1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season.

1984 Wisconsin Badgers football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 20–19 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1984 record	7–4–1 (5–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Hilles (7th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	Northern Illinois*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 27–14	65,288
September 15	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 35–34	45,033
September 22	at No. 16 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–20	104,239
September 29	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–16	78,509
October 6	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 6–22	76,428
October 13	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 14–17	78,770
October 20	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–16	38,754
October 27	No. 6 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 16–14	78,606
November 3	at No. 17 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	T 10–10	66,255
November 10	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 30–13	72,292
November 17	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 20–10	61,702
December 29	vs. Kentucky*	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	L 19–20	47,300
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class T 72 Jeff Dellenbach Sr RB 41 Gary Ellerson Sr RB 24 Larry Emery So G 66 Bob Landsee Jr WR 87 Al Toon Sr C 51 Dan Turk Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 92 Scott Bergold Sr LB 99 Rick Graf So CB 29 Richard Johnson Sr LB 95 Tim Jordan So LB 33 James Melka Sr DB 38 Nate Odomes So S 28 Art Price Sr LB 52 Michael Reid So DE 60 Darryl Sims Sr S 3 Ken Stills Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Dave McClain Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1985 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Al Toon	Wide Receiver	1	10	New York Jets
Richard Johnson	Cornerback	1	11	Houston Oilers
Darryl Sims	Defensive End	1	20	Pittsburgh Steelers
Scott Bergold	Tackle	2	51	St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Turk	Center	4	101	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff Dellenbach	Tackle	4	111	Miami Dolphins
Gary Ellerson	Running Back	7	182	Green Bay Packers
Kevin Belcher	Tackle	7	186	Los Angeles Raiders
Ken Stills	Defensive Back	8	209	Green Bay Packers
Bret Pearson	Tight End	12	329	San Diego Chargers
James Melka	Linebacker	12	330	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1985.htm