The playcall for David Gilreath's epic TD return to start the game off for Wisconsin "with a bang" against Ohio State Buckeyes.

David Gilreath kickoff return for TD vs. Ohio State

Great moments from a memorable season of football for the 2010 Big Ten Champs!

14 John Clay TD vs. Ohio State

15 James White TD vs Ohio State

16 Montee Ball GW TD @ Iowa

17 Adam Robinson tackled in bounds and UW beats Iowa

Highlights of a number of Badger football games from 2005-2009, as announced by Matt LePay, the voice of the Badgers.

04 2006- Jonathan Casillas blocked punt @ Bowling Green

06 2006- P.J. Hill 1-yard TD vs. Western Illinois

08 2009- Philip Welch GW FG vs. Fresno State

10 2009- Chris Borland blocked punt vs. Wofford

12 2009- Nick Toon TD vs. Michigan State

14 2009- Garrett Graham TD vs. Michigan State

16 2009- Lance Kendricks TD @ Minnesota

18 2009- John Clay TD @ Indiana

20 2009- Nick Toon TD vs. Michigan

22 2009- David Gilreath rushing TD @ Hawaii

24 2009- Dustin Sherer TD @ Hawaii

26 2009- John Clay TD vs. Miami in Champs Sports Bowl

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Wisconsin's loveable mascot, Bucky Badger, has always ranked high in fan appeal and enthusiasm. Although badgers in various forms had been the University of Wisconsin mascot for decades, the version that is currently known as Bucky, sporting a cardinal and white sweater, was first drawn in 1940 by professional illustrator Art Evans of Garden Grove, Calif. In 1949, a student first wore a badger outfit with a papier-máchê head at the homecoming game and the mascot came to life.

The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. designated Bucky's birthday to be October 2. According to the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Bucky's likeness earned a copyright on October 2, 1940. Though most badgers are born in the spring, this one became officially recognized on October 2.

The nickname "Badgers," was borrowed from the state of Wisconsin, which was dubbed the "Badger State." The name didn't come from the animals in the region, but rather from an association with lead miners in the 1820s. Without shelter in the winter, the miners had to "live like Badgers" in tunnels burrowed into hillsides.

The badger started as the official UW mascot with the inception of intercollegiate football in 1889. The original badger mascot was too vicious to control. On more than one occasion, the live badger escaped handlers before a sideline hero recaptured the animal with a flying tackle. It was decided in the interest of fan and player safety that Wisconsin's mascot be retired to the Madison Zoo. The Badger Yearbook replaced the live badger with a small raccoon named Regdab (badger backwards) and passed it off as a "badger in a raccoon coat."

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