1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season.

1971 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1971 record	4–6–1 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (2nd season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1971 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Michigan $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Illinois	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 11	Northern Illinois*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–0	45,437
September 18	at No. 15 Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	T 20–20	31,206
September 25	No. 18 LSU*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 28–38	78,535
October 2	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 11–24	40,473
October 9	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 35–29	66,156
October 16	Michigan State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–28	74,847
October 23	at No. 12 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 6–31	86,559
October 30	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 16–20	43,155
November 6	Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 14–10	78,451
November 13	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 27–35	65,459
November 20	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 21–23	34,738
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 21 Rufus Ferguson Jr QB 12 Neil Graff Sr WR 84 Albert Hannah Sr WR 18 Michael Harrington So G 60 Mark Levenhagen So TE 88 Larry Mialik Sr FB 37 Alan Thompson Sr T 71 Elbert Walker Sr C 51 Mike Webster So WR 82 Terry Whittaker Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Ed Albright Sr DE 98 Jeff Bauer Jr LB 58 Mike Levenhagen Jr DT 79 Michael Mayer Jr DE 78 Robert Storck Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1972 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Lance Moon	Running back	7	171	Atlanta Falcons
Greg Johnson	Defensive back	9	233	Miami Dolphins
Elbert Walker	Tackle	11	283	Kansas City Chiefs
Larry Mialik	Tight end	12	302	Atlanta Falcons
Alan Thompson	Running back	14	363	Dallas Cowboys
Neil Graff	Quarterback	16	414	Minnesota Vikings
Al Hannah	Wide receiver	16	415	Miami Dolphins

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1972.htm