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1991 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–6 (2–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRuss Jacques (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorDan McCarney (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
MVPTroy Vincent
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Michigan $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Iowa 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
Ohio State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Indiana 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Illinois 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Purdue 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Michigan State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wisconsin 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Minnesota 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conferenceduring the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 141:05 p.m.Western Illinois*
W 31–1342,861[1]
September 211:05 p.m.Iowa State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 7–650,710
September 281:05 p.m.Eastern Michigan*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 21–645,356
October 512:30 p.m.at No. 14 Ohio State
L 16–3194,221
October 121:05 p.m.Iowa
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 6–1075,053
October 191:00 p.m.at Purdue
L 7–2843,650
October 261:05 p.m.Indianadagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 20–2854,052
November 21:00 p.m.at Illinois
L 6–2261,493
November 91:05 p.m.Michigan State
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
L 7–2041,074
November 161:30 p.m.at Minnesota
W 19–1636,133
November 231:05 p.m.Northwestern
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 32–1438,620
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

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1991 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 77 Tyler Adam Jr
G 75 Chuck Belin (C)  Jr
TE 84 Jim Bourne  Jr
WR 19 Aaron Brown Jr
WR 85 Tom Browne, Jr  Sr
G 65 Mike Bryan Jr
RB 44 Jason Burns  Fr
WR 13 Lionell Crawford Injured Sr
TE 88 Dave Czech  So
WR 2 Lee DeRamus Fr
RB 41 Terrell Fletcher Fr
FB 34 Nikki Kemp Fr
RB 8 Rory Lee So
QB 14 Tony Lowery  Sr
QB 16 Jay Macias Fr
OT 74 Bill Maksen So
G 53 Pat McGettigan Jr
FB 32 Mark Montgomery So
RB 33 Brent Moss So
C 58 Joe Panos So
C 76 Jeff Rasmussen  Jr
C 52 Cory Raymer Fr
TE 81 Michael Roan Fr
RB 21 Rodney Shelton Fr
QB 6 Jay Simala  So
WR 23 Tony Spaeth  Jr
OT 67 Mike Verstegen  Fr
WR 15 Tim Ware Jr
RB 3 Robert Williams Sr
FB 45 Jeff Wirth So
WR 87 Vince Zullo  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 5 Jamel Brown  Fr
LB 98 Yusef Burgess So
LB 51 Ed Premus Fr
LB 57 Gary Casper  Jr
CB 7 Eddie Fletcher, Jr  Sr
DT 92 Carlos Fowler So
LB 50 Chris Hein  Fr
S 10 Reggie Holt So
DL 64 Jerry Huggett  Sr
NT 61 Lee Krueger  Jr
WR 4 Michael London Fr
LB 42 Brendan Lynch  Sr
DT 70 Jason Maniecki Fr
CB 24 Korey Manley So
LB 95 Curt Maternowski  Jr
CB 29 Jeff Messenger  Jr
S 37 Scott Nelson  So
LB 48 Aaron Norvell  Jr
LB 54 Todd Orlando  So
LB 93 Nick Rafko  So
LB 86 Dwight Reese Jr
S 25 Rafael Robinson  Sr
DB 49 Henry Searcy So
NT 62 Lamark Shackerford So
LB 36 Duer Sharp Sr
DB 39 Todd Strop  Sr
DT 66 Mike Thompson Fr
DL 96 Patrick Thompson  Jr
S 17 Mel Tucker So
LB 47 Eric Unverzagt Fr
CB 22 Troy Vincent (C) Sr
LB 53 Chad Yocum Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 38 Matt Krueger  Fr
K 18 Rich Thompson  Jr
P 26 Sam Veit Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Russ Jacques – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Dan McCarney – Defensive coordinator/defensive line
  • Bill Callahan – Offensive line
  • Brad Childress – Running backs
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Inside linebackers
  • Paul Jette – Defensive backs
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/outside linebackers
  • Paul Winters – Tight ends
  • Jay Norvell – Volunteer assistant/wide receivers
  • Bernie Wyatt – Recruiting coordinator
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Regular starters

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Team players in the 1992 NFL draft

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Troy Vincent Defensive Back 1 7 Miami Dolphins

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References

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  1. ^ Feuerherd, Vic (September 15, 1991). "UW has many happy returns". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1E. Retrieved November 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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