1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

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
Captains	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. 2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Michigan +	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–14	58,256
September 22	No. 19 Colorado*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 25–28	58,237
September 29	at No. 2 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 16–20	76,297
October 6	Wyoming*	Camp Randal Stadium Madison, WI	W 37–28	60,715	[1]
October 13	No. 1 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–24	77,413
October 20	at No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–35	87,273	[2]
October 27	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–7	66,365
November 4	at Michigan 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	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 17–19	34,412
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Ohio State

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

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

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

at Camp 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

Personnel

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

1974 NFL draft

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

1. "UW stops Wyoming 37–28". The La Crosse Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Curt Sylvester (October 21, 1973). "M Shows Ol' Grads How It's Done". Detroit Free Press. p. 1E, 4E. Retrieved June 27, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.