1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1995 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–5–2 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Childress (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (1st 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
Seasons ←  1994 1996  →

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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 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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 Colorado *	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 7–43	79,015
September 16	5:30 p.m.	at Stanford *		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		T 24–24	42,510
September 23	1:00 p.m.	SMU *		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 42–0	77,108
September 30	5:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN	W 17–9	96,540
October 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Ohio State	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 16–27	79,507
October 21	11:30 a.m.	at No. 11 Northwestern	No. 24	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 0–35	49,256
October 28	11:00 a.m.	Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Creative	W 45–14	78,043
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	Creative	L 27–38	39,125
November 11	6:00 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	W 34–27	64,016
November 18	11:30 a.m.	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–33	78,907
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Creative	T 3–3	76,750
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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 Barry Alvarez 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 Redshirt

Game summaries

Colorado

See also: 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Colorado Buffaloes at Wisconsin Badgers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	3	23	10	7	43
Wisconsin	0	7	0	0	7

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

First quarter COL - FG Voskeritchian 27 Second quarter COL - Carruth 17 pass from Detmer (Voskeritchian kick) WIS - Bevell 5 run (Pauly kick) COL - Barnes 6 run (Voskeritchian kick) COL - FG Voskeritchian 28 COL - Carruth 21 pass from Detmer (two-point conversion failed) Third quarter COL - Kidd 6 pass from Detmer (Voskeritchian kick) COL - FG Voskeritchian 21 Fourth quarter COL - Rosga 75 fumble return (Voskeritchian kick) Top Rushers COL - Troutman 15rushes, 76 yards WIS - C. McCullough 28 rushes, 151 yards Top Passers COL - Detmer 17/24, 267 yards, 3 TDs WIS - Bevell 14/24, 175 yards, 1 INT Top Receivers COL - Savoy 8-107 yards, Carruth 4-100 yards WIS - London 4-63 yards, Torian 3-51 yards

Stanford

See also: 1995 Stanford Cardinal football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Stanford Cardinal

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	7	14	0	24
Stanford	0	10	7	7	24

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	3	4	Total
SMU	0	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin	14	14	0	14	42

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

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

Game information

First quarter WIS – Aaron Stecker 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 5:46. Badgers 7–0. WIS – Carl McCullough 19-yard run (John Hall kick), 1:02. Badgers 14–0. Second quarter WIS – Tony Simmons 28-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (John Hall kick), 7:45. Badgers 21–0. WIS – Michael London 30-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (John Hall kick), 1:28. Badgers 28–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter WIS – Tony Simmons 5-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (Dana Nielsen kick), 11:37. Badgers 35–0. WIS – Aaron Stecker 23-yard run (John Hall kick), 6:35. Badgers 42–0. Top passers SMU – Mark Humble – 12/25, 127 yards, INT WIS – Darrell Bevell – 18/20, 223 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SMU – Donte Womack – 14 rushes, 54 yards WIS – Carl McCullough – 26 rushes, 130 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Albert Johnson – 7 receptions, 40 yards WIS – Michael London – 4 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	10	0	0	7	17
Penn State	0	0	3	6	9

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	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	6	14	27
Wisconsin	3	6	7	0	16

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

First quarter WIS - John Hall 45-yard field goal Second quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) WIS - Cecil Martin 4-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (kick failed) Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (pass failed) WIS - Carl McCullough 14-yard run (John Hall kick) Fourth quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 51-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 18/26, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT WIS - Darrell Bevell - 15/31, 158 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top Rushers OSU - Eddie George - 26 rushes, 141 yards, 3 TDs WIS - Carl McCullough - 23 rushes, 102 yards Top Receivers OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 91 yards WIS - Michael London - 3 receptions, 62 yards Top Tacklers WIS - Cyrill Weems - 10 (5 solo, 5 assisted) WIS - Pete Monty - 10 (4 solo, 6 assisted) Interceptions OSU - 2 - Greg Bellisari (1), Anthony Gwinn (1) WIS - 1 - Kevin Huntley

Northwestern

See also: 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0
Northwestern	10	3	6	16	35

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
• Game attendance: 49,256
• TV: ESPN2
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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	3	4	Total
Michigan State	7	0	0	7	14
Wisconsin	7	17	14	7	45

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

First quarter WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick) MSU - S. Greene 2-yard run (C. Gardner kick) Second quarter WIS - J. Hall 43-yard FG WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick) WIS - Nyquist 7-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) Third quarter WIS - T. Simmons 1-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) WIS - Nyquist 2-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) Fourth quarter MSU - Mason 31-yard pass from Banks (C. Gardner kick) WIS - Waerig 12-yard run (J. Hall kick) Top Rushers MSU - Crenshaw 5 rushes, 41 yards WIS - C. McCullough 19 rushes, 91 yards Top Passers MSU - Banks 17/30, 207 yards, 3 INTs WIS - Bevell 17/27, 265 yards Top Receivers MSU - Muhammad 6 receptions, 83 yards WIS - T Simmons 5 receptions, 70 yards

Purdue

See also: 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team

Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	7	7	7	6	27
Purdue	14	6	8	10	38

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	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	7	6	21	0	34
Minnesota	3	7	10	7	27

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	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	17	0	9	33
Wisconsin	0	7	7	6	20

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 IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 7-yard run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Bromert kick) WIS - London 45-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (Hall kick) IOWA - Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal 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	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	3	3
Wisconsin	0	0	3	0	3

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 Top passers ILL – Johnny Johnson – 17/34, 189 yards, 2 INT WIS – Darrell Bevell – 19/31, 184 yards Top rushers ILL – Robert Holcombe – 19 rushes, 77 yards WIS – Carl McCullough – 35 rushes, 132 yards Top receivers ILL – Shane Fisher – 4 receptions, 53 yards WIS – Donald Hayes – 6 receptions, 131 yards

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.