Wisconsin started off quickly in 1996, winning their first three games against Eastern Michigan, UNLV, and Stanford. However, the Badgers then encountered far stiffer opposition against Penn State, Ohio State, Northwestern, and Michigan State. In the Northwestern game, Wisconsin RB Ron Dayne stunningly fumbled with just under a minute remaining. Northwestern recovered and scored the winning touchdown, sealing Wisconsin's third consecutive loss. The Badgers lost their fourth straight game the next week, falling 30–13 to Michigan State.
The Badgers snapped their four-game losing streak with consecutive wins against Purdue and rival Minnesota, before suffering a humiliating 31–0 loss at the hands of Hayden Fry's Iowa Hawkeyes. After falling to 5–5, the Badgers would win the final games on their regular season slate by beating Illinois and Hawaii, earning a bid to the Copper Bowl. The Badgers defeated the Utah Utes 38–10 in the 1996 Copper Bowl.
Wisconsin RB Ron Dayne ran for over 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns in the 1996 season, earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Honors in the process.
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The 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1996 NCAA Division I A football season They were led by seventh year head coach Barry Alvarez and participated as members of the Big Ten Conference The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison Wisconsin 1996 Wisconsin Badgers footballCopper Bowl ChampionWisconsin 38 Utah 10ConferenceBig Ten ConferenceRecord8 5 3 5 Big Ten Head coachBarry Alvarez 7th season Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress 5th as OC 6th overall season Offensive schemeSmashmouthDefensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove 2nd as OC 7th overall season Base defense4 3MVPPete MontyCaptainDaryl CarterCayetano CastroPete MontyTarek SalehJamie VanderveldtJerry WunschHome stadiumCamp Randall Stadium Capacity 76 129 Seasons 19951997 1996 Big Ten Conference football standings vte Conf Overall Team W L W L No 2 Ohio State 7 1 11 1 No 15 Northwestern 7 1 9 3 No 7 Penn State 6 2 11 2 No 18 Iowa 6 2 9 3 No 20 Michigan 5 3 8 4 Michigan State 5 3 6 6 Wisconsin 3 5 8 5 Purdue 2 6 3 8 Minnesota 1 7 4 7 Indiana 1 7 3 8 Illinois 1 7 2 9 Conference co championsRankings from AP Poll Contents 1 Schedule 2 Season summary 3 Roster 4 Regular starters 5 Team players selected in the 1997 NFL Draft 6 ReferencesSchedule editDateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSeptember 711 30 a m Eastern Michigan Camp Randall StadiumMadison WIESPN2W 24 374 279 September 149 00 p m at UNLV Sam Boyd StadiumWhitney NVW 52 1740 091 September 2111 30 a m Stanford Camp Randall StadiumMadison WIESPN2W 14 077 894 September 282 30 p m No 3 Penn StateCamp Randall StadiumMadison WIABCL 20 2379 607 October 122 30 p m at No 2 Ohio StateOhio StadiumColumbus OHABCL 14 1794 215 October 1911 30 a m No 14 Northwestern nbsp Camp Randall StadiumMadison WIESPNL 30 3479 576 October 2611 30 a m at Michigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing MIESPN2L 13 3069 217 November 211 30 a m PurdueCamp Randall StadiumMadison WIESPNW 33 2578 330 November 911 00 a m MinnesotaCamp Randall StadiumMadison WI Paul Bunyan s Axe ESPN W 45 2878 006 November 1611 30 a m at IowaKinnick StadiumIowa City IA rivalry ESPNL 0 3166 570 November 231 00 p m at IllinoisMemorial StadiumChampaign ILW 35 1537 814 November 3011 00 p m at Hawaii Aloha StadiumHonolulu HIW 59 1026 819 December 278 00 p m vs Utah Arizona StadiumTucson AZ Copper Bowl ESPNW 38 1042 122 Non conference game nbsp HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central timeSeason summary editWisconsin started off quickly in 1996 winning their first three games against Eastern Michigan UNLV and Stanford However the Badgers then encountered far stiffer opposition against Penn State Ohio State Northwestern and Michigan State In the Northwestern game Wisconsin RB Ron Dayne stunningly fumbled with just under a minute remaining Northwestern recovered and scored the winning touchdown sealing Wisconsin s third consecutive loss The Badgers lost their fourth straight game the next week falling 30 13 to Michigan State The Badgers snapped their four game losing streak with consecutive wins against Purdue and rival Minnesota before suffering a humiliating 31 0 loss at the hands of Hayden Fry s Iowa Hawkeyes After falling to 5 5 the Badgers would win the final games on their regular season slate by beating Illinois and Hawaii earning a bid to the Copper Bowl The Badgers defeated the Utah Utes 38 10 in the 1996 Copper Bowl Wisconsin RB Ron Dayne ran for over 2 000 yards and 21 touchdowns in the 1996 season earning Big Ten Freshman of the Year Honors in the process Roster edit1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos Name Class WR 17 Willie Austin Fr WR 88 Demetrius Brown nbsp Fr FB 32 Branden Cantrell Jr G 68 Cayetano Castro C nbsp Sr OT 64 James Darby nbsp Sr RB 33 Ron Dayne Fr C 69 Derek Engler nbsp Sr G 59 Mike Galletti nbsp Sr OT 79 Aaron Gibson So TE 89 Eric Grams nbsp So WR 84 Donald Hayes Jr QB 12 Scott Kavanagh Fr TE 9 Kevin Lyles nbsp Sr FB 37 Cecil Martin nbsp So RB 13 Carl McCullough nbsp Jr OT 75 Chris McIntosh nbsp Fr WR 1 Ahmad Merritt nbsp Fr C 56 Mike Rader nbsp Sr QB 10 Mike Samuel nbsp So WR 82 Tony Simmons nbsp Jr TE 49 Ryan Sondrup nbsp So QB 18 Dirk Stanger nbsp Jr RB 43 Aaron Stecker nbsp So OL 77 Joe Steffen nbsp Sr G 65 Jamie Vanderveldt C nbsp Sr FB 41 John Waerig So RB 22 Charles Williams nbsp Fr OT 71 Jerry Wunsch C nbsp Sr Defense Pos Name Class S 29 Bob Adamov nbsp So S 45 Giscard Bernard Sr DB 3 Onjai Bryant Jr DT 74 Tom Burke So CB 38 Lamar Campbell Jr DE 25 Marcus Carpenter nbsp Fr LB 19 Daryl Carter C Sr DE 36 Azree Commander nbsp Sr DE 99 Dave Cruickshank nbsp So LB 96 Pete Diatelevi nbsp Sr LB 55 Brian Flanigan nbsp Jr LB 16 Chris Ghidorzi Fr DB 22 Trent Gross nbsp Jr S 6 Kevin Huntley Jr DT 59 Joe Innis nbsp Jr DT 58 Chris Janek Fr DE 85 Bryan Jurewicz nbsp Sr LB 57 David Lysek nbsp Jr DT 94 Neil Miklusak nbsp Sr LB 48 Pete Monty C Sr S 26 Bobby Myers nbsp Fr S 15 Tim Rosga nbsp Fr DE 42 Tarek Saleh C Sr DT 91 Rod Spiller nbsp Sr CB 28 Jason Suttle nbsp Jr CB 34 Leonard Taylor nbsp So CB 33 Scott Wagner nbsp Jr CB 7 Cyrill Weems nbsp Sr DT 92 Brian Williams nbsp So S 21 Tony Williams nbsp Fr Special teams Pos Name Class K P 14 John Hall nbsp Sr LS 46 Mike Schneck nbsp Fr P 23 Eric Skrzypchak nbsp Fr Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators assistant coaches Brad Childress Offensive coordinator quarterbacks Kevin Cosgrove Defensive coordinator inside linebackers Mike Cassity Defensive backs Jay Hayes Outside linebackers 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 Legend C Team captain S Suspended I Ineligible nbsp Injured nbsp Redshirt RosterRegular starters editPosition Player Quarterback Mike Samuel Running Back Ron Dayne Fullback Cecil Martin Aaron Gibson Wide Receiver Donald Hayes Wide Receiver Tony Simmons Tight End Kevin Lyles Left Tackle Chris McIntosh Left Guard Jamie Vanderveldt Center Derek Engler Right Guard Cayetano Castro Right Tackle Jerry Wunsch Position Player Defensive End Tarek Saleh Defensive tackle Neil Miklusak Defensive tackle Rod Spiller Defensive End Bryan Jurewicz Outside Linebacker Daryl Carter Inside Linebacker Pete Monty Outside Linebacker David Lysek Cornerback Cyrill Weems Free Safety Kevin Huntley Strong Safety Bob Adamov Cornerback Jason SuttleTeam players selected in the 1997 NFL Draft editPlayer Position Round Overall Selection NFL Team Jerry Wunsch Guard 2 37 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pete Monty Linebacker 4 103 New York Giants Tarek Saleh Linebacker 4 122 Carolina Panthers 1 References edit 1984 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Pro Football Reference com Archived from the original on May 27 2009 Retrieved December 7 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Wisconsin Badgers football team amp oldid 1171224965, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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