1976 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1976 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1976 record5–6 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMike Carroll
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Indiana 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Purdue 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Northwestern 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled a 5–6 record (3–5 against Big Ten opponents) and finished in a three-way tie for seventh place in the Big Ten.[1]

Quarterback Mike Carroll was selected as the team's most valuable player and led the Big Ten Conference with 1,773 yards of total offense.[2][1] Running back Larry Canada led the team with 993 rushing yards, the fifth-highest total in the Big Ten during the 1976 season. Ira Matthews was the team's leading scorer with 42 points on seven touchdowns.[1]

David Charles was selected by the AP as a second-team wide receiver, and Dave Crossen by the UPI as a second-team linebacker, on the 1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[3][4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at No. 2 Michigan
L 27–40101,347
September 18North Dakota*
W 45–962,213
September 25Washington State*
  • Camp Randall stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 35–2664,658
October 2at No. 9 Kansas*
L 24–3448,350
October 9Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 16–1879,111
October 16No. 9 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 20–3079,579
October 23at Northwestern
W 28–2524,580
October 30at Illinois
L 25–3154,121
November 6Iowadagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
W 38–2179,521
November 13at Indiana
L 14–1527,518
November 20Minnesota
W 26–1760,304
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Roster[]

1976 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 30 Larry Canada Sr
QB Mike Carrol
WR David Charles
TE 85 Ron Egloff Sr
RB Ira Matthews
RB 33 Mike Morgan Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 37 Lawrence Johnson So
DT 76 John Rasmussen Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Players selected in the 1977 NFL Draft[]

Only one Wisconsin player was selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.[6]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
John Rasmussen Offensive tackle 10 276 New England Patriots

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "1976 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  2. ^ Roy Damer (December 25, 1975). "Lytle named Big 10 MVP: Purdue's Dierking is runnerup". Chicago Tribune. p. 2-1.
  3. ^ "Michigan, Ohio State Pace All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade (AP story). December 3, 1976. p. 27.
  4. ^ "Illini place two on All-Big 10". The Pantagraph. November 24, 1976. p. A11.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  6. ^ "1977 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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