1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1995 Wisconsin Badgers football
Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record452 (341 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brad Childress (4th as OC; 5th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (1st as OC; 6th overall season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP Darrell Bevell
Eric Unverzagt
Captain Darrell Bevell
Jason Maniecki
Pete Monty
Steve Stark
Eric Unverzagt
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,129)
Seasons
  1994
1996  
1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Northwestern $ 8 0 010 2 0
No. 6 Ohio State 7 1 011 2 0
No. 13 Penn State 5 3 09 3 0
No. 17 Michigan 5 3 09 4 0
Michigan State 4 3 16 5 1
No. 25 Iowa 4 4 08 4 0
Illinois 3 4 15 5 1
Wisconsin 3 4 14 5 2
Purdue 2 5 14 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 03 8 0
Indiana 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by sixth 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. Wisconsin did not make a postseason bowl game for the first time since the 1992 season.

Contents

The Badgers 3–3 tie with Illinois on November 25 is the last tie in FBS history as the NCAA implanted 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 ABC L 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 ESPN W 17–996,540
October 142:30 p.m.No. 4 Ohio State No. 21
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 16–2779,507
October 2111:30 a.m.at No. 11 Northwestern No. 24 ESPN2 L 0–3549,256
October 2811:00 a.m. Michigan State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
Creative W 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
Creative T 3–376,750
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL, LS 54Dave Anderson Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 85Steve Baffico Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 11 Darrell Bevell  (C)Sr
WR 3Michael BrinSr
FB 32Branden CantrellSo
OT 68Cayetano Castro Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 64James Darby Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 69 Derek Engler Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 59Mike Galletti Redshirt.svg  Jr
C 62Al Gay Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 79 Aaron Gibson Fr
WR 84 Donald Hayes So
WR 4Michael London Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 9Kevin Lyles Redshirt.svg  Jr
FB 37 Cecil Martin Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 13 Carl McCullough Redshirt.svg  So
OT 75 Chris McIntosh Fr
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt Fr
RB 26Robert Nelson Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 31Matt Nyquist Redshirt.svg  Sr
C 56Mike Rader Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 44Royce Roberson Redshirt.svg  So
QB 10Mike Samuel Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 82 Tony Simmons Redshirt.svg  So
TE 49Ryan Sondrup Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 60Steve Stark (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 43 Aaron Stecker Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 24 Reggie Torian Redshirt.svg  So
G 65Jamie Vanderveldt Redshirt.svg  Jr
FB 41John WaerigFr
OT 71 Jerry Wunsch Redshirt.svg  Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 13Bob Adamov Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 45Giscard BernardJr
DB 21Bryn BoggsFr
DE 74 Tom Burke Fr
CB 38 Lamar Campbell So
LB 19 Daryl Carter Jr
DE 36Azree Commander Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 39Pete Diatelevi Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 50Donny EicherFr
LB 55Brian Flanigan Redshirt.svg  So
S 27Damon Glenn Redshirt.svg  So
DB 33Troy HeggSr
S 6Kevin HuntleySo
DE 85 Bryan Jurewicz Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 4Greg KeigherSr
LB 57David Lysek Redshirt.svg  So
DT 70 Jason Maniecki  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 94Neil Miklusak Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 48 Pete Monty  (C)Jr
DB 32Erik Pollex Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 42 Tarek Saleh Jr
LB 56Dan SchneckSr
DT 90Haywood Simmons Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 91Rod Spiller Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 28 Jason Suttle Redshirt.svg  So
S 34Leonard Taylor Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt  (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 7Cyrill Weems Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 55Chad Yocum Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 15Scott Young Redshirt.svg  Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 98Brian AlexanderJr
OL, LS 54Dave AndersonSr
K 14 John Hall Redshirt.svg  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brad ChildressOffensive 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 PalermoAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
  • Brian White – Running Backs
  • Bernie Wyatt – Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator

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

Game summaries

Colorado

Colorado Buffaloes at Wisconsin Badgers
Period1234Total
Colorado32310743
Wisconsin07007

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

Wisconsin Badgers at Stanford Cardinal
Period1234Total
Wisconsin3714024
Stanford0107724

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

SMU Mustangs at Wisconsin Badgers
Period1234Total
SMU00000
Wisconsin141401442

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 23, 1995
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 77,108
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
  • WIS - A Stecker 1 run (J Hall kick)
  • WIS - C Mccullough 19 run (J Hall kick)

Second quarter

  • WIS - T Simmons 28 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
  • WIS - London 30 pass from Bevell (Hall kick)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

  • WIS - T Simmons 5 pass from Bevell (Nielsen kick)
  • WIS - A Stecker 23 run (J Hall kick)

Penn State

Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
Period1234Total
Wisconsin1000717
Penn State00369

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

#4 Ohio State Buckeyes at #21 Wisconsin Badgers
Period1234Total
Ohio State0761427
Wisconsin367016

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

Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats
Period1234Total
Wisconsin00000
Northwestern10361635

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

Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
Period1234Total
Michigan State700714
Wisconsin71714745

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

Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers
Period1234Total
Wisconsin777627
Purdue14681038

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

Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers
Period1234Total
Wisconsin7621034
Minnesota3710727

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Date: November 11, 1995
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (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

Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
Period1234Total
Iowa7170933
Wisconsin077620

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

Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers
Period1234Total
Illinois00033
Wisconsin00303

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
Third quarter
  • WIS - John Hall 29-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • ILL - Scheuplein 51-yard field goal

Team players selected in the 1996 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverall SelectionNFL team
Eric Unverzagt Linebacker4131 Seattle Seahawks
Jason Maniecki Defensive tackle5140 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[5]

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