2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2004 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A 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.

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)
Offensive coordinator	Brian White
Defensive coordinator	Bret Bielema
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 81,318)

2004 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Iowa +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 14 Michigan $+		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 17 Wisconsin		6	–	2					9	–	3
Northwestern		5	–	3					6	–	6
No. 20 Ohio State		4	–	4					8	–	4
Purdue		4	–	4					7	–	5
Michigan State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	5					7	–	5
Penn State		2	–	6					4	–	7
Illinois		1	–	7					3	–	8
Indiana		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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 Dan Buenning Sr RB 2 Brian Calhoun Jr TE 11 Owen Daniels Jr RB 28 Anthony Davis Sr QB 7 John Stocco So T 72 Joe Thomas So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 77 Anttaj Hawthorne Sr DE 90 Erasmus James Sr DT 74 Jason Jefferson Sr S 18 Jim Leonhard Sr CB 2 Scott Starks Sr DE 92 Jonathan Welsh 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. "Game-by-Game Statistics". University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-07.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)