RB John Clay
2010 SCHEDULE
9-4-10 at UNLV
9-11-10 SAN JOSE STATE
9-18-10 ARIZONA STATE
9-25-10 AUSTIN PEAY
10-2-10 at Michigan State
10-9-10 MINNESOTA
10-16-10 OHIO STATE
10-23-10 at Iowa
11-6-10 at Purdue
11-13-10 INDIANA
11-20-10 at Michigan
11-27-10 NORTHWESTERN
Coach: Bret Bielema
38-14, 4 years

2009 Statistics

2009 RESULTS: 10-3
N. ILLINOIS WON 28-20
FRESNO STATE WON 34-31 (2OT)
WOFFORD WON 44-14
MICHIGAN STATE WON 38-30
at Minnesota WON 31-28
at Ohio State LOST 13-31
IOWA LOST 10-20
PURDUE WON 37-0
at Indiana WON 31-28
MICHIGAN WON 45-24
at Northwestern LOST 31-33
at Hawai'i WON 51-10
CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL
Miami FL WON 20-14

2009 Final Rankings
AP-16, Coaches-16, BCS-25

 


Projected 2010 record: 9-3
OT Gabe Carimi
WISCONSIN
2009 Statistical Rankings
OFFENSE
 
National
Conf.
Rushing:
15
1
Passing:
65
7
Total Off:
30
1
Sacks Allow:
54
5
DEFENSE
 
National
Conf.
Rushing:
5
1
Passing:
55
5
Total Def:
17
4
Sacks:
10
1
RETURNING LEADERS

Passing: Scott Tolzien, 211-328-11, 2705 yds., 16 TD

Rushing: John Clay, 287 att., 1517 yds., 18 TD

Receiving: Nick Toon, 54 rec., 805 yds., 4 TD

Scoring: John Clay, 18 TD, 108 pts.

Punting: Brad Nortman, 49 punts, 42.0 avg.

Kicking: Philip Welch, 17-24 FG, 47-49 PAT, 98 pts.

Tackles: Culmer St. Jean, 63 tot., 23 solo

Sacks: Chris Borland, 5 sacks

Interceptions: Devin Smith, 2 for 2 yds.; Niles Brinkley, 2 for 3 yds.

Kickoff Returns: David Gilreath, 26 ret., 23.7 avg., 0 TD

Punt Returns: David Gilreath, 21 ret., 5.6 avg., 1 TD

 

 
WISCONSIN
2010 College Football Preview
OFFENSE - 10
----RETURNING STARTERS----
DEFENSE - 6
KEY LOSSES
OFFENSE: Garrett Graham-TE, Mickey Turner-TE, Jake Bscherer-OT
DEFENSE: O'Brien Schofield-DE, Dan Moore-DT, Jeff Stehle-DT, Jaevery McFadden-WLB, Chris Maragos-FS

 

2010 OUTLOOK
Ron Dayne, Michael Bennett, Anthony Davis, Brian Calhoun, P.J. Hill...when does the line of great college running backs ever end for Wisconsin? The long-standing tradition won't end any time soon with John Clay in the backfield. Both the league coaches and the media voted Clay as the Offensive POTY in 2009. While other RBs across the country were reeling in post-season awards, nominating committees everywhere forgot about the nearly 1,400 rushing yards of the then-sophomore sensation. As an added bonus for the upcoming season, the blockers responsible for paving the way are all back in fold, every one of them. Linemen Carimi and Moffitt, both soon-to-be seniors, were also honored preseason All-Americans here at NationalChamps.net. The passing game isn't going to keep too many defensive coordinators up at night worrying, but this latest version has a chance to be rather formidable with veteran Scott Tolzien behind center and a deep group of underrated receivers catching his passes. The front seven on defense has played a major role getting head coach Bret Bielema back on the winning track, while the 66th-ranked pass defense should be much improved with three starting DBs back. The Badgers are a sleeper team in the Big Ten, much like Iowa was this past season. If the defensive line can be secured for continued production with new faces, fans in Madison could be in store for a 2010 encore, which ultimately spells (more than) nine wins.

 

2010 OFFENSE

 

 

OG John Moffitt

 

WISCONSIN 2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
OFFENSE
QB Scott Tolzien-Sr (6-3, 208) Jon Budmayr-RFr (6-0, 201)
RB John Clay-Jr (6-1, 248) Zach Brown-Sr (5-10, 213)
Montee Ball-So (5-11, 234)
WR Nick Toon-Jr (6-3, 211) Kyle Jefferson-Sr (6-4, 181)
WR Isaac Anderson-Sr (5-10, 175) David Gilreath-Sr (5-11, 169)
H Lance Kendricks-Sr (6-4, 239) Jacob Pederson-RFr (6-4, 230)
TE Jake Byrne-Jr (6-4, 257) Brian Wozniak-RFr (6-4, 249)
OT Gabe Carimi-Sr (6-7, 315) Ricky Wagner-So (6-6, 313)
OG John Moffitt-Sr (6-5, 323) Bill Nagy-Sr (6-3, 318)
C Peter Konz-So (6-5, 312) Jake Current-Jr (6-3, 305)
OG Kevin Zeitler-Jr (6-4, 312) Travis Frederick-So (6-4, 323)
OT Josh Oglesby-Jr (6-7, 331) Casey Dehn-RFr (6-6, 299)
K Philip Welch-Jr (6-3, 198) Alec Lerner-RFr (5-7, 183)

 

2010 DEFENSE

 

 

DB Jay Valai

 

WISCONSIN 2010 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
DEFENSE
DE Louis Nzegwu-Jr (6-4, 247) David Gilbert-So (6-4, 237)
DT Patrick Butrym-Jr (6-4, 293) Ethan Hemer-RFr (6-6, 291)
DT Jordan Kohout-RFr (6-3, 292) Eriks Briedis-RFr (6-4, 279)
DE J.J. Watt-Jr (6-6, 285) Tyler Dippel-RFr (6-4, 252)
SLB Chris Borland-So (5-11, 232) Kevin Rouse-Jr (6-0, 228)
MLB Culmer St. Jean-Jr (6-0, 232) Ethan Armstrong-RFr (6-2, 232)
WLB Mike Taylor-So (6-2, 211) Blake Sorensen-Sr (6-1, 227)
CB Niles Brinkley-Sr (5-10, 191) Antonio Fenelus-Jr (5-9, 190)
CB Devin Smith-Jr (5-11, 186) Marcus Cromartie-So (6-1, 185)
SS Jay Valai-Sr (5-9, 200) Shelton Johnson-So (6-0, 182)
FS Aaron Henry-Jr (6-0, 202) Josh Peprah-RFr (5-11, 205)
P Brad Nortman-Jr (6-3, 208) Ryan Wickesberg-So (6-1, 207)