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2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2014 Wisconsin Badgers football
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Big Ten West Division champion
Outback Bowl champion
Outback Bowl, W 34–31 vs. Auburn
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division West Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 13
CFP No. 18
2014 record 11–3 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Gary Andersen (2nd year)
Barry Alvarez (interim, bowl)
Offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Dave Aranda (2nd year)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 80,321)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#1 Ohio State x$#^   8 0         14 1  
#5T Michigan State   7 1         11 2  
Maryland   4 4         7 6  
Rutgers   3 5         8 5  
Michigan   3 5         5 7  
Penn State   2 6         7 6  
Indiana   1 7         4 8  
West Division
#13 Wisconsin x   7 1         11 3  
Minnesota   5 3         8 5  
Nebraska   5 3         9 4  
Iowa   4 4         7 6  
Illinois   3 5         6 7  
Northwestern   3 5         5 7  
Purdue   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Ohio State 59, Wisconsin 0
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 13, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll
#13 LSU at #14 Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Tigers 7 0 6 15 28
#14 Badgers 10 7 7 0 24
Western Illinois at #18 Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 3 0 0 3
#18 Badgers 2 7 14 14 37
Bowling Green at #19 Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 10 0 0 7 17
#19 Badgers 14 27 21 6 68
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 79,849
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Wind: SSW 8 mph, Weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (Play-by-play), Joey Galloway (Color) & Paul Carcaterra (Sideline)
USF at #19 Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 3 0 7 0 10
#19 Badgers 3 0 17 7 27
  • Date: September 27
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:03
  • Game attendance: 78,111
  • Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C), Wind: S 5 mph, Weather: Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: John McDaid
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Adam Amin (Play-by-play) & John Congemi (Color)
#17 Wisconsin at Northwestern
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Badgers 0 0 7 7 14
Wildcats 3 7 7 3 20
Illinois at Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Illini 14 0 0 14 28
Badgers 7 17 7 7 38
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:17
  • Game attendance: 80,341
  • Game weather: Temperature: 46 °F (8 °C), Wind: NNE 5 mph, Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: John O'Neill
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (Play-by-play), Joey Galloway (Color) & Paul Carcaterra (Sideline)
Maryland at Wisconsin
1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 0 0 0 7 7
Badgers 10 14 14 14 52
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium
    Madison, WI
  • Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 80,336
  • Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C), Wind: WNW 8 mph, Weather: Sunny
  • Referee: Todd Geerlings
  • TV announcers (BTN): Kevin Kugler (Play-by-play), Glen Mason (Color) & Lisa Byington (Sideline)

The 2014 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers were led by second-year head coach Gary Andersen, were members of the new West Division of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in Big Ten play to be champions of the West Division. As champions of the West Division, they played East Division champions Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game where they lost 0–59.

Several days after the Big Ten Championship game in early December, head coach Gary Andersen stepped down to become the head coach at Oregon State of the Pac-12 Conference. Athletic director and former Badger head coach Barry Alvarez was the interim head coach for the Outback Bowl against Auburn, a 34–31 overtime victory on New Year's Day in Tampa, Florida.

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The Badgers started off the regular season with a neutral site game against the LSU Tigers in Houston, Texas.

The game was McEvoy's debut as a Wisconsin quarterback. His 34.16 passer rating was the worst for a Wisconsin quarterback since 1977 when Mike Kalasmicki's debut passer rating was 5.20. After the game McEvoy stated that he was "disgusted" with his performance and that he "obviously had a bad game". Wisconsin's new starting kicker, freshman Rafael Gaglianone, made his first career field goal with a 51-yarder in the first quarter; his celebratory dance after making the kick was covered by some sporting news sites such as Bleacher Report.


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