game attendance: 55,042
• Referee: Jason Nickleby
• TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter IND – Charlie Becker 31-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 2:56 Indiana 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:25. Second quarter WIS – Lance Mason 45-yard pass from Carter Smith (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:56 Tie 7–7 Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 4:04. IND – Nicolas Radicic 37-yard field goal, 0:55. Indiana 10–7. 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:47. Third quarter IND – Holden Staes 2-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 10:19 Indiana 17–7 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:41. IND – Riley Nowakowski 21-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 4:44 Indiana 24–7 Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:08. Fourth quarter IND – Omar Cooper 5-yard pass from Fernando Mendoza (Nicolas Radicic kick), 5:21 Indiana 31–7 Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 4:41.

Statistics	WIS	IU
First downs	8	19
Plays–yards	45-168	62-388
Rushes–yards	30-70	37-83
Passing yards	98	305
Passing: comp–att–int	9-15-1	23-25-0
Time of possession	26:02	33:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Carter Smith	9/15, 98 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Gideon Ituka	9 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Lance Mason	1 reception, 45 yards, TD
	Defense	Mason Posa	12 tackles, sack, TFL
Indiana	Passing	Fernando Mendoza	22/24, 299 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Roman Hemby	14 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Charlie Becker	5 receptions, 108 yards, TD
	Defense	Rolijah Hardy	6 tackles, sack, TFL, QB hurry, pass breakup

vs No. 21 Illinois

No. 21 Illinois Fighting Illini (7–3) vs Wisconsin Badgers (3–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Fighting Illini	0	7	3	0	10
Badgers	7	3	7	10	27

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 43 °F (6 °C); Wind: SW 13 mph
• Game attendance: 67,876
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV announcers (BTN): Rhett Lewis (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst) and Dannie Rogers (sideline)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter WIS – Vinny Anthony II 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 1:21. Wisconsin 7–0. 16 plays, 80 yards, 9:30. Second quarter ILL – Luke Altmyer 12-yard run (David Olano kick), 5:45. Tie 7–7. 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:08. WIS – Nathanial Vakos 47-yard field goal, 0:14. Wisconsin 10–7. 5 plays, 17 yards, 0:36. Third quarter WIS – Darrion Dupree 84-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 9:40. Wisconsin 17–7. 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:10. ILL – David Olano 24-yard field goal, 1:23. Wisconsin 17–10. 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:30. Fourth quarter WIS – Darrion Dupree 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:16. Wisconsin 24–10. 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:56. WIS – Nathanial Vakos 32-yard field goal, 4:23. Wisconsin 27–10. 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:24.

Statistics	ILL	WIS
First downs	19	14
Plays–yards	64-298	59-301
Rushes–yards	29-50	44-209
Passing yards	248	92
Passing: comp–att–int	21-35-0	11-15-0
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing	Luke Altmyer	21/35, 248 yards
	Rushing	Luke Altmyer	13 carries, 20 yards, TD
	Receiving	Hank Beatty	7 receptions, 47 yards
	Defense	Matthew Bailey	10 tackles, FF
Wisconsin	Passing	Carter Smith	9/11, 75 yards
	Rushing	Darrion Dupree	17 carries, 131 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Trech Kekahuna	5 receptions, 39 yards
	Defense	Darryl Peterson	6 tackles, 3 sacks, 3 TFL, FF, 2 QB hurries, 2 pass breakups

at Minnesota (Paul Bunyan's Axe)

Wisconsin Badgers (4–7) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (6–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	7	0	0	7
Golden Gophers	0	10	7	0	17

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: November 29
• Game time: 2:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Snow, 23 °F (−5 °C); Wind: SW 10 mph
• Game attendance: 46,038
• Referee: Tim O'Dey
• TV announcers (FS1): Noah Reed (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter MIN – Brady Denaburg 33-yard field goal, 6:32. Minnesota 7–0. 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:54. MIN – Darius Taylor 49-yard run (Brady Denaburg kick), 2:45. Minnesota 10–0. 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:27. WIS – Jackson Acker 1-yard pass from Carter Smith (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:21 Minnesota 10–7 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24. Third quarter MIN – Jameson Geers 13-yard pass from Drake Lindsey (Brady Denaburg kick), 5:04 Minnesota 17–7 Drive: 3 plays, 16 yards, 1:22. Fourth quarter No scoring

Statistics	WIS	MINN
First downs	11	13
Plays–yards	55–268	56–218
Rushes–yards	28–86	32–128
Passing yards	182	90
Passing: comp–att–int	17–27–2	18–24–0
Time of possession	29:28	30:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wisconsin	Passing	Carter Smith	5/8, 20 yards, TD
	Rushing	Darrion Dupree	12 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Vinny Anthony II	4 receptions, 92 yards
	Defense	Cooper Catalano	10 tackles
Minnesota	Passing	Drake Lindsey	18/24, 90 yards, TD
	Rushing	Darius Taylor	19 carries, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jameson Geers	4 receptions, 27 yards, TD
	Defense	John Nestor	9 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 INT, FR