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1975 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1975 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1975 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–4–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

1975 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLew Stueck (6th season)
Base defense5–2
MVPBilly Marek
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Michigan 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 2
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Indiana 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13No. 2 Michigan
L 6–2379,022[1]
September 20South Dakota*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 48–765,566[2][3]
September 27at No. 5 Missouri*
L 21–2762,222
October 4Kansas*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–4176,097
October 11at Purdue
W 17–1462,406
October 18at No. 1 Ohio State
L 0–5687,820
October 25Northwestern 
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 17–1478,902
November 1Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 18–978,868
November 8at Iowa
L 28–4554,650
November 15Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
T 9–965,317
November 22at Minnesota
L 3–2437,578
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

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Northwestern

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1 234Total
Northwestern 7 700 14
• Wisconsin 3 770 17
Scoring summary
1NWBoykin 1 yard run (Mirkopulos kick)NW 7-0
1WISLa Bun 50 yard field goalNW 7-3
2WISBilly Marek 1 yard run (Lamla kick)WIS 10-7
2NWYelvington 5 yard pass from Dean (Mirkopulos kick)NW 14-10
3WISBilly Marek 54 yard run (Lamla kick)WIS 17-14

Billy Marek became the 30th player in NCAA history to rush for over 3,000 yards in a career.[4]

Roster

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1975 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 81 Ray Bailey Jr
WR 82 Tom Belter Sr
FB 30 Larry Canada Jr
QB 15 Mike Carroll Jr
QB 17 Anthony Dudley Fr
TE 85 Ron Egloff Jr
RB 38 Rufus Floyd Sr
G 56 Kevin Gassner Sr
QB 11 Charles Green Fr
RB 22 Duane Johnson Sr
OT 74 Tom Kaltenberg So
QB 9 Dan Kopina Sr
WR 40 Bob Leppla Sr
OT 70 Dennis Lick Sr
G 60 Steve Lick So
G 63 Terry Lyons Jr
RB 26 Billy Marek Sr
RB 25 Ira Matthews Fr
C 58 Al Minter So
RB 33 Mike Morgan So
C 53 Joe Norwick Sr
OT 78 John Reimer Sr
WR 44 Randy Rose Jr
OT 71 Karel Schliksbier Jr
FB 32 Ken Starch Sr
G 68 Terry Stieve (C) Sr
TE 89 Jeff Walsh So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 75 Dave Anderson Sr
DT 79 Bill Brandt Sr
DE 82 Mike Burt Fr
S 41 Rick Christian Jr
DE 7 Pat Collins Jr
DT 55 Dave Cotteau Jr
LB 14 Dave Crossen Fr
S 22 Terry Cunningham Jr
DT 57 Bob Czechowicz So
MG 94 Tom Czechowicz Jr
DB 23 Ken Dixon Fr
DB 4 Bill Drummond Sr
S 21 Scott Erdmann Fr
LB 49 Jim Franz Sr
CB 8 Greg Gordon Fr
MG 54 Mike Grice So
CB 37 Lawrence Johnson Fr
DB 28 Rex Jones Sr
LB 43 Mike Kelly Jr
LB 37 Gary Little So
S 25 Rich Lucas Sr
CB 12 Greg Lewis Sr
CB 5 Tim McConnell Jr
DT 62 Andy Michuda Jr
DT 76 John Rasmussen Jr
CB 8 Ken Simmons Sr
LB 47 Scott Sklare Jr
DE 35 Dennis Stejskal So
CB 6 Steve Wagner (C) Sr
LB 50 John Zimmerman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Vladimir LaBun Sr
K 2 Vince Lamia Jr
P 3 Dick Milaeger So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Gary Blackney – Defensive Backs
  • George Chryst – Offensive Line
  • Bob Lee – Wide Receivers
  • Charlie McBride – Offensive Line
  • Bob Spoo – Quarterbacks
  • Mike Stock – Running Backs
  • Dick Teteak – Defensive Line
  • LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

1976 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Dennis Lick Offensive tackle 1 8 Chicago Bears
Steve Wagner Defensive back 5 133 Minnesota Vikings
Terry Stieve Guard 6 160 New Orleans Saints

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References

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  1. ^ Curt Sylvester (September 15, 1975). "U-M Chills Badgers, 23-6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Butler, Tom (September 21, 1975). "UW pours it on Coyotes". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 25. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ Butler, Tom (September 21, 1975). "Marek gets three in UW spree (continued)". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 27. Retrieved January 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 26.
  5. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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