2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2023 Wisconsin Badgers football
2023 Wisconsin Badgers football
ReliaQuest Bowl, L 31–35 vs. LSU
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West Division
Record	7–6 (5–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	Luke Fickell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Phil Longo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Mike Tressel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Colin Hitschler (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Captain	Chimere Dike; Tanner Mordecai; Maema Njongmeta; Marty Strey
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 1 Michigan xy$#^	9	–	0	15	–	0
No. 10 Ohio State	8	–	1	11	–	2
No. 13 Penn State	7	–	2	10	–	3
Maryland	4	–	5	8	–	5
Rutgers	3	–	6	7	–	6
Michigan State	2	–	7	4	–	8
Indiana	1	–	8	3	–	9
West Division
No. 24 Iowa xy	7	–	2	10	–	4
Northwestern	5	–	4	8	–	5
Wisconsin	5	–	4	7	–	6
Illinois	3	–	6	5	–	7
Minnesota	3	–	6	6	–	7
Nebraska	3	–	6	5	–	7
Purdue	3	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Michigan 26, Iowa 0
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were led by first-year head coach Luke Fickell.^[1] The team played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Offseason

2023 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
2	43	Joe Tippmann	C	New York Jets
2	49	Keeanu Benton	NT	Pittsburgh Steelers
4	132	Nick Herbig	OLB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Undrafted		Tyler Beach	OT	Houston Texans

Transfers

Wisconsin outgoing transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Deacon Hill	#10	QB	6'3	262	Freshman	Santa Barbara, CA	Iowa
Logan Brown	#50	OL	6'6	310	Junior	Grand Rapids, MI	Kansas
Stephan Bracey	#10	WR	5'10	182	Junior	Grand Rapids, MI	Central Michigan
Graham Mertz	#5	QB	6'3	216	Junior	Overland Park, KS	Florida
Titus Toler	#41	S	5'11	180	Junior	Bellflower, CA	Boise State
Tristan Monday	#91	DE	6'4	274	Freshman	Scottsdale, AR	Arizona State
Isaac Guerendo	#20	RB	6'0	223	Senior	Clayton, IN	Louisville
Semar Melvin	#20	CB	5'11	178	Junior	Pembroke Pines, FL	Michigan State
Jaylan Franklin	#81	TE	6'4	243	Senior	Brownstown, MI	Michigan State
Dean Engram	#6	WR	5'9	170	Senior	Washington, DC
Julius Davis	#32	RB	5'10	201	Senior	Menomonee Falls, WI	Montana State
Spencer Lytle	#7	ILB	6'2	234	Senior	Redondo Beach, CA	Stanford
Avyonne Jones	#8	CB	5'11	187	Freshman	Southlake, TX	Coastal Carolina
Vito Calvaruso	#91	K	6'3	198	Senior	Jefferson City, MO
Al Ashford III	#30	CB	6'0	181	Sophomore	Denver, CO	Utah State
A'Khoury Lyde	#4	CB	5'9	191	Freshman	Wayne, NJ	Delaware
Marshall Howe	#12	QB	6'1	187	Freshman	Pacific Palisades, CA	Yale
Markus Allen	#14	WR	6'1	190	Sophomore	Clayton, OH
Drew Evans	#77	OL	6'5	260	Freshman	Fort Atkinson, WI	Indiana
Keontez Lewis*	#3	WR	6'2	196	Junior	East St. Louis, IL	Southern Illinois
Dylan Barrett*	#61	OL	6'5	320	Junior	St. Charles, IL	Iowa State
Myles Burkett*	#16	QB	6'0	202	Freshman	Franklin, WI	Albany
Ross Gengler*	#53	OLB	6'2	230	Junior	Delavan, WI	Wisconsin–La Crosse
Chimere Dike*	#13	WR	6'1	200	Senior	Waukesha, WI	Florida
Skyler Bell*	#11	WR	6'0	195	Sophomore	Bronx, NY	UConn
Jordan Mayer*	#95	OLB	6'4	235	Freshman	Jefferson Hills, PA	Penn State
Trey Wedig*	#78	OL	6'7	315	Junior	Oconomowoc, WI	Indiana
Jordan Turner*	#54	ILB	6'1	238	Junior	Farmington, MI	Michigan State
Rodas Johnson*	#56	DE	6'2	295	Senior	Columbus, OH	Texas A&M
Darian Varner*	#19	DE	6'3	275	Junior	Norfolk, VA	Cincinnati
Keane Bessert*	#60	LS	6'2	230	Freshman	Fruita, CO	Kansas State

*Entered NCAA transfer portal midseason or prior to bowl game

Wisconsin incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous team
Nick Evers	#7	QB	6'3	186	Freshman	Flower Mound, TX	Oklahoma
Tanner Mordecai	#8	QB	6'3	214	Graduate Student	Waco, TX	SMU
Jason Maitre	#3	S	5'10	188	Graduate Student	Orlando, FL	Boston College
Darian Varner	#9	DE	6'2	260	Junior	Norfolk, VA	Temple
Joe Huber	#60	OT	6'5	310	Junior	Dublin, OH	Cincinnati
Jake Renfro	#56	OL	6'3	290	Senior	Mokena, IL	Cincinnati
Jeff Pietrowski	#47	DE	6'1	250	Junior	Lakewood, OH	Michigan State
Braedyn Locke	#16	QB	6'1	195	Freshman	Rockwall, TX	Mississippi State
Nathanial Vakos	#90	K	6'1	188	Sophomore	Avon, OH	Ohio
Will Pauling	#19	WR	5'10	165	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Cincinnati
Quincy Burroughs	#12	WR	6'2	202	Freshman	Jacksonville, FL	Cincinnati
C.J. Williams	#8	WR	6'2	190	Sophomore	Santa Ana, CA	USC
Bryson Green	#9	WR	6'0	203	Junior	Allen, TX	Oklahoma State
Nyzier Fourqurean	#12	CB	6'1	185	Junior	Mentor, OH	Grand Valley State
Michael Mack	#9	CB	6'1	180	Junior	Potomac, MD	Air Force

Preseason

Spring game

The Badgers held a spring game titled "The Launch" on April 22, 2023 at Camp Randall Stadium.^[2]

2023 The Launch Spring Game

Quarter	1	2	Total
White	21	12	33
Red	14	10	24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI

Date: April 22, 2023
Game time: 1:00 p.m.

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 2023 poll, Wisconsin was projected to finish first in the West Division.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (West Division)
1	Wisconsin	233 (20)
2	Iowa	232 (16)
3	Minnesota	176 (1)
4	Illinois	152
5	Nebraska	116
6	Purdue	89
7	Northwestern	38

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2, 2023	2:30 p.m.	Buffalo*	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1	W 38–17	76,224
September 9	6:30 p.m.	at Washington State*	No. 19	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	L 22–31	33,024
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Georgia Southern*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	BTN	W 35–14	75,610
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	FS1	W 38–17	55,529
October 7	11:00 a.m.	Rutgers		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Peacock	W 24–13	74,885
October 14	3:00 p.m.	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Heartland Trophy)	FOX	L 6–15	76,205
October 21	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FS1	W 25–21	54,205
October 28	6:30 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	NBC	L 10–24	76,453
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 14–20	45,466
November 11	2:30 p.m.	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	FS1	L 10–24	76,124
November 18	6:30 p.m.	Nebraska		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Freedom Trophy)	NBC	W 24–17 ^OT	72,237
November 25	2:30 p.m.	at Minnesota		Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	FS1	W 28–14	48,119
January 1, 2024	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 13 LSU*		Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL (ReliaQuest Bowl)	ESPN2	L 31–35	31,424
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time Source: ^[4]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Wisconsin football current coaching staff^[5]
Name	Position	Alma mater	Years at Wisconsin
Luke Fickell	Head Coach	Ohio State University	1st
Phil Longo	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks	Rowan University	1st
Mike Tressel	Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers	Cornell College (IA)	1st
Colin Hitschler	Co-defensive coordinator/safeties	University of Pennsylvania	1st
Jack Bicknell Jr.	Offensive line	Boston College	1st
Mike Brown	Associate head coach/wide receivers	Liberty University	1st
Devon Spalding	Running backs	Central Michigan University	1st
Nate Letton	Tight ends	Centre College	1st
Paul Haynes	Cornerbacks	Kent State University	1st
Greg Scruggs	Defensive line	University of Louisville	1st
Matt Mitchell	Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers	Cornell College (IA)	1st
Greg Gillum	Chief of staff	Ohio State University	1st
Pat Lambert	Director of recruiting	University of Cincinnati	1st
Max Stienecker	Director of recruiting strategy	University of Cincinnati	1st
Brady Collins	Director of football strength & conditioning	University of Kentucky	1st

Roster

2023 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

7 Nick Evers – freshman (6'3, 196)
8 Tanner Mordecai – senior (6'2, 218)
16 Myles Burkett – freshman (6'0, 202)
17 Cole LaCrue – freshman (6'1, 197)
18 Braedyn Locke – freshman (6'0, 200)

Running back

0 Braelon Allen – junior (6'2, 245)
1 Chez Mellusi – graduate student (5'11, 212)
20 Nate White – freshman (5'11, 170)
25 Cade Yacamelli – freshman (6'0, 213)
34 Jackson Acker – sophomore (6'1, 235)
43 Grover Bortolotti – sophomore (5'9, 192)
44 Zach Gloudeman – freshman (6'2, 218)

Wide receiver

4 C.J. Williams – freshman (6'1, 197)
5 Quincy Burroughs – freshman (6'3, 208)
9 Bryson Green – junior (6'0, 215)
11 Skyler Bell – sophomore (6'0, 195)
12 Trech Kekahuna – freshman (5'10, 180)
13 Chimere Dike – senior (6'1, 200)
15 Tommy McIntosh – freshman (6'5, 205)
19 Will Pauling – sophomore (5'10, 187)
21 Cam Fane – freshman (6'1, 184)
23 Davion Thomas – freshman (5'11, 174)
26 Grady O'Neill – freshman (5'11, 160)
27 Haakon Anderson – junior (6'1, 210)
30 Alex Moeller – sophomore (5'11, 180)
84 Christopher Brooks Jr. – freshman (6'2, 225)
86 Vinny Anthony II – sophomore (6'0, 183)

Tight end

37 Riley Nowakowski – junior (6'1, 243)
38 Tucker Ashcraft – freshman (6'5, 245)
41 JT Seagreaves – sophomore (6'6, 245)
48 Cole Dakovich – junior (6'5, 255)
49 Cam Large – junior (6'3, 237)
81 Angel Toombs – freshman (6'5, 245)
87 Hayden Rucci – senior (6'4, 253)
89 Jack Pugh – sophomore (6'5, 257)

Offensive lineman

56 Joe Brunner – freshman (6'5, 317)
57 Jake Renfro – junior (6'4, 310)
60 Joe Huber – junior (6'5, 311)
61 Dylan Barrett – junior (6'5, 320)
62 Max Rader – freshman (6'6, 283)
63 Tanor Bortolini – junior (6'4, 313)
64 Sean Timmis – sophomore (6'4, 305)
65 James Durand – freshman (6'5, 303)
66 Nolan Rucci – sophomore (6'8, 300)
67 JP Benzschawel – sophomore (6'6, 312)
70 Barrett Nelson – freshman (6'6, 292)
71 Riley Mahlman – sophomore (6'8, 315)
72 Zack Mlsna – freshman (6'7, 328)
73 Kerry Kodanko – junior (6'2, 315)
74 Michael Furtney – graduate student (6'5, 315)
76 John Clifford – freshman (6'5, 304)
77 Peyton Lange – freshman (6'9, 340)
78 Trey Wedig – junior (6'7, 315)
79 Jack Nelson – junior (6'7, 310)

Defensive lineman

19 Darian Varner – DE – junior (6'3, 275)
56 Rodas Johnson – DE – senior (6'2, 295)
58 Gabe Kirschke – DT – freshman (6'5, 250)
68 Ben Barten – DE – junior (6'5, 303)
76 Tommy Brunner – DE – senior (6'3, 250)
77 Will McDonald – DT – freshman (6'4, 254)
84 Manny Mullens – DE – sophomore (6'2, 276)
85 Nolan Vils – DT – freshman (6'2, 271)
90 James Thompson Jr. – DE – junior (6'5, 288)
91 Jamel Howard – DT – freshman (6'2, 318)
92 Curtis Neal – NT – freshman (6'0, 290)
93 Isaac Townsend – DE – senior (6'5, 277)
94 Gio Paez – DE – senior (6'3, 310)
96 Cade McDonald – DE – junior (6'6, 285)
97 Mike Jarvis – DE – sophomore (6'4, 288)
99 Isaiah Mullens – DE – graduate student (6'4, 298)

Long snappers

47 Peter Bowden – senior (6'2, 242)
60 Keane Bessert – freshman (6'2, 230)
64 Duncan McKinley – junior (6'2, 224)
69 Zach Zei – sophomore (6'2, 217)

Kicker

22 Jack Van Dyke – senior (6'5, 228)
29 Nate Van Zelst – sophomore (5'11, 200)
90 Nathanial Vakos – freshman (6'1, 200)
97 Gavin Lahm – sophomore (6'0, 216)

Punter

28 Gavin Meyers – junior (6'1, 203)
49 Atticus Bertrams – freshman (6'3, 225)

Linebacker

3 T.J. Bollers – OLB – sophomore (6'2, 270)
17 Darryl Peterson – OLB – sophomore (6'1, 245)
27 Tyler Jansey – ILB – freshman (6'0, 230)
28 Christian Alliegro – freshman (6'4, 228)
32 Marty Strey – OLB – graduate student (6'2, 235)
36 Jake Chaney – ILB – junior (5'11, 235)
39 Tatum Grass – ILB – senior (6'2, 234)
44 Jeff Pietrowski – OLB – junior (6'2, 243)
45 Garrison Solliday – ILB – sophomore (5'11, 233)
47 Evan Van Dyn Hoven – freshman (6'3, 228)
50 Aidan Vaughan – ILB – freshman (6'2, 224)
51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB – sophomore (6'1, 233)
52 Kaden Johnson – OLB – junior (6'2, 248)
53 Ross Gengler – OLB – junior (6'2, 230)
54 Jordan Turner – ILB – junior (6'1, 238)
55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB – senior (6'0, 240)
59 Aaron Witt – OLB – junior (6'6, 254)
95 Jordan Mayer – OLB – freshman (6'4, 235)
98 C.J. Goetz – OLB – graduate student (6'3, 240)

Defensive back

2 Ricardo Hallman – CB – sophomore (5'10, 185)
7 Michael Mack – CB – junior (6'1, 180)
9 Austin Brown – S – sophomore (6'1, 210)
10 Nyzier Fourqurean – CB – junior (6'1, 190)
11 Alexander Smith – CB – graduate student (5'11, 187)
12 Max Lofy – CB – junior (5'10, 189)
13 Kamo'i Latu – S – senior (6'0, 207)
14 Preston Zachman – S – sophomore (6'1, 208)
16 Amare Snowden – CB – freshman (6'4, 199)
18 Owen Arnett – S – sophomore (5'11, 212)
20 Braedyn Moore – S – freshman (6'2, 200)
21 Jonas Duclona – CB – freshman (5'10, 188)
22 Jace Arnold – CB – freshman (5'9, 186)
23 Jason Maitre – CB – senior (5'10, 188)
24 Hunter Wohler – S – junior (6'2, 210)
25 Justin Taylor – freshman (6'0, 195)
26 Travian Blaylock – S – graduate student (5'11, 208)
29 AJ Tisdell – CB – freshman (5'11, 189)
34 Charlie Jarvis – S – freshman (6'1, 205)
37 Bryce Carey – S – junior (6'1, 198)
43 Jackson Trudgeon – S – freshman (6'1, 202)
46 Deven Magli – S – freshman (6'1, 198)

Source:^[6]

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	Final
AP	19	19	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	21	19	RV	—	—	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

Buffalo

Buffalo vs. No. 19 Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	3	0	7	17
No. 19 Badgers	7	7	14	10	38

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 2, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); Sunny; Wind at S13 MPH
Game attendance: 76,224
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
[1]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:16 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:53.
BUF – Cole Harrity 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick), 5:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:09.

Second quarter

WIS – Chimere Dike 29-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 1:00. Wisconsin 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:08.
BUF – Alex McNulty 53-yard field goal, 0:07. Wisconsin 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 0:53.

Third quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 89-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:28 Wisconsin 21–10 Drive: 1 plays, 89 yards, 0:15.
WIS – Braelon Allen 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:37 Wisconsin 28–10 Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:13.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 37-yard field goal, 13:45. Wisconsin 31–10. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:56.
BUF – Cole Harrity 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick), 7:43. Wisconsin 31–17. Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 0:40.
WIS – Braelon Allen 22-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:38 Wisconsin 38–17 Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:05.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 24/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
BUF – Cole Snyder – 26/41, 194 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Chez Mellusi – 13 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD
BUF – Mike Washington – 12 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 5 receptions, 55 yards
BUF – Cole Harrity – 5 receptions, 47 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 11 tackles
BUF – Shaun Dolac – 8 tackles, 1 TFL, INT

at Washington State

No. 19 Wisconsin vs. Washington State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Badgers	3	6	13	0	22
Cougars	7	17	0	7	31

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Date: September 9, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); Sunny; Wind at NE6 MPH
Game attendance: 33,024
Referee: Tyler Wadekamper
TV announcers (ABC): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), and Quint Kessenich (sideline)
[2]

Game information

First quarter

WSU – Kyle Williams 4-yard pass from Cam Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:34. Washington State 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:02.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 49-yard field goal, 1:07. Washington State 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 29 yards, 4:21.

Second quarter

WSU – Lincoln Victor 1-yard pass from Cam Ward (Dean Janikowski kick), 14:10. Washington State 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 87 yards, 1:44.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 34-yard field goal, 10:17. Washington State 14–6. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:53.
WSU – Dean Janikowski 46-yard field goal, 7:14. Washington State 17–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:03.
WSU – Brennan Jackson 2-yard fumble return (Dean Janikowski kick), 2:08. Washington State 24–6. 0:41.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 29-yard field goal, 0:21. Washington State 24–9. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:47.

Third quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:15 Washington State 24–16 Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 3:58.
WIS – Skyler Bell 16-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (failed 2-point conversion attempt by Chez Mellusi), 0:25. Washington State 24–22. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:08.

Fourth quarter

WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run (Dean Janikowski kick), 5:30. Washington State 31–22 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:49.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 25/40, 278 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Cam Ward – 20/32, 212 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Chez Mellusi – 12 rushes, 49 yards, 1 TD
WSU – Cam Ward – 17 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 5 receptions, 78 yards
WSU – Lincoln Victor – 7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 13 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 PD
WSU – Jaden Hicks – 9 tackles, 1 TFL, 2 PD

Georgia Southern

Georgia Southern vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	7	0	14
Badgers	0	7	21	7	35

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 16, 2023
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Cloudy; Wind at NW4 MPH
Game attendance: 75,610
Referee: Tim O'Dey
TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Matt Millen (analyst) and Elise Menaker (sideline)
[3]

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

WIS – Tanner Mordecai 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 14:18 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:40.
GASO – OJ Arnold 4-yard run (Michael Lantz kick), 12:11 Tied 7–7 Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 2:03.

Third quarter

GASO – Jjay Mcafee 25-yard pass from Davis Brin (Michael Lantz kick), 12:33. Georgia Southern 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04.
WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:53 Tied 14–14 Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:35.
WIS – Tanner Mordecai 18-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:40 Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:59.
WIS – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:39 Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:05.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Chez Mellusi 1-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 5:51 Wisconsin 35–14 Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 3:41.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 19/30, 236 yards
GASO – Davis Brin – 33/52, 383 yards, 1 TD, 5 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 12 rushes, 94 yards, 2 TD
GASO – OJ Arnold – 10 rushes, 66 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 57 yards
GASO – Derwin Burgess Jr. – 8 receptions, 124 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 10 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 INT
GASO – Marques Watson-Trent – 8 tackles

at Purdue

Wisconsin vs. Purdue – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	14	7	6	11	38
Boilermakers	3	0	14	0	17

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: September 22, 2023
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SE4 MPH
Game attendance: 55,529
Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
[4]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Tanner Mordecai 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:05 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:25.
WIS – Tanner Mordecai 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 3:26 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:44.
PUR – Julio Macias 34-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:09.

Second quarter

WIS – Braelon Allen 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:36 Wisconsin 21–3 Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:41.

Third quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 38-yard field goal, 11:44. Wisconsin 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:07.
PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 19-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 8:42 Wisconsin 24–10 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 22-yard field goal, 3:54. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:48.
PUR – Hudson Card 6-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 0:00 Wisconsin 27–17 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 48-yard field goal, 12:52. Wisconsin 30–17. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:01.
WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Tanner Mordecai pass), 3:35 Wisconsin 38–17 Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:27.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 17/27, 174 yards, 1 INT
PUR – Hudson Card – 21/38, 202 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 16 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. – 8 rushes, 84 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Chimere Dike – 3 receptions, 67 yards
PUR – Deion Burks – 6 receptions, 73 yards

Top defenders

WIS – James Thompson Jr. – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 PD
PUR – Sanoussi Kane – 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PD

Rutgers

Rutgers vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	0	6	7	13
Badgers	3	14	0	7	24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 7, 2023
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); Sunny; Wind at NW13 MPH
Game attendance: 74,885
Referee: Ron Snodgrass
TV announcers (Peacock): Brendan Burke (play-by-play), Kyle Rudolph (analyst) and Lewis Johnson (sideline)
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 39-yard field goal, 11:44. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 3:16.

Second quarter

WIS – Braelon Allen 18-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:28 Wisconsin 10–0 Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:29.
WIS – Ricardo Hallman 95-yard interception (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:04 Wisconsin 17–0

Third quarter

RUT – Aaron Young 10-yard pass from Evan Simon (Jai Patel missed kick), 1:26. Wisconsin 17–6 Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:02.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Tucker Ashcraft 3-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:51. Wisconsin 24–6 Drive: 15 plays, 72 yards, 5:35.
RUT – Ian Strong 11-yard pass from Gavin Wimsatt (Jai Patel kick), 4:07. Wisconsin 24–13 Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:35.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 17/31, 145 yards, 1 TD
RUT – Gavin Wimsatt – 16/35, 181 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 21 rushes, 101 yards, 1 TD
RUT – Gavin Wimsatt – 9 rushes, 43 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 68 yards
RUT – Isaiah Washington – 3 receptions, 53 yards

Top defenders

WIS – C.J. Goetz – 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL
RUT – Wesley Bailey – 4 tackles, 2 sack, 2 TFL

Iowa

Iowa vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawkeyes	0	7	0	8	15
Badgers	0	0	6	0	6

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 14, 2023
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); Cloudy; Wind at N17 MPH
Game attendance: 76,205
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (FOX): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), and Allison Williams (sidelines)
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

IOWA – Leshon Williams 82-yard run (Drew Stevens kick), 11:49 Iowa 7–0 Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:20.

Third quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 36-yard field goal, 9:55. Iowa 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:01.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 52-yard field goal, 3:58. Iowa 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:55.

Fourth quarter

IOWA – Drew Stevens 48-yard field goal, 13:08. Iowa 10–6. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:44.
IOWA – Braedyn Locke sacked for a safety, 12:55. Iowa 12–6.
IOWA – Drew Stevens 40-yard field goal, 1:55. Iowa 15–6. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:06.

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 15/30, 122 yards, 1 INT
IOWA – Deacon Hill – 6/14, 37 yards

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 18 rushes, 87 yards
IOWA – Leshon Williams – 25 rushes, 174 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Bryson Green – 5 receptions, 86 yards
IOWA – Erick All – 2 receptions, 19 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Alexander Smith – 4 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 TFL
IOWA – Sebastian Castro – 7 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PD

at Illinois

Wisconsin vs. Illinois – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	7	0	18	25
Fighting Illini	7	7	7	0	21

at Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois

Date: October 21, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Sunny; Wind at NW21 MPH
Game attendance: 54,205
Referee: Kole Knueppel
TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins (play-by-play) and Devin Gardner (analyst)
[7]

Game information

First quarter

ILL – Tanner Arkin 1-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin kick), 6:07. Illinois 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:39.

Second quarter

ILL – Tip Reiman 3-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (Caleb Griffin kick), 2:12. Illinois 14–0 Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 7:53.
WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:31 Illinois 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 1:37.

Third quarter

ILL – Kaden Feagin 12-yard run (Caleb Griffin kick), 4:30 Illinois 21–7 Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:57.

Fourth quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 41-yard field goal, 14:13. Illinois 21–10. Drive: 12 plays, 52 yards, 5:17.
WIS – Will Pauling 20-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Riley Nowakowski pass), 7:21. Illinois 21–18 Drive: 10 plays, 82 yards, 3:25.
WIS – Nolan Rucci 3-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:27. Wisconsin 25–21 Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, 2:57.

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 21/41, 240 yards, 2 TD
ILL – Luke Altmyer – 13/21, 100 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 29 rushes, 145 yards, 1 TD
ILL – Luke Altmyer – 16 rushes, 100 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
ILL – Casey Washington – 4 receptions, 34 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Maema Njongmeta – 12 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL
ILL – Johnny Newton – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL

No. 3 Ohio State

No. 3 Ohio State vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buckeyes	3	7	7	7	24
Badgers	0	3	7	0	10

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 28, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) • Wind: S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 76,453
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
[8]

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Jayden Fielding 27-yard field goal, 8:09. Ohio State 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:53.

Second quarter

OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 16-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick), 10:36. Ohio State 10–0 Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:57.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Ohio State 10–3. Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 5:09.

Third quarter

WIS – Will Pauling 13-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 12:30. Tied 10–10 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:30.
OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 19-yard pass from Kyle McCord (Jayden Fielding kick), 7:14. Ohio State 17–10 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:16.

Fourth quarter

OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 33-yard run (Jayden Fielding kick), 5:15 Ohio State 24–10 Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:30.

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 18/39, 165 yards, 1 TD
OSU – Kyle McCord – 17/26, 226 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 10 rushes, 50 yards
OSU – TreVeyon Henderson – 24 rushes, 162 yards, 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 4 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD
OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Maema Njongmeta – 10 tackles, 1 sack, 2.5 TFL
OSU – Tyleik Williams – 4 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 PD

at Indiana

Wisconsin vs. Indiana – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	7	7	0	14
Hoosiers	7	10	0	3	20

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana

Date: November 4, 2023
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 45,466
Referee: Mark Kluczynski
TV announcers (BTN): Cory Provus (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
[9]

Game information

First quarter

IU – Brendan Sorsby 8-yard run (Chris Freeman kick), 9:59 Indiana 7–0 Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:53.

Second quarter

IU – Chris Freeman 27-yard field goal, 8:08. Indiana 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 3:12.
WIS – Bryson Green 54-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 4:11. Indiana 10–7 Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:50.
IU – Donaven McCulley 7-yard pass from Brendan Sorsby (Chris Freeman kick), 0:41. Indiana 17–7 Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:24.

Third quarter

WIS – Will Pauling 18-yard pass from Braedyn Locke (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:14. Indiana 17–14 Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

IU – Chris Freeman 50-yard field goal, 1:10. Indiana 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 2:57.

Top passers

WIS – Braedyn Locke – 21/41, 243 yards, 2 TD
IU – Brendan Sorsby – 19/31, 186 yards, 1 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Cade Yacamelli – 10 rushes, 48 yards
IU – Josh Henderson – 15 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Bryson Green – 4 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
IU – Donaven McCulley – 5 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Jordan Turner – 8 tackles, 1 sack, 3.0 TFL, QB hurry
IU – Aaron Casey – 9 tackles, 2 sacks, 4.0 TFL, forced fumble

Northwestern

Northwestern vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	17	0	0	24
Badgers	3	0	0	7	10

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: November 11, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 76,124
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers (play-by-play), Robert Smith (analyst)
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Game information

First quarter

WIS – Nathanial Vakos 33-yard field goal, 10:25. Wisconsin 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 4:30.
NU – A.J. Henning 23-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 4:12. Northwestern 7–3 Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:08.

Second quarter

NU – Ben Bryant 1-yard run (Jack Olsen kick), 12:54 Northwestern 14–3 Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 5:08.
NU – Camron Johnson 24-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick), 6:41. Northwestern 21–3 Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:32.
NU – Jack Olsen 28-yard field goal, 1:06. Northwestern 24–3. Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:23.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

WIS – Jackson Acker 3-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 00:11 Northwestern 24–10 Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:27.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 31/45, 255 yards
NU – Ben Bryant – 18/26, 195 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WIS – Cade Yacamelli – 9 rushes, 47 yards
NU – Cam Porter – 18 rushes, 72 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 10 receptions, 96 yards
NU – A.J. Henning – 3 receptions, 70 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 10 tackles, 1.0 TFL
NU – Devin Turner – 10 tackles

Nebraska

Nebraska vs. Wisconsin – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cornhuskers	14	0	0	3	0	17
Badgers	0	10	7	0	7	24

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: November 18, 2023
Game time: 6:30 p.m.
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: W at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 72,237
Referee: Chris Coyte
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter)
[11]

Game information

First quarter

NEB – Chubba Purdy 55-yard run (Tristan Alvano kick), 11:33 Nebraska 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27.
NEB – Jaylen Lloyd 58-yard pass from Chubba Purdy (Tristan Alvano kick), 6:00. Nebraska 14–0 Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 3:35.

Second quarter

WIS – Jackson Acker 26-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:37. Nebraska 14–7 Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 3:47.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 33-yard field goal, 1:54. Nebraska 14–10. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:00.

Third quarter

WIS – Braelon Allen 2-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 7:47 Wisconsin 17–14 Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 4:31.

Fourth quarter

NEB – Tristan Alvano 30-yard field goal, 0:04. Tie 17–17. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:33.

Overtime

WIS – Braelon Allen 3-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:00 Wisconsin 24–17 Drive: 8 plays, 25 yards, 0:00.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 18/28, 160 yards, 1 TD
NEB – Chubba Purdy – 15/23, 169 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 22 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TD
NEB – Chubba Purdy – 14 rushes, 105 yards , 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 79 yards
NEB – Billy Kemp – 8 receptions, 43 yards

Top defenders

WIS – Jordan Turner – 9 tackles, 1.0 sack, 1.5 TFL
NEB – Marques Buford Jr. – 10 tackles, 1.5 TFL

at Minnesota

Wisconsin vs. Minnesota – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Badgers	0	14	14	0	28
Golden Gophers	7	7	0	0	14

at Huntington Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 25, 2023
Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game weather: 31 °F (−1 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy/Light snow
Game attendance: 48,119
Referee: Larry Smith
TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
[12]

Game information

First quarter

MINN – Jordan Nubin 1-yard run (Dragan Kesich kick), 12:21 Minnesota 7–0 Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:34.

Second quarter

WIS – Braelon Allen 5-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 13:04 Tie 7–7 Drive: 11 plays, 86 yards, 5:16.
MINN – Daniel Jackson 7-yard pass from Athan Kaliakmanis (Dragan Kesich kick), 4:30. Minnesota 14–7 Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:36.
WIS – Will Pauling 11-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 2:38. Tie 14–14 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:52.

Third quarter

WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 9:24 Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:25.
WIS – Riley Nowakowski 5-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:10. Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 10 plays, 86 yards, 4:55.

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 14/22, 145 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
MINN – Athan Kaliakmanis – 16/28, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Braelon Allen – 26 rushes, 165 yards, 2 TD
MINN – Jordan Nubin – 24 rushes, 93 yards , 1 TD

Top receivers

WIS – Chimere Dike – 2 receptions, 46 yards
MINN – Daniel Jackson – 9 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 12 tackles, QB hurry
MINN – Cody Lindenberg – 11 tackles, 1.0 TFL

vs No. 13 LSU (ReliaQuest Bowl)

2024 ReliaQuest Bowl (January)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	14	7	10	0	31
No. 13 LSU	0	14	14	7	35

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: January 1, 2024
Game time: 11:00 a.m.
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: N at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 31,424
Referee: Mark Duddy
TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline reporter)
[13]

Game information

First quarter

WIS – Bryson Green 20-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 8:28. Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:15.
WIS – Will Pauling 53-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:23. Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:28.

Second quarter

LSU – Harold Perkins 1-yard run (Nathan Dibert kick), 6:00 Wisconsin 14–7 Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:11.
LSU – Kaleb Jackson 12-yard run (Nathan Dibert kick), 1:28 Tie 14–14 Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 2:28.
WIS – Will Pauling 9-yard pass from Tanner Mordecai (Nathanial Vakos kick), 0:47. Wisconsin 21–14 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:41.

Third quarter

WIS – Jackson Acker 33-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 12:14 Wisconsin 28–14 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:46.
LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 38-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Nathan Dibert kick), 10:33. Wisconsin 28–21 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36.
LSU – Chris Hilton Jr. 14-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Nathan Dibert kick), 4:44. Tie 28–28 Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:10.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 21-yard field goal, 1:18. Wisconsin 31–28. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 3:19.

Fourth quarter

LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 4-yard pass from Garrett Nussmeier (Nathan Dibert kick), 3:08. LSU 35–31 Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 3:02.

Top passers

WIS – Tanner Mordecai – 27/40, 378 yards, 3 TD
LSU – Garrett Nussmeier – 31/45, 395 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT

Top rushers

WIS – Jackson Acker – 14 rushes, 86 yards, 1 TD
LSU – Josh Williams – 12 rushes, 51 yards

Top receivers

WIS – Will Pauling – 8 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TD
LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. – 8 receptions, 98 yards, 2 TD

Top defenders

WIS – Hunter Wohler – 7 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 2 PBU
LSU – Major Burns – 13 tackles, 1.5 TFL

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date awarded	Ref.
Braedyn Locke	Big Ten Freshman Player of the Week	October 23, 2023	^[7]

Individual Awards
Player	Award	Ref.
Braelon Allen	Second Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media)/Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)	^[8]
Hunter Wohler	Second Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Coaches)	^[8]
Ricardo Hallman	Third Team All-Big Ten Defense (Media)/Honorable Mention Defense (Coaches)	^[8]
Tanor Bortolini	Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Media)/Honorable Mention Offense (Coaches)	^[8]
Will Pauling	Third Team All-Big Ten Offense (Coaches)/Honorable Mention Offense (Media)	^[8]
Nathanial Vakos	Honorable Mention Special Teams (Media)	^[8]

2024 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	117	Tanor Bortolini	C	Indianapolis Colts
4	134	Braelon Allen	RB	New York Jets

References

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^ "The Launch". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
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^ "2023 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "2023 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "2023 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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[2] "The Launch". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

[3] Baird, Nathan (July 25, 2023). "Michigan clear favorite over Ohio State in 13th annual cleveland.com Preseason Big Ten Football Poll". Cleveland.com.

[4] "2023 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

[roster-5] "2023 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[6] "2023 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

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