1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1994 Wisconsin Badgers football
Hall of Fame Bowl Champions
Hall of Fame Bowl, W 34–20 vs. Duke
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1994 record	7–4–1 (4–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brad Childress (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Dan McCarney (5th year)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 77,745)

1994 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Penn State $	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#14 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#12 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Purdue	3	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Northwestern	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Michigan State	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Michigan State forfeited 5 wins, 4 conference wins Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were led by fifth 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.

Regular season

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	1:00 PM	Eastern Michigan*	#10	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 56–0	77,745
September 17	8:45 PM	at #7 Colorado*	#10	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ESPN	L 17–55	53,457
September 24	11:30 AM	#21 Indiana	#16	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ESPN	W 62–13	77,745
October 1	11:30 AM	at Michigan State	#15	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN	L 10-29	71,234
October 8	1:00 PM	at Northwestern	#24	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL		W 46–14	46,437
October 15	1:00 PM	Purdue	#23	Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		T 27–27	77,745
October 22	1:00 PM	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)		L 14–17	77,745
October 29	11:30 AM	at #10 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	ESPN	W 31–19	106,209
November 5	2:30 PM	at Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	ABC	L 3–24	93,340
November 12	1:00 PM	Cincinnati*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI		W 38–17	75,245
November 19	2:30 PM	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC	W 19–13	77,745
January 2	10:00 AM	vs. #25 Duke*		Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	ESPN	W 34–20	61,384
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Wisconsin won consecutive postseason bowl games for the first time ever with a 34–20 win over Duke in the Hall of Fame Bowl.

Wisconsin's 31–19 win over Michigan in 1994 was the last time Wisconsin won in the confines of Michigan Stadium, until the 2010 Badgers defeated Michigan 48–28 in Ann Arbor.

Since winning the 1994 game, Minnesota has lost 8 consecutive games to Wisconsin in Camp Randall.

Regular starters

Position	Player
Quarterback	Darrell Bevell
Running Back	Brent Moss/Terrell Fletcher
Fullback	Ron Johnson
Wide Receiver	Tony Simmons
Wide Receiver	J.C. Dawkins
Tight End	Michael Roan
Left Tackle	Mike Verstegen
Left Guard	Joe Rudolph
Center	Cory Raymer
Right Guard	Jamie Vanderveldt/Steve Stark
Right Tackle	Jerry Wunsch

Position	Player
Defensive Tackle	Mike Thompson
Nose Guard	Jason Maniecki
Defensive Tackle	Bryan Jurewicz
Outside Linebacker	Chris Hein
Inside Linebacker	Eric Unverzagt
Inside Linebacker	Pete Monty
Outside Linebacker	Tarek Saleh
Cornerback	Kenny Gales
Strong Safety	Jamel Brown
Free Safety	Jeff Messenger
Cornerback	Donny Brady

Team players selected in the 1995 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall Selection	NFL Team
Cory Raymer	Center	2	37	Washington Redskins
Terrell Fletcher	Running Back	2	51	San Diego Chargers
Mike Verstegen	Tackle	3	75	New Orleans Saints
Michael Roan	Tight End	4	101	Houston Oilers
Mike Thompson	Defensive Tackle	4	123	Jacksonville Jaguars
Lee DeRamus	Wide Receiver	6	184	New Orleans Saints
Kenny Gales	Cornerback	6	193	Chicago Bears