2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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

2005 Big Ten Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Penn State $+	7	–	1	11	–	1
No. 4 Ohio State %+	7	–	1	10	–	2
No. 15 Wisconsin	5	–	3	10	–	3
Michigan	5	–	3	7	–	5
Northwestern	5	–	3	7	–	5
Iowa	5	–	3	7	–	5
Minnesota	4	–	4	7	–	5
Purdue	3	–	5	5	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Indiana	1	–	7	4	–	7
Illinois	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 16th and final year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 10–3 record (5–3 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for third place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 446 to 309.^[1] Against ranked opponents, the Badgers defeated No. 14 Michigan and No. 22 Minnesota and lost to No. 10 Penn State. They concluded the season with a 24–10 victory over No. 7 Auburn in the Capital One Bowl.^[2] The Badgers were ranked No. 15 in the final AP and Coaches polls.

The team's statistical leaders included running back Brian Calhoun (1,636 rushing yards, 144 points scored), quarterback John Stocco (2,920 passing yards, 20 touchdowns, 150.48 passer rating), Brand Williams (59 receptions for 1,095 yards), and linebacker Dontez Sanders (51 solo tackles, 95 total tackles).^[1]

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

Schedule

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

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	17	14	23	19	15	14	19	25	24	21	21	15
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	24	17	14	23	17	15	14	19	24	22	20	20	15
Harris	Not released				17	13	23	17	15	14	19	24	23	20	20	Not released
BCS	Not released							14	12	12	16	20	17	18	18	Not released

Game summaries

Bowling Green

Bowling Green vs Wisconsin – Game summary

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 3, 2005
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); Sunny; Wind at W 0 MPH
Game attendance: 82,138
Referee: Nick Define
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone
[1]

Game information

First quarter

BGU – Corey Partridge 17-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 11:02. Bowling Green 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:58.
BGU – B.J. Lane 18-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick failed), 2:59. Bowling Green 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44.

Second quarter

WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:56. Bowling Green 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:59.
BGU – Steve Sanders 63-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 14:33. Bowling Green 20–7. Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:16.
WIS – Matt Bernstein 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:17. Bowling Green 20–14. Drive: 1 plays, 8 yards, 0:04.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 20-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:32. Wisconsin 21–20. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:03.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:30. Wisconsin 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:07.
BGU – B.J. Lane 5-yard TD run (Corey Partridge catch), 3:09. Tie 28–28. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:14.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:41. Wisconsin 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:23.
BGU – Steve Sanders 10-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 0:04. Tie 35–35. Drive: 6 plays, 83 yards, 0:33.

Third quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:49. Wisconsin 42–35. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:05.
WIS – Stanley Booker 15-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 49–35. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:39.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 9-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:33. Wisconsin 56–35. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:56.
BGU – Charles Sharon 20-yard pass from Omar Jacobs (Joe Timchenko kick), 10:16. Wisconsin 56–42. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17.

Top passers

BGU – Omar Jacobs – 30/51, 458 yards, 5 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 8/10, 116 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

BGU – B.J. Lane – 12 rushes, 47 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 43 rushes, 258 yards, 5 TD

Top receivers

BGU – Steve Sanders – 6 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 38 yards, TD

Top defenders

BGU – Deaudre Perry – 12 tackles
WIS – Dontez Sanders – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL

Temple

Temple vs Wisconsin – Game summary

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 10, 2005
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at SE 9 MPH
Game attendance: 81,806
Referee: Jim Lapetina
TV announcers (ESPNU/ESPN+): Wayne Larrivee, John Congemi, Quint Kessenich
[2]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 39-yard field goal, 13:18. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 1:42.
WIS – Owen Daniels 6-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 9:13. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:54.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:22. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 5:49.

Second quarter

WIS – Owen Daniels 11-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:20. Wisconsin 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 2:21.
WIS – Brandon Williams 66-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 12:08. Wisconsin 30–0.
WIS – Owen Daniels 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:32. Wisconsin 37–0. Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:30.
WIS – Dywon Rowan 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:57. Wisconsin 44–0. Drive: 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:09.
WIS – Marc Randle El 29-yard pass from Tyler Donovan (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:14. Wisconsin 51–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:03.

Third quarter

WIS – Tyler Donovan 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:37. Wisconsin 58–0. Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:49.
WIS – Jamil Walker 12-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:10. Wisconsin 65–0. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:38.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

TEM – Mike McGann – 4/20, 38 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 12/19, 180 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

TEM – Umar Ferguson – 12 rushes, 32 yards
WIS – Jamil Walker – 13 rushes, 79 yards, TD

Top receivers

TEM – Jamel Harris – 3 receptions, 27 yards
WIS – Owen Daniels – 6 receptions, 88 yards, 3 TD

Top defenders

TEM – Manuel Tapia – 12 tackles, pass breakup
WIS – Mike Newkirk – 5 tackles, 1.0 TFL

North Carolina

Wisconsin vs North Carolina – Game summary

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

at Kenan Memorial Stadium

Date: September 17, 2005
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Partly Cloudy; Wind at WSW 5 MPH
Game attendance: 60,000
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Barnett, Mike Gottfried, Dave Ryan
[3]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 8-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:57. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:12.

Second quarter

UNC – Connor Barth 43-yard field goal, 2:08. Wisconsin 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:08.

Third quarter

No Scoring

Fourth quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:12. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:00.
UNC – TEAM 4-yard safety, 0:00. Wisconsin 14–5.

Top passers

UNC – Matt Baker – 16/37, 281 yards, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 14/23, 138 yards

Top rushers

UNC – Barrington Edwards – 11 rushes, 37 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 38 rushes, 171 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

UNC – Jesse Holley – 5 receptions, 90 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 62 yards

Top defenders

UNC – Tommy Richardson – 8 tackles, 1.0 TFL
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL

Michigan

Michigan vs Wisconsin – Game summary

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: September 24, 2005
Game time: 5:00 p.m.
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Light rain; Wind at S 10 MPH
Game attendance: 83,022
Referee: Dave Witvoet
TV announcers (ESPN2): Sean McDonough, Mike Gottfried, Alex Flanagan
[4]

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

MIC – Garrett Rivas 44-yard field goal, 9:44. Michigan 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 2:44.
MIC – Jason Avant 4-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 4:27. Michigan 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:37.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 35-yard field goal, 1:17. Michigan 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:04.
MIC – Garrett Rivas 28-yard field goal, 0:04. Michigan 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 1:07.

Third quarter

WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 8:59. Michigan 13–6. Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 5:02.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 12:47. Michigan 13–9. Drive: 15 plays, 64 yards, 4:35.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:34. Wisconsin 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 0:46.
MIC – Mario Manningham 49-yard pass from Chad Henne (Garrett Rivas kick), 9:03. Michigan 20–16. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:14.
WIS – John Stocco 4-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:24. Wisconsin 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 4:05.

Top passers

MIC – Chad Henne – 16/34, 258 yards, 2 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/32, 147 yards, INT

Top rushers

MIC – Max Martin – 16 rushes, 91 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 155 yards, TD

Top receivers

MIC – Jason Avant – 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 7 receptions, 59 yards

Top defenders

MIC – LaMarr Woodley – 8 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 0.5 sack, forced fumble
WIS – Mark Zalewski – 11 tackles, fumble recovery

Indiana

Indiana vs Wisconsin – Game summary

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: October 1, 2005
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW 8 MPH
Game attendance: 82,330
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV announcers (ESPN2): Pam Ward, David Norrie, Jimmy Dykes
[5]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:41. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:26.
IND – James Hardy 83-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 7:48. Tie 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:53.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 38-yard field goal, 3:38. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:05.
WIS – Brandon Williams 63-yard punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:39. Wisconsin 17–7.

Second quarter

WIS – Brandon Williams 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:15. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 1:21.
IND – James Bailey 46-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 2:54. Wisconsin 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:14.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:20. Wisconsin 31–14. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:25.
IND – Joe Kleinsmith 34-yard field goal, 0:00. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 2 plays, 33 yards, 0:15.

Third quarter

WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 43-yard field goal, 7:06. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:09.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Jonathan Orr 22-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:06. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:21.
IND – James Hardy 7-yard pass from Blake Powers (Joe Kleinsmith kick), 1:22. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 5:37.

Top passers

IND – Blake Powers – 20/41, 244 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 13/24, 274 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

IND – Chris Taylor – 10 rushes, 35 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 26 rushes, 101 yards, TD

Top receivers

IND – James Hardy – 7 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

IND – Tracy Porter – 7 tackles, INT
WIS – Dontez Sanders – 11 tackles, 0.5 TFL

Northwestern

Wisconsin vs Northwestern – Game summary

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

at Ryan Field

Date: October 8, 2005
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH
Game attendance: 33,859
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ESPN): Pam Ward, David Norrie, Jimmy Dykes
[6]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Jonathan Orr 15-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:47. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:23.

Second quarter

NU – Brett Basanez 4-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 12:25. Tie 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:51.
WIS – Booker Stanley 5-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:36. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 5:49.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 27-yard field goal, 1:59. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, 2:42.
NU – Joel Howells 21-yard field goal, 0:04. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:55.

Third quarter

NU – Mark Philmore 4-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick blocked), 12:43. Wisconsin 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:17.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 1-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 5:52. Northwestern 23–17. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:35.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 46-yard field goal, 3:34. Northwestern 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:18.
NU – Kim Thompson 52-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 2:22. Northwestern 30–20. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:12.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:15. Northwestern 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:07.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 14-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 0:47. Northwestern 37–27. Drive: 2 plays, 14 yards, 0:28.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Jonathan Orr 9-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 14:13. Northwestern 37–34. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:34.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 9-yard pass from Brett Basanez (Joel Howells kick), 9:44. Northwestern 44–34. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:29.
NU – Tyrell Sutton 62-yard TD run (Joel Howells kick), 4:22. Northwestern 51–34. Drive: 6 plays, 97 yards, 3:06.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:53. Northwestern 51–41. Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:29.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:48. Northwestern 51–48. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 0:43.

Top passers

NU – Brett Basanez – 26/36, 361 yards, 3 TD
WIS – John Stocco – 24/31, 326 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

NU – Tyrell Sutton – 29 rushes, 244 yards, 3 TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 122 yards, TD

Top receivers

NU – Mark Philmore – 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 5 receptions, 87 yards, 4 TD

Top defenders

NU – Tim McGarigle – 25 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 sacks
WIS – Nick Hayden – 10 tackles

Minnesota

Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary

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

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Date: October 15, 2005
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Overcast; Wind at NE 17 MPH
Game attendance: 65,089
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Dave Ryan
[7]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:25. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:22.

Second quarter

MIN – Matt Spaeth 4-yard pass from Tony Mortensen (Jason Giannini kick), 9:54. Tie 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:31.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 44-yard field goal, 6:14. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 3:40.
MIN – Jason Giannini 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:19.

Third quarter

MIN – Laurence Maroney 93-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 12:26. Minnesota 17–10. Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:50.
MIN – Jason Giannini 49-yard field goal, 8:30. Minnesota 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 2:48.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 17-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:55. Minnesota 20–17. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:35.
MIN – Gary Russell 37-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:22. Minnesota 27–17. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:33.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 11:15. Minnesota 27–24. Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 1:24.
MIN – Gary Russell 1-yard TD run (Jason Giannini kick), 3:27. Minnesota 34–24. Drive: 19 plays, 80 yards, 7:48.
WIS – Brandon Williams 21-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:10. Minnesota 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 1:17.
WIS – Ben Strickland 0-yard blocked punt return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:30. Wisconsin 38–34.

Top passers

MIN – Tony Mortensen – 7/17, 99 yards, TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 235 yards, TD

Top rushers

MIN – Laurence Maroney – 43 rushes, 258 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 23 rushes, 110 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

MIN – Logan Payne – 2 receptions, 24 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 7 receptions, 121 yards, TD

Top defenders

MIN – Trumaine Banks – 11 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 2 pass breakups
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 14 tackles

Purdue

Purdue vs Wisconsin – Game summary

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: October 22, 2005
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 8 MPH
Game attendance: 82,828
Referee: Bill LeMonnier
TV announcers (ABC): Gary Thorne, Ed Cunningham, Dave LaMont
[8]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:14. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 2:46.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 29-yard field goal, 1:57. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 4:23.

Second quarter

PUR – Curtis Painter 4-yard TD run (Ben Jones kick), 12:42. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:15.
PUR – Ben Jones 24-yard field goal, 0:56. Tie 10–10. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:28.

Third quarter

PUR – Ben Jones 50-yard field goal, 8:08. Purdue 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 34 yards, 4:39.
WIS – Roderick Rogers 84-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 4:33. Wisconsin 17–13.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 40-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:39. Wisconsin 24–13. Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 0:53.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Jack Ikegwuonu 62-yard interception return (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:21. Wisconsin 31–13.
PUR – Dustin Keller 4-yard pass from Curtis Painter (Ben Jones kick), 0:03. Wisconsin 31–20. Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 3:10.

Top passers

PUR – Curtis Painter – 23/44, 212 yards, TD, 3 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/26, 217 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

PUR – Curtis Painter – 11 rushes, 60 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 62 yards

Top receivers

PUR – Dustin Keller – 3 receptions, 21 yards, TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 5 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

PUR – Stanford Keglar – 9 tackles, fumble recovery
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, forced fumble, 2 pass breakups

Illinois

Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary

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

at Memorial Stadium

Date: October 29, 2005
Game time: 11:00 p.m.
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); Sunny; Wind at SSW 12 MPH
Game attendance: 52,158
Referee: Dan Capron
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Rob Stone
[9]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick failed), 10:50. Wisconsin 6–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 4:10.
WIS – Brandon Williams 62-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:52. Wisconsin 13–0. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:11.
ILL – Melvin Bryant 4-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 1:59. Wisconsin 13–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:29.

Second quarter

ILL – Jason Reda 23-yard field goal, 7:42. Wisconsin 13–10. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:09.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 2-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:35. Wisconsin 20–10. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:07.

Third quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:53. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:42.
ILL – Pierre Thomas 3-yard TD run (Jason Reda kick), 4:28. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:37.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 0:04. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 4:24.

Fourth quarter

ILL – Kyle Hudson 32-yard pass from Tim Brasic (Jason Reda kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 34–24. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:09.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 46-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 3:54. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 1 plays, 46 yards, 0:13.

Top passers

ILL – Tim Brasic – 20/39, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 14/22, 225 yards, TD

Top rushers

ILL – Tim Brasic – 16 rushes, 116 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 35 rushes, 197 yards, 5 TD

Top receivers

ILL – Kyle Hudson – 10 receptions, 114 yards, TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD

Top defenders

ILL – Kevin Mitchell – 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL, pass breakup, 2 QB hurries
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles, INT

Penn State

Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary

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

at Beaver Stadium

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

First quarter

PSU – Deon Butler 43-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 13:22. Penn State 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 1:38.

Second quarter

PSU – Tony Hunt 9-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 14:56. Penn State 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 81 yards, 4:00.
PSU – BranDon Snow 3-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 7:29. Penn State 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 12:27. Penn State 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 3:01.
PSU – Deon Butler 47-yard pass from Michael Robinson (Kevin Kelly kick), 6:17. Penn State 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:03.
WIS – Brandon White 18-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 5:13. Penn State 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 81 yards, 0:57.
PSU – Tony Hunt 10-yard TD run (Kevin Kelly kick), 2:47. Penn State 35–14. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:25.

Top passers

PSU – Michael Robinson – 13/28, 238 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
WIS – John Stocco – 19/34, 313 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

PSU – Tony Hunt – 24 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 20 rushes, 38 yards, TD

Top receivers

PSU – Deon Butler – 5 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD
WIS – Brandon Williams – 5 receptions, 102 yards

Top defenders

PSU – Tamba Hali – 9 tackles, 5.0 TFL, 4 sacks
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 12 tackles

Iowa

Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary

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

at Camp Randall Stadium

Date: November 12, 2005
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); Cloudy; Wind at S 15 MPH
Game attendance: 83,184
Referee: Dennis Lipski
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones, Chris Spielman, Erin Andrews
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brandon Williams 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:11. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:32.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 0:47. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 4:43.

Second quarter

IOW – Kyle Schlicher 35-yard field goal, 11:00. Wisconsin 10–3. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 4:42.

Third quarter

IOW – Champ Davis 6-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 10:11. Tie 10–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
IOW – Ryan Majerus 13-yard pass from Drew Tate (Kyle Schlicher kick), 1:11. Iowa 17–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:33.

Fourth quarter

IOW – Kyle Schlicher 32-yard field goal, 9:21. Iowa 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 2:38.

Top passers

IOW – Drew Tate – 21/34, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 21/38, 257 yards, TD

Top rushers

IOW – Albert Young – 26 rushes, 127 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 15 rushes, 18 yards

Top receivers

IOW – Clinton Solomon – 5 receptions, 77 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 9 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Top defenders

IOW – Chad Greenway – 12 tackles, 1.0 TFL
WIS – Joe Stellmacher – 10 tackles, INT, pass breakup

Hawaii

Wisconsin vs Hawaii – Game summary

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

at Aloha Stadium

Date: November 25, 2005
Game time: 9:00 p.m.
Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); Sunny; Wind at S 10 MPH
Game attendance: 34,031
Referee: Jay Stricherz
TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich, Stacey Dales
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brian Calhoun 10-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 6:12. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:50.
HAW – Davone Bess 3-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 4:42. Tie 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:30.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 23-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:41. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:01.

Second quarter

WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 9:53. Wisconsin 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:43.
WIS – Jonathan Orr 17-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 2:18. Wisconsin 24–7. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:08.
HAW – Dan Kelly 42-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:01.

Third quarter

WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 24-yard field goal, 12:29. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 1:28.
HAW – Davone Bess 8-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 8:08. Wisconsin 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:21.
WIS – John Stocco 1-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 1:30. Wisconsin 34–17. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:38.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Booker Stanley 6-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 8:56. Wisconsin 41–17. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 5:55.
HAW – Aaron Bain 6-yard pass from Colt Brennan (Dan Kelly kick), 0:11. Wisconsin 41–24. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 1:08.

Top passers

HAW – Colt Brennan – 33/53, 403 yards, 3 TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 12/16, 191 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

HAW – Nate Ilaoa – 7 rushes, 68 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 29 rushes, 149 yards, TD

Top receivers

HAW – Ryan Grice-Mullen – 11 receptions, 139 yards
WIS – Jonathan Orr – 3 receptions, 60 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

HAW – Kila Kamakawiwo'ole – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL
WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sack

Auburn

Wisconsin vs Auburn – Game summary

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

at Florida Citrus Bowl

Date: January 2, 2006
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Overcast; Wind at S 5 MPH
Game attendance: 57,221
Referee: Ron Cherry
TV announcers (ABC): Ron Franklin, Bob Davie, Holly Rowe
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Brandon Williams 30-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:55. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:57.
WIS – Taylor Mehlhaff 19-yard field goal, 0:21. Wisconsin 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:18.

Second quarter

WIS – Owen Daniels 13-yard pass from John Stocco (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 7:19. Wisconsin 17–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:06.

Third quarter

AUB – John Vaughn 19-yard field goal, 11:54. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 1:29.

Fourth quarter

AUB – Courtney Taylor 9-yard pass from Brandon Cox (John Vaughn kick), 14:49. Wisconsin 17–10. Drive: 14 plays, 56 yards, 5:14.
WIS – Brian Calhoun 33-yard TD run (Taylor Mehlhaff kick), 13:22. Wisconsin 24–10. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:27.

Top passers

AUB – Brandon Cox – 15/33, 137 yards, TD, INT
WIS – John Stocco – 15/27, 301 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

AUB – Kenny Irons – 22 rushes, 88 yards
WIS – Brian Calhoun – 30 rushes, 213 yards, TD

Top receivers

AUB – Ben Obomanu – 5 receptions, 62 yards
WIS – Brandon Williams – 6 receptions, 173 yards, TD

Top defenders

AUB – David Irons – 11 tackles, pass breakup
WIS – Mark Zalewski – 8 tackles, 0.2.0 TFL, sack

Personnel

Roster

2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`45`	Matt Bernstein (C)	Sr
RB	`2`	Brian Calhoun	Sr
TE	`11`	Owen Daniels	Sr
TE	`48`	Garrett Graham	Fr
FB	`39`	P. J. Hill	Fr
WR	`19`	Paul Hubbard	So
TE	`82`	Sean Lewis	Fr
WR	`9`	Jonathan Orr	Sr
TE	`84`	Jason Pociask	Sr
FB	`44`	Chris Pressley	So
C	`53`	Donovan Raiola (C)	Sr
FB	`34`	Bill Rentmeester	Fr
QB	`7`	John Stocco	Jr
WR	`15`	Luke Swan	So
OT	`72`	Joe Thomas	Jr
G	`63`	Kraig Urbik	Fr
WR	`1`	Brandon Williams	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`36`	Travis Beckum	Fr
CB	`6`	Brett Bell (C)	Sr
LB	`46`	Jonathan Casillas	Fr
DT	`96`	Nick Hayden	So
CB	`6`	Jack Ikegwuonu	Fr
DE	`90`	Terrance Jamison	Fr
LB	`7`	DeAndre Levy	Fr
DL	`54`	Mike Newkirk	Fr
S	`28`	Aubrey Pleasant	Fr
CB	`22`	Roderick Rogers	Jr
CB	`21`	Levonne Rowan	Sr
LB	`50`	O'Brien Schofield	Fr
DL	`92`	Matt Shaughnessy	Fr
LB	`41`	Mark Zalewski (C)	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`94`	Ken DeBauche	So
K	`10`	Taylor Mehlhaff	So

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Paul Chryst – Co-offensive coordinator/tight ends
Brian White – Co-offensive coordinator/running backs
Bret Bielema – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
Jim Hueber – Offensive line and run game coordinator
Ron Lee – Defensive backs
Henry Mason – Wide receivers
Brian Murphy – Outside linebackers/special teams
John Palermo – Assistant head coach/defensive line

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	John Stocco
Running back	Brian Calhoun
Fullback	Jason Pociask
Wide receiver	Jonathan Orr
Wide receiver	Brandon Williams
Tight end	Owen Daniels
Left tackle	Joe Thomas
Left guard	Matt Lawrence
Center	Donovan Raiola
Right guard	Jason Palermo
Right tackle	Kraig Urbik

Position	Player
Defensive end	Joe Monty
Defensive tackle	Jason Chapman
Defensive tackle	Nick Hayden
Defensive end	Matt Shaughnessy
Outside linebacker	LaMarr Watkins
Middle linebacker	Mark Zalewski
Outside linebacker	Dontez Sanders
Cornerback	Allen Langford
Strong safety	Joe Stellmacher
Free safety	Roderick Rogers
Cornerback	Brett Bell

2006 NFL draft

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

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References

^ ^a ^b "2005 Football Cumulative Statistics". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
^ "2005 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
^ "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^ "2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.

[cumstat-1] "2005 Football Cumulative Statistics". UWBadgers.com. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

[2] "2005 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

[statistics-3] "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

[4] "2006 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.

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