American college football season
The 1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1997 Big Ten Conference football season . They were led by eight 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 .
After suffering a humiliating loss at the hands of Donovan McNabb and the Syracuse Orangemen in their season opener, the Wisconsin Badgers sprang back to win eight of their next nine games. After defeating Boise State, San Jose State, and San Diego State, the Badgers won consecutive games with field goals as time expired against Indiana and Northwestern. In the course of this streak, the Badgers snapped a long losing streak at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes with a 13–10 win, the first Wisconsin win over a Hayden Fry -coached team ever. After defeating Iowa, Barry Alvarez's team fell apart down the stretch, losing to eventual national champion Michigan, Penn State, and Georgia in the Outback Bowl.
While the Badgers suffered a 3-game losing streak to close out the year, the 1997 campaign set the stage for the incredibly successful 1998 season .
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 24 1:00 p.m. vs. No. 17 Syracuse * No. 24 ABC L 0–3451,185 September 6 2:00 p.m. Boise State * W 28–2473,209 September 13 5:30 p.m. at San Jose State * W 56–1023,042 September 20 1:00 p.m. San Diego State * Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI W 36–1076,864 September 27 11:20 a.m. Indiana Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN+ W 27–2678,211 October 4 6:00 p.m. at Northwestern ESPN W 26–2547,129 October 11 11:20 a.m. Illinois Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ESPN+ W 31–779,327 October 18 1:00 p.m. at Purdue No. 24 L 20–4554,252 October 25 11:30 a.m. at Minnesota ESPN2 W 22–2157,563 November 8 11:30 a.m. No. 12 Iowa Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry ) ESPN W 13–1079,864 November 15 2:30 p.m. No. 1 Michigan No. 23 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC L 16–2679,806 November 22 2:30 p.m. at No. 6 Penn State No. 24 ABC L 10–3596,934 January 1, 1998 10:00 a.m. vs. No. 11 Georgia * ESPN L 6–3356,186 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 24 — — — — — — — 24 — — — 23 24 — — — — Coaches 24 — — — — — — 24 — — — 24 24 — — — —
Season summary [ edit ] Syracuse [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Syracuse 10 14 7 3 34 Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0
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Boise State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Boise St 10 7 0 7 24 • Wisconsin 7 7 7 7 28
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San Jose State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 14 28 14 0 56 San Jose St 10 0 0 0 10
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San Diego State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total San Diego St 0 0 3 7 10 • Wisconsin 17 5 7 7 36
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Indiana [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Indiana 7 10 6 3 26 • Wisconsin 7 10 0 10 27
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Northwestern [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 13 3 7 3 26 Northwestern 6 8 11 0 25
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Illinois [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Illinois 0 7 0 0 7 • Wisconsin 14 7 10 0 31
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1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 10 7 3 20 • Purdue 21 7 7 10 45
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Minnesota [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Wisconsin 7 6 0 9 22 Minnesota 8 0 13 0 21
Scoring summary Q1 12:00 WIS Simmons 53 yard pass from Samuel (Davenport kick)WIS 7–0 Q1 3:50 MINN Bailey 30 yard field goal WIS 7–3 Q1 1:55 MINN Safety WIS 7–5 Q1 :10 MINN Bailey 42 yard field goal MINN 8–7 Q2 11:52 WIS Hayes 53 yard pass from Samuel (two-point conversion failed)WIS 13–8 Q3 7:57 MINN Nelson 11 yard pass from Sauter (two-point conversion failed) MINN 14–13 Q3 3:50 MINN Evans 4 yard run (Bailey kick) MINN 21–13 Q4 13:18 WIS Davenport 38 yard field goal MINN 21–16 Q4 7:10 WIS Dayne 1 yard run (two-point conversion failed)WIS 22–21
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1 2 3 4 Total Iowa 0 0 7 3 10 • Wisconsin 0 13 0 0 13
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Michigan [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total • Michigan 7 9 0 10 26 Wisconsin 0 3 7 6 16
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Penn State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 3 0 0 7 10 • Penn St 7 14 14 0 35
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Outback Bowl [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wisconsin 0 0 0 6 6 • Georgia 12 7 7 7 33
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1997 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Tim Davis – Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends Phil Elmassian – Defensive Backs Jay Hayes – Outside Linebackers/Strong Safeties/Special Teams Jim Hueber – Guards and Centers Henry Mason – Wide Receivers John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Brian White – Running Backs Bernie Wyatt – Director of Football Operations Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1997-06-17
Source: [14] Regular starters [ edit ] Team players selected in the 1998 NFL Draft [ edit ] [15]
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