1986 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1986 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1986 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1986 record	3–9 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim Hilles (1st season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1986 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Illinois	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Purdue	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 17–20	45,403
September 13	Northern Illinois*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 35–20	63,294
September 20	at UNLV*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 7–17	62,207
September 27	Wyoming*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 12–21	64,954
October 4	No. 4 Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 17–34	75,898
October 11	at No. 10 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 6–17	67,700
October 18	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 35–27	34,462
October 25	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 15–9	76,983
November 1	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 7–21	35,311
November 8	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 20–27	65,164
November 15	No. 9 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 17–30	62,020
November 22	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 13–23	60,285
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1986 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Brian Anderson RB Joe Armentrout RB Marvin Artley OL Solomon Ashby WR Scott Bestor WR Frederick Bobo OL Glenn Derby RB Larry Emery OL Paul Gruber OL John Hallberg RB Andy Hartlieb QB Mike Howard RB Leon Hunt TE Brant Kennedy QB Bud Keyes OL Rod Lossow OL Todd Nelson OL Keith Peterson WR James Ross RB Dave Tansor WR Reginald Tompkins RB Steve Vinci WR Bill Williams WR/KR 23 Shawn Peters So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Michael Boykins SS Paul Partington DB Keith Browning DL Charlie Fawley LB Rick Graf DB Bob Johnston LB Tim Jordan DL Jim Kmet LB Tim Knoeck DB Pete Nowka LB Craig Raddatz LB Michael Reid DB Nate Odomes DB Bobby Taylor DL Dick Teets DL Chad VandeZande	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Scott Cepicky K Todd Gregoire	Head coach Jim Hilles Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Draft picks

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Nate Odomes	Cornerback	2	29	Buffalo Bills
Rick Graf	Linebacker	2	43	Miami Dolphins
Tim Jordan	Linebacker	4	107	New England Patriots
Michael Reid	Linebacker	7	181	Atlanta Falcons
Joe Armentrout	Running Back	9	224	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Craig Raddatz	Linebacker	9	242	Cincinnati Bengals
Bobby Taylor	Defensive Back	10	266	Miami Dolphins
Larry Emery	Running Back	12	320	Atlanta Falcons

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. 1987 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com