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1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 5 – 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Purdue 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–5–2 with a mark of 3–4–1 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin did not make a postseason bowl game for the first time since the 1992 season. The team played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Wisconsin's 3–3 tie with Illinois on November 25 is the last tie in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history as the NCAA implemented an overtime system following the season that eliminated the possibility of a tie.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.No. 13 Colorado*No. 21
ABCL 7–4379,015
September 165:30 p.m.at Stanford*
T 24–2442,510
September 231:00 p.m.SMU*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 42–077,108
September 305:00 p.m.at No. 6 Penn State
ESPNW 17–996,540
October 142:30 p.m.No. 4 Ohio StateNo. 21
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 16–2779,507
October 2111:30 a.m.at No. 11 NorthwesternNo. 24
ESPN2L 0–3549,256
October 2811:00 a.m.Michigan Statedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
CreativeW 45–1478,043
November 411:00 a.m.at Purdue
CreativeL 27–3839,125
November 116:00 p.m.at Minnesota
ESPN2W 34–2764,016
November 1811:30 a.m.Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ESPN2L 20–3378,907
November 252:30 p.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
CreativeT 3–376,750
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Colorado

See also: 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes at Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colorado 3 23 10743
Wisconsin 0 7 007

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 2, 1995
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 79,015
  • Box Score
Game information

Stanford

See also: 1995 Stanford Cardinal football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Stanford Cardinal
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 3 7 14024
Stanford 0 10 7724

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 42,510
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS - FG J Hall 23

Second quarter

  • STAN - FG Abrams 23
  • WIS - C Martin 12 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
  • STAN - Bookman 14 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick)

Third quarter

  • WIS - C Mccullough 2 run (J Hall kick)
  • STAN - Comella 1 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick)
  • WIS - Nyquist 9 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

  • STAN - Comella 8 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick)

SMU

See also: 1995 SMU Mustangs football team
SMU Mustangs at Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
SMU 0 0 000
Wisconsin 14 14 01442

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 77,108
  • Box Score
Game information

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 10 0 0717
Penn State 0 0 369

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 30, 1995
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 96,540
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS - FG J Hall 26
  • WIS - Nyquist 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • PSU - FG Conway 32

Fourth quarter

  • WIS - T Simmons 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
  • PSU - Scott 5 pass from Richardson (two-point conversion failed)

Ohio State

See also: 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at #21 Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 7 61427
Wisconsin 3 6 7016

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 14, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C); Wind NW 20
  • Game attendance: 79,507
  • Referee: Tom Quinn
  • Box Score
Game information

Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 0 0 000
Northwestern 10 3 61635

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 49,256
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [2] [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • NU - Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Valenzisi kick)

Second quarter

  • NU - Sam Valenzisi 32-yard field goal
  • NU - Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • NU - Darnell Autry 32-yard pass from Steve Schnur (conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

  • NU - Darnell Autry 3-yard run (Valenzisi kick)
  • NU - Brian Gowins 40-yard field goal
  • NU - Levelle Brown 38-yard run (PAT failed)

Michigan State

See also: 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Michigan State 7 0 0714
Wisconsin 7 17 14745

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: October 28, 1995
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 78,447
  • Box Score
Game information

Purdue

See also: 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 7 7 7627
Purdue 14 6 81038

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

  • Date: November 4, 1995
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 39,125
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • PUR - Alford 64-yard pass from Tretzger (Bobich kick)
  • WIS - Weems 75-yard interception return (Hall kick)
  • PUR - Watson 63-yard run (Bobich kick)

Second quarter

  • PUR - Alstott 40-yard run (kick failed)
  • WIS - Simmons 31-yard pass from Samuel (Hall kick)

Third quarter

  • WIS - Stecker 7-yard run (Hall kick)
  • PUR - Watson 2-yard run (Blackman pass from Tretzger)

Fourth quarter

  • PUR - Bobich 20-yard field goal
  • WIS - Hayes 54-yard pass from Samuel (run failed)
  • PUR - Alstott 2-yard run (Bobich kick)

Minnesota

See also: 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 7 6 21034
Minnesota 3 7 10727

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 11, 1995
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 64,016
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS - T Simmons 62 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
  • MIN - FG Chalberg 30

Second quarter

  • MIN - Atwell 51 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)
  • WIS - FG J Hall 28
  • WIS - FG J Hall 60

Third quarter

  • MIN - Hubbard 63 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)
  • WIS - A Stecker 100 kickoff return (J Hall kick)
  • WIS - A Stecker 3 run (J Hall kick)
  • MIN - FG Chalberg 26
  • WIS - T Simmons 70 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

  • MIN - Levine 39 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)

Iowa

See also: 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Iowa 7 17 0933
Wisconsin 0 7 7620

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 78,907
  • TV: ESPN2
  • [4]
Game information
First quarter
  • IOWA - Michael Burger 3-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick)

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • WIS - Nyquist 1-yard pass from Bevell (Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

  • WIS - Stecker 2-yard run (kick failed)
  • IOWA - Safety, holding in end zone
  • IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 4-yard run (Bromert kick)

Illinois

See also: 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Illinois 0 0 033
Wisconsin 0 0 303

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: November 25, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 76,750
  • Box Score
Game information


Roster

1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL, LS 54 Dave Anderson  Sr
WR 85 Steve Baffico  Sr
QB 11 Darrell Bevell (C) Sr
WR 3 Michael Brin Sr
FB 32 Branden Cantrell So
OT 68 Cayetano Castro  Jr
G 64 James Darby  Jr
G 69 Derek Engler  Jr
OL 59 Mike Galletti  Jr
C 62 Al Gay  Jr
OT 79 Aaron Gibson Fr
WR 84 Donald Hayes So
WR 4 Michael London  Sr
TE 9 Kevin Lyles  Jr
FB 37 Cecil Martin  Fr
RB 13 Carl McCullough  So
OT 75 Chris McIntosh Fr
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt Fr
RB 26 Robert Nelson  Sr
TE 31 Matt Nyquist  Sr
C 56 Mike Rader  Jr
RB 44 Royce Roberson  So
QB 10 Mike Samuel  Fr
WR 82 Tony Simmons  So
TE 49 Ryan Sondrup  Fr
G 60 Steve Stark (C)  Sr
RB 43 Aaron Stecker  Fr
WR 24 Reggie Torian  So
G 65 Jamie Vanderveldt  Jr
FB 41 John Waerig Fr
OT 71 Jerry Wunsch  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 13 Bob Adamov  Fr
DB 45 Giscard Bernard Jr
DB 21 Bryn Boggs Fr
DE 74 Tom Burke Fr
CB 38 Lamar Campbell So
LB 19 Daryl Carter Jr
DE 36 Azree Commander  Jr
LB 39 Pete Diatelevi  Jr
LB 50 Donny Eicher Fr
LB 55 Brian Flanigan  So
S 27 Damon Glenn  So
DB 33 Troy Hegg Sr
S 6 Kevin Huntley So
DE 85 Bryan Jurewicz  Jr
DB 4 Greg Keigher Sr
LB 57 David Lysek  So
DT 70 Jason Maniecki (C)  Sr
DT 94 Neil Miklusak  Jr
LB 48 Pete Monty (C) Jr
DB 32 Erik Pollex  Sr
DE 42 Tarek Saleh Jr
LB 56 Dan Schneck Sr
DT 90 Haywood Simmons  Sr
DT 91 Rod Spiller  Jr
CB 28 Jason Suttle  So
S 34 Leonard Taylor  Fr
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt (C)  Sr
CB 7 Cyrill Weems  Jr
DE 55 Chad Yocum  Sr
LB 15 Scott Young  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 98 Brian Alexander Jr
OL, LS 54 Dave Anderson Sr
K 14 John Hall  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Mike Cassity – Defensive Backs
  • Jay Hayes – Outside Linebackers/Strong Safeties/Special Teams
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive Line
  • Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
  • Brian White – Running Backs
  • Bernie Wyatt – Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team players selected in the 1996 NFL draft

Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL team
Eric Unverzagt Linebacker 4 131 Seattle Seahawks
Jason Maniecki Defensive tackle 5 140 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

  1. ^ "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows". ESPN.com. November 10, 2016.
  2. ^ "Northwestern 35, Wisconsin 0". United Press International. October 21, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "NEWS FOR NO. 8 NU ISN'T ALL THAT ROSY". Chicago Tribune. October 23, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Iowa vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. November 18, 1995. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.