1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1973 Big Ten Conference football season.

1973 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1973 record	4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (4th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1973 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Ohio State +	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Michigan +	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 13–14	58,256
September 22	No. 19 Colorado*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 25–28	58,237
September 29	at No. 2 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 16–20	76,297
October 6	Wyoming*	Camp Randal Stadium Madison, WI	W 37–28	60,715
October 13	No. 1 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–24	77,413
October 20	at No. 4 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–35	87,273
October 27	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–7	66,365
November 4	at Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 0–21	54,010
November 10	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 35–7	55,560
November 17	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 36–34	46,248
November 24	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 17–19	34,412
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 14 Gregg Bohlig Jr RB 30 Larry Canada Fr T 70 Dennis Lick So RB 26 Bill Marek So TE 88 Jack Novak Jr RB 32 Ken Starch So G 68 Terry Stieve So C 51 Mike Webster Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 28 Pat Collins Fr LB 34 Rick Jakious Jr DT 76 John Rasmussen Fr DT 57 Tom Jones Fr DE 65 Mike Vesperman Jr CB 6 Steve Wagner So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1974 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Mike Webster	Center	5	125	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Seifert	Defensive End	13	327	Cleveland Browns

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1974.htm