1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1993 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten co-champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 21–16 vs. UCLA
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	10–1–1 (6–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Childress (2nd as OC; 3rd overall season)
Defensive coordinator	Dan McCarney (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Brent Moss
Captain	Joe Panos Lamark Shackerford
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 77,745)
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

The 1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fourth 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.

Season

Over the course of the season, Wisconsin was the top team in the Big Ten in terms of passing efficiency, with QB Darrell Bevell recording an impressive 155.2 in that category. RB Brent Moss ran for 1,637 yards on 312 carries, winning Big Ten Player of the Year Honors, the first Wisconsin player to receive this award since Ron Vander Kelen in the 1962 season.

After starting the season 3–0, including a win in their Big Ten opener against Indiana, team co-captain Joe Panos was asked by a reporter whether he thought Michigan or Ohio State would win the conference, to which Panos sharply responded, "Well, why not Wisconsin?"^[1] Panos' words served to inspire the team and the school, using the rally cry of "Why Not Wisconsin?" for the rest of the season.

The Badgers lost in a stunning upset to a mediocre Minnesota team in their annual rivalry game for their first and only loss of the season. Footage from this game held at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome was used in the television series Coach to represent the fictional Minnesota State and West Texas Universities in the "Pioneer Bowl" at the Alamodome.

However, in the next game, Wisconsin defeated Michigan for the first time since 1981. After a tie against Ohio State, the Badgers needed to win their final game of the year against Michigan State and an Ohio State loss to Michigan to secure their first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1963. Michigan's 28–0 shut out of Ohio State opened the door, and then Wisconsin defeated #25 Michigan State in the last Coca-Cola Classic in Tokyo, Japan to win a share of Big Ten Conference title and the invitation to the 1994 Rose Bowl.

The Badgers finished their most successful season since 1962, highlighted by their first Rose Bowl win, as they defeated the UCLA Bruins 21–16. Unfortunately, the season is also remembered for the tragic "Camp Randall Crush" where several people were severely injured during a field rush after the Badgers defeated Michigan.

Individual awards and honors

• Brent Moss, Big Ten Player of the Year
• Barry Alvarez, Big Ten Coach of the Year

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	1:05 p.m.	Nevada*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 35–17	66,557[2]
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at SMU*		Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX		W 24–16	19,013[3]
September 18	1:05 p.m.	Iowa State*	No. 24	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 28–7	77,745[4]
September 25	11:30 a.m.	at Indiana	No. 23	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	ESPN	W 27–15	34,306[5]
October 9	1:05 p.m.	Northwestern	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 53–14	77,745[6]
October 16	11:30 a.m.	at Purdue	No. 16	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	ESPN	W 42–28	37,112[7]
October 23	6:00 p.m.	at Minnesota	No. 15	Metrodome Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)		L 21–28	64,798[8]
October 30	11:35 a.m.	No. 24 Michigan	No. 21	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	W 13–10	77,745	[9][10]
November 6	2:30 p.m.	No. 3 Ohio State	No. 15	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC	T 14–14	77,745[11]
November 20	2:30 p.m.	at Illinois	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 35–10	48,083[12]
December 5	9:00 p.m.	vs. No. 25 Michigan State	No. 10	Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan (Coca-Cola Classic)	ESPN	W 41–20	51,500[13]
January 1, 1994	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 UCLA*	No. 9	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	W 21–16	101,237[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Roster

1993 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL 77 Tyler Adam  Sr OL 57 David Anderson  So WR 25 Kerwin Badie  Fr QB 11 Darrell Bevell So QB 3 Michael Brin  So WR 12 Jevon Brunston  Fr RB 20 Jason Burns  Jr OL 68 Cayetano Castro  Fr OL 63 James Darby  Fr WR 1 J.C. Dawkins  Jr WR 2 Lee DeRamus Jr OL 69 Derek Engler  Fr RB 41 Terrell Fletcher Jr QB 15 Jeff Forde Fr OL 59 Mike Galletti  Fr QB 17 Darren Holt Fr WR 21 Keith Jackson Jr RB 22 Ron Johnson So RB 34 Nikki Kemp  Jr WR 18 Chris Kennedy  Jr OL 79 Shane Kreke  So WR 4 Michael London Jr TE 9 Kevin Lyles  Fr QB 16 Jay Macias Jr QB 19 Ben McCormick Fr RB 13 Carl McCullough Fr RB 32 Mark Montgomery Sr RB 33 Brent Moss  Jr RB 26 Robert Nelson  So TE 31 Matt Nyquist  So G 58 Joe Panos (C) Sr OL 51 Brian Patterson  Jr OL 56 Mike Rader  Fr C 52 Cory Raymer Jr TE 81 Michael Roan Jr RB 44 Royce Robertson Fr OL 72 John Rohde  Fr G 63 Joe Rudolph Jr WR 84 Archie Seale Fr WR 82 Tony Simmons Fr QB 10 Dirk Stanger Fr OL 60 Steve Stark  So WR 24 Reggie Torian Fr RB 45 Jeff Wirth  Sr OT 71 Jerry Wunsch Fr OL 65 James Vanderveldt  Fr OT 67 Mike Verstegen  Jr WR 87 Vince Zullo  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class WR 85 Steve Baffico  So DB 23 Donny Brady Jr DB 5 Jamel Brown  Jr LB 98 Yusef Burgess Jr DB 30 Theo Carney  Jr DB 11 Mike Carr Fr DB 19 Daryl Carter Fr OLB 51 Chad Cascadden  Jr LB 52 Phil Chavez  Jr OLB 36 Azree Commander  Fr DB 18 Dwayne Cuff Fr LB 39 Pete Diatelevi  Fr LB 34 Brian Flanigan Fr DT 92 Carlos Fowler Sr CB 3 Kenny Gales Jr DL 96 Al Gay  Fr LB 46 Terry Glavin  So DB 27 Damon Glenn Fr OLB 63 Derek Greene Fr DB 22 Trent Gross  Fr DL 95 Todd Halbur Fr DB 31 Troy Hegg  Fr OLB 50 Chris Hein  Jr DB 2 Eric Holder  Fr S 10 Reggie Holt  Jr DL 59 Joe Innis Fr LB 6 Royston Jones So OLB 85 Bryan Jurewicz  Fr DB 4 Greg Keigher  Fr DB 9 Dave Knaack  Fr DL 67 Steve Kouba  So DL 61 Lee Krueger  Sr LB 53 Jason Levine  Sr OLB 88 Rob Lurtsema Fr LB 56 David Lysek Fr DT 70 Jason Maniecki  So CB 29 Jeff Messenger  Jr LB 48 Pete Monty Fr S 37 Scott Nelson  Sr LB 54 Todd Orlando  Sr DB 32 Eric Pollex  So LB 8 Sylas Pratt Jr OLB 93 Nick Rafko  Sr DB 24 John Rhymes  Jr DB 13 R.J. Safranek OLB 42 Tarek Saleh Fr LB 56 Dan Schneck  Fr DB 49 Henry Searcy Sr DL 62 Lamark Shackerford (C) Sr DL 90 Haywood Simmons  So DB 38 Ronald Smith Fr DL 91 Rod Spiller  Fr DB 28 Jason Suttle Fr DL 94 Rafael Tercarolli  Fr DT 66 Mike Thompson  Jr DL 75 John Todryk Fr LB 47 Eric Unverzagt  So DB 20 Scott Wagner Fr DB 7 Cyril Weems  Fr LB 55 Chad Yocum  Sr DB 15 Scott Young  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 John Hall  Fr K 97 Matt Krueger Jr K 23 Bryan Mader K 90 Paul Sander Fr K 98 Rick Schnetzky Fr P 26 Sam Veit Jr	Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators/assistant coaches Brad Childress – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Dan McCarney – Defensive coordinator/defensive line Bill Callahan – Offensive line Kevin Cosgrove – Inside linebackers Jim Hueber – Running backs Tom McMahon – Defensive backs Jay Norvell – Wide receivers/Special Teams John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/outside linebackers Bernie Wyatt – Tight ends Rob Ianello – Recruiting coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Regular starters

Game summaries

Nevada

At SMU

Iowa State

At Indiana

Northwestern

At Purdue

At Minnesota

Michigan

Ohio State

At Illinois

vs Michigan State

vs UCLA–Rose Bowl

Team players selected in the 1994 NFL Draft

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References

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