Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
Montee Ball graduated from Wisconsin as the NCAA’s all-time leader in touchdowns scored and is the only player to rush for 100 yards in three Rose Bowl Games. Ball led the Badgers to three consecutive appearances in The Granddaddy of Them All in 2011, 2012 and 2013. In his first appearance, Ball ran for 132 yards against TCU. He followed up that with 164 rushing yards against Oregon in 2012. Finally, Ball tallied 100 yards against Stanford in 2013. He was selected to the Rose Bowl Game All-Century Class as the 2010’s representative in conjunction with the 100th Rose Bowl Game. Ball was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft and played two seasons in the NFL. He was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletics Hall of Fame in 2023 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2025.