1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1971 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by second-year head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Northern Illinois*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–0	45,437
September 18	at No. 15 Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	T 20–20	31,206
September 25	No. 18 LSU*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 28–38	78,535	[1]
October 2	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 11–24	40,473
October 9	Indiana	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 35–29	66,156
October 16	Michigan State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–28	74,847
October 23	at No. 12 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 6–31	86,559
October 30	at Iowa	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 16–20	43,155
November 6	Purdue	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 14–10	78,451
November 13	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 27–35	65,459
November 20	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)	L 21–23	34,738
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 63 Bob Braun Jr RB 21 Rufus Ferguson Jr QB 12 Neil Graff Sr WR 84 Albert Hannah Sr WR 18 Michael Harrington So G, K 64 Roger Jaeger (C) Sr WR 40 Tim Klosek Jr FB, P 34 John Krugman Sr G 60 Mark Levenhagen So TE 86 Tom Lonnborg Jr FB 30 Gary Lund Jr TE 88 Larry Mialik Sr RB 44 Lance Moon Sr OT 62 Keith Nosbusch Jr C 52 Mike Passini Jr QB 15 Rudy Steiner  Jr FB 37 Alan Thompson Sr OT 71 Elbert Walker Sr C 51 Mike Webster So WR 82 Terry Whittaker Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Ed Albright  Sr DE 98 Jeff Bauer Jr LB 85 Ed Bosold So S 46 Ron Buss Jr CB 19 Chris Davis So S 24 Neovia Greyer Sr CB 41 Milt Habeck Jr LB 54 Brian Harney So LB 56 John Hoffman So CB 32 Greg Johnson Sr DT 70 Tom Koch Jr LB 58 Mike Levenhagen Jr LB 57 Dave Lokanc Jr DT 79 Mike Mayer Jr LB 59 Todd Nordwig So DE 87 Bill Poindexter (C) Sr LB 31 Bob Schlicht Jr DT 74 Jim Schymanski So DE 81 Mike Seifert So CB 25 Tom Shinnick  Sr DE 78 Bob Storck Jr CB 29 Jim Wesley So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class G, K 64 Roger Jaeger (C) Sr FB, P 34 John Krugman Sr	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Roach – Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Backs Lew Stueck – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Norm Dow – Quarterbacks Stan Kemp – Wide Receivers/Special Teams Jim Martin – Defensive Backs Charlie McBride – Offensive Line Dick Teteak – Defensive Line Larry Van Dusen – Offensive Line LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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