Marcus Cromartie
14  Marcus Cromartie
Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Mansfield, Texas

High School:
Timberview

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 188

Position:
DB

Experience:
1V

11/05/2011

Lucas' Last Word: Bouncing back the name of the game

Offense sets the tone early, defense comes up with big plays at key times in win over Purdue

11/05/2011

Postgame Notes: Wisconsin vs. Purdue

10/24/2011

Bielema meets media as Badgers prepare for Ohio State

Head coach Bret Bielema reflects on loss at Michigan State, looks ahead to road test vs. Buckeyes

10/22/2011

Postgame Notes: Wisconsin vs. Michigan State

Notes from Wisconsin's 37-31 loss at Michigan State

2011: Earned first letter ... played in all 14 games, starting the last 13 ... had six tacklews in Rose Bowl vs. Oregon ... made six tackles against Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship game on Dec. 3 ... recorded two tackles against Penn State on Nov. 26 ... posted two tackles at Illinois on Nov. 19 ... tallied three tackles at Minnesota on Nov. 12 ... broke up one pass against Purdue on Nov. 5 ... made two tackles at Ohio State on Oct. 29 ... recovered a fumble, broke up a pass and had four tackles against Michigan State on Oct. 22 ... recorded two tackles against Indiana on Oct. 15 ... made one tackle against Nebraska on Oct. 1 ... broke up one pass and had one tackle against South Dakota on Sept. 24 ... career-high eight tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss against Northern Illinois on Sept. 17 ... made first start of career and posted seven tackles against Oregon State on Sept. 10 ... had three tackles against UNLV on Sept. 1

2010:
Played in five games ... saw playing time against Northwestern on Nov. 27 ... played at Michigan on Nov. 20 ... made one tackle against Indiana on Nov. 13 ... saw playing time against Minnesota on Oct. 9 ... two tackles on kickoff coverage in season debut against Austin Peay on Sept. 25

2009:
Played in six games, mostly on special teams ... made first tackle of career and served on kickoff return unit against Michigan on Nov. 14 ... made Badger debut against Northern Illinois on Sept. 5

2008: Redshirted

High School: Ranked as the 43rd-best defensive back in the nation by Rivals.com and No. 57 by Scout.com ... Top 100 players in Texas and PrepTicket all-state team ... Texashsfootball.com honorable mention all-state team ... first-team all-district and all-area team as a senior ... second-team all-district as a junior ... changed schools after Hurricane Katrina as a sophomore and didn't play ... freshman of the year on varsity squad in New Orleans ... 56 tackles, two interceptions and 15 passes defended as a senior for a career total of 116 tackles and five interceptions ... team captain as a senior ... also lettered in track and field ... two years as captain of track team ... school record in the 200 meter dash (21.77) ... head coach was Terry Cron

Personal:
Parents are Julius Cromartie and Judith Harris ... major is life sciences communication

Career Defensive Statistics
Season GP/GS UT AT Tot. TFL QBS FC FR INT PD
2009 6/0 1 0 1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2010 5/0 1 2 3 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0
2011 14/13 26 21 47 0.5-2 0.0-0 0 1 0 3
Totals 25/13 23
22
44
0.5-2 0.0-0 0 1 0 3

Game-by-Game Tackles
2009 SEASON: Michigan (1-0=1)

2010 SEASON: Austin Peay (1-1=2); Indiana (0-1=1)

2011 SEASON: UNLV (1-2=3); Oregon State (5-2=7); Northern Illinois (5-3=8); South Dakota (0-1=1); Nebraska (1-0=1); Indiana (1-1=2); Michigan State (1-3=4); Ohio State (2-0=2); Minnesota (0-3=3); Illinois (2-0=2); Penn State (2-0=2); Michigan State (1-5=6), Oregon (5-1=6)

Career Game Highs
Tackles 8 vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011
Tackles for Loss 0.5 vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011
Sacks N/A
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 (3x), MR vs. Purdue, Nov. 5, 2011
Season Game Highs
Tackles 8 vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011
Tackles for Loss 0.5 vs. Northern Illinois, Sept. 17, 2011
Sacks N/A
Interceptions N/A
Passes Defended 1 (3x), MR vs. Purdue, Nov. 5, 2011