Badgers Name 2004 Captains
April 09, 2004 | Football
Four seniors have been named as captains for the Wisconsin football team for the 2004 season, head coach Barry Alvarez announced.
Running back Anthony Davis, offensive guard Dan Buenning, defensive tackle Anttaj Hawthorne and defensive back Jim Leonhard will serve as the Badger captains this coming season. The foursome was determined by a vote of the team.
Davis, who endured ankle injuries for much of last season, has rushed for the third-most yards in the nation the past three years combined and needs just seven rushing yards to move into second place on the all-time Wisconsin list behind Ron Dayne.
Buenning, a second-team All-Big Ten selection last season, has started 37 of 39 games in his career, including the last 24 straight.
Hawthorne was a first-team All-Big Ten choice in 2003 and has started 29 straight games. His team-high 20 tackles-for-loss last season tied for second-most in the Big Ten.
Leonhard, a starter in 27 straight games, has 18 career interceptions, tied for second-most in school history. The Big Ten interceptions leader each of the past two seasons, Leonhard was a first-team All-Big Ten selection last season as well as a second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American.
The Badgers will play their spring game on Saturday, April 10, at LaFollette High School's Lussier Stadium. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast live in Madison (AM 1070) and on uwbadgers.com.
