1975 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1975 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1975 record	4–6–1 (3–4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (6th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons

1975 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4/4 Ohio State †	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8/8 Michigan	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	2
Michigan State	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Purdue	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Minnesota	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Indiana	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll

The 1975 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1975 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13	#2 Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 6–23	79,022
September 20*	South Dakota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 48–7	65,566
September 27*	at #5 Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, MO	L 21–28	62,222
October 4*	Kansas		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 7–41	76,097
October 11	at Purdue		Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN	W 17–14	62,406
October 18	#1 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	L 0–56	87,820
October 25†	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 17–14	78,902
November 1	Illinois		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 18–9	78,868
November 8	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 28–45	54,650
November 15	Indiana		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 9–9	65,317
November 22	at Minnesota		Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	L 3–24	37,578
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Northwestern

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 7 7 0 0 14 • Wisconsin 3 7 7 0 17 Date: October 25 Location: Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, WI Game attendance: 78,902 Scoring summary 1 NW Boykin 1 yard run (Mirkopulos kick) NW 7-0 1 WIS La Bun 50 yard field goal NW 7-3 2 WIS Billy Marek 1 yard run (Lamla kick) WIS 10-7 2 NW Yelvington 5 yard pass from Dean (Mirkopulos kick) NW 14-10 3 WIS Billy Marek 54 yard run (Lamla kick) WIS 17-14

Billy Marek became the 30th player in NCAA history to rush for over 3,000 yards in a career.

Team players in the 1976 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Dennis Lick	Offensive Tackle	1	8	Chicago Bears
Steve Wagner	Defensive Back	5	133	Minnesota Vikings
Terry Stieve	Guard	6	160	New Orleans Saints