Wisconsin Badgers

Honors and Awards
2015: Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP, Academic All-Big Ten
2014: Academic All-Big Ten
2013: All-Big Ten honorable mention, Academic All-Big Ten
2012: Academic All-Big Ten

Career: Finished with a 31-10 record as a starter, making him Wisconsin's all-time winningest quarterback ... his .756 win percentage ranks No. 3 among UW quarterbacks ... started 41 games, third-most by a quarterback in school history ... went 22-6 (.786) as a starter in Big Ten games, setting school records for wins and winning percentage in conference games ... threw for 7,635 yards and 48 touchdowns, ranking second in school history in both categories ... also finished career ranked No. 2 in passing attempts (1,031) and completions (613) and No. 4 in completion percentage (59.5%) at UW ... threw for 200 yards in a game 18 times, the most in school history ... first quarterback in school history to post a 4-0 record against an opponent, doing so against Purdue, Illinois and Minnesota

2015 Season: Earned fourth letter, starting all 13 games ... posted 10-3 record ... named a team captain ... selected for East-West Shrine Game ... tied single-season school record with 225 completions on a school-record 370 passing attempts ... threw for 2,687 yards, the fourth-highest total in school history, and completed 60.8% of his passes, the seventh-best mark in UW annals ... named Offensive MVP of Holiday Bowl for leading Badgers to 23-21 win over USC on Dec. 30, completing 18 of 27 passes for 217 yards and a touchdown ... returned to game and led drive to that resulted in game-winning field goal one series after suffering a broken nose ... went 6-for-9 for 58 yards on third down in game ... threw for 322 yards and led fourth-quarter drive that set up game-winning field goal at Nebraska on Oct. 10 ... posted 322 passing yards on 30-for-39 passing one week later vs. Purdue on Oct. 17, marking just the fifth time in UW history a quarterback threw for 300 yards in consecutive games ... went 26-for-39 for 228 yards and two touchdowns vs. No. 3 Alabama in season opener on Sept. 5 in Arlington, Texas ... completed 19 of 30 pases for 236 yards and three TDs vs. Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 12 ... went 13-for-17 for 202 yards and a touchdown vs. Troy on Sept. 19

2014 Season: Earned third letter, playing in 10 games with nine starts ... went 8-1 as starter ... completed 53.4% of his passes for 1,350 yards, nine touchdowns and 10 interceptions on the year ... over first seven starts of season, completed 60.7% of passes for 928 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception (145.3 pass efficiency rating) ... made season debut late in first half at Northwestern on Oct. 4 and completed eight passes for 114 yards with one touchdown ... best starts of season came in back-to-back games to help UW secure Big Ten West Division title, going 11-for-14 for 139 yards at Iowa on Nov. 22 and 11-for-18 for 215 yards and two TDs vs. Minnesota on Nov. 29 ... completed career-long 70-yard pass to WR Alex Erickson vs. Minnesota ... completed 19 of 29 pass attempts for 219 yards and two touchdowns at Purdue on Nov. 8 ... completed 9 of 15 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns vs. Maryland on Oct. 25 ... went 7-for-11 passing for 46 yards and one touchdown vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15 ... went 7-for-16 passing for 81 yards at Rutgers on Nov. 1 ... completed 7 of 14 passes for 73 yards vs. Illinois on Oct. 11 ... went 14-for-27 for 121 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions vs. Auburn in Outback Bowl on Jan. 1

2013 Season: Earned second letter, starting all 13 games ... threw for UW sophomore record 2,494 yards ... threw 22 touchdown passes, second-most in UW history ... set school record with 336 pass attempts and became just third QB in school history to complete 200 passes in a season (208) ... threw for a career-high 339 yards and tied a career-high with three TD passes on 29-for-53 passing, also both career highs, vs. Penn State on Nov. 30 ... passed for 241 yards and tied a career-high with three TD passes vs. Northwestern on Oct. 12 ... recorded 295 yards and two touchdowns on a 20-for-34 passing performance at Ohio State on Sept. 28 ... went 9-of-13 passing for 80 yards and two touchdowns before suffering shoulder injury in second half vs. South Carolina in Capital One Bowl on Jan. 1 ... scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 4-yard scramble against UMass on Aug. 31

2012 Season: Earned first letter, playing in eight games with six starts ... threw for 1,104 yards and six touchdowns ... started six straight games before sustaining broken collarbone vs. Michigan State on Oct. 27 ... recorded first career start against UTEP on Sept. 22, throwing for 210 yards and one touchdown on a 12-of-17 passing performance ... was first freshman to start at quarterback for UW since Jim Sorgi on Oct. 21, 2000 ... finished with a pass efficiency rating of 182.0, the fifth-best mark in a starting debut by a UW quarterback ... made Badgers debut one week earlier, starting second half vs. Utah State on Sept. 15 ... recorded a season-high pass efficiency rating of 208.8, going 9-of-11 for 127 yards and one touchdown, before leaving the game with an injury early in the second half against Michigan State on Oct. 27 ... ... returned from injury as backup in the Rose Bowl against Stanford on Jan. 1, going 0-for-1 passing ... had seven completions for 106 yards against Minnesota on Oct. 20 ... finished with 178 yards and a touchdown at Purdue on Oct. 13 ... threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns on a 16-of-25 passing performance against Illinois on Oct. 6 ... threw for 214 yards and a touchdown on a 12-of-23 passing performance in first career road start at Nebraska on Sept. 29

2011 Season: Redshirt season ... enrolled in spring semester and took part in spring practice

High School: Two-star recruit by Scout and Rivals ... No. 17 player in Wisconsin and No. 110 quarterback in the country by Scout ... in his career, threw for 5,094 yards and 41 touchdowns and added 12 rushing touchdowns ... as a senior, earned first-team all-state honors by the WFCA and honorable mention all-state by Associated Press ... tabbed as unanimous conference player of the year, first-team all-conference and second-team all-region ... in his senior year, threw for 2,635 yards and 22 touchdowns and ran for an additional seven touchdowns ... honorable mention all-state by WFCA as a junior, also named first-team all-region, all-suburban and all-conference and second-team all-area ... passed for 2,459 yards and 19 touchdowns and ran for five more scores as a junior ... two-time team MVP ... won three letters in football and track and field and two in basketball ... made the high honor roll each quarter since sixth grade ... National Honor Society ... head coach was Rob LeBouef

Personal: Parents are Karl and Barb Stave ... brother, Bryan, and sister, Rachel, also attended UW ... plays the piano and the guitar ... graduated in December 2015 with a degree in civil engineering