1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1978 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1978 record	5–4–2 (3–4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dave McClain (1st year)
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1978 Big Ten football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Michigan +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#12 Michigan State +	7	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
#13 Purdue	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Ohio State	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Wisconsin	3	–	4	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
Indiana	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Illinois	0	–	6	–	2			1	–	8	–	2
Northwestern	0	–	8	–	1			0	–	10	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1978 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 16	Richmond*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 7–6	60,877
September 23	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 28–7	23,960
September 30	Oregon*		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 22–19	63,988
October 7	Indiana		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	W 34–7	75,266
October 14	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	T 20–20	51,160
October 21	#9 Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 0–42	80,024
October 28	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 2–55	70,144
November 4	Ohio State		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	L 14–49	79,940
November 11	Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	T 24–24	78,986
November 18	at Iowa		Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA	L 24–38	44,444
November 25	Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI (Paul Bunyan's Axe)	W 48–10	61,021
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players in the 1979 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Lawrence Johnson	Defensive Back	2	40	Cleveland Browns
Ira Matthews	Wide Receiver	6	142	Oakland Raiders