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1968 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1968
teamWisconsin Badgers
sportfootball
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record0–10
conf_record0–7
head_coachJohn Coatta
hc_year2nd
mvpKen Criter
captainWally Schoessow
stadiumCamp Randall Stadium

The 1968 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 1968 Big Ten season. In their second year under head coach John Coatta, the Badgers compiled a 0–10 record (0–7 in conference games), finished in last place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 310 to 86.

The Badgers gained an average of 112.8 passing yards and 126.2 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 142.3 passing yards and 259.0 rushing yards per game. The team's individual statistical leaders included: quarterback John Ryan (855 passing yards); running back Wayne Todd (364 rushing yards); and wide receiver Mel Reddick (34 receptions for 375 yards).

Wally Schoessow was the team captain. Linebacker Ken Criter was selected as the team's most valuable player. Criter also won first-team All-Big Ten honors from the Associated Press and United Press International.

The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. This was the first season of artificial turf at Camp Randall Stadium; the Tartan Turf home opener was against Washington of the Pacific-8 Conference, who had just installed AstroTurf at their Husky Stadium in Seattle. Outside of these two, the only other University Division venues with synthetic turf in 1968 were the Astrodome (Houston) and Neyland Stadium (Tennessee).

Schedule

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Roster

  • Harland Carl
  • Gene Felker
  • Roger French
  • Fred Marsh
  • Kirk Mee
  • Les Ritcherson
  • Deral Teteak
  • LaVern Van Dyke

NFL/AFL draft selections

Two Wisconsin Badgers were selected in the 1969 NFL/AFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds with 442 selections.

Tom McCauleyWide receiver[10th](1969-nfl-afl-draft-round-ten)253[Minnesota Vikings](1969-minnesota-vikings-season)

References

References

  1. "1968 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. "Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin.
  3. "1968 Wisconsin Badgers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  4. Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 145.
  5. Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 140.
  6. (November 27, 1968). "Podolak and Meskimen Named All-Big 10". The Daily Iowan.
  7. (November 30, 1968). "Big Ten All-Conference Team". Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Michigan.
  8. (September 10, 1968). "Synthetic grass at UW passes 1st test". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  9. (September 10, 1968). "Badgers try ersatz turf". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  10. Kuechele, Oliver. (September 27, 1968). "UW plays Huskies; no relief is in sight". Milwaukee Journal.
  11. Bochat, Rel. (September 28, 1968). "Huskies test UW, new rug today". Milwaukee Sentinel.
  12. (September 22, 1968). "Sun Devils scorch Badgers, 55–7". Wisconsin State Journal.
  13. (September 29, 1968). "Washington turns back Wisconsin's rally 21–17". The La Crosse Tribune.
  14. (October 6, 1968). "Michigan State mauls punchless Wisconsin". The Ann Arbor News.
  15. (October 13, 1968). "Utags humble Badgers, 20–0". Wisconsin State Journal.
  16. (October 20, 1968). "Podolak Iowa star as Hawkeyes romp". The South Bend Tribune.
  17. (October 27, 1968). "Badgers push winless string to 16 straight". The Terre Haute Tribune.
  18. (November 3, 1968). "Wisconsin falters 21–20; 6 field goal attempts fail". The La Crosse Tribune.
  19. (November 10, 1968). "Buckeyes bash Wisconsin, 43–8". Detroit Free Press.
  20. (November 17, 1968). "'Superman' Johnson romps". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
  21. (November 24, 1968). "Gophers spoil Wisconsin's upset bid 23–15". The Winona Daily News.
  22. . ["Schedule/Results (1968 Wisconsin)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/130450). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
  23. "1969 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
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