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Gary Andersen named as Badgers' head football coach

Published  December 20, 2012 10:06pm CST
Wisconsin Badgers
FOX 6 Now Milwaukee

MADISON -- Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced Thursday, December 20th that Gary Andersen has been hired as the Badgers’ head football coach. 

Andersen becomes the 29th head coach in Wisconsin football history. He spent the previous four seasons as the head coach at Utah State, leading the Aggies to a 26-24 record. In 2012, Utah State had the most successful season in school history, winning a school-record 11 games, going undefeated in the WAC and capturing its first outright league title since 1936. The Aggies defeated Toledo, 41-15, to win the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

A news conference involving Coach Alvarez and Coach Andersen will be held Friday, December 21st.

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