1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season.

1984 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record7–4–1 (5–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBill Dudley (5th as OC; 7th overall season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJim Hilles (7th season)
Base defense3–4
MVPAl Toon
Captain(game captains)
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ohio State $ 7 2 0 9 3 0
Illinois 6 3 0 7 4 0
Purdue 6 3 0 7 5 0
No. 16 Iowa 5 3 1 8 4 1
Wisconsin 5 3 1 7 4 1
Michigan State 5 4 0 6 6 0
Michigan 5 4 0 6 6 0
Minnesota 3 6 0 4 7 0
Northwestern 2 7 0 2 9 0
Indiana 0 9 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Northern Illinois*W 27–1465,288
September 15at Missouri*W 35–3445,033
September 22at No. 16 MichiganL 14–20104,239[1]
September 29Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 31–1678,509
October 6at IllinoisL 6–2276,428
October 13Minnesota 
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 14–1778,770
October 20at IndianaW 20–1638,754
October 27No. 6 Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 16–1478,606
November 3at No. 17 IowaT 10–1066,255
November 10Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 30–1372,292
November 17at Michigan StateW 20–1061,702
December 29vs. Kentucky*No. 20L 19–2047,300[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster edit

1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 23 Joe Armentrout   So
TE 85 Dave Arneson   Sr
OT 75 Kevin Belcher Sr
FB 31 Brian Bonner So
FB 32 Kemal Carr Sr
OT 72 Jeff Dellenbach Sr
RB 41 Gary Ellerson Sr
RB 25 Larry Emery   So
C 54 David Gaatz Sr
G 77 Paul Gruber So
FB 34 Marck Harrison Sr
QB 7 Mike Howard   So
WR 4 Michael Jones Sr
QB 10 Bob Kobza Sr
G 66 Bob Landsee Jr
WR 20 Thad McFadden   Sr
G 67 Dave Mielke Sr
G 78 Chris Osswald Sr
TE 86 Bret Pearson Sr
G 57 Bill Schick   Jr
WR 87 Al Toon Sr
C 51 Dan Turk Sr
TE 94 Mark Wheeler Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 37 Russ Bellford Sr
DT 92 Scott Bergold Sr
NT 63 Michael Boykins   So
NT 68 Lance Branaman   So
LB 42 Charlie Fawley So
LB 55 Russ Fields Sr
LB 96 Brad Grabow Sr
LB 99 Rick Graf   So
DT 84 Brian Hoffman   Jr
CB 29 Richard Johnson Sr
S 21 Robb Johnston   So
LB 95 Tim Jordan   So
DT 54 Jim Kmet   So
LB 33 James Melka   Sr
CB 38 Nate Odomes So
NT 89 Brad Pierce   Sr
LB 28 Art Price Sr
LB 53 Craig Raddatz   So
LB 52 Michael Reid   So
DT 72 Kurt Schlicht     So
DT 60 Darryl Sims Sr
CB 3 Ken Stills Sr
CB 44 Bobby Taylor So
S 2 Averick Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 18 Scott Cepicky Fr
K 5 Todd Gregoire Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bill Dudley – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and Running Backs
  • Jim HillesAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Dave Anderson – Outside Linebackers
  • Chuck HeaterDefensive Backs
  • Fred JacksonWide Receivers
  • Arnold JeterDefensive Line
  • Ron McBrideInterior Offensive Line
  • Scott Seeliger – Offensive Line/Tight Ends/Special Teams
  • Jerry Fishbain – Recruiting Coordinator

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

1985 NFL Draft edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Al Toon Wide Receiver 1 10 New York Jets
Richard Johnson Cornerback 1 11 Houston Oilers
Darryl Sims Defensive End 1 20 Pittsburgh Steelers
Scott Bergold Tackle 2 51 St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Turk Center 4 101 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff Dellenbach Tackle 4 111 Miami Dolphins
Gary Ellerson Running Back 7 182 Green Bay Packers
Kevin Belcher Tackle 7 186 Los Angeles Raiders
Ken Stills Defensive Back 8 209 Green Bay Packers
Bret Pearson Tight End 12 329 San Diego Chargers
James Melka Linebacker 12 330 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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References edit

  1. ^ Tommy George (September 23, 1984). "U-M wins; thanks, Badgers: Wisconsin fumbles help Wolverines". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 9D – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Miscue dooms UW in 'Fame' Bowl". The Post-Crescent. December 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  4. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.