2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team
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The 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866...

 during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez
Barry Alvarez is a former American football player and coach and currently the Director of Athletics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons from 1990 to 2005, compiling a career college football record of 118–73–4...

, the Badgers completed the season with a 10-3 record, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...

, good for a third-place tie with Michigan
2005 Michigan Wolverines football team
The 2005 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 2005 college football season. The team's head coach was Lloyd Carr. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium. That year Michigan Wolverines football competed in the Big Ten Conference in...

, Northwestern
2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team
The 2005 Northwestern Wildcats football team represented Northwestern University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FBS football season.-Schedule:-External Links:*...

 and Iowa
2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
The 2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa during the 2005 college football season. The Hawkeyes played their home games at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa and were coached by Kirk Ferentz....

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Schedule

Regular starters

Position Player
Quarterback John Stocco
John Stocco
John Stocco is a former collegiate American football quarterback. Stocco played football for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, starting at quarterback for the Badgers during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons...

Running Back Brian Calhoun
Brian Calhoun
Brian Calhoun is a gridiron football running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin....

Fullback Jason Pociask
Jason Pociask
Jason Pociask [] is a former American football fullback and tight end. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...

Wide Receiver Jonathan Orr
Jonathan Orr
Jonathan Orr is a former American football wide receiver who played for the NFL's Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans. He was drafted in the sixth round, pick 172 of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Titans...

Wide Receiver Brandon Williams
Tight End Owen Daniels
Owen Daniels
Owen Daniels is an American football tight end and emergency backup quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League...

Left Tackle Joe Thomas
Left Guard Matt Lawrence
Center Donovan Raiola
Donovan Raiola
Donovan Raiola is an American football center for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Wisconsin. He played high school football at Kamehameha Schools in Honolulu, HawaiiRaiola...

Right Guard Jason Palermo
Right Tackle Kraig Urbik
Kraig Urbik
Kraig Urbik is an American football offensive guard/tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft...


Position Player
Defensive End Joe Monty
Defensive Tackle Jason Chapman
Defensive Tackle Nick Hayden
Nick Hayden
Nick Hayden is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin....

Defensive End Matt Shaughnessy
Matt Shaughnessy
Matt Shaughnessy is an American football defensive end for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Raiders in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin....

Outside Linebacker LaMarr Watkins
Middle Linebacker Mark Zalewski
Outside Linebacker Dontez Sanders
Cornerback Allen Langford
Strong Safety Joe Stellmacher
Free Safety Roderick Rogers
Roderick Rogers
Roderick Rogers is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2007...

Cornerback Brett Bell


Team players selected in the 2006 NFL Draft
2006 NFL Draft
The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. For the 27th consecutive year, the draft was telecast on ESPN and ESPN2, with additional coverage offered by ESPNU and, for the first time, by...

Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL Team
Brian Calhoun
Brian Calhoun
Brian Calhoun is a gridiron football running back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Wisconsin....

 
Running Back 3 74 Detroit Lions
2006 Detroit Lions season
The 2006 Detroit Lions season began with the team trying to improve on their 5-11 record in 2005.-Offseason:On January 19, the Lions hired Rod Marinelli as the team's new head coach. From the Tony Dungy "coaching tree", Marinelli had previously served as the defensive line coach and assistant coach...

Brandon Williams  Wide Receiver 3 84 San Francisco 49ers
2006 San Francisco 49ers season
The 2006 San Francisco 49ers season began with the team trying to improve on their 4-12 record in 2005. Despite having improved from their previous two disastrous seasons and were in the top 10 best offense in the league in 2006 ,they missed the playoffs for the fourth straight year, continuing...

Owen Daniels
Owen Daniels
Owen Daniels is an American football tight end and emergency backup quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League...

 
Tight End 4 98 Houston Texans
2006 Houston Texans season
The 2006 Houston Texans season began with the team trying to improve on their 2–14 record in 2005.-Offseason:On January 2, 2006, the day after the last game of the 2005 season, head coach Dom Capers and most of the coaching staff was fired by owner Bob McNair. General Manager Charley Casserly was...

Jason Pociask
Jason Pociask
Jason Pociask [] is a former American football fullback and tight end. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL Draft...

 
Tight End 5 150 New York Jets
2006 New York Jets season
The 2006 New York Jets season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 2005. The season marked the first for rookie head coach Eric Mangini, who replaced Herman Edwards after the latter left the Jets to coach the Kansas City Chiefs...

Jonathan Orr
Jonathan Orr
Jonathan Orr is a former American football wide receiver who played for the NFL's Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans. He was drafted in the sixth round, pick 172 of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Titans...

 
Wide Receiver 6 172 Tennessee Titans
2006 Tennessee Titans season
The 2006 Tennessee Titans season began with the team trying to improve on their 4–12 record in 2005.-Offseason:In 2006, exciting news for the future came when in the 2006 NFL Draft, the Titans, with the third overall pick, chose Vince Young, star quarterback out of the University of Texas, and with...


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