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1994 Wisconsin

7–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠3–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Barry Alvarez. Officially 8–⁠3–⁠1. Michigan State forfeited to Wisconsin.

Schedule and results

Wisconsin in 1994, game by game: won vs. Eastern Michigan 56–0; lost at No. 7 Colorado 17–55; won vs. No. 25 Indiana 62–13; lost at Michigan State 10–29; won at Northwestern 46–14; tied vs. Purdue 27–27; lost vs. Minnesota 14–17; won at No. 10 Michigan 31–19; lost at Ohio State 3–24; won vs. Cincinnati 38–7; won vs. Illinois 19–13; won vs. No. 25 Duke 34–20+56−38Won 56–0 vs. Eastern Michigan+56Eastern MichiganLost 17–55 at No. 7 Colorado-38No. 7 ColoradoWon 62–13 vs. No. 25 Indiana+49No. 25 IndianaLost 10–29 at Michigan State-19Michigan StateWon 46–14 at Northwestern+32NorthwesternTied 27–27 vs. Purdue0PurdueLost 14–17 vs. Minnesota-3MinnesotaWon 31–19 at No. 10 Michigan+12No. 10 MichiganLost 3–24 at Ohio State-21Ohio StateWon 38–7 vs. Cincinnati+31CincinnatiWon 19–13 vs. Illinois+6IllinoisWon 34–20 vs. No. 25 Duke+14No. 25 Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsEastern MichiganW 56–⁠084%
Sep 17at7ColoradoL 17–⁠5538%
Sep 24vs25IndianaW 62–⁠1356%
Oct 1atMichigan StateL 10–⁠29won by forfeit58%
Oct 8atNorthwesternW 46–⁠1468%
Oct 15vsPurdueT 27–⁠2771%
Oct 22vsMinnesotaL 14–⁠1782%
Oct 29at10MichiganW 31–⁠1927%
Nov 5atOhio StateL 3–⁠2440%
Nov 12vsCincinnatiW 38–⁠782%
Nov 19vsIllinoisW 19–⁠1361%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs25DukeHall of Fame BowlW 34–⁠2058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 34–⁠20 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 10
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 16
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 24
  8. Wk 8: 23

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

Consensus All-AmericanCory Raymer, C

Record
7–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠3–⁠1 4th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
357–⁠238
Coach
Barry Alvarez
Elo
1643 +38 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 17 of 106; offense No. 19, defense No. 25
SRS
14.3 No. 13 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Brad Childress
Defensive coordinator
Dan McCarney
Captains
Jeff Messenger, Brent Moss, Joe Rudolph and Mike Thompson
Most valuable player
Terrell Fletcher
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 2Cory Raymer CWashington Redskins
Rd 2Terrell Fletcher RBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 3Mike Verstegen OTNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Michael Roan TEHouston Oilers
Rd 4Mike Thompson DTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 6Lee DeRamus WRNew Orleans Saints
Rd 6Kenny Gales DBChicago Bears

All-Big Ten

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Penn State8–⁠012–⁠02
Ohio State6–⁠29–⁠414
Michigan5–⁠38–⁠412
Wisconsin4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠47–⁠5
Michigan State4–⁠45–⁠6
Iowa3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Indiana3–⁠56–⁠5
Purdue2–⁠4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Northwestern2–⁠63–⁠7–⁠1
Minnesota1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.