1995 Wisconsin
4–5–2 (3–4–1 Big Ten), coached by Barry Alvarez. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 6 Penn State 17–9Sep 30
Penn State was ranked No. 6, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs 14Colorado | L 7–43 | 46% |
| Sep 16 | at Stanford | T 24–24 | 45% |
| Sep 23 | vs SMU | W 42–0 | 83% |
| Sep 30 | at 6Penn State | W 17–9 | 23% |
| Oct 14 | vs 4Ohio State | L 16–27 | 41% |
| Oct 21 | at 11Northwestern | L 0–35 | 48% |
| Oct 28 | vs Michigan State | W 45–14 | 57% |
| Nov 4 | at Purdue | L 27–38 | 60% |
| Nov 11 | at Minnesota | W 34–27 | 62% |
| Nov 18 | vs Iowa | L 20–33 | 67% |
| Nov 25 | vs Illinois | T 3–3 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Illinois 3–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 21
- Wk 2: 21
- Wk 7: 22
- Wk 8: 21
- Wk 9: 24
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 1995.
- Record
- 4–5–2
- Conference
- 3–4–1 tied for 7th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 21
- Points
- 235–253
- Coach
- Barry Alvarez
- Elo
- 1534 −61 this season
- SP+ rating
- 9.8 No. 34 of 107; offense No. 53, defense No. 25
- SRS
- 8.8 No. 26 of 108 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Brad Childress
- Defensive coordinator
- Kevin Cosgrove
- Captains
- Darrell Bevell, Jason Maniecki, Pete Monty, Steve Stark and Eric Unverzagt
- Most valuable player
- Darrell Bevell and Eric Unverzagt
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
Drafted in 1996
The 1996 draft| Rd 4 | Eric Unverzagt LB | Seattle Seahawks |
| Rd 5 | Jason Maniecki DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Tarek SalehDLCoaches-1; Media-1
Second team
Darrell BevellQBMedia-2- Jason ManieckiDLCoaches-2
- Pete MontyLBMedia-2
From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1995 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern | 8–0 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Ohio State | 7–1 | 11–2 | 6 |
| Penn State | 5–3 | 9–3 | 13 |
 Michigan | 5–3 | 9–4 | 17 |
| Michigan State | 4–3–1 | 6–5–1 | |
| Iowa | 4–4 | 8–4 | 25 |
| Illinois | 3–4–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Wisconsin | 3–4–1 | 4–5–2 | |
| Purdue | 2–5–1 | 4–6–1 | |
| Minnesota | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
 Indiana | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.