1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1998 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 38–31 vs. UCLA
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record11–1 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrad Childress (7th season)
Offensive schemeSmashmouth
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (4th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPs
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1998 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Ohio State %+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 6 Wisconsin $+   7 – 1     11 – 1  
No. 12 Michigan +   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 24 Purdue   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 17 Penn State   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Michigan State   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Minnesota   2 – 6     5 – 6  
Indiana   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Iowa   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Northwestern   0 – 8     3 – 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 11–1 record (7–1 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 344 to 112.[1][2] They were awarded the Big Ten's berth in the 1999 Rose Bowl under Big Ten tie-breaking rules. Wisconsin went on to defeat No. 6 UCLA, 38–31, in the Rose Bowl.[3][4]

Running back Ron Dayne led the Big Ten with 1,279 rushing yards on 268 carries for an average of 4.8 yards per carry.[5] He received first-team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Offensive tackle Aaron Gibson and defensive end Tom Burke were consensus first-team All-Americans.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 58:00 p.m.at San Diego State*No. 20
W 26–1437,471[6]
September 1211:30 a.m.Ohio*No. 17
MSCW 45–074,676[7]
September 191:00 p.m.UNLV*No. 14
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 52–775,044[8]
September 2611:00 a.m.NorthwesternNo. 14
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 38–778,337[9]
October 311:00 a.m.at IndianaNo. 13
ESPN2W 24–2032,328[10]
October 107:30 p.m.PurdueNo. 12
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 31–2478,782[11]
October 1711:00 a.m.at IllinoisNo. 9
ESPN2W 37–340,627[12]
October 242:30 p.m.at IowaNo. 9
ABCW 31–070,397[13]
November 711:00 a.m.MinnesotaNo. 8
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ESPNW 26–778,767[14]
November 1411:00 a.m.at No. 15 MichiganNo. 8
ESPNL 10–27111,217[15]
November 212:00 p.m.No. 14 Penn StateNo. 13
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 24–378,964[16]
January 1, 19993:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 UCLA*No. 9
ABCW 38–3193,872[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1998 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP201714141312999881310896
Coaches Poll20171414131098876129885
BCSNot released989131099Not released

Game summaries

UCLA (Rose Bowl)

Wisconsin vs. UCLA
(Rose Bowl)
Team 1 234Total
• #9 Badgers 7 1777 38
#6 UCLA 7 1473 31
Scoring summary
1WISRon Dayne 54-yard run (Matt Davenport kick)WIS 7–0
1UCLAJermaine Lewis 38-yard pass from Cade McNown (Chris Sailer kick)Tied 7–7
2WISDayne 7-yard run (Davenport kick)WIS 14–7
2UCLADurell Price 61-yard pass from Freddie Mitchell (Sailer kick)Tied 14–14
2UCLADanny Farmer 41-yard pass from McNown (Sailer kick)UCLA 21–14
2WISDayne 10-yard run (Davenport kick)Tied 21–21
2WISDavenport 40-yard field goalWIS 24–21
3WISDayne 22-yard run (Davenport kick)WIS 31–21
3UCLALewis 10-yard run (Sailer kick)WIS 31–28
4WISJamar Fletcher 46-yard interception return (Davenport kick)WIS 38–28
4UCLAUCLA – Sailer 30-yard field goalWIS 38–31
Main article: 1999 Rose Bowl
See also: 1998 UCLA Bruins football team

Personnel

Roster

1998 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Mark Anelli  Fr
WR 7 Willie Austin Jr
RB 29 Michael Bennett Fr
QB 5 Brooks Bollinger Fr
WR 17 Demetrius Brown  Jr
FB 25 Marcus Carpenter  Jr
WR 88 Chris Chambers So
G 54 Dave Costa  So
OT 66 Pat Daley  Jr
RB 39 Carlos Daniels  Fr
WR 22 Nick Davis Fr
RB 33 Ron Dayne Jr
OL 55 Jason Eck  Jr
RB 4 Eddie Faulkner  So
G 60 Bill Ferrario  So
OT 79 Aaron Gibson Sr
WR 18 Rasheed Golden So
TE 89 Eric Grams  Sr
G 78 Kevin Kampmann  Jr
QB 12 Scott Kavanagh Jr
FB 41 Chad Kuhns  Fr
FB 37 Cecil Martin (C)  Sr
OT 75 Chris McIntosh (C)  Jr
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt  Jr
C 70 Casey Rabach  So
TE 87 Dague Retzlaff  So
C, G 53 Rob Roell  Jr
QB 10 Mike Samuel  Sr
TE 85 John Sigmund So
TE 86 Mike Solwold  So
OT 68 Mark Tauscher  Jr
FB 38 Matt Unertl  So
RB 13 Tony Williams  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 29 Bob Adamov  Sr
S 6 Joey Boese Fr
DT 77 Wendell Bryant Fr
DE 74 Tom Burke Sr
DB 31 Carlease Clark Fr
S 8 Jason Doering  So
CB 36 Mike Echols  Fr
DE 50 Donny Eicher  Jr
DE 96 John Favret  So
CB 2 Jamar Fletcher  Fr
LB 16 Chris Ghidorzi Jr
LB 38 Pat Gill  Jr
LB 49 Nick Greisen Fr
LB 42 Ben Herbert Fr
NT 58 Chris Janek Jr
CB 24 Donte King So
LB 19 Roger Knight So
DT 78 Ross Kolodziej  So
LB 45 Dan Lisowski  Fr
NT 98 Eric Mahlik  So
S 30 Ryan Marks  So
LB 43 Delante McGrew  Fr
DE 9 Sam Mueller  So
S 26 Bobby Myers  Jr
DT 94 George Pratt  Fr
S 15 Tim Rosga  Jr
DE 99 Jake Sprague Fr
S 34 Leonard Taylor  Sr
LB 32 Bryson Thompson Fr
LB 44 Donnel Thompson (C) Jr
DT 95 Erik Waisanen  Jr
DT 92 Brandon Williams  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 28 Matt Davenport Sr
K 20 Vitaly Pisetsky Jr
LS 46 Mike Schneck  Sr
P 23 Eric Skrzypchak  Jr
P 14 Kevin Stemke So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brad Childress – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers
  • Tim Davis – Tight Ends
  • Phil Elmassian – Defensive Backs
  • Jay Hayes – Outside Linebackers/Special Teams
  • Jim Hueber – Offensive Line
  • Henry Mason – Wide Receivers
  • John Palermo – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line
  • Brian White – Running Backs
  • Bernie Wyatt – Director of Football Operations
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Regular starters

Statistical achievements

The Badgers gained an average of 100.8 passing yards and 187.3 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 165.6 passing yards and 82.2 rushing yards per game.

Running back Ron Dayne led the Big Ten with 1,279 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on 268 carries (4.8 yards per carry).[5]

Quarterback Mike Samuel completed 81 of 155 passes (52.3%) for 1,021 yards, six touchdowns, four interceptions, and a 115.2 passer rating. Samuel also tallied 317 rushing yards.[5]

Kicker Matt Davenport led the team in scoring with 99 points, converting 37 of 39 extra point kicks and 18 of 20 field goal attempts.[5]

Wide receiver Chris Chambers was the team's leading receiver with 26 catches for 537 yards. His average of 20.7 yards per receptions was the highest in the Big Ten.[5]

Awards and honors

Defensive end Tom Burke and senior offensive tackle Aaron Gibson were consensus first-team picks on the 1998 All-America college football team. Burke was a unanimous pick.[18] Burke also received the Bill Willis Trophy as the best defensive lineman in college football, and was selected by the media as the Big Ten defensive player of the year and by the coaches as the Big Ten defensive lineman of the year.[19]

Junior tailback Ron Dayne was selected as a first-team All-American by the WCFF.[20] He was also named the player of the game in the 1999 Rose Bowl after gaining 246 yards and scoring four touchdowns.[21]

Eight Wisconsin players received first- or second-team honors on the 1998 All-Big Ten Conference football team: Dayne (Coaches-1, Media-1); senior kicker Matt Davenport (Coaches-1, Media-1); Burke (Coaches-1, Media-1); Gibson (Coaches-2, Media-1); sophomore punter Kevin Stemke (Coaches-1, Media-1); freshman cornerback Jamar Fletcher (Coaches-2, Media-1); center Casey Rabach (Coaches-2, Media-2); and offensive tackle Chris McIntosh (Coaches-2).[19][22]

Barry Alvarez was also selected as the Big Ten coach of the year.[23]

1999 NFL draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Aaron Gibson Tackle 1 27 Detroit Lions
Tom Burke Linebacker 3 83 Arizona Cardinals
Cecil Martin Fullback 6 Philadelphia Eagles

[24]

References

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  2. ^ "Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin. p. 184. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  3. ^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (January 2, 1999). "After Dayne Runs Them Over, They Beat Themselves Up - UCLA Conquered and Divided After Rose Bowl Defeat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  4. ^ Gurnick, Ken (January 2, 1999). "College Football: Rose Bowl; Badgers Prove Doubters Wrong". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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  6. ^ "Wisconsin at San Diego St". CNN. September 6, 1998. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "Ohio at Wisconsin". CNN. September 12, 1998. Archived from the original on January 23, 2001.
  8. ^ "UNLV at Wisconsin". CNN. September 19, 1998. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
  9. ^ "Northwestern at Wisconsin". CNN. September 26, 1998. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
  10. ^ "Wisconsin at Indiana". CNN. October 3, 1998. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012.
  11. ^ "Purdue at Wisconsin". CNN. October 11, 1998. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013.
  12. ^ "Wisconsin at Illinois". CNN. October 17, 1998. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "Wisconsin at Iowa". CNN. October 24, 1998. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
  14. ^ "Minnesota at Wisconsin". CNN. November 7, 1998. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012.
  15. ^ "Wisconsin at Michigan". CNN. November 14, 1998. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012.
  16. ^ "Penn State at Wisconsin". CNN. November 21, 1998. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012.
  17. ^ Bagnato, Andrew (January 2, 1999). "Badgers Say Cheese". Chicago Tribune.
  18. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 10. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  19. ^ a b "All-Big Ten teams". Chicago Tribune. December 1, 1998. p. 7 (section 4) – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Badger trio named to All-America teams". The Capital Times. November 26, 1998. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Roses are red-again!". The Capital Times. January 2, 1999. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Alvarez, Burke honored". Wisconsin State Journal. December 1, 1998. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "Alvarez named Big Ten coach of the year". Kenosha News. December 1, 1998. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "1999 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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