1990 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1990 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of ten teams in the Big Ten. Wisconsin played home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.

1990 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Alvarez (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Russ Jacques (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Dan McCarney (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
MVP	Don Davey
Captains	Don Davey Tony Lowery Nick Polczinski Greg Thomas
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Michigan +	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Michigan State +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
No. 25 Illinois +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Iowa +	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Ohio State	5	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Indiana	3	–	4	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Northwestern	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Purdue	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wisconsin	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	11:30 a.m.	California*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ESPN	L 12–28	45,980
September 15	1:05 p.m.	Ball State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		W 24–7	44,698
September 22	1:05 p.m.	Temple*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 18–24	41,817
October 6	1:05 p.m.	No. 3 Michigan	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 3–41	64,359
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)		L 10–30	69,890
October 20	1:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		L 34–44	32,966
October 27	1:05 p.m.	No. 5 Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 3–21	67,746
November 3	1:05 p.m.	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)		L 3–21	51,189
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN		L 7–20	45,093
November 17	1:05 p.m.	No. 18 Ohio State	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI		L 10–35	41,403
November 24	12:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Michigan State	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		L 9–14	60,517
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

1990 Wisconsin Badgers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class G 55 Jim Basten  Sr G 75 Chuck Belin  So TE 84 Jim Bourne So QB, P 20 Brad Brekke Sr WR 19 Aaron Brown So WR 85 Tom Browne, Jr  Jr FB 33 George Chaconas Sr WR 13 Lionell Crawford Jr LB 88 Dave Czech  Fr FB 38 Keith Ellison So C 52 Rick Godfrey  Jr WR, S 10 Reggie Holt  Fr RB 8 Rory Lee Fr QB 14 Tony Lowery (C) Jr WR 5 Mark Mangum  Jr G 65 Jeff Miller Sr TE 89 Kerry Miller Sr RB 16 Mark Montgomery Fr OT 78 Brady Pierce  Sr G 56 Nick Polczinski (C)  Sr OT 50 David Rapps Sr RB 25 Rafael Robinson  Jr OT 53 David Senczyszyn Sr WR 23 Tony Spaeth  So WR 43 Mike Tams Sr WR 15 Tim Ware So WR 86 Bill Williams, Jr Sr TB 3 Robert Williams Jr QB 9 Sean Wilson  So FB 32 Jeff Wirth So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 11 Mike Barker Jr DT 70 Matt Barkley  Jr DL 94 Dan Batsch  Sr LB 42 Yusef Burgess Fr LB 57 Gary Casper  So DB 26 Pat Cleary  Sr LB 88 Dave Czech  Fr DT 91 Don Davey (C)  Sr DT 69 John Filiatrout  Jr CB 7 Eddie Fletcher, Jr  Jr DT 92 Carlos Fowler Fr WR, S 10 Reggie Holt  Fr LB 58 Malvin Hunter Sr LB 47 Malcolm Johnson  Jr NT 53 Lee Krueger  Fr LB 42 Brendan Lynch  Jr S 6 Tyrone Mahone Sr CB 3 Korey Manley So LB 49 Curt Maternowski Jr DL 90 Pat McGettigan  So S 37 Scott Nelson  Fr LB 46 Robert Newell  Sr LB 48 Aaron Norvell  So NT 55 Lamark Shackerford Fr DB 38 Henry Searcy Fr LB 36 Duer Sharp Jr S 27 Greg Thomas (C)  Sr NT 96 Patrick Thompson  So DB 5 Mel Tucker Fr CB 22 Troy Vincent Jr CB 21 LaMarr White  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class QB, P 20 Brad Brekke Sr P 11 Mike Mullen Sr K, P 18 Rich Thompson  So	Head coach Barry Alvarez Coordinators/assistant coaches Russ Jacques – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Receivers Dan McCarney – Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Dave Anderson – Outside Linebackers Bill Callahan – Offensive Line Kevin Cosgrove – Inside Linebackers Paul Jette – Defensive Backs Scott Seeliger – Offensive Tackles/Tight Ends Paul Winters – Running Backs Bernie Wyatt – Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Assistant Coach Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1991 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Don Davey	Defensive end	3	67	Green Bay Packers
Brady Pierce	Tackle	10	259	Minnesota Vikings

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