1979 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Ohio State $8–0–011–1–0
No. 10 Purdue7–1–010–2–0
No. 18 Michigan6–2–08–4–0
No. 19 Indiana5–3–08–4–0
Iowa4–4–05–6–0
Minnesota3–5–14–6–1
Michigan State3–5–05–6–0
Wisconsin3–5–04–7–0
Illinois1–6–12–8–1
Northwestern0–9–01–10–0
  • $ – 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. Led by second-year head coach Dave McClain, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 6 Purdue
L 20–4165,002[1]
September 15Air Force*
W 38–066,466[2]
September 22No. 20 UCLA*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 12–3778,830[3]
September 29at San Diego State*
L 17–2438,633[4]
October 6Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–374,188[5]
October 13No. 19 Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 38–2977,083[6]
October 20at No. 6 Ohio State
L 0–5987,585[7]
October 27Iowadagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 13–2479,026[8]
November 3at No. 10 Michigan
L 0–54104,952[9]
November 10Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 28–368,229[10]
November 17at Minnesota
W 42–3737,827[11]
  • *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 Hilles – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Bill Dudley – Quarterbacks and Receivers
  • Doug Graber – Defensive Backs
  • Arnold Jeter – Defensive 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

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ray SnellGuard122Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ray SydnorTight end383Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom SchrempDefensive end6152New York Jets

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References

  1. ↑ "Purdue rocks Badgers in sloppy opener, 41–20". The La Crosse Tribune. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Badger attack grounds Air Force, 38–0". The Post-Crescent. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "UW can't handle Edgar". The Reporter. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Halda's late bomb blows up Badgers". Daily Times-Advocate. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Indiana shuts out Wisconsin by 3–0". Dayton Daily News. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Spirited Badgers upset MSU". Wisconsin State Journal. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ohio State tramples Wisconsin in Big Ten". The Pantagraph. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mistakes ruin Badgers". Green Bay Press-Gazette. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Mick McCabe (November 4, 1979). "U-M buries Badgers, 54-0". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1F, 4F – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Kalasmiki keys 28–3 Badger win". The Courier. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Badgers outgun Gophers". The Winona Daily News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1979 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  13. ↑ "1980 NFL Draft - 1980 NFL Standings and Stats". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Wisconsin_Badgers_football_team