1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1984 Wisconsin Badgers football
1984 Wisconsin Badgers football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 19–20 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4–1 (5–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Bill Dudley (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Hilles (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Al Toon
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Dave McClain, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 7–5–1 with a mark of 5–3–1 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big Ten. Wisconsin was invited to the Hall of Fame Classic, where the Badgers lost to Kentucky. The team played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Record7–4–1 (5–3–1 Big Ten)

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OffensivecoordinatorBill Dudley (5th season)

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1984 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1	8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Northern Illinois*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 27–14	65,288	^[1]
September 15	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 35–34	45,033	^[2]
September 22	at No. 16 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–20	104,239	^[3]
September 29	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–16	78,509	^[4]
October 6	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 6–22	76,428	^[5]
October 13	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 14–17	78,770	^[6]
October 20	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–16	38,754	^[7]
October 27	No. 6 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 16–14	78,606	^[8]
November 3	at No. 17 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	T 10–10	66,255	^[9]
November 10	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 30–13	72,292	^[10]
November 17	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 20–10	61,702	^[11]
December 29	vs. Kentucky*	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	L 19–20	47,300	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Al Toon	Wide Receiver	1	10	New York Jets
Richard Johnson	Cornerback	1	11	Houston Oilers
Darryl Sims	Defensive End	1	20	Pittsburgh Steelers
Scott Bergold	Tackle	2	51	St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Turk	Center	4	101	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff Dellenbach	Tackle	4	111	Miami Dolphins
Gary Ellerson	Running Back	7	182	Green Bay Packers
Kevin Belcher	Tackle	7	186	Los Angeles Raiders
Ken Stills	Defensive Back	8	209	Green Bay Packers
Bret Pearson	Tight End	12	329	San Diego Chargers
James Melka	Linebacker	12	330	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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