The 2002 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season.
2002 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Alamo Bowl champion | |
Alamo Bowl, W 31–28 OT vs. Colorado | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 8–6 (2–6 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian White (4th as OC; 8th overall season) |
Defensive coordinator | Kevin Cosgrove (8th as DC; 13th overall season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
MVP | Jim Leonhard |
Captain | Brooks Bollinger Lee Evans Al Johnson |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 76,634,[1] Astroturf) |
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No. 1 Ohio State $#+ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Iowa %+ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Michigan | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 2 | – | 6 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Fresno State* | No. 25 |
| ESPN | W 23–21 | 75,136[4] |
August 31 | 6:45 p.m. | at UNLV* | ESPN2 | W 27–7 | 42,075[4] | ||
September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | West Virginia* | No. 25 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–17 | 76,320[4] |
September 14 | 11:00 a.m. | Northern Illinois* | No. 22 |
| ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 77,460[4] |
September 21 | 11:00 a.m. | Arizona* | No. 22 |
| ESPN2 | W 31–10 | 78,582[4] |
October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20 Penn State | No. 19 |
| ABC | L 31–34 | 79,403[4] |
October 12 | 11:00 p.m. | at Indiana | No. 23 | ESPN+ | L 29–32 | 31,156[4] | |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 4 Ohio State |
| ABC | L 14–19 | 79,729[4] | |
October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Michigan State | ESPN2 | W 42–24 | 74,507[4] | ||
November 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9 Iowa | ESPN | L 3–20 | 70,397[4] | ||
November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | Illinois |
| ESPN+ | L 20–37 | 78,709[4] | |
November 16 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 12 Michigan | ESPN2 | L 14–21 | 110,412[4] | ||
November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Minnesota |
| ESPN | W 49–31 | 78,843[4] | |
December 28 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Colorado* | ESPN | W 31–28 OT | 50,690[4] | ||
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Rankings edit
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AP | 25 | RV | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
Coaches Poll | 23 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
BCS | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
Season summary edit
Coming off a disappointing 5–7 2001 season, the Badgers of 2002 wanted improvement. Despite amazing statistics from WR Lee Evans and RB Anthony Davis, the Badgers had issues closing out games, and an overworked defense managed lackluster efforts when the team could hardly afford them.
In the spring game, Wisconsin's offense suffered a devastating blow when top receiver Lee Evans was lost for the season with a torn ACL. Evan's loss was a significant blow, but despite it, Wisconsin managed to start off the season by winning all five of their nonconference games. From there, though, things did not go Wisconsin's way; the Badgers lost their first three Big Ten games by less than 7 points. Among those was a near-upset of eventual National Champion Ohio State, a 19–14 Ohio State win that was Jim Tressel's first over the Badgers (having lost 20–17 to Wisconsin the previous year). After going 0–3 to open their Big Ten slate, Wisconsin defeated Michigan State in Spartan Stadium 42–24 for their first conference win of the season. After that game, Wisconsin would lose their next 3 games against Big Ten opponents, including a 20–3 loss to Big Ten co-champion Iowa, and yet another close game against a Lloyd Carr-coached Michigan team. The loss to Michigan dropped Wisconsin to 1–6 in Big Ten play.
To close out the regular season, Wisconsin finally put together a complete game in a 49–31 blowout of rival Minnesota, taking back Paul Bunyan's Axe and keeping Minnesota's losing streak in Camp Randall alive. The Badgers improved to 7–6 on the season.
Wisconsin was awarded a berth in the Alamo Bowl, having gotten the required 6 wins in the regular season, and faced Colorado, a Big Twelve opponent that had won the Big Twelve North outright and lost the Big Twelve Championship Game 29–7 to Oklahoma. At 9-4, Colorado entered the game ranked 14th in the nation, and hoping for a ten-win season. But Wisconsin managed to keep up with Colorado, and won the game 31–28 in overtime for their 8th win of the season, knocking Colorado to 9–5 on the year.
For Wisconsin, Freshman WR Jonathan Orr put together a good season in the absence of Lee Evans, catching 47 passes for 842 yards, with 8 receiving touchdowns. RB Anthony Davis ran for 1,555 yards on 300 carries, with 13 touchdowns.[5] QB Brooks Bollinger, in his senior season, completed 131 passes on 245 attempts for 1,758 yards and 14 touchdowns, with just 4 interceptions.[5]
Roster edit
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries edit
Fresno State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 25 Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
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UNLV edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Badgers | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 27 |
Rebels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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West Virginia edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Mountaineers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
No. 25 Badgers | 7 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
- Date: September 7, 2002
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C); Clear; Wind at SW 7 MPH
- Game attendance: 76,320
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV: ESPN+
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Northern Illinois edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Huskies | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
No. 22 Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
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Arizona edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
No. 22 Badgers | 0 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
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#20 Penn State edit
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No. 20 Nittany Lions | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
No. 19 Badgers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 31 |
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Indiana edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 23 Badgers | 6 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 29 |
Hoosiers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 |
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#4 Ohio State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4 Buckeyes | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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Michigan State edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Badgers | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Spartans | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
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#9 Iowa edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Badgers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 9 Hawkeyes | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
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Illinois edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Illini | 10 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
Badgers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
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#12 Michigan edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 12 Wolverines | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
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Minnesota edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Badgers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
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#14 Colorado edit
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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No. 14 Buffaloes | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Badgers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
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Regular starters edit
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Team players selected in the 2003 NFL Draft edit
Player | Position | Round | Overall Selection | NFL Team |
Al Johnson | Center | 2 | 38 | Dallas Cowboys |
B.J. Tucker | Cornerback | 6 | 178 | Dallas Cowboys |
Brooks Bollinger | Quarterback | 6 | 200 | New York Jets |
Ben Johnson | Offensive Tackle | 7 | 216 | Detroit Lions |
References edit
- ^ "Wisconsin Badgers 2002 Football Schedule".
- ^ "2002 NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Jan. 5)". ESPN. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
- ^ Stapleton, Arnie (August 24, 2002). "Late FG Lifts Wisconsin". The Beaufort Gazette. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "The Automated ScoreBook For Football" (PDF). University of Wisconsin Department of Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 12, 2012. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
- ^ a b "UWBADGERS.COM - The Official Web Site of The Wisconsin Badgers Athletics - Football". Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.