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1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1973 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ellis Rainsberger (1st season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Lew Stueck (4th season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	Mike Webster
Captain	Chris Davis Jim Schymanski Mike Webster
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.2Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
No.6Michigan +	7	–	0	–	1	10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–14	58,256
September 22	No. 19Colorado*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 25–28	58,237
September 29	at No. 2Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 16–20	76,297
October 6	Wyoming*	Camp Randal Stadium Madison, WI	W 37–28	60,715
October 13	No. 1Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–24	77,413
October 20	at No. 4Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–35	87,273
October 27	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–7	66,365
November 4	atMichigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–21	54,010
November 10	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 35–7	55,560
November 17	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 36–34	46,248
November 24	atMinnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 17–19	34,412
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel[edit]

1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`76`	Greg Apkarian	Sr
FB	`33`	Jim Bachuber	Sr
G	`66`	Mike Becker	Sr
QB	`14`	Gregg Bohlig	Jr
G	`63`	Bob Braun	Sr
FB	`30`	Larry Canada	Fr
QB	`17`	Larry Clawson	Sr
OT	`72`	Chuck Deerwester	Sr
WR	`18`	Mike Harrington	Sr
OT	`75`	Bob Johnson	Jr
RB	`22`	Duane Johnson	So
G	`64`	Rick Koeck	Jr
QB	`9`	Dan Kopina	So
OT	`70`	Dennis Lick	So
WR	`39`	Jeff Mack	Jr
G	`61`	Dennis Manic	Sr
RB	`26`	Billy Marek	So
TE	`88`	Jack Novak	Jr
RB	`27`	Ron Pollard	Fr
WR	`87`	Rod Rhodes	Jr
WR	`42`	Greg Salen	Sr
WR	`45`	Art Sanger	Jr
WR	`42`	Greg Salen	Sr
G	`67`	Dan Schroeder	Sr
FB	`32`	Ken Starch	So
TE	`91`	Jon Stewart	Sr
G	`68`	Terry Stieve	So
RB	`29`	Selvie Washington	Jr
C	`51`	Mike Webster (C)	Sr
TE, P	`41`	Stan Williams	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`92`	Mike Benninger	Jr
DE	`58`	Ed Bosold	Sr
S	`10`	Terry Buss	So
CB	`28`	Pat Collins	Fr
S	`11`	Mark Cullen	Jr
DE	`93`	Carl Davis	Fr
S	`19`	Chris Davis (C)	Sr
DT	`90`	Gary Dickert	Jr
LB	`49`	Jim Franz	So
DT	`99`	Kevin Froelich	Sr
LB	`35`	Bob Hanssen	Sr
MG	`54`	Brian Harney	Sr
LB	`34`	Rick Jakious	Jr
MG	`36`	Mike Jenkins	Jr
DT	`57`	Tom Jones	Fr
DE	`38`	Mike Levenhagen	Sr
CB	`12`	Greg Lewis	So
CB	`24`	Alvin Peabody	Jr
DT	`76`	John Rasmussen	Fr
DT	`97`	Steve Riese	Sr
DT	`74`	Jim Schymanski (C)	Sr
DT	`81`	Mike Seifert	Sr
CB, P	`8`	Ken Simmons	So
DB	`20`	John Smith	Sr
DE	`65`	Mike Vesperman	Jr
S	`6`	Steve Wagner	So
DE	`47`	Mark Zakula	Jr
LB	`50`	John Zimmerman	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`7`	Rich Barrios	Sr
K	`2`	Vince Lamia	Fr
CB, P	`8`	Ken Simmons	So
TE, P	`41`	Stan Williams	Jr

Head coach

John Jardine

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Ellis Rainsberger – Offensive Coordinator
Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
George Chryst – Offensive Line
Jim Martin – Wide Receivers
Charlie McBride – Offensive Line
Dick Selcer – Defensive Backs
Bob Spoo – Quarterbacks
Dick Teteak – Defensive Line
LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[edit]

Ohio State[edit]

#1 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) at Wisconsin Badgers (1–3)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	7	0	7	10	24
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0

atCamp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 13
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
Game attendance: 77,413
Referee: Glenn Fortin
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 0:18. Ohio State 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

OSU – Cornelius Greene 2-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 11:29. Ohio State 14–0. Drive:

Fourth quarter

OSU – Blair Conway 36-yard field goal, 11:12. Ohio State 17–0. Drive:
OSU – Bruce Elia 1-yard run (Blair Conway kick), 5:09. Ohio State 24–0. Drive:

Top passers

OSU – Cornelius Greene – 1/6, 22 yard, INT
WIS – Gregg Bohlig – 9/18, 98 yards, INT

Top rushers

OSU – Archie Griffin – 29 rushes, 169 yards, TD
WIS – Billy Marek – 13 rushes, 49 yards

Top receivers

OSU – Fred Pagac – 1 reception, 22 yards
WIS – Art Sanger – 2 receptions, 35 yards

1974 NFL Draft[edit]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Webster	Center	5	125	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Seifert	Defensive End	13	327	Cleveland Browns

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References[edit]

^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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