1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1973 Wisconsin Badgers football

Conference

Big Ten Conference

1973 record

4–7 (3–5 Big Ten)

Head coach

John Jardine (4th year)

Home stadium

Camp Randall Stadium

Seasons

« 1972

1974 »

	Conf							Overall
1973 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/3 Ohio State §	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
#6/6 Michigan §	7	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
Minnesota	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Indiana	0	–	8	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Iowa	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0

§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1973 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1973 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 13–14	58,256
September 22	#19 Colorado*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 25–28	58,237
September 29	at #2 Nebraska*		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 16–20	76,297
October 6	Wyoming*		Camp Randal Stadium • Madison, WI	W 37–28	60,715
October 13	#1 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–24	77,413
October 20	at #4 Michigan		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	L 6–35	87,273
October 27	Indiana		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 31–7	66,365
November 4	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 0–21	54,010
November 10	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 35–7	55,560
November 17	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 36–34	46,248
November 24	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 17–19	34,412
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1974 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Mike Webster	Center	5	125	Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Seifert	Defensive End	13	327	Cleveland Browns

References

^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1974.htm

Wisconsin Badgers football

Venues	Camp Randall Stadium (1917–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Heartland Trophy (Iowa) Paul Bunyan's Axe (Minnesota) Slab of Bacon (Minnesota)

Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" University of Wisconsin Marching Band "Jump Around"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011