The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013.
Recruiting
Watchlists/Preseason awards
Jared Abbrederis
Biletnikoff Award
Montee Ball
Doak Walker Award
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Award
Chris Borland
Bednarik Award
Butkus Award
Lombardi Award
Nagurski Trophy
Travis Frederick
Lombardi Award
Outland Trophy
Rimington Trophy
Jacob Pedersen
Mackey Award
Mike Taylor
Lombardi Award
Nagurski Trophy
Ricky Wagner
Lombardi Award
Outland Trophy
James White
Doak Walker Award
Schedule
Rankings
Regular season
Northern Iowa
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 32 Car, 120 Yds, 1 TD
Passing: Danny O'Brien – 19/23, 219 Yds, 2 TDs
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 6 Rec, 84 Yds, 2 TDs
Defense: Mike Taylor – 13 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, PBU
At Oregon State
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 15 Car, 61 Yds
Passing: Danny O'Brien – 20/38, 172 Yds, TD, INT
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 36 Yds, TD
Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 10 Tkls
Utah State
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Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 37 Car, 139 Yds, TD
Passing: Danny O'Brien – 5/10, 63 Yds
Receiving: Brian Wozniak – 2 Rec, 24 Yds
Defense: Mike Taylor – 15 Tkls, TFL
UTEP
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: James White – 15 Car, 65 Yds, 2 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 12/17, 217 Yds, TD, INT
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 6 Rec, 147 Yds, TD
Defense: Chris Borland – 12 Tkls, 2 sack, 3.5 TFL, 2 PBU
At Nebraska
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 31 Car, 93 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 12/23, 214 Yds, TD
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 7 Rec, 142 Yds, TD
Defense: Mike Taylor – 15 Tkls, 1.0 TFL
Illinois
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 19 Car, 116 Yds, 2 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 16/25, 254 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 7 Rec, 117 Yds, TD
Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.5 TFL
At Purdue
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 29 Car, 247 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 12/21, 178 Yds, TD, INT
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 4 Rec, 77 Yds, TD
Defense: Chris Borland – 7 Tkls, 2.0 TFL, Sack
Minnesota
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: James White – 15 Car, 175 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Joel Stave – 7/15, 106 Yds
Receiving: Jared Abbrederis – 2 Rec, 68 Yds
Defense: Mike Taylor – 12 Tkls, 1.0 TFL
Michigan State
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 22 Car, 46 Yds
Passing: Joel Stave – 9/11, 127 Yds, TD
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 3 Rec, 65 Yds, TD
Defense: Ethan Armstrong – 8 Tkls, 1.0 TFL, QBH
At Indiana
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 208 Yds, 3 TDs
Passing: Curt Phillips – 4/7, 41 Yds, TD
Receiving: Sam Arneson – 1 Rec, 2 Yds, TD
Defense: Chris Borland – 8 Tkls, 0.5 TFL, FR
Ohio State
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 39 Car, 191 Yds, TD
Passing: Curt Phillips – 14/25, 154 Yds, TD
Receiving: Jacob Pedersen – 6 Rec, 66 Yds, TD
Defense: Shelton Johnson – 11 Tkls, PBU
Notes
During the game, there was a ceremony to honor the 1962 Wisconsin Badgers football team on the 50th anniversary of their Big Ten Championship.
At Penn State
Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Montee Ball – 27 Car, 111 Yds, TD
Passing: Curt Phillips – 12/25, 191 Yds, 2 TDs, INT
Receiving: Melvin Gordon – 1 Rec, 57 Yds, TD
Defense: Mike Taylor – 11 Tkls, 2 TFL, Sack, PBU
Vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship)