1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1994 Wisconsin Badgers football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Duke
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–3–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDan McCarney (5th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPTerrell Fletcher
CaptainJeff Messenger
Brent Moss
Joe Rudolph
Mike Thompson
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Penn State $ 8 0 0 12 0 0
No. 14 Ohio State 6 2 0 9 4 0
Wisconsin 5 2 1 8 3 1
No. 12 Michigan 5 3 0 8 4 0
Illinois 4 4 0 7 5 0
Purdue 3 3 2 5 4 2
Iowa 3 4 1 5 5 1
Indiana 3 5 0 6 5 0
Northwestern 3 5 0 4 6 1
Minnesota 1 7 0 3 8 0
Michigan State 0 8 0 0 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.

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 101:00 p.m.Eastern Michigan*No. 10W 56–077,745
September 178:45 p.m.at No. 7 Colorado*No. 10ESPNL 17–5553,457
September 2411:30 a.m.No. 21 IndianaNo. 16
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 62–1377,745
October 111:30 a.m.at Michigan StateNo. 15ESPNW 10–29 (forfeit)71,234
October 81:00 p.m.at NorthwesterndaggerNo. 24W 46–1446,437
October 151:00 p.m.PurdueNo. 23
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
T 27–2777,745
October 221:00 p.m.Minnesotadagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 14–1777,745
October 2911:30 a.m.at No. 10 MichiganESPNW 31–19106,209
November 52:30 p.m.at Ohio StateABCL 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Personnel

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Roster

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1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 85 Steve Baffico  Jr
QB 11 Darrell Bevell Jr
FB 20 Jason Burns  Sr
RB 32 Branden Cantrell Fr
OT 68 Cayetano Castro  So
FB 36 Azree Commander  So
G 64 James Darby  So
WR 1 J. C. Dawkins  Sr
WR 2 Lee DeRamus Injured Sr
G 69 Derek Engler  So
RB 41 Terrell Fletcher Sr
G 59 Mike Galletti  So
C 62 Al Gay  So
WR 86 Donald Hayes Fr
WR 6 Kevin Huntley Fr
RB 21 Keith Jackson Sr
FB 22 Ron Johnson Jr
RB 34 Nikki Kemp  Sr
TE 9 Kevin Lyles  So
QB 16 Jay Macias Sr
RB 33 Brent Moss (C)  Sr
TE 31 Matt Nyquist  Jr
C 51 Brian Patterson  Sr
C 56 Mike Rader  So
C 52 Cory Raymer Sr
TE 81 Michael Roan  Sr
RB 44 Royce Roberson  Fr
OT 72 John Rohde  So
G 63 Joe Rudolph (C)  Sr
WR 82 Tony Simmons  Fr
G 60 Steve Stark  Jr
WR 24 Reggie Torian  Fr
G 65 Jamie Vanderveldt  So
OT 67 Mike Verstegen  Sr
OT 71 Jerry Wunsch  So
WR 87 Vince Zullo  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 45 Giscard Bernard So
CB 23 Donny Brady Sr
S 5 Jamel Brown  Sr
CB 38 Lamar Campbell Fr
DB 30 Theo Carney  Sr
S 19 Daryl Carter  So
LB 51 Chad Cascadden Sr
LB 39 Pete Diatelevi  So
LB 54 Brian Flanigan  Fr
CB 3 Kenny Gales Sr
LB 46 Terry Glavin  Jr
CB 27 Damon Glenn  Fr
LB 50 Chris Hein  Sr
DT 85 Bryan Jurewicz  So
DT 67 Steve Kouba  Jr
LB 57 David Lysek  Fr
NT 70 Jason Maniecki  Jr
S 29 Jeff Messenger (C)  Sr
NT 94 Neil Miklusak  So
LB 48 Pete Monty So
LB 8 Sylas Pratt Sr
DT 90 Haywood Simmons  Jr
DT 91 Rod Spiller  So
LB 42 Tarek Saleh So
CB 28 Jason Suttle  Fr
DL 92 Rafael Tercarolli  So
DT 66 Mike Thompson (C)  Sr
S 17 Mel Tucker  Sr
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt  Jr
S 7 Cyrill Weems  So
LB 55 Chad Yocum Injured Sr
DB 15 Scott Young  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 John Hall  So
K 98 Rick Schnetzky  Sr
P 26 Sam Veit Sr
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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Regular starters

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1995 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL team
Cory Raymer Center 2 37 Washington Redskins
Terrell Fletcher Running back 2 51 San Diego Chargers
Mike Verstegen Tackle 3 75 New Orleans Saints
Michael Roan Tight end 4 101 Houston Oilers
Mike Thompson Defensive tackle 4 123 Jacksonville Jaguars
Lee DeRamus Wide receiver 6 184 New Orleans Saints
Kenny Gales Cornerback 6 193 Chicago Bears

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References

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  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.