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1981 Wisconsin Badgers football

Garden State Bowl, L 21–28 vs. Tennessee
Conference Big Ten Conference
1981 record 7–5 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Dave McClain (4th season)
Defensive coordinator
Jim Hilles (4th season)
MVP Dave Levenick
Captain Dave Levenick
Captain Dave Mohapp
Captain Larry Spurlin
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium

Seasons


← 1980


1982 →




















































































































































































1981 Big Ten football standings

  • v

  • t

  • e

 Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 15 Ohio State +
 6
 – 2
 – 0     9
 – 3
 – 0
No. 18 Iowa +
 6
 – 2
 – 0     8
 – 4
 – 0
No. 12 Michigan
 6
 – 3
 – 0     9
 – 3
 – 0

Illinois
 6
 – 3
 – 0     7
 – 4
 – 0

Wisconsin
 6
 – 3
 – 0     7
 – 5
 – 0

Minnesota
 4
 – 5
 – 0     6
 – 5
 – 0

Michigan State
 4
 – 5
 – 0     5
 – 6
 – 0

Purdue
 3
 – 6
 – 0     5
 – 6
 – 0

Indiana
 3
 – 6
 – 0     3
 – 8
 – 0

Northwestern
 0
 – 9
 – 0     0
 – 11
 – 0


  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1981 Big Ten Conference football season.


Several Wisconsin players ranked among the Big Ten leaders, including the following:



  • Quarterback Jess Cole ranked seventh in the conference with 12 passing touchdowns and ninth with 1,180 passing yards.[1]

  • Running back John Williams ranked second in the conference with 5.5 rushing yards per carry and seventh with 634 rushing yards.


  • David Greenwood led the conference with 156 interception return yards, and he and Matt Vanden Boom tied for second in the conference with six interceptions each.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Schedule


  • 2 Game summaries


    • 2.1 Michigan




  • 3 Roster


  • 4 1982 NFL Draft


  • 5 References





Schedule












































































































Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance
September 12 No. 1 Michigan

  • Camp Randall Stadium

  • Madison, WI
W 21–14		 68,733
September 19 No. 9 UCLA*
 No. 20

  • Camp Randall Stadium

  • Madison, WI
L 13–31		 71,496
September 26
Western Michigan*dagger

  • Camp Randall Stadium

  • Madison, WI
W 21–10		 67,196
October 3 Purdue

  • Camp Randall Stadium

  • Madison, WI
W 20–14		 68,603
October 10 No. 18 Ohio State

  • Camp Randall Stadium

  • Madison, WI
W 24–21		 78,973
October 17 at Michigan State
 No. 14

  • Spartan Stadium

  • East Lansing, MI
L 14–33		 67,352
October 24 at Illinois

  • Memorial Stadium

  • Champaign, IL
L 21–23		 67,413
October 31 Northwestern

  • Camp Randall Stadium

  • Madison, WI
W 52–0		 70,035
November 7 at Indiana

  • Memorial Stadium

  • Bloomington, IN
W 28–7		 44,218
November 14 Iowa

  • Camp Randall Stadium

  • Madison, WI
L 7–17		 78,731
November 21 at Minnesota

  • Memorial Stadium


  • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)
W 26–21		 47,125
December 13 vs. Tennessee*

  • Giants Stadium


  • East Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl)
L 21–28		 53,220

  • *Non-conference game


  • daggerHomecoming

  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


[2]



Game summaries



Michigan









#1 Michigan at Wisconsin


























1 2 3 4 Total
Michigan 0 7 7 0 14
• Wisconsin
 0 14 7 0 21



  • Date: Saturday, September 12


  • Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin


  • Game attendance: 68,733



  • Source: Gainesville Sun

Wisconsin safety Matt Vanden Boom had three interceptions, including the game-clincher with two seconds left at his own 17. It was the Badgers first win against Michigan since 1962 and the first time they scored points against the Wolverines since 1976.




Roster














1981 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players
 Coaches

Offense











































Pos. # Name Class

T
70
Jerry Doerger
Sr

WR
20
Thad McFadden
So

WR
42
Tim Stracka
Sr

WR
87
Al Toon
Fr

RB
1
John Williams
Jr

QB
12
Randy Wright
So


Defense























































Pos. # Name Class

LB
95
Guy Boliaux
Sr

LB
32
Kyle Borland
Jr

S/P
31
David Greenwood
Jr

LB
64
Mike Herrington
Jr

DT
50
Tim Krumrie
Jr

LB
47
Dave Levenick
Sr

CB
45
Von Mansfield
Sr

DT
76
Mark Shumate
Jr


Special teams





Pos. # Name Class


Head coach

  • Dave McClain

Coordinators/assistant coaches


Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (S) Suspended


  • (I) Ineligible




  • Injured Injured


  • Redshirt Redshirt


1982 NFL Draft






































Player Position Round Pick
NFL Club
Von Mansfield Linebacker 5 122
Atlanta Falcons
Jerry Doerger Tackle 8 200
Chicago Bears
Guy Boliaux Linebacker 11 283
Chicago Bears
Dave Levenick Linebacker 12 315
Atlanta Falcons

[3]



References





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  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-28.


  3. ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1982.htm









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