1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1971 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–6–1 (3–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Roach (2nd season)
Offensive schemeOption
Defensive coordinatorLew Stueck (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
MVPNeil Graff
Captains
  • Roger Jaeger
  • Bill Poindexter
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1971 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Northwestern 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Michigan State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Illinois 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Minnesota 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Indiana 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Iowa 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1971 Big Ten season. In their second year under head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled a 4–6–1 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 258 to 240.[1][2]

The Badgers gained an average of 161.1 passing yards and 213.5 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 137.6 passing yards and 240.5 rushing yards per game.[3] The team's individual statistical leaders included: quarterback Neil Graff (1,300 passing yards); running back Rufus Ferguson (1,222 rushing yards); and wide receiver Albert Hannah (39 receptions for 608 yards).[3]

Dave Lokanc and Keith Nosbusch were the team captains.[4] Quarterback Neil Graff was selected as the team's most valuable player.[5] Three Wisconsin players received first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press International (UPI): Ferguson at running back (AP-1, UPI-1); Lokanc at linebacker (AP-2); and Neovia Greyer at defensive back (AP-2).[6][7][8]

The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 111:30 p.m.Northern Illinois*
W 31–045,437
September 18at No. 15 Syracuse*
T 20–2031,206
September 25No. 18 LSU*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 28–3878,535[9]
October 2at Northwestern
L 11–2440,473
October 9Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 35–2966,156
October 16Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 31–2874,847
October 23at No. 12 Ohio State
L 6–3186,559
October 30at Iowa
L 16–2043,155
November 6Purdue
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 14–1078,451
November 13Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 27–3565,459
November 20at Minnesota
L 21–2334,738
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 63 Bob Braun Jr
RB 21 Rufus Ferguson Jr
QB 12 Neil Graff Sr
WR 84 Albert Hannah Sr
WR 18 Michael Harrington So
G, K 64 Roger Jaeger (C) Sr
WR 40 Tim Klosek Jr
FB, P 34 John Krugman Sr
G 60 Mark Levenhagen So
TE 86 Tom Lonnborg Jr
FB 30 Gary Lund Jr
TE 88 Larry Mialik Sr
RB 44 Lance Moon Sr
OT 62 Keith Nosbusch Jr
C 52 Mike Passini Jr
QB 15 Rudy Steiner  Jr
FB 37 Alan Thompson Sr
OT 71 Elbert Walker Sr
C 51 Mike Webster So
WR 82 Terry Whittaker Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 55 Ed Albright  Sr
DE 98 Jeff Bauer Jr
LB 85 Ed Bosold So
S 46 Ron Buss Jr
CB 19 Chris Davis So
S 24 Neovia Greyer Sr
CB 41 Milt Habeck Jr
LB 54 Brian Harney So
LB 56 John Hoffman So
CB 32 Greg Johnson Sr
DT 70 Tom Koch Jr
LB 58 Mike Levenhagen Jr
LB 57 Dave Lokanc Jr
DT 79 Mike Mayer Jr
LB 59 Todd Nordwig So
DE 87 Bill Poindexter (C) Sr
LB 31 Bob Schlicht Jr
DT 74 Jim Schymanski So
DE 81 Mike Seifert So
CB 25 Tom Shinnick  Sr
DE 78 Bob Storck Jr
CB 29 Jim Wesley So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
G, K 64 Roger Jaeger (C) Sr
FB, P 34 John Krugman Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Paul Roach – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs
  • Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Norm Dow – Quarterbacks
  • Stan Kemp – Wide Receivers/Special Teams
  • Jim Martin – Defensive Backs
  • Charlie McBride – Offensive Line
  • Dick Teteak – Defensive Line
  • Larry Van Dusen – Offensive Line
  • LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1972 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Lance Moon Running back 7 171 Atlanta Falcons
Greg Johnson Defensive back 9 233 Miami Dolphins
Elbert Walker Tackle 11 283 Kansas City Chiefs
Larry Mialik Tight end 12 302 Atlanta Falcons
Alan Thompson Running back 14 363 Dallas Cowboys
Neil Graff Quarterback 16 414 Minnesota Vikings
Al Hannah Wide receiver 16 415 Miami Dolphins

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References

  1. ^ "1971 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Footbal. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin. p. 184. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "1971 Wisconsin Badgers Stats". SR/College Footbal. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 145.
  5. ^ Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 140.
  6. ^ "All Big Ten Selected". Daily Illini. November 24, 1971.
  7. ^ "Sports Whirl". The Daily News of the Virgin Islands. November 24, 1971.
  8. ^ "Unbeaten Michigan Dominate UPI Team Picked by Coaches: Ohio State Places 7 On All-Big Ten Teams". The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH. November 25, 1971. p. 9D.
  9. ^ "LSU raps Badgers 38–28". The La Crosse Sunday Tribune. September 26, 1971. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  11. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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