2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2024 Wisconsin Badgers football
2024 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–2 (0–1 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
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 Indiana	2	–	0	5	–	0
No. 10 Michigan	2	–	0	4	–	1
No. 3 Ohio State	1	–	0	4	–	0
No. 6 Oregon	1	–	0	4	–	0
No. 7 Penn State	1	–	0	4	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	0	4	–	0
Iowa	1	–	0	3	–	1
No. 24 Illinois	1	–	1	4	–	1
Nebraska	1	–	1	4	–	1
No. 11 USC	1	–	1	3	–	1
Michigan State	1	–	1	3	–	2
Washington	1	–	1	3	–	2
Northwestern	0	–	1	2	–	2
Wisconsin	0	–	1	2	–	2
Purdue	0	–	1	1	–	3
Maryland	0	–	2	3	–	2
Minnesota	0	–	2	2	–	3
UCLA	0	–	2	1	–	3
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 30, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team represents 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 play home games at Camp Randall Stadium located in Madison, Wisconsin.

Offseason

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	Concordia
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	Central Michigan
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	Ohio

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

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2024 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish seventh overall in the Big Ten standings.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Ohio State	480 (21)
2	Oregon	448 (6)
3	Penn State	418
4	Michigan	411
5	Iowa	363
6	USC	346
7	Wisconsin	313
8	Nebraska	293
9	Rutgers	249
10	Washington	236
11	Maryland	185
12	Minnesota	183
13	Illinois	145
14	Northwestern	138
15	UCLA	124
16	Michigan State	119
17	Indiana	76
18	Purdue	65

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.	Western Michigan*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1	W 28–14	75,158
September 7	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1	W 27–13	76,069
September 14	11:00 a.m.	No. 4 Alabama*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 10–42	76,323
September 28	2:30 p.m.	at No. 13 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	CBS	L 21–38	74,118
October 5	11:00 a.m.	Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN
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 Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Central time Source: ^[2]^[3]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Wisconsin football current coaching staff^[4]
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 player personnel	University of Cincinnati	2nd
Brady Collins	Director of football strength & conditioning	University of Kentucky	2nd
Jack Del Rio	Senior adviser to the head coach	University of Southern California	1st

Roster

2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`1`	Chez Mellusi	GS
WR	`2`	Trech Kekahuna	Fr
RB	`3`	Tawee Walker	Sr
WR	`4`	C. J. Williams	Jr
WR	`5`	Quincy Burroughs	So
WR	`6`	Will Pauling	Jr
RB	`7`	Dilin Jones	Fr
WR	`8`	Vinny Anthony II	Jr
WR	`9`	Bryson Green	Sr
QB	`10`	Tyler Van Dyke	Sr
QB	`11`	Mabrey Mettauer	Fr
WR	`12`	Joseph Griffin Jr.	Jr
RB	`13`	Darrion Dupree	Fr
WR	`14`	Tyrell Henry	Jr
QB	`16`	Milos Spasojevic	Fr
QB	`17`	Cole LaCrue	Fr
QB	`18`	Braedyn Locke	So
WR	`19`	Langdon Nordgaard	Fr
RB	`20`	Nate White	Fr
WR	`21`	Cam Fane	So
WR	`22`	Kyan Berry-Johnson	Fr
WR	`23`	Davion Thomas-Kumpula	Fr
RB	`25`	Cade Yacamelli	So
WR	`26`	Grady O'Neill	So
WR	`27`	Haakon Anderson	Sr
WR	`30`	Alex Moeller	Jr
RB	`31`	Gideon Ituka	Fr
RB	`34`	Jackson Acker	Jr
TE	`37`	Riley Nowakowski	Sr
TE	`38`	Tucker Ashcraft	So
TE	`41`	J. T. Seagreaves	So
RB	`43`	Grover Bortolotti	Jr
RB	`44`	Zach Gloudeman	So
OL	`50`	Ryan Cory	Fr
OL	`55`	Kevin Heywood	Fr
OL	`56`	Joe Brunner	So
OL	`57`	Jake Renfro	Sr
OL	`58`	Manny Mullens	Jr
OL	`60`	Joe Huber	Sr
OL	`61`	Joey Okla	So
OL	`64`	Evan Brown	Fr
OL	`65`	James Durand	Fr
OL	`66`	Leyton Nelson	Jr
OL	`67`	J. P. Benzschawel	Jr
OL	`70`	Barrett Nelson	So
OL	`71`	Riley Mahlman	Jr
OL	`73`	Kerry Kodanko	Sr
OL	`74`	Derek Jensen	Fr
OL	`75`	Emerson Mandell	Fr
OL	`76`	John Clifford	So
OL	`77`	Peyton Lange	Fr
OL	`78`	Colin Cubberly	Fr
OL	`79`	Jack Nelson	Sr
WR	`84`	Chris Brooks Jr.	So
TE	`85`	Grant Stec	Fr
TE	`87`	Jackson McGohan	So
TE	`89`	Rob Booker II	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OLB	`0`	John Pius	Sr
ILB	`1`	Jake Chaney	Sr
CB	`2`	Ricardo Hallman	Jr
CB	`3`	Nyzier Fourqurean	Sr
LB	`4`	Tackett Curtis	So
CB	`5`	R. J. Delancy III	Sr
CB	`6`	Xavier Lucas	Fr
LB	`7`	Jaheim Thomas	Sr
OLB	`8`	Leon Lowery Jr.	Sr
S	`9`	Austin Brown	Jr
CB	`11`	Omillio Agard	Fr
CB	`12`	Max Lofy	Sr
S	`13`	Kamo'i Latu	GS
S	`14`	Preston Zachman	Sr
LB	`15`	Sebastian Cheeks	So
CB	`16`	Amare Snowden	Fr
OLB	`17`	Darryl Peterson	Jr
S	`18`	Owen Arnett	Jr
OLB	`19`	Thomas Heiberger	Fr
S	`20`	Braedyn Moore	Fr
CB	`21`	Jonas Duclona	So
CB	`22`	Jace Arnold	Fr
LB	`23`	Landon Gauthier	Fr
S	`24`	Hunter Wohler	Sr
S	`25`	Justin Taylor	Fr
CB	`26`	Jay Harper	Fr
S	`27`	Raphael Dunn	Fr
LB	`28`	Christian Alliegro	So
OLB	`30`	Angel Toombs	Fr
S	`34`	Charlie Jarvis	So
S	`38`	Mason Lane	Fr
ILB	`42`	Tyler Jansey	Fr
S	`43`	Jackson Trudgeon	So
LB	`45`	Garrison Solliday	Jr
S	`45`	Brandon Shepherd	Jr
OLB	`46`	Tamer Dalloul	Fr
LB	`47`	Evan Van Dyn Hoven	Fr
OLB	`51`	Anelu Lafaele	Fr
LB	`55`	Drew Braam	Fr
OLB	`56`	Cody Raymond	Fr
OLB	`59`	Aaron Witt	Jr
DL	`60`	Hank Weber	Fr
DL	`68`	Ben Barten	Sr
DL	`76`	Dillan Johnson	Fr
DL	`77`	Will McDonald	Fr
DL	`85`	Nolan Vils	Fr
DL	`90`	James Thompson Jr.	Sr
DL	`91`	Jamel Howard	Fr
DL	`92`	Curt Neal	So
DL	`93`	Ernest Willor Jr.	Fr
DL	`94`	Elijah Hills	Sr
DL	`95`	Brandon Lane	Jr
DL	`96`	Cade McDonald	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`28`	Gavin Meyers	Sr
K	`29`	Nate Van Zelst	Jr
P	`49`	Atticus Bertrams	So
LS	`54`	Deed Capper	Fr
LS	`64`	Duncan McKinley	Sr
K	`90`	Nathanial Vakos	Jr
K	`91`	Sean West	Fr
K	`97`	Gavin Lahm	Jr
K	`98`	Gianni Smith	Sr
LS	`99`	Cayson Pfeiffer	GS

Head coach

Luke Fickell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Phil Longo – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Mike Tressel – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
Alex Grinch – Co-defensive coordinator/safeties
Matt Mitchell – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers
A. J. Blazek – Offensive linemen
Kenny Guiton – Wide receivers
Paul Haynes – Cornerbacks
Nate Letton – Tight ends
Devon Spalding – Running backs
E. J. Whitlow – Defensive linemen
Jack Cooper – Assistant defensive backs
Casey Rabach – Assistant offensive linemen
Eric Raisbeck – Assistant special teams coordinator
Lee Rose – Senior offensive analyst
Zach Patterson – Offensive quality control
Tuf Borland – Graduate assistant
Cooper Eckhardt – Graduate assistant
Zack Heeman – Graduate assistant
Daeshon Martin – Graduate assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 9/14/24

Depth chart

Defense

FS
Preston Zachman
Kamo'i Latu
Raphael Dunn

WLB	ILB	ILB	SLB
John Pius Leon Lowry	Jaheim Thomas	Jake Chaney	Darryl Peterson
Sebastian Cheeks	Christian Alliegro	Tackett Curtis	Aaron Witt
Anelu Ladaele	Tyler Jansey	Landon Gauthier	Thomas Heiberger

SS
Hunter Wohler
Austin Brown
Braedyn Moore

CB
Ricardo Hallman
Jonas Duclona R.J. Delancy III
Jace Arnold

DE	NT	DE
Max Lofy Nickle Back	Curt Neal	Ben Barten
Owen Arnett Nickle Back	Cade McDonald	Elijah Hills Brandon Lane
Omillio Agard Nickle Back Jay Harper Nickle Back	Jamel Howard	Ernest Willor Jr. Hank Weber

CB
Nyzier Fourqurean
R.J. Delancy III Xavier Lucas
Amare Snowden

Offense

WR-X
Bryson Green
Chris Brooks Jr.
Tyrell Henry

WR-Slot
Will Pauling
Trech Kekahuna
Kyan Berry-Johnson

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Jack Nelson	Joe Brunner	Jake Renfro	Joe Huber	Riley Mahlman
Barrett Nelson	James Durand	Kerry Kodanko	JP Benzschawel	Kevin Heywood
Derek Jensen	Emerson Mandell	Ryan Cory	Colin Cubberly	Leyton Nelson

TE
Riley Nowakowski
Tucker Ashcraft
Jackson McGohan

WR-Z
Vinny Anthony II CJ Williams
Quincy Burroughs
Tyrell Henry

QB
Tyler Van Dyke
Braedyn Locke
Mabrey Mettauer

Key reserves
QB Cole LaCrue
RB Jackson Acker
RB Cade Yacamelli
WR Joseph Griffin Jr.
TE JT Seagreaves
TE Grant Stec
DE James Thompson Jr.
DT Dillan Johnson

RB
Chez Mellusi
Tawee Walker
Darrion Dupree

Special teams
PK Nathanial Vakos
PK Gavin Lahm
P Atticus Betrams
P Gavin Meyers
KR Trech Kekahuna
PR Tyrell Henry
LS Cayson Pfieffer
H Gavin Meyers

Game summaries

Western Michigan

Western Michigan Broncos (0–0) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Western Michigan	0	7	0	7	14
Wisconsin	0	10	3	15	28

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: Friday August 30, 2024
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C); Wind: NW 6 mph
Game attendance: 75,158
Referee: Greg Sujack
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst), and Josh Sims (sideline)
[1]

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 9-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 11:48 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 16 plays, 93 yards, 6:29.
WMU – Jalen Buckley 1-yard run (Palmer Domschke kick), 3:02 Tied 7–7 Drive: 16 plays, 78 yards, 8:40.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 33-yard field goal, 13:45. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 2:58.

Third quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 23-yard field goal, 7:56. Wisconsin 13–7. Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 6:55.

Fourth quarter

WMU – Jalen Buckley 1-yard run (Palmer Domschke kick), 14:15 Western Michigan 14–13 Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:51.
WIS – Tawee Walker 6-yard run (Trech Kekahuna pass from Tyler Van Dyke), 10:35 Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:46.
WIS – Tyler Van Dyke 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 3:17 Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:37.

Top passers

WIS – Tyler Van Dyke – 21/36, 192 yards
WMU – Hayden Wolff – 12/18, 141 yards, INT

Top rushers

WIS – Chez Mellusi – 19 rushes, 74 yards, TD
WMU – Jalen Buckley – 16 rushes, 64 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 6 receptions, 60 yards
WMU – Malique Dieudonne – 2 receptions, 45 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 7 tackles, pass breakup
WMU – Donald Willis – 10 tackles, TFL, 2 pass breakups

No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota

No. 6 (FCS) South Dakota Coyotes (1–0) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (1–0)– Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 (FCS) Coyotes	0	3	10	0	13
Badgers	14	3	3	7	27

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 7, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C); Wind: N 9 mph
Game attendance: 76,069
Referee: David Siegle
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
[2]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 9-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 12:03 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
WIS – CJ Williams 50-yard pass from Tyler Van Dyke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:48 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 1:23.

Second quarter

SD – Will Leyland 25-yard field goal, 7:14. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:48.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 24-yard field goal, 0:07. Wisconsin 17–3. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 6:56.

Third quarter

SD – Keyondray Jones-Logan 35-yard run (Will Leyland kick), 12:38 Wisconsin 17–10 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:22.
SD – Will Leyland 32-yard field goal, 5:06. Wisconsin 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, -7 yards, 1:44.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 50-yard field goal, 2:21. Wisconsin 20–13. Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:34.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:41 Wisconsin 27–13 Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 4:51.

Top passers

WIS – Tyler Van Dyke – 17/27, 214 yards, TD
SD – Aidan Bouman – 12/23, 114 yards

Top rushers

WIS – Chez Mellusi – 16 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD
SD – Charles Pierre Jr. – 12 rushes, 83 yards

Top receivers

WIS – CJ Williams – 2 receptions, 53 yards, TD
SD – Travis Theis – 4 receptions, 43 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 8 tackles, pass breakup
SD – Nick Gaes – 10 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, pass breakup

No. 4 Alabama

No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide (2–0) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Crimson Tide	7	14	14	7	42
Badgers	3	0	7	0	10

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 14, 2024
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C); Wind: SE 7 mph
Game attendance: 76,323
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline)
[3]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 53-yard field goal, 9:51. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 40 yards, 4:59.
ALA – Ryan Williams 31-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Graham Nicholson kick), 0:20 Alabama 7–3 Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:23.

Second quarter

ALA – Jalen Milroe 3-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick), 9:43 Alabama 14–3 Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:22.
ALA – Germie Bernard 26-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Graham Nicholson kick), 0:19 Alabama 21–3 Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:17.

Third quarter

ALA – Jamarion Miller 34-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick), 12:40 Alabama 28–3 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20.
WIS – Will Pauling 3-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:26 Alabama 28–10 Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 8:14.
ALA – Jalen Milroe 10-yard run (Graham Nicholson kick), 1:11 Alabama 35–10 Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:09.

Fourth quarter

ALA – Josh Cuevas 37-yard pass from Jalen Milroe (Graham Nicholson kick), 10:05 Alabama 42–10 Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:08.

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 13/26, 125 yards, TD
ALA – Jalen Milroe – 12/17, 196 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Chez Mellusi – 11 rushes, 66 yards
ALA – Jalen Milroe – 14 carries, 75 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 9 receptions, 83 yards, TD
ALA – Ryan Williams – 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD

Top defenders

WIS – Leon Lowery – 5 tackles, TFL, sack
ALA – Deontae Lawson – 7 tackles, forced fumble, pass breakup

at No. 13 USC

Wisconsin Badgers (2–1) vs. No. 13 USC Trojans (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	7	14	0	0	21
No. 13 Trojans	7	3	14	14	38

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Date: September 28, 2024
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C); Wind: N 5 mph
Game attendance: 74,118
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline)
[4]

Game information

First quarter

USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 32-yard pass from Miller Moss (Michael Lantz kick), 12:23 USC 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:37.
WIS – Vinny Anthony 63-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:52 Tie 7–7 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:31.

Second quarter

WIS – Tawee Walker 18-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:44 Wisconsin 14–7 Drive: 1 play, 18 yards, 0:06.
USC – Michael Lantz 41-yard field goal, 9:43. Wisconsin 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 5:01.
WIS – Tawee Walker 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:29 Wisconsin 21–10 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14.

Third quarter

USC – Ja'Kobi Lane 6-yard pass from Miller Moss (Michael Lantz kick), 9:18 Wisconsin 21–17 Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 3:33.
USC – Duce Robinson 8-yard pass from Miller Moss (Michael Lantz kick), 1:28 USC 24–21 Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:16.

Fourth quarter

USC – Miller Moss 7-yard run (Michael Lantz kick), 8:22 USC 31–21 Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 6:29.
USC – Mason Cobb 55-yard interception return (Michael Lantz kick), 5:10 USC 38–21

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 13/26, 180 yards, TD, INT
USC – Miller Moss – 30/45, 308 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

WIS – Tawee Walker – 12 rushes, 55 yards, 2 TD
USC – Woody Marks – 19 carries, 63 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Vinny Anthony – 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD
USC – Ja'Kobi Lane – 10 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Austin Brown – 9 tackles, 2 TFL, sack, forced fumble, pass breakup
USC – Kamari Ramsey – 4 tackles, 2 TFL

Purdue

Purdue vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	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

Wisconsin vs. Rutgers– Game summary

Quarter	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

Wisconsin vs. Northwestern – Game summary

Quarter	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

Penn State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	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

Wisconsin vs. Iowa – Game summary

Quarter	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

Oregon vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	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

Wisconsin vs. Nebraska – Game summary

Quarter	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

Minnesota vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	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 –

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

^ Means, Stephen (July 22, 2024). "Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll". Cleveland.com.
^ "2024 Football Schedule". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ Potrykus, Jeff. "Wisconsin hosts Alabama for first time since 1928, visits USC for first time since 1966, plus other 2024 schedule takeaways". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

[1] Means, Stephen (July 22, 2024). "Ohio State picked as runaway 2024 Big Ten favorite in 14th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll". Cleveland.com.

[2] "2024 Football Schedule". Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[3] Potrykus, Jeff. "Wisconsin hosts Alabama for first time since 1928, visits USC for first time since 1966, plus other 2024 schedule takeaways". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 24, 2023.

[roster-4] "2024 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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