1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1974 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ellis Rainsberger (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	I formation
Defensive coordinator	Lew Stueck (5th season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	Gregg Bohlig
Captain	Gregg Bohlig Mark Zakula
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1974 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–14	54,239
September 21	No. 4 Nebraska*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 21–20	73,381
September 28	at Colorado*	No. 11	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 21–24	50,512
October 5	Missouri*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 59–20	71,141
October 12	at No. 1 Ohio State	No. 13	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–52	87,717
October 19	No. 3 Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 20–24	78,911
October 26	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 35–25	31,453
November 2	No. 20 Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 21–28	78,848
November 9	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 28–15	48,300
November 16	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 52–7	28,533
November 23	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 49–14	55,869
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 66 Mike Becker  Sr TE 82 Tom Belter Jr QB 14 Gregg Bohlig (C) Sr FB 30 Larry Canada So TE 85 Ron Egloff So G 56 Kevin Gassner Jr FB 32 Gerald Gosa Jr OT 75 Bob Johnson Sr G 64 Rick Koeck Sr OT 70 Dennis Lick Jr OT 73 Guy LoCascio Sr G 63 Terry Lyons So WR 39 Jeff Mack Sr RB 33 Mike Morgan Fr RB 26 Billy Marek Jr C 53 Joe Norwick Jr TE 88 Jack Novak Sr RB 27 Ron Pollard So OT 78 John Reimer Jr WR 44 Randy Rose So WR 45 Art Sanger Sr FB 32 Ken Starch Jr G 68 Terry Stieve Jr RB 29 Selvie Washington Sr QB 3 Jeff White Sr C 51 Art Zeimetz Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 57 Dave Anderson Jr LB 92 Mike Benninger Sr DT 79 Bill Brandt Jr S 10 Terry Buss Jr DE 7 Pat Collins So S 11 Mark Cullen Sr DT 90 Gary Dickert Sr CB 4 Bill Drummond Jr DT 57 Bob Czechowicz Fr DB 4 Bill Drummond Jr LB 49 Jim Franz Jr DE 96 Randy Frokjer Sr MG 54 Mike Grice Fr DE 40 Bill Hazard Sr LB 34 Rick Jakious Sr MG 36 Mike Jenkins Sr DB 28 Rex Jones Jr DT 48 Bill Kazmaier Jr CB 12 Greg Lewis Jr CB 5 Tim McConnell So DT 62 Andy Michuda So S 13 Bob Mietz Jr CB 24 Alvin Peabody Sr DT 76 John Rasmussen So CB, P 8 Ken Simmons Jr DE 65 Mike Vesperman Sr S 6 Steve Wagner Jr S 21 Jim Wimpress Sr DE 47 Mark Zakula (C) Sr LB 50 John Zimmerman Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 1 Vladmir LaBun Jr K 2 Vince Lamia So CB, P 8 Ken Simmons Jr P 41 Stan Williams Sr	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Ellis Rainsberger – Offensive Coordinator Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers George Chryst – Offensive Line Bob Lee – Wide Receivers Charlie McBride – Offensive Line Dick Selcer – Defensive Backs Bob Spoo – Quarterbacks Dick Teteak – Defensive Line LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Minnesota

• Billy Marek 304 rush yards, 5 TD

1975 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jack Novak	Tight End	12	301	Cincinnati Bengals