1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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.

1995 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1995 record4–5–2 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (1st season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,129)
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

As a result of college football's adoption of an overtime beginning with the 1995 bowl season and the 1996 regular season, Wisconsin's 3–3 tie against Illinois is the last tied game in NCAA Division I-A history.[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 State
  • 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
  • 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.#NameClass
QB 11 Darrell Bevell Sr
C 69 Derek Engler Sr
T 79 Aaron Gibson Fr
WR 84 Donald Hayes So
RB 37 Cecil Martin Fr
RB 13 Carl McCullough So
T 75 Chris McIntosh Fr
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt Fr
QB 10 Mike Samuel So
WR 82 Tony Simmons So
T 71 Jerry Wunsch Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 13 Bob Adamov So
DE 74 Tom Burke Fr
CB 38 Lamar Campbell So
LB 19 Daryl Carter Jr
OLB 85 Bryan Jurewicz Jr
LB 55 Brian Flanigan Jr
DT 70 Jason Maniecki Sr
LB 48 Pete Monty Jr
DE 42 Tarek Saleh Jr
S 28 Jason Suttle So
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14 John Hall Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Regular starters

Game summaries

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

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
See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions
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
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
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
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
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
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: 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
See also: 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry
Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers
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
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
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 UnverzagtLinebacker4131Seattle Seahawks
Jason ManieckiDefensive tackle5140Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[5]

References
  1. "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows". ESPN.com. 10 November 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". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.


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