1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1999 Wisconsin Badgers football
Big Ten champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–9 vs. Stanford
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record10–2 (7–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian White (1st season)
Offensive schemeSmashmouth
Defensive coordinatorKevin Cosgrove (5th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPs
Captains
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1999 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Wisconsin $   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 7 Michigan State   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 5 Michigan %   6 – 2     10 – 2  
No. 11 Penn State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 18 Minnesota   5 – 3     8 – 4  
No. 24 Illinois   4 – 4     8 – 4  
No. 25 Purdue   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Ohio State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Indiana   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Northwestern   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Iowa   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 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 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 9–2 record (7–1 in conference games), won the Big Ten championship (the program's first outright championship since 1962), and outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 153. After starting the season ranked No. 9, the Badgers lost back-to-back games against Cincinnati and No. 4 Michigan and dropped from the rankings. In their fifth game, they came back from a 17–0 deficit to beat No. 12 Ohio State and went on to win eight straight games, including a record-setting 59–0 victory over Indiana. The season concluded with a 17–9 victory over No. 22 Stanford in the 2000 Rose Bowl. The Badgers were ranked No. 4 in the final AP and Coaches polls.

Senior running back Ron Dayne gained 2,034 rushing yards and scored 120 points. He won, among other awards, the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and the Chicago Tribune Silver Football. Having rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his four years at Wisconsin, Dayne broke the NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) career rushing record, ending his career with 6,397 rushing yards (7,125 including bowl games).

Other key players included offensive tackle Chris McIntosh who was selected as a consensus All-American, cornerback Jamar Fletcher who led the Big Ten in interceptions and won first-team All-America honors, quarterback Brooks Bollinger who was named Big Ten freshman of the year, and wide receiver Nick Davis who tallied over 1,000 total yards on receptions and kickoff and punt returns.

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 411:00 a.m.Murray State*No. 9
MSCW 49–1077,527[1]
September 1111:00 a.m.Ball State*No. 9
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN PlusW 50–1075,807[2]
September 182:15 p.m.at Cincinnati*No. 9
FSNL 12–1727,721[3]
September 252:30 p.m.No. 4 MichiganNo. 20
ABCL 16–2179,037[4]
October 22:30 p.m.at No. 12 Ohio State
ABCW 42–1793,524[5]
October 911:00 a.m.at No. 25 MinnesotaNo. 20
ESPN2W 20–17 OT63,108[6]
October 1611:00 a.m.IndianaNo. 17
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPNW 59–078,243[7]
October 2311:00 a.m.No. 11 Michigan StateNo. 17
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
ESPN2W 40–1078,469[8]
October 3011:00 a.m.at NorthwesternNo. 11
ESPN+W 35–1942,292[9]
November 62:30 p.m.at No. 17 PurdueNo. 10
ABCW 28–2167,308[10]
November 132:30 p.m.IowaNo. 9
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
ABCW 41–379,404[11]
January 1, 20003:30 p.m.vs. No. 22 Stanford*No. 4
ABCW 17–993,731[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1999 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP1099920RV2017171110954444
Coaches Poll1010*8817—2018161110954444
BCSNot released91087787Not released

Game summaries

At Ohio State

Team 1 234Total
• Wisconsin 0 61224 42
Ohio State 7 1000 17
Scoring summary
1Ohio StWiley 1-yard run (Stultz kick)Ohio St 7-0
2Ohio StStultz 35-yard field goalOhio St 10-0
2Ohio StGermany 40-yard pass from Bellisari (Stultz kick)Ohio St 17-0
2WisconsinPisetsky 42-yard field goalOhio St 17-3
2WisconsinPisetsky 25-yard field goalOhio St 17-6
3WisconsinDayne 3-yard run (two-point conversion failed)Ohio St 17-12
3WisconsinDayne 11-yard run (two-point conversion failed)Wisconsin 18-17
4WisconsinPisetsky 27-yard field goalWisconsin 21-17
4WisconsinDayne 1-yard run (Pisetsky kick)Wisconsin 28-17
4WisconsinFaulkner 1-yard run (Pisetsky kick)Wisconsin 35-17
4WisconsinDayne 2-yard run (Pisetsky kick)Wisconsin 42-17

Personnel

Roster

1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 81 Mark Anelli  So
RB 29 Michael Bennett So
RB 24 Erik Bickerstaff  Fr
QB 5 Brooks Bollinger  Fr
WR 19 David Braun  Fr
WR 17 Demetrius Brown  Fr
FB 25 Marcus Carpenter  Sr
WR 88 Chris Chambers Jr
G 54 Dave Costa  Jr
RB 39 Carlos Daniels  So
WR 22 Nick Davis So
RB 33 Ron Dayne (C) Sr
WR 3 Lee Evans Fr
RB 4 Eddie Faulkner  Jr
G 60 Bill Ferrario  Jr
G 76 Josh Jakubowski Jr
C 72 Al Johnson  Fr
OT 64 Ben Johnson  Fr
G 56 Jason Jowers  Fr
QB 12 Scott Kavanagh Sr
OT 57 Philip Koch  Jr
FB 41 Chad Kuhns  So
OT 71 Brian Lamont  So
OT 75 Chris McIntosh (C)  Sr
WR 1 Ahmad Merritt  Sr
C 70 Casey Rabach  Jr
TE 87 Dague Retzlaff  Jr
C, G 53 Rob Roell  Sr
TE 85 John Sigmund Jr
QB 19 Jim Sorgi Fr
OT 68 Mark Tauscher  Sr
RB 38 Matt Unertl  Jr
WR 9 Conroy Whyte So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 6 Joey Boese  So
DE 77 Wendell Bryant So
LB 47 P. J. Cannon  Fr
S 31 Carlease Clark  So
S 8 Jason Doering (C)  Jr
LB 52 Mark Downing  So
CB 36 Mike Echols  So
DE 96 John Favret  Jr
CB 2 Jamar Fletcher  So
LB 16 Chris Ghidorzi (C) Sr
LB 49 Nick Greisen So
LB 42 Ben Herbert So
DB 11 Devery Hughes  Fr
LB 19 Roger Knight Jr
DE 78 Ross Kolodziej  Jr
LB 45 Dan Lisowski  So
NT 98 Eric Mahlik  Jr
DB 30 Ryan Marks  Jr
DE 48 Delante McGrew  So
DE 9 Sam Mueller  Jr
S 26 Bobby Myers  Sr
S 15 Tim Rosga  Sr
DB 22 Jason Schick  So
DE 93 Chuck Smith  So
DE 99 Jake Sprague So
LB 32 Bryson Thompson So
LB 44 Donnel Thompson (C) Sr
CB 23 B. J. Tucker Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 20 Vitaly Pisetsky Sr
LS 86 Mike Solwold  Jr
P 14 Kevin Stemke Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Brian White – Offensive coordinator/running backs
  • Kevin Cosgrove – Defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Joe Baker – Outside linebackers/special teams
  • Tim Davis – Tight ends
  • Phil Elmassian – Defensive backs
  • Jeff Horton – Quarterbacks
  • Jim Hueber – Run game coordinator/offensive line
  • Henry Mason – Wide receivers
  • John Palermo – Assistant head coach/defensive line
  • Bernie Wyatt – Director of football operations
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

[14][15]

Regular starters

Statistical accomplishments

Team statistics
For the 1999 season, inclusive of the Rose Bowl, the Badgers outscored opponents by a total of 409 to 153, averaging 34.08 points per game and allowing 12.83 points per game by opponents.[16] They gained an average of 417.2 yards of total offense per game, consisting of 275.4 rushing yards and 141.75 passing yards. On defense, they allowed opponents to gain an average of 298.1 yards per game, consisting of 109.9 rushing yards and 188.17 passing yards per game.[16]

Ron Dayne
Senior running back Ron Dayne gained 2,087 rushing yards on 337 carries for an average of 6.0 yards per carry. Dayne also led the team with 120 points scored on 20 touchdowns.[16] Dayne rushed for over 1,000 yards in each of his four years at Wisconsin; he was only the fifth player to accomplish that feat, following Tony Dorsett (1973-1976), Amos Lawrence (1977-1980), Denvis Manns (1995-1998), and Ricky Williams (1995-1998). On November 12, 1999, Dayne broke the NCAA Division I-A (now FBS) career rushing record of 6,279 yards set the prior season by Ricky Williams.[17] Dayne concluded his college career with 6,397 rushing yards (7,125 including bowl games).[18][19] (Dayne's career rushing record was surpassed in 2016 by Donnel Pumphrey.)

Other individual statistical leaders
Quarterback Brooks Bollinger completed 82 of 140 passes (58.57%) for 1,138 yards, eight touchdowns, two interceptions, and a 142.55 passer rating. He also tallied 454 rushing yards. Scott Kavanagh was the starting quarterback at the beginning of the season, completing 40 of 79 passes for 568 yards with a 116.85 passer rating.[16]

Wide receiver Chris Chambers led the team with 41 receptions for 578 yards and four touchdowns.[16]

Kicker Vitaly Pisetsky converted 46 of 48 extra-point kicks and 16 of 20 field goal attempts for a total of 94 points scored.[16]

The team's leaders on defense included defensive back Jamar Fletcher (seven interceptions, including two returned for touchdowns), linebacker Chris Ghidorzi (115 total tackles), defensive back Jason Doering (79 solo tackles), and defensive tackle Wendell Bryant (seven sacks).[16]

Wide receiver Nick Davis returned 16 kickoffs for 409 yards and two touchdowns, an average of 25.56 yards per return. He also returned 20 punts for 252 yards, an average of 12.6 yards per return. He was also the team's No. 2 receiver with 19 catches for 346 yards.[16]

Awards and honors

Ron Dayne
Senior running back Ron Dayne swept college football's major awards, including:

Dayne's achievements were selected by Wisconsin newspaper editors as the top sports story in Wisconsin for 1999. Dayne supplanted the Green Bay Packers who had won the recognition the prior three years.[31]

Others
Offensive tackle Chris McIntosh, from Pewaukee, Wisconsin, was also a consensus pick on the 1999 All-America team,[23] receiving first-team honors from the AFCA,[25] AP,[24] FWAA,[26] TSN,[30] WCFF, PFW, FN,[26] and CNNSI. McIntosh was also one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy and set a Wisconsin record with 49 consecutive games started.[26]

Cornerback Jamar Fletcher, from St. Louis, received first-team All-America honors from TSN,[30] PFW, FN,[26] and CNNSI.

Seven Wisconsin players received first-team honors on the 1999 All-Big Ten Conference football team:

  • Dayne (Coaches-1, Media-1);
  • McIntosh (Coaches-1, Media-1);
  • Fletcher (Coaches-1, Media-1);
  • Center Casey Rabach (Coaches-2, Media-1);
  • Offensive guard Bill Ferrario (Coaches-1, Media-1);
  • Defensive lineman Wendell Bryant (Coaches-1, Media-2); and
  • Kicker Vitaly Pisetsky (Coaches-1, Media-1).

[32]

Quarterback Brooks Bollinger was selected by the Big Ten coaches and media as the Big Ten freshman of the year.[32]

NFL drafts

Five Wisconsin players were selected in the 2000 NFL draft:

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Ron Dayne Running back 1 11 New York Giants
Chris McIntosh Offensive tackle 1 22 Seattle Seahawks
Bobby Myers Defensive back 4 124 Tennessee Titans
Brooks Bollinger Quarterback 6 200 New York Jets
Mark Tauscher Guard 7 224 Green Bay Packers

[33]

Eight others were selected in the 2001 NFL draft:

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jamar Fletcher Cornerback 1 26 Miami Dolphins
Michael Bennett Running back 1 27 Minnesota Vikings
Chris Chambers Wide receiver 2 52 Miami Dolphins
Casey Rabach Center 3 92 Baltimore Ravens
Bill Ferrario Guard 4 105 Green Bay Packers
Roger Knight Linebacker 6 182 Pittsburgh Steelers
Jason Doering Defensive back 6 193 Indianapolis Colts
Ross Kolodziej Defensive end 7 230 New York Giants

[34]

Also, defensive tackle Wendell Bryant was selected in the first round of the 2002 NFL draft, the fifth player from the 1999 Wisconsin team to be drafted in the first round.[35]

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