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1997 Wisconsin Badgers football
1997 Wisconsin Badgers football
Outback Bowl, L 6–33 vs. Georgia
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–5 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brad Childress (6th as OC; 7th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Smashmouth
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Cosgrove (3rd as OC; 8th overall season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Tom Burke
Captain	Kevin Huntley; David Lysek; Carl McCullough
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium; (Capacity: 76,129)
	Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

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.

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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.

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1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`7`	Willie Austin	So
FB	`32`	Branden Cantrell	Sr
WR	`88`	Chris Chambers	Fr
FB	`48`	Rob Christen	Fr
G	`54`	Dave Costa	Fr
OT	`66`	Pat Daley	So
RB	`33`	Ron Dayne	So
RB	`4`	Eddie Faulkner	Fr
G	`60`	Bill Ferrario	Fr
OT	`79`	Aaron Gibson	Jr
WR	`23`	Rasheed Golden	Fr
TE	`89`	Eric Grams	Jr
G	`73`	Joe Gribowski	Fr
WR	`84`	Donald Hayes	Sr
WR	`6`	Kevin Huntley (C)	Sr
OL	`76`	Josh Jakubowski	Fr
OL	`52`	Coleman Johnson	Jr
QB	`12`	Scott Kavanagh	So
FB	`37`	Cecil Martin	Jr
QB	`19`	Ben McCormick	Sr
RB	`13`	Carl McCullough (C)	Sr
OT	`75`	Chris McIntosh	So
WR	`1`	Ahmad Merritt	So
C	`70`	Casey Rabach	Fr
TE	`87`	Dague Retzlaff	Fr
C	`53`	Rob Roell	So
QB	`10`	Mike Samuel	Jr
TE	`85`	John Sigmund	Fr
WR	`82`	Tony Simmons	Sr
TE, LS	`86`	Mike Solwold	Fr
TE	`49`	Ryan Sondrup	Jr
OT	`74`	Mark Tauscher	So
WR	`29`	Delta Triplett	Sr
RB	`22`	Charles Williams	So
RB	`21`	Tony Williams	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`29`	Bob Adamov	Jr
S	`17`	Demetrius Brown	So
CB	`3`	Onjai Bryant	So
DE	`74`	Tom Burke	Jr
CB	`38`	Lamar Campbell	Sr
DE	`25`	Marcus Carpenter	So
DE	`99`	Dave Cruickshank	Jr
LB	`51`	Mark Davis	Jr
S	`8`	Jason Doering	Fr
LB	`50`	Donny Eicher	So
DE	`96`	John Favret	Fr
LB	`16`	Chris Ghidorzi	So
LB	`5`	Edgerton Hartwell	Fr
NT	`59`	Joe Innis	Sr
NT	`58`	Chris Janek	So
S	`24`	Donte King	Fr
LB	`19`	Roger Knight	Fr
DT	`78`	Ross Kolodziej	Fr
LB	`45`	Dan Lisowski	Fr
DE	`91`	Rob Lurtsema	Sr
LB	`57`	David Lysek (C)	Sr
NT	`71`	Eric Mahlik	Fr
LB	`32`	Ryan Marks	Fr
DE	`9`	Sam Mueller	Fr
S	`26`	Bobby Myers	So
S	`15`	Tim Rosga	So
CB	`28`	Jason Suttle	Sr
S	`34`	Leonard Taylor	Jr
LB	`44`	Donnel Thompson	So
S	`33`	Scott Wagner	Sr
S	`18`	Shadrick Washington	Fr
LB	`2`	Marcus White	So
DT	`92`	Brandon Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`28`	Matt Davenport	Jr
K	`20`	Vitaly Pisetsky	So
LS	`46`	Mike Schneck	So
P	`23`	Eric Skrzypchak	So
TE, LS	`86`	Mike Solwold	Fr
P	`14`	Kevin Stemke	Fr

Head coach

Barry Alvarez

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
Tim Davis – Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends
Phil Elmassian – Defensive Backs
Jay Hayes – Outside Linebackers/Strong Safeties/Special Teams
Jim Hueber – Guards and Centers
Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
Brian White – Running Backs
Bernie Wyatt – Director of Football Operations

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-06-17

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 17 Syracuse*	No. 24	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 0–34	51,185
September 6	2:00 p.m.	Boise State*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 28–24	73,209
September 13	5:30 p.m.	at San Jose State*		Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 56–10	23,042
September 20	1:00 p.m.	San Diego State*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 36–10	76,864
September 27	11:20 a.m.	Indiana		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	W 27–26	78,211
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Northwestern		Ryan Field Evanston, IL	ESPN	W 26–25	47,129
October 11	11:20 a.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN+	W 31–7	79,327
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Purdue	No. 24	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN		L 20–45	54,252
October 25	11:30 a.m.	at Minnesota		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	ESPN2	W 22–21	57,563
November 8	11:30 a.m.	No. 12 Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	ESPN	W 13–10	79,864
November 15	2:30 p.m.	No. 1 Michigan	No. 23	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	L 16–26	79,806
November 22	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Penn State	No. 24	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 10–35	96,934
January 1, 1998	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 11 Georgia*		Houlihan's Stadium Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–33	56,186
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	23	24	—	—	—	—
Coaches	24		—	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	24	24	—	—	—	—

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL Team
Tony Simmons	Wide Receiver	2	52	New England Patriots
Donald Hayes	Wide Receiver	4	106	Carolina Panthers

1997_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team

1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Schedule

Rankings

Season summary

Syracuse

Boise State

San Jose State

San Diego State

Indiana

Northwestern

Illinois

Purdue

Minnesota

Iowa

Michigan

Penn State

Outback Bowl

Roster

Regular starters

Team players selected in the 1998 NFL Draft

References

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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