1977 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1977 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1977 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by John Jardine in his eighth and final season as head coach, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing eighth in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

1977 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–6 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	John Jardine (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Stock (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple T
Defensive coordinator	Gary Blackney (1st season)
Base defense	5–2
MVP	Dave Crossen
Captain	Dennis Stejskal
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1977 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Ohio State +	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Michigan State	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Indiana	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Purdue	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Iowa	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Illinois	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Northwestern	1	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 30–14	34,755
September 17	Northern Illinois*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 14–3	64,475
September 24	at Oregon*		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 22–10	30,755
October 1	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 19–7	68,709
October 8	Illinois	No. 19	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 26–0	78,661
October 15	at No. 1 Michigan	No. 14	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–56	104,892
October 22	Michigan State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 7–9	79,203
October 29	at No. 3 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–42	87,837
November 5	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–22	83,322
November 12	Iowa		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 8–24	71,723
November 19	at Minnesota		Minneapolis, MN Memorial Stadium (rivalry)	L 7–13	30,742
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1977 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 86 Greg Barber Jr WR 19 Tom Braker So RB 27 Terry Breuscher Sr WR 10 David Charles Jr RB 39 Kevin Cohee Jr WR John Cox Sr QB 17 Anthony Dudley Jr G 64 Bob Graham Sr QB 11 Charles Green Jr FB 36 Tim Halleran Jr G 56 Brad Jackomino Jr QB 18 Mike Kalasmiki So OT 74 Tom Kaltenberg Sr G 66 Pat Kelly Jr OT 68 David Krall Jr OT 60 Steve Lick Sr RB 25 Ira Matthews Jr C 58 Al Minter Sr C 50 Jim McCoy Jr OT 71 Steve Montgomery Sr C 52 Jim Moore Jr RB 33 Mike Morgan Sr TE 85 Bruce Muschinski Sr FB 32 Joe Rodriguez Sr OT 75 Ray Snell So WR 6 Wayne Souza So FB 26 Tom Stauss So OT 62 John Wagner So WR Jim Watrud Jr OT 78 Doug Witkus Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 41 Dave Ahrens Fr DE 38 Kevin Boodry Jr S Mike Borgerding Sr DE 82 Mike Burt Jr DT 67 Kasey Cabral So LB 14 David Crossen Jr DT 57 Bob Czechowicz Sr CB 21 Scott Erdmann Jr CB 8 Greg Gordon Jr LB 15 Kurt Holm Jr DT 90 Thomas Houston So CB 37 Lawrence Johnson Jr MG 42 Joe Lerro Sr LB 47 Dave Levenick Fr MG 20 Dan Relich Jr S 9 Dan Schieble Jr DT 76 Tom Schremp So DE 35 Dennis Stejskal (C) Sr DE 89 Jeff Vine So DT 69 Jeff Walsh Sr LB 49 Lee Washington So S 12 George Welch So DT 70 Bruce Woodford So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 3 Dick Milaeger Sr K 7 Steve Veith So	Head coach John Jardine Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Stock – Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Gary Blackney – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Tom Backhus – Offensive Line George Chryst – Offensive Line Arnold Jeter – Defensive Ends Pat Naughton – Defensive Line Mario Russo – Linebackers Bob Spoo – Quarterbacks LaVern Van Dyke – Administrative Assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt