1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by second year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

1991 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRuss Jacques (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDan McCarney (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPTroy Vincent
CaptainChuck Belin
Tony Lowery
Brendan Lynch
Troy Vincent
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 0 0 10 2 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 1 0 10 1 1
Ohio State 5 3 0 8 4 0
Indiana 5 3 0 7 4 1
Illinois 4 4 0 6 6 0
Purdue 3 5 0 4 7 0
Michigan State 3 5 0 3 8 0
Wisconsin 2 6 0 5 6 0
Northwestern 2 6 0 3 8 0
Minnesota 1 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 141:05 p.m.Western Illinois*W 31–1342,861[1]
September 211:05 p.m.Iowa State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 7–650,710
September 281:05 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 21–645,356
October 512:30 p.m.at No. 14 Ohio StateL 16–3194,221
October 121:05 p.m.Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 6–1075,053
October 191:00 p.m.at PurdueL 7–2843,650
October 261:05 p.m.Indiana 
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 20–2854,052
November 21:00 p.m.at IllinoisL 6–2261,493
November 91:05 p.m.Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–2041,074
November 161:30 p.m.at MinnesotaW 19–1636,133
November 231:05 p.m.Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 32–1438,620
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster edit

1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 77 Tyler Adam Jr
G 75 Chuck Belin (C)   Jr
TE 84 Jim Bourne   Jr
WR 19 Aaron Brown Jr
WR 85 Tom Browne, Jr   Sr
G 65 Mike Bryan Jr
RB 44 Jason Burns   Fr
WR 13 Lionell Crawford   Sr
TE 88 Dave Czech   So
WR 2 Lee DeRamus Fr
RB 41 Terrell Fletcher Fr
FB 34 Nikki Kemp Fr
RB 8 Rory Lee So
QB 14 Tony Lowery   Sr
QB 16 Jay Macias Fr
OT 74 Bill Maksen So
G 53 Pat McGettigan Jr
FB 32 Mark Montgomery So
RB 33 Brent Moss So
C 58 Joe Panos So
C 76 Jeff Rasmussen   Jr
C 52 Cory Raymer Fr
TE 81 Michael Roan Fr
RB 21 Rodney Shelton Fr
QB 6 Jay Simala   So
WR 23 Tony Spaeth   Jr
OT 67 Mike Verstegen   Fr
WR 15 Tim Ware Jr
RB 3 Robert Williams Sr
FB 45 Jeff Wirth So
WR 87 Vince Zullo   Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 5 Jamel Brown   Fr
LB 98 Yusef Burgess So
LB 51 Ed Premus Fr
LB 57 Gary Casper   Jr
CB 7 Eddie Fletcher, Jr   Sr
DT 92 Carlos Fowler So
LB 50 Chris Hein   Fr
S 10 Reggie Holt So
DL 64 Jerry Huggett   Sr
NT 61 Lee Krueger   Jr
WR 4 Michael London Fr
LB 42 Brendan Lynch   Sr
DT 70 Jason Maniecki Fr
CB 24 Korey Manley So
LB 95 Curt Maternowski   Jr
CB 29 Jeff Messenger   Jr
S 37 Scott Nelson   So
LB 48 Aaron Norvell   Jr
LB 54 Todd Orlando   So
LB 93 Nick Rafko   So
LB 86 Dwight Reese Jr
S 25 Rafael Robinson   Sr
DB 49 Henry Searcy So
NT 62 Lamark Shackerford So
LB 36 Duer Sharp Sr
DB 39 Todd Strop   Sr
DT 66 Mike Thompson Fr
DL 96 Patrick Thompson   Jr
S 17 Mel Tucker So
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt Fr
CB 22 Troy Vincent (C) Sr
LB 53 Chad Yocum Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 38 Matt Krueger   Fr
K 18 Rich Thompson   Jr
P 26 Sam Veit Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Russ Jacques – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Dan McCarneyDefensive coordinator/defensive line
  • Bill CallahanOffensive line
  • Brad ChildressRunning backs
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Inside linebackers
  • Paul Jette – Defensive backs
  • John PalermoAssistant Head Coach/outside linebackers
  • Paul WintersTight ends
  • Jay NorvellVolunteer assistant/wide receivers
  • Bernie Wyatt – Recruiting coordinator

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

Regular starters edit

Team players in the 1992 NFL Draft edit

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Troy Vincent Defensive Back 1 7 Miami Dolphins

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References edit

  1. ^ Feuerherd, Vic (September 15, 1991). "UW has many happy returns". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1E. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.