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1977 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Stock (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple T
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (1st season)
Base defense5–2
MVPDave Crossen
CaptainDennis Stejskal
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons← 19761978 →
1977 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Michigan + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Ohio State + 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Michigan State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Indiana 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Northwestern 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by John Jardine in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at IndianaW 30–1434,755
September 17Northern Illinois*W 14–364,475
September 24at Oregon*W 22–1030,755
October 1Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 19–768,709
October 8IllinoisNo. 19
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 26–078,661
October 15at No. 1 MichiganNo. 14L 0–56104,892
October 22Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–979,203
October 29at No. 3 Ohio StateL 0–4287,837
November 5Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–2283,322
November 12Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 8–2471,723
November 19at MinnesotaL 7–1330,742
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 86 Greg Barber Jr
WR 19 Tom Braker So
RB 27 Terry Breuscher Sr
WR 10 David Charles Jr
RB 39 Kevin Cohee Jr
WR John Cox Sr
QB 17 Anthony Dudley Jr
G 64 Bob Graham Sr
QB 11 Charles Green Jr
FB 36 Tim Halleran Jr
G 56 Brad Jackomino Jr
QB 18 Mike Kalasmiki So
OT 74 Tom Kaltenberg Sr
G 66 Pat Kelly Jr
OT 68 David Krall Jr
OT 60 Steve Lick Sr
RB 25 Ira Matthews Jr
C 58 Al Minter Sr
C 50 Jim McCoy Jr
OT 71 Steve Montgomery Sr
C 52 Jim Moore Jr
RB 33 Mike Morgan Sr
TE 85 Bruce Muschinski Sr
FB 32 Joe Rodriguez Sr
OT 75 Ray Snell So
WR 6 Wayne Souza So
FB 26 Tom Stauss So
OT 62 John Wagner So
WR Jim Watrud Jr
OT 78 Doug Witkus Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 41 Dave Ahrens Fr
DE 38 Kevin Boodry Jr
S Mike Borgerding Sr
DE 82 Mike Burt Jr
DT 67 Kasey Cabral So
LB 14 David Crossen Jr
DT 57 Bob Czechowicz Sr
CB 21 Scott Erdmann Jr
CB 8 Greg Gordon Jr
LB 15 Kurt Holm Jr
DT 90 Thomas Houston So
CB 37 Lawrence Johnson Jr
MG 42 Joe Lerro Sr
LB 47 Dave Levenick Fr
MG 20 Dan Relich Jr
S 9 Dan Schieble Jr
DT 76 Tom Schremp So
DE 35 Dennis Stejskal (C) Sr
DE 89 Jeff Vine So
DT 69 Jeff Walsh Sr
LB 49 Lee Washington So
S 12 George Welch So
DT 70 Bruce Woodford So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 3 Dick Milaeger Sr
K 7 Steve Veith So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Mike Stock – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Gary Blackney – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
  • Tom Backhus – Offensive Line
  • George Chryst – Offensive Line
  • Arnold Jeter – Defensive Ends
  • Pat Naughton – Defensive Line
  • Mario Russo – Linebackers
  • Bob Spoo – Quarterbacks
  • LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. Curt Sylvester (October 16, 1977). "U-M Clips Badger Streak With a 56-0 TD Barrage". Detroit Free Press. p. 1D, 4D.
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