1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1978 Big Ten Conference football season.

1978 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record542 (342 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive schemeTriple option
Defensive coordinatorJim Hilles (1st season)
Base defense3–4
MVPMike Kalasmiki
CaptainDavid Charles
Dave Crossen
Dan Relich
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1978 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Michigan + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Michigan State + 7 1 08 3 0
No. 13 Purdue 6 1 19 2 1
Ohio State 6 2 07 4 1
Minnesota 4 4 05 6 0
Wisconsin 3 4 25 4 2
Indiana 3 5 04 7 0
Iowa 2 6 02 9 0
Illinois 0 6 21 8 2
Northwestern 0 8 10 10 1
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Richmond*W 7–660,877[1]
September 23at NorthwesternW 28–723,960
September 30Oregon*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 22–1963,988
October 7Indiana
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 34–775,266
October 14at IllinoisT 20–2051,160
October 21No. 9 Michigan
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 0–4280,024
October 28at Michigan StateL 2–5570,144
November 4Ohio State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 14–4979,940
November 11Purduedagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
T 24–2478,986
November 18at IowaL 24–3844,444
November 25Minnesota
W 48–1061,021
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 19 Tom Braker Jr
WR 10 David Charles (C) Sr
RB 39 Kevin Cohee Sr
TE 94 Jerry Doerger Fr
QB, RB 11 Charles Green Sr
G 56 Brad Jackomino Sr
QB 13 John Josten Fr
QB 18 Mike Kalasmiki Jr
G 66 Pat Kelly Sr
OT 68 Dave Krall Jr
TE 88 Mike Krepfle So
G 63 Jim Martine Jr
RB 25 Ira Matthews Sr
C 50 Jim McCoy Sr
FB 28 Dave Mohapp Fr
C 52 Jim Moore Sr
RB 33 Curtis Richardson Fr
C 59 Joe Rothbauer Jr
TE 81 Joe Ruetz So
OT 75 Ray Snell Jr
FB 26 Tom Stauss Jr
WR 42 Tim Stracka Fr
TE 87 Ray Sydnor So
WR 6 Wayne Souza Jr
OT 79 Ralph Turturro Sr
FB 84 Bob Wagner Sr
OT 98 Paul Wasikowski Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 73 Henry Addy Sr
LB 41 Dave Ahrens So
CB 29 Ross Anderson So
DE 85 Curt Blaskowski So
LB 95 Guy Boliaux Fr
DT 67 Kasey Cabral Jr
CB 30 Mickey Casey Jr
LB 48 Dennis Christenson Jr
LB 14 Dave Crossen (C) Sr
S 8 Greg Gordon Sr
LB 15 Kurt Holm Sr
DT 90 Thomas Houston So
CB 37 Lawrence Johnson Sr
LB 43 Don Lorenz Jr
MG 20 Dan Relich (C) Sr
DE 45 Mark Sawicki So
S 9 Dan Schieble Sr
DT 76 Tom Schremp Jr
S 5 Terry Stroede Jr
S 12 George Welch Jr
DT 77 George Wojtowicz Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 2 Mike Brhely Sr
P 39 John Kiltz So
K 7 Steve Veith Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jim HillesDefensive Coordinator/Linebackers
  • Bill Dudley – Quarterbacks and Receivers
  • Doug GraberDefensive Backs
  • Arnold JeterDefensive Line
  • Cliff Knox – Running Backs
  • Mike Nelson – Defensive Ends
  • Bob Palcic – Tackles and Tight Ends
  • Mario Russo – Centers and Guards
  • George ChrystAdministrative Assistant

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

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Lawrence JohnsonDefensive Back240Cleveland Browns
Ira MatthewsWide Receiver6142Oakland Raiders

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References

  1. "Badgers eke out victory". The La Crosse Tribune. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. "1979 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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