1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1970 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Paul Roach (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Option
Defensive coordinator	Lew Stueck (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Chuck Winfrey
Captain	Bill Gregory
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1970 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Ohio State $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Michigan	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Northwestern	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Iowa	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Michigan State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Purdue	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Illinois	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1970 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by first-year head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at No. 18 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 7–21	58,100
September 26	TCU*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	T 14–14	61,538
October 3	No. 16 Penn State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 29–16	55,204
October 10	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 14–24	53,622
October 17	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 14–24	65,278
October 24	at Indiana	Seventeenth Street Football Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 30–12	48,643
October 31	No. 5 Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 15–29	72,389
November 7	No. 3 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–24	72,758
November 14	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 29–17	36,569
November 21	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	W 39–14	50,167
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 3 7 6 0 16 • Wisconsin 0 7 9 13 29 Date: October 3 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin

Scoring summary 1 PSU Reitz 35 yard field goal PSU 3-0 2 WIS Ferguson 3 yard run (Jaeger kick) WIS 7-3 2 PSU Edmonds 15 yard pass from Parson (Reitz kick) PSU 10-7 3 WIS Larry Mialik 68 yard pass from Graff (kick failed) Tied WIS 13-10 3 WIS Jaeger 42 yard field WIS 16-10 3 PSU Edmonds 11 yard pass from Parson (kick failed) Tied 16-16 4 8:21 WIS Terry Whittaker 27 yard pass from Neil Graff (Jaeger kick) WIS 23-16 4 WIS Larry Mialik 52 yard pass from Neil Graff (run failed) WIS 29-16

Roster

1970 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class C 51 Jim Fedenia Sr RB 21 Rufus Ferguson So FB 33 John Fowee Sr QB 12 Neil Graff Jr WR 89 Albert Hannah Jr G, K 64 Roger Jaeger Jr FB, P 34 John Krugman Jr QB 17 Gary Losse Jr FB 30 Gary Lund So WR 23 Randy Marks Sr TE 88 Larry Mialik Jr RB 44 Lance Moon Jr OT 66 Terry Scheid Sr OT 75 Mike Smolcich Jr G 60 Dennis Stephenson Sr FB 37 Alan Thompson Jr OT 71 Elbert Walker Jr WR 82 Terry Whittaker Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Ed Albright  Sr LB 58 Charles Ballweg Jr LB 59 Dennis Ballweg Jr LB 54 Gary Buss Sr S 46 Ron Buss So CB 19 Nate Butler Sr CB 25 Dan Crooks Sr DT 73 Jim DeLisle Sr DT 76 Bill Gregory (C) Sr CB 24 Neovia Greyer Jr LB 42 Dick Hyland Sr DE 77 Ted Jefferson Sr CB 32 Greg Johnson (I) Jr DE 81 James Johnson Sr LB 57 Dave Lokanc So DT 62 Keith Nosbusch Sr DE 87 Bill Poindexter Jr LB 48 Dave Schrader So RC 25 Tom Shinnick  Sr DT 78 Bob Storck So CB 20 Lee Wilder Sr LB 35 Chuck Winfrey Sr LB 47 Bill Yarborough Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class G, K 64 Roger Jaeger Jr FB, P 34 John Krugman Jr	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Roach – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Norm Dow – Freshman Coach Stan Kemp – Wide Receivers/Special Teams Jim Martin – Centers and Guards Charlie McBride – Tackles and Tight Ends Dick Teteak – Defensive Line Bob Zeman – Defensive Backs LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1971 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Gregory	Defensive tackle	3	77	Dallas Cowboys
Dan Crooks	Defensive back	13	319	Atlanta Falcons