1990 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

1990 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Russ Jacques (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dan McCarney (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Don Davey
Captains	Don Davey Tony Lowery Nick Polczinski Greg Thomas
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
No. 25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	11:30 a.m.	California*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	L 12–28	45,980
September 15	1:05 p.m.	Ball State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 24–7	44,698
September 22	1:05 p.m.	Temple*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 18–24	41,817
October 6	1:05 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 3–41	64,359
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		L 10–30	69,890
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 34–44	32,966
October 27	1:05 p.m.	No. 5 Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 3–21	67,746
November 3	1:05 p.m.	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		L 3–21	51,189
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 7–20	45,093
November 17	1:05 p.m.	No. 18 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 10–35	41,403
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 9–14	60,517
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1990 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`55`	Jim Basten	Sr
G	`75`	Chuck Belin	So
TE	`84`	Jim Bourne	So
QB, P	`20`	Brad Brekke	Sr
WR	`19`	Aaron Brown	So
WR	`85`	Tom Browne, Jr	Jr
FB	`33`	George Chaconas	Sr
WR	`13`	Lionell Crawford	Jr
LB	`88`	Dave Czech	Fr
FB	`38`	Keith Ellison	So
C	`52`	Rick Godfrey	Jr
WR, S	`10`	Reggie Holt	Fr
RB	`8`	Rory Lee	Fr
QB	`14`	Tony Lowery (C)	Jr
WR	`5`	Mark Mangum	Jr
G	`65`	Jeff Miller	Sr
TE	`89`	Kerry Miller	Sr
RB	`16`	Mark Montgomery	Fr
OT	`78`	Brady Pierce	Sr
G	`56`	Nick Polczinski (C)	Sr
OT	`50`	David Rapps	Sr
RB	`25`	Rafael Robinson	Jr
OT	`53`	David Senczyszyn	Sr
WR	`23`	Tony Spaeth	So
WR	`43`	Mike Tams	Sr
WR	`15`	Tim Ware	So
WR	`86`	Bill Williams, Jr	Sr
TB	`3`	Robert Williams	Jr
QB	`9`	Sean Wilson	So
FB	`32`	Jeff Wirth	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`11`	Mike Barker	Jr
DT	`70`	Matt Barkley	Jr
DL	`94`	Dan Batsch	Sr
LB	`42`	Yusef Burgess	Fr
LB	`57`	Gary Casper	So
DB	`26`	Pat Cleary	Sr
LB	`88`	Dave Czech	Fr
DT	`91`	Don Davey (C)	Sr
DT	`69`	John Filiatrout	Jr
CB	`7`	Eddie Fletcher, Jr	Jr
DT	`92`	Carlos Fowler	Fr
WR, S	`10`	Reggie Holt	Fr
LB	`58`	Malvin Hunter	Sr
LB	`47`	Malcolm Johnson	Jr
NT	`53`	Lee Krueger	Fr
LB	`42`	Brendan Lynch	Jr
S	`6`	Tyrone Mahone	Sr
CB	`3`	Korey Manley	So
LB	`49`	Curt Maternowski	Jr
DL	`90`	Pat McGettigan	So
S	`37`	Scott Nelson	Fr
LB	`46`	Robert Newell	Sr
LB	`48`	Aaron Norvell	So
NT	`55`	Lamark Shackerford	Fr
DB	`38`	Henry Searcy	Fr
LB	`36`	Duer Sharp	Jr
S	`27`	Greg Thomas (C)	Sr
NT	`96`	Patrick Thompson	So
DB	`5`	Mel Tucker	Fr
CB	`22`	Troy Vincent	Jr
CB	`21`	LaMarr White	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB, P	`20`	Brad Brekke	Sr
P	`11`	Mike Mullen	Sr
K, P	`18`	Rich Thompson	So

v t e Wisconsin Badgers football
Venues	Randall Field (1895–1916) Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Iowa Minnesota Nebraska
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Marching band "Jump Around" Tall Grass Game Crazylegs
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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