2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers are led by first-year head coach Luke Fickell.[1] And compete as members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They will play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

2023 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPhil Longo (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMike Tressel (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorColin Hitschler (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(capacity: 80,321)
Uniform
2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Indiana  0 –0   0 –0  
Maryland  0 –0   0 –0  
Michigan  0 –0   0 –0  
Michigan State  0 –0   0 –0  
Ohio State  0 –0   0 –0  
Penn State  0 –0   0 –0  
Rutgers  0 –0   0 –0  
West Division
Illinois  0 –0   0 –0  
Iowa  0 –0   0 –0  
Minnesota  0 –0   0 –0  
Nebraska  0 –0   0 –0  
Northwestern  0 –0   0 –0  
Purdue  0 –0   0 –0  
Wisconsin  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 9, 2022
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2022 season 7–6, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place in the West division. They received an invitation to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl where they defeated Oklahoma State.

On October 2, 2022, the school fired head coach Paul Chryst, who was in his eighth season as head coach. Defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard assumed interim head coaching duties after the dismissal of Chryst.[2][3][4] On November 21, the school named Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell the team's new head coach.[5]

Offseason

2023 NFL draft
See also: 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#10QB6'3262Freshman RedshirtSanta Barbara, CAIowa
Logan Brown#50OL6'6310Junior RedshirtGrand Rapids, MIKansas
Stephan Bracey#10WR5'10182Junior RedshirtGrand Rapids, MICentral Michigan
Graham Mertz#5QB6'3216Junior RedshirtOverland Park, KSFlorida
Titus Toler#41S5'11180Junior RedshirtBellflower, CABoise State
Tristan Monday#91DE6'4274FreshmanScottsdale, ARArizona State
Isaac Guerendo#20RB6'0223Senior RedshirtClayton, INLouisville
Semar Melvin#20CB5'11178Junior RedshirtPembroke Pines, FLMichigan State
Jaylan Franklin#81TE6'4243Senior RedshirtBrownstown, MIMichigan State
Dean Engram#6WR5'9170Senior RedshirtWashington, DC
Julius Davis#32RB5'10201Senior RedshirtMenomonee Falls, WI
Spencer Lytle#7ILB6'2234Senior RedshirtRedondo Beach, CA
Avyonne Jones#8CB5'11187Freshman RedshirtSouthlake, TXCoastal Carolina
Vito Calvaruso#91K6'3198Senior RedshirtJefferson City, MO
Al Ashford III#30CB6'0181Sophomore RedshirtDenver, COUtah State
A'Khoury Lyde#4CB5'9191Freshman RedshirtWayne, NJ
Marshall Howe#12QB6'1187Freshman RedshirtPacific Palisades, CA
Wisconsin incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous team
Nick Evers#7QB6'3186Freshman RedshirtFlower Mound, TXOklahoma
Tanner Mordecai#8QB6'3214Graduate StudentWaco, TXSMU
Jason Maitre#3S5'10188Graduate StudentOrlando, FLBoston College
Darian Varner#9DE6'2260JuniorNorfolk, VATemple
Joe Huber#60OT6'5310Junior RedshirtDublin, OHCincinnati
Jake Renfro#56OL6'3290SeniorMokena, ILCincinnati
Jeff Pietrowski#47DE6'1250Junior RedshirtLakewood, OHMichigan State
Braedyn Locke#16QB6'1195Freshman RedshirtRockwall, TXMississippi State
Nathanial Vakos#90K6'1188SophomoreAvon, OHOhio
Will Pauling#19WR5'10165Sophomore RedshirtChicago, ILCincinnati
Quincy Burroughs#12WR6'2202Freshman RedshirtJacksonville, FLCincinnati
C.J. Williams#8WR6'2190SophomoreSanta Ana, CAUSC
Bryson Green#9WR6'0203JuniorAllen, TXOklahoma State
Nyzier Fourqurean#12CB6'1185SophomoreMentor, OHGrand Valley State

Preseason

Spring game

The Badgers held a spring game titled "The Launch" on April 22, 2023 at Camp Randall Stadium. [6]

2023 The Launch Spring Game
Period 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff
Wisconsin football current coaching staff[7]
Name Position Alma mater Years at Wisconsin
Luke FickellHead CoachOhio State University1st
Phil LongoOffensive coordinator/quarterbacksRowan University1st
Mike TresselDefensive coordinator/inside linebackersCornell College (IA)1st
Colin HitschlerCo-defensive coordinator/safetiesUniversity of Pennsylvania1st
Jack Bicknell Jr.Offensive lineBoston College1st
Mike BrownAssociate head coach/wide receiversLiberty University1st
Devon SpaldingRunning backsCentral Michigan University1st
Nate LettonTight endsCentre College1st
Paul HaynesCornerbacksKent State University1st
Greg ScruggsDefensive lineUniversity of Louisville1st
Matt MitchellSpecial teams coordinator/outside linebackersCornell College (IA)1st
Greg GillumChief of staffOhio State University1st
Pat LambertDirector of recruitingUniversity of Cincinnati1st
Max StieneckerDirector of recruiting strategyUniversity of Cincinnati1st
Brady CollinsDirector of football strength & conditioningUniversity of Kentucky1st

Roster
2022 Wisconsin Badgers football roster

Quarterback

  •  7 Nick Evers – Redshirt freshman (6'3, 186)
  •  8 Tanner Mordecai – graduate student (6'3, 214)
  • 16 Myles Burkett – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 204)
  • 17 Cole LaCrue – freshman (6'2, 190)
  • 18 Braedyn Locke – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 195)

Running back

  •  0 Braelon Allen – junior (6'2, 235)
  •  1 Chez Mellusi – graduate student (5'11, 210)
  • 25 Cade Yacamelli – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 210)
  • 34 Jackson Acker – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 238)
  • 43 Grover Bortolotti – Redshirt sophomore (5'9, 192)
  • 44 Zach Gloudeman – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 218)
  • Nate White – freshman (6'0, 175)
  • Wynn Stang – freshman (6'1, 190)

Wide receiver

  •  3 Keontez Lewis – junior (6'2, 190)
  •  4 C.J. Williams – freshman (6'2, 190)
  •  5 Quincy Burroughs – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 202)
  •  9 Bryson Green – Redshirt junior (6'0, 203)
  • 11 Skyler Bell – Redshirt sophomore (6'0, 190)
  • 13 Chimere Dike – senior (6'1, 195)
  • 14 Markus Allen – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 211)
  • 15 Tommy McIntosh – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 204)
  • 19 Will Pauling – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 165)
  • 21 Cam Fane – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 175)
  • 24 Cole Toennies – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 186)
  • 26 Grady O'Neill – Redshirt freshman (5'11, 165)
  • 27 Haakon Anderson – Redshirt junior (6'1, 209)
  • 30 Alex Moeller – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 177)
  • 84 Christopher Brooks Jr. – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 215)
  • 86 Vinny Anthony II – sophomore (6'0, 171)
  • Trech Kekahuna – freshman (5'11, 180)

Tight end

  • 37 Riley Nowakowski – Redshirt junior (6'1, 237)
  • 41 JT Seagreaves – sophomore (6'6, 225)
  • 48 Cole Dakovich – Redshirt junior (6'5, 250)
  • 49 Cam Large – Redshirt junior (6'3, 234)
  • 81 Angel Toombs – freshman (6'6, 220)
  • 82 Jack Eschenback – graduate student (6'6, 240)
  • 85 Clay Cundiff – Redshirt senior (6'3, 236)
  • 87 Hayden Rucci – Redshirt senior (6'4, 259)
  • 89 Jack Pugh – Redshirt sophomore (6'5, 233)
  • Tucker Ashcraft – freshman (6'5, 235)
  

Offensive lineman

  • 56 Joe Brunner – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 317)
  • 57 Jake Renfro – freshman (6'3, 290)
  • 60 Joe Huber – Redshirt junior (6'5, 310)
  • 61 Dylan Barrett – Redshirt junior (6'5, 320)
  • 62 Max Rader – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 267)
  • 63 Tanor Bortolini – Redshirt junior (6'4, 313)
  • 64 Sean Timmis – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 305)
  • 66 Nolan Rucci – Redshirt sophomore (6'8, 297)
  • 67 JP Benzschawel – Redshirt sophomore (6'6, 302)
  • 70 Barrett Nelson – Redshirt freshman (6'6, 277)
  • 71 Riley Mahlman – Redshirt sophomore (6'8, 315)
  • 73 Kerry Kodanko – junior (6'2, 305)
  • 74 Michael Furtney – graduate student (6'5, 315)
  • 76 John Clifford – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 273)
  • 77 Drew Evans – Redshirt freshman (6'4, 275)
  • 78 Trey Wedig – Redshirt junior (6'7, 315)
  • 79 Jack Nelson – Redshirt junior (6'7, 310)
  • James Durand – freshman (6'4, 280)
  • Zack Mlsna – freshman (6'6, 300)

Defensive lineman

  • 19 Darian Varner – DE – Redshirt junior (6'2, 260)
  • 56 Rodas Johnson – DE – Redshirt senior (6'2, 293)
  • 58 Gabe Kirschke – DT – Redshirt freshman (6'5, 234)
  • 68 Ben Barten – DE – Redshirt junior (6'5, 300)
  • 76 Tommy Brunner – DE – Redshirt senior (6'3, 260)
  • 84 Manny Mullens – DE – sophomore (6'2, 274)
  • 90 James Thompson Jr. – DE – Redshirt junior (6'5, 295)
  • 92 Curtis Neal – NT – Redshirt freshman (6'0, 290)
  • 93 Isaac Townsend – DE – Redshirt senior (6'5, 283)
  • 94 Gio Paez – DE – Redshirt senior (6'3, 316)
  • 96 Cade McDonald – DE – Redshirt junior (6'6, 285)
  • 97 Mike Jarvis – DE – Redshirt sophomore (6'4, 292)
  • 99 Isaiah Mullens – DE – graduate student (6'4, 303)
  • Will McDonald – freshman (6'4, 235)
  • Jamel Howard – freshman (6'3, 320)

Long snappers

  • 47 Peter Bowden – Redshirt senior (6'2, 230)
  • 64 Duncan McKinley – Redshirt junior (6'2, 224)
  • 69 Zach Zei – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 217)

Kicker

  • 22 Jack Van Dyke – senior (6'5, 214)
  • 29 Nate Van Zelst – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 184)
  • 90 Nathanial Vakos – freshman (6'1, 188)
  • 97 Gavin Lahm – sophomore (6'0, 225)

Punter

  • 28 Gavin Meyers – Redshirt junior (6'1, 194)
  

Linebacker

  •  3 T.J. Bollers – OLB – Redshirt sophomore (6'2, 251)
  • 17 Darryl Peterson – OLB – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 242)
  • 27 Tyler Jansey – ILB – freshman (6'0, 227)
  • 32 Marty Strey – OLB – graduate student (6'2, 226)
  • 36 Jake Chaney – ILB – junior (5'11, 229)
  • 39 Tatum Grass – ILB – Redshirt senior (6'2, 234)
  • 44 Jeff Pietrowski – OLB – Redshirt junior (6'1, 250)
  • 45 Garrison Solliday – ILB – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 229)
  • 50 Aidan Vaughan – ILB – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 213)
  • 51 Bryan Sanborn – ILB – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 233)
  • 52 Kaden Johnson – OLB – Redshirt junior (6'2, 230)
  • 53 Ross Gengler – OLB – Redshirt junior (6'2, 226)
  • 54 Jordan Turner – ILB – Redshirt junior (6'1, 224)
  • 55 Maema Njongmeta – ILB – Redshirt senior (6'0, 229)
  • 57 Luna Larson – ILB – Redshirt freshman (6'2, 216)
  • 59 Aaron Witt – OLB – Redshirt junior (6'6, 254)
  • 95 Jordan Mayer – OLB – freshman (6'4, 235)
  • 98 C.J. Goetz – OLB – graduate student (6'3, 232)
  • Christian Alliegro – freshman (6'3, 220)
  • Evan Van Dyn Hoven – freshman (6'3, 210)

Defensive back

  •  2 Ricardo Hallman – CB – Redshirt sophomore (5'10, 177)
  •  9 Austin Brown – S – sophomore (6'1, 204)
  • 11 Alexander Smith – CB – graduate student (5'11, 183)
  • 12 Max Lofy – CB – Redshirt junior (5'10, 189)
  • 13 Kamo'i Latu – S – senior (6'0, 195)
  • 14 Preston Zachman – S – Redshirt sophomore (6'1, 208)
  • 18 Owen Arnett – S – Redshirt sophomore (5'11, 212)
  • 20 Braedyn Moore – S – freshman (6'2, 190)
  • 21 Jonas Duclona – CB – freshman (6'0, 175)
  • 22 Jace Arnold – CB – freshman (5'10, 168)
  • 23 Jason Maitre – CB – Redshirt senior (5'10, 188)
  • 24 Hunter Wohler – S – junior (6'2, 210)
  • 26 Travian Blaylock – S – graduate student (5'11, 198)
  • 31 Amaun Williams – CB – Redshirt junior (5'10, 177)
  • 34 Charlie Jarvis – S – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 198)
  • 37 Bryce Carey – S – Redshirt junior (6'1, 198)
  • 38 Lee Hutton – CB – Redshirt freshman (5'10, 176)
  • 43 Jackson Trudgeon – S – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 196)
  • 46 Deven Magli – S – Redshirt freshman (6'1, 192)
  • Nyzier Fourqurean – sophomore (6'1, 185)
  • Amare Snowden – freshman (6'3, 187)
  • AJ Tisdell – freshman (5'10, 180)
  • Justin Taylor – freshman (6'1, 185)

Fall enrollees in italics

Source:[8]

Schedule
Main article: 2023 Big Ten Conference football season
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2Buffalo*
September 9at Washington State*
September 16Georgia Southern*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
September 22at Purdue
October 7Rutgers
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
October 14Iowa
October 21at Illinois
October 28Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
November 4at Indiana
November 11Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
November 18Nebraska
November 25at Minnesota
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[9]

References
  1. Pete Thamel (November 27, 2022). "Wisconsin brings in Cincinnati's Luke Fickell as coach". ESPN.
  2. Rittenberg, Adam [@ESPNRittenberg] (October 2, 2022). "SOURCE: Paul Chryst is out as #Wisconsin coach. Jim Leonhard will be the team's interim coach. Announcement will be coming shortly" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. Feldman, Bruce [@BruceFeldmanCFB] (October 2, 2022). "BREAKING Paul Chryst is out as Wisconsin's coach, per source. The news was first reported by @ESPNRittenberg. Chryst was 67-26 as the Badgers head coach but just 2-3 this year. An official announcement is expected soon" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. McMurphy, Brett [@Brett_McMurphy] (October 2, 2022). "Wisconsin cuts ties w/Paul Chryst, source told @ActionNetworkHQ. 1st reported by @ESPNRittenberg. Jim Leonhard will be UW's interim coach. Chryst was at Wisconsin 8 years, w/ a 72 percent winning percentage" (Tweet). Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. "Wisconsin brings in Cincinnati's Fickell as coach". ESPN.com. November 27, 2022. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  6. "The Launch". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  7. "2023 Football Coaching Staff". uwbadgers.com. Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  8. "2023 Football Roster". uwbadgers.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  9. "2023 Football Schedule". University of Wisconsin Badgers. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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