FOOTBALL
OVERALL RECORD: 11-3 / BIG TEN RECORD: 7-2 (1ST, WEST DIVISION)
Cotton Bowl caps 11-win campaign that began with victory at Lambeau
HONORS & AWARDS ALL-AMERICA ▪ Ryan Ramczyk First team, consensus ▪ T.J. Watt First team BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR ▪ Paul Chryst
DAVID STLUKA
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Wisconsin faced seven teams ranked in the top 12 of the Associated Press Top 25, scoring wins over No. 5 LSU, No. 7 Nebraska, No. 8 Michigan State and No. 12 Western Michigan.
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The Badgers finished the season 11-3 overall, with those 11 wins giving UW a double-digit victory total for the third-consecutive season.
990
Wisconsin posted an Academic Progress Rate score of 990 (out of 1,000) to join Duke and Northwestern as the only FBS programs to score at least 990 in each of the last three seasons.
15.6
The Badgers allowed just 15.6 points per game to rank No. 4 nationally in scoring defense. UW also ranked No. 7 in total defense, at 301.4 yards per game.
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UW produced a pair of first-round NFL draft picks, with outside linebacker T.J. Watt taken by Pittsburgh and left tackle Ryan Ramczyk selected by New Orleans. Both earned first-team All-America honors for the Badgers in 2016.
ALL-BIG TEN ▪ Corey Clement First team ▪ Ryan Ramczyk First team ▪ Sojourn Shelton First team ▪ T.J. Watt First team ▪ Beau Benzschawel Second team ▪ Vince Biegel Second team ▪ Troy Fumagalli Second team ▪ D'Cota Dixon Third team ▪ Leo Musso Third team ▪ Conor Sheehy Third team ▪ Jack Cichy Honorable mention ▪ Michael Deiter Honorable mention ▪ T.J. Edwards Honorable mention ▪ Alec James Honorable mention ▪ Chikwe Obasih Honorable mention ▪ Jazz Peavy Honorable mention ▪ Derrick Tindal Honorable mention COTTON BOWL OFFENSIVE MVP ▪ Troy Fumagalli COTTON BOWL DEFENSIVE MVP ▪ T.J. Edwards