1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season.

1970 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1970 record	4–5–1 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (1st season)
MVP	Chuck Winfrey
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1970 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Purdue	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at No. 18 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–21	58,100
September 26	TCU*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	T 14–14	61,538
October 3	No. 16 Penn State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 29–16	55,204
October 10	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 14–24	53,622
October 17	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–24	65,278
October 24	at Indiana	Seventeenth Street Football Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 30–12	48,643
October 31	No. 5 Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 15–29	72,389
November 7	No. 3 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–24	72,758
November 14	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 29–17	36,569
November 21	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 39–14	50,167
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 3 7 6 0 16 • Wisconsin 0 7 9 13 29 Date: October 3 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Scoring summary 1 PSU Reitz 35 yard field goal PSU 3-0 2 WIS Ferguson 3 yard run (Jaeger kick) WIS 7-3 2 PSU Edmonds 15 yard pass from Parson (Reitz kick) PSU 10-7 3 WIS Larry Mialik 68 yard pass from Graff (kick failed) Tied WIS 13-10 3 WIS Jaeger 42 yard field WIS 16-10 3 PSU Edmonds 11 yard pass from Parson (kick failed) Tied 16-16 4 8:21 WIS Terry Whittaker 27 yard pass from Neil Graff (Jaeger kick) WIS 23-16 4 WIS Larry Mialik 52 yard pass from Neil Graff (run failed) WIS 29-16

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Roster

1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 21 Rufus Ferguson So QB 12 Neil Graff Jr WR 84 Albert Hannah Jr TE 88 Larry Mialik Jr G 60 Dennis Stephenson Sr FB 37 Alan Thompson Jr T 71 Elbert Walker Jr WR 82 Terry Whittaker Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 58 Charles Ballweg Jr LB 59 Dennis Ballweg Jr LB, K 54 Gary Buss Sr DB 25 Dan Cooks Sr DT 73 Jim DeLisle Sr DT 76 Bill Gregory Sr DE 81 James Johnson Sr DB 26 George McGarrett Sr LB 35 Chuck Winfrey Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1971 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Gregory	Defensive tackle	3	77	Dallas Cowboys
Dan Crooks	Defensive back	13	319	Atlanta Falcons

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. "Penn State Dumped, 29-16." Palm Beach Post. 1970 Oct 4.
3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1971.htm