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1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1996 Wisconsin Badgers football
Copper Bowl Champion
Copper Bowl, W 38-10 vs. Utah
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record8–5 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress (5th as OC; 6th overall season)
Offensive schemeSmashmouth
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (2nd as OC; 7th overall season)
Base defense4–3
MVPPete Monty
CaptainDaryl Carter
Cayetano Castro
Pete Monty
Tarek Saleh
Jamie Vanderveldt
Jerry Wunsch
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
(Capacity: 76,129)
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State +   7 1     11 1  
No. 15 Northwestern +   7 1     9 3  
No. 7 Penn State   6 2     11 2  
No. 18 Iowa   6 2     9 3  
No. 20 Michigan   5 3     8 4  
Michigan State   5 3     6 6  
Wisconsin   3 5     8 5  
Purdue   2 6     3 8  
Minnesota   1 7     4 7  
Indiana   1 7     3 8  
Illinois   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by seventh 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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 711:30 a.m.Eastern Michigan*ESPN2W 24–374,279
September 149:00 p.m.at UNLV*W 52–1740,091
September 2111:30 a.m.Stanford*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 14–077,894
September 282:30 p.m.No. 3 Penn State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ABCL 20–2379,607
October 122:30 p.m.at No. 2 Ohio StateABCL 14–1794,215
October 1911:30 a.m.No. 14 Northwesterndagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNL 30–3479,576
October 2611:30 a.m.at Michigan StateESPN2L 13–3069,217
November 211:30 a.m.Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 33–2578,330
November 911:00 a.m.Minnesota
ESPN+W 45–2878,006
November 1611:30 a.m.at IowaESPNL 0–3166,570
November 231:00 p.m.at IllinoisW 35–1537,814
November 3011:00 p.m.at Hawaii*W 59–1026,819
December 278:00 p.m.vs. Utah*ESPNW 38–1042,122
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Season summary

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Wisconsin started off quickly in 1996, winning their first three games against Eastern Michigan, UNLV, and Stanford. However, the Badgers then encountered far stiffer opposition against Penn State, Ohio State, Northwestern, and Michigan State. In the Northwestern game, Wisconsin RB Ron Dayne stunningly fumbled with just under a minute remaining. Northwestern recovered and scored the winning touchdown, sealing Wisconsin's third consecutive loss. The Badgers lost their fourth straight game the next week, falling 30–13 to Michigan State.

The Badgers snapped their four-game losing streak with consecutive wins against Purdue and rival Minnesota, before suffering a humiliating 31–0 loss at the hands of Hayden Fry's Iowa Hawkeyes. After falling to 5–5, the Badgers would win the final games on their regular season slate by beating Illinois and Hawaii, earning a bid to the Copper Bowl. The Badgers defeated the Utah Utes 38–10 in the 1996 Copper Bowl.

Wisconsin RB Ron Dayne ran for over 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns in the 1996 season, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Honors in the process.

Roster

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1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 17 Willie Austin Fr
WR 88 Demetrius Brown  Fr
FB 32 Branden Cantrell Jr
G 68 Cayetano Castro (C)  Sr
OT 64 James Darby  Sr
RB 33 Ron Dayne Fr
C 69 Derek Engler  Sr
G 59 Mike Galletti  Sr
OT 79 Aaron Gibson So
TE 89 Eric Grams  So
WR 84 Donald Hayes Jr
QB 12 Scott Kavanagh Fr
TE 9 Kevin Lyles  Sr
FB 37 Cecil Martin  So
RB 13 Carl McCullough  Jr
OT 75 Chris McIntosh  Fr
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt  Fr
C 56 Mike Rader  Sr
QB 10 Mike Samuel  So
WR 82 Tony Simmons  Jr
TE 49 Ryan Sondrup  So
QB 18 Dirk Stanger  Jr
RB 43 Aaron Stecker  So
OL 77 Joe Steffen  Sr
G 65 Jamie Vanderveldt (C)  Sr
FB 41 John Waerig So
RB 22 Charles Williams  Fr
OT 71 Jerry Wunsch (C)  Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 29 Bob Adamov  So
S 45 Giscard Bernard Sr
DB 3 Onjai Bryant Jr
DT 74 Tom Burke So
CB 38 Lamar Campbell Jr
DE 25 Marcus Carpenter  Fr
LB 19 Daryl Carter (C) Sr
DE 36 Azree Commander  Sr
DE 99 Dave Cruickshank  So
LB 96 Pete Diatelevi  Sr
LB 55 Brian Flanigan  Jr
LB 16 Chris Ghidorzi Fr
DB 22 Trent Gross  Jr
S 6 Kevin Huntley Jr
DT 59 Joe Innis  Jr
DT 58 Chris Janek Fr
DE 85 Bryan Jurewicz  Sr
LB 57 David Lysek  Jr
DT 94 Neil Miklusak  Sr
LB 48 Pete Monty (C) Sr
S 26 Bobby Myers  Fr
S 15 Tim Rosga  Fr
DE 42 Tarek Saleh (C) Sr
DT 91 Rod Spiller  Sr
CB 28 Jason Suttle  Jr
CB 34 Leonard Taylor  So
CB 33 Scott Wagner  Jr
CB 7 Cyrill Weems  Sr
DT 92 Brian Williams  So
S 21 Tony Williams  Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K, P 14 John Hall  Sr
LS 46 Mike Schneck  Fr
P 23 Eric Skrzypchak  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brad ChildressOffensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers
  • Mike Cassity – Defensive backs
  • Jay Hayes – Outside linebackers/special teams
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive line
  • Henry Mason – Wide receivers
  • John PalermoAssistant Head Coach/defensive line
  • Brian White – Running backs
  • Bernie Wyatt – Tight ends/recruiting coordinator

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

Roster

Regular starters

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Team players selected in the 1997 NFL Draft

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Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL Team
Jerry Wunsch Guard 2 37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pete Monty Linebacker 4 103 New York Giants
Tarek Saleh Linebacker 4 122 Carolina Panthers

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References

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  1. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2016.