1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1984 Wisconsin Badgers football
Hall of Fame Classic, L 20–19 vs. Kentucky
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–4–1 (5–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Dudley (5th as OC; 7th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Jim Hilles (7th season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Al Toon
Captain	(game captains)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1984 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Ohio State $	7	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Illinois	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Purdue	6	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 16 Iowa	5	–	3	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
Wisconsin	5	–	3	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Michigan State	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Michigan	5	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Indiana	0	–	9	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Northern Illinois*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 27–14	65,288
September 15	at Missouri*		Faurot Field Columbia, MO	W 35–34	45,033
September 22	at No. 16 Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 14–20	104,239
September 29	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 31–16	78,509
October 6	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 6–22	76,428
October 13	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 14–17	78,770
October 20	at Indiana		Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–16	38,754
October 27	No. 6 Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 16–14	78,606
November 3	at No. 17 Iowa		Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	T 10–10	66,255
November 10	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 30–13	72,292
November 17	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 20–10	61,702
December 29	vs. Kentucky*	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Hall of Fame Classic)	L 19–20	47,300
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 23 Joe Armentrout  So TE 85 Dave Arneson  Sr OT 75 Kevin Belcher Sr FB 31 Brian Bonner So FB 32 Kemal Carr Sr OT 72 Jeff Dellenbach Sr RB 41 Gary Ellerson Sr RB 25 Larry Emery  So C 54 David Gaatz Sr G 77 Paul Gruber So FB 34 Marck Harrison Sr QB 7 Mike Howard  So WR 4 Michael Jones Sr QB 10 Bob Kobza Sr G 66 Bob Landsee Jr WR 20 Thad McFadden  Sr G 67 Dave Mielke Sr G 78 Chris Osswald Sr TE 86 Bret Pearson Sr G 57 Bill Schick  Jr WR 87 Al Toon Sr C 51 Dan Turk Sr TE 94 Mark Wheeler Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 37 Russ Bellford Sr DT 92 Scott Bergold Sr NT 63 Michael Boykins  So NT 68 Lance Branaman  So LB 42 Charlie Fawley So LB 55 Russ Fields Sr LB 96 Brad Grabow Sr LB 99 Rick Graf  So DT 84 Brian Hoffman  Jr CB 29 Richard Johnson Sr S 21 Robb Johnston  So LB 95 Tim Jordan  So DT 54 Jim Kmet  So LB 33 James Melka  Sr CB 38 Nate Odomes So NT 89 Brad Pierce  Sr LB 28 Art Price Sr LB 53 Craig Raddatz  So LB 52 Michael Reid  So DT 72 Kurt Schlicht   So DT 60 Darryl Sims Sr CB 3 Ken Stills Sr CB 44 Bobby Taylor So S 2 Averick Walker Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 18 Scott Cepicky Fr K 5 Todd Gregoire Fr	Head coach Dave McClain Coordinators/assistant coaches Bill Dudley – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks and Running Backs Jim Hilles – Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Dave Anderson – Outside Linebackers Chuck Heater – Defensive Backs Fred Jackson – Wide Receivers Arnold Jeter – Defensive Line Ron McBride – Interior Offensive Line Scott Seeliger – Offensive Line/Tight Ends/Special Teams Jerry Fishbain – Recruiting Coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1985 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Al Toon	Wide Receiver	1	10	New York Jets
Richard Johnson	Cornerback	1	11	Houston Oilers
Darryl Sims	Defensive End	1	20	Pittsburgh Steelers
Scott Bergold	Tackle	2	51	St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Turk	Center	4	101	Pittsburgh Steelers
Jeff Dellenbach	Tackle	4	111	Miami Dolphins
Gary Ellerson	Running Back	7	182	Green Bay Packers
Kevin Belcher	Tackle	7	186	Los Angeles Raiders
Ken Stills	Defensive Back	8	209	Green Bay Packers
Bret Pearson	Tight End	12	329	San Diego Chargers
James Melka	Linebacker	12	330	Tampa Bay Buccaneers