2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2003 Wisconsin Badgers football
2003 Wisconsin Badgers football
Music City Bowl, L 14–28 vs. Auburn
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–6 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (14th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian White (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (9th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Lee Evans
Captains	Lee Evans; Jim Leonhard; Jeff Mack; Jim Sorgi;
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

2003 Big Ten Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Michigan $	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 4 Ohio State %	6	–	2	11	–	2
No. 18 Purdue	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 8 Iowa	5	–	3	10	–	3
No. 20 Minnesota	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan State	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wisconsin	4	–	4	7	–	6
Northwestern	4	–	4	6	–	7
Penn State	1	–	7	3	–	9
Indiana	1	–	7	2	–	10
Illinois	0	–	8	1	–	11

% – BCS at-large representative $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 14th year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 7–6 record (4–4 in conference games), finished in a tie for seventh place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 355 to 306.^[1] The Badgers defeated unranked West Virginia and Akron to open the season. In week 3, the Badgers, ranked No. 14, were upset by unranked UNLV, 23–5. They then won four consecutive games, including a 17–10 victory over No. 3 defending national champion Ohio State, breaking the Buckeyes' 19-game winning streak. They then lost five of their six final games, concluding with a 28–14 loss to unranked Auburn in the Music City Bowl. The Badgers were not ranked in the final polls.^[2]

Key players included:

Wide receiver Lee Evans led the team in both receiving (64 catches for 1,213 yards) and scoring (78 points).^[1] Against Michigan State, he had 10 receptions for 258 yards and five touchdowns.^[3]
Quarterback Jim Sorgi threw for 2,251 pasing yards and 17 touchdowns.^[1]
Running back Dwayne Smith led the team with 857 rushing yards.^[1]
Free safety Jim Leonhard led the Big Ten with seven interceptions. He also led the team with 63 solo tackles and 98 total tackles.^[1] Leonhard was selected by ESPN as a first-team All-American.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 a.m.	at West Virginia*	No. 21	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	ESPN	W 24–17	60,663
September 6	2:30 p.m.	Akron*	No. 18	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN Plus	W 48–31	75,401
September 13	11:00 a.m.	UNLV*	No. 14	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	L 5–23	78,043
September 20	11:00 a.m.	North Carolina*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 38–27	77,439
September 27	5:00 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ESPN2	W 38–20	58,495
October 4	11:00 a.m.	at Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN	W 30–23	107,851
October 11	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State	No. 23	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 17–10	79,793
October 18	11:00 a.m.	No. 13 Purdue	No. 14	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 23–26	79,541
October 25	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	No. 20	Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 7–16	36,233
November 8	11:00 a.m.	at No. 24 Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	ESPN	L 34–37	59,543
November 15	11:00 a.m.	No. 21 Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN2	W 56–21	79,256
November 22	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ABC	L 21–27	79,931
December 31	11:00 a.m.	vs. Auburn*		The Coliseum Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)	ESPN	L 14–28	55,109
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

West Virginia

Wisconsin vs West Virginia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Badgers	7	0	3	14	24
Mountaineers	10	0	7	0	17

at Milan Puskar Stadium

Date: August 30, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Overcast; Wind at SW 10 MPH
Game attendance: 60,663
Referee: John Carson
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Bob Davie (Color) & Holly Rowe (Sideline)
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Kareem Timbers 0-yard blocked punt return (Scott Campbell kick), 13:44. Wisconsin 7–0.
WVU – Quincy Wilson 10-yard TD run (Brad Cooper kick), 0:57. West Virginia 10–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:45.

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

WVU – Quincy Wilson 2-yard TD run (Brad Cooper kick), 11:10. West Virginia 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:20.
WIS – Scott Campbell 29-yard field goal, 5:36. West Virginia 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:34.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Lee Evans 20-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 13:02. Tie 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:47.
WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 2:57. Wisconsin 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:20.

Top passers

WVU – Rasheed Marshall – 10/16, 98 yards
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 20/34, 215 yards, TD

Top rushers

WVU – Quincy Wilson – 24 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 30 rushes, 167 yards, TD

Top receivers

WVU – Aaron Neal – 4 receptions, 45 yards
WIS – Lee Evans – 7 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Top defenders

WVU – Mike Lorello – 12 tackles, 4 TFL
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 10 tackles, TFL

Akron

Akron vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Zips	3	7	14	7	31
No. 18 Badgers	17	14	3	14	48

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 6, 2003
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); Clear; Wind at SW 10 MPH
Game attendance: 75,401
Referee: Steve Newman
TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter

AKR – Jason Swiger 30-yard field goal, 12:34. Akron 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 2:20.
WIS – Anthony Davis 10-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 10:50. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:40.
WIS – Anthony Davis 20-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:45. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.
WIS – Scott Campbell 27-yard field goal, 0:03. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yards, 1:18.

Second quarter

AKR – Jason Montgomery 30-yard pass from Charlie Frye (Jason Swiger kick), 12:21. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 2:39.
WIS – Lee Evans 6-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 9:59. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:17.
WIS – Anthony Davis 14-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 1:25. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

AKR – Bobby Hendry 2-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 11:42. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 3:13.
AKR – Charlie Frye 2-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 6:15. Wisconsin 31–24. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:14.
WIS – Scott Campbell 35-yard field goal, 2:58. Wisconsin 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 3:14.

Fourth quarter

AKR – Dan Basch 7-yard TD run (Jason Swiger kick), 11:13. Wisconsin 34–31. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:43.
WIS – Lee Evans 99-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Scott Campbell kick), 6:26. Wisconsin 41–31. Drive: 1 plays, 99 yards, 0:12.
WIS – Dwayne Smith 34-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 4:08. Wisconsin 48–31. Drive: 4 plays, 96 yards, 1:20.

Top passers

AKR – Charlie Frye – 31/49, 372 yards, TD, 2 INT
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 14/25, 281 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

AKR – Bobby Hendry – 24 rushes, 101 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 29 rushes, 247 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

AKR – Jason Montgomery – 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
WIS – Lee Evans – 9 receptions, 214 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

AKR – Diontre Earl – 12 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
WIS – Jeff Mack – 14 tackles, TFL, sack, QB hurry

UNLV

UNLV vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rebels	10	6	7	0	23
No. 14 Badgers	0	5	0	0	5

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 13, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Light rain; Wind at S 9 MPH
Game attendance: 78,043
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV: ESPN2
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Game information

First quarter

UNV – Dillon Pieffer 26-yard field goal, 8:51. UNLV 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 1:43.
UNV – Jamaal Brimmer 55-yard fumble return (Dillon Pieffer kick), 4:26. UNLV 10–0.

Second quarter

WIS – Alex Lewis 13-yard safety, 14:55. UNLV 10–2.
WIS – Scott Campbell 27-yard field goal, 13:04. UNLV 10–5. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:51.
UNV – Earvin Johnson 6-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick failed), 8:03. UNLV 16–5. Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

UNV – Earvin Johnson 8-yard pass from Kurt Nantkes (Dillon Pieffer kick), 12:14. UNLV 23–5. Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 1:22.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

UNV – Kurt Nantkes – 12/25, 93 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 11/25, 222 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

UNV – Dominique Dorsey – 26 rushes, 100 yards
WIS – Dwayne Smith – 18 rushes, 92 yards

Top receivers

UNV – Earvin Johnson – 5 receptions, 41 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 83 yards

Top defenders

UNV – Jamaal Brimmer – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks, fumble recovery for TD, 2 INT
WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup

North Carolina

North Carolina vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	10	3	7	27
Badgers	14	7	7	10	38

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 20, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); Clear; Wind at SE 6 MPH
Game attendance: 77,439
Referee: Jack Childress
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

UNC – Michael Waddell 97-yard kickoff return (Dan Orner kick), 14:47. North Carolina 7–0.
WIS – Stanley Booker 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 6:26. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:03.
WIS – Stanley Booker 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:20. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 1:21.

Second quarter

UNC – Darian Durant 1-yard TD run (Dan Orner kick), 13:51. Tie 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:22.
WIS – Lee Evans 44-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 10:59. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:56.
UNC – Dan Orner 25-yard field goal, 5:14. Wisconsin 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:26.

Third quarter

WIS – Stanley Booker 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:48. Wisconsin 28–17. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:47.
UNC – Dan Orner 51-yard field goal, 4:47. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:26.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Darrin Charles 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 13:38. Wisconsin 35–20. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:09.
WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 1:30. Wisconsin 38–20. Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, 1:51.
UNC – Jesse Holley 26-yard pass from C.J. Stephens (Dan Orner kick), 0:00. Wisconsin 38–27. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:16.

Top passers

UNC – Darian Durant – 12/24, 139 yards, INT
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 12/20, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

UNC – Jacque Lewis – 6 rushes, 82 yards
WIS – Stanley Booker – 28 rushes, 119 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

UNC – Jarwarski Pollock – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Lee Evans – 5 receptions, 80 yards, TD

Top defenders

UNC – Mahlon Carey – 14 tackles, 2 INT
WIS – Anttaj Hawthorne – 8 tackles, 3 TFL, forced fumble

Illinois

Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	7	7	10	38
Fighting Illini	0	10	10	0	20

at Memorial Stadium

Date: September 27, 2003
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); Partly Cloudy; Wind at W 15 MPH
Game attendance: 58,495
Referee: Richard Honig
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Dwayne Smith 19-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:32. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:14.
WIS – Dwayne Smith 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 8:02. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:04.

Second quarter

WIS – Jim Sorgi 8-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:30. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 8:00.
ILL – John Gockman 27-yard field goal, 10:54. Wisconsin 21–3. Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:36.
ILL – Ibrahim Halsey 4-yard pass from Jon Beutjer (John Gockman kick), 0:32. Wisconsin 21–10. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 6:32.

Third quarter

ILL – John Gockman 47-yard field goal, 13:14. Wisconsin 21–13. Drive: 4 plays, -5 yards, 0:19.
WIS – Dwayne Smith 5-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:19. Wisconsin 28–13. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16.
ILL – Ibrahim Halsey 4-yard TD run (John Gockman kick), 5:14. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 4:05.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Jim Sorgi 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 12:59. Wisconsin 35–20. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 7:15.
WIS – Mike Allen 18-yard field goal, 3:54. Wisconsin 38–20. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 7:12.

Top passers

ILL – Jon Beutjer – 23/41, 207 yards, TD, INT
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 7/12, 131 yards

Top rushers

ILL – Ibrahim Halsey – 10 rushes, 43 yards, TD
WIS – Dwayne Smith – 34 rushes, 193 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

ILL – Kelvin Hayden – 9 receptions, 97 yards
WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 45 yards

Top defenders

ILL – Matt Sinclair – 21 tackles
WIS – Jeff Mack – 9 tackles

Penn State

Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	10	6	7	30
Nittany Lions	3	6	7	7	23

at Beaver Stadium

Date: October 4, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C); Rainy; Wind at SW 10-20 MPH
Game attendance: 107,851
Referee: D. Lipski
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

PSU – Robbie Gould 35-yard field goal, 9:15. Penn State 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:21.
WIS – Lee Evans 30-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 5:27. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:48.

Second quarter

PSU – Sean McHugh 1-yard TD run (TEAM kick failed), 13:12. Penn State 9–7. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:15.
WIS – Mike Allen 46-yard field goal, 10:42. Wisconsin 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 2:36.
WIS – Brandon Williams 20-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 17–9. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 0:25.

Third quarter

WIS – Jim Leonhard 65-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick failed), 2:17. Wisconsin 23–9.
PSU – Matt Kranchick 73-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Robbie Gould kick), 1:44. Wisconsin 23–16. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:33.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Stanley Booker 6-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 9:42. Wisconsin 30–16. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:02.
PSU – Gerald Smith 5-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Robbie Gould kick), 8:43. Wisconsin 30–23. Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:59.

Top passers

PSU – Michael Robinson – 22/43, 379 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 9/26, 140 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

PSU – Austin Scott – 10 rushes, 22 yards
WIS – Stanley Booker – 24 rushes, 119 yards, TD

Top receivers

PSU – Matt Kranchick – 4 receptions, 136 yards, TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Top defenders

PSU – Derek Wake – 9 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack
WIS – Alex Lewis – 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL, forced fumble

Ohio State

Ohio State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	3	0	7	10
No. 23 Badgers	0	7	3	7	17

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: October 11, 2003
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Light Rain; Wind at S 15 MPH
Game attendance: 79,793
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (ESPN): Ron Franklin (Play-by-play), Mike Gottfried (Color) & Adrian Karsten (Sideline)
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

WIS – Stanley Booker 2-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 14:54. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 7:26.
OSU – Mike Nugent 24-yard field goal, 4:02. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 12 yards, 2:55.

Third quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 38-yard field goal, 5:09. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 3:10.

Fourth quarter

OSU – Michael Jenkins 6-yard pass from Craig Krenzel (Mike Nugent kick), 6:09. Tie 10–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:05.
WIS – Lee Evans 79-yard pass from Matt Schabert (Mike Allen kick), 5:20. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:49.

Top passers

OSU – Craig Krenzel – 14/26, 202 yards, TD, INT
WIS – Matt Schabert – 2/3, 104 yards, TD

Top rushers

OSU – Lydell Ross – 7 rushes, 28 yards
WIS – Stanley Booker – 31 rushes, 125 yards, TD

Top receivers

OSU – Drew Carter – 3 receptions, 90 yards
WIS – Lee Evans – 1 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Top defenders

OSU – Robert Reynolds – 12 tackles, 2.5 TFL
WIS – Jonathan Welsh – 6 tackles, TFL, sack, forced fumble, QB hurry

Purdue

Purdue vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Boilermakers	14	3	3	6	26
No. 14 Badgers	7	6	0	10	23

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: October 18, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C); Clear; Wind at W 5-10 MPH
Game attendance: 79,541
Referee: Steve Newman
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

PUR – Jerod Void 2-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 12:50. Purdue 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:57.
PUR – Taylor Stubblefield 6-yard pass from Kyle Orton (Ben Jones kick), 5:31. Purdue 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 5:05.
WIS – Anthony Davis 28-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 3:14. Purdue 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:08.

Second quarter

WIS – Jeff Mack 55-yard fumble return (Mike Allen kick failed), 13:45. Purdue 14–13.
PUR – Ben Jones 42-yard field goal, 4:11. Purdue 17–13. Drive: 14 plays, 51 yards, 4:59.

Third quarter

PUR – Ben Jones 20-yard field goal, 10:16. Purdue 20–13. Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 4:39.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 25-yard field goal, 9:42. Purdue 20–16. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 3:27.
PUR – Ben Jones 26-yard field goal, 8:15. Purdue 23–16. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:21.
WIS – Jim Leonhard 63-yard punt return (Mike Allen kick), 2:55. Tie 23–23.
PUR – Ben Jones 18-yard field goal, 0:03. Purdue 26–23. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 2:45.

Top passers

PUR – Kyle Orton – 38/55, 411 yards, TD
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 6/9, 118 yards, INT

Top rushers

PUR – Jerod Void – 11 rushes, 44 yards, TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 18 rushes, 96 yards, TD

Top receivers

PUR – Taylor Stubblefield – 16 receptions, 130 yards, TD
WIS – Lee Evans – 3 receptions, 76 yards

Top defenders

PUR – Stuart Schweigert – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, 2 sacks
WIS – Alex Lewis – 9 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 5 sacks, forced fumble

Northwestern

Wisconsin vs Northwestern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Badgers	0	7	0	0	7
Wildcats	6	3	7	0	16

at Ryan Field

Date: October 25, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Cloudy; Wind at W 6 MPH
Game attendance: 36,233
Referee: Richard Honig
TV: ESPN2
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Game information

First quarter

NU – Jason Wright 53-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick blocked), 3:42. Northwestern 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:06.

Second quarter

WIS – Dwayne Smith 18-yard TD run (Scott Campbell kick), 6:55. Wisconsin 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:49.
NU – Brian Huffman 25-yard field goal, 1:44. Northwestern 9–7. Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:11.

Third quarter

NU – Jason Wright 1-yard TD run (Brian Huffman kick), 2:08. Northwestern 16–7. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:20.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

NU – Brett Basanez – 10/23, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT
WIS – Matt Schabert – 20/36, 193 yards, INT

Top rushers

NU – Jason Wright – 18 rushes, 97 yards, TD
WIS – Dwayne Smith – 10 rushes, 31 yards, TD

Top receivers

NU – Jason Wright – 1 receptions, 53 yards, TD
WIS – Lee Evans – 6 receptions, 90 yards

Top defenders

NU – Tim McGarigle – 14 tackles, INT
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 19 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack, INT

Minnesota

Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	3	10	14	7	34
No. 24 Golden Gophers	10	14	3	10	37

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Date: November 8, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Dome
Game attendance: 59,543
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

MIN – Laurence Maroney 30-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 14:04. Minnesota 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:56.
MIN – Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal, 7:56. Minnesota 10–0. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 4:27.
WIS – Mike Allen 27-yard field goal, 0:13. Minnesota 10–3. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 7:43.

Second quarter

MIN – Asad Abdul-Khaliq 13-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 10:52. Minnesota 17–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:21.
WIS – Mike Allen 23-yard field goal, 4:54. Minnesota 17–6. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:58.
MIN – Thomas Tapeh 6-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 2:01. Minnesota 24–6. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:53.
WIS – Owen Daniels 27-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:25. Minnesota 24–13. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:36.

Third quarter

WIS – Lee Evans 17-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 12:47. Minnesota 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:36.
MIN – Rhys Lloyd 34-yard field goal, 9:17. Minnesota 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:30.
WIS – Darrin Charles 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:35. Tie 27–27. Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 4:56.

Fourth quarter

MIN – Marion Barber III 11-yard TD run (Rhys Lloyd kick), 11:13. Minnesota 34–27. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:33.
WIS – Owen Daniels 26-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 7:15. Tie 34–34. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:58.
MIN – Rhys Lloyd 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Minnesota 37–34. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 2:49.

Top passers

MIN – Benji Kamrath – 6/10, 93 yards
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 23/34, 305 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

MIN – Marion Barber III – 27 rushes, 139 yards, TD
WIS – Stanley Booker – 20 rushes, 68 yards

Top receivers

MIN – Jared Ellerson – 3 receptions, 68 yards
WIS – Owen Daniels – 3 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

MIN – Ben West – 11 tackles, 2 TFL, sack
WIS – Jim Leonhard – 11 tackles, TFL

Michigan State

Michigan State vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Spartans	0	7	7	7	21
Badgers	14	14	21	7	56

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: November 15, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); Dome
Game attendance: 79,256
Referee: Stave Pamon
TV announcers (ESPN): Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Chris Spielman (Color)
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Lee Evans 9-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 11:22. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38.
WIS – Dwayne Smith 3-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:27. Wisconsin 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:30.

Second quarter

WIS – Lee Evans 75-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 4:21. Wisconsin 21–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:35.
MSU – Kyle Brown 21-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 2:51. Wisconsin 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:20.
WIS – Lee Evans 18-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 28–7. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:06.

Third quarter

WIS – Lee Evans 70-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 35–7. Drive: 1 plays, 70 yards, 0:12.
MSU – Aaron Alexander 30-yard pass from Jeff Smoker (Dave Rayner kick), 7:49. Wisconsin 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:18.
WIS – Lee Evans 18-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Mike Allen kick), 4:05. Wisconsin 42–14. Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:41.
WIS – Dwayne Smith 14-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 1:32. Wisconsin 49–14. Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:20.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Dwayne Smith 26-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 13:11. Wisconsin 56–14. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:45.
MSU – Drew Stanton 13-yard TD run (Dave Rayner kick), 4:56. Wisconsin 56–21. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 4:07.

Top passers

MSU – Jeff Smoker – 16/31, 207 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 16/24, 380 yards, 5 TD

Top rushers

MSU – DeAndra' Cobb – 16 rushes, 88 yards
WIS – Dwayne Smith – 21 rushes, 207 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

MSU – Aaron Alexander – 2 receptions, 43 yards, TD
WIS – Lee Evans – 10 receptions, 258 yards, 5 TD

Top defenders

MSU – Seth Mitchell – 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL
WIS – Alex Lewis – 6 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks, forced fumble, 2 QB hurries

Iowa

Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Hawkeyes	7	10	7	3	27
Badgers	14	7	0	0	21

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: November 22, 2003
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C); Drizzle; Wind at NE 13 MPH
Game attendance: 79,931
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant (Play-by-play) & Ed Cunningham (Color)
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Game information

First quarter

IOW – Ramon Ochoa 18-yard TD run (Nate Kaeding kick), 11:05. Iowa 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:55.
WIS – Anthony Davis 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 7:32. Tie 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:42.
WIS – Anthony Davis 4-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 0:15. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:55.

Second quarter

WIS – Dwayne Smith 1-yard TD run (Mike Allen kick), 10:08. Wisconsin 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:46.
IOW – Ramon Ochoa 6-yard pass from Nathan Chandler (Nate Kaeding kick), 4:42. Wisconsin 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:40.
IOW – Nate Kaeding 50-yard field goal, 0:11. Wisconsin 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 0:28.

Third quarter

IOW – Fred Russell 1-yard TD run (Nate Kaeding kick), 2:11. Iowa 24–21. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, 0:05.

Fourth quarter

IOW – Nate Kaeding 28-yard field goal, 13:59. Iowa 27–21. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 1:49.

Top passers

IOW – Nathan Chandler – 8/26, 66 yards, TD, 2 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 5/9, 84 yards

Top rushers

IOW – Fred Russell – 18 rushes, 137 yards, TD
WIS – Dwayne Smith – 29 rushes, 119 yards, TD

Top receivers

IOW – Ramon Ochoa – 2 receptions, 15 yards, TD
WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 76 yards

Top defenders

IOW – Chad Greenway – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup
WIS – Kyle McCorison – 10 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack, INT, 2 QB hurries

Auburn

Wisconsin vs Auburn – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	6	0	8	14
Tigers	0	7	7	14	28

at The Coliseum

Date: December 31, 2003
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); Mostly sunny; Wind at Var. 7 MPH
Game attendance: 55,109
Referee: Jack Childress
TV: ESPN
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

WIS – Mike Allen 20-yard field goal, 9:44. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 6:58.
AUB – Ronnie Brown 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 4:37. Auburn 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:07.
WIS – Mike Allen 35-yard field goal, 2:42. Auburn 7–6. Drive: 6 plays, 57 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

AUB – Cadillac Williams 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 1:32. Auburn 14–6. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:16.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Lee Evans 12-yard pass from Jim Sorgi (Owen Daniels catch), 8:52. Tie 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:57.
AUB – Ronnie Brown 2-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 3:30. Auburn 21–14. Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:16.
AUB – Cadillac Williams 1-yard TD run (John Vaughn kick), 1:37. Auburn 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 1:00.

Top passers

AUB – Jason Campbell – 10/22, 138 yards, INT
WIS – Jim Sorgi – 13/22, 169 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

AUB – Cadillac Williams – 18 rushes, 68 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Anthony Davis – 17 rushes, 77 yards

Top receivers

AUB – Jeris McIntyre – 3 receptions, 74 yards
WIS – Lee Evans – 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD

Top defenders

AUB – Karlos Dansby – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, pass breakup
WIS – Alex Lewis – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack

Personnel

Roster

2003 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`58`	Kalvin Barrett	Jr
TE	`88`	Mark Bell	Jr
FB	`45`	Matt Bernstein	So
WR	`1`	Byron Brown	Sr
G	`67`	Dan Buenning	Jr
WR	`87`	Darrin Charles	Jr
G	`50`	Jonathan Clinkscale	Jr
WR	`11`	Owen Daniels	So
RB	`28`	Anthony Davis	Jr
OT	`75`	Morgan Davis	Jr
WR	`3`	Lee Evans (C)	Sr
WR	`26`	Zach Hampton	Fr
WR	`13`	Travann Hayes	Jr
WR	`29`	Paul Hubbard	Fr
G	`76`	Matt Lawrence	So
OT	`61`	Mike Lorenz	Jr
WR	`7`	Ernest Mason	Fr
OT	`68`	Fred Nieforth	Sr
TE	`84`	Jason Pociask	So
WR	`9`	Jonathan Orr	So
TE	`85`	Tony Paciotti	Jr
C	`52`	Jason Palermo	So
RB	`20`	Jerrone Pettus	Jr
TE	`84`	Jason Pociask	So
C	`53`	Donovan Raiola	So
FB	`37`	Greg Root	So
QB	`16`	Matt Schabert	Jr
RB	`30`	Dwayne Smith	So
QB	`19`	Jim Sorgi (C)	Sr
RB	`32`	Booker Stanley	Fr
QB	`2`	John Stocco	Fr
WR	`15`	Luke Swan	Fr
OT	`72`	Joe Thomas	Fr
WR	`8`	Brandon White	So
WR	`25`	Brandon Williams	So
OT	`78`	Jake Wood	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`7`	Ryan Aiello	Sr
CB	`6`	Brett Bell	Jr
S	`42`	Robert Brooks	Jr
LB	`10`	Chris Catalano	Jr
LB	`56`	Jason Clemens	Sr
DT	`97`	Nick Cochart	Sr
CB	`4`	Chuckie Cowans	Jr
S	`44`	Patrick Ellestad	Jr
DT	`73`	Matt Gajda	Sr
LB	`47`	Elliot Goode	So
DT	`77`	Anttaj Hawthorne	Jr
DE	`90`	Erasmus James	Sr
DT	`74`	Jason Jefferson	Jr
DE	`98`	Darius Jones	Jr
S	`18`	Jim Leonhard (C)	Jr
LB	`12`	Alex Lewis	Sr
DE	`91`	Traison Lewis	Jr
LB	`46`	Jeff Mark (C)	Sr
LB	`43`	Kyle McCorison	Sr
DE	`95`	Joe Monty	Fr
DB	`22`	Roderick Rogers	Fr
CB	`21`	Levonne Rowan	So
S	`14`	Dontez Sanders	So
CB	`2`	Scott Starks	Jr
S	`16`	Joe Stellmacher	Fr
LB	`34`	Kareem Timbers	Jr
LB	`24`	LaMarr Watkins	So
DE	`92`	Jonathan Welsh	Jr
LB	`41`	Mark Zalewski	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`99`	Mike Allen	Jr
K	`29`	Scott Campbell	Sr
P	`94`	Ken DeBauche	Fr
LS	`86`	Matt Katula	Jr
P	`31`	R. J. Morse	Jr

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator
Rob Ianello – Tight Ends
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

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Jim Sorgi
Running back	Anthony Davis
Fullback	Matt Bernstein
Wide receiver	Lee Evans
Wide receiver	Brandon Williams
Tight end	Tony Paciotti
Left tackle	Morgan Davis
Left guard	Dan Buenning
Center	Donovan Raiola
Right guard	Jonathan Clinkscale
Right tackle	Mike Lorenz

Position	Player
Defensive end	Darius Jones
Defensive tackle	Anttaj Hawthorne
Defensive tackle	Jason Jefferson
Defensive end	Jonathan Welsh
Outside linebacker	Jeff Mack
Inside linebacker	Alex Lewis
Outside linebacker	Kareem Timbers
Cornerback	Scott Starks
Strong safety	Ryan Aiello
Free safety	Jim Leonhard
Cornerback	Levonne Rowan

2004 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL team
Lee Evans	Wide Receiver	1	13	Buffalo Bills
Alex Lewis	Linebacker	5	140	Detroit Lions
Jim Sorgi	Quarterback	6	193	Indianapolis Colts

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "2003 Football Cumulative Statistics". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
^ "2003 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
^ "Individual Game-by-Game Summaries". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
^ "2003 Wisconsin Football". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
^ "2004 NFL Draft". Pro-Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[cumstat-1] "2003 Football Cumulative Statistics". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

[2] "2003 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

[3] "Individual Game-by-Game Summaries". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

[stats-4] "2003 Wisconsin Football". University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.

[5] "2004 NFL Draft". Pro-Football Reference. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2014.

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