1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1995 Wisconsin Badgers football
1995 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1995 record	4–5–2 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Childress (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (1st season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium; (Capacity: 76,129)
	Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

The 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin did not make a postseason bowl game for the first time since the 1992 season.

As a result of college football's adoption of an overtime beginning with the 1995 bowl season and the 1996 regular season, Wisconsin's 3–3 tie against Illinois is the last tied game in NCAA Division I-A history.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 Colorado*	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 7–43	79,015
September 16	5:30 p.m.	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA		T 24–24	42,510
September 23	1:00 p.m.	SMU*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 42–0	77,108
September 30	5:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN	W 17–9	96,540
October 14	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 Ohio State	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 16–27	79,507
October 21	11:30 a.m.	at No. 11 Northwestern	No. 24	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	ESPN2	L 0–35	49,256
October 28	11:00 a.m.	Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Creative	W 45–14	78,043
November 4	11:00 a.m.	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	Creative	L 27–38	39,125
November 11	6:00 p.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	W 34–27	64,016
November 18	11:30 a.m.	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–33	78,907
November 25	2:30 p.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	Creative	T 3–3	76,750
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster[]

1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Darrell Bevell	Sr
C	`69`	Derek Engler	Sr
T	`79`	Aaron Gibson	Fr
WR	`84`	Donald Hayes	So
RB	`37`	Cecil Martin	Fr
RB	`13`	Carl McCullough	So
T	`75`	Chris McIntosh	Fr
WR	`1`	Ahmad Merritt	Fr
QB	`10`	Mike Samuel	So
WR	`82`	Tony Simmons	So
T	`71`	Jerry Wunsch	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`13`	Bob Adamov	So
DE	`74`	Tom Burke	Fr
CB	`38`	Lamar Campbell	So
LB	`19`	Daryl Carter	Jr
OLB	`85`	Bryan Jurewicz	Jr
LB	`55`	Brian Flanigan	Jr
DT	`70`	Jason Maniecki	Sr
LB	`48`	Pete Monty	Jr
DE	`42`	Tarek Saleh	Jr
S	`28`	Jason Suttle	So
LB	`47`	Eric Unverzagt	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`14`	John Hall	Jr

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Regular starters[]

Position	Player
Quarterback	Darrell Bevell
Running back	Carl McCullough
Fullback	Cecil Martin
Wide receiver	Tony Simmons
Wide receiver	Michael London
Tight end	Matt Nyquist
Left Tackle	Cayetano Castro
Left Guard	Jamie Vanderveldt
Center	Mike Rader
Right Guard	James Darby
Right Tackle	Jerry Wunsch

Position	Player
Defensive end	Chad Yocum
Defensive tackle	Bryan Jurewicz
Defensive tackle	Jason Maniecki
Defensive end	Tarek Saleh
Outside Linebacker	Daryl Carter
Inside Linebacker	Eric Unverzagt
Outside Linebacker	Pete Monty
Cornerback	Cyrill Weems
Free Safety	Kevin Huntley
Strong Safety	Bob Adamov
Cornerback	Jason Suttle

Game summaries[]

Colorado[]

Colorado Buffaloes at Wisconsin Badgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	3	23	10	7	43
Wisconsin	0	7	0	0	7

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 2, 1995
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 79,015
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

COL - FG Voskeritchian 27

Second quarter

COL - Carruth 17 pass from Detmer (Voskeritchian kick)
WIS - Bevell 5 run (Pauly kick)
COL - Barnes 6 run (Voskeritchian kick)
COL - FG Voskeritchian 28
COL - Carruth 21 pass from Detmer (two-point conversion failed)

Third quarter

COL - Kidd 6 pass from Detmer (Voskeritchian kick)
COL - FG Voskeritchian 21

Fourth quarter

COL - Rosga 75 fumble return (Voskeritchian kick)

Top Rushers

COL - Troutman 15rushes, 76 yards
WIS - C. McCullough 28 rushes, 151 yards

Top Passers

COL - Detmer 17/24, 267 yards, 3 TDs
WIS - Bevell 14/24, 175 yards, 1 INT

Top Receivers

COL - Savoy 8-107 yards, Carruth 4-100 yards
WIS - London 4-63 yards, Torian 3-51 yards

Stanford[]

Wisconsin Badgers at Stanford Cardinal

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	3	7	14	0	24
Stanford	0	10	7	7	24

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

Date: September 16, 1995
Game time: 5:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 42,510
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WIS - FG J Hall 23

Second quarter

STAN - FG Abrams 23
WIS - C Martin 12 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
STAN - Bookman 14 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick)

Third quarter

WIS - C Mccullough 2 run (J Hall kick)
STAN - Comella 1 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick)
WIS - Nyquist 9 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

STAN - Comella 8 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick)

SMU[]

SMU Mustangs at Wisconsin Badgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
SMU	0	0	0	0	0
Wisconsin	14	14	0	14	42

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: September 23, 1995
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 77,108
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WIS - A Stecker 1 run (J Hall kick)
WIS - C Mccullough 19 run (J Hall kick)

Second quarter

WIS - T Simmons 28 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
WIS - London 30 pass from Bevell (Hall kick)

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

WIS - T Simmons 5 pass from Bevell (Nielsen kick)
WIS - A Stecker 23 run (J Hall kick)

Penn State[]

Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	10	0	0	7	17
Penn State	0	0	3	6	9

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

Date: September 30, 1995
Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 96,540
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WIS - FG J Hall 26
WIS - Nyquist 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)

Second quarter

Third quarter

PSU - FG Conway 32

Fourth quarter

WIS - T Simmons 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
PSU - Scott 5 pass from Richardson (two-point conversion failed)

Ohio State[]

Ohio State Buckeyes at Wisconsin Badgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Ohio State	0	7	6	14	27
Wisconsin	3	6	7	0	16

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 14, 1995
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C); Wind NW 20
Game attendance: 79,507
Referee: Tom Quinn
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WIS - John Hall 45-yard field goal

Second quarter

OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
WIS - Cecil Martin 4-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (kick failed)

Third quarter

OSU - Terry Glenn 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (pass failed)
WIS - Carl McCullough 14-yard run (John Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)
OSU - Eddie George 51-yard run (Josh Jackson kick)

Top Passers

OSU - Bobby Hoying - 18/26, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
WIS - Darrell Bevell - 15/31, 158 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs

Top Rushers

OSU - Eddie George - 26 rushes, 141 yards, 3 TDs
WIS - Carl McCullough - 23 rushes, 102 yards

Top Receivers

OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 91 yards
WIS - Michael London - 3 receptions, 62 yards

Top Tacklers

WIS - Cyrill Weems - 10 (5 solo, 5 assisted)
WIS - Pete Monty - 10 (4 solo, 6 assisted)

Interceptions

OSU - 2 - Greg Bellisari (1), Anthony Gwinn (1)
WIS - 1 - Kevin Huntley

Northwestern[]

Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	0	0	0	0	0
Northwestern	10	3	6	16	35

at Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois

Date: October 21, 1995
Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
Game attendance: 49,256
TV: ESPN2
^[2] ^[3]

Game information

First quarter

NU - Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Valenzisi kick)

Second quarter

NU - Sam Valenzisi 32-yard field goal
NU - Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal

Third quarter

NU - Darnell Autry 32-yard pass from Steve Schnur (conversion failed)

Fourth quarter

NU - Darnell Autry 3-yard run (Valenzisi kick)
NU - Brian Gowins 40-yard field goal
NU - Levelle Brown 38-yard run (PAT failed)

Michigan State[]

Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Michigan State	7	0	0	7	14
Wisconsin	7	17	14	7	45

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 28, 1995
Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
Game attendance: 78,447
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick)
MSU - S. Greene 2-yard run (C. Gardner kick)

Second quarter

WIS - J. Hall 43-yard FG
WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick)
WIS - Nyquist 7-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick)

Third quarter

WIS - T. Simmons 1-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick)
WIS - Nyquist 2-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

MSU - Mason 31-yard pass from Banks (C. Gardner kick)
WIS - Waerig 12-yard run (J. Hall kick)

Top Rushers

MSU - Crenshaw 5 rushes, 41 yards
WIS - C. McCullough 19 rushes, 91 yards

Top Passers

MSU - Banks 17/30, 207 yards, 3 INTs
WIS - Bevell 17/27, 265 yards

Top Receivers

MSU - Muhammad 6 receptions, 83 yards
WIS - T Simmons 5 receptions, 70 yards

Purdue[]

Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	7	7	7	6	27
Purdue	14	6	8	10	38

at Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: November 4, 1995
Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
Game attendance: 39,125
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

PUR - Alford 64-yard pass from Tretzger (Bobich kick)
WIS - Weems 75-yard interception return (Hall kick)
PUR - Watson 63-yard run (Bobich kick)

Second quarter

PUR - Alstott 40-yard run (kick failed)
WIS - Simmons 31-yard pass from Samuel (Hall kick)

Third quarter

WIS - Stecker 7-yard run (Hall kick)
PUR - Watson 2-yard run (Blackman pass from Tretzger)

Fourth quarter

PUR - Bobich 20-yard field goal
WIS - Hayes 54-yard pass from Samuel (run failed)
PUR - Alstott 2-yard run (Bobich kick)

Minnesota[]

Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wisconsin	7	6	21	0	34
Minnesota	3	7	10	7	27

at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 11, 1995
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Cool, 72 °F (22 °C), No Wind (indoors)
Game attendance: 64,016
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

WIS - T Simmons 62 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)
MIN - FG Chalberg 30

Second quarter

MIN - Atwell 51 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)
WIS - FG J Hall 28
WIS - FG J Hall 60

Third quarter

MIN - Hubbard 63 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)
WIS - A Stecker 100 kickoff return (J Hall kick)
WIS - A Stecker 3 run (J Hall kick)
MIN - FG Chalberg 26
WIS - T Simmons 70 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

MIN - Levine 39 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick)

Iowa[]

Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	7	17	0	9	33
Wisconsin	0	7	7	6	20

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: November 18, 1995
Game time: 11:30 a.m. CST
Game attendance: 78,907
TV: ESPN2
^[4]

Game information

First quarter

IOWA - Michael Burger 3-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick)

Second quarter

IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 7-yard run (Bromert kick)
IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Bromert kick)
WIS - London 45-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (Hall kick)
IOWA - Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal

Third quarter

WIS - Nyquist 1-yard pass from Bevell (Hall kick)

Fourth quarter

WIS - Stecker 2-yard run (kick failed)
IOWA - Safety, holding in end zone
IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 4-yard run (Bromert kick)

Illinois[]

Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Illinois	0	0	0	3	3
Wisconsin	0	0	3	0	3

at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: November 25, 1995
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
Game attendance: 76,750
Box Score

Game information

Third quarter

WIS - John Hall 29-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

ILL - Scheuplein 51-yard field goal

Team players selected in the 1996 NFL Draft[]

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL team
Eric Unverzagt	Linebacker	4	131	Seattle Seahawks
Jason Maniecki	Defensive tackle	5	140	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References[]

^ "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows". ESPN.com. 10 November 2016.
^ "Northwestern 35, Wisconsin 0". United Press International. October 21, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
^ "NEWS FOR NO. 8 NU ISN'T ALL THAT ROSY". Chicago Tribune. October 23, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
^ "Iowa vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. November 18, 1995. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
^ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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[1] "Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows". ESPN.com. 10 November 2016.

[2] "Northwestern 35, Wisconsin 0". United Press International. October 21, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

[3] "NEWS FOR NO. 8 NU ISN'T ALL THAT ROSY". Chicago Tribune. October 23, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2019.

[4] "Iowa vs. Wisconsin". USA Today. November 18, 1995. Retrieved June 22, 2019.

[5] "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.

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1995 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Northwestern $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Ohio State	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	4	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
No. 25 Iowa	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	2
Purdue	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll