Wisconsin-Indiana pregame notes
Some notes and tidbits as you wait the kickoff for Wisconsin vs. Indiana:
-- This is the 60th meeting between Wisconsin and Indiana. The Badgers lead the all-time series 39-18-2 including 22-8-1 at Camp Randall Stadiium. Wisconsin has won eight straight over Indiana.
-- Points by game for Wisconsin during that eight game streak: 41, 52, 33, 55, 31, 83, 59, 62.
-- Last Indiana win in the series: 2002. Last Indiana win in Madison: 2001.
-- Wisconsin's last 13 wins have all been by a double-digit margin. The last single-digit win was against Utah State on Sept. 15, 2012.
-- Since 2004, Wisconsin has lost only two games at home in November – last year vs. Ohio State (with its backup quarterback and in overtime) and 2005 vs. Iowa (Barry Alvarez's final regular-season game).
-- Wisconsin is looking to win five straight games for the first time since the Badgers won five in a row from Nov. 5-Dec. 3, 2011.
-- This season Wisconsin is: 5-0 when scoring first, 2-2 when an opponent scores first, 6-0 when leading after the first quarter, 1-2 when trailing after the first quarter, 7-1 when leading at the half, 0-1 when trailing at the half, 7-1 when leading after three quarters and 0-1 when trailing after three quarters.
-- Indiana has scored at least 28 points in every game (including vs Michigan State, the only time the Spartans have allowed more than 17 points) and scored over 40 five times.
-- In its 5 losses, Indiana is allowing QBs to complete 68.1%, 10.7 yards/attempt with 10 TDs & 3 INT. In Big Ten, 13 TDs, 2 INT.
-- Indiana has allowed 24 rushing touchdowns, which ranks 112th (out of 125) in the nation.
-- Indiana is allowing 5.34 yards/rush to ranked teams this season (2 games). Also allowing 5.34 yards/rush in its 5 losses.
-- Indiana allows opponents to convert 47.22% of their third downs, which ranks 113th in the country.
-- In UW's last 5 games against Indiana, the Badgers have had 10 players rush for 100+ yards. Yes, you read that correctly.
-- Overall, Wisconsin has had 34 100+ yard rushers vs. Indiana. Have lost only twice (2002, 1982) with 1 tie (1975).
-- Wisconsin has had 5 passers of 200+ yards vs. Indiana: John Stocco (twice), Brooks Bollinger, Jim Sorgi, Matt Graff and are 4-1 in those games (Bollinger, 2001, lost)
-- The Badgers have had 9 receivers top 100 yards vs. Indiana (6-2 in those games). Last: Nick Toon, 2009. Last at home: Brandon Williams & Jonathan Orr, 2005.
-- Chris Borland needs one forced fumble to tie the FBS all-time record of 14 (note: Stat only kept since 2000).
-- Borland needs 2 tackles for loss to tie and 2.5 to pass Don Davey for 4th place on UW's all-time list.
-- Borland needs 1 sack to tie Erasmus James for 8th place on UW's all-time list.
-- Borland's next fumble recovery will put him in a tie for third place on UW's all-time list with 7. Mark Zakula is in second with eight and Scott Erdmann is at No. 1 with nine.
-- Jared Abbrederis needs 17 yards receiving to pass Brandon Williams for 2nd place on UW's all-time list.
-- Abbrederis needs 122 receiving yards to pass Purdue's Brian Alford for 10th place on the Big Ten's all-time list.
-- Abbrederis needs 1 receiving touchdown to tie and 2 to pass Tony Simmons for 2nd place on UW's all-time list (he has 21; Lee Evans is No. 1 with 27).
-- Abbrederis has caught a pass in 37 consecutive games. With a reception against Indiana he will tie the Wisconsin record of 38 games by Lee Evans.
-- Abbrederis needs 33 receiving yards to pass Al Toon (1983) for 9th place, 41 to pass Travis Beckum (2006) for 8th place, 58 to pass Lee DeRamus (1993) for 7th place, 64 to pass Nick Toon (2001) for 6th place, 71 to pass Abbrederis (2011) for 5th place and 134 to pass Travis Beckum (2007) for 4th place on UW's all-time single-season list.
-- Abbrederis needs 1 reception to tie and 2 to pass himself (2011), for 7th-most, 6 to pass Brandon Williams for 6th-most and eight to pass Travis Beckum (2006) for 5th-most receptions in a single-season at UW. 10 would tie him with Lee Evans (2003) and Nick Toon (2011) for 3rd most.
-- Abbrederis has had the last six 100+-yard receiving games for the Badgers and eight of the last 11 (Nick Toon with the other three). Of Abbrederis' eight 100-yard games, five have come in August and September and one in a bowl game. None have occurred in November.
-- James White needs 188 rushing yards to pass Billy Marek for 5th place on UW's all-time list.
-- White needs 1 touchdown to break a tie Billy Marek for 3rd place on UW's all-time list. He won't go any higher than that as Ron Dayne with 71 is next.
-- White needs 1 rushing touchdown to tie Billy Marek for 3rd place on UW's all-time list. He won't go any higher than that as Ron Dayne with 71 is next.
-- White needs one rushing touchdown to tie Eddie George for 9th place on the Big Ten's all-time list.
-- White's next touchdown will break a tie with Billy Marek and Eddie George for 9th place on the Big Ten's all-time list. He needs three rushing TDs to tie Keith Byars for 8th place.Melvin Gordon needs 101 rushing yards to pass Michael Bennett for 16th place, 113 to pass Marvin Artley for 15th place and 127 to pass Alan Thompson for 14th place on UW's all-time list.
-- Gordon needs 2 rushing yards to pass P.J. Hill (2008) for 20th place, 48 to pass Billy Marek (1973) for 19th place, 56 to pass Billy Marek (1974) for 18th place, 63 to pass Rufus Ferguson (1971) for 17th place, 77 to pass P.J. Hill (2007) for 15th place and 122 to pass Billy Marek (1975) for 15th place on UW's all-time single-season list.
-- Gordon needs 48 rushing yards to pass Billy Marek for 5th place and 77 to pass P.J. Hill for 4th place for most rushing yards by a sophomore on UW's all-time list.
-- Joel Stave needs 164 passing yards to pass Jim Haluska for 13th place and 246 to pass Russell Wilson for 12th place on UW's all-time list.
-- Joel Stave needs 71 passing yards to pass Mike Samuel (1997) for 14th place, 174 to pass John Stocco (2004) for 13th place and 302 to pass Mike Howard (1984) for 12th place on UW's all-time single-season list.
-- Stave needs 174 passing yards to pass John Stocco (2004) for third-most passing yards by a sophomore in UW history.
-- Stave needs one passing touchdown pass Neil Graff and Tyler Donovan for 9th place and two to tie Mike Samuel for 8th place on UW's all-time list.
-- Stave needs one passing touchdown to tie John Stocco (2006), Darrell Bevell (1994), Jim Sorgi (2003) and Tyler Donovan (2007) for 5th place and three to tie Randy Wright (1983) and Darrell Bevell (1993) on UW's all-time single-season list.
-- Jacob Pedersen's next touchdown reception will be his 18th, putting him in a tie for 6th place with Nick Toon on UW's all-time list. Two TDs will move him into a tie for 4th place with Jonathan Orr and Al Toon.
-- Pedersen needs 9 receiving yards to pass Darrin Charles for 20th place and 17 yards to pass Lance Kendricks for 19th place on UW's all-time list.
-- Drew Meyer needs 2 punts to pass Dick Mileager for 9th place on UW's all-time list.