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2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2008

| team = Wisconsin Badgers

| sport = football

| image = Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg

| image_size = 125

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 7–6

| conf_record= 3–5

| head_coach = Bret Bielema

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Paul Chryst

| oc_year = 4th

| off_scheme = Pro-style

| def_coach = Dave Doeren

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme = 4–3

| mvp = Allen Langford

| captain = DeAndre Levy

| captain2 = Mike Newkirk

| captain3 = Chris Pressley

| captain4 = Kraig Urbik

| stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| bowl = Champs Sports Bowl

| bowl_result = L 13–42 vs. Florida State

}}

{{2008 Big Ten Conference football standings}}

The 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Bret Bielema, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin was invited to the Champs Sports Bowl, where the Badgers lost to Florida State. The team played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2008

| poll = AP

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Akron

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = BTN

| score = 38–17

| attend = 80,910

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 11

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = BTN

| score = 51–14

| attend = 80,396

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = 9:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 10

| opponent = Fresno State

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Bulldog Stadium

| site_cityst = Fresno, CA

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 13–10

| attend = 42,387

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 9

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Michigan Stadium

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| tv = ABC/ESPN

| score = 25–27

| attend = 109,833

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = 7:00 p.m.{{cite web|url=http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041608aaa.html|title=Big Ten Announces Five Prime-Time Football Games to Appear on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 During 2008 Season|publisher=Big Ten Conference|date=April 16, 2008|access-date=April 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420065807/http://bigten.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/041608aaa.html|archive-date=April 20, 2008|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}

| w/l = l

| rank = 18

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = ABC

| score = 17–20

| attend = 81,608

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = ESPN

| score = 7–48

| attend = 81,524

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Kinnick Stadium

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = BTN

| score = 16–38

| attend = 70,585

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 27–17

| attend = 81,241

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Spartan Stadium

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| tv = ESPN

| score = 24–25

| attend = 75,121

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| tv = BTN

| score = 55–20

| attend = 30,618

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = Minnesota

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 35–32

| attend = 81,228

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Cal Poly

| opprank = 3 (FCS)

| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| tv = BTN

| score = 36–35

| overtime = OT

| attend = 80,709

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 27

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Florida Citrus Bowl

| site_cityst = Orlando, FL

| gamename = Champs Sports Bowl

| tv = ESPN

| score = 13–42

| attend = 52,692

}}

}}

{{cite web|title=Game-by-Game Statistics|url=http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/teamgbg.html|publisher=University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics|access-date=October 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909033356/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/teamgbg.html|archive-date=2011-09-09|url-status=dead}}

Rankings

{{see also|2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

| finalpollweek = 15

| AP_pre = 13

| AP_1 = 11

| AP_2 = 10

| AP_3 = 8

| AP_4 = 9

| AP_5 = 18

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| AP_13 =

| AP_14 =

| AP_15 =

| coaches_pre = 12

| coaches_1 = 11

| coaches_2 = 10

| coaches_3 = 8

| coaches_4 = 8

| coaches_5 = 17

| coaches_6 = 24

| coaches_7 =

| coaches_8 =

| coaches_9 =

| coaches_10 =

| coaches_11 =

| coaches_12 =

| coaches_13 =

| coaches_14 =

| coaches_15 =

| harrisfirstweek = 5

| harris_5 = 16

| harris_6 =

| harris_7 =

| harris_8 =

| harris_9 =

| harris_10 =

| harris_11 =

| harris_12 =

| harris_13 =

| harris_14 =

| bcsfirstweek = 7

| bcs_7 =

| bcs_8 =

| bcs_9 =

| bcs_10 =

| bcs_11 =

| bcs_12 =

| bcs_13 =

| bcs_14 =

}}

Game summaries

=Akron=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Zips

|R1=0

|R2=10

|R3=0

|R4=7

|Home=Badgers

|H1=14

|H2=3

|H3=14

|H4=7

}}

{{Clear}}

=Marshall=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Thundering Herd

|R1=7

|R2=7

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Badgers

|H1=0

|H2=17

|H3=21

|H4=13

}}

{{Clear}}

=Fresno State=

{{see also|2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Badgers

|R1=7

|R2=3

|R3=3

|R4=0

|Home=Bulldogs

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=10

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

=Michigan=

{{see also|2008 Michigan Wolverines football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Badgers

|R1=6

|R2=13

|R3=0

|R4=6

|Home=Wolverines

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=7

|H4=20

}}

{{Clear}}

=Ohio State=

{{see also|2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Buckeyes

|R1=7

|R2=0

|R3=3

|R4=10

|Home=Badgers

|H1=0

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

{{Clear}}

=Penn State=

{{see also|2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Nittany Lions

|R1=3

|R2=21

|R3=17

|R4=7

|Home=Badgers

|H1=0

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

=Iowa=

{{see also|2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Badgers

|R1=0

|R2=3

|R3=6

|R4=7

|Home=Hawkeyes

|H1=7

|H2=7

|H3=14

|H4=10

}}

{{Clear}}

=Illinois=

{{see also|2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Fighting Illini

|R1=0

|R2=10

|R3=7

|R4=0

|Home=Badgers

|H1=3

|H2=7

|H3=7

|H4=10

}}

{{Clear}}

=Michigan State=

{{see also|2008 Michigan State Spartans football team}}

{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Badgers

|Host=Spartans

|V1=7 |V2=3 |V3=7 |V4=7

|H1=0 |H2=6 |H3=7 |H4=12

|Date=November 1

|Location=Spartan Stadium
East Lansing, MI

|StartTime=11:02 a.m.

|TimeZone=CST

|ElapsedTime=3:34

|Attendance=75,121

|Weather=48F, Wind: NE 10 MPH, Mostly Sunny

|Referee=Bill LeMonniner

|TVAnnouncers=Pam Ward (Play-by-play) & Ray Bentley (Color)

|TVStation=ESPN

}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{Clear}}

=Indiana=

{{see also|2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Badgers

|R1=14

|R2=10

|R3=17

|R4=14

|Home=Hoosiers

|H1=13

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

{{Clear}}

=Minnesota=

{{see also|2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Paul Bunyan's Axe}}

{{AFB game box start

|Title=

|Visitor=Golden Gophers

|V1=0 |V2=21 |V3=3 |V4=8

|Host=Badgers

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=10 |H4=18

|Date=November 15

|Location=Camp Randall Stadium
Madison, WI

|StartTime=2:35 p.m.

|TimeZone=CST

|ElapsedTime=3:40

|Attendance=81,228

|Weather=36F, Wind: NW 10 MPH, Cloudy

|Referee=Bill LeMonnier

|TVAnnouncers=Terry Gannon (Play-by-play) & David Norrie (Color)

|TVStation=ABC/ESPN

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time=12:38 |Team=WIS |Event=Garrett Graham 2-yard pass from Dustin Sherer (Philip Welch kick) |Score= Wisconsin 7-0}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=13:30 |Team=MINN |Event=Brandon Green 4-yard pass from Adam Weber (Joel Monroe kick) |Score= Tie 7-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= 11:14|Team=MINN |Event=Brodrick Smith 43-yard pass from Adam Weber (Joel Monroe kick) |Score= Minnesota 14-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=8:17 |Team=MINN |Event=Adam Weber 6-yard run (Joel Monroe kick) |Score= Minnesota 21-7}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=10:14 |Team=WIS |Event=Philip Welch 47-yard field goal |Score= Minnesota 21-10}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=4:17 |Team=WIS |Event=P.J. Hill 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick) |Score= Minnesota 21-17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=1:37 |Team=MINN |Event=Joel Monroe 30-yard field goal |Score= Minnesota 24-17}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=13:25 |Team= WIS|Event=P.J. Hill 1-yard run (Philip Welch kick) |Score= Tie 24-24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=13:16 |Team= WIS|Event=Safety, ball fumbled out of end zone |Score= Wisconsin 26-24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=10:47 |Team= WIS|Event=Safety, Adam Weber tackled by Mike Newkirk in end zone |Score= Wisconsin 28-24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= 6:59|Team=WIS |Event= John Clay 5-yard run (Philip Welch kick) |Score= Wisconsin 35-24}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= 4:15|Team=MINN |Event= Shady Salamon 13-yard pass from Adam Weber (Shady Salamon run) |Score=Wisconsin 35-32 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{cite web |title=Two Safeties Highlight Badgers' Comeback Over Rival Gophers|url=http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=283200275|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141107110903/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=283200275|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2014|work=ESPN|date=November 15, 2008|access-date=December 26, 2014}}

{{Clear}}

=Cal Poly=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Mustangs

|R1=7

|R2=13

|R3=3

|R4=6

|R5=6

|Home=Badgers

|H1=0

|H2=14

|H3=7

|H4=8

|H5=7

}}

{{Clear}}

Personnel

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
colspan="7" align="center"|(as of August 12, 2008){{cite web|url=http://uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/bios/roster.html?sportid=111|title=Football Roster|publisher=University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics|access-date=August 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061112065202/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/bios/roster.html?sportid=111 |archive-date=November 12, 2006 }}
valign="top"|

;Quarterback

;Wide Receiver

;Offensive Lineman

|width="25"| 

|valign="top"|

Fullback

;Running Back

;Tight End

|width="25"| 

|valign="top"|

;Defensive Lineman

;Linebacker

|width="25"| 

|valign="top"|

;Defensive Back

Jay Valai-Soph

;Long Snapper

;Punter

;Place Kicker

=Coaching staff=

class="wikitable"
NamePosition
Bret BielemaHead coach
Paul ChrystOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
Dave DoerenDefensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach
Del AlexanderWide receivers coach
Bob BostadOffensive line coach/Run game coordinator
Kerry CooksDefensive backs coach
Randall McCrayOutside linebackers coach/Recruiting coordinator
Charlie PartridgeDefensive line/Special teams coach
Joe RudolphTight ends coach
John SettleRunning backs coach
Terrance JamisonStudent assistant

=Regular starters=

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Position

!Player

Quarterback

|Dustin Sherer

Running back

|P. J. Hill

Fullback

|Chris Pressley

Wide receiver

|Isaac Anderson

Wide receiver

|David Gilreath

Tight end

|Garrett Graham

Left tackle

|Gabe Carimi

Left guard

|Andy Kemp

Center

|John Moffitt

Right guard

|Kraig Urbik

Right tackle

|Eric Vanden Heuvel

Kicker

|Philip Welch

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Position

!Player

Defensive end

|O'Brien Schofield

Defensive tackle

|Jason Chapman

Defensive tackle

|Mike Newkirk

Defensive end

|Matt Shaughnessy

Outside linebacker

|DeAndre Levy

Middle linebacker

|Jaevery McFadden

Outside linebacker

|Jonathan Casillas

Cornerback

|Allen Langford

Strong safety

|Jay Valai

Free safety

|Shane Carter

Cornerback

|Niles Brinkley

Punter

|Brad Nortman

{{col-end}}

Statistics

=Offense=

==Passing==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! Name !! GP-GS !! Year !! Att-Cmp-Int !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Avg/G

Allan Evridge6-6Sr (R)132-71-553.8%9495126.3
Dustin Sherer11-7Jr (R)191-104-554.5%13896158.2
Scott Tolzien3-0So (R)5-8-162.5%107035.7
Total13-13N/A333-180-1154.1%244511188.2
Opponents13-13N/A404-212-1252.5%254515195.8

==Rushing==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! Name !! Att !! Yards!! Avg !! Long !! TD

P.J. Hill22611615.113
John Clay1558445.7469
Zach Brown553055.5233
David Gilreath2528511.490 (TD)2
Bill Rentmeester11504.590
Isaac Anderson3217.0190
Dustin Sherer49190.4301
Bradie Ewing4143.581
Scott Tolzien4133.381
Chris Pressley362.030
Allan Evridge2340.2191
Total5672,7454.89031
Opponents4501,7333.8 23

==Receiving==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! Name !! GP !! No. !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Long !! Avg/G

Garrett Graham114054013.55 49.1
David Gilreath133152016.73 40.0
Isaac Anderson132128613.60 22.0
Travis Beckum62326411.40 44.0
Nick Toon121725715.11 21.4
Kyle Jefferson111418913.50 17.2
Lance Kendricks7614123.50 20.1
P.J. Hill1377210.30 5.5
Maurice Moore656112.20 10.2
Zach Brown128475.90 3.9
Mickey Turner1344611.50 3.5
Elijah Theus52178.51 3.4

Team players selected in the 2009 NFL draft

{{See also|2009 NFL draft}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="background:#B70101; color:#fff;" | Player

! style="background:#B70101; color:#fff;" | Position

! style="background:#B70101; color:#fff;" | Round

! style="background:#B70101; color:#fff;" | Overall selection

! style="background:#B70101; color:#fff;" | NFL team

Matt ShaughnessyDefensive end371Oakland Raiders
DeAndre LevyLinebacker376Detroit Lions
Kraig UrbikGuard379Pittsburgh Steelers
Travis BeckumTight end3100New York Giants

{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2009.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090919093904/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2009.htm| archive-date = 2009-09-19| title = 2009 NFL Draft Listing {{!}} Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

References

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