1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–5–2 (3–4–1 Big Ten) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brad Childress (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Kevin Cosgrove (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| No. 8 Northwestern $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Ohio State | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Penn State | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Michigan | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Iowa | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1995 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Barry Alvarez, the Badgers compiled a 4–5–2 record (3–4–1 in conference games), tied for seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 253 to 235. Against ranked opponents, they lost to No. 14 Colorado, No. 4 Ohio State, and No. 11 Northwestern, and defeated No. 6 Penn State. Wisconsin's 3–3 tie with Illinois on November 25 was the last tie in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history as the NCAA implemented an overtime system following the season that eliminated the possibility of a tie. The Badgers were unranked in the final AP and Coaches polls.
The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Darrell Bevell (2,273 passing yards, 65.0% completion percentage), running back Carl McCullough (1,038 rushing yards, 4.4 yards per carry), wide receiver Michael London (41 receptions for 587 yards), kicker John Hall (48 points scored, 27 of 29 extra points, 7 of 14 field goals), and linebacker Pete Monty (92 solo tackles, 137 total tackles). Bevell and linebacker Eric Unverzagt tied for the team's most valuable player award. No Badgers received first-team honors on the 1995 All-America team. Defensive lineman Tarek Saleh was the only Badger to receive first-team honors from both the coaches and media on the 1995 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin.