1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1970 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Roach (1st season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorLew Stueck (1st season)
Base defense4–3
MVPChuck Winfrey
CaptainBill Gregory
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Ohio State $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 9 Michigan 6 1 0 9 1 0
Northwestern 6 1 0 6 4 0
Iowa 3 3 1 3 6 1
Wisconsin 3 4 0 4 5 1
Michigan State 3 4 0 4 6 0
Minnesota 2 4 1 3 6 1
Purdue 2 5 0 4 6 0
Illinois 1 6 0 3 7 0
Indiana 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at No. 18 Oklahoma*L 7–2158,100
September 26TCU*T 14–1461,538
October 3No. 16 Penn State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 29–1655,204
October 10at IowaL 14–2453,622
October 17Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 14–2465,278
October 24at IndianaW 30–1248,643
October 31No. 5 Michigandagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 15–2972,389
November 7No. 3 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–2472,758
November 14at IllinoisW 29–1736,569
November 21Minnesota
W 39–1450,167
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries[edit]

Penn State[edit]

1 234Total
Penn State 3 760 16
Wisconsin 0 7913 29

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Roster[edit]

1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 51 Jim Fedenia Sr
RB 21 Rufus Ferguson So
FB 33 John Fowee Sr
QB 12 Neil Graff Jr
WR 89 Albert Hannah Jr
G, K 64 Roger Jaeger Jr
FB, P 34 John Krugman Jr
QB 17 Gary Losse Jr
FB 30 Gary Lund So
WR 23 Randy Marks Sr
TE 88 Larry Mialik Jr
RB 44 Lance Moon Jr
OT 66 Terry Scheid Sr
OT 75 Mike Smolcich Jr
G 60 Dennis Stephenson Sr
FB 37 Alan Thompson Jr
OT 71 Elbert Walker Jr
WR 82 Terry Whittaker Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 55 Ed Albright Injured Sr
LB 58 Charles Ballweg Jr
LB 59 Dennis Ballweg Jr
LB 54 Gary Buss Sr
S 46 Ron Buss So
CB 19 Nate Butler Sr
CB 25 Dan Crooks Sr
DT 73 Jim DeLisle Sr
DT 76 Bill Gregory (C) Sr
CB 24 Neovia Greyer Jr
LB 42 Dick Hyland Sr
DE 77 Ted Jefferson Sr
CB 32 Greg Johnson (I) Jr
DE 81 James Johnson Sr
LB 57 Dave Lokanc So
DT 62 Keith Nosbusch Sr
DE 87 Bill Poindexter Jr
LB 48 Dave Schrader So
RC 25 Tom Shinnick Injured Sr
DT 78 Bob Storck So
CB 20 Lee Wilder Sr
LB 35 Chuck Winfrey Sr
LB 47 Bill Yarborough Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
G, K 64 Roger Jaeger Jr
FB, P 34 John Krugman Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Paul RoachOffensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs
  • Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Norm Dow – Freshman Coach
  • Stan Kemp – Wide Receivers/Special Teams
  • Jim Martin – Centers and Guards
  • Charlie McBride – Tackles and Tight Ends
  • Dick TeteakDefensive Line
  • Bob ZemanDefensive Backs
  • LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1971 NFL Draft[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bill Gregory Defensive tackle 3 77 Dallas Cowboys
Dan Crooks Defensive back 13 319 Atlanta Falcons

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Penn State Dumped, 29-16." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4.
  3. ^ "1971 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.