2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team will represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers are led by second-year head coach Luke Fickell and will play home games at Camp Randall Stadium located in Madison, Wisconsin.

2024 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Luke Fickell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Tressel (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (1st season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Uniform

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of June 19, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

2024 NFL Draft

See also: 2024 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	117	Tanor Bortolini	C	Indianapolis Colts
4	134	Braelon Allen	RB	New York Jets
Undrafted		Travian Blaylock	DB	Chicago Bears
		Tanner Mordecai	QB	San Francisco 49ers
		Peter Bowden	LS	Green Bay Packers
		Maema Njongmeta	LB	Cincinnati Bengals
		Hayden Rucci	TE	Miami Dolphins

Transfers

Wisconsin outgoing transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Keontez Lewis	#3	WR	6'2	185	Junior	East Saint Louis, IL	Southern Illinois
Skyler Bell	#11	WR	6'1	185	Sophomore	Bronx, NY	UConn
Chimere Dike	#13	WR	6'1	200	Senior	Waukesha, WI	Florida
Myles Burkett	#16	QB	6'0	205	Freshman	Franklin, WI	Albany
Darian Varner	#19	DE	6'3	275	Junior	Norfolk, VA	Cincinnati
Amaun Williams	#31	CB	5'9	175	Junior	Milwaukee, WI
Ross Gengler	#53	OLB	6'3	220	Junior	Delavan, WI	Wisconsin–La Crosse
Jordan Turner	#54	ILB	6'1	222	Junior	Farmington, MI	Michigan State
Rodas Johnson	#56	DE	6'2	295	Senior	Columbus, OH	Texas A&M
Keane Bessert	#60	LS	6'2	230	Freshman	Fruita, CO	Kansas State
Dylan Barrett	#61	OL	6'5	305	Junior	St. Charles, IL	Iowa State
Trey Wedig	#78	OL	6'7	300	Junior	Oconomowoc, WI	Indiana
Jordan Mayer	#95	OLB	6'4	235	Freshman	Jefferson Hills, PA	Penn State
Nolan Rucci	#66	OL	6'8	300	Sophomore	Lititz, PA	Penn State
Kaden Johnson	#52	OLB	6'2	248	Junior	Minneapolis, MN	Nevada
Aidan Vaughan	#50	ILB	6'2	224	Freshman	Wixom, MI	Liberty
Gio Paez	#94	DE	6'3	310	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	LSU
Nick Evers	#7	QB	6'3	186	Sophomore	Flower Mound, TX	UConn
T.J. Bollers	#3	OLB	6'2	270	Junior	Tiffin, IA	California
Gabe Kirschke	#58	DL	6'5	250	Sophomore	Lone Tree, CO	Colorado State
Tommy McIntosh	#15	WR	6'5	205	Sophomore	DeWitt, MI
Mike Jarvis	#97	DL	6'4	288	Junior	Medford, NJ	Liberty
AJ Tisdell	#29	CB	5'11	189	Freshman	College Station, TX	Incarnate Word
Michael Mack	#7	CB	6'1	180	Senior	Glenn Dale, MD

Wisconsin incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous team
Tyrell Henry	#2	WR	6'0	160	Sophomore	Roseville, MI	Michigan State
John Pius	#8	LB	6'2	235	Junior	Arlington, VA	William & Mary
Leon Lowery	#9	DL	6'3	215	Sophomore	Elizabeth, NJ	Syracuse
Tyler Van Dyke	#9	QB	6'4	229	Junior	Glastonbury, CT	Miami (FL)
Jackson McGohan	#83	TE	6'3.5	232	Freshman	Miamisburg, OH	LSU
Cayson Pfeiffer	#96	LS	6'0	220	Junior	Columbus, OH	Cincinnati
Sebastian Cheeks	#32	LB	6'2	230	Freshman	Skokie, IL	North Carolina
Tawee Walker	#29	RB	5'9	216	Junior	North Las Vegas, NV	Oklahoma
Jaheim Thomas	#28	LB	6'4	240	Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Arkansas
RJ Delancey III	#4	CB	6'0	180	Junior	Miami, FL	Toledo
Elijah Hills	#93	DL	6'1	275	Junior	Rockaway, NJ	Albany
Tackett Curtis	#25	LB	6'2	225	Freshman	Many, LA	USC
Leyton Nelson	#57	OL	6'6	308	Junior	Orlando, FL	Vanderbilt
Joseph Griffin Jr.	#2	WR	6'3	199	Sophomore	Springfield, MA	Boston College
Brandon Lane	#95	DL	6'3	300	Sophomore	Kansas City, MO	Stephen F. Austin
Joey Okla	#65	OL	6'2	320	Freshman	Hartland, WI	Illinois

Preseason

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 30	8:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1
September 7	2:30 p.m.	South Dakota*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1
September 14	11:00 a.m.	Alabama*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FOX
September 28		at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA
October 5		Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
October 12		at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
October 19		at Northwestern	Martin Stadium Evanston, IL
October 26		Penn State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
November 2		at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)
November 16		Oregon	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
November 23		at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)
November 29	11:00 a.m.	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	CBS
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time Source:

Personnel

Coaching staff

Wisconsin football current coaching staff

Name	Position	Alma mater	Years at Wisconsin
Luke Fickell	Head Coach	Ohio State University	2nd
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	Rowan University	2nd
Mike Tressel	Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers	Cornell College (IA)	2nd
Alex Grinch	Co-defensive coordinator/safeties	University of Mount Union	1st
AJ Blazek	Offensive line	University of Iowa	1st
Kenny Guiton	Wide receivers	Ohio State University	1st
Devon Spalding	Running backs	Central Michigan University	2nd
Nate Letton	Tight ends	Centre College	2nd
Paul Haynes	Cornerbacks	Kent State University	2nd
E.J. Whitlow	Defensive line	University of Findlay	1st
Matt Mitchell	Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers	Cornell College (IA)	2nd
Greg Gillum	Chief of staff	Ohio State University	2nd
Pat Lambert	Director of recruiting	University of Cincinnati	2nd
Max Stienecker	Director of recruiting strategy	University of Cincinnati	2nd
Brady Collins	Director of football strength & conditioning	University of Kentucky	2nd

Roster

2024 Wisconsin Badgers football roster
Quarterback 10 Tyler Van Dyke – senior (6'4, 226) 11 Mabrey Mettauer – freshman (6'4, 232) 17 Cole LaCrue – freshman (6'1, 200) 18 Braedyn Locke – sophomore (6'0, 208) Milos Spasojevic – freshman (6'3, 215) Running back  1 Chez Mellusi – graduate student (5'11, 212)  3 Tawee Walker – Senior (5'9, 222) 20 Nate White – freshman (5'11, 185) 25 Cade Yacamelli – sophomore (6'0, 214) 31 Gideon Ituka – freshman (5'9, 235) 34 Jackson Acker – junior (6'1, 235) 43 Grover Bortolotti – junior (5'9, 192) 44 Zach Gloudeman – sophomore (6'2, 218) Dilin Jones – freshman (5'11, 180) Darrion Dupree – freshman (5'10, 190) Wide receiver  4 C.J. Williams – junior (6'1, 197)  5 Quincy Burroughs – sophomore (6'3, 208)  6 Will Pauling – junior (5'10, 187)  9 Bryson Green – senior (6'0, 215) 12 Trech Kekahuna – freshman (5'10, 180) 14 Tyrell Henry – junior (6'0, 175) 21 Cam Fane – sophomore (6'1, 185) 22 Kyan Berry-Johnson – freshman (5'10, 178) 23 Davion Thomas-Kumpula – freshman (5'11, 177) 26 Grady O'Neill – sophomore (5'11, 162) 27 Haakon Anderson – senior (6'1, 211) 30 Alex Moeller – junior (5'11, 175) 84 Chris Brooks Jr. – sophomore (6'2, 222) 86 Vinny Anthony II – junior (6'0, 183) Langdon Nordgaard – freshman (6'4, 190) Joseph Griffin Jr. – junior (6'3, 199) Tight end 37 Riley Nowakowski – senior (6'1, 243) 38 Tucker Ashcraft – sophomore (6'5, 245) 41 JT Seagreaves – sophomore (6'6, 245) 81 Angel Toombs – freshman (6'5, 245) 82 Michael Cerniglia Jr. – graduate student (6'3, 233) 85 Grant Stec – freshman (6'6, 260) 87 Jackson McGohan – sophomore (6'3, 225) 89 Rob Booker II – freshman (6'5, 235)		Offensive lineman 55 Kevin Heywood – freshman (6'8, 312) 56 Joe Brunner – sophomore (6'5, 317) 57 Jake Renfro – senior (6'4, 310) 58 Manny Mullens – junior (6'2, 280) 60 Joe Huber – senior (6'5, 311) 62 Max Rader – sophomore (6'6, 283) 65 James Durand – freshman (6'5, 303) 67 JP Benzschawel – junior (6'6, 312) 70 Barrett Nelson – sophomore (6'6, 292) 71 Riley Mahlman – junior (6'8, 315) 73 Kerry Kodanko – senior (6'2, 315) 76 John Clifford – sophomore (6'5, 304) 77 Peyton Lange – freshman (6'9, 340) 78 Colin Cubberly – freshman (6'6, 316) 79 Jack Nelson – senior (6'7, 310) Emerson Mandell – freshman (6'5, 300) Ryan Cory – freshman (6'4, 290) Derek Jensen – freshman (6'7, 320) Leyton Nelson – senior (6'6, 308) Joey Okla – sophomore (6'2, 320) Defensive lineman 68 Ben Barten – senior (6'5, 303) 77 Will McDonald – freshman (6'4, 254) 85 Nolan Vils – freshman (6'2, 271) 90 James Thompson Jr. – senior (6'5, 288) 91 Jamel Howard – freshman (6'2, 318) 92 Curtis Neal – NT – sophomore (6'0, 290) 93 Ernest Willor Jr. – freshman (6'4, 273) 94 Elijah Hills – senior (6'3, 287) 96 Cade McDonald – senior (6'6, 285) Dillan Johnson – freshman (6'2, 287) Hank Weber – freshman (6'4, 265) Brandon Lane – junior (6'3, 300) Long snappers 64 Duncan McKinley – junior (6'2, 224) 99 Cayson Pfeiffer – graduate student (6'0, 212) Kicker 29 Nate Van Zelst – junior (5'11, 200) 90 Nathanial Vakos – junior (6'1, 200) 97 Gavin Lahm – junior (6'0, 216) Punter 28 Gavin Meyers – senior (6'1, 203) 49 Atticus Bertrams – sophomore (6'3, 225)		Linebacker  0 John Puis – OLB – senior (6'4, 244)  4 Tackett Curtis – sophomore (6'2, 222)  7 Jaheim Thomas – senior (6'4, 245)  8 Leon Lowery – OLB – senior (6'3, 251) 15 Sebastian Cheeks – sophomore (6'3, 228) 17 Darryl Peterson – OLB – junior (6'1, 245) 19 Thomas Heiberger – OLB – freshman (6'4, 218) 23 Landon Gauthier – freshman (6'3, 232) 27 Tyler Jansey – ILB – freshman (6'0, 230) 28 Christian Alliegro – sophomore (6'4, 240) 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – senior (5'11, 235) 45 Garrison Solliday – ILB – junior (5'11, 233) 47 Evan Van Dyn Hoven – freshman (6'3, 228) 51 Anelu Lafaele – OLB – freshman (6'2, 237) 59 Aaron Witt – OLB – junior (6'6, 248) Cody Raymond – freshman (6'4, 195) Defensive back  2 Ricardo Hallman – CB – junior (5'10, 185)  5 RJ Delancy – CB – senior (5'11, 188)  9 Austin Brown – S – junior (6'1, 210) 10 Nyzier Fourqurean – CB – senior (6'1, 190) 12 Max Lofy – CB – senior (5'10, 189) 13 Kamo'i Latu – S – graduate student (6'0, 207) 14 Preston Zachman – S – senior (6'1, 208) 16 Amare Snowden – CB – freshman (6'4, 199) 18 Owen Arnett – S – junior (5'11, 212) 20 Braedyn Moore – S – freshman (6'2, 200) 21 Jonas Duclona – CB – sophomore (5'10, 188) 22 Jace Arnold – CB – freshman (5'9, 186) 24 Hunter Wohler – S – senior (6'2, 210) 25 Justin Taylor – S – freshman (6'0, 195) 34 Charlie Jarvis – S – sophomore (6'1, 205) 43 Jackson Trudgeon – S – sophomore (6'1, 202) Mason Lane – freshman (6'1, 191) Xavier Lucas – freshman (6'0, 185) Omillio Agard – freshman (5'10, 163) Jay Harper – freshman (6'0, 165) Raphael Dunn – freshman (6'4, 200)

Italics represent fall freshman enrollees

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Game summaries

Western Michigan

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team

Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: August 31, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – WMU – Top rushers WIS – WMU – Top receivers WIS – WMU – Top defenders WIS – WMU –

South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team

South Dakota vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: September 7, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – SD – Top rushers WIS – SD – Top receivers WIS – SD – Top defenders WIS – SD –

Alabama

See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Alabama vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Crimson Tide	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: September 14, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – ALA – Top rushers WIS – ALA – Top receivers WIS – ALA – Top defenders WIS – ALA –

at USC

See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team

Wisconsin vs. USC – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Trojans	0	0	0	0	0

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

• Date: September 28, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – USC – Top rushers WIS – USC – Top receivers WIS – USC – Top defenders WIS – USC –

Purdue

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 5, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – PUR – Top rushers WIS – PUR – Top receivers WIS – PUR – Top defenders WIS – PUR –

at Rutgers

See also: 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Wisconsin vs. Rutgers– Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: October 12, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – RUT – Top rushers WIS – RUT – Top receivers WIS – RUT – Top defenders WIS – RUT –

at Northwestern

See also: 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Wisconsin vs. Northwestern – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0

at Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois

• Date: October 19, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – NU – Top rushers WIS – NU – Top receivers WIS – NU – Top defenders WIS – NU –

Penn State

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Penn State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 26, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – PSU – Top rushers WIS – PSU – Top receivers WIS – PSU – Top defenders WIS – PSU –

at Iowa

See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Wisconsin vs. Iowa – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Hawkeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: November 2, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – IOWA – Top rushers WIS – IOWA – Top receivers WIS – IOWA – Top defenders WIS – IOWA –

Oregon

See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 16, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – ORE – Top rushers WIS – ORE – Top receivers WIS – ORE – Top defenders WIS – ORE –

at Nebraska

See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

Wisconsin vs. Nebraska – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0
Cornhuskers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska

• Date: November 23, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – NEB – Top rushers WIS – NEB – Top receivers WIS – NEB – Top defenders WIS – NEB –

Minnesota

See also: 2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: November 30, 2024

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WIS – MIN – Top rushers WIS – MIN – Top receivers WIS – MIN – Top defenders WIS – MIN –