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.

1973 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1973 record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (4th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
	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
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
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
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 (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

1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Jim Bachuber QB 14 Gregg Bohlig Jr OL Bob Braun RB 30 Larry Canada Fr QB Larry Clawson RB Duane Johnson QB Dan Kopina OT 70 Dennis Lick So WR Jeff Mack OL Dennis Manic RB 26 Billy Marek So TE 88 Jack Novak Jr RB Ron Pollard WR Rod Rhodes WR Art Sanger RB 32 Ken Starch So OG 68 Terry Stieve So RB Selvie Washington C 51 Mike Webster Sr TE Stanley Williams	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB Ed Bosold DB Terry Buss CB 28 Pat Collins Fr DB Mark Cullen DB Chris Davis DL Gary Dickert DL Brian Harney LB 34 Rick Jakious Jr DL Mike Jenkins DT 57 Tom Jones Fr DB Al Peabody DT 76 John Rasmussen Fr DL Jim Schymanski DE 65 Mike Vesperman Jr CB 6 Steve Wagner So DL Mark Zakula	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Randy Rose	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Ohio State

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

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

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
• 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

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. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1974.htm