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Ron Dayne not only holds the Wisconsin rushing yards record, but the entire NCAA rushing yards record.
The Wisconsin Badgers football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the
Wisconsin Badgers football program in various categories,
[1] including
passing ,
rushing ,
receiving ,
total offense , defensive stats, and
kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Badgers represent the
University of Wisconsin–Madison in the
NCAA 's
Big Ten Conference .
Although Wisconsin began competing in intercollegiate football in 1889,
[1] the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since 1946, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until
1972 (with the exception of the
World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.
[2] The Badgers have reached a bowl game every year since then, giving recent players an extra game each year to accumulate statistics.
Similarly, the Badgers have played in the
Big Ten Football Championship Game five times since its establishment in 2011.
These lists are updated through Wisconsin's game against
LSU on January 1,
2024 .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Darrell Bevell
7,686
1992
1993
1994
1995
2
Joel Stave
7,635
2012
2013
2014
2015
3
John Stocco
7,227
2003
2004
2005
2006
4
Brooks Bollinger
5,627
1999
2000
2001
2002
5
Alex Hornibrook
5,438
2016
2017
2018
6
Graham Mertz
5,405
2019
2020
2021
2022
7
Scott Tolzien
5,271
2008
2009
2010
2011
8
Randy Wright
5,003
1981
1982
1983
9
Mike Samuel
4,989
1995
1996
1997
1998
10
Jim Sorgi
4,498
2000
2001
2002
2003
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Russell Wilson
3,175
2011
2
John Stocco
2,920
2005
3
Jack Coan
2,725
2019
4
Scott Tolzien
2,705
2009
5
Joel Stave
2,687
2015
6
Alex Hornibrook
2,644
2017
7
Tyler Donovan
2,607
2007
8
Joel Stave
2,494
2013
9
Scott Tolzien
2,459
2010
10
Darrell Bevell
2,390
1993
Passing completion percentage
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ron Dayne
7,125
1996
1997
1998
1999
2
Jonathan Taylor
6,174
2017
2018
2019
3
Montee Ball
5,140
2009
2010
2011
2012
4
Melvin Gordon
4,915
2011
2012
2013
2014
5
Anthony Davis
4,676
2001
2002
2003
2004
6
James White
4,015
2010
2011
2012
2013
7
P.J. Hill
3,942
2006
2007
2008
8
Billy Marek
3,709
1972
1973
1974
1975
9
Braelon Allen
3,494
2021
2022
2023
10
Brent Moss
3,428
1991
1992
1993
1994
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Melvin Gordon
2,587
2014
2
Jonathan Taylor
2,194
2018
3
Ron Dayne
2,109
1996
4
Ron Dayne
2,034
1999
5
Jonathan Taylor
2,003
2019
6
Jonathan Taylor
1,977
2017
7
Montee Ball
1,923
2011
8
Montee Ball
1,830
2012
9
Michael Bennett
1,681
2000
10
Brent Moss
1,637
1993
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Lee Evans
3,468
1999
2000
2001
2003
2
Jared Abbrederis
3,140
2010
2011
2012
2013
3
Brandon Williams
2,924
2002
2003
2004
2005
4
Nick Toon
2,447
2008
2009
2010
2011
5
Travis Beckum
2,149
2006
2007
2008
6
Al Toon
2,103
1982
1983
1984
7
Chris Chambers
2,004
1997
1998
1999
2000
8
Tony Simmons
1,991
1994
1995
1996
1997
9
Lee DeRamus
1,974
1991
1992
1993
10
Alex Erickson
1,877
2013
2014
2015
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
[28]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Darrell Bevell
7,477
1992
1993
1994
1995
2
Brooks Bollinger
7,394
1999
2000
2001
2002
3
Joel Stave
7,369
2012
2013
2014
2015
4
Ron Dayne
7,125
1996
1997
1998
1999
5
John Stocco
7,083
2003
2004
2005
2006
6
Jonathan Taylor
6,174
2017
2018
2019
7
Mike Samuel
5,750
1995
1996
1997
1998
8
Graham Mertz
5,384
2019
2020
2021
2022
9
Randy Wright
5,350
1981
1982
1983
10
Scott Tolzien
5,262
2008
2009
2010
2011
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Russell Wilson
3,513
2011
2
John Stocco
2,888
2005
3
Jack Coan
2,747
2019
4
Scott Tolzien
2,713
2009
5
Tyler Donovan
2,607
2007
6
Melvin Gordon
2,587
2014
7
Joel Stave
2,564
2015
8
Alex Hornibrook
2,543
2017
9
Randy Wright
2,481
1982
10
Joel Stave
2,472
2013
All-purpose yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ron Dayne
7,429
1996
1997
1998
1999
2
Jonathan Taylor
6,581
2017
2018
2019
3
Brandon Williams
5,852
2002
2003
2004
2005
4
Montee Ball
5,738
2009
2010
2011
2012
5
James White
5,450
2010
2011
2012
2013
6
Melvin Gordon
5,317
2011
2012
2013
2014
7
David Gilreath
5,265
2007
2008
2009
2010
8
Anthony Davis
4,874
2001
2002
2003
2004
9
Jared Abbrederis
4,818
2010
2011
2012
2013
10
Terrell Fletcher
4,322
1991
1992
1993
1994
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Melvin Gordon
2,740
2014
2
Jonathan Taylor
2,255
2019
3
Jonathan Taylor
2,254
2018
4
Ron Dayne
2,242
1996
5
Montee Ball
2,229
2011
6
Brian Calhoun
2,207
2005
7
Brandon Williams
2,138
2005
8
Jonathan Taylor
2,072
2017
9
Ron Dayne
2,043
1999
10
Jared Abbrederis
1,999
2011
Total touchdowns responsible for
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
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