American college football season
1993 Wisconsin Badgers football |
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Big Ten co-champion Rose Bowl champion |
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Rose Bowl, W 21–16 vs. UCLA |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 5 |
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AP | No. 6 |
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Record | 10–1–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten) |
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Head coach | - Barry Alvarez (4th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Brad Childress (2nd as OC; 3rd overall season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Dan McCarney (4th season) |
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Base defense | 3–4 |
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MVP | Brent Moss |
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Captain | Joe Panos Lamark Shackerford |
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Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 77,745) |
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1993 Big Ten Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 6 Wisconsin + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
No. 11 Ohio State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
No. 8 Penn State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Indiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
No. 21 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Illinois | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Michigan State | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Iowa | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Minnesota | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Northwestern | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
Purdue | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fourth 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.
Season
Over the course of the season, Wisconsin was the top team in the Big Ten in terms of passing efficiency, with QB Darrell Bevell recording an impressive 155.2 in that category. RB Brent Moss ran for 1,637 yards on 312 carries, winning Big Ten Player of the Year Honors, the first Wisconsin player to receive this award since Ron Vander Kelen in the 1962 season.
After starting the season 3–0, including a win in their Big Ten opener against Indiana, team co-captain Joe Panos was asked by a reporter whether he thought Michigan or Ohio State would win the conference, to which Panos sharply responded, "Well, why not Wisconsin?"[1] Panos' words served to inspire the team and the school, using the rally cry of "Why Not Wisconsin?" for the rest of the season.
The Badgers lost in a stunning upset to a mediocre Minnesota team in their annual rivalry game for their first and only loss of the season. Footage from this game held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was used in the television series Coach to represent the fictional Minnesota State and West Texas Universities in the "Pioneer Bowl" at the Alamodome.
However, in the next game, Wisconsin defeated Michigan for the first time since 1981. After a tie against Ohio State, the Badgers needed to win their final game of the year against Michigan State and an Ohio State loss to Michigan to secure their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1963. Michigan's 28–0 shut out of Ohio State opened the door, and then Wisconsin defeated #25 Michigan State in the last Coca-Cola Classic in Tokyo, Japan to win a share of Big Ten Conference title and the invitation to the 1994 Rose Bowl.
The Badgers finished their most successful season since 1962, highlighted by their first Rose Bowl win, as they defeated the UCLA Bruins 21–16. Unfortunately, the season is also remembered for the tragic "Camp Randall Crush" where several people were severely injured during a field rush after the Badgers defeated Michigan.
Individual awards and honors
- Brent Moss, Big Ten Player of the Year
- Barry Alvarez, Big Ten Coach of the Year
Schedule and results
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 4 | 1:05 p.m. | Nevada* | | | | W 35–17 | 66,557[2] | |
September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at SMU* | | | | W 24–16 | 19,013[3] | |
September 18 | 1:05 p.m. | Iowa State* | No. 24 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| | W 28–7 | 77,745[4] | |
September 25 | 11:30 a.m. | at Indiana | No. 23 | | ESPN | W 27–15 | 34,306[5] | |
October 9 | 1:05 p.m. | Northwestern | No. 21 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| | W 53–14 | 77,745[6] | |
October 16 | 11:30 a.m. | at Purdue | No. 16 | | ESPN | W 42–28 | 37,112[7] | |
October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Minnesota | No. 15 | | | L 21–28 | 64,798[8] | |
October 30 | 11:35 a.m. | No. 24 Michigan | No. 21 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| ESPN | W 13–10 | 77,745 | [9][10] |
November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State | No. 15 | - Camp Randall Stadium
- Madison, WI
| ABC | T 14–14 | 77,745[11] | |
November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at Illinois | No. 14 | | ABC | W 35–10 | 48,083[12] | |
December 5 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 25 Michigan State | No. 10 | | ESPN | W 41–20 | 51,500[13] | |
January 1, 1994 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 UCLA* | No. 9 | | ABC | W 21–16 | 101,237[14] | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
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Coaches Poll | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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Roster
1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | 77 | Tyler Adam | Sr | OL | 57 | David Anderson | So | WR | 25 | Kerwin Badie | Fr | QB | 11 | Darrell Bevell | So | QB | 3 | Michael Brin | So | WR | 12 | Jevon Brunston | Fr | RB | 20 | Jason Burns | Jr | OL | 68 | Cayetano Castro | Fr | OL | 63 | James Darby | Fr | WR | 1 | J.C. Dawkins | Jr | WR | 2 | Lee DeRamus | Jr | OL | 69 | Derek Engler | Fr | RB | 41 | Terrell Fletcher | Jr | QB | 15 | Jeff Forde | Fr | OL | 59 | Mike Galletti | Fr | QB | 17 | Darren Holt | Fr | WR | 21 | Keith Jackson | Jr | RB | 22 | Ron Johnson | So | RB | 34 | Nikki Kemp | Jr | WR | 18 | Chris Kennedy | Jr | OL | 79 | Shane Kreke | So | WR | 4 | Michael London | Jr | TE | 9 | Kevin Lyles | Fr | QB | 16 | Jay Macias | Jr | QB | 19 | Ben McCormick | Fr | RB | 13 | Carl McCullough | Fr | RB | 32 | Mark Montgomery | Sr | RB | 33 | Brent Moss | Jr | RB | 26 | Robert Nelson | So | TE | 31 | Matt Nyquist | So | G | 58 | Joe Panos (C) | Sr | OL | 51 | Brian Patterson | Jr | OL | 56 | Mike Rader | Fr | C | 52 | Cory Raymer | Jr | TE | 81 | Michael Roan | Jr | RB | 44 | Royce Robertson | Fr | OL | 72 | John Rohde | Fr | G | 63 | Joe Rudolph | Jr | WR | 84 | Archie Seale | Fr | WR | 82 | Tony Simmons | Fr | QB | 10 | Dirk Stanger | Fr | OL | 60 | Steve Stark | So | WR | 24 | Reggie Torian | Fr | RB | 45 | Jeff Wirth | Sr | OT | 71 | Jerry Wunsch | Fr | OL | 65 | James Vanderveldt | Fr | OT | 67 | Mike Verstegen | Jr | WR | 87 | Vince Zullo | Jr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 85 | Steve Baffico | So | DB | 23 | Donny Brady | Jr | DB | 5 | Jamel Brown | Jr | LB | 98 | Yusef Burgess | Jr | DB | 30 | Theo Carney | Jr | DB | 11 | Mike Carr | Fr | DB | 19 | Daryl Carter | Fr | OLB | 51 | Chad Cascadden | Jr | LB | 52 | Phil Chavez | Jr | OLB | 36 | Azree Commander | Fr | DB | 18 | Dwayne Cuff | Fr | LB | 39 | Pete Diatelevi | Fr | LB | 34 | Brian Flanigan | Fr | DT | 92 | Carlos Fowler | Sr | CB | 3 | Kenny Gales | Jr | DL | 96 | Al Gay | Fr | LB | 46 | Terry Glavin | So | DB | 27 | Damon Glenn | Fr | OLB | 63 | Derek Greene | Fr | DB | 22 | Trent Gross | Fr | DL | 95 | Todd Halbur | Fr | DB | 31 | Troy Hegg | Fr | OLB | 50 | Chris Hein | Jr | DB | 2 | Eric Holder | Fr | S | 10 | Reggie Holt | Jr | DL | 59 | Joe Innis | Fr | LB | 6 | Royston Jones | So | OLB | 85 | Bryan Jurewicz | Fr | DB | 4 | Greg Keigher | Fr | DB | 9 | Dave Knaack | Fr | DL | 67 | Steve Kouba | So | DL | 61 | Lee Krueger | Sr | LB | 53 | Jason Levine | Sr | OLB | 88 | Rob Lurtsema | Fr | LB | 56 | David Lysek | Fr | DT | 70 | Jason Maniecki | So | CB | 29 | Jeff Messenger | Jr | LB | 48 | Pete Monty | Fr | S | 37 | Scott Nelson | Sr | LB | 54 | Todd Orlando | Sr | DB | 32 | Eric Pollex | So | LB | 8 | Sylas Pratt | Jr | OLB | 93 | Nick Rafko | Sr | DB | 24 | John Rhymes | Jr | DB | 13 | R.J. Safranek | OLB | 42 | Tarek Saleh | Fr | LB | 56 | Dan Schneck | Fr | DB | 49 | Henry Searcy | Sr | DL | 62 | Lamark Shackerford (C) | Sr | DL | 90 | Haywood Simmons | So | DB | 38 | Ronald Smith | Fr | DL | 91 | Rod Spiller | Fr | DB | 28 | Jason Suttle | Fr | DL | 94 | Rafael Tercarolli | Fr | DT | 66 | Mike Thompson | Jr | DL | 75 | John Todryk | Fr | LB | 47 | Eric Unverzagt | So | DB | 20 | Scott Wagner | Fr | DB | 7 | Cyril Weems | Fr | LB | 55 | Chad Yocum | Sr | DB | 15 | Scott Young | So | | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 14 | John Hall | Fr | K | 97 | Matt Krueger | Jr | K | 23 | Bryan Mader | K | 90 | Paul Sander | Fr | K | 98 | Rick Schnetzky | Fr | P | 26 | Sam Veit | Jr | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Brad Childress – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
- Dan McCarney – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
- Bill Callahan – Offensive line
- Kevin Cosgrove – Inside linebackers
- Jim Hueber – Running backs
- Tom McMahon – Defensive backs
- Jay Norvell – Wide receivers/Special Teams
- John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/outside linebackers
- Bernie Wyatt – Tight ends
- Rob Ianello – Recruiting coordinator
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Regular starters
| Position | Player | Defensive tackle | Mike Thompson | Nose Guard | Lamark Shackerford | Defensive tackle | Lee Krueger | Outside Linebacker | Chris Hein | Inside Linebacker | Eric Unverzagt | Inside Linebacker | Yusef Burgess | Outside Linebacker | Bryan Jurewicz | Cornerback | Kenny Gales | Strong Safety | Reggie Holt | Free Safety | Scott Nelson | Cornerback | Jeff Messenger | |
Game summaries
Nevada
At SMU
Iowa State
At Indiana
Northwestern
At Purdue
At Minnesota
Michigan
Ohio State
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes at #15 Wisconsin Badgers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#3 Ohio State | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
#15 Wisconsin | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 2:30 PM CST
- Game attendance: 77,745
- TV: ABC
At Illinois
vs Michigan State
vs UCLA–Rose Bowl
Team players selected in the 1994 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Overall Selection | NFL Team |
Joe Panos | Center | 3 | 77 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Mark Montgomery | Running Back | 7 | 206 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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References
- ^ Maisel, Ivan (May 27, 2010). "Alvarez Emotional About HOF Entry". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^ Bagnato, Andrew (September 5, 1993). "Wisconsin Rips Nevada As Good Times Return". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ McNabb, David (September 12, 1993). "A&M Routed; SMU Falters Again Late Wisconsin Rally Clips Mustangs, 24-16". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Wisconsin 28, Iowa State 7". The Robesonian. September 19, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Routs Were Expected; the Brawls Wern't". The Tuscaloosa News. September 26, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "(21)Wisconsin 53, Northwestern 14". The Day. October 10, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Chaptman, Dennis (October 17, 1993). "Winning Feeling Fits Badgers". Milwaukee Sentinel. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Timmerman, Luke (October 24, 1993). "Gophers Stun Previously Unbeaten Badgers". Telegraph Herald. Dubuque. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Vic Heuerherd (October 31, 1993). "Finally it's UW's turn". Wisconsin State Journal. pp. 1D, 9D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spectator Injuries Mar Badgers' stunner". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane. October 31, 1993. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (November 7, 1993). "Ohio State Blocks a Kick And a Dream". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Sonderegger, John (November 21, 1993). "Fletcher Puts on Show for Family". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ Sanger, David E. (December 6, 1993). "Wisconsin Is on Top a World Away". The New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Rose Bowl 1994". Archived from the original on December 29, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
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