1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1997 Wisconsin Badgers football
Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg
Outback Bowl, L 6–33 vs. Georgia
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record8–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Brad Childress (6th as OC; 7th overall season)
Offensive scheme Smashmouth
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (3rd as OC; 8th overall season)
Base defense 4–3
MVP Tom Burke
CaptainKevin Huntley
David Lysek
Carl McCullough
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,129)
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Michigan $  8 –0   12 –0  
No. 12 Ohio State  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 16 Penn State  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 15 Purdue  6 –2   9 –3  
Wisconsin  5 –3   8 –5  
Iowa  4 –4   7 –5  
Michigan State  4 –4   7 –5  
Northwestern  3 –5   5 –7  
Minnesota  1 –7   3 –9  
Indiana  1 –7   2 –9  
Illinois  0 –8   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They were led by eight 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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After suffering a humiliating loss at the hands of Donovan McNabb and the Syracuse Orangemen in their season opener, the Wisconsin Badgers sprang back to win eight of their next nine games. After defeating Boise State, San Jose State, and San Diego State, the Badgers won consecutive games with field goals as time expired against Indiana and Northwestern. In the course of this streak, the Badgers snapped a long losing streak at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes with a 13–10 win, the first Wisconsin win over a Hayden Fry-coached team ever. After defeating Iowa, Barry Alvarez's team fell apart down the stretch, losing to eventual national champion Michigan, Penn State, and Georgia in the Outback Bowl.

While the Badgers suffered a 3-game losing streak to close out the year, the 1997 campaign set the stage for the incredibly successful 1998 season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 241:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Syracuse *No. 24
 ABC L 0–3451,185
September 62:00 p.m. Boise State *
W 28–2473,209
September 135:30 p.m.at San Jose State *
W 56–1023,042
September 201:00 p.m. San Diego State *
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 36–1076,864
September 2711:20 a.m. Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
 ESPN+ W 27–2678,211
October 46:00 p.m.at Northwestern
ESPN W 26–2547,129
October 1111:20 a.m. Illinois Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+W 31–779,327
October 181:00 p.m.at Purdue No. 24
L 20–4554,252
October 2511:30 a.m.at Minnesota
ESPN2 W 22–2157,563
November 811:30 a.m.No. 12 Iowa Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ESPNW 13–1079,864
November 152:30 p.m.No. 1 Michigan No. 23
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 16–2679,806
November 222:30 p.m.at No. 6 Penn State No. 24
ABCL 10–3596,934
January 1, 199810:00 a.m.vs. No. 11 Georgia *
ESPNL 6–3356,186
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP 24———————24———2324————
Coaches 24——————24———2424————

Season summary

Syracuse

1234Total
• Syracuse10147334
Wisconsin00000

[1]

Boise State

1234Total
Boise St1070724
• Wisconsin777728

[2]

San Jose State

1234Total
• Wisconsin142814056
San Jose St1000010

[3]

San Diego State

1234Total
San Diego St003710
• Wisconsin1757736

[4]

Indiana

1234Total
Indiana7106326
• Wisconsin71001027

[5]

Northwestern

1234Total
• Wisconsin1337326
Northwestern6811025

[6]

Illinois

1234Total
Illinois07007
• Wisconsin14710031

[7]

Purdue

1234Total
Wisconsin0107320
• Purdue21771045

[8]

Minnesota

1234Total
• Wisconsin760922
Minnesota8013021
Scoring summary
Q112:00WIS Simmons 53 yard pass from Samuel (Davenport kick)WIS 7–0
Q13:50MINNBailey 30 yard field goalWIS 7–3
Q11:55MINNSafetyWIS 7–5
Q1:10MINNBailey 42 yard field goalMINN 8–7
Q211:52WIS Hayes 53 yard pass from Samuel (two-point conversion failed)WIS 13–8
Q37:57MINNNelson 11 yard pass from Sauter (two-point conversion failed)MINN 14–13
Q33:50MINNEvans 4 yard run (Bailey kick)MINN 21–13
Q413:18WISDavenport 38 yard field goalMINN 21–16
Q47:10WIS Dayne 1 yard run (two-point conversion failed)WIS 22–21

[9]

Iowa

1234Total
Iowa007310
• Wisconsin0130013

[10]

Michigan

1234Total
• Michigan7901026
Wisconsin037616

[11]

Penn State

1234Total
Wisconsin300710
• Penn St71414035

[12]

Outback Bowl

1234Total
Wisconsin00066
• Georgia1277733

[13]

Roster

1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 7Willie AustinSo
FB 32Branden CantrellSr
WR 88 Chris Chambers Fr
FB 48Rob Christen Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 54 Dave Costa Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 66Pat Daley Redshirt.svg  So
RB 33 Ron Dayne So
RB 4 Eddie Faulkner Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 60 Bill Ferrario Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 79 Aaron Gibson Jr
WR 23Rasheed GoldenFr
TE 89Eric Grams Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 73Joe Gribowski Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 84 Donald Hayes Sr
WR 6Kevin Huntley (C)Sr
OL 76Josh JakubowskiFr
OL 52Coleman Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 12Scott KavanaghSo
FB 37 Cecil Martin Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 19Ben McCormick Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 13Carl McCullough (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 75 Chris McIntosh Redshirt.svg  So
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt Redshirt.svg  So
C 70 Casey Rabach Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 87Dague Retzlaff Redshirt.svg  Fr
C 53Rob Roell Redshirt.svg  So
QB 10Mike Samuel Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 85John SigmundFr
WR 82 Tony Simmons Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE, LS 86 Mike Solwold Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 49Ryan Sondrup Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 74Mark Tauscher Redshirt.svg  So
WR 29Delta Triplett Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 22Charles Williams Redshirt.svg  So
RB 21Tony Williams Redshirt.svg  So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 29Bob Adamov Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 17Demetrius Brown Redshirt.svg  So
CB 3Onjai BryantSo
DE 74 Tom Burke Jr
CB 38 Lamar Campbell Sr
DE 25Marcus Carpenter Redshirt.svg  So
DE 99Dave Cruickshank Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 51Mark Davis Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 8 Jason Doering Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 50Donny Eicher Redshirt.svg  So
DE 96John FavretFr
LB 16Chris GhidorziSo
LB 5 Edgerton Hartwell Redshirt.svg  Fr
NT 59Joe Innis Redshirt.svg  Sr
NT 58Chris JanekSo
S 24Donte KingFr
LB 19 Roger Knight Fr
DT 78 Ross Kolodziej Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 45Dan LisowskiFr
DE 91Rob Lurtsema Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 57David Lysek (C) Redshirt.svg  Sr
NT 71Eric Mahlik Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 32Ryan Marks Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 9Sam Mueller Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 26 Bobby Myers Redshirt.svg  So
S 15Tim Rosga Redshirt.svg  So
CB 28Jason Suttle Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 34Leonard Taylor Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 44 Donnel Thompson So
S 33Scott Wagner Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 18Shadrick Washington Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 2Marcus White Redshirt.svg  So
DT 92Brandon Williams Redshirt.svg  Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 28Matt DavenportJr
K 20Vitaly PisetskySo
LS 46 Mike Schneck Redshirt.svg  So
P 23Eric Skrzypchak Redshirt.svg  So
TE, LS 86 Mike Solwold Redshirt.svg  Fr
P 14Kevin StemkeFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Tim Davis – Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends
  • Phil Elmassian – Defensive Backs
  • Jay Hayes – Outside Linebackers/Strong Safeties/Special Teams
  • Jim Hueber – Guards and Centers
  • Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
  • Brian White – Running Backs
  • Bernie Wyatt – Director of Football Operations
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-06-17

Source: [14]

Regular starters

Team players selected in the 1998 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverall SelectionNFL Team
Tony Simmons Wide Receiver252 New England Patriots
Donald Hayes Wide Receiver4106 Carolina Panthers

[15]

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