1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fifth 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.

1994 Wisconsin Badgers football
Hall of Fame Bowl champion
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Duke
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	8–3–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Childress (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dan McCarney (5th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Terrell Fletcher
Captain	Jeff Messenger Brent Moss Joe Rudolph Mike Thompson
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1994 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Penn State $	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 12 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Iowa	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State †	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion † Michigan State forfeited 5 wins including 4 conference victories, over Wisconsin, Indiana, Northwestern, and Purdue. Rankings from AP Poll

Wisconsin won consecutive postseason bowl games for the first time ever with a 34–20 win over Duke in the Hall of Fame Bowl. Wisconsin's 31–19 win over Michigan in 1994 was the last time Wisconsin won in the confines of Michigan Stadium, until the 2010 Badgers defeated Michigan, 48–28, in Ann Arbor.

Michigan State later forfeited its victory over Wisconsin after university president M. Peter McPherson had the Spartans self forfeited their wins from the 1994 season due to his claim of a "lack of institutional control".

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Michigan*	No. 10	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 56–0	77,745
September 17	8:45 p.m.	at No. 7 Colorado*	No. 10	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 17–55	53,457
September 24	11:30 a.m.	No. 21 Indiana	No. 16	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 62–13	77,745
October 1	11:30 a.m.	at Michigan State	No. 15	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	ESPN	W 10–29 (forfeit)	71,234
October 8	1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 24	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 46–14	46,437
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 23	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		T 27–27	77,745
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		L 14–17	77,745
October 29	11:30 a.m.	at No. 10 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 31–19	106,209
November 5	2:30 p.m.	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	ABC	L 3–24	93,340
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 38–7	75,245
November 19	2:30 p.m.	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	W 19–13	77,745
January 2, 1995	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 25 Duke*		Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–20	61,384
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

Roster

1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 85 Steve Baffico  Jr QB 11 Darrell Bevell Jr FB 20 Jason Burns  Sr RB 32 Branden Cantrell Fr OT 68 Cayetano Castro  So FB 36 Azree Commander  So G 64 James Darby  So WR 1 J. C. Dawkins  Sr WR 2 Lee DeRamus  Sr G 69 Derek Engler  So RB 41 Terrell Fletcher Sr G 59 Mike Galletti  So C 62 Al Gay  So WR 86 Donald Hayes Fr WR 6 Kevin Huntley Fr RB 21 Keith Jackson Sr FB 22 Ron Johnson Jr RB 34 Nikki Kemp  Sr TE 9 Kevin Lyles  So QB 16 Jay Macias Sr RB 33 Brent Moss (C)  Sr TE 31 Matt Nyquist  Jr C 51 Brian Patterson  Sr C 56 Mike Rader  So C 52 Cory Raymer Sr TE 81 Michael Roan  Sr RB 44 Royce Roberson  Fr OT 72 John Rohde  So G 63 Joe Rudolph (C)  Sr WR 82 Tony Simmons  Fr G 60 Steve Stark  Jr WR 24 Reggie Torian  Fr G 65 Jamie Vanderveldt  So OT 67 Mike Verstegen  Sr OT 71 Jerry Wunsch  So WR 87 Vince Zullo  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 45 Giscard Bernard So CB 23 Donny Brady Sr S 5 Jamel Brown  Sr CB 38 Lamar Campbell Fr DB 30 Theo Carney  Sr S 19 Daryl Carter  So LB 51 Chad Cascadden Sr LB 39 Pete Diatelevi  So LB 54 Brian Flanigan  Fr CB 3 Kenny Gales Sr LB 46 Terry Glavin  Jr CB 27 Damon Glenn  Fr LB 50 Chris Hein  Sr DT 85 Bryan Jurewicz  So DT 67 Steve Kouba  Jr LB 57 David Lysek  Fr NT 70 Jason Maniecki  Jr S 29 Jeff Messenger (C)  Sr NT 94 Neil Miklusak  So LB 48 Pete Monty So LB 8 Sylas Pratt Sr DT 90 Haywood Simmons  Jr DT 91 Rod Spiller  So LB 42 Tarek Saleh So CB 28 Jason Suttle  Fr DL 92 Rafael Tercarolli  So DT 66 Mike Thompson (C)  Sr S 17 Mel Tucker  Sr LB 47 Eric Unverzagt  Jr S 7 Cyrill Weems  So LB 55 Chad Yocum  Sr DB 15 Scott Young  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 John Hall  So K 98 Rick Schnetzky  Sr P 26 Sam Veit Sr	Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators/assistant coaches Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dan McCarney – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Bill Callahan – Offensive Line Kevin Cosgrove – Inside Linebackers Jim Hueber – Running Backs Tom McMahon – Defensive Backs Jay Norvell – Wide Receivers/Special Teams John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Outside Linebackers Bernie Wyatt – Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Darrell Bevell
Running back	Brent Moss/Terrell Fletcher
Fullback	Ron Johnson
Wide receiver	Tony Simmons
Wide receiver	J.C. Dawkins
Tight end	Michael Roan
Left Tackle	Mike Verstegen
Left Guard	Joe Rudolph
Center	Cory Raymer
Right Guard	Jamie Vanderveldt/Steve Stark
Right Tackle	Jerry Wunsch

Position	Player
Defensive tackle	Mike Thompson
Nose Guard	Jason Maniecki
Defensive tackle	Bryan Jurewicz
Outside Linebacker	Chris Hein
Inside Linebacker	Eric Unverzagt
Inside Linebacker	Pete Monty
Outside Linebacker	Tarek Saleh
Cornerback	Kenny Gales
Strong Safety	Jamel Brown
Free Safety	Jeff Messenger
Cornerback	Donny Brady

1995 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL team
Cory Raymer	Center	2	37	Washington Redskins
Terrell Fletcher	Running back	2	51	San Diego Chargers
Mike Verstegen	Tackle	3	75	New Orleans Saints
Michael Roan	Tight end	4	101	Houston Oilers
Mike Thompson	Defensive tackle	4	123	Jacksonville Jaguars
Lee DeRamus	Wide receiver	6	184	New Orleans Saints
Kenny Gales	Cornerback	6	193	Chicago Bears