1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season.

1974 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1974 record	7–4 (5–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (5th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	at Purdue		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 28–14	54,239
September 21	No. 4 Nebraska*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 21–20	73,381
September 28	at Colorado*	No. 11	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 21–24	50,512
October 5	Missouri*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 59–20	71,141
October 12	at No. 1 Ohio State	No. 13	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–52	87,717
October 19	No. 3 Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 20–24	78,911
October 26	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 35–25	31,453
November 2	No. 20 Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 21–28	78,848
November 9	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 28–15	48,300
November 16	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 52–7	28,533
November 23	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 49–14	55,869
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 82 Tom Belter Sr QB 14 Gregg Bohlig Sr RB 30 Larry Canada So T 70 Dennis Lick Jr RB 26 Billy Marek Jr TE 88 Jack Novak Sr RB 32 Ken Starch Jr G 68 Terry Stieve Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 57 Dave Andreson Jr DT 79 Bill Brandt Jr CB 28 Pat Collins So DB 4 Bill Drummond Jr LB 34 Rick Jakious Sr DT 48 Bill Kazmaier Jr DT 76 John Rasmussen So DE 65 Mike Vesperman Sr CB 6 Steve Wagner Jr LB 50 John Zimmerman Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Minnesota

• Billy Marek 304 rush yards, 5 TD

1975 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Jack Novak	Tight End	12	301	Cincinnati Bengals

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References

1. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
2. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1975.htm