1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1994 Wisconsin Badgers football
Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Duke
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record8–3–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brad Childress (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Dan McCarney (5th season)
Base defense 3–4
MVP Terrell Fletcher
CaptainJeff Messenger
Brent Moss
Joe Rudolph
Mike Thompson
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons
  1993
1995  
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 0 012 0 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 2 09 4 0
Wisconsin 5 2 18 3 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 3 08 4 0
Illinois 4 4 07 5 0
Purdue 3 3 25 4 2
Iowa 3 4 15 5 1
Indiana 3 5 06 5 0
Northwestern 3 5 04 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 03 8 0
Michigan State0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fifth year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin won consecutive postseason bowl games for the first time ever with a 34–20 win over Duke in the Hall of Fame Bowl. Wisconsin's 31–19 win over Michigan in 1994 was the last time Wisconsin won in the confines of Michigan Stadium, until the 2010 Badgers defeated Michigan, 48–28, in Ann Arbor.

Michigan State later forfeited its victory over Wisconsin after university president M. Peter McPherson had the Spartans self forfeited their wins from the 1994 season due to his claim of a "lack of institutional control".

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 101:00 p.m. Eastern Michigan *No. 10W 56–077,745
September 178:45 p.m.at No. 7 Colorado *No. 10 ESPN L 17–5553,457
September 2411:30 a.m.No. 21 Indiana No. 16
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 62–1377,745
October 111:30 a.m.at Michigan State No. 15ESPNW 10–29 (forfeit)71,234
October 81:00 p.m.at Northwestern Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 24W 46–1446,437
October 151:00 p.m. Purdue No. 23
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
T 27–2777,745
October 221:00 p.m. Minnesota Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 14–1777,745
October 2911:30 a.m.at No. 10 Michigan ESPNW 31–19106,209
November 52:30 p.m.at Ohio State ABC L 3–2493,340
November 121:00 p.m. Cincinnati *
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 38–775,245
November 192:30 p.m. Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCW 19–1377,745
January 2, 199510:00 a.m.vs. No. 25 Duke *ESPNW 34–2061,384 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel

Roster

1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 85Steve Baffico Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 11 Darrell Bevell Jr
FB 20Jason Burns Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 32Branden CantrellFr
OT 68Cayetano Castro Redshirt.svg  So
FB 36Azree Commander Redshirt.svg  So
G 64James Darby Redshirt.svg  So
WR 1J. C. Dawkins Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 2 Lee DeRamus   Cruz Roja.svg Sr
G 69Derek Engler Redshirt.svg  So
RB 41 Terrell Fletcher Sr
G 59Mike Galletti Redshirt.svg  So
C 62Al Gay Redshirt.svg  So
WR 86 Donald Hayes Fr
WR 6Kevin HuntleyFr
RB 21Keith JacksonSr
FB 22Ron JohnsonJr
RB 34Nikki Kemp Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 9Kevin Lyles Redshirt.svg  So
QB 16Jay MaciasSr
RB 33 Brent Moss  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 31Matt Nyquist Redshirt.svg  Jr
C 51Brian Patterson Redshirt.svg  Sr
C 56Mike Rader Redshirt.svg  So
C 52 Cory Raymer Sr
TE 81 Michael Roan Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 44Royce Roberson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 72John Rohde Redshirt.svg  So
G 63 Joe Rudolph  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 82 Tony Simmons Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 60Steve Stark Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 24Reggie Torian Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 65Jamie Vanderveldt Redshirt.svg  So
OT 67 Mike Verstegen Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 71 Jerry Wunsch Redshirt.svg  So
WR 87Vince Zullo Redshirt.svg  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 45Giscard BernardSo
CB 23 Donny Brady Sr
S 5Jamel Brown Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 38 Lamar Campbell Fr
DB 30Theo Carney Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 19 Daryl Carter Redshirt.svg  So
LB 51 Chad Cascadden Sr
LB 39Pete Diatelevi Redshirt.svg  So
LB 54Brian Flanigan Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 3 Kenny Gales Sr
LB 46Terry Glavin Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 27Damon Glenn Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 50Chris Hein Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 85 Bryan Jurewicz Redshirt.svg  So
DT 67Steve Kouba Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 57David Lysek Redshirt.svg  Fr
NT 70 Jason Maniecki Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 29Jeff Messenger (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
NT 94Neil Miklusak Redshirt.svg  So
LB 48 Pete Monty So
LB 8Sylas PrattSr
DT 90Haywood Simmons Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 91Rod Spiller Redshirt.svg  So
LB 42 Tarek Saleh So
CB 28 Jason Suttle Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 92Rafael Tercarolli Redshirt.svg  So
DT 66 Mike Thompson  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 17 Mel Tucker Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 7Cyrill Weems Redshirt.svg  So
LB 55Chad Yocum  Cruz Roja.svg Sr
DB 15Scott Young Redshirt.svg  Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14 John Hall Redshirt.svg  So
K 98Rick Schnetzky Redshirt.svg  Sr
P 26Sam VeitSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brad ChildressOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Dan McCarneyDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
  • Bill CallahanOffensive Line
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Inside Linebackers
  • Jim Hueber – Running Backs
  • Tom McMahon – Defensive Backs
  • Jay NorvellWide Receivers/Special Teams
  • John PalermoAssistant Head Coach/Outside Linebackers
  • Bernie Wyatt – Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Regular starters

1995 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverall SelectionNFL team
Cory Raymer Center237 Washington Redskins
Terrell Fletcher Running back251 San Diego Chargers
Mike Verstegen Tackle375 New Orleans Saints
Michael Roan Tight end4101 Houston Oilers
Mike Thompson Defensive tackle4123 Jacksonville Jaguars
Lee DeRamus Wide receiver6184 New Orleans Saints
Kenny Gales Cornerback6193 Chicago Bears

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References

  1. "Bucky bedevils Duke". Wausau Daily Herald. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "1995 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.