1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season. They were led by eight 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.

1997 Wisconsin Badgers football
Outback Bowl, L 6–33 vs. Georgia
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1997 record8–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (3rd season)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,129)
1997 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 1 Michigan $  8 –0     12 –0  
No. 12 Ohio State  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 16 Penn State  6 –2     9 –3  
No. 15 Purdue  6 –2     9 –3  
Wisconsin  5 –3     8 –5  
Iowa  4 –4     7 –5  
Michigan State  4 –4     7 –5  
Northwestern  3 –5     5 –7  
Minnesota  1 –7     3 –9  
Indiana  1 –7     2 –9  
Illinois  0 –8     0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

After suffering a humiliating loss at the hands of Donovan McNabb and the Syracuse Orangemen in their season opener, the Wisconsin Badgers sprang back to win eight of their next nine games. After defeating Boise State, San Jose State, and San Diego State, the Badgers won consecutive games with field goals as time expired against Indiana and Northwestern. In the course of this streak, the Badgers snapped a long losing streak at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes with a 13–10 win, the first Wisconsin win over a Hayden Fry-coached team ever. After defeating Iowa, Barry Alvarez's team fell apart down the stretch, losing to eventual national champion Michigan, Penn State, and Georgia in the Outback Bowl.

While the Badgers suffered a 3-game losing streak to close out the year, the 1997 campaign set the stage for the incredibly successful 1998 season.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 241:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Syracuse*No. 24
ABCL 0–3451,185
September 62:00 p.m.Boise State*
W 28–2473,209
September 135:30 p.m.at San Jose State*
W 56–1023,042
September 201:00 p.m.San Diego State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 36–1076,864
September 2711:20 a.m.Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+W 27–2678,211
October 46:00 p.m.at Northwestern
ESPNW 26–2547,129
October 1111:20 a.m.Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN+W 31–779,327
October 181:00 p.m.at PurdueNo. 24
L 20–4554,252
October 2511:30 a.m.at Minnesota
ESPN2W 22–2157,563
November 811:30 a.m.No. 12 Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ESPNW 13–1079,864
November 152:30 p.m.No. 1 MichiganNo. 23
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 16–2679,806
November 222:30 p.m.at No. 6 Penn StateNo. 24
ABCL 10–3596,934
January 1, 199810:00 a.m.vs. No. 11 Georgia*
ESPNL 6–3356,186
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Season summary

Syracuse
1 234Total
• Syracuse 10 1473 34
Wisconsin 0 000 0

[1]

Boise State
1 234Total
Boise St 10 707 24
• Wisconsin 7 777 28

[2]

San Jose State
1 234Total
• Wisconsin 14 28140 56
San Jose St 10 000 10

[3]

San Diego State
1 234Total
San Diego St 0 037 10
• Wisconsin 17 577 36

[4]

Indiana
1 234Total
Indiana 7 1063 26
• Wisconsin 7 10010 27

[5]

Northwestern
1 234Total
• Wisconsin 13 373 26
Northwestern 6 8110 25

[6]

Illinois
1 234Total
Illinois 0 700 7
• Wisconsin 14 7100 31

[7]

Purdue
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 1073 20
• Purdue 21 7710 45

[8]

Minnesota
1 234Total
• Wisconsin 7 609 22
Minnesota 8 0130 21

[9]

Iowa
1 234Total
Iowa 0 073 10
• Wisconsin 0 1300 13
See also: 1997 Iowa Hawkeyes football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry


[10]

Michigan
1 234Total
• Michigan 7 9010 26
Wisconsin 0 376 16

[11]

Penn State
1 234Total
Wisconsin 3 007 10
• Penn St 7 14140 35

[12]

Outback Bowl
1 234Total
Wisconsin 0 006 6
• Georgia 12 777 33
Main article: 1998 Outback Bowl

[13]

Roster
1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 54 Dave Costa Fr
RB 33 Ron Dayne So
T 79 Aaron Gibson Jr
WR 84 Donald Hayes Sr
RB 37 Cecil Martin Jr
T 75 Chris McIntosh So
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt So
C 70 Casey Rabach Fr
QB 10 Mike Samuel Jr
WR 82 Tony Simmons Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 74 Tom Burke So
CB 38 Lamar Campbell Sr
LB 19 Roger Knight Fr
DT 78 Ross Kolodziej Fr
LB 45 Dan Lisowski Fr
SS 26 Bobby Myers So
LB 44 Donnel Thompson So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Matt Davenport
LS 46 Mike Schneck Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-06-17

Source:[14]

Regular starters

Team players selected in the 1998 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundOverall SelectionNFL Team
Tony SimmonsWide Receiver252New England Patriots
Donald HayesWide Receiver4106Carolina Panthers

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