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RUNNING BACK
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
Salem, NJ
HEIGHT
5'11"
WEIGHT
219 BS
#23
Jonathan Taylor
Taylor rushed for 4,171 yards through his first two collegiate seasons — the third-highest two-year rushing total in FBS history — and needs 2,235 more this season to break the NCAA rushing record.
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Camp Randall Stadium
Opened: 1917
Current capacity: 80,321
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The land was originally used for training Wisconsin troops during the Civil War and is named after Wisconsin's first wartime governor, Alexander W. Randall.
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A tradition, which began in 1998, takes place between the third and fourth quarter when fans jump to the song "Jump Around" by the House of Pain.
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VS
SEP 21
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VS
SEP 28
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VS
OCT 5
Michigan State
VS
OCT 12
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AT
OCT 19
Ohio State
AT
OCT 26
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NOV 9
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AT
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Wisconsin BADGERS history
Seasons: 128 (1892 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 14
Bowl record: 30 Bowls, 16-14
Seasons: 20 (2000 to 2019)
Conferences: American, Big East, CUSA, Ind
Conference championships: 0
Bowl record: 10 Bowls, 6-4
South Florida Bulls history
Seasons: 45 (1975 to 2019)
Conferences: MAC
Conference championships: 7
Bowl record: 11 Bowls, 3-8
Central Michigan Chippewas history
Seasons: 130 (1881 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 42
Bowl record: 47 Bowls, 21-26
Michigan Wolverines history
Seasons: 126 (1892 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 8
Bowl record: 15 Bowls, 5-10
Northwestern Wildcats history
Seasons: 58 (1962 to 2019)
Conferences: MAC
Conference championships: 1
Bowl record: 2 Bowls, 0-2
Kent State Golden Flashes history
Seasons: 95 (1918 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Ind
Conference championships: 9
Bowl record: 28 Bowls, 12-16
Michigan State Spartans history
Seasons: 128 (1892 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 15
Bowl record: 18 Bowls, 8-10
Illinois Fighting Illini history
Seasons: 108 (1904 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 37
Bowl record: 50 Bowls, 25-25
Ohio State Buckeyes history
Seasons: 131 (1889 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, MVIAA, Ind
Conference championships: 12
Bowl record: 32 Bowls, 16-15-1
Iowa Hawkeyes history
Seasons: 120 (1900 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Big 12, Big 8, Big 7, Big 6, MVIAA, Ind
Conference championships: 43
Bowl record: 53 Bowls, 26-27
Nebraska Cornhuskers history
Seasons: 128 (1892 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 8
Bowl record: 19 Bowls, 10-9
Purdue Boilermakers history
Seasons: 128 (1892 to 2019)
Conferences: Big Ten, Western, Ind
Conference championships: 18
Bowl record: 20 Bowls, 8-12
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Biadasz opted to return to UW for his junior year rather than jump to the NFL, and he’ll lead a much less experienced Badgers offensive line this season.
POSITION
CENTER
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
AMHERST, WI
HEIGHT
6'3"
WEIGHT
318 LBS
Ferguson finished second on the team in catches (36), receiving yards (456) and receiving touchdowns (4) as a redshirt freshman and enters 2019 as a breakout candidate in UW’s offense.
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TIGHT END
YEAR
Sophomore
HOMETOWN
MADISON, WI
HEIGHT
6'5"
WEIGHT
247 LBS
#84
Jake Ferguson
Possibly the team’s best pass rusher, Loudermilk could lead the way for much better output from UW’s defensive line this season.
POSITION
defensive end
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
HOWARD, KS
HEIGHT
6'7"
WEIGHT
307 LBS
#97
Isaiahh Loudermilk
Baun struggled with injuries the past two years, but a healthy season could see him emerge as one of the Badgers’ biggest playmakers on defense.
POSITION
outside linebacker
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
Brown Deer, WI
HEIGHT
6'3"
WEIGHT
225 LBS
#56
Zach Baun
Orr waited his turn behind former UW linebackers T.J. Edwards and Ryan Connelly, but his 16 starts at inside linebacker give him the experience to step right into a role as the leader of the Badgers’ defense.
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
DeSOTO, TX
HEIGHT
6'0"
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214 LBS
#54
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SOURCES: Wrestler data compiled from PA-wrestling.com and PIAA; team and district data compiled from PIAA.
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INside linebacker
#61
Tyler Biadasz
WRESTLING
Point spread: How districts scored
Powerhouses of the decade
Top schools in each district
See what share of the points each district won each year from 2010-19.
Although Central Dauphin’s dominance has slowed down (one team title won since 2011), the Rams are consistently able to churn out a loaded roster that brings home hardware from Hershey every year. CD won back-to-back state team titles in 2008-09. Read more on District 3
Track the top 15 schools each year in PIAA wrestling from the past decade by cumulative points won through each year. Select the district in the key to filter or press pause and select year-to-year to compare.
HIGH SCHOOL
The Keystone State features some of the best wrestling in the country. But some districts and schools in the state have dominated at Hershey’s Giant Center more than others.
Click and interact below to see which ones performed best
at the state individual championships in the 2010s.
DISTRICT 3
#1 Central Dauphin
528 points
Best of the rest in District 3
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Boiling Springs
Bishop McDevitt
Chambersburg
Solanco
381.5
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Boyertown
Pennridge
Council Rock North
Owen J. Roberts
289.5
250
193
171
Best of the rest in District 1
DISTRICT 1
366 points
#1 Council Rock South
- 160 gold (2014)
- 160 silver (2013)
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Lake-Lehman
Delaware Valley
Scranton
Lackawanna Trail
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Best of the rest in District 2
DISTRICT 2
119 points
#1 Hazleton
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Southern Columbia
Montoursville
Athens
Muncy
445.5
311
210
203.5
Best of the rest in District 4
DISTRICT 4
480 points
#1 Benton
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Bedford
North Star
Berlin Brothersvalley
Everett
143.5
121
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61
Best of the rest in District 5
DISTRICT 5
309.5 points
#1 Chestnut Ridge
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Huntingdon
Westmont Hilltop
Central Mountain
Ligonier Valley
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182
158
Best of the rest in District 6
DISTRICT 6
254 points
#1 Mifflin County
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Canon-McMillan
Burrell
Kiski
Derry
558.5
410.5
358.5
290
Best of the rest in District 7
DISTRICT 7
593.5 points
#1 Franklin Regional
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Taylor Allderdice
Westinghouse
15
1
Best of the rest in District 8
DISTRICT 8
30 points
#1 Brashear
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DuBois
Kane
Brockway
Ridgway
149.5
111.5
102
95.5
Best of the rest in District 9
DISTRICT 9
355 points
#1 Brookville
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Saegertown
Fort LeBoeuf
Erie Cathedral Prep
Greenville
290.5
280
273.5
252.5
Best of the rest in District 10
DISTRICT 10
728.5 points
#1 Reynolds
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Nazareth
Northampton
Bethlehem Liberty
Saucon Valley
642.5
358.5
307.5
281.5
Best of the rest in District 11
DISTRICT 11
950 points
#1 Bethlehem Catholic
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Father Judge
Phil. Bishop McDevitt
Mariana Bracetti
Roman Catholic
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Best of the rest in District 12
DISTRICT 12
186 points
#1 La Salle College
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Teams sorted by total points won at individual state championships from 2010-19.
A look at every school’s state championship performance in the 2010s. See all of PIAA or individual districts. Sort by points, total medals, golds and more.
Garrett Peppelman, 2014
Record: 185-15
- 152 gold (2012)
- 145 5th place (2011)
District 1 isn’t a wrestling powerhouse, but CRS has picked up three individual gold medals this decade as well as a co-team title in the individual championships back in 2010. The Golden Hawks are a consistent presence in Hershey every year.
- 132 gold (2017)
- 126 silver (2015)
- 3x PIAA qualifier
Record: 166-22
Zack Trampe, 2017
Top wrestler
- 2x 132 silver (2016-17)
- 4x PIAA qualifier
Record: 161-26
Jimmy Hoffman, 2017
Top wrestler
Hazleton’s run atop the district includes multiple state medalists. Jimmy and Chad Hoffman each won a pair of medals, and Shane Noonan picked up another last year. The last state champ from D2 came in 2010, Lackawanna Trail’s Eric Laytos.
- 145 silver (2013)
- 132 4th place (2012)
- 119 4th place (2011)
- 112 5th place (2010)
Record: 153-24
Colt Cotten, 2013
Top wrestler
Add golds from Coltin Fought (2011) and Eric Hess (2010), plus silvers from Cole Rhone (2017-18) to Cotten’s four state medals, and Benton’s edge in the small but powerful district is secured. But Southern Columbia’s Lane brothers won three golds this decade as well. Read more on District 4
- 152 silver (2018)
- 145 gold (2017)
- 138 7th place (2016)
- 120 6th place (2015)
Record: 167-18
Justin McCoy, 2018
Top wrestler
Even smaller than District 4, but Chestnut Ridge and North Star have combined for four golds at individual states this decade. North Star’s Nick Roberts owns two of them (2011-12). It’s an area that battles roster limitations, but those that make it to Hershey are tough outs. Read more on District 5
- 170 gold (2018)
- 160 gold (2017)
- 160 silver (2016)
- 4x PIAA qualifier
Record: 154-15
Trent Hidlay, 2018
Top wrestler
The entire decade for District 6 can be summarized by two words — Hidlay brothers. Trent’s medals somehow out-do big brother Hayden, who claimed gold, bronze and sixth in the mid-2010s. Trey Kibe has been sensational as well with gold last year as a sophomore. Read more on District 6
- 126 silver (2017)
- 120 gold (2015-16)
- 113 gold (2014)
Record: 144-1
Spencer Lee, 2017
Top wrestler
Prior to Nico Megaludis joining the roster in 2008, Franklin Regional had never had a state champion. Then Megaludis and more recently Spencer Lee, one of the state’s all-time great champions, changed that. The Panthers have been the head of D7’s class. Read more on District 7.
- 120 gold (2012)
- 112 7th place (2011)
Record: 77-14
Godwin Nyama, 2012
Top wrestler
These schools have been completely overshadowed by their neighbors in District 7, one of the elite districts in the state. In fact, Nyama’s gold is the only one D8 owns in the entire decade. Just three schools have scored points at states in the last 10 years.
- 132 gold (2016)
- 120 bronze (2015)
- 113 bronze (2014)
- 4x PIAA qualifier
Record: 156-16
Taylor Ortz, 2016
Top wrestler
Brookville is the only program to claim a medal in the PIAA team duals in the last 10 years, winning the 2016 title. Ortz highlights a strong string of champion Raiders champs that includes Brock Zacheri (2014), Gavin Park (120) and recently heavyweight Colby Whitehill (2019).
- 152 gold (2013)
- 138 silver (2012)
- 140 silver (2011)
- 130 8th place (2010)
Record: 184-17
Austin Matthews, 2013
Top wrestler
Reynolds has been the top of the class in 2A recently, winning the last three team state titles of the decade (plus another in 2020) and making six championship appearances. They’ve been equally dominant on the individual level, with 23 Top 3 finishes. Read more on District 10
- 2x 170 gold (2016-17)
- 152 bronze (2015)
- 138 7th place (2014)
Record: 157-17
Mikey Labriola, 2017
Top wrestler
A meteoric rise after Jeff Karam took over propelled Bethlehem Catholic to three straight Class 2A team titles from 2011-14 before making the switch to 3A and winning three more. No team produced more individual champions in the 2010s than the Golden Hawks. Read more on District 11
- 152 bronze (2012)
- 145 PIAA qualifier (2011)
- 125 bronze (2010)
- 4x PIAA qualifier
Record: 175-31
Casey Kent, 2012
Top wrestler
In Kent, Shane Springer (186 wins) and Matt Cimato (174), the Explorers have three of the Top 41 winningest wrestlers in Keystone State history according to pa-wrestling.com. That’s quite the achievement for a district that isn’t a powerhouse on the state level.
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