2014-15 Schedule is out

[leg turk]

Badgers release 2014-15 season schedule
Wisconsin set to host four home matches at the UW Field House

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July 7, 2014

•2014-15 Schedule

MADISON, Wis. - Coming off of a successful season last year, Coach Barry Davis and the Wisconsin wrestling squad are primed for a bigger run with Monday's release of the 2014-15 schedule.

The Badgers, who finished with a 12-6 overall record and a 16th-place finish at NCAAs last year, will open the season at the Loras Open in Dubuque, Iowa on Nov. 1 before competing at the University of Wyoming Open on Nov.8.

The Badgers then make their dual season debut at the UW Field House and open Big Ten Conference competition on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. against Maryland. This will mark the third time Wisconsin will face its new Big Ten opponent. The most recent matchup was in 2010 at the NWCA National Duals.

Following the first of four home duals, the Badgers will stay in the state of Wisconsin as they head to the Stevens Point Open in Stevens Point on Nov. 15. Less than a week later, UW will head to Lawrence Township, New Jersey to take on Ryder University on Nov. 20.

The team returns to Annapolis, Maryland on Nov. 22 to defend their title at the Navy Classic. Powered by three first-place finishes, two second-place finishes and two third-place finishes, the Badgers scored 164 team points in the 13-team field to finish first significantly ahead of second-place Navy's 106.5 points.

The next week the Badgers take on South Dakota State on Nov. 30 and will head to face North Dakota State the following day. On Dec. 6, UW will participate in the UNI Open in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Wisconsin heads back home on Dec.11 to undertake Indiana before heading to face-off with Nebraska on Dec.13. Two weeks later, the Badgers will close out the first half of the season at the Midlands Championships in Evanston, Illinois, Dec. 28-29.

Following a break, UW is scheduled to return to Evanston, Illinois on Jan. 9 to start the 2015 half of the season against Northwestern before competing in the Pat Flash Flanagan Open in Dubuque, Iowa on Jan. 10.

The Badgers return home on Jan.11 to battle Purdue at 1 p.m. The match will be the Boilermakers' first trip to the UW Field House since the 2011-12 season.

Wisconsin will be on the road Jan.23-25 to face Big Ten opponents Michigan and Michigan State, respectively

UW hosts the new Big Ten addition Rutgers for its last home dual of the season on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. The next day the Badgers will venture to Eau Claire to contest in the Blugold Open on Feb. 7 before challenging Illinois on Feb.8 at Huff Hall in Champaign, Illinois. UW last saw the Fighting Illini at home where the Badgers pulled out an exciting 19-18 victory.

After a week off, the Badgers will head to Iowa State to finish the dual season on Feb. 22 in Ames, Iowa.

The Big Ten Championship will be held in Columbus, Ohio from March 7-8, while the 2015 NCAA Championships will take place in St. Louis, Missouri, Mar. 19-21.
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[leg turk]

Looks like a bunch of wins to me!

[billymurphy]

The Badgers do not have the top four rated Big Ten teams on their dual meet schedule? No Penn State, Minnesota, Iowa and Ohio State.
The same thing happened with the Badgers football schedule this year.
Who ended up being the team the Badgers will face every single year on the schedule?  I guess I missed the news on which team that ended up being.

[imnofish]

Disappointed that they are not facing those teams in dual meets.      Should make seeding for conference tournament interesting.

[npope]

Disappointed that they are not facing those teams in dual meets.      Should make seeding for conference tournament interesting.

Ditto that.

[badgerjohn]

.......... No Penn State, Minnesota, Iowa and Ohio State.................

Just think how relieved those 4 teams are they don't face the mighty Badgers in reg season duals.   

[dad 2 5]

.......... No Penn State, Minnesota, Iowa and Ohio State.................

Just think how relieved those 4 teams are they don't face the mighty Badgers in reg season duals.   

FUNNY!

On a little more serious note, circle the dates and get people to the few home meets they have. We need to build a solid base in the State of WI. There is a lot of work moving towards lofty goals and getting the State HS and club programs involved is one of them.

[TomM]

http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/070714aac.html
2014-15 Schedule http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-wrestl/sched/wis-m-wrestl-sched.html

[leg turk]

Home dates

10-31-14  Intrasquad    7pm

11-14-14  Maryland       7pm

12-11-14   Indiana         7pm

1-11-15    Purdue           1:00

2-6-15     Rutgers          7pm

Looks like we have a good chance at going undefeated at home.  Only one Sunday match though.

[billymurphy]

The Intrasquad looks to be the toughest test of the year, based on that schedule.

[bigG]

Well, this schedule is a schedule. I just want to see how our guys improve.

[Wisconsin Wrestling Fan]

The Wyoming Open should be a nice early season tournament.
I like the trip to the Dakotas
I like that Iowa State dual at the end of the year.  Feels odd not having Iowa on the schedule though.

Seeing some different competition again this year.  I wonder if the Varsity will enter the UNI Open this year?

[leg turk]

Season
2014-2015 SCHEDULE

Date    Opponent / Event    Location    Time / Result
10/31/14    Intrasquad Meet #    UW Field House    7:00 p.m. CT
11/01/14    Loras Open    Dubuque, Iowa    All Day
11/08/14    University of Wyoming Open    Laramie, Wyo.    All Day
11/14/14    vs. Maryland *    UW Field House    7:00 p.m. CT
11/15/14    Stevens Point Open    Stevens Point, Wis.    All Day
11/20/14    at Rider    Lawrence Township, N.J.    7:00 p.m. CT
11/22/14    Navy Classic    Annapolis, Md.    All Day
11/29/14    at South Dakota St.    Brookings, S.D.    2:00 p.m. CT
11/30/14    at North Dakota State    Fargo, N.D.    1:00 p.m. CT
12/06/14    UNI Open    Cedar Falls, Iowa    All Day
12/11/14    vs. Indiana *    UW Field House    7:00 p.m. CT
12/13/14    at Nebraska *    Lincoln, Neb.    6:00 p.m. CT
12/28/14    Midlands    Evanston, Ill.    All Day
12/29/14    Midlands    Evanston, Ill.    All Day
01/09/15    at Northwestern *    Evanston, Ill.    7:00 p.m. CT
01/10/15    Pat Flash Flanagan Open    Dubuque, Iowa    All Day
01/11/15    vs. Purdue *    UW Field House    1:00 p.m. CT
01/23/15    at Michigan *    Ann Arbor, Mich.    7:00 p.m. CT
01/25/15    at Michigan State *    East Lansing, Mich.    1:00 p.m. CT
02/06/15    vs. Rutgers *    UW Field House    7:00 p.m. CT
02/07/15    Blugold Open    Eau Claire, Wis.    All Day
02/08/15    at Illinois *    Champaign, Ill.    1:00 p.m. CT
02/22/15    at Iowa State    Ames, Iowa    2:00 p.m. CT
Big Ten Championships
03/07/15    Big Ten Championships    Columbus, Ohio    All Day
03/08/15    Big Ten Championships    Columbus, Ohio    All Day
NCAA Championships
03/19/15    NCAA Championships    St. Louis, Mo.    All Day
03/20/15    NCAA Championships    St. Louis, Mo.    All Day
03/21/15    NCAA Championships    St. Louis, Mo.    All Day


Tom, maybe we could start a sticky on this schedule?

[MNbadger]

Bucky could go undefeated in dual action this year with this schedule.