2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team

2015 Wisconsin Badgers football
Holiday Bowl champion
Holiday Bowl, W 23–21 vs. USC
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
APNo. 21
Record10–3 (6–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Rudolph (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDave Aranda (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPJoe Schobert
CaptainMichael Caputo
Alex Erickson
Joe Schobert
Joel Stave
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^   7 1     12 2  
No. 4 Ohio State x   7 1     12 1  
No. 12 Michigan   6 2     10 3  
Penn State   4 4     7 6  
Indiana   2 6     6 7  
Rutgers   1 7     4 8  
Maryland   1 7     3 9  
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy   8 0     12 2  
No. 23 Northwestern   6 2     10 3  
No. 21 Wisconsin   6 2     10 3  
Nebraska   3 5     6 7  
Minnesota   2 6     6 7  
Illinois   2 6     5 7  
Purdue   1 7     2 10  
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by first-year head coach Paul Chryst, were members of the West Division of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. On January 13, 2015, the Badgers hired offensive coordinator Joe Rudolph. The Badgers were the media preseason favorites to win the Big Ten West division.[1] During fall camp prior to the start of the season Chryst announced the Badgers would return to a pro-style punt scheme instead of the shield punt scheme, also known as the spread punt scheme.[2] Two days after Wisconsin played in the Holiday Bowl defensive coordinator Dave Aranda was hired by LSU as their new defensive coordinator. At the end of the season, Wisconsin featured the #1 defense in college football, with opponents averaging just 13.1 points per game against the Badgers.[3]

  1. ^ Galloway, Jason (July 27, 2015). "Media Picks UW to Win West Again". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Potrykus, Jeff (August 19, 2015). "Badgers Go Back to Pro-Style Punt Scheme". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Sentinel, Inc. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "NCAA College Football FBS 2015 team Stats | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.