Dave McClain (2011) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

UW Athletic Hall of Fame

46-42-3 Career Record at Wisconsin, 92-67-6 Overall
Led the Badgers to Three Post-Season Games - 1981 Garden State; 1982 Independence; 1984 Hall of Fame Bowls
1981 6-3 Big Ten Record was good for a Third Place tie which included victories over national powers Michigan and Ohio State
First Coach in Wisconsin Football History to guide the Badgers to Back-to-Back Bowl Games. First UW Coach to record a win in a Post-Season Bowl Game
1982 team were 7-5 including the first victory over Ohio State in Columbus since 1918 and a 14-3 Win over Kansas State in the Independence Bowl
1983 and 1984 teams recorded their third and fourth consecutive seven-win Big Ten Seasons
Assistant Coach in 1982 Hula Bowl, 1983 Japan Bowl, and 1983 Blue-Gray Game
Coached Seven All-Americans
Athletes earned 20 First-Team All-Big Ten Honors
1986 Inducted into the Bowling Green Hall of Fame
1986 the Big Ten Conference Dedicated its football Coach of the Year award in his Honor
1988 the Dave McCalin Athletic Facility Opened and was Named in his Honor