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1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1971
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	4–6–1
conf_record	3–5
head_coach	John Jardine
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	Paul Roach
oc_year	2nd
off_scheme	Option
def_coach	Lew Stueck
dc_year	2nd
def_scheme	4–3
mvp	Neil Graff
captain	Roger Jaeger
captain2	Bill Poindexter
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

The 1971 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1971 Big Ten season. In their second year under head coach John Jardine, the Badgers compiled a 4–6–1 record (3–5 in conference games), tied for sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 258 to 240.

The Badgers gained an average of 161.1 passing yards and 213.5 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 137.6 passing yards and 240.5 rushing yards per game. The team's individual statistical leaders included: quarterback Neil Graff (1,300 passing yards); running back Rufus Ferguson (1,222 rushing yards); and wide receiver Albert Hannah (39 receptions for 608 yards).

Dave Lokanc and Keith Nosbusch were the team captains. Quarterback Neil Graff was selected as the team's most valuable player. Three Wisconsin players received first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press International (UPI): Ferguson at running back (AP-1, UPI-1); Lokanc at linebacker (AP-2); and Neovia Greyer at defensive back (AP-2).

The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Roster

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

1972 NFL draft

References

"1971 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin.
"1971 Wisconsin Badgers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 145.
Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 140.
(November 24, 1971). "All Big Ten Selected". Daily Illini.
(November 24, 1971). "Sports Whirl". The Daily News of the Virgin Islands.
(November 25, 1971). "Unbeaten Michigan Dominate UPI Team Picked by Coaches: Ohio State Places 7 On All-Big Ten Teams". The Times Recorder, Zanesville, OH.
(September 12, 1971). "UW opens up on Huskies, 31–0". Wisconsin State Journal.
(September 19, 1971). "Badgers, Syracuse fight to tie". The La Crosse Tribune.
(September 26, 1971). "LSU raps Badgers 38–28". The La Crosse Sunday Tribune.
(October 3, 1971). "Wildcats trip Badgers, 24–11". The Saginaw News.
(October 3, 1971). "Wildcats trip Badgers, 24–11". The Racine Journal-Times.
(October 17, 1971). "Wisconsin nips Michigan State 31–28". The Duluth News Tribune.
Jim Montgomery. (October 24, 1971). "Hello, Columbus! Goodbye, Wisconsin". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(October 31, 1971). "Badgers give Iowa win". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
(November 7, 1971). "Badgers win in last 9 seconds". The Post-Crescent.
(November 14, 1971). "Four straight for first time since '53". Southern Illinoisan.
(November 21, 1971). "Curry pass nips Badgers". The Grand Rapids Press.
"Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com.
. ["Schedule/Results (1971 Wisconsin)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/131029). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
"1972 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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