2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season.

2000 Wisconsin Badgers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 21–20 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 23
Record9–4 (4–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (2nd as OC; 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (6th as DC; 11th overall season)
Base defense4–3
MVPChris Chambers
CaptainChris Chambers
Jason Doering
John Favret
Casey Rabach
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Purdue $+   6 2     8 4  
Northwestern +   6 2     8 4  
No. 11 Michigan +   6 2     9 3  
Ohio State   5 3     8 4  
No. 23 Wisconsin   4 4     9 4  
Minnesota   4 4     6 6  
Penn State   4 4     5 7  
Iowa   3 5     3 9  
Illinois   2 6     5 6  
Michigan State   2 6     5 6  
Indiana   2 6     3 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 4ESPN+W 19–777,843[1]
September 92:30 p.m.Oregon*No. 5
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCW 27–2378,521[2]
September 161:00 p.m.Cincinnati*No. 4
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 28–25 OT78,749[3]
September 2311:00 a.m.NorthwesternNo. 7
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+L 44–47 2OT78,597[4]
September 3011:00 a.m.at No. 9 MichiganNo. 17ABCL 10–13111,341[5]
October 72:30 p.m.No. 8 Ohio StateNo. 24
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 7–2379,045[6]
October 1411:00 a.m.at Michigan StateESPN+W 17–1074,863[7]
October 2111:00 a.m.No. 17 Purdue 
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNL 24–30 OT79,048[8]
October 2811:00 a.m.at IowaESPN+W 13–762,560[9]
November 411:00 a.m.Minnesota
ESPN2W 41–2079,171[10]
November 1111:00 a.m.at IndianaESPN+W 43–2230,469[11]
November 2510:00 p.m.at Hawaii*ESPN+W 34–1841,313[12]
December 291:00 p.m.vs. UCLA*CBSW 21–2049,093[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

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2000 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Mark Anelli   Jr
RB 29 Michael Bennett Jr
FB 31 Erik Bickerstaff   So
QB 5 Brooks Bollinger   So
WR 84 David Braun   So
RB 34 Michael Broussard Fr
G 67 Dan Buenning Fr
WR 88 Chris Chambers (C) Sr
OT 54 Dave Costa   Sr
WR 22 Nick Davis Jr
G 69 Jeremy Dox   Jr
WR 3 Lee Evans So
RB 4 Eddie Faulkner   Fr
G 60 Bill Ferrario   Sr
WR 23 Josh Hunt   Jr
OT 76 Josh Jakubowski Sr
C 72 Al Johnson   So
OT 64 Ben Johnson   So
C, G 56 Jason Jowers   So
FB 41 Chad Kuhns   Jr
OT 71 Brian Lamont   Jr
C 70 Casey Rabach (C)   Jr
TE 87 Dague Retzlaff   Sr
TE 85 John Sigmund   Sr
QB 19 Jim Sorgi   Fr
RB 38 Matt Unertl   Sr
WR 9 Conroy White Jr
RB 27 Broderick Williams   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 7 Ryan Aiello Fr
S 6 Joey Boese Jr
DT 77 Wendell Bryant Jr
CB 10 Bret Burlingame   Sr
S 31 Carlease Clark Jr
S 8 Jason Doering (C) Sr
LB 52 Mark Downing   Jr
CB 36 Mike Echols   Jr
DE 96 John Favret (C)   Sr
CB 2 Jamar Fletcher   Sr
LB 45 Nick Greisen Jr
DT 90 Aaron Habermann   Jr
DE 42 Ben Herbert Jr
S 11 Devery Hughes   So
LB 48 Darius Jones Fr
LB 19 Roger Knight Sr
DT 78 Ross Kolodziej   Sr
LB 50 Russ Kuhns   So
LB 46 Jeff Mack   Fr
NT 98 Eric Mahlik   Sr
LB 30 Ryan Marks   Sr
DE 43 Delante McGrew   Jr
DL 65 Nick Mueller   Jr
S 21 Jason Schick   Fr
DB 27 Ryan Simmons   So
DT 93 Chuck Smith   Jr
NT 99 Jake Sprague Jr
LB 32 Bryson Thompson Jr
CB 23 B. J. Tucker So
DB 13 Chris Wagner   Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 20 Vitaly Pisetsky   Sr
LS 86 Mike Solwold   Sr
P 14 Kevin Stemke Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian White – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Todd Bradford – Defensive Backs
  • Tim DavisTight Ends
  • Jeff HortonQuarterbacks
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive Line and Run Game Coordinator
  • Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
  • John PalermoAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
  • Darrell WilsonOutside Linebackers/Special Teams

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Regular starters

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP4 (1)4 (1)5 (1)4 (1)7172423
Coaches Poll5 (1)5 (1)6 (1)5 (1)6142224
BCSNot releasedNot released
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jamar Fletcher Cornerback 1 26 Miami Dolphins
Michael Bennett Running Back 1 27 Minnesota Vikings
Chris Chambers Wide Receiver 2 52 Miami Dolphins
Casey Rabach Center 3 92 Baltimore Ravens
Bill Ferrario Guard 4 105 Green Bay Packers
Roger Knight Linebacker 6 182 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jason Doering Defensive Back 6 193 Indianapolis Colts
Ross Kolodziej Defensive End 7 230 New York Giants

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Awards and records

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Football - Western Michigan vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  2. ^ "NCAA Football - Oregon vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  3. ^ "NCAA Football - Cincinnati vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  4. ^ "NCAA Football - Northwestern vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  5. ^ "NCAA Football - Wisconsin vs. Michigan". USA Today.
  6. ^ "NCAA Football - Ohio State vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  7. ^ "NCAA Football - Wisconsin vs. Michigan State". USA Today.
  8. ^ "NCAA Football - Purdue vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  9. ^ "NCAA Football - Wisconsin vs. Iowa". USA Today.
  10. ^ "NCAA Football - Minnesota vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  11. ^ "Newsbank". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
  12. ^ "NCAA Football - Wisconsin vs. Hawaii". USA Today.
  13. ^ "NCAA Football - UCLA vs. Wisconsin". USA Today.
  14. ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  15. ^ "College Football Awards - Ray Guy Award". Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
  16. ^ "Jim Thorpe Award Winners".
  17. ^ "U-M's Hutchinson named All-Big Ten a fourth time". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. November 29, 2000. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.