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1969 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1969
team	Wisconsin Badgers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
record	3–7
conf_record	3–4
head_coach	John Coatta
hc_year	3rd
mvp	Stu Voigt
captain	Bill Gregory
captain2	Don Murphy
captain3	Mel Reddick
stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

The 1969 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 1969 Big Ten season. In their third and final year under head coach John Coatta, the Badgers compiled a 3–7 record (3–4 in conference games), finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 349 to 196.

The Badgers gained an average of 148.2 passing yards and 189.5 rushing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 140.4 passing yards and 288.6 rushing yards per game. The team's individual statistical leaders included: quarterback Neil Graff (1,086 passing yards); running back Alan Thompson (907 rushing yards); and tight end Stu Voigt (39 receptions for 439 yards).

Bill Gregory, Don Murphy, and Mel Riddick were the team captains. Tight end Stu Voigt was selected as the team's most valuable player.

The Badgers played their home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Schedule

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Roster

Harland Carl
Roger French
Art Haege
Stan Kemp
Fred Marsh
Kirk Mee
Les Ritcherson
LaVern Van Dyke

1970 NFL draft

References

"1969 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book". University of Wisconsin.
"1969 Wisconsin Badgers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 145.
Wisconsin Football 2020 Fact Book, p. 140.
(September 21, 1969). "Oklahoma routs Wisconsin". Chicago Tribune.
(September 28, 1969). "Badgers better but still lose to UCLA, 34–23". The Post-Crescent.
(October 5, 1969). "Inept Badgers fall to Syracuse 43–7". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
(October 12, 1969). "Badgers snap losing string 23–17". The La Crosse Tribune.
(October 19, 1969). "Wildcats stun Wisconsin 27–7". The Minneapolis Tribune.
(October 26, 1969). "Wisconsin wins homecoming tilt". The La Crosse Tribune.
Curt Sylvester. (November 2, 1969). "35-Pt. Half Keeps M in Bowl Picture". Detroit Free Press.
(November 9, 1969). "Ohio State does it again; Wisconsin is 62–7 victim". The Ironton Tribune.
(November 16, 1969). "Resilient Badgers mangle Illini 55–14". Green Bay Press-Gazette.
(November 23, 1969). "Gophers slug UW". The Duluth News Tribune.
. ["Schedule/Results (1969 Wisconsin)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/174951). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
"1970 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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