2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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Outback Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Georgia | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 9–3 (6–2 Big Ten) |
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Offensive coordinator | Brian White (6th as OC; 10th overall season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bret Bielema (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
MVP | Scott Starks |
Captain | Dan Buenning Anthony Davis Anttaj Hawthorne Jim Leonhard |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 81,318) |
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No. 14 Michigan $+ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Iowa + | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Wisconsin | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Ohio State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Barry Alvarez, the Badgers completed the season with a 9–3 record, including a 6–2 mark in the Big Ten Conference, good for a third-place finish.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 11:00 a.m. | UCF* | No. 21 | ESPN | W 34–6 | 82,116[1] | |
September 11 | 11:00 a.m. | UNLV* | No. 21 |
| ESPN | W 18–3 | 82,071[1] |
September 18 | 3:00 p.m. | at Arizona* | No. 20 | FSN | W 9–7 | 50,275[1] | |
September 25 | 5:00 p.m. | Penn State | No. 20 |
| ESPN | W 16–3 | 82,179[1] |
October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Illinois | No. 20 |
| ESPN | W 24–7 | 82,306[1] |
October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Ohio State | No. 15 | ABC | W 24–13 | 105,090[1] | |
October 16 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Purdue | No. 10 |
| ESPN2 | W 20–17 | 65,196[1] |
October 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Northwestern | No. 6 |
| ESPN | W 24–12 | 82,468[1] |
November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | Minnesota![]() | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 38–14 | 83,069[1] |
November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | No. 4 |
| ABC | L 14–49 | 76,697[1] |
November 20 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Iowa | No. 9 | ESPN | L 7–30 | 70,397[1] | |
January 1, 2005 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. No. 8 Georgia* | No. 16 | ESPN | L 21–24 | 62,414[1] | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Game summaries
Central Florida
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Knights | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
No. 21 Badgers | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: September 4, 2004
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C); Sunny and humid; Wind at S 7 MPH
- Game attendance: 82,116
- Referee: Steve Pamon
- TV: ESPN
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UNLV
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rebels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 21 Badgers | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
- Date: September 11, 2004
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at S 8 MPH
- Game attendance: 82,072
- Referee: Steve Newman
- TV: ESPN
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Arizona
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 20 Badgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: September 18, 2004
- Game time: 3:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Rain; Wind at Var 8 MPH
- Game attendance: 50,272
- Referee: Gordon Riese
- TV: FSN
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Penn State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Nittany Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
No. 20 Badgers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
- Date: September 25, 2004
- Game time: 5:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Partly cloudy; Wind at NW 7 MPH
- Game attendance: 82,179
- Referee: Dave Witvoet
- TV: ESPN
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Illinois
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Fighting Illini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 20 Badgers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
- Date: October 2, 2004
- Game time: 1:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C); Clear; Wind at W 8 MPH
- Game attendance: 82,306
- Referee: Bill LeMonnier
- TV: ESPN
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#18 Ohio State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 15 Badgers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
No. 18 Buckeyes | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Ohio Stadium
- Date: October 9, 2004
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at NW 9 MPH
- Game attendance: 105,090
- Referee: Dennis Lipski
- TV: ABC
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#5 Purdue
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 10 Badgers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
No. 5 Boilermakers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
- Date: October 16, 2004
- Game time: 4:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at NW 22-30 MPH
- Game attendance: 65,196
- Referee: Steve Newman
- TV: ESPN2
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Northwestern
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
No. 6 Badgers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
- Date: October 23, 2004
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); Mostly cloudy; Wind at S 13 MPH
- Game attendance: 82,468
- Referee: Dave Witvoet
- TV: ESPN
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Minnesota
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Golden Gophers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
No. 5 Badgers | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
- Date: November 6, 2004
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); Sunny; Wind at SW 8 MPH
- Game attendance: 83,069
- Referee: Steve Newman
- TV: ABC
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Michigan State
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 4 Badgers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Spartans | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Spartan Stadium
- Date: November 13, 2004
- Game time: 2:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); Sunny; Wind at ENE 6 MPH
- Game attendance: 76,697
- Referee: Dave Witvoet
- TV: ABC
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Iowa
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Badgers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 17 Hawkeyes | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
- Date: November 20, 2004
- Game time: 3:30 p.m.
- Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NW 14 MPH
- Game attendance: 70,397
- Referee: Dennis Lipski
- TV: ESPN
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#8 Georgia
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 8 Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
No. 16 Badgers | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
- Date: January 1, 2005
- Game time: 11:00 a.m.
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at Var. 5 MPH
- Game attendance: 62,414
- Referee: Jack Childress
- TV: ESPN
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Coaches Poll | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
BCS | Not released | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 17 | Not released |
Regular starters
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Players selected in the 2005 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Overall Selection | NFL Team |
Erasmus James | Defensive End | 1 | 18 | Minnesota Vikings |
Scott Starks | Cornerback | 3 | 87 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
Dan Buenning | Guard | 4 | 107 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Jonathan Welsh | Defensive End | 5 | 148 | Indianapolis Colts |
Anttaj Hawthorne | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 175 | Oakland Raiders |
Jason Jefferson | Defensive Tackle | 6 | 193 | New Orleans Saints |
Anthony Davis | Running Back | 7 | 243 | Indianapolis Colts |
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ^ "2005 NFL Draft Listing | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2009.