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	8–3–1 (5–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (5th season)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium (Capacity: 77,745)
Seasons

1994 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2/2 Penn State †	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#14/9 Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#12/12 Michigan	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Illinois	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Indiana	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	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 / Coaches' Poll

The 1994 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season.

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	W Forfeit	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 Lamark Shackerford Defensive Tackle Carlos Fowler Outside Linebacker Chris Hein Inside Linebacker Eric Unverzagt Inside Linebacker Yusef Burgess Outside Linebacker Bryan Jurewicz Cornerback Kenny Gales Strong Safety Reggie Holt Free Safety Scott Nelson Cornerback Jeff Messenger

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