1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1993 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 21–16 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record10–1–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress (2nd as OC; 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinatorDan McCarney (4th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPBrent Moss
CaptainJoe Panos
Lamark Shackerford
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 77,745)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Wisconsin + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 11 Ohio State + 6 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Penn State 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Michigan 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Michigan State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Iowa 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Northwestern 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Purdue 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fourth 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.

Season

Over the course of the season, Wisconsin was the top team in the Big Ten in terms of passing efficiency, with QB Darrell Bevell recording an impressive 155.2 in that category. RB Brent Moss ran for 1,637 yards on 312 carries, winning Big Ten Player of the Year Honors, the first Wisconsin player to receive this award since Ron Vander Kelen in the 1962 season.

After starting the season 3–0, including a win in their Big Ten opener against Indiana, team co-captain Joe Panos was asked by a reporter whether he thought Michigan or Ohio State would win the conference, to which Panos sharply responded, "Well, why not Wisconsin?"[1] Panos' words served to inspire the team and the school, using the rally cry of "Why Not Wisconsin?" for the rest of the season.

The Badgers lost in a stunning upset to a mediocre Minnesota team in their annual rivalry game for their first and only loss of the season. Footage from this game held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was used in the television series Coach to represent the fictional Minnesota State and West Texas Universities in the "Pioneer Bowl" at the Alamodome.

However, in the next game, Wisconsin defeated Michigan for the first time since 1981. After a tie against Ohio State, the Badgers needed to win their final game of the year against Michigan State and an Ohio State loss to Michigan to secure their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1963. Michigan's 28–0 shut out of Ohio State opened the door, and then Wisconsin defeated #25 Michigan State in the last Coca-Cola Classic in Tokyo, Japan to win a share of Big Ten Conference title and the invitation to the 1994 Rose Bowl.

The Badgers finished their most successful season since 1962, highlighted by their first Rose Bowl win, as they defeated the UCLA Bruins 21–16. Unfortunately, the season is also remembered for the tragic "Camp Randall Crush" where several people were severely injured during a field rush after the Badgers defeated Michigan.

Individual awards and honors

  • Brent Moss, Big Ten Player of the Year
  • Barry Alvarez, Big Ten Coach of the Year

Schedule and results

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 41:05 p.m.Nevada*
W 35–1766,557[2]
September 117:00 p.m.at SMU*
W 24–1619,013[3]
September 181:05 p.m.Iowa State*No. 24
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 28–777,745[4]
September 2511:30 a.m.at IndianaNo. 23
ESPNW 27–1534,306[5]
October 91:05 p.m.NorthwesterndaggerNo. 21
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 53–1477,745[6]
October 1611:30 a.m.at PurdueNo. 16
ESPNW 42–2837,112[7]
October 236:00 p.m.at MinnesotaNo. 15
L 21–2864,798[8]
October 3011:35 a.m.No. 24 MichiganNo. 21
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 13–1077,745[9][10]
November 62:30 p.m.No. 3 Ohio StateNo. 15
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCT 14–1477,745[11]
November 202:30 p.m.at IllinoisNo. 14
ABCW 35–1048,083[12]
December 59:00 p.m.vs. No. 25 Michigan StateNo. 10
ESPNW 41–2051,500[13]
January 1, 19944:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 UCLA*No. 9
ABCW 21–16101,237[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Main article: 1993 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRV24232221161521151412101096
Coaches PollRVRVRV252220191612201413118775

Roster

1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 77 Tyler Adam  Sr
OL 57 David Anderson  So
WR 25 Kerwin Badie  Fr
QB 11 Darrell Bevell So
QB 3 Michael Brin  So
WR 12 Jevon Brunston  Fr
RB 20 Jason Burns  Jr
OL 68 Cayetano Castro  Fr
OL 63 James Darby  Fr
WR 1 J.C. Dawkins  Jr
WR 2 Lee DeRamus Jr
OL 69 Derek Engler  Fr
RB 41 Terrell Fletcher Jr
QB 15 Jeff Forde Fr
OL 59 Mike Galletti  Fr
QB 17 Darren Holt Fr
WR 21 Keith Jackson Jr
RB 22 Ron Johnson So
RB 34 Nikki Kemp  Jr
WR 18 Chris Kennedy  Jr
OL 79 Shane Kreke  So
WR 4 Michael London Jr
TE 9 Kevin Lyles  Fr
QB 16 Jay Macias Jr
QB 19 Ben McCormick Fr
RB 13 Carl McCullough Fr
RB 32 Mark Montgomery Sr
RB 33 Brent Moss  Jr
RB 26 Robert Nelson  So
TE 31 Matt Nyquist  So
G 58 Joe Panos (C) Sr
OL 51 Brian Patterson  Jr
OL 56 Mike Rader  Fr
C 52 Cory Raymer Jr
TE 81 Michael Roan Jr
RB 44 Royce Robertson Fr
OL 72 John Rohde  Fr
G 63 Joe Rudolph Jr
WR 84 Archie Seale Fr
WR 82 Tony Simmons Fr
QB 10 Dirk Stanger Fr
OL 60 Steve Stark  So
WR 24 Reggie Torian Fr
RB 45 Jeff Wirth  Sr
OT 71 Jerry Wunsch Fr
OL 65 James Vanderveldt  Fr
OT 67 Mike Verstegen  Jr
WR 87 Vince Zullo  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 85 Steve Baffico  So
DB 23 Donny Brady Jr
DB 5 Jamel Brown  Jr
LB 98 Yusef Burgess Jr
DB 30 Theo Carney  Jr
DB 11 Mike Carr Fr
DB 19 Daryl Carter Fr
OLB 51 Chad Cascadden  Jr
LB 52 Phil Chavez  Jr
OLB 36 Azree Commander  Fr
DB 18 Dwayne Cuff Fr
LB 39 Pete Diatelevi  Fr
LB 34 Brian Flanigan Fr
DT 92 Carlos Fowler Sr
CB 3 Kenny Gales Jr
DL 96 Al Gay  Fr
LB 46 Terry Glavin  So
DB 27 Damon Glenn Fr
OLB 63 Derek Greene Fr
DB 22 Trent Gross  Fr
DL 95 Todd Halbur Fr
DB 31 Troy Hegg  Fr
OLB 50 Chris Hein  Jr
DB 2 Eric Holder  Fr
S 10 Reggie Holt  Jr
DL 59 Joe Innis Fr
LB 6 Royston Jones So
OLB 85 Bryan Jurewicz  Fr
DB 4 Greg Keigher  Fr
DB 9 Dave Knaack  Fr
DL 67 Steve Kouba  So
DL 61 Lee Krueger  Sr
LB 53 Jason Levine  Sr
OLB 88 Rob Lurtsema Fr
LB 56 David Lysek Fr
DT 70 Jason Maniecki  So
CB 29 Jeff Messenger  Jr
LB 48 Pete Monty Fr
S 37 Scott Nelson  Sr
LB 54 Todd Orlando  Sr
DB 32 Eric Pollex  So
LB 8 Sylas Pratt Jr
OLB 93 Nick Rafko  Sr
DB 24 John Rhymes  Jr
DB 13 R.J. Safranek
OLB 42 Tarek Saleh Fr
LB 56 Dan Schneck  Fr
DB 49 Henry Searcy Sr
DL 62 Lamark Shackerford (C) Sr
DL 90 Haywood Simmons  So
DB 38 Ronald Smith Fr
DL 91 Rod Spiller  Fr
DB 28 Jason Suttle Fr
DL 94 Rafael Tercarolli  Fr
DT 66 Mike Thompson  Jr
DL 75 John Todryk Fr
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt  So
DB 20 Scott Wagner Fr
DB 7 Cyril Weems  Fr
LB 55 Chad Yocum Injured Sr
DB 15 Scott Young  So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 John Hall  Fr
K 97 Matt Krueger Jr
K 23 Bryan Mader
K 90 Paul Sander Fr
K 98 Rick Schnetzky Fr
P 26 Sam Veit Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brad Childress – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Dan McCarney – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
  • Bill Callahan – Offensive line
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Inside linebackers
  • Jim Hueber – Running backs
  • Tom McMahon – Defensive backs
  • Jay Norvell – Wide receivers/Special Teams
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/outside linebackers
  • Bernie Wyatt – Tight ends
  • Rob Ianello – Recruiting coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Regular starters

Game summaries

Nevada

At SMU

Iowa State

At Indiana

Northwestern

At Purdue

At Minnesota

Michigan

Ohio State

See also: 1993 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes at #15 Wisconsin Badgers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#3 Ohio State 7 0 0714
#15 Wisconsin 0 7 7014

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI

  • Date: November 6
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 77,745
  • TV: ABC
Game information

At Illinois

vs Michigan State

vs UCLA–Rose Bowl

Main article: 1994 Rose Bowl
See also: 1993 UCLA Bruins football team

Team players selected in the 1994 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL Team
Joe Panos Center 3 77 Philadelphia Eagles
Mark Montgomery Running Back 7 206 Philadelphia Eagles

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