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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–6–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lew Stueck (6th season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	Billy Marek
Captains	Terry Stieve Steve Wagner
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	No. 2 Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–23	79,022	[1]
September 20	South Dakota*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 48–7	65,566	[2][3]
September 27	at No. 5 Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 21–27	62,222
October 4	Kansas*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–41	76,097
October 11	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 17–14	62,406
October 18	at No. 1 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–56	87,820
October 25	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 17–14	78,902
November 1	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 18–9	78,868
November 8	at Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 28–45	54,650
November 15	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	T 9–9	65,317
November 22	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 3–24	37,578
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 7 7 0 0 14 • Wisconsin 3 7 7 0 17 Date: October 25 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game attendance: 78,902

Scoring summary 1 NW Boykin 1 yard run (Mirkopulos kick) NW 7-0 1 WIS La Bun 50 yard field goal NW 7-3 2 WIS Billy Marek 1 yard run (Lamla kick) WIS 10-7 2 NW Yelvington 5 yard pass from Dean (Mirkopulos kick) NW 14-10 3 WIS Billy 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

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 John Jardine 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

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

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.