2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team explained

Year:	2008
Team:	Wisconsin Badgers
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	7–6
Conf Record:	3–5
Hc Year:	3rd
Oc Year:	4th
Dc Year:	1st
Mvp:	Allen Langford
Bowl Result:	L 13–42 vs. Florida State

The 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were coached by Bret Bielema and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings.

Game summaries

Akron

Marshall

Fresno State

See also: 2008 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.

Michigan

See also: 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team.

Ohio State

See also: 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.

Penn State

See also: 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team.

Iowa

See also: 2008 Iowa Hawkeyes football team.

Illinois

See also: 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team.

Michigan State

See also: 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team.

Indiana

See also: 2008 Indiana Hoosiers football team.

Minnesota

See also: 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Paul Bunyan's Axe.

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Cal Poly

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position
	Head coach
	Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
	Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach
	Wide receivers coach
	Offensive line coach/Run game coordinator
	Defensive backs coach
Randall McCray	Outside linebackers coach/Recruiting coordinator
	Defensive line/Special teams coach
	Tight ends coach
	Running backs coach
	Student assistant

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Dustin Sherer
Running back	P. J. Hill
Fullback	Chris Pressley
Wide receiver	Isaac Anderson
Wide receiver	David Gilreath
Tight end	Garrett Graham
Left tackle	Gabe Carimi
Left guard	Andy Kemp
Center	John Moffitt
Right guard	Kraig Urbik
Right tackle	Eric Vanden Heuvel
Kicker	Philip Welch

Position	Player
Defensive end	O'Brien Schofield
Defensive tackle	Jason Chapman
Defensive tackle	Mike Newkirk
Defensive end	Matt Shaughnessy
Outside linebacker	DeAndre Levy
Middle linebacker	Jaevery McFadden
Outside linebacker	Jonathan Casillas
Cornerback	Allen Langford
Strong safety	Jay Valai
Free safety	Shane Carter
Cornerback	Niles Brinkley
Punter	Brad Nortman

Statistics

Offense

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Year	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Avg/G
	6-6	Sr (R)	132-71-5	53.8%	949	5	126.3
Dustin Sherer	11-7	Jr (R)	191-104-5	54.5%	1389	6	158.2
	3-0	So (R)	5-8-1	62.5%	107	0	35.7
Total	13-13	N/A	333-180-11	54.1%	2445	11	188.2
Opponents	13-13	N/A	404-212-12	52.5%	2545	15	195.8

Rushing

Name	Att	Yards	Avg	Long	TD
	226	1161	5.1		13
	155	844	5.7	46	9
Zach Brown	55	305	5.5	23	3
David Gilreath	25	285	11.4	90 (TD)	2
	11	50	4.5	9	0
Isaac Anderson	3	21	7.0	19	0
Dustin Sherer	49	19	0.4	30	1
	4	14	3.5	8	1
Scott Tolzien	4	13	3.3	8	1
	3	6	2.0	3	0
Allan Evridge	23	4	0.2	19	1
Total	567	2,745	4.8	90	31
Opponents	450	1,733	3.8		23

Receiving

Name	GP	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
	11	40	540	13.5	5		49.1
	13	31	520	16.7	3		40.0
Isaac Anderson	13	21	286	13.6	0		22.0
	6	23	264	11.4	0		44.0
	12	17	257	15.1	1		21.4
Kyle Jefferson	11	14	189	13.5	0		17.2
	7	6	141	23.5	0		20.1
P.J. Hill	13	7	72	10.3	0		5.5
Maurice Moore	6	5	61	12.2	0		10.2
Zach Brown	12	8	47	5.9	0		3.9
Mickey Turner	13	4	46	11.5	0		3.5
Elijah Theus	5	2	17	8.5	1		3.4

Team players selected in the 2009 NFL Draft

See also: 2009 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL Team
	Defensive End	3	71	Oakland Raiders
	Linebacker	3	76	Detroit Lions
	Guard	3	79	Pittsburgh Steelers
	Tight End	3	100	New York Giants

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Game-by-Game Statistics. University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. October 12, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110909033356/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/teamgbg.html. 2011-09-09. dead.
2. Web site: Two Safeties Highlight Badgers' Comeback Over Rival Gophers. https://web.archive.org/web/20141107110903/http://espn.go.com/ncf/recap?id=283200275. dead. November 7, 2014. ESPN. November 15, 2008. December 26, 2014.
3. Web site: Football Roster. University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Athletics. August 12, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20061112065202/http://www.uwbadgers.com/sport_news/fb/bios/roster.html?sportid=111 . November 12, 2006 .
4. Web site: 2009 NFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090919093904/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2009.htm. 2009-09-19.