1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg 125 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4–5–2 3–4–1 Barry Alvarez 6th Brad ChildressAugust 2025 4th Pro-styleAugust 2025 Kevin CosgroveAugust 2025 1st 4–3August 2025 Darrell Bevell Eric Unverzagt Darrell Bevell Jason Maniecki Pete Monty Steve Stark Eric UnverzagtAugust 2025 Camp Randall Stadium The 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 4–5–2 record (3–4–1 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 253 to 235. Against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 14 Colorado, No. 4 Ohio State, and No. 11 Northwestern, and defeated No. 6 Penn State.1995 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football August 25, 2025 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/1995-schedule.html Wisconsin's 3–3 tie with Illinois on November 25 was the last tie in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history as the NCAA implemented an overtime system following the season that eliminated the possibility of a tie.Sometimes history isn't always pretty as the CFB's last tie shows https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18008384/the-story-how-wisconsin-badgers-illinois-fighting-illini-played-college-football-last-tie ESPN.com 10 November 2016 The Badgers were unranked in the final AP and Coaches polls. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Darrell Bevell (2,273 passing yards, 65.0% completion percentage), running back Carl McCullough (1,038 rushing yards, 4.4 yards per carry), wide receiver Michael London (41 receptions for 587 yards), kicker John Hall (48 points scored, 27 of 29 extra points, 7 of 14 field goals), and linebacker Pete Monty (92 solo tackles, 137 total tackles).1995 Wisconsin Football Statistics UWBadgers.com August 25, 2025 https://uwbadgers.com/documents/2015/8/21/4222.pdf Bevell and linebacker Eric Unverzagt tied for the team's most valuable player award.Bevell, Unverzagt honored Wisconsin State Journal December 1, 1995 1B https://www.newspapers.com/article/wisconsin-state-journal-bevell-unverzag/179718913/ Newspapers.com No Badgers received first-team honors on the 1995 All-America team. Defensive lineman Tarek Saleh was the only Badger to receive first-team honors from both the coaches and media on the 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team.All-Big Ten team Pittsburgh Post-Gazette November 28, 1995 B2 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19951128&id=WiMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uG8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4479,6106005&hl=enAll-Big Ten The Bryan Times November 28, 1995 15 https://books.google.com/books?id=55NTAAAAIBAJ&dq=1995+All-Big+Ten+Conference+football+team&pg=PA9&article_id=6576,2333051 The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. Schedule 1995 AP Central September 2 7:00 p.m. l y 21 Colorado 13 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC 7–43 79,015 September 16 5:30 p.m. t y y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 24–24 42,510 September 23 1:00 p.m. w y SMU Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 42–0 77,108 September 30 5:00 p.m. w y Penn State 6 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA ESPN 17–9 96,540 October 14 2:30 p.m. l 21 Ohio State 4 Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI ABC 16–27 79,507 October 21 11:30 a.m. l y 24 Northwestern 11 Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL ESPN2 0–35 49,256 October 28 11:00 a.m. w y Michigan State Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Creative 45–14 78,043 November 4 11:00 a.m. l y Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Creative 27–38 39,125 November 11 6:00 p.m. w y Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN rivalry ESPN2 34–27 64,016 November 18 11:30 a.m. l Iowa Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry ESPN2 20–33 78,907 November 25 2:30 p.m. t Illinois Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI Creative 3–3 76,750 Game summaries Colorado 1995 Colorado Buffaloes football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Colorado Buffaloes at Wisconsin Badgers September 2, 1995 7:00 p.m. CST Colorado 3 23 10 7 Wisconsin 0 7 0 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 79,015 Box Score First quarter COL - FG Voskeritchian 27 Second quarter COL - Carruth 17 pass from Detmer (Voskeritchian kick) WIS - Bevell 5 run (Pauly kick) COL - Barnes 6 run (Voskeritchian kick) COL - FG Voskeritchian 28 COL - Carruth 21 pass from Detmer (two-point conversion failed) Third quarter COL - Kidd 6 pass from Detmer (Voskeritchian kick) COL - FG Voskeritchian 21 Fourth quarter COL - Rosga 75 fumble return (Voskeritchian kick) Top Rushers COL - Troutman 15rushes, 76 yards WIS - C. McCullough 28 rushes, 151 yards Top Passers COL - Detmer 17/24, 267 yards, 3 TDs WIS - Bevell 14/24, 175 yards, 1 INT Top Receivers COL - Savoy 8-107 yards, Carruth 4-100 yards WIS - London 4-63 yards, Torian 3-51 yards Stanford 1995 Stanford Cardinal football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Wisconsin Badgers at Stanford Cardinal September 16, 1995 5:30 p.m. CST Wisconsin 3 7 14 0 Stanford 0 10 7 7 Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California 42,510 Box Score First quarter WIS - FG J Hall 23 Second quarter STAN - FG Abrams 23 WIS - C Martin 12 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick) STAN - Bookman 14 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick) Third quarter WIS - C Mccullough 2 run (J Hall kick) STAN - Comella 1 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick) WIS - Nyquist 9 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick) Fourth quarter STAN - Comella 8 pass from Butterfield (Abrams kick) SMU 1995 SMU Mustangs football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed SMU Mustangs at Wisconsin Badgers September 23 7:00 p.m. CDT SMU 0 0 0 0 Wisconsin 14 14 0 14 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 77,108 Box Score First quarter WIS – Aaron Stecker 1-yard run (John Hall kick), 5:46. Badgers 7–0. WIS – Carl McCullough 19-yard run (John Hall kick), 1:02. Badgers 14–0. Second quarter WIS – Tony Simmons 28-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (John Hall kick), 7:45. Badgers 21–0. WIS – Michael London 30-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (John Hall kick), 1:28. Badgers 28–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter WIS – Tony Simmons 5-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (Dana Nielsen kick), 11:37. Badgers 35–0. WIS – Aaron Stecker 23-yard run (John Hall kick), 6:35. Badgers 42–0. Top passers SMU – Mark Humble – 12/25, 127 yards, INT WIS – Darrell Bevell – 18/20, 223 yards, 3 TD Top rushers SMU – Donte Womack – 14 rushes, 54 yards WIS – Carl McCullough – 26 rushes, 130 yards, TD Top receivers SMU – Albert Johnson – 7 receptions, 40 yards WIS – Michael London – 4 receptions, 69 yards, TD Penn State 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Wisconsin Badgers at Penn State Nittany Lions September 30, 1995 4:00 p.m. CST Wisconsin 10 0 0 7 Penn State 0 0 3 6 Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania 96,540 Box Score First quarter WIS - FG J Hall 26 WIS - Nyquist 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick) Second quarter Third quarter PSU - FG Conway 32 Fourth quarter WIS - T Simmons 21 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick) PSU - Scott 5 pass from Richardson (two-point conversion failed) Ohio State 1995 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed #4 Ohio State Buckeyes at #21 Wisconsin Badgers October 14, 1995 2:30 p.m. CST Ohio State 0 7 6 14 Wisconsin 3 6 7 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 79,507 Cloudy, 45 F C; Wind NW 20 Tom Quinn Box Score First quarter WIS - John Hall 45-yard field goal Second quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) WIS - Cecil Martin 4-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (kick failed) Third quarter OSU - Terry Glenn 2-yard pass from Bobby Hoying (pass failed) WIS - Carl McCullough 14-yard run (John Hall kick) Fourth quarter OSU - Eddie George 1-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) OSU - Eddie George 51-yard run (Josh Jackson kick) Top Passers OSU - Bobby Hoying - 18/26, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT WIS - Darrell Bevell - 15/31, 158 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Top Rushers OSU - Eddie George - 26 rushes, 141 yards, 3 TDs WIS - Carl McCullough - 23 rushes, 102 yards Top Receivers OSU - Buster Tillman - 6 receptions, 91 yards WIS - Michael London - 3 receptions, 62 yards Top Tacklers WIS - Cyrill Weems - 10 (5 solo, 5 assisted) WIS - Pete Monty - 10 (4 solo, 6 assisted) Interceptions OSU - 2 - Greg Bellisari (1), Anthony Gwinn (1) WIS - 1 - Kevin Huntley Northwestern 1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Wisconsin Badgers at Northwestern Wildcats October 21, 1995 11:30 a.m. CST Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 Northwestern 10 3 6 16 Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Illinois 49,256 ESPN2 Northwestern 35, Wisconsin 0 United Press International https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/10/21/Northwestern-35-Wisconsin-0/8880814248000/ October 21, 1995 June 23, 2019 NEWS FOR NO. 8 NU ISN'T ALL THAT ROSY Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-10-23-9510230210-story.html October 23, 1995 June 23, 2019 First quarter NU - Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Valenzisi kick) Second quarter NU - Sam Valenzisi 32-yard field goal NU - Sam Valenzisi 26-yard field goal Third quarter NU - Darnell Autry 32-yard pass from Steve Schnur (conversion failed) Fourth quarter NU - Darnell Autry 3-yard run (Valenzisi kick) NU - Brian Gowins 40-yard field goal NU - Levelle Brown 38-yard run (PAT failed) Michigan State 1995 Michigan State Spartans football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers October 28, 1995 11:30 a.m. CST Michigan State 7 0 0 7 Wisconsin 7 17 14 7 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 78,447 Box Score First quarter WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick) MSU - S. Greene 2-yard run (C. Gardner kick) Second quarter WIS - J. Hall 43-yard FG WIS - C. Martin 5-yard run (J. Hall kick) WIS - Nyquist 7-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) Third quarter WIS - T. Simmons 1-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) WIS - Nyquist 2-yard pass from Bevell (J. Hall kick) Fourth quarter MSU - Mason 31-yard pass from Banks (C. Gardner kick) WIS - Waerig 12-yard run (J. Hall kick) Top Rushers MSU - Crenshaw 5 rushes, 41 yards WIS - C. McCullough 19 rushes, 91 yards Top Passers MSU - Banks 17/30, 207 yards, 3 INTs WIS - Bevell 17/27, 265 yards Top Receivers MSU - Muhammad 6 receptions, 83 yards WIS - T Simmons 5 receptions, 70 yards Purdue 1995 Purdue Boilermakers football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Wisconsin Badgers at Purdue Boilermakers November 4, 1995 11:00 a.m. CST Wisconsin 7 7 7 6 Purdue 14 6 8 10 Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana 39,125 Box Score First quarter PUR - Alford 64-yard pass from Tretzger (Bobich kick) WIS - Weems 75-yard interception return (Hall kick) PUR - Watson 63-yard run (Bobich kick) Second quarter PUR - Alstott 40-yard run (kick failed) WIS - Simmons 31-yard pass from Samuel (Hall kick) Third quarter WIS - Stecker 7-yard run (Hall kick) PUR - Watson 2-yard run (Blackman pass from Tretzger) Fourth quarter PUR - Bobich 20-yard field goal WIS - Hayes 54-yard pass from Samuel (run failed) PUR - Alstott 2-yard run (Bobich kick) Minnesota 1995 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Wisconsin Badgers at Minnesota Golden Gophers November 11, 1995 6:00 p.m. CST Wisconsin 7 6 21 0 Minnesota 3 7 10 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 64,016 None (played indoors) Box Score First quarter WIS - T Simmons 62 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick) MIN - FG Chalberg 30 Second quarter MIN - Atwell 51 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) WIS - FG J Hall 28 WIS - FG J Hall 60 Third quarter MIN - Hubbard 63 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) WIS - A Stecker 100 kickoff return (J Hall kick) WIS - A Stecker 3 run (J Hall kick) MIN - FG Chalberg 26 WIS - T Simmons 70 pass from Bevell (J Hall kick) Fourth quarter MIN - Levine 39 pass from Sauter (Chalberg kick) Iowa 1995 Iowa Hawkeyes football team Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Iowa Hawkeyes at Wisconsin Badgers November 18, 1995 11:30 a.m. CST Iowa 7 17 0 9 Wisconsin 0 7 7 6 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 78,907 ESPN2 Iowa vs. Wisconsin http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores95/95322/95322349.htm USA Today November 18, 1995 June 22, 2019 First quarter IOWA - Michael Burger 3-yard pass from Matt Sherman (Bromert kick) Second quarter IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 7-yard run (Bromert kick) IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 1-yard run (Bromert kick) WIS - London 45-yard pass from Darrell Bevell (Hall kick) IOWA - Brion Hurley 50-yard field goal Third quarter WIS - Nyquist 1-yard pass from Bevell (Hall kick) Fourth quarter WIS - Stecker 2-yard run (kick failed) IOWA - Safety, holding in end zone IOWA - Sedrick Shaw 4-yard run (Bromert kick) Illinois 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team Wisconsin Badgers #FFFFFF 2; text-align:center collapsed Illinois Fighting Illini at Wisconsin Badgers November 25, 1995 2:30 p.m. CST Illinois 0 0 0 3 Wisconsin 0 0 3 0 Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin 76,750 Box Score Third quarter WIS - John Hall 29-yard field goal Fourth quarter ILL - Scheuplein 51-yard field goal Top passers ILL – Johnny Johnson – 17/34, 189 yards, 2 INT WIS – Darrell Bevell – 19/31, 184 yards Top rushers ILL – Robert Holcombe – 19 rushes, 77 yards WIS – Carl McCullough – 35 rushes, 132 yards Top receivers ILL – Shane Fisher – 4 receptions, 53 yards WIS – Donald Hayes – 6 receptions, 131 yards Roster 1995 Wisconsin Badgers f 54 Sr Dave Anderson OL LS y 85 Sr Steve Baffico WR y 11 Sr Darrell Bevell QB y C 3 Sr Michael Brin WR 32 So Branden Cantrell FB 68 Jr Cayetano Castro T y 64 Jr James Darby G y 69 Jr Derek Engler G y y 59 Jr Mike Galletti OL y 62 Jr Al Gay C y 79 Fr Aaron Gibson T y 84 So Donald Hayes WR y 4 Sr Michael London WR y 9 Jr Kevin Lyles TE y 37 Fr Cecil Martin FB y y 13 So Carl McCullough RB y y 75 Fr Chris McIntosh T y 1 Fr Ahmad Merritt WR y 26 Sr Robert Nelson RB y 31 Sr Matt Nyquist TE y 56 Jr Mike Rader C y 44 So Royce Roberson RB y 10 Fr Mike Samuel QB y 82 So Tony Simmons Tony Simmons (wide receiver) WR y y 49 Fr Ryan Sondrup TE y 60 Sr Steve Stark G y C 43 Fr Aaron Stecker RB y y 24 So Reggie Torian WR y y 65 Jr Jamie Vanderveldt G y 41 Fr John Waerig FB 71 Jr Jerry Wunsch T y y 13 Fr Bob Adamov S y 45 Jr Giscard Bernard DB 21 Fr Bryn Boggs DB 74 Fr Tom Burke Tom Burke (American football) DE y 38 So Lamar Campbell Lamar Campbell (American football) CB y 19 Jr Daryl Carter LB y 36 Jr Azree Commander DE y 39 Jr Pete Diatelevi LB y 50 Fr Donny Eicher LB 55 So Brian Flanigan LB y 27 So Damon Glenn S y 33 Sr Troy Hegg DB 6 So Kevin Huntley S 85 Jr Bryan Jurewicz DE y y 4 Sr Greg Keigher DB 57 So David Lysek LB y 70 Sr Jason Maniecki DT y y C 94 Jr Neil Miklusak DT y 48 Jr Pete Monty LB y C 32 Sr Erik Pollex DB y 42 Jr Tarek Saleh DE y 56 Sr Dan Schneck LB 90 Sr Haywood Simmons DT y 91 Jr Rod Spiller DT y 28 So Jason Suttle CB y y 34 Fr Leonard Taylor S y 47 Sr Eric Unverzagt LB y y C 7 Jr Cyrill Weems CB y 55 Sr Chad Yocum DE y 15 Sr Scott Young LB y 98 Jr Brian Alexander P 54 Sr Dave Anderson OL LS 14 Jr John Hall John Hall (American football) K y y *Barry Alvarez Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Mike Cassity – Defensive Backs Jay Hayes – Outside Linebackers/Strong Safeties/Special Teams Jim Hueber – Offensive Line Henry Mason – Wide Receivers John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Brian White – Running Backs Bernie Wyatt – Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator August 2025 Wisconsin players selected in the 1996 NFL draft Wisconsin Badgers Player Position Round Overall Selection NFL team Eric Unverzagt Linebacker 4 131 Seattle Seahawks Jason Maniecki Defensive tackle 5 140 Tampa Bay Buccaneers https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203142/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm 2007-12-21 1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Wisconsin Badgers football