1979 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record47 (35 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJim Hilles (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPTom Stauss
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $ 8 0 011 1 0
No. 10 Purdue 7 1 010 2 0
No. 18 Michigan 6 2 08 4 0
No. 19 Indiana 5 3 08 4 0
Iowa 4 4 05 6 0
Minnesota 3 5 14 6 1
Michigan State 3 5 05 6 0
Wisconsin 3 5 04 7 0
Illinois 1 6 12 8 1
Northwestern 0 9 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1979 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8at No. 6 PurdueL 20–4165,002
September 15Air Force*W 38–066,466
September 22No. 20 UCLA*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 12–3778,830
September 29at San Diego State*L 17–2438,633
October 6Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–374,188
October 13No. 19 Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 38–2977,083
October 20at No. 6 Ohio StateL 0–5987,585
October 27Iowadagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 13–2479,026
November 3at No. 10 MichiganL 0–54104,952
November 10Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 28–368,229
November 17at MinnesotaW 42–3737,827
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1979 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 19 Tom Braker Sr
RB 23 Chucky Davis Fr
OT 70 Jerry Doerger So
FB 36 Gerald Green Fr
QB 13 John Josten Injured So
G 71 Leo Joyce Jr
QB 18 Mike Kalasmiki Sr
RB 35 Tory King Fr
TE 88 Keith Krepfle Jr
OL 94 Jeff Luko So
G 63 Jim Martine Sr
RB 28 Dave Mohapp So
QB 16 Kevin Motl Jr
G 75 Steve Namnick So
WR 22 Marvin Neal Fr
OT 68 Mark Orszula Jr
QB 10 Steve Parish Jr
C 59 Joe Rothbauer Jr
TE 87 Joe Ruetz Jr
DT 76 Mark Shumate So
OT 75 Ray Snell (C) Sr
FB 26 Tom Stauss (C) Sr
WR 42 Tim Stracka So
TE 87 Ray Sydnor Jr
TE 58 Ron Versnik So
RB 1 John Williams Fr
G 79 Bob Winckler Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 41 Dave Ahrens Jr
CB 29 Ross Anderson Jr
DE 85 Curt Blaskowski Jr
LB 95 Guy Boliaux So
DT 77 Tom Booker Fr
LB 32 Kyle Borland Fr
LB 65 Richard Burney So
CB 30 Mickey Casey Sr
LB 48 Dennis Christenson (C) Sr
S, P 31 David Greenwood Fr
S 22 Ben Hable Jr
DT 72 Mike Herrington Fr
DT 90 Thomas Houston Injured Jr
DT 91 Joel Krein Sr
NT 50 Tim Krumrie Fr
LB 47 Dave Levenick Injured Jr
LB 43 Don Lorenz Sr
CB 45 Von Mansfield So
S 11 Dan Messenger So
LB 44 Jody O'Donnell Fr
DT 76 Mark Shumate So
CB 9 Clint Sims Fr
LB 49 Larry Spurlin So
S 5 Terry Stroede Sr
S 27 Vaughn Thomas So
S 12 George Welch Sr
NT 61 Dan Yourg Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
S, P 31 David Greenwood Fr
K 3 Pat Hady Fr
K 5 Jon Kleinschmidt Fr
K 7 Steve Veith Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim HillesDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Bill Dudley – Quarterbacks and Receivers
  • Doug GraberDefensive Backs
  • Arnold JeterDefensive Line
  • Cliff Knox – Running Backs
  • Mike Nelson – Defensive Ends
  • Bob Palcic – Tackles and Tight Ends
  • Mario Russo – Centers and Guards
  • Terry Murawski – Administrative Assistant

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1980 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Ray SnellGuard122Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ray SydnorTight End383Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom SchrempDefensive End6152New York Jets

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References

  1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  2. "1980 NFL Draft - 1980 NFL Standings and Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
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