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(Top) 1 Schedule 2 Rankings 3 Season summary 3.1 Syracuse 3.2 Boise State 3.3 San Jose State 3.4 San Diego State 3.5 Indiana 3.6 Northwestern 3.7 Illinois 3.8 Purdue 3.9 Minnesota 3.10 Iowa 3.11 Michigan 3.12 Penn State 3.13 Outback Bowl 4 Roster 5 Regular starters 6 Team players selected in the 1998 NFL Draft 7 References

1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1997 Wisconsin Badgers football

Outback Bowl, L 6–33 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Childress (6th as OC; 7th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Smashmouth
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (3rd as OC; 8th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Tom Burke
Captain	Kevin Huntley David Lysek Carl McCullough
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 76,129)
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No.1Michigan $	8	–	0	12	–	0
No.12Ohio State	6	–	2	10	–	3
No.16Penn State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No.15Purdue	6	–	2	9	–	3
Wisconsin	5	–	3	8	–	5
Iowa	4	–	4	7	–	5
Michigan State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Northwestern	3	–	5	5	–	7
Minnesota	1	–	7	3	–	9
Indiana	1	–	7	2	–	9
Illinois	0	–	8	0	–	11

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They were led by eight year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall StadiuminMadison, Wisconsin.

After suffering a humiliating loss at the hands of Donovan McNabb and the Syracuse Orangemen in their season opener, the Wisconsin Badgers sprang back to win eight of their next nine games. After defeating Boise State, San Jose State, and San Diego State, the Badgers won consecutive games with field goals as time expired against Indiana and Northwestern. In the course of this streak, the Badgers snapped a long losing streak at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes with a 13–10 win, the first Wisconsin win over a Hayden Fry-coached team ever. After defeating Iowa, Barry Alvarez's team fell apart down the stretch, losing to eventual national champion Michigan, Penn State, and Georgia in the Outback Bowl.

While the Badgers suffered a 3-game losing streak to close out the year, the 1997 campaign set the stage for the incredibly successful 1998 season.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17Syracuse*	No. 24	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 0–34	51,185
September 6	2:00 p.m.	Boise State*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 28–24	73,209
September 13	5:30 p.m.	atSan Jose State*		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 56–10	23,042
September 20	1:00 p.m.	San Diego State*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 36–10	76,864
September 27	11:20 a.m.	Indiana		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	W 27–26	78,211
October 4	6:00 p.m.	atNorthwestern		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN	W 26–25	47,129
October 11	11:20 a.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	W 31–7	79,327
October 18	1:00 p.m.	atPurdue	No. 24	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 20–45	54,252
October 25	11:30 a.m.	atMinnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	W 22–21	57,563
November 8	11:30 a.m.	No. 12Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN	W 13–10	79,864
November 15	2:30 p.m.	No. 1Michigan	No. 23	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 16–26	79,806
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6Penn State	No. 24	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 10–35	96,934
January 1, 1998	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 11Georgia*		Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–33	56,186
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	23	24	—	—	—	—
Coaches	24		—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	24	24	—	—	—	—

Season summary[edit]

Syracuse[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Syracuse	10	14	7	3	34
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0

Date: August 24
Location: Giants Stadium
Game attendance: 51,185

^[1]

Boise State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boise St	10	7	0	7	24
• Wisconsin	7	7	7	7	28

Date: September 6
Location: Camp Randall Stadium

^[2]

San Jose State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wisconsin	14	28	14	0	56
San Jose St	10	0	0	0	10

Date: September 13
Location: Spartan Stadium
Game attendance: 23,042

^[3]

San Diego State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego St	0	0	3	7	10
• Wisconsin	17	5	7	7	36

Date: September 20
Location: Camp Randall Stadium

^[4]

Indiana[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Indiana	7	10	6	3	26
• Wisconsin	7	10	0	10	27

Date: September 27
Location: Camp Randall Stadium

^[5]

Northwestern[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wisconsin	13	3	7	3	26
Northwestern	6	8	11	0	25

Date: October 4
Location: Ryan Field

^[6]

Illinois[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	7	0	0	7
• Wisconsin	14	7	10	0	31

Date: October 11
Location: Camp Randall Stadium

^[7]

Purdue[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	10	7	3	20
• Purdue	21	7	7	10	45

Date: October 18
Location: Ross–Ade Stadium

^[8]

Minnesota[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Wisconsin	7	6	0	9	22
Minnesota	8	0	13	0	21

Date: October 25
Location: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Game attendance: 57,563
Game weather: Indoors (dome)

Scoring summary

Q1	12:00	WIS	Simmons 53 yard pass from Samuel (Davenport kick)	WIS 7–0

Q1	3:50	MINN	Bailey 30 yard field goal	WIS 7–3

Q1	1:55	MINN	Safety	WIS 7–5

Q1	:10	MINN	Bailey 42 yard field goal	MINN 8–7

Q2	11:52	WIS	Hayes 53 yard pass from Samuel (two-point conversion failed)	WIS 13–8

Q3	7:57	MINN	Nelson 11 yard pass from Sauter (two-point conversion failed)	MINN 14–13

Q3	3:50	MINN	Evans 4 yard run (Bailey kick)	MINN 21–13

Q4	13:18	WIS	Davenport 38 yard field goal	MINN 21–16

Q4	7:10	WIS	Dayne 1 yard run (two-point conversion failed)	WIS 22–21

^[9]

Iowa[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	0	0	7	3	10
• Wisconsin	0	13	0	0	13

Date: November 8
Location: Camp Randall Stadium
Game attendance: 79,864

^[10]

Michigan[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Michigan	7	9	0	10	26
Wisconsin	0	3	7	6	16

Date: November 15
Location: Camp Randall Stadium

^[11]

Penn State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	0	0	7	10
• Penn St	7	14	14	0	35

Date: November 22
Location: Beaver Stadium

^[12]

Outback Bowl[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	6	6
• Georgia	12	7	7	7	33

Date: January 1
Location: Tampa Stadium
Game attendance: 56,186

^[13]

Roster[edit]

1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`7`	Willie Austin	So
FB	`32`	Branden Cantrell	Sr
WR	`88`	Chris Chambers	Fr
FB	`48`	Rob Christen	Fr
G	`54`	Dave Costa	Fr
OT	`66`	Pat Daley	So
RB	`33`	Ron Dayne	So
RB	`4`	Eddie Faulkner	Fr
G	`60`	Bill Ferrario	Fr
OT	`79`	Aaron Gibson	Jr
WR	`23`	Rasheed Golden	Fr
TE	`89`	Eric Grams	Jr
G	`73`	Joe Gribowski	Fr
WR	`84`	Donald Hayes	Sr
WR	`6`	Kevin Huntley (C)	Sr
OL	`76`	Josh Jakubowski	Fr
OL	`52`	Coleman Johnson	Jr
QB	`12`	Scott Kavanagh	So
FB	`37`	Cecil Martin	Jr
QB	`19`	Ben McCormick	Sr
RB	`13`	Carl McCullough (C)	Sr
OT	`75`	Chris McIntosh	So
WR	`1`	Ahmad Merritt	So
C	`70`	Casey Rabach	Fr
TE	`87`	Dague Retzlaff	Fr
C	`53`	Rob Roell	So
QB	`10`	Mike Samuel	Jr
TE	`85`	John Sigmund	Fr
WR	`82`	Tony Simmons	Sr
TE, LS	`86`	Mike Solwold	Fr
TE	`49`	Ryan Sondrup	Jr
OT	`74`	Mark Tauscher	So
WR	`29`	Delta Triplett	Sr
RB	`22`	Charles Williams	So
RB	`21`	Tony Williams	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`29`	Bob Adamov	Jr
S	`17`	Demetrius Brown	So
CB	`3`	Onjai Bryant	So
DE	`74`	Tom Burke	Jr
CB	`38`	Lamar Campbell	Sr
DE	`25`	Marcus Carpenter	So
DE	`99`	Dave Cruickshank	Jr
LB	`51`	Mark Davis	Jr
S	`8`	Jason Doering	Fr
LB	`50`	Donny Eicher	So
DE	`96`	John Favret	Fr
LB	`16`	Chris Ghidorzi	So
LB	`5`	Edgerton Hartwell	Fr
NT	`59`	Joe Innis	Sr
NT	`58`	Chris Janek	So
S	`24`	Donte King	Fr
LB	`19`	Roger Knight	Fr
DT	`78`	Ross Kolodziej	Fr
LB	`45`	Dan Lisowski	Fr
DE	`91`	Rob Lurtsema	Sr
LB	`57`	David Lysek (C)	Sr
NT	`71`	Eric Mahlik	Fr
LB	`32`	Ryan Marks	Fr
DE	`9`	Sam Mueller	Fr
S	`26`	Bobby Myers	So
S	`15`	Tim Rosga	So
CB	`28`	Jason Suttle	Sr
S	`34`	Leonard Taylor	Jr
LB	`44`	Donnel Thompson	So
S	`33`	Scott Wagner	Sr
S	`18`	Shadrick Washington	Fr
LB	`2`	Marcus White	So
DT	`92`	Brandon Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`28`	Matt Davenport	Jr
K	`20`	Vitaly Pisetsky	So
LS	`46`	Mike Schneck	So
P	`23`	Eric Skrzypchak	So
TE, LS	`86`	Mike Solwold	Fr
P	`14`	Kevin Stemke	Fr

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Tim Davis – Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends
Phil Elmassian – Defensive Backs
Jay Hayes – Outside Linebackers/Strong Safeties/Special Teams
Jim Hueber – Guards and Centers
Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
Brian White – Running Backs
Bernie Wyatt – Director of Football Operations

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-06-17

Source:^[14]

Regular starters[edit]

Position	Player
Quarterback	Mike Samuel
Running Back	Ron Dayne
Fullback	Cecil Martin
Wide Receiver	Donald Hayes
Wide Receiver	Tony Simmons
Tight End	Eric Grams
Left Tackle	Chris McIntosh
Left Guard	Bill Ferrario
Center	Casey Rabach
Right Guard	Dave Costa
Right Tackle	Aaron Gibson

Position	Player
Defensive End	John Favret
Defensive Tackle	Ross Kolodziej
Nose Guard	Chris Janek
Defensive End	Tom Burke
Outside Linebacker	Bob Adamov
Inside Linebacker	Donnel Thompson
Outside Linebacker	David Lysek
Cornerback	Jason Suttle
Free Safety	Bobby Myers
Strong Safety	Leonard Taylor
Cornerback	Lamar Campbell

Team players selected in the 1998 NFL Draft[edit]

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL Team
Tony Simmons	Wide Receiver	2	52	New England Patriots
Donald Hayes	Wide Receiver	4	106	Carolina Panthers

^[15]

References[edit]

^ USA Today. Retrieved 2015-Oct-04.

^ USA Today. Retrieved 2015-Oct-04.

^ "Wisconsin Badgers". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. (roster). January 1, 1998. p. 4C.

^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

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