2024 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2024 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–4 (3–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Luke Fickell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Tressel (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Alex Grinch (1st season)
Base defense	2–4–5 or 3–4
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Uniform

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Indiana		7	–	0					10	–	0
No. 1 Oregon		7	–	0					10	–	0
No. 2 Ohio State		5	–	1					8	–	1
No. 6 Penn State		5	–	1					8	–	1
Iowa		4	–	3					6	–	4
Minnesota		4	–	3					6	–	4
Illinois		3	–	3					6	–	3
Wisconsin		3	–	3					5	–	4
Washington		3	–	4					5	–	5
Michigan		3	–	4					5	–	5
UCLA		3	–	4					4	–	5
Nebraska		2	–	4					5	–	4
Rutgers		2	–	4					5	–	4
Michigan State		2	–	4					4	–	5
Northwestern		2	–	4					4	–	5
USC		2	–	5					4	–	5
Maryland		1	–	5					4	–	5
Purdue		0	–	6					1	–	8
Championship: December 7, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of November 12, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

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

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	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.

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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	W 52–6	76,091
October 12	11:00 a.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	W 42–7	50,111
October 19	11:00 a.m.	at Northwestern	Martin Stadium Evanston, IL	BTN	W 23–3	12,023
October 26	6:30 p.m.	No. 3 Penn State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	NBC	L 13–28	76,403
November 2	6:30 p.m.	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (Heartland Trophy)	NBC	L 10–42	69,250
November 16	6:30 p.m.	Oregon	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	NBC
November 23	2:30 p.m.	at Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (Freedom Trophy)	BTN
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:

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—
CFP	Not released										—						Not released

Personnel

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

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 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

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

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	0	7	0	7	14
Badgers	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)
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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

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team

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)
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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

See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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)
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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

See also: 2024 USC Trojans football team

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)
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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

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Purdue Boilermakers (1–3) vs. Wisconsin Badgers (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers	0	6	0	0	6
Badgers	14	7	21	10	52

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 5, 2024
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 65 °F (18 °C); Wind: SE 14 mph
• Game attendance: 76,091
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Tawee Walker 12-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:04 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:05. WIS – Vinny Anthony 52-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 1:56 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:30. Second quarter PUR – Spencer Porath 21-yard field goal, 8:41. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 6:08. PUR – Spencer Porath 23-yard field goal, 3:27. Wisconsin 14–6. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:27. WIS – Tawee Walker 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:09 Wisconsin 21–6 Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:18. Third quarter WIS – Trech Kekahuna 69-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 12:14 Wisconsin 28–6 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:46. WIS – Trech Kekahuna 25-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:42 Wisconsin 35–6 Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 4:39. WIS – Tawee Walker 17-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:12 Wisconsin 42–6 Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:41. Fourth quarter WIS – Cade Yacamelli 30-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:59 Wisconsin 49–6 Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:40. WIS – Nathanial Vakos 26-yard field goal, 6:15. Wisconsin 52–6. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 4:27. Top passers WIS – Braedyn Locke – 20/31, 359 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT PUR – Hudson Card – 11/21, 111 yards Top rushers WIS – Tawee Walker – 19 rushes, 94 yards, 3 TD PUR – Devin Mockobee – 11 carries, 45 yards Top receivers WIS – Trech Kekahuna – 6 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD PUR – Jahmal Edrine – 2 receptions, 26 yards Top defenders WIS – Jaheim Thomas – 6 tackles, TFL, sack PUR – Dillon Thieneman – 8 tackles, TFL, pass breakup

at Rutgers

See also: 2024 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Wisconsin Badgers (3–2) vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	0	14	14	42
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	7	7

at SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey

• Date: October 12, 2024
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C); Wind: NW 14 mph
• Game attendance: 50,111
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)

Game information

First quarter WIS – Will Pauling 16-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 9:10 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:08. WIS – Tawee Walker 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 1:39 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:25. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter WIS – Darrion Dupree 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:14 Wisconsin 21–0 Drive: 4 plays, 89 yards, 1:45. WIS – Tawee Walker 9-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:45 Wisconsin 28–0 Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:21. Fourth quarter RUT – Kyle Monangai 13-yard run (Jai Patel kick), 13:48 Wisconsin 28–7 Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 3:25. WIS – Tawee Walker 55-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 11:11 Wisconsin 35–7 Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 2:37. WIS – Braedyn Locke 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:47 Wisconsin 42–7 Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:25. Top passers WIS – Braedyn Locke – 20/28, 240 yards, TD, INT RUT – Athan Kaliakmanis – 12/32, 103 yards, INT Top rushers WIS – Tawee Walker – 24 rushes, 198 yards, 3 TD RUT – Kyle Monangai – 19 carries, 72 yards, TD Top receivers WIS – Will Pauling – 4 receptions, 49 yards, TD RUT – Christian Dremel – 2 receptions, 54 yards Top defenders WIS – Preston Zachman – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL, INT RUT – Dariel Djabome – 12 tackles, 0.5 TFL, forced fumble

at Northwestern

See also: 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Wisconsin (4–2) vs. Northwestern (3–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	14	7	2	23
Wildcats	0	0	3	0	3

at Martin Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

• Date: October 19, 2024
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C); Wind: SW 10 mph
• Game attendance: 12,023
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter WIS – Braedyn Locke 8-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:31 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:32. WIS – Cade Yacamelli 3-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:39 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:04. Third quarter NU – Luke Akers 26-yard field goal, 6:46. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 7:18. WIS – Tucker Ashcraft 3-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:11 Wisconsin 21–3 Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:28. Fourth quarter WIS – Jack Lausch sacked 9-yard loss for safety, 14:52 Wisconsin 23–3 Top passers WIS – Braedyn Locke – 14/24, 160 yards, TD, INT NU – Jack Lausch – 9/24, 82 yards Top rushers WIS – Tawee Walker – 23 rushes, 126 yards NU – Jack Lausch – 10 carries, 55 yards Top receivers WIS – Will Pauling – 5 receptions, 51 yards NU – Thomas Gordon – 4 receptions, 49 yards Top defenders WIS – Jake Chaney – 6 tackles, TFL NU – Greyson Metz – 8 tackles, TFL, sack, forced fumble, pass breakup

No. 3 Penn State

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

No. 3 Penn State (6–0) vs. Wisconsin (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Nittany Lions	0	7	7	14	28
Badgers	3	7	3	0	13

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

• Date: October 26, 2024
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 49 °F (9 °C); Wind: N 2 mph
• Game attendance: 76,403
• Referee: Bryan Banks
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Nathanial Vakos 50-yard field goal, 11:05. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards, 3:55. Second quarter PSU – Nicholas Singleton 6-yard pass from Drew Allar (Ryan Barker kick), 14:37 Penn State 7–3 Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:01. WIS – Tawee Walker 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 1:23 Wisconsin 10–7 Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:41. Third quarter PSU – Jaylen Reed 19-yard interception return (Ryan Barker kick), 6:29 Penn State 14–10 WIS – Nathanial Vakos 32-yard field goal, 2:44. Penn State 14–13. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:39. Fourth quarter PSU – Khalil Dinkins 1-yard pass from Beau Pribula (Ryan Barker kick), 10:01 Penn State 21–13 Drive: 13 plays, 81 yards, 7:35. PSU – Kaytron Allen 24-yard run (Ryan Barker kick), 3:10 Penn State 28–13 Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 5:15. Top passers WIS – Braedyn Locke – 22/42, 217 yards, INT PSU – Drew Allar – 14/18, 148 yards. TD Top rushers WIS – Tawee Walker – 22 rushes, 59 yards, TD PSU – Kaytron Allen – 11 carries, 86 yards, TD Top receivers WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 79 yards PSU – Harrison Wallace III – 5 receptions, 67 yards Top defenders WIS – Hunter Wohler – 11 tackles PSU – Zakee Wheatley – 10 tackles

at Iowa

See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Wisconsin (5–3) vs. Iowa (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	3	0	0	7	10
Hawkeyes	0	14	14	14	42

at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa

• Date: November 2, 2024
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C); Wind: SE 8 mph
• Game attendance: 69,250
• Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter WIS – Nathanial Vakos 38-yard field goal, 6:15. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 6:29. Second quarter IOWA – Brendan Sullivan 1-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 12:49 Iowa 7–3 Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:58. IOWA – Kaleb Johnson 16-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 8:49 Iowa 14–3 Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:55. Third quarter IOWA – Kaleb Johnson 9-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 6:24 Iowa 21–3 Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 5:34. IOWA – Jacob Gill 7-yard pass from Brendan Sullivan (Drew Stevens kick), 4:17 Iowa 28–3 Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:18. Fourth quarter WIS – CJ Williams 14-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:12 Iowa 28–10 Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:59. IOWA – Kaleb Johnson 2-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 9:42 Iowa 35–10 Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:24. IOWA – Jaziun Patterson 4-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 1:15 Iowa 42–10 Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 7:13. Top passers WIS – Braedyn Locke – 15/29, 137 yards, TD, 2 INT IOWA – Brendan Sullivan – 7/10, 93 yards. TD Top rushers WIS – Darrion Dupree – 7 rushes, 52 yards IOWA – Kaleb Johnson – 24 carries, 135 yards, 3 TD Top receivers WIS – Vinny Anthony II – 4 receptions, 61 yards IOWA – Zach Ortwerth – 3 receptions, 66 yards Top defenders WIS – Christian Alliegro – 16 tackles, 1.5 TFL, sack IOWA – Nick Johnson – 8 tackles, INT

Oregon

See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon vs. Wisconsin (5–4) – 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

See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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

See also: 2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

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 –