2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team

	2004 Big Ten football standings
	† – BCS representative as champion ; § – Conference co-champions ; *All wins for Penn State (4-7, 2-6) vacated due to scandal. ; Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll;

Wisconsin Badgers football
	2004 Wisconsin Badgers football
Outback Bowl, L 21–24 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 17
2004 record	9–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (15th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium; (Capacity: 81,318)
	Seasons ← 2003 2005 →

The 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2004 NCAA Division I FBS 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
September 4	11:00 a.m.	UCF*	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 34–6	82,116^[1]
September 11	11:00 a.m.	UNLV*	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 18–3	82,071^[1]
September 18	3:00 p.m.	at Arizona*	No. 20	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSN	W 9–7	50,275^[1]
September 25	5:00 p.m.	Penn State	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (College GameDay)	ESPN	W 16–3	82,179^[1]
October 2	1:00 p.m.	Illinois	No. 20	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 24–7	82,306^[1]
October 9	2:30 p.m.	at No. 18 Ohio State	No. 15	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	W 24–13	105,090^[1]
October 16	4:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Purdue	No. 10	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (College GameDay)	ESPN2	W 20–17	65,196^[1]
October 23	11:00 a.m.	Northwestern	No. 6	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 24–12	82,468^[1]
November 6	2:30 p.m.	Minnesota	No. 5	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ABC	W 38–14	83,069^[1]
November 13	2:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 4	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ABC	L 14–49	76,697^[1]
November 20	3:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Iowa	No. 9	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ESPN	L 7–30	70,397^[1]
January 1, 2005	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 8 Georgia*	No. 16	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–24	62,414^[1]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[]

2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`67`	Buenning, DanDan Buenning	7.0 !Sr
RB	`2`	Calhoun, BrianBrian Calhoun	5.0 !Jr
TE	`11`	Daniels, OwenOwen Daniels	5.0 !Jr
RB	`28`	Davis, AnthonyAnthony Davis	7.0 !Sr
QB	`7`	Stocco, JohnJohn Stocco	3.0 !So
T	`72`	Thomas, JoeJoe Thomas	3.0 !So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`77`	Hawthorne, AnttajAnttaj Hawthorne	7.0 !Sr
DE	`90`	James, ErasmusErasmus James	7.0 !Sr
DT	`74`	Jefferson, JasonJason Jefferson	7.0 !Sr
S	`18`	Leonhard, JimJim Leonhard	7.0 !Sr
CB	`2`	Starks, ScottScott Starks	7.0 !Sr
DE	`92`	Welsh, JonathanJonathan Welsh	7.0 !Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Regular starters[]

Position	Player
Quarterback	John Stocco
Running Back	Anthony Davis
Fullback	Matt Bernstein
Wide Receiver	Brandon Williams
Wide Receiver	Darrin Charles
Tight End	Tony Paciotti
Left Tackle	Joe Thomas
Left Guard	Dan Buenning
Center	Donovan Raiola
Right Guard	Jonathan Clinkscale
Right Tackle	Morgan Davis

Position	Player
Defensive End	Erasmus James
Defensive Tackle	Anttaj Hawthorne
Defensive Tackle	Jason Jefferson
Defensive End	Jonathan Welsh
Outside Linebacker	Mark Zalewski
Middle Linebacker	Reggie Cribbs/Andy Crooks
Outside Linebacker	Dontez Sanders
Cornerback	Scott Starks
Strong Safety	Robert Brooks
Free Safety	Jim Leonhard
Cornerback	Brett Bell

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[]

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2004-2005/teamgbg.html. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. https://www.webcitation.org/5kLt8d6sN?url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2005.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

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[statistics-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2004-2005/teamgbg.html. Retrieved September 17, 2011.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. https://www.webcitation.org/5kLt8d6sN?url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2005.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-07.

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v · d · e
2004 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#14/12 Michigan †§	7	–	1	9	–	3
#8/8 Iowa §	7	–	1	10	–	2
#17/18 Wisconsin	6	–	2	9	–	3
Northwestern	5	–	3	6	–	6
#20/19 Ohio State	4	–	4	8	–	4
Purdue	4	–	4	7	–	5
Michigan State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	5	7	–	5
Penn State	0*	–	6	0*	–	7
Illinois	1	–	7	3	–	8
Indiana	1	–	7	3	–	8

† – BCS representative as champion § – Conference co-champions *All wins for Penn State (4-7, 2-6) vacated due to scandal. Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll