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2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2001 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (3rd as OC; 7th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (7th as DC; 12th overall season)
Base defense4–3
MVPLee Evans
CaptainMark Anelli
Brooks Bollinger
Wendell Bryant
Mike Echols
Nick Greisen
Chad Kuhns
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Illinois $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 20 Michigan   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Ohio State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Iowa   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Purdue   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Penn State   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Indiana   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Michigan State   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Wisconsin   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Minnesota   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Northwestern   2 – 6     4 – 7  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

As of the 2023 season, this was the last time that the Badgers had a losing season in football and become ineligible for a bowl game.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 251:00 p.m.vs. Virginia*No. 22
FSNW 26–1776,740[1]
September 17:00 p.m.at No. 7 Oregon*No. 22
ABCL 28–3145,919
September 811:00 a.m.No. 19 Fresno State*No. 23
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNL 20–3278,506
September 2211:00 a.m.at Penn State
ABCW 18–6107,253
September 291:00 p.m.No. 7 (I-AA) Western Kentucky*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 24–675,662
October 61:00 p.m.Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 32–6379,264
October 132:30 p.m.at No. 21 Ohio State
ABCW 20–17103,520
October 2011:00 a.m.at Illinois
ESPNL 35–4270,904
October 2711:00 a.m.Michigan State 
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+L 28–4279,108
November 311:00 a.m.Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ESPN+W 34–2879,421
November 172:30 p.m.No. 11 Michigan
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 17–2079,633
November 2411:00 a.m.at Minnesota
ESPN2L 31–4255,890
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Season summary edit

After an 8–4 regular season and a Sun Bowl win in 2000, the Badgers looked for their third Rose Bowl trip in 4 years. However, Wisconsin would be defeated in Autzen Stadium by Oregon and Camp Randall by Fresno State.

After those two losses, the Badgers won their next 2 games. But any dreams of Pasadena were dashed after Wisconsin's first Big Ten home game of the season. The Badgers lost 63–32 to Indiana, one of the worst losses in school history. While they managed to upset a ranked Ohio State team in Ohio Stadium the next week, the Badgers found themselves unable to pull off a significant win after; losing four of their final five to close out the season. While the Badgers managed to keep it close against both Illinois and Michigan, they were unable to pull off an upset of either team, losing another close game to Michigan, 20–17.

Despite a disappointing season, the Badgers had some bright spots. WR Lee Evans had an amazing season, as he would catch 75 passes for 1,545 yards and 9 touchdowns,[3] despite having 3 different QBs during the year (Brooks Bollinger, Jim Sorgi, and Matt Schabert). RB Anthony Davis also turned in an outstanding season, with 1,466 yards rushing[3] Davis would have 10 games of 100 or more yards rushing, including a season high 200 against Penn State.

Despite these great efforts from skill position players, the Badgers had injuries at the QB position, as well as difficulties on defense all season long. The Badgers were 2–3 in games decided by 7 points or less and would lose 7 games on the year, missing the postseason entirely.

Roster edit

2001 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Mark Anelli (C)   Sr
G 58 Kalvin Barrett   Fr
TE 88 Mark Bell   Fr
FB/LB 49 Matt Bernstein Fr
FB 39 Erik Bickerstaff   Jr
QB 5 Brooks Bollinger (C)   Jr
WR 84 David Braun   Jr
WR 1 Byron Brown   So
G 67 Dan Buenning   Fr
WR 87 Darrin Charles Fr
G 50 Jonathan Clinkscale   Fr
QB 11 Owen Daniels Fr
RB 28 Anthony Davis   Fr
WR 22 Nick Davis Sr
TE 86 Bob Docherty Fr
WR 6 Pat Ellestad   Fr
WR 3 Lee Evans Jr
C 72 Al Johnson   Jr
OT 64 Ben Johnson   Jr
OT 56 Jason Jowers   Jr
FB 41 Chad Kuhns (C)   Sr
FB 37 Russ Kuhns   Jr
TE 32 Matt Mialik   So
WR 9 Jonathan Orr Fr
TE 85 Tony Paciotti   Fr
RB 20 Jerrone Pettus   Fr
TE 48 Jason Pociask Fr
G 53 Donovan Raiola Fr
QB 16 Matt Schabert   Fr
QB 19 Jim Sorgi   So
WR 12 Stephon Watson Jr
QB 7 Scott Wille   So
RB 27 Broderick Williams   So
OT 78 Jake Wood Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Ryan Aiello So
CB 13 Brett Bell Fr
S 6 Joey Boese Sr
LB 26 Howard Boye-Doe   Fr
S 12 Robert Brooks Fr
S 8 Michael Broussard So
DT 77 Wendell Bryant (C) Sr
S 10 Chris Catalano   Fr
NT 97 Nick Cochart   So
LB 52 Mark Downing   Sr
CB 36 Mike Echols (C)   Sr
LB 45 Nick Greisen (C) Sr
DT 94 Anttaj Hawthorne Fr
NT 42 Ben Herbert Sr
DE 90 Erasmus James So
DT 74 Jason Jefferson   Fr
DE 98 Darius Jones   So
S 18 Jim Leonhard Fr
LB 46 Jeff Mack   So
DT 89 Jesse Mayfield   So
DE 43 Delante McGrew   Sr
LB 21 Jason Schick   Sr
DB 15 Ryan Simmons   Jr
DT 93 Chuck Smith   Sr
DT 99 Jake Sprague   Sr
CB 2 Scott Starks Fr
LB 32 Bryson Thompson Sr
LB 34 Kareem Timbers   Fr
CB 23 B. J. Tucker Jr
DE 92 Jonathan Welsh   Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 97 Mike Allen So
LS 86 Matt Katula   Fr
P 19 R. J. Morse So
P 25 Kirk Munden   So
K 98 Mark Neuser   So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Todd Bradford – Defensive Backs
  • Tim Davis – Tight Ends
  • Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator
  • Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
  • Darrell Wilson – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries edit

Virginia edit

See also: 2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Virginia vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cavaliers 3 0 7717
No. 22 Badgers 0 10 9726

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: August 25, 2001
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); Rain; Wind at NNE 5 MPH
  • Game attendance: 76,740
  • Referee: T. Ahlers
  • TV: FSN
  • [1]
Game information

#7 Oregon edit

See also: 2001 Oregon Ducks football team
Wisconsin vs Oregon – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 22 Badgers 0 7 14728
No. 7 Ducks 10 0 14731

at Autzen Stadium

  • Date: September 1, 2001
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at W 10 MPH
  • Game attendance: 45,919
  • Referee: J. Stricherz
  • TV: ABC
  • [2]
Game information

#19 Fresno State edit

See also: 2001 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Fresno State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Bulldogs 10 0 19332
No. 23 Badgers 14 6 0020

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 8, 2001
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game attendance: 78,506
  • TV: ESPN
  • [3]
Game information

Penn State edit

See also: 2001 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Wisconsin vs Penn State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 6 6 6018
Nittany Lions 0 0 606

at Beaver Stadium

  • Date: September 22, 2001
  • Game time: 11:15 a.m.
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); Sunny; Wind at N/A
  • Game attendance: 107,253
  • Referee: R. Honig
  • TV: ABC
  • [4]
Game information

Western Kentucky edit

See also: 2001 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Western Kentucky vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hilltoppers 3 3 006
Badgers 3 14 7024

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: September 29, 2001
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at 3 mph
  • Game attendance: 75,662
  • Referee: D. Witvoet
  • [5]
Game information

Indiana edit

See also: 2001 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Indiana vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 32 10 14763
Badgers 0 17 8732

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 6, 2001
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 10-15 mph
  • Game attendance: 79,264
  • Referee: J. Lapetina
  • [6]
Game information

#21 Ohio State edit

See also: 2001 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Wisconsin vs Ohio State – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 0 7 7620
No. 21 Buckeyes 10 7 0017

at Ohio Stadium

  • Date: October 13, 2001
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Chance of rain; Wind at SE 10-20 mph
  • Game attendance: 103,520
  • Referee: David Witvoet
  • TV: ABC
  • [7]
Game information

Illinois edit

See also: 2001 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Wisconsin vs Illinois – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 7 0 72135
Fighting Illini 6 16 61442

at Memorial Stadium

  • Date: October 20, 2001
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 70,904
  • Referee: Steve Newman
  • TV: ESPN
  • [8]
Game information

Michigan State edit

See also: 2001 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Spartans 7 7 21742
Badgers 7 7 7728

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: October 27, 2001
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 79,108
  • Referee: D. Lipski
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [9]
Game information

Iowa edit

See also: 2001 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Heartland Trophy
Iowa vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hawkeyes 0 14 14028
Badgers 10 17 7034

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: November 3, 2001
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); Clear; Wind at S 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 79,421
  • Referee: LeMonnier
  • TV: ESPN+
  • [10]
Game information

#11 Michigan edit

See also: 2001 Michigan Wolverines football team
Michigan vs Wisconsin – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Wolverines 7 7 3320
Badgers 7 0 10017

at Camp Randall Stadium

  • Date: November 17, 2001
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); Clear; Wind at S 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 79,633
  • Referee: S. Pamon
  • TV: ABC
  • [11]
Game information

Minnesota edit

See also: 2001 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe
Wisconsin vs Minnesota – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Badgers 14 7 10031
Golden Gophers 7 21 7742

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

  • Date: November 24, 2001
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Game attendance: 55,890
  • Referee: Lapetina
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [12]
Game information

Regular starters edit

Team players in the 2002 NFL Draft edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Wendell Bryant Defensive Tackle 1 12 Arizona Cardinals
Mike Echols Cornerback 4 110 Tennessee Titans
Nick Greisen Linebacker 5 152 New York Giants
Mark Anelli Tight End 6 201 San Francisco 49ers

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References edit

  1. ^ Martzke, Rudy (August 24, 2001). "Little League Hits It Big: Prime Time". USA Today. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "UWBADGERS.COM - The Official Web Site of The Wisconsin Badgers Athletics - Football". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2010.
  4. ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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