Slowly and marginally, things started to change in the early 1970s under coach John Jardine, who recruited heavily in Chicago and brought a new breed of rough, tough, take-no-prisoners player to Madison.
Date: Sep 29, 2011
Category: Sports
Source: Google
Wisconsin Badgers' 1974 upset of Nebraska remains fresh for players
. 11 in the rankings after the victory but dropped a 24-21 decision at Colorado the next week. Back-to-back losses to Ohio State and Michigan followed in October, but the Badgers won four of their final five games to finish 7-4 under coach John Jardine and end a run of 10 consecutive losing seasons.