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Badger Countdown: Wisconsin scores 70 points in 2010 game

College football season is on the horizon and the Badgers’ opener is now 70 days away as Wisconsin faces Buffalo on Sept. 2 at Camp Randall.

College football season is on the horizon and the Badgers’ opener is now 70 days away as Wisconsin faces Buffalo on Sept. 2 at Camp Randall. In 2010, the Badgers set multiple scoring records, starting with their 70-3 win over Austin Peay on Sept. 25.

In the contest, quarterback Scott Tolzien threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns, but the running game is what made the difference for the Badgers. Starter John Clay turned 15 carries into 118 yards and a score while backup James White truly burst onto the scene. The true freshman recorded 145 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries.

Montee Ball added another 64 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries while Wisconsin set the program record with 70 points. That record wouldn’t stand long though, as the team went on to beat Indiana 83-20 in November.

Wisconsin finished the 2010 campaign 11-1 before going on to lose the 2011 Rose Bowl to TCU by a score of 21-19.

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Badger Countdown: Legendary RB finishes UW career with 71 TDs

The return of college football is on the horizon and the Wisconsin squad is now 71 days away from their season opener vs Buffalo on Sept. 2.

The return of college football is on the horizon and the Wisconsin squad is now 71 days away from their season opener against Buffalo on Sept. 2. An instant star for the Badgers, running back Ron Dayne finished his career with a program-high 71 rushing touchdowns.

Dayne burst onto the scene with Wisconsin in 1996, producing 2,109 rushing yards and 21 scores on the ground, both of which were program records. He only became a bigger star as time went on, rushing for over 1,400 yards while scoring at least 15 times in each of his four seasons with the team.

In total, he finished his career with 7,125 yards and 71 rushing TDs, both of which were all-time highs for a Badger at the time of his departure. The yards record still stands while Montee Ball (77) has passed him in touchdowns.

Dayne went on to help the Badgers win the Rose Bowl in both 1999 and 2000 while winning the 1999 Heisman Trophy. His stellar career in Madison led to him being selected 11th overall in the 2000 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.

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Badger Countdown: Wisconsin QB completes 72 percent of passes in 2010

The Wisconsin Badgers’ season opener versus Buffalo on Sept. 2 is now just 72 days away as the 2023 college football season closes in.

The Wisconsin Badgers’ season opener versus Buffalo on Sept. 2 is now just 72 days away as the 2023 college football season closes in. During an impressive 2010 campaign, former Badger quarterback Scott Tolzien completed a program-record 72.9 percent of his passes.

Leading Wisconsin to an 11-2 overall record, Tolzien completed 194 passes for 2,459 yards and 16 touchdowns while starting all 13 games. The 2010 season was the start of a three-year stretch where the Badgers made the Rose Bowl each season, losing all three.

On January 1, 2011, Tolzien and the Badgers fell to Andy Dalton and his TCU Horned Frogs 21-19 in the Rose Bowl. The game concluded Tolzien’s third and final season (second as starter) with Wisconsin.

He finished his career in Madison with 5,271 passing yards (seventh all-time) and 32 passing touchdowns (10th all-time). His 72.9 percent completion percentage remains the highest total for a single season in program history, just barely edging out Russell Wilson’s 72.8 percent from 2011.

Tolzien went on to go unselected in the 2011 NFL Draft and he started two games for the Green Bay Packers in 2013 and two others for the Indianapolis Colts (one in 2016 and another in 2017) before retiring.

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Badger Countdown: Running back records all-time high 77 rushing scores

The college football season is inching closer and the Badgers launch their 2023 campaign in 77 days on Sept. 2 versus Buffalo.

The college football season is inching closer and the Badgers launch their 2023 campaign in 77 days on Sept. 2 versus Buffalo. During his four seasons with Wisconsin, running back Montee Ball compiled career stats as good as any ball carrier ever.

Ball was a member of the Badgers from 2009-2012, becoming a superstar in his second season with the team in 2010. During his 2011 campaign he produced 1,923 yards and 33 touchdowns on the ground while also catching 24 passes for 306 yards and six scores. The 39 combined touchdowns matched Barry Sanders’ all-time FBS record and Ball finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting that year (RGIII won).

After his fourth and final year with Wisconsin, Ball had produced a program-high 77 rushing touchdowns, while his 5,140 rushing yards were second only to Ron Dayne.

Ball was selected in the second round (58th overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos, but he unfortunately fizzled out of the league by 2015.

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Badger Countdown: WR records program-high 78 receptions in 2013

The Wisconsin football team is just 78 days away from taking the field Sept. 2 versus Buffalo in their 2023 season opener.

The Wisconsin football team is just 78 days away from taking the field Sept. 2 versus Buffalo in their 2023 season opener. With the Badgers looking to make a mark in the first year under new head coach Luke Fickell, wide receiver Jared Abbrederis did just that in 2013.

Entering his fourth and final season with the Badgers, Abbrederis was coming off of back-to-back productive campaigns in 2011 and 2012, but he’d set a record in 2013. He recorded a program-high 78 receptions on his way to 1,081 yards (fourth all-time) and seven touchdowns.

The Badgers went 9-3 in the regular season that year prior to losing to South Carolina 34-24 in the 2014 Capital One Bowl. Abbrederis, a senior, entered the 2014 NFL Draft and was selected in the fifth round (176th overall) by the Green Bay Packers.

Although he didn’t last long in the league, the wide receiver’s career at Madison was one of the best in program history ranking tied for first with Brandon Williams in receptions (202), second in receiving yards (3,140) and tied for second with Tony Simmons in touchdown catches (23).

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Badger Countdown: First bowl-winning QB starts Wisconsin career in ’81

The Wisconsin football team is now 81 days away from their season opener Sept. 2 vs. Buffalo at Camp Randall as the 2023 CFB campaign nears.

The Wisconsin football team is now 81 days away from their season opener Sept. 2 against Buffalo at Camp Randall as the 2023 college football campaign is on the horizon. As the Badgers gear up for their much-anticipated first season under head coach Luke Fickell, the team turned a corner in 1981.

Prior to the 1981 season, quarterback Randy Wright joined the Badgers and operated as the top backup behind starter Jess Cole. On the season, Wright only completed 21 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns as the 7-4 Wisconsin squad went on to lose to 28-21 to Tennessee in the Garden State Bowl game.

It was Wisconsin’s first bowl appearance since 1962 and the team wouldn’t have to wait long to get another try. In 1982, led by Wright as the starting quarterback, the Badgers won the Independence Bowl, beating Kansas State 14-3.

The quarterback threw for two touchdowns and was selected as the offensive MVP in the contest after Wright had delivered the Badgers their first ever bowl victory.

In total, Wright only spent two seasons as the team’s starting signal-caller, but he left a massive mark. His 5,003 passing yards and 38 passing touchdowns were both program records when he ended his Wisconsin career following the 1983 campaign.

Wright went to be selected in the sixth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, starting 32 games for the team over a five-year professional career.

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Badger Countdown: Former Badger kicker finished career 86 percent

The beginning of the Luke Fickell era in Madison is now 86 days away as the Badgers take on Buffalo on Sept. 2.

The beginning of the Luke Fickell era in Madison is now 86 days away as the Badgers take on Buffalo on Sept. 2. Wisconsin’s all-time best career field-goal percentage was 86.8 percent.

Taking over at starting kicker during the 1997 season, Matt Davenport went on to go 14-of-17 on field goals in his first year in that role. His second campaign was a massively successful one, Davenport went 19-of-21 of field goals while the Badgers went on to win the 1999 Rose Bowl over UCLA 38-31.

The 19 made field goals is the fifth most in program history (third most at the time) and after finishing his career 33-for-38 (86.8 percent), Davenport still has the highest career field-goal percentage in Badger history.

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Badger Countdown: Former number 88 leads all Wisconsin players in NFL yards

The start of the 2023 CFB season is on the horizon and there are 88 days until the start of the Badgers’ season Sept. 2 versus Buffalo.

The start of the 2023 college football season is on the horizon and there are 88 days until the start of the Badgers’ season Sept. 2 versus Buffalo. As we countdown the days, a former number 88 for Wisconsin carved out a great NFL career.

Wide receiver Chris Chambers spent four seasons with Wisconsin from 1997-2000, helping the Badgers win both the 1999 and 2000 Rose Bowls while with the squad.

Chambers totaled 2,004 receiving yards and 16 receiving touchdowns over his four campaigns in Madison, most notably reeling in 52 catches for 813 yards and five scores in his senior season in 2000.

The 5-foot-11 athlete went on to be selected in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins (51st overall). In his rookie season, he caught 48 passes for 883 yards and seven scores, averaging a career-high 18.4 yards per reception while being selected for the 2001 NFL All-Rookie Team.

Chambers went on to play 10 seasons in the NFL with the Dolphins, Chargers and Chiefs, compiling 540 catches for 7,648 receiving yards, both of which are all-time highs for a Badger in the NFL while his 58 touchdowns is second only to Elroy Hirsch (60).

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