1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1974 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	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

The 1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1974 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

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 (rivalry)	W 49–14	55,869
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1974 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`66`	Mike Becker	Sr
TE	`82`	Tom Belter	Jr
QB	`14`	Gregg Bohlig (C)	Sr
FB	`30`	Larry Canada	So
TE	`85`	Ron Egloff	So
G	`56`	Kevin Gassner	Jr
FB	`32`	Gerald Gosa	Jr
OT	`75`	Bob Johnson	Sr
G	`64`	Rick Koeck	Sr
OT	`70`	Dennis Lick	Jr
OT	`73`	Guy LoCascio	Sr
G	`63`	Terry Lyons	So
WR	`39`	Jeff Mack	Sr
RB	`33`	Mike Morgan	Fr
RB	`26`	Billy Marek	Jr
C	`53`	Joe Norwick	Jr
TE	`88`	Jack Novak	Sr
RB	`27`	Ron Pollard	So
OT	`78`	John Reimer	Jr
WR	`44`	Randy Rose	So
WR	`45`	Art Sanger	Sr
FB	`32`	Ken Starch	Jr
G	`68`	Terry Stieve	Jr
RB	`29`	Selvie Washington	Sr
QB	`3`	Jeff White	Sr
C	`51`	Art Zeimetz	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`57`	Dave Anderson	Jr
LB	`92`	Mike Benninger	Sr
DT	`79`	Bill Brandt	Jr
S	`10`	Terry Buss	Jr
DE	`7`	Pat Collins	So
S	`11`	Mark Cullen	Sr
DT	`90`	Gary Dickert	Sr
CB	`4`	Bill Drummond	Jr
DT	`57`	Bob Czechowicz	Fr
DB	`4`	Bill Drummond	Jr
LB	`49`	Jim Franz	Jr
DE	`96`	Randy Frokjer	Sr
MG	`54`	Mike Grice	Fr
DE	`40`	Bill Hazard	Sr
LB	`34`	Rick Jakious	Sr
MG	`36`	Mike Jenkins	Sr
DB	`28`	Rex Jones	Jr
DT	`48`	Bill Kazmaier	Jr
CB	`12`	Greg Lewis	Jr
CB	`5`	Tim McConnell	So
DT	`62`	Andy Michuda	So
S	`13`	Bob Mietz	Jr
CB	`24`	Alvin Peabody	Sr
DT	`76`	John Rasmussen	So
CB, P	`8`	Ken Simmons	Jr
DE	`65`	Mike Vesperman	Sr
S	`6`	Steve Wagner	Jr
S	`21`	Jim Wimpress	Sr
DE	`47`	Mark Zakula (C)	Sr
LB	`50`	John Zimmerman	Jr