1987 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1987 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1987 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Don Morton (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Simmers (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Veer
Defensive coordinator	Mike Daly (1st season)
Base defense	4–4
MVP	Paul Gruber
Captain	Paul Gruber Rodney Lossow
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1987 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Michigan State $	7	–	0	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
No. 16 Iowa	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Indiana	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Illinois	2	–	5	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Wisconsin	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	Hawaii*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 28–7	53,509
September 19	Utah*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 28–31	56,224
September 26	Ball State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 30–13	51,825
October 3	at No. 12 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–49	104,410
October 10	Iowa	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 10–31	74,645
October 17	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 14–16	57,040
October 24	Northwestern	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 24–27	70,012
October 31	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 14–49	62,000
November 7	Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 26–24	63,195
November 14	at Minnesota	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 19–22	62,410
November 21	No. 11 Michigan State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 9–30	45,385
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 88 Brian Anderson  Jr RB 34 Marvin Artley Jr WR 39 Scott Bestor  Jr WR 3 David Burks Jr QB 9 Paul Chryst  Jr G 79 Glenn Derby Sr QB 1 Otis Flowers Fr RB 31 Eric Ford So G 62 Paul Gruber (C)  Sr WR 84 John Horneck Sr TE 87 Daniel Howell Jr RB 32 Leon Hunt Jr TE 14 Brant Kennedy  Sr QB 12 Bud Keyes Sr C 61 Rodney Lossow (C) Sr QB 6 Tony Lowery Fr OT 56 Milan Momcilovic Sr OT 75 Todd Nelson  Jr OL 54 Tim Otto So RB 29 Fred Owens  So OT 71 Keith Peterson Sr WR 26 James Ross  Jr C 58 Steve Rux Sr RB 22 Steve Vinci Jr WR 86 Bill Williams, Jr So	Defense Pos. # Name Class NG 92 Bill Antonie Jr NG 74 John Banaszak Jr DT 94 Dan Batsch  Fr LB 24 Mike Brekke Sr DT 59 Jerome Cunningham So DT 91 Don Davey  Fr LB 49 Victor Fortino  Jr DT 61 Sam Gerrits Fr LB 30 Andy Hartlieb Jr DT 81 Craig Hudson Jr DT 65 Leon Johnson  So LB 41 Scott Johnson Jr LB 45 Dan Kissling So LB 93 Tim Knoeck Jr CB 37 Brad Mayo  So LB 46 Robert Newell  Fr S 8 Pete Nowka Jr LB 19 Paul Partington  Jr NT 51 Jeff Stein Sr LB 90 Aaron Swopes  Sr CB 27 Greg Thomas  Fr LB 45 Pete Underwood Fr DT 61 Chad Vande Zande Jr S 10 Jeff Wagner Jr CB 21 LaMarr White  Fr CB 4 Robert Williams Sr LB 48 David Wings Jr DT 72 Jeff Wolf Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Scott Cepicky Sr K 5 Todd Gregoire Sr	Head coach Don Morton Coordinators/assistant coaches Pat Simmers – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Mike Daly – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Craig Bohl – Inside Linebackers Ken Ellett – Offensive Line Phil Engle – Defensive Line Jimmy Gonzales – Defensive Line Mark Mauer – Tight Ends/Wide Receivers Scott Seeliger – Quarterbacks/Running Backs Lovie Smith – Invert Linebackers Jerry Fishbain – Recruiting Coordinator Mario Russo – Administrative Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1988 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Paul Gruber	Offensive Tackle	1	4	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Glenn Derby	Guard	8	218	New Orleans Saints
Bud Keyes	Quarterback	10	256	Green Bay Packers
Rodney Lossow	Center	10	267	New England Patriots