1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1973 Wisconsin Badgers football
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
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season.

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[]

^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

[1] "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.

[2] "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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v t Wisconsin Badgers football
Venues	Randall Field (1895–1916) Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa (Heartland Trophy) Minnesota (Slab of Bacon, 1930–1943; Paul Bunyan's Axe, 1948–present) Nebraska (Freedom Trophy)
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Marching band "Jump Around" Tall Grass Game Crazylegs
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders Retired numbers
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1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	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