1999 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

At Ohio State

• Source: USA Today

Personnel

Roster

• 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

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. 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.

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. Dayne concluded his college career with 6,397 rushing yards (7,125 including bowl games). (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.

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

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

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).

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.

Awards and honors

Ron Dayne

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

• Dayne won the Heisman Trophy, dominating the voting with 586 first-place selections. Second-place finisher Joe Hamilton received 96 first-place votes, and third-place finisher Michael Vick received 25 first-place votes. He was the second Wisconsin player to win the award, joining Alan Ameche who won the award in 1954.
• Dayne was a consensus pick on the 1950 All-America college football team, receiving first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP), Burger King/American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), The Sporting News (TSN), the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Pro Football Weekly (PFW), and Football News (FN).
• Dayne also won the Maxwell Award (best all-around player), the Chicago Tribune Silver Football (Big Ten most valuable player), the Doak Walker Award (top running back), the Chic Harley Award, the Jim Brown Award, AP College Football Player of the Year, and The Sporting News College Football Player of the Year.
• Dayne was also selected as the most valuable player in the 2000 Rose Bowl. It was Dayne's second consecutive win as Rose Bowl MVP, having also won the award for the 1999 Rose Bowl. 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.

Others

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

Cornerback Jamar Fletcher, from St. Louis, received first-team All-America honors from TSN, PFW, FN, 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).

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

NFL drafts

Five Wisconsin players were selected in the 2000 NFL draft:

Eight others were selected in the 2001 NFL draft:

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.

References

References

1. Tom Mulhern. (September 5, 1999). "For openers, a mismatch: Davis' big returns trigger UW's zapping of Murray State". Wisconsin State Journal.
2. Tom Mulhern. (September 12, 1999). "Badgers, Davis have a ball: Sophomore, defense key another victory". Wisconsin State Journal.
3. Mike DeCourcy. (September 19, 1999). "'Cats bring down house: UC holds on for win over No. 9 Wisconsin". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
4. Tom Mulhern. (September 26, 1999). "Michigan bottles up UW: Badgers offense grinds to halt in Big Ten opener". Wisconsin State Journal.
5. Tom Mulhern. (October 3, 1999). "Badgers 42, Buckeyes 17: Brooks brings UW back; Rookie rallies Badgers from 17-0 deficit". Wisconsin State Journal.
6. Mark Craig. (October 10, 1999). "Chopped down: Gophers' unbeaten start end with overtime loss to Wisconsin". Star Tribune.
7. Tom Mulhern. (October 17, 1999). "Wisconsin 59, Indiana 0: UW takes no prisoners; Badgers put it all together in record romp over Indiana". Wisconsin State Journal.
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9. Skip Myslenski. (October 31, 1999). "Badgers downshift but manage to drop NU". Chicago Tribune.
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